The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-07-13 00:00:00

op% Baolo--I,,citattne of ail Wastano-Small in Sts andgraat
t t V 4, ue—Breetting in all it. Branches.

His Gr4ce of Bedford leit Holkharn in the evzn-
ing. on his return to London.

THIRIO DAY.

Mr. Coke and a large ;airy dedicated most of
oh day in visiting Mr. Overman's well-cultivated
farm al bUI11;1•til, •Littl rn mai.mg a trial of Mr.
Paul's ingenious contrivance for catching ,he Fly,
(or Scab,ut, hank). so destrutl've to the turnip
plant in its first leaf. The experiment was made
on a piece of turnips of Mr. Butcher, near Holk-
ham, and was found to answer the purpose, by the
great number of flies which were collated in the
coarse of its operation. Another trial was aleo
made of Mr. Balls' plough ; and upon these two
implements, the Rev. St. John Priest and Mr.
Overman, the judges appoint. I to examine all the
implements exhibited, with a view to the premium
propnxed to he given for the best implement, deli-
vered the followmg report:—
" That the plouath produced by Mr. Balls, of Sax.
I n diem. does him credit, inasmuch as it has near-
res. in its construilion, and as the bearing of the
Se• n upon the standard is detached from the wheels
thrown upon the line of draft, the working of
the plough is rendered pleasanter to the hand of the
p•-tighman ; but a. real milt.), is the criterion by
wh'ch we conceive we ought to judge, and that must
be determined by comparative merit, we thought it
sight to compare the power of draft required for
4r. Bails' plough, with that of the common Norfolk
plough, by the test of &dual experiment. and ‘v
found that Mr. Balls' required as much power to
draw it as the North plough did, although the Nor-
folk weighed six stone more; andaherefore, Mr. Balls'
afford; more labour to the horses, which we think is
a disadvantage by no means to be disregarded on ac-
count of a fancied merit, arising from a peculiar
mode of constraftion. After these ohm va s
open Mr. Balls' plough. whisk we think it our dt.ty
to state. without dal:tame from the credit due to
him for bis exertions, we have to recorornexid, as
highly deserving the premium offered for the hest
implement sheen this year, tholly catch, invented
by Mr. Paul. of Stanton, rear Harlesten, and ex-
hawed this morning, at Bentham. Its merits, un-
dnebtedly„are ;rear, how mulch it may be improved
we are not prepared to say, but we recommend it as
deserving a premium, on account of its originality,
and the great value we conceive farmers may derive
from it its the preservation of their turnips."

Abnot the s.,,me number of Gentlemen dined this
thy with Mr. Coke as on the first dry ; after the
usual toasts, The ,Wers4sy of the 1411 Doke of Bedford
wit drank with silent respell. The Ploori—fine
lirrer and Fel rare's, - were also given ; and Lord
proposed 11evlth aid long Lilo to Mr. Coke,
which was mo-t cordially received, and &auk with
three 111. IS three.

IW•. Cok« then prnceeded to present the prizes,
which lad been adjudged, to the successful Candi-
d.•rs
To
Mr. „I Attune, of Cempston, s silver cuo, Tau- tJes for
the hett bhetrlitig Leicester L.t v. the., ; eat`t,.ut conseettior) ;
sod sl•v a •river sea pry, of the use value, I.ir the twit pe:• of
t.n Leicester thaw% —Mr. Johns.)t having died in the ;.:e.
reet..d week, the pr, a were delivered to Mr. Feolither„ his
brother m Ito,

Mr Nigh, for his sheading S,uthilown —e.,^r 2
plate, value legs. No competitor
To Mi. Woficr. of B d.tt, 1 age for
the best pen o. ten Snoti.4....in sheaves, wh.ca were cihibited
K nut Mr. M..,lry N. r•
To Mr. Recr., of Whitton, for the best Litosattr 'heading
MU • //11,C. ta ..kaucl.•Alue Ings.
Mr Xis tl., of Burnham, rev the heat Soutbdown sheer_
lickotru. ...lver tea.pot,
• . .

.
M.. -ek, 'V... n, for his unremitted atter'
thin in lin: h:• meadJir• he it rig.itinn, lear
a si'rPr tea pot, haring la.it year •,eeli preseia d with a cup,
rit %is ~i..rittd cut.dila and example in this important Fran-
tic,.

To NV Paul, of Starstuos an embweri silver cup, value
frogs for the r,wt ..sd most useful noway-invented unp:ensent
of h sb hater, tor the reservation ur turnips, tiur founds:ton
all gots! husbandry.
The trees, theuch handsome, •rte net deemed by the
j.sdges .11 each a subser.or breed as to entdlc theta tu the
/nee.