March,] Procebdings of Agricultural Södtieties.'217

Lord Somerville ſtated; by the deſire of the Earl of Bridgewater, tbat he offered: a preiium of Gfty guineas to any perſon who[Ihould produce a plough «for Minty ſoils, Yuperior tv the Hortford ploügh3 and twenty guineas more if it hould be found ſuperior for g:neral purpoſes. Various other pröpohrigns for the advancement of rüraleconomy were - made; and.the meeting ſeparated, after a molt feitive day, with the higheit “ſentiments of approbation and reſpe& for the noble inſtitutor of this anni- verfary competition»- Inthe cvurie of thie day the followimg toaſts were glven:

1- The King, with grateful thanks for his patrod282 2. The-Plough, worked by good Oxen when the groviid is capable of Carrying them. 3-. The illüſtrious ſtiangers, Prince Beratinſky,&c. 4. The Fleece,€overing plenty of good feh, and a QUANTUM SUFFI- "LIT ot tat: “5. Good gräziers 16 möuntain diſtits, Mr. Robſon, of Roxburgb'fhire, and all'good farmers on both ſides the T weed.. 6. Sir Joſeph Banks, thanks to his minute inveſtigation, and able Trea» tiſe on rult or mildew in wheat. 7."The Farmivg Society in Ireland, Mr. Foſter, Lord Stigo, and all its members preſent. May-weimitate its!pirit and arrangement. n Mr. Arthas Yong, may we. profit by his admirable Treatiſe on Che- mitltry. y 9. Huſbändry and Commerce, may their intereſts ever be inſeparable. TG. Mr.» Coke. 11. Mr. Tollett, whoſe ſheep have cauſed ſo much ſurprize and aumi- ration.

12. Mr. Boys, whoſe Eſſay on pnring and burning no farmers ſhould be without.. b

Among the company. at dinner, were==

Dukeof Bedford, Earl Talbot, Earl of Winchelſea, Lord Dynevor, Sir James Montgomery, Sir George Hill, Mr. Gordon Gray» Sir Henry Va- vaſour, Col. Vavaleur, Mr. JT. Sitwell, M. P..Sir Joſeph Banks, Lord Newarkz;/the Prince of Baritinſki, Sir George Douglas, Lord, Sheffield, Earl of Mansfield, Rev. Dean Dudley, Sir John Sebright, Lord Bulkeley, Lord William Ruſſell. j

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COMPLETION OF THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL.

That grand line of communication, between the metropolis and the moſt diſtant parts"oF the kingdem,„which the Grand Junttion Canal was to effe&- was incomplete till tie 16 of April, owing to a range of high land, between Stoke Binen; and Bliſworth; in Northamptonſhire,; not being pe- netrated by a tunnel or arch, as intended 3 but all goods coming paſt that place,"have been obliged to be' unloaded; and placed on waggons, and con-= veyed'on a rail-way over the hill; to be embarked again in other boats. On

onday. morning, the wearher proving very: fine, an amazingly large con- courle of people were äſlembled, ſome of them from conſiderable dittances, to view the Rupenduos works at Bliſworth tunnel, and to ſee the grand pro- cefhon in honour of the opening of this internal communication by water; between the moſt diſtant places. One of the Paddington packet-boats, called the Marquis of Buckingham, was the firſt boat which went through the tunnel--this was early in the mornigg, in order to join the other boats aſſembled at the North end of the tunne, at Blifworth, to form the grand proceſlion,