The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-06-26 00:00:00

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was absolutely nei:essary fo lettP.loge flocks of
sheep (the farmerrwsheet Imhof% •and thw lands.'
annually affording east' !MOO of turnips, with'
good lodging fur !Weep\ 'id' the *inter, the feed from
the water meadews, in •the earlietst part of the
spring, produced the greatest benefits. However
prejudiced some men bight be against water men_
doves, he only wished such men to look over those
of Mr. Reeve, and Mr. E. Beck, which were suf.
-icient proofs, not only of their produce, but like.
wise of the skilful manner in which those Gentle.
men conducted- the process of irrigation, and to
.both of whom he was greatly indebted fur that im-
proved husbandry which was so discernible in their
farms. Trusting, then, that some benefits had
.arisen from the establishment of the annual meet-
ings, u Inch, he was proud to say, were held un-
under his roof, and at Woburn, and that the
sentiments of the Noble Duke near him were
congenial with his own, hu was happy to say,
' he did not doubt but those,. and similar meet-
lags, would be the means of eliciting the =:-wt
useful information, and that the cot:asininity would
he greatly benefited. Ile therefore wished now
to say, flat a 33 convinced of the superiority
6r tre cock's-foot over the rye-grass, as the latter
Ara* very exhausting, and would not carry any-
thing like the quautity of stuck. Hoe ever, the
,metit of this discovery was due to his deceased
tenant end friend, Mr. Overman, of Whom it was
neediest fur hint to say any thing in praise ; but
he must observe, th.it he it ished those Gentlemen
w ho were oow present, and indeed every other agri-
culturist in the kingdom, had heard the beautiful
Niel int oulogiuns upon him, which, in an im.
prewsive manner that will never be forgotten,
his friend, the Noble Duke, delivered at We.
burn, recording the merits and virtues of one
,whts wc+ an ornament to society. Gentlemen,
.said Mr. Coke, when I address such cha.
victors as I ,bane the honour tw see
around me, I am desirous of eliciting such re.
marks, end of stating such facts, as may be
deemed worthy their attention. I cannot be
otherwise than grateful to all of you for the favour
you confer on me by your presence, enabling me
the more confidently to pursue those objects which
- alone animate our eaertions—the diffusion of use-
ful knowledge, and the promotion of agriculture
and cummercr, Mr. Coke concluded a speech, to
which our limits will not permit us to do justice,
by soliciting the company, and his friends there
assembled, to attend the next Sheep-shearing;
slid then begged leave to propose the health of his
Noble friend and able coaJjutor,
•6 The Doke of Bedford, and pnwpertty to the Howie of

leii sentiment was received with three cheers.
•The Duke of Ihereari said, that be entertained
a grateful sense of the hononr then conferred upon
him, awl he felt it incumbent upon him to declare,
that t►c never visited their patriotic host, hut he
returned with much profit from the lessons which
he derived from the superior skill and talents of
his worthy friend. The country in which he re.
aided was ranch i►►debted to that of Norfolk fur
many valuable hints in practical husbandry ; and
be trustod that Bedfordshire, though slow and

tardy in its steps towards agricultural improve.
• aunts, would, by the force of an example here so
repeatedly 'helm theme advance progressively to a
r state of imitative perfection.
The company note rose and walked to the cat.
tle yard, In attend the sale of Devon cattle, which
terminated this rural fete, so honourable to its en.
lightened and liberal fouls:Ler, and so important to
the best interests of the country, in the improve.
merit of practical agriculture.

Madams BiAgegis who came out in the serious
• Opera on Tuesday Eight last, is not the Lady so
jolig known in England) but au Italian performer

from Lisbon. •
• Saturday afternoon an inquest was beld at the
White Horse, Knightsbridge, before ANTSIONT
Foci Coroner for Westminster, on the body
of John Desmond, a boy, about 15 years of age,
then lying dead at St. George's Hospital, Hyde
park Corner. It appeared from the evidence,
that the hoy died in consequence of a wound in
the head, indicted by a man, under whom he
worked, in A 6t of passion; but the Foreman of
the Jury sot being satisfied with the evidence, au
Istijoernment took place till this day.
Yesterday morning two Isis contending who
were the best swimmers, at the Green Bank,
Son thwark,having stretched too far into the stream,
one of them was unfortunately drowned.
Saturday morning one of the carpenters who
was at work in the third tier of boxes at Covent-
garden Theatre, fell over into the pit, and was
dreadfutly bruised, but hopes aro entertained of

• his recovery.
Salurday morning, shoot five o'clock, a firs
broke out in an out.building of Mr. Nichols,
• pawnbroker, of Brentfurd, occasioned by the
.negligence of some workmen. By the timely as.
sistatiee of a small engine kept in the town, and
• some. licighhours, it was got seder after it had de.-
' struycd the building and damaged the dwelliog-
• house. Mr. Nichols's head, face, and other parts
of his body were severely burnt.
Yesterday a Gaelic Chapel was opened in Dart-
mouth.street, Westminster.—Notwithstanding the
great number of Highlanders in and about London,
this, perhaps, was the first time that ever Divine
Service was performed in this city in the Gaelic
language.
Pointe llousss.—ln the city of London, and
within the Bills of Mortality, there are 5204 li.
eensed public-houses; and it has been calculated
that the money expended in beer and spirits in
those places, by the labouring people only,
amenets to upwards of three millions a year.
kfersale pauper died lately in a workhouse at
Liverpool, at the advanced age of 124 years. She
retained all bee faculties to the last, except her
sight, which, two muntht previously to her disso.
lotion, had been much impaired.
At a late meeting of the Masters of several Ma-
soak Lodges in Belfast, charges were brought
s' against fuer persons, who have been expelled and
deprived et all the rights and benefits of Masonry
fag 9fl rein &inn Ist JUDO) 1809.

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