The Sun.
London, England, 1806-03-05 00:00:00

LORD SOMEI?VILLE's OATTLES-lithr

THE Exhibition. in Barbican, on Monday, was
superior to any former one, for the general excel-
lence of the cattle and -other. things ..exhibited, and
for the number and respe&abiiity of the persons_ who
attended it. Among this interesting crowd we were
able to diStinguish

• Edrls—Winclielsea, Northampton, Macclesfield, and Tha-
pet. - ,

• Lords— William,Russell and Anson.
Sirs Joseph Banks, ohn Sinclair, Watkin Williams
`Wynne, John Rush, 'Richard Hill, and Edw. O'Biien.
.flic Austrian, Swedish, and Portuguese Ambassadors.
Counts—Munster, Strog,onotl;,and Harcourt.
' AdiniralS--Aylmer and !'iggot
• . Mittord, llorrien, and Clayton.
Major Read T. W. Coke
Captain Raymond Francis Sitwell
_Rev. Mr. Duttlry Charles Gordon Gray
Alderman Boydell Henry Hugh Hoare
The Right Hon. Mr. Foster Montaguel3urgoyne,Bce.&c.

Earl WINCHELSEA, JOHN AIOSELEY, Esq. and
Messrs. HARDWICK, CHANDLER, and WELLS, were
the five Judges appointed to examine the cattle,
sheep, and pigs ; but the numbers of them, and the
great press of company round them, prevented their
getting through the whole, or determining the prizes
before dusk in the evening.
CHARLES GORDON GREY, GEORGE TOLLET, and
JOHN Et.ikviN,. are the Judges for the claims by
Shepherds for raising the greatest number of lambs.

Among the cattle wererioticed two Devon oxen, bred and
grazed by the-Duke of Bedford, six years old, which, besides
grass and bay. had eaten. izz4lb. of oil-Cakes.
Two Hereford Oxen, worked by Thomas Ridgway, and
razed by hail Mansfield, six years old, which had eaten
JoBlb. ofcake. ' •
Two Sussex oxen, worked and grazed by Mr. Tubb, eight
'years old. . .•
TeZto Devon six yearold oxen, worked.hy Lord Somerville,
griZed by
_Mr. Hudson, which had been driven 165 miles, in
a st.•:e. state: .
• Two Devon seven.year eld oxen, worked by Lord Somer.
le sixty-eight cilys. grazed by Henry King, eat 10401 b. of
cake, and had travelled ;65 miles in a store state.
Two short-horned F reemartin's (or twin-heifers), worked,
and grazed by Henry- H. Hoare; have fed on cake 'since
Christmas; and travelled 43-miles to the Show.
Two Hereford 6.. year old oxen, worked by Mr. Knight, and
grazed by Mr. Westcar.
Tw.o Devon seven year old oxen, worked and grazed byl4lr.
Sandord,.driven 160 miles to the show. ,
Two Devon six year old oxen, worked and grazed by Mth
M: Webber, drove 134 miles.
Two Heref,rd oxen, grazed by Mr. Hudson. •
Two Somersetslihe seven year old oxen, worked zo days
'by M. Lutterell, and grazed by him ; have eat no cake, drove
180 miles, fat, . •
Two twin four year old steers, Devon and York breedst
grazed by Mr. Gillman.
A Devon ox six years old, bred by Mr. Leigh, and fed by;
Earl Macclesfield. -
A fat short-horned Yorkshire cow, tour years old, fed by
Mr Wm. kalkeS.
A fat poled Yorkshire cow, three years and a half old, bred
and red by Mr. Pickford.
A fat Devon cow, eight years old, has had five calves, bred
by Mr. Havers, and fed on hay, grass, and turnips, by Mr.
Charles -1 ay ton.
A Sussex cow, seven years: ld, bred and fed by Mr. Cha-
mbers, drove 69 miles, fat. .
A Vevotiox, worked and grazed by H. H. Hoare, Esq.
Alt ox (brother to the Freemartin's above), worked and
grazed by H. H. Hoare, Esq
_ A Herefordshire six year old heifer, bred by Mr. Knight,
and fed by Mr Rose.
• • A South-American cow, in a store state, belonging to Al.
dermaii Boydell.
An Alderney cow, Mr. Daniel.
An Italian cow, 4 years rid, Lord Somerville.
A fat Devon Heifer, 3 years old, bred by Lord Somerville,
att,i fed by Mr. King-
Two nevon twin oxen, fed by Mr. Sandford, and since
drove 166 miles.
A galloway heifer, 4 years old, bred by Mr. Roulticdee,
fed by Mr. H. King.
A Hereford steer, fed by Mr. Loveden.
Two Devon oxen, ted by Mr. Lutterell.
Two 'buffaloes, four years old, bred -by the Marquis of
Salisbury.
A fat bull, fed by Mr. Poole.
Three oxen in'their harness, and a curicus waggcn to which
/ they belong, the property of Mr. Waters-
' 1-i re' ewe hogs by a Merino, South Down and Dorset, it
month old, bred and fed by Mr. H. King.
The Cheviot wether, Sir fohn Sinclair.
Two twin wethers, Merino and South Down, two shear,
Alt. Toilet.
Five South Down wethers, near 3 years old, Mr. Thomas
Elman:
Five South Down ewe hogs, near lz months old, C. Wes-
tern, Esq.
Five ditto, Henry Darell, Esq.
Five ditto, William Mony Hill, rsq.
Fiveditto, Duke of liedfo«t.
Five ditto, Mr. Wm, Runciman.
Five ditto, Mr. Thomas,Saxby.
Fite ditto, Lord Gage.
Five ditto, Mr. Howard.
Five ditto, Mr. Rigilen.
Five ewe hogs, not eleven months old, Nferino, South
Down, and Dorset, Mr. H. -King.
Eight choice' Merino rams, belonging to Lord Somerville,
intended for sale this day.
A very fat two year old pig, bred and fed by Mr. Pickford.
A Chinese pig,
.Duke of Bedford.
Two sine!' black pigs, a large ditto, and two spotted pigs,
Charles Western, Esq.
A tine white pig, Earl Mansfield.
A Suffolk pig, seven months old, Mr. Richard Dixon.
A great number of drapers and others examined
the very excellent specimens of fine broad cloth ex-
hibited, the produce of wool grown in this country
by Lord SOMERVILLE and Mr. TO.LLET. His Lord-,
ship shewed two pieces of cloth made from.his Me-
rino fleeces by Mr. JOYCE, and another piece from
his Lordship's lambs' wool, by thq same manufaetu-
rer ; these cloths were particularly.admired.
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Mr. TpLLET shewed a . piece of cloth from. his
Merino fleeces of 1803, made by Mr. ALLEY ; ano,
ther piece from his Merino fleeces of 1805, made at
MOttrarn, in Cheshire; and 'another piece made from.
his lambs' wool, crossed between Merino and Ry-
lands. Lord SoStERVILLE shewed the carcases of five
Merino two year old wethers, killed, and since sent •
up 160 miles. Also five two year old Merino and
, Ryland wethers, which were drove 160 miles when
fat.
Mr. JONES sheaved a three year old wether carcase,
Leicester and Wilts, 1.531 b. with 201 lb. of loose fat.

