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THE COTTAGE GARDENER 
August 7. 
there were some which deserve a special description. 
Boy dell's “ Steam Horse ” elicited a substantial mark of ap¬ 
proval from the judges, but this had reference only to the 
invention of the “ portable railway," and its application to 
the wheels. It is not thought that the machine in its pre¬ 
sent shape will answer. There is room for great improve¬ 
ment, but it is hoped that the discovery will have an impor¬ 
tant effect upon farming operations. Usher's Steam Culti¬ 
vator seems to have failed to accomplish its mission in 
Carlisle. It never reached the trial ground. Its complex 
machinery, and the apparent difficulty of locomotion, tells 
greatly against it. It was rescued from the slough in which 
it fell; but beyond a few trifling experiments of a doubtful 
character outside the trial yard, nothing was done with it. 
By general consent it seems to have been set down as more 
ingenious than useful. 
The Cattle show possessed attractions which effectually 
drained the implement department of its visitors. Amongst 
the most attentive people there was the Baron Usedom, the 
Prussian Ambassador, and Colonel Malcolm, his brother-in- 
law. His excellency was accompanied through the sheds by 
Captain Ball, one of the judges, who was a juror at the recent 
great exhibition at Paris, and carried off two gold prize 
medals as an exhibitor of stock, besides the handsome gold 
medal presented to him in his capacity of juror. Accom¬ 
panied by the gallant captain, Mr. Colquhoun, Mr. Hudson, 
the secretary to the society, Mr. H. Wilson, one of the 
the stewards, and Professor Finlayson, the baron, went 
round the show ground, examining critically the various spe¬ 
cimens of live-stock. Captain Hall and Professor Finlayson 
gave some very interssting criteria and explanations to assist 
the party in their judgment of what they saw. 
As we had anticipated, the display of Horses, especially of 
Clydesdale, from Scotland, and the northern parts of Eng¬ 
land, was unprecedented in the society’s awards. A large 
number of Suffolks afforded the connoisseur an opportunity 
of comparing them with others. The horses from the loca¬ 
lity, and especially the stallions, were most excellent. Some 
shown by Mr. Ferguson, of Harker Lodge, eclipsed anything 
we had ever before seen. Altogether this class was very 
good, and exceeded all the rest in number and variety. In 
addition to the agricultural horses, there was a large number 
of good hunters and coaching horses. 
There was scarcely ever a better display of short horns. 
In this important branch of stock breeding, Mr. Booth and 
Mr. Townley maintained their celebrity. Lord Feversliam’s 
splendid red and white bull “ Gloucester,” from the late 
Earl of Ducie’s stock, attracted great attention. Though 
second here, it stood first in Paris. It succumbed to Mr. 
Booth’s “ Windsor,” than which there was not a better 
animal in the yard—none so soft and mellow, and Lord 
Feversham’s came next to it. The length of “ Windsor” is 
five feet three inches; from the hock-bone to the tail it 
measures twenty-one inches in length, and seven feet four 
inches in girth, not so much, it was said, by one foot its 
measurement last year. 
The show of Herefords and Devons was particularly fine, 
the two great rival breeders, Mr. P. Turner, of Leominster, 
and Mr. Quartly, of South Molton, exhibiting unexception¬ 
able specimens. 
The Sheep were not so numerous as at the last exhibition 
at Lincoln, but if possible the quality generally was better. 
The other departments of the exhibition were equally well 
stocked. 
The Poultry were very good, though comparatively few. 
The Dorking and Spanish fowls, and the Aylesbury Ducks 
were generally superior. 
Class 1.— Dorking Fowls. —Chicken of 1855.—First prize, to H. D. 
Davies, of Spring Grove House, Hounslow, Middlesex. (Coloured.) 
Bred by exhibitor. Second prize to Miss Bell, of Woodhouselces, 
Canonbie, near Carlisle. (Coloured, single-combed.) Bred by exhibitor. 
Third prize to G. A. Gelderd, of Aikrigg End, near Kendal. (Coloured.) 
Bred by exhibitor. Fourth prize to G. A. Gelderd, of Aikrigg End, 
near Kendal. (Coloured.) Bred by exhibitor. 
Class 2.—Dorkings more than One Year Old.— First prize to 
H. D. Davies, of Spring Grove House, near Hounslow, Middlesex. 
(Coloured.) Second prize to G. A. Gelderd, of Aikrigg End, near 
Kendal. (Coloured.) Cock bred by J. J. Wilson, of Kendal; breeder 
of hens unknown. Third prize to John Hitchman, M.D., of Mickle- 
over, near Derby. (Grey.) Bred by exhibitor. Fourth prize to Thomas 
Ullock, of Quarry Howe, near Windermere. (Silver or grey.) Bred by 
exhibitor. 
Class 3.— Dorking Cocks of any Age. —First prize to Mrs. Thomas 
Townley Parker, of Astley Hall, near Chorley, Lancashire. Bred by 
exhibitor. Second prize to D. Harrison, of Singleton Park, near Kendal. 
(Grey or coloured.) Bred by S. F. Brett, of Market Rasen, Lincoln. 
Class 4.— Sfanish Fowls.— First prize to H. D. Davies, of Spring 
Grove House, Hounslow, Middlesex. Second prize to William Lightfoot, 
of Shield Field, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. (White-faced black.) Bred by 
Captain Hornby, R.N., of Ivnowsiey Cottage, near Prescot. Third 
prize to Miss Bell, of Woodhouseless, near Canonbie, Dumfries. 
(Black.) Bred by exhibitor. Fourth prize to William Lightfoot, of 
Shield Field, Newcastle-on-Tyne. (White-faced black.) Bred by 
exhibitor. 
