The Sun.
London, England, 1810-06-20 00:00:00

FIRST DAY.--MONDAY.

• At an early hour the 'company began to aslernble
at-the Park Farm-ywd,andthe business commenced
by the show of twelve South-Downlups,' from the
iVfaulden Farm, intended to be let, awhich had pre-
viously,-been shaft), and theJrfleece's were hung up
round the shew-room tor' the examination of the
cputpany, labOled, as follows, viz.

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Four two shear, No. a, 31b. .14 oz.—No. 6,, 41b. Eb'z.—
No. g, 41b. —No. na, 41b. :,ix three-shear, N0..5, 31b,
izoz. . And No. ts,;.4lb. tzoz.—No. it, 411. 8 oz.—No. 12,
.ob. 202.—N0i 13, 41b..tz0z.-- and No. 17; 71b. Two
tour.ahear, No. z, 41b. to oz.—and-No. 4 blb. 120 Z. .
- rive Merino Tups, intended to belet,• were next
shewn; and separately. examined by the company,
unshorn, viz'.•
No. 1-, 2, an i. 3, Shearlings—No. 4, a two-shear—and-Not
5, a three-shear. - - „
Ttiey were all provided with horns of rat her'a large
size. • - .

Eight-Cows and J-leifers, in Calf, intended for
sale, next engaged 'he attention of the company,
viz.

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A.4-year old Devon CoW,. two 7-year old Hereford Cows,
two 3-year old Devon Heifers, and two 3.year old Heretu:d
Heifers, a Devon aged "bull, and a Hereford ditto.,
Mr. Garrard exhibited his picture at the WOburn
Sheep:strewing-, and the.-engraving from the same,
in an unfinished state. • he also issued propoOls tot
an.aecompanYingprint representing the Sheep-shear,
ing,dinner fir the'great" halt of Woburn Abbey.. •
A- series.of experiments were made by Sir Joseph
Bankes:'and Davies Giddy, Esq. with,an eye-glass
micrometer, of Dolland's;codirived to measure, con-
veniently, the diameter of the filaments of woos from
different. fleeces in 10,000 part of an inch. • This-in-
strutnent -promises to be of considerable use in.de-,
termining the comparatiVe fineness of wools.
Sevtral flew implements rtiete shewn, but the se-
cond-day b4ing that rupre particularly appropriated
for their examination, many more were expected:
At three o'clock the company repaired to Wo-
burn Abbey, and a nurnerouS company sat down to
a very elegant dinner, his Grace the Duke of Bedford
in the chair. ,

As soon as the cloth was withdrawn, his Grace
gave—
'rhe King."—" The Queen and Royal Family."
" Prosperity to- Agriculture."—" brcecling u all its
branches."
A tine fleece on a good carcase." •

John Holland, an old and very' faithful shepherd
of his. Grace's • floekS,
.being called into the hall,
Lord Somerville rose, and after a short' speech, on
the tery great importance of encouraging Vigilant at...
tention on the part •of shepherds to the tearing of
lambs, stated, that the delivery of-the prizes award-
ed to shepherds, • at the last Spring Cattle new, had,
been deterred Until the pr,-2seirt occasion, in order to
embrace an opportunity of again proclaiming filo
still important services of, J; Holland, now before
the company. Mr. Jcilin Ellinan's ,shepherd being
absent, his 'Lordship delivered- to. that Gentietnati
the prize for him; stating at
,the same_titne, that
Irons 'OOO Sow hdown', ewes put to the ram, 321
lanihs' had been yeaned by Mr.,Ellman's shepherd in
1809; and that. in the present year, from 600• ewes
122 iambs had been. reared by him, although 13 of
thew had proved barren. '.l,'hese statements were
Much applauded by the company, and the health Of
Lord Somerville was drunk; who returned thanks,
" Small in size and great in value.'.'—." The Memory .pf
Mr. Bakewell."=" The earining Society of INhuid,"—.
" Agriculture, ManufaCtures and Commerce."—" Mr.
Arthur oung."—" The Marquis or" Huntley, and pro-
' sperity to the Highlands' of ,Scotland."—" Sir Joseph
llankes." .
The Worthy Baronet rose and returned thanks ;
he appeared in-excellent health,
His Grace hating left the Chair, Earl Winchil-
sea rose, and proposed " Thl Duke of Bedford," .
which) was drank,Wittr three times three.
The company then repaired to the Eark Farm, and
attended the sale of South7clown sheep, which was
as follow.

