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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, February 23, 1858. 
Turkeys.— First, Mrs. Teasdale. Second, J. Crow, Leece. Highly 
Commended, Mrs. Teasdale, Gascow, Ulverston. 
EXTRA PRIZES. 
Game Cocks. —Cur, R. Woods, Osberton, Worksop. Cup, Second, 
J. Ilindson, Barton House, Everton, Liverpool. Third, A. Sutherland, 
St. James’s Row, Burnley. Highly Commended, J. Boulton, Ulverston ; 
R. Woods; G. W. Moss, the Beach, Liverpool; W. Brocklebank, 
Southergate, Ulverston; R. Gelderd, Ulverston; J. Ilindson; T. 
Shaw, Kirkham. Commended, W. Dickinson, Lyth, near Kendal; 
W. Kitchin, Ulverston. 
Game Chickens.—Cup, G. W. Moss, the Beach, Liverpool. Highly 
Commended, W. Rogers, Park Cottage, Dalton ; It. Woods, Osberton, 
Worksop ; E. Wells, Kendal; T. Robinson, Ulverston. Commended, 
J. Kendal, jun., Gleaston; W. Dickinson, Lyth, near Kendal; W. 
Salthouse, Preston. 
Spanish Chickens.—Cup, J. Dixon, Bradford. Highly Commended, 
Miss Hyde, Moss Cottage, Ashton-under-Lyne, Commended, T. 
Robinson, the Gill, Ulverston. 
WELLINGTON (SALOP) POULTRY SHOW. 
Held on the 16 tli, 17th, and 18th inst. Judge, E. Hewitt, 
Esq., Sparkbrook, near Birmingham. There were 230 pens, 
and the fowls might be of any age in each class. 
Spanish. —First and Second, J. Busst, Walsall. Third, J. K. Fowler, 
Prebendal Farm, Aylesbury. 
Dorkings (any colour).—First, W. Bromley, Smithfield, Birmingham. 
Second, Capt. W. Hornby, R.N, Knowsley Cottage, Prescot. Third, 
Right Hon. Lord Berwick, Cronkill, near Shreswbury. Commended, 
— Parkinson, Knapthorp, Newark, Nottinghamshire; J. Smith, Hen- 
ley-in-Arden, Warwick. (A good class.) 
Game (Black-breasted and other Reds).—First, G. W. Moss, the 
Beach, Liverpool. Second, S. T. Smith, Ironbridge, Salop. Third, 
W. Dawson, Selly Oak, near Birmingham. Highly Commended, 
W. Broughall, Bargates, Leominster, Herefordshire; Right Hon. Lord 
Berwick, Cronkill, near Shrewsbury. 
Game (Black and Brassy-winged, except Greys).—First, S. T. Smith, 
Ironbridge. Second, W. Dawson, Selly Oak, Birmingham. Third, 
Rev. T. E. Abraham, Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk. Commended, R. Hawkins, 
Eyton, Wellington, Salop. 
Game (Duckwings, and other Greys and Blues).—First, G. W. Moss, 
the Beach, Liverpool. Second, W. Anslow, Eyton, Wellington, Salop. 
Third, T. W. Jones, Portland Cottage, Wellington, Salop. Highly 
Commended, J. H. Slaney, Wellington, Salop. Commended, Right 
Hon. Lord Berwick, Cronkill, near Shrewsbury; E. W. Hazelwood, 
Bridgnorth. (A superior class). 
Game (Any other variety).—First, F. Sabin, Bull Street, Birming¬ 
ham (White). Second, R. W. Fryer, Hinton Road, Hereford (Piles). 
Third, Hon. W. W. Vernon, Wolsley Hall, Rugeley (White). Com¬ 
mended, W. Fowler, Acton Reynald, Salop (White). 
Hamburghs (Golden-pencilled).—First and Second, Miss S. Cotes, 
Bicton, Salop Third, J. B. Chune, Coalbrookdale. Commended, 
Mrs. Parkinson, Knapthorp, Newark, Nottinghamshire; J. Lowe, 
Whitmore House, near Birmingham; C. R. Titterton, Birmingham; 
Rev. T. G. M. Luckock, Upper Berwick House, Salop. 
Hamburghs (Golden-spangled).—First and Second, J. B. Chune, 
Coalbrookdale. Third, Right Hon. Lord Berwick, Cronkill, near 
Shrewsbury. 
Hamburghs (Silver-pencilled).—First, G. Griffiths, St. Swithen Street, 
Worcester. Second, Mrs. Parkinson, Knapthorp, Newark, Notting¬ 
hamshire. Third, II. Corbett, Aston Hall, Shift'nal, Salop. Highly 
Commended, W. Wright, West Bank, Widnes, Lancashire; E. H. 
Grey, Quarry Bank, ILandforth, near Manchester. Commended, 
W. Endall, Beaudesert Farm, Henley-in-Arden. 
Hamburghs (Silver-spangled).—First, J. B. Chune, Coalbrookdale. 
Second, Mrs. T. W. Jones, Portland Cottage, Wellington. Third, 
Messrs. Bird and Beldon, West Parade, Bradford. Highly Commended, 
R. W. Fryer, Hinton Road, Hereford; R. Teebay, Fulwood, near 
Preston. 
Polands (Gold or Silver-spangled).—First, J. F. Greenall, Grappen- 
hall Hall, Cheshire (Silver). Second, J. F. Greenall, Grappenhall Hall, 
Cheshire (Golden). Third, R. W. Fryer, Hinton Road, Hereford. 
Polands (Any other variety).—First and Third, G. Ray, Ivy Cot¬ 
tage, Minestead, Lyndhurst, Hampshire (Black). Second, J. F. Green- 
hall, Grappenhall Hall, Cheshire (White), Highly Commended, R. W. 
Fryer, Hinton Road, Hereford (Buff). 
Cochin-China (Cinnamon and Buff).—First and Second, J. Cattell, 
26, Worcester Street, Birmingham. Third, J. K. Fowler, Prebendal 
Farm, Aylesbury. Highly Commended, T. Stretch, Marsh Lane, 
Bootle, Liverpool; Right Hon. Lord Berwick, Cronkill, near Shrews¬ 
bury. Commended, