The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-13 00:00:00

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SO-
CIETY OF ENGLAND.

BRISTOL, TUESDAY AFTERNOON.—The friends of agri•
culture had to congratulate themselves upon the beautiful and
very promising weather in which they assembled to celebrate
their anniversary meeting. To the extremely fine weather,
perhaps, in some degree is to be ascribed the continual influx of
visitors into the city, which, if the arrivals equal in number
those that have already taken place, bids very fair to increase
its population by at least 10,000 souls by to-morrow afternoon.
The trains, both from London and the west, have been very
heavy since yesterday morning, and the various stage coaches
yet on the road have not had so merry a time of it for many a
long day. At the hotels there is not a bed to snare, and their
charges have consequently gone up more rapidly than South Sea
Stock ever rose. In a city numbering about 10,000 houses, abed
fit to sleep in, at a decent distance from the Post-office is not to
be had for less than half-a-guinea. I have no doubt that by to-
morrow afternoon their value will have become more respect-
able by at least 50 per cent.
The arrivals of cattle have been very numerous to-day, and
the leading thoroughfares between the city and the show-yard
have been densely thronged as well by the townspeople, as by
thos e who have business with the Council sitting at the Victoria
Rooms, adjacent to the show-yard. The exhibition of cattle
will, I understand, be superior to the exhibition at Liverpool
and Cambridge.
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A very fine ball, belonging to Sir Hungerford Hoskins, which
was to have been sent here, has died suddenly, and a statement
was, upon very good authority, this morning circulated through
the town that it had been poisoned. lam assured there is no
proof that such is the fact. Three sheep, belonging to a gen-
tleman (I believe of the name of Walker, residing in Hereford-
shire), and which were to have been at the show, have, lam
told, had their throats cut.

The Duke of Cambridge arrived here this afternoon by the
railway. His Royal Highness proceeded to the residence of
Mr. Miles, at Leigh Conrt, where several of the noble and
other distinguished visitors are staving.
An Address, agreed to by the corporation, will be presented
to his Royal Highness, at the :Mayor's banquet, this evening.
An immense variety of agricultural implements, machines,
arid other articles for *arming purposes, manures, seeds, roots,
&c., have been del wited for show. The judges, lam in-
formed, have been engaged clueing the day in examining the
above. Their award will be made this afternoon, but not in
time to enable me to despatch it by the last train.
Among the visitors who have arrived are the Duke of Beau-
fort, the Marquis of Worcester, the Earl of Ilchester, Lord
Charleville, the Marquis of Dowmhire, Lord Somers, Earl
Spencer, Lord Sandon, Lord Walsingham, Chevalier Bunsen,
the Hon. G. Agar, Sir Thomas Acland, Mr. Mark Phillips,
M.P., Colonel Wood, M.P., Mr. H. Baillie, M. P., Mr. J.
H. Vivian, &c.

A BILL FOR PROVIDING FOR
THE FURTHER SECURITY AND PROTEC-
TION OF HER MAJESTY'S PERSON.
This Bill, which was introduced by Sir Robert Peel
last night, and read a first and second time, e,,nsists of
two clauses. The first provides that persons charged
with an attempt against the person of the Queen, shall
be t ied in the same manner, and according to the same
course of trial, in every respect, as if such persons stood
charged with murder, and none of the provisions con-
tained in the previous Acts against high treason shall
ex tend to the indictment for attempting her Majesty's life.
The second clause makes ample provision for the pu-
nishment of those who may be inclined to follow the
example of the wretched being committed to take his
trial for the last attack on her Majesty, and is as follows:
`] Be it enacted, that from and after the passing of this
Act, if any person shall wilfully discharge or attempt
to discharge, or point, aim or present at or near to the
person of the Queen, any gun, pistol, or any other des-
cription of fire-arms, or of other arms whatsover,
although the same shall not contain any explosive or
destructive material, or shall discharge or cause to be
discharged any explosive substance or material near to
the person of the Queen ; or if any person shall wilfully
strike or strike at, or attempt to strike or to strike at,
the person of the Queen with any offensive weapon, or
in any other manner whatsover ; or if any person shall
wilfully throw or attempt to throw any substance, mat-
ter or thing whatsoever at or upon the person of the
Queen, with intent in any of the cases aforesaid to injure
the person of the Queen, or with intent in any of the
cases aforesaid to break the public peace, or with intent
in any of the cases aforesaid to create alarm to her
Majesty ; every such person so offending shall be guilty
of a high misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof in
due course of law, shall be liable, at the discretion of
the Court before which the said person shall be so con-
victed, to he transported beyond the seas for any period
not exceeding seven years, or to be imprisoned with or
without hard labour for any period not exceeding three
years, and during the period of such imprisonment to be
publicly or privately whipped, as often and in such man-
ner and form as the said Court shall order and direct,
not exceeding thrice."

