Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-11 00:00:00

rearing, net leas than six in number, nor more than ten
months old, £1 10s. •
1, Thomas Atherton, of Chapel House, Garston Speke.
2, Silas Doming, of Little Wardley, Worbley, near Manchester.

roots of Lang Red Mangel Wurzel, of any kind, of his or
her growing, 10s.
John Ireland Blackburn?, of Hale Hall, near Warrington.

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To the owner or occupier who shall show the best six
roots of any kind of Globe Mengel Wurzel, 10s.
Thomas Atherton, of Speke, near Ltverpor 1.

EXTRA STOCK —HORNED CATTLE.
1. Henry Lafone, of Harbrick farm, Fazakerley, near Liverpool.

To the owner or occupier who steal' show the best twenty
Potatoes, of auy kind ; the kind to be named on entry, Ws.
Thomas Burnett, of Hutton, near Preston; twenty "Flukes."

HORSES.

For the Stallion best adapted for agricultural purposes:
N 6; 'and for the second best do. £3.
1. Thomas Persia:A.', of tho Fazakerley Arms nn, Chor
2. James Dale, of 14 Rigby-str,er, Liverpoo'.
For the best Stallion for dray purposes, 4.G. r and for
the second-best ditto, £3.
1. Thomas Forshaw, of the Fa akerlsy Arms Pan Chorl.y.
2. James Robinson, of the GrJY..! tun, Broughton, Manches'er.
For the best Stallion adapted for road purposes, £6.
and for the second-best dittc, £3
1. Bmgden, of Sale, near itiaaches.er.
2. Ihomas Smith of the Royal Brew ry, near Nor kwich.
To the landlord who shall keep the best Stallion for
agricultural purposes. to serve the mares of his tenantry,
gratis, the society's Silver Medal.
The Rt. Hon. the Earl of S4f_en, Croxteth, near Liverpool;
Stall on "Captain,' bred by Mr. Osborne, aged 8 years off.

EXTRA aTOCK—VEGETABLES.

William Palin, of stapl,ford Hall, near Chester; six roots of " Long
Yellow" Dl angel Wurzel.

For the best brood Mare fur ay.:cultural purposes, £5.
and for the second-hest ditto, £2 10s.

1. Martin Newton, of Oldilen, near Altrineiam.
2. Isar.:. Htsketh, of B lothatown, ne..r Jt.inchester.

For the best :three-year-old Gelling or Filly for agri-
cultural purposes, £5.; and fur the second-best ditto,
£2 las.

I.ciamnel Brooks, of Wharey iron,e, near 'chaster.
2. John Ireland Blackburne, of Hale Hall, near Warrinotan.

For the best two-year old Gelding or Filly for agricul-
tural purposes, ; and for the second-best ditto,

1. Margaret Tyrer, of the Stag's Had Farm, Aintree, near Liver-
pool.
2. Isaac Hesketh, of Moss Hour, BiAlistown, near Manchester ;
Filly, bred by himself, agsl 2 year!" and 3 months. On Sale.
For the best one-year old Golding or Filly for agricul-
tural purposes, £3 ; and for the second best do., £1 10s.

1. William Pdlin, of StapTefo;d Hall, near Chester.
2. Isaac Hesketh, of Moss Hour, Bcothstown, flair Manchester.
For the best three year old half-bred Gelding or Filly,
; and for the second best do., £2 103.

1. Thomas Smin, of the Royal Brewery, r ear Northwich.
2. Robert Bell, of Ilasbro' Hail, Rainford, n3ar St. Helena.
For the best Mare or Gelding, in actual use in the dis-
trict as a roadster, £5 ; and for the second best do.,
£2 104.

1. Henry Barton, of Charlton-on—Medlock, Manchester.
2. George McCullock, of Pemberton, near Wigan.

For the best pair of Draught Horses employed in the
district, and belonging to one party or concern, £5; and
for the second best pair of do., do., £2 10s.
1.-2. Richard Lill ton, of 4, Parr•street, Liverpool.
To the tenant farmer, principally dependant upon farm-
ing. for the best Pair of Horses for agricultural purposes,
and which are his own property, £5; and to the tenant
farmer, principally dependant upon farming, for the
second best pair of do., do., £2 103.
I. John Birch, of Orrell, near Liverpool.
2. John C"rta right, of Spako, near Liverpool.

