The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-06-10 00:00:00

HERTFORDSHIRM A(RICULTURAL
MEkTInG.

Oa Monday morning, the first meeting of the No
hlemen. Gentlemen, and Farmers. lately associated
under the name of " Hertfordshire Agricultural
Society," was held at the King's Arms Inn, in Great
Berkhampstead, in order to witness the match be-
tween several ploughs, which, to the number of
twenty, soon after started, in a field previously mea-
sured out, about one mile from the town, as compe-
titors for the prizes offered by the Society, where a
vast concourse of spetiators assembled.
Messrs. John Ellman, John Field, and John
Woodman, were the three Umpires appointed 'uy
the Society, and were instructed to take duly into
their consideration the cleanness and well turning of
the furrows, the evenness of the b atom, arid compa-
rative lightness cl draught.
The soil of the experiment field was flinty. 'with
a tolerable mixture of clayey loam, which the late
seasonable rains bad rendered in good order for
ploughing. During the trial it was observed, that
the old Hertfordshire, and some which were called
new Hertfordshire ploughs, drew much harder thus
the Vv'est Sussex, and improved ditto; and that •
next to these last, in point of ease and draught.
might be mentioned the new Hampshire plough of
Mr. Pienty's make ; en improved Berkshire plough,
of Mr. Pope's, had many admirers, and was of light
draught.
1 Atter the ploughs had all finished their woe Ir.
and the Umpires had retired for some time. their
report was read to the company by the fi irl of
idgtvater, the President, who, in consequence.
awarded the premiums as follows, viz.:—
Ten Guineas to Mr. Howard, of Kingswortn, as the owner
of I bat plough, Sir. tireurro West Sussex plough, impros- -
cal since its adoption in Hertfordshire, cast year.
Three Goriest to U,n,el Lovett, Sef VIM so Mr. Pope, of
Witelpley Hill, as the best ploughman, with the-impioved
Berkiture plough.

.rll,l ti:1111,a; to William Mule% servant to Mr. ricLforrt4
of Mukct wet' t, as the second best pi.sogianan, .it Mr.
W-st Sussex plough.
(or,e Guin..l to William (kite, servant to Mr John Cooper,
of King% Lo,.giev, e. the third best ploughman, with the im-
proved tierkslode plough.

These decis;on; seemed to give very geom.,' sa-
tisfigetion.

After this the company examined several pens
of very fine South-Down sheep, exhibited by the
Eat of Bridgwater, and Morass Pickford, Esq ;
and soon after upwards of one hundred of the Mem-
bees, and their trier.ds, sat down to an excellent
dte-
ner, the Ea.! of Bridgwater in the Chair, besides a
very numerous second table, in an adjoining room,
for farmers' servants, kc.

'The u ual !oasts went round, amidst a great
deal hf trea and useful conwersati. n, on the c'etest
of the day, and on subjeas cootie-Red with the
othcr patio is cOjeAs of this new Ins•ittr ion, ti •
breeding, teAring. and fattening of cattle, And rural
impovements gerierAly.
Among the compa.iy we noticed :

SmJnitt;'Seai.nailt, Bart ; the !lon Hr. Brand; Colonels
Graham, Ourrien, and O'Laughlati ;
Johu Cr.aurfer, EN. G. S. Maros, EN. Daniel ;
Thom ,s 64:cf.ord, Benjanaia Senn, ---
Thomas Damao, J. B. ROW?, &C. ..te.

The stud of Sir GIL 112111? 12tIP
hunting ectablishment, was sold at TA Tr EitALt's,
on Monday seennight, u the.fclswing prices :
04 ti:
Buffalo . . 310 Maple . . 9S . Bruiser . . 133
Dimon . . 360 I Pegasus . . to Vrtjuice. . 90
Dii:k . 210 Br.s. • . • 6! I ites,ege • 190
Cru. .ie . . 19.) I Prospero . . 11. a Minders . 124.
• Sr.v.uimion . 20 Pear i 5
. 75
D‘v.gannon
Ts. kat . 130 I Clip.lfam . 230 Ti...;er .. 86

It,er Let . . 155 Det.actSw,ft . 1641 Vot . . .
0.. Oili
myia . . 17 . itarlerious . 47 A4.rural . 70
Cr .1:ile . . 110 Doctor . . 210 1 Fortune . . )2
Comrade . 117

LS lona—total 4495gai.
Roffato wet bn,,11 t an. the Pram*, of Wale+ ; Dr:aro, and
D‘,11111:4111/10,11, by Car Wyse; t seket end thareyo, br Jar G.I.
beat Heethearte ; Specula, ttttt by the bad of Jea.ev C .p.
.ham, by Lord Middleton ; Dotler, by the Earl of 0 % rJrd ;
Bruiser, by the Honauaatd• Mr. Cape! ; and Pilot, by Load
Yerancoth.

The General Assembly. at Edinburgh, held their
last meeting on the lit of this month ; and af,et
proceed:ng to the adjustment of several matters. din.
solved themselves, and are not to meet till the 19. h
cf May, !SOS
Oa Thai slay, in the last week of the Yorkshire
Elealon,„ a Freeholder. aged 101, gave a_plumper
to Lord MI I TON. The Eleetors went to Yolk, not
only in every kind of vehicle, by land. but likewise
by water, in boats and vessels.
Monday se'nnigl.t, the Hon. and Rev. Fa H.
Eotgeos, atter an absence of five years. owing to
his detention in France. arrived at Whitchureh.

The inhabitants ezrressed their respea and gratis.
catio.i, by ringing of belts, bonfires. roasting several
sheep, Ste. and every pubic demonstration of joy I
and the whole was condueled with harmony and
decorum, honourable to that respeetable town, on
the return of their worthy Reeler. Mr. Escarole.
ordered .501 to be distributed anting the poor of his
parieh.s.
Tt:e famous Dr. 0• aces. of Bremen, discovered
another planet, on the 19th of March last, to which
he has given the name of Vesta ; the place where
he first saw it, being in the North wing of V4rgo.
It has since been cbserved by Professor Bozic. of
Berlin, who says its belongs to that gr.mpe of pla-
nets, which rev Ave round the Sun, ;between Mars
and Jupiter. Its size is of the sizth magnitude, and
may be seen by the naked eye. The period of its
orbit is yet unknown; as its present motion is retro.
grade.
A stone, weighing 1 pound 10 ounces, was ICHId
on opening a fiat cart-horse, in Liverpool, which
died on 1 hursday se'nnight. It resembles ahe
pretty nearly, but not so regularly formed, and .e
spit is flatter; the circumference at the eo be.
and ti inches ; its perpendicular height ut
jig, tween 8 and 9 inches, and at the small end etweea
.5 .f
inches ; the colour of bronze, or of cog': cieeviy
tarnished; eaireinely bard; and where tae outer la.
mina was broken through, would admit of an el
cellent pol;.b by ' rubbing with a piece of 'moot „
iron. The horse WAS in perfeit health and spiel
until tieing turned out to pasture the evening be' ,
when he galloped about the field. and the yin
motion is supposed to have forced the stone anon
the intestine that enclosed it. so as to occasion
death Oar philosophical readers will perhaps ba
able to account for the toratatioa of each a sinus is
as animal's body. •