The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-10-02 00:00:00

THE DINNER.

The plan of the dinner was conducted on a scale combining
elegance, economy, and luxury. The extensive coach reposi-
tory, as heretofore, was fitted up tastefully for the occasion by
Mr. William Horne, of the Mersey Hotel. Tables, five in num-
ber, ran parallel from one end of the room to the other, and
were '6 averedby the choicest delicacies of the season, embracing.
turtle, venison, game, fowls, ducks, geese, and every other de-
scription of excellent substantials, which the hungry guests did
ample justice to. The chair was placed in the centre, as before,
and above the president's head, on a board covered with green
cloth, were exhibited the numerous silver cups; tankards, and
prizes awarded during the day. Above the door at the entrance
were the loyal initials, W. R., formed of various coloured
dahlias, and branching from them, on each side of the repository,
were festoons of the same beautiful flower. The wines were
decidedly A 1 at Horns':, and the attendance of the waiter's was
such as to give great satisfaction to the assembled many. Each
table was calculated to dine upwards of one hundred guests, and
the number that sat down might be about between' five and six
• hundred. On entering the room the noble chairman was re-
ceived with three distinct rounds of applause, and the falling of
several of the seats, caused by the anxiety of the company to do
.honour to their president, gave a salute in due form. His wor-
ship the Mayor was also loudly cheered on his entrance. His
worship sat at the president's right, and John Ireland Black-
barne, Esq., M.P. for Warrington, on the left. Amongst the
-gentlemen present we noticed Sir Edward Mostyn, Bart., Wil-
-son Patten, Esq., M.P., Bootle' Wilbraham, Esq., M.P. for
,South Lancashire, Hesketh Fleetwood, Esq., M.P..fo r Preston,
Bold Houghton, Esq., John Formby, Esq., Colonel Hornby,
(brother-iu-law of Lord Stanl,) Rev. Mr. Blackburne, the
Rey. R. Rawsthorne, France, Esq., Clarke Hildyard,
Esq., president of the Northampton Agricultural Society, T. B.
Cross; Esq., of Shaw Hill,— Bailey, Esq-, Birmingham,
Esq., of Irefaml3ll.-Chrichely, Esq., Richard Pilkington, Esq.,
Peter Greenall, Esq, of Saint Helen's, and the Rev. Henry
Berry. Amongst the judges of cattle and sheep we noticed A.
Jones, Esq., of-NVelshpool, J. WOOd, Esq., Kimbleworth. Dur-
ham, Benjamin Crawshaw, Esq.' .Byram, Ferrybridge, -York-
shire. The judges of horses wereThos. Scott, Esq., of Preston,
and J. Oakden,Esq., of Knutsford.
The cloth being removed, the chairman gave " The Duke of
Lancaster." " His-Majesty. the King." (Cheers.) " Her
Majesty the Queen." (Cheers.)
LORD STANLEY then rose and said that he did so for the pur-
pose of calling upon them to do honour to a toait, which he hart
on many similar occasions called upon them in that room to
drink with three times three. It might not be necessary for
him to preface the toast with any remarks, but when he wished
prosperity to their society, he felt that he. could hardly allow it
to pass without offering a few obserVations on their continued
success and improvement. This improvement must be seen
when, on looking round, they observed so many agriculturists
from different and distant parts of the kingdom who had done
them the honour of visiting their infant society. The society
certainly was in its infancy, but he could appeal to 'the gratify-
ing show that had been exhibited that day to prove that a de-
cided improvement in the society had taken plate over last
year and all preceding years. (Cheers.) The surest way to
obtain real improvement in any undertaking was to persevere
and show a progressive advance. He saw, and it was a source
of infinite satisfaction, that a spirit of excitement for competi-
tion amongst the farming population was becoming general, and
they did not only see their own farmers carrying away the prizes,
but their distant neighbours also. Their neighbours in Wales,
fur the satisfaction of the Lancashire farmers, he was glad to
;say, would not carry away all the
_ Mprizes this year,. and
'although he saw the names of Mr. Dawson and r. Bloor,
as successful exhibitors, he would tell them to look pretty well
.to the next year or they would certainly be beaten. (Laugh-
ter.) Mr. Greene'', d St. Helens, had evinced great judg-
ment in the rearing of his cattle, and had taken away four
prizes, and Mr. Pilkington was not satisfied with taking less
than nine prizes for cattle only. He (Lord Stanley) did not
in the least grudge these gentlemen their treasures, for
those who saw the cattle must be convinced that they were
well deserved. (Cheers.) With respect to
ought
to be given
for cattle produced bone fide by the farmers of the county, as it
'could not be. supposed that they could with any chance enter`
into competition' with opulent gentlemen who made agriculture
a favourite amusement and a favourite science. (Cheers.) If
that were done he considered there would be a greater encou-
ragement given t 6 the farmers to improve their stock, as they
would then enter into a spirit of rivalry with each other, meet on
•equal grounds with a fair field and no favour. (Hear.) Look-
ing retrospectively, he did not think that in any respect the
meeting -had deteriorated from that of last year, but had im-
proved.. The show of cattle was much finer, and they had not
fallen off with their pigs, the latter circumstance being an
assurance that they would not be undersold by the Irish market.
(Cheers.) Horses for agricultural purposes were shown by the
farmers in their teams finer than ally he had seen this year.
To another subject connected with the society. he would
now turn with feelings of the highest satisfaction, which,
although expressed year after year, .would loose nothing by re-
esetition, as it affected the interests of both high and low : he
meant the distribution of premiums given to the farmers' ser-
vants and labeurers, for meritorious and long services rendered
under the roofs of their masters. (Cheers.) Amongst the,pav-
rnents made to this class there were six, not one of whom claimed
for less than twenty-nine years—two for thirty-nin‘ years, two
for forty-one years, and two for fifty years faithful service to
their employers. (Cheers.) Whatever deficiency might arise
in the success of agriculture, this was a feature they would
never have occasion to be ashamed of, and they might challenge
competition iu this branch of the society's good works with any
county in England. (Cheers.) The society's funds, it was
pleasing to see, had so far increased that they had been enabled
to discharge the debt of last year, and a surplus would have been
left in the hands of the treasurer had not a new and praisewor-
thy undertaking been entered into—he meant the cultivation of
a spirit to excel, atnongst the farmers, by establishing a plough-
ing match, which would be continued annually, and be the

