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London, England, 1821-05-09 00:00:00

THI7, UIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN, STEAM PAcKET.

THE Persons from whom the
:-T. ' HIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN was purchased
It -IN ~ not having completed the Registry of the
.h .t^t Vessel previons to her arrival at INnifries.
it was found impossible for her to sail on the
day formerly advertised. This happened without any blame
on the part of the present Owners; yet they beg to express
their sincere' regret, that any petson may have, in conce-
quence experienced inconvenience or disapp2intment. The
Proprietors lrove-now the satisfaction of announcing that the
vessel is appointed to sail from the port of Dumfries for
Whit ehaven,,Donglas, Isle of Man, and Liverpool, on Satur-
day first, at half past one o'clock. P. To. and to return front
Liverpool on Monday next, and to continue to leave Dumrries
every Wednesday and Saturday; and Liverpool every Mon-
day and Thursday thereafter, dining the season.
. The vessel has received many improvements, , and may be
depended upon as being a safe, commodious, and speedy mode
of cotiveyanCe :liar Passengers. .
For particulars apply to Messrs. John Sinclair, or Robert
Wallace, Dumfries ; Thomas. Jackson, Whilehaven ; Tor-
rence and Co., Douglas, Isle of Mau; and Rimater and Son,
Old Dock, Liverpool.
Dumfries, May 2, 1821.

ERTHSHIR E.—KIN NAI RD.—To be
SOLD by PRIVATE BARGAIN, the beautiful
ESTATE of KIINAIRD, situate on the South Banlis of the
river Toy, about six miles above Dunkeld, and sixty-one
North of Edinbnrgh, consisting of 820 English acres, all in-
closed; about 9.00 of which are Arable, and 110 acres of
Wood,.part of which is Oak, and fit for coifing. The Man-
sion house, which was built within these few years, contains
three public 'rooms (the drawing-room, .2 ( ; feet by 18), and
seven bed-roumss, besides kitchen, servants' rooms, water-
closets, &c. —The offices contain a coach and cart-house,
stohle, with stalls for seven horses, barn, byre, granary,
pigeon-house, piggery, and fowl-housu• There are also other
two Dwelling•honses, containing fire rooms each, which may
betel to great advantage. The garden contains nearly two
Ebglish acres, inclosed with a stone wall, about 12 fret high;
the trees are in full bearing, both in the orchard and garden.
The liver Tay runs through the Estate, affording several
excellent draughts, for upwards of a mile, for salmon and
trout, and the Estate abounds with game of all sorts. There
are several miles of walks cut along the banks of the river,
and through, the wool, command ng several beautiful and
romantic views• All .the Farm steadings. are in good repair.
The Mansion house, with the principal part trf the Land, may
be entered into immediately, being in the hands of the Pro-
prietor. The Furniture of the Morse is good, and may be bad
at a 'volnation. The post passes.the porter's lodge, and the
Inverness coach within half a mile ; carriers, almost daily, to
and from different parts of the country. 'Phe burdens are tri-
fling --Payment of the price will be tootle to suit a. purchaser.
For particulars, application may be made to the Proprietor,
at Kinnaird Ilouse,.by Dunkeld; Mr. Andrew Miller. W. 5.,.
11, York-place, Edinburgh; or James Miller, Esq. Pleasant-
bill, Cupar Angus.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1821

AGRICULTURE, &c.

.COMMITTEE ON. A G ItICU LTURE.—The- COM-
.
Mittee on Monday proceeded to the discussion.of
the important question-- what Report they should
make• to the House. No Member adduced any
thing as the outline of a Report, or submitted
any distinct propositions for the -consideration of
the Committee.;, but during the whole of. the
day they were engaged in discussing what had
been . adduced on the one hand,: by those who
appeared, in. support,of, the Agriculturists,' Peti-
tions, and on the.other, by persons who gave tes-
timony in opposition to _that of the Farmers,.
After this extended discussion, the only.result
that was come to was, that the debate should be
resumed on Wednesday (this day).
The following Tiremiums were-adjutt4Aitat Oving,ham fair,
-or, the-Mb: tilt by the 'Tyneside .44'47,- leidttf.sak Society
Nirm.'Laws, Esq. Prudhoe.Citstle,-for 04 best experiment on
the cultivation of. wheat, 10g5..; Mr.'G co. Smith, Togstone,for
the beSt stallion :for hunters or road horSes, 4gs. ; Mr. George
Welch, Wolsingham. Park, for -the best stallion for coach
horses, fgs. ; a Messrs. Smith and.llenderson, Wester Hall, for
the best stallion for draught horses, 4gs.;.- Mr. John Benson,
Dilston, for the' est bull, figs.; Mr. Anthony ,rohnson, Plane-
tree House, for the beSt tup, 4gs.; Mr. John Wren, Milburn,
for the-best boar, 2gs.; The stock • shown was-of the most su-
perior kind, and the meeting was respeCtably attended. . •
PROT ors' NEW CORN MAREET.—In pursuance of an or,
der issued by Thomas Miller, Esq. the Mayor, a Meeting of
the Common Council of this Borough was held in the Council
Chamber on Tuesday last, when the Committee appointed to
treat with the Canal Company for the insulated piece of land in
front of their warehouse, for 'the scite of a covered' Corn Mar-
ket, (as before noticed by us) reported by the Mayor that they
had bought the same, and also a portion of-the land situate be-
hind -the Black Bull Inn, occupied by Mrs. Leach, for any
purpoSe which the Corporation may think fit to apply it. After
which the Report was confirmed by the Council, and the Com-
mittee were ordered to procure plans of the-intended Corn Mar=
kit; and empowered to adopt any measures calculated to fur-
ther its erection: During the meeting, a memorial or petition
was presented and read, signed by some of the corn-dealers in
Lord-street, and owners of property in that . neighbourhood : it
stated that they would suffer great inconvenience, if the scheme
of the Corporation was carried into effect ; and that the land in
EVertint Gardens was .better adapted for the situation of a Corn
Market, after the removal of the buildings at the top of Lord-
street, eominitnicating• therewith. But the petition very pro-
perly met with no attention; we say-properly, because we can-
not see .why the convenience of the farmers and. public, (for
whose benefit alone, we consider the Corn Market is intended),
should be sacrificed for the sake of causing advantage to
any individuals resident, -or owning property in the ;Own ;
and by any bother arrangement than the present wise one, such
sacrifice must happen ;—for look where we will, we cannot find
a situation more suitable than the one chosen, whether we take
Into consideration its proxiMity to the quarter from whence
most of the grain comes to our market, of its central posi-
tion, and the excellent communication it possesses to all parts
of the town.—ln short, we deem. this projected • arrangement
highly creditable to the Mayor .and Corporation, as well as a
great convenience to the Farmers and the Public.—(Preston
Sentinel.) .

