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between those of the Chillingham and Chartley breeds ; 

 larger, not so upright, nor so nearly resembling in their 

 mode of growth the horns of the Devon or Welsh 

 breeds as is the case with the Chillinghams, but 

 smaller, somewhat more upright in their growth, and 

 less approximating to the horns of the old Long-horns 

 than is the case with the Chartley cattle. The skeleton 

 head, with the horns attached, of an old cow of the 

 uncrossed sort, and the horns of another, with the con- 

 necting portion of the skull, have been preserved, and 

 quite confirm the above remarks. But a singular effect 

 was produced by the cross with the polled Gisburne. 

 The horns (with part of the skull similarly intervening) 

 appertaining to a cow which had been so crossed, have 

 been also kept ; and these are, unlike those from the 

 pure Lyme animals, very decidedly Long-horn in cha- 

 racter ! They are not so long as the horns of a genuine 

 Long-horn cow — perhaps about as long as those of the 

 more purely bred cows ; but they have grown quite 

 downwards till they have nearly met beneath the chin, 

 each horn being very nearly a semi-circle, and presenting 

 a strong resemblance to the drooping horns of some of 

 Bakewell's and other Long-horn cows. This may perhaps 

 be a singular instance of a peculiarity, derived from 

 some very remote ancestor on one side or the other, 

 again breaking out in consequence of a fresh cross; and 

 it is the more remarkable as one of the two breeds 

 crossed together was a hornless one. 



In habits, the old Lyme cattle very much resembled 

 those at Chillingham. They were equally wild and 

 timid as a rule, and quite as dangerous if assailed or 

 pushed hard, and especially the cows when they had 

 young calves. It is said that poachers were particularly 



