The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-10-09 00:00:00

WORMGTON' AGRIVCLIVRIL 3rEE7IVC.
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Thil highly beneficial institution has been most
Artmetottoly utonfted from all part. of the kingdom.
Wednesday and Thursday (:be .6th and 37th ult.)
were spent to viewing the. Schoose and Moore Close
FArtll.. The appearance of the clover called forth
g herol adnaratiou. The weight of the CrOps of
both Sneglish stud common turnsns. were allowed,
ti,with.t.slithimg• the int-twiny ut the soil, to be
ego .1 to our thing that had been !Well. FOUfttell
11% im:,, s is started for tile President's prconiuni on

Aincimet the experimeuts at the fichoose that it..
traeted attention /as, toe imbititution of earth taken
front the quarries. of the most inferior kind,
rat-
pre`iwtKd with lime: this was applied for raising
pet.-oes. 'rite produce was found to he too-thirds:
of what was obtained from upward,. Of seventy
eitte horse carts of tilting.---fty proper attention in
securing the drainage from horsesurvi cattle, a great
of manure may be obtained.
peilurinatice and condivon of the oxen af-
ft.:ded sir t presumption in favour of the rise of
theta for the plough almost all th• ploughing is
• done by thran opou Mr. Curwen's farms.
The nviuure collected and made at the Scboobe
amounts to upwards of 13,000 single carts, sup-
poling dire • to a too, or 4,330 tans ; in the carry-
ing of it out, the horses are r•:itnated to travel full
3i.).001

of the entieriment velleots Pent by order of Bo-

initiate to eh.. Bard of A.4riculture, and distri-
buted by them, nom of th e, tried at the Schoole
are liksly to answer; thoy nro :it' sprit% *beat*,
supposed to hive been brought l',.n!n Egypt I the
extensive trials made of spring t. heat at the Seiniose
have not succeeded.
Fri tay morning was spent in adpisti it; the Pre-
niimus for Stock. Ti.' nittch coos, eslitelb had been
constuatly soiled for twelve mouths, were, without
exception, in a condition bry.itiel 4*.y thing that
could hive bees supposed. Six ploughs started for

the Society's Premium. Above ti9o pe vsms sat down
to dinner with the President, and 120 tiro, ?jembers
were added to the. Society. The Premiums were
delivered at the Assembly-room. at which many
huud.enstif both sexes were present. Win. Browne,
lEbq. one of the Stewards, in a most appropriate
raid elegant speech, presented the President with a
superb Pier.: of Plate, voted to him by the Siretely.
ferna)miK is to aketcli of the speech :
." Mr. Cell'SEK—lii the name of the Werkinglon
Agricultural Society. I have the honour of present.
tux you this Salver, as a mark of the noise enter-
ed by t nein of your exertion in promoting the
Axrieultiir.• of this County ; stud, with your per.
and their.. I shall read the 'ascription,
...owls will best explain "km'
"The Workington Agricoltorial Society, se a testimony
of atm, reward, and in bosom of his distincuished zeal,
turf inm mot ability, directed 11. i less aueervitfall) to the ad-
varsrenui,t of usiversal Awnetatore, tbui to ntsjuternal
t and I. ell prosperity of the coati.? Of Candice.
Crlirirsoat dos to 'J. C Careen, Laq. their Fottuiler aid
oakkat. Sopa. de, 1 a 34)."

•• No peteon c•n regret more sincerely thin I do
that it shoul I hare fallro to the lot of one so lilt 1,-
qualified lo express on this ()maim' the sentimeti,3
of the Society ; not only r I fed tliVbfli uuauir
sufficiemly to experts their feelings, but more so
ea I eft unah:e to do jusiice to your merits. When
the ma. and ahil,!v *lnch vote direct nod mo-
lt:tote the Agricultural interests of thiseounty attract
the notice of all mita of your fellow srihj-et,t, rot
-to hare heel► ohae.red by those sionu‘l you, iel.o
are daily witnesses and partakers of Lie hrorfulk
which you are the source, anti not to have [unwed
them, would have bees ungrtteful.

