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sive of those which carried the prizes, LORD SOMERVILLE's; or the SPRING the following were most remarkable: CATTLE SHOW, held at Sadler's a pair of red Galloway scots, fed by Repository, Goswell Street. Mr. Warren, which did him great

WE last year reported a more full credit us a feeder. A pair of High

attendance, and a greater number and variety of articles at this celebrated exhibition, than on any former occasion; the last was nevertheless exceeded by the present show in every respect.

land scots, uncommonly well fattened, and of considerable weight. A small bull and cow from the Scottish isles. A remarkable fat heifer between the Lincolnshire and Scotch breed. A very beautiful small Devon bull, from the stock of the late Montague Burgoyne, Esq. the animal shewing blood and symmetry like the race horse.

Part of the preceding week having been spent in preparation and ar rangement, in which the personal exertions of the noble exhibitor were The Devon cattle this year made unremitting, the show commenced on the principal figure, and may be Monday, February 29th, the number classed as of the large and middle size, of cattle and sheep, and of the various the latter extremely neat and well fatconcomitant articles, was greater this tened. The whole of them were stock year than at any former exhibition, of the first figure, whether viewed in and the company was in proportion, the light of labouring or grazing catbeing a perfect throng, during the two tle, and none appeared fattened to exdays cess, if we except the dead carcase of one from Leicestershire.

Between two and three score oxen, and a great number of sheep were ex- Of the sheep, Lord Somerville's hibited; among the former, exclu. pen of Merino Ewe-hogs shewed evi

dent improvement in carcase, they good size and substance, and the prò were of improved size and shape, mise of useful activity. They were very fine in the bone, and carrying the originally bred from the late Mr.Baketrue silken gloss in the face, which is well's Black Prince, and a Flanders indicative of thorough Spanish blood, mare. their fleece was beautiful, nearly The implements exhibited were covering them to the very feet. The Lord Somerville's patent ploughs. English crosses with the Merino, both The two-furrow plough has lately sucRyland and South Down, shewed to ceeded upon some stiff clay lands in great advantage this year, both in car- his lordship's new farm at Cobham in case and wool, with the exception, Surrey. Lester's improved corn-sehowever, of one pen of Merino South parating machine. A patent weighing Down, which had worked in the fold, machine. Variety of chaff-cutting and were uncommonly coarse, both engines and turnip drills. Mr. Lesin the fleece and the bone. There ter's revolving machine, for washing were some sheep from the Cheviot turnips, potatoes, and carrots. Mr. hills, which appeared to have a dash Jones gave printed particulars of his of New Leicester in them, perhaps patent threshing machine, which he not the most judicious cross. They has erected in various parts of the were the property of Mr. Robson kingdom. (honourably mentioned in former ac- Mr. Gibbs, seedsman to the Board counts), and came four hundred miles of Agriculture, produced samples of for exhibition. Some large coarse the natural grass seeds as usual, and South Downs, owing their over size of the various cattle crops, with a parobviously to the predominance of ticular fine sample of spring wheat. Berkshire crossing. Some pens of Messrs. Bridge and Parsons also ex South Downs appeared very band- hibited their various articles in the some and well bred, carrying a fine seed way. and close fleece.

