The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-27 00:00:00

gis um called span to defend the appilmtios sit• rive-
", derived from a tax spew the seal trade ha the enlarge-
„amr and improvement of the streets e( Lemlea. (Cheers.)
—7\ers was another subject to wliklt he would Trier. He
vim wit they would all rawest hi the wish Mr. Taylor had
impressed, that means might WOG be adopted by whirl tl.e
fvom maaufactories might be cawsumed. (Applause.)
gc should be very glad if, from Newcastle, which might be
called the groat worse of coal supply, there should eneasate
mine ft...rme plan by which this great evil—the only preindi- I
„al 'hum cosiest from maal—might be removed. The ventila-
boot mists was • still more Important subject, and he
h.pra it would corium,* to receive the attention of all
....awl: Aral benevolent person.. lie had much pleasure
iu pr...entiog to Mr. Taylor the thanks of the section fur
hi' able paper.
The section of Antiquities then met, and the Earl of Car.
earatsel the clout in labour of the How. Hairy 'lb...alas
Mr. LUIGI:IL said that after the section hail been
"ii„,.,l,,,„.rrans, and a stunt paper had bees read, they
~nerd isilputn, as private invitations had been iesued to
~,ant, of the m. nab n of the irritating% to spend the after.
▪ n Rap newerth Cowie, where there were some re-
meor• of artiquity which had been seldom visited and little
uieiribed, and -me peculiarities of architecture wwtby
et the investigation of gentlemen engaged is the
pubinte of &re1....10gy. Mr. Liddell here exhibited
• of ancient arms. discovered • few years age
in hp Gaily property in Northumberland, and which were
„,a sexy prefect state of preservation. These broom. or
tel arras, he said, were tound by some workmen when
j jiaz drains ha • held in the perph of gham. The
el-toilet formerly have been • quagmire, and was supplied
airh a p.p.'s.• s•ring of water. The arms were found
in the men* wadi the points downwards. in • circle
at.tat too b...t below the surfare. Whether they were of
Mimes Or Sonde 'manufacture he was unable to determine,
the „pia.rue ot the learned bring at Pane upon the point.
p. was vroSat.l.. that a party iit soldiers had retired fur
r‘ N., into the thicket surrounding the spring, and stuck
are. in Cie ground, and, daring the halt, had been
sierpnind and .:.ale, or carried off ; and the arms may have
h.n14.0*. I le the thicket till the shafts of the spears and
the ...ital.. et tin sword blades rotted off with age and
fhe ..kruas cousided of three spear beads and
tuo sword I oi,s, all ilithrent in pattern, and • metal
app,ad,,.., which seemed to have fitted the end of the
h;.• n. They exhibited no symptoms of rust or
it ea. worthy of remark that the great central line
of W.i.....4.5te,rt indicated in Araptrong's large map of
N,ribunilierLual published about 1760, traversed the coon.
sr •Itlisa • few hundred yards of the spot where the wet-
p.op were C. 1111.1. lie intended to transfer them to the
)61.eas collcct.-il by the gentlemen of the neighbourhood,
with the memoir a inch he had given of them, that all
• murk he fully informed in the matter. (Applause.)
tat this inaugural meeting yesterday would
remember with bow much de...reed applause the name of
his Grace the Duke of Northumberland was mentioned,
sad he hal now to record that an express had arrived to the
Kay .1 l'Altace, from which it seemed that so lately as
',lay or the day before, in some excavations made at
the expert... of the noble duke, near Otterburn, • very into
-tin: altar had been discovered. upon which was an in-
ser.ption which had been made oat by Mr. Deuce and Mr.
John (La ton. The inscription emanated of a great num.
lir of initial letter., but the interpretation by two parties
• identical that there could be ho daubt of its ac-
eadryPeLSKl, a Hungarian, then read an interesting
paper on annual gems; after which the section adjourned
instil the evening, when papers were to be read " On the
Votive Monument of Kloster, Nieubcrg, near Vienna," by
the Rev. J. Tribe rue ; and "On Northumbrian Sepul-
chral Cm.," by G. Tate, Esq.
la the aftrnsooti,those member.of the institute who had
received special private invitations made an excursion to
Ilivraeworth Castle, accompanied by the Hon. Honey
lhennae Lidd.li. where they were hospitably entertained by
the Ili.rht Hun. Lord Itavensworth.
To-morrow papers will be read " On the Tower of St.
Noholea Church, Newcastle," by Charles Wickes, Esq.;
"On Iyuermiath Priory." by Edmund Sharpe, Eaq.,
Oa the Lady Chapel of Tyternouth l'riory," by
John Mahon, E•q. ; and "Oil Alowick earth.," by Rev.
C. IL Ilarbhonie. In the afternoon the public dinner of
the institute will be held, Lord Talbot de Malahide in the
chair. Its Grace the Duke of Northumberland has inti-
mated his intention of bring present.

