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the [irizes. There wns al fo a lliew of Mr. 

 Coke's LeiccitL-r rams, two Spanilli rams, &c. 

 AHer viewing this (.-xccUent (lock, the geii- 

 tieinen returned to the tiail about 4 o'clock, 

 wlicie JMr. Coke, in the moit IplendiJ and 

 huri'it.i.ble manner, entertained 17 noble- 

 men, gentlemen, and yeomen. In the even- 

 ing; there was a I'ale cl' his fine Lcicefter rams. 

 The lecond day's bufine's commenced with 

 the I'lle ot" Leiceilcr thcavei and ewes, moft 

 of which were purclial'ed by Lord Tlranet 

 and Ml". Buckley, of Leiceiler. — Immedi- 

 iitely after the fale, Mr.- Coke and the 

 gentlemen pvefent mounted their hori'ea, 

 and proceeded through luxuriant fields of Iain- 

 Join, to view his h:ilf-brru Merino lambs, {a 

 crofs of the Spanifh a!id Southdown) and alio 

 the drilling of taniip feed, and oliier opera- 

 twiis ot hulbandry ; and from thence to Mr. 

 Wrijiht's bain, where the men were clip- 

 ping Mr. Coke's extraordinary fine flock of 

 Southdowns. Here aifo were to be feen the 

 implements of huflianJry, the pens of prize 

 ilieep, &c. and j\Jr. Purdy's remarkably fine 

 ftetv, and heifers of the Devonlhire breed. 

 Atter a due eximin.ition of the rtock, fleeces, 

 &c. and alfothe premifes and agricultural ar- 

 rangements, the vifitors returned to the man- 

 lion houfe, where they were entertained in 

 t'se fame lumptuous ftyle as on the preceeding 

 d^y, to tiie number of t:7(). After dinner, 

 ftjr. JohnHcning, jun. produced three (hawls 

 n anufadured by McfiVs. John Herring and 

 Sons, of N'orwich, cuthe'y oiMx. Coke's bf'au- 

 tiful Southdomn fleece, which obtained fuch 

 general admiration as to induce the company 

 I'telent to order many of the fame fabric. — 

 Mr, Toilet, faid he had tried all kinds of 

 wxiol, and had piovcd that we can crow'in this 

 country wool equ.il, if not fu[.>erior, to the 

 fincft Spani/h. He had fold all his Merino 

 wool at 4s. (id. per lb. and his fleeces averaged 

 lys. (id. The l:ile of Southdown Theaves 

 then took place. Sir W. W Wynne, Sir 

 R- Harland, and Mr. M, Hill, were the prir- 

 c.pjl purchai'eis. The bufinefs of this day 

 cojiclude<l with tb.e letting of Southdown 

 Tups. On the third day, the company met at 

 eleven o'clo:k, and vient to the flaughter- 

 h^ufe to view the fl)ecp killed the preceding 

 C/cning. They afterwards went tb the farm- 

 yard, « iievc a ihearlipg Southdo.vn nvm, the 

 property of Mr. Powell, of P.roomilhorpe, was 

 fliewn againit a {h.arling Southdown ram of 

 Mr. Davis's, of Caftleacre ; the judge- deter- 

 mined in ;avour of Mr. Pov,ell, and thought 

 the flieep worthy to have been admitted 

 jimongft tiie com|ictitors ,or the prize cup. The 

 dirferent agricultural implements were then 

 tried. Tile companVj nearly 200, fat down to 

 dinner at I o'clock. Immediatelyafter the King 

 anJalewieieCttoalh h.id bc?n given, the pr.z s 

 viere placed on the tai'lc, adjud^'ed, and pie- 

 fei»ted hy Mr. Coke to the following gentle 

 men • 'I'o Mr. Reeve, of Wighton, for his 

 Rearing Lcicefter fat v.ethcr; and i'or'his I.i-i- 

 CCllcr ihe.irling ram, two lilver cups, value 10 

 |U(ii<«> each. To Mr. H. Blyth, of Buvn- 



ham, for the bcft Southdown fhearllng fat 

 wether, a fiUercup, value 10 guineas. °T» 

