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now all recovering, except one heifer; she was ill and 
was knocked all to pieces, and has not yet regained her 
form, and I fear may not. She was the best of the 
three heifers before sailing. 
The origin of these animals is this. The late Sir Henry 
Vane Tempest, of Wynyard Park, county of Durham, 
England, possessed a herd of short horns widely known 
for its wonderful and unsurpassed excellence. They 
are designated in England the “ Wynyard Herd” or 
Princess Tribe. In 1800 Sir Henry purchased the 
original of his herd, the cow Princess, of Robert Col¬ 
ling. After the death of Sir Henry, the Wynyard herd 
was sold, and the cow Angelina (a grandaughter of 
Princess) became the property of Mr. Stephenson, of 
Wolviston, county of Durham. From Angelina the an¬ 
imals which I brought over are descended. I give the 
pedigree of one of the heifers in full, to show how rich 
is their breeding. 
Princess 3d, got by Napier, (No. 6238 in the English 
Herd Book) dam Rose Ann, by Bellerophon, (No. 
3119) grandam Rosette by Belvidere, (1706); great 
grandam Red Rose, by Waterloo, (2816) • great great 
grandam Moss Rose by Baron, (58); gr. gr. gr. gran¬ 
dam Angelina (bred by Sir Henry Vane Tempest) by 
Phenomenon, (291); gr. gr. gr. gr. grandam Anna 
Boleyn, by Favorite- (252); gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gran¬ 
dam Princess, (bred by Robert Colling) by Favorite, 
(252) ; gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. grandam Brighteyes by 
Favorite, (252); gr.gr. gr. gr. gr. gr.gr. grandam 
Brighteyes, (bred by Alexander Hall, and by him sold 
to Robert Colling) by Hubback, (319) ; gr. gr. gr. gr. 
gr. gr. gr. gr. grandam Brighteyes by Snowdon’s bull, 
(612) ; °gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. grandam by 
Masterman’s bull, (422); gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. 
gr. gr. gr. grandam by Harrison’s bull, (669) ; gr. gr. 
gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. grandam Tripes, 
(bred by Mr. Pickering of Sedgefield and by him sold to 
Mr. Hall) by the Studiey bull, (627;. 
The pedigree of the Princess Tribe of short horns 
traces farther back than any one recorded in the Herd 
Book,and the blood throughout is of the highest character. 
In the above pedigree the bulls Napier, Bellerophon, 
Belvidere and Waterloo, were all bred by Mr. Stephen¬ 
son, and are all descended from Angelina. Baron is 
also of the same tribe, though not bred bv Mr. Stephen¬ 
son. 
The bull 3d Duke of Cambridge was got by Duke of 
Northumberland (1940), dam Waterloo 2d; by Belvi¬ 
dere, grandam Waterloo 1st by Waterloo (2816), 
great grandam Lady Antrim, by Waterloo—Anna, by 
Launsleev.es, (365)—Angelina by Phenomenon, (491), 
&c. 
Duke of Northumberland, bred by Mr. Bates, was 
got by Belvidere, (1706); dam Duchess 34th, by Bel¬ 
videre, (1706); grandam Duchess'29th, by second 
Hubback, (1423). 
Mr. Bates bought Belvidere of Mr. Stephenson. 
The other two heifers are bred as follows: 
Princess 2d got by General Sale, (8099); dam 
Duchess by 4th Duke of Northumberland, (—); gran¬ 
dam Rosette by Belvidere, (1706), &c., as in pedigree 
of Princess 3d. Fourth Duke of Northumberland was 
brother of Duke of Northumberland. 
Red Rose 3d, got by General Sale, (8099); Jane, 
Maid of Orleans by Marmaluke, (2258); grandam Hel¬ 
ena by Waterloo, (2816); great grandam Moss Rose 
by Baron, (58), &c., as in pedigree of Princess 
3d. 
General Sale was got by Napier, and is a full bro¬ 
ther of Princess 3d. 
There are portraits of Napier and Princess 2d, at the 
rooms of the N. Y. State Agricultural Society, Albany. 
Such portraits of such animals are no where else to be 
seen in this country. I invite an inspection of them. 
I have great pleasure in knowing that I have brought 
to this country so superior a bull from the herd of that 
eminent breeder, Mr. Bates. He is the only bull in 
America got by Mr. Bates’ crack prize bull Duke of 
Northumberland, the best Mr. Bates ever bred; and Mr. 
Bates has but one more got by the same bull, now left; 
and Duke of Northumberland is dead. Persons desir¬ 
ing the blood of Mr. Bates’ herd, can no where else in 
this country procure it with such high characteristics of 
style, quality, symmetry and substance. Mr. Bates 
repeatedly told me that 3d. Duke of Cambridge was 
more like his sire than any other bull ever got by him. 
= From the various expressions of approval received, I 
select the following. The writer, Lewis F. Allen, is 
well known as an extensive breeder of short horns, and 
as a judge. No person in the United States has had a 
more intimate knowledge of the short horns in our coun¬ 
try for the last twenty-five years; he is the author of 
the American Herd Book. * * * “ Since I saw him 
I have thought much on your bull 3d. Duke of Cam¬ 
bridge, and in comparing him in my mind with all the 
bulls I have ever seen, I am more and more impres¬ 
sed with his superior value to anything yet brought 
into the United States. In short he fills my mind en¬ 
tirely with all the qualities which a perfect short 
horn should possess; and I don’t know but the heifers 
are quite his equals in style, quality, &o. I trust you 
will have all the success, both in increase and in the 
sale of their produce which you deserve; for our coun¬ 
try has never before, within my knowledge, received 
such an acquisition in the stock line as in these cattle. 
You deserve much for your enterprise, and Mr. Ste¬ 
vens a great deal for his judgment and good taste in 
selecting such animals. They far exceed my antici¬ 
pations, although, I am free to say, I anticipated 
much from Stevens’s selections, with all England for 
a field to choose in.” 
This opinion was unsolicited on the part of Col. Sher¬ 
wood or myself, and wholly voluntary on the part of 
Mr. Allen. 
Steps have been taken to have a portrait of 3d. Duke 
of Cambridge engraved for publication in The Cultivator 
for September or October; and of Princess 2d. in some 
future number. 
These animals are now at Col. Sherwood’s, Auburn, 
New-York, where they may be seen. It is now design¬ 
ed to show them at Syracuse, at the great cattle show 
of the State Society in September. Col. Sherwood and 
myself invite the attention of breeders and amateurs to 
them. Ambrose Stevens. New-York. 
Litigation. 
Eds. Cultivator —Whoever shall write a fair histo¬ 
ry of our State, must set it down as one of the evils of 
the time, that we- are a litigious people, too fond of law 
suits; and that we support and sustain too many law¬ 
yers. 
The farmers being a majority; and their property be¬ 
ing mainly in lands that can be readily reached by the 
taxing officers, pay a larger share of the expenses of 
government in proportion to their means, than those en¬ 
gaged in other pursuits. If they are in debt for their 
lands, still they are taxed for them, without any allow¬ 
ance for their indebtedness. This might and ought to 
be remedied by an amendment of the assessment and 
taxing laws. Still, this would not reach the evil of a 
too expensive judiciary system. This must be done, if 
at all, by lessening the amount of litigation. Let the 
cause be removed, and the effect will cease, as a matter 
of course. It seems to me that public opinion needs a 
change on this subject; and if effected, it must com¬ 
mence by individual exertion. Let each farmer use his 
influence to effect a reform, and they will succeed. In 