" I shall not treipawi ul bn your valuable Clive by
entering into * detail of your merits, ;,IC;1 are
written in clout etera throughout tar la ei.`,..11-
Uurtbnall ; every one who Iva% known the env.?
Cumberland the (ant ten years must have se. .n

taint, clisoge that has taken place: and although I
have no doubt ther► have been many men before
you who wished will to their country. it has been
7•our road felicity to have *Wetted whit they could
only con►emplate. aud•to hare raised • zeal rind
spirit in the county urn ;eh I trust will lead to
perfectimt. You hare the inward --It.
satisfartiois (the hest consolation of a good min.:,
the only wish of a wise one) that rim have 41.... v
your duty an that situation where Providence has
placed yon.
" In the name or the Workington Agricnitnel
-Society, I hair the honour of presenting roil tht•,
earl with it. I am sure, the most heart-felt _nod
wishes of all who bear me, and-of all friends an
Akricultore; arid when the time shall come, as
cease it must. whin those who cire and he who re-
ceives t shall he no more. I true it will price
satin; remembrance to our posterity how much
-they were indebted to your exertion •rid
and a memento to yours of what the genius and
exertion of one man and one mind (whets properly
directed) are capable of aclises.its: and that it will
he • stimulus to them to follow the clmp:, of. usis
stun has shone so eminently conspiconins.
•r If an individual may be allowed to express his

sent/we:its 1/1/ much an oCcaaino, snv seeonCi wish is

that you inay Ion.; oontinue to enjoy the honour..
sv:itch y,,ur countrymen Fiesta., en yon; rne first i.,
that yoe may altsays 1114 atil cuntu.uc to deserve
th•rn."

TO vt'aich the Posit 'EV r replied—
" •i'his it ene of the proillett aml wait flatter-
ne moments of fir life. The approbation of the
S.ecietr. thu• publicly expreaied. ci o rich reward.
amply le.lnipenaating the merit important service,
bat for exceeding any that it Lai been is Gay power
to render.

" In ziecepting your vaietila!, sod 'lomat prang
I a.n artivible I am increoanig an oidippation wot to
for dl.chargett. Proudly I bequeath it to Illy sac-
Cellairlv and entail writs mem toe plooMog ta-lt of
dimharning what I nwe you for tint distiogoishod
'weir you have conferred ("on nt..
" The rapid and even:ire improvement* which
have taken ;dorm. and rite widely viteoding *anti-
twat* in favour of Aoricottwee which have 'prong
from tni+ Sr.tiety. aee the happy fwd+ of your
roeub.ard wtilos4. !tit was Inv gonil lostatte to pen.
pn•r viliu--it•eas year able moistener that pro-
w:4ood it.

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" Moo' am i inathtiti v wmthy frirmi,fur
th• Ilatterme tmtnn.r m *hid; he hat errneti th.
..t th• Sonyty lute exctesttun i bet
114,1 wrote,: 6.,;tiost way rater share of merit

Icing assigned to me than whet is due to himself
and many others.
to you by the most powerful or semi-
gratitmle, I nerd nut profe+s that my ex-
tertimi shell be redoubled to
,justify yuur kituhrese,
awl to pratuute those objects tor %%loch we are emu-
biued."

Fifty Gentlemen at the Ordinary on the
first day, and the Ilall was nuine ttttt sly attended.
The second day, Lsti Ladies and Gentlemen dined.
and about 300 persnus attended Mrs. Curwen's
Rout at the 111.11. That Lady's politeness and hos-
pitality were einiimitly despla)eil on this occasion ;
and also to about tso Ladies, her viso On for the
week.—There were muse than 400 at the Ball un
Friday evening.
Tote mode of &applying milk for the pour. was
reported to hare bred adopted iii various parts, in
consequence of what lad been dour at the Schoose;
and the result has been every where toe soar, pro-
ducing the greatest benefit and cainfort to the pub-
lic. Yorkshire bore equal honourable testimony of
the advantage derived from this Society. In the
comae of the meeting, Mr. llortion, Vice Plesident
of Krtkitudbright, toakart OiipOrillnity of spree-
sing how much lila county la ol been benefited by the
operatinus at the. Scltuoae; and that snuck of the
itnprovementa now rArrying on in Agriculture. were
owing to the !Amiable exert tuna of the Workingto!.
Sac ety.
S stssrday the Stewards gave a public breakfast,
after which the party broke up, highly gratified with
the occurrences of the week. The complaisance and
attention of Sir John Swtoburne and Mi. Browne,
the Stewatil.. contributed most essentially to the
eons] iiality and harmony of the ineetiuz—Sir Ch.
Loraine. Bart. arid John Spedding, Esq. were
elected Stewards for the ensuing year.