 .Alr.'johnfon, of KcmplVon, for the heft pen of 

 ten Leiccitcr tlicaves, a filver cu[>, value 10 

 guineas. To Mr. Furdy, of Egniere, for four 

 pens ot Southdown theaves, a lilver cup, va- 

 lue iO guineas. To Mr. Money Hill, /or the 

 bell Soutlidown fhearling ram, a I'llver cup, 

 value 10 guineas. To John Mofely, efq. o." 

 Torts, a filver cup, value 5 guineas for his. 

 Suffolk boar. In prcfenting the lilver cup, 

 value 10 guineas, to .Mr. Beck, of Welt Lex- 

 ham, lor irrigating ;).') acres of meadow, which 

 tliis year produced 70 tons ofhav, wliere only' 

 ralhes grew before, Mr. Coke 'laid, that no 

 county was more capibi? of this kind of im- 

 provement than NorfoJi;, and h.; hoped that 

 landlords in general would give every eaa)u- 

 ragcment to their tenants in this particular, 

 which would ultimitely rcn er this county a. 

 perfeft garden.— Mr. Beck had been the firft 

 to try the expciiment, (under the direSion of 

 that able engineer and miner.ilogill, Mr. W'm. 

 Smitn, who hid lately prelVrved upwards oi" 

 4.^000 acres in this coenty, iroan the inroads 

 of the lea) at an ex pence of more than 9001. 

 but he had ibund fo much advanra.;e to arifc 

 frorn it, that lie had taken the whole expeuvc; 

 upon himfelf ; although Mr. Coke oftV-red Co 

 defray it, on a proportionate increafe of rent- 

 Mr Coke laid he never prefeiited a prize cup 

 with fo much fatisfaftion ; for never was a. ' 

 premium fo well defcrvcd. Mr Coke then gave 

 as toalls — Irrigation — and, an Inclofure o.'a// 

 VVaftes ! With refpetl to the [.remiums for en- 

 cour.iging improvements in agricultural imjile- 

 ments, theie were none this year that could 

 claim the prize. Cord'Aell and Ijrewfter't 

 winno'.ving machines were well conRrufted, 

 and fome of the other implements had alfo 

 their refpedlive merits ; too much praife could 

 not be ^ivcn to the Rev. Mr. Baiker, for his 

 fuccefsful exertions of extr.iordinary mechani- 

 cal abilities, in the production of an inllru-*' 

 ment, which Mr. Cuke faid, he confidercd fo 

 excellent and applicable to agricultural imple- 

 ments, that he piefented Mr. Barker witii a 

 moft elegant filver cup, with its cover. The 

 bufinels finally terminated with the fale of " 

 Mr. Coke's Devon cows and bulls, snd the 

 company departej highly gr,itihei with tlie 

 o!)je.dts which this magnificent .houfe, extcn- 

 live p.iric, and beautiful plantations, lui pro- 

 fented, as well as witi the liberjlity and at- 

 tention of their illullrious pofl'ellbr. 



Mani-.d] Mr Hafle/.-ood, riding-officer 

 of the cuftoms at Hulme, to Mifs Shank, of 

 Ferrington, St. Clements. 



Mr. John Kelly, jun. merchant of "Var- 

 mouth, to Mifs Eliza Barkett, of Nottinghatr. 

 At Lynn, Thomjs Allen, efq. to MilJi 

 Hogg, daughter of George H , efq. 



At Norwich, Mr. Henry Mai'on, printer, 

 to Mifs Leeds. 



jLiVrf] At yarmouth, Mr. James Ham- 

 mond. " 



At Wcreham, Mr. Georg ■ Kubbard, fon 

 of Mr. H.| of the Gcojj/c Inii. 



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