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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, December 29, 1857. 
we are doing the best we can to carry out our own wishes, 
which we heartily repeat, ending as we began, by sincerely 
saying— 
A Happy New Year to All ! 
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE POULTRY" 
ASSOCIATION. 
(■** 'om a Correspondent^) 
The fifth annual Exhibition of Poultry was held at South- 
well, on Wednesday and Thursday, December 16th and 17th. 
Mr. George Lowe, of Eazeley, Tamworth, was the Judge on 
the occasion. In Spanish -, Mr. Strange was very successful, 
taking first prize in the old birds, and both prizes in the young 
class. Both these classes, as also the Dorkings (both coloured 
and white) were highly meritorious. In young coloured Dork - 
ings, the Rer. G. Hustler gained the first prize with a beau¬ 
tiful pen of well-matched birds. In Cochins nothing very 
first-rate was exhibited, if we except Mr. Daft’s pen of Buff 
chickens, which, although only placed second by the Judge, 
were decidedly superior to the first-prize pen. The Game 
fowls were well represented in every class. Messrs. Brad- 
well, Swift, Strange, Doncaster, and Camm, all showed very 
excellent birds. The Hamburgh classes do not call for any 
special remarks. In Polands only three pens were exhibited 
in two classes, which were of ordinary merit. The Bantam 
classes all contained many highly meritorious specimens. 
The first prize in the Gold-laced class was awarded to the 
Hon. W. W. Vernon, and the second to T. H. D. Bayly, 
Esq. In this class, the general opinion was, that the order of 
merit should have been reversed, and the first prize given to 
Mr. Bayly, who won both prizes in the next class, Silver- 
laced Bantams. In the latter class, that gentleman’s birds 
which were second at the late Show at Birmingham, were ad¬ 
judged second at the present Show ; while a pen which the 
owner and many others considered inferior, received the first 
prize. In Black Bantams, Mr. Hawksley maintained his 
Birmingham reputation, but was closely pressed by Mr. 
Bayly. The first prize in the extra Bantam class was awarded 
to Mr. Hole’s Game Bantams, though Mr. Bayly’s birds were 
scarcely inferior. In Geese , Ducks , and Turkeys , Mr. Daft 
was very successful. He showed some very good birds; The 
Aylesbury Ducks were not so good as we have seen ex¬ 
hibited lately. The two Silver Cups fell to the lot of Messrs. 
Daft and Camm, both residents in Nottinghamshire. 
The President’s Cup, G. Daft, Halloughton. 
Second Cup, — Camm, Farnsfield. 
Spanish. —First, E. H. Strange, Ampthill, Beds. Second, Mrs. Par¬ 
kinson, Knapthoi-pe, Newark. Commended, Lord A. E. Hill, M.P., 
Norwood Park, Southwell; A. Watkin, Freedom Cottage, Walkley, 
Sheffield. Chickens. —First and Second, E. H. Strange, Ampthill, Beds. 
Dorking (White).—First, —Camm, Farnsfield, Southwell. Second, 
— Daft, Halloughton, Southwell. Commended, J. Duncan, Fareham, 
Hants. Chickens. —First, — Camm, Farnsfield, Southwell. Second, 
E. Turton, South Collingham, Newark. Commended, — Camm, Farns¬ 
field, Southwell. 
Dorking (Coloured).—First, Mrs. Parkinson, Knapthorpe, Newark. 
Second, H. Smith, the Grove, Cropwell Butler, Notts. Highly Com¬ 
mended, W. Dolby, jun., Syston, Grantham. Chickens. —First, Bev. 
G. nustler, Appleton, Tadcaster. Second, Mrs. Parkinson, Knap¬ 
thorpe, Newark. Highly Commended, W. Dolby, jun., Syston, Grant¬ 
ham. Commended, H. Smith, the Grove, Cropwell Butler, Notts. 
Cochin-China (Cinnamon and Buff).—First, E. Turton, South Col¬ 
lingham, Newark. Second, — Staley, North Collingham, Newark. 
Highly Commended, — Bradwell, Southwell. Chickens. —First, — 
Staley, North Collingham, Newark. Second, G. Daft, Halloughton, 
Southwell. 
