The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-08 00:00:00

.~ -~~., MANCHESTER & LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SOC ETY. ANNUAL SHOW AT WIGAN (FROM OUR CATS REPORTERS The annual show of cattle, farming stock, and imple ments, under the direction of the Manchester and Liver fool Agricultural Society, was held in Wigan yesterday. o every respect the show was eminently successful, the number of entries being nearly double as many as those of the St . Helen's show last year, and the receipts at the doors reaching a sum almost unparalleled in the exhibi tions of the Society. The appearance of the town of wlgan itself, which is not usually particularly attractive or gay, was on this occasion quite ornate and brilliant, almost every window being dressed with flags of all colours, and bearing mottoes appropriate to every imaginable occasion of public , rejoicing. Every train Which came in during the day from Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Bolton, and all the surrounding towns, was c rowded to an extent one might have rashly imagined Wholly incompatible with the state of the thermometer. Ilia show took place in a large and open field, known as the Mesnes, very picturesquely dropped down between a sm oky town and the gentle sloping hills and green gowns of the country adjacent. The ground all around Nas studded with tents, and covered with moving crowds, 01 all classes, and in almost every variety of costume. The show yard itself was crowded to the utmost extent of I ts capacity. An idea of the numbers who attended may be formed, from the fact, that at four o'clock, when the c how closed, there had been received at the doors between _., ........ . *360 and £370. Among the distinguished visitors who attended the show during the day was—Sir Robert Gerard, th e Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., Thomas Townley Parker, M.P., the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Rev. Itector Gunn , ng, of Warrington ; Messrs. King, John ?lacfarlane, William Ledger, Stalker, W. Langton, Rain hill ; Nickson, Hale ; Rose, Halebank, and several others ~,insenames it was not possible to ascertain. The following gentlemen acted as vi 3.l3l) Elf —For Implements • Messrs. Thomas Hanapson, eaton• tiku House, near Manchester ;T. P. Outhwaite, t r , ." B e, near Catterick ; and BarrowQ, C.msulting hi""er, Douglas Bank, near Wigan. For Horned rattle : joe.ssrs. John Logan, Barton Cottage, near Preston Sohn Unthank, Netherscales, near Penrith. For Horses : 1,"" , -. John Brewer, Portfiald, near Whalley; and J. 14aerrington, Lowther-street ' Carlisle. For Sheep and Pig,, s ,srs. Robert, Richardson, Spital, Cheshire; Alexander I,7g"ie. Lytham ; and Samuel Whittaker, Hawkstone. in u i r Pouitry : Messrs Edward Hewitt. Spark Brook, Bir fi neh m• and William Smith, Kent House. Halifax. For aft ~ and Root s : M essrs. James Dixon, Hopwood, near an t 7, ester f and Jas. Rose, Hale Gate, near Warrington. The followin n f i nas B. Ryder, Elliot street, Liverpool, Secretary. g is a list of the PRIZES. PARM/NO IMPLEMENTS, ETC. !ltest Ales n's. Richmond, Chandler and Norton, Salford, Man .t.ont er, and South John -street, Liverpool.—lmproved t Washer, corstructed with a rack and pinion, so thatthee . c th e ylind er containing th e vege t a bl es ma y b e ra i se d ou t water and emptied into a trough or barrow with 'e ase. • Price £4 4s • • prize 10s. ti a rin te i s n ar h s. T. F. • G ' riffiths and Co., 68, _Bradford-street, to hol R k m.—Keeval's Patent Cheese-making Apparatus, Nr d about 30 gallons. Prize e 2. st FBB rs. It Forshaw and Co., Atlas Works, Cornwallis , Jeet, Liverpool. —A Chaff Cutter. Prize £l.—Patent W. . 0 ripe . 'Weighing Machine. Prize 10s. Peake, 44, Wood -street, Bold-street, Liverpool.— r general collection. Prize £2. Messrs. P. - a , cis and A r th ur Dickson and Co., Nursery -1_9%1 and Seed Merchan ts , 14 , Corporation-street, Man rester —A se l ect i on of Gardening and Agricultural 431einents Prize £2. ,Eastwood and Co., Alb ert Works Ainsworth-street, 131 ackturn.—F or co ll ect i on of Churns.' Prize el 10s. Thr eshing Whitehead, Preston, Lancashire—One four horse M ac hi ne and horse works complete, price £3. David Harkes, Mere, near Knutsford, Cheshire.—A ~omonund lever Cheese Press. Price £4 10S ; prizes 10s. iJames Cornes, Barbridge - Works, near Nantwich, ;rlieshire.—A collection of Chaff Cutting Machines. , v;`! Cheshire General Purpose Cart. Priza el. patent illtain Langford Fisher, Thrapston, Yorkshire.—A Clod Crushing Roller. Price el 2 ; prize el.—A Pate nt Horse Rake. Price ET lOs ; prize £l.-An Im proved Chair Machine, Price £9 lOs ; prize et . I saac James, Trivoli Wagg on W or k s, & e., C heltenham. - ', l9 a3c James' nrize Liquid-manure Distributor or W a t er 'dart prize £3. r Jo hn Geddes (l a t e J o h n R y l an d s ) , General and Orna ental Wire Wo r k er , 4, C ateaton street, Manchester.— °,," gen eral collection of Wire Work. P r i ze XI. lid /tines nimsou, Ctarington Brook Forge, Wii general collection . Of Agricultural Tools. Prize -,,,it,,bert Wilson Ffranee, of Ratcliffe Hall, Gurstang.— -"or general collection. P r i za £3. liir?,,;: of Crawford and Balcarres, Haigh Hall, near --ileavard's Wheel Plough, special notice ; and eKen collecti on - Prize -e3. a h ? roas Tow n l ey P arker, A st l ey Hall, Clinrley —One Ping Machine, manufactured by Mr. Obadiah Hussey, and • unproved by the exhibitor. Prize £2. gan. - Pre ti l' • RORNED CATTLE. URIS 1 and 2.—Open to General Competition.—For the hest dull of any short-horned breed, above two and ender four wars old, .4 . 10 ; and for the second best -'5. L,Tvhomas Atherton, of Chapel House Farm, Speke, near til,'rPool, Bull Marquis of Speke, bred by Mr. Robert cm _t'll, or Mosbro Hall, aged 3 years and 2 weeks. o - "'ended. Bull •c an ' r ge C. Devvhurst, Lymm , Cheshire , Whi te robert, Anti R bred by R. W. Sanders, Esq., aged 2 years , - Months. Ist prize. b i .L ar e k es Gorton , Seed! v, near Manchester, Red Bull, 2e;i` "Y k'. Suroner, Esq., e- aged 3 years and 2 months. --, prize. Qt nr Y Ambler, of Watki nson H a ll, H a lif ax , Whit e B a ll .... eal Jackson, bred by exhibitor, aged 1 year and 3 aun nths. 2nd priz e. 11,,Samuel Cloug h, of Ashton, near Warrington, Bull .In la 'T i gl' e l, bred by Mr. Housman, aged 1 year and 3 months. i?, John Little, of 24, nigh-stre e t, M anc h es t er, Bnll, age d . :ar and 4to 5 months. CoMinended. . i n to i ;nn f s 5 and 6. — T o the tenant farmer for the best el ," , o any breed, a b ove two and under three years u '6 ditto, .t 3 ; and to th e t enant farmer for the second best Tho m a s Forrest, S purstow Hall, near Tarporlv, Bull of the short-horned breed, bred by exhibitor, aged 2 years and 4 months. Ist ' prize. ... Jn mes Dicki nson, Upholland, Wigan, Bull of • the pure short horned breed, bred by ex hibi tor, age d 2 years an d 10 ni. , nths. 2nd pi:ze. r emiums 7 and 8 1 --To the tenant farmer for the best Bull of any breed, above one and under two years old. . 4e5: and to the tenant farmer for the second best ditto, • -,e2 10s. James Dickinson, of' and ed t pholland, Wigan, Bull Pope's Eve, o f th e pure short-orn breed. bred by Sir Charles Znightley, a ge d 1 year and 2 monhs . • ~... Thomas F orrest, of Spurstow Hall, Ist nea p r rize Tarporley, Zull of the short-horned breed, bred by exhibitor, aged 1 'ear and 3 months. 2nd prize. 4-r emit -tin 9.--To the landlord who shall keep the best Bull of any breed to serve the cows of his tenantry gratis, Lhe Society's Silver Medal. `near - ' he Part of Crawford and Balcarres, of Haigh Hall, j t , Nir igAn, Roan Bull Duke of Bronte, bred by Mr. xi,: -ar t , of Clapham, aged 4 years an . 5 months. On sale. I,7niums 11 and 19.—Open to General Competition.