The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-06-12 00:00:00

AGRICULTURE.

Amidst a war which has desolated Europe. and
put to trial the resources of the British Empire, it
is fortunate that the enterprising spirit of a few en-
lightened persons has enabled the landed interest
to bear with its increased burdens, by improved
modes of cultivation. The names of Yonne. Sin-
clair, Bakewell, Russell, Coke, Sheffield. Billings-
ley, Ducket, Caney. Dickson. Somerville. and
Carrinsrton. will ever rank as patriots among our
most illustrious statesmen and warriors; and their
achievements. if less brilliant, are more solid and
useful, entitling them, as benefaltors of the human
race, to the gratitude of the latest posterity.
We are, perhaps, indebted at this moment to the
labours of these illustrious charafters, for the as-
cendancy which we hold in the scale of nations, and
for the internal prosperity which we enjoy above
that of all other people
Among the means which have, in the highest
degree, contrihnted to givi, etre." and enrrency to
the improvements and dise:;vcries in modern hus-
bandry. may be mentioned the establishment of the
Board of Agriculture, and of the Societies which
in every enlightened distriA of the island.
and the publication and diffusion of their reports
and proceedings. The Board of Agriculture, in par-
ticular, distinguished itself at an early period of its
existence, by canning Surveys to be made of every
county, in which the state of its husbandry, its
produce. roil, and general industry, were to be de-
scribed ;—it circulated these surveys is the manner
of proof-sheets, for corredion, and it is new em-
ployed in preparing, under eble Editors, Correited
Editions and Improved Surveys, and in laying
them before the pablie. with all the dispatch which
is consonant with accuracy.
These improved and correaed County Surveys.
as published by the Board of Agriculture, may be
compared with the famous Domesday Survey of the
Norman Conqueror, as far as the enlightened views
and superior policy of our own times can be com-
pared with the imperfeß conceptions of a dark
age. Doubtless this great undertaking will coo-
n:um to be justly appreciated, and will become the
-Domesday Book of distant ages; conferring distinc •
don on the reign of George the Third, and trans-
mitting all the past experience of husbandmen, in
every kind of soil. and under every variety of cir-
cumstance, for their warning and example.
Every British subjea is interested in knowing
the progress which the Board of Agriculture has
made in this grand work. and we have subjoined •
list of the correfted Surveys which have already
been published. and have annexed the names of
their respettive Editors :

Argyle, by Dr. Smith.
Clydeldale, by John Naisinith,
Fate Lothian, by R. Somerville, Esq.
F.ncx, by Arthre Young, Esq.
File, by Dr. Thomson.
Gloucestershire, by Mr. Rudge.
Hertfordshire, by Arthur Young, Esq.
14ereforelshire, by John Dunconsb, Eq.
Kent, by John Boil, Fsq.
Lancaster, by John Holt, Esq.
I,ineohishirg, Arthur Young Esq.
Mid new!, by Middleton;TA.

Mid•Lrthian, ►y George Robertson, Esq.
Norfnlk, by Nathaniel Kent, Esq.
Norfolk, by Arthur Young, Esq.
Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westatertiand, by
Messes itaily, Cully. and Priegle.
Nottinghamshire, by Robert Lowe, Esq.
Perth, by Gr. Robertson.
Roxburgh, and Selkirk, by Gr. Denims.
Sal..p, be Me. Tlyinley.
Somerset.hire. by John Billingsley, leg.
Staffnrdsh,re, by W. Pitt, Esq.
SoNolk, by Arthur Young, Esq.
Yorkshire (the West Ruing) by Robert Brawn. Esq.
Yorkshire ( tlw North kali:n)b? John Tuke, Esq.
Other Sarveys will follow, at the race of six or
eight per annum. Este:, by Mr. Young, and
(doucestersbire, by Mr. Rudge. have been publish.
ed within these few days ; and lnverness-shire and
Devonshire are in the press. We are happy to ob-
serve, that several of them have already arrived at
second editions, and indeed as Inch a preetical And
useful writ k, either entirely, or relating to particular
counties, ad,lresses itself to the curiointy, the leg-
interest, and the patriotism of every Englishmen.
it will necessarily constitute a permanent feature of
every Englidinian's library.

