The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-16 00:00:00

opened his door and saw a man dragging his wife
down stairs. Observed Mrs. Moss and her daughters
coming down stairs. They lodged in the first floor
back, on a level with the room in which the fire
broke out. They escaped by the front door. I ran
up t) Younker's room and saw a great number of
small phials wrapped in straw. The room was on
fire. The man Younker is a maker of Dutch drops.
They are made of sulphur, oil, spirits of wine, tur-
pentine, and such combustible ingredients. The ef-
fluvium rising from them was very noxious. Witness
had no doubt the fire originated in that room.
Younker and his wife and family escaped. Did not
think the place was wilfully set on fire.
Wm. Proudfoot, a labourer residing in the same
house, said that he asked permission to see the body
of his child, but was not allowed. Had five children
and was enabled to save three of them. His wife went
out last night a little before ten, and as he intended to
bring ser home, he placed his five children in bed, and
went to meet her. When coming home, and at the
corner of Mansell-street, his wife said to him that their
howe was on fire, and their children would be burnt.
He hurried home and called the policemen to assist
him in saving his children, but they would not. He
then rushed through the flames, and as already stated,
saved three of them. He tried to get in a second time
but could not, as the heat was So powerful. •
The CORONER expressed his wish that the inquest
might be adjourned till to-morrow, that additional evi-
dence might be produced, and, the Jury agreeing, the
further inquiry will take place this afternoon.

GLASTONBURY CATTLE SHOW.
(Abridged from the Sherborne Journal.)
The annual exhibition of stock was held as usual in
the Abbey Kitchen Ground on Monday. Although
the market was well supplied with cattle and sheep,
the show yard exhibited but a very poor sprinkling of
animal;. The Umpires for fat stock were Messrs.
Gifford, Eades, and Lovell, and for breeding stock
Messrs. John Haine, James Evans, and Look, who,
having finished their labours, repaired with the suc-
cessful competitors, gentry, and others, to the Town-
hall, Where dinner was dished up for them in a very
superior style, by Mr. Dilly, the proprietor of the
White hart Hotel. R. C.ludway, Esq., High She.-
riff of the county., presided, and he was supported by
W. Miles, Esq., M.P., F. H. Dickinson, Esq., M.P.,
R. Neville, Esq., ALP., Sir A. Hood, W. P. Langton,
Esq., W. Pinney, Esq., E. F. Colston, Esq., Captain
Hood, George Warry, Esq., T. P. Porch, Esq., It.
James, Esq., G. Lax, Esq., 'C. Roach. Esq., R. T.
Chafiey, Esq.. J. P. Hodgson, Esq., R. R. Woodland,
Esq., W. F. Knatchbull, Esq., Rev. W. It. Newbolt,
Colonel Homer, Napier, Lsq., Somerville, Esq.,
Dr. Colston, Davis, Esq., T. Bath, Esq., W.
Ryall, Esq., and upwards of 100 highly respectable
agriculturists.

-The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal
toasts were given, after which the Chairman gave—
" The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese."
The Rev. W. R. NEWBOLT, being generally called
on, rose and said he was not at all prepared to reply.
He came there thinking he should not have known a
single person. He knew what it was to get into the
reporters' books, and as there was likely to be one in
the room—perhaps in the clock case—(Loud laughter)
—he should be very cautious in what he did say. He
himself had had the rod, and he believed many others
in the room had tasted it ; he should, therefore, say
very little, but this he would say, that he did think it
a most cruel thing for what was said in moments of
conviviality to be pulled to pieces not only by the pro-
vincial but the London Press.—(Loud cries of " Hear,
hear.") However, he should be very cautions ; they
would get nothing from him.—(Laughter.) His
brethren in the East could not show up as they did
in the Western Division, but there was he to represent
the clergy of both Divisions, and he hoped he should
get a prize.—(Laughter and cheers.) There he was
to return thanks for the sort of filial homage paid
to the Church, to which the great majority, he felt,
were proud to belong. He had had very little to
do with Glastonbury, and he dared say they wanted
very little to do with him—(Laughter)—but he
would say there were very few men, speaking of them
as a class, who were more interested in the good of
agriculture than the clergy. Why, they lived by it.
—(Laughter.) If he entirely depended on Somer-
ton for his living, he did not think he should look
half so fat as his friend Mr. B. at the other end of the
table. They must take these remarks CUM grano salis,
and as they were all classical scholars he shouldn't
translate it. There was one speech at the late Yeovil
dinner that particularly struck him—he meant the
observations of Mr. Moody, who said, if things went
on as they did a new agreement must be formed, not
only with the landlord and tenant but the landlord
and parson.—(Loud cheers.) He fully agreed with
him ; they must meet the exigencies of the times.
The CHAIRMAN next gave " the Army and Navy."
Captain HOOD acknowledged the toast.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Lord Lieu-
tenant of the County," which having been drank,
Mr. MILES gave the health of the High Sheriff.
Mr. TUDWAY thanked the meeting for the honour
done him.