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means of showing farmers their deficiencies, and capitalistS the i,
method of improvement. (Hear.). Without suet► st►mulants
to exertion men were satisfied.with their own works. (Hear.) '
A man glanced at his stock of cattle, and thought them
perfect. He looked "at his iffiplements; and considered there
was no room for improvement, but when they were brought
into competition then the farmer discovered that _his neigh-
bour's plough worked better than his, and the labourer found
that his felluw labourer pauaged the plough with more
dexterity than Ike did. This.was the way to excite emulation,
and to carry the-ibjects of the.sociyty toil successful issue. He
had no doubt buti,ifhey would sliortly see the plough managed
as effectually by.stie man and one horse as it has been hitherto
managed by two men and two horses. His lordship remarked,
in conclusion; that he had known the society at the time of its
commencement, that lie had witnessed its progressive advance
year after year, and thattlie hoped, by the mutual assistance of
landlord and tenant, -attire years would bring forth even
still greater iinprovemanti. He then gave " Success and pros...
perity to the Liverpool Agricultural Society."
The toast was than drank with three times three.
His Worship the Marini then rose and said, with the per-
mission of the chairman, he craved their attention to a toast
Which he was about to propose. After the able and splendid
manner in which their •noble chairman had prefaced the last
toast, it would ill become him to trespass on their time with any
attempt to add to what he has said. The distinguished indi-
vidual whose name he was about to propose would have felt rea-
son to be proud of his own stuck, could he have witnessed the
able manner in which they had heard the interests of that
society advocated and set before them that night. He begged
to propose—" The health of the Earl of Derby, the Patron of
the society." (Loud and reiterated cheers.)
Lord STANLEY said it was needless for him to assure them
how highly gratified his father must have been had he been
present to witness the enthusiasm with which his name had
been received. For many years it had been his great pride to
endeavour to obtain, and his great satisfaction to believe he
had obtained, the approbation of the inhabitants of Lancashire,
for the faithful discharge of his duties as representative of the
undivided county. (Applause.) In the situation in which his
father was now placed, deeply connected as he was with the
agricultural interests of the county, he could not but feel much
gratified with the tribute of respect paid to him that evening.
(Cheers.) His interest, his duty, and all his feelings led him
warmly to participate in the interest that was felt in the welfare
of that society, and he (Lord Stanley) could safely say,' that
his noble father desired as cordially as himself, (and no one
could desire more cordially,) the increasing prosperity and suc-
cess of the agriculture of this great community. (Much ap-
plause.)
Mr. JOHN 'WILSON PATTEN said they had just drank of the
worthy patron of the society, and, considering his long services,
they had done no more than justice in the manner of drinking
it. .But when they looked at the number or members then col-
lected, and saw in that an indication of the flourishing progress
of the society, and when they listened to the excellent speech
of his noble friend, detailing the benefits already derived from
the operations of that society, they must all be aware that there
was something in the conducting of the Liverpool Agricultural
Society eminently conducive to the admirable purposes to
which it bad been made subservient. (Hear, hear.) Under
this impression, he congratulated hiinAlf on having been de-
puted to give the health of one of the officers, than whom none
had contributed more to the credit and the advancement of the
society. They had all heard the speech of his noble friend,
their president, and know the interest he had taken from the
commencement of their existence as a society, and he was not
calling upon them to do more than he was convinced they
would be very ready to do, in calling upon them to fill a bumper,
and drink his health with three times three.

