spirit, and to show them forth as belonging to the promoters of this institution. I have had the honour, for near thirty years past to be a member of it, and I warmely seize this opportunity of recomending to those who may doubt of the efficacy of private societies in promoting eminent advantage to the public, to trace in the History of B itish Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, the effects of a thousand men of substance and ingenuity, coming together with an annual and regular subscription to encourage the advancement of national prosperity in Agriculture, Arts, Commerce and Manufactures. With respect to Lord Romney, and to conclude, I will 'add that that venerable old man, just lived to see from the top of his Pisgah, a new National Board of Agriculture, rising at a distance from the elements of his Society, which will be fortunate if it is accompanied by the same perennial energy that made the other flourish and suc ceed. Finally, I cannot stop without recording, that when a slave on lord Romney's plantations in the West Indies, was afked by one who met him, in the field if he was a slave of lord Romney's. No Mafsah,' replied he, Lord Romney, de good lord Romney have no slaves, I be his child and servant. lord Romney be de father of his people. I am your wellwisher ** * B. Acknowledgements to correspondents deferred for want of reom. 162. THE BEE, OR LITERARY WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1. 1794. CATALOUGE OF FUR BEARING ANIMALS That are, or may be domesticated, which are not yet sufficiently known in Britain, though suited to the nature of its climate, and which it would be of importance to have there, in order to ascertain their value by comparative trials, Sheep. 1. THE Tscherkessian breed. These are of a large size, and afford good wool free from hairs. The lamb-skins of this breed are accounted a beautiful fur, which sells at a high price in Rufsia. They are of various colours: The pure white are most esteemed and next to these the pure black. These are of the round long tailed breed. 2. The Boucharian fheep, which are said to afford wool still finer than the above, and equally free from hairs. The lamb-skins of this sort are deem, ed still more beautiful fur than the former Fan: 1: and they sell at very high prices in Russia and China. Besides pure white, and black, fhining and waved, having the appearance of flowered sattin at a little distance, there are some among them of the colour there called blue, which is a glofsy mahogony colour with a slight bluish tinge. This is the broad tailed kind of sheep. N. B. It will be a matter of considerable difficulty to get these fheep into this country; for although I have the means at present of corresponding with some of the governors of the southern provinces of Siberia that border with the Kirguise country, who will be disposed to lend every afsìstance in their power, yet the nearest part of it being at least two thousand miles from Petersburgh, the cattle that are sent from thence thither taking about two years to travel it, passing through the hands of several owners by the way, any fheep that might be sent along with them would have a great chance of being lost in their passage. Boucharia is at least a thousand miles farther than the Kirguise country in the same route, so that it will be a very difficult matter to get them from thence. The natives of Boucharia, however are an active trading people, who often pafs through the whole of the Kirguise country to bring both cattle and goods to the Siberian market; and might pofsibly be brought to do any thing from the prospect of gain. 3. The argali, especially of the white sort, from Kamschatka and the Kuril islands. This is an animal of a large size. The fleece is represented as consisting of long hair covering a fine downy wools |