Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-03 00:00:00

PERNAMBUCO

INo news. The city continues free from fever.
Summary of commercial news telegraphed from

Lisbon

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;10URT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Prince of Wales will remain in Edinburgh until
he'loth inst.r when he will proceed to Balmoral to join.
he. Queen. His Boyar 11 ighness has been attending
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e chemistry CLASS UI UIIU VIIIV 1.74 014,.
The Earl of Dalkeith, M.P., eldest son of the Duke
ud Duchess of.Buccletich, is about to marry the Lady
nisa Hamilton, third daughter of the- Marquis and
The Queen, on- meeting the
Duke of Buccleueli at St. Margaret's station, . near
_ ninvoio9. last. graciously availed

in the happy event.
Mr. Henry B. Sheridan, M.P., had an interview with
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on
Thursday,, on the subject of Dr. Smethurst, and pre-
sented a petition to the Queen from Mrs. Mary Sine-
thurst, the prisonees,wife, praying; a pardbn.: He was
eeeornpanied by some of the friends of the prisoner.
Alfred Tennys9n, the poet laureate, arrived in Lisbon
ity the last packet, and, after a short sojourn, repaired
:o Cintra, finding-the streets too hot and glaring.

Considerable' sensation has been caused in higli circles
Madrid, by the sudden death of a lady of rank, the
lidless de Ahmnada; one of the ladies of the court, in
e midst of a soiree given by the Marquis de Miraflores

LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Yesterday, a special general meeting of the members
of the Liverpool and -Manchester Agricultural Society
was held at the Adolph Hotel, for the purpose ,of
Awarding the prizes for the best cultivated farms, audio
I inn, servants.
In the aZ.sence of , the Earl of Sefton, the Mayor a
Liverpool presided.
Mr. Ryder, the secretary, said-that the committee had

'been able. to obtain, a quitntity o clover and barlor.

and also the t

b ble Sic

before th 6 show; namely, (

was hoped that the members

The field in which the

place was iu N
Mr. Nesbitt.

.ally would b.,

hQ trialg. would take

o the town

st to the society
stated that durin

vasintroduced by ti
the last year Mr.
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resting lectures on ehteruistry as applied to agricultural

w
id t.Plii

ne 4ery inte

purposes. , . ,
Mr. Law and Mr. Langsdale were appointed auditors
for the ensuing year.
The meeting then proceeded to award the prizes in
class 1 and class 3, as follows:
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DRAINING, &e

—BEST CULTIVATED FARMS,
BEST CULTIVATED FARMS.
Prths to members only, for farms situated in the diStrict of
the Society, and which are in the best state of management,
and in the neatest and best order.
1. To the owner and occupier of not less than 150 acres, the
society's silver medal (one claimant, who withdrew.)
2. •To the owner and occupier of not less than 00 acres nor
more than 150 acres, the society's silver medal (no claimant.)
. 3. To the tenant and occupier, principally dependent upon
farm,ing., of not less than 150 acres, 212 (one c laimant) ;
Robert Birch, Netherton, near Liverpool.
4. -To the tenant and occupier, principally dependent upon
farii,-,„g, of not less than 100 acres nor more than 153,, £8
(three claimants); Thomas Williamson, Linacre, near Liver-
Pool:

CLASS I

E.ITo the tenant and occupier, principally dependent upon
farming, of not less than GO
claimants); Samuel Cook, 1
6. To the tenant and occupier, not princiii
upoi farming, of not le4s than 15eacres, £7 (nc
7. ,To the tenant and occupier, not principally de'
upon fanning, of not less than 100 acres nor more than 150,

norfmore. than 100, £5 (tw

ly dependent

£5 (no clairaiint).
8. 'TO the tenant and occupier, not principally dependent
upon farming, of not less than 60 acres nor more than 100,
£4 (three claimants, two withdrawn); ,Joseph Gorst, Garston,
near Liverpool.
9. To the tenant and occupier, principally dependent upon
farmirg, of not less than 25 acres nor more than 60 acres, £3
(two claimants, one 'withdrawn) ;. Charles Musker, Bootle.
10. To the tenant and occupier, principally dependent upon
farining, for the best managed dairy or grazing 'farm, of not
lass than 150 acres, £lO (one claimant) ; Samuel Davies,
Eardswick Hall, Cheshire. ,
11. 'To the tenant and occupier, principally dependent upon
tinning, for the best managed dairy or grazing farm, of not
less 'than 100 acres nor more than 150, £7 (no claimant).
TO WINNERS OF. PRIZES IN PREVIOUS ,YEARS (NEW PREMIUMS).

1 To any ineinber, being a tenant and. occupier in the

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triet (wo has previously obinined a prize for his or her farm),
for the best' cultivated farm, of not less than 150 acres, £l2
(five claimants) ; James Birch, Sefton, near Liverpool.
13. To any member, being a tenant and occupier in the -clis-
trict (who has previously obtained a prize for his or her farm),
for the best cultivated farm, of not less than 50 acres and under
150 acres, £8 (six claiinants, one withdrawn and one ineligible) ;
Gilbert llalsail, Halewood.