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jouenatj of horticulture and cottage gardener. 



t December 11, 1873. 



were never seen here, while the Variety class, as usual, con- 

 tained capital specimens of the pure-grounded SiWer-lace. 



The Ducks were excellent in all the classes ; the Variety 

 class, BO interesting to visitors, however, was placed in a bad 

 light. The entries in Gccse, Turkeys, and Babbits were nob 

 large, but in the Selling class much stock changed hands. 



The Canaries, though not so numerous as last year, contained 

 many birds of great merit. Large prices were given for the 

 best specimens, for which there seemed to be a demand. We 

 were pleased to observe that, as on former occasions, the utmost 

 care was taken of the exhibitors' property in the matters of 

 food, water, and cleanliness. This Show has earned a reputa- 

 tion in that respect which we hope it will long maintain. 



NORTHERN COUNTIES COLUMBARIAN 



SOCIETY. 



This Society's annual Show was held at Belle Vue Gardens, 

 Manchester, on the 6th instant. There never was a prettier 

 show seen anywhere ; there were upwards of four hundred 

 entries, and in the friendly rivalry amongst the members nob a 

 single exhibitor bad cause to complain. The Committee worked 

 hard and, with the generous support of Messrs. Jennison, the 

 Exhibition was a decided success. This Society will soon out- 

 number all other societies if it progress as it has done during 

 the last two years. Neither Captain Heaton nor Mr. Ridpeth 

 exhibited this year, but in quality the birds were far superior 

 to those seen at previous shows held by the Society. 



Carriee?.— Biacfc or Dun.— Cock.— 1, G. J. Taylor, Hadderafielcl. 9, E. C. 

 Stretch, Ormakirk. Hen.—i, Vt. WooUey, Banbury. 2, R. Clay, Audenshaw. 

 Any colour.— YoitJig,~l and 2, Major J. H. Cryer, Southport. 



PoDTERs.— Coc^.— 1 and 2, G. J. Taylor. £re«.—l, G. J. Taylor. 2, Major J. 

 H. Cryer. 

 . Ov.is.—Foreiijn.—l. T. W. Townson. Bowdon. 2, W. Lumb, Rochdale. 



SHORT-FaCED TiUMRLEBs —AlrfU)nd.—\,C.E. Duckwortb, Warertree. MoWed. 

 —1, C. E. Dockworth. Beards or Bald.—!, H. Verdon, Wavertree. Any oilier 

 variety.—!. H. Verdon, 2, W.Luirb. 



Barbs.— B'flcfc or Dun —Pair.— I, G. J. Taylor. 2, A. Mansjnall, Within^on. 

 Any other colour.— I, W Justice, Salford. Any colour.— Young. — 1 and 2, Major 

 J. H. Crj er. Cock.—l, T. W. Townson. Hen— I and 2, T. W. Townson 



jAOOBiHs.-Red.—Pair.—l. Q. J. Taylor. 2, W. Hill, Handforth. Yellow.— \ 

 and 2, E. E. M. Royds, Roth lale. Black.— I and 2, E. K. M. Koyds. Any colour. 

 — roH?J(7.-l,E. E M. Royda. 2, W. HiH. Cocfc.-I, E. E. M. Ruyds. 2, R. C. 

 Stretch. Hf 71.— 1, W. Hill. 2, R. E. M. Royds. 



TVRBiTS.— Blue or t'ilver. — Parr.— 1. A. Mangnall. 2, J. B. Finder, Harpur- 

 hey. Red, Yellow, or Black.— I, J. B. Pinder. 3, G. J, Tavlor. Any colour.— 

 Young.— I, J. B. finder. 2, A Mangnall. Cock.—\, T. W. Townson. 2, J. B. 

 Pinder. Hcn.—\, B. Constei dine. Littleborough. 2, W. HiU. 



0\;i.&.— Enoliah. -Blue.— Pair.— \ and 2, R. Clay. 8ilv€r.—\ and 2, R. Clay. 

 Any colour.— Youno.—\, 3. B Buckley, Ormakii-k. 2, R. 01 ay. Coc/:.— 1, R. Clay. 

 2, it. Unawortn, Theadle. Hen.—\ and 2, K. Clay. 



Fantails.— Pair.— I, Q. T. Bluhm, Higher Broughton. 2, H. C. Bowman. 

 Higher Bioughton. lie, W. HiU (2). Cock or Hen.— I, W. HiU. 2, T. W. 

 Townson. 



NuNs.-l and 2, W. Hill. 



Trumpeters.- 1, T. W. Townson. 



Draqoons.— B^K? or Silver.— I and 2, W. Gamon, Chester. Cock.—l,'W. Hill. 

