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London, England, 1839-07-22 00:00:00

CLASS 6-oxEN,

1. To the owner of the five exen bought since the lei
of September, 1838, likely to weigh more than eighty stone
at Christma, 1839, which, in the opinion of the judges,
will pay best i. r grazing, 201. Mr. J. Rowland. of Cres-
low, Bucks. These were purchased of Mr. Jones, Lower
Braintree, Raeford, and were between four and five
years old.
2. To the owner of the five oxen b6,tight since the Ist
of September, 1838, not likely to exceed 70 stine weight
at Christmas, 1839. subject to the same conditions as. the
last, 20/. Mr. W. Trinder, of Wantage, Berkshire. These
specimens were four years old, and from Devonshire.
A great number were exhibited, and the Devon breed
was particularly admired.

CLASS 7.—HORSES.
1. To the owner of the best cart stallion, 201. Mr. J,
Freeman, of Benham, Suffolk ; a fine specimen of tha
county breed, eight years of age.
2. To the owner of the best cart mare and foal, 101,
Mr. J. Osborn, Chilton, Bucks.

A great many admired specimens were exhibited in this
class.

PRIZES FOR IMPROVING THE BREED OF SHEEP.
CLASS 8.-Lercesmas.
1. To the owner of the best yearling ram, 301. Mr. S.
Bennett, of Ridgemont, Bedfordshire.
To the owner of the second best ditto, 10/. Mr. In-
skipp, Marston, Bedfordshire,
2. To the owner of the best ram of any other age, 301.
Mr. Erie, of Earl's Barton, Northampton, for a Sure
Leicester ram.
3. To the owner of the best pen of five ewes with
their lambs, 10/. Mr. R. Archer, Tcchbrook, War-
wickshire.
4. To the owner of the best pen of five shearing ewes,
IN. Mr. J. Umbras, Wappenburg, W-rwick.
CLASS 6.-SOUTH DOWNS, CR OTHER SHORT-WOOLLED SHEEP.
1. To the owner of the best shearling ram. 301. Mr.
J. Grantham, of Stoneham, Sussex. -
To the owner of the second best ditto, 10/. Mr. J.
Harris, Hinton, Berkshire.
2. To the owner of the best ram of any other age, 30/.
Mr. J. Crisp, Gedgrane, Suffolk.
3. To the owner of the best pen of five ewes with their
lambs, 10/. Mr. J. Maton, Collinghourne. These were
bred from the Duke of Richmond's rams.
4. To the owner of the best pen of five shearling ewes,
101. Mr. J. Maton.
CLASS 10.--LONG-IVOOLLED SHEEP.
1. To the owner of the best shearling rant, 30/. Mr.
C. Large, of Broadwell, Oxfordshire.
To the owner of the second best ram, 10/. Mr. Large.
2. To the owner of the best ram of any other age, 30/.
Mr. Large.
3. l'o the owner of the best pen of five ewes with their
lambs, 10/. Mr. J. Hewer. Cotswold ewes and lambs,
4. To the owner of the best pen of five shearling ewes,
101. Mr. C. Large.
None of these sheep were shorn before the Ist of May,
or after the Ist of July, 1839. The, udges commended
five Oxfordshire long.woolled ewes and lambs, from Mr.
Large ; and five Cotswold long- woolled, by Mr. Tuckwell,
of Signett.
CLASS 11.-PIGS.
1. To the owner of the best boar, 10/. Mr. Carring-
ton, of Gleat Missenden, who was the principal exhibitor
in this department.
2. To the owner of the best sow, 5/. Mr. Carrington.
CLASS 12.-EXTRA STOCK. IMPLEMENTS, ROOTS, AND
SEEDS.
For stock of any kind not shown for other prizes, and
for implements, roots, and seeds, a prize of 50/. was ap-
portioned. Amongst others were 2/. to the Hon. F. Spencer
for a bay colt, foaled in 1837 ; 51. to Mr. J. S. Langston,
for a short-horned cow, five years old ; 101. to Mr. S.
Druce, of Hensham, for a Hereford ox, four years old ;
aid to Mr. J. Pinfold, proprietor of the exhibition ground,
for a heifer, four years and a half old. The Earl of Mac-
clesfield was the principal exhibitor in this class.
SEED WHEAT.
To the exhibitor of the best 12 bushels of white wheat,
or his improved Chiddam, to Mr. Sewell, of Bookham,
Surrey, grown by himself, was awarded 50/.
To the exhibitor of the best 12 bushels of red wheat of
the harvest of 1838, Mr. Hobbes, Marks Hall, Essex, the
prize of 50/. Mr. John Collingwood, of Abingdon, ex-
hibited some sacks of Malaga wheat, which were much
admired.
In adolition to the above, in the machine department a
prize was awarded to Mr. Selter, of Bishop's Stortford, for
his improved winnowing machine, which was shown in
operation.

