1810.] 
PRIZE PIGS. 
|Mr, John Road’s 60-weeks old spotted 
Berkshire pig, fed on skimmed milk, 
and four bushels of barléy-meal - — - 
Mr. John Road’s 40-weeks old spotted 
Berksire sowepig, fed on skimmed 1nilk, 
; and four bushels of barleyemeal - 5. - 
it baving been represented to fhe 
Club, at their late meetings, that the 
reason why no oxen were shown in some 
of their classes, arose from the working 
of oxen being little or nof at ‘all prac- 
tised in the districts most famed for 
some of the breeds alluded to, the 
Club resolved to exempt im future’ the 
long-liorned and short-horned breeds of 
oxen from the condition of two years’ 
work before they are put up to fatten, 
which is still an indispensable condition 
with large Hereford, Sussex, Kent, or. 
Devonshire oxen. It having also been 
stated, that a premium offered for two- 
year-old fat wethers of the pure Merino 
breed, woald encourage attention to im- 
provement in the carcases of these va-~ 
luable animals by selection, without in- 
jury to the fineness of their fleece, such 
a premium was adopted in their new 
bill of conditions and forms of certifi- 
cates for the next Show; which may be 
had, as usual, of Mr. Mitchell, Draper, 
No.7, Cloth Fair, near Smithfield Mar- 
ket. After the next year, it is the in- 
tention of the Club to have the large 
worked oxen shown in pairs or yokes, 
at their annual show during the great or 
Christmas market for fat animals in 
Smithfield, (which is usually the Monday 
se’nnight before Christmas Day) instead 
of singly, as heretofore. ‘The number of 
members is now 251. 
. Your's, &e. 
Westminster, J. Farry, Secretary. 
February 19, 1810. 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
AVE in my book-press,  Noal,’s 
Flood, an opera, in five acts, by Ed- 
ward Ecclestone, London, 1679.” 
Act ist. The scene being opened, 
Hell is represented, with spiritsin several 
postures of torments, hideous howlings 
and lamentations are heard, and several 
“are flying across the stage. The scene, 
on a sudden, shifts, and represents Luci- 
fer, Satan, Beelzebub, Asmoday, Majoch, 
and Beltal, at which songs of joy-and 
; ; 
i 
Old Opera on the Deluge. | ea 
Pork & |Loose Entrails) Weight 
Head. | Fat. Feet Blood] &c. alive. 
lbs. lbs. \ Ybs. | lbs. lbs, lbs. 
a ee eee | RH 
502. |' 44'S | st }952 | 559, 
/ 
tay 
864 | 414]3 |.5 | 254 | 4194 
Oe SSO AS AaB AAT SA SLA, ee OO 
triumph are heard; all advancing from a 
rolling lake of burning brimstone, 
Act 2d. The scene represents a glo- 
ridus sun, in its full meridian.—Enter 
the angel Gabriel and Noah, as in dis- 
course. 
Act 3d. Scene a pleasant garden, 
adorned with various walks and close 
bowers, and enamelled with purling 
rivulets ; a shower of rain is seen to fall, 
the sky on a sudden clears up, and a glo- 
rious sun appears.—Enter Sem and Phi- 
lothea, Japhet’s wife.—As they are going 
out, Japhet enters. tay 
Afterwards the scene opens, and re- 
presents several altars, with sacrifices on 
them, the sacrificers devoutly kneeling be- 
fore them. A cloud of fire descends on 
the altars, and consumes the sacrifices, 
then ascends: a song is sung all the 
while the cloud rises, expressing the ac- 
ceptation of their sacrifices; and then 
the scene changes to the earden.—- Enter 
-Noah.—Enter Lucifer in robes of light. 
A shower of fire falls down; a clap of 
thunder is heard ; Noah returns atfright- 
ed; Gabriel flies down; and Lucifer 
sinks at the same time. 7 
Act 4th. Scene the Deluge—only 
one hiil and the ark seen above the waves, 
The scene changes—all overwhelmed - 
with the waves. The scene changes 
again, and represents hell ; Lucifer, Sa. 
tan, Beelzebub, Asmoday, and Belial, 
sitting in Pandemonium. The scéne 
changes=—all, destroyed but the ark, 
~ which Is swimming on the.surface of: the 
waters. il the devils appear again— 
they assault the ark; almost overturn 
it—~several flaming chariats full of angels 
fly down, and thunder and hehtning drive 
the devils mto the deep. The scene 
changes, and represents Noah in the ark ; 
to’whom Sin and Death appear, and ad- 
dress themselves. 
Thus far I give the description to assist 
J.B.(see alate number of your Magazine.) 
Glasgow, Post office-court, Your's, &c. 
Decendber 7, 1809. Davin Key, 
P.S.—Can any of your correspondents 
point out to me the book in which I may find 
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