— ,-,- ''''' the best Cow or Heifer of any breed, in milk or , t 1 calf, £5 ; and for the second best ditto. .e 2 103. ~rceitry Ambler of Watkinson Hall, Halifax, Cow, i n --,., of the short horned breed, aged 6 years. ist prize. Sa muel Cl oug h, o f A s ht on , near W arr i ng t on , Cow Rose of We stmoreland, of theure short-horned breed, bred by months. M or t on , of We s tmoreland, aged 4 years and 6 --ienths. Commended. of the B ate, o f K elsterton, Fl i nt, Cow Nerissa the VI, ut the short -horned breed, bred by exhibitor, aged 3 years and 4 months. 2nd prize. , r . " George C. Dewhurst. of Lymm, Cheshire, Roan Cow °IeY, bred by W. R. Saunders, • 8 months. H ighly commended. Es q ., a g ed 4 years and Premiums 13 and 13a.--Open to General Competition.— For the best two year old Heifer of any breed, £5 ; and for the second best ditto, Georg e .e 2 10s. Lady "- C. Dowhurst, Lymm, Cheshi re , R oan H e if er it'd, bred by K. W. Saunders, E sq ., age d 2 years and 4 months. I st prize. the short-horned d Edward Bate, o f Relst er t on, Fli nt, Heifer Princess, of end 1 month. 2 n breed, bred b y ex hib itor, aged 2 years Prem:unis 14 and 14 prize. a.— Open to General Competition.— r,„ ow best yearne the see end best ditttß o, .er nem- lo s. _. of any breed, £3; and for tawar(‘ Bate, of Relsterton, Flint, Heif er Amy of the 'short-horned breed, aced 1 year and 7 , months; let prize. Henry AmMer, borfeed. tkinsoi.i Hall, Halifax, Heifer of the age dshort - horne d . 1 Year and 7 months. 2nd Prize. thComm of Watkinso n H all, Halifax, Heifer of mtn H aged 1 yea r and 3 months. Highly rth enry Ambler, orned breed, ended. Premi ums 15 and 16.— T0 the tenant f armer for the best -. in milk or in c a lf , 4 ' 5; ditto Cow for dairy purposes, for the second best ditto, £ 2 I°s * James G or t on, o f S ee dl ey , nea r Mancheat er,Co w , aged 'up wards of 5 years. Ist prize. Thomas Forrest, by exhibitor,' "' of Spurstow Hall, near • Tainorl a ge d 4 tew of the short-horned breed, bred years and 4 months. 2nd prize. Premi ums 17 a n d 1 8.— T o the tenant farmer for the b est pair of two year old ffelfers af any breed, £5 ; ditto for the second best ditto, £2 10s. Thomas Forrest, of Spurs . ow Hall, near Tarporley, pa,i,r , of Heifers of the short - horned breed, bred by bimsett agpd 2 yearsnd 4 months. 2nd prize. Thomas Atherton, of S elte, near 00l air e Heifers (b y the 4th Duke P of York), of Liver the p pu ' re p short horned breed, bred by Mr. Robert, Bell, aged respectively 2 rears and 1 month, and 2 years and g weeks. Ist prize. Pierniums 19 and 20.—T0 the tenant farmer for the best Pair of one year old Heifers of any breed, 45 ; ditto for the second best ditto, 42 10s. Thomas Forrest, of Spurstow Hall, near Tarporley, pair THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. of Heifers of the short-horned breed, bred by exhibitor, aged 1 year and 4 mrnth9. 2nd prize. James Dickinson, of Iloilolland, Wigan, pair of Heifers of the pure short-horned breed, bred by exhibitor, aged 1 year and 7 months. Ist prize. Premiums 21 and 22.—T0 the farmer, not being a cattle dealer, who shall show the best lot of Mitch Cows, not less than six in number, .4'5; ditto for second best. ditto, -e2 . _ Samuel Clough, of Ashton, near Warrington, 6 111ilch Cows of the short-horned breed, bred by exhibitor and others, aged 4 years and upwards. Ist prize. Jarnees Gorton, of Seedley, near Manonester, Cows, aged 4 and b years and upwards. 2nd prize. Premiums 23 and 24.—T0 the tenant farmer, not being a cattle dealer, who shall show the best lot of calves, of his own rearing, not less than six in number, nor more than ten mouths old, el ; ditto for the second best ditto, el 10s. _ James Dickinson, of.Upholland, Wigan, Calves of the short-horned breed, bred by exhibitor, aged from 3 to 5 months. Ist prize. Silas Doming, of Little Wardly, Swinton, near Man Chester, Calves, bred by exhibitor, aged from 2 to 6 months. 2nd prize. EXTRA STOCK: HORNED CATTLE Mortimer L. Taite, of Heaton Mersey, near Stockport, Bull of the short-horned breed, bred by Mr. James Gor ton, aged 1 year and 1 month. Commended. HORSES Premiums 25 and 26.—Open to General Competition.— For the Stallion best adapted for agriculural purposes, "X. 6 ; second best ditto, R 3. James Robinson, of Broughton, near Manchester, Stal lion Young Napoleon, bred by Messrs. Barber and Worth ington, aged 5 years and 2 months. Ist prize. George Wilson of the Albert Hotel, James-street, Liver pool, Stallion Champion of England, bred by Mr. Dar vil, Oxfordshire, rising 7 years old. 2nd prize. Premiums 27 and 28.—Open to General Competition.—For the best Stallion for dray purposes, R 6; for the second best ditto, £3. James Robinson, of Broughton, near Manchester, Stal lion Champion, bred by Mr. John Bush, of Newark, aged 8 years. Ist prize. Thomas Forshaw, of Chorley, Stallion Young Kirkby, bred by Mr. Hollingsworth, aged 8 years. 2id prize. On sale. Premiums 29 and 30.—Open to General Competition.— For the best Stallion adapted for road purposes, .w 6 ; second best di , to. £3 Robert Alty, of Pitting, near Fleetwood, brown Stallion Prime Minister, bred by exhibitor, aged 5 years. tat prize. John Cross, of Woolston, near Liverpool, Stallion, bred by exhibitor, aged 3 years and 2 months. 2nd prize. Premium 31.—T0 the landlord who shall keep the best Stallion for agricultural purpm:es, to serve the mares of his tenantry gratis, the Society's Silver Medal. The E.trl of Derby, Knowsley, Stallion Briton, of the Suffolk breed, bred in Suffolk, aged 8 years off. Prize. Premiums 32 and 33.—For the best brood Mare for agri cultural purposes. £5; second best ditto, s 2 104. The E irl of Derby, Knowsley, Mare of the Suffolk breed, aged 9 years and 2 months. Prize. John Owen, of Green Barn, near Blackrod, Wigan, Mare bred by exhibitor, aged 6 years off. 2nd prize. Premiums 34 and 35.—For the best Brood Mare for roadsters or for coaching, £5; and for the second best ditto, £2 10s. Thomas Townley Parker, of Astley Hall, Chorley, Mare Mistletoe, need 15 years. Ist prize. William Tipping, of Wigan, Bly Mare (with Foal by Rolla), aged. 2nd prize. On sale. Premiums 36 and 37.—For the best three year Gelding or Filly for acicultural purposes, £5; for the second best ditto, ,e 2 10,4 The Earl of Derby, Knowsley, Gelding, of the Suffolk bred, aged 3 years off. John Birch. or Orrell, near Liverpool, Gelding, bred by Mr. Joseph Webster, aged 3 years off. Premiums 38 and 39.—For the best two year old Gelding or Filly for agricultural purposes, £4; second best ditto, £2 Robert Birch, of Netherton, near Liverpool, Gelding, aged 2 years and - 3 months. Ist prize. James Kerr, of Knotty Ash, near Liverpool, Filly, bred by Mr. Thomas Atherton, ag-d 2 years and 1 month. 2nd prize. Premiums 40 and 41.—For the best one year old Gelding or Filly for agriculural purposes, £3; for the second best ditto, L 1 10s. James Latham, of Bi'linge Hi her end, near Wigan, Grey Ft.'' , (by Welsh Hero, dam Tinker), bred by exhi • bitor, aged 1 year and nearly 5 months. Ist prize. Isaac Hesketh, of Boothsto mil, near Manchester, Geld ing bred by exhibitor, aged 1 year and 3 months. 2nd prize. Premiums 42 and 43.—For the best three year old half bred Gelding or Filly, £5; for the second best ditto, £2 10s. . James Worsley, of Lowton, near Warrington, Gelding bred by Mr. Thomas Gregory, aged 3 years aad 3 months. Ist prize. George Boulton, of Harrock Hall, near Wigan, Filly, bred by exh'bi , or, aged 3 years and 2 months. 2nd prize. Premiums 44 and 45.—For the best Mare or Ge'dlnz, in actual use in the district as a roadster, J O ; second best ditto. .€2 10s. William Tipping, of Wigan, Chesnut Horse (by David, dam by Seraglio), aged 6 years. Ist prize. John Lord, of Standish Hall, near Wigan, Gelding, aged 7 years and 3 months. 2nd prize. Premiums 46 and 47.