lionsoN sheaved five two year old fat Cheviot
wether carcases.
Of the fat wether sheep shewn alive on the first
du for the premium, the carcases of four were
shewn on the second day, viz. Mr. Tuo. ELMAN,
mo South Downs, weighing 139 and 1321 b. with
20 and lg4lb. of loose tat.

,Mr. TOLLET, two Merino and South Down
'etheils-, . weighing 10 i and 971 b. with 20b and
10lb. of fat.
Among the numerous and useful implements ex-
lit)ited, we-noticed a harrow, straw cutter, a culti-
vator, and a potatoe washer, by Mr. LESTER.
A bruizing machine, a turnip and rape dust drill,
a spring Nipple tree for ascertaining the draught of a
plough, Bzc.- an extripatar, and a single and a double

furrow plough (Lord Som;RvILLE's) by Nr.l% I'DpCT-
GA L.

Three Suffolk foot ploughs, with cast iron shares, -
for strong, stony, and light lands, by Mr. GEORGE
PAYNE.'

A waggon to take in two. palls, and form two
carts, Mr. ROOD'S patent, with cast iron naves to the
wheels, Mr. PLUCNRET'S patent. To the wheels a
drag or stop invented by LordSOMERVILT4',Was also
attached.

Messrs. GIBBS and Co. shewed several samples of
,a great variety of grass seeds.
.Messrs. BitI,DGE and PAasoNs shewed a choice va-
riety of seeds, and a variety of spring wheats, cer-
tified to succeed, by' those who have'tried it, when
sown as late as the last week in April.
The seeds of Buda Kail; a new plant, were also
exhibited.

Mr. PICKFORD. shewed some remarkably fine and
large Swedish turnips, which had been transplanted,
in order to fill up part. of a field where the. fly had
destroyed the plants first sown. A fine fat cow of
his was fed on these turnips, and grass and hay.

Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, the show was
resumed, and in the course of the morning the prin-
cipal part of the distinguished charaCters who attended
on Monday were again present. Too much praise can-
not be given to his Lordship, for his laudable zeal. to
promote the public good, and with this view he has
been twice to-Spain, for the purpose of purchasing
sheep to improve our fine wool. His Lordship sold
by public auelion five Merino rams, and let several
for the season. At four o'clock the company adjourn-
ed to the Freemason's Tavern ; at five o'clock the
company sat dowin to a sumptuous dinner, given by
Lord SOMERVILLE, his Lordship in the Chair.
Among the distinguished charaders, Agriculturalists,
Breeders, &c. from all parts of England and Ireland,
who were present at this liberal and truly noble en-
tertainment, we noticed

. _
The Prince Bariatinski.
The Duke of Manchester.

