The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-24 00:00:00

OXFORDSHIRE AGRICULTUR iL SOCIETY.

On Wednesday last a Committee Meeting of the Ox,
fordshire Agricultural Society was holden at the Star Inn.
The Members present were, Colonel Tilson, the Presi4
dent; Mr. Ashurst, Vice-President: Mr. Tawney and Mr.
H. Tuckivell, Directors; Mr. Fane, Mr. J. W. Henley,
Mr. W. B. Symonds, Mr. Freeman, Mr.,S. Druce, Mr. H.
F. Mayor, Mr. W. Godwin, Mr. S. Cooper, Mr. B. Badcock.
At this Meeting the following Members were elected a Com-
mittee for the ensuing year :—Colonel' Tilson, President; Mr.
Ashhurst and Mr. - Stratton, Vice-Presidents; Mr. Lowndes
Stone, Mr. Hervey, Mr. Tawney, Mr. T. Wharton' Mr. J.
Large, Mr. T. Creeke, Mr. J. Wyatt, Mr. W. Sotham, Mr.
H. Tuckwell, M. T. Latham, Mr. J. Pinnell, and Mr.
George Davey, Directors; and Mr. B. Badcock, Secretary
and Treasurer.

The following premiums will be offered for adjudication at
the next Anniversary Meeting, which will be held at Doe-
cheater, on the first Wednesday in June, 1826

CLASS Is-:Ploughing.-
To the best Ploughman, with two horses without a driver,
belonging to a Subscriber, 31.—t0 the second best ditto, 21.
to the third best ditto, 11.
To the best Ploughboy, under 16 years of age, ditto, 21.—t0
the second best ditto, 1/.
To the best Ploughman or Boy, with 2 or 3 oxen, with or
without a driver, belonging to a Subscriber, 3/.

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CCAss ll.—Servants in Husiandry..
To the best Man Servant, hired by the year, for the pur-
poses of husbandry, who shall have lived with a Subscriber not
less than seven years without interruption, and shall be recom-
mended for good conduct, 4g.—to the second best ditto, 31.
third best 21.

To the best Female Servant, for the purposes of husbandry,
who shall have lived with a Subscriber not less than five
years, and who shall be certified in like manner, 41.—second
best 3k—third best 2/.
CLASS M.—Labourers in Husbandry.
To the Labourer, being in the service of a Subscriber, who
shall bring a certificate for the longest and most faithful service
on the same premises, or having worked with the came Sub-
scriber on different premises, certified in like manner, 41. 10s.—
to the second best ditto, 3/. 10s.—to the third best ditto, 31.
fourth best ditto, 21. 10s.—fifth best ditto, 21.
,CLASS IV.—Labourer. bringing up Families.
To the Labourer, or the Widow of a Labourer, who shall
be recommended by a Subscriber for having brought up the
largest family of legitimate Children with the least assistance
from the parish, of which a certificate must be produced, 51.
to the second best ditto, 41.—t0 the third best ditto, 31.—t0 the
fourth, best ditto, 2/. 10s.—to the fifth best ditto, 21.
CLASS V.—Shepherds of Subscribers.
To the shepherd of a subscriber, producing a certificate from
his master, for rearing in the spring of this year, from a long-
woolled flock of not less than 150 ewes, the greatest number of
lambs in proportion to the flock; in which certificate is also to
lo expressed the number of twins dropped in his flock, and
what number of ewes died in ycaning, or in consequence of it,
41. To the shepherd who shall have reared the second greatest
number of ditto,- 3/.
To the shepherd who shall have reared the greatest number of
lambs from not less than 50 long-woolledewes, with the above
conditions and certificates, 2/.
To the shepherd who shall have reared the second greatest
number of ditto, 1/.
TO the shepherd who shall have reared from a short-woolled
flock of not less than 150 ewes, the greatest number of ditto, 41.
To the shepherd who shall have reared the second greatest
number of ditto, 3/.
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To the shepherd who shall hare reared the greatest number
of lambs from not less than 50 short-woolled ewes, 21.—T0 the
shepherd who shall have reared the second, greatest number of
ditto, 11..

CLASS Vl,—Shearers.
To the person, under the age of 24, living in the County,
and recommended by a subscriber,' who shall at the Meeting
shear not less than two sheep fir a subscriber in the best man.
ner and in a certain time to be fired by the Judges, 21.—T0 the
best ditto, 1/.