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London, England, 1804-08-09 00:00:00

SUSSEX AGRICULTUR AL SOCUTY-.Momo AT, Aoc .6

The annual shew of cattle and 'heels for the.
priers given hy the Sussex Agricultural society,
held at Lewes, on Wednesday last, was, AS u ma!, most
reseed :slily and numerously attended ; amongst the
c *sea .1 visitors to this rural exhibition, w noticed
14;s Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.. Duke of
13-atfett, Lord Sheffield 'the President of the Board
pf Agricultuto), Lord Pelham, Lord Gaze, Lord
Whitdorth, Lord 'E Somerset, Lord F. G. Os-
borne, Lord W. Somerset; Sir C. 13unbury, Sir J.
Hnneywond, Sir J. Lade, Sir J Alexander, Sir T.
Carr ; Mr Fuller, Mr. Wyndham, Mr. Finch, Mr.
Money Hill, Mr Bevan, Mr. Nbisely, Mr. Kemp,
Mr. ( Albert, Mr. !hornas, Mr. Ralph, Mr. E!lmaa,
with a long train of distinguished breeders and agri-
culturists. When the compeer had inspeded the
animals, and sufficiently gratified their curiosity.
they retired to the ..ite Hart In, where about
one hundred and fifty sat down to an excellent
dinner. Lord Pelham was reqnestedsto take the
chair.—After the usu .1 toasts had gone round, his
Lordship. in a handsome speech, explained to the
meeting the present state and purposes of the in-
stitut•oa, with the difficulty of carrying on este.
blisfrileets of th • kind. where a great number of the
sutecribing members lived at etch a distance, as to
preclude them from the possibility of attending at
those meetings, when tie artaneeinents were made,
and the other business of the Society conduSed, and
expressed the obligations they were under to those
gentlemen, wh att,:nded on such occasions, and
partieularly to Mr. Hick. for his very aclive and in-
dependent exertioos, in voluntarily steecitie, foe ward
on all t ccasion n to support the best interests A' this
institution. The reports of the judges were then
delivtre I in, and their decisions made known to the
ctmpany. Such of the successful candidates as
w. re intisled to pieces of plate, were severally called.
and the cups presented to each by his Lordship,
with such obs-rvations as occurred from the re-
rrts ; he then made (from the remarks of the
ridges) an handsome eulogium on Mr. Ellman's
hreti of sheep, which were shown in the field (but
(4 far any o' the prizes), and expressed a hope,
r, stimulated by his attention and exertions, many
her breeders would produce as good stock, if not
ter, than he had then shevrn, at some future
iod.
'az health of the noble Chairman having been
Ow and the other business of the day gone
ugh': his Lnrd.hip and several of the company
Jut d.to the show-bald, to ziew the prize animals
weir seleSed for that pup, se.
ThrEarl of Kgremonr, with his accustomed Jibe.
(Sty, presented the society with a la-ace of fat
Jacks on the occasion. •
Sir Thomas Carr. exhibited. six fat South Down
tethers, which were very much admired.
At the ab sl.eiv. Mr. Leiner, engineer, of
Piccadilly, exhibited, . pp site to the beast field, a
very interesting set ef mechines for threshiog, chaff-
cum?. r, and cracking of beans, oats, &c. It being
qgi askao.•• ' .3••sideratum in threshing, that it
n Cal bt . -parated from the straw, it
is no newer itnw ;I broken ; but front
the present pradis.td r.: rs • I s ...ration, it has
evan• h • n foetid the greatest s'itiir ...• 1; • thee
con from those ears that lie hid in the so ate, ..h.
o tt givalt it snore heating than there they lie Lot-
I he press nt thi eshing machines .rnti 4 their
p rin beating it in all pars alike. Mr a t sr•rr
h • a machine that adls ripen the ears only,
by r the straw passing between two chequered
• 1.• -f - 1.• n, Which from the ears occupyi.g
e spa, • Call is art enly corn; (rely !tic.
ti -t • d .u.. but use greatest part of the chaff is sepa-
ro• • the saa's• Thi, !MOM! 15 ir ekedbya
• le o':e horse voreer afrafollll,, we'ghieg two cwt.
unich renders it portah.e, and may be removed from
barn to harm wen great facility. It drives a s raw
cutter, and an oat and bean cracker alternately.
the machine was eredesl in the field, not attached to
• brn or building, and the corn received on a
twit cloth. It sees worked by one horse, and did
sot appear en be great labour; with the assiataace
of two men, it thrashed one sheaf of wheat per
ntinate. anscianting to five bushels per hour. the
work was dme of attally without injuring Maher
sera or maw. The that machine cut one bushel
per minute, and the oat bruiser split one bushel of
beans in eight minutes, ground one bushel of 'malt
In fun- minutes, bruised arse bushel of oats in the

-WM time. and cut one bushel of barley in six
sai-
Potes, Litt whole was (bile without meeting the corn.
:'his machine. when wove dull. mad• be renewed by
gnading the cutter (which is a bar of 'Led) in five
, minutes.

The whole of these machines obtained an appro;
• bation, corresponding with the importance of the
c:ifferen: pui poses foig which they were adapted.

WMINC:';

The battle so long ratified of between the iwviss..
Bible Caleb : qtra champion of We•tminster, and
Usich saw, a Jew, took place on Tuesday. It was
not till then that tha doughty banes and their fol-
lowers could be spared at Branford from giving
their support in the "good old cause."
On Monday right, Fait lop, in Etas, waadeeidenl
to be the eanap.a. osar.aus un the oecaaion. It hap-
pened, however, that, before both the cotubatanta
left sawn, isiimmation WA. receive.: that it wits the
intention of the Xlagistrates of Essex to preven:
the vile pralize or boring in that county. A
council of war was held amongst the pagfoni,en
of the art, and the scene of adion was changed to
%I/mit-m.l Green, near Ilernsey. From this delay ,
it was past one o'clock before the opponents catered
the ring and prepared roe altion. Vsliast they were
stripping, Az olds of two to ono were frequently
betted on Ca 'J.

ill Colas second's were Bill Gibbon, tad a ne Mi-
le:. Dela Sines seconds were We.,:, the coach-
man, and Puu. '
'• Piro Bo:mi.—After a li-de sparring Saw made a
:', bow at Cat,L a i!h his I.ft hind, without effelt ;
. ' efei returned it, and hit short with his tight hand :
: when following ;sun_ his blow with his left liana,
• 'he put is a desperate blow ii&to Sa,4'. forehead,
which tiritoglit hint to the groui.d. 'Odds three to
; one upon t.i&&.
: Servairiteuad.—Cdfli stz-J up well to his oppo-
tent, who endcArnured to shirr, and hitting 1 straight
-fororiitt 1144; right and left. rm. Sans a cle.ia
e' knoek-down blow, the *geoid title.