The members of the Bucks Agricultural Association met together at
-Aylesbury on Wednesday, to receive the report of the deputies to the general meeting, an account of whose proceedings appeared in the last number but one of the Spectator. The Marquis of Chandos took the chair. Ile expressed his regret that the Deputies had resolved to mix up the Currency question with that of Agricultural Distress : one was certain that defeat in the House of Commons would be the con- sequence.
Mr. Medley, a banker at Aylesbury, thought that the state of the currency was the principal cause of agricultural suffering, and that it must be taken into consideration in connexion with it.
The resolution in favour of funning a Central General Association in London, which was carried at the meeting of the Deputies, was put and negatived.
Mr. Spooner's resolution in favour of lowering the standard of value, was opposed by Mr. Parker, and Sir W. Young ; but was rricd.
Lord Chandos then asked whether the Association considered him bound by it in the course he slieuld pursue in Parliament ? ( Grits " No, no t") Then he should move for a Committee on Agricultural Distress, without giving any opinion as to the cause of it.
The meeting resolved unanimously that in order to protect the British fernier, a system of Poor-laws should be introduced into Irehual.
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