—For the best pair Draught Horses employed in the district and belonging to one party or concern, .e 4 ; for the second best ditto, .4"2. Samuel Bank, of Westleigh Mills, near Leigh, pair of Horses, bred by Mrs. Pierpoint, and Mrs. Clewortb, aged 7 and 8 years. Ist prize. Richard Lupton, of 4, Parr-street, Liverpool, pair of Bay Horses, aged 6 years and 3 months, and 7 years and 3 months, respectively. _ Premiums 48 and 49 —To the tenant farmer, principally dependant on farming, for the best Fair of Horses for agricultural purposes, and which are his own property, e 5 ; ditto for the second hest ditto, X 2 10s. John Birch, of Orrell, near Liverpool, pair of Horses, aged 6 years off, one of them bred by Mr. James Woods. Ist pr'ze. J. H. Tattersall, of Rhodes House, Middleton, near Manchester, pair of Horses, aged 4 and 5 years respec tively. 2nd prize. 2nd prize, EXTRA STOCK: HORSES John Lord, of Standish Hall, near Wigan, Filly bred by exhibitor, aged 1 year and 2 months. Highly commended. Lister Cockshott, of Addingham Moorside, near Utley, Harkaway, by Shales Merrylegs, bred by C. A. Harvey, Esq., Walton, near, Liverpool, aged 4 years. Highly commended. exhibitor, aged 1 year and 9 months. Generally com mended. _ - _ Premiums 77 and 78.- For the best Sow of the large breed, not mere than three years old, .4'3, and for the second best ditto, e 2. ---___, Thomas Robinson, Blackbrook House, Levenshulme, near Manchester, Sow, bred by James Eardley, of Sand bach, Cnesilire, aged 2 years and 3 months. Ist prize. Samuel Munro, of 21. East Stanley Street, Manchester, Sow, bred by Mr. Josiah Taylor, of Kersall, aged 2 - years and 3 months. • 2nd prize. Samuel Munro. of 21, East Stanley Street, Manchester Sow, bred by exhibitor, aged 1 year and 6 months. Com mended. _ . _ _ Premiums 79 and 80.—For the best Sow of the small breed, not more than three years old, £3; and for the second best do,, 4e2. Samuel Munro. of 21, East Stanleyatreet, Manchester; Sow, bred by exhibitor, aged 9 months. Ist prize. The Earl of Crawfor land Balcarres, of Haigh Hall, near Wigan ; Sow, bred by W. B. Waitiman, Cross Hills, Leeds, aged 1 year and 1 month. 2nd prize. Jas. Buvklev, of Devonshire-street, Higher Broughton, Manchester ; Sow (with litter), aged 1 year and 10 months. Commended. Liverpool ; and Salford, Manchester ; articles numbered 36 and 37. Prize. Premium I3l.—For the best Machine for dressing corn 'for the market, 5. Richmond, Chandler and Norton, of South John Street, Liverpoll % and Salford, Manchester, articles No, 10 and 45, stand No. 1. Prize. Premium 132.—F0r the best Chaff Catter, RiehmOnd, Chandler and N .rton, of South John Street, Liverpool, and Salford, Manchester, articles numbered 2, and 3, stand No. 1. Prize. _ _ Premium 133 —For the best Turnip Cutter, £2 Richmond, Chandler and Norton, of South John Street, Liverpool, and. Salford, Manchester, articles, No. 6,7, 8, 13, and 14, stand No. 1. Prize Premium 134.—Fa , the best Churn, £3. _ _ Richmond, Chandler and Norton, of South John Street, Live-pool, and Salford, Manebester, articles No. 40, 41, 42. 43, and 44, stand, No. 1. Prize. Premium 135.—F0r the best collection of Agricultural Implements, which shall be exhibited by either landlord or tenant, being his own property, John Lord, of Standish Hall, near Wigan. Prize, REAPING MACTIINE Premium 137.—T0 the Exhibitor of the Reaping Machine which shall be found the most efficient,on trial at. Wigan, on the 6th day of August, on the ground pro vided by the committee, £l5. Dray and Co., of Swan Lane, London, entered on their behalf by Robert Birch, of Netherton, Aintree, near Liverpool, a Dray's Champion Reaper. Prize. being of the community in general. The toast was received with the most enthusiastic applause. tAir—The Brunswick Waltz. The Chairman said he had now to propose the health of a body of men whose devotion to their duties had com manded the admiration and approbation of the community large—he meant the " Bishop and Clergy of the at . Diocese." and with that toast he intended to connect the name of his reverend friend on the right, " the Rector of Wigan." (Applause.) They all acknowledzed, on every opportunity, the va rendered to the community--men of every denomination did so—and he sincerely trusted it never would be other wise. (Hear, hear.) As to the gentleman whose name had been coupled with the toast, he ha I bern Rector of Wigan for a considerable number of years, and he had performed every duty which had devolved on him in a manner which entitled him to the love and affection of them all. (Applause.) The Rev. Rector, on rising, was greeted with general applause. He said he was extremely gratified at the compliment which they had paid to the Bishop of Chester and the clergy of his diocese. It was one of the toasts which they were kind'enough to make on most pulAti occasions a prominent and leading one, and it was one which always met, as on this occasion; with a kind and ready reception. (Hear, hear.) He could assure them that the Bishop of Chester was always most anxious to promote in every way he could the spiritual interests of mnrn agnonially w ,- fo belonged to his diocese, and he ervices w could also assure them that he might truthfully say the same of the clergy of his diocese. The clergy felt also deeply interested about the temporal welfare of the society, and were ever ready as far as their mans and opportunity permitted it, to join in those occupations and pursuits which were both interesting and beneficial to both of them, and he believed there was none more so than that of agriculture. (Hear, hear, and applause.) He owned that it had given him unfailing satisfaction to have witnessed the scene, which that morning presented, perhaps one of the most interesting that had ever been seen on the ground which belonged to the rectory of Wigan, and he trusted that it would not be the last of the kind which would be witnessed there. (Rear. hear.) Mr. John Lord proposed " The Army and Navy," a toast which was received with the most vociferous applause, and drunk with all the honours.—Air : " Rule, Britannia." The Chairman said, it devolved upon him to return them his most sincere thanks for the honour they had just conferred upon both services, for he did not see, on looking around, any officer of the navy present there who might return thanks for his own part of the service. In regard to that gallant ser vice. he could only say that he felt sure, if the opportunity had been afforded, they would h ye sig nalized themselves as much as they did in former wars- With regard to his own branch of the service, it was not his fault that he was not able to serve his country in the Crimea. (Loud cheers.) He had laid before the Com mander-in-Chief his desire to serve his country there, but the battalion to which he belonged, was not selected for that service. His duty lay, therefore, principally in prep ring recruits for that service, and he was, therefore, better qualified to discourse of drilling men, than of drilling turnips. