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Hampjhire. 



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^r the prizes given by the Biusex Agri- 

 cultural Socitty, took place at Lewes, on 

 the 5ii>! of July. It iv.js as usual, nunit- 

 rouslv aiteiided, by distinguished breeders 

 and iimateurs. After ilie company, arnung 

 whom was his Rovaj Kigluie.bS the Prince 

 of Witles, had sufficitnily gratified their 

 curiosity in the (ieUs. they retired to the 

 Star Iiuij where about 200 Sdt doivii to 

 t!in:5er. The chiu was filled by Lord 

 SheiSel','. After ihe u-u^il ica.vs, the chau- 

 iT)an ^Avz ' tiie nublc;:iieii .uid gemleiiien 

 Tisi'ors," lor "h.ch the Eari <J Kui'ge- 

 ■waler retu'ned tiianks. ' M.". C ke, and 

 tlie coun:y <>1 NoriclA." haiiiigbfeii crank, 

 Mr. Coke r^se and aner 1; anKing the 

 tneeting, expresjtd his grjtitu..e 10 many 

 ot -he gentle :'.eri prrsen:. aiid all tho^e 

 who had concurred 11. pa-, ing hiin, s n;e 

 years since, b« hi!;h a ci-n:p!imc.-nt, by a 

 valuable present wS cii he hjd riceived 

 fro. I. the b«'-t:i iJoivii tjrmeis; alluding, 

 ■to a small flocx ol th- cp, which weie col- 

 Jecled from tiie pnniijal breeders, and 

 traii.iinitted to iiim as a tribute of lespect 

 tor !;jt VI ry liberal support of tl,e 1: tro- 

 duction of hf breed ot South Do.vn 

 ^Meep in the c luntv Oi Norf-lk. Tiie 

 Pepor!s ot the Judges were tiieii read, and 

 the piizes nerj pre e:i!eO to the successful 

 Candida es af.er wh.ch, Mr. Ellnian roie 

 and ex laiii'd t" the n.eeiing ths.- gieat 

 advantage which «'ould an^e 10 the publ c, 

 Ooni aitntioii b ing paid by all breeders 

 to the pedigree ol animals; litis he thought 

 ihe bist nn-ans tha'. couki be adopu-d to 

 promote the gciiei.i in i.^ductioii of that. 

 Jvind (/I stocK most calculated to produce 

 the greatest possible qu.ntjty of food lor 

 human bUstciiai^ie. He wa-. followed by 

 •Sir J. ;e,ioright, wlu supported very 

 strongly ihe proposition, and to> k the op- 

 portunity of praisi:ig ^Jr. tllnian's breed 

 oi siiecp, from « hich he said h^ hao ob- 

 tained his ram to winch tne prize had 

 been adjudged, he bting oni ot an e.ve, 

 puichased by ihe Earl of Urtdgewater, 

 *<f -Mr. Ellman. by a ram beiongaig to 

 the IJuke of Bedford. Thv; pe(.i.;iees of 

 Ihe animals which h^d gained piizes, were 

 then called tor and ni.nuted upon the 

 Judges' report-. The naniti mentioned 

 Gy the breeders ot the Sires or dams of 

 the prize animals, were ihe Earl of Kgre- 

 mont, Lord tjage, Mr. Ellman, Mess. 

 ticraae, Mr. Als, and the laie Mr. Alfrey 

 ior the cattle; the Duke of JBe.lv^id, tie 

 Earl of iJridgewatcr, Lord Gage, Mr. 