TILE REGICIDE MANlA.—Three times in less than
two year. Queen Victoria, an inoffensive sovereign, be-
loved by her people, and one may say, liberal, has be-
come the aim of the assassin. We will not recriminate
against the English all that they have said against the
French apropros of the five attempts On Louis Phi-
lippe's life in the space of twelve years. In lieu of
recrimination, let b :th countries mingle their regrets,
and join their efforts to extirpate the horrible mono-
mania of regicide. The people of France and of England
arc a prey—the one to a moral state of suffering unex-
ampled in history ; the latter to misery which surpasses
human resignation. This does not excuse insurrection
or assassination ; but it may explain the apparition of
such a scourge. None but madmen can imagine that a
riot is a revolution, or that any party can derive the
power to govern from an abominable crime. Power in
free countries is no fortress which one can lay hold
of by treachery, and hold out against justice and right.
Regicide has never served as the basis of a durable order
of things. The murderers of Cesar may have had high
placed hearts, but the result showed their want of judg-
ment. The Consular system was consolidated by the
blow they dealt to the Dictator. Ravaillac did not
give France to the Jesuits. The dagger of Louvel
nailed the Bourbons to the throne, which they after-
wards broke by their own folly. There is at once
crime and madness in regicide, even where nations are
given up to despotic power. For where the elements of
despotism prevail, there will be a despot. Human nature
is made so. Under no Government is a King the only,
or the principal cause of public misfortune. The fiction,
which declares them irresponsible, is mom. true than
people think. The remedy for popular suffering lies
in
the intelligent and progressive reform of a country's
Constitution. Kings are not foes of the people, but aris-
tocracies with or without birth.—Sieele.
NEGRO VANlTY.—Hitherto negroes have devoted
very little attention to the comforts of their cottages. At pre-
sent dress is the great article of expense. On Sunday, the
men are dressed in as good clothes as their masters ; indeed
they wear the finest quality; and the women are equally
will have whatever costs most money. As
particular ; only
they
they advance in civilisation, and acquire a taste for domestic
comforts, they will discover how unsuitable their dresses are to
condition,stthaetiironreguire.
s arTalhethrlartgtrhoeeisr
are
enueniversally fond of dancing;y may be more rationally
employed than in the purchase of finer clothes than their
it is a great honour to open a ball ; and this honour is awarded
to the negro who will pay most for it : the biddings sometimes
Mr. Humphrey paired
teach a doubloon—about 31. 4s. sterling.—Jamaica spat .
off on Monday with Mr.
Aaron Chapman in favour
into Committee on the Cor
no..fiawMr. Villiers' motion for going
Income-tax Commissioners for different We have received from iouerenstqpuarartsteorfs,
thelists
country,the
but we cannot find room for them all. On looking over the
Commission, list sent from the County of Essex,
and w
wee are so
find not hewer
to
erthan
twelve clergymen in the see
their names, because they ought to be well acquainted with
the means of their parishoners, and may be of use in protect.
ing them against surcharges.
THE INcomE-TAx.—The clerks in the Custom-
house have, like the holders of Dock bonds, already had a fore-
taste of the Income-tax. Their half-year's salaries wen* paid
on Friday, minus three per cent.—Limpni 211nei.