The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-19 00:00:00

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

CHELMSFORD, Father EVI24INO.
The number of visitors to the town and show-yards
on this, the last day, was arch in exceed of the umber
yesterday, woes 14,000 people paid for admission at 2s. 6d.
each. This morning the charge was reduced to la., and an'
opportunity was agenhel to the labouring chases of Wont-
I log a larger and finer display of agriculture' stock and lin-
Plamente than they had ever seen before, or ever probably
will see again. They were not slow to avail themselves of
such a privilege, and the wearers of smock-frocks and rustle
gaiters were thine, standing by the side of broad•acred
legalese and fashionably attired ladies. The cattle, perbape,
11 attracted meet of their 'ninth:is ; but the implements of
habendry, and especially the hugs Dunham worked by
steam—which were Watt/nog end clan►ing away, threshing
sad dressieg eons in a manner that seemed to put all the
ancient OWNS of the rustle flail quite onto( the way—were
theobjectsofmnthcuriosity. Foremost of th ese me chines,how.
ever, was the great steam plough, which has been &Wont of
eager examination and fr. q•ent dietitian; end its failure
—or, perhaps, It should rather be said, comparative failure
—in the preliminary trial, oceasioued mush regret It
Is the production of two well-known inventors: Mr.
Boyden being the patentee of the locomotive engine, end
Mr. Coleman, of Melo:dud, of the ploughs Intended to be
worked by it. The locomotive resembles very much an or-
dinary railway locomotive in its general appearance, except
that it aeries its wet rails with it, as a portion of it-
self, attached to its wheels, in six sections, in a manner
whisk admits of the wheels travelling upon them as they
are laid down by the revolving of the axles one after so-
other along the ground. Thus, while one section of the
rolls Is upon the ground the o:ttr live sections are revolving
in air, and as they us successively thrown forward they
look not unlike feet. In fact, the ►uge mathies when in
motion has been compared, not inaptly, to a walking ele-
phant It is intended to draw about ten ploughs at oar,
and its power upon seythieg like level ground is no doubt
toile oneleiset for that porpoise ; bet at the prelimiesey
trial with Mr. Coleman's plough, which consists of eight
common ploughs, lageeiously fined ie a light but strong boa
frame, it was found imposeible to give to equal and uniform
action to the eight plough shares, some being deep In the soil.
whilst alien were altogether above the grand ; and it b to
this defect in the plough frame, rather than to any defect
in the travelling powers of the locomotive, that the yeti.
misery feints is to be attributed. Other trials with the
same p'oughs have, however, been attended with a result
hardly more favourable, and although an experiment with
ordinary j loughs attached was somewhat less dishearten-
ing, it must be admitted thst the steam plough has not
yet reached a degree of perfection which would warrant its
pre/beat adcpt'oe ; and, apart from the question of the
ploughs attached, it is thought that the sadism railway
attached to the wheels would soon get out of order, ea •
trifling loosen., or variation in their fixity might cause one
section to overlap the other, and so destroy Its utility and
security. But, notwithstanding admitted defeats at present,
it IMMO to be universally anticipated that the steam plough
will soon be improved and become a practical machine.
On the whole, the exhibition has been highly satisfactory,
and Seer specimens of farming stock were, perhaps, never
brought together upon one spot that" thus which are
now here, hut which to-morrow or on Monday will be die-
persed in every dirmion. As • vomit of this exhibiti-n
numerous specimens of English stock will find their way to
the imminent and to America, while some of the foreign
breeds will remain in England. The two beautiful white
heifers of the Cbarolais breed, the property of Count de
itheall6, will, however, return to France, u their owner is
not disposed to part with them ; and two more graceful
animals for • noblemen's park could not be desired.
There was a general meeting of members of the society at
the Shirehall, thie morale!, over which Lord Portman pre-
sided, and at which thanks were voted to the corpontion of
Chelmsford, the ptoprietors of sites need for the exhibition,
and the railway campanle•. A very interesting ceremony,
and one which hes not hitherto been part of the annual
programme followed—the distribution of prises to foreign-
ere. A bustifolly emoted medal in gold and silver had been
prepared for the cccuion—on the one aide of it a profile of
her Majesty, on the rev: Tie the insignia of the Royal Agricul-
tural Society. M. Tie/trend, as the commissioner of the
French government, received the prises on behalf of the
Preach jurors, and also on behalf of the other foreigners
,elided to prises who were not present; end the stated
sums of money were paid over, with an intimation that
medals (a sufficient number of which had not been fur-
aitheil)chould be forwarded to them as soon as possible.

Oae incident connected with this distribution is worth
espeelal notice; an intimation by the President that M.
Dat►on' had left the amount of his prise in the hands of the
society, with the view that it should be again offered for the
purpose of improvine in this country that description of
cattle called polled cows, for which he had received Its
prism. Y. Datr6ae will, during the Donne of the year,
arrange with the secretary about the disposal of this prise,
and the council will no doubt endeavour to carry oat the in-
tentions of this liberal-minded foreigner.

At the same muting Mr. Caldwell, one of the judges in
the implement deperment, made a etatemeut with regard
to the reaping machine., sod add that some further tr.al of
them would be tummy, or else the judges would have to
revers, their decision of lest year. Ile wu precluding to
give bib reaming for this taste:cent, but be wee stopped by the
Chairman, who *berried that the matter was not one to be
brought before a public =Win, but should first he re-
(erred to the council, for them to decide upon the steps which
it might be advisable to take.

The towa hes been gey all the week with belle and e tn.
erne, and ezhibi!ions ; sad tc-eight there is to be a greed
die,.lay of fireworks, nadir the directioa cf the 'managing
curetnittee, as a finale to the great agriesitaret meeting of
1856.

Notwithstanding the vest influx of strangers into the
town, good order Las been reserved, and great praise is due
to the Ewe: constabulary for their ar,angernente, as well
as to a body of the A division of metr,oolitan police, who,
under the order. of itimpeetor Teddy and Sergeant Roble-
eon, have had the management of the show-yards. The
railway authorities also, thJugh sometimts a little lit-
hindhaad in time, have, on the whole, given great satis-
faction.

WINDING-UP OF MR JOINT•STOCK COY-

"FAMES ilicir;tiieeiii:

COURT ORANGE MINING COMPANY.—Yeeferdey at
,1
a meeting in ibis matter et Vice-Chace, for Wood's ch.m
ben, the list of sherabolders liable to contribute to defray
the outstandiog debts of this concern wee brought in by
Mr. Hardirg the ufEeial manager, mad his rilicitor Mr. Cla-!
bin, who have anertaiced that the liabilities amount to
about 7,0001., which will bate to be defeated by a call on
the shore hollers. The company was engeged is working
unsuceresfully some lead mines at Aberystwith.

Tits P•NTAGRAPHIC COMPANY.—Yesterday, there was
a meeting on this matter before Mr. Lem, the judges'
chief sleek, to consider propositions of climpromies on the
part of the rhereboMers, to pay a ff their liability in motet
of debts which smooLt to between 3,0001. ■nd 4,0001. u
'reported to the court, by Mr. H►rding the official manager
of the cninpacy and bus rolieitore Messrs. Tucker,
and Tacker. The compesy wag established, but tailed, two
or three year. sg ~ for pottagrapbically cultic g, carving,
and migrating ►y means of Ina:Winery.