THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION.— July 1 , 1850. 
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POULTRY AT THE NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL 
SHOW. 
On Friday, the 20th, the Meeting of the Norfolk Agricul¬ 
tural Society was held at Norwich. Poultry, which was dis¬ 
continued last year, was now resumed, and with hut indif- 
! ferent success, as the entries were very few. There was 
great competition in everything else. Steam implements of 
all sorts were puffing and blowing; every breed of cattle 
was well represented ; sheep were numerous and good; pigs 
, were stronger in numbers than in excellence. 
I Horses were so many and so good, that the Judges were 
hours in awarding the prizes. The agricultural nature of 
! the Show was maintained by a novel sight, which was, par- 
j ties of men engaged on the ground shearing sheep for a 
prize, 
| We suppose Poultry is not yet thought part of farm-stock 
i in Norfolk. We say yet, because the time must come ; and 
there was even a shadowing of it, for the Dorkings were the 
most numerous. 
It appears an anomaly that while professional men and 
tradesmen, living in towns or their suburbs, take great 
trouble and incur much expense in rearing poultry, which 
they often do successfully, both for exhibition and profit, 
those who have everything in their favour care nothing 
for poultry. 
Some regretted they had not sent their birds, as they had 
better than any exhibited. Others did not send because 
| they thought they had no chance of success. Again, some 
1 had been too busy; others had forgotten the Show; but 
all promised to send next year. 
The Rev. T. L. Fellowes took many of the prizes, and in 
some classes the result would have been the same had the 
competition been greater. Mr. Gilbert, of Kensington, was 
successful in both classes of Spanish. He showed excellent 
birds. Mr. G. Sexton carried off both prizes for adult 
Dorkings. He was also successful with Game. Norfolk, once 
the great Turkey county, sent only one pen. 
Mr. Baily, of London, was the Judge. 
BRISTOL AND CLIFTON POULTRY 
EXHIBITION. 
This took place at Clifton, on the 25th and 2fitli of June. 
E. Hewitt, Esq., of Sparkbrook, near Birmingham, was 
Judge, and awarded the Prizes as follows. Our notes on 
the Show shall be published next week. 
SpANisn. —First and Cup, Captain Hornby, R.N., Knowsley Cottage, 
Prescot. Second, Mr John S. Henry, Woodlands, Crumpsall, near 
Manchester. Highly Commended.—Mr William Plummer, Brislington, 
near Bristol. Mr John S. Henry, Woodlands, Crumpsall, near Man¬ 
chester. Highly Commended.—Mrs Lydia C. Stow, Bred'on, near Tewkes¬ 
bury. (The class very good.) Chickens. —First, Mr Daniel Parsley, Rock 
Cottage, Stapleton Road, Bristol. Second, Captain Hornby, R.N., 
Knowsley Cottage, Prescot. Highly Commended.—Mr Parkins Jones, 
High-street, Fulham, near London. 
Dorking (Coloured). — First, Captain Hornby, R.N., Knowsley 
Cottage, Prescot. Second, Mr G. Botham, Wexham Court, Slough. 
Highly Commended.—Mrs Henry Fookes, Whitechurch, near Bland- 
j ford. Chickens. — First and Cup, Mr William Bromley, Smithfield, 
Birmingham. Second, Miss Steele Perkins, Sutton Colefield, near 
Birmingham. Highly Commended.—Mr John K. Fowler, Prebendal 
Farm, Aylesbury. Mr William Bromley, 19, Smithfield, Birmingham. | 
Mr Henry Drew, Peamore, near Exeter. (An unusually good class.) 
Dorking (White).—First and Cup, Mr N. Antill, Portsea, Hants. I 
Second, Rev. G. F. Hodson, North Petherton, near Bridgewater, Com- I 
mended.—Mr Joseph Clift, Dorking, Surrey. Mrs Henry Fookes, I 
Whitechurch, near Blandford. Chickens. — First and Second, Mr | 
William Manfield, jun., Dorchester, Dorset. 
Cociiin-Ciiina (Cinnamon and Buff).—First and Cup, Mr G. A. | 
Gelderd, Akrigg End, Kendal. Second, Rev. Grenville Hodson, North 
Petherton, near Bridgewater. Highly Commended.—Mr Thomas Hincks, 
' Penn Fields, Wolverhampton. Mr James Crane, jun., Tolpuddle, near 
Dorchester. Commended.—Rev. T. H. Roper, Eton, Windsor. Mr Henry 
Lucas Bean, Ashcott, near Glastonbury. Chickens. —First, Rev. Stephen 
Allen, D.D., Rectory, Walton in Gordano, near Bristol. Second, Mrs 
Henry Fookes, Whitechurch, near Blandford. 
