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THE HAND-BOOK to YOUTH, BEAUTY,
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CONTRACTS FOR RUM AND TOBACCO.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling,
and Transport Services,
Somerset-house, 25th Sept., 1860.
'THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the
OFFICE of LORD of the UNITED
KINGDOM of GREATHIGH BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on TUESDAY, the 9th
October next, at half-past One o'Clock, they will be ready to
treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for
supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling
Stores at DEI'TFORD, the undermentioned articles, TiZ. :
RUM.. .
. • •
When to be delTOßACCOivered—Halt of each in Three Weeks, and
the remainder in Three Weeks afterwards, or earlier if pre-
ferred by the party tendering*. •
Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of
the above articles.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the
Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole or for
such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater
quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also an unlimited
power of selection.
The articles to be exempted from the Customs' duties, and
parties tendering are to state where they are respectively
lying.
Esch Tender for Tobacco must specify the several Trade
Marks and Numbers, and the countries or places of its growth
or produce, and a fresh drawn Dock sample of each cask or
package must be produced by the parties tendering, and any
cask or package that is found not to be of the same mark,
number, or quality as the sample tendered and accepted, will
be i ejected by the officers.
Samples of the Rum to be sent in pints for each Import
Mark, and the average strength of each Mark ex to be
stated, and not an average of different marks or strengths of
several imports, and any parcel of Rum that is found not to
be of the same quality, mark, or average strength of the sam-
ple tendered and accepted, will be rejected by the officers.
The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not
accepted, are requested to be taken away by them immedi-
ately after the contracts have been decided.
No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed Form
provided for the purpose; and which may be obtained on ap-
plication at the said Office, or to the Officer conducting the
Packet service at Liverpool, or to the collector of Customs
at Bristol.
Particular attention is called to the recent modifications of
the Conditions of the Contracts, which may be seen at the
said Office, and at Liverpool and Bristol.
No Tender will be received after half-past One o'clock on
the day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the party
tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the
Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer re-
ceived from each person will be communicated to him and his
proposed sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Ten-
der for ," and must also be delivered at Somerset-
home.

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHTH SALE.
CUSTOM HOUSE, London, October, 1860.
FOR SALE, by order of the Honourable the Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Customs, at the COMMERCIAL
SALE ROOMS, Mincing-lane, on THURSDAY, Ith, and
FRIDAY, sth October, 1860, at Twelve o'clock at noon pre-
cisely, the following GOODS for home consumption, viz. :
Anchors, chains, &c. ; Arnott stoves (iron), boats, braid,
trimmings, &C. ; brandy, brooches, brooch pieces, capsules,
earthenware, embroidery or needlework, collars, &c. ; furni-
ture, fittings, &c. ; Geneva, glass, gilt mouldings, iron stoves,
&c. ; muskets and guns, &c. • musical boxes, organ harmo-
nium, needles, pistols rum, cigars, spirits (plain and mixed),
straw for platting, sacks, sugar, seeds, ; ships' gear, to-
bacco, tea, tallow, timber, wine, and various other goods. For
exportation, or for home consumption, on payment of the
duties—Cocoa, chocolate, coffee, pepper, succades, tea, sugar,
wine, spirits ,and other goods. For the benefit of the Crown
—Sugar, spirits, &c.

The above goods may be viewed at the Queen's Ware-
house, Custom House, Thames-street ; at the London, West
India, and Victoria Docks ; and Tobacco Ground, Rother-
hithe, on Wednesday, the 3d October, 1860, from ten o'clock in
the morning until three o'clock in the afternoon, and on the
days of Sale, from ten o'clock in the morning. until twelve
o'clock at noon—the tasting of spirits and wine being re-
stricted to the day of sale as regards the Queen's warehouse.
Take notice, that goods sold at this sale will not be de-
livered until after two clear days of the day on which they are
sold, and that no lots can be paid for at the office of the Re-
ceiver-General after two o'clock in the afternoon, and that on
the days of sale money will not be received by the Receiver-
General after eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

Cataloznes may be had at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom
House, Thames-street, 6d. each.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.

WEDNESDAY.

The Third Year of the Eleventh Triennial Produce Stakes
of 10 sove each, for four-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies,
Bst 41b; the second to receive a sum equal to 10 per
cent. on the whole stake, and the third 5 per cent. D.I.
40 subs.

