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jHierrllanra. 
The First Carriage of Sheep by Canal. 
A boat belonging to the Grand Junction Company arrived at 
Mr. Homer’s Paddington wharf, which has been fitted up in 
Northamptonshire, for the purpose of bringing near 100 fat sheep 
to the London market. This being the first attempt of the kind, 
it excited considerable curiosity. It consisted of a common 
canal boat, that had by way of ballast a lading of twelve tons 
of lime stone ; on this there were two slight decks, at a proper 
distance above each other, and a roof of thin boards above, to 
shoot off the rain ; the space between each of the decks was 
divided by sliding boards into near fifty separate pens, so that 
each sheep had a distinct one to itself, in which he could either 
stand or lie down, at pleasure. On the arrival of the barge 
alongside the wharf, the sliding boards at the side of the boat 
and between the pens were taken out, and the sheep jumped 
out on the wharf in a few minutes. The boat left Brannston 
on the 20th, at three o’clock, and in fifty-three hours arrived, 
after a journey of ninety-five miles . — Annual Register, 1806. 
Sheep. 
Thro’ all the brute creation, none, as sheep 
To lordly man such ample tribute pay. 
For him their udders yield nectarious streams ; 
For him their downy vestures they resign; 
For him they spread the feast : ah ! ne’er may he 
Glory in wants which doom to pain and death 
His blameless fellow-creatures. 
Dyer's Fleece , Book II. 
A List of Pupils who have obtained their Diplomas. 
June 14, 1837. 
Mr. R. Barrow, Newmarket, 
Mr. R. Fentress, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 
Mr. Alex. Grey, Jun., Edinburgh. 