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He expressed a hope, that any defects that service possessed might be remedied, so that it could be rendered, comparatively with its extent, a military power at least equal to that of any other country whatever. (Cheers.) The next toast was "The Patrons of the Society." The chairman in proposing the toast observed, that it ought to be rather the patron of the socioty, for since their last meet ing one of the two patrons had departed from among them. The patrons at that time were the Earl of Derby, and Mr. Wilbraham Egerton. The latter gentleman had since been removod from envoi.; them. Lord Derby unfortunately was at that moment laid up with a fit of the gout in London, and was therefore unable to be present. The Rev. Rector Gunning said the next toast had been introduced to his care, and it was fortunately one which required no comment whatever. The toast was: the chairman of the association, for the present year, the Honourable Colonel Lindsay. (Loud cheers) The chairman was not only connected with the town of Wigan, but he had taken a deep and a lasting and livelv.interest in the welfare and prosperity of the town. (Hear, bear.) He was quite ante, therefore, that they would agree with him that their friend Colonel Lindsay, who took not only a deep interest in that town, but in the country's affairs in general, and more especially in its agriculture, well merited that his health should be drunk with the cordial accla matiOn of the whole company. (Cheers.) The Chairman, on rising to return thanks, was received with renewed and cordial acclamation. He proceeded to say, that in returning his thanks for the kind manner in which they had been good enough to receive the toast pro posed by his friend Mr. Gunning, he could assure them that he felt it a great honour to be placed there as chairman of the Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society. He was perfectly aware that it was by no claim of his own he found himself occupying that position. He was perfectly aware that he was placed there in consequence of the position he held in that town and that neighbourhood. It was indeed a peculiar satisfaction to him to find himself the president of the association during the year in wlrch its meeting was held in that town, and he had revived that day the greatest pleasure in seeing the result of the exertions which had been made by his fellow townsmen. (Hear, hear ) In speaking their praises he thought he might, very fairly appeal to those present who did not belong to Wigan. (Hear, hear.) Wigan had endeavoured to carry out, 's far as it was possible for it to do, and he thought on the whole with much success, the object which the parent society had in coning there that year, and by doing so Wigan gave some inducement to hope that after a. certain term of years had gone round, they should find the Liverpool and Manchester Society again holding their meeting in that town. (Hear, hear and cheers.) When the numbels were announced to them it would be found, be thought, that they had in Wigan rather exceeded than fallen short of the proportion which had been found to exist in other localities where the society had held a meeting. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He had always been the strongest advocate for societies of that description. They had a society of the kind formerly, not very far removed from that town, which he had endeavoured to support to the best of his ability, and which had been successful up to a certain extent. (Hear, hear.) This he only said to show the feeling which existed in that neighbourhood in favour of such societies as that. He had himself no doubt whatever of their advantage. It was not only the country districts which would benefit by these societies and by the competition which they created. The towns would also gain a very decided advantage from the existence and the operations of these societies. If the quality of agriculture were improved, if more land were brought into cultivation, and if the land were better cultivated, the farmer would, as an obvious and necessary consequence, be better off, and consequently more able to make purchases for his own convenience and benefit. (Hear, hear.) Therefore such meetings as that must produce a general benefit throughout all the country. All were endeavouring to improve each other, and the benefit derived went through the whole community. (Cheers.) Mr. r. Ainsworth, in proposing the health of the vice president, said that he could not avoid tendering his con gratulations to the present meeting, on seeing so numerous and influential a body of gentlemen, met to support the agricultural interests of Liverpool and Manchester. (Hear, hear.) Nay, more, he begged also tender his congratula tions, as one, for the liberal support the institution had received from the gentlemen of the ancient borough and neighbourhood of Wigan. (Hear, hear.) The cattle show was an evidence that they were greatly improving in stock, and he considered that Wigan had no reason to find fault with the exhibition which had been that day presented to its notice. (Hear, hear.) But that was not the only evidence of the progress of the society, fir, if they looked around them, they would see them in every locality coming forward, and the farmers also, and from mutual concession and mutual good feeling s they saw a very different aspect in the appearance of the country, to what some of them remembered a few years past. (Hear, boar.) When, also, they looked to the exhibition which the Royal Society's meeting presented at Chelmsford, the character of the stock shown, and the high prices which that stock procured from various persors, who attended there from the Continent of Europe, the United States, and the distant colonies of Australia, but particularly when they considered that one bull of Mr. Townley's fetched the lam sum of £1,260 1 he thought that such societies as theirs were beneficial in their effects, and that, when properly pursued, farming would amply repay the farmer, (hear, hear.) He remembered when the late Sir Robert Peel brought forward his great change in the import duties of the country, which led to the repeal of the corn laws, that one, at the time seemingly singular, remark fell from his lips in the House of C .mmons. He said that he did not despair of seeing the day when this country instead of being an importing country, would also become an exporting community, and, when they re, ferred to the Chelmsford meeting, he thought they would admit that in some degree that prophecy had been fulfilled, inasmuch as they had produced a stock so unrivalled as to be worthy of transportation to the distant regions of the globe. (Applause.) How far the remaining prophecy of the right hon. baronet would be fulfilled as to the export of the produce of their soil, that was a subject for future time, but if they once infused the commercial spirit into the agri cultural interest of this country, there was no telling the extent to which they might progress. (Hear, bear ) That, however, was a consideration for future time, and he would turn to that which more immediately claimed‘their atten tion. They were surrounded by a dense population, eagerly demanding from them the means of subsistence, and with sach a market at home, and at their very doors, it behoved every landed proprietor, and every farmer, to COMO forward and meet the demand so strongly pressipo. on them. (Hear, hear.) The agricultura l and commercial interests of the country ought to be united, and when nnited he hid no doubt they would work together for the commoa good and p ros perity of the united kingdo m . In conclusion, the speaker dwelt on the impnrtanco. of draining as applied to farming, which ho observed the cultivator should always demand at the lAnds of the landlord, and declared that' unless the land WAS well drained, the farmer might rise up. early and take no rest, and eat the bread of caref4lness,and yet have from the seed which be threw on the land no remunerating harvest. (Applause.) Mr. Acton responded to the toast. Mr. Ryder, the 'secretary, then read the list of prizes, which occupied a considerable time. The Fight Ron. gdward Cardwell was called upon by EXTRA STOCX.-PIGS, Joseph Hindson, of Barton House, Everton, Liverpool; Sow, " Polvan , bus," of the pure small white breed, bred by Mr. Hayward, Sussex, aged 1 year and 3 weeks. Prize. POULTRY. FOWLS. Premium 81.—For the best speckled, or grey Dorking Fowls, LI. Thomas R. Sleddal, of Fazakerley, near Liverpool ; pen of Fowls, upwards of 3 years old. On sale ; price 4'6 6s. Prize. W. W. ilornby, Captain R.N., of KnowAlev, near Pres cot ; pen of Fowls, more than 1 year old. Commended. Premium 82.—For the best Spanish Fowls, .41. NV. W. Hornby, Capt. R.N., of Knowsley, near Prescot ; pen of Fowls, above 1 year old. Prize. Premium 83.