W.. I rotting, during many years, declined in this London, are weekly paid for by the news carriers, sale of the Times averaged 8,900 papers. country, the high prices of the war having indu- who receive subscribers, and are allowed by have before said the price of the stamp is three sed the Norfolk and Ely farmers to pay more at- the editors a certain profit. The country sub-pence halfpenny, therefore, the daily stampas tention to growing wheat, than breeding trot-scribers all pay in advance, and the very day on the times was equal to $518 53 cts., or all ting horses. The trotting rage has revived, their subscription expires, their names are ing 313 publishing days in the year, the stamp du as it appears from the circumstance of seve-stricken off the books, unless care has been taken ty paid in that time by the proprietors of the Time ral horses of this description being imported to forward the necessary advance for another year was one hundred and sixty two thousand two from the United States of America. In that or half year, as the case may be. The editors hundred and ninety six dollars and thirty cents. country, both trotters and amblers have been of papers in the United States are paid in a very The amount of stamp tax is altogether indepenlong much in request, and with respect to the different manner, and the consequence is, that dent of the tax which is paid for advertisements, former, the Americans have been always bold they neither can incur the same expense, nor which must be very great, as no advertisement, enough, in discourse, to challenge all England.-hope to realise the same profits as the editors, or however short, is inserted without paying five It has been now, for the first time, brought to the rather the proprietors, of the London papers. shillings (60 cents) duty to the government. test of English and stop watch trial, but not with Few papers in London are owned by the person To shew the extra expence incurred on imporany proof of that superiority so confidently as- who acts as editor. Many of them are divided tant occasions, we shall state a few facts from the sumed by the American jockies. In fact, in all into shares, and owned by a considerable num-manuscript before us. During the war with the late matches, whether with respect to the ber of proprietors, who, in proportion to their France, gentlemen were sent from the Times American or present English race of trotters, share, bear their proportion of the expenditures office, to report the operations of the British arthere has been full as much cry as wool. Not an and receive their proportion of the profits. mies on the continent. At Walcheren, at the individual of them has been found able to trot a In the British empire, as well as in the United bombardment of Boulogne, and on other occamile in three minutes, a very clear indication that, States, the main profit of a newspaper is derived sions, the Times almost invariably anticipated the as they say at Newmarket, we have trained off, from its advertising customers. The Times, Government despatches, sometimes by days and in the trotting way; and from long disuse, we formerly a ministerial, but now an antiministerial even sometimes by weeks. have nothing now to compare with the trotters of paper, is one of the most expensive newspaper This was particularly the case at Walcheren former days. The mare Phenomena was a stout establishments in the United Kingdom, or in the for many successive weeks. When operations and lasting trotter, but speed was not her play; world. The regular literary establishment of ceased there, and the British army was ordered the great things she did, were in consequence of that paper is: an editor, at 10 guineas (46 dol- to re-embark, the Times newspaper published light weight, always carrying a feather, and trot-lars 70 cents) per week; an assistant editor at the final account of the proceedings three weeks ting over a bowling green. She never could car-16 guineas ($28) per week; and eleven reporters before it was in the Government Gazette, and then ry weight, and was repeatedly beaten for speed, at 5 guineas ($23 33 cts.) per week, each. The the Gazette scrupled not to copy two whole on the road. So much has been said on the sub-duty of those reporters is to report Parliamentary columns from the Times of three weeks before. ject of capital trotters of former times, in the debates, law proceedings, discussions at the In-An Irish gentleman named Hogan, who died Sporting Magazine, that a repetition at present dia House, Common Council, Livery of London, about five years after at Sierra Leone, where he would be superfluous: suffice it to say that, about and at all other public meetings. Some of those filled the office of chief justice, was the Times' two or three years before Mr. Aldridge trotted gentlemen are occasionally sent to report impor- correspondent at Walcheren. He had a regular his match, an account of which was some time tant trials and proceedings of public meetings in attendant, who waited for his daily despatch, and since given in these pages, there were at least half the most distant parts of the kingdom. Thus immediately sailed with it in a fast sailing cutter. a dozen known trotters in and near the metropolis, the regular expense of the literary department So soon as it touched the English coast, the deswhich actually trotted the mile, a considerable of this paper is 71 guineas ($331 33 cts.) a week, patch was handed over to a courier, conveyed by number of seconds under three minutes, not or three thousand six hundred and ninety-two blood-horse expresses to London, and the news jockied by a feather and over a selected