But nothing attracted greater atSir Thomas Carr shewed a con- tention at the show, than the supersiderable number of South Downs, fine broad cloth exposed to sale by and had a sale of rams by auction, Messrs. Marshall and Wall, and the price from eight to eleven pounds. Norwich shawls by Mr. Smith of that Carcases of mutton: Lord Somer- city. The cloths were manufactured ville shewed five Merino wedders from Lord Somerville's pure Merino killed for the dinner. The average wool from his flock at‍ Fitzhead in weight about nine stone the carcase, Somerset, and from the Merino Ryfull of fat, fine in the bone, and in- land of Mr. Tollett of Staffordshire. clining to the venison colour. These In course, the superiority of fineness sheep are annually improving in form was on the side of the pure Merino, from the keep of this country. The but both cloths were of a most excelMerino, Ryland, and South Down lent and substantial fabric. A numare proportionally larger than the ber of gentlemen, from curiosity, had Merino, and lighter coloured in the coats cut from these cloths. The flesh. Some of these weighed upwards of ten stone. The Cheviot hill sheep have a long and round carcase with short legs and neck. A three shear Leicester wedder was shewn, so enormously fat, as to be unfit for the honour to present a beautiful speany purpose but bacon, and too fat for cimen of these shawls to her Majesty that. A Leicester pig seven months at Windsor, and that they were highly old, fed on oatmeal, live weight 21 admired by the royal family; Mr. stone 2 lb. very handsome in the Smith proposes to appoint a place in flesh. The pigs shewn were, as usual, London for the sale of these shawis; most of them of the modish blubber a pair of stockings made from the species, alike void of either form or same wool, were shown, so fine as to flesh. admit of being drawn together Several cart stallions from the through a ring; and 1 lb. of Merino hundreds of Essex were shewn of worsted yarn was found capable of

shawls, a very superb article, were manufactured from Lord Somerville's wool, and were from five to ten guineas in price. We have since heard, that his lordship has had

being extended to the length of forty talides, a mishap which he bore with six thousand vards. philosophical temper, since he had Mr. Whitworth of Lincolnshire, the honour to share it with the noble exhibited specimens of a most inge- Earl of Egremont, who exclaimed he nious and useful manufacture of was happy to see such a company. ropes and sacks, from coarse long The outs were however, in about wool, which greatly merits encourage twenty minutes, very comfortably ment, not only with a view to the pro- provided with a well spread table, in bable scarcity of hemp, but to the another room, and rejoined the main moving from the market, a quantity body, in time for the business of the of coarse wool, generally of heavy meeting. Notwithstanding the oversale. flow, the dinner was conducted with Lord Somerville give printed no- the utmost regularity, and both the tices of a sale of wool, to be held at provisions and wines were of excelSadler's Repository on the 27th and lent quality, the Spanish mutton 28th of July next, those premises con- being universally a favourite dish. taining dry and convenient ware- Lord Somerville was honoured with houses, well adapted for a deposit of the company of three hundred and that article. thirty-eight guests.

The following noblemen, gentle- The noble Lord had on his right meu, and professional men were dis- hand, H. R. H. the Duke of Clarence, tinguished among the company: H. on his left, the Marquisses of HuntR. H. the Duke of Clarence; the ley and Tweedale; the other seats at Duke of Bedford; Marquis of Śligo. the president's table, being filled by -Earls, Winchelsea, Aylesbury, Stair, the Duke of Bedford, Earl of WinEgremont.-Lords, William Russel, chelsea, Earl of Darnley, Lord Westport.--Sirs, John Sinclair, Headfort, Lord William Russel, Sir Thomas Carr, Watkin Williams John Sinclair, Sir John Sebright, Wynne, Henry Poole, John Se- Mr. Thomas Carr, &c.

bright. Dr. Dickson, Dean, H. B. On removal of the cloth, the first Dudley-Messrs. Joyce, Northey, toast given by the noble President Mellish, Frost, King, Gillett, Lam- was, The King-Afterwards the bert.-John and Mark Duckit, Wake- Plough worked by good Oxen.-The field, Raikes, Barrington, Pippen, House of Brunswick.

Cátor, &c.

