Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-16
From the London riine.. 18th Oct.


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From the London rine. 18th oct
The Times on the aser,atiyes
Such festival may Imagine the Arcadian shop
herds have held when mighty voice had announced
the death Of Pan their tut,sr divinity. meeting
might have been held the snccn, psgans when their
worship, banished from towns sought refuge in the depths
of the country-such asscmbagc tho Jacobitcs
might have held To drink the health Of king who TO
longer existed assembled Saturday last at Castle He'd
ingham in the Conservative and Protectionst county OF
Essex. The proceedings Of the day appropriately
ushcred in by striking proof of the affection entertain
by the old Essex Conservative Club for the agrcu
tIral labourcr. This proof consisted in the munifccnt
donation of pound the happy person who combined
the following Heterogeneous atibutc-An agriculture
hbourer OF good character in the service Of subscriber
not in the receipt of than ten shpgs a.wecs, who
had paid the largest subscription to medical club. lie
might have been the best agricultural abourers but this,
would have awaited him nothing unless he were in the ser
vice of subscriberthat Conversave and en- this
Gvais lin nothing however large his subscription to the
medical club, unless he possesses the singular merit
addition, OF receiving of not than sh-
hncS awcek In the ewes of Essex the receipt of high
wages is in itself crime against agricultural prosperity
and good character and provident the ,ur. aysi
nothing unless there be added the me rit of living
on barely sufficient keep soul and body so louc
together as TO leave prospect of eroyine medical
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subscription which, beirg made out OF los aw.ck
entitled the subscriber the prize of round low
any one could subscribe thing OF such pittancc
and how the old ConveiSativc Club could have con-
tcmpa;ed the possibility of of such superhum m
sedrnit, Cannot understand Castle Rockingham has
many changes in it, day, but more marvellous
and dismal than that Of SATURDAY. last In that rom
where Mr. Disrseli unolded has plan for relieving ,r;cn
10y making money plentiful, and p,,inr tho
debt viii the money raised 10y ast tax where wear alter
wear Protection celebrate her tIunnhs 10 ut,,r
her boasts, and predict her success there i no no
Dsraeli Sir John Tyie, Major Bcr,sford-thc ola
familiar faces gone, aud the whole buSn,s of tho
I specializing uevolved persons whose nanNs hsv,
hardly travelled beyond the limits of the IIurdeeI Of
Ilucnford " ell might their Chairman Mr. Round draw
melancholy parallel oei~een their position last October
and this How touching Nas his sllusion the a:ricul.
raj abourer who deserves their steady and warm support
provided always he does receive more than l0s
week aud how dsintersled the observation that if they
give him that support-that is, the So or ga a week
they will get his labour in tctur Nor should the ~
John Cox be passed in oblivion with his eloousnr
lanentaon over the msrtyrdom Of Beresford aud Tyrc
anu the sorto~s OF Aadon This Rev. gentleman having
wound up his discourse with declaration that he was In
favour Of universal suffrage, the old Conservative Club
drank has health in bumper, acknowledgements OF
the merits OF his excellent speech.
Bat, aer all must confess that the ora,orcal efforts
OF the evening thrown into the shade the literary
performances of Sir John Tyrell and Major Bercsford,
~ho excused their absence IN two dismal Letters in which
their gloomy yieW uf the present and the luur, of the
Conservative struggle into meaning the I'M
favorable medium Of the very worst grammar. Sir John
ryre has neither heart, spirit courage to attend
Conservative aud agricultural mscting The CouservA-
tive party the House ofCommous j. completely dcmol.
ec internal treason has done that which open force
could 30. Like the cabmen Sir John Tyre!l has struck
work. but unlike the cabmen, he prevail upon
himself it, lie may, indeed lie aNakci ed from
the relative state Of the party whatever NAV
ucai by attack upon Protestant liberties OF bv
the din Of SIr-wlch could never have occurred had
Lord DERBY remained in Ciice. lie had, indeed little
mpel lecticns. But what then Thy are thrown into
shade by the npetiectpns OF the present Ministry. The
only pull Ia selfish point Of view; which he has is that
il cannot saii that the dearness cf provisions was
brought about by the noJlemen and gentlemen of the
counues for their interest. We hope Sir J, I'm
ryre viii forget thai for this pull IN selfish point
vew-thi- solitary oasis 10 the 0. his souI-Lc
Indebted those very Fre-tders whom he reves with
much bitterness To speak his real tpeuis would
be to bn. hornets about his ears attended with TO
beneficial TrrGt AZ with hornets nest that
vas aud therefore much conDcnd liz resolution Of
olng upon tile political surface TIL some event takes
place may render It less d-ageeablr, and We Onv
trust tina; the walls OF Castle Heughin my be adorned
hy picture representing the fallen Protectonst floating
ike vt AI0ns ALLEN angels, large many rood on
the oOyious pool which his evil deshy has consigned
[ him.
The prosecuted Beresord also declines present at
the meeting. Not because, like Sir John Tyre ICON
ssi the prze fighters call il, has been beaten toihim
out because the prosecution against him for conspiracy
renders it impossible for him 70 enter into that eIpllua
ton OF the Derby ALTAR which he was TO have
laid before hs constituents. Why he should think it ne
ceSsary 10 make ANY - plantation do kuoS since
vel remember that last year he the charges which
denial the completeness of which precluies all
sity for explanation. Nor is gisen understand the
cogency OF the argument that because he unable to
enter upon topic he unable attend the meeting
at all Was there other theme Tor his eloquenc.?-
Could nothing DC done in the way OF abuse Of the Gov
eminent nothing in the way OF explanation of his own
favour Of that Free Trade which lac had So repeal:
edy denounced: Then, there the episode Of Lord
Mas. Was nothing TO be made OF that the cIumne-
prosecutions that have OTsraken Lord Debys Secreta.
~ the Admiralty? Alas fear that Ike his more
candid colleague the heart Major Beesflrd Ia.
begun quail and that he al-o like the cabman recols
before the prospect Of ! reduced tarih.
This dinner interesting, aud il Is probably one Of the
last purely Protcctonst demonstrations that we shall
have TO witness True to ther creed they loved dear
for lie sake, and haf.reconcied TO Free
Trade by tho expectation S= John Tyre says that food
will soon be shilling nouthfU. Free Trade loses IN
their eyes much OF its evil when il il found to he consis
tent with wheat al sixty shings quarter a price which
they have now learnt consider app oarhng TO
famine though they would have rallied against il a.
utterly Enreiuuneratiye The "unta1ed foreigner can
not feed u. The EgpefGr Of Russia is determined TO
sarve w. and the Essex farmer according the Rev Mr
Cox is io'O"ug his example. What true Pfotectouist
could quarrel with Free Trade when he finds that al or
ai IL does not make bread cheap, 10 spite Of the vcs.-
. ft4it. orr Il