366 History:““[May/ IN.:COLONIES: 4ND-TRADE.

To Dr. William Roxburg"h, Calcutta, ior Communications on India Pro- dutts; the Gold Medal.

To“ Mr, William Hughes,“ Upper Canada, for the Culture of Hemp; Thirty-five Dollars-

Account of the Members elected Since October lasf, whoSe Titles and Names are as follow.- Hon. James Hewitt, Sir William Welby, Bart. M. P, Sir Robert Lawley, Bart. M. P. Sir James Pulteney, Bart. Col. Bradfhaw, Mr. Bryan Don- kin, Samuel Taylor, Esq. John Atkin, Eſq. ſFhomas Horne, Jun. Eſq, Richard Holt, Elq. Mr. Charles Rivers, J. Cummins, Eq. Charles War- ren, Ely. Caleb Bryant Waymouth, Elq. W. Kinyard, jun. Eiq. Ny Jo- ſeph St-venſon, Thos. Seiby, Ely. Wm. Savage, Eſq. Mr. John Auſtin, Mr. E. Williams, Mr Joſeph Fox, David Day, Elq- Danic! Wakefield, Efq. Wm. Hibvert, Eiq- John Fiſher, Eſq. Wm. Pirner, Eſg. Mr. Wm, Gall, Wm Young, jun. Eiq. George Walker, Ey, George Preitwidge, Elq. Rev. Wiiliam H. Carr, Wm, Henry Hoare, Eiq. Rev.1.G. SPurgeons Nicliolas Wm. Middlet'n, Eſq. James Hulkes, Eig. M P. Mr Edw. Glo- ver, Humphrey Hall, Eiq. Mr. John Edwards,'Phomas Cock, Eſq. Mr. Thomas Harri:on, Joſhua Jon. Smith, Eiq. Mr. Roger Smith, Mr, John Kerſhaw, Abraham Atkin«; E(qg- Wm. Wallis Maſon, jun. Elia. Mr. Geo, Anderſon, John Hanſon, Eſg. Mr. Wm. Jones, Mr. John Loudon, Mr. Wm. Hall, M1. Rowland Evans, John Dawes, jun. Etq.' Mr. John Ilaac Hawkins, Anthony Cardon, Eiq. John Pugh, Eſq. Mr. Henry Walther, Mr. Peter Grimalde, Joſeph Harris, Eiq. Mr. Charles Dibdin, jun. Joſhua Brookes, Eiq Mr. Jos Dickenſon, Thomas Chevalier, Eſq. Wm. Purſer, Charles 8. Portal, Eiq. Rev. Robert Bree, Rey. Mr. Daviivn, Mr. Wm, Coriton, Mr, Mcewley' Gillman, Thomas King, Elq. Mr. John Luſßo, W.B. Thomas, Eſq. Charles Kent, Elqy. Thomas Bacon, Eig. Wm. Max- well, E/!q. Henry Philip Hope, Eſq. Mr. Charles Almon, F. Grove 8. Farrer, Eiq. Philip French, Eſq. John Greenwood, Eſq. Wm. Lloyd, ſq. Peter Denys Elq. John Kikman, jun. Elq. Wm. Forſyth, Eiq. Mr. Hen- rv Richards, John Allday, Eig. Mr. H. F. Smith, John B. Galt, Hliq. Stephen Tnornton, Eiq. Mr. 8, H, Swanſton, Arthur P, Arch, EHM Nettam Giles, Eiq, Mr. Thomas Maſcall, Robert Peel, Eiq. Samuel Hib- bert, Eſq. George Baßter, Eiq.“ P. B. Neale, Elq. John Wm. Lubbock, Eſq. Jawes Graham, Etq. Mr, Arthur Woolle, Mr. Thomas Rowntree; Charles Birkhead, Elgg. Robert Wilmott, Eſq,

PLOUGHING MATCH.

On Tueſday the zth. the ploughing match under the patronage of the Bath Society took place near Radltock, in a field of very tiff loil. The candidates were Mr. Biliingſlev, Mr. Rodberd, and Mr. Ludlow, Mr. Bil. Jingſley*s man, with a two-furrowed plough, drawn by ſix oxen with a driver, completed his halt acre in one hour and thirty minutes. Mr. Lud- low, with a ſingle plough by two horſes, without a driver in two hours, eight minutes and a-balf; and Mr. Rodberd's with a light one wherled plough drawn by three horſes, with a driver in one hour fitty eight minutes. “The deciſion of the judges ranked Mr, Billingſley, as entitled to the firſt, Mr, Ludlow to the ſecond, and Mr. Rodberd to the thied premium-

The arrangements for this biennial ploughing match were as follows:

The held ſelected for the purpoſe was an old French grals layer, the ſoil yery ſtiff and abounding with looſe Rones.

Syngry portions of half an acre each had been previouſly marked out, and