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zwineas« Lot 39; to Mr. Knowles, at ſeven guineas. Lot 40, to Mr. Beckingham, at eight guineas. Lot 41, to Captain Macarthur, at eleven guineas« Lot 42, to Mr. Campbell, at nine guineas, Lot 43, to Colonel Greville, at nine guineas« Lot 44, to General Robinſon, at ſeven guineas z and Lot 45, to Mr, Hallet,'at fix guineas. The ſale ended about a quarter paſt four o'clock, when Sir Joſeph Banks ſtated, that the prices at which the ſhcep had been ſold exceeded His Majeſty's and his own expettations and wiſhes on the tubje&; His Majeſty never having before ſold a Spaniſh ſheep for more than fix guincas, they having been ſold by private contra&, while He had given away more than 170 ſMhcep: but from the eagerneſs exhibited this day in bidding, he had no doubt but His Majeſty's intentions of placing

the ſheep in thole gentlemens hands, who would moſt value and attend to the increaſing 04 the brecd, would be iu)ly anſwered, It was ſiated, that the ſheep might itay three days in His Majeſty's paſture, or even a longer time, at the ritk of the purchaler, if not convenient to remove them ſooner 3 but ſuch was the ca Is of the buyers to bear off their lets, that two or three carts appeared in the ficld in a few minutes, and were loaded with the ſheep; and one gentleman t way a ſheep he had bought, in a chaiſe with him! Be-

üdes the genilemen mentioned above, at preſent, we noticed Henyy Hugh

Hoare, Eig. Mr. Chute, Mr. Snart, ſuperintendant of His Majeſty's tarm

at Richmond, Mr. Lawrence, author ot“ The New Farmer's Callender."*

&c. Mr. Farey,&c.&. This fhew and ſale of ſheep is intended to be

annual; and, next year, a larger number of ewes are intended for ſale, His

Majelty*s luck having now arrived at the number intended to be Kept. Hereford, August 1.

The wheat harveſt has already commenced in this neighbourhood, and a very luxuriant and abundant erop is expeted."The hop-gardens alſo appear very healthy and Itrong, but the apple-trees, generally Ipraking, have tailed this year. In ſeveral places having(ſouthern alpetts, peas have been bagged and houſed. Hay-making is now very nearly finiſhed throughout the prin- cipality, and the accounts from various places ſtate, that the crops haye generally proved abundant, and are well got in,

We underttand that an ingenivus artiſt in the neighbourhood of Llanelly, in Carmarthenſhire, bas invented a caſt-iron nave tor a wheel, which bids fair to become oi conſiderable importance to the public, being ligbt,.more

durable, and lels expenſive in rhe firſt inſtance than thole now in general ule“*

for carts and waggovs; it has allo the peculiar advantage of admitting a kngle ipoke to be replaced without diſturbing any other part but the place required.

Lewes annual Wool Fair.

This fair was well attended the beginning of this month, by the London and other wool-ſtaplers, but as uſual, no buſineſs was done before dinner. Lord Sheffield, who prefided, having propoſed tke health of Sir Joſeph Banks, as a principal promoter ot theſe meetings, expreſſed great concern at his abſence, occaſioned by a fit of thg gout, eſpecially as there was no man better informed on the buſineſs moſt imerelting to thole who were aflembled, and who would have communicated more complete information on every part of the ſubjet. His Lordſhip then ſtated, that he had not obtained Very cem» plete intelligence relpetting the Roſs Fair, but that he had acquired ſome knowledge of what had paſſed at the Thetford Fair, which might be more intereſting to the meeting, as a conſiderable quantity of wool ot the South Down breed wag/1old there. He oblerved, thar the price ol fine wool was generally highey than it was lalt year; the beſt Hereford 25. per ſtone oi 121b. advance.Little of the South Down wool had ſold at Thiltord Fair at more than 25.-per paund, ſome not more than 23d3 but if Soutb Down wool in Norfolk or SuffsIk is worth 25. per 1b. ſurely the wool of this neighbourhood, being in greater pertection, was worth more, and it was never ſuppoſed. we bad dent our beſt woel and ſheep out of the county, He had great pleaſur

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