The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-15 00:00:00

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
animals. 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 cJinpetitors, 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. Tudway, 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., M.P., Sir A. Hood, W. P. Langton,
Esq., W. Pinney, Esq., E. F. Colston, Esq., Captain
Hood, George Warry, Esq., T. P. Porch, Esq., R.
James, Esq., G. Lax, Esq., T. Roach. Esq., R. T.
Chaffey, Esq.. J. P. Hodgson, Esq., R. R. Woodland,
Esq., W. F. Knatchbull, Esq., Rev. W. R. Newbolt,
Colonel Horner, Napier, Esq., 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 ho 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.) llis
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 grand 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.) lie fully agreed with
him ; they must meet the exigencies of the times.
The CIIAIRMAN 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. MlLts 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 and addressed the company as fol-
lows :—Since I have been your Member I have never
alluded to a parliamentary topic or one political, but I
have studiously, abstained from them in agricultural
meetings, commons 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 sub:ect 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,
look up to high prices, which is a passing shadow and
will soon fleet away. I told them this, that 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 6d. 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 6d. 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
think they spread, I do wish that the reporter who
sent my garbled speech to the papers had not only
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
Corn-law and the tariff; I 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, andalways
properly guarded against introducing political sub-
jects ; 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. 1
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
[ stand alone, shall the interests of agriculture be pro-
tected.—(Cheers.)
Mr. W. G. LANGTON, in his father's name, thanked
them for drinking his health.
The CHAIRAIAN 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. Ile
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 artificial systems did exist, it
would be wise, if circinnstances admitted, to relax
them; that I did not think, where interests are pro-
tected w, that it was right to disturb them sud-
by
denly or harshly. .I am not aware that I stated snore
than was my wish or intention. I said that the state
against restriction, and I do not think
ottotshi
those persons
Siaspersos 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 the improvement of
agriculture, to make us able to compete properly with
foreigners.—(Cheers.) This was the drift of what 1
said. I stated nothing of my future conduct ; I had
no intention of altering that conduct which I have
pursued. I have given my support to the Govern-
ment, but not without restrictions, not without care-
fully weighing what has been said ; and on several oc-
casions, with my friend Mr. Miles, I have given them
my opposition. I shall be ready to do so on any oc-
casion, with any measure that I think will be to the
destruction of one interest or the derangement of the
whole of our interests.—(Loud cheers.) The obser-
vations which fell from the Duke of Rutland
and from Mr. Miles have been taken hold of
as if those persons connected with agriculture
were proposing a further relaxation in the laws.
I do think that the results which have been
drawn from our speeches are not fair. Time will
shoW ; if prices are to fall permanently low, it will
be the duty of every landlord to make such reduction
to their tenants—(bravo!)—it will be the duty of all
of us to be kind and considerate one to another, that
the loss which must fall upon the country should be
thrown as little as possible on an individual interest.—
(Cheers.) If these changes work without injury to
the interests of any, I for one shall not be against
carrying them further, and I have no objection to say
it before you; but I beg you to remember that my
own livelihood depends upon agriculture, and it must
be some claim of justice or of absolute necessity to
damage that cause.
Mr. T. Ponca begged to propose the health of
"Sir A. Hood."