A meeting of the Central Agricultural Society was held on
Tues- day, at the Crown and Anchor. Mr. Ormsby Gore was in the chair; Mr. 1Vilks and Mr. Richards also attended ; and the three Members of Parliament were the only persons of any mark who were present. A resolution, expressing dismay at the Dundee speech of Sir Henry Parnell as to the Ministerial intention of modifying the Corn-laws, was agreed to ; although it was known and admitted at the meeting, that Sir Henry Parnell had denied that he bad used the expressions attributed to him.
A numerous body of delegates appointed by various Metropolitan parishes to consider Mr. Hume's measure for regulatingand controlling the levy and expenditure of County-rates, assembled on Tuesday at the Court-house, Marylebone ; Colonel Wardell in the chair. Reso- lutions were passed protesting against the imposition of taxes by per- sons not elected by, or responsible to the people, and declaring the right of the rate-payers throughout the country to have a voice in the election of those who levied County-rates, especially as by the Munici- pal Act a similar privilege was conferred on the inhabitants of towns. Mr. Hume's bill was unanimously approved of; and the meeting was adjourned to the third Monday in January. The chief speakers were Sir John Scott Lillie, Lord Nugent, Mr. Vigors, and Mr. Murphy.
A preliminary meeting of booksellers took place yesterday morning, at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate Street, for the purpose of entering into resolutions, and taking into consideration the means of establish- ing an institution for the support and assistance of decayed booksellers, their widows, and assistants. The meeting was numerously and re- spectably attended; Mr. Orme, of the firm of Longman and Co., in the chair. The sums subscribed amounted to 6001.; of which sum Mr. Orme contributed 10.5/.
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