Lot R. io Theaves, 27 guineas, Mr. john Lyman.

3. 10 , ditto, -49 - - - . Hill.
3. ro ditto, 41. . . Ditto.l
4. to ditto, 37. - - - Ditto.
S. 10 ditto,. 39 • Mr. Monte Upton.
6. to ditto, 32 • - Mr. collet. '
7. 10 2-y.evves Mr. Towers. '
8. to 3-y.ewes 42 Mr. John Elman.
9.- to ditto, 32 - Mr. Towers.
to, to full mouth ewes .27 Mr. Hill,
H. ;0 ditto, - - 31 Ditto.
r 4 barren ewes 3 yr and aged, st guineas,Mr. Warr.
q. 6 - ditto - 13 do. Mr. M 05171411.

I fad shew wether Mr. Warr.

In the course of the _forenoon, a large party re-
paired to Crawley Farm, to 4ee,the process' of dril-
ling. turnips in, the .Northurnerland_ method, by
Bailey's • „ .

_
The anxiety of the company was a. good deai
relieved in the course of the day, hearing that the
Marquis of Tavistock had received but a slight con-
tusion by_ his tall, and was expected at the. next
day's fete. • -
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1.. On , Sunday se'dnight, *bout the hour of twelve
o'clock at noon, a Air. Byrne, -praceeding in A gig
from the North to Dublin, .was stopped_ about ,a
mile from-Drogheda, by two villains, armed with
—_,... • ,
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pistols, who laid bold of the reins' of, his bridle, and Translation of a Letter from Nl:' Cornet to the Duke del
led the horse into a.narrOw lane, leading to Mr. '. Parque,' dated Seville, Aug. izi .180 a. '
Mograue's house, •at the Fol ty Acres, and robbed SIR, Royal Castle of Seville, Aug. 4.2, 1809:
=him
.of 350 guineas in gold. The robbers made him N Notwithstaniting the Royal order which I.coin-
proCeed, at the peril ot- hii life, for Dublin.—Several muiricated to you in the night of yesterday, that,
. \people who had seen - the transaaion, conjectured combining your arrangements with the Marshal Ge-
that the Men were adjusting the harness.—The vil- neral Berestord, and exp.editing another order .to the
lains did not take hi' watch, nor search his -gig GeneraLeornmandant of the army of Gallicia, who
z'trynk,,in which Mr.- Byrne had near, outs thousand ought already to have entered into your . distkid, all
pounds.
•the troops should make a rapid movement on the
• The'moriument which was so handsomely *sub-
.Puerto de Banos, which appears the most praelica-
seribed for by Lord Ribblesdale and the Officers of ble point for distracting the attention of our enemies;
the Craven Legion, to perpetuate the memory of who- are ~haraseing the Anglo-Spanish .army, ; his
their respe6ed comrade, Ensign Whittarn, who, it Majesty desires, that having overcome'all the diffi-
will be remembered, was unfortunately drowned in culties which may present theruselves;yOu should
in the river Ouse, was ere&od last week in the Ca- , regulate with theaforesaid,Marshal General aprornpt
thedral of York.. . , march, and should repeat to the- aforesaid General
A melancholy accident happened on Saturday last Commandant of the army of Gallieia, the order to
to'Mrs. Ilawker; of Longparish-House, in Ham P-t; the same effeet, indicating to..4im the nearest point
shire. The fire in her room having almost gOne out, . at which the forces can be united.
she was endeavouring. to make it burn with some pa- i 'I make it known to your Excellency that you may
per. (unfortunately containing a quantity of gunpow- ' fulfil it. •
der.) It blew. up,and she was immediately in flames, , ' &c. &c. &c.
• which were with difficulty 'extinguished, bur ter I - . (Signed)
right band :was so dreadfUlly-shattered as torequire 1 To the Duke del ?argue,
'immediate amputation.. • . i Captain Genetil of Old Castilte.

CORNET...

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