The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-20 00:00:00

21tai kiert fotd shire Agricultural Soc4.!t.Y, hes:44 tiwi n)
Meettog on. 4t'rittAy last, at Hertford, the Earl of •
Bridgewater, President, in the Chair,ler, an CSI•
aminAiiiii of the.meritS of the respe6tiv;• ploughs and
stork 4.44 taken:place, the. comparlej adjourned to
the 'Poi/bin-Hall- to inner. 'rite he',llths of the King,
the Noble President •
tQuvt-taelett, a
otatid F 3
bceri:illdyr,
il;t: be u-sti at Agi ;cub..
addressed the company, and.',Nished to call ttleir at-
ten'iloo to the ptdpriety eif one Meeting
only. in a year instead of ‘%:o, was.agree,l to
by the Society.—He the..n observed, that Agricultu-
rists were as-Much ißdelved to those wiluextr.;tied
themselves in the. closet, as to those who laboured .
in 'the hetd ;•,he should therefore propose the health,
of Sir John Sebright, and ,t4atiks to, l,i.ri for his,
pamphlet .on the, art of breeding domeptie amnia's.
Sir John S'2l:,right thanked.,,the Noble President

for the honour. he had done him, and ol.perved, that
there was a Gentleman presentl.4,ho had written on.
a sUbjea of mdreirnportaneethawall the. Southdown
sheep in the kingdom ; be meant Mr. Flower, and.
should therefore drink his health, and a fair Coin-
mination for Tithe.

The President then proposed the health or a Gen-
tlernan, who introduced a new species of agriculture
into the county of Hartford—" Mr. Caswall, and
SUCCe3S 16 Hop Planting."
Sir Sohn: Sebriglit observed, that Hops- were not
of much use:to breT with without good Malt.; no
would therefote. propose the following toast :--
" Succes, to. tire. Malting lutercst in the county,of
Hertford."

"( The prizes were then awarcied--, _
The Sum pr. three Guineas to t nest l'iou ;Imam.
• •

Three G 47:mai to the

A Silver iratue Vove 4uin as, waviven to Mr. E.G.
for tiie beat Rah' of the Anglo Mei ino breed ; as;
also Cuccof the saule_value for the tWo best Ewes 01 the
same breed. •
'L'o Md o r: ..G. Fordhatrt=Was,firesented the sum of Three
Guineas, tot the two second-best Ewes of the Anglo-M"
riho breed. •

Mr. ilawd.received Three guineas foy the best Boar.

The beaith, of the Ilresideit.t was' proposed by Mr.
N.: i.Pd Calvert; end bithe company who theta
adjourned. .

.Brighton Sheep, Fair, on' Monday se'nnialit W:l4
not so numerously attended by buyers as last yeir•
About .'20,000 ewes and lambs were penned ;- the.
latter were soon all disposed of, but the.ewes met a
heavy sale. The 'Lambs fetched .from 19s. to.-45-
and the ewes from 30s. to 40s. per, head.
fei,v-days since, a willow tree, measuring in
length upWards of (50 feet, and containing 20 feet of
solid timber, was cut
,d9wn on a. piece of waste
ground in the parish of Burwash, Sussex. This tree

Was planted only 15 years back, by a school-boy, to
whom the persOn .whaclaims. the land it grew on
very generously gave it.
The above makes good the old saying, that a INA".
low will sooner buy 'a horse, thin an• Zak will buy a
saddle. t - • '" `•
Maldon Fair commenced on ,Wecnesiay. Tho
sheep-pens were well supplied,and, although great -
prices were demanded, many flocks were readily
sold. The-few Norfolks wete botight up with avi-
dity ; but the Southdowns 'obtained• the preference.
There were not so many cattle as at souse forrner
Fairs, but a good deal of business was done, and leart
stock sold exorbitantly high. Horses were veri
Plentiful, and tor'those of superior shape the dealer;
obtained very high prices.
Friday.sCnnight captain John Smith Neuman
cOnunittedtb the Southgate prison
,in Exf-ter,l2l/
Mayor of that city, for stealing four Bank of 10g:
land notes, value 61.. the, propel-Pr of _Hans • Pot'
Peterson, master of a vessel in the Danish servi,ce•-':
The parties had slept the pieceding night hi ;4 two-
bedded room at the '4V tiite-Lion Inn, Exeter,
the-prisoner corm-Wed to purloin time property of rho
tOreigrier, while the latter was asleep.
,Ti7e
toner is a young man of genteel appearance, sod a-
supernumerary Captain in the Cornwall Artilleiy
Local Militia. He is tyell known in Plytnte.4l) and
Dock.