The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-10-09 00:00:00

" The Liverpool Agricultural Society, and continued and
increasing prosperity to it."—(Drunk with enthusiasm.)
Sir P. H. FLEETWOOD, M. P., in proposing the health of
the patron of the society, the Earl of Derby, made some ap-
propriate allusions to the justly deserved popularity of the
noble earl amongst his tenants and countrymen, alluded feel-
ingly to his late illness, and expressed a fervent hope that
his lordship might be fully restored to health, and long spared
to them.
" The Patron of the Society, Lord Derby."—(Long con-
tinued cheering,)
The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, said he knew that
few things would be more satisfactory to his father, than to
know that his health had been received in such a manner. It
was a great satisfaction to him to bettple to say that there
was, in the state of his father's healthlllimarked and progres-
sive improvement—(loud cheers)—and that, although still
labouring under continued insensibility in those limbs which
had been'atrected by disease, yet there were symptoms which
led his medical advisers to believe, and his anxious friends

was once despaired of, when he would again recover the use
of them, and be enabled to receive, as formerly, his friends
around his board.—(Loud continued cheering.) Ile could
only thank them cordially for the manner in which they had
drunk his father's health, and be trusted he need not assure
them of the depth and sincerity of the feeling with which he

did so.
J. I. BLACKOCIONE, Esq., after a few introductory observa-
tions on the services which his lordship had rendered to the
society, gave,
" Our Patron—Lord Stanley."—(Long-continued cheer-
ing.)
The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, said it gave him the
greatest pleasure to preside at the meetings of the society,
and he would always do so unless his duty called him else-
where. He wished that on this occasion he had been sup-
ported by all his vice-presidents Lbut Lord Francis Egerton,
one of them, was absent;—Mr. Harper, another vice-presi-
dent, was, he was afraid, absent also;—hut a third, Mr.
William Earle, whom they had very nearly missed, as he
only arrived yesterday from the Continent, had just returned
in the nick of time to return thanks, as he was sure Mr.
Earle would do very ably, for drinking, as he hoped they
would do, " the Vice-Presidents, and may future V ice-Pre-
sidents follow the laudable example of Mr. Earle, at whatever
distance they are, by taking care just to be here on the eve
of attending their rneeting."—( Great applause.)
"WM. EARLE, Esq., briefly returned thanks.
The CHAIRMAN said that though they had been disap-
pointed by the absence of some of those whom they might
have expected to attend, they had the satisfaction of seeing as
their guest the Chief Magistrate of this important town, and
the greater satisfaction as, from his recent vocations, there
had been great doubt whether they should see him at all. He
understood that the Mayor of Liverpool had been so actively
engaged for the last four-and-twenty hours in shipping off
Cabinet Ministers for lrela ud— (great laughter)—and up to
five o'clock that evening in shipping off the Secretary to the
Treasury, that he had been afraid that they would not have
the honour and advantage of the Mayor's presence. Ail he
(Lord Stanley) could say was, that if the Mayor, in dealing
with these great people, had not obtained some signal advan-
tage for Liverpool—(much laughter)—he must have greatly
misapplied the opportunity, and no doubt the Mayor would
by and by give an account of what had been the result.—
(Loud cheers.) In the meantime he might say, in the strict-
est sense of the word, that the Mayor had arrived exactly in
pudding time, but he was most happy to see him there, and
most happy in expressing to him and to the Corporation of
Liverpool, the grateful sense which the society entertained of
their liberality in affording such extensive accommodation in
the show yard.—(Great applause.) If the society went on in-
creasing as it had done, he was afraid that the premises, ex-
tensive as they were, would hardly be large enough for the
show; but they knew that the wealth of the Corporation of
Liverpool was unbounded—they knew that its liberality was
equally unbounded--(laughter)--and therefore he looked with-
out the least apprehension to the future. if they required
more, he was confident the Corporation would give them more.
Political gratitude had been defined to be a lively sense of
favours to come, and whilst they felt the deepest gratitude for
favours already received, they also had so much of political
gratitude as to look forward with great confidence in the an-
ticipation of receiving more accommodation if it should be
necessary. It had been often said "ask for nothing and you
shall get nothing," and he hoped that in making this direct
appeal to the chief magistrate of the town, he had duly dis-
charged his duty as the mouthpiece of the society, and also
that it would be responded to in a manner worthy of the li-
berality and magnanimity of the Corporation. "The Mayor
and Corporation."—(Drunk with great applause.)
The MAyoir, in returning thanks, said that if be did come
at pudding time there was a good reason for it, and he would
much rather be at the end of a feast than at the beginning of
an affray.—( Laughter and applause.) He hoped that his
lordship would not be disappointed in the anticipation of fa-
vours to come. It was a great gratification to him to see an
agricultural meeting in this commercial town ; the inhabi-
tants felt it as an honour, and they felt, moreover, that the
greater the union between the agricultural and the commer-
cial body the more closely they would find that their inter-
ests were identified.—(Great applause.) It was time that
that absurd jealously which would separate the two classes
should be done away with, for they must live together, they
must hang together, or hang separate.—( Hear, hear, hear.)
His worship expressed his strong approval of the premium
for merit in the class of servants, and said that the welfare of