Marquisses—Statiord, Bath, and Sligo.
Earls—Grosvenor; Chichester, Eglintoun, Stair, Selkirk,
Thanct, Macclestield,..Darnley, Fortescue, Winchclsea, Gal-
loway, Talbot, Ossory, and Romney.
Lords—Dynevor, Grimstone, Minn?, Newark, Bulkeley,
Porchester, Anson, W. Russell, G. Thynne, Sackville, and
Heathfield.
Count Stahremberg.
The eortugucse and Swedish Ambassadors.
Sirs—John Hippisley, Ilugh Inglis, Philip Hales, W. W.
Wynn; Curtis, R. Lawley, H. Mildtnay, and J . Banks.
Messrs. —Sloane, %Vegan, Byng, Coke, C; ray, Codr►ngton,
Rutherford. Villiers, Forster, Gerrard, Young, Dudley,
Lambert, Burgoyne, &c.

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After the cloth was withdrawn, the Noble Chair•
roan gave

7 tijKING.

.......
The Illustrious Strangers (alluding to the Foreign Ambas.
sadors present) who have done us the honour to dine with
us to-day.
_ _ _

The Plough, worked by oxen on land that is capable of
carrying them.
The Fleece—plenty of good fiesii, and a sufficiency of fat.
The Judges of this Meeting.
lis Lordship drank their healths individually.
Husbandry and Commerce, and may their interest be in-
separable.

His Lordship rose and read the alterations in his
premiums for the ensuing year, and afterwards read
the adjudication of the several prizes.

The two first•prizes, for the best yoke of oxen, were ad-
judged to Messrs. Westcar and Knight.
'I ne econd prize for the sane, to the Duke of Bedford.

Tile cup for the best pert of ewe hogs, to Lord Gage.
The cup for the best pen of fat wethers, to Mr. Thomas
Elinan.
The cup for the fat pig, to Mr. Western.

The cup for the pen of Merino sheep, his Lord-
ship observed, had devolved upon him, on account of
there being no competition, but he begged leave to
present it to Mr. JOYCE, who had been indefatigable
in his exertions in manufacturing the Merino wool
into cloth.

His Lordship presented Mr. KING and Mr. RUN-
CIMAN with a small cup each, not mentioned in the
prizes, the former for his excellent yoke of oxen,
and the latter for an excellent pen of sheep.

Dr. Covcntry, Professor of Agricu cure in Edinburgh.

"'Mr. COKE," who returned, thanks for the ho-
nour done him, proposed the health of Lord SOMER-
VILLE, with three times three. His Lordship very
modestly returned his thanks by a bow.
Lord SOMERVILLE then read a letter from the Duke
of BEDFORD, dated Woburn Abbey, requesting his
Lordship would state to the Meeting his extreme re-
gret, that the pressing claims upon his time previously
to his departure ,to assume the important situation to
which His MAJESTY- had_been graciously pleased to
appoint him, had necessarily deprived him of the sa-
tistaetion of joining his brethren Agriculturists on
that day; that during his absence in the sister
Island thecsheep-shearing festival at Woburn would
unavoidably be suspended ; but that, on his re-
turn, he sheuld renew it with increased satisfac-
tion ; and, in the mean time,- that the letting and
sale of tups, &c. will be continued as usual. Lord
SOMERVILLE having read the above, gave the health
of the Duke of BEDFORD ; which was drank with an
ardent and long continued applause. His Lordship
then stated, that he had a written proposal. put into
his hand, signed by a considerable number of The
first Agriculturists this country afforded, and which
he was satisfied would meet with the warmest ap-
probation of all who heard it, viz.
. That a Subscription be entered into (not to exceed three
" guineas by any one subscriber) in order to purchase a Piece
" of Plate to be presented to his Grace lonN Duke of IlEa.
" roan, as a memorial of the high and general estimation in
'• which his merits were held, for so zealously and essentially
" supporting the agricultural interests of the United King-
" dom." _ _ _

This proposal was received with every possible
demonstration of applause, and a Committee of
twenty-one Gentlemen was nominated to carry it
into immediate effect.

. As the Portuguese Ambassador was riding in St.
James's Park, on Monday, opposite the bason, his
horse got his fore feet in a hole, plunged forward,
and threw his Excellency over his head; he tell on
his shoulder, which was slightly bruised. • He was,
however, so much recovered in the evening as to at.-
tend the douses of Parliament, to hear the debates.
In the Court of Exchequer in Dublin, on the .t.,7th
ult. Miss MARY FORTUNE obtained a Verdict of
1,5001. damages, in an aetion for breach of promise
of marriage against bin; CONNOiLY, Esq. The
Plaintiff is the daughter of a respetStable. fruiterer at
Chapeliiod, near Dublin, with. 6001. fortune, the
Defendant is a young gentleman of 8141. a-year.. •

DUBLIN; YEE. 2a.

