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of hops wasrather Small, and averaged 51. 12S. per cwt. Butter sold from 125. to 145- per Stone of 121b.: cheese, best making, averaged 645. and two meal 49S. percwt. The light-fingered gentry were SuC- cessful in tlieir operations: one gentleman lost his pocket-book, con- taining upwards of 2501. and two other persons were robbed of Sunis to a Smaller amount. Thedepredators got off undiscovered.

Atthe late Norwich quarter SesSions an appeal'was made againzt an allotment made to Lord Walpole for his right of Sheep walk, under rhe Waborie indlozure act; After a long hearing of counsel, the justices determined, that although theact of parliament gives in exact terms an appeal against any thing done by 1ihe commiszSioners, yet the allotments cannot be Subject to it.

“The Show. of Scotch cattle, usually held at Kempti,(in Noriolk, on the 1611 of November, is this year postponed to the 18th, when It will continue the Six following days.

Brentwood fair was well Supplied with lean cattle ofallkinds, parti» c<ularly Scotch and North Wales runts, which sold freely, and Some of the former as high as 181. a piece, There was also a large Shew. of horses, particularly of the last kind, which were Soon bought up at high prices.

At St. Faith's fair, Ipswich, thers was a large Show of Scoti h and home breds, particularly the latter, which went oli at 55. per Sione; Scotch fetched from 63. to 65- 6d. per Stone: The beasts, in general, were in good condition, but the Sales were rather dull; the quantity of butter and cheese at the fair was much greater than has been known for Several years. One meal cheese Sold from 31. 155. to 61.per wey; household from 525» to 545» ditto. Butter, in firkins, 485. hali-frkins from.248- to 258-!

Remarkable Occurrence.=-A person lately driving a flock of geese to Bath, had proceeded a considerable way, when the geese turned against him, attacked him,-and lacerated his legs in Such a manner hat it: was with difficulty he reached home, covered with blood.-- The geese took wing, and returned to the farm whence they had been driven.

Coventry fair, on the 1stinst. produced one of the largest Shews of fat cattle and Sheep that has been witnes5ed for 5ome Years, which were heavy Sale at considerably reduced pric and great numbers of each were driven home for:want of purchasers.. The average price they Sold for was about 3d. per Ib. Sinking the:oJal.- Ihe Shew of hor;es was but indifferent;" those that were active and promising 501d well.--Little business was donein the grain line, exCeptin the article of barley,; which was, much lower.

Hops Sold in Worcester market, on the gth inst..at the following Prices, Viz." yearlings 61. to 61. 195.; new 61. 308. t0 71.

Worcester toll-free-market, on the ziLtb, was. well Supplied with cattle, which were mostly of the inferior Kind, and varied but little in price from those of the last fair.

AtPershou fair; Worcestershire, on the zoth.of last month, there was alarge Shew of cattle and Sheep: the Sale was dull, and at 18-

duced prices. Haddington, Nov. 15.=-Wheat Sold heavily, and prices were a little lower. Barley had a dull Sale, and the prices of that article Seemed declining--best 295 3; Gurrent prices 265. t0 285. OQats were rather cheaper; best potatoe oats 235. z; current prices of common oats 135. 10'205: Peaseand beans z185. to 215-. There: were 775 bolls of wheat in the market, 735 of which were Sold at. an average of il. 135. 1d+ z1-2th per boll. Ag. Mag. Vol. 13 35