The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-11 00:00:00

ARUNDEL FAT STOCK SHOW.

This show was held on Tuesday. The exhibition of
cattle was 'considered to be of a superior order. The
dinner in connexion with the show was at the Norfolk
Arms. About 130 persons were present. The Duke
of Norfolk presided, and his Grace, we are happy to
say, was looking remarkably jocund and well, consider-
ing the fatigues he had lately undergone. At his right
sat Edward Howard Gibbon, Esq., Mayor of Arundel ;
Sir H. D. Goring, Bart., John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P.,
and R. Prime, Esq. On the left were the Earl of March,
M.P., and Lord Edward Howard. The Earl of Arundel
filled the vice-chair.

The Duke of NORFOLK, in returning thanks for his
health, took the opportunity of expressing his acknow-
ledgments to the inhabitants of Arundel for the propriety
of their conduct during the royal visit,
yeo-
manry for the excellent manner in which they acquitted
themselves. and to the

The Earl of MARCH acknowledged the toast, " The
Members for the County." He was sure every one who
had seen the exhibition of roots must have been grati-
fied. He had there seen potatoes the produce of the
garden of a cotter which would do honour to any far-
mer in this country. It would be his endeavour and
earnest hope to meet them upon these and upon simi-
milar occasions. Before he sat down he would propose a
toast which every one would drink with pleasure. He
should not drink it as anything connected with that
town, though that could be a sufficient excuse, but he
proposed it as a contributor to that society—" The Earl
of Arundel."

The Earl of ARUNDEL acknowledged the toast.
The Earl of ARUNDEL proposed the health of "Mr. J.
A. Smith." Drunk with three times three.
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these associations, and at this particular moment they
were doubly important. He was one of those who thought,
and had long thought, that the labouring classes in this
country had not attained that state of ease and comfort
which was commensurate with their importance, and he
agreed
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had perceived with satisfaction that public attention bad
been of late drawn to these societies; for though in many
cases the strictures had been unjust, be welcomed even
these strictures, as public attention was thereby called
to this important subject. Great as might be the effects
of these societies as to cultivation and other matters, he
looked with much greater interest and attention to their
effect on the labouring classes.—(Loud cheers.) He
was one of those who should never think that
the proprietors of land in England had done their duty
fully till something more than now existed was done
to enable the labourers to be independent of parisn re-
lief.—(" Bravo.") He looked anxiously forward to the
time when some general means might be taken to enable
the labourer, by savings in his youth and manhood, to
prepare for sickness and old age.—(Hear.) He believed
that great as was the glory of England as compared with
the rest of the world, that a poor man had a legal right
of protection against want and destitution; great as that
glory was, he felt it would be much greater if by benefit
societies, or some such means the poor by small contri-
butions might provide against sickness and old age.
Competition was now to be the order of the day ; it fell
hardest upon the poor, and it was the bounden duty of
the landlords of England to soften that trial as far as
possible.—(Cheers.) If the Noble Duke would permit
him, he would give effect to his opinions by lodging in
his hands a sum of money, which should be given, on
conditions that his Grace should determine, to the man
who during the time had made the greatest preparations
for the future to protect himself from want in sickness
or old age, and this sum should be such a sum as would
be worth having, and a real object to a man, and would
better his condition. The sum that he would give for
this purpose was 25Z—(Loud cheers.)
The Noble Chairman soon after left the chair, and the
company broke up.—Brighton Guardian,

PosT-OFFICES.—It will be well that Mr. Rowland
Hill should urge the necessity of pre-paying by stamps
uync are
tuallydesaitrtoeunsdedtlitaot, tahnediryet, communications
entirely, as it would save much trouble and inconvenience
at post-offices. The public (of course there are many
exceptions) commit a great fault by the late posting of
their
posting letters, and not using stamps,
letters;should
be thpe
, throw encum-
brance and obstacles in the way. Another fault is fre-
quently committed by carelessly directing letters, or
using bad ink, or both; this is an other mode of endan-
gering the regular delivery of their own communications.
That as little inconvenience as possible 'should be occa-
sioned to postmasters must be obvious to every thinking
person. Let those who are indifferent to inconvenienc-
ing them only consider if they were in that situation,
and they cannot but admit the necessity of rendering
every possible assistance to the laborious management of
offices. That moat provoking impediments are thrown
in the way is well known, and not unfrequently are the
cause of mistakes being committed with their own cor-
respondence. There are those who go so far as to ask
credit at post-offices. Now, to request public servants
(of any description) to lay down public money for pri-
vate individuals accommodation is a. lusty stretch of
reason. Besides, postmasters and other public officers
have enough on hand without
keeping private accommo-
dation accounts.
s, of the Bower Nursery, has re-
Hors.-181r. Epp
ceived instructions to ship, during the present week,
50,000 sets of hop plants for Hobart Town, where the
soil and the climate are said to be most congenial. An
inferior sort has been tried there experimentally, and
found to turn out more than equal to the planters' ex-
pectations. The present lot comprises all the best varie-
. ties grown in Kent.—Maidstone Gazette.