The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-23 00:00:00

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AT

NORTHAMPTON.
THURSDAY, JULY 22.—Although the attendance on
the two previous days at the exhibition and trial of the im-
plements was sufficiently numerous, and by no means below
the average, the exhibition of stock which opened this morn-
ing was an object of far greater attraction. Full enough the
town was before, but the influx today has been so great, that
there can be hardly said to be walking room in the streets.
Equestrians, charioteers, and pedestrians have been flocking
in from the surrounding district, since daybreak, in as many
continuous streams as there are inlets to Northampton ; and
the trains from London, Peterborough, Birmingham and
Derby were loaded to ace*, and so much beyond their ordi-
nary weight that none of them arrived until much after the
usual time, notwithstanding that the mcnagcre of the re-
spective lines had made the heat possible arrangements.
The gronnd on which the stock was exhibited (which was a por-
tion of the implement yard of the previous days) was thrown
open at six o'clock, cm., and even at that early hour, and
on to one o'clock, the number of visitors who paid 24. Bd.
each for adminioa was 11,000. After the last-named hour
the charge for admission was reduced to Is., and the yards
then became so crowded that anything like a critical exami-
nation of the stock was out of the question. Many must
have left the ground doubting whether any stock had been
exhibited at all, so thronged was every avenue, and so diffi-
cult was it to catch even a glimpse of what the hollow
squares, around which such masses of human beings were
packed, contained. The number of stock brought forward
at this meeting was far inferior to some that have preceded
it; but the quality was unexceptionable. The deficiency in
point of numbers is to be attributed to the fact, that
the society have accepted, in reference to each
class of animals, those only which possess the high-
est points of breeding, symmetry, and condition, many
whose a laims were weight and size only being
altogether rejected, to the great disappointment, as we un.
dentood in some instances, of their owners. The bulls,
cows, and horses, were peculiarly floe, and amongst those
even which did not succeed in obtaining prizes were some
most beautiful animals; and so near did they approach to
equality in point of merit, that the judges must have had a
difficult task in selecting the best.
In reference to the list of prises (in the Express of yenter-
day),
it may be necessary to observe that the reporter of
the Daily News applied to Mr. Hudson, the secretary,
in the morning of yesterday, and to Lord Egmont,
who presided, and Mr. Shelly, who took a leading I
part at the evening meeting, and who is also one of the
judges, for a copy of or permiaion to copy the award
previous to its being publicly read, which not being
till eight o'clock at night, it was explained to those
gentlemen that it would be too late to be limitable for pub-
lication in the London papers the next morning. Mr.
Shelly and Mr. Hudson (the noble president coinciding)
assured the reporter of that paper, together with the gentle.
men representing the Morning Herald, Morning Chronicle,
and Morning Post, that it would be contrary to the rules of
the society to grant such request, but, at the same time,
they gave their word that no representative of the press had
obtained a copy, or should obtain one, except by attending
and taking notes at the reading of the award, or waiting
until the next day. Notwithstanding such assurance a copy
of the whole of the award, including that upon the horses,
which was not read at all, was forwarded to the Times,
whose reporter was not present at the meeting, by the half-
past 8 o'clock tram, and appears in that paper this morning.
Perhaps the council may be able to explain this matter
satisfactorily.
The annual dinner of the society was held in the after-
noon, at four o'clock, in a pavilion erected for the purpose in
Manning's-close. Coven were laid for 1,200, and the '
arrangements for accommodating so large a number were io
every respect complete. The Berl of Egmont presided, and
the Earl of Yarborough (the president elect) filled the office
of vice-preside tit. the guests at the two principal tables being
the Mayor, the Duke of Manchester, the Duke of Buccleuch,
the Earl of Sandwich, the Earl of Chichester. the Marquis
of Downshire, the Marquis of Northampton, the Marquis of
Exeter, the Marquis of Granby, Lord Portman, Lord
W. Compton, Viscount Alford, the Earl of Huston, Lord
Walsine ham. Count de Gourcy ; Messrs. W. Stafford O'Brien,
M.P., V. Smith, M.P., G. Hudson, M.P., Mannsell,
R. Currie, M.P_,. Chaplin, M P., M'Gregor, G. 11.
Forbes ,• Sir R. Gunning, Sir E. Bowater, Sir C.
Knightly, Sir J. Palmer' Hon. G. Cavendish, the
Hon. Mr. Bancroft, the American minister, Sir H.
Smith, Hen. W. Gage, Professor Way, Hon. C. Butler,
Hon. Capt. Pelham, M. Koppe, M. Schoder, M. Kuma-
towki, Sir H. Hoare, Mr. Langston, M.P. Lord Newry,
Hon. P. Pierropont, Lord Feilding, the Dean of Westmin-
ster, Lord Southampton, the Earl of Pomfret, Col. Chal-
loner, S.r G. Napier, Sir F. Head, Sir F. Lawley, Col.
Austen, M.P., Professor Sewell, Sir W. Pell, Lord Newry
and Monte, and Sir C. Isham. After the natal demonstra-
tions of loyalty,
The Earl of CHICHESTER proposed the health of the foreign
ministers, the only one of whom present was Mr. Bancroft,
the minister of the United States. He need not remind the
agriculturists of this country of the advantage of maintaining
a constant intercourse with the agriculturist, of other
countries. The value of such intercourse was shown
by the many improvements which had been in-
troduced from other countries of late years. It was
most gratifying in drinking the toast associated with
the health of the American minister, that he could reeng.
nise a display of those laws of humanity and good feeling
which stood us in good stead in our late difficulties, and for
which he hoped every Englishman would be grateful.
(Hear, hear.) It should always be the object of the
society to communicate to foreigners who come among them,
sack information as they had, as well as to receive informa-
tion from them.