II. R. H. the Duke of Clarence then

On Tuesday, Lord Somerville, rose, and gave Lord Somerville, having according to annual custom, which was drank with general enmost liberally and extensively circu- thusiasm.-The Fleece covering a lated his dinner tickets, the company good Frame with sufficiency of Fatinvited adjourned to the Freemason's The Farming Society of Ireland, and tavern at five o'clock. A comfortable the good Husbandry of Scotland.squeeze ensued in the anti-room, The Memory of Mr. Burgoyne, lately where the hats and coats were depo- deceased, after having prepared some sited, and after a good deal of—for cattle for exhibition at this show. God's sake gentlemen keep back,' on His lordship now proceeded to disthrowing open the doors, between tribute the prizes, in conformity to three and four hundred persons the award of the judges. rushed into the dinner hall, every To the Duke of Bedford, the first company striving for the upper prize for his yoke of Devon Oxen. places, in proximity to the table of Lord Somerville handed across the the noble president. Between twenty table to His Grace, an elegant silver and thirty were unable to find places, cup, with a short appropriate address and had the mortification to stand by in honour of the noble Duke. and look on, whilst their fellow guests were comfortably seated and attended, dispatching with an impressive and commendable diligence, the dainty To the Duke of Bedford for the best cheer which was placed before them. pen of five South Down ewe hogs, The writer hereof had the misfortune the first prize for sheep, being a very to make a unit among these real tan- large and superb silver cup and cover UNIVERSAL MAG. Vol. IX.

To Mr. Martin Webber a silver cup, the second prize, for his Devon oxen.

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To the Earl of Bridgewater for the selves, by the use of a most nutritious best pen of five South Down Wed- article of cattle food. His lordship ders, a silver cup. The Earl not farther stated, that himself intended being present, Lord Somerville de- to make trial of this food, and to exlivered the cup to the bailiff who at hibit oxen fattened therewith, at the tended, with a most honourable and next year's show, for which the flattering testimony of his good hus- printed proposals were distributed bandry, which the noble Lord gave among the company, together with on his personal knowledge.

Lord Somerville then gave-The Land we live in.

notices of the Duke of Bedford's sheep shearing, sales and letting of tups, at Woburn, June the 18th.

Those of his lordship being the only Lord Somerville now rendered an pen of Merino hogs, the prize elapsed account to the company, as he had to himself, from want of competition, last year engaged to do, of the success a circumstance which he regretted. of the spring wheat seed, which he The judges having recommended had received from Sicily. It will be Mr. Territt, as meriting notice for recollected, this seed was put into the his oxen fed on grass, hay, and tur- hands of the Earl of Winchelsea and nips, and regularly worked, the ad- Mr. Elman for trial, whose report ditional premium, a silver cup, was was, that it produced nineteen fold of delivered to him. good grain, but that it was not the

The report of the judges in favour genuine spring species: another reof the shepherds was as follows: that port of its success is promised for next Charles Payne, shepherd to Mr. El- year. His lordship retired with the man, having reared 799 lambs from Duke of Clarence, amidst the most 620 ewes, and lost only 21 lambs, was hearty and reiterated plaudits of the intitled to the first prize of 61. company, between nine and ten That Cornelius Gallop shepherd to o'clock. Mr. Valance, having reared 410 The noble lord has farther been Jambs from 309 ewes, was intitled to lately engaged in making extensive the second prize of 41. which sums enquiries, as to the most practicable were accordingly presented to these measures for raising a home growth of hemp, adequate to the national deNothing can operate more surely to mand, at this alarming crisis, when establish the well merited popularity the usual foreign supply is interdicted of the noble donor, than acts of bene- to this country. His lordship's sentificence like these. Not only are such ments on the subject, we understand, suins a most comfortable acquisition will be published by way of appendix to a poor country labourer, but such to Mr. Wissett's Treatise on the Culan emulation of carefulness and acti- ture of Hemp, announced for publivity will be excited among the shep- cation in a few days, by Harding in St. herds, as will tend infinitely to the James's-Street. preservation of our national flocks.

meritorious servants.

March 12th.

A BREEDER.