Cochin-China (Brown and Partridge-feathered) .—First, — Brad- 
well, Southwell. Second, G. Kirkland, Southwell. Commended, — 
Bradwell, Southwell. Chickens.— First, — Bradwell, Southwell. Second, 
R. Swift, Southwell. Highly Commended, — Bradwell, Southwell. 
Commended, It. Swift, Southwell. 
Cochin-China (mite and Black) .—First, S. Sneap, South Colling¬ 
ham, Newark. Second, A. Watkin, Freedom Cottage, Walkley, Shef¬ 
field. Chickens— First and Second, Y. Wilkinson, Southwell. Com¬ 
mended, A. Watkin, Freedom Cottage, Walkley, Sheffield. 
Game (Black-breasted and other Reds).—First, — Bradwell, South- 
well. Second, W. H. Swann, Farnsfield, Notts. Highly Commended, 
R. Swift, Southwell; — Field, Oxton, Notts. Chickens , First, R. Swift, 
Southwell. Second, E. II. Strange, Ampthill, Beds. Highly Com¬ 
mended, — Camm, Farnsfield, Notts; R. Perry, Kirklington, South- 
well ; E. H. Strange, Ampthill, Beds; — Doncaster, Maplebeck, Notts ; 
— Rawson, Southwell; G. Cooke, Edwinstowe, Notts; —■ Bradwell, 
Southwell. 
Game (Duckwings and other Greys and Blues) .—First, — Doncaster, 
Maplebeck, Notts. Second, Mrs. Parkinson, Knapthorpe, Newark. 
Commended, T. II. D. Bayly, Esq., Ickwell House, Biggleswade, Beds. 
Chickens. — First, — Doncaster, Maplebeck, Notts. Second, Hon. 
W. W. Vernon, Wolsley Hall, Rugeley. Highly Commended, R. Swift, 
Southwell. 
Game (White and Piles).—First and Second, — Camm, Farnsfield, 
Southwell. Highly Commended, T. H. D. Bayly, Esq., Ickwell House, 
Biggleswade, Beds ; E. H. Strange, Ampthill, Beds. Chickens. —First 
and Second, — Camm, Farnsfield, Southwell, Commended, — Whit¬ 
taker, Melton Mowbray; E. II. Strange, Ampthill, Beds; T. II. D. 
Bayly, Esq., Ickwell House, Biggleswade, Beds. 
Hamburghs (Golden-spangled).—Prize, W. H. Swann, Farnsfield, 
Notts. Chickens. —First and Second, R. Hawksley, jun., Southwell. 
Highly Commended, H. C. Stenton, Southwell. Commended, W. H. 
Swann, Farnsfield, Notts. 
Hamburghs (Silver-spangled).—First, W. Sylvester, 16, New Market, 
Sheffield. Second, R. E. Cooke, Southwell. Chickens. —First, — Camm, 
Farnsfield, Southwell. Second, Mrs. Parkinson, Knapthorpe, Newark. 
Highly Commended, Mrs. Bausor, Southwell. 
Hamburghs (Golden-pencilled).—First, G. Daft, Halloughton, South- 
well. Second, Mrs. Parkinson, Knapthorpe, Newark. Chickens .— 
First, R. Hawksley, jun., Southwell. Second, — Camm, Farnsfield. 
Highly Commended, Mrs. Parkinson, Knapthorpe, Newark ; G. 
Neville, Stubton, Newark. Commended, — Hardy, Halloughton, 
Southwell; W. H. Malpas, Nottingham. 
Hamburghs (Silver-pencilled).—First, Mrs. Parkinson, Knapthorpe, 
Newark. Second, E. Cope, Greaves Lane, Edingley, Southwell. 
Chickens. —First, G. Daft, Halloughton, Southwell. Second, E. Cope, 
Greaves Lane, Edingley, Southwell. Highly Commended, E. Cope, 
Greaves Lane, Edingley Southwell. 
Polands (best any colour).—First, F. Hardy, Prince of Wales Inn, 
Bradford. Second, Rev. S. R. Hole, Caunton Manor. Chickens.— 
Prize, Rev. S. R. Hole, Caunton Manor. 