course, guineas ($17,229 33 cts.) a year, independent of appeared in the Times the day next but one after but carrying their owners over the common road. travelling expenses, &c. &c. the event had happened. Walcheren is an There were several in Norfolk also capable of The other expenses we do not exactly know, Island of one of the Dutch provinces, of which this performance. They would start and trot the but they may be inferred from the following Middleburg is the capital. We will resume this first mile off hand, under three minutes. I speak facts. Each paper has a stamp, which costs subject. as an eye witness, and from a number of trials three pence halfpenny (6 cts.) The salary of which I rode. What would the two best of these the proof reader is three guineas ($14) a week. horses have done with a good rider of seven The compositors' wages are twenty-four guineas From Silliman's Journal of Sciences and Arts. stone, over Sunbury? I really believe twenty ($112) a week. The paper is printed by means CASES OF DELIRIUM. miles in one hour; with respect to nineteen, I of a steam engine press, which is constantly at- Facts illustrative of the Powers and opertions of have not the shadow of a doubt. tended by a regular mechanician. When to the Human Mind in a Diseased State. The accounts we have had in the public pa-these we add the cost of the paper, ink, house Some years ago a farmer of fair character, who pers, of the mode in which some of these trot- rent, clerk hire, &c.; still we have not embraced resided in an interior town in New-England, sold ters have been ridden, are of the rum, or rather all the expenses of this great establishment. his farm, with an intention of purchasing another queer kind. The nags perpetually breaking in- There is a confidential agent constantly employ- in a different town. His mind was naturally of to a gallop, and of all things, one of them trot-ed about the Exchange to obtain commercial in- a melancholy cast. Shortly after the sale of his ting the last half mile in, whipped and spurred formation, and procure extracts of letters receiv- farm, he was induced to believe that he had sold I think Mr. Albridge must smile at this new fash-ed by the merchants from their foreign corres- it for less than its value. This persuasion brought ioned way of managing and riding a trotter.-pondents. These extracts are purchased some- on dissatisfaction and evidently a considerable However, if the game goes on, we may hope for times at very high prices. Domestic occurren-degree of melancholy. In this situation, one of some improvement both in trotting and jockey-ces, such as the proceedings of the police offices, his neighbours engaged him to inclose a lot of ship. A BIT OF A JOCKEY. at coroners' inquests, boxing matches, races, land, with a post and rail fence, which he was to fashionable routs and assemblies, court intelli- commence making the next day. At the time gence, and a nameless detail of minor occurren-appointed he went in the field, and began with ces, which make up the miscellany of a Londona beetle and wedges to split the timber out of A friend has put into my possession, and au- newspaper, are furnished by a detached body of which the posts and rails were to be prepared. irregulars, who furnish their contributions at a On finishing his day's work, he put his beetle and thorised me freely to use, for publication, a manuscript volume, containing some very interest-certain rate per quantum. They are not paid wedges into a hollow tree, and went home. ing facts, touching the establishment and mode unless their contributions are accepted for pub-Two of his sons had been at work through the of conducting nearly all the daily papers in Lon-lication. These irregulars pick up from two to day in a distant part of the same field. On his don. The volume is written by a gentleman eight guineas a week, according to their indus-return he directed them to get up early the next morning, to assist him in making the fence. In who, for nearly thirty years, was engaged in the try, their talents, and their opportunities. Estiliterary department of some of the London Jour-mating the expense of this department of the the course of the evening he became delirious, and nals. We had supposed we had some know-Times at but nine guineas ($42) a week, it makes continued in this situation several years; when ledge of the subjects of which this volume treats, sive of the whole printing department, 80 gui- first question which he asked after the return of the weekly expenses of the establishment, exclu-his mental powers were suddenly restored. The yet we are free to confess that some of the facts neas ($373 33 cents) a week, or four thousand his reason, was whether his sons had brought in have excited no inconsiderable admiration in our one hundred and sixty guineas ($19,413 33 cents) the beetle and wedges. He appeared to be wholNone of the London editors give credit to sub-a year. ly unconscious of the time that had elapsed from At the time our informant wrote, the daily the commencement of his delirium. His sons, scribers. Those papers which are served in LOFC minds. ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS. FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS. apprehensive that any explanation might induce suds only, annually exhibits a luxuriance almost by means of a common garden pump in a short time; and this operation should be repeated as often as a supply of a mixture can be procurhad been at work a number of years before, and Remarks on the above by the Rev. Thomas a quantity of potash of commerce dissolved in ed; or if the water of a washing cannot be had, found the wedges, and the rings of the beetle, Falconer. where he had left them, the beetle itself having water may be substituted. The washing of the 1. The above important experiment may per- trees and wall twice a week for three weeks in mouldered away. During his delirium his mind haps, remind the reader of the principle ingre- the spring will be sufficient to secure them from had not been occupied with those subjects with dients of the oil compost, suggested by Dr. Hun- the injuries of these insects. On the whole then, which it was conversant in health. ter of York. In this simple fluid manure, we this must be considered as a vluable manure, as Mrs. Smith, an intelligent lady, belonging to have an animal oil, and the same alkali, but it can be obtained easily, at small expense, and a respectable family in New York, some years neither of them, perhaps, in so pure a state as in large quantities; and when its nature is well ago undertook a piece of fine needle work. She in the manure, with the addition of fresh understood, will probably be no less esteemed, devoted her time to it almost constantly, for a horse dung. The fresh horse dung is added in by the farmer than horse dung.-To the gardennumber of days. Before she had accomplished order to produce heat and fermentation; and aer as well as the farmer, it is useful mixed with it, she became suddenly delirious. In this state, delay of six months is supposed to be necessary, mould as a fertilizing compost; or when fluid without experiencing any abatement of her dis- to make the compost fit for use. All, however, may be applied to his fruit walls as a wash fatal ease, she continued for about seven years, when that seems to be gained by the horse dung, is to her reason was suddenly restored. One of the the animal oil, which may be united by the al- NICHOLSON'S JOUR. V. 20. the noxious brood of predatory insects. first questions she asked after her reason return-kali during the progress of fermentation, and ed, related to her needle-work. It is a remark- the straw, which in the fermentation of the able fact, that during the long continuance of her compost will bind the mass together, and when The discovery of Soap Suds as a manure, is delirium, she said nothing, so far as was recol-decomposed on the ground, will afford a small worthy of the consideration of agriculturists gelected, about her needle-work, nor concerning supply of vegetable matter. If we make the nerally. In addition to the applications of oil, aby such subjects as usually occupied her atten- comparison strictly accurate on the other side, pointed out by Mr. Falconer, I have used it with tion when in health. we may observe, that in the fluid manure there some success in the preservation of cucumber Remarks of a Countryman. A lady in New-England, of a respectable fam-must be an increased quantity of animal matter vines from the bugs which are detrimental to ily, was for a considerable period subject to par-in the water, after it has been used for the pur-them. I also think that water and muskmellon oxysms of delirium. These paroxysms came pose of washing linen. vines might be preserved from the bugs by a on instantaneously, and after continuing an in- The experiment then shews what is the ad- timely application of Suds. The advantages of denite time, went off as suddenly, leaving her vantage of the application of the oil and alkali it are not sufficiently known. Future experiments mind perfectly rational. It often happened that only, as a manure, and perhaps the delay of 6'I am disposed to believe will stamp a value on it when she was engaged in rational and interest-months in preparing the compost would not be far beyond what we at present conceive or antiin conversation, she would stop short in the compensated by any superior efficacy, that may cipate. midst of it, and become in a moment entirely de-be expected to arise from the combination of lirious, and commence a conversation on some the horse dung. It also appears from the expeother subject, not having the remotest connex-riment, that the compost is a more useful dision with the preceding one, nor would she ad-covery than Dr. Hunter himself could justly invert to that during her delirium. When she be- fer from his own limited experience of its efcame rational again, she would pursue the same fects. FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS. SOAP SUDS A MANURE. A COUNTRYMAN. FROM THF RALEIGH REGISTER. conversation in which she had been engaged du- 2. This mixture of an oil and an alkali has In your last paper I saw a cure for the Botts, or ring the lucid interval, beginning where she had been more generally known than adopted, as a It may be very correct; but having learnt from the as they are commonly called the Grubs, in Horses. left off. To such a degree was this carried, that remedy against the insects which infest wall late Mr Craven, of this city, a much more simshe would complete an unfinished story, or sen-fruit trees. It will destroy the insects which tence, or word. When her next delirious pa- have already formed their nests and bred amongst ple, and perhaps as effectual a cure, I offer it for sation which she had been pursuing in her pre- the year, it seems to prevent the insects from food than cut oats. The horse having been ac roxysm came on, she would continue the conver- their leaves. When used in the early part of publication. He stated, that on a visit to Edenton, he could not procure for his horse any other ceding paroxysm; so that she appeared as a per-settling upon them; but whether by rendering son might be supposed to be who had two souls, the surface of the leaf disagreeable to the bo-customed to be fed on corn and fodder, he feared each occasionally dormant, and occasionally ac-dies of the animals, and thus repelling them, or that he would not be able to support himself on tive, and utterly ignorant of what the other was neutralizing the acid they deposit, and thus cut oats. A few days after he arrived, the hosdoing. preventing the leaf from contracting into a netler requested him to go to the stable. When cessary form for their reception, I cannot prethere, he found his horse had passed a large sume to determine.