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TO OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

AD we in our Jast number given an answer to the en- is quiry of our Correspondent Rusticus, it would have been not only vague, but unpleasant both to his feelings and like- wise to our own, and would, at the same time, have been'a reflection upon the zeal and spirit of such friends of agricul- ture as spend a considerable part of the winter in London, We hope, however, that we are now enabled to announce a prospect, at least, of Mr. Nicholls’s liberal plan being carried into execution, in the course of next winter. The proposal seemed to meet with general approbation,:in various conversa- tions, at the Woburn Sheep-shearing, and-likewise at the Holkham Meeting. The plan is, to purchase a House in, or in the neighbourhood of, Spring Gardens, that will atlord a Lecture Room, a Library, and a Conversation Room. The Library is intended to contain every book, in different Lan- guages, that can be obtained on the subject of Agriculture. It is likewise proposed to purchase a small piece of land, as near London as may be, in which the operations of the various newly invented implements of husbandry may be perfectly exhibited and minutely explained by the Lecturer. The ex- pence of purchasing the premises, books,&c. to be defrayed by a Subscription. We heartily wish success to the under- taking.

Our Engraving of Mr. Johnes’s Feeding House, will, we hope, induce our readers to honour us with drawings of any improvements which they may have made, or_have seen. We had a promise, a few months ago, of a sketch and de~ scription of the admirably well constructed Farm Yard of My. Crook, of Tetherton, but have not yet received it._

We thank Philalethes for corrections of errata, and should feel ourselves much obliged to any of our Correspondents who will favour us in a similar way: as we wish to make our Ma- gazine as perfect a vehicle of information, and as perfect a Book of reference, as possible.

Wiltoniensis in our next.

Weare sorry Mr. Grebell’s Account of the proceedings of the Agricultural Society of Kent, arrived too late for insertion in this number.—It is what we wish to receive of every Society in the united kmgdom.

The Title, Preface and Index to this yolume, will be given with our next number.