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Swine were rather upon the advance: there were no good horses, but many inferior ones might have been purchased very low,

The Martinmas hiring, at Carlisle, was most numerously attended» A thin Show of cattle; those in good condition reached high prices: few horses exposed for Sale, and those Sold very low.

At Hallaw fair, on Tuesday, there was a great 5how of blackcattlez fat ones brought good prices, but Several lean beasts remained unsold: there was also a number of horses, mostly of the draught kind: Sales dull, The Supply of Sheep was great, and prices rather lower.

At Morpeth, on Wednesday, there was a Short zupply of cattle, Sheep, and lambs, which Sold readily; the demand was great, but little alteration in prices. Beef from 68. 3d. to 75. 3d.; mutton 63. to 75. per Stone, Sinking offalls; wheat 60s. to 705.; rye 485.; oats 255. 44. to 305. 8d. per quarter.

Show of Cheviot Rams.

The annual Show of Cheviot rams, at Camp-house, this seasen, was attended as usual by a large assemblage of gentlemen and farmers from both Sides of the border. The improvement of this väluable breed of Sheep, both in carcass and in wool, since the establishment of this Society, becomes every year more and more aj parent, and af. fords a striking and instructive proof of the rapid effects of a proper Selection of breeding stock, and of good pasture, in improving the Shape of the animal.

On repealing the Act of Parliament af 42 Geo. III. cap. 38, respecting Malt.

Several communications having been received on this Subject, we cannot do better than report the proceedings of the following assoCia- tion, which Seems amply to explain every object in contemplation on the Subject.

At a general meeting of malsters, and makers of malt, residing within the county of Suffolk, held at the White Hart Inn, Stowmarket, on Monday, the 4th day of November, 1805, in order to take into Consideration the propriety of petitioning parliament for the repeal of the zoth and 33d Sections of the act of 42d Geo. III. Cap. 38, pro- hibiting the watering or SprinkJing grain making into malt upon the floor; and also for removing the doubts at present entertained concern- ing the right of appealing to the justices, in quarter SesSions, from Convictions by two magistrates,

WiLLIaAM PAHILPOT, Esg. inthe chair;

It was unanimously resolved, That the operation of the above Clauses has been found by experience to be productive ofthe most in- jurious consequences to the manufacturer ofmalt, and to Subject the Cair trader to great dificulties and hardships, without any adequate advantage to therevenue.

That the moisture imbibed by the grain inthe Steep, however long immersed, is found to be incompetent to the purpoze of Keeping up Sufficient vegetation to caryy the acrespire as far as the end of the grain, which 15 the true criterion of perfect malt; and that the re- Striction imposed by the above clauses against remitting the languid vegetation, by wetting the grain upon the toor, previous to the ex- piration of twelye days, renders it impossible to manufacture a perfect article, whereby, great loss is Sustained by the malster, and still greater injury by the consumer; and that this meeting are not aware of any