The Sun.
London, England, 1804-03-19 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.

A Seaman was a few days since flogged round the
Fket at Plymouth, in pursuance of the sentence of a
_ Court Martial,- 1)r cutting and wounding a mess-
. inate, while asitep. He was to receive 500 lashes,
but the Mates gave him the lashes so severely, that
when he had received zoo, they desisted. till he
:should be cuffed. It appeared he intended 'to cut
• his comrade's throat; but the man having gone in-
, toxicated to his hammock, had got in with his head
downwards ; by which his life was saved, but his
limbs are rendered useless.

iT is with infinite. pleasure we have to: recoid the
laudable patronage given :to Agricultural Pursuits,
even in the most remote parts of the Kingdom; and
in making thus public the recent institutiOn,of ihe
Strathsley Formifft.qociet), we are happy in . the
,opporfunity of pay ing.our tribute of gratitude tosthe.
patriOlic spirit of ;the Dutchess of GORDON, 'under
whOse auspices it has been instituted.

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THE BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY FARMING SO-
CIETY, UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HER GRACR.
THE DUTCHESS of GORDON. •
At .•
•„. . • r,
ramatn, t_,ckauer 27, 1803. -1
A number of the Subscribers to the BadenOch and
Strathspey Farming Society, instituted under the
patronage of .Her Grace the DiachesS of GORDON,
having met here, thi3 day, for the first time, .by
'appointment, in order to give some .form to their
procedure, and with a view to makesuch Rules and
Instautions for the general direttion of the Society
in future, as might seem best adapted to pr mate
the useful purposes intended by the Association; the
following list of Managers, with their Secretary,
were named by Her Grace, to. continue in office till
the 7 (.14y of September next, ,t
• r. The Hon. Archibald Fraser, of Lovat.
I.,Sir lames Grant, qf Grant, Baronet.
Grant, Esq.- of Rothierriurchus. - •
4.- 'William M‘lfitosh, Esq.. of-Balnespiek.
5. .colonel Duncan Macpherson, of Cluny.
' 6. flames Macoberson, Esq. of Bellville ; and
7. Lieutenant-Colonel George Gordon, of invertromy,—
. to"be Managers. .
The Rev. lolin Anderson, in Kingussie,—to be Secre-
tary.
And having fully deliberated
_on the' rules and
institutions proper to be settled for the Society,
following, with the approbation of. all the Sub-
scribers present,.were agreed to. ,
• r. That.an original subscription of a,guitra; With
an annual subscription of five shilli.ngs, should con.
stitute a Member; and entitle him to vote ac 111
the meetings to be held on the busitieni of the"
Society.
2. That every• Member who has subsiribed is to
be held as continuing liable for his annual-4thscrip!
tion till he, gives intimation, in,Writirg, to the Se.
ceetary,.that,he is to withdravi his name.
3. That the general: annual meeting of the .So-
ciety shall.be held either at Pitm'airt, or in the vil-
lage of Kingussie, on the Monday sennight im-
mediately preceding the September Falkirk trysi.
.4. That at the next atino;,l general meeting
the Society. in September 1804, three of the Di-
reftors above named shall g.) cut 'by ballot, and
three others shall be choseri in their room by the
Members of the Society, and
~at the annual general
meeting, in September t 805, the three senior .E)retl'ors
shall.go.out, and their'
,places shall, be filled up by
elraion as above-mentionel, au'd,sO-on annually ;
ito
Director remaining longer than tWo'Yertis in.office;
5. That .besides this, the DireCtors shall hold
four quirterly.rneeting,S at Piimain ; one on the 'first
Monday of every quarter, at which all the Tviern.:.
hers may ;Arend who find it corrvenieut.
6. That a free tryst, for the sale Of every' article
of agricultural produce and writ rriarnit:atfpre, shall
be held annually at the village of Kingussie, under
the patr,..lage of the Society-, on the Monday se'n-
, night preceding the annual SepteMber Falkitk tryst.,
7. That the Secretary shall keep a book entitled'
Mivutil of, the.Badenoch and Strathspey Farming
Society,, in which all their procedure shall be regu-
larly engrossed., and a list of the Members, With the.
sums, subscribed by them, inserted:
Thereafter the Dicedors having consulted with
the Members
,who were present, it was unanimously
resolved, that the following Ptemiums !should he
distributed for the encouragement of AgriCulthre and
Industry in the district fur the ensuing year.
I. For the best Bull, bred in Badenochor Strath. L. s. d.
spev, two years old and upwards - 8 0
For file beSt Bull exhibited, having 'been one
year inpbssession of. the owner
2. For the. best, 'pup, three years old, bred in Ba-
denoch or Sirathspey 3 3
For
For the hest Top, of the same age, exhibited,
having been used the season before,
3. To the best Ploughinan.being a native of 13ade-
noch or Strathspey, on a comparative trial
To the second best ditto
To the best Ploughman, rota native - -
4. To the Tenant in Badenoch or Strathspey, not
• paying more than 251. of yearly rent, who shall
grow the greatest quantity of Lint, to be
weighed trout the skutches, on half a Scotch
acre, of land
5. To the Tenant, as above, who shall raise the
best, Crop Of sown Grass. Clover, and- Rye-
grass on half a Scotch Acre of Land
6. To the Tenant, as above, who 'shall raise the
best Crop of Turnips on a Scotch Acre of
Land • - -
7. To the Tenant, as above, who shall have the
best Crop of TurnipS on halt a Scotch Acre
• of Land -
S. To the Proprietor or. Tacksnun, in Badenoch
or Strathspey, who shall have the best Crop
- -Of Turnips on any quantity of Land not less
than four Scotch Acres, a Piece of Plate va-
lue - -
9. -
To the Person, in Badenoch or Strathspey,
who shall produce Spindle of the best and
finest Linen Y am, spun by herself, a Medal
of the value of Two Guineas, or Money
For the second best ditto
to. To the Person, as above, who shall produce a
Spindle of the best Woollen Yarn, spun by
herself from Native Wool, a Medal of the va-
lue of TWo Guineas, or Money
For the second-best ditto -
IL To the Person, in Badenoch or Strathspey,
who shall exhibit the best Web of Plaiden,
made by herselcfrorn Native Wool, the quan-
tity not less than 4a yards, iths wide -
12. To the Person, n Badenocti or Strathspey,
who shall makei i
the finest and handsomest
Highland Plaid, a Medal of the value or, Two
Guineas. or Money
13'. To the .Girl Under sixteen years- of age, in the
• above Distrids; who shAll show the finest
land best wrought Pair of Stockings made froin
Native Wool
For the second best ditto
' • For the third best ditto .
r 4. And, by particular desire of the Dutchess of
Gordon, there will be given, to the boy or
girl, in Badenoch or Strathspey, who shall read
the Gaelic Language best, and translate the
English into Gaelic with the greatest facility,
a Premium of - . -
t 5. For the best Spinner on the Rock or Distaff
For the second best, ditto - -
Ditto for
,the best Singer of a Gaelic Song.
There will also be Premiums for rim-4. •'
A liberal Subscription was --at-towards entered
into by the Dutchess of GOkDoN and 'the Gentlemen
of the Distriet, in order to carry- the; purposes of the
Society into execution. ,

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