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for the Exhibition at Manchester, and were much extolled 

 by the lovers of fine arts. 



In the park and ornamental plantations that surround 

 the house are to be found some splendid timber, consisting 

 of beech (which flourishes greatly in this soil), cedar, 

 American oak, tulip trees, Turkej' oak, Cyprus, plane, and 

 chesnut. The pleasure-grounds, orangery, and conserva- 

 tories are planned with great taste, and the kitchen-garden is 

 well-stocked. The whole reflect great credit to Mr. Cameron, 

 the Paxton of Goodwood. At the extremit}' of the park is 

 the Tennis court, wliich combines pleasure and instruction, 

 for it is not only used for the favourite amusement of Le jeii 

 de patone, but is annually the meeting-place of the West 

 Sussex Agricultural Society, the object of which is to 

 encourage industry, and to reward those sons of the soil 

 whose general good conduct entitles them to the " golden 

 opinions" of their employers. The dog-kennel and stables 

 are the most complete establishments of tlieir kind in 

 England ; the former is erected on a rising ground, about a 

 quarter of a mile from the house. It is about one hundred 

 and fifty feet in length ; the height of the centre is twenty- 

 eight feet; and of the wings eighteen, measured from the 

 crown of the arches on which it is built. The building 

 consists of four kenneh and two feeding-rooms, in which 

 hot and cold air are introduced by stove pipes and venti- 

 lators. It is now more than forty years since a pack of 

 hounds have been kept at Goodwood. Sincerely do we 

 hope that the time will arrive when the kennel will be 

 restored to its original purpose ; for although it is now 

 hunted by that truly kind-hearted and popular sportsman 

 Colonel Wyndham, and the county of Sussex is too full of 

 woods and downs to furnish first-rate sport, it would be a 

 most valuable acquisition to this magnificent property to 

 have a pack of hounds under the auspices of the Duke of 

 Richmond and his son the Earl of March. Foxes are 

 plentiful, and if the coverts were well rattled would furnish 

 at least an excellent gallop. 



AVe have already alluded to the Duke as a Boldier, a magis- 

 trate, and a senator, and now propose to look at him as an 

 agriculturist. Hia Grace is president of (he Smithfield Club, 

 and until his duty called him to his regiment, was constant in 

 his attendance at its annual meetings. It was to the 

 Smithfield Club, and the exertions of the then president, the 

 Earl Spencer, and the Duke of Richmond, that the Royal Agri- 

 cultural Society owes its origin; for when the idea was suggested 

 some twenty years ago by the lamented earl, it was the cheer 

 with which the British farmers received the proposition that 

 encouraged the noble lords to proceed in their undertaking. 

 Like many other institutions, both the Smithfield Club and 

 the Royal Agricultural Society have had much opposition to 

 contend with. 



The Goodwood estate consists of 9,G02 acres arable, ex- 

 clusive of down pasture, which is about 4,000 more. The 

 Duke farms 790 acres arable, and about 1,500 park and 

 down pasture. The flock numbers 1,000 breeding ewes, 

 and 1,100 others, composed of ewes, tegs, wethers, and 

 rams ; all the above are Southdown. His Grace has 120 

 head of cattle ; 20 of which are Alderney cows, the re- 

 mainder West Highland bullocks and Devonsfor fattening. 

 The farm is used in the four-shift system. 

 First year— Wheat. 

 Second — Turnips, mangold, and carrots. 

 Third — Darley and oats. 

 Fourth — Clover. 

 From 30 to 40 acres of mangold are grown annually, and 

 about 5 acres of carrots, rape, and trifolium for the sheep. 



To .show the nethodical manner on which the farm is 

 conducted, we proceed to lay before our readers four returns 

 of live stock on the Duke's Goodwood farm, as made out by 

 the bailiflf on the first of the mouth :— 



BEASTS' ACCOUNT. 

 isr,s. No. 2. 



Feb. 1. STOCK ON CHARGE. 



Bull 



Cows in milk 



Ditto in calf 

 Calves 

 Stores 

 Fatting 



Bought 



Births 



Total 



1 



9 

 11 



4 

 56 

 40 



121 



The Duke's agent at Goodwood, Mr. Arras, is a Scotch- 

 man by birth, and possesses every requisite for the import- 

 ant situation he holds. Upright in his conduct, obliging to 

 all, attentive to the interests of his employer, undeviating 

 in the path of rectitude, charitable and considerate to his 

 less fortunate brethren, hospitable to his friends and asso- 

 ciates, he is respected by peer and peasant. Under his able 

 and judicious management the Goodwood estate is second 

 to none in this country. 



Since writing the abive, death has deprived the Duke of Mr. 

 Arres's tervicea. Hia successor is Mr, Wilson from Frogmore, 



