The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

F to the toast, and now he tmgged that thty would drink, in
a full glass, the health of -the Earl of Derby, (Great
cheering ) They seemed to receive the toast, with so much
cordiality that they could not do less than drink it with three
times three. The call was most readily responded to, and
the t est drunk.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said that if nnyt'ling could
add to the gratification which he must feel as a son at the
mann ,r in which the heath of his father had been re•
ceived by en assemblage of those, who, living in his im-
mediate neightmurhood,- or very nearly so, were qualified
to judge of the merits of the tope, it would be the terms
in which :hat toast bad been provosed by his noble fiend
Lord Sefton. H a Lordship concluded by proposing the
healtts of the Vicc-Presidents,--Lord Sefton, Mr. Ro-
bertson Gladslono, and Mr. Watt; end, in doing so, he
expressed the gratification he felt at seeihg two out of the
three Vice-Presidents present. The toast vies very warmly
received.

Lord SEFTON said, that the very flattering manner in
which they had drunk his heal) demanded his warmest
thanks. He should, however, be much mom proud of
the reception, and of the kind marks of thciisithprobaton,
if he thought he was at all deserving of either. He had
long lived amongst them. It gave him great pleasure to
see them prosper.- Whether it was the merchant, the ma.
nufac'urer, the tenant, or the labourer, it always afforded
him ph asure to see prosperity abounding. The object of
this society was that they should come- together—that
some should teach while others Isarned. tie did not him-
self profess to be a teacher of the science of agriculture,
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Mr. ROBERTSON G A USTON Is said, that deeply sensible
of the honour conferred upon him, in appointing him one
of the vice-presidents of the society, and grateful for the
compliment pail him in that capacity, lie rose to ext ress
his heartfelt acknowledgment for the favour. Believing
that socb ties like the present were-of the utmost import-
ance—that they tended to promote the cause of aitricul-
ture by promoting scientific and practical knowledge, he
desired that it night continue to prosper, and that its
efforts might be crowned wish abundant success.
The CHAIRMAN said the members of the society would
recollect that in former years the wall behind time Presi-
dent's seat was covered with silver articles for distribu-
tion among the successfut competitors, and that it formed
a very imposing array. In the course of time, however.
some of the successful coutpetitors—or he ogght rather to
say their wives, finding that they had got so many teapots
and teaspoons that they knew not what to do wiih them,
suggested to their other halves—(lsughter)—that it would
be more desirable to get the amuunt of their prizes in
money, in order that they might buy the teapots and tea-
spoons themselves, if thee liked. It had been, therefore,
decided that all the premiums should be paid in money :
and, with the permission of the company, he should now
proceed to read over the names of the successful candi-
dates, to whom Mr. Lucas was, he believed, prepared to
meet all demands in full, if any of the competitors desired
then to receive the amount. His Lordship then proceeded
to read over the list of prizes, occasionally making such
remarks to the successful c.mdidates as were calculated to'
encourage them to renewed industry and perseverance.
He then proposed the health of the Right Hon. Lord
'Alford, as a warm patron of agriculture, and coupled with
the toast the agriculturists of Northampti:nshire.
Lord "ALFORD briefly returned thanks, and in doing
so said that the distribution of prizes was a proceeding
which, in his mind, was one of the most im.teresting
which human beings could be engaged. He had witnessed
the ceremony in Northamptonshire, and believe', in his
heart that it was productive not only of temporary gratifi-
cation to the parties themselves, but to the society which
they formed a part. (Cheers.) From circumstsmices over
which he had no control his residence in La, ca-hire had
been much interrupted; but there were some preseir with
whom he had the honour to stand in time relation of
1 id-
-1 and tenant. (Cheers.) He was quite sure that meet-
ings of this description tended to draw closer the bonds o
amity between landlord and tenant •, and in the name of
the agriculturists of Northamptonshire, he begged to re-
turn them his most grateful thanks.
The CH.AIRAI AN next proposed "The Judges." upon
whose judgment and impartiality he passed a very high

Mr. TORR, one of the judges, returned thanks on behalf
of himself and colleagues, and in the course of his remarks
threw out some excellent practical suggestions. He be-
lieved that if a landlord kept a good buil for the use of his
tenants, he did them service; but if he kept an in,nerior
bull, the tenant would be in a better condition if he ob-
tained a hull from some other quarter. tie suggested that
more liberal premiums ouirht, tf possible, to be offered tor
agricultural in plements, in order to encourage a larger
show. lie thought the pcor grm,s lands ought to be taken
up throughout England, and that the tenants ought to be
allowed a heavier return of tenant.right.
I'he CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the Mayor
of Liverpool, and said it always afforded him. pleasure
when the chief magistrate of such a town, represet:ting,
as he did, its great comtnercial and mercantile inter s's,
lent his countenance to en occasion such as that. The
toast was warmly re.-4ived.

The MAYOR said he felt deeply obliged to his Lordship
and the company ; and on belndf of the corporation, as
well as on his own, he begged most sincerely to thank
'hem. He might he allowed to say, that he had on pre-
vious occasions attended those anniversaries with nleasure
and satisfaction, and that he was delighted to find they
did not lose a particle. of their interest. (Hear, hear.)
trideed he believed there never was a time when the value
and intrortatice of those societies were mote deeply
or when the commercial and trading interests valued and
appreciated them mote highly than at present. They
knew that if the hinds were s ell drained, aad if we had
abundant larvests, there was no drain on the country of
its precicus metals; Ihe money market, at such a time,
was easy, commerce and trade were stimulated, the wages
of the labourer were enhanced, and the prices of pro.
visions were moderate. (Cheers.) He could not but con-
aratialwe them on the existenoe of this and kindred seek-
ties, so well calculated as they were to inform and stimu-
late the farmer in his pursuits; and he wished them good
luck, and hoped they might continue to prosper. The
Mayor concluded by proposing, amidst deafening and
long.cnnti tilted applause, the hea!th of the noble chAirman.
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and said that he de-
rived the greatest satisfaction at finding that he pess,ssed
the confid-nee of those amongst whom he was best known
—the inhabitants of his native county. He concluded by
propos;ng the healths of the succesful candidates.
Mr. ItonErer Nrai.soN returned thanks, and in doing
so made seaeral practical observations on ploughing,
draining, and sub-soiling, for which, we regret, we have
o space at command.

Lurd STANLEY again rose, and said they had proposed
many toasts this evening, but the one he had to propose,
he thought, was as important as any which had been
brought before them. Indeed, it was one intimate:y con-
nected with the prosperi'y of the Liverpool Agricultural
Society, a number of gentlemen to whom thf.y were. all
indebted, and he considered it would be a gross act of in-
gratitude and neglect if they did not record their ack now.
ledgtnent of the services of those gentlemen to the Liver-
pool Agricultural Society—he meant the committee of
management. (Loud cheers ) With whom he would
combine the name of their talented and able secretary,
Mr. Ledger. (Cheers.)
Nit. LEDGER returned thanks.

A number of other roasts, chiefly of a complimentary
nature, followed, and the company separated at a quarter
to ten o'clock. .