The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-17 00:00:00

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" Luke,.or, the Loa Son," a melodratne, of` no trifling
interest, was last night produced at this theatre, to the
satisfaction of a crowded house. The story—as far as we
havetinte
conlyl learn from a somewhat confused plot—is to the fol-
lowing effect. Luke has been servant to a Farmer .Wade:
ficki, but discharged for drunkenness, in consequence' of
which he vows revenge ; and the piece opens a 1 ai
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and who afterwardsw turns out to be
when he is supposed to have risaensaiinlotor,power,
been successful in his designs of vengeance. ii o
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hired by the Squire of the village; to assist in running
the daughter of n'akefre
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long-lost cousin by your two uncles, there
Luke, to whose vindictive, uncompromising best part of . this new Intim/s! father'
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mannerism, jrr. T. P.
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decent scot, and a very exemplary
monster,
crowded at first price.

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RUNTINGDONSHME ACIITCITTUR AL

ASSOCIATION.

A Meeting of the above Association was held on Satur-
day last at the George Hotel, Huntingdon, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the recent measures of
Ministers, as affecting the present prospects of the farmer,
and the permanent interests of agriculture. About seventy
gentlemen were present, including Lord Viscount Mande-
ville, M.P., the Marquis of Tweedale, and the principal
owners and occupiers of land in the county. James Tork-
ington, Esq. of Stukely, being called to the chair, opened
the proceedings with a few appropriate remarks on the
present suffering state of agriculture. They had, indeed,
he said, met to benefit themselves, but so intimately were
agricultural and commercial interests of the nation blended
together, that a benefit could not be conferred upon the
farmer which did not at the same time extend to the manu-
facturer. A series of Resolutions was then produced, and
the Chairman about to read them, when Samuel Wells,
Esq. Registrar of Bedford Level, entered the room, and
said he objected to the meeting in tot°. Why had not
a requisition been sent to the Sheriff to convene a
County Meeting, where all interests would be fairly
heard, and the subject fully discussed ? The Learned
Gentleman then launched out into a glowing description
of the distresses of the country, and of the miserable con-
dition of the labouring poor. He concluded by proposing
a set of counter resolutions, in which a large reduction of
taxation was held out as the only effectual means of relief.
—The resolutions being read from the Chair, a show of
hands was demanded, but only four were held up, including
Mr. Wells himself. He then left the room, satisfied, he
said, with having performed his duty. The original reso-
lutions, which were afterwards embodied in the subjoined
petition, were then read. Tithes being stated as one of
the grievances under which the farmer laboured, a conver-
sation ensued as to whether they should be mentioned
in the resolutions. The Reverend Mr. Nash objected
to such a declaration, tithes being, in his opinion, no
more outgoings than rent : they might as well specify
the latter as a grievance., Mr. Wilda said, it appeared,
from the Report of Mr. Jacobs, that in Poland, the tithe
was not felt as a burthen by the farmer, being compounded
for by the proprietor; in France, there were no tithes.
Lord Mandeville said, as the tithe was now collected,
it was a great grievance to the farmer, and a bar
to agricultural improvement. The Clergy did not lay out
so much in improvements, and every shilling that the far-
mer laid out in this manner was taxed with a tenth. His
objection, however, only went as to the mode of collecting
the tithe, not to the abstract principle. The Chairman
remarked, that in nineteen inclosures, out of twenty, there
was no tithe ; a certain quantity of land having been given
in lieu of it. He disclaimed any imputation upon the
Clergy; the tithe was only one of the burthens of the
country, which fell upon the farmer. On the suggestion
of Colonel Pinfold, which seemed to meet the wishes of
all present, the objectionable phrase was ordered to be
expunged from the resolutions. It was then agreed that
the following Petition should be regularly written out, and
exposed for signature previous to the ensuing meeting of
Parliament. A subscription was also entered into, to de-
fray the incidental expenses, and to enable the association
to correspond with other Agricultural Associations formed
for similar purposes.

" To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled—the
humble Petition of the Owners and Occupiers of Lead
in the County of Huntingdon, whose names are hereto
subscribed,

" Sgeweru—That your Petitioners have invested large sum■
of money in the purchase, or occupation ef land, fully expecting to
• receive a fair remuneration for the capital, skill, and labour so
employed, and on the faith of having that Legislative protection
continued with your petitioners have heretofore enjoyed.
" That the Agricultural Interest is at this time labouring under
great distress in consequence of the interferences with, and infra°.
tions of, laws enacted and intended for its protection.
" That your Petitioners view, with feelings of intense concern.
the efforts now making to prevail on the Legislature to sanction
the unrestricted importation of Foreign Corn—the consequence
of which, your Petitioners collective, would be, that not one-
half of the corn vow grown hi the country would be produced,
and the subsistence of our own population be made to depend upon
.the mercy of Foreign Powers.
"That, in addition to the other burdens which press upon the
land, the repair of the highways, the aiscaamenta for the relief of
the poor, and the county rates, fall almost entirely upon the oc-
cupiers of the soil, over and above their contributions to general
taxation.

" Your Petitioners, therefore, humbly pray, that their case
may be fully considered by your Honourable House, and adequate
protection afforded to interests of such vital importance to the
whole community at large."

"Awl your Petitioners will ever pray," &e.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.--Ocr. 16.

The absence of the majority of the subscribers at Newmarket
occasioned a holiday here this day. At St. James's in the morn-
ing, and at the sporting-houses in the evening, some slight bet-
ting took place, influenced by the accounts from Newmarket....
The odds may be thus quoted