 Ellman, Me^ars. Hamjish.ir, Air. Ell- 

 nian, (ot Shorcham; Mess. Davies, 

 and Mr. Saxby, lur the sheep. The boar 

 was declared to be from a Suffolk sow. 

 by a Lcll^•.^te^ boar. Stune further con- 

 versation concluded the business of the 

 day; and tiie tiianks <t the niceting hav- 

 ing been giicii to the Judges, and the 

 stewards, the coiDpatiy relumed to the 

 shew held;, to insptci those animals to 

 which ilu- prizes had been ajjudged, which 

 were tetaiiicu lor k at puipoje Mr. Les- 

 ter, of Piccadilly, exhibied his iiew port- 

 able band threshiiijf machine, which is so 

 fieat an improvement un the ou« he CA- 

 MoniuLM Mac, Nq. iji^. 



hibited here last year, that rompared with 

 it, one man will do as much work as a 

 horse, which was \erified by the follow- 

 ing irial against time. One man working 

 the machine thre>hed five tlieave^ of wheat, 

 in five ciiintites; the straw of which weigh- 

 ed liiirtv-ii.e pounds, yie i-'inz! one gallon 

 and three quarts of whea^ This machine 

 which is the lirst that has been made of 

 the kind (find for which a (:atent hao been 

 enolled) w.ll <'o nearly doiib'e the above 

 work whe.i dri'. en by a Irorse. The ma- 

 cfiine was purchased by Mr.' Stanford of 

 Presion, on ths Downs, near Brighton. 



MarrieJ.] At jcafor ', Lieutenant Wil- 

 liaan Koi^ler, 0/ the it;h livht dragoons, fon 

 of William F. el\] of Chichefter, to Mifs 

 Al'cii Juliana By.nu, youngeft daughter of 

 William B.^efq of the iflind of .Antigua. 



At Haftin^i. Capt.iii Edwards, of ihe royal 

 navy, to Mifs Thom.i3, aaughter of Rice T. 

 efq. 



Dieii'j At Falmer, Mrs. Hart, wife of 

 Mr H. 



At B^i^h'on, Mrs. Francis, wife of Mr. F. 

 of the King's Aims. 



Off tiieiflanjof Goree, of a fever peculiar 

 to the climate, Mr. Williim Long, niidihip- 

 ma.i cf his M^jtfiy's (hip Lark, fon of Mr. 

 AV.lliam Lung, furgcon, of Haillham, 19. 

 He was a young man of great promife, much 

 lamented Dy his brother officers and lliip'i 

 company, and very highly applauJed in his 

 piofefTional duty. 



HAMPSHIRE. 



Married'^ At Portfmouth, Mr. Wood, to 

 Mils S. .Matthews, daughter of the late 

 clerk of furvcy o! 01 jnance. — Mr. Webb, late 

 mafter of his Majeity's (]iip Blanche, to Mifs 

 Ranivell, of Porcfea. 



At HavanC, Mr. Brown, Co Mifs Hop- 

 woun. 



At Newport, Ide of Wight, Mr. Thomas 

 Perren, grocer, ro Mils Ann Amelia Adams. 



Did'] At Elfon, near G.ifpott, Captain 

 Sir Frederic Theliitcr, of the navy, agent for 

 prifonsrs of war at Portfmojth. 



At Havant, Mrs. Elizabeth Ventham.— • 

 Mrs. Fofter, wife of Mr F. tamer. 



At "Southampton, Mrs Wallis, reliift of 

 Captjiii vy. c( the Rofe tucirr, and mother- 

 in-law to Captain Yeatcs, now coniminder 

 of the fame veflel, i^. — Mr. Uihtr, 76. 



At Emfworth, Mrs. Lothcrinjiton, wife of 

 Captain L. of the Well India trade, and 

 daughter of the late .Mr. Lear, of Poitf- 

 muuth. 



Ac Lurr.ley Cabin, Mrs. D'Arcy, wife of 

 George D'A. efq. 



At Woudmancot, Mrs. Hooper, relict of 

 Mr. H. 75. 



At Portfmouth, Mifs Bayly, only daugh- 

 ter of Mr. B. of the Hoyal ^cadcm^ in the 

 Dock-yard, zi. 



At Hurftborne PrioiS, Mil. Putver, reli£l 

 of Mr. P. 66. 



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