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from the Exhibition, it is certainly not the least that it has introduced 

 to the ai,'riculturist of Great liritain implements of the highest practical 

 utility, which mi.^ht otherwise have remained forever exclusively in the 

 hands of their brethren across the Atlantic. It will be remembered 

 that a trial of the two rival machines took place last summer, at Mr. 

 Mechi's model farm in Essex, having been directed by the royal 

 commissioners, with the view of determining the comparative merits 

 of the two instruments, whose patentees were competitors for the 

 forthcoming medal prizes. At that time Mr. Ilussey, the American 

 inventor ofthc machine called after his name, had not arrived in the 

 country. The weather too, was very unpropitious for the trial, notwith- 

 standing which a very large number of gentlemen were present. 

 The machines were tried upon a field of wheat, and the result was 

 such as to convince all present, of the superiority, in every point 

 of view, of M'Cormick's machine — a conviction which was subse- 

 quently confirmed, by the fact of the Exhibition medal being awarded 

 exclusively to the patentee of that machine. The tables however 

 were soon to be turned. Mr. Hussey arrived in England; a challenge 

 having been given by the agents of Mr. M'Cormick, it was accepted 

 by Mr. Hussey, and his English agent. Mr. Dray; and, after a fair 

 contest before the Cleveland Society, at Middelsbro', near Stockton- 

 on-Tees, on the 25th and 27th of Sept., a jury of twelve agriculturists 

 pronounced a verdict in favor of the unmedalled machine. They 

 decided that of the two machines, Hussey's had the preponderance 

 of advantages — that it cut corn in the best manner, caused the least 

 waste, did the most work in a giv^en time, left the cut corn in the 

 best order for gathering and binding, was the best adapted for ridge 

 and furrow, was the least liable to get out of repair, and was the least 

 price at first cost. On the two other points submitted to them, 

 namely, which machine required the least amount of horse labor, 

 and which the least amount of manual labor, the jury declined to express 

 a decided opinion, in consequence of the state of the weather." 



There have been many other trials of Hussey's machine in different 

 parts of the country, and the result has been so far uniformly satis- 

 factory. — Amongst these we have now to mention a very interesting 

 one which took place by appointment last Saturday, at Windsor, 

 in the presence of his Royal Highness, Prince Albert, originating 

 in a correspondence between General Wemyss, on behalf of the Prince, 

 and Messrs. Dray & Co. of Swan-lane, tne agents for Mr. Hussey. 

 The spot selected for the trial was behind the statue of George HI., 

 at the end of the Long Walk, fern — of which there is an abundance 

 in that locality — being the article on which the machine had to operate. 

 The Prince having from an early hour in the morning been engaged 

 in shooting in the vicinity of the statue, at half-past twelve resigned 

 his gun, and proceeded on horseback, in company with General Wemyss 

 and Col. Seymour, to the spot appointed for the trial of the machine. 

 Dismounting from his horse, his royal highness saluted briefly and 

 gracefully the assembled company, and especially Mr. Hussey and 

 Mr. Dray. He then asked a few general questions respecting the 