-One of the modes by which quantity of grub worms, and every day while he this mixture indirectly contributes to the fertili-stayed, he continued to pass them in a reduced ty of the ground, may be by its destruction of quantity, so that he believed that his horse was prethe insects, which prey upon the plants. It is served by this excellent food. also, I think, to be preferred to the lime water, POOR RICHARD. A few years ago my attention was attract-as the wood ashes and lime, which Mr. Fored by the soil of my garden, reduced to a state syth recommends to be used for the removal of bit of feeding their horses on cut rye straw and N. B. Western wagoners, who are in the haof poverty unfriendly to vegetation.-Interest in insects. It is preferable to the lime water and meal, say they seldom die of the botts. all its future produce, influenced my wishes for the lime, because lime loses its causticity, and its restoration. An invigorating manure was ne- with that its efficacy, by exposure to air, and known as the first horse keeper in the state, asThe late Austin Curtis, of Halifax, who was cessary; but such a stimulus could not easily must consequently be frequently applied; and to serted that human urine was the most certain be procured.-While considering which of the the dredging the leaves with the fine dust of remedy to remove grubs-by drenching with succedanea within my reach, had the greatest wood ashes and lime, because the same effect is urine, and after some time giving a strong purgaprobable appearance of succeeding, it occurred, produced by the mixture without the same la-tive. that possibly some trivial advantage might be bour, and is obtained without expense. derived from the oil and alkali suspended in the Mr. Speechley, in his treatise on the vine, waters of a washing. Pits were immediately published 1796, has used this mixture with ordered to be made, and in them, the contents great success; but he has applied it awkwardof a tub, which my servant usually committed ly and wastefully. He directs it to be poured despatching vessels to the Capes of the Delato the common sewer, were carefully deposited; from a ladder out of a watering pot over both ware, for the purpose of procuring fish, which as washing succeeded washing, other pits trees and wall, beginning at the top of the vale, are to have their entrails and gills extracted, and were dug and filled, so that the whole garden, and bringing it on in courses from top to bot- then packed in ice, in which state they are de a small portion excepted, has in this manner tom. Mr. Speechley is not the first person who prived of the blood, which answers all the purbeen watered and enriched; that small portion has thought of this application of the mixture. poses of crimping; for it is owing to the coaguremains a visible demonstration of the utility of It is a fact which has been long known and lated blood remaining in the fish, with the other this manure. There vegetation is still languid; neglected. while the rest of the garden, invigorated by the Ă considerable extent of wall may be washed firmness, which they otherwise would have. parts, which deprives them of that sweetness and FISH. The Philadelphians have adopted the mode of from customs. OFFICIAL PAPER, If these twenty years be divided into four se-, ous in the end. Bu, secondly, if trees be unAccompanying the Report of the Committee of ries, of five years each, it will appear that the healthy, owing to the nature of the subsoil, it is Ways and Means to the House of Represen-actual receipts have either exceeded or tallen worth the risk to make experiments. It must tatives, April 30, 1822. short of the estimated receipts in the following be a case of the latter kind which Sir John Sinproportions: clair has referred to, and it was our own case in A statement shewing the annual amount of the In the first series, viz: 1802 to 1806, inclu- the experiments above alluded to: the trees were total estimated receipts into the Treasury, and sive, 84 parts in 500, or 17 per cent; and, in the cankered and mossy, and bore mean fruit. The of the total actual receipts from 1802 to 1821, customs, 79 parts in 500, or 16 per cent. outer bark was removed, by carefully slicing it inclusive; and shewing particularly the amount In the 2d series, viz.: 1817 to 1818, inclusive. downwards, any time during the early part of estimated, and the amount actually received 71 parts in 500, or 14 per cent.; and, in the cus- winter, taking care not to go too deep, but to take toms, 75 parts in 500, or 15 per cent. off all the outside to the sap green. The effect In the 3d series, viz: 1812 to 1816, inclusive, was, that the ensuing season the fruit was larger and 106 parts in 500 or 21 per cent; and, in the cus-more perfect, and earlier ripened. (The whole toms 119 parts in 500, or 24 per cent. trunk and main branches were done.) In the orIn the 4th series, viz: 1817 to 1821, inclusive, chard, two ribstone pippin trees stood contigu51 parts to 500, or 10 per cent; and in the cus-ous; the first year only one was operated upon, toms, 55 parts in 500, or 11 per cent. and the superiority of the