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soil and oiher such substances, by means of the ( man's theory. A reply, however, soon appeared • 

 ashes of the vohuc shale oC Portland. The shale iind ihis reply (pardon me for sayintr so) nre?eni- 



is employed in the first place ae a source from 

 wliich oil, turpeiiiine, and oiher substances are ex- 

 tracted ; the residue goes lo the preparation ol ihe 

 n)anure, which is said to t»e convened some 

 where on the Isle ol Dogs, and sold in a dry stale 

 in ihe lorm ol bricks. As ihe materials to be thus 

 employed are inexhaushble, and at present almost 

 valueless, it is expected that the pre()araiion ol'ihe 

 lertilizer in question will become a maiter ol great 

 national imporiance. As people have become loo 

 wise to wonder at sugar being made (rom old rags, 

 so will ihey be equally prepared to hear, that oil, 

 and tallow and soap, are lo be latiricated from the 

 hardened n)ud ol" the coal mines ; lor such is 

 " eliale." 



m several ol us pomis, so strong a temptation 

 to ridicule, that 1 had not the firmness to resist it. 

 But il' Mr. Peyton had been acquainted with me, 

 I should have been spared the trouble of telling 

 him, as I now do, in all candor, that I intended 

 noihing disrespecil'u!, or in ihe slightest degree 

 personally offensive. All that I aimed at was a 

 liiile playlulnes^, in whii h, perhaps, I am loo 

 prone lo indulge, even in the serious matters of a 

 pe^^onal cou'roversy. I hope ihe above will be 

 satisiaciory to Mr. Peyion, lo the respected edi- 

 lor, and to Ihe readers oC my lavoriie Farmers' 

 Ri'u-jster, 



ll I had occasion to regret that the discussion 



^, , „ , WHS broken off, I am now as much pleased that 



iNearly lour thousand pounds have been already [every obstacle to its renewal is so happily re- 

 subscnbedlor the monument to ihe memory ol. moved. The "amende honorable," which ap- 

 ihe late Thos. Wm. Coke, Earl of Leicesier. | peared in the last Register, is entirely satisfactory 

 Prominent amongst ihe eut.scribeis, is Lord ! to me, and, I presume, lo all parlies. Which of 

 VVoiiehouse, the Lord Lieut, ol Norlolk, lor £50, I us has sinned most, I also cheerfully leave to a 

 who had all through lile been opposed to the de- | candid public as ihe umpire. Bui even il the ba- 

 ceased peer in politics. This is as it should be ; ' lance sheet shows ihe greatest amount ao-ainet 

 when the mteresis ol our country and Ihe improve- ! my opponent, jueiice requires me to say, that he 

 ments ol agriculture are to be served, all parly and i has, most amply and handsomely atoned lor the 

 parly jealousies should be ihroan overboard. In j whole. I only "regret, that my plain and rustic 

 the spread ol impruvement among the cultivators I habits have become so confirmed, that I should 

 ol Ihe sod, all are more or less mteresied, and only bring upon myself ridicule, were I to at- 

 should combine theielore, lor the general wel- tempt an apology in the polite siyie, which seema 

 ^^^^- so lamiliar to him. But if I fail in matters of 



etiquette, I most remind hira of the expressive 

 adnge— "to siQ is human— to forgive, divine." 

 Willi these remarks, I do respectfully propose a 

 renewal of the discussion : and this I do, not in 

 ihe spirit of banier or vaunting, but simply that 

 we may elicit the iruih on this in'eresiing subject. 

 If I am wrong, I can truly say, that I wish to 

 know it, and, if convinced, I pledge myself to 

 cvow it. As, hoivever, I still regard myself as 

 Ihe challenged parly, I must adhere to the privi- 

 lege of dictating the terms on which the contest 

 is to be conducted, f propose therelbre that all 

 that has-been already seitlsd, that relating to the, 

 beans," to the Gouiugen farmer's cmp of 



ANOTHER " 

 AC OF 



AMENDE HONORABLE. RENEW- 

 THE ROTATION DISCUSSION. 



[It would be ungracious, and appear unkind, if 

 we were to refuse admission to the lollowing 

 communication, understanding as we do, and 

 confiding in the perfectly conciliatory and kind 

 Heelings which influence the writer. But, not- 



wiihstanding, we must confess that, l,ke Falstafi', 



.„o o.^ n ,11 „i- -1 (.1- J 1-. ' I •■ ueaiis, lo me LfOMmgen larmer's cmp ui 



we are "si.ll alra.d ol this gunpowder Percy, Wormwood, to old tobacco lots, &c. be all left out 

 [i. e. the rotation coniroversy,] although he may of view. And this I propose, not because I am 

 eeem dead;" and rather dread that our corres- I """""'"§ '° f"*"^' 'h^f" ^sain. but simply because 



pondeni's designed peace-making explanations j '^Z^'Z'^ t'ital'n ""nV, l/""^ '"1 ? k ^ '""' Ta 

 ^ ■ o I a renexi'ed agitation ol ihem would be regarded 



may tend lo a like result, as in the noted case of as a useless and offensive repeiiiion. And that 

 the reconciliation ol Sir Peter and Lady Teazle. ''^.^ whole subject may at once come before us, I 



Wiih the best wishes and great respect for 

 both the late parties to this discussion, we shall 

 leave them (and all others disposed to engage in 

 it) to the care of our successor in editorial duties 

 and responsibility. — Ed. F. R.] 



For the Farmers' Register. 



I did exceedingly regret that the coniroversy in 

 which I was engaged with Mr. Peyton had be- 

 come so personally offensive that it was necessary 

 to arrest it. The subject in dispute f then consi- 

 dered, and still consider, as very important, and 

 therelbre wished to conduct it to a definite issue. 

 In my first piece— that commented on by Mr. 

 Peyion— 1 merely slated the result of my own ob- 

 eervations and reflections, and this I did without 

 the filighest attack upon any man, or upon any 



here slate that I wish the discussion to be con- 

 fined to a fertile soil. In swCi^ a soil, then, I would 

 respecHiiliy ask — 



1st. What special benefits are expected to re- 

 sult from varying ihe crops? 



2d. Are these benefits to the soil, or to the crops, 

 or to both ? And 



Lastly— How do these benefits manifest them- 

 selves in either case? 



I will merely add, that since the commencement 

 of this discussion, my attention has been more 

 than usually awake to every thing that had a 

 bearing upon this subject. I have therefore felt 

 myself greatly strengthened in my previous opi- 

 nions, hy two articles which have come under 

 my notice. The first is from the pen ol an in- 

 teresting writer, who subscribes himself " William 

 Partridge." Now, who this Mr. Partridge is, 

 I candidly confeea, I know not. But I have fre- 



