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(CoyTINCED FKott St'PPLE-VrNT.) the trong. They knew not what A day might bring forth," as all of a sudden a fire broke out in India, amongst their own army, di-cinlinod by their own ofifcers, and uing t hcit- arm:i in fighting against them. Hut it pleased God to give wisdom to our commanders and conrng-e to our troops, and that terrible mutiny would shortly be put down. lie called IIpon the Hen. Col Nelson flood to respond and in doing so he would repeat the d\?ng words of his relati ve, Lord Nelson, Engl and ex peets every man to do his duty." (Cheers.) The Hon. Col Nelson Wood saj,J,thnt in obedience to the command of the noble President., lie thanked them on behalf of the united services, for the flatter- ing anel "nthu-iastic 111 [In net in which the last toast had been received. lie wished it had fallen to the hands of a do especially -when the Tuk- de Malakotf had honoured them with his presence. His name was illustrious in his own country, but scarcely less so in England, by his cor dial co operation in the Crimea. He hoped there woult d never be an interrnntion of that fectill" which now exists in the heartsof both nations, and that her Majesty a intended visit to Cherbourg, as a mark of esteem and friendship, would be the means of cement- ing firmer that alliance which ;t is so ,lesirahle should always exist between the two countries. With regard to the army in the East, under the able command of Sir Colin Ca.npbell, it is to be hoped it will be crown- ed with the most complete success, and that the mutiny shall shortly he entirely suppressed, The Right Hon. W. E. Glad tone, M.P., then spoke as follows:- My lords .I ge,, t I, q, it, could not fail of addressing what would be acceptable to you thN evening, if it 'H"e true that the subject "ith which a h,?] <u deui with, inspired him ?ith the idetta which applopriaely b;lollf.:e(1 to il. F, you have chosen me my, lord, and it is only on tile p, in cipal of obedience to your commnnd thnt i acquiesce in the detprminatiol1 you have chosen me to an undeserved honour in entrusting me with the charge of proposing to the rorrpnny, that they should I,i.,k, wh'it every msn will dunk with ti?,? utmost ,alisf,clion," joy and prosperi»y toth»> Hopi Agricultural Society ot England." {Cheers.) For it is a toast, my lord, which carries writ- ten upon its very brow, the whole of its claims to an ell- thusiastic reception. A Society founded under the high- et auspices a society which unites in its stippmt every class of th" community, unti with widell ev»»r\ commu- nity is ii iesistible and indestructible: and n society o founded and so combining the universrd sulfrages of the country, directed to such a purpose as that of promoting th rrivs: essential urul venerable among all the arts which furnish the matednl- for the industr* y of man. And it i- most essentul, if it be, indeed, true- as true it is —th"t a large part of the national welfare hangs upon its prpsperily-it is most essential Ihat you should have the he-t and most efficacious means of comparing its ■tate in one year with its state in another; Oi recording for your encouragement the prorr"i which has been achieved ill the rat; and if, perchance, thetime hollld camp, w hu ill au) one of its myriad lHanchs of enter- prisp, some p'tial failure should be perceived, thlt that failure should ue noted at the very first moment when it became visible, in order that the discovery of the defect might "t once lead to its being repaired. Mv lord, I think it OJ") be truly observed that this — I 11101) say distinguished, I ilia)" say, pedJHJISt illustrious-iuslitu. lion, appears to meet and to supply the very want which Wa the greatest inherent want of agricultur(>. If we look 1n the case of manufacturers, we shall perceive that it is the na'urc of manufactures h) cdlcct themselves in enormous musses around g'eat centres of industry. If we look to commerce, iiMant communication between every point of the cdmmerchil system of the country, is the very ,il"l air it bieathes, and is entirely inseparable from commercial de\dnpmel)ts. liut, with agriculture the cas" i» different, aud OIl the contrary, its 1J,\turr i to be ;h?H(1 around local centles which, under ollli. nary circumstances, ht\e little or no connection wítfJ one another. It is, in comparison, 31\ isolated art and, therefore, it may follow, under given