The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-30 00:00:00

AGRICULTURE.

TIT E Quarterly Meeting'of the Holderness Agri-
cultural Society was holden on Monday last, at He-
den. The number, rank, and intelligence of the
Gentlemen present were most respe6table. Amongst
them were Thomas Grimston, Esq. (Chairman in
the absence of the President) Francis Constable,
Esq. Wm. Sheldon, Esq;' rhomas Thompson, Esq.
M.P: Edward Tdpham, Esq. Col. Maister, Col.
Horton, Major Yates, Major &e.—A coin-
pan) of 5.3 sat flown to diiiner.
Before dinner, as is customary, the Society dis-
cussed the following agricultural- question, viz.
" What are the comparative profits of-crops of hemp
and flax, with respect to
,each other, or to crops of
corn ?"—" Is the land on which they are cultivated
more or less fitted for a succeeding crop; and what
sort of latid is best adapted to the growth of hemp
and flax ? The result of the discussion of such a
subjeel, by such a Society, and in such a distria,
cannot at this particular crisis but be of importance
to the public.
Notwithstandindflax has been very little grown in
Holderness, several of the members present were so
far acquainted with the mode of cultivating it, as to
be thoroughly convinced that it might, partiMrly•
at this 'period, be very advantageously grown; 'both
to the cultivator and to community, on a great;']
deal of the land in Holderness; and a letter to that-
effeet, from a very intelligent agriculturist, who re-
sides in a flax distriet, was read. Mr. Grimston
exhibited to the society a machine for making bay,
and also a large bay-rake, both drawn by horses,
and some other implements, which he had pur-
chased for himself in London. They were much
approved of, but partictilarly the machine for
making hay, of the operation of- which a trial
was made; and as the whole company'had no doubt
of its utility, the Society ordered one to be made si-
milar to that exhibited. The best thanks of the Soci-
ety were unanimously given to Mr. Grimston, for the
great assiduity and zeal which he had evinced upon
this and former occasions, in promoting the patriotic
objeas of the Society. Six new meinbers were.
eletled. •

A few evenings ago as a Gentleman, a foreigner,
was going towards Chalk-farm, he was attacked by
a Newfoundland dog, who bit him and mangled
him very much : two Gentlemen passing by at
the time rescued him from the ferocious animal,
and brought the Gentleman to an apothecary at the
top of Tottenham-court-road. On his wounds be-
ing examined, both his hands were torn in a shock-
ing manner. There is a suspicion that the dog be-
longs to a gang of thieves who infest that neighbour-
hood, and have trained the animal to attack the un-
wary passengers, and wait to commit .their depre-
dations.

On Saturday .selmight the Beeston Packet, Capt.
JEWITT, on her passage from Hull for Gaiusborough,
struck on Whitton 'Sands, in the Humber, and .al-
most immediately upset. Mrs. JEWITT, and two
children, by the shock, were thrown into the ri-
ver, and all must inevitably have perished, had it
not been for the prompt assistance rendered by her
husband, and three men who put oti from a Brig (as
also some people belonging to the Thhitgist Packet),
which fortunately happened to be near them at the
time. Mrs. JEWITT had only a short time previous
to the accident, put another young child (a twin)
in the cabin bed, which unhappily perished, as there
was net a possibility of extricating it, the cabin_ lin-
Inediately tilling with water.
The Earl of Derby's house, at the Oak's, in Kent,
was' oi; Saturday entered by some villairk,- who took
away the staircase carpeting„ and miter article' of
furniture.

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