Mr. Bowes's Mouravieff, by Pyrrhus the First, Bst 71b
(Aldcroft) 1
Lord Derby's The Rover, Bst 71b (L. Snowden) 2
Mr. Bowes's May Morning, Bst 41b .. (Covey) 3
Mrs, Osbaldefton's St. Clarence, Bst 71b (Charlton) 0
Betting-7 to 2on Mouravieff, sto 1 agat the Rover.
May Morning made play on the whip hand, with Mou-
ravieff second. Opposite the ring St. Clarence led, May
Morning going on second, and the Rover third. At the
New Stand May Morning again went to the front, closely
waited upon by St. Clarence and Mouravieff, the Rover
last. At the turn entering the straight St. Clarence com-
pounded and was pulled up, and the Rover and Mouravieff
came away together, the latter running with his usual
gameness, and winning a most exciting race by a head
only; a bad third.

The Granby Stakes of 30 ',sovs each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-olds;
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b; certain winners extra.

From the turn of the land in. 6 subs.
Mr. Merry's Folkestone, 9st (inc. 71b cx.) (Custance) 1
Duke of Bedford's Hesper, Bst 71b.. (S. Rogers) 2
Betting-6 to son Folkestone.

Hesper led slightly until within a few strides of the post,
where Folkestone, who appeared almost beaten, came out
and won by three-quarters of a length.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for 2-yr-olds.

-
T.Y.C. 7 subs.
Mr. Barnard's Parapet, 7st 71b .. (H. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. H. Savile's Sister to Roesia, 7st 71b ....(Charlton) 2
Sir H. des Voeux.'s Dilbar colt, Bst (W. Bottom) 3
The following also ran :—Conundrum, Shingle, and
Vapour.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Dilbar colt, 3to 1 Parapet, sto 1
each Vapour and Sister to Roesia.

Conundrum made the running with Parapet, the Dilbar
colt, and Vapour in a cluster close up. Passing the ring,
Sister to Roesia showed in front, with Shingle and Parapet
and the Dilbar colt in close attendance, Parapet winning a
fine race by a head, a neck separating the second from the
third ; Shingle was fourth, well up.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, and only 5 if de-
clared to go to the second; for three-yr-olds and upwards.
D.M. 3 subs., one of whom declared.
Lord Strathmore's Amy Scott, by Turnus, 3 yrs, Tat 131 b
. Cove 1
Mr. Barber's Tomboy, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (L.(J Snowden)y) 2
Betting-9 to 4on Amy Scott, who won in a canter by
eight lengths.

Sweepstakes of 10 soya each for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ;
fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 50 sovs, &c.
First half of A. B. 8 subs.
Lord Coventry's Mousetrap, by Wild Dayrell, Bst 41b
T. Snowden) 1
Mr. Ivey's Amy Robsart, Bst 41b ( (A. Edwards) 2
Mr. J. Woolcott's na Longhope, Bst 41b .... (F. Adams) 3
The following also ran :—Phingari c, Chesterfield, Rose,
Gillyflower, and Crystal.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Mousetrap, sto 2 agst Amy Rob-
Bart.

Amy Robsart made play until within a short distance
from home, when Mousetrap took up the running and won
cleverly by three-quarters of a length; three lengths be-
tween the second and third.

Second Year of the 3. welfth Triennial Produce Stakes of
10 sous each, for three-year .olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies,
Bst 41b; the second to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent.
on the whole stake, and the third 5 per cent. A.F. 59

sub 3. - -
Lord Derby's Cape Flyaway, Bst 71b (Alderoft) 1
Mr. Gratwicke's Ebony, Bst 71b (J. Daley) 2
Baron Rothschild's King of Diamonds, Bst 71b
(J. Osborne) 3

Neoptolemus and Uncle Ned also ran.
Betting-2 to lon Cape Flyaway, sto 2 agst King of
Diamonds.

