and, for some unaccountable reason, people seldom plant the ash, which no wind will shave, as it does the oak.

The oaks are mere scrubs, as they made an enormous grasp), of the are about Brentwood in Essex, Oracle, and so on. Here, as and in some parts of Cornwall; every where else, I hear every creature speak loudly in praise of Mr. Coke. It is well known to my readers, that I think nothing of him as a public man; that I think even his good qualities an injury to his country, because they serve the knaves whom he is duped by to dupe the people more effectually; but, it would be base in me not to say, that I hear, from men of all parties, and sensible men too, expressions made use of towards him that affectionate children use towards the best of parents. I have not met with a single exception.

Bergh Apton, Sunday, 16 Dec. Came from Holt through Saxthorpe and Cawston. At the former village were on one end of a

Saturday, 15 Dec.- Spent the evening amongst the Farmers, at their Market Room at Holt; and very much pleased at them I was. We talked over the cause of the low prices, and I, as I have done every where, endeavoured to convince them, that prices must fall a great deal lower yet; and, that no man, who wishes not to be ruined, ought to keep or take a farm, unless on a calculation of best wheat at 4s. a bushel and a best South Down ewe at 15s. or even 12s. They heard me patiently, and, I believe, were well convinced of the truth of what I said. I decent white house, these words, told them of the correctness" Queen Caroline; for her Briof the predictions of their great tons mourn," and a crown over countryman, Mr. PAINE, and ob- all in black. I need not have served, how much better it would looked to see: I might have been have been, to take his advice, than sure, that the owner of the house to burn him in effigy. I endeavoured was a shoe-maker, a trade which (but in such a case all human numbers more men of sense and powers must fail!) to describe to of public spirit than any other in them the sort and size of the ta- the kingdom.-At Cawston we lents of the Stern-path-of-duty stopped at a public house, the man, of the great hole-digger, of keeper of which had taken and the jester, of, the Oxford-scholar, read the Register for years. I of the loan-jobber (who had just shall not attempt to describe the

pleasure I felt at the hearty wel- us a humorous account of the come given us by Mr. Pern and "rabble" having recently crownhis wife and by a young miller ed a Jack-ass, and of a struggle of the village, who, having learnt between them and the "Yeomanry at Holt that we were to return that Gavaltry." This was a place of way, had come to meet us, the house most ardent and blazing loyalty, being on the side of the great road, as the pretenders to it call it; but, from which the village is at some it seems, it now blazes less fudistance. This is the birth-place riously; it is milder, more meaof the famous Botley Parson, all sured in its effusions; and, with the history of whom we now the help of low prices, will become learned, and, if we could have bearable in time. This Beccles gone to the village, they were pre-is a very pretty place, has waterpared to ring the bells,.and showed meadows near it, and is situated, us the old woman, who nursed the amidst fine lands. What a system Botley Parson! These Norfork it must be to make people wretchbaws never do things by halves. ed in a country like this! Could he We came away, very much be heaven-born that invented such pleased with our reception at a system? GAFFER GOOCH's faCawston, and with a promise, on ther, a very old man, lives not far my part, that, if I visited the from here. We had a good deal county again, I would write a of fan about the Gaffer, who will Register there; a promise which certainly never lose the name, I shall certainly keep. Great Yarmouth, Friday (morn--We slept at the house of a friend ing), 21st Dec.-The day before of Mr. Clarke on our way, and yesterday I set out for Bergh Apton got to this very fine town of Great with Mr. CLARKE, to come hither Yarmouth yesterday about noon. by the way of Beccles in Suf- A party of friends met us and confolk. We stopped at Mr. Charles ducted us about the town, which Clarke's at Beccles, where we is a very beautiful one indeed. saw some good and sensible men, What I liked best, however, was, who see clearly into all the parts the hearty welcome that I met of the works of the "Thunderers," with, because it showed, that the and whose anticipations, as to the reign of calumny and delusion was แ 'general working of events," are passed. A company of gentlemen such as they ought to be. They gave gave me a dinner in the evening,

unless he should be made a Lord.

cisely the contrary of all which is the case in this beautiful market at Norwich, where the women have a sort of uniform brown great coats, with white aprons and bibs (I think they call them) going from the apron up to the

