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

THE MAYOR'S DINNER TO THE COUNCIL

In the evening the mayor, Thomas Bolton, Esq., invited
the members of the council to dine with him in the Town-
hall. The dinner took place in the Grand Banquetting-room,
and was of the most splendid description. The mayor pre-
sided, and at his right sat Philip Pusey, Esq., M.P., presi-
dent of the Royal Society of Agriculture; on his left were '
the Right Hon. the Earl Spencer, the Right Hon. the Earl
Talbot, and the Right lion. Lord Sandon, M.P. The fol-.
lowing gentlemen among others were also present :—Sir
Francis Lawley, Bart., Major St. Paul, Mr. Slaney, late
M.P. for Shrewsbury, Wilson Patten, Esq., M.P., Edward
Buller, Esq., M.P., the Rev. Dr. Buckland, professor of
geology in the University of Oxford, T. Law Hodges, Esq.,
Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, the
Rev. James Martineau, David Barclay, Esq., M.P., Mr.
Childers, M.P. for Mallon, Sir J. Johnson, Bart., the Hon.
Captain Spencer, the Hon. R. Clive, the Rev. Archer Clive,
the Hon. Spencer Montague, Sir Joshua Walmsley, Thos.
Thornely, Esq., M.P. for Wolverhampton, Mr. Geo. Wil-
braham, late M.P. for South Cheshire, G. H. Wilson, Esq.,
of Harperley Park, near Bishop Auckland, &c., &c. Alto-
gether sixty-nine gentlemen partook of the mayor's hospi-
tality. The toast of " Success to the Royal Society of
Agriculture" was proposed by the mayor, in a very neat
speech. Mr. Pusey responded in a suitable address, which
was loudly applauded. The health of the mayor was pro-
posed by Lord Spencer, who spoke in warm terms of the
cordiality with which the visit of the society had been re-
ceived, and said he had no doubt it would be attended with
the most beneficial effects. The mayor thanked the noble
lord and the company for the honour conferred upon him,
and said that it always had been, and ever would toe, the
pride of Liverpool to pay respect to any association the ob-
jects of which were so praiseworthy as those of the Royal
Society of Agriculture. Many other toasts were given, and.
by eleven o'clock the company departed, highly gratified
with the entertainments of the evening.

ESSAYS AND REPORTS ON VARIOUS

SUBJECTS.
PREMIUMS FOR 1841.-PRIZE ESSAYS.

1. VARIETIES OF WHEAT.—Twenty Sovereigns, or a
Piece of Plate of that value. will be given for the best re-
port on the comparative merits of different varieties of
wheat.

2. VARIETIES OF BARJ.EY.—Twenty Sovereigns, or a
Piece of Plate of that value, will be given for the best re-
port on the comparative merits of different varieties of

3. VARIETIES OF TURNIPS.—Ten Sovereigns, or a
Piece of Plate of that value, will be given for the best re-
port of the comparative merits of different varieties of tur-

nips.
4. EFFECTS OF CERTAIN CROPS ON SUBSEQUENT
CROPS OF WHEAT.—Twenty Sovereigns, or a Piece of
Plate of that value, will be given for the best account of the
comparative effects of crops of beans, clover, vetches, po-
tatoes, rye-grass, or any other crop, upon a subsequent
crop of wheat.
5. FOOD FOR LABOURERS.—Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece
of Plate of that value, will be given for the best directions to
enable labourers to prepare wholesome, nutritious, and pa-
latable food, in the most economical and easy manner.

ON :MANURES AND SOILS.
6. APPLICATION OF LIME.—Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece
of Plate of that value, will be given for the best account of
experiments on the application of lime as a manure.
7. NITRE AND CUBIC NlTRE.—Twenty Sovereigns, or
a Piece of Plate of that value, will be given for the best
account of experiments on the application of nitres as ma-
nures, including saltpetre (the nitrate of potass) and cubic
nitre (the nitrate of soda).
8. IMPROVEMENT OF PEAT SOlLS.—Twenty Sovereigns,
or a Piece of Plate of that value, will be given for the best
essay or report on the most successful means by which the
improvement of peat soils may be effected.