King of Diamonds made play, With Ebony second, and
Cape Flyaway next. Opposite the telegraph office Cape
Flyaway went to the froat, and Ebony took the second
place, Lord Derby's colt winning by a length and a half;
two lengths between the second and third ; the other two
beaten off.

no St. Leger Stakes of 25 tsors each, for three-yr-oids,

LATEST BETTING.
CESAREWITCH.
22 to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken)
22 to 1 agst Conscript (taken)
25 to 1 agst Optimist (offered)
25 to 1 agst Feodorowna (offered)
28 to 1 agsb Bevis (taken)
30 to 1 agst Plumper (taken)
30 to 1 agst Starke (offered)
100 to 3 agst Barabbas (taken)
100 to 3 agst Golden Pippin (offered)
100 to 3 agst Courier (offered)
100 to 3 agst Rocket (offered)
50 to 1 agst Lovett (taken)
50 to 1 agst Newcastle (offered)

WALSALL RACES.--WEDNESDAY.
Tho Trial Stakes of 3 sous each, with 20 added ; for all
ages ; weight for age, with selling allowances. One mile.
Greenwich Fair..
Lady Bird
0 2
Mr. Edwin's Alchymist, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (£SO) (W. White) 3
Mr. H. Coverdale's Griffin, 4 yrs, 9st llb (L5O) (Harrison) 0
Mr. Lincoln's Jeannette, 2 yes, 6st (Z 50).. (Williamson) 0
Betting.-5 to 4on Greenwich Fair; sto 2 against Lady
Bird ; 4 to 1 agst Jeannette.
A dead heat. Alchymist a good third.
Deciding heat.-7 to 4on Greenwich Fair. Won by a
short neck.

The Two-year-old Stakes of 5 soya each ; 2 ft with 25 added ;
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; winners extra, allowances,
&c. Winner to be sold, &c. Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. Price's Biddy Nutts, by Kingston, 7st 111 b (X. 50)
(Sadler) 1
Mr. Newland's Archeress, Bst llb (L5O) ...... .(Thorpe) 2
Mr. J. Dickin's filly by Tadmoro—Turina, 7st Illb
(oo)(Madden) 3
Mr. H. Coverdale's Corfu, Bst 51b (£50).... (Harrison) 4
Betting.-7 to 4on Archeress, sto 2 each agst Biddy
Nutts and the Tadmore filly.
Wou by a length. A bad third.
The Tradesmen's Plate of 60 sovs, added to a handicap
sweepstakes of 5 soya each, 2 ft ; winners extra. One
mile and a quarter.

Mr. A IVilliams's Rara Avis, by Chanticleer, 4 yrs,
6st 101 b
Mr. J. Saville na Emblem, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b, (inc 91b ex)
adden
Mr. J. Cliff's Cast-off, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (car( 7st 31b)) 2
(Gardener) 3

Miss Eleanor and Wee Willie also ran.

Betting.--Even agst Emblem, 5 to 2 agst Miss Eleanor,
4 to 1 agst Cast-off.

Won by half a length ; a bad third.
. _

,
The Railway Handicap of 3 sous each, 1 ft, with 20 added;
winners extra; the winner to be sold, &c. Three-
quarters of a mile.
Mr. H. Coveraale's Griffin, by Augur, 4 yrs., Bst
on 1
Mr. Byrne's Wee Willie, aged, 7st 61b (Harris
Sadler) 2
Mr. Lincoln's Necklace, 2 yrs, sst 71b.... (Williamson) 3
Betting.-5 to 2on Griffin.

Won by a neck ; a head between the second and third.
The winner was bought in for GO guineas.
The Stand Handicap of 3 soya each, with 20 added ;
winners extra. One mile.
Mr. A. Williams's Rara Avis, by Chanticleer, 4 yrs,
Bst 31b (inc 71b extra) (Madden) 1
Mr. Price's Biddy Nutts, 2 yrs, Gst llb (inc 71b extra)
(Page) 2
Mr. Ado 's Thornhill, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (inc 71b extra)
(Moorhouse) 3
Catherine, Maid of Lyme, and Jeannette also ran.
Batting.-6 to 4 agst Rare Avis, 3to 1 each agst Cathe-
rine and Thornhill, 4 to 1 agst Biddy Nutts.
Won by a head ; a length between the second and third.