fruit was very striking. The difference between the estimates and re- The second year the other was done, and the ceipts is less during the last five years than du- same effect followed; but the first tree was the ring any series of five years embraced in this worse for the barking, got rapidly weaker in growth, and has been headed down. The second From the year 1802 to 1813, inclusive, the es- tree was less cankered, and bore a fair crop two timates were made by Mr. Gallatin. years afterwards; how it will go on remains to From the year 1814 to 1846, inclusive, the es-be proved. The operation was tried upon a goltimates were made by Mr. Dallas. From the year 1817 to 1820 inclusive, the es-years before, and this it almost killed; it was al 1821 16,050,000+14,573,703 72 1820 22,500,000 17,840,669 55 1819 24,220,000 24,559,617 16 1818 24,525,000*21,060,171 04 1817 30,650,000| 32,896,623 44 1816 33,400,000 47,676,985 66 1815 18,200,000 15,696,916 82 YEAR. Estimated. TOTAL RECEIPTS. Actual. 1802 10,600,000 13,668,233 95 Act. rect's .29 more than est'd DIFFERENCE. 1808 15,800,000 17,060,661 93 Do. .11 more do. do. 1809 10,500,000 7,773,473 12 Do. .26 less do. 1810 10,300,000 9,384,214 28 Do. .09 less do.. 1811 12,500,000 14,423,529 09 Do. .15 more do. 1812 8,200,000 9,801,132 76 Do. .19 more do. 1813 12,000,000 14,340,409 95 Do. .19 more do. 1814 10,100,000 11,181,625 16 .01 more do. 14,000,000 13,004,447 15 19,000,000 15,005,612 15 21,000,000 20,283,608 76 rec'ts .31 more than est. rec'ts. .09 more statement. timates were made by Mr. Crawford. den pippin, which had been headed down two so tried upon a very healthy cherry-tree, which was quite spoiled by it. Thus far our experience has gone, and we shall be glad to hear from Mr. Selections from late numbers of the London Far-P. Lyon, of Comely Garden, as a further report mers' Journal, received at the office of the of the effect to be expected. SIR, I beg to inquire, through the medium of your valuable Journal, whether any of your corres- If any of your readers know of a safe and efpondents can communicate a detail of the experi- fectual remedy to destroy Mice in a wheat hovel, ment tried in Scotland on barking fruit trees.and will be good enough to communicate the Sir John Sinclair, in his excellent "Code of Ag- same, they will confer a favour on me, and I have riculture," page 438, mentions that "Mr. P. Ly- no doubt, many others of your friends. My hovon, of Comely Garden, near Edinburgh, has tri-els stand upon proper frames, to prevent their ed the experiment on above 800 fruit trees, both getting up. In former times we were not trouyoung and old, and with great success.' I should bled as we are now with these destructive little be glad to learn whether any account of this ex-animals. periment has been published, and where it is to be procured? Or if no such publication has taken place, perhaps some of your correspondents would be kind enough to state the mode in which ON ROADS AND WHEELS. the experiment was conducted; on what kinds of We have received a letter containing some fruit trees; at what season of the year; and what very sensible corrections applicable to the letter now (or lately) appears to have been the effect? printed in our last, from the author; but having, Your Journal of April 2d contains a letter sign- for brevity's sake, made some variations from ed J. S. and dated Hereford, March 16th, "on the original, they became unnecessary. Our the improvement of Grass Land;" in which the able correspondent proceeds at considerable writer states, that he has effected great improve length, and with great ingenuity, to argue against ments in his grass lands, so much so as to double the cylindrical wheels, both as to their strength their produce. Do me the favour to mention, in and pressure (the latter on curved roads must neyour next Journal, whether you are at liberty to cessarily be on the two inner edges when going communicate the address of J. S. As an inhabi- in the centre, and on one inner and one outer edge tant and occupier of land in the same county from when going on the side.) But as he goes princiwhence his letter is dated, I should be glad to pally on the supposition that the cylindrical profit by his instruction; and if he do not forbid, wheels are to be enforced, we conceive it is not the visit, should be happy to inspect his improve-, necessary to state his reasoning at large. He I remain, Sir, concludes his very able letter with the following experiment : Since my last, I have had a cone and cylinWe know the address of J. S. who is a ve-der wheel made as follows: a circular piece of ry respectable gentleman, and we doubt not that board four inches diameter for the naves; six the correspondence will produce an agreeable spokes (six inches long for each wheel) of wire eclaircissment. The experiment on fruit trees (No. 14.) and iron hooping from the same piece, In consequence of the law repealing the“ in- we have tried, but we conceive that several pre- for the rims. The cone I laid down with its cat ternal duties," this source of revenue, which liminaries are necessary to be stated, or under- side upon a table, and placed upon the nave 1 lb. was estimated at $2,500,000, produced only stood, before any useful information can be de- weight, which did not settle it down one tenth of $955,270 20. rived. First, if the soil be good (including depth an inch. I then laid the cylinder, supported on ↑ in consequence of the law for the relief of the of bottom,) and the trees be healthy (i. e.) free its rims, on a table, and placed half a pol on purchasers of “ public lands,” the proceeds of the from canker and moss, or nearly so, we