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upon him, were about to withdraw, now prepared
to do so, feeling that the object of the deputation
would otherwise be defeated.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said the conduct of the
representatives of the newspapers present had been
perfectly frank and gentlemanlike. Before they
retired —if it was their intention to retire—he
wished to say, that as it had got wind that he had
written a despatch to Sir George Grey, he must
state that that despatch had crossed Sir George on
his passage home from the Cape, and that he had
since furnished him with a copy of it. He (the
Duke of Newcastle) need scarcely say what the pur-
port of that despatch was. Ile might add that he
had made an appointment t) see Sir M. o. Grey to-
morrow (this day).
Mr. L. BROWNE reminded his Grace of the deep
regret which the recall of Sir George Grey had occa-
sioned to all classes of the colonists, and of the
anxiety with which they would look to the public
journals for some intelligence of the course her
Majesty's Government were prepared to take in
the matter.

From this point, however, the interview was con-
ducted without the presence of the representatives
of the press.

AGRICULTURAL MEETING.

HEREFORDSHIRE.
HEREFORD, Thursday.
The Herefordshire Agricultural Meeting took
place here yesterday. The dinner took place at the
City Arms Hotel, and was presided over by Mr.
C. W. Allen, supported by Lord Llanover, Mr.
King King, M.P., Lord W. Graham, M.P., Mr.
Mildmay, M.P., Colonel Clifford, M.P., Mr. G.
Clive, M.P., Mr. It. Yapp (High Sheriff), Mr.
Chandos Wren Hoskins, Mr. Robert Biddulph, Mr.
James Phillipps, and others of the leading gentry
and yeomanry of the district.
After the usual introductory toasts, the CHAIR-
MAN proposed " The County Members."
Mr. KING KING, M.P., after some remarks of a
personal nature, said th6e was now no question
upon which public opinion was much divided. It
was the general opinion of the country that we
should be prepared for any emergency that might
arise, by strengthening our army and navy and
defending our seaports. All seemed perfectly unani-
mous on that point; and though he had an abhor-
rence and dread of warlike proceedings as much as
any Quaker, he believed the best way to avert the
threatened evils was to be prepared to meet them.
(Cheers.) He believed the subject of the represen-
tation of the people did not excite any very deep
interest. He had this ground for saying so—that
the present Government managed to get through
the late session without any serious agitation on
the subject. As to the subject of providing better
cottage accommodation for labourers, he believed
two cottages to every 100 acres would be sufficient,
or at all events a great improvement sn the existing
system. (Cheers.)
Lord W. GRAHAM, M.P., paid a tribute to the
of the late Mr. Blakemore, M.P., and dwelt
upon the importance of stimulating the introduction
and improvement of agricultural machinery as a
means of compensating for the scarcity of agricul-
tural labourers. He noticed the improvement which
had resulted from the operation of these societies,
and hoped that the agricultural interest would con-
tinue to increase in prosperity.
Mr. MILDMAY, M.P., said the only way to supply
the defect of agricultural labour was to pay more
attention to the improvement of machinery. The
more this was employed the more improvement