Greenwich Fair was scratched for the Tradesman's
Plate, Sept. 25, at 3 30 p.m.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—WEnrmsDA.Y.
The amount of business done was neither so spirited nor
of that important character that might have been expected
on the day that the acceptances for the Cesarewitch and
Cambridgeshire Stakes were made public. Tho number
accepting for the Cesarewitch is rather less than was anti-
cipated. 20 to 1 was offered on the field, but we saw
nothing less than 25 to 1 booked against any horse : that
price was taken about Conscript, Optimist, Golden Pippin,
and Weatherbound.—For the Cambridgeshire, 20 to 1 was
offered on the geld, and there was an offer to take 25 to 1
about Sutton, without being responded to. The quotations
will best indicate the business done. Closing prices :

CESAREWITCH STAKES.
25 to 1 agst Optimist (taken)
25 to 1 agst Golden Pippin (taken)
25 to 1 agst Conscript (taken)
25 to 1 agst Weatherbound (taken)
25 to 1 agst Killigrew (off., take 30 to 1)
28 to 1 agst Newcastle (token)
28 to 1 agat Alderman (taken)
30 to 1 agst Bevis (taken)
30 to 1 agst Starke (taken)
33 to 1 agst Plumper (taken)
33 to 1 agat Feodorowna (taken)
33 to 1 age, Rocket (taken)
40 to 1 agat Barrabas (taken)
50 to 1 agst Moorcock (taken)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
20 to lon the field (offered)
25 to 1 agst Sutton (wanted)
40 to 1 agst Prelude (taken)
50 to 1 agst Rising Sun (taken)