SPECIAL PE/ZEN FOR oneusr,
Offered by the Local Cenami tee at Warrington.
Given by the 21laycr
To any person in Cheshire or Lancashire, who shall
exbihit the best three Cheeses, the produce of his or her
own dairy, and not less than 50 lbs weight, £6; and to
do for the second best do, £3.
1. Ralph T ek'e, Kcckwick.
2. II B. Briscoe, Littleton, near Chester.
Given by the Local Committee.
To any person in Cheshire or Lancashire, who shall
exhibit the best three Cheeses, the produce of his or her
oc It dairy, and under 50 lbs weight, £5 ; and to do for the
second best do, £2 lOs.
1 P. A. Wood, oakhou.o, Over.
2. John Eowker, Yew Tree Farm, Aston by Budworth.
THE DINNER.
At five o'clock in the afternoon the annual dinner of the
society took place in the Aseembly-rooms at the Lion
Hotel. Thera were upwards of 230 gentlemen sat 'down
Colonel Wilson Fatten, M P for North Lancashire in the
chair. On the chairman's right sat Mona. A Mille,
Engineer, Chef des Arts et Sciences; Paris; Monte Moll,
Professor de Conservatoire Imperial des Arts et Mettiere;
Gilbert Greenall, Esq , MP. far Warrington; Colonel
Blackburn, P. Ryland, Esq.; Joseph Chrims, E q., Mayor
of Warrington ; and oo his left J. Ireland Blackburn. Erg ;
Edwin Chadwick, Lg., Sanitary Commissioner ; Rev. W.
Quekett, Rector of Harrington ; Major Harper, Captain
J W. Fox, W. Hayes, Esq ; Lieutenant INPlver, &C , &c
In other p .rts of the room were James Nicholson, E 3 q..
District County Coroner; W. Beaumont. Esq ; W.
Alcard, E q. ; Benjamin Pierpoint, Esq ; J. F. Marsh,
Esq. , Town Clerk of Warrington ; W. White, Esq ,
&c., &r,
Dinner being over, and the cloth removed,
The Chairman gave in succession, " The Queen," and
the lintel loyal toasts, which were received and drunk with
applause.
The Rev. W. Quekett, rector of Warrington, returned
thanks for the toast of '• The Bishop aad C.ergy of the
Diocese."
The Chairman next proposed "The Army and the
Navy." He believed they were now about to Fee the ser-
vices of our army called forth by her Majesty, in a more
extensive degree then common ; and, he had no doubt,
as to what the result would be. (Cheers.) The services
of the navy might not be so actively called into requisition
as those of the army, but he felt quite sure that both ser-
vices would quickly show her Majesty that she had not
called upon them in vain. (Cheers)
Colonel BI ckburne returne i thanks for the toast; re-
marking than these were momentous times, when our
army had been called upon, at the shortest notice, to come
forward in defence of the lives and liberties of our fellow
subjects in India.
The Chairman next proposed the health of the two
patrons of the society—the Ea, I of Deeby and Mr. Tatton
Egerton. He had reason to know that both those gen le-
men would have balm present but for circumstances over
which they had no con r 01. The Earl of Deiby was in a
distant part of the country, and he lamented to say that
Mr. Egerton had at the last moment been prevented front
attending, in consequence of the death of a near r elative.
(Cheers.)
The Chairman again rose to propose the toast of the
evening. After an explanation re'ative to the rules of the
society, by virtue of which some intending competitors
had been prevented from obtaining prizes, in consequence
of not having sent in their entries within the time required
The chairman remarked that the committee felt some
degree of surprise at the paucity of competition for tae
best cultivated farms. They regretted to perceive that it
was not so active as might be desired. He believed that all
the prizes on this; occasion for the best cultivated farms had
been obtained by farmers from Speke, for it really appeared
that all the farms there were entered for c mpetition
He did not see why there should not be the same compe-
tition in other pats of the county as in one corner of it;
and he hoped that in future years there would be greater
competition for the best cultivated farms. With reference
to the day's exhibition they had had, he would not say it
was the best meeting that the society ever had, but they
certainly had had a most satisfactory meeting Ile belisved
that a meeting of this kind was very much tested by the
peeple who attended it, and he had the greatest possible
pleasure in informing them that there had been. no less
than 4,000 visitors on the field in the course of the day.
(Loud cheers.) On the present occasion he should not
infringe on the duties of the judges by taking any part of
those duties upon himself, and expressing their opinions,
which was much better in the hands of r.ho judges
thensseleee than in h's. He should not attempt
to give them practical information upon points which the
judges were so much better enabled to do, and therefore
in this respect he wished to steer clear of the judges ; but
there were one or two quee-ions of general interest which
every one of them, whether they were practical farmers or
not, muss have a strong opinion upon. Great changes
