The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-22 00:00:00

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF

ANOLAND.

(PROM OUR OWI 0011118PONDNIT.)
CHESTER, JULY 21.
There Was a great influx of atrangers into the
city this morning. From Manchester and Liverpool monster
trains arrived so heavily laden that they were much behind
time—in some cases one hour and upwards. The early train
dila Cheshire Junction Company alone brought seventeen
carriages from Manchester filled with visitors, and the Great
Northern Excursion train, under the direction of Mr. Bidder,
from the same town, brought eighteen carriage-loads of
The Birkenhead trains were very crowded; mad the
and North Western brought great numbers of
mangers from the direction of Crewe Stafford, and
and teem North Wales, by the Holyhead line. The Shrews-
bury tram, alai, of the Gnat Western filled well. The
attractions to-day were numerous, and large as the oompaay
was the visitors were spread over much ground after
awe getting through the city, eo that there wee
no ppamragoe of crush or discomfort. The ter
prepagoa of visitors in the morning proceeded to '
the trial mad implement ard, covering about twelve
anted grata, bat is the aiternooet, so soon as the Cattle
Show had opened, it attracted a very considerable proportion
of the visitoes. There was open te-day also the Floral end
Horticultural Exhibition, nada the auspices of the local
committee, and although the prios of admimaxi wee fixed se
high as five thilliaga, it drew a large and fashiomble
midterm the majority, however, being of the fairer sex.
This morning Were wee a renewal of the Masa-ploughing
contest, at the farm of Mr. Cooper, at Bacon. This was the
first public exhibition of theme implements at work, and the
interest in them reload by both manufacturing and agri-
cultural people was very great. Au imams crowd was, in
fact, attracted to the field, noewithstanding its distance from
the town, Mr. Howard was at work with his cultivator on
Smith's pinciple, worked by steam and was doing hie
work wall. Mr. Fowler worked his six-coulter which did
admirable work, and was watched with great interest. He had
upon the ground smaller plough, but not at work this morning,
though it was examined with interest by the more practical
of the agricultural visitors bemuse of its simpler and much
different arrangement with regard to the windiest. Boy-
dell's traction engine wee regarded with amazement on
amount of its great power. It was at work with de single
ploughs at a time, turning over ale distinct furrows, each
plough lifting by means of a separate lever, but all perfectly
under control. He was doing work that was admitted on all
hands to be most excellent, the engine moving faster than a
pair of horses would take a single plough. Then was a great
Improvement upon the work done at the commencement of
the trials by all the implements.
At the trial yard, as already =motioned, them was a nu-
merous company, which began to arembh at an early hour.
Amongst the more distinguished were the Marquis of West-
miner, the Duke of Malakoff (the French ambermador), Mr.
Banks Staahope, 11. P., Lord Denman, Hon. Mr. Cavendish,
M.P. ,• Lord Bateman, Lord Hill, Hca. Mr. Cope,entt
Beasley, Mr. Leigh, M.P. ; Mr. Hatfield, M.P. ; 14r.Cloae,
M.P.; Mr. Duane, M.P. ' • Mr. Calmsft, M.P. ; Viscount
MMr. Oxford. Lord Edward Howard, Right Hon. W.
etope, M.P. • Colonel Platen, Swedish Ambassador.
The weather, as from; the commencement of the meeting, was
exiseedingly favourable.
The trial of steam engines was not brought to a conclusion
till lets yeMirday, in eonsequenoe of the trial having been
made with the best Welsh coals. It was alleged that this
was not a fair test, because farmers would seldom or ever
burn any but a commorer fuel, which would choke up the
narrow fire-bare under some of the engines. There was
reason also to believe that some of the engine makers had
contracted their fire-boxes on this occasion with especial
regard to the coal that was to be need, for the sake of carry-
ing off the prize, without regard to the real utility of the en-
gines themselves to the farmer. Under these circumstances,
four of the eight-horse engines that bad run
=with the same amount of Welsh cm/
went a second trial with common coal. The result was
made known this morning by the award of the judges, who
gave the prize of 261. to Maas. Hornsby and Sone, of Gran-
tham, for the best portable steam wine above eight and not
exceeding 12-bores power, which with 14Ibs. of Welsh coal
per bores power, had run 2 bones 26min. For the best port-
able engine, not exceeding 8-bores power, the judges gave
the prize of 261. to Mame. Tuxford and Sons, of Boston,
whose engine had eon, with the same quantity of coals,
3 hours and 36min. For the second beat portable steam
engine, not exceeding 8-horse power, the pnze of 101. waa
given to Messrs. Clayton, Shuttleworth and Co. For the
best fixed engine, not exceeding 10-horse power, the prim of
201. wee awarded to Mears. Barrett, Exalt and Co. For the
emceed best ditto, Messrs. Hornsby and Sons obtained the
prise of 101. For the beat boiler for fixed engines, not ex-
ceeding 10-horse power, the prize of 101. wee awarded to
Mesas. Ransom, and Sims. So far as I can learn, arricul-
White are paying more attention to the improvement elate=
enema and especially the portable ones, than almost to day
other machinery exhibited, and the Manta evinced In than
this morning In the show yard, where many of them were in
motion, though no longer on trial, was obvious at • glance.
The following awards were also made known in machinery :
—A prize of 61. to Mears. Horneby and Sone, for the best
own dressing =stains ; a prize of 61. to Messrs. Garrett and
Soca for the best corn dressing machine for preparing corn
for market, after being riddled and screened; a prize of 31.
to Mr. Robert Boby, for the best screen for corn • • prize of
61. to Mr. Jame Conn, for the beet chaff-cutter for horse or
steam power; the second prize of 31. to Mr. B. Samuelson,
for the second best ditto; a prize of 31. to Messrs. RIMPOIMI
and Sims, for the best obsti•cutter by hand power ; a prize of
21. to Mears. Richmond, Chandler, and Norton, of Man-
chester, for the second beet chaff- cutter by hand power • a
prise of 61. to Mesas. Rename and Sims, for the beet linseed
or ears comber ; e prise of 51. to Mr. E. H. Beaten, for the
best oil cake breaker; a prize of 31. to Mr. W. Nicholson, for
the beet al cake breaker for common cake • • prize of 101.
to Mr. A. Croakill, for the best corn; mill to be
worked by hand or other power • a prize of 61.
to Mr. A. Croakill, for the beet corn mill • a prize of 31. to
Messrs. Raneome and Sims, for the bee; turnip cutter ; a
prize of 31. to Mr. B. H. Natal', for the best root pulper ; a
prize of 81. to Mears. Burg and Key, for the best churn ;
and a prize of 31. to Mr. H. Carson, for the best cheese prem..
The trial of the thrashing machines is act completed,
some of them haring to be put through • second test. A
prize of 101. ha ban awarded to Mews. Garrett and Sons
for the best portable thrashing machine to be waled by
horse power not exceeding six borers.
Up to four o'clock the visitors to the cattle yard wen ex-
osediarly numerous, and, in fact. ham been greatly in excess
of the number at sny previous meeting of the Royal Agrimel-
tura! Society. The company included a vast number of
elegantly draped ladles, and the turnstiles had to be dis-
pensed with out of consideration to crinoline. The entries of
cattle, horses, sheep, and pigs reaches to the numberof 1,193,
and, se far am I can learn, many of the cattle and bermes are
remarkable of their clams. The mac though awarded, have
not yet been affixed to the heads of the animals up to the
present time, and the judges have not yet made a return to
the secretary's office.
The first and principal prize of 301., for bulls, has been
awarded to Lord Feverstuun, of Duncombe Park, near
Helmsley Yorkshire. The animal le a short-horn, named
" The Fifth Duke of Oxford," red and white 6 yens end 3
months old, bred by the late Lord Thiele; sire, Duke of
Olomeeter; dam, Oxford Eleventh; sire of darn, Fourth
Dual of York. _ _ _ _ _ _

