Star.
London, England, 1808-12-20 00:00:00

smininEth CLUB ciaiiir MEW

• _Yesterday the Duke of Bedford, Lord Somerville,
Earl Thanet, and a great number of noble and di,
tinguished Patrons of Agriculture, assembled at Mr.
Sadler's Yard, and examined the ♦ery excellent stccs
exhibited.

Sip William Curtis's bailiff; Mr. Whybrow, shcwcd
some very fine specimens of drum-head cabbages, cf
white col-raby, and of Swedish turnips ; all of theni
from seed of his own raising, on Southgate Fenn.
Mr. Thomas Weaver she;vcd pi wis a m .gn;fi•
cent print, engraved by W. Ward, representing Mr.
Coke, of Norfolk, surrounded by a group of his fa-
vourite South Down Sheep, and their attenJani.s.
At half past two o'clock a meeting of the Club took
place at Freemason's tavern, his Grace the Duke of
Bedford in the Chair ; at which 29 Members were
present. Several matters of business relating to the
Club, • and to the conditions of the next shew, were
transacted and the following were elected Members
of the Club, viz.—
Lord Dnndas, Daniel Giles, Corneliui /Cartwright, Joseph Sa•
bine, Robert Cooper, John Nichols, Janes Wickens W. R. H.
Brower, William Boultbec, John Simms, James Ford, "Alward
Moncton, Thomas Lewin, and Christopher Wright.
About five the meeting was adjourned till eleven
this morning ; and nem- 220 persons sat down to a
most excellent dinner in Freemason's Hall.
His Grace the Duke of Bedford in the Chair—

After the cloth was withdrawn, his Grace gave--
The King—Prosperity to the Smithfield Club—Success to good
Grasirg—Mr. Coke—Breeding in all iu Branches.
His Grace then rose, and after a short introductory
speech, read the award of the Judges, in substance the
same as we have already stated in our list of the Prizes ;
on coming to that part Which assigns to himself a pre.
mium of 10 guineas, in Class XII, for Shearling South
Devon Sheep, his Grace most handsomely stated, that
competition being in his mind one of the principal
objects of the Club to excite, and as no other candi-
date but himself appeared in this Class, he begged to
let this premium revert to the funds of the Club.
His Grace then proceeded to notice the vety great
degree of improvement and excellence which is this
year evident in the cattle exhibited; in the course of
which he entered into a detailed statement of the num-
ber of beasts and sheep sold in Smithfield, on the ave.
rip of every five years since the American war; no.
tieing particularly the astonishing increase which has
taken place, and which his Grace argued never could
have been supplied, but by the gradual banishment,
within that period, of numerous coarse and unprofit-
able hr:eds of cattle from our pastures, and supplying
ihTir place with breeds disposed to early and perfect
maturity ; and principally through which, the price
of meat, at least between the graver and butcher, had
no- increased in any degree proportionate to the other
nece,saries of life, His Grace then proceeded to no-
tice the- state of the funds, which, we are sorry to hear,
are Scarcely commensurate to the noble objects which
'the Club has in view.
His Grace, in noticing the alterations intended to
be introduced in the condit.ons of next year's chew,
stated, that cne principal cbject of the Club being to
encourage competition among breeders and graziers,
it had been resolved—
" That in ft tare, no person who has obtained a prize in either
f the first six Classes, be entitled to spew a beast in the same ,
class in the succeeding year."
As early maturity is a very principal qualification
in oxen, which have not worked, it had been resolved,
" ihit no beast, above five years old (at the ensuing period
of calving), be allowed to be shown for a prize in Class VII. or
VIII."
And, for more effectually guarding against decep-
tions in the filling up of the certificates, it had been
resolved—

" That if inis-atatements shall be discovered in any Certificate,
the prize shall be withheld from such candidate, who shall be
deemed disqualified ever afterwards."
As soon as his Grace sat down, Lord SOMERVILLE
stated, that in compliance with the wishes of many
breeders of cattle, a sale of stock of superior quality
1-would take place on the Wednesday succeeding his
next Spring Shew of Cattle (the Bth of March and
to be continued, in future, on the same day. Notice
'to be given to his Lordship, ten days before, by those
who intend to offer stock for sale ; he concluded by
proposing—
The Duke of Bedford, with three times three.
after some interval, his Gface rose, and proposed
the health of Lord Somerville, who in a neat speech
returned thanks, and observed, they might always
' continue to command his services- in the good cause
in which the Club were engaged.
The Duke of Bedford gave a general invitation to
the company to his agricultural fete in June.
The Company remained till a late hour, and many
excellent toasts and sentiments were given.

BREAD.--There being no Court of Aldermen held
this dAy , the Lord Mayor, after inspecting the returns,
ordered it to advance Id. per Peck Loaf.

Collier, the noted and daring robber, whose depre,
dations have caused such alarm in the Counties of
Dublin, Wicklow, Meath, and Carlow—and who
stood returned to the present Commission for trial,
kas been admitted an approver on the part 'of the
Crown, and is to appear a witness at the ensuing Fe-
bruary Commission, at the prosecution of many of-
fenders, against whom bills of indictment have been
found as true, and who are at present in custody.
BOW-STREET.—Yesterday a man attended at the
Navy Office, and claimed money due to him as be-
longing to• the MARS. The Inspector of Seamen's
Claims examined his case, brit could not find any
thing due, and he was, with much difficulty, prevailed
on to leave the place. He afterwards returned; and
was so troublesome that force was resorted to to turn
him oat. When he got into the Strand his violent
behaviour attracted a crowd, when an officer, with
much difficulty, conveyed him to Bow-street • and
there being no doubt of his being deranged, he was
committed to St. Clement's Workhouse as a dangerous

lunatic. '

Five Hamann vritoix Ticxers.—The Ticket No.
4337, drawn 'this morning a prize of £5O, and as
such entitled to 500 Whole Tickets, was sold in one.
Quarter one-Eighth, and ten Sixteenth Shares, at
gulfs truly fortunate Offices, No. 4., Cornlull, and
No. 9, Charing-Cross. This prize may eventually
be worth upwards of £lOO,OOO, as all the Capital
Prizes are still undrawn. The next day of drawing
will be Tuesday, the 27th of this month, and the
Lottery finishes on the 31st. Undrawn Tickets and
Shares are selling at the above Offices.

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