socity depended more on the morality of the lower orders
than on the aristocracy. He returned thanks on behalf of
the corporation, of which he was the head, but in that capa-
city he should soon be dead, and he left as a legacy to his
successor the fulfilment of the promises he had made.—(Great
laughter and applause.)
The CHAIRMAN, after a few appropriate remarks on the
arduous and inarduous nature of the duties to be performed,
and the able manner in which they had been discharged, and
after alluding to the award of a prize in a particular instance,
which had excited some surprise and dissatisfaction, though
he himself was quite convinced that the judges were right,
proposed the healths of " Hugh Watson, Esq. of Perths'alre,
Wm. Wetherell, Esq. of Durham, and Thomas Jackson,
Esq., of Bowich Hall, Lancaster, judges of cattle; Mr. W.
Caken, of Kuutsford, and Mr. John Gardner, of Garstang,
judges of horses; Mr. Peter Eastwood and Mr. J. Chaddock,
of Liverpool, judges of pigs ; and Mr. Murray, of Liverpool,
and Mr. Hendrie, of Knowsley, judges of agriculturalimple-
ments."—(Drunk with much applause.)
Mr. 'WETHERELL, in returning thanks, justified the deci-
sion in the case alluded to, and described the animal to which
the prize had been awarded as being, in the opinion of the
judges and in that of all competent judges, unquestionably
the best.
Mr. JOHN FORMBY said that, in his opinion, the judges
had decided judiciously and well.
The CHAIRMAN said they bad now come to the distribution
of the prizes, but previously he begged leave to propose the
health of " the successful candidates this day." (Great
applause.)
The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to distribute the numerous
prizes to the successful competitors, some of whom were for-
tunate in several departments, particularly in the breeding of
stock. The noble lord complimented the respective parties
on receiving their prizes, and addressed to them facetious
remarks that excited much good humour to the company.
Out of the 62 prizes, 34 of them, as the noble chairman
remarked at a subsequent period of the evening, had been
carried off by Welsh competitors.
The CHAIRMAN then gave the health of "the Members for
the County," which was drunk with much applause.
In returning thanks the noble lord expressed his gratitude
to all parties, and his anxious desire to pro to their interests
by his best exertions. His own interests Apt connected with
both divisions of the county, and to both were his services
equally due. He concluded by proposing the health of " Mr.
Blackburne, the member for Warrington." (Applause.)
Mr. BLACKLIURNE expressed his grateful acknowledgments
and his anxiety to promote the welfare of the society by every
means in his power.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of a gentleman
near him who now represented a borough which he himself
had formerly the honour to represent; and in the prosperity
of which he should never cease to take a heartfelt interest.
(Hear.) He proposed the health of " Sir P. Hesketh Fleet-
wood, member for Preston. (Cheers.)
Sir P. H. FLEETWOOD, in returning thanks, expressed a
grateful recollection of the kindness with which he was re-
ce.v-A some years ago when he had the honour to occupy
the chair now so ably 'filled by his noble friend; and added
that though he was not a competitor on the present occasion,
he hoped to be so in future, and should take blame to himself
did he not give what encouragement he could to so useful a
society. (Cheers )
The CHAIRMAN remarked that the railways, in one of
which the honourable member was much interested, would,
in another year, bring Rossall (Sir P. H. Fleetwood's estate)
within two hours' distance of Liverpool. (Hear.) He pro-
posed, after a handsome eulogium, "The health of Mr. Cor-
bett, and the Agriculturists of Cheshire " (Cheers.)
Mr. CORBETT returned thanks in very neat terms—stating
that he might have become a competitor, and perhaps a suc-
cessful one, had he felt inclined; for he was a practical far-
mer, and had on his farm formed upwards of sixty miles of
drainage, as well as manured it almost throughout with bone
dir4t. But his object hart been example to others, and that
object he rejoiced to say had been most successful in his
neighbourhood. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN noticed in due terms the great services of
the M anaging Committee, without whose exertions the society
would be unproductive of its beneficial results. He proposed
their healths.
Mr. LEDGER, the Secretary, returned thanks in a very nea t
speech, in which he assured the meeting of the satisfaction
the committee had in promoting the interests of the society,
and their confidence, from the state of the funds, and the en
couragement it had received, in its increasing success.—
(C beers.)
The CHAIRMAN proposed the thanks of the meeting to Mr.
Lucas, for the kind accommodation he had afforded them.
Mr. LUCAS, jun., returned thanks in the name of his father-
The next toasts from the Chair, facetiously introduced,
were, " The Lancashire Witches, and breeding in all its
branches."—" Agriculture, Manufactures, and Commerce,"
were drunk with three times three.
Sir P. H. FLEETWOOD proposed, after a brief address,
" The future generation of the House of Stanley."—(Much
applause.)
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. He hoped the tie that
bound him and his family to those around them would not be
dissevered, either as respected property or those reciprocal
acts of neighbourship and kindness that had hitherto existed
between them.—(Cheers.) He thanked the company for the
manner in which they had drunk his health and those of his
family, and begged leave to bid them farewell, hoping to see
them on the next anniversary, and wishing them all possible
success in their agricultural pursuits.
The Noble Lord then retired, with the Mayor, Sir P. H•
Fleetwood, and other gentlemen, and the meeting soon after-
" I wards broke up.
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THE PRIZES.
It was stated that out of 62 prizes, 34 had been carried off
by Welsh competitors.
The following were the awards:—