We are convinced, that we echo His lordship then presented the re- the general sentiment of this country maining silver cup to Mr. Harring- and of Europe, when we hail Lord ton, in consideration, as he stated, of Somerville as one of the most zealous the house of Messrs. Smith and Har- and most useful patriots of the present rington of Brentford, having of late time; and we are equally well asfed many fine oxen with distil-house sured, that our verdict will be conwash, making them fine and high firmed by posterity. flavoured beef, as the sample, he understood, that day at table, had amply proved. He wished to enforce the We noticed in a former number of propriety of substituting melasses, or our Magazine a window of painted treacle, dissolved in water, for oil and stained glass at Guildhall, excake, in feeding of oxen; a measure ecuted by Mr. Anness of Giltspurwhich would be attended with the street. If we were gratified in the hist double advantage of avoiding the now instance, by perceiving that this eleenhanced price of cake, and of bene- gant and magnificent art is not extinct, fiting our colonies, as well as our- it will be but justice now, to add, that

Mr. Anness has since finished a second window for the Guildhall, which, not only confirms our former opinion, but leaves no room to doubt but that with an adequate design, he is not only capable of equalling what has yet pre ceded him, but of attaining a superior excellence. The Arms of England admitting of a greater variety of colours than the other, has proved there is nothing wanted, or to be wished for in that respect, and if applied to subjects of historical consequence, and grandeur of composition, we have no doubt but the most splendid effects will be produced. Of this Gentleman we have further to observe, that he obtained his Majesty's royal letters patent for enamelling on flint glass, an art hitherto unpractised in any country; in which department he has also completed several pieces deserving our praise, and the admiration and encouragement of every friend to the improvement of the fine arts in this

country.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY.--Thursday, March 17, being the Anniversary of the Titular Saint of Ireland, it was observed with its usual festivities among the Natives of the Sister Kingdom. In the morning High Mass was read at St. Patrick's Chapel, in Suttonstreet, Soho, which was crowded to an overflow by a very respectable congregation. Dignum, and some other Professional Singers, were in the Choir.

In the afternoon, about 350 Noblemen and Gentlemen sat down to dinner at the Freemason's Tavern, the Band of the Coldstream Regiment of Guards playing several Irish Airs.

After the cloth was removed, Messrs. Dignum, Sale, Leete, and Gore, sung "Non Nobis Domine," in a grand and impressive manner.

The usual toasts were then given by Lord Moira, the worthy and excellent Chairman, among which were

"The King: and may he long continue the Monarch and the Father of a loyal, brave, and an United People."

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The Prince of Wales!"-SongDignam-"The Prince and Old England for ever?"

"The Duke of York and the Army!" "The Duke of Clarence and the Navy!"

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"The Mother of St. Patrick !”Tune-" Paddy O'Rafferty."

The Children educated by the Institution were then introduced, preceded by the Stewards, and walked round the room, forming a highly gratifying exhibition to every heart possessed of a spark of philanthropy. Lord Moira then gave

"The Benevolent Society of St. Patrick!"-Tune-" St. Patrick's Day in the Morning!"

Upon the health_being given of "Lord Moira -the Friend and Ornament of the Society," his Lordship rose, and spoke nearly as follows:--

"Gentlemen, Brethren, and "Irishmen,

"That I am the sincere Friend of this Institution I very readily admit; but that I am the Ornament of an Establishment having such high and dignified objects in view, I cannot be presumptuous enough to allow! Gentlemen, it is the tender and helpless objects of your bounty, who have now passed in review before you, who are the real Ornaments of this Society!(Loud applauses!)-Yes, Gentlemen, they are the brightest ornaments that ever grace your Meetings. Gentlemen, I feel in common with you all the satisfaction of having contributed, to the best of my poor abilities, to the support and protection of these unprotected innocents!(Here the tears trickled down his Lordship's checks !)

Gentlemen, I should be proud to be thought even the humblest among you this day!-It is your bounty that feeds, clothes, and educates these friendless children; and may their gratitude, the blessing of the Father of the Fatherless, be your reward!(Loud applauses.) — -Gentlemen,I come now to a topic, which I feel myself called upon to urge, from the uncommon situation in which we are placed.-Gentlemen, it is not usual, nor is it consonant to the views of this society, to introduce political allusious, as they may give rise to discord, and prove subversive of the principles of the institution. The portentous state of the times will, I hope, be my

An elegant Portrait, with Biographical Memoirs of this Nobleman, accompanied our Magazine for Jan.