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kinds of carious water-fowl. Our pretty guide 
answered all our inquiries with intelligence, and 
at parting we gave her a small guerdon, for which 
she returned a grateful “ thank’e zur” and a low 
courtesy, and then, with the lightness of a young 
fawn, skipped into the woods, and immediately dis¬ 
appeared. Descending the hill toward the pal¬ 
ace we came to the stables. These are very ex¬ 
tensive, of quadrangular shape, and large court¬ 
yards within. At a distance, with their imposing 
architecture, they might almost pass for the palace 
itself. 
We now bent our steps to the house of the cele¬ 
brated Mr. Paxton, the head gardener of the Duke 
of Devonshire, editor of the Magazine of Botany 
which bears his name, and one of the first botan¬ 
ists of England. His residence is within the park, 
about a quarter of a mile from the palace, and is 
a roomy, beautiful cottage, completely enveloped 
in flowers and flowering shrubbery, with a hand¬ 
some little conservatory at the end. Much to our 
regret, he was not at home; but a sub-gardener, 
quite an intelligent man, volunteered to show us 
the gardens. They occupy 12 acres, and are en¬ 
closed by a thick, brick wall, about twelve feet 
high. Here are the experimental and kitchen 
gardens, and hundreds of fruit-bearing espaliers, 
trained up the walls. In addition to these there 
are forcing pits in abundance, and upward of 
20 hot-houses, about 300 feet long each, devoted 
to different purposes, one of the most extensive of 
which is the growing of pine apples. All these 
things may be considered very extravagant, but in 
supporting them, the Duke of Devonshire has done 
much for the cause of science, and has conferred a 
lasting benefit on his country. 
We left Chats worth with regret; the day we 
spent there we would have gladly prolonged to a 
week, and then we should have gained but an im¬ 
perfect knowledge of the treasures of nature and 
art which are stored up here for the admiration 
of thousands of visiters. Mary Queen of Scots 
was some time a prisoner here; so also was Mar¬ 
shal Tallard, who was captured at the battle of 
Blenheim. What were the thoughts of the beau¬ 
tiful Queen upon taking leave of it, history does 
not record; but the Marshal, no less gracefully 
than happily, said: “When I return to France 
and reckon up the days of my captivity in England, 
I shall leave out all those I have spent at Chats- 
worth.” And so thought we, pausing on the 
mound-like hill again, as we retraced our steps to 
Edensor, and cast a last lingering look upon the 
park, and palace, and forest hills in the back¬ 
ground, lit up by the clear, glorious sun just sink¬ 
ing beneath the horizon. 
AGRICULTURAL SHOWS. 
The Philadelphia Society held its annual show 
at the Lamb tavern, October 4, 5, and 6. The 
Germantown Telegraph states, in the Report of 
the Committee of Arrangements , that the display 
of horses was unusually attractive, exhibiting the 
various breeds for the turf, road, and farm, in con¬ 
siderable numbers. The Durham cattle seem at 
last to be getting the better of prejudice in that 
quarter, and in their superior forms and deep milk¬ 
ing qualities, have shamed nearly everything else 
from the ground, save a few fine Devons and capi¬ 
tal grade Durham milkers. Of sheep and swine, 
there were very few present, which is the more 
to be regretted, as these animals exist in consider¬ 
able numbers and of superior breeds throughout 
the neighboring counties of Montgomery, Dela¬ 
ware, Chester, and Lancaster. Of Agricultural 
Implements and Products there was a good show, 
and the Plowing-Match proved an interesting af¬ 
fair. Peter A. Browne, Esq., delivered the ad¬ 
dress, which we find at length in the Farmers’ 
Cabinet. Among other things, he contends no 
less strenuously than justly for the establishment 
of Agricultural schools and Professorships. From 
another part of the address we subjoin a few sug¬ 
gestions. 
First, then, it is feared that our agricultural 
friends have not yet paid all the attention that the 
subject demands, to a judicious rotation of crops, 
adapted to our climate; particularly in regard to 
roots. 
Second. Much has been done, that is beyond 
all praise, in insuring the best breeds of cattle. 
While we hear pronounced with gratitude, the 
names of Mease, Powell, Brantz, Clay, Gowen, 
and Kelley, let us not forget that the task is not 
finished. 
Third. Soiling, it is apprehended, has been too 
much neglected by most American husbandmen. 
Fourth. Irrigation has also been too little at¬ 
tended to in the United States. 
Fifth. Proper care and precaution have not 
been sufficiently bestowed upon the selection of 
seeds. This is a subject of the greatest impor¬ 
tance. 
Sixth. Much is yet to be learned in regard to 
the preservation and economical use of manure. 
Seventh. The introduction, more generally, of 
labor-saving machinery, and particularly of the 
itinerant thrashing-machine, deserves to be men¬ 
tioned. 
Eighth. Gardening and raising fruit are much 
neglected by our farmers. 
It is respectfully suggested that special com¬ 
mittees might, with advantage, be raised upon 