The toast was drank with rapturous applause.
Lord STANLEY, in rising to return thanks, said, be had heard
that in former times, when farming in Scotland was not quite
so good as at present, and fish was more plentiful, farming ser-
vants, on entering a place, were wont to make a stipulation
teat they should not be fed upon salmon more than three days
in a week. (A laugh.) He thought they would be inclined to
enter into a similar stipulation with him—not to have more than
three speeches in the course of a night. (Laughter and cheers.)
As it was, he was afraid they would think they were coming ra-
ther thick. (Cheers.) Yet after the reception they had given
to the last toast, he would belie all the best feelings of his heart
—he would be utterly insensible to the common emotions of hu-
manity, if lie failed to say how deeply be was penetrated with a
sense of gratitude and delight at the enthusiastic kindness they
had shown him on that occasion. (Much applause.) What
return could he make to them ? Was it by occupying their time
with lengthy, though not heartless thanks? Or was it not ra-
ther by endeavouring to deserve their kindness and confidence
by fulfilling to the best of his power the duties, here and else-
where, with which they had been pleased to entrust to him.
(Loud cheers.) He was of opinion that they would be better
satisfied with practice than with profession. (Cheers.) And
though he could not claim to himself that merit which his hon.
friend had been pleased to ascribe to him, and which might with
more justice be ascribed to those who fulfil the pains-taking and
laborious duties of conducting the affairs of that society,—he