—For the best Game Fowl, el. W. W. Hamby, Capt. R.N., of Knowsley, near Preseot ; pen of Fowls, bred by exhibitor, more than 1 year old. Prize. Premium 84.—For the best Cochin China Fowls, £1 William Copple, of Eceleston, near Preseot ; pen of buff Fowls, bred by exhibitor, aged 2 years and 4 months. Prize. William Copple, of Eceleston, near Present ; pen of white Fowls, bred by exhibitor, aged 2 years and 4 months. Commended. Premium 85.—For the best Golden pencilled Hamburg Fesvls, Joseph Tate, of Syke Hill, Preston ; pen of Fowls, aged 1 year and 2 months. Prize. Price Premium 86.—For the host Silver pencilled Hamburg Fowls, el. John Robinson, of Vale House, Garstang ; pen of Fowls, above 1 year old. Prize. On sale; price .4'lo 10s. William C. Worrall, of Rice House, near Liverpool ; pen of Fowls, cock age 4 1 year, the hens 2 years old. Prize On sale. price £lO. Premium 90 —For the hest Bantam Fowls, XI. William Wright, of West Bank, Whines, near Warring ton ; pen of Silver laced Bantame, aged 1 rear. Prize. 11, , nry Worrall. of Knotty Aih House, near Liverpool ; pen of White Bantams, bred by exhibiter, aged 2 years. Commended. Premium 91.—For the best of any other breed, and all breeds, or cross breeds of Fowls exhibited, £l. John Robinson, of Vale House, Garstane ; pen of Fowls bred by exhibitor, above 1 year old. Prize. On sale, price £lO 10. Premium 9%—For the best four Chickens (one cockerel and throe pullets) of the Dorking breed, 4'l. W. W. Hornby, Capt., R.N., of Knowsley, near Prescot ; Pen of Chickens, bred by exhibitor; aged 61 months. Prize. Edward Lister, of Cassia Lodge, near Northwich, Cheshire ; Pen of Chickens, bred by exhibitor, hatched, cockerel and pullet 15th April last, and 2 pullets 7th and 19th March last, respectively. Commended. William Copnle, li:-.elestoo. near Preicot ; Pen of Grey Chickens, bred byi exhibitor ; aged 4 months. Highly commended. Premium 100.—For the best four Chickens (one cockerel and three pullets) of the Spanish breed, £l. George Fell, Warrington ; Pen of Chickens, bred by exhibitor; aced about. 5i months Prize. Premium 101.—For the best four Chickens (one cockerel and three pullets) of the Game breed, RI. The Rev. Thomas Edward Abraham, of B:ckerstaffP, near Ormskirk ; Pen of Chickens, bred by exhibitor, hatched on the 22nd March last. Prize. On sale, price R 4 4s. _ Wm. Lomax, Eq., of Stoneclough, near Manchester; Pen of Chickens, brel by evhibitor, aged 15 weeks. Highly commended. Price £3 10s. Premium 102.—For the best tour Chickens (one cockerel and three pullets) of the Cochin China breed, £l. Thomas Burnett, of Hutton, near r , reston ; Pen of buff Chickens, bred by exhibitor, aged 4 months and 2 weeks. Prize. Frederic W.T trle, of Edenhurst, near Present ; Pen of White Chickens, bred by exhibitor, hatched 10th April last. Commended. Premium 104.—For the best four Chickens (one cockerel and three pullets), of the Silver pencilled Hamburg breed, 1. William Wright, of West Bank, Widnes, near War rington ; pen of Chickens, bred by Mr. Archer, aged 5 months. Prize. Richard Wright, Wrightington, near Wigan ; Chickens bred by exhibitor, aged 4 months and 5 days. !Com mended. Premium lo6.—For the best four Chickens cone cockerel and three pullets) of the Silver spangled Hamburg . . breed, Thomas Burnett, Hutton, near Preston ; pen of Chickens, bred by exhibitor, aged 4 months and 3 weeks. Prize. Premium 107.—For the best four Chickens (one cockerel and three pullets) of the Poland breed, Rl. George Fell, of Warrington ; pen of Chickens, of the Silver Spangled Poland breed, bred by exhihiter, cockerel aged 4 months and 3 weeks, pullets about four months. Premium 108.—For the best tour Chickens (one cockerel and three pullets) of any other breed, and all other breeds, or cross breeds, exhibited, £l. The breed to he stated on entry. Edward Roberts, of the Golden Lion, Oldham-road, Manctwster, pen of Spanish Chickens, bred by exhibitor, cockerel aged 6 months, pullets aged 3 months. On sale. Price .£lO 10s. Prize. John Robinson, of Vale House, Garstang, pen of Chickens of the White Dorking breed, bred by exhibitor, cockerel aged 4 months, pullets aged 3 months. On sale, price £5 ss. Highly commended. VEGETABLES AND SEBDS. Premium 111.—To the owner or occupier who shall show the best six roots of Sweed'sh Turnips, of any kind, of his or her growirg. 105. Thomas Atherton, of Chapel House Farm, Speke, near Liverpool; 6 roots. Prize Premium 112.—T0 the owner or occupier who shall show the hest 6 roots of any other kind of Turnips, of his or her growing, 10s. Thomas Atherton, of Chanel House Farm, Spoke. near Liverpool: 6 roots of the Yellow Bullock kind. Prize. Premium 113.—T0 the owner or occupier who shall show the best 6 roots of Long Red Mangel Wurzel, of any kind, of his or her growing, 10s. Thomas Burnett, of Hutton, near Preston; 6 roots. Prize. Premium 114.—T0 the owner or occupier who shall show the best 6 roots of any kind of Globe Mangel Wurzel, 10s. Thomas l'Ornett, of Hutton near Preston; 6 roots of of Grange Globe kind. Prize. Premium 115.—T0 the owner or occupier who shall ,show the b'st 6 roots of Scotch Cabbage, of his or , her grow ing, 10s. Willial4 Holt, of Btspham Hall, near Wigan ; a roots. Prize. Premium 116.—T0 the owner or occupier who shall show the best 20 potatoes of any kind; the kind to be named on entry, 10.3. Thomas Burnett, of Hutton, near Preston; 20 Golden Eagles. Prize. _ SPECIAL PRIZES OFFERED PT TILE LOCAL CO.MMITTEE AT WIGAN. SHfIRT HORNED CATTLE Premium 117.—T0 the owner of the best Bull, not less than two, nor exceeding four years old, on the day of show, £25, James Dielemon, of Upholland, Wigan ; Bull of the pure short-horned breed, bred by exhibitor, aged 2 years and 10 months. Prize. Premium 118.—Te the owner of the best Bull, above one, and not more than two years old, on the day of the show, '25. Sa.muel Clough, of Ashton, near Warrington, Bull, John o' Gaunt, bred by Mr. John Harrison, aged 1 year and JO months. Prize. HORSES. Premium 119.--To the owner. of the best Stallion for agricultural purposes, not more than seven years old, 4'25. James Robinson. of Bronghton, Manchester; Stallion, Young Napoleon, bred by Messrs. Barber & Worthington, aged 5 years and 2 months. Prize. Pros. Premium 121.—T0 the owner of the best Boar of the large breed, not more than three years old, RIO. Samuel Munro. of 21, East Stanley-street, Manchester; Boar bred by exhibitor, aged 2 years. Prize. Premium )22.- f -To the owner of the best Boar of the small breed, not more than three years old, 410. Joseph Hindson, of Barton House, Everton, Liverpool ; Boar Surprise, of the pure small white breed, bred by Mr. Richard England, of Otley, Yorkshire, aged 1 year and 5 months. Prize. Joseph Hindson, of Barton House, Everton, Livernool ; Boar Admiral, of the improved Essex breed, bred by exhibitor, aged 1 year and nine months. Commended. IMPLEMENTS. Premium 123.—F0r the best Portable Steam Thrashing Machine, not exceeding 4-horse power; with Shaker, Riddle, and Winnower attached, and which will best prepare the corn for the finishing dressing machine, £2O. Henry B. A. Blundell, of Deys Brook, near Liverpool ; Thrashing Machine. Premium 124.—F0r the Plough best adapted for general purposes, David Harkes, of Mear, near Knutsford. Premium 126.—F0r the best Cultivator, Grubber and Scarifier, suitable for two hoises, £3. David Harkes, of Mear, near Knutsford. Premium 127.—F0r the best Scarifier, or Drill Grubber, .€2. Robert Wilsnn Ffrance, of Rawcliffe-hall, Garstang Implement, by Whi t well. j. Stalker, Penrith. Premium 129.—F0r the best set of two-horse Harrows, £2. Richmond, Chandler and Norton, of South john-strpet? SHEEP. Premiums 50 and 51.--Open to General Competition.— For the best Leicester Ram, 4'3 ; second ditto, 105. Rev. J. R. Hall, of the Vicarage, Frodsham, Ram, bred by R. Janion, Esq., aged 3 years and 6 months. 