Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-11-01

sriee aud working oxea gave evidence Of incfeas-
ing improvement IN their breeds The produc-
tons OF the dairy were excellent, and glass bee
hives and Jars oi hooey arrested particular atten-
ton. The exhibition of Manufactures, though
Inferior in variety, consisted of several superior
samples of Kerseymeres, broadrlo,hs, hannels,
blankets, corntcrpsnes, csrpcling, SC The mum
Der of fdncy and comfortable articles made de-
High fal SHOW. The Young ladies Of schools in the
city and country WED with each other in their work.
The sales of cattle and manufactures were
/ rerou~lv attended. The society and large NUM-
Der o. quests tned together; X took choice Amcri-
can wine tsayS the Boston Ce; to true American
,oasts.''- GA the Pad day, many ladies attended.
/ The plou.hing match WAS at 10; when - compel
i,crs started for the prizesl0 minutes We're allow ed
To- plough quarter of M acre each the whole field
was 6ai-lel in 80 mnuies-rhc Comm tees
made their Reports in tie meeting house in the at
lernoon: in the Ploughing match. Mr.. Husings of
Mendon had one of the premiums ALSO TO Mr..
| Barrett of Concord, Si5 as owner and SIS as
! p!ou.hman, and =. Barrett ~ driver 81, sc. For
working Cattle, premiums OF S25, = 20, SO,
SC. awardei.-At the Berkshire \ gricuural
Society, on the 9TH S 9th, the show Of msnufac-
lures and agricultural productions was very great.
OF the 20,crops of ludan corn view cd, only fell
sGort Of so bushels the acre, ard most exceeded IT,
The pieces of acres each, which obtained the
premiums, one equalled no, one lO6, and one 81
bushels the acre % premiums were awarded for
! raising the best fields Of Winter and Spring wheat
and rye, niile, Indian corn, oats, marrow-fat
peas Including premiums for cheese and butter 200
carriages < about 1000 spectators were present.
The agriculture of Berkshire county appears to be
decidedly improvins.--A young man, Abel w.
IViiguS (othersise called CleuI) has been convict
1 cd before the Supreme Judicial Court for Middle
sex county, OF being n common cheat; selling spu-
rious quarters of tickets in the Maryland Grand
state Lottery, pretending TO be Agent of the
Managers lie made his delence with great
ability. An arrest of Judgment being moved, SEN
iencc is not vet pronounced.
RHODE ISLAND. The PawtuNet Exhibition of
stock and Domestic Msnufac, ures took place on
the I9th ut PawtuXet under the direction of the
society Tor the encouragement of Domestic Indus
try in r. Island. Mr.. WIN. T. Richmond Of Provi-
dence addressed large audience in tie Meeting
house, in which he illustrated and cnlo ced the poll
cy OF legislative protection and encouragement and
IFS effects upon Domestic Industry. The Society
dined nj A6orn's Hotel Seventeen pairs OF oxen
catered Tor the Ploughing- Match after it was
over, the premiums declared in the spacious
hall OF the Society. The auction sale OF the premium
and other articles concluded the business of the day.
The present exhibition displayed a great improve
mcnt in every department Of the show with the
exception OF horses. The ladies exhibited great
variety of articles in their line The Society holds
5000 IN bank stock, besides their real estate
which Is all paid for An anecdote is told of Mr.
WIN. Bowers of Providence, much 10 his credit
On the night Of the l2th Oct. as gentleman was
handing lady from the steam boat Just arrived
from \. York, lie precipita;ed into the water
between the boat and tho wharf. lie could not
swim; and The persons in the boat and on the wharf
wee unable from the darkness of the night to con-
vey any thing within his reach. He would ineyi-
tabiy have persisted. ii passenger on board the
boat had not plunged into the water and saved
him. Such was the inodesty of his preserver, that
the circumstance was not known, until the gentle
man whose life was saved wrote 10 n friend in Pro-
violence mentioning the circumstance and describing
his person. This man was MIR. Bowers of Pro-
violence who had just arrived from Chill by the
way of n. Y
CoNNECTIcUT.--A meeting was held at New
London ON the 9th September to raise monument
on Groton Heights. They appointed committee
to devise ways and means; who lately met very
fully attended, and appointed Capt. Z. BulkIey,
Charman: they received several letters, from
Gov. Wolcou, pledgng every cooperation TO pro-
mote 1t. The Committee unanimously determined
to petition the General Assembly for an appropria-
tion.-A caulilower was raised this summer in
the garden of Judge Gould of Litchfield. which
measured in diameter II inches by I6; when trim
med for boiling, il weighed ii lbs | or The
LitctticLd Lar School, conducted by Judge Gould
is spoken of in the highest terms. II has existed
more than 40 years, and near 1000 students have
been us members. lecture is given every dav
sundays excepted, each one an hour and quarter
or half long; and the whole course with two vaca-
tions, i weeks each, is completed in about wear
The lectures are given from notes on each principle
and rule falling under the several divisions OF all
the titles of the law systematically arranged. and
improved by the modern adjudications and LEADING
authorities; with applications of the more abstruse
points, prepared by % years study of the instructor
The students take notes during the lecture which
they transcrbe in their rooms The residue of the
hours OF study in each day is TO be devoted to an
proved treases, and the reported cases on the sub
ject to which the lectures relate. An examination.
or full recitation from the lectures of the week is
had every Saturday afternoon. An extensive
H6TdTY IS attached TO the school; and npOof-coHrt
IS kept up, IN which the students each week discuss
question OF law proposed by the instructor, and
raised IN the forms in in the regular courts of
justice, two acting counsel on each side This
instructor devotes not the vacations between his
courts, but his whole time, except the weeks
vacation. The terms of instruction are 500
year.
New YoRK.--On the 18th Oct, meeting
was held in Otsego county, and Committee ap-
pointed 10 devise the means of improving the navi-
CATION of,he Susquehanna river, from the C,vego
TO Cooperstown.--In Telling tree near the village
OF Lockpor, bullet was discovered, closely i'm
bedded in the wood s or inches from the outside:
the number of grains between the bark and the bed
of the bullet ~as 1871 No trace of its entrance
could be tcdnd the wood around il was quite
sound.-Fine fresh shad have been brought 10 the
New York market 1T is uncommon for them TO
be taken in the Hudson at this season. Upwards
| OF $500 had been lately taken within few days
The Estate known by the name OF the old Bulls
Head, in the Bowery, city Of n York has lust been
sold for $IO5, 900 they contain I6 lots. front
ing on the Bowery and Elizabeth ST., each
20 by 100 A company of gentlemen purchased