Cochin-China (Brown and Partridge-feathered).—First, INI r George 
C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston. Second, Rev. G. F. Hodson, 
North Petherton, near Bridgewater. Highly Commended.—Mrs Ford, 
Ide, near Exeter. Chickens. —First, Rev. G. F. Hodson, North Petherton, 
near Bridgewater. Second, Mr John Rodbard Rodbard, Aldwick Court, 
Langford, near Bristol. Commended.—Mrs B. J. Ford, Ide, near 
Exeter. (A superior class.) 
Cochin China (White or Black).—First, Mr John R. Rodbard, 
Aldwick Court, Langford, near Bristol. Second, INIr Robert Chase, 
Moseley Road, Birmingham. Highly Commended.—Mr John Edwards 
Mapplebeck, 150, Moseley Road, Birmingham. Mr Francis Edwards, 
Bui strode Park. Chickens, —First, Mr John K. Fowler, Prebendal 
Farm, Aylesbury. Second, Mr Robert Chase, Moseley Road, Bir¬ 
mingham. 
Brahma Pootra Fowls (Dark).—First, Mr G. Botham, Wexham 
Court, Slough. Second, Mr John Hopkins, Higford, near Shiffnal. 
Salop. Chickens. —First, Mr G. Botham, Wexham Court, Slough, 
(Second withheld.) 
Brahma Pootra Fowls (Light).—First and Cup, Mr R. H, Bush, 
Ashton Lodge, near Bath. Second, Miss Elizabeth Watts, Monk Barns, 
Hampstead, near London. Chickens.— First, Mr William Manfield, 
jun., Dorchester, Dorset. (Second, no competition.) 
Game Fowl (White and Piles).—(Prizes withheld.) Chickens. —(First 
withheld.) Second, Mr Henry Shield, Preston, near Uppingham, 
Rutlandshire. 
Game Fowl (Black-breasted and other Reds).— First and Cup, Mr 
Henry Worrall, Knotty Ash House, near Liverpool. Second, Mr John 
11. Rodbard, Aldwick Court, Langford, near Bristol. Highly Com¬ 
mended.—Mr Henry Shield, Preston, Rutlandshire. Mr George C. 
Adkins, West House, Edgbaston, near Birmingham. Commended.—Mr 
Charles Edwards, Brockley Court, near Bristol. Chickens. — First, Mr 
Samuel Matthew, Chilton Hall, Stowmarket. Second, Mr William 
Buncombe, Taunton. 
Game Fowl (Duckwings, Greys, and Blues).—First, Mr John Rod¬ 
bard Rodbard, Aldwick Court, Langford, near Bristol. Second, Mr 
Samuel Matthew, Chilton Hall, Stowmarket. Highly Commended.—Mr 
William Buncombe, Taunton. Commended.—Mr Edward Miles, The 
Lawn, Shirehampton, near Bristol. Chickens.— First, Mr William Bun¬ 
combe, Taunton, Somersetshire. Second, Mr Henry Shield, Preston, 
Rutlandshire. 
j Golden-spangled Hamburgh.— First, Mr Charles Edward Cole¬ 
ridge, Eton, Windsor. Second, Mr Henry Hill, Selly Oak, near Bir¬ 
mingham. Chickens. —First, Mr Rice R. Clayton, Hedgerley Park, 
Slough. (Second withheld.) 
Silver-spangled Hamburgh. — First and Cup, Mr Josiah B. 
Chune, Green Bank, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire. Second, Mr William 
Ludlam, North Holme-street, Bradford, Yorkshire. Highly Com¬ 
mended. — Mr William Joshua, Perrotts Brook, near Cirencester, 
j Chickens. —First, Mr J. Kilvert Bartrum, 6, Richmond Hill, Bath. 
Second, Mr Rice R. Clayton, Hedgerley Park, Slough. 
Golden-pencilled Hamburgh. —First, Mr J. IL Chune, Green 
Bank, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire. Second, Mr James Dixon, North 
Park, Horton, near Bradford, Yorkshire. Chickens. —First, Mr John 
Marshall, Belmont, Taunton. Second, Mr Rice It. Clayton, Hedgerley 
Park, Slough. 
Silver-pencilled Hamburgh. —First and Cup, Mrs T. H. Roper, 
Eton, near Windsor. Second, Mr Edward Archer, Malvern. Highly 
Commended.—Mr James Newick, Hinton St. George, near Ilminster. 