2nd prize. On sale. John Wilson Patten, Bank Hall, Warrington, Ram aged 2 years off. Ist Prernium3 52 and 53.—Open to General Competition.— For the best Southdown R tm, £3; second ditto, Llewe'yn F. Lloyd, of Ntnnereh, Mold, Ram, bred by exhibitor, aged 2 yeas and 4 months. Ist prize. On sale. Llewelyn F. Lloyd, Nannerch, Mold, Ram bred by exhibitor, aged 1 year and 4 months. 2nd prize. On sale. Premiums 54 and 55.—For the best pen of five Shearline Leicester Ewes, £3; and for the second best pen of ditto, el log. Thomas Johnson, of Halton Grange, Rnncorn. pen of Ewes, bred by exhibitor. 1 year and 4 months. Ist prize. Premiums 56 and 57.—For the best pen of Five Leicester Breeding Ewes, £3; and for the second best pen of ditto. el los. John Wilson Patten, of Bank Hall, Warrington, pen of Ewes, bred by exhibitor, three aged 5 years, one aged 3 years, and one aged 2 years. Ist prize. John S. Wilson. of Norton Hill, near Preston Brook, pen of Ewes, bred by exhibitor, aged 2 years and upwards. 2nd prize. On sale. Premiums 58 and 59.—For the best Leicester Ram, .e 3 ; and for second best ditto. el 10s. John Wilson Patten, of Bank Hall, Warrington, Ram, aged 2 years off. let prizsi. Thomas Johnson, of Halton Grange, Runcorn, Ram, bred by exhibitor, aged 2 years and 4 months. 2nd prize Premiums 60 and 61.—0 r the best Shearling Leicester Reim, .4 , 2; and for the second best ditto, .Wl. John Wilson Patten, Bank Hell, Warrington, Ram, bred by the exhibitor, aged 1 year and 4 months. Ist prize. No second awarded. Premiums 62 and 63.—For the best pen of five Shearling Ewes of the short-wooled breed, £3 ; second ditto el 10s. Llewelyn F. Lloyd, Nannereh, Mold, pen of Ewes, bred by exhibitor, aged 1 year and 4 months. Prize. Premiums 64 and 65 —For the best pen of five short wooled Breeding Ewes, £3; second ditto, -el 10s. Llewelyn F. Lloyd, Nannereh, Mold, pen of Southdown Ewes, of the Southdown breed, bred by exhibitor. Ist prize. R. C. Lowndes," Rice House, Anfield, Liverpool, pen of Southdowe Ewes, bred by exhibitor. 2nd prize. Premiums 66 and 67.—For the best short-woolled Ram, £3 ; second ditto, 4'l. Llewelyn F. Lloyd, of Nannerch, Mold, Ram of the Southdown breed, bred by exhibitor, aged 1 year and months. let prize. On sale. Thomas Johnston, of Halton Grange, Runcorn, Ram of Shropshire down breed, aged 4 years. 2nd prize. Premiums 68 and 69.---For the best Shearling short woolled Ram, £2 ; and for the second best ditto, el. Llewelyn jr. Lloyd, of Nannerch, Mold, Ram of the pure Southdown breed, bred by exhibitor, aged 1 year and 4 months. Ist prize. On sale. Francis Twining, of Parbold Hall , Wrightington, near Wigan, "Ram of the Shropshire down bread, bred by exhibitor, aged I:year off. 2nd prize. Premiums 72 and 73.—For the best Boar of the large breed, not more than three years old, £3; and for the second best ditto, £2. John Harrison, jun., of Heaton Norris, near Stockport, Boar of the large breed, bred by Mrs. Cooper, of Whalley, aged 2 years, 4 months, and 7 days. Ist prize. Samuel Munro, of 21, East Stanle, -street, Manchester, Boar bred by exhibitor, aged 2 years. 2ad prize. John Harrison,"jun:, Premiums 74 and 75 .— For the best Boar of the small bred by Mr , "reed, not more than three years old, £3; and for the second best do ., £2 . Stockport, Boar, nown of ne a r H os e , a o to f n ß N ed o d rr is is h , ,ag and three week s * Charles Berw ickweeks. Ist prize. "Na Ipo eon, si re .., of Turncroft Lane, ljtockpert, Boar "Ch• ~ ed 11 months amp ion , g. S . " Uncle Tow," dam "posy," aged 1 year and 1 month. 2nd Prize. Joseph Hindson, of Barton House, Everton, Liverpool ; rear, Admiral, of the Improved Essex breed, bred by HORNED CATTLE. Premium 18.—To the owner of the best Bull Calf of the short horned breed, not exceeding twelve months old on the day of show, 4'5. Samuel Clough, Ashton, near Warrington, Ball Calf, " Grand Seignior," bred by F. H. Fawkes, aged 9 months, by Bridegroom," (11,203) dam " Grooig, by " Stuart, (7,623) Ece. Prize. Premium 139 —To the owner of the best Cow, in calf or in milk. £5. Samuel Clough, of Ashton, near Warrington; Cow, ' Rose of Westmoreland," of the pure short-horned breed, bred by Messrs. Morton, of Westmoreland, aged 4 years and 6 months. Prize. Premium 140.—T0 the owner of the best two-year old Fleifer, of any breed, in milk or in calf. £5. , . Francis Twi ning, or Parbold Hall, Wrightington, near Wigan ; red and white Heifer of the short-horned breed, bred by Edward Alison, Esq., of Park Hall, aged 2 years and 5 months. Priz. _ _ _ Premium 141.—T0 the owner of the best yearling Heifer of any breed. J' s. James Dickenson, of Upholland, near Wigan ; Roan Heifer " Jeminaa," of the pure short-horned breed, bred by exhibitor, aged 1 year and 7 months. Prize. HORSES. Premium 143 —To the owner of the best Brood Mare for agricultural purposes, with Foal at foot, £5. William Lipfrout and. Sons, of Brimilow Farm, Wigan; Grey Mare with Foal, aged 6 years and 3 months. Prize. Premium 144.—T0 the owner of the best Brood Mare for road or field, with Foal at foot, £5. Thomas Townley Parker, of Astley hall, Chorley ; Mare " Mistletoe,' aged 15 years. Prize. Premium 145.—T0 the owner of the best Pair of Draught Horses helonaing to one party or concern, James Schofield — , of Chisnell Hall, Wrigtington, near Wican ; pair of Horses, aged 5 and 7 years respectively. Prize. Premium 146.—T0 the owner of the best Gelding for road or field, in actual use. '5 William Tinning, of Wigan : chesnut Horse, by David, dam by Seraglio, aged 6 years. Prize. Premium 147.—T0 the owner of the best Mare for road or field, in actual use, Smith and Balsa, corn dealers, Wigan; chesnnt Mare, aged 7 years. Prize. Samuel Banks, West Leigh Mills, near Leigh ; Mare, aged 5 years. Prize. Premium 14e.—To the owner of the best three-year old Gelding or Filly for agr , eultural purposes, £5. Isaac Wsketh, of Bnothstown, near Manchester; geld ing bred by Mr. Smith, of Farnworth, aged 3 years and 3 months Prize. Premium 149.—T0 the owner of the best three-year old Gelding or Filly, for road or field. James Worslev. of Lowton, near. Warrington. Prize. Rremium 150.—T0 the owner of the best two-year old Gelding. or Filly far agricultural purposes. lisn a c Hesketli..of Boothstown, near Manchester; aged 2 years and 3 months. Prize. frerniorn 151.—T0 the owner of the hest two-year old Gelding, or Filly for road or field. .e 3. John Lord. of Standish Hall, near Wigan; Gelding bred by exhibitor, aged 2 years and 2 months. Prize. Premium - 154.—T0 the owner of the best Breeding Sow of the large breed, in pie or milk. £2. Thomas Robinson. of Blackbrook House, Levenshulme, near Manchester; Sow, bred by James Eardley, of Sand bath, Cheshire; aged 2 y ears and 3 months. Prize. Samuel Munro, of 21, East Stanley-street, Manchester; Sow bred by Mr. Josiah Taylor, of Kersall, aged 2 years and 3 months. Commended. Premium 155.—T0 the owner of the best Breeding Sow of the small breed, in pig or milk. The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Haigh Hall, near Wigan, Sow bred by W. B. Wainman, Esq., Cross Hills, Leeds, aged 1 year and y month. Commended. Samuel Munro, of 21, East Stanley Street, Manchester, Sow bred by exhibiter, aced 9 months. Prize. Premium 156.—T0 the owner of the best three Store Pigs. not exceeding three months old, £3. Richard Almond, of Orrell, near Wigan, three store pici (hears) bred by exhibitor, under three months old. Prize. POULTRY Premium 157.—Open to general competition.—For the best pvn of Spanish Fowls, consisting of a cock and two hens, of any age, a Silver Cup, of the full value of ten guineas Joseph Tate, of 9, Syke Street, Preston, ages, above 1 year. Cup. - . Premium 158.—Onen to general eompetition.—For the best pen of grey Dorking Fowls, consisting of a cock and two hens, of any age, a silver cup of the value of ten eninpas. William Wright, of West Bank, Widnes, near Warring ton, anys above 1 year. Cup. Premium 159.