On Friday night, as J; Dennis' of the Falls, was
returning- from - Belfast, he. ,was attacked, near the
,ClOuny Bridge, by two ruffians, and knocked down.
Upon being commanded to 'deliver his money, he
immediately consented, and tahing out of his pocket
a quantity of halfpence, dropped them.into a jug he
was carrying. Oue of the robbers • struck the jug
with his bludgeon,' and scattered the halfpence ni:hi
the road, which they, imagining to be guineas; eager-
ly scrambled for.- By this stratagem the person at-
tacked had the good fortune, in the mean time, to
escape with a sum •of money which he hid con-'
cealed, and got safe into one of the neighbouring
houses. The robbers could not be apprehended.
Monday night two'. fellows were observed by a
speftator stealing away a trunk from the North
mail coach, as it Win about setting off-; at first view
it was not supposed to be a theft, as the fellows are
helpers about such coaches. The person wlio ob-
served the fa& communicated the circumstance to
the mail coach office, and the fellows were in conse-
Tquence pursued by a peace-officer and the watch to
a house in King's-head-court, and dete6ted in the
'a& of rifling the trunk, -It appears to 'belong to
• Capt. BATEMAN, who set off that night for Rutland,
not knowing then of his loss. The offenders were
on Tuesday brought before the Superintendant Ma-
gistrate, who committed them to the New Prison,
after examinations being lodged against them.
A lad indented as a servant to Capt. SWAN, of
the vicinity of Black .Rock, and who,a6ted as trum-
peter in a cavalry corps, was stopped this week, by a
silversmith in Dame-street, in offering to sale the
bottom of a silver tea-kitchen, which it appeared had
been stolen from the above mentioned Gentleman.
The 'fellow afterwards brought a counterfeit letter
from his master, stating that he had sent him to
sell the article; but on an inquiry being made to Mr.
SWAN, as to the authority of the letter, the fellow
fled. The silversmith lodged the article with the
Superintendant Magistrate, who -returned-it to the
owner, and sent the Peace Officer in search of the.,
delinquent.
On the night of the .oth inst. a number of men,,
armed, attacked the house of one Cooper, asporis-
man, clear Bansha, and demanded two guns whiCh
were left
,in his care by some Gentlemen : on his
refusal to sUrrender therh, they .fired several shots
through the door, which were returned by Cooper
and his sons, when the depredators, finding a resist-
ance, thought :proper to depart. , One of the sons. of
Cooper having received a ball in the. shoulder, Mr.
Quinlan, the' Parish Priest,- Witli great humanity,
had him conveyed, next- day, to the town of Tip-
perary, for surgical aid, and he is now recovering..
A 'strong contest is likelyto take' place for the
representation of the City of Waterford. Sir J.
NEWPORT,•Dsi-t. will _be Opposed •by Mr. AECOCK.
Both have addressed the Freemen and. Free-
holders.

The Ticket No. 1,345, drawn a Prize.of
the sixth day, of the present Lottery, and the Ticket
No. a,844, a Prize of .?ti,oool. the 'sarnz day Of-
drawing, last Lottery, were both sold in Shares by
HODGES and Co. St. James's-street, and Oxford-
street.

SEVENTH DAY.—The Ticket No. 24,630, drawn
on Monday a Prize of 10001. and N 0.16,567, a Prize
of 5001. were both sold in Shares at B/sn's Offices,
4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-cross, where-the follow-
ina Prizes this Lottery have also been sold in Shares:
No.t' 4677, a Prize of 50001. No. 17,047, a Prize of
90001. No. 637, a Prize of 10221. No. 24,630, a
Prize of 10001. No. 1689, No. 15,694, No. 19,063,
Prizes of 5221. and No. 10,391, and No. 21,277,
Prizes of 5001. each. Tickets and Shares are selling
at Btsx's Offices, warranted undrawn, and the- First
Ticket on Thursday is entitled to 50001.

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The following is a State of the Wheel at the
finish of Monday's drawing:

z - Prize of - ,C
I • • - 5000
I
4 - boo
7 - $OO
&C. &C. &c.
Tickets and Shares, warranted- undrawn, are selling
at the following reduced' prices :
Ticktt . - 8 S o
Half - • 4 4 4 o Eighth z z 0
Quarter - - z 2 o Sixteenth - -• o to 6

To--morrow will be the Eighth day of Draw-
ing, and the First-drawn Ticket is entitled to Five
Thousand Pounds.