The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-24 00:00:00

FRENCH RAC.

Vincennes
3
Montauban

Toulouse
St. Omer

Rouen

8, 9

Metz 8; 9
I
Amiens
AUG
4,5, 6
Rochefort 5
Bourge5...
Valenciennes
Moulins
Cherbourg

SEPTEMBER.

Baden-Baden 3, 5, 7 I Paris (Autumn) 23, 30
Chantilly
OCTOBER.

Paris 7 I Vincennes
Chantilly l4, 18

Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

The sixth annual festival in aid of the funds of
this institution, which was established for the pur-
pose of affording relief to decay ed farmers, their
widows and orphans, was celebrated by a dinner,
which took place yesterday evening. In the
absence of Sir Edward T. Kerrison, who was
to have taken the chair, but was prevented from
doing so by illness, the office of president was kindly
undertaken by Earl Cowper. Among the company
present were Alderman Mechi, Mr. J. Howard, Mr.
H. Corbet, Mr. J. Baldwin, Mr. J. Clayden, &c.
After dinner, the customary loyal and patriotic
toasts having been given,
The CHAIRMAN proposed " Prosperity to the
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution." Hav-
ing expressed his regret for the absence of Sir Ed-
ward Kerrison, the noble chairman stated that the
purpose for which they had assembled was not merely
that they should make merry together, but that
they should endeavour to spread abroad the objects
of the institution with the view of increasing their
annual revenue. Farmers w ere often spoken of as a
grumbling race, but he had always found them
exceedingly good-humoured, industrious, and per-
severing men, always generous as opponents, and
ever warm and faithful friends. (Hear.) Anything
that would tend tothe benefit of such a class was, in
his opinion, well worthy of public notice, and he
only wondered, when he considered the objects with
which the institution was founded, and the fact that
most other bodies had long been possessed of insti-
tutions of a similar character, that the agriculturists
had not established their benevolent association
many years ago. (Hear.) A farmer's life, though
very pleasant, was not a very lucrative one—(hear)
—and it was a distressing thing to see men who
who had occupied a good position, who had farmed
a great many acres of land, and employed a large
amount of labour, reduced to a state of comparative
this
poverty. He thought, therefore, that that society,
which would afford relief to men belonging to
class without wounding their feelings in any way,
well deserved the support of the public.n,
Mr. C. Shaw,
d
read a list of subscriptions an
The secretary of the association,
ing to £3,563. Lations amount-
roposed the health of tho
Mr. Alderman MECHI
ed with loud cheers.
proposed the health of Lord
chairman,
The CHAIRMAN then prop
he Executive Council, coupling with
Spencer and t
of Mr. Shackel.
which was received
the toast the name
Mr. SHACKEL briefly responded.
The remaining toasts were " The Stewards" and
" The Ladies."

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—At Southsea yester-
day
a little girl named Bowyer, aged nine, was running
along the pavement with a glass bottle containing stout,
when she stumbled and fell. The bottle broke off at the
neck, and the edge, which was jagged, was driven with
considerable violence into her neck, and inflicted a fright-
ful wound. The child was taken home, and Dr. Vardy,
surgeon, was sent for, but life was extinct, the glass hav-
ing pierced the main artery of the neck and caused almost
iwitauttumw cloth.

TEE FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP,

This contest came to an issue this morning
at a quiet spot called Tarringham, and resulted
most unsatisfactorily. The men, Goss and Mack,
went into the ring, and after sparring and looking
each other in the face for an hour and a half, even_
tually shook hands, and thus the great, ght ended
in smoke.