A pihseription having been set on foot, at
Liverpool, last week, to support Ittlr.Wi est toactee
Eleelien for the eountrot York, a poor African
waited upon the persons who had the management
it, and voluatvily bebstribed the seta of Fin
Guineas I

ItRETIMOS OF -CREDITOR, AT fAIRAHALL,
su-mortrose. • n, li
Imam Selksek,lam of S,:oravii . 'NeldauT, Looks.
wine-tuerchasit,
John Madtim,lkiesthelatilene, Same, Oates
!Aware ftlacbanure, Hebrietta•threer, Co,, atiarden,
tailor . . .
Th'rmas T,piady Rowe, Chelmsford, Pier, liurn.
draper . . . .
Edward linden, Markart-strort, Hortfaud, naltater
Geosse Chnops, late of Cecil-street, Strand, tad.,
Will•ara Tucker the younger, Fewer, Darmasc,,,,
beige inanufaeturar . . 10
Joseph Porker, Ringwood, Hampshire, reser • 10
Troves siturc,late of West-floats, .11t. t;eorres-fields,
dealer and chapman .
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John &Pryer, law of Chaspido, Leedom, warehouse,.
man .
Thomas May, Ilhatiertnn, Middlemen, shopkeeper 3 to
James Parry, Great P4rtlan.l-st.eet, Mi.ldleoes,
linen-draper . . . . . 3 I
Jason% Saver, Up,-ler No• th place, Ori,y's.into.ii,,, aril
John Jo•fery, Titehf,el ,tree', Mary-la bonne, coach
and harness-inekers . .... . .
Jnhn Isaac 11 iwkins, D Aby Teroace.*.City Read, dealer
in nansacal hstruments . . .
Jacob Illawick, Fair street, florslkointyn, Surrey,
Mahan) Cranston, Drury-lane, miff' • `der.
alter . .
Andrew Reid, Lower East SonithfistitiP ." . 'l,•
Andrew S raid, Frith-street, Sohowlean . e
Davenport Sodhee, lewnlion- Wall, row.' 'i :• .4
John Spencer Taylor, Gracechurch-w. ,t Landon,
straw hat-inataufafturer . • 413
Rotten Gibbs, Whotocrowalla, Movidelde, chair.
maker • . .
D VIDENDS.
Robert Bent, 1.1211:0141.11-11111 fields, London, mm.
chant • . . • la
Joseph Werra. OM llethlera, Gondol, turner • • 10
Henry Fisher, Grocrachureh•strret, London. grocer 10
John Bingley, Upper John at,et, St. Pancras, statuary as
CERTIFICATES.
Ilene! Green, of &mitigate, in the County of Middlesex,
fernier, dealer and chapman.
WJliana Rout/bailie, late of Liverpool, in the-County of La-
=Mot, factor, desk, and chapnian.
John Una:anti. of Manchester, ea the County of Lanceser,
perfumer, dealer and chanson.
John Crouzet the younger, of narton.etrew, in the parish ofSt.
Philip and Jacob, in tire Ctokfity of Gloucester, cart arid
pasteboard-maker, dealer and chapman.
John With', now or late of Wapping.street, in the pa 71,11 of
St. John of Wapping, in the County of Middlewx, it:nces.
Edward Pheasant, now or late of There Crane-court, near
High-street. in the Borough of Southwark, hop Inerci.aint„
dealer and chapman.
William Hobeon, of Birmingham, is the Gamy of Wx.
wick, dealer and chairman.
John Rodhalll, of Ric mmgharn, in the County of Waylaid:.
linon•draper, dealer and chairman.
Charles Wuntten, of the City of Bath, in the County of !kr
inotset, milliner, dealer and chapman -
John Fo,ter, of Manchester, in tilt County of Lanca.ter, col-
tion-spinner,dosler and chapro 111.
Wafter Phillips, moo nt late of Lambeth:first, in the pa- ,4
of St. Mary, Lambeth, in the Canty of Surrey, leaa.r•-
d-essor, darer and Lospnian.
John Oliphant, of Fleet-street, in **City of Lutolon, to ;iv,
dealer etude:Airman.

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