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AUSTRALIAN HORSES. 
That no bull shall be exhibited above four years of age ; 
and in the case of heifers it is necessary, in order to qualify 
any one for the prize, that she must have produced a live 
calf within the previous twelve months. Such prize is not 
however to be given, until it has been duly certified that she 
has produced a live calf before the month of February next 
after the exhibition; and “ juries of condition” are to decide 
upon the admissibility of the animals. These regulations, 
without excluding animals of good breed, having a natural 
propensity to fatten (i. e. giving encouragement at the same 
time to produce fat animals), will effectually shut out stock 
valueless for breeding purposes, and thus tend greatly to im- 
prove the character, and to increase the practical utility of 
the country meetings of this valuable and useful society. 
Some little opposition was shown to the new r regulations 
by one or two persons present, and, as in the case of all mea- 
sures of reform, some predictions of “ the evils likely to result 
from so dangerous a step” w ? ere indulged in ; the good sense 
of the majority, how T ever, and the evident practical and 
useful character of the recommendations of the Council, ob- 
tained for them, ultimately, the unanimous approval of the 
meeting. — Morning Chronicle , 1 3th December, 1852. 
AUSTRALIAN HORSES. 
the Editor of the Athenceum. 
Sir, — By the extract of a letter from Swan River, pub- 
lished in your issue of the 24th ultimo, the public and the 
Government are informed, that at last measures have been 
taken to carry out the plans proposed by Mr. Yule for the 
exportation of horses to India. This Waler “ scheme ” (which 
is likely to be “ a whale in a butter-boat ” one,) has been 
talked of many years, and the report upon it is still talk. 
Before Mr. Yule and the “ affluent few” (!) who are to 
compose this talked -of Horse-breeding Company can gua- 
rantee to themselves, to the Government, and to the public, 
success in this “scheme” it is necessary for them to make 
themselves pretty certain on several important points. The 
Company should be personally acquainted with the kind of 
horse required for cavalry and an Indian public ; they should 
satisfy themselves (w-hich they have not done yet,) that the 
Waler will stand work in India; they should know how 