circumstances, at many tint the agricuhuie of the countr) Infl) be languishing in many qu.uters of the C;}unlry, simply from the want of knowledge of the progress which has been achieved in other parts of the laHd. (Hear, hear.) Well, now, it I om right in saying 'hat this is the be- setting danger and difficulty of agriculture, is it not true that the society, whose festival Wë commemorate to-day is, by the very principles of its constitution, adapted effectually to supply that want. (11"ar, hear.) — Whatever else may come, and whatever else may go, this, at bast, we know, that no vicissitudes of time or t 1.? at, ?: k,?, tl,.t 'I. of time or it has ever held, from the very first day of the geueia- tions ol man, even until the last day and the crack of doom" itself. (Hear, hear.) Now, my lord, as one having indeed vcr) little claim to address you, but yet interested in agriculture and its rcsu.'ts, finiiy state, in » few \0 lhi" company, why it is that I think we ought to feel grateful to the Koyal Agricultural Society, for having chosen Chester as the scene of one Of its meetings, and for the general prosecution of its labours, with that intelligence, energy, and success which have ever marked its progress. In the first place, I take it to be of the utmost impoltunce to agricultuie, that you should have the means ofrecoidmg its ascension or its decline. We must not suppose, that because it )9 an ancient art, and one which has been proecuted in the simplest forms, it is, therefore, otherwise thill an art which, of all others perhaps, alfords Ihe most varied scope, and the largest sphere of developemenr, to the powers of the human mind, (hear, hear, and cheer*,) for its business is tù bring together the men and UC minds of all portions of th- country. The stoek of I)evonshit e, the hordes of Suffolk, the "arious products I of ever y portion of Enghlld are exhibited in the yards to-day. The agriculture of England, through the means mainly of this society, is rapidly attaining to have but one lart nnd one mind one common pulsp; one common circulation of the Nital fluid throughout the whole J8ten1; one common stock, illto which everything that skilli, that industry, that intelligence, that capital have achieved, over every single part of the country, maJ h thc CommJH property (If every other portion of the country, (Cheers.) Well, my laid, I may venture to give another reason wh., meH an uninstructed person, I venture to fael n cntimellt of gratitude towarùs those who, in this matter, give us the bendit of their instruction. If we take the trade of the farmer it seems to me that it stands distinguishEd from all other trades, not in the less bill in the greater amount of demand which it makes upon his mental powers. rn point of fact, if we are to regard the farmer as an isolated man, he has 50t to struggle with every- thing. He ought to understand the whole universe in which he lives, and almot e\er science which bdollg to the entire range of knowledge. He ought to be profound in meteorology he ought to be a consummate chemist, he ought to have such a knowledge of the breeds and history of animals as scarcely a life could ncqnirc he ought to be a mechanist of the first order nnd, in point of fact, there Îi no l'ud to Ihe uecomplh.h- I ments which an individual farmer, to be a pond farmer, if he stood alone, ought to possess. If I take the case of two men setting out in life with a modeiate capital at their command, 8:1) two men who had C5,()00 of c\pital each, and thequestion being whe- ther they should enter into some (irditittii- trade, or whe- ther the) :ojhou\:i rommellcP business in farming. I aJ that the man who takes his £;->,0\1:) to stock his farm, which is let to him as a tenant afrmer, would require Jar more of intelligence, in order to enable him prppell to transact his business, than if he opened a shop iu Bürup street lit:, city- (Hear, hear.) Well, nov, gen- t/emen, if is eminently desirabL>, but you will agree with me that it j not possible that every farmer should be the profound mechanist, l?? profound chemist, the accomplished meteorologist, and thp possessor of ail thoso other arts which it is so de-iialde for him that he ehould po-sess. A pretty uood knowledge of sonIc of them he may attain through practice, but h." cannot at- tain all the HCiOmplishments whieh are essential for his aafewmking. What is he I,) know of Tie power of ) ? Docs not the value, the c(1mparat\' value of his n.aehinery, in point of fact, turn very often upon matters of the most perfect accuracy ? What knowledge h, I". of the analysis of soils? \V at is he to kn »w of the manures which he is to employ t Here "gif1 com"s in )hf)?,y:))A?ieuhura) Shifty. The Royal Agri- cultural Society applies 10 the machinery, which is of- fer, d to ou for )our patronage, the severe t?,t, which science has de'ied, applies 10 the manures with which you are to fertilize your ground, tint searching analysis which enables you to know ith what materials you are dealiio; (I) point of fact, it enables you generally to |>r- s cut,. ilw arùllnn path uf improvement under the 8¡1tf,:I\:lI'" alltl guarantees of a knouledtfc which no sin-h- inditidual could po^ess, but which this Sodet) am: :\l1'J accumulates, brings to the door of evei y man, i;;d places there at his disposal. (Hear, hear.) Wll, !]o\v( my lord, I have given, I think, reasons enough why we slwu'd feel grateful to the Royal Agri- cultm .1 Society lor having c 1mp hoie to hold its rnect- tn?n?he?nci..nt!md ??,?:,b)c('u;ut'Chafer. I feel indeed ashamed to be the (tr!all, in any sense, of th ■ s. numents d this neighbourhood, when I remember the M-eentness of ..y connection tuth it, and when I recoiled that I speak in the pr ser><• and in the neigh- bout hood 01 those whosc ia -iilies have be"n rooted in the soil for more centuihs almost than I can cunt years. Uut at the same time I cannot help feeling how appropiiately the scene has chosen for the present anniversary. In this town we meet under the shadow of a venerable cathedral. We meet in a city which de. fives its name from a domination established in England 2,000 vears ago. But we see that this ancient city has lately b;en subjecttcl to the influences of change, that it it now becoming tho centre of a new tr;iffic-stretcliii,g fotth the arms of its suburbs, right and left, and pro- raising to flourish and to grow, that the Chester of the 18th century will by-and-bye be scarcely recognised in the expanded divisions of the Chester of the 19th. (Hear, hear.) It associates the new with the old. It associates them in the happiest manner, and it associates them as they are associated by the Royal Agricultural Society of EIJ1.;land, while aiming at thp improvement of the rude, great, primitive pst cf men, brings to be:T upon (hat primitive past every discovorv of yesterday, ill the present thought of to-day, and all the hope o' to-morrow and the future. (Hear, hear, and cheers,) And let me add that I feel sure, if there be one cause mHe than another, which haq given to thi9 society it" place in your unher9al confidence, it is that 1\ hieh I am ablnt to mention. It appears to me that there j- n1!hlll!! more admirable in its characcer alH1 machinery, than the prevailing spirit of pllltlicity alld fair pi,) which attends the whole of its procet dings. (Hen,, hear.) It Iris functions to discharge, which invoho t!ir reirurd oftmrit—the reward of meiit involves constaut com pm ision of mprÎ', the compulsion of merit npces. sarily grates upon feeliiij>p, lin(I jet, notwithstanding, here is a hi <1 y which deals will] every kind of product in i'trricnliurp, and every great instrument ajiplicubi, to nsji iculture, and )et continues to retain universal coiifi lence, the confidence alike of the visitors and of the vanquished, ill their honourable strife. (Cheers.) And why is this It is because its proceedings—like .11 other .)J!;jcu1tural prnceedings pretty nearly—aie con- ?ncti'dinthef?ceofday. (Cheer!) There is no se. ciet about your trials. The spirit of secrecy would be a curse lo It. Eveiytliing that is done, is done subject othef.urjuds??Pnt of Enc!?)td. The iudtres them- selves judged in your fair, ",dicensed, unlestroined, liberty of communication, (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I hat spirit hr?. I believe, more than anything els«, con- I tinued to preserve for us 'itl flil?'lli, and strength of our public itlstituti(lu-I mean a thorough unshrinking, and uriswetving publicity—a spiiit which We regard a. the guarantee ofloitunp, and a spirit to which every proceeding of this society appears to be made to co: form. My lord, I cannot help reminding tlil" companv wilh reference to « hat has fd:en (mm the distinguish Ambassador ol Fiance, that he, perhaps, lias done us tnote than justice when he s poke, of