conceive the nave, and could but just perceive the fer sales of public lands, which were estimated at that to bark them, as meant, would be hazard- ence; but when I put on one pound, it very evi$1,600,000, amounted only to $1,212,96646. ous; perhaps not merely useless, but mischiev-, dently settled more down than that which had the 101b.; the weight upon the cylinder was then PEDESTRIANISM. SECOND CATTLE SHOW, Britain. Mangel Wurtzel. THE DINNER. Among the company in the Yard, we observed in part supported by the hanging of the spokes Held by the Board of Agriculture of Great his Grace the Duke of Norfolk; Lord Althorp; from the rim, which must have a tendency to the Earl of Egremont; Sir Charles Morgan, make them become ricketty: the spokes and rim Bart.; C. C. Western, Esq. M. P., J. C. Curwen, We must confess that we take particular pleaof the cone were acted upon just the reverse.This experiment will, perhaps, speak best for Cattle Show held by the English Board of Agri-C. T. Tower, Esq., W. Childe, Esq., J. R. sure in giving the following account of the second Esq. M. P., C. M. Cheere, Esq. M. P., Davies Gilbert, Esq. M. P., John Fane, Esq. M. P., itself, and I hope will be a means of preventing culture-we say the second, for although the Board the poor farmers from being driven to an expen- itself was long since founded by that great agriSmythies, Esq., Wm. Green, Esq., John Ellman, sive and useless experiment." cultural luminary, Sir John Sinclair; and incalcu-sen. Esq., W. B. Thomas, Esq., Charles ChamI remain, your's &c. lable benefits have flowed from its labours in col-pion, Esq. Wm. Lambe, Esq., J. W. Allen, A COMMON LEICESTERSHIRE FARMER. lecting and disseminating useful information, Esq. &c. &c. The company, though not very numerous, was highly respectable. yet it was not until last year that it first got up The number of animals exhibited were eleven an Agricultural Exhibition, and the second was bulls, seven cows, two heifers, six steers, twenRainer, the Kentish pedestrian, started on held on the 22d and 23d of April last. Thursday, on the Woodford road, to perform his The reader will perceive that the prize of a ty rams, thirty-five ewes, and six lambs; three undertaking of fifty miles in seven hours and a piece of plate valued at 30 pounds sterling, and tegs, eight boars, and twelve sows. Mr. Gibbs, the seedsman to the Board, shewhalf, for a considerable bet. He went off well, another valued at 20 pounds, were both awarded ed some choice specimens of red and yellow and was backed at odds to win, but he was beat to our worthy friend Charles Champion, Esq., at thirty-six miles; he kept on the whole time, for the best bull and cow of the "Improved Short when he was four miles from home, and lost the horn" breed, and we take leave to remind At five o'clock on Monday, about 40 gentlematch. him that the bull Champion, and heifers White Rose, and Shepherdess, exhibited by the mansons' Tavern; the Right Hon. the Earl of men sat down to an excellent dinner at the FreeMatch to Walk Twelve Miles in Two Hours. Editor at the late Maryland Cattle Show-Macclesfield (President) in the Chair. After the This was a match for 100 guineas, for Mr. West, were of this same stock, and procured from Mr. the pedestrian, to walk the above distance in the Champion. Hence it may be fairly presumed that The King," "The Royal Family,"-" Succloth was drawn, the noble Chairman gave, stated time. It was done over a two-mile piece we have put the country in possession of the of turf, at Chillingfield, near Barnet, about the very best of that breed in England, and in its cess to Agriculture." According to the arrangetime of Rainer's match, and the distance was ac-greatest perfection. It will be observed that Webb Hall, then rose, and read the adjudication ment of the business, the Secretary, Mr. Geo. complished in fifty-nine minutes forty-seven se- the Editor of the London Farmer's Journal,a of the premiums, as follows:conds. The pedestrian is nearly forty years of gentleman of great ability of indefatigable inage, and his manner of walking is very true, dustry and of much practical observation, re-piece of plate value £30, for the best bull of the Mr. Charles Champion, of Blyth, Notts, & there not being more than eight seconds differ-marks as to Mr. Champion's bull ence in each of his miles. Time was backed at but say he was by far the most complete and de-Camp, aged 22 months. "we cannot Durham (or short-horned) breed, named Aidehandsome animal of his kind we have ever seen;" TANDEM DRIVING.-A match was driven on and we know that Mr. Holdich has been in the Cambridgeshire, a piece of plate value £30, for The Rev. George Jenyns, of Bottisham Hall, Wednesday on the Lewisham road, for one hun- habit of attending the great agricultural exhibi- the best bull of the Hereford breed, five years dred guineas, by Mr. Gwilt, a dealer, who un- tion at Holkham, and doubtless at many other old. Mr. John Putland, of Willingdon, Sussex, dertook to trot two horses in tandem thirteen places. miles in one hour, and to wait three minutes if We have inserted a few of the toasts of the Sussex breed, two years old; no competition. a piece of plate value £30, for the best bull of the either horse broke into a gallop. The horses did most general character given on the occasion, the first three miles in some seconds over twelve omitting those of a personal or local cast with Essex, a piece of plate value £30, for the best Charles Callis Western, Esq. of Felix Hall, minutes, when the leader broke from the trot, and the speeches of members, interesting, no doubt bull of the Devon breed, five years old. half the distance was