^76 Imperial Acadcmij rif Sciences af Peter slur <:h. 



old new Leicester sheep ; Mr. Grey, tlirec good new Lei- 

 cc.-;ter, of one, two, uuti three vears old ; Mr. Jones, near 

 W'elLingford, two sliecp of mixed breed:*, Dorset and Lei- 

 cester, and Leicester and Wilts. 



Several excellent specimens of frnc wool were produced 

 and ex.innned, particularly from sheep of crosses between 

 the Spanish, Kyeiaiids, a»d Wilts. 



Specimens of cloth w ere also laid before the socic'.y froiii 

 Enulish wool, much exteedrng in quality any before made 

 from wool imported lron> Spain. 



The lirst adjudication of the annual gold medal, left bv 

 the late lamented duke of BnUord, and called the " Bedford 

 medal," was niaiie to Mr. Arthur Young, for his Essay on 

 the Nature and rVopevties of ALmurcs, there lieing several 

 other caadidales. Sir J. IJippesley was elected a vice-pre- 

 sident, and between fifty and si.vtv new men)l>ers, resident 

 in ditfcrent parts of t?)e united kingdon>. Pren)iums to 

 cncouraee friendlv or benetit sf)cieties amoiv.;- the labouring 

 poor were adjudged, and a new one established for the cn- 

 courairemcnt of female friendlv societies. The company 

 retired to the "\\hite liart to dinner, where the utmost har- 

 nionv prevailed till a late hoar. 



On Wednesday murnlng the carcas<-s of the f;\t cattle, 

 which had been view-td alive on the precedino- day, and 

 examined by IMc'ssrs. Clrcy, Paul, Ashley, and two other 

 gentlemen, who were appointed judi^cs, were examined ; 

 after which B. IL liobhouse, esq., the chairman, adjudsrcd 

 the premium to Thomas Croo-ke, esq., for the best heifer 

 and calf : they wen; of the 'iVlherton breed, or two parts 

 French and one Devon. Ta Mr. Clyde, of Preston, near 

 Yeovil, the prize ftir the best sow and her oiVspring : they 

 were between tlit China and Leicester breed, and remarka- 

 ble fine ones. To Mr. Tiov, near Monmouth, for the best 

 fat sheep of ilie new Lcicc-ster breed ; and to fslr. Lewis the 

 prize for the best fat spaved heifer, being of the (jlamorgan 

 breed. Several implements aixd other ihmgs were exiubited, 

 which want of room obliges \is to oinit. 



IMPKTUAI, ACADKMY OV .SCIRNCKS AT rKTKUSRi:ilGII. 



The fullowmg has bevu proposcthby this academy as the 

 subject of a prize for the year 1800 : 



There are a few subjects in natural plillosophy, which in 

 regard to tho^e parts susceptible of explanation, have been 

 examined witli more success th;ui light ; but, the nature of 

 this wonderful matter is still little known, and it is not 

 improbable that we are cntirelv unacquaitiled with it. Twjo 



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