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE RITER CLYDE.
—On Monday an accident occurred on the river, through
the mismanagement of a skiff, which has ended fatally.
Henry O'Neil, moulder, Bridgegate, and his companion,
Barney Malone, hired each a skiff from Mr. M‘Whirter's
Aquatic Saloon, about mid-day. They proceeded all right
until, when nearly opposite to the Round Seat, O'Neil
missed a stroke with his oar, which caused his frail bark to
upset. His companion, dumbfoundered, instead of going
to his rescue, pulled into shore, leaving him to his fate.
Mr. George Geddes was quickly upon the spot, and had the
man taken out, but not before ho had been about eight
minutes in the water. Ho was taken to the Humane
Society's-house, and there Drs. Burns and 111‘lntyre did
all that they could to restore animation, but their utmost
efforts were unavailing. lie has left a mother to lament
her loss, he having been her only support.—North British
Daily Mail.
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me for the protection which I was enabled to afford to the
poor Christians in this city. Your charming poetry which
you sent at the same time has also reached me. What I
have done has no great merit, for I did it from three great
motives, which imposed it on me as a sacred duty—first it.was because God ordered me to act as I did ; secondly' it was because humanity requirod it; and thirdly,
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AYLESBURY, WEDNESDAY.
The annual meeting of the Royal Buckingham-
shire and Central Bucks United Agricultural Asso-
ciation was held in this town to-day, when, as
usual, there was an exhibition of stock, butter, and
agricultural implements. In the afternoon about
120 gentlemen sat down in the County-hall to a
dinner, supplied by Mr. Fowler, of the White
Hart. Mr. H. B. Harvey, in the absence of Lord
Chesham, occupied the chair ; and there were also
present the Might Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P., Mr. 'F.
T. Bernard, M.P., 'Air. S. Smith, M P., Mr. G. C.
G. Pigott, Col. Smith Dorrien, the Rev. J. Wil-
liams, Mr. R. Rose, Mr. Acton Tindal, and the
principal tenant farmers of the district.
The usual toasts having been drunk,
The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of the
" Army and Navy," coupled with the " Volunteers."
(Cheers) He sincerely trusted that our troops might
long steer clear of the difficulties which now beset
the southern nations of Europe ; but, if they should
ever be compelled to take the field again, he was
sure they would gain those laurels which they had
always sought and always acquired. (Cheers.)
With regard to the Volunteer movement, he was
happy to say that it had made great progress in the
town of Aylesbury, and he was satisfied that it
would have a permanent beneficial effect upon the
whole continent of Europe. (Cheers.)
Mr. PIGOTT, in responding, expressed a strong
opinion that the great mass of the French people
were anxious to maintain friendly relations with
this country. Indeed, a celebrated French writer,
who was well acquainted with England, had re-
cently warned his countrymen that if they thought
of going to war with Great Britain they had better
think twice upon it, as, in the first place, they
would have to encounter those old wooden walls,
which had lost nothing of their firmness and power;
in the second, they would have to meet an army
which, if not so numerous as those upon the conti-
nent, was an army which whenever it was neces-
sary to fight had always conquered ; and in the
third, they would meet a nation in arms. (Cheers.)
It was said when the idea of the Volunteers was first
broached a few months ago, that a panic had seized
the country. There was, however, no panic at all.
We know of nothing of the kind in this country,
though, no doubt, there had been a just surprise and
indignation that we should be assured on the very
best authority that if 100,000 men were to land
upon the shores of the country they might march
from Lands'-end to John o'Groat's, without meet-
ing the slightest opposition. (Hear.) The whole
nation rose as one man, and said that such a state
of affairs should no longer continue, and the result
had been the magnificent body of Volunteers now
scattered throughout the country. (Cheers.)
Mr, A. TINDAL also responded on behalf of the
Volunteers.
The CHAIRMAN next gave the health of the
" Members for the county of Bucks and the borough
of Aylesbury." (Loud cheers.)
The Right Hon. Mr. DISRAELI, M.P., on rising
to respond, was received with great cheering. He
said—l beg leave to return you, on the part of the
county members, our thanks for the kind manner
in which you have received the proposal to drink
their healths. Although my colleagues on this oc-
casion are absent, I know—at least lam convinced
—that their absence may be accounted for by cir-
cumstances which rendered it impossible for them
to be present. I can, however, truly say what I am
sure they must always feel that there are no occa-
sions when their presence could be more agreeable
to themselves than on occasions like that which has
brought us together to-day. And, gentlemen, I can
assure you most unfeignedly that after all the
labours of public life, in which through your con-
fidence, and through your confidence alone, I and
my colleagues take some part, it is a very great de-
light to find ourselves among our friends and neigh-
bours again, and among our friends and neighbours
whom we have known and honoured for so many
years, from whom we have received so many repeated
proofs of good feeling and trust, and whose good opi-
nion it is the principal object of our life ever to retain.
(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I am more pleased to meet you
when I remember the occasion and the circum-
stances which bring us together. We arc met to
support with our presence and our sympathetic
feeling one of those societies which, in my opinion,
exercise so beneficial a result upon the general feel-
ing and conduct of all classes connected with agri-
culture. It is no longer necessary to rise and vindi-
cate the design and the management of these agri-
cultural associations. They have become, if not for-
mally and legally, in spirit and in truth, part of the
institutions of the country, and all classes and all
parties combine in acknowledging the advantageous
consequences which they exercise upon the general
life and pursuits of this country. When this society
was first formed—and I took a particular interest
in its formation, for I was one of its original mem-
bers—it limited itself merely to the recognition of
the virtues of the humblest classes connected with
English agriculture ; in recognising and rewarding
the merits of those who by their service aid their
skill in husbandry had deserved that recognition on
the part of their neighbours. That was a most laud-
able, but in a certain sense it was a limited object ;
but that object, limited as it was, was for a consi-
derable period viewed by some persons with cold-
ness, and even occasionally with derision ; but all
that has passed. It has passed because every man
connected with rural life has long arrived at a con-
viction that these associations, even with that limited
object, have done much good—that they have ele-
vated the tone of this country with the labour of
the land, and that they have brought about a result
which those connected with the labour of the land
have shown they highly appreciate. (Hear, hear.)
Every one knows that those rewards which have
been described as not commensurate with the merits
they recognise, are rewards which are eagerly
sought and are highly appreciated by those who re-
ceive them, and there never was a greater mistake
than to suppose that the labourers on land ever be-
lieved for a moment that their merits were valued
by the mere pecuniary amount they received. They
have always sought these rewards, and have always
cherished them because they looked upon them as a
public recognition of their private virtues. (Cheers.)
I could give you, if necessary, many instances to
prove the truth of this assertion ; but there is one
which I will touch upon very briefly, because it oc-
curred only this morning, and is to me quite a con-
vincing proof of the position I wish to enforce. It
is the case of a man who, having worked on a farm
for 45 years, in the same service, with, I need not
say, the respect of all those acquainted with him,
had several times been requested to advance his
claim for those favours which, by the regulations of
this society, he was entitled to, but which he has re-
peatedly said he would not come forward to claim
until he had completed his 50th year of service.
That shows that in the mind of this man it was not
the pecuniary reward but the public recognition of
his long-enduring private virtues which he sought
and which he valued. (Hear, hear.) These, though
ever laudable, were the limited objects of the society
when it was first formed. As time has advanced,
in obedience to that law of development and pro-
gress without which no society and no institution
can long exist, we have found it necessary to increase
the area of our exertions, and to aim at other and
more extensive objects than those we originally
proposed. So in time we have found it advisable to
appeal to that spirit of competition and emulation
which pervades all classes, and to ask not merely the
peasants and labourers on land to exert themselves
to obtain the recognition of their superior qualities,
but the farmer and the landed proprietor also to
prove their skill and their anxiety to obtain a public
recognition of their attempts to advance the public
welfare. By this course we are now the means by
which rewards are offered to those who produce
crops of the best roots, and who exhibit most supe-
rior stock. These are great and important objects
of which we ought not to lose sight, and the Royal_
Bucks Agricultural Association, the anniversary- e
which we have met here to observe, has aimed at,f
and I hope will continue to accomplish, those o
b
jects. (Cheers.) At the same time I should
not
myself be speaking with that frankness with which
upon all
you always permit me to address you.
occasions if I were to say, as is
been soi nue
ttetiztiei
dourme4esnatidataidt
similar meetings, that I have show-
yard to-day, and was struck with amazement
I did see
wonder at what I have witnfersisendds
great e,•edit,
some things there which do
and I think
but I did not see enough of
when we dine after
goodor things,
it of very great
experience, that
importance,
our
these exhibitions, and sum 1
what is the truth of
we should not shut our eyes'. t°.
what has occurred, because it is by annually taking
stock of our progress, as it were, that we may re-
gulate our exertions for the coming year. (Hear.)
Gentlemen, I did not see with respect to horned
cattle, or even sheep, that promise fulfilled which
last year was even so prominently made, and though
it may be accounted for to sonic extent by the un-
fortunate weather which has occurred at the period
of our union, preventing some of our best friends
from exhibiting, still we must never for a moment
forget that it is by progress, by constant efforts at
excellence, that societies like the present can alone

