The Sun.
London, England, 1809-06-22 00:00:00

POLKILLIT HALL

-On N'lonclay. morning commenced the animal
slice;} -shearing at Thomas William Cdtwe's,-Esq.
liolkilam; Norfolk. The agriculturalists assentbled
rod,l:over the tutu first, to observe the improved
system of pulverised 1111illUTeS, to eacamine the die-
leret4,l implements at work, and others brought foe
exnibitinn, and to view the prize sheep and boars.'
An inproved drill to deposit oil-cake duSt with nu-
Wp-secd, claimed peculiar attention ; it had three
barreli;.one for the rape-dust, One for the tur-
nip-seed,' and, one to keep the others in sud regular
motion, that each of their contents could not mix,
nnr ...-could the rape-dust c:og up, as frequently had
occurred, preventing a regular deposition ; besides;
a saving in • the quantity of minute had thus been
etfeEted, .and one ton of rape-dust vas sufficient to
manure six acres, and four pints of turnip-seed' were

sown with it. This 1111 C was made at Holk-
shat*, under. the pAtictdor diteotion of Mr. Coke,
and was allowcd to be the most perfed ever ex.

The company then saw a machine to sow turnips.
It bas a barrel nine feet long, supported by two-little
wheels a'short distance from the ground, and the
seed is turned out most regularly by cups, similar to
those in a drill. There is a cloth affixed round' the
outside oldie barrel, which prevents the wind hav:
ing any efleat on the falling seed, and for that tea.;
sou, and the regularity with which it is deposited, it .
was deemed. very useful.
Mr. Overman shewed a capital- plough, to break
up the hardest roads. Although it waked with only
two horses, it completely broke up the hard road in
the Pathr to the depth of, 16 or t 8 inches. It is of
very simple construdion, consisting of a long round
sharp-pointed shear, similar to the:ploughs used in
thu'hard flirty grounds of Kent and ether countries.
A layer laid doWn with stick's-foot griss, add 'a.,
little Dutch clover with it, Mr. Coke pointed out as
deserving pat ticularattention. It had maintained, in
capital condition,
,ever Since the turnips were con-
awned, seven sheep per acre, and would have carried
more. The cock's-foot grass Mr. Coke most highly
recommended, as being tier preferable to rye grass,
which was a much more (Altaustiog crop, would
not carry so much, more stalk, and consequently the
more tether, br manure, being thus put on the laud,
the corn crop was the greater. As, a proof of its
vegetative power, a plant of cock's-foot, constantly
cut down close tar twenty-two days, geew every
twenty-four hours an inch in height, and, shooting.
most luxuriant branches, affording more abundant
food than the rye grass. • Mr. Coke ,recommends Af
the cock's-foot 'tor seedi two bushels an acre, and
eight pounds of Dutch clover.. .
Large traits of land sown with sain-loin were mow-
ing, and the crop produced a good swarth, and was
• hi excellent order.
• 'The next. obje& of attra6tion was an admirable -
scaler, which is worked with great ease by four,
horses. It will work twelve acres a-day, and the
crops of; barley sown last, atter this scualer, were
allowed. to be better than those deposited after the'
plough. It is paitidularly calculated for light lands,
and will no doubt be generally used in such soils.
At Mr. Shepherd's, at Long. Lands, in .the farm-
yard, :Mr.,Pastuore; pf Doucaster exhibited a chaff-
cutting wachiuer The utility and simplicity of
this machine induced the inventor to offer it to the
public. 'lt is not the least liable to be put out of
order, the knives .being easily taken of to grind,
and fix,Jl. on by any one. A lad can work it, and
''4 bti.ll:.!i, ass hcar are cut. *Mr: Pastore girt
attested a sa;‘, I null, to grind Wheat, to which were
affixed three dressing ,machines. The price, six
guineas,. A hid cart grind and dress tour bushels of
corn a slay. IValsOvill. grind a bushel of malt in
five minutes and other grain in proportion,
~. Mr.
Lester shewed a thrashing machine • to work with

the poWer of two men to -twin, and one to feed it.
It will thrash co coombs of bailey in a day.. In the
barn were 'seen half-bred South• Down and Merino
ewes dipped, the wool of ,which was most superior.
'lwo shear ftyelaud ewes, with a little of the Merino
blood, not clipped, and which were supposed to dip
five pounds a fleece, worth five shillings a pound.—
Mr. Mosley, Mr. Beck, and Mr. Balls, -,shewed

their prize 'beats. The Hize rams, and most capi-
tal South-Down, Merino, .and half-bred sheep of va-
rious ages, were likewise shown. At four o'clock,
more than two hundred of the .most distinguished
Noblemen, and Agriculturists sat down to dinner;
Alter dinner, the first toasts were:

•
The Constitution rind King—Prosperity to -Agriculture—+
rine fleeces and fat eatcasses-: The Plough —Mr: Coke, with
three times three—The Duke ot liedto d, and .prosperity to
the House of Russell; three times three—Sir Joseph Lianks—
I rrigation.
Mr. Coke made some remarks on t4O superidrity
of the South-Down and Merino sheep, particularly
relating to the finer quality of the wool, as did also
Air. Toilet ; but which our this day will not
us to stata.