Chickens.— First, Mr James Newick, Hinton St. George, near Ilminster. 
| Second, Mr Edward Archer, Malvern. 
Polish Fowl (Black with White Crests).—First, Mr George C. 
Adkins, West House, Edgbaston, near Birmingham. Second, Mr 
Thomas Battye, Brown Hill, Holmbridge, near Huddersfield. Com- 
1 mended.—Mr George Smith Fox, The Court, Wellington. Chickens.— 
First and Second, Mr Thomas Panton Edwards, Lyndhurst, Hants. 
Polish Fowl (Golden).—First and Cup, and Second, Mr R. II. 
Bush, Ashton Lodge, near Bath. Commended.—Mr Charles Edward 
Coleridge, Eton, Windsor. Chickens. —First, Mr Charles Edward Cole¬ 
ridge, Eton, Windsor. Second, Mr Thomas Lyne, Malmesbury, Wilts. 
Polish Fowl (Silver).—First, Mr Charles Edward Coleridge, Eton, 
Windsor. Second, Mr George C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston, near 
Birmingham. Commended.—Mr H. G. Iv. Breavington, Vicarage Farm, 
Hounslow', Middlesex. Chickens. —First and Second, Mr Thomas P. 
Edwards, Lyndhurst, Hants. 
Any OTnER Distinct Breed —First and Cup, Mr James Leighton, 
183, High Street, Cheltenham (Malay). Second, Mr Charles Edw. 
! Coleridge, Eton College, Windsor (White Polands). Highly Com¬ 
mended.—Mr Walter Hugo, Albert Villa, St. Leonard’s, Exeter (Black 
Pheasant). Mr Frederick G. Dutton, Lydiard House, Swindon, Wilts 
! (Black or Brassy Winged Game). Misses C. and J. Bush, Ashton Lodge, 
near Bath (Ghondookes). Commended.—Mr Charles Coles, Fareham, 
Hampshire (Andalusian). (A very interesting class.) Chickens. — First, 
Mr Charles Coles, Fareham, Hampshire (Andalusian). Second, Mr. 
William Joshua, Perrotts Brook, near Cirencester (Chinese Silk Fowls). 
Bantams (Gold Laced).—First, Rev. G. F. Hodson, North Petherton, 
near Bridgewater. Second, Rev. G. S. Cruwys, Cruwys Morchard Court, 
Tiverton. Commended.—Mr Thomas Hincks, Penn Fields, Wolver¬ 
hampton. 
Bantams (Silver-laced).—First, Rev. G. S. Cruwys, Cruwys Mor¬ 
chard Court, near Tiverton. Second, Rev. G. F. Hodson, North Pether¬ 
ton, near Bridgewater. 
Bantams (Black).—First, Mr Matthew Ridgway, Dewsbury, York¬ 
shire. Second, Rev. G. F. Hodson, North Petherton, near Bridgewater. 
Highly Commended.—Mr Matthew Ridgway, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. (A 
most superior class.) 
Bantams (White).—First, Rev. G. F. Hodson, North Petherton, near 
Bridgewater. Second, Mr George C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston, 
near Birmingham. 
Bantams (any other Variety).—First and Cup, Mr Thomas James 
Cottle, Pulteney Villa, Cheltenham (Black Breasted and Red Game). 
Second (not in Catalogue, numbered on Pen 332 A), E. Stansfield, Esq,, 
Dewsbury (Black Breasted Red Game Bantams). Highly Commended. 
—Miss Elizabeth Watts, Monk Barns, Hampstead, near London (Cal¬ 
cutta Bantams), Mr Parkins Jones, High Street, Fulham, near London 
(Calcutta Bantams). Miss Marianne E. Winthrop, Clifton Park. 
Geese (White, Grey, or Mottled).—First and Cup, Mr Henry Graham 
Lloyd, Manor House, Abbot’s Leigh, Bristol. Second, Mr John K. 
Fowler, Prebendal Farm, Aylesbury. Highly Commended.—Mr William 
Manfield, Jun., Dorchester, Dorset. Commended.—Mrs Henry Fooke9, 
Whitechurch, near Blandford. 
Turkeys (any Variety).—First and Cup, Mr John R. Rodbard, Ald¬ 
wick Court, Langford, near Bristol (Cambridge). Second, Mr Charles 
Edwards, Brockley Court, near Bristol (Cambridge). Highly Com- 