and, in all my life I never saw a hill, is truly majestic. The meat set of men more worthy of my re- and poultry and vegetable market. spect and gratitude. Sensible, is beautiful. It is kept in a large modest, understanding the whole open square in the middle, or of our case, and clearly foreseeing nearly so, of the City. The ground what is about to happen. One is a pretty sharp slope, so that you gentleman proposed, that, as it see all at once. It resembles one would be impossible for all to go of the French markets, only there to London, there should be a the venders are all standing and Provincial Feast of the Gridiron, gabbling like parrots and the meat a plan, which, I hope, will be is lean and bloody and nasty, and adopted.—I leave Great Yar- the people snuffy and grimy inmouth with sentiments of the sin-hands and face, the contrary, precerest regard for all those whom I there saw and conversed with, and with my best wishes for the happiness of all its inhabitants; nay, even the parsons not excepted; for, if they did not come to welcome me, they collected in a group to see me, and that was one step bosom. They equal in neattowards doing justice to him whom ness (for nothing can surpass) the their order have so much, so foul-market women in Philadelphia.— ly, and, if they knew their own The cattle-market is held on the interest, so foolishly slandered. hill by the castle, and many fairs Bergh Apton, 22d Dec. night. are smaller in bulk of stock. The After returning from Yarmouth corn-market is held in a very yesterday, went to dine at Stoke-magnificent place, called Saint Holy-Cross, about six miles off; Andrew's Hall, which will contain got home at midnight, and came two or three thousand persons. to Norwich this morning, this be-They tell me, that this used to be ing market-day, and also the day a most delightful scene; a most fixed on for a Radical Reform joyous one; and, I think, it was Dinner at the Swan Inn, to which this scene that Mr. CURWEN deI was invited. Norwich is a very scribed in such glowing colours, fine city, and the Castle, which when he was talking of the Norstands in the middle of it, on a folk farmers, each worth so many

thousands of pounds. Bear me but, they are diligent, and make witness, reader, that I never was the most of every thing. Their dazzled by such sights; that the management of all sorts of stock false glare never put my eyes out; is most judicious; they are careand that, even then, twelve years ful about manure; their teams ago, I warned Mr. CURWEN of move quickly; and, in short, it is the result! Bear witness to this, a county of most excellent cultimy Disciples, and justify the doc-vators.-The churches in Norfolk trines of him, for whose sakes you are generally large and the towhave endured persecution. How ers lofty. They have all been different would Mr. CURWEN find well built at first. Many of them the scene now! What took place are of the Saxon architecture. at the dinner has been already They are, almost all, (I do not rerecorded in the Register; and I member an exception) placed on have only to add with regard to it, the highest spots to be found near that my reception at Norfolk was where they stand; and, it is curisuch, that I have only to regret ous enough, that the contrary the total want of power to make practice should have prevailed in those hearty Norfolk and Nor-hilly countries, where they are wich friends any suitable return, generally found in valleys and in whether by act or word.

low, sheltered dells, even in those valleys! These churches prove that the people of Norfolk and Suffolk were always a superior people in point of wealth, while the size of them proves, that the country parts were, at one time, a

Kensington, Monday, 24 Dec. -Went from Berghapton to Norwich in the morning, and from Norwich to London during the day, carrying with me great admiration of and respect for this county of excellent farmers, and hearty, great deal more populous than open and spirited men. The they now are. The great drawNorfolk people are quick and backs on the beauty of these smart in their motions and in their speaking. Very neat and trim in all their farming concerns, and very skilful. Their land is good, their roads are level, and the bot-government, can have nothing to tom of their soil is dry, to be sure; ask more than Providence and the and these are great advantages; industry of man have given.

counties are, their flatness and their want of fine woods; but, to those who can dispense with these, Norfolk, under a wise and just

LANDLORD DISTRESS MEETINGS.

Canterbury, 29th Dec; 1,821.

"A MEETING was held at the Fountain Inn here this day, in consequence of an advertizement

The assem

FOR, in fact, it is not the farmer, but the Landlord and Parson, who wants relief from the "Collective." The tenant's remedy is, of the East Kent Agricultural quitting his farm or bringing Association; we were led to exdown his rent to what he can af-pect that Sir J. Honywood would ford to give, wheat being 3 or 4 take the Chair but (Sir John not shillings a bushel. This is his attending) Mr. Plumtre was apremedy. What should he want pointed Chairman. high prices for? They can do blage consisted of a considerable him no good; and this I proved number of respectable farmers, to the farmers last year. The and landowners; the last though fact is, the Landlords and Parsons least in number by no means the are urging the farmers on to get least interested in the proceedsomething done to give them high ings; it appeared evident throughrents and high tithes. out, indeed, that these latter had got up the Meeting for the purpose of influencing the farmers to forward their views, it being more seemly, perhaps, for farmers to petition to be enabled to pay the present rents, than for landlords

At Hertford there has been a meeting at which some sense was discovered, at any rate. The parties talked about the fundholder, the Debt, the taxes, and so on, and seemed to be in a very to pray for the means of exacting warm temper. Pray, keep your-them. Resolutions and a Petition selves cool, gentlemen; for you founded on them were proposed, have a great deal to endure yet. stating the Agricultural Distress' I deeply regret that I have not to remain unabated; and that the room to insert the resolutions of Meeting entertained reasonable this meeting.

grounds of hope, from the tenor of the Agricultural Report, that There is to be a meeting at Parliament would, next Session, Battle (East Sussex) on the 3rd do something effectual for the reinstant, at which I mean to be. I lief of that distress. It was the want to see my friends on the general feeling of the Meeting South-Downs. To see how they that their distresses were not adelook now, quately represented, and we were