The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-18 00:00:00

(Cheers.) I can say no more than 1 have said upon former
occasions, that I owe to the farmers of England a deep debt
of gratitude—a debt so heavy that I can never expect to repay
it; but "take the will for the deed," and you will find no man
more anxious to promote, the improvement of agriculture than
the individual who thanks you now, and asks you if you agree
with him to rise, and, with really true British cheers, drink the
health of the agricultural labourers of England,—(Cheers.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE proposed the health of the Chair-
man, who was also the President of the Society.
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks.
Mr. En C ICE, M.P., proposed, 4. The Highland and Agricul-
tural Society of Scotland.'
Mr. SMITH, of Deanstown, in the absence of the Duke of
Buccleuch, returned thanks.
The Earl of DIXIE proposed, " The Royal Agricultural Im-•
p rovement Society of Ireland."
The Marquis of DOWNSHIRE returned thanks.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE proposed the health of Earl
Spencer, who, having been one of the original founders of this
Institution, might be regarded as a benefactor of his country.
Earl SPENCER-4f is very much the fashion for a ,man,
• when he has to return thanks feu the drinking of his health,
to begin by saying that the honour was unexpected by him.
I say so now, and you may be perfectly aware that I do so
with the most complete sincerity, because I could not have
expected that any other healths would hare been drunk
than those which were named upon the printed list of
tca,ts, which is in every body's hands.—( Applause.) I beg
to return my most sincere thanks to his Royal Highness for the
kindness which he has evinced towards me, in coming for-
ward to make this proposition ; for I will own to you that
it is to me a seurce of the greatest gratification to feel that I
am popular with such an assembly as this.—( Cheering.) I
must certainly attribute a great part of the warmth and kindness
of nay receptoin to the part I took in the establishment of this
institution. It is quite true that the Duke of Richmond, Mr.
Handley, and myself, were the first who took a lead in the
formation of the Society. We did so because we felt that such
a Society was wanted in this country—we saw the advantage
which the Highland Society of Scotland hid produced in that
country—we thought there was no reason why such a Society
established in England should not produce the same beneficial
results in this part of the country.—(Applause.) Of late I
have observed amongst those who had previously taken little or
no interest in the improvement of their agriculture—amongst
those who never thought of accurately investigating the effects
of the course of farming they were pursuing, a disposition to
be more watchful and more alive to the advantages of an atten-
tive observation of what they were doing themselves, and of
what their neighbours may be doing upon a different system.
Since the establishment of this Society I know that many men
who never made observations before are making them now. I
%sill not detain you further. I return you my most sincere and
heartfelt thanks for the honour you have done me in drinking
my health.—(Loud cheers. )
The dinner party, one of the largest ever assembled in this
county, almost immediately afterwards broke up, and those who
had been fortunate enough to secure a bed in the town hastened
to take possession of it.
CLOSE OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

' BRISTOL, FRIDAY.-At twelve o'clock to-day a general
meeting of the members was held at the Victoria Rooms, for
the purpose of closing the proceedings.
The President, Mr. HANDLEY, having taken the chair,
Earl SPENCER, in a complimentary speech, proposed that
" the thanks of the Society be given to the Mayor, the High
Sheriff, the Corporation, and other constituted authorities of
Bristol, for the kind reception they had given the Society, and
the very handsome manner in which they had entertained them
during their stay in Bristol."
i%lr. SHUTTLEWORTH, of London, having seconded the mo- j
tion, it was put and carried unanimously.
Lord PORTMAN then moved, and the Honourable Cap-
tain SPENCER seconded, " A vote of thanks to the different
Institutions of Bristol, and to the Proprietors of the Victoria
Rooms for the use of the building, Great Western Railway, &c."
Captain PORTER remarked that the Great Western Railway
charged a very high price for the conveyance of the stock, &c.
The PRESIDENT said he believed it had arisen from a mis-
conception; it was intended to represent the circumstance to
the railway directors, and no doubt they would do what was

11Ir. Joini BLAKE, of Warminster, proposed " a vote of
thanks to their President, H. Handley, Esq., for his able and
excellent conduct throughout his year of office."
The vote was carried by acclamation.
Mr. HANDLEY returned thanks, and resigned his office to the
next President, the Earl of Hardwick, who, he regretted, was
absent on a visit to the King of Prussia.
The proceedings of the Society were then closed.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, July 16.
The House met to day at half-past Twelve o'Clock.

ROYAL ASSENT.

The Royal Assent was given, by Commission, to the
Queen's Protection Bill, the British Possessions Abroad
Bill, the Stock-in-Trade Rating Bill, the Witnesses In-
demnity (Sudbury Election) Bill, the London Bridge
Approaches and Royal Exchange Avenues Bill, the
London and Greenwich Railway Bill, the Leeds Burial-
ground Bill, the Leeds Improvement Bill, Toxteth Park
Bill, Cleveland Estate Bill, Fitzwilliam Estate Bill, the
Liverpool Regulation Bill, Vere's Divorce Bill, and seve-
ral private Bills.
The Commissionds were—The Lord Chancellor, the
Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Wharncliffe, and the Earl of
Shaftesbury.
The Wicklow Harbour Bill, and the Cambuslang and
Muirkirk Bill, were severally read a third time, and
passed.

