The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-10-30 00:00:00

SOUTH CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

The first show of stock by the members of this society took
place at Nantwich, on Thursday, in some extensive premises
in Welsh•row. Some good cart horses were exhibited. The
show of sheep, pigs, and dairy cows far surpassed what might
have been anticipated at the society's first annual meeting,
Several fine bulls were on the grounil, and for that class of
stock premiums were awarded, Among the extra stock
shown were two Neapolitan pigs, an Indian heifer, and a fine
fat boar, by Lord Viscount Combermere; a bull, by Michael
Bott, Esq., one of the oldest agriculturalists in the county;
and a dairy cow, by Mrs. Farber, of Badeley Hall. The
members and their friends were admitted to see the stock at

twelve o'clock, and the public at one o'clock, on payment of
a small sum, which added much to the funds of the society.
At four o'clock about two hundred agriculturists sat down
to diver in a temporary building erected in the yard of the
Lamb Inn. The room was tastefully decorated with ever-
greens, flags, and transparencies. On one of the latter was
the well-known motto—

" Success to the spade, the sickle, and flail,
May landlords ever flourish, and tenants ne'er
Lord Viscount Combermere took the chair. Amongst
other gentlemen present were Sir Philip Egerton, Bart ,
M.P., George Wilbraham, Esq., M.P., Edward Corbett,
Esq., of Darnall Hall. J. F. France, tsq., of Bostock Hall,
John Tollemache, Esq., Col. Ford, John B. Glegg, Esq.,
James Hammond, Esq,, Col. Tomkinson, James iotnkin-
son, Esq., of Davenharn, John H. Harper, Esq., Major Swe-
tenham, Fras. Ford, Esq., James Bayley, jun., Esq., Wm.
Cooper, Esq., Wm. Salmon, Esq., Win. Court, sen., Esq.,
Wm. Court, jun. Esq., Win. Penn, Esq., James Skerratt,
Esq., John Armstrong, Esq., Samnel Sporston, Esq., Richard
Edeston, Esq., Thomas Cooper, Esq., M. Bott, Esq., the
Rev. G. Clayton, the Rev. R. J. Wilson, the Rev. J. Older-
shaw, &c., &c. The vice-president was George Wilbraham,
Esq., M.P. Sir Philip Egerton and J. B. Giegg, Esq., took
the head of other tables. The dinner consisted of every lux-
ury, and the way in which it was served reflected great credit
upon the landlord of the inn.
On the the cloth being drawn, " The Queen," " The Queen
Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family," " The Navy
and the Army," were given by the chairman. The toasts
were drank with three times three, and the national anthem

sung by the company.
The Chairman, in rising to propose the next toast, " Suc-
cess to the North Cheshire Agricultural Society," observed
that he was much pleased when he heard that it was intended
to form au agricultural association, as it was a thing much
wanted in that county. He was convinced that it would
prove advantageous to both landlords and tenants, and of one
thin,' he was quite certain, that, at this their first show of
cattle and other stock, much had been accomplished. There
yet remained a great deal more to be done, and he trusted
that every landed proprietor would endeavour to carry the
intentions of the society into effect. His habits of life had
been widely different from those whom he had the pleasure
to see around him; as an amature he was fond of farming,
and it gave him great pleasure to see the improvements that
bad taken place in that good old county. He hoped, by the
advantages that would result from his connexion with the
society, to become a better farmer; but whether he did or
did not, they should continue to have his support. (Cheers.)
The toast was drank with three times three and great en-
thusiasm.
Mr. Martin, the secretary, then read over the names of the
successful competitors for Abe society's premiums :--Mr.
Gardner, of London, who had been appointed as judge of
cheese, awarded the premium of £2O to Mr. Samuel Ric-kett,
of Aston, for the best dairy of cheese not less than 50Ibs.
weight each; to Mr. Thomas Hall, of Watningham, the
premium of £lO for cheese of 2011 ii. weight; and to Mr.
George Silvester, of New-hall, the premium ol£s for the
second best dairy of cheese of 20ibs. weight.