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FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL MEWS, 
By the arrival of the steam-ship Acadia, we are in 
receipt of our European Journals to the 4th of August. 
Markets. — Ashes. A decline has been submitted 
to of Qd per cwt., since which they have been in active 
demand. Cotton remains without material change'—it 
had been up a trifle and down again the past month. 
The stock has increased 78,390 bales during July; but 
as all the manufacturers were overrunning with orders 
and in full work, a decline for the present was not an¬ 
ticipated ; the great losses on the Mississippi have con¬ 
tributed to its firmness. The sales were large. The 
stock on hand the 1st of August was 998,000 bales, 
against 945,000 same time last year. Flour and Grain 
have met with a further decline, and are nominal. 
Provisions. The finer kinds are in good demand, the 
stock of which is much reduced. Inferior to ordinary 
qualities are little inquired for. Lard and Tallow were 
dull, with a downward tendency. Naval Stores are in 
good request at a trifling reduction. Tobacco without 
change. 
Money is plenty as usual, and not worth over 11 to 2 
per cent. The bullion in the bank of England is 
£15,485,000. 
American Stocks. The most business the past month 
has been done in New York State securities. All stocks 
of a first rate kind, and which had regularly paid their 
dividends, were gradually looking up. 
Trade in general was very active. 
The Weather continued favorable, and the grain har¬ 
vest had begun under the best auspices. 
Show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England .— 
The annual Show of this largely increasing and noble 
Society, took place at Southampton on the 23d, 24th, 
and 25th of July. In consequence of being held in the 
extreme part of the south of England, far away from 
the great stock regions, there was not near as great a 
display of animals as usual; in every other respect the 
exhibition was a magnificent one, and seems to have 
come off with high satisfaction. Upward of 30,000 
persons visited the show-yard the last day, and quite a 
number of agriculturists from Holland, Belgium, France, 
Germany, and other parts of Europe, were present, for 
the purpose of ascertaining what might be found supe¬ 
rior in England, and for purchasing implements, seeds, 
stock, &c. In the exhibition were 38 horses, 182 head 
of neat cattle, 207 sheep, and 150 swine, which is quite 
a meager display for England, especially in the two first 
named class of animals. Of the implement yard the 
London Farmer’s Magazine thus speaks: 
“The portion of the ground appropriated to the im¬ 
plements was about half of the whole enclosure, which 
was much larger than on any previous occasion; hence, 
as may be inferred, the most ample accommodation was 
provided for the various exhibiters, and a good oppor¬ 
tunity given to the visiters to inspect the plows, &c. 
This large square was occupied by open sheds, arranged 
in parallel lines, and beneath the implements properly 
numbered and deposited. Viewing these sheds from 
any part, a most pleasing effect was produced; indeed, 
everything had a most pleasing, most unique appear¬ 
ance. As to the various implements of husbandry, we 
may venture to observe that a greater display of human 
ingenuity and skill was never before seen. For in¬ 
stance, there were nearly fifty specimens of various 
kinds of carts; upward of sixty of chaff, hay, and straw 
cutters ; several variety of churns and cheese-pressers; 
between thirty and forty specimens of crushers; about 
a hundred different kinds of drills; thirty or forty kinds 
of harrows ; and plows to "be reckoned by hundreds. 
Then there were pumps, racks, rollers, scarifiers, sow¬ 
ing-machines, steam-engines, troughs, wheels, weigh¬ 
ing-machines, winnowing-machines, dressing-machines, 
and machines and agricultural implements ad infini¬ 
tum; so that one might soon have become amazed ere 
he had half gone through this extraordinary exhibition, 
or comprehended a fiftieth part of the ingenious inven¬ 
tions which were submitted to his notice.” 
Several thousand pounds sterling were distributed in 
premiums on the occasion, and all the proceedings were 
characterized with the best and most liberal spirit. Of 
course many distinguished men were present, and the 
grand dinner went off with great satisfaction. After 
the cloth was removed, several gentlemen made elab¬ 
orate speeches ; and among others, Chevalier Bunsen, 
the Prussian minister, who said that the “government of 
Prussia was taking great care to improve the condition 
of the farming population throughout its dominions, and 
to bring to bear for the benefit of all , every known prac¬ 
tical improvement in agriculture .” A noble and most 
praiseworthy example, which we could Avish to see im¬ 
itated by our own goAmrnment in these United States. 
The sales of stock were unusually large, on the 
26th, the day after the show. Durham cattle of rather 
an ordinary quality, brought from £36 to £145, ($180 
to $725;) sheep from £10 to £50, ($50 to $150;) and 
other stock in proportion. 
Upon the whole, the Society can congratulate itself 
on a continued increase of members and funds, and of 
awakening public attention more and more to the great 
national importance of its proceedings. 
White Crows. —We were shown to-day, at a house in 
the Kirkgate, a brace of crows nearly as Avhite as 
snow. They are this year’s birds, and were taken out 
of the same nest in company with a brother or sister 
of the ordinary color. When anxious for food, they 
caw their vernacular in splendid style, run about the 
floor, and are as well grown as birds can Avell be of the 
same age.— Dumfries Courier. 
Agricultural College. —At a public meeting recently 
held in Southampton, for the purpose of establishing an 
agricultural college, Lord Bathurst, in addition to pro¬ 
viding a suitable farm of 400 acres, as an appendage 
to it, and on Avhich to erect suitable buildings, has ad¬ 
vanced, with great liberality, £2000 in furtherance of 
the object. 
At the above, Dr. Buckland, the celebrated geolo¬ 
gist, moved the following excellent resolution : 
That this meeting warmly recommends the agricultu¬ 
ral community to give every support and encouragement 
to the establishment of this college, which they regard 
as the first step in the right direction for training up 
the rising generation of farmers upon a sound founda¬ 
tion ; and they would especially urge on farmers gen¬ 
erally, the importance of securing to their children in¬ 
tended for the same occupation, the great advantages to 
be derived from the kind of education provided by such 
an institution. 
We sincerely hope and trust that we may soon be 
able to record the founding of a similar college in the 
State of New York. 
English Stock going to Russia. —Prince Albert has 
sent as a present to the Emperor of Russia, a beautiful 
Yorkshire stallion valued at 600 guineas, a splendid 
Durham bull valued at £300, and a pure Leicester 
ram. 
We observe that the same high functionary has com¬ 
menced bee-keeping, and has engaged to manage his 
apiary, a Quaker, who addresses the Queen and Prince 
as “ friends,” and remains covered in their presence. 
Guano. —It is found, on looking over Lloyd’s list, 
that not fewer than one thousand vessels have left 
