The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-06-22 00:00:00

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InEURN SHEEP SHEARING.

i Wedresd.ty proved a vet y busy day of this highly
Met estnig meeting.
, I Soon atter three o'clock, nearly as numerous a
company as on Tuesday sat down to an excellent
dinner in the Great llall at the Abbey ; after
which, his Grace gave the usual and standing
touts of this meeting, as we havc before partico.
I tvized them ; in one of the intervals of which, Mr.
Coke of Norfolk rose, and stated to the company,
that the trial of ploughs to be produced by Sir JOHN
S/NCLAIR and himself, in consequence of their
bet made at Lord SOMERVILLE'S last Cattle sliew,
would have taken place at this Meeting, as then
proposed, had it not been agreed to postpone it a
short time back, in consequence of the very dry
weather which then prevailed, and the prospect of
its long continuance, which he thought improper
for a decisive trial. It was agreed between the
1 parties, that the bet should certainly be decided
at the next Wohurn Sheep Shearing, however the
i weather may thou happen to be.
The result of yesterday's sweepstakes for guessing
the weight of a sheep, to which 31 Gentlemen were
1 parties, was declared by Isis Grace; the weights
named laying between 331 and 381 b. per quarter,
and Mr. CULLEN SMITH having named the exact
weight that the sheep proved to be when slaughter-
' ed, viz. 351 b. goz. per quarter.
The printed proposals for his Grace's premiums
at the sheep.shearing next year, differing not at all
from the present ones, were circulated. And his
Gr ace gave as a toast :
5' Prosperity to all efforts At impint“.srtent in
litibbisillry."
Mr. PLATT this day shewed a handiame Leices-
l• , ter and Suffolk pug nine months old. In the even-
'', ing the South.down tupps were as follows, viz. the
two seers No. 2, fleece 5 lb. St..' oz. to Mr. KNIGHT,
at 40 guineas ; and Ne. 6, fleece 5 lb. 8 oz. to Sir
• Joehr SEARRIGHT at 30 guineas; of the three
shears. No. 4, fleece 51b. to Mr. WAKETIRLD at lo
t guineas ; and No. 10, fleece 6 lb. 6 ox. to Mr.
1! SIMMS at 20 guineas ; a four shear, No. IS, fleece
1 3 lb. 12 oz. to Mr. COKL at 2.., guineas ; and a five
year old, No. 22, fleece 51b. 4 oz. to Mr. Bsurr at
10 guineas.
The business of this day closed, with a sale of
Sheep and Cattle.
The company At the Abbey this day received the
k accecsion of Sir Julie SINCLAIR, COI. bALRYMPLC,
the Rev. Dr. RANDOLPH, and Mr. WILLSHIRR.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DIAL, JeNE 29.
Sailed this morning the Fairy bomb, with the
Nuethant,.t.m Indiaman, and a fleet of outward-
bound merchanunen, transports. coasters, and col-
liers, under convoy for Portsmouth ; niers, sloop
of war, with a convoy fur Cork; .Iriedae frigate,
arkirsa, Speedy, and Orertt.; sloops of war; Voleetafh
Lticiter, and Draeumlian lambs, and several gun-
brigs tor the French Coast.
Arrived the Xanoir, Rear Admiral Russell, State.
/e, St. Aaan's, Adammt. and ficilursrsa men of war,
from oh' the Teed, and remain in the Downs with
the rest of tle ships as per last.

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FROM LLOYD'. LIST.
AIIRIR.D.
In gtanlpte Creek—the Fitigheden, Bunker, from Aguilla;
and the Joogerson, Hendr:cksoo, from Cade.
iUrf Dr, r—the Tregotha, Barnett, from St. 11011114.
At Poolo--tlio Millwr.oll, front Masrfuunthand.
At Lisorpon'—the Pustlethwatte, Smith, from Pliitabel-
aod the William, Sirchnonc, from Africa.
At Dublin—Cie Famo, Bowan, from Honduras.
At Cherleatoo--tlic N.le, Gs. yn ; an 1 the Republican,
fr..m Africa; Ruii.s, Itsllanrli and the Hamm, from