—Open to general competition.—For the best. pen of Cochin Fowls of any colour, consisting of a cock and two hens, of any age, a Silver Cup, of the full value of six guineas. G. A. Gellerd, of Askrigg End, Kendal. ages above 1 year. Oup. Premium 160 —Open to general competition.—For the hest pen of Game Fowls, consisting of a cock and two hens, of any age, a Silver Cup, of the full value of six Hormby, Capt., R.N., of Knowsley Cottage, Present, ages, above 1 year. Cup. Premium 161.—Open to general competition.—For the best pen of Pencilled Hamburgh Fowls, consisting of a cock and two bens, of any age, a Silver Cup, of the full value of six guineas. _ _ William Wright, of West Bank, Widness, near War rington, ages, ahnve 1 year. Cup. Premium 162.—Open to general competition.—For the best pen of spangled Hamburgh Fowls, consisting of a cork and two hens, of any age, a Silver Cup, of the full value of six ruineas. James Dixon, of the North Park, Horton, near Brad ford, ages, 2 Years. Cup. Premium 163.—Open to general competition.—For the best pen of black Poland Fowls, consisting of a cock and two hens, of any age, a Silver Cup, of the full value of six guineas. George Hart well Perkins, of Mosslev, near Birmingham, ages, Cock , . 14 months, Hens, 2 years. Cup. 164.—Oven to gen era l corppe titi on .-,-For the of Poland Fowls, o f any o th er co l our , con eonf value of six g u i neas . a cock and tw o h ens , o f any age, a Sil ver C up , ris,oelefnsittiihunempe full James F. G 'penal!, Grappenhall Hall, hear Warrington, wipes, a bove 1 year. Cup. Premium 165.—Open to general competition.—For the hest pen of Bantam Fowls. consisting of a cock and two hens, of any age; a Silver Cup, of the full value of six guineas. W illi a m Wright, of West Bank, Widnes, near War rington, ages, above one year old. Cup. TURKEYS Premium 166.—OPen to geneial cotnpetition.—For the best pen of Turkeys, consisting of a cock and two hens, of any age. a Silver Cup, of the full value of six guineas. John Rodbard Rodbard, of Aldwiek Court, Langford, near Bristol, ages, 2 years. Cup. Premium 167.—Open to general competition.—For he best pen of Geese (male and two females) a Silver Cup, of the full value of six guineas. Henry Ambler, of Watkinson Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire, ages, 2 years. Cup. DUCKS Premium 168.—Open to general competition.—For the best pen of Rouen Ducks (male and two females) a Silver Cup, of the full value of six guineas. Henry Lafone, of Evorton, Liverpool, ages, 4 months. Cup. Premium 169.—Onen to general competition,—For the best pen of white Aylesbury Ducks (male and two females) a Silver Cup, of the full value of six guinea... John K. Fowler, of Prebendal Farm, Aylesbury, ages, 17 weeks. Cup. THE DINNER The dinner took plane at five o'clock in the Public Hall, which was tastefully fitted up and adorned with banners and evergreen wreaths. About 400 gentlemen were pre sent. Mr. Morrish, of the Merchants' Dining Rooms, Liverpool, provided the entertainment, and it is almost needless to say that, in the whole arrangements, he fully maintained the high reputation which he possesses in his own town. The'dinner and wines were of the most excellent quality, and the whole was served with a punctuality and convenienee very rare at large public dinners. A. band stationed in the orchestra helped to enliven the evening. The banquet was presided over by the Hon. Colonel Lindsay, M.P., Among the other gentlemen present were —Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P. J. Acton, M.P., P. Ainswo r th, R ev . R ec t or G unn ing, F . Gerard, J. Lord, Reece Bevan, W. Webster, Captain Aspinall, and Win. Hutton. Grace was said by the Rev. Rector Gunning. The Chairman gave the opening loyal toast of "Her Majesty the Queen, the Duchess of Lancaster,". tvhigil was drunk with all honours. Air —God Save the Queen. The next toast was " Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family." In proposing the toast the chairman alluded to the kind interest Prince Albert had evinced in the forthcoming Manchester Exhi bition as well as in all projects which referred to the advancement of literature, science, and art, and the well, OINMINIII .109M....6 . 01.i. 'S the chairman to propose the next toast, and on rising was rec Lived with enthusiastic applause. lie said : nentlemen, I rise in obedience to the commacd which I have received from the chair, to propose to yJn the next toast—" &w ee " to the Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society," and, gentlemen, having the privilege to call myself a firmer in the n( to you, the hlinehestt the meeting which t Agricuitural S 'ety of rpnol h .(1 v in Wiian, anniversaries which it has yet experienced and cheers.) Gentiemen, we hive all (Cries of hear rd it said doubt, that when yon coma to the hills of L , nc will meet with co'd and discouracinz w .athPr In that respect, we have been forty hate in the Liverpool and M inch( tilessittg of God's providence. better given to t ePprinn we have and by the (lather for the firmer never was experienced than this which it is now oar privi lege to ttlj Y. (Beer.) With regard to the number of people who have a , sembierl to with s the exhibition of to day, the rtvints of the thy have amounted to ro less than £363—(ev,eer.) —an anion , t far larger than either Liverpool .... ~.... or Manchester ever contributed - to the society upon such an occasion. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the number of competitors for prizes, the s , err tiro has favoured me with the figures, and they amount to 1073, Mng. no Tees than 420 more thin e were competit,ffs my former believe I speak the sentiments of the judge you that the stock and the agricultural imp] bitel were by no means the least in the race of the exhi bitions of the society. (Hear, hear.) Well, then, being the character of the competition, have Wigan neizbrinrho3d any reason to be ashamed of when I Zell nts exhi- —(cries of " No, no.')—of their appearance in this friendly contest. 1" No, no.") I should weary you were Ito repeat half the names of those who have gained prizes from the town and neighbourhood of Wigan, but you will not forget the names of Crawford, and Parker. and Bevan, and Lord, and Dickenson, and Tipping, and Hoyle—all names in the immediate neighbourhood, receiving prizes for successful competition against distant competito-s, (Cheers) Gen tlemen, although I have the honour to call mvself a farmer of the neighbourhood of Wigan, yet I must plead guilty to being a very young farmer, and I shall therefore not fall into the mistake against which so many of my predecessors have given a wise and prudent caution, namely, that of talking to you upon matters of which my knowledge is infinitely inferior to yours. But there are some questions connected with agriculture which it has been my duty in former times particularly to treat of and to con sider. One of these is the application of s:nrere and mechanical to the development of agricultural industry. (Hear, hear.) When we look around us in the district, in which we are now seated, can we forget that we live in the county of Arkwright and of Crompton, and if it were not invidious in me I could mention many living names of men who are daily engaged in developing mechani cal art and science not unworthy to be named in the same list with Arkwright and with Crompton. (Cheers.) Gen• tlemen, it is in the memory of many who are members of this society, that the greatest part of the manufacturing and mechanical wealth of this great district has been created, and when we now see the same facilities applied by the same men to the kindred subject of agriculture, can we doubt that we are in the commencement of an era of agri cultural improrement, which shall render the agriculture of England equally celebrated with the matruf , rotnres, RDA, with the commercial enterprise of England. (Hear ', - , ear .) I remember the day of fallacies which are now not only exploded, hut almost forgotten. 