The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-21 00:00:00

IRELAND.

:DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING.

THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW.

AeRICULTTJRAL RIOTING IN TIPPERARY.

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The English exhibitors at Londonderry Dave not been
unsuccessful, as the following award in reference to the
prize cups will prove :
The Purcell challenge cup, for the best animal in the
neat cattle classes, was awarded to Mr. James Douglas, of
kthelstaneford, for the short horned heifer, "Queen of
Trumps." The same cup was won by him last year at
Waterford. The Waterford challenge cup, for the best lot
of three short horns, was also awarded to Mr. Douglas.
The society's cup for the best farm horse was awarded to
Lord Dufferin for his horse " Sir William Wallace." The
Croker cup, for the best thoroughbred horse, was awarded
to Mr. Hugh Fowler, of Preston, Lancashire. The
Fanners' Gazette challenge cup was awarded to Messrs.
John Gray and Co., of Uddingston, for the best general
collection of implements. The money prizes of the society
amount this year to £1,200.
After his Excellency had spoken at the banquet on Wed-
nesday evening—a telegraphic report of his speech, which
was the only part of the proceedings that had reached
Dublin at the time, was enclosed in Thursday's letter—a
number of toasts were given and responded to. Among
others, Lord Talbot de Malahide proposed, "the Royal
Agricultural Society of England."
Lord Berners, President of the Royal Agricultural
Society of England, in reply, said—l have the honour to
return thanks for the high token paid the Royal Agricul-
tural Society of England, and I trust. in doing so I shall not
be considered presumptuous if I confider her the elder sister
of the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland. I consider
it a high honour to have been elected its president, and
no less so in being called on to return thanks to so
distinguished an assemblage. The Royal Society of
England is formed on as broad a basis as your own,
divesting itself of all party and political feeling. It is
established solely for the promotion of the good cause of
agriculture. (Cheers.) In England it has affected a great
good, and I trust that in Ireland it will do the same—that
of dispelling a feeling among the people that the interests of
landlords and tenants are not identical. (Hear, hear, and
load cheers.) I have therefore great satisfaction in listen-
ing to that cheer. I bear the sentiment of the necessity of
union between landlord and tenant cheered in England
sad Scotland, and it was gratifying to find it so here also.
We, as landlords, have but one interest, and that inter-
est is identical with the prosperity of the occupier, and
his with that of the labourer. It is on united action that
the prosperity of the kingdom depends. (Loud cheers.) In
looking at your show to-day, and especially on seeing
the shorthorns and cattle generally, I was;exceedingly
gratified. It was a show worthy of some of the elder socie-
ties of England. (Hear, and cheers.) These societies and
sneering' must do much good—they enlarge men's minds,
and lead them to think, diffuse a kuowledge of, and give
encouragement to, the science of agriculture. (Hear.) I
believe, however, that the great wince of the wealth of the
country is derived from its agricultural implements. (Hear.)
Believe me, those who use most implements engage the
greatest amount of labour. (Hear, bear.) Before sitting
down, I wish to express the high gratification I felt to-day
In viewing the beauties of your noble river, and in enjoying
the hospitality of the port and harbour commissioners, and
in hearing your expressed loyalty and determination to
promote the cause of agriculture. (Cheers.)

The Clonmel Chronicle reports further excesses in this
part of the country, of a similar nature to those that have
recently taken place at Kilkenny. That journal says;—
"Tuesday night and Wednesday morning it was cur-
rently rumoured in Clonmel that a party of harvest-
labourers, armed with sickles and with other weapons, went
tbrough that neighbourhood, intent upon the destruction of
all agricultural machines and scythes found at work. Any
of the latter which were found were broken by the rioters.
The police, under Sub-Inspector John C. Browne, gave
pursuit and came into collision with them. A few stones
were thrown :by the mob, one of which struck the sub-
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inspector. Taree ar: sets are reported to have been made."
Under the heading of authenticated particulars, the
Chronicle adds:—" From our special correspondent we
learn that the body of rioters who turned out on Wednesday
did not exceed forty persons, but though small the band
showed themselves Letermiued to act with much vio-
lence. They broke a scythe belonging to a farmer residing
near Carrick, and afterwards trampled down an extensive
field of ears, in order to prevent its being cut with the
scythe, as some adjoining fields had previously been. A
woman who threw stones at the police has been arrested,
and also' the ringleaders, a returned convict named Collins,
and a fellow named Sullivan,i who are at present in cus-
tody The police, under Sub-Inspector Browne, have
acted with considerable promptitude and vigour; but it Is
hoped that a military force will be despatched to this
locality, so as to prevent any farther rioting. Mr. Brown*
kindly procured an implement for the man whose scythe was
broken, and he immediately set to work again right heartily.
We regret to learn that another party of labourers proceeded
at two o'clock yesterday afternoon to Old Court, distant a
few miles from Portlaw, and smashed an excellent reaping
machine belonging to Major Quentin, which that gentle-
man, who is a well•known patron of the most improved
agricultural system, had lent to a neighbouring farmer after
he had cut his own corn. The authorities should look to

what promises to prove a very serious matter, and at once
adopt such precautionary measures as will deter those
parties from continuing these f Fish attempts at destruction
of property. At Kilkenny the riots have been met with
prompt measures; and these have, up to the present, been
effectual in staying the progress of this fell spirit, at least
in that county. A similar example in this and the county
Waterford would, we are confident, be attended with an
equally satisfactory result."