be maintained with spirit and advantage. I would
ies
j
had hoped it was on the whole for the advantage of
to
a
not have made these observations had I not recol-
lected that although the old agricultural association
in this county is more than a quarter of a century
old, the peculiar institution whose anniversary we
tandeir determinedenerg
are now celebrating is really almost in its cradle.
This is only the second year orthe existence of the
amalgamated society. I heard with very great
tapleasurenlgam amalgamate that these
resourcesese °
the county, and I am confident myself that that
amalgamation, founded as it was on sound princi-
ples, will, if we are determined to carry them out,
seiet
societies
and h
ultimately accomplish all the most sanguine have
anticipated. But success will not be attained by
being blind to the real circumstances of the case.
Amalgamaiion is an admirable arrangement under
favourable circumstances, such as I thought were
those under which the amalgamation of the two
societies in this county took place ; but when you
amalgamate you diminish rivalry, and if amalgama-
tion has virtues emulation can also produce wonders.
Emulation has always two strings to its bow; amal-
gatnation, we flatter ourselves, has only one string—
has that string of a stouter character. I trust we shall
not be disappointed in the character of our amalga-
mation ; that we shall not have only one string to
our bow, and that not a bit stronger than that
which we had before. We must avoid that as much
as possible ; and in the constitution of our society
we must attempt to arrive at not merely the ad-
vantages of rivalry, but also the benefits of perma-
nence. Those were the objects we proposed to our-
selves in amalgamating the two societies. I am
sure there are in the room members of both the
original societies met together with only one ad-
mirable object, and they will not at all misconceive
the spirit of my observations. They are made with
a sincere desird to see the Royal Bucks Association
not only maintain, but increase its character in
public estimation. We can only do that by all of
us putting our shoulders to the wheel, and all
classes of our society must unite together, and by
that union of exertion we shall accomplish the
great object we have at heart. It becomes, then, I
think, the principal proprietors of this country, the
leading men among our tenant farmers, and all con-
nected with the various classes of our rural life, to
remember that it is only by union that societies of
this kind can be maintained—that the objects of
such societies are the most admirable that
can possibly propose themselves to a pro-
gressive and free people like the free people of
this country. (Cheers.) Allow me in reference
to the toast you have drunk, to say that it is
an honour to represent men who will carry out and
accomplish the objects this society has publicly de-
clared it is its intention to fulfil. I thank you most
sincerely for the honour you have done :me. To
possess your confidence and deserve your good feel-
ing is one of the greatest objects of my life, and at
all times it is to me a source of great gratification
to find myself with you ; and, on occasions like the
present, I am happy that while I am performing a
public duty I am also enjoying a private gratifica-
tion. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. BERNARD, M.P., also briefly responded ; and
several other toasts, principally of a local character
having been given, the proceedings terminated.