The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-06 00:00:00

ANDOVER AND WEYHILL AGRICULTURAL

ASSOCIATION.

The anniversary meeting of this society took place
on W. dneelay. The show of stock, agricultural implements,
dte , took place in a field on the Andover and Salisbury Coal,
and, the weather brine very propitious, it was numerously
&treaded. 17 ploughs started to the !premiums in the
ploughing match, and executed the work well. There
were 71 entries for the e xhibition of stock ; and the cows and
h rate were of an inferior description; but the sheep and
pies were of first-rate quality, and were particularly a:mired
both for eze and symmetry. A long list of prizes to de-
....ine sh.pherds and other labourers in husbandry was
al.* awarded.
In the afternoon, upwards of 70 of the leading agricul-
turists, clergy, do.,often izbbeurhood, dined together in
the Town-hall, the 13. a. an,t Rev. Thomas Best presiding.
The successful candidat a and other labourers, to the num-
ber of 30, were al-o provided with a dinner in the ball. On
the removal of the cloth, the chairman gave the customary
toasty, and the ellstrihutinn of the premiums followed.
Awards, amounting to 431.17•. 6d. were given to meritorious
labour., P. 431. 114. (or implements and stock, and 111. to the
successful candidates in the plowing match.
During the atternoon collections were made, amountinit
to 1021—an Motels, of 101 over that of hut year,—and 11
new 'Lb cribere were prow ard.
During the evoking many speeches ware delivered; and
at eight o'elork the erairman vacated his seat, and the com-
pany separated.

THE NhW LONDON LINE-OP-PACKET SHIP
3,uthampton, Captain E. E. Morgan, has arrived at
Portom nth, from New V ode. She has braucht over the
large numb r of 70 cabin passentren, and 100,000 dollars in
i sir ere. The S uthammon s by Custom-hove measurement
1,600 tons, and by carpenter.' 1,732 tons. The height of her
mainmast is 160 feet. Her ma's rooms are 10 fret square,
and high in proportior, being the largest and moot commo-
dious to be found in any of the packet ships. The acrom-
widener' for weend-oleso and Menage paasengers is said to
be excellent, and ventilators paw through the various com-
partment., keeping them pure and healthy.
BANKRUPTCY LAW BILL.—The commons' corn-
mitt. e, comp .sed of mercarrie and professionsl membersof
the home, has had several autism, on this bill, which par•
takes of two divisions, the official and the mercantile.
Sword where're from L'verpool and other towns have ex-
plow d their opinions on the 108th, 107th, and 113th chums
and their operation on mercantile trimarions. Mr. W.
Brom/ham has been also examined in enplane ion of his corn-
manicati ms with the Lord Chancellor on objections es to
the officials and the new laws proposed by the bill. Vice-
Chaneellor K. Brune has also given evidence against the bill,
and the general feeling I. adverse to the keeping up the
existing ',off with diminishing lebours and a costly ma-
chinery. 8 Hire sensatioa was caused by the striking out of
the short-bend reporter's notes of the evidence of some
guanions and answt rs as to a fell retiring allowance equal to
nis missy to one onion, and the examination of another
witness with closed doors. Lord Brougham has else been
under examination on the bill, and yesterday (Thuradayl
the committee were engaged all day in private tenderanes
on the legal and mercantile providons.