2j: 2 Letter from a Scots Farmer, July 



His Majefty appeared to great advantage upon this occa- 

 fion, as he is an excellent horfcman •, anti, what is more 

 to his credit, the warm and grateful reception which he uni- 

 formly experienced, evidently affected him in a feeling man- 

 ner. John Bull himfelf was highly delighted with the great 

 honour of this vifit — an honour never befbowed upon him 

 by any of the preceding Sovereigns. It was curious to hear 

 the converfation in the ftreets : " What do you think, " fays 

 a worthy citizen to his friend, " of the King's goodnefs ? 

 He abfolutely took off his hat to my Lord Mayor at Black- 

 friars Bridge. " " Did he indeed ! — Oh, he is a fine fellow 

 —huzza ! ! ! " 



We underftood, it was pafh five o'clock before the whole 

 affair was over ; and a fatiguing one it mufl: have been to 



tliofe immediately concerned. Our friend of the St. 



Martin Le Grand volunteers, affured me next day he was quite 

 , exhaufted before they were difmiffed, having been upon the 

 ground in Hyde Park from 8 o'clock A. M. without any re- 

 fi"e{hment. The error lay in calling out the corps in the weft 

 end of the town fo early j for a very fmall degree of forefight 

 might have taught the commanders, that the previous pro- 

 ceffion would confume a good deal of time. 



The bufinefs of the day has confirmed my opinion of the 

 goodnefs of the London police •, for I did not hear of a fingle 

 accident having happened ; nor did the leau degi'ee of confu- 

 iion prevail in the ftreets, furtlier than what might naturally 

 be expe£i:ed from, fuch a concourfe of people. The erecSting 

 of barricadoes was an excellent preventive, and the covering 

 of the flreets with fand, proved of much utility. In a word, 

 the day paffed over in tlie moff agreeable manner ; and, at 

 the conclufion of the bufmefs, the multitude retired peaceably 

 to their homes, without kicking up a dufl, as is commonly 

 the cafe in a certain city upon public rejoicing days. 



Let me now fay a few words upon agricultural fubjefts. — ■ 

 I thought it but the leaft I could do, to pay my refpe£ts to 

 the noble Prefident of the Agricultural Board -, and, to fpeak 

 in a cour^ figure, was mcft gracioufly received. Plis Lord- 

 fhip, after talking a little upon general points, inquired if I 

 was acquainted with the Kentifli hufbandry (wheat and beans 

 alternately), as he wiilied much to have it generally intro- 

 duced. I replied, that fuch a fyftem undoubtedly deferved 

 ferious attention upon the foils calculated fc5r producing thefe 

 grains ; but that I had good cauCc to believe, that the ftricteft 



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