The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-06-21 00:00:00

WOBURN SHEEP SITrATUNG.

On Tuesday tnorniii ii ..3 Corunfu tee Ofsueh cif the '
Wolfemen and Ger.:fern:a. present- .a, NV,lbuw .
;Abbey as are Members of the .Bniitlifiel,l taniiety, "
was nad, and the prrmia ns for the itatuirg Christ-
'sass Shew were determined 'on.
fr.bon after eleven o'4.lr)ck, the view of Scn:h
'Down Tuns commenced ; different part; of 1.:.e
'ioettpony being et the same time employed in ex-
*mining an experiment in Drilling Turnips on bis
'Grace's Farm; others were engage:l its exiuntniug
the different Implements :if Amicultorc belongirg •
, ko his Grace, and brought by others to heethibired.
Mr, Smith, of Ilatbs exhibited a plan i.f a Water
Meadow, con:traded . by, him; at Yrisit'7, in the
seighboarl‘ood of Wohstrn : and also of the Maps
of the S;rata of . England; Mr. PlankA sheaved
Match of his Sergiug Grogan, applicable to
4bs iteavjng of the anchor on board of ship,
or to any other porpt.,se where a great strain
is to be i netted on a rope ; he also stewed a mo-
del of a, Reaping and Mowing Machine. Mr. Sal-
Mott,* Cruces Surveyor, :bowel his Drilling Ma-
chines Nr. ftunciman, of Woburn, exhibited a
pen of ithsesiThaves, as candilau s for the prise of-
feted 'Wavier by his Grace. Mr. .Circuit, of Wo-
burn, also stewed three 'Chaves ; Mr. John Moort,
of .A.spley. three; and Mr.. John Purser, of Bedford,
three : which wereall very critically examined by the
company; as also by .Mr. Elman and Mr. Wing,
the two Jadges appointed to decide on their resper-
i7'e merits. His Grace the Duke of Grafton exhi-
bited two large Oxea, a cross between the Derby-
shire and Yorkshire breeds. Chitties Western, Esq.
"hewed two Proms aid a Sow of the Essex breed.
702'. Runciman chewed a five-shear South Down
Ewe. Mr. Bellamy. of Bail), laid befoie the cion-
pan; certificates of lite success of his Medicines for
thi care of the soon: Lig of Cattle and Sheep Mr.
Parkinso delivered Lis proposals for two intended
pablichrons on the present state of Agriculture in
std, and in America. Atom three o'clock,
more th m 200 persons, principally consisting of
Genticmea of landed property, and agrieulturists
of note, sat down to an excellent dinner at the Ab-
bey—they had, linakver, to lament the absence of
blithe Patrons of ;spiel:hare, who are in the House
,''. ' of Commons ; nor wis the cause known, which so
pnexpedecil:,- detained them all in town.
~ Aftef diener, much interesting conversation fol.
lowed, enlivened by the following toasts;
Ttie K 1146.
&Kew to Agr'iniiture.
The Ft.oce.
Glad Grasioe
Prosperity t.. It Imruv..ment.: in Ag•icu'A Jr!.
The P.iiiiwi.
. ' IrcreJoe .•
- . The Meinnry of Mr 11.,k,w -IL
gre Farming Seeger lea of Ireland.
r. Forster.
The Farming Societies thruughout the Killion.
Mr. Sillingdey.
( After dinner, the fat wethers in the stables ad-
( it g one AtterliithrinAnyVr. tlti)at I, LnYiitiawaVUpP6l::
I 1011469 S to Lady Lloyd, of Paul Patriarch's breed,
i Ina a a rah le, i by the breeders and amateurs pre-
! ow: After which, the company adjourned to the
Park Patin, where the Leicester Tups sherm on
Monday, were most of them lett at very handsome
prices. Three Hereford Cows were sold by auction
at 201, 15 guineas, and 141 guineas ; two Devon
Cows at 14 and 15; guineas ; and a yearling Dur-
ham Bull at 8 guineas.
Among the Company, which was much more nu-
merous and sclera than on Monday, were noticed,—
Lord Somerville, Charles Onrrinn Gray, Flenre Hash Hoare,
Mr. Crisp, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Lawn, Mr. Ratcliffe, Rev. Mr.
Mead ; Me=rri. La:Aar, Calks Gibbigt, Vf.:trai, liS„lllamv,
I CrNhain, Pavy, fru.s. r, Flea, , Baker, Tween, einnaitt, Rut-
-4110,11 Fitoton, Arai d, Comte", Hampshire, Smith, &c. Sc.
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NOTICIL TO •111ENT Orvicess.—The following
memorandum has. pursuant to order, been circulated
through the I‘l4thern distria • •' Commanding Qf-
deers of Regiments' will transmit such information
as they may be Able to furnich respeaing the cause of
the absence of those Cllkcers returned absent without
leave, at the time bf 'el k& in their fortnight re-
turns. They will therefore make 4.1 segscsury
jpquiries previouiM that period."
eah regiments which has been-for soma time
pas! quancsed at Geneva, in the County of Water-
ford, art, we are is*preed. to he replaced by the
mew regiment Lately raised by Lord Menses,.

The and regiment have marched from tfleir late
qnarters into the neve• temporary barracks • near
North Shields.
The Second South Shields Volunteers, under the
command of Lieut.-Col. But wee, are placed on
permanent pay, and are now taking their share of the
public duties of youth Shields.
. The Samford VUlunteer Infantry marched into
Spalding on Saturday se'nnight, under the com-
mand of Cui Alt LIM Host RTS, Esq. Major Com-
mandant. Major goiters served under General
ELLIOT, during the memorable siege of Gibraltar,
where he was severely wounded.
Great attention has been paid within the last
three or four years to the cultivation of nutmegs and
cloves on the west coast of Sumatra ; and we are
happy to learn, that the nutmeg-tree has succeeded
very well, and produced nuts equal to any brought
from the late pus essions of the Dutch. The cloves
Also promise very favourably.
In orderxo perpetuate the memory of the services
of the Madras Suropy!an regiments, the 20th Ben-
gal, and the 9th end 19th regiments of Native In-
fantr_y, in the late .rapid and glorious vinories
in Ilindostan.; to • sin tiaguish the individuals who
signalised thynselvea.m.tists storming of Barabutty,
and to recommend thole laudable example to the
whole Native service, ,is. is in contemplation of the '
Governer-Ceneral to confer honorary medals on all
the Native Commissioned and Nun-commissioned
(*ens and Semi ; sad also on th? Lascars be-
longing to the artillery aUached to those corps,
during the lime of their assisting in those perilous
and unpin Licit services.- - •
- q heSociety for the Supprestiort of Vice have it
in contettsplati.m to take write erzilive step for
cormaing the heavy and enereasing grievance of
;km swam ow/ 'Reamer., fr.nt which (he labouriez
part of use community., In•particular, soar w very
hwy.:toy.

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