The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-15 00:00:00

THE ROYAL AGEICULTURAL SHOW AT LEEDS.

LEEDS, SATURDAY.

The implement judges, at a late hour this even-
iaave in their awards of several of the most important
althoogh there are others yet undecided. With
to the steam eultivaton two prises were offered of
1001. eaoh—oae for the beat application of steam for the
cultivation of the mil, and the other for the best applim-
tiou of steam power for the cultivation of the soil, worked
by an ordinarf portable engine not exceeding 10-horsipower
—but the judges apportioned these amanita upon a some-
what different principle. The trial of drills and hoes oeicu-
pied the judges on Thunday, ten y, and to-day, but
the only novelty was • sew • new implement
being always regarded on these occaaions with great Interest.
The mowing and reaping machines were also tried on the
mme days. The preliminary experiments weeded out all
but three competitor in the mowing class and four in the
mowing and napuig class, The latter are Mean. Burgess
and Key, and Meson. Cranston (Wood's American), Samuel-
son, and Harwood ; but the judgment upon their machines
is reserved until the corn harvest, when they will be tested
in reaping also.
Willi Ito the general exhibition of implements, it
iesi=i to say that egriculteral mince, in this
department, was never before more thoroughly re-
presented. There are on the ground a great number of new
implements, which, however, our limited space will not
allow us to particularise ; indeed, there is scarcely a maker
of any reputation who does not exhibit something sew.
The entries, including those for butter, chasm, wool, sad
flax, exceed 6,000 ; and of agricultural implements, properly
and strictly so called, there are upwards of 2,000.
The cattle show-yard now presents an suimated and in-
teresting appearaoco, all the stock having been received
before four o'clock this day. The cattle judges are to com-
mence their arduous task at 6 o'clock on Howley morning,
sad it is expected that they will conclude their labours
shortly after noon, when the public will be admitted.
It connexion with the show, the mayor has issued up-
wards of 1,000 invitations to a grand evarersa:ionte in the
Victoria Hall, on Tuesday evening, and on the Rune evening
Professor Wilson will read a paper "On the application of
steam to agriculture."
A great show of sporting and other dogs in Wells
street, a grand horticultural file, with the music of the
Coldstream Guards (close to the show-yard), a floral sod
entomological exhibition, drama at the Theatre
ers, at the Princess's Theatre, equestrianism at theiteZ
t-
phitheatre, performances on the grand Town-hall organ
eniverte on Thursday and Friday, with the very highest
vocal talent, and nightly entertainments with a sham Sims
Reeves, will provide abundance of interest, amusement,
sad gratification for the immense influx of visitors to this
czt meeting ever held by the Royal Agricultural
Awasn or ran Jamie nr Imptsmorrs ur TO

SATURDAY NIGHT.

501. to John Fowler, 7.54,60rnhi11, London, for
12-horse power steam cultivating apparatus, and plough,
suitable for ploughiog land of all descriptions. 501.
to John Fowler, jun., for ditto, suitable for acarifying,
grubbing, and breaking up land of all descriptions. 501.
to John Fowler, jun., for steam cultivating apparatus and
plough, with 8-horse power portable steam-engine (worked
at 10-hone power) suitable fur ploughing land of all &scrip-
twns. 251. to John Fowler, jun., for ditto, suitable for scar-
ifying, grubbing, or breaking up laud of all descriptions.
25/. to James and Frederick Howard, of Britannia Iron-
works, Bedford, for windlass, which may be attached to
any ordinary portable stem-engine, and used for working
steam ploughs of cultivators ; and also for a set of ploughs
and a cultivator, which may be used on mixed and light
soils baring a level surface. Silver medal to Edward Hayes,
of Stony Stratford, Bucks, for patent self-acting windlam,
which may be attached to any ordinary portable steam.
NV, and used for steam cultivation. Silver medal to
Ito and Co., of Lincoln, for 12-bores power portable
dou e-cylinder steam-engine. with Chandler and Oliver's
patent drum ploughing windlass, suitable for steam
cultivation. 101. (first prize) to James Coultas, jun.,
of Grantham, for corn and general purpose drill:
3/. (second prize) to James Coultas and Son, of Grantham,
far ditto. 2/. (third prize) to Si. J. Reeves, of Balton,
Wilts, for ditto. 10/. (first prize) to James Coultas, jun.,
for drill for corn only. 51. (second prize) to Holmes and
Sons, of Norwich, for ditto. 51. to J. Coultas, general par
posse drill and steerage for small °manilla's. N. to W.
Housman and Son, of Leighton Butraid, for corn and
root drill and steerage for ditto. 101. (lint prise) to
Holmes and Sens, Norwich, for drill for turnips and
roots. 5/. (mooed prize) to R. and J. Reeves, for ditto.
W. (first prise) to J. Coultas, jun., for ditto (on flat only.)
41. (mooed prise) to Priest and Woolnough, for ditto.
51. to A. W. Gower and Son, of Market Drayton, for ditto
(on ridge only). 71. (first prize) to R. sad J. Beeves for
water drill. 31. (2nd prize) to W. Watimison, of Louth,
Lincolnshire, for ditto. 71. (Ist prize) to J. Coultas, jun.,
for drill for small seeds. 3/. (2nd prize) to Holmes and
Sons, for ditto. 71. (lint prize) to W. Henamen and Son,
for drill presser. 31. (2nd prise) to G. W. Robinron, of
Bartow-on-Humber, for ditto. 71. (Ist prim) to Thomas
Chambers, jun., for manure distributor. 31. (2nd prize) to
Holmes and Son, for ditto. 61. (Ist prize) to trustees; of
William Cresskill, of Beverley, for ditto for liquid manure.
4/. (second prize) to Isaac James, of Cheltenham, for ditto.
71. (Ist prize) to Priest sod Woolnough, of Kingstos-ou-
Thames, for bone-hoe for general purposes 5/. (2nd
prize) to Hunt and Pickering, of Goulding works, Leicester,
for ditto. 3/. (3rd price) to Isaac Speight, of Brigg,
Lin-
oulwhire, for ditto. 51. (bit prize) to (Anson and 'room,
of Warminster, for single borne-hoe far ridge and flat. 31.
(Pod prize) to the Busby Implement Company, ditto. 21.
(3rd prize) to Edward Page and Co., of Bedford, for ditto.
5/. to John Eaton, of Tlinpstoo, for horse-hoe for thin.
ning turnips. H. to Thomas Milford and Son, for pair-
bone waggon. 3/. to the trustees of William Cresskill,
ditto. 71. to the trustees of William Cresskill, ditto.
31. to Thomas Milford, ditto. 81. to trustee* of William
Crosskill, for single-hone carts. 21. to Mr. Thomas Milford,
for ditto. 21. to the Busby Implement Company, for ditto.
61. to the trustees of William Crusakill, for two- berse carts.
21. Mr. John Spencer, for ditto. 2/. to Mr. John Barker,
for ditto. 51. to trusters of William Cresskill, for harvest
cart. U. to Messrs. Pickering and Houlgate, for market-
eart on springs. 21. to trust of William Cresskill, for
cheap market-out oa springs.