the benefits which the industry of his own country has icceived from the industry of ours. At any rt", it is but fair that we. in acquiescence with the history of commerce, nnd particularly of manufacturing progress in this country, should liei? 1),,bll,ly iii return lor the compliment he has paid 3o??, that it is 1(, France, all to the zealous imitution of what the French have dOUI- by their taste ami skill, that we now 0we 110 sin.ill part of the lapid p-ogress of our manufacturing Jnps- pcrit) in I'.ngland and you, gentlemen, who kntnv nothing, thank God of rival interests with other classes and count! ies, you, I am sure, will think it most, satis- ,Len JlI hear from authority Sf, distinguished and illustrious, the assurance that some part at least of the benefit which British manufactures have recei ed from the mamifactuies of Fran(4 has bean ?j)?d .? compensated by w h it I' renclimen have learnc(1 from the imlustiy and skill of the Uritish farmer. My lord. t have detained you peihaps too loua. (Cheers.) I am sure quite long enough. 11 the speech be measured by its merits, it 11:18 already ben more ex- tended than it need be. (Renewed cries of No no tin 1 cheering.) If it were to be mea"ure,1 by the dig- nity and capabilities of the subject, then I could pro- long IDJ observations until even Jour patience would | De exhausted, and my next tip dogies would scatcely be received with the cheering and assui ing encouragements to continue with w!¡iLit some of them have already bpen received. It h my duty to remember, gentlemen, and, if necessary, ttJ remind you, that even the happy hours of meeting-- soch as this, when we mix oUr svmpathies and feelings, 111HI exchane our ideas with matters deepl, interesting to our own 8Iaft and the eonditi m of our country—that even those happy hours must diaw to an end; and after what I have said to you with re- gard to th, of the llojal Agricul'uial Society, I shall not longer trespass, ev^n w:th your permission, 011 your patience; but I should beg you now to join with tne in sustaining the good character which Cheshire, w hich Chester, and hope I may say with reference to u neigbouring cunni" which come so near to you, which Flintshire also hus earned upon the present oc- casion. It is admitted upon all hands that you have given to the society a welcome woithy of its Rrrices and its ohiects. Give a similar welcome to the toast I now propose to you, Prosperity to the RoYat Agricultural Society of Kngland." (Loud cheeis.) The lont was drunk with imm"llsP applause. Lord l'ottmati, after paylnga just tiilmte to the remarks of the above eminent statesman, llro1Jc>,ed the" lIealth of the President of the Society." lie was known to liim from his childhood they were in school together at Eaton, and he was sure to be found engaged on his own farm, uniting science v, t,, P,? c,, with practice. Science.) in his opinion, was of little value without practice; as bo:h were essential (0 the real agriculturist. The Chairman, in acknowledging the last toast, could not imagine how his name had been so honour- ed, unless that his partner in life was a Cheshire lady and to all his bachelor friends present he would say-" o and do likewise." lIe would confine himself to calling their attention to the Society, whose 20th anniversary they then celebrated. His Lord- ship then detailed the history of that excellent insti- tution. and said that it appeared the Society had ex- pended no less than C150,-170 in the promotion of agricultural improvement. There were then 5,500 members, and two members had to be added to the names of those two who every three dars became j deceased. He wished to impress upon their minds that the interests of the farmer were ideiiii :-?l those of the landlords, because it was upon their mutual attention that the improvement of agricul- ture mainly depended. The farmer ought to possess a fair knowledge of chemistry, mineralogy, and geo- Im(y, and he was now gradually making progress in that direction. It was during his own presidency of the Society that steam was employed in plough- in,, and those that had seen the ploughs at work, at once concluded that by a further application of sci- ence, it would become very valuable. The Vice-chairman said that the 3ticces.T of that Meeting was greatly owing to the kindness and as- s istance given to the Socie'y by tlie Mayor tnd Cor- poration of Chester. It had been