*2'2(i SHORTHORN HERDS OF ENGLAND. 



thick and good, and so is Symbol. The Lumleys are here very 

 numerous, their matron, Lottie, being sister to Lord Bective's "dun " 

 cow, and a good looking specimen of a shorthorn, standing near to 

 the ground, and of her breeding capabilities, her daughters and 

 grand-daughters surrounding her are sufficient evidence; and another 

 old family, the Jessicas (introduced into the County in 1836 by the 

 late Mr. E Lythall), ate well represented by Jove, a straight level 

 daughter of the Duinnore Marquis of Oxford, used for some time by 

 Mr. Gar nor. 



Two miles from Dun church, we find another herd, newly 

 established at Church Lawford Lodge, by Mr. J. Cave. Lord 

 Oxford Harrington, purchased as a calf at the dispeision of Mr. 

 Lovatt's fine heid. from the handsome young cow, Lady Oxford 

 Bates 2nd, purchased first to go to Canada, and thence re-sold to Mr. 

 C. H. Bassett, is intended for the head of Mr. Cave's heid. The 

 first of the females seen is Duchess Charlotte llth, a red calf, out of 

 Duchess Charlotte 9th, bought at Earl Spencer's sale, and Elegance 

 5th, is another pretty little miiden, out of an Althorp purchase, 

 both being by Baron Laughton 4th, who is next brought forth, he 

 is a neat level bull of an attractive red colour, was bred by Mr. 

 Casswell, being out of a daughter of Tregunter Grwynne, purchased 

 by him from Mr. Slye at a cost of nearly 300 guineas as a heifer. 

 Watercress 2nd, a handsome red roan, bred by the late Mr. E. 

 Lythall, has only a day or two previous had a fine heifer calf ; 

 passing on to the pastures where are found the dairy cows ; Duchess 

 of Darlington, a Knightley Walnut fiom Burghley, is the most 

 admired, and is without doubt a very sweet cow, but purer in 

 breeding is the Ruby Duchess of Uist 4th, bred at Yardley ; Clarissa, 

 and Bride's Beauty, bought at the final dispersion of Mr. Bland's 

 herd, are of the ancient Dido, and Blanche families, and the dams 

 of the Duchess Charlotte, and Elegance calves, are here also bearing 

 their share of producing milk for the dairy, as every pedigree 

 animal should be expected to do. Purity, is of a good local family, 

 known as the Miss Pearls in connection with the Canley herd, and 

 in a by no means luxuriant pasture two fields away, we have her red 