ROIAL NORTH LANCASHIRE AGRICUL•

TURAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Royal North Lana*
shire Agricultural Society was held this year at Preston,
awl ha. been • very sueeseasful gathering, but the non-
attendance of the Right Honourable President, the Earl of
Ihrby, has been felt as • deep disappointment. The first
day of the meeting (Wednesday) was appointed for the
trial of implements in the field, and fur • discussion so to
the best modes of rearing and feeding cattle; but unfortu-
solely the early put of the day was wet, and delayed the
trial of husbandry to so late an hour that the disce•sion had
to be postponed. The assemblage was good notwithstand-
ing the discouragemeuts thrown in the way by the incle-
ment weather. and it was estimated that 400 to 600 gentle-
mco farmers were present to witness these interesting
proceedings in practical skilL The trial of implements in-
cluded the use of the new reaping machines, is well as
ploughs, harrows, scarifier', de. ; but the interest in the
former far transcended anything witnessed in affairs of this
description in this part of the kingdom before. The diffi.
culths the farmer has had to contend with in • precarious
season like the present harvest, in housing his crops, affords
a reason ample enough. No less than five of them machines
had been entered, but owing to the inclement weather and
the heavy nature of the soils from this cause,
only two—one being Honey's American reaping nu.
chiae, and the other Mr. CroskelPs were put
into operation. The reaping machines were tried is
a field of wheat sufficiently diversified with deep furrows, to
show their disadvantages in this point of view, at Penwor-
them. The admixture of old plodding practical (semen
wan large, and many came there with prejudices quite as
deep as the furrows, and not likely to be satisfied with •
first inspection of this kind; bat there were a good many
disposed to view these operations in a f We, and indeed
very hopeful light ; the opinion of the first of these classes
finding repression in ens 01 their number, who said they
"never heard no talk of things of that kind, except among
those •ho invented them, or else among the fine gentlemen'
fartenri;“ whilst the other and more hopeful lookers-
on seem disappointed only when the heavy shaft-aide of the
machine busg deep in a furrow, the off-aide was lifted
up is the sir so as almost to reach the top of the corn.
These latter, however, were of opinion that there was me-
chanical skill enough in Lancashire to suggest • remedy for
this Little, by the adoption of • lever ee some other power
which would enable the directorof the assiehum to rase or
kwer tither side of it at pleasure, and stoosamodato it to
the irregularities of the ground. The ground was so heavy
that two horses were hardworked to drag the machine
along. The ploughing match was nest is interest, per
hap., to the dial of reaping madame, sad this took
place in • field at Howlek ; but the sin of the pine
and situation afforded bat an indifferent opportuaity of
witnessing the scene to advantage. There were • lap
aumber of competitors.
The w. ether fir the exhibition of agricultural implements
and stuck, which took place yesterday, was more propi-
tious, being of LP tine and genial a character as could he
wished. The show took place ins pada,' of sin or seven
acres in Meat, on the west or eolith-westerly side of the
town, close to the right bank of the river Ribble ; so that
t'a're was ample spins at commend. Mr. Hunt, the olds
secretary of the seetety, had made • judicious arrangement
of the ground, sad a numerous and highly respectable com-
pany sailed with the mon practical portion of the visitors
daring the day, sad promenaded the spacious
avenges dividing the various elassifieations of stock,
muhinery, and farm produce brought together. Amoopt
this company were—Mr. Wilson Patten, ; Mr. James
Hryweed, M.P.; Mr Charles Townley, M.P.; Mr. T.
Parker, M.l' , of Cuerdon Hall ; Mr. T. Townley Par-
ker, of Sutton Grange ; Mr. Thomas W. Taman, of Within-
thaw ; Mr James Lord, of Standish ; Mr. James
Garnett, of Bleasslall Tower; Mr. R. Birehall of Ribble-
stop Hall ; Mr. A. Criss, of Shaw Hill; Mr. Thomas bug
dale, of Blackburn ; and Mr. Samuel Horroeks, of Wigan.
The show of beasts was exceedingly good, and quite equal
to that of falser years—especially the stock exhibited by
Mr. Charles Towseley, which carried away the prises in
six descriptions of short-honied breeds. A bee pure abort-
keened hall. 3 years and 10 months old, belonging to Mr.
Ih,duas harebell, of Hibbleston Hall, obtained the first
pia., of 10f., to the owner of the best bull calved pre-
1110Y4 to theist January. 1850. There was • geed show
of breed mates, and there was a better collection of
eat.re home than maid. There were some good roadsters
alsn retaliated. The show of sheep and pigs was large, and
the latter sustained the fame which previous agricultural
meetings in this part of the country have earned for them.
A n. a It AVITC linrOdneed in last year's meeting was• show
of pnult,y, and in this department there was net oul/ a
la.:. increase this time, hut • great improvement. 'llse
I. 't rats was very meagre, and the new rule applied
t to •C had the effect of shutting out competition alto-
tether

Lt the implement department there was a good collection,
an; Ilart's Portable Pa potent Brick Machine, with its steam
attracted much observation. The new registered
rt..tt iwaelinie, with toothed roller, of Messrs. Richmond
and /'handler, whirls, after carrying off the prise in earls of
the three kingdoms in quick succession, has ocean had the
first honourhonourawarded here, was a good deal admired, and
One ,f the Judges in awarding this prise announced his in-
finnan hi a purchaser. A Rood man yof the machines
were de•erving of a notice had we time and space to parti-
cularise them.
The following is the report of the inspectors appointed to
wiinds* the premiums to the fanners competing in respect
to rePivation
CLASS I.—Bsams ON LA 1101 t FARMS.
"There were sin enaspetiton fur these premiums' and
we award the lint prise t Mr. Robert Winder, of Loith..
WY°. tear rnekerhsas, who Las fourteen acres of this kind
of "IN on a term of 170 acres. Part of the crop i•
awed •.th ten has of farm-lard manure per acre, the re-
• molt r wi,h five tons of farm yard manure and three cut.
rotop.r acre: sown in drills, 29 inches apart, grown
noh on a li:sck soil, resting on a clay IlOtWoii. For
lb-' second prim in this elms, -Mr. John Threlfall, Tan-
"'ad.. Barton, ha. been suresaful. llis crop of opens eon-
tas of 19 scri‘, on a farm el 191 acres, part et which ie
motored with 12 tuts of farm-yard manure, and the re•
nhitler with four cwt. of ma ino to the acre; sown in
*We, it inches apart. Soil a dark loam, resting on
lemt clay sebs3il.

" lAN. AV 1111Att IPAINI4.
" Pn tbese premium then were seven competitor+, and