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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
January 2G. 
: account of the top-knots being trimmed for exhibition, a 
| practice the judges had more than once to deprecate. A 
pen of Silver Poland fowl of Mr. E. W. Hazlewood, of 
Bridgenortk, were splendid birds. The Rev. G. C. Guise 
took the first, and Mrs. H. Williams the second prize for 
j Black Bantams against three other dangerous competitors. 
The whole class of Geese was noticed by the judges as 
! meritorious, and a very fine pen could not compete, owing 
to their not being entered in time. Those of Mr. Meredith, 
which carried the palm of the day, were very fine, the 
gander and two geese weighing 02 lbs. beating any com- 
‘ petitors by two or three pounds. Of White Aylesbury Ducks 
there were eleven pens entered, which formed a very at- 
j tractive group for their excellence; Mrs. Stowe, of Bredon, 
i taking the first, and Mr. T. Jobson the second prize. The 
! first prize for Rouen ducks was given to Mr. J. B. Chune, 
| he, however, having no competitor. In the class for ducks 
| of any other variety there were ten entries, the first prize 
i being awarded to a pen of beautiful Labrador or Buenos 
I Ayres. The Turkeys , of which there were four pens entered, 
i were really excellent, those of Miss Meire and Viscount 
| Hill being extraordinary specimens. There were ten pens 
I of turkey poults entered, among which there were some 
very fine specimens, particularly the prize birds. The class 
j of Pigeons was very well represented by all varieties in first 
condition. Among the extra exhibitions we noticed a re¬ 
markable pen, belonging to Mr. S. Juckes, of Shrewsbury, 
containing an imported lien of the Cochin-China breed, 
with thirteen very fine chickens three months old.” 
[In the following list fowl refers to birds exceeding one-year-old, and 
chickens means those of 1853. Each pen consists of a male and two 
female birds, and the first prize in each case is £2 2s., and the second 
£l Is. unless otherwise specified.] 
j Spanish. — Fowl .—First prize, Mr. S. D. Smith, Madeley. Second 
; prize, Mr. R. D. Newill, Admaston. Chickens.— First prize, Rev. S. 
Donne, Oswestry. Second prize, Mr. J. Amphlett, Walsall. 
Dorking (Coloured).— Fowl. —First prize, Right Hon. Lord Berwick. 
Second prize, Right Hon. Lord Berwick. Chickens.— First prize, Right 
Hon. Viscount Hill. Second prize, Mr. David Lloyd, Oswestry. (The 
whole class highly meritorious.) 
Dorking (White).— Fowl. —First prize, Hon. Mrs. Kenyon, Pradoe. 
Second prize, Mr. H. Foster, Dunstable, Beds. Chickens. —First prize, 
Hon. Mrs. Kenyon. (Second prize withheld.) 
CociiiN-CniNA (Cinnamon and Buff).— Fowl .—First prize, Mr. J. 
Cattcll, Birmingham. Second prize, Hon. and Rev. H. N. Hill, Ber- 
rington. Chickens. —First prize, Rev. S. Donne, Oswestry. Second 
prize, Right Hon. Lord Berwick. 
Cochin-China (Brown and Partridge-feathered). — Fowl. — First 
prize, withheld. Second prize, Mr. H. C. Simpson, College Hill, Shrews¬ 
bury. Chickens. —First prize, Mr. P. Cartwright, Oswestry. Second 
prize, Mr. J. Massey, Wem, Salop. 
i CocniN-CniNA (Cinnamon and Buff, or Brown).— Chickens. —First 
prize, Mr. James Cattell, Birmingham. Second prize, Mr. T. F. Palmer, 
Shrewsbury. 
, Cochin-China (White). — Chickens. —First prize, Mr. W. Lort, 
j Great Heath, Herefordshire. Second prize, the Rev. S. Donne, Oswestry. 
Cochin-China (Black).— Chickens. —First prize, Mrs. H. Williams, 
1 Eaton Mascott, Salop. Second prize, Mrs. L. C. Stowe, Bredon, Wor- 
I cestershire. 
Malay. — Fowl .—First prize withheld. Second prize, Mr. W. Lort, 
Great Heath, Herefordshire. Chickens. —-First prize, Mr. W. Lort, 
| Great Heath, Herefordshire. Second prize, Mr. W. Lort. 
Game Fowl (White and Piles).— Fowl. —First prize, Mr. C. Pcplow, 
Wellington. (Second prize withheld.) 
| Game Fowl (Black-breasted and other Reds).— Fowl .—First prize, 
' Mr. E. Eggington, Ludlow. (Second prize withheld.) Chickens .— 
j First prize, Mr. Eggington, Ludlow. Second prize, Mr. R. Roden, 
I Marsh Brook. 
Game Fowl (Black and Brassey-winged, except Greys).— Fowl .— 
First prize, Mr. N. N. Dyer, Bredon, Worcestershire. Chickens. —First 
prize, Mr. N. N. Dyer, Bredon, Worcestershire. 
Game Fowl (Duckwings and other Greys and Blue).— Fowl .—First 
prize, Mr. T. Dickin, Ellerdine, Salop. Chickens. —First prize, withheld. 
Second prize, Mr. It. Roden, Marsh Brook. 
Golden-pencilled Hamburgh.— Chickens.—First prize, Mr. J. 
Dain, Henley-in-Arden. Second prize, Mr. J. B. Chune, Coalbrookdale. 
Golden-spangled Hamburgh.— Chickens.— First prize, Mr. G. 
Juckcs, Beslow, Salop. Second prize, E. Peplow, Wellington. 
Silver-pencilled Hamburgh.— Fowl .—First prize, Mr. J. Dain, 
I Ilcnly-in-Arden. Second prize, Mr. E. Gough, Gravel Ilill. Chickens. — 
First prize, Mr. J. B. Chune, Coalbrookdale. Second prize, Mr. J. 
