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Mr. Farncombe, of Stoneham, a piece of plate, for the beſt South Down zam, 3 years old.

Mt. Ellmau, of Shorcham, a piece of plate, for the beſt pen of 12 South Down ewes.

Mr. Farncombe, of Stoneham, three pounds, for the ſecond beſt pen. of twelve South Down ewes.

Charles Gilbert, Eſq. of Eaſtbourne, two pounds, for the third beſt pen of twelve South Down cwes.

Mr. Saxby, of Northcaſe, two pounds, for the.beſt South„Doww ram Deece.

Mr. Farncombe, of Stoneham, one pound, for the ſecond beſt South Down ram fleece.

Timely notice will be given in the Lewes. Journal, of the day when the Premiums to the induſtrious and deſerving poor will be diſtributed.

Subſcriptions received at the Lewes Bank, where thoſe gentlemen, who have negleCted to do it, are requeſted to pay in their ſubſcriptions for the „preſent and former years.

Manchester Agricultural Society. 4

The annual meeting of this Society was held at the Bridgewater Arms, in

Mancheſter,'on Monday, Avaguſt 6th.

PRESIDENT. 9 The Right Hon. the Earl of Stamford and Warrington. When the following premiums were adjudged: To'Owen Owen,, of Loſtock, for floating the greateſt quantity.of land; a filver cup, value ſeven guineas. To Joſhua Barneſly, of Norbury, for covering the greateſt quantity of land with cow.poſt, a ſilver cup, value five guineas. To William Appleton, of Aſhton, for thirty-nine years ſervitude in one place as farm ſervant, caſh, five guineas. To Beity Brookes, of Aſhton under Line, for twenty-nine years ſervitude in one place as farm ſervant, caſh, five guineas "To James Whittle, of Little Bolton, for the beſt charatter as farmer's apprentice, caſh, three. guineas« "Vo John Horrocks, of Turton, for draining the greatelt quantity of.land with ſtone, a ſilver cup, value ſeven guineas. To William Johnſon, ot Worſley, for improving the greateſt quantity of waſte land, a ſilver cup, value ſeven guineas. To John Horridge, of Raikes, for planting the greateſt quantity of white thorns in old fences, a ſilver cup, value ſeven guineas. NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. Samuel Clowes, Elq. Broughton. John Bradihaw, Eſq. Darcey Lever. John Pilkington, Elq. Bolton. Benjamin Gaſkell, Elq. Lancaſter.« John Croſs, Eiq. Mancheſter.“ Willian Hampſon, Clerk, Peel.+4 John Hewitt, Bolton. William Johnſon Mancheſter, Land ſurveyot, Thomas Bartley, ditto, ditto. Matthew Fletcher, Brightmwet. William Wright, Bolton.

Officers for the Year enſuing. PRESIDENT. The Right Hon, the Earl'of Stamford and Warrington.

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