 2, J. Holland, Cheetham Hill. Hen.— 1, E. C. Stretch. 2, R. Clay. Any other 

 colour.— 1 and 2, W. Hill. Cock.—l anda, W.Hill. Anij colour.— Yotuvj.-l, 

 J.Holland. 2, W. Hill. Hen. -1. W. Hill. 2. J. Wricht, Rochdale Road. 



Short-faced Antwerps.— Jterf or Blue-chequered. — 1 and 2, W, Justice. 

 Silver or Dun.—\, W. Gamon. 2, W. Justice. AJiy other colour.— 1, W. 

 Gamon. 2. W. Justice. Any colour.— Young.— 1, W. Gamon. 2, W. Justice. 

 Coc/i-.—l, W. Justice. 2. J.Wricht. Hoi.—l, W. Gamon. 2, W. Justice. 

 '' LoKG-FACED Antwkbps —liidor Blue cheqitcrid.—l,'W. Justice. 2, J. WriRht. 

 Silrer or Z>itn,—l,W. Justice. 2. R. MarBhall, Lower Brouffhton. Any other 

 colour.— \, W. Justi e. 2, J. Wright. Any colour. — Youjuj.—l, W. justice. 

 2, H. C. Bowman. Cock —1, J. Wright. 2, E. A. Grundy, Ramsbottom. Hen.— 

 1,W. Justice. 2, J. Wright. 



Long-faced Tumbi^ers.— Bald.— Blue or Silver.— 1 and 2, R. Unsworth. Red 

 or Yelloio.—l, R. Unsworth. 2, W. R. Haycraft, Lower Broughton. Black. — 

 1 and 2, R. Unsworth. Beards.— Any colour.— \, C F. Duckworth. 2, W. R. 

 Haycraft. Mottled —1, W. R. Hayoraft. 2, W. Hill. Self-coloured.—!, E. C. 

 Stretch. 



Any other Vahiett -1, G. J. Taylor. 2, W. HiU. 



Selling Class —Pair, price not to exceed 403.— I, J. B. Pinder. 2, W. Lnmb. 

 Sinyle bird, price not to exceed 3 is.— 1, E. C. Stretch. 2, J. B. Pinder. 



Judges. — Mr. W. Cannan, and Mr. T. J. Charlton, Bradford. 



ULVEKSTON BIRD SHOW. 



This Exhibition of Canaries and British cage birds wa3 held 

 in the Victoria Concert Hall, Ulverston, on December 6th. In 

 numbers and quality the birds shown (exceptin^^ amons: the 

 Lizards) in the various classes were well represented. Of the 

 Belgians many of the birds were remarkable for purity of race, 

 beauty of plumage, and other standards of excellence. The 

 silver cups offered by the Association were both carried off by 

 local exhibitors. The Norwich classes were well forward, both 

 in natural and unnatural colours, and the Committee foand 

 several specimens with supplied pinion feathers, also with 

 drawn feathers from the tail, and the exhibitors richly merited 

 the disgrace of disqualified cards being affixed to the cages. 

 The Judges, however, passed over them, and remarked that was 

 the best way to stamp out such-like exhibitors. Surely the time 

 wiU come when owners will think twice before risking detection. 

 The Goldfinch Mules were very fine, especially the Buff class. 

 Tears may pass by before so good a colleclion may again meet 

 the public eye, the highest honours falling to a new exhibitor — 

 Mr. J. Williams, Whitehaven, with three splendid specimens, 

 beautifully developed in the markings of the plumage. 



Mr. H. Pollett, Failsworth, Manchester, again officiated as 



Judge, and his awards were highly approved of by the general 

 public. To the Hon. Sec. (Mr. T. Cockertou) great credit is due 

 for the good management of the Show, and for the admirable way 

 in which the birds were staged, the numbers being 130 specimens. 

 [We wish our correspondent had mentioned the names and 

 addresses of the foul exhibitors, for we would have published 

 them. — Ens.] 



Belgian.— Clear Yellow.— 1 and 2, W. Bradlev, Ulverston. 3, W. Banks, 

 Ulveraton. I'hc, T. Cot;karton, Ulverston. he, J. Steel, Ulverston. c, T. 

 Parker, Ulverston. 



Belgian.— CiearBit^.— 2, W. Crewdaon, Ulverston. 3, J. Steel, Ulverston. 

 vhc, T. Croasdale. Cartrael. he, T. Cockerton. c, W. Bowdon, Ulverston. 



Norwich.— C/enr Yellow. — 1, Holmes & Doyle, Nottingham. 3, G. & J. 

 Mackley. Norwich, vhc, R. Stables, Ulverston. he, J. Audley, Leicester, 

 f. J. iMuffat, Ulverston. 



