Star.
London, England, 1803-03-02 00:00:00

ARRIVED.

Off Dover, Martha Walhington, from Batavia; and
Port-au-Prince. Hall, from St. Croix—At Briftol, Wellbury,
Sims, from Meffina; John, —, from Liftion and Britifh
Queen. Ball, from Bare lona—At Clyde, Ids. Forbes, from
Marfeilles; Rofamond. Cafticman ; and Sufannah, Walker,
from Chirleftton—At Dublin, Vulcan, Greg, from Cadiz—
At Havre, South Carolina, from New York--At Bout,
deaux, Minerva, —, from Virginia—At Moe, Bcllifario,
Mews, from Briftol—At Halifax, Swan, Chritchill, from
Clyde—At V rginia, Mary Ann, Anderfon, front Clyde—At
Charlefton, Jofeph and Ifabella, —, from Bourdeaux ; and
Dragon, —, from (Mend.

LORD SOMER PiLLE's SHEIr OP C4TTLE.

SECOND DAY.—Yellerday morning Lord So- I
MERVILLE, and a great number of Agriculturifts
and Breeders, again affembled at Longhorn's Re-
politory, in Barbican, when the judges proceeded
to examine the merits of the oxen and fheep ex•
hibitcd far the prizes offered by his Lordfhip.
great number of improved implements in agricul-
ture were exhibited, among which was Lord
Swot: RVI Lt. e's Patent Plough. At three o'clock
the Mating adjourned to the Freemafons' Tavern,
where his Lordlhip entertained in the moft liberal
manner ahout zoo Gentlemen. About fix o'clock
his Lordfhip took the Chair in the Great Hall ;
the Duke of BEDFORD being on his right hand,
and the Marquis of Swot:, on his left. After dinner
his Lordfhip gave—
The King, and thanks to him for the honour he has done the
Society. (Alluding to his Ms jelty having fent two oxen to be
exhibited.)
The %leen and Royal Family.
The Judges, and thanks to them for their kind attention.
Farming Societies in every part of the World, not forgetting
thole in Ireland.
Good grazing, and a ihort time to etredt it
His Lordfhip then addreffed the Meeting in a
neat and appropriate Iptech, refpeeting the diffe-
I rent candidates who offered themfelves for his
prizes. He Rated, that the Umpires he had ap-
pointed had paid very great attention, and had
(pared no pains to invefligate the merits of the dif
ferent oxen and Bleep offered for the prizes. They
had adjudged
For the btft yoke of fat oxen, who have laboured a given
period to provide corn and other food for man, but never once
confumed it, to the Duke of Bedford 30L
Fer the fecond el fs, or feconl.heß yoke, to Mr. Edntoods,
provided his oxen do not exceed the limited weight ; if that
mould be the cafe, that the prize to he awarded to Mr. Martin.
For the belt ewe bogs, or one year olds, not in lamb, to
Mr. Edward Sm th, 301.
The fecond cilia, for the belt fat waiters, four or fix tooth
weep, to the Duke of Bedford acL
His Lordship faid, he hoped thofe who had not
been fuccefsful this year would not be daunted,
but that they would be more diligent in their e -
er t ions to excel another year. His Lordfhip then
gave,

Improved Hufbandry, and enereafing commerce, and long
may their interefts be ideparable.
The Duke of BEDFORD propofed the health of
his Lordfhip, which was drank with great ap.
plank with three times three. Lord SOMERVILLE
faid, he felt bimfelf extremely flattered by the
manner in which his health had been drank, and
thanked the Gentlemen for the honour they had
done him by their attendance. His Lordfhiprofe
again, and informed the meeting, that he had not
only a will; to improve the carcafes of (beep, but
likewife the wool; he had, therefore, procured the
affiitance of fome of the fira judges of wool, as
well as manufadurers, to of ft the judges in their
determination of its worth, and their decifions
were—