1 remember when there was a prejudice that if you manufactured cloth by steam, .you were depriving the poor man of the fair employment of his labour, and when Lancashire was covered with those who were destroying the power-looms in order to revert to human industry in that process. Nal'. I can remember when human beings were harnessed like horses to the barges in this neighbourhood, and when it was stated that it would be an infringement of their vested rights, if you substituted for their labour the labour of dumb cattle to perform the service. (Hear, hear.) Toat illy has gone by, and we know that, whather it be in corn. merce or whether it be in agriculture, when the great endr.wment of reason with which God has furnished us sobiects the powers of nature t I itt own use, azql makes inanimate nature do that servile work which tormer'y met% were obliged to perform, you are only emancipating man zherduties; rendering him liberty for the greeter eift of .educAtion:--(cheers)L and in his turn in the command of new Dowers. to 'iced by science. (Cheers) And, gentlemen, wha. been an eeatnnle to the world of, in regard to commerce end manufacture, the generation in which wA li ve is s e e i ng the beginning. and the succeseful proven of. in regard to esrrioulture, and. I believe, we sh all, ye +r by ye,r, vvirrreco that the more lab sinus and servile prover) , s are perpetually delegated to steam and to machinery, and that man is set free for higher and more ennobling labours. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Gentlemen, I have said that this is one subject, to which, in former times, it has been my duty to pay . a particular and speoi .1 attention. There is another subject at. the same time connected with the spread of knowledge to which I am anxious to invite your attention for a moment. It is a question commonly known by two long terms which have been given to it, namely, the subject of agricultural stir ietics, hut it really means only this, that a knowledge sh add be widely diffused of hich the tenant farmer is the person particularly and specially in need. Ir is his interest to know at the cl ,se of harvest what exactly is the true state of the case, in order that he may measure whether be shall carry his newly g.rs nered crop to the first "market, or whether from a right appreciation of the circumstances of the present time he shall reserve his sale for a more favourable opportunity, (Hear, hear.) Well, gentlemen, I say the merchant can attain that knowledge, and you must know very well in this neighbourhood that the corn merchants of Liverpool have the most elaborate arrangements alweiys made by travellers through the country for the purpose of ascertaining first the prospects, and then the state of the harvest. (Hear, bear.) The tenant farmer has no such agencies - he must 1) depen. dant on some knowledge oth erw i se to be acquired. Well, then, I ask you, whose interest it is particularly and espe cially to further the diffusion of that knowledge with regard to the crops ? I tell you emphatically it is the interest of the tenant farmer. (Hear, bear, and cheers.) Well, now, gentlemen, there have been two opinions of late in this part of the world—l speak of Thigland—whether agricultural statistics should be obtained by compulsory enactment, or lay voluntary aid from the tenant farmers. It wae my privilege, during the short time that I held office, to co-operate with the tenant farmers in a voluntary . arrangement for the purpose of attaining that statistical information, and let me tell you the resul of that experiment as regards the shrewd, and intelligent, and fay seeing tenant farmers of Scotland. With an exception so small that it ought not to be called an exception, and I ought to speak of it as without exception, there was from one end of Scotland to the other universal and unmixed success. By the voluntary co-operation of the tene:.;nt farmers we know the whole acreage of ground under e v er y kind of crop, and we know the stook as schedule return which p ro b a bly Known in the You bar ; seen, and that at an early period after the harvest ie gathered in an estimate is formed and published by Authority of government, which by experience is found to be reliable as to the result of the gathering in of the harvest, and in regard to the quality and kind of the crop. (Cheers.) Not being competent, I freely confess it, to address you on the interesting subject for which you were assembled in the yard to-day, I felt it was not improperly trespassing on your time to draw your attention in this county of Lancashire to the great develope ment of mechanical skill, which may fairly be expected to be applied in the next few years to the progress of agriculture, and also to invite you to co-operate with those in aothority in forcing by every means in your powet that diffusion of agricultural knowledge, vitich I be respectfully to contend before you, the agricultural interest of this district, is far more your concem than it is the concern of any other class in the comrs an py. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Gentlemen, before sit down I will only say, we have now arrived,theblessing of Pr'videnee, at' a time when war is 'exchanged for peace— (hear, hear)—when my excellent friend who sits by my sole, who tells you that ha, knows nothing of agriculture, and shows by the speeches he tirlivere, how m desty is -asociated with merit. (Applause.) I say, when _Jane baa he can find time to t leave the d 'Side over agiicul isonablv s of a zealous soldier to pr lurid meetings, what is the future which we may expect for this great carnal rciA community in which W e With that abuothint harvest live? (Renewed applause.) with which it appears, sl far es we c m see, to be GA's generous purpose we slould be bl sac d, w!. at is the clevelope., as rega t ment of industry which we m , ynot reasonably AO di trade, i t w ill ha and not intemperately puit, prudently expect? I only hope, prudently saeißut ehserve ate consf quences to agriculture. Look a t lh, valve to every acre of land, and every hard working aian engaged iq agriculture, of the developement and prosp , cts of commerce, G,.ntlemen, wi.h this feeling, I most sincerely beg to 1041/Q in yonr hands, and cordially to recommend to your atten— tion, the toast which has been entrusted to may care— " Sneeeca to the Manchester an 4 Liverpool Agricultural I .' (Great applause.) As tuwesmen and neigh. hours of Wigan, we. are proud to believe-- we take an honest and just pride in believing—that the society has no reas t nq to regret h av i ng accor d e d to us, for t h e preseet year, he favour of its presence. We b e lieve that worn. dnot be balma t a . of the rec e pti on we h ave g i ven thzta. (hear, hea t t _ . _ believing, I am sure I speak your sent: in conclusion that we cordially hope t Saaietv.k ents. wl. ien I say Loever receives the society next year, may give th.tru a better reoeption year, and th at every year of tlt w their a progress may m gi a v y en b t: T ; e em t a h r is of advance and improvement over its predeces-'" — (eheer s ).— an d it will be our effort in the meanwhile so to take care of the agriculture of Wigan, that when next they come here we shall be able to overstep all that our rivals have been successful in building tip. (Cheers.) The honourable gentleman then resumed his sea t, amid loud and pzolonged applause. The toast having been responded to several other toasts were proposed and acknowledged, amongst which were "The Mayor and Corporation, and success to the Town and Trade of Wigan," the "successful Candidates," the " Committe e of Management and Local Committee" IQ. The assembly then broke up.