Class 5. — Spanish Cocks. —The prize to Jas. Dixon, of North Park, 
Horton, near Bradford. (White face.) Bred by John Mills, of Obenden, 
near Halifax. 
Class 6 .— Cochin-China Fowls. —Chicken of 1855.—First prize to 
Mrs. Mary Parker, of Coalstaitk, near Brampton. (Cinnamon and Buff.) 
Bred by Mr. Emery Kempston, Bedford. Second prize to Thomas 
Blaylock, of Botchorby, near Carlisle. (Buff.) Bred by exhibitor. 
Third prize to George Dobson, of Fox-lane, Whitehaven. (Buff.) Bred 
by exhibitor. Fourth prize to G. A. Gelderd, of Aikrigg End, near 
Kendal. 
Class 7 .— Cochin-China Cocks of any Age. —The prize to G. A. 
Gelderd, of Aikrigg End, near Kendal. Bred by Earl Ducie, of Tort- 
worth Court, Gloucester. 
Class 8 . — Brahma Pootra Fowls. —The prize to H. D. Davies, 
of Spring Grove House, near Hounslow, Middlesex. (Grey.) 
Class 9 .— Game Fowls. —The first prize to C. R. Titterton, of Snow 
Hill, Birmingham. (Black-breasted Red.) Breeder unknown. Second 
prize to Robert Pickthall, of Mint House, near Kendal. (Black-breasted 
Red.) Bred by J. K. Hodgson, of Ulverston. Third prize to William 
Ellison, jun., Low Sizergh, near Milnthorpe. (Duckwing Greys.) Bred 
by William Wilkinson, of Brigstern, near Milnthorp. 
Class 10.—Game Cocks of any Age.— The prize to Robert Pick¬ 
thall, of Mint House, near Kendal. (Black-breasted Red.) Bred by J, 
K, Hodgson, of Ulverston. 
Class 11 .— Hamburgh Fowls (Golden-pencilled).—First prize to D. 
Harrison, of Singleton Park, near Kendal. Cock bred by exhibitor, one 
hen bred by Miss Walker, of Clipstone Rectory, Northampton, other 
hen bred by Rev. R. Pulleine, of Kirkby Wiske Rectory, Yorkshire. 
Second prize to James Fletcher, of Stoneclough, near Manchester. 
Bred by Joseph Whittington, jun., of Wotton Waven, near Henley-in- 
Arden. 
Class 12 . — Hamburgh Fowls (Silver-pencilled). — First prize to 
Henry Sharp, of Mill Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire. Breeder unknown. 
Second prize to James Dixon, of North Park, Horton, near Bradford. 
Class 13. — Hamburgh Fowls (Golden-spangled).—First prize to 
James Dixon, of North Park, Horton, near Bradford. Second prize to 
James Dixon, of North Park, Horton, near Bradford. 
Class 14.— Hamburgh Fowls (Silver-spangled). — First prize to 
Henry Beldon, of Prospect Place, Eccleshill Moor, near Bradford. Cock 
bred by Thomas Holmes, of Baildon; hens bred by W. Ludiam, of 
Bradford. Second prize to James Dixon, of North Park, Horton, near 
Bradford. 
Class 15.— Malay Fowls. —First prize to William Lort, of Great 
Heath, Tenbury, Worcester. Bred by exhibitor. Second prize to Henry 
Bolekow, of Marton Hall, near Middlesborougli, Yorkshire. Breeder 
unknown. 
Class 16 .— Poland Fowls. —First prize to George C. Adkins, of 
West House, Edgbaston, near Birmingham. (Silver-spangled.) Bred 
by exhibitor. Second prize to George C. Adkins, of West House, 
Edgbaston, near Birmingham. (White-crested Black.) Breeder un¬ 
known. Third prize to Henry Bolekow, of Marton Hall, near Middles- 
borough, Yorkshire. (Silver.) Breeder unknown. 
Class 18.— Geese. —First prize to Henry Ambler, of Watkinson Hall, 
near Halifax. (Grey Toulouse.) Bred by exhibitor. Second prize to 
D. Harrison, of Singleton Park, near Kendal. (Grey cross-breed.) 
Bred by Mrs. T. Townley Parker, of Astley* Hall, near Chorley. Third 
prize to Henry Ambler, of Watkinson Hall, near Halifax. (White 
Emden.) Bred by exhibitor. 
Class 19 . — Aylesbury Ducks. — First prize to H. D. Davies, of 
Spring Grove House, near Hounslow, Middlesex. (White.) Bred by 
exhibitor. Second prize to H. D. Davies, of Spring Grove House, near 
Hounslow, Middlesex. (White.) Bred by exhibitor. Third prize to G. 
A, Geldard, of Aikrigg End, near Kendal. Bred by exhibitor. 
Class 20 .— Rouen Ducks. —First prize to John K. Fowler, of Pre- 
bendal Farm, Aylesbury, Bucks. (Pure.) Bred by exhibitor. Second 
prize to John Kersley Fowler, of Prebendal Farm, Aylesbury. (Pure.) 
Bred by Mr, Puuchard, of Haverhill, Suffolk. Third prize withheld. 
Class 31.— Ducks of any other Breed. — First prize to James 
Dixon, of North Park, near Horton, Bradford. (Black East Indian.) 
Bred by exhibitor. 
Class 1 , 2 , 4 , and 19 , highly commended. Also highly commended, 
Pens 29 ,30, 42, 49 , ti 8 , 157 , and 16l. 
DESTRUCTIVE BIRDS. 
In your impression of the 24th of July, I perceive a 
paragraph, under the above head, in which the writer 
advocates a war of extermination against the feathered 
