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George Tollett, Elq. exhibited the carcales of two three year-old wether-- ſheep, vne Merino and South Down, the other Merino and Ryland; the for- mer bad nineteen pounds and three-quarters of 100ſe far, and the other twen- ty-three pounds. They were both driven a diſtance of ohe hundred ang KU miles; theſe had been killed feven days; they were both'got by a Merino ram of Lord Somerville's.;

Two South Down rams, two and three years-old, belonging to Charles Weſtern,-El9g. were ſhewn.

Alſo, another South Down ram, and a curious rovSh Llack-ſpotted fheeps with four horns, laid to be from the Cape of Good Hope.

Charles Weltern, Etq., Mr. King, of Newgate-market, and Mr. Smith, were the three judges who examined the fve South Down ſheep, Mhown by Money Hill, Eiq. and Sir Thomas Catr, kor a bet of fifty pounds, made at rhe lait Smithfield Club-meeting- Their decision wall Le found in the ſubſe- quent day's proceedings.

Some very fine pigs were exhibited, particularly a ſmall, but remarkably fat and handſome black and white low, by a Leicelter boar and Chineſe 10w, eight months old, bred by Mr. Iſled, and fed by the Duke of Bedford: if measures, in height, one foot eleven inches; in length, from rump t0 ſMnout, three feet nine inches;and in girth, acroſs the ſhoulders, four feet nine inches!

Mr. Tubbs exhibited two fine large white pigs, of kis brced. A peculia- rity in theſe pigs is highly deſerving of hotiec: it is Mr. Tubbs's pradtice t6 ſhave off, with a razor ur ſharp knife, the griltle on the tops of me noſes of his pigs„when they are young, which ſoon heals over; but the pig is thereby renderev„ncapable of that deſtru&ive rooting or turning up ot the ground, which farmers find ſo deſtru&ive to their ſward-lands-

Charles Weſtern, Elqg. fhewed two ſpotted Eſlex pigs of his breed and feeding.

Tie fame gentleman ſhewed four Suſſex pigs, bred and fed'by him.

Mr. Wakefield ſhewed a white pig, ot the Suſſex and Eſlex breed, 5ix enonths old, bred by him.

The Earl of Winchelſea fhewed a large Leiceſter pig, two years old, bred and ted by him.

Allo, a black and white-pig of the Eſſex breed, bred by Charles Weſtern, Eſquire.

Mr. Pickford exhibited two large black and white pigs, bred and fed by him.

The five umpires or judges of the hew were, the Hon, Roſs Mahon, Cha. Gordon Grey, Elq., Mr. Edward Auger, Mr. Thomas Boys, and Mr. Joba Thomas. In the forenoon of Monday they examined the(everal certificates of ages, breed, keep, and other circumſtances, required by Lord Somerville"s printed propoſals; and, in the afternoon proceeded in their inſpeftion and exX- amination of the cattle, pteparatory to their decifion.

Inthe centre of the repoſtory-yard, a very uſeful implement, called a pa- tent Hampſhire waggon, was fhewn, belonging to H.R.H.th€ Duke of Keat. 1tis the invention of Mr. Rood, of Portſmouth, and is lo contrived as to take readily in two, and form two carts.- It was, ſhewn lately to his Majclty s ſeveral mechanical contrivances about it are very ingenious.

Mr. Plowman exhibited part of a fheep-fold, on a new conſtrußtion, moY« ing.upon wheels, which he has made for the Duke of Bedford, applicable to the penning of hogs upon clovar, or other green food.

Mr. M“Dougal ihewed Lord Somerville*s patent-plough, with twa ſhares 5 93 chaff-cutter; a barrel-churn, which does notrevalve, as uſual, but reverbe- rates by means of a pendulum; a händ-drill, for corn, and another with 22 additional part; for tuwing any light manure, as rapc-dult, 100t, 8:4. with ibe<orn, in any required proportion,

Mr. Garrard, the cattle-modeller, took fe Pretent, fer tie porträite in his intend U viev

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