The Southampton races, which have only recently
bees revived, ere axed to take place as the Wrd lest.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AND I'OLUN-

TRU FIELD DAY AT WIMBLEDON.

The first portion of Saturday's ceremonial,the distribution
of prizes, came off at about three o'clock in the afternoon.
The prices were displayed on a platform in front of the
grand stand, and there his royal highness stood, surrounded

by his staff and the council of the association, to distribute
the varlousobjecte for which the riflemen had been contest-
ing se hardly during the previous fortnight. The band of
the Coldstream Guards played appropriate music at in-
tervals, and Lord Elcho's fine corps attended as • guard of
honour. The prizes were rather various in character, in-
cluding engravings, iron safes, and various amounts of the
circulating medium. Of this last named, perhaps most
popular form of reward, Mr. Jopling carried away about
2501., and the only /egret was that he had not also won the
iron safe, in order that he might have • suitable depository
for his large acquisition of treasure. His royal highness
opened the proceedings with • few judicious and well
chosen observations, delivered in a frank and soldierly
manner, and which were received with acclamation by the se-
lect audience "fit though few,"which assisted &tilde the day's
opening business. We must ►ere mention that we cense
of the thin attendance at the distribution was that for
admission to the " grand stand," from which alone a good
view could be had, was charged a fee of halfayninee •
head, whilst five shillings was demanded for steadily room
in • sort of pen which flanked it right and left. Mb, and
the arrangement which separated by so long an interval the
distribution and the review, mast be taken as accomating for
the thin attendance at what is generally a great atiractiou.
His royal highness congratulated the association Os ti►

wooer of their rifle makii, hoped often to meet them spiry
sad cautioned the riflemen to keep their practice up, their
rifles ready, and their powder dry. He congratulated them

on their irogrese since the

of the volunteer

movement, and hinted in a delicate way that if the association
got more subscriptions, there was no doubt but thatnext year
their arrangements would be still more liberal and efficient
than they were admitted to be in the present. The distribution
was then proceeded with, with a kind and encouraging word
from the royal distributor to each recipient, and a cheer from
all who could see the presentation, or hear his royal high.
DWI'S observations. As we have already published the
names of the successful competitors day by day It will not
be necessary here to republish them in extols°, the more
'specially as many of them were too modest to come for
their prises, which bad in consequence to be taken back to
store. A "dark gray man," who had come all the way from
under " the Southern Cross," to luxuriate in the showers of
Wimbledon, attracted the quick eye of his Royal Highness.
This was Mr. M Tarim' an Australian competitor, clad in
the monotonous and peculiar uniform of his colony, who
had won an engraving. His Royal Highness warmly com-
plimented the Australian on his seal and enthusiasm, and
hoped that his good example would be generally followed by
hie brother colonist'. Mr. Ross, the veteran deer.stalber,
bad aka gracious notice ; and Ensign Halliday. who
woo the iron wife, was offered every facility for
carrying off his exceedingly portable prise in triumph.
Cemeiderable amusement was caused by this proses-
tation, but it subsequently transpired that Mr. Halli-
day bad solved the difficulty by exchanging it for two silver
cups. The lion of the day was of course Mr. Jopling, whom
success the Duke good-humouredly exulted in, as redounding
so much to the credit of the civil branch of his own depart-
mint.

After the presentation came the rain, and what was more
agreeable, the luncheon, at which the British volunteers
fully sustained the honour of their country. The majority
rushed to Mr. Donald's refreshment booths, where they
were fully satisfied with their treatment ; but some corps.
wise in their generation, had brought their own commissariat
waggons, in which were stored the stout ale and warden
pies immortalised in the Robin Hood ballade Unhappily,
they could not discuss them " under the greenwood tree,"
seeing that the Common is entirely innocent of arboricultand
furniture ; but they enjoyed them nearly as much under
capacious umbrellas, which were spread out in such numbers
us to give quite a new character to the vast and desolate
prairie. For a considerable interval no sounds were heard
is the volunteer camp but those of jollity and tempers**
carousal, during which the men snapped their fingers at the
weather, and girt themselves up for the military manoeuvres
of the evening.