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#58] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795; 
Fowler, of Rollright, in Oxfordshire. 
This gentleman had commenced his 
breeding-speculations with a couple 
of cows, anda bull which he had 
hired of Mr. Bakewell. After his 
death; one article of his live«stock, 
the horned cattle, sold fora value 
equal to that of the fee-simple of 
his farm! Fifteen head alone of 
_ bullsand cows sold for 2464 pounds, 
or at the rate of 164 pounds each ! 
The other anction was that of Mr. 
Paget at Ibstock. Mr. Paget had 
been many years the intimate friend, 
and, in the Breeding-society, a very 
eminent and successful colleague of 
Mr. Bakewell. The sale of his 
stock was therefore looked up to 
with much eagerness by the public. 
Atthis sale, one bull sold forthe sum 
of 400 guineas (and a sixth share of 
the same has since been sold for 100) 
and a two-year old heifer for 84! 
211 ewes and theaves fetched 3315 
guineas, on the average 17 guineas 
each; and one lot of five ewes was 
sold for 310 guineas ! Such was the 
respect paid to Mr. Bakewell, in his 
life time. ‘To conclude that he was 
sufficiently rewarded, would be to 
with-hold his due, if we consider the 
money and honours that are bestowed 
on projects far less beneficial than 
his. Perhaps, at some futute pe- 
riod, the civic crown and: public 
monuments will be awarded to such 
characters in preference to the more 
doubtful claims of the warrior and 
the statesman. Mr. Bakewell 
died the 1st of October, 1795, in 
kis 70th year. As he had never 
been married, his business devolves 
to. Mr. Honeyborn, his: nephew 3 
and it is a fortunate circumstance 
for the public, that this gentleman 
is possessed of genius and enterprize 
similar to that of his predecessors In 
person, Mr. Bakewell was tall, 
broad-set, and, in his latter years, 
rather inclined tocorpulency. His 
countenance bespoke intelligence, | 
activity, and a high degree of be- 
nevolence. His. manners were 
frank and pleasing, and well calcus 
lated to maintain the extensive po. 
pularity he had acquired. His do- 
mestic arrangements at Dishley were 
formed on a scale of hospitality to 
strangers, that gained him universal 
esteem; of the numerous visitants 
induced by curiosity to call at his 
house, none ever left it without have 
ing reason to extol the liberality 
of its owner. Many — interesting 
anecdotes are related of his hu- 
manity towards the various orders of 
animals ; he continually deprecated 
the atrocious barbarities practised by 
butchers and drovers ; shewing, by 
examples on bis own farm, the most 
pleasing instances of docility in the 
animals under his care. In. fine, 
without the introduction of unmean- 
ing panegyric, Mr. Bakewell was 
exactly such a character as every 
well-meaning man. would wish to 
be. His vices were few, and with- 
out name; his virtue such as most 
men ought to imitate ; and his uti- 
lity was of such extensive conse- 
quence, as to bea proper object of | 
emulation to-all men, 
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