The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-22 00:00:00

The CHAIR i MAN—It s now my duty to propose to you
a toast which applies more particularly to the business
of the evening; and 1 had heard with some regret that it
was fancied in some quarters that all the good societies of
this nature could achieve had already been accomplished in
Cumberland. (Laughter and cheers.) I dissent from that
idea altogether. (Hear. hear.) lam decidedly of opinion
that meetings of this kind, proceeding in a generous spirit of
competition and friendly emulation. contribute to the pro-
ems of agriculture in an eminent degree. (Hear, hear.) I
should have said so, even if I had not attended or preluded
over such meetings, from my Femend observation of the
operation of institutions of this kind, but it was only nem.-
s.ry to *thud to what we saw yesterday, so nearly con-
torted with the subject of the present meeting. more ave-
c-114 was it only necessary to be in the Castle Yard this
awning, to force one at once to the conclusion that these
societies have a most salutary effect. (Cheers.) Mr. Howard
his alluded to the reaping machine which I dare say most
of you saw in operation on Wednesday. Amon the many
advantages to be derived from the Cheat Exhibition I know
bone that will contribute morn to general improvement
in every branch of agriculture than the display of these
new sad improved implements. (Hear, hear.) k rum what
1 saw ”Stualy 1 should say that the reaping machine
is susceptible of improvement, and yet is undoubtedly en
icstruen lit of great promise. (Cheers.) I doubt not that
tE present threshing machine was subject to as much
*fern comment when first introduced, and yet see bow
univissally it is now applied. It is true it was made on the
!alter side of the Atlantic, and for that very reason I think
it is entitled to especial attention in England. It is the
work of those whom I regard as distant brothers, employed
in the same occupation, and contending who shall bear off
the palm of success. This is the rivalry which I should
"Pk to see between the two nations. (Hear, hear.) We
are brethren by aature and brethren in our love of inde-
Puidence and free institutions. Their institutions stand
'Pm the same bases as our own, and say suggestions colds(
from that quarter are entitled to oar sweet end eensideme.
hos. (Hear, hear.) I think that the anPublellin eir.reher'
day was a very seven, trial to the egamikine. lie the net
Place. the crop upon which the melee wee 11■1011ri WIZ
110 t such a crop as would lead me to sappiest that Agri-
ruaural Society of East Cumberland bed done all for the
beintit of the agriculture of the neighbourhood. (.' Hear,
hole," and laughter.) In the first place it was not one of
the cleanest of crops; it was certainly not one of the tie/1-
'R of Crops; and, judging from the appearance of the soil,
tt streek me that it was very much exhausted. (Neer,
hear.) If we look at it as exhibited in the second held,
we bad it operating upon ground in still worse cesMities
than the other from recent alterations. It was fall of
°,.t°o‘. c 4, and old hedges whom roots had not been eradicated.
was the land set aside upon which to test the power of
the machine, but after all its working was not unsatisfac-
tory, (Hear, hear.) I think there are imperfections
that machine, tad no doubt the skill of the lileglirde,
d
keowledge meekaaisail seism, and never-hiliag
ol
improving every invention, whether native
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will overcome these dificulties. (Cheers.) I
Wok ups the whole thenttinie of the machine was skean
*,44 eteolkwit (Rue, beer.) Ido not think the mode