Massey, Wem. 
Silver-spangled Hamburgh. — Fowl. — First prize, Mr. W. 
Homer, Kingsland. Second prize, Mrs. Corbet, Sundornc. Chickens. — 
First prize, Mrs. S. Acton, Acton Scott. Second prize, Mr. W. Homer, 
Kingsland. 
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Poland Fowl (Blade, with White Crests).—Fowl.—Class disqualified, i 
the top-knots being trimmed, and the judges strongly deprecating this 
practice. Chickens .—First prize, Mr. J. Amphlett, Walsall. Second 
prize, Mr. .1. Child, Balsall Heath. 
Poland Fowl (Golden).—Fond.—First prize withheld. Second 
prize, no entry. Chickens. —First prize, Mr. S. D. Smith, Madeley. 
Poland Fowl (Silver).— Fowl. —First prize, Mr. E. W. Hazlewood, 
Bridgnorth. Second prize, no entry. Chickens .—First and second 
prizes, no entry. 
Fowls of any other Breed. —(Rumplcss.)—First prize, Mr. T. 
Taylor, Burleigh Villa. (Blue Poland.)—First prize, Mr. E. W. Hazle- j 
wood, Bridgnorth. 
Bantams (Gold-laced).— Fowl. —First prize, Mr. U. Spary, Markgate- ^ 
street, Beds. Second prize, J. A. Lloyd, Leaton Knolls, Salop. 
Bantams (Silver-laced). — Fowl.— First prize, Mr. U. Spary, j 
Markgate-street, Beds. Second prize, Mrs. Corbet, Sundorne. 
Bantams (Black).— Fowl.— First prize, Rev. G. C. Guise, Pulvcr- j 
batch. Second prize, Mrs. H. Williams, Eaton Mascott. 
Geese.— First prize, Mr. Meredith, Frodesly, Salop. Second prize, 
Miss Ellesmere, Borcton, Salop. (Whole class meritorious.) 
Ducks (White Aylesbury).—-First prize, Mrs. Lydia C. Stow, Bredon. j 
Second prize, Thomas Jobson, The Bank, Salop. 
Bucks (Rouen).—First prize, Mr. J. B. Chune, Coalbrookdale. 
Bucks (Any other variety).-—First prize, Mr. T. L. Meire, Cound 
Harbour, Salop. Second prize, Mr. T. L. Meire. 
Tuekeys. —Exceeding one-year-old.—First prize, Miss Meire, Ber- 
rington, Salop. Second prize, the Hon. Viscount Hill. Birds of 1853. 
—First prize, the Hon. Viscount Hill. Second prize, Miss Meire, Ber- 
rington, Salop. 
Guinea Fowl —First prize, Mr. T. L. Meire, Cound Harbour, Salop. 
Torquay.— This Exhibition opened on the 11th, and a 
more magnificent spectacle in the Poultry line has certainly 
never been witnessed in the West of England. Nearly 
three hundred pens were filled with a due proportion oi all 
the. leading varieties of Fowls, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, and 
Pigeons, in forty classes. The spacious room was tastefully 
fitted throughout with decorations kindly furnished by Mr. 
Webb, of the Itoyal Hotel, and choice plants and evergreens 
from Morgan’s Horticultural establishment, and the arrange¬ 
ments throughout reflect the greatest credit upon the 
untiring exertions of the Honorary Secretary and Com¬ 
mittee. The office of Judge was undertaken by Mr. 
Edward Hewett, of Birmingham, and when we say, that 
during the past season he has been selected for the same 
onerous duty at many of the leading shows in England—at 
some, as sole adjudicator, at others, associated with the first 
judges in the kingdom—we need not say anything further 
with regal'd to the justice of his decisions. We, however, 
sometimes find that even justice is not palatable to the 
prizeless exhibitor, hut we are the more, pleased to find that 
the decisions have not merely demanded satisfaction, but 
obtained it. We have his authority for stating that the 
classes generally were such as would do credit to any ex¬ 
hibition, especially the Buff Shanghae, Spanish, Dorkings, 
Game, Hamburglis, Turkeys, and Ducks. 
We hope that next year the Committee will correct the 
manifest injustice and had policy of giving prizes of less 
value to the Geese than others. The arrangements for the 
exhibition-room were certainly the best yet seen at a local 
show ; and the superior quality of some classes were 
manifest on the most careless inspection. It will he seen, 
that Mr. Channing, of Heavitree, Exeter, again felt disposed 
to enter the lists against his formidable antagonist, Captain 
Snell, relying, this time (though so recently defeated at 
Iloniton) on the entry of several fresh pens of birds; the j 
result is identical with the former decision, Captain Snell j 
taking precedence with the same fowls as before ; the 
second prize to the formerly selected ones of Mr. Channing. 
The American bronze-winged Turkies still proved how 
wonderously deceptive, in appearance, to their rivals, they are 
if brought to scale, as being so exceedingly close-feathered, 
they weighed seven or eight pounds more than any others. 
We are sorry to have to add, that a trustworthy corres¬ 
pondent writes thus :—“ I must complain of the thorough 
want of carefulness displayed in the railway officials in 
tossing about baskets of fancy poultry at the stations; for, 
travelling as I have lately so much by rail, my feelings have 
been shocked at their utter heartlessness in this matter; 
and when remonstrance is attempted, it is no unusual thing 
to hear, ‘ they are only a lot of fowls.’ ” 
Class 1.— Sfanisii.— Cock and two Hens.—First prize, Mr. John 
Marshall, Belmont, Taunton. Second prize, Miss Lydia C. Stowe, 
