The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-20 00:00:00

THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

WORCISTIII, SATURDAY Nionr.
The following programme of the events of the
week (Mr the meeting an far as the public ii concerned
malty commences next Ilicesday) will be useful to the reader
rad intending visitor :
Noilday, July 20.—Oattle yard open from 8 km., at
which hour the judges will commence inspecting the live
sock and making their awards. The implement yard open
tithe mesa hour. Admission, members free ; non-members,
10a Close at 6 p.m.
'herder, 21.—The general show of cattle, homes, sheep,
sip, and implements. Open to the public from 6 a.m. to
6 pm. Admission, 2s. 6d. Public working of steam culti-
vators on land la the neighbourhood of the show yard on
thi day.

Wedmatey, 22.--Same u Tuesday.
Thrusday, 23.—General show of cattle. home, sheep,
Pip. and implements. Open to the public front 5 ►m. to
6 p.n. Admission, 1►
Friday, 24. —Same se Thursday. Also on this day the
Pornl meeting of the members it the Otuldhall, Worcester,
at 2 p.m. It may be meal to add here the IMIIIIOII of the
principal officers of the society undertaking the different
*unseats of the meeting. Theme are :—Praddent, Vie.
coast Brumley. Stewards of Departments : Live stock,
Mr. Pain, Mr. WEeren, and Mr. Dent, M.P. ; Implements,
Sr Archibald Macdonald, Bart, Mr. Tory, and Sir F.
Kenna, Bart., H.P. steward Mr. J. H. AzkinllK
Muses sad showyard receipts, Hoe. Major-Usual A.
Name Hood, Mr. Barnett, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. O. Wren
Forhyns, Mr. Milwerd, Mr. Tom, Mr. Hoary Mau, Mr.
Burnam, M.P., Mr. Drum, Mr. Pope, Mr. Randall, and
Mr. Holland, M.P. Steward of forage, Mr. Matrea•
Stewards of rafreelnesata, Mr. Barnett and Mr. Well►
Gmeral arrargement of show, Mr. Brandreth Olbbe. Sec.
:nary, Mr. W. Hall Dare.
All the stock will be in the yard at sunset to-niglat ; is
feet they are believed to have all arrived sa I write. The
Was of the prime is 5901., and there an uttered 191 Mart-
bona, 123 Herefords, 52 Devon', 14 Sum, and 79 animals ,
d other established breeds. Of horses there are 195 of all
binds, includieg 55 for hunters. Sheep number 737, and
Pip 224.

The dog show will undoubtedly be • great attasetio•.
It will be held in • building erected for the purpose.
The doge an arriving, and the entrie■ number over 500.
Among the exhibitors are the Due d'Auroals, Earl el
Coventry, Earl of Stamford, Sir T. E. Winningtes, ILP.,
Hot. H. N. Hill, Ike. The show does open till Tawdry.
The poultry show, for which there is • large entry, opals
OD Monday.
At the trial-yard to-day there was • further trial of
thrashing-machioss, the following having been tested-500
sheaves of wheat being supplied to each machine. The
work was dose in the following time :
Roby sad Co.-13 minutes 35 semads.

Waller and Co.-15 minutes 50 moon&
Hoboes end Ca-22 minutia
Mama Taaksr-23 minutes 30 seam&

Two °then were tried with g.. 0 sheaves, viz. :
Hornsby sad 00.-94 minutes.
Barrett and Lysll-10 minutes 35 seconds.
The judges having completed the trial of implements in
the trial•yard proceeded to look over those in the general
implement-yard, and expressed • wish to try several
machines there exhibited, and for that purpose to have
them removed to the trial•yard. To this proceeding, how-
ever, the owners objected, with the exception:of one from
Soars. Brown and May. This circumstance, we under• j
laud, gave ries to some remark, between the judges and
the exhibitors, and the judges made notes of the objeotious.
The concluding trials of cultivators at Walborough to-
del brought together • good many people. The piece
Waited was as old piers of seed, very stiff and much baked
--a severs test for the strength of the tackle. Howard's
cultivator, Smith's cultivator, and Fowler's digger were
hied, and the way in which the work was done was much
admired, especially the breaking up of the clay Into immense
lump by Fowler's digger. Smith's cultivator also did the
yak deathly.
)lerry's desm.engine drawing plough was also tried, and
it woe near sunset before the machines moved from the
Feld sod started oo their journey back to the show•yard—
tre miles.