The House then adjourned to Monday at Ten o'Clock.
It was intended to have five Commissioners in conse-
quence of the. Royal assent having to be given to the
Queen's Protettiou Bill, and the Earl of Delawarr took
his seat robed as a Lord Commissioner, but upon its
being discovered that ho was not named in the Com-
mission, he retired from the seat occupied by the Com-
missioners to the Bishops' Bench.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 16.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Half-past 12 o'Clock.
The Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the table,
and summoned the House to the House of Lords, to
hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to several
13ills.
The SPEAKER, on his return, announced to the
House that the Royal Assent had been given by Com-
mission to several Bills (for which see Lords' Report).
Mr. RICARDO asked the Right Hon. Gentleman the
Secretary for the Home Department, whether the Go-
vernment had received any intimation of the disturbances
in Staffordshire.

Sir J. GR AHAM said that reports of some disturbances
which had recently occurred in the Pottery districts had
reached the Government, butle was happy to state that
there was nothing of an alarming nature in those reports.
The necessary precautions had been taken for the pre-
servation of the peace, for which purpose a small mili-
tary force had been found sufficient.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
_ _ _ _ _

On the Order of the Day for the further consideration
of the Report on the Licensed Lunatic Asylums Bill
being moved,
Sir J. GRAHAM, in reply to an Hon. Member, who
wished to know the order of business to be pursued on
Monday next, stated that he had not an opportunity of
conferring with the head of the Government on the
subject, hut be was aware that :the Right Hon. Baronet
had entered into arrangements with the Hon. and
Learned Member for Dungarvon, who was to make a
motion on the Order of the Day for going into Com-
mittee of Supply, which would involve large questions as
to the policy of the Irish Government. It would be im-
prudert, in his opinion, to disturb that arrangement.
FACTORY BILL.

Lord ASHLEY wished to know if his Right Hon.
Friend the Secretary for the Home Department had
stated to the House that it was not the intention of her
Majesty's Government to bring in a Bill during the pre-
sent session for the regulation of mills and factories.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said it was the intention of
her Majesty's Government to bring in such a measure ;
but considering the state of public business, and the
advanced state of the session, and seeing that the at-
tendance of Members was becoming every day less, it
-was his deliberate opinion that it would not be expedient
to bring in the Bill this session. This he had stated to
his Noble Friend in private.
ECCLESIASTICAL LEASES BILL.

Mr. V. SMITH wished to know if it was the inten-
tion of her Majesty's Government to proceed with the
Ecclesiastical Leases Bill this session ?
Sir J. GRAHAM said the measure was in an ad-
vanced stage,•and it was, therefore, the intention of the
Government to persevere in it.
LICENSED LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL.

On the motion for the Order of the Day being read
for going into Committee on the Licensed Lunatic
Asylums

kr. V. SMITH had an objection to the Bill, and he
hoped it would be postponed ; there was not sufficient in-
formation before the House to enable them to legislate on
a better scheme than this, which he thought a very im-
perfect one.

The Order of the Day was then read for the further
consideration of the Report on the Bill, and the House
went into Committee upon it, and clauses up to clause
3 were agreed to.
Clauses 4 and 5 were agreed to with some verbal
amendments.

Clause G was agreed to without amendments.
Clause 7 was agreed to with some verbal amendments.
Clauses 8 to 17 were agreed to with a few verbal
amendments.

The clauses up to 30 were agreed to.
C!auses from 30 to 45 were, with some verbal amend-•
ments, agreed to.
Clause 46 was postponed.
The remaining clauses were agreed to, the Bill passed
through Committee, and the House resumed.—Report
on Monday (this day).
FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL.

The Order of the Day for going into Committee on
the Fisheries (Ireland) Bill, was read.
Captain JONES hoped the Bill would be postponed ;
some parts of the Bill were very good, but others quite
as objectionable.
Lord ELIOT said it was quite impossible to accede
to the wish of the lion. and Gallant Member, as the
Bill was imperatively necessary. It was generally ac-
ceded to in Ireland, and it had been under the considera-
tion of the Committee for thirty-three days.
The House then went into Committee, and clauses
1,2, 3,4, and 5, were agreed to.
Clauses 6 and 7 were agreed to without amendment.
Clauses 8,9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, were agreed to with
some verbal amendments.
Clauses up to 18 were agreed to.
Clauses 19 and 20 were agreed to with some verbal
amendments.
Clauses up to 36 were agreed to without amendment.
Clauses 37 and 38 were agreed to without discussion.
After a desultory conversation, which lasted some
time, clause 39, which relates to the penalties for fishing
within prohibited hours, was agreed to.
The remaining clauses were then agreed to.
The Report was ordered to be received on Tuesday
next.
The House then adjourned at Five o'Clock.

A Meeting of the bankers, merchants,, and mauu-
facturers of Leeds is to be held at the Court-house. fo-
sday, " to take into consideration the present appalling
tate of trade and of the country. with the view of making
another appeal to her Majesty's Ministers and Parliament on
the subject before the close of the session, irrespective of all
party feeling and party measures."