. New England farmer, and horticultural register. amend abill imposing a tax ; then a bill to explain the billfor amending the bill imposing the tax ; followedby another bill for remedying tlie defects of thebill to explain the bill for amending a bill for im-posing the tax ; and so on ad ivftnitum. We could scarcely expect to find food for mirthin the solemn records of Parliament ; but rarelycan we read them, at least such as relate to ourearly ages, without meeting with some absurdityrendering the maintenance of gravity a difficultmatter. While a bill for the improvement of theLondon police,
. New England farmer, and horticultural register. amend abill imposing a tax ; then a bill to explain the billfor amending the bill imposing the tax ; followedby another bill for remedying tlie defects of thebill to explain the bill for amending a bill for im-posing the tax ; and so on ad ivftnitum. We could scarcely expect to find food for mirthin the solemn records of Parliament ; but rarelycan we read them, at least such as relate to ourearly ages, without meeting with some absurdityrendering the maintenance of gravity a difficultmatter. While a bill for the improvement of theLondon police, brought into the House of Commonsin George reign, was going through Commit-tee, a clause was read which enacted that thewatchman should be compelled to sleep in the day-time. An old baronet rose and proposed that theclause should be extended to embrace members ofthe House of Commons, for gout had many nightspast prevented his sleep, and he doubted not thatothers as well as himself, would be glad to be Kov\-pelled to sleep .—English HOWARDS IIVIPROVED EASY DRAUGHT PLOUGH Great improvements have been maile the past year in tlform and workmanship of these Ploughs; tlie nioulil Ik aihas lieen so formed as to lay the furroie coinplclely oneturning in ercry particle of grass or slutble, and leaving tlground in the best possible manner. The lenpih of llmould hoard has he n tery much increased, >o that ilPlough works with the greatest ease, both wiih respect ithe holding and the team. The Committee at the late trtof Ploughs at Woreester, say, Should our opinion be asked as to whirh of the Ploui,!we should prefer for use on a farm, we miglit perhaps saythe inquirer, if your land is mostly lightand easy to wnrtry Prouty & Mears, butif vour land is heavy, hard orrock BEGIN WITH Me. HowABD3. At the above mentioned trial the Howard Plough ;/;more work, icitk the same power nf team, than ami otlhplough exhibited. No other tunieil more thiin twenivse/iand one half inches, to
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