The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-16 00:00:00

AGRICULTURE, &c.

On Wednesday last, the Lancaster Agricultu4
rat Society held their Annual Meeting in Dalton.'
square, in that•tawn, for the inspection of cattle;
&c. when some excellent and valuable beasts
were exhibited. The friends of this society afters
wards dined together at Miss Noon's. The prizes
were awarded as follows :

A silver cup, value three guineas, to Mr. James Leaning, of
Ridge, for the greatest quantity of stone drain.
The accustomed prizes to Mr. Thos. Jackson, Of Borwick
Hall, for the best managed farm, and for the greatest quantity
of land laid down with ass seeds for pasture.
The usual prize to Thomas Rogerson, for the best crop, of
turnips.

Tlie prize for the best two-year old colt or filly, to Barnet
Smith, Esq. Grange.
The usual prize to Mr. Henry Edmonson, Trumley; for the
best general stock. • •

The usual prize to Mr. Richard ..Morland, of Barwick, for
the best long-horned bull.
The usual prize to Mr. Tharnas Jackson, of BorwickHail
for the best two-year-old long-horned heifor.
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The usual prize to Mr. James Seed, of Capariwray,- for the
Lest three cows in milk or calf.
Charles Gibson, Egg., Quernmoor Park, had half ortht
prize for the best short-horned heifer awarded to hilt,' there
being,no competition.
To Samuel Hind, Esq., Dolphinholme, theprizcs for the best
three ewes, the second best yearling ram, the second best year
ling ewe, the best tup lamb, the second best ewe lamb, and fit:"
the best three-shear wethers.

The sweepstakes for the best yearling short-horned heifer t 3
Mr. Wm. Ellison, jun., Sizergh Hall.
The prize for the best yearling lamb, and the second best tup
lamb, to Chas. Gibson, Esq., Quernmoor Park.
The prize for the best yearling ewe, and the best ewe lamb, to
William. Hind, Esq.—(Preston, Oct. 13.),

CO LDS T REA3l.—The Autumn. Meeting of the Union
cultural Society, for the exhibition of stock for premiums, was
held at Coldstream, on the 4th instant, when the premiums were
awarded as follow :—To Mr. Edward Smith, 10 guineas for the
best ram, of the true Leicester breed. To Mr. T. S. Robson,
6 guineas, for the best ram of the true Cheviot breed. To Mr.
John Grey, 3 guineas, for the best pen of five gimmers, of the
true Leicester breed. To Mr. Thomas Tulip, 3 guineas, for
the best pen of five dinmonts of the same breed. To Mr. T. S.
Robson, 3 guineas for the best pen of five gimmers, of the Che-
viot breed. To Mr.f Richard Allan, 3 guineas, for the best pen
of five Cheviot young wedders, To Williana Robertson, Esq.,
5 John
for the best cow, of the short horned breed. To Mr.
John Hunt, 3 guineas, for the second best.- To Mr. 'Thomas
Jopling, 6 guineas, for the best quey, of the same breed ; two
years old, grass 1821. To Mr. Thomas Tulip, 5 guineas, for
the second best. To-Mr. Walker, Rutherford, 3 guineas, for the
best boar. To Mr. H. Richardson, 2 guineas, for the bast
sow. To. John Rotherford, shepherd to Mr: Turnbull,•Lempet-
law, Eastfieid, 3 guineas, for 'reafing the greatest number of ..
lambs from Leicester ewes. To Andrew Douglas, shepherd to
Mr. Fairbairn, Haliburton, 3 guineas, for rearing the great:
est number of lambs from Cheviot ewes.. To John Ker,stewArd.'
to Mr. Murray, Uplaw, 3 guineas, for length of service under
one master. To Archibald Hogarth, servant to Mr. Ilogarth,
Eccles Newtown, for supporting his parents, for the greatest
length of time, without public aid. To Mr. David Allan,
Coldstream 20 gs. for a cart with an improved turnip cutter at. .
tached.

On the 29th ult. tliere was cut in the hot-house belonging to
the Right Hon. Thomas Wallace, of. Carleton' Hall, a pine-'
apple, weighing nine pounds four ounces and a half ; supposed
to be the largest ever produced in the north.
A Practical Farmer, the tenant of Bedlington Glebe .Farm,'
requests us to say, that by repeated trials he has found that one
ounce of Saltpetre, dissolved in a pint of water, and one ounce
of Flour of Brimstone, to be put on the seed hen is a
certain preventive of th 6 smut in wheat.

SHOEING OF HORSES.—A discovery has been -
recently made, why that useful'animal the Horse '-
has been subject to so much lameness by the
shoeing of the smiths. - The blame is not totally
attributed to the shoer, but to the impetuous •
disposition of the 'rider, in commanding the '
smith to complete the shoeing -of- the horse in 'a
limited time, which consequently would oblige
the smith to put on the .sboeS before the -iron. is •
properly cold ; and which, if the least degree of
warmth is remaining ithin the iron affixed to
the horse's feet, -must unquestionably occasion •
them to become more heated for hours, and pro-. •
duce a tenderness in the.feet. Oar correspon..'
dent observes, that the shoes when properly Made •
to suit the size aid shape of the foot; should be
put into cold water for a quarter of an hour ;
and-were proprietors-of coaches, and carriers to
adopt this system, the conzplaints'of- the hadnesi •
of loads. would then -subside,—from. the improved—
state of the condition of the feet of their cattle.

FOR EIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PAnis, OCT. 13.—The Ministers held a Coun.
cit last night at the house of the Duke de Riche•

lieu.

Letters from -Marseilles of the 6th October,

state, that on the 3d and 4th three new patients
were removed from the quarantine at Pomegne,
to the lazaretto. They belong to two of the
ships in which the disorder first appeared, and
'we, therefore, cannot see in this incident any
cause of fresh alarm for the public health.
We 'Kan from Toulon, under date the 3d in-

staat, that five sloops are constantly cruising on
the southern coasts of France, to prevent any in-
-fringement of the sanitary regulations : several
iletachments have been sent along the coast to

s;,.'obstru.ct any clandestine landing, and the coast-
;......fjards, custom-house officers, &c. have received
-7:4ogructions to redouble their vigilance and

severity.

At Pau, 0000 National Guards are now or-
F.-)izini,,„ Six hundred troops of the line have
arrived in this town, and all the defiles of this
pail of the Pyrenees are carefully and rigorously
watched.