Any other Distinct Breed.' —Second, T. H. D. Bayly, Ickwell 
House, Biggleswade, Beds. Second, G. Daft, Halloughton, Southwell. 
Second, A. Watkin, Freedom Cottage, Walkley, Sheffield. 
Bantams (Golden-laced).—'First, Hon. W. W. Vernon, Wolsley 
Hall, Rugeley. Second, T. H. D. Bayly, Ickwell House, Biggleswade, 
Beds. Commended, T. H. D. Bayly, Ickwell House, Biggleswade, 
Beds. 
Bantams (Silver-laced).—First and Second, T. II. D. Bayly, Ickwell 
House, Biggleswade, Beds. Highly Commended, G. Bradwell, South- 
well. 
Bantams (Black).—First and Second, R. Hawksley, jun., Southwell. 
Highly Commended, T. H. D. Bayly, Ickwell House, Biggleswade, 
Beds. 
Bantams (any other variety).—'First, Rev. S. R. Hole, Caunton 
Manor. Second, T. H. D. Bayly, Ickwell House, Biggleswade, Beds. 
Commended, Rev. T.- C. Cane, Brackenhurst, Southwell. 
Geese. —First.and Second, G. Daft, Halloughton, Southwell. 
Ducks (White Aylesbury). — First, Mrs. Parkinson, Knapthorpe, 
Newark. Second, — Camm, Farnsfield, Southwell. 
Ducks (Rouen).—First, G. Daft, Halloughton, Southwell. Second, 
Mrs. Parkinson, Knapthorpe, Newark. 
Ducks (any other variety).—Prize, G. Daft, Halloughton, Southwell. 
Turkeys (Black Norfolk).—Prize, Lord A. E. Hill, M.P., Norwood 
Park, Southwell. Very Highly Commended, Mrs. Parkinson, Knap¬ 
thorpe, Newark. Poults. —Prize, Lord A. E. Hill, M.P., Norwood 
Park, Southwell. 
Turkeys (any other variety).—Prize, G. Daft, Halloughton, South- 
well. Poults. —Prize, G. Daft, Halloughton, Southwell. Highly Com¬ 
mended, W. Dolby, jun., Syston, Grantham. 
OUE LETTEE EOX. 
Canaries. —“ As Mr. Brown has thought proper to state that I never 
had one of liis Canaries, I request you will insert the following extracts 
on the subject from two letters I have of his, which prove incontestibly 
the falsehood of his bold assertion :— 
{Extract.) 
‘“Dear Sir,—I am sorry your letter has not been answered: it is 
quite a mistake. 
‘ ‘ ‘ The birds I have are quite pure, as I take care to fetch my birds 
myself from Belgium. At this time I have but one pair that I can part 
with ; that is, a buff cock and yellow hen. They are good-shouldered 
birds ; that is, high in shoulder, long, thin neck, and very delicate in 
shape.’ 
“ The second letter says:— 
“ ‘The buff cock you make choice of, I will pay every attention in 
sending him.’ 
“ This bird was immediately purchased'; it is now in my possession, 
and the parent of a very fine family. 
“Why, then, does Mr. Brown deny my having this bird ? ‘ Surely 
it is done to deceive the public.' 
“ I beg further to remark, that I have never put forth the slightest 
claim to having one of his prize birds. I asserted, and still maintain, 
that my birds are the progeny of birds bought of Mr. Brown ; and my 
advertisement will have no other construction, -without a gross violation 
of grammar and common sense.”— Oliver Nicholson, West Street , 
Fareham. 
New Poultry Houses (J. Douglas). —They will be very handsome 
and very convenient; but they do not differ sufficiently from others 
published in “ The Poultry-book for the Many,” and elsewhere, to 
render it necessary to have them engraved. 
Belgian Canary (T. R.). —No engraving in wood would give any 
useful model. Description, and seeing live specimens of acknowledged 
good birds, -will be your best guides. 
London : Printed by Hugh Barclay, Winchester, High-street, in the 
Parish of Saint Mary Kalendar; and Published for the Proprietors, at 
The Cottage Gardener Office, No. 20, Paternoster Row, in the 
Parish of Christ Church, City of London.—December 29, 1857. 
