Star.
London, England, 1803-12-21 00:00:00

MB, OF CATTLIT.

On Saturday the different pri:.e beans were exhibit-
ed to. the public. Betides thole which had woo the
prizes, thofe alto which bad flood candidates for the
different premiums (if dr:: eipreflion may be ufeJ)
were (hewn, and fcveral other very b:rautiful and
prime cattle were brought in, though too late to gain
the benefit which the Society affords to the poffcffors
of fuch beans, as come within the rules prefcrabed by
them. A great number of perfons went to the yard
where they were, both with a view to the improve-
ment or advancing of the art of breeding and feeding
'scab, and to gratify curiofity. The Duke of Ben-
FORD, the Marquis of SLIGO, and a great number of
other Noblemen and Gentlemen, who either belonged
to the Agricultural Society, or were admirers of the
inflitution, went there in the courfe of the day. A
bill was affixed to the wall, where each prize beaft
Rood, announcing the breeder and feeder's name,
what the animal was fed upon, the age and particular
breed of the beaft, and in what clafs it had obtained
the prize.

The Patrons of this Infiitution, the obje of which
is no lets important than that of leffening the price of
animal food, had a grand dinner on Monday at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand. The Duke
of BEDFORD was in the chair. About iso Gentlemen,
of the arft relpeffability as Agricultnraliat, were re-
lent. Among other*, we noticed Lord Sousavuse,
Lord WILLIAM RUSSELL, Mr. BY No, Mr. TALBOT,
Mr. HUGH HOARE, Mr. ELNAN, Mr. ASTLET, and
Mr. WAKEFIELD.

After the dinner, which confined of every delicacy,
ferved tip in a very fplendid flyle, the following mans
were given :
The King.—Succds to good Crazing.
The Plough.—The ricece.

The Duke of i3soroao role, and enumerated the
adjudications of the Prizes. He Paid he could not
avoid congratulating the Society on the progrefs it
had made in fo ()tort a period. He thought the Public
would be benefited by its exertions, and that the cla-
mour railed againft the Inftitution would fubfide, and
be fucceeded by general approbation. His Grace con-
cluded by giving as a toaft—
Soccer's to the Smithfield Society.
•
The next Loaf was—
Breeding, in all its branches.
The health of the Duke of BIDFOLD was drank
with three times three.
Several other toafts were drank.

The conviviality of the Meeting continued till
about nine o'clock, when the company began to fe
parate.

This exhibition continued yefierday to draw great
numbers, particularly Ladies, to view the uncom-
monly fine and large fat cattle there ihewn. The
fmall black cow, which gained the fiat prize in the
fourth dais, is fold to Mr. Browning, in Leather-
lane, and a fine thin hair'd pig, which gained the ad
prize in the ninth dafs, is fold to Mr. glieenborough,
of Dunfiable ; and tilde gentlemen's requells have
been complied with to let them take them from the
yard.
All the other prize cattle remained yefterday in
the yard for view, and fo they were this day, the
butchers who have purchafed them, having fignified
to Mr. Wooton, that on account of the unufual
warmth of the weather; they should not remove their
catty laR night, as tb.y were entitled by the rules to
do, being fearful of the meat not keeping the ufual
length of time.
Mr. Giblet, of Bond-Rreet, has purchafed the very
large•dark red and white oz which gained the firft
prize in the firß clefs ; alfo, the three long woolled
Gloucefter fiteep, which gained the prize in the firth
dais ; likewife, the three fine woolled South Down
'beep, which gained the prize in the feventh dais;
and, the three South Down !beep, which gained the
prize in the eighth dafs.
Mr. Melbas, of Newgate Market, has purchafed
the light red and white oz, which gained the fecond
prize in the firft daft.
Mr. Chapman, of Fleet Markets has purchafed the
large ted and white oz, which gained the firft prize
in the fecond dafs ; alfo, the decp red or, which
gained the firh prize in the third Oafs.
Mr. James, of Knightfbridge,.has purchafed the
large bright red oz, which gamed the fecond prize
in the third daft.
Mr. Dunkley, of Shoreditch, has purchafed the
handfome deep red cow, which gained the zd prize
lin the fourth dais.

Mr. Leybourn, of Leadenhall Market, has pnr-
chafed the three long woolled new Leicefter (beep,
which gained the prize in the fifth daft.
Mr. Cotterel, of Wire-ftreet, Liquorpond Brea,'
has purchafed the large black (potted pig, which
gained the firft prize in the ninth dais. One only of
the animals which have gained prizes remained un-
fold latt night.
The annual neeetingi of the Bath and Weft of Eng-
land Agricultural Society, was held nn Tuefday lag.
Mils Grace the Duke of BIDPORD, Prefident, in the
Chair. In the articles of nest cattle and (beep, a
'capital Devon bull, its lire and darn, was produced
'by Mr. Parker, and obtained the premium. Alfo •
cow and her offspring, of the fame breed, by Mr.
Windle, of Welton. A bull, its fire and dam (a fa-
vourite kind of Rork), by Mr. Ludlow, of Winter.
bourn. A curious heifer, with her offspring, between
the Indian bull and a Devonfhire heifer, by J. White
Parfons. Of !beep, t s prime South•doen (heading
rams, by J. G. Everett, Efq. Four choke breeding
ewes, defcending from Wilt hire ewes and deep clef-
fings with Leicelter rams, by W. Jones, Efq. of Wel-
lington, and tour remarkablyfine loathing woolled
(beading rams, by Mr. Bartley, the Secretary. In
fat Rock all the competitors poffeffed a very great
degree of merit. A Southdown wether, the pro-
perty of his Grace the Prefident, particularly was con.
fidered to have been the belt ever exhibited to the
Society. Three two.ycar old (beep of the Ryeland
and Southdown breed, with a tingle =Ls of the Spa-
:tins ram, the property of Lord Somerville, were eon-
neatly dillingeifhed, as having acquired, at fo early
a period, the ultimate degree of ripenefs, or maturity
of growth and fatnefs. A very capital Leicelier
wether, the properly of C. Gordon Gray, Efq. alf,o
obtained the premium, as did a fat os, of the Devon
breed, (hewn by G. Webb Hall. Efq. The fat pigs
exhibited, were all surliest in their kind, and revved
clearly to evince the vial improvement which has
been effected is that (pecks of Reek. Confidering the
immer.(c wits of our viability, gamy. pad yaosaarb

who are a6tively engaged in the military (entice n.
their country, the meeting was remarkably full ar
well attendrd ; and we have the pleafure to he iu•
formed, that the cumber of fubfcribers is progre
lively and rapidly increding.