FLANDERS AND DUTCH IVIAILS

BRUSSELS, JULY 19.—A letter from Arlon has the
collovvin,g passage :—" The day before yesterday (the
15th July) the Church of the Capuchins in this town
was struck by lightning. The three priests who were
standing at the altar were thrown down ; the rector was
taken up lifeless, as well as the chorister who attended.
Many other persons had their feet burned. The elec-
tric fluid then passed into an adjoining hospital, where
some of the patients were more or less severely in-
jured ; one was killed."
A report is in circulation in certain circles in Brussels,
'hat the Dutch Government is going to appoint a Mini-
ster Plenipotentiary to the Court of King Leopold, with
a salary of 100,000 florins.
The King and Queen set out yesterday afternoon, at
five o'clock, for Paris. They are expected at Neuilly
this evening.

VIENNA—DEATH OF THE SULTAN.
(From the Austrian Observer.)
Accounts from Constantinople received by express
.tnnounce the death of the Sultan Mahmoud, on the
Ist of July. This event was notified on the same
clay by the Ministers of the Porte to the Foreign
Ambassador in the following manner :—" On this
Monday (Ist July), towards the morning, by the eternal
decree of God, Sultan Mahmoud Khan, Emperor of
the Ottomans, was removed from this mortal state, and
the crown prince, the Serene August Mighty Sultan,
Abdul Medjid Khan, has happily ascended the here-
ditary throne of his ancestors, and according to the
ancient custom of the empire, received the homage of
,he assembled great Dignitaries, the Supreme Clergy,
the Commanders of the Troops, the Ministers of the
Porte, and officers of State. On the 29th of June
two days before the death of the Sultan, orders were
dispatched both to Hafiz Pacha, and to the Capitan Pacha
to halt with the army and the fleet wherever they might
be on the receipt of these dispatches. The most
perfect tranquillity prevails in the capital, but the Sul-
tan's death has filled all people with great sorrow. The
Christians settled in the country are particularly ap-
palled by the loss of the Sultan. They will never for-
get the protectio❑ which he afforded them on all occa-
sions, and the toleration which they enjoyed under him,
and which gives him indelible claims to their gratitude.
Mahmoud was the thirtieth sovereign of the family of
Osman, and the twenty-fourth which" has reigned in
Constantinople since the conquest of that city in 1453.
When we review the events that have occurred in the
thirty-one years of his reign, we doubtless find that
many things have taken place in it which shock Euro-
pean notions, the cause of which, however, arc
less in the disposition of the Sultan than
in local manners and long established usages
and which must be ascribed in many instances to severe
necessity. It cannot be denied that as a Sovereign he
seriously desired to do good, to enlarge his knowledge,
and that he was above many prejudices which counteract
all civilization, and to contend with which no little cou-
rage was required. Death overtook him before he
could execute all the plans that he contemplated for
the benefit of the empire. History will at all events
rive him a distinguished place among the Ottoman
Princes.

THE HAGUE, JULY 18.—The Second Chamber of
he States General met to-day, when a message from
the King notified the marriage of the Hereditary Prince,
on which the Chamber resolved to present an Address.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs announced at the same
time that he had his Majesty's orders to make a polit;cal
•ornmunication to the Umber in its public sitting to-
morrow.

THE HAGUE, JULY 19.—The Minister for Foreign
Affairs read, in the Second Chamber, a communication
respecting the course of political affairs with the tic
companying documents. The President, in the name
hi' toe Assembly, rrqucsted the Minister to thank his
Majesty for this communication. M. Luzac asked
.41 healer the injunction of secrecy respecting some pre-
ceding communications was removed, and if so, wlivthict
the documents could not now be printed.
The Minister said that he would consider whether
among the preceding communications there were any
papers not proper to be published.
AMSTERDAM, JULY 18.—His Majesty has re%olved
that the army in the field shall ho dishandel on the
or this month, and that the reserve division shall 6:
dissolved at the same time.
THE HAGUE, JULY I7.—Their Royal Highness's
the Hereditary Prince and Prine7ss of Orange made
their public entry to-day with much pomp, and amidst
the universal acclamations of the inhabitants.

STATE OF TRADE:— tiUsllieSs iS C0n,...(1, 1( 41
air for the season ; but as the shippihg tra,l.e hay ju=t
..Aosed, and the home Tatman trade has not begun, but
iPtle is doing. We understand that W4.01s cannot be pur
~f the farmers at the prices they
based to any extent were
cold at the fair. Stocks of goods are oornparatively small
for the time of fr+e year.—Leicestershire illerctily.
BANK R UPTS.—Tht.re are sevonecn bankrunt-
eie-; announced it, Tuesdays Gazette, no: ;me ~I. which ,
~,at of a London trader. is

CoNsumPTIONT.—NEW Tit work
basolii ecr
ueeh"n publi,lled in support r.f the opinion that
moisture of pulmonary e ;nsumptton. and that
is to be used for its prevention. The author
snsrte foodnti l; •
rhe e
gives numerous examples showing the absence or presence
of this fatal di ease in particular localities, in exact pro-
portion to the greater or less quality of the saline produc-
tions. There are no salt mines in Great Britain, where
the disease pvve;ls to such an alarming extent, except in
Cheshire.

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