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exhibition were over, the company, headed 
-by the Duke, proceeded to a fallow field, near 
Birchmore-houfe, where experiments were 
made by five different ploughs, namely, a 
Morthumberland, a Surry, or Duckets, a 
Bedfordfhire, a Norfolk, and a Scotch ones “No.4, at 25 ditto. 
thefe ufeful experiments were tried in fowing 
turnips, by making the furrows wide apart. 
The manure was then regularly diftributed in 
them; after which a roller was drawn by an 
ox, and to the roller was attached a drilling 
machine, fo contrived as for the roller to cover 
the manure with the ridges of earth, and the 
feeds to fall on the earth which had fallen 
on the manure; and the machine was fo con- 
#ruGed astocover the feed with ‘earth, fo that’ 
the feed lay ason ahot-bed. After the In- 
fpeGtion of the ploughs, the company ‘pro-: 
ceeded to Ridgmont-fields, where experiments 
were made with Mr. Leicefter’s feuffling har- 
rows, for the improvement of which he-has 
lately obtained a patent. Experiments were 
alfo made on Mr: Pott’s improved harrows. 
Thefe experiments were made in confequence* 
of his Grace having offered a premium of 20 
guineas to the perfon who fhould produce, at 
this fheep-fhearing, the be(t and moft ufeful 
newly-invented implementin agriculture. It. 
was left to a committee to decide which imple- 
ment produced ought to have preference, and® 
whether any of them merited the reputation 
that the acquifition of a premium would confer: | 
"Phis was to be made known by the com- 
mittee on Thurfday. About three o’clock his 
Grace entertained about 200 gentlemen> ‘th 
an elegant dinner at the Abbey, at whicr 
again prefided. : i 
A challenge was made by fome Hereford- 
fhire gentlemen, to produce better cattle than 
any county in England, which was taken up by 
Sir Thomas Carr, High Sheriff for the coun- 
ty of Suffex, who undertook to produce as 
fine from Suffex. 
Four th-day. 
Thurfday morning his Grace gave another 
public breakfaft at nine o’clock, and about 
eleven his Grace and the company arrived at 
the New Farm Yard, when the following 
Leicefterfhire breed of Tups were exhibited in 
the exhibition-room.: 
Shearhogs. 
.No. 1. by a fon of Difhley Liett for 10 gs. 
No. 2. by ditto, lett for 10 guineas. 
No. 3. by ditto, lett for ro guineas. 
No. 4. by ditto, lett for 10 guineas, 
No. 5. by ditto, lett for r5 guineas. 
Wo. 6. by ditto, lett for 15 guineas. 
Two Shears. 
No. 7. bya fon of Difhley L lett for 12 gs. 
No. 8. by ditto, lett for 12 guineas. — 
No. 9. by ditto, lett for 15 guineas. 
No. 10. by ditto, lett for 20 guineas. 
Three Shears. 
No. 11. by Breedon’s L lett for 15 guineas. 
-No. 12. by K 4 fhear, lett for 15 guineas. 
No, 13. by L 3 fhear, lett for 20 guineas, 
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The following South Down Tups were 
then exhibited, and put ‘up to be lett : 
No, Z. at 10 guineas. Wo. 6. at 80 guineas: 
No. 2, at 40 ditto. No, 7. at 50 ditto. 
No. 3. at 30 ditto. No, 8. at 40 ditto. 
No. g. at 120 ditto. 
No, 5. at 30 ditto. No. 10. at2§ ditto. 
AN of which were lett, except No. 7. and 
No. 9. 
- At three o’clock they adjourned to the 
Abbey to dinner. 
When the cloth was removed, the cups to 
be given by his Grace as premiums, were put 
on the table, and his Grace informed the 
company, in an addrefs, of the determina- 
tions of the committee which had’ been ap- 
pointed to inveftigate the different claims. 
He began with the premiums offered for the 
difcovery of implements of hufbandry; and 
ftated that the committee had examined the 
corn-dreffing machine belonging :to Mr. 
-Cooch, and the fcuffling harrows belonging 
to Mr. Leftor, both of which they highly 
approved. 
-..The next premiums were for encouraging 
the introduétion of the new Leicefter and 
South Down breed of fheep into Bedfordthire. 
His Grace ftated that the candidates were 
Mr. Parkins, of Dunftable; Mr. Bayley, of 
Marfton ; and Mr. Runciman, of Woburn 5 
and the committee, on inveftigating their 
claims, found that Mr. Parkins had expended 
1681. Mr. Bailey 1261. and Mr. Runciman 
1021. He wasforry to fay that they had net 
ftxitly complied with the conditions: how- 
ever, under all the circumftances, the com- 
mittee determined that Mr. Parkins was en- 
titled to the premium of fifty guineas, and 
Mr, Bailey tothe premium of twenty gui- 
neas. 
His Grace then concluded by congratu~ 
lating the company upon the progrefsin agri- — 
cultural improvement which had been made, 
and by exhorting them to perfevere in their 
laudable exertions. 
Died.| At Toddington, Mr. J. Potts, fore 
merly an upholfterer, in King ftreet, Covent 
Garden. 
HUNTINGDONSHIRE. 
Married.]| At Stilton, Mr. Dickenfon, 
butcher, to Mifs Rawlinfon, of Leighton, 
near Oundle. 
Mr. Franks, of the Green Farm, St. Ives, 
to Mifs Searfon, of Stamford. 
Died.] At St. Ives, aged 40, Mr. Samuel 
Ofborne, grocer. Mrs. Page, wife of Mr. 
Page, merchant. 
At Huntingdon, Mrs. Ann Fatrer, aged 68. 
At Abbot Rippon, Mifs Cranwell, daugh- 
ter of the Rev. Mr. Cranwell. 
In the Ife of Jerfey, where he had refided 
many years, J. R. T. Hufke, efq. of Grants 
don in this county. 
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, : 
The privy council has lately recommended 
to his. majefty, to grant a charter for the in- 
412 corporation 