performed in thirty minutes where they were delivered, but deriving that and thirty seconds. The driver was going on at the interest chiefly from political considerations of £20, for the best breeding cow of the Durham Mr. Charles Champion, a piece of plate value rate of a mile in four minutes and fifteen seconds, local origin and existence. when the wheel-horse broke into a gallop in the eleventh mile, and the match was given up as lost. five and six to four. We are sorry to see from a paper laid on the table of the House of Commons, the progressive decline of the value of manufactured woolen goods and woolen yarn. For one year, to the 5th January 1819, To the 5th Jan. 1820 To 5th Jan. 1821 Editor Am. Farmer. The (or short-horned) breed. Mr. John Putland, a piece of plate value £20, for the best breeding cow of the Sussex breed. Mr. John Walker, of Westington, Herefordshire, a piece of plate value £20, for the best breeding cow of the Herefordshire breed. Charles C. Western, Esq. a piece of plate value £20, for the best breeding Heifer of the DeMr. Henry Boys, of Salmstone, Kent, a piece This interesting exhibition took place in Ald- piece of plate value £15, for the best pen of Mr. Stephen Grantham, of Stoneham, Sussex, Southdown Ewes. The total declared value was £9,047,960 19 11 on the occasion. It is a very pleasing and in- of plate value £15, for the best ram of the South6,899,694 6 5 structive sight, when gentlemen from various down (or short-wooled) breed. 6,279,164 12 11 parts of the kingdom have the opportunity of seeIt appears by the papers presented to the House ing some of the best animals in all the celebra- lue £15, for the best ram of the Merino (or fineCharles C. Western, Esq. a piece of plate vaof Commons respecting the Penitentiary at Mil-ted breeds, and the public is much indebted to wooled) breed. bank (ordered to be printed March 15,) that the exhibitors. For our own part, we had never, there are now 551 prisoners in that prison, the before these shows were instituted, seen any shire, a piece of plate value £15, for the best Mr. Humphrey Tuckwell, of Signett, Oxfordnet expense of whose maintenance has been specimens of the best Short-horned and Here-ram of the Cotswold (or long-wooled) breed. £14, 80. 3s. 6d. for last year, which is £26. 17s. ford Bulls, nor any breeding Cows of the imper head. This is about half a guinea a week for proved Short-horn breed: the sight was altoge- a the board-wages of these worthy servants of the ther extremely gratifying. public. But the lodging of these gentry is paid We should be happy to enumerate all the for at a much more extravagant rate. The sum objects, with some observations on such as struck respectively to the Marquis of Londonderry, For three pens of Merino ewe tegs, belonging of £400,000, has been already expended on the us more particularly; but this, standing on our John Fane, Esq., and C. C. Western, Esq., an building of this prison; which sum divided by individual judgment, might be imprudent; be- honorary premium of £10 each. 551, gives about £722, a piece as the sum paid for sides which, many of the pens were without the erection of the residence of each of these labels, and we should therefore, perforce, omit lue, £10, for exhibiting the best boar, of his peCharles C. Western, Esq. a piece of plate vapersons. A man who builds a house generally some animals which ought, in all reason, to be culiar breed. gets 10 per cent. for his money, which would commended, The expression of just praise may make the house-rent merely, for each of the very well be supposed to be embodied in the for ditto. prisoners, £72. 2s. a year; so that altogether decision of the Judges, whose award gave the they cost more per head than the junior clerks in highest satisfaction to the company. The Judges public offices, and about four times as much as were-Mr. Ellman, sen. of Glynd, near Lewes; well-paid labourers with families in most counties Mr. Joseph Russell, late of Warwickshire; and in England. Mr. Paul Bright, of Handley, Derbyshire. Mr. George Dodd, of Chenies, Bucks, a ditto, Mr. John Putland, a ditto, for ditto. Mr. Stephen Grantham, a ditto, for ditte. £10, for exhibiting the best breeding sow, of his Mr. Stephen Grantham, a piece of plate value peculiar breed. The following statement, showing the classes no difficulty in working it from 6 to 10 inches and professions of the Members of the 17th Con-deep, with two horses, (I do not now work the gress, from the several states, has been prepar-horses as I did prior to my first letter on the subed with considerable care, by a member from ject, but work them abreast of each other,) and I Ohio, and it is believed to be very nearly, if not am fully satisfied that there are, at least, 10 quite accurate. [American Republic. horses on the farms which I superintend, either one of which would work my plough 7 inches deep, and follow a barshare that would complete one acre per day; the labor would perhaps be too much, for more than one day, but I know they could do it for that period at least, in my substratum that I have to till. STATES The reading of the awards being finished, the noble Chairman delivered the premiums to the Maine, respective candidates, with his accustomed ur-New Hampshire, banity, making suitable observations, and giving Massachusetts, appropriate praise to each class of animals. He Rhode Island, then gave," The Judges," and thanks to them Connecticut, for the trouble they had taken, and for their able Vermont, and judicious decisions. Mr. Bright returned New York thanks, for himself and his colleagues. New Jersey, "The successful Exhibitors of stock," with Pennsylvania, three times three.