TheSeooXprize in Divans has been awarded to H.R.H.
the Prises Consort, for un. Zonerst," 3 yeant and 8
months eid„ bred by Mr. Gm* Tuner, et Been" sire
Abd-al-Hader. His Royal Highness also sakes the second
prize for bell solves (Dever), above 6 end under 13 inestke
old. It is a Ilse red oaf, named " The C 0101114" by the
LOWS, sad is 9 months end 1 week old.
Mr. Riga's, of Hove. took the first prizes in the fleet and
third classes of South Down sheep, and the Duke of Rich-
mond the second prizes.
Colonel Penitent is the winner of prizes for Bernfeld
bulls and Lord Bateman is the winner of a second prize for
Hereford bull calves.
The return of prizes for implements had not been made.

Commatavioa cm Nam ZEALAND BISHOPI3.—The
Arolabiehop of Osaterbury has heed noonday, the 24th of
August (fix Bestbalessorw's Day), for the ereareratioa of the
Rev. Mama Hobboues, 8.D., of Myrna College, Orford,
Vicar of St. Peteerin-theleat, to that oity, who haa hem
nominated by her Majesty's goverment te be first bishop of
the aewly-arested 8.. of Neless, New Lealemd. The owe-
many will take place to the psoish dame of St. Kern
Lsailseth. The bishop designate graduated at Oxford la
1838. Oa the was day, U the hesdithe ma be completed
ia nom, the Rev. Charles J. Abraham, 8.D., forsarely Fellow
of Mlles College, Cambridge, sad well knows ea an Eton
tutor, will to cosseereled to the sew bishop& of Welliagtcm.
Mr. Abrahams took his degree la 1837, sad laving passed
mese yeses at Cambridge sad its weal oat to New Zea-
land eider Bishop Belem sad, is 1118, beams Arohdesooa
of Waltman& la conaezioa with the berms. of the .p 6.
copes, la New Zeslead, emothar Bap will be hrtherlth formed
fur Tasman, ea nonalvely Mato. Mann, of whisk Anil.
deacon William Williams will be wpsWted Whop. As soca
as these arrsogements are erred
out there will be firs
bishoprics is New Balsa& over which, sae proviames, Dias,
Selwyn will sot as Metropolitan.
THE CHURCH IN THE Krrcaut.—At Colchester
the hones of Mr. Catchpool aold gleam= of 72, Me
bees rifled of a goaatity of kitchen ateaeila, to sandy the
demands of the established alattrolt. The rate sad ants
mounted to 41. 9s. 2d., sad the goods mimed aro supposed
to be worth 161. Among them were stew-peas, losillas, dish-
corns, $ meat soma, a plate warmer, 3 jacks. std 4 hems
ondkatioka One novel testers la the one is that the diners
warrant bore the Arresters of a Ifoososimmist ingistrato,
Harvest operatk as have commenced in many of
the earlier districts of the West of Eaglamd, sad moot kilo
gr da have already fallen to the &kis. We have seen
samples of new wheat from the nrighbonehood of &carries
and Cheddar, spring barley from Aire:lrd= end Teignmontls,
sad peas, winter beans, OWL sad barley, from roam, parts of
Somerset, Gloucester, sad Moonsoath.—Briatoi )(error.