meant the members of the% managing committee, (cheers,)
vet he believed he•could say that as far as his humble abilities
Lad enabled him, he had endeavoured to promote the interests
of the society. He had watched its progress with increasing at-
tention;—during the six years it bad been in existence he had
presided on four, and he had been prevented from attending the
other two by, business of more deep and. general importance.
(Hear, hear.) And he trusted that no circumstances, except
it might be those ofa more public and general description, would -
prevent him taking the chair at each succeeding anniversary.
(Loud cheers.) He might be satisfied, he might be proud, to
anticipate such an attendance as he saw before him. (Hear,
hear; hear.) He would not entertain so much as a thought of
a falling off in the attendance. (Hear, hear.) He anticipated
a decided improvement, and if it were possible that he could
merit anything at their hands this would be the highest reward
that he could receive,—to see that while he continued to hold
the office which he then filled, the society gradually and
steadily improved. (Loud applause.) Once More he thanked
them for the kind manner in which they had received him, and
from the bottom of his heart ho drank in return all their good
healths.
When' the applause following the speech of the noble lord
had subsided,
Lord STArsttv again rose, and observed, ft could. not 'hut
be a matter of sincere congratulation, not only to themselves,
but to all who took an interest in their proceedings, that an as-
sociation like that was patronised and supported' by the first
magistrate of the first commercial town in England. (Rap-
turous applause, continuing for some time.) From the first
institution of that society, nothing but liberality had been ex-
perienced
from the mayor and corporation, in the way- of ac-
comniodation. (Cheers.) To them they were indebted for one
of the most commodious places fur the exhibition of their stock
that the kingdom could boast of. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.)
He knew not, and he would not speculate upon, what might be
the alteration effected by a recent enactment of parliament.
He trusted the same liberality would be exhibited on the part of
future functionaries; he felt satisfied it Would, because in doing
so he felt assured they would consult the best interests of the
population of Liverpool itself. (Cheers.) Of this'he was sure,
that however he might fill the chair, it could be filled by no
more substantial citizen—(much cheering and laughter)—and
he knew they would agree with him when he added, that it could
be filled by no inure worthy man than the present Mayor. (Re-
peated cheers.) Under a deep sense of the obligation they
were under to him and to the corporation for their liberality,
and for his worship's attendance on that and, he believed,
former occasions, he begged to propose to them the health of
The Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool."
The MAYOR rose amid loud cheers, and said that, as the
Mayor of Liverpool and a member of the corporation, he felt
proud iu returning thanks for that body whom they had done
the homiur to toast. lie could assure them, that as it had al-
ways been the study and wish of the corporation to promote the
interests of the town, so it had been to promote the great agri-
cultural and commercial interests of the county generally. For
himself he could say, that 'he proudly felt the honour conferred
upon himself. Whilst he had filled the civic chair, he could
say, without fear of contradiction, that he had to the best of his.
ability, if not to the extent of his wishes, clone all that he could
to serve the inhabitants of the borough, and he was ever ready
to benefit, if possible, the county at large; and whoever might
succeed him, he would say, that he ought not only to consult
the interests of the town, but the county also. The three great
interests should go together, and, if they were considered, the
feelings of so respectable, a community, of which those present
formed so prominent a part, would be better consulted. (Cheers.)
In return for the compliment, as the Mayor and a member of
the Common Council, he thanked them, and had the pleasure
of drinking their good healths. (Loud cheers.)
Lord STANLEY rose, and said that, as the premiums were not
then ready for presentation to the successful candidates, he
should c4l upon the poet-laureate, Mr. Shaw, to favour the
company with a song.
Mr. Shaw then sung the following song :
My Lord, we're right pleased here to meet ye,
Your smiles are the best of our cheer ;
%Let these good-natured looks that now greet ye,
Express what we think on ye here.
As for me, tho' I've work I ne'er grudge it,
For to none in respect will I yield,
So I think I'll take out my new budget,
And finish my five-acre field. •
Tol de rol de col, Sze.

It wor well I found nut just in time,
Before th' bishops and tithemen wor sown,
That we'd more than could live in this chine,
Of that orthodox produce now grown.
So I caused all my workmen to stop,
And with members again sow'd my farm,;
But before I could house my new crop,
They'd burnt down my political barn.
Tol de rol, &c.
But the King heard what crop I'd got ready,
And not liking things to run waste,
He applied for some counsellors steady,
And all his owd tribe were displaced.
All the wits of the state it' still bothers,
To know what his reasons could 6e ;
They've blamed Wellington, Peel, and some others,
But ne'er thought on a bu►nkin like me.
To! de rol, &c.

But they hadn't much power to get root.
And longevity's what I can't urge,
For before they'd got time to teak' shoot,
They'd three doses of John Russell's purge.
It is thought he'd a kill'd um with four,
They wor now got so languid and weak,
For there ne'er wor state doctor before
Ever did so much work in a week.
Tol de roi, &c.
On Monday he talk'd urn aw blind,
On Tuesday renewed the old strife,
On Wednesday his patients resign'd,
And on Thursday he took him a wife.
On Friday they sent him to seek,
Fro' Woburn he reached the King's Mews,
And he danced out the rest of the week,
When he geet in Sir Robert's owd shoes.
Tol de rol, &c.

But in Lunnun they tell such great lies,
To cause whip and tory' misdeeds,
A mon connot trust his own eyes,
Nor believe more than half what he reads,
They've caw'd Joseph the pride of the nation,
Whose saving schemes yet are unmatch't,
Thu' his plans are but yet incubation,
They'll speik when his chickens are hatch't.
Tol de rol, &c.

They've sed th' member fro' Oldham wor honest,
And to change sides ne'er gen his consent ;
That the member fro' Dublin wor Modest,
And went to exact no more rent.
That one had a spirit so
.blest,
Whose pure inspirations can't fail,
And one lie they've tolvd sowing th' rest,
They've tow'd us, sny Lord, you'd a tail.
Tol de rol, eze.

Now, what can they gain by such ends,
Without 'tis a figure of speech,
If the toil means )(Air Lordship's true friends,
They'd better keep out of its reach.