Norwich. — Clear Buff.— I, R. Baynes, Ulverston. 2, G. & J. Maokley, 

 Norwich. 3 J, Hague. Barrow-in-Furness, vhc, R. htables. he, W. Stones* 

 Dalton-in-Fuvnes8. c, Huhnes & Doyle. 



tioRv.'icn.— Even-marked Yellow.— 1, J. Audley, Leicester. 2, Holmes and 

 Doyle. 3, J. Moffat, t'hc, J. Kailtun, Lancaster, he and c, Eemrose & Orme, 

 Derby. 



^nR^ffICIl. — Even-marked Buff. — l and 2, H. & D. Audley, 8 and vhc, 

 Bemrose & Orme. he. Holmes tt Dovle. c, J. Moffat. 



Goldfinch.- 1, W. Hutton. Leeds. 2, R. Hawman, Middlesbro'. 3, R. Hill, 

 Gran^eover-Sands. vhc, J. Hague. he, J. Goode, Leicester. c,G. & J. 

 Mackley. 



Goldfinch MvhB.— Clear or Variegated Yellow.— 1 and rftc, W. Hutton. 2, 

 J. Goode. 3 and he, R, Hawman. c, J. Williams, Whitehaven. 



Goldfinch MuhR —Clear or Variegated Buff.— I, 2, and vhc. J. 'Williams. 

 3, T. Hipkiua, Leicester, he, H. & 0. Audley. e, G. & J. Mackley. 



Selling Class.— 1, T. Oockerton. 2, R. Hill. 3, H. &D. Audley. vh<:, J 

 Andiey, Leicester, c, J. Goode, 



Cup, for the best Belgian Yellow, awarded to W. Bradley. 



Cup, for the best Belgian Buff, awarded to T. Croasdale. 



ACTION AGAINST THE SECRETARY OF THE 

 NORTHERN COLUMBARIAN SOCIETY. 



Naldeb v. Dunn. — This was an action of libel before Mr. 

 Justice Denman and a common jury. 



The plaintiff, a brewer at Croydon, ig a •well-known breeder of 

 Pigeons, and was at one time a member of the Northern Colam- 

 barian Society. The defendant is the Secretary of that Society^ 

 and the alleged libel appeared in a programme of the Society's 

 proceedings published by the defendant ; and the part of the 

 programme complained of stated that the plaintiff had been ex- 

 pelled from the Society for " trimming," by pulling out of birds 

 intended to be exhibited, feathers from their thighs. The de- 

 fendant pleaded that the plaintiff had been expelled ; but it was 

 proved that no meeting of the Society had been called, and the 

 Judge justly vituperated the proceeding as irregular, and de- 

 cided that the plaintiff had not been expelled, the whole pro- 

 ceediug being carried on by Mr. Dunn and a few others. 



Eventually a verdict was taken by consent for the plaintiff 

 for 40s., aU imputations being withdrawn, his lordship certify- 

 ing for coats. 



AT LAST! 



Dablinqton has stultified itself. When I received this year's 

 schedule a month or two ago I noticed that the promoters of the 

 Sliow had thought it worth while to go to the expense of printing 

 and enclosing an " extract from Journal of Horticulture, 

 November 21st, 1872," in which I had spoken of last year's Show 

 and the management in terms of praise. I will repeat a portion 

 of the extract : " A liberal prize list, and, above all, a manage- 

 ment in which the public have confidence, are sure to command 

 a large measure of support, while any shortcoming in either of 

 these respects is as certainly followed by decline. A pretty 

 accurate knowledge of the managers and management is soon 

 arrived at by exhibitors who, ever willing to make a liberal 

 discount for blunders avoidable and unavoidable, are always 

 ready to support any committee whose antecedents insure care 

 and attention to the valuable property entrusted to their charge, 

 and an earnest desire to procure a clear stage and no favour for 

 the combatants." And Darlington well deserved such a meed 

 of praise. 



But when Whitby opened the season with its Show, that show 

 of shows, and the " ISemrose & Orme " collection of Canaries 

 burst upon the bird-world like meteors, Darlington lost its head 

 and quite forgot its " earnest desire to procure a clear stage and 

 no favour" in supplementing its schedule with an addendum 

 stating that no " unnatural colours " would be staged. Still I 

 do not altogether blame Darlington. I am afraid it was badly 

 advised. Jealousy and personal animosity are bad counsellors. 

 I have observed in a series of articles elsewhere (in reading 

 which, by the way, I was reminded of one of J5sop's fables, in 

 which a certain animal envelopes itself in the skin of a nobler 

 brute, but is at once identified by his music), that the action of 

 Darlington was approved of as " wise," and that another town 

 also had become " wise " in its generation and preached virtue ; 

 of which virtue and its preachers more presently. But I think 

 this action was moat unwise, begun in haste to be repented of 

 at leisure, starting from false premises and eventuating in absurd 

 conclusion. Had DarUngtou adhered to its programme, however 

 . one-sided, less injustice would have been done than by violating 