had taken place in the agricultural world within the last
few years, and in no two counties in England had these
changes been more marked than in Lancashire and
Cheshire, as regarded the difficulties attendant upon
getting in the harvest. They were. perhaps, all aware
that formerly Lancashire and Chelai e were in
this position, that they could have Irish labour
ahtiost at any price to assist them in getting
in their harvest. Indeed, so many of them were
in the habit of frequenting the district that he recollected
making a bet that they could always see an Irish labourer
at this period anywhere within ten miles of his (the chair-
man's) ite sidence But our relative positions had changed,
and he thanked God hat they end charged, becau,:e it
proved that the Irish ware ie a better state than they for-
merly were. Indeed, he very much doubted whether the
tide had not enti (sly charged, and whether English
labour was not now being dratted ever to Ireland, in con-
sequence of the improvement of trade and agriculture in
that country. There had been a great rise in the price of
labour; and, ho had reason to believe, that in the north-
ern portions of this country as much as five and six shil-
lings a-day had been paid for it. Now, this greatly
increased demand for agricultural labourers proved that as
r girded getting in the harvest the farmers of this coun-
try were now in a position of difficulty, and if this was so,
how were they to get over it ? He answered that it was
by the encouragement of age cul-ural machinery, the ap-
plication of which would render the getting in of the
harvest cheaper than it was at present and would therefore,
help them to meet this d;fficulfy. Oee of the moa inter-
esting amongst the specimens of agricultural machinery was
the reaping machine. He would not say that it was yet
perfect, but he had frequently seen them at work, and he
had observed them to work in such a manner as to satisfy
him that farmers must adopt and use them, provided they
could obtain them at a reasonable price. Re next alluded
to the potatoe getting machine, which hal been exhibited,
and which he had seen at work yesterday, in a manner
which led him to believe that :t was well worth the atten-
tion of farmers. After adverting to the meeting of the
Royal Agricultural Society next year at Ch seer, and
expressing his be ief that this district would be able suc-
cessfully to compote on that occasion, he concluded by
proposing " Success to the Liverpool and Manchester
Agricultural Society."
The toast was drunk with lout and long continued
cheers.
The Cummis- again rose, and said that he was going
through the list of toasts which had been placed before
him, but they would perhaes excu'o him if, under pe-
culiar circumstances, he in' erposed to propose another
toast at the present moment. He did not know whether
they might be aware that at their meeting today th.,y
were honoured by the presence of some distinguished
foreigners. rLoud cheers.) They had been honoured by the
presence of distinguished foreigners, two of them having been
sent to this country by his Majesty the Emperor of the
French. (Cheers.) Professor Moll, who enjoyed a
distinguished reputation not only in France, but in this
country and in Europe. The professor was the editor of
several works of great value, which had made his name
known in this country and through the rest of Europe,
and, in addition to this, he was also a practical farmer.
At the time of the great exhibition in this country, Pro-
fessor Moll was one of the jury of different countrymen
who were appointed to award the various exhibition
prizes. 'I he other gentleman was Mons. Millar, who had
charge of the internal communications in France. '1 a
gentlemen had been sent over by the Emperor of The
French to visit and ascertain the improvements
that were going on in this country, and with
that view, in company with . three others of
their countrymen, they had to-day visited the
field. On such a foundation he thought he might esta-
VEGETABLES AND SEEDS. blish a twist which would meet with a hearty reception at
To the owner or occupier who shall show the best six the hen Is of the meeting, but there were othen citcum-
roots of Swedish Turnips, of any kind, of his or her stance's which induced him to say a few words more
growing, 10s. on this toast—circumstances which h'd occurred
John Leland Mar kburne, of Itale Hall, near Warrington. Nvi'Lhin the lest few days The Emperor of the
To the owner or occupier who shall show the best six lii'rench, looking at the miseries and the diffi-
roots of ady other kind of Turnips, of his or her growing, culties which our countrymen in India were suatain-
lOs. ing, bad himself come forward with a subscription
Robert Jchnson Owen, of Rainbill. to meet this difficulty. That subscripiion did him great
To the owner or occupier who
.shall show the bei",t six honour. (Cheers.) The Emperor said that he had aet