The tout was drunk with much applause.
Mr. BANCROFT, as the representative of a foreign
country, was not quite a stranger amongst them, for name
had established the bonds of unien between the farmers of
every country in the world. Whenever the comments
of the cultivators of the soil were listened to, nations
would dwell together in harmony and peace. The agricul.
tare of America differed from that of England. In the one
it was merely necessary to carry on the work which for
ages had been carried on ; in the other, the difficulties of na-
ture had to be grappled with. Nothing would astonish the
Americans so much as to be told that wheat was planted ra-
ther than sown. The Americans had to depend en the ferti-
lityyofNesoil;inEmland everything wassiNected to scien-
tific care. He trmted that peace between the two countries
would continue for ever, or rather, that the commerce and
the interchange of intelligence—that the thought of an inter- ,
mimics of peace should never be entertained (hear), and that
the preservation of peace should be a vain, a holiday, and a
useless prayer. (Hear, Item.)
The l'asarDlNT thee propoeed the health of Sir H. Smith,
the hero of Alias), which was drunk with loud and rowed
cheers,_ _ _

Sir H. ilartwi thanked his coantrysess be the andandeatio
caner in mlikh his Mid& bad been drunk with the heed
den Enitlehmen. If had been fartantie INIIIIO is rat.
der say anise is hie oemairy, be wee mom then mid at
=ern Ide Mon, that esoaley es mob imystroed to
sad the aria proviy. This hopeore be
asset
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itsil= Wks rallied resod the pesey, sad wore seiperted 1
by dim IS rates. He bed oinsio4 a memilint improve-
mewl la the morality sod mid of the Lover orders
sine his retort; salsa* they W iesprorod in aims-
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graded —that w the MO& kmMar, hoped
the ebbs wadi obese whoa this sedsty would give
prim hr bleed beam as well sulfa lat bane earl slummy cart
hoar. He called upon the y to diode tame lihardlY
ugh) leek up to the* mull*. ausury
and they would dim et all times Ds mobbed boillialis=
and redst foreign awe... The gallant siker
by paying a compliment to the navy, and deelmbe Wed
while the nobility and vestry were reedy to east iede thst
setvise, we need fear no attempt at in haa any hedge
assay. (Hear.)
The Duke of Buccanucit pave the nail lush " llosoose
Vie
to the Royal Agricultural Badmis el " tbo s=
which was to combine peedsol add
The progrem of the soeisty bad bra mesa brodt fa sepwri
to its sieshass—Ot araw adored we* laashonl
and ths hegotromeals la oplealtoss whist Wm ahead
by its mass. Ha oloorstalated the areabome that the exhi-
bition et the prima arestlag woo ishdor IM seas of its
predsomer
Mr. STAFFORD O'Beilor proposal the nest tart, " Agri-
culture, bannister's, and Oemmerse, or the Plough, the
Loom, and the Bail;" end milonfai is the speedy diroUtios
etpadimeesatoadtboaropdoelphowidebtaatrallaspothal
rosaadalsd la regard to to will of the NA add that
the soodsalludete, whearror odalet Mask bays sod hare se
M the rook dial ehomes, fah se alhasemaftem the other
duets of Ilde post seasavy.
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the toentiodesomb of Noithonoden bed montributol mon
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m.other. The Royer laving mimeo-
lett Ciesom" He
knew the dlihalty rolla;arbits4titio °l* the Maid=
of the laboarinp dome. It w wee
whim of the day, or every new theory. let=bs=
for men to talk, sad write, who bed no bboarers of their

OM, sad no workless to pay cm emerday night. To Mr
yrgesthe esedieben of the you mutt apply
mead, mil Chrieliewle=rlThile it wee their
duty te mike their werismee as or eiteMblo sad hefty a
could, the, *OW never edeseees etep they Nal sot
matataia. Do estiamt the mom Mir who mess sew le to-
lattrilr• Do a* Ore by
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Imes mid is ey memdiserey woe I
who *mid it Oak megtoyor by Oak ougeoloose OMB,
would re, iamb the eismielt the eld, het dee*
fad te merest timed age, he if you de wet sane*
those el NAM, age yes will rue it when they bosom old.
This seelesq had done smolt to improve the allikke ei the
labourer, mposieft etas agricultural labourer.
Mr. V. ihasim, ILP the health of the Prent-
iss; who, it retatuftg.thsnaa , advised the farmer not to be
led away by any new theorise respecting artificial manure,
but to 'rely chiefly on the haw-yard. (Hear.) He would
also call upon them to number that by using two-
wheeled carts instead of heavy four-wheeled waggons,
they would save much both in expense and labour.
He anticipated much advantage from the analysis which
Professor Way was carrying out (or the society of the ashes
of plants. The moat desirable knowledge the farmers could
obtain was that of the best succeleion of cropping.
Mr. J. V. SHELLEY, in proposing the dges of the show,
referred to the increase of implements exhibited this year as
compared with former years, and the great improvement in
them. The ploughs and drills of Messrs. Garrild and
Hornsby, ware especially deserving of approbation. He
also spoke in favour of the quality of the stock exhibited.
The Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland and the
Royal Agricultural luirrov-ment Society of Ireland, and the
railway companies who had carried the stock and imple-
ments to and from the show free of charge ; and the presi-
dent elect, was then toasted and acknowledged.
The numbers admitted to the chow-yard were on the first
day, 1,336 ; the second day, 2,7.58 ; and to-day, 22,090 ?
It was stated that the neat meeting would be at York.