The health . of Mr. Tollett was drink, and the
company then went to the sale of South-Down sheep,
and letting Merino rams. .
South-Down theives,. in lots of ten each, were
sold at,— •

Lot t.-20 guineas, pitrchased by Mr. Amyst.
Lot 2. 24 guineas-, Mr. kisnton.
Lot 3.--?,5 guineas—Mr. A inyss.
Lot 4.-414 guineas—Mr. Atnyss.
Lot 5.-3 z guineas.
Two-year Ryeland ewes, lots of ten each—
Lot 1.-3; guineas—Mr.
Let '4.-2.7 guineas—Mr. Denton.
Lot 3.-33 guineas—Mr, Dotoit.
Merino two-shoar rams, let—
No. t.-40 Wrigitt.
No. 2.-28 gutneaS—*Mr. Sepplngs.
No. 5 t guineas:—Mr. Butcher.
No. 4.---3 v J. KefiCtiLl
No. 5.-36 guineas— Mt.. lieu.
At nine deck the company separated.

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TO TUE EDITOR OP ME WY.

Verba facit 1eno;--Host.

MR. RDITOR,

• Men of common capacities, receive words, under
their common acceptation, but when a quality very,
different is perceived udder der a specious title,
it is necessary to have the, latentp meaning explained
in a style suitable to theircomprehensiens. The mass
ef mankind may be illiterate, but they are by no
means irrationat; and though they May not imme-
diately penetrate into the designs of deep laid schemes,
or the purposes concealed under select expressions,
yet a slight hint may enable them to judge discreetly
of consequetlw,.
kquoity, iglus of Man, Age of Reason, are fine
sounding wards, perfealy harmless in themselves,
but they have been produClive of every afflietion
mortality could suffer. What can be more grateful
to a British ear than liberty ? , heaven-horn liberty !
Yet the French tree 'of liberty'and its scions, where-
ever they have been transplanted, have produced
fruits so bitter, that nu distinguishing palate can bear.
their taste, nor any sensible agriculturist ever wish to
see it received into this .soil. influence, 'Bribery,
Corruption, are also words that convey ideas repug-
nant to the feelings of honour and integrity, and ;are
inexhaustible themes to dwell on, for every mouth
which can declaim against Government, let who
awill be Ministers; but let these words also he sub-
mitted-to the exatnination of plain understandings.
• Influence mbst exist and be exerted, else anarchy
would ride triumphant ; to expatiate on this would
be a folly ; even in savage society it holds its place,
and is inseparable from humanity. Brae, y sounds
shocking, yet many who speak against it, think it a
sweet morsel, and easily,digeseite in faCt, it is only
a less delicate expression and mode for using in-
fluence, which in some matters, if publicly &tea-
ed, is pardsliable by the laws .of the land; but its
prevalence in every state, and regard to self-interest,
in every individual, ,have caused many contrivances
for its eXecution, to .the entire evasion ofany barrier
that cattever.beepposed to it. If bribery ,is shock.
ing, with what epithet, shall Corruption, be designat-
ed ?-=-horrible, I fear, Is too-delicate ; but yet few
Stomachs are so squeamish as to reject the dose,
when properly administered': this, like bribery, is ,
Only another link of the chain of influence, by which
in some share or other mankind are kept together,
and ever will be used ,in every station of life, from
the highest to the lowest. Perfect excellence exists.
only in the brain of philosophers—it is not to be
met with in real life. Reformation is another very
expressive word, and 'to endeavour to explain it, has
given rise to this effort towards a political glossary-.-a
who; at what is it that does sot stand in need of Re;'
Ormation:?. but just now we will confine the sub-
jeet to Reformation in Parliament. If the outline of.,
aspeech lately made in the House of Com Mops oa
Parliamentary Reform- was adopted; and the pre-,,
sent :Mode of representation should be changed,
strange changes may follow. There may be
expressible,diGrence between reformatiOn and alte-
ration:' The proteCt3un of persons and pro.'
perty is the basis- on which society is formed.
Borough .property, is, 'like every 'other property,
and cannot •be molested without the infraction; of
long established' Aols, .framed with discretion, and.
#upported by .univprsal,sufferance. If a Rotten 80.
• rough, as jt is called, consists only ofa few houses,
or even. a few' stones, A yet is conneCted with per-
haps as much real property as some towns, or even
cities, AO even some very populous places of this
last .deoomination a4e perhaps as much a bowel
(o:elect by the influence of one or two individuals)
as the rottenest borough that Call be named. But
'it, according to this new reformation, the privilege
of voting was to be extended, and exercised in dip.
tricts through, the entire kingdom, let it be answer.
. ed, would Lot influence still prevail ? with the. ex-
tension of eleetive franchise, the evils of elis4ion
would probably be extended likewise, 'and some ex-
traordinary .Member thus cliosen.by the nation at
large; may think the name of Commons too COM-
mon, and not of suttcifni dignity fOr an Assembly
thus. avowedly the choice'of the entire population.
Notional Convention, a name ever' to be dreaded,
would be full as applicable; thus one innovation
may soon follow another. God keep us from Na-
tional Conventions A French 'one has been the
cause of a coufnaien that is without parallel;. and
of every evil anarchy Could inflict that.Conven-
lion ; if my memory fails me Piot, it was prorosed
to, sweep all 'Monarchies from off the face of the
earth—wild, as was the idea, it wit received with
enthusiasm, and the Great Nation'atill seem to think
themselves entitled to disturb, alter, and dispose of
all established Governments, according to their high
will and pleasure. The mass of this • people
of Great Britain are and must be too 'sensible
of the Miseties which have 'and still are tak-
ihg, place on the Continent of Europe, not -to
feel how far happier they are in' their insular' situa- '
tioll-9, And if the sense of" the aggregate could be ob- •
tained, I have littiO doubt but' that they would rather
subMit some present inconveniences, and enjoy
our present freedom, from steins of war and ta-
meltuous fa6liou, than !lizard any alteration in that
system whiclCalfords •Us such blessings, or attempt
referming a Constitution, which hai already cost so
much blood in its formaticin, and which both
abroad and at home, has ling been dignified with the
title of most glorious. , B.