The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-23 00:00:00

THE SHOW GROUND YESTERDAY

Yesterday morning, at an early hour, the precincts of the
show-yard began to exhibit an animated appearance, curi-
osity having been excited amongst our vast population by
the appearance amongst us of an unusual number of strangers,
many of them distinguished individuals in the senate or in
the " ploughing" field. A number of additional refresh-
ment tents had also risen up round the yard, the creation of
a night.

The company, toward noon, began to muster pretty
strongly, but the assemblage inside never amounted to what
may be termed a throng. A number of flags were displayed
on the comarativeiy minute erections outside, but not a
s.s
single rag of bontain was shown in or belonging to the yard
itWe suggested, on Tuesday. the propriety of a few
flags, as not only decorative, but requisite, to invite public
attention. But the " council," par excellence, of this nota-
ble society appeared to shriek from even showing their
colours. We could have lent the " Royal Association" a
iUn onJack, orperhaps a " Royal" Standard, and its ex-
hibition, we trust, would not have offended, but rather
pleabed, every°fess- Th true Englishman, whatever politics he might
Lancashire Conduct of this society, indeed, towards our
ries sent down f; reminds us of that of certain functiona-
some years ago, tr, London to the Custom-house here,
untortunate creaturesintroduce amongst us, benighted and
of London." Soweasewe are ! " the practice of the port
se wiseacr es obcted to the
entry of " cow and ox
hidr
ethe and would not doje the needful
until the gender of the hides'N';as most uncavallierly reversed
to "ox and cow hides," for which they merited a sound
hiding. The present worthies have, throuagvhout, manifested
an equal discourtesy towards us. They have
uon th
mere assumption of a name—the " Royal Agerlcmuelturpal So-
e
ciety of England"—and treat us as if it were
a mighty boon
on their part to visit us at all. They will take no hint from
so paltry a town as Liverpool ; they will only condescend to
take our cash.
The show, however, by force of fortuitous circu
was good ; though not so good by half, through f: aorcriist w their
ould
perversity in not giving sufficient public notice
otherwise have been. The implements shown were
nume-
rous, and, on the whole, most ingenious,—demon mating'
indeed, a high degree of intellect, study, and perseverance,
on the part of our brethren in agriculture in various parts of
the kingdom. In the complicated machinery for sowing
&c., the " southerns" have excelied at this exhibition ; in
the simpler, but perhaps more valuable, department of
ploughing, our " northern" neighbours, the Scotch, have
borne off the palm.
The difficulties of access to information, of which we have
to complain in common with our brother journalists, must
plead our apology for not entering into long details, or parti-
cularizing more than a few names :
Amongst those who showed implements were Messrs. Gar-
nett and Son, Leiston works, Sazmundarn, who brought a
variety of working implements, as well as beautiful models of
drilling-machines, &c., ill mahogany and brass and copper
Work.
Messrs. J. R. and A. Ransome, of Ipswich, exhibited a
variety of fine implements, particularly ploughs and drilling-
machines.

Mr. Wilkie, of Uddington, near Glasgow, exhibited se-
veral excellent ploughs, and a capital brake or scarifier,
effecting great saving in expense and draught.
Mr. Hornsby, of Lincolnshire. obtained the £lO prize for
a corn, seed, and manure drill.

Mr. Jos. Brewster, a premium of £2, for a turnip cutter.
Mr. Michael Lea, of Liverpool, for an oval tubbed double
acting vertical churn, with a large fly wheel,—a capital con-
trivance, £2.

Mr. Wedlake, Essex, for the dibbling machine, which was
shown on the Race Course. The same gentleman also ob-
tained a prize for a cheese turner.
Mr. Townsend, Leicestershire, for his field turnip cutting
cart, (before noticed,) £5.
Mr. Glover, for his turf and stubble paring plough ; also
tried at the Race Course.

Messrs. Garrett and Co., for a crusher for corn, &c, £2
A horse _

Mr. Johu'Howard, of Bedford, for a plough, £5.
The Earl of Ducie, for his horse hoe, shown on the Race