The National Register.
London, England, 1818-03-08 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR FEBRUARY.

The IVheats throtighrint the country make a very satisfac-
tory appearance, and the latter sown, from the gem ral
vie,b of the season' are particularly forward. Upon all dry
soils, pion:Aim; and Held leas iness in genrial has gone on with
considerable dispatch, but on those which are not so favour-
ably situated, they are backward, from the wets cut of the
seasons, and will be late at Bean setting. The Peas and
Means of the early districts, are partly above ground, and-
look well. The 'Poulin crop has turned out one of the most
abundant, and there has been no frost to injure it. The
early Lambing has beets very snecessful in point of mint-
lwrs, but both Ewes and Lambs hays: suffered Irons the wet-
ness and sudden change of the weather.

Monday being kept as St. David's Day, the Society of
Ancient Britons hell their With Anniversary. At ten in the
morning Lord Be!grave, with several of the 1 ice-Presidents
and Subscribers. assembled in the Board-room of the Sch,ol,
in Gray's Inn-lane-road. The boys, tit) in ninehet, 1,,
drawn up in a line in the court yard, newly clothed, and
hats decorated with leeks (the ancient Welch eymbol), and
white sibands, when they went through the manual exercise
with great precision. About half-past eleven the whole hotly
moved (AIM procession to the Church of St. George-. ilanoser
Square, where the Liturgy was read in the Welch language ;
alter which a Sermon was preached, in English, by the Bishop
of Llandaff, from the filth Proverbs, v. 15. Atter Service,
the company returned in the same manner they went, (having
stopped and given three cheers at the houses of the Duke of
Norfolk and the Marchioness of Liensilown, in til..leinet's
Square, and at Carlton Huuse) to the Freemasons' Tavern.
where about .100 set dower to a plc:Aimee; dinner, followed
by a succession of loyal toasts and songs. A liberal subscrip-
tion followed; and the company continued to a late hour, eni-
joying the feast of reason and the flow of soul.:
A :4:w days smce.—.— Iniag, aged ls, was drowned at Greetibtil
Feed. near Carlisle. He had ocen putting some potatoes on board s
vessel with a horse and cart, and ia returning, the tide came ill so ra-
pidly upon him, that he and the hone both perished ; and what render
ed her death more distressing war, that it happened in sight of his
mother end sister, who were unable to render him any assistaiice.
Last seek, as Mr. Simpson.steward to Major Hart, of CasiernWc,
was returning from Dumfries, in company with a Mr. Johnson, he
was drowned M attempting to cross the mar Annan.
A correspondent informs us, that the manntactooy for work-
ing and spinning flax, established by her Majesty and the
Princesses, this ethrtnr, at Wind•or. has sufficiently proved
the gereamages of ibis mode of giving the poor white r employ-
ment, and so redneing the ,poor rate. Those parishes who
are desirous of follewieg the example most be reminded,
that to secure a stir ;11y for the next season, flax must be toe ir
by the middle of April. Farmers round London, or the..pro-
prietors of flax machines, would no doubt gladly contract to
grow .it for five guineas per ton, alter taking out the seed, as
at that rate they will have a return of 16 to 26 pound per
;tete. IVlien worked according to the new system, without
water-steeping, the flax will be hi ought into the poorhouse
at 0.1. per p 1,01 the same cpiality OS the foreign, fur which,
Is. Id. is usually given. When flax is obtained at so low a
prier, heifer ernes ease be allowed fur ; tile high
, price of the material is the pi incipal cause why this employ-
relent has not hitherto answered in the poor-houses.
Miss IVykeliiiiii has recently 11:11I a complete survey and
plan mule of her scat of Thane Peek, near Tetswortle is
Oxfurelithire. This fine domain descended to her father, Mr.
Wykeham, at the death of his uncle, Lord %Venilhani, ee hose
title Is now extinct. His Lordship left the other psi tof h;s
1 pre-peaty (perhaps 70001. per estrum) to his 'mph. w, thy pie-
: sent Philip 1k ykelioni, Esq. The first Illicit this young lady
afte-1 coming, into possession of her property, was to inal-•
comfortable tot ovit,ion for Ise uld demesnes of the
who had been left improsided for in conse qui lice of litt W-
ilma' dying suildeely and intestate.
)tast rev; ni.K CATASTIM 1:...-011 Si/Mr/ley, aerk es
Neer. K. Bey ilges, R. N. v. We his brother Thomas, a NI
note, and in, vuemge r breiltei , Citanit.s (ail se,tesof et r, Ile a 44.4 I
01 'retlLut.i.ar ), accompaseed i y Lie ur. 1:11:1 lieu, B. N. carte
pleasure 1.041 alma Ilse !fiver Si'Sav et a, a Lest ..f
%villa iiiiset tier, and the whole of theme ev-e-se diem au el, wi 11
lilt rxreption tir Mr. T. lit ykro, alto with us. at .1.11,4.11,1 y
2i4 tie the shore in a 1111.51 a 7t1lUi0111•11 slate, Air. Lis duet. Wail
sailed Irene 'ls w ',sleety wills the pail,, hut gut isit Alum :t
the Upper Lode, to get ft frl4lllolellis for 1111121; said this,
rape the di eadful fate which over took his mule,' tuaiste
• ehtlilizn and their frltatj!

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