-Mr. Putland returned thanks Delaware, for the fortunate competitors: for himself he was Maryland, perfectly satisfied with the decision of the Judg- Virginia, es. (These observations excited some merri- North Carolina, ment, Mr. P. having obtained no less than four South Carolina, premiums.) Georgia, TOTAL Clergy Lawyers Farmers Physicians Merchants 10 00 7 With Mr. Cocke, the want of a sufficient num7ber of teams, may form an objection to a full til6lage of this kind, but I am generally able to com13 mand any number of teams, that I may stand in 2 need of. On emergencies, I resort to a greater number of oxen than I generally use, always hav6ing young cattle suitable, on the farms, and I 27 have in one instance, made an excellent worker 6 of a strong cow that was almost useless as a mil0 23 ker. My object is to economize human labour, 0 0 0 2 and if I cannot spare horses, a yoke of good oxen will work my plough, and keep at the heels of 23 the horses in the barshare before them, which 13 will be less expensive than a single horse in a sin9gle coulter plough, as each must have a driver or 6 ploughman. 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16 1 3 0 0 2 4 9.10 4 7 "The unsuccessful candidates, with thanks Kentucky to them for sending stock." The noble Chair- Tennessee, man accompanied this toast with saying that the Ohio, only way to get a premium, was by continuing Louisiana, to send stock to such exhibitions; knowledge Indiana, and judgment were obtained, and emulation ex-Illinois, cited; and success generally was the reward. Mississippi, Mr. Cawston, jun. returned thanks. He said Alabama, there could be no feeling of disappointment Missouri, where every one was satisfied; perseverance seldom failed of its object; and he should for one not despair; but he rose more particularly to propose the health of Sir John Sebright, whose Michigan. absence he much regretted; to him he was in-Arkansas, debted for the origin of the stock he had shewn this day (Merinos,) and every one knew how pre-eminently successful at public exhibitions 1 99 OHOOOO Your's &c. JOSEPH DELAPLANE. 1 ON TRANSPLANTING YOUNG CEDARS. 1 SIR, 1 The most eligible season for removing and transplanting the red cedar, is any time between 3 187 the months of September and June. To insure their succeeding, it is necessary after the holes are ready for the reception of the young trees to prepare a sufficiency of earth which must be well mixed or puddled with water, about the consistency of thick paint. The holes The Members were born in the states and coun- must be filled with this mixture before the trees had that stock been in his (Mr. C.'s) father's tries following: that Sir John was a most liberal and excellent We have to add that the dinner being on Monday, the attendance of company at the Show on Tuesday was so small, that the doors were closed at an early hour. are introduced, that it may settle and completely cover the roots. The earth that is removed in digging the holes, if rich, will answer, if otherwise, good loam ought to be procured. The trees will grow amazingly fast if good soil is used. This useful tree for hedges has always succeeded with me when planted in this manner, and I am sure "A Subscriber" will meet with success if he will be governed by my experience. He must be careful that the roots do not become dry by exposure to the sun or drying winds before 189 planting, as they are very susceptible of injury, and ought to be well guarded if removed to any I am, Sir, 2 1 Mr. Champion's bull 22 months old, weighed by Mr. Pickford's machine, gave 16 cwt. 2 qrs. and 3 lbs. Of this bull we cannot but say he was by far the most complete and handsome aniSUBSTRATUM PLOUGHS. mal of his kind we have ever seen. He is called Notwithstanding I have a host of eminent FarAid-de-Camp, and was got by Warrior; dam by mers against me, at the head of whom stands the Charles; g. dam Miss Colling, by Prince; g. 5. respectable President of our Agricultural Sociedam by Comet. Mr. C.'s prize cow, was Miss ty; to whom I am indebted for the origin of my Colling, now 10 yeas old, and has bred eight plough, who prefers two coulters to three, I do calves; she was got by Prince, and her dam by most strenuously contend that three coulters are J. S. SKINNER, Esq. Comet. She is a pale red cow, having a very necessary to constitute a complete substratum Dear Sir, I have duly received your letter of wide, level and beautiful carcase, with a hand-plough; at the same time I am willing to admit the 24th ult. including two seeds of the Tea Plant some, good sized and well shaped bag. Mr. that two coulters having broad feet, may pulver- for which I am much obliged to you, and I assure Putland's Sussex breed was very much admired. ize the earth sufficiently, yet three will do it you that if they come up, they will be well taken. Mr. Western's Devons also had singular merit; rather better, and they being made in the common care of. as had likewise the Herefordshire stock. We believe there was some pig stock from C. T. Tower, Esq. but we could not ascertain them from a want of labels. Editor of the Farmers' Journal. Columbia, S. C. June 5th, 1824. way, will require sharpening or repairing less I send you here enclosed a few seeds of a kind frequently. I ploughed 25 acres with mine, this of Millet which I distinguish by the name of spring, and believe I can plough 25 more, before Egyptian Millet, although I may be mista sen as it will want repairing. As to the draft requisite to to its native country. Its value, however, I doaɔt work it, I can with confidence assert that I found not; and from a table spoonful of the seed I |