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culture have their victories no less renowned than 

 those of war. 



After the sale CHARLES COLLING was compli- 

 mented with a valuable piece of plate bearing this 

 inscription : 



PRESENTED TO 



MR. CHARLES COLLING, 



THE GREAT IMPROVER OF THE SHORT- HORNED BREED OF 



CATTLE, BY THE BREEDERS 



(Upwards of fifty) 

 WHOSE NAMES ARE ANNEXED, 



AS A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE DUE FOR THE BENEFIT THEY 



HAVE DERIVED FROM HIS JUDGMENT, AND ALSO AS A 



TESTIMONY OF THEIR ESTEEM FOR HIM AS A MAN 



1810 



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We do not hear of this sort of thing being done 

 very often in these degenerate days. Why? I wonder. 



