The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1847.

prefer the wretched allowance of 10d. per week on
the out-door list.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND.
The usual half-yearly meeting of this body teak pleas es
Friday, to receive the report of the conned, and make
arrangementa for the annual cattle show, and allocation of
mantra to farming modeler for the caning year. The
Duke of Lemur took the chair. Tke meeting was very
numerous, thoegh engraved by many of the higher clam of
proprietors, who have not taken that active interest in the
affairs of the society which is hie from their own
welfare. The report, whit& wee well drawn up, touched on
various subjects. After having acknowledged the support
the society received from its members, the council " express
their regret that they do not receive that support and oe-
operation from many proprietors which they may ream-
ably expect, and which their leading objects and the pee-
ing exigency of the Wale so urgently demand." What •
reproach to the greet body of Irish landlords, who complain
of fields un and uadrained, and yet will not contribute
a few pounds toe society whose object is agricultural pros-
perity, to which they are gradually but surely disciplining
the public mind. After some remarks on the late show
at Londonderry, which wee significant from the number of
tenant farmers who attended and took part in the proceed-
ings, the report notice. the condition of the local farming
societies, which have fallen away in the pest year, partly
from the depression of the times, and partly, and in a still
greater proportion, iu consequence of the apathy of the pro-
prietors. The council, however, will continue their support,
and, is addition to the usual prises, another will be given to
the working farmers' class, for the largest quantity of land
dug or mil/soiledby spade or plough after being thorough-
drained, the quantity not to be lee than one sere. A long
paragraph of the report is devoted to the project of the Earl
of Clarendun, which is now in active operation throughout
the most neglected districts. Bight instructors hive been
sent down, but any other localities will be provided with
similar instruction un condition that they contribute one-
half of the expense, the society contributing the remainder.
The eminent succees of the movement, " for which the
society, as well es the country at large, are deeply
indebted to the Earl of Clarendon," has confirmed
the:mete/ in the opinion that " a regular system
of practical instruction among the farming classes
would be most desirable, and that, if followed up, it would
prove the moat effective mean, by which • practical know-
ledge of improved husbandry and tillage, oombiued with
rural and domestic economy, could be most effectually im-
parted." The society also trusts that measure will be
adopted for the permanent and general establishment of the
system in all parts of the country. A great desideratum in
the proceedings of the society has been the publication of a
journal similar to the Scotch and English agricultural quar-
terlies. This want is about to be remedied, arrangements
leaving been made with a Dublin publisher to print the
MeMeactions of the society, which are to be furnished at half
pries to each member of the society, and to other subearibers
et the cost of 2s. 6d. per number. That a publication of
this nature will be successful, the society infers from the ex.
traordinary success which has attended the issue of " Clap-
perton's Instructions," not fewer than 67,000 copies having
been circulated among the farming amen In connexion
with this source of knowledge, the report alludes to the
formation of an agricultural chemistry department, as the
instrument of affording to the more extensive and employing
classes of agricuiturists the means of improving their know-
ledge of the roil and its products.
The report having been adopted, Captain KENNEDY
suggested that the great mass of premiums should be given
for drainage, and that hitherto too large a portion had been
given for stock and tillsge.—bir. Lana, chief reinembrancer,
agreed in this view, awl the matter was referred to a sub-
committee.
Sir Roemer HANS then brought forward the special
report on agricultural chemistry. Some time peat a number
of scientific gentlemen formed themselves into a society
called "The Dublin Chemico Agricultural Society," end
applied to the Royal Agricultural Society for its patronage
end co-operation. The subject was referred to a committee
of the letter body, whose report Sir Robert Kane now
brought forward. The society refuses to be identified with
the new body, but to carry out its objects the report recom-
mends the following plan: " That • standing committee of
seven members, to be called the committee of
chemistry and geology, be formed ; that all questions
regarding that branch of science be referred by
the council to that committee; and also that ell communi-
cations from local bodies or members, with respect to che-
mical information by analyses, be laid before the committee.
In connexion with the committee of seven, it is also proposed
to appoint • chemist, who should carry on analyses, &c., te
be paid out of a tariff, which is to be fixed by the committee,
in conjunction with the chemist. The latter Is to supply his
own laboratory and materials, but lest the tariff should
prove insuffieieut, it is recommended to pay him an annual
salary, which is left blank in the report, although an offer of
751. is made in the subsequent observations of Sr Robert.
The report was unanimously adopted.
There is a doubt as to the place for bolding the next
cattle-show. The liberality of the landed proprietors of
Kilkenny war almost successful in inducing the society to
hold the meeting in that county, but some difficulty having
arisen in consequence of the retinal of the Cashel Company
to carry stock tree, or on reasonable terms, as other coma
parties have dose, the negotiation has been broken off, and
the place of the next provincial meeting remains to be fixed.