The following is given as an instance of-the value of the po-
tatoe in the fattening of cattle :-21 acres Were planted, from the
produce of which • 40 .fat, beasts have been kept from the first
week in February to the present" time ; also seven cows, many
pigs, &c. &c. There stillrernains sufficient for the beasts for
three weeks to come, and seed for 21 `acres. .The gentleman
who 'made the experiment considers one -acre of potatoes equal
to
.two of turnips, with this advantage, that when the potatoe
begins to germ .it is even more nutritious than when first taken
ont of the 'ground ; the beasts average 50 stone, cost per
acre 40s.

STAFFORDSHIRE EASTER SESSION.,-The appeal cause
of Thos. Allen, Esq. of Great Fenton, against an order made
by two Justices for payment of• agistment of tithe for, saddle
horses, was quashed. , • The Justices thereby deciding that &gist.-
ment tithe is not payable for saddle horses.---This question,
which is of considerable importance, is intended to be brought
before the Court of Exchequer, .where, in 18064' agistment tithe
for a saddle horse was said to' have been decreed. -
It has been observed, that if annual rewards. were given to
servants arid labourers in the parishes where they resid, more
good would.be effected, (even if the reward was only one guinea
in each parish) than by offering_ twenty guineas at a district or
county agricultural meeting.—(Doncaster Gazette.)
INJURIOUS PRACTICE of BLEACHING AND COLOURING
SEEns.:—The following remarks are of importance to farmers :
The dishonest seed dealers practise, for the most part, upon
very, inferior samples in respect to colour, but such as are not
particularly lean or shrivelled. Not unfrequently it is old seed,
or that which has been damaged by damp or accident, which.
they subject to the deceptive process. The seeds are laid upon
a kiln, "and a moderate tire is made under them, upon which
fire they throw pounded brimstone, the fumes of which have
the property ofhleaching or clearing the colour of many vege-
table substances ; in fact, these fames- become a mineral acid
by union with the oxygen of the air, and passing slowly through
the heap of seeds over the fire, they change their colour gra-
dually to a bright yellow. This process is applicable alike to
white clover anu trefoil seeds ; but the red clover must undergo
another process afterwards, which we believe consists of chaf-
ingit in bags With a little indigo powder. This method of
bleaching, in a slight degree, is used in the drying of hops, in
which ive conceive it does no harm ; it gives them something of
a golden colo-,ir. From this the other practice is probably de-
rived, and it has lately been applied to oats. The seeds prac-
tised upon, if compared with others of fine quality, are, techni-
cally speaking, nitternT, but they do not sir I NE, nor feel slip-
pery. This is the case with the trefoil ; the colour is some-
what paler than the firmest natural quality, • but the seeds are
rough to the touch, and dull to the-eye. It is the same with
the white clover ; and oats has the like-rigidity in hand.
PLOUGHING.--A fanner expresses his surprise that many
agriculturists upon light hilly Soils, should plough their lands
as if they word wet—namely, up and down the hills ; whereas,
by Ploughing across them, all the rain would be stopped by the
ridf es, instead of running to the bottom, and frequently carry-
ing the seed, soil, and manure with, it. Ile has proved the su-
periority of the plan from experience. Ile also mentions, that
sonic years ago he set broad beans between the rows of a prin-
cipal part of a crop of potatoes, which not only sheltered them,
but conducted the dews to their roots, .and both produced ex-
cellent crops ; but hi a small part which was not set with beans,
the potatoes were scorched up,'and scarcely, worth digging.

YORKSHIRE CLOTH SEARCHERS' RETURNS:

Slate of the lf.ollen 31anufactory for 1820.
NAItROW CLOTIIS MILLED.
Ist QuaTter
2d ditto
3d 'ditto

4th ditto

29,335 ditto.

129,279 ditto. In yards-5,2`..n,791
Increased 9,579 ditto. Ditto .... 336,610

, Milled last year 119,700 ditto. Ditto ... 4,889,181
BROAD (2 L orlls—ztt
Ist Quarter
2d ditto
3d ditto
•
4111 ditto

286,720 ditto. In yards 9,186,223
Increased ..... 23,442 ditto. Ditto ....' 779,!J09

31i1ltd last year 263,278 ditto. ' Ditto ... 8,406314

The whole manufactory produced this year in yards 14,112,014
Increased this year in yards 1,116,519

Milled in yards last year

The great main of CJeks fought this week at the Swan inn,
Norwich, between the gentlemen of Norwich and Cambridge,
was won by the former; seven battles a head in. the Main, and
two in the byes.