The CHAIRMAN said, in return to the Hon. Member
for East Somerset for having called him upon his
legs, he would give " The Members for East Somer-
set."—(Cheers.)
Mr. MILES rose andsaddressed the company as fol-
lows :—Since I have been your Member 1 have never
alluded to a parliamentary topic or one political, but I
have studiously abstained from them m agricultural
meetings, conscious that in meetings like these there
must be a clashing which must lead to differences—
but. if I am tempted to diverge from my usual prac-
tice, by being placed in a very singular predicament,
you shall be the judges whether I should take the pre-
sent opportunity of setting myself right with the
county or not—caring nothing as a political character
what others think of me. I had the honour of meet-
ing a very large. assembly of country gentlemen at
Clevedon ; I have told you the invariable subject of
my address on those occasions, and I will put it
to my Honourable Friend on my right (Mr.
Langton) whether I did not act up to the letter.
I merely gave to the farmer my opinion, and you shall
hear it again—(Cheers)—you shall hear it again, be-
cause I tell you, from what has passed, you must not
look to high prices ; but it is in vain, I can see such an
alteration has taken place in things, that it would be
the greatest injustice and fallacy if I had told them,
lcok up to high prices, which is a passim shadow and
will soon fleet away. I told them this, at gentlemen
who farm frequently keep back their wheat till the
price is 685., and then lose the chance of the
market. I told them also that they kept their meat
back when Gd. a pound was offered, and I recom-
mended them to part with their wheat when
the price was between 50s. and 605., and not to
refuse a bid of Gd. for their meat. To my utter
astonishment, I find that I, with my most Noble
and Hon. Friends, are placed in a very awkward pre-
dicament. There has been an allusion made that
there is a reporter in the clock- case, and in this case,
much asl admire the Press—great good as I think
they do to the country—much useful information as I
thinlc they spread, I do wish that the reporter who
sent my garbled speech to the papers had t
no( only
ars
been in the clock-case but up the chimney.—(Roars
of laughter.) • Now, I think the Duke_ of Rutland,
Mr. Bickham Escott, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Acland, and
myself, are what you call put into a very happy little
quintette. I really cannot speak of what they have
done or said, but this I will say, that to those who read
the Times of Friday last, and looked at the leading
article, first of all that the writer of that article
had no right to impute sentiments to me which I did
not avow ; and next that from garbled extracts of my
observations, he takes only certain passages to suit his
own views. My sentiments I explained on the
hustings to you; they are known to you both on the
I
Corn-law and the tariff; expressed them in the
House of Commons, and by those sentiments I abide.
—(Loud cheers.) It has been said, and I fully agree
in it, that it is a cruel thing that we cannot meet on
these convivial occasions, thinking little of course of
what we say on these occasions, speaking the mere
utterance of feelings, which predominate, and always
properly guarded against introducing political sub-
Pproper
; it is most distressing if agricultural associations
are to be annihilated by such articles as have appeared
in the Times, and I believe in the Morning Post. I
say not one word on the Tariff or Corn-laws, but this,
my opinions are unaltered, and at the same time, that
as long as the commercial and manufacturing interests
are protected, as far as it is in my humble ability, if
I stand alone, shall the interests of agriculture be pro-
tected.—(Cheers.)
Mr. W. G. LANGTON, in his father's name, thanked
them fur drinking his health.
The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Members for the
Western Division."

Mr. DICKINSON rose, on behalf of his colleague and
himself, to return his best thanks for the honour. He
said I have not seen all the things that have been said
against me ; I understand there are two fierce co-
lumns in the Morning Post; I have not as yet read
them, but I suppose I must. If I allude to what I
said I hope you will not think me going too far ; it
would be unpleasant to me at all times, and doubly so
now, to trespass upon your attention, but if you will
bear with me, I will state what my impressions were
when I met the gentlemen at Yeovil, and what I stated
to them. I said that on the whole I did not think
restrictions and artificial systems of government were
right; that though arti▪ ficial systems did exist, it
would be wise, if circumstances admitted, to relax
them; that I did not thi▪
nk, where interests are pro-
tected by law, that it was right to disturb them sud-
denly or harshly. lam not aware that I stated more
than was my wish or intention. I said that the state
of things was against restriction, and I do not think
those persons who represent the agricultural interest
would be able to stem the torrent, and, in addition to
that, I took the liberty of suggesting that they might
rather lend themselves to the state of things which ex-
isted, than to endeavour to oppose it fruitlessly; that
they should endeavour, by
pculture, to make the improvement .of
us able to cowl** Properly with