PROGRIIIS or rose " PRACTICAL Ixerancvons."—Re-
ports of progress live been made public by four of those
gentlemen deputed in consequence of Lord Clarendon's sug-
gestion to proceed amongst the farmers and convey to them
practical instruction in cultivation and good husbandry.
One of those gentlemen, whose mission was southwak
writing from Killarney, says that he waited on the board of
poor-law guardians there and asked for their aid and co-ops-
ration, which he afterwards found was, on deliberation by
the board, refused. "Thus," he writes, "verifying the
opinion I expressed in my former report that my greatest
difficulty would be in getting the assistance and co-operation
of the gentry." Notwithstanding, however, his misdate basset
been ineffective. The farmers, small and large, received
him favourably, as also such gentry as Sir W. Godfrey, Mr.
Bland, and Mr. Cronin, high sheriff of the county. He con-
veyed
some valuable instruction as to the saving and appli-
cation of manures and the management of green crops, in
which considerable failures occurred this year because of the
want of knowledge in this particular. The Knight of
Kerry received him with great consideration, and the
catholic clergy also. Upon the island of Valentia be saw
" good crops of parsnips, turnips, and mangel wurzel." This
is the Knight's property. Ha says great exertions are being
made to revive the posts, which he has nut discouraged.
In Mayo the instructor was even worse received than in
Kerry, and by the same class, that is by the landlords. The
farmers, whenever he held communiattion with them, were I
anxious to learn; the proprietors seemed determined that
they should not. It is well that these facts should be re-
membered when parliament comes to legislate between
landlord and tenant, as it will show who those are who most
obstinately oppose progress. At Ballinzobe:the inspector ad-
dressed the peasantry, but no persons of influence, save the
Rev. Mr. Anderson, the rector, and Mr. C. Kenny, a magis-
trate, were present. Neither of those gentlemen are proprie-
tors norcaltivators to any extent. Under these circumstances,
Mr. Goode, the instructor, started for flisllymount, where
Mr. Spencer Lindsay, a large proprietor, resides, but, " as
he appeared to think unfavourably of his object, he started
for Westp Rt." Why he omitted to act in Castlebar, Lord
LUeltli'll territory, he does not state, but it is not because in-
struction is not needed there. At Westport he waited on
Lord Sligo, the owner of the tows, and of immense tracts
around it on all aides, " but he expressed no hope of his
being useful ;" at petty sessions, where he went to meet the
meg, atrates, they would take "no notice whatever of bins,"
with the exception of a Mr. Garvey, a small proprietor.
And, in fact, the only gentlemen who received him well was
Dr. Burke, Roman catholic dies of Tusm, who pro-
mised him to address hie dock on the subject,
and to secure him the sedetanee of his clergy—
The instructor waited upon Mr. Cisodining, land agent to
Lord Sligo, and also, I behave, to Sir Richard O'Dounel,
of whew/ improvements we esesselmes hear a good deal, but
of mares Mr. Cleadiniag esemod convinced of the in-
utility alb visit," and wadi de neshbig. How much re-
quires he be done is the Meese of bah proprietors will be
sees hem the following inlet wheel gem the report.
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lase vb. sesMay. ea ow WI atoll rot 'l6:Xil vitt tow
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la ft., Wok bade without ; sol sibroth WI at Win Yak
oldft tot lek. enrols as hdissabe mum lbws et abbe is lo
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tyYe~ls as stimitroW owl plenty, het seemed dhow&
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suocamfai, sad has lectured the famines le several plasm, it
is to be bayed sot without good AWL The gentry here
seem to be more alive to the value of his instructions, thmgh
Sir Robert Owe Booth's spot, to whom he applied ter
hankies," headed him ovee bibs bailiff" for lawoduotion le'
thsterwity. Desaßsere wad the Bows Whale priests Moe
is awrithwe gave every beak le the isetrestese. In WS.
lee cod Hass, amity Clan, Mr. Welsh, the lestrester,
mesas tohave proceeded with asst. la ewes isseinoes he
iew the breams taking notes of what be sell, sad be per
thew emisse instresnons Inc digMedigetebblesPrWarliff
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one the esel he rattle.l4. The pesgie Wee, be in^
▪ '_,Witsh and quiet, in seam el eterve Alb
to return and sue hie iestrestioes bad been hi-
he thinks they will. Is Missal Clenninelhar
the ineheetor found thet sod of thei lic le heat
is um
patsies el turnips lest yeer, but not bow
had tined ont badly. ad the hie.
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