The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-06-22 00:00:00

WOLURN MEM SHEA JNO.

On Wednesday morning, very early, a patty, con-
sisting of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal
Society, Lord Sheffield, President, and Mr. Arthur
Young, Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, --
Crisps, F.sq. William Smith, John I'arey, etc. rode
to Prisley Farm, a distance of four miles, And
viewed the new-water meadows, and other improve-
ments thereon : a more pleasing objet could not
be presented than the three meadows of two years,
on:: year, and half a year's standing, where the ste-
p; bog was found, by the aid of irrigation, coveted
in proportion to the time of its application with its
best natural grass.
After breakfast, which his Grace gives publicly
during this Fete at the Abbey, the Company assem-
bled at the Slaughter-house, adjoining his Grace's
stables, and the carcases of the fat Wethers, which
were examined alive on Tuesday evening, were mi-
nutely examined by the Graziers, Butchers, and
amateurs present, the judges appointed to decide on
their merits having previously examined them.
After this, the South Down Ewes were exhibited, one
by one, in the Sinew-house; when the company re-
paired to Crawley Heath, a distance of about a mile,
where seven ploughm •n, with their respeaive in-
struments, started, in the breaking up of Clover-
Ley, as competitors for the prize offered last year
by his Grace, for the Plough, which should, with the
least force, turn the cleanest and deepest furrow : the
seven Ploughs belonged to Lord Somerville, Samuel
IVhitbread, Esq. Dr. Macquin, Joseph Cowley, Js.
Potts, Mark Duckitt, and Mr Lester, the remainder
being in use on his Grace's faun, under the care of
Mr. Willson, the Bailiff. Much interesting disenssion
and observation presented itself to the speilators in
witnessing this very laudable contest ; the judges
minutely attending to all the circumstances of pounds
weight exerted by the Horses in drawing each
Plough (except Mr. Lester's, which failed at the on-
set). the depth, width, and cleanness of furrow, itc.
The Rev. Mr. Brown exhibited a long tlorse•hoe,
and Mr. Mark Duckitt. a Scorner, the operations of
which were inspected by the judges and the company,
who then repaired to the Park-tarn, where Ruud
man's Horse-hoe, Cartaeight's three Furrow Plough,
Salmon's Chaff-Cutter, brill, and Scuffier, were

submitted to the inspeaion of the Mechanics and
Agriculturists present. Mr. Blunt, an mist of emi-
nence, attended, and made drawings of some of the
machines and implements shewn Mr. Garrard, of
London, the famous modeller, wasjalso present, and
took sketches of some of the most favourite animals.
S',o'n after three o'clock, more than SOO persons
sa: ilU'.i•n to dinner at the Abbey,after which the very
in.truaive converiations of the company were en-
the following toasts:—
Tot KING.
Sucre-. to Agriculture.
The Fleece.
breeding in all its branches.
The Plough.
Small in site and grett in value.
Irrigation.
Succoei to the Farming Society of Ireland,
whicli produced a short speech from an Irish gentle-
man present, on behalf of that most respeaable
Society.
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M.r. bridge Mr Overman, Svc.
Printed proposals were circulated for the premi-
ums to be given by hi, Grace at the ensuing Sheep-
shearing in June 1805, which are equally liberal,
and diredetl to the same objects. as heretofore, with
the addition of a premium to the Ploughman, who
shall hold or conduit the successful plough in the trial
of those implements : also, to the Shepherd who shall
have reared the greatestnumber ot Lambs in the spring
of 1803, in proportion to his Rock, Five Guineas :
friar other premiums of 4,3, 2, and 1 guineas are
offered, for the nest greatest numbers in succession :
but the principal novelty in the Premiums is the
handsome offer, on the part of his Grace, of Fifty
Guineas," to the Farmer in Bedfordshire, who shall,
between the Ist of January, 1801., and the Ist of
June, 1805, have converted the greatest quantity
of land into water-meadow, not less than ten acres,
on the best and most approved system."
After dinner the company repaired to the Park-
Farm, and inspected the operation of ten Sheep-
shearers, w;in each sheared four Sheep, as Candi-
dates fur the Pr,ze, offered last year, fur " the best
Sheep-shearer." Several South Down Tops were
then lett, and South D awn Ewes; end Hereford and
Deron C.:ult.., were s.,id by auelbu, which closed
this day's business. In the courie of the forenoon,
the Portuguese Ambassador, Earls Lauderdale and
Darnley, I .ord William Russell, Mr. Coke, Mr.
Anson, Mr. Nor:hey, Mr. Lee Ant 'rile, Mr. Byng,
and several other persons of distindion, arrived from
London, and among the company we noticed, Sir
John Seabright, and Messrs. Barnet, Trevor, Hig-
gins, Godfrey Thornton, Smith, Thomas Pickford,
Chandler, Riley, B. Bevan, Brion-. Rutley, Potts,3tc.