reported to him that one-third more people had visited the Exhibition this year than ever before had done. With regard to the Cheshire cheese, farmers told him that, change of pasture was the best thing for producing good and prime cheese and that the Cheshire plough did net like to drive through the same field always. (Cheers and laughter.) Sir Watkin, in conclusion, proposed-" The Mayor and Corporation of Ches- ter." The Mayor responded in a neat speech, and refer- red to the assistance they had had from the various local committees, and in particular to the services ren- dered by the Hon. Secretary, NIr. Chivas, as well as the convenience a!fortle,! them by the railway compa- nies. There was an old trite saying, that" he who caused two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before, was a benefactor of his country and the saying was quite as true with regard to all im- provements in The steam ploughing was capable of further impi ovenient, as horse-power still continued to be it, rival. Twenty-five years ego he went to Westminster .School, which cost him £ 5. New he went there in -1 hours and 20 minutes, ap.d thatforodyttls. He widled to see sueh an in- vention of steam ploughs as would effect the same economy in agricultural. Tnc Earl of l'o is .1servctl, if the Armyanù Navy were considered the two bulwarks of England, he mipht say that '•agriculture, manufacture, and com- merce," were the staple articles: of the community, and possessed a permanent, yet secret cause of the r success. The Exhibition that, day shewed their con- nection, and that the prosperity of the other two was thebestcecurityforthat of the third. After some further remarks, the noble Earl proposed Agri- culture, Manufactures, and Commerce," which was drank most enthusiastically. Sir K. Kerrison, Bart., M. P., proposed The Labouring Classes," and pointed out the shave the labouring man had in the breeding of animals, and the cultivation of the same besides that, his strong arm was ,i???ed in the transmission of the implements, as well its the conveyance of passeners. Referring to a prize obtained by some person in East Suffolk" who took the prize from Chester, they in rcturn were challenged to beat them (Suffolk men) at their out) homes. The workman's skill and talent should be rewarded and for his conduct, let him be edu- cated and elevated in his social position. M. de Trehonnais proposed the toast of The Rail- way Companies, an d thanks to them for their co- operation in promoting the object of the society. He dwelt long and cloqnelJtly on the a dvantage to civilisatioll in the development of railways, and eulogised in equally eloquent tcrm" the liberality displayed by the various local companies in their ar- rangements in connection with the show. The Chairman observed, that without the assistance of the Railway Companies, it would have been utter- ly impo"ible for tlieni to have assembled there that evening. The toast was cordially drunk. Mr. Titherington, chairman of the Birkenhead and Chester Railway Company, responded to t!?eto?st. He said that it fell to his lot, as chairman to a com- pany much connected with the development of agriculture in Cheshire, to return'thanks for the toast which had been so eloquently proposed and so heartily received by the company. When he first saw the toast on the list, he was surprised at it, as the fashion now was to abuse railways, and to deny them EVen the commendation to which they might be en- titled to. (Cries of no, no, and laughter ) Hecould assure them that there was not an ofiicial in connect^ion with the lJirkenhead and Chester, or any of the other Companies, which would not have night and day to contribute to the success of the show, which was tlie most distinguished in annals ot the society —(hear, hear)-and to promote the com- fort of all who visited it. (Cheers.) He hoped the railways would take a lesson from the society. It prospered because it warred not with itself; and so would it be with railways; and the more would it be for the benefit of the community, if, instead of quarrelling they united and lived in unity. (Hear, hear.) The railway with which lie, was connected had some claim on their consideration, and he hoped :t would receive their support. (Hear, hear, and cheers ) "PRO). Mr. John Fowler, jun., proposed—" The Stewards and Judges of the Show." Mr. Rratidreth Gibbs responded on behalf of the .rudg2s. lie allnded to the extended operations of theSoeiety. embracing the rnncipa]Hy of Wales. without which they would not hwe the pleasure and the benefit of seeing the heautihdWF?h ponies, and the other animals shewn. Special pt izo?i ?ei-C also given for ch"ese and hntter.accordin? to the naure of the productions of the locality in which the Society ?,f' tiie )f Llie localij, in li le l i tllc So?ietY Mr. Jackerly (one of the Judges) also aek.no.w- ledged the last toast, and pointed out the superiority of steam-power over all other ordinary powers. 1 hey were employed tlie previous day in testing the power of the machines, and they found that great improve- ments had been ptfpcterl in the construction ot imple- ments since the Society's Show last year. One was in the shape of a steam plough, and another a scari fier; but it remained to future inventors to decide whether the dragging system is ti" best not- Mowing and reaping by machinery were now gene- rally used all over the country; and instead of pay- in .'is per acre for mowing, it was clOIlC for 1 fjd Alter refuting the idea of machinery being likely to prove ruinous to the working classes, he sat down, thanking the company for the honour done to him as one of the Judges. Lord Delamere proposed "the health of the Duke of Marlborough, the President-Elect," who was pre- vented from being present owing to some domestic misfortune. FRIDAY. This being the last day oil which the Show would he opened, the crowds of human beings who wended their way through Watergate-stn et towards the Show-yard, gave an early indication this morning of thriving business being done at the entrance doors, the charge for admission being lowered to a sliilliiig. Special trains continued to arrive until nooll from all points of departure on the Chester and Holyhead line, a well as from the Hirkenhead, the Great West- ern, and the Manchester Railways, and at several Stations the demand for means of transit far ex- ceeded the supply. By roads some liundt eds arrived in town, and every inch of stabling and standing- room was occupied by private means of conveyance. Never on uny previous OCCilSÎUI1 it is said, (races not excepted) has Chester shewn such a busy aspect; o ticials. who have been connected with the Society for fourteen year" say they never remember such a meeting. Th*1 proceedings in the Trial-yar,! were similar to those of the pr vions days, and numbers of persons were cl1,Jged in inspeclill the various purposes for which this almost endless collection is intended, I But the live stock was the principal topic of interest, i more especially the horses Sir W. \1, Wynn, rt., ex1.ihited his chesnut horse" The i\rajor," l:¿ years, and although its merits were generally accorded, he, inclJnspquenee of being placed in the wrong class, gained 110 prize. The Show-yard continued open until (j o'clock in the evening, when the lnnc: of spectators, with great reluctance, retired, some to their homes, and others to enjoy a stroll through the city and its suburbs. MI:Mimas' MEETING. l iiiect i lig of At 1° o'clock in the forenoon a general meeting of the members of the Royal Agricultural ocicty was held at the Town Hall, the Right Hon. Lord Kern- el's in the chair- lr. Wilson rose to propose the thanks of the meet- ing to the Mayor and Corporation, and paid a high compliment to the Mayor for his unwearied exertions on behaií of ihe Society. P. Humberston, Esq., the Mayor, returned than ks, and hoped that the district in which the Society held its annual meeting, would receive an impulse to bet- ter farming, and would be amply repaid for any la- bour they had entered into in order to make the ar- rangements complete. Lord Port 111.111 proposed a vote of thanks to the Company of the Music HaU for their permission to dine in that room. Thanks were also accorded to the Railway Com- panies, which was duly acknowledged hy 3. Williams, Esq., as Chairman of the Great Western Railway. The Mayor proposed a vote of thank" to the Chair- man, which was seconded by Sir W. W. Wynn, Rt. Lord Portman said he was a witness to the conti- nued exertions of the Chairman, and pointed out the successful termination of the meeting, in proof of which he said, the Show-yard was viÚted by no less than 21,71.7 individuals on '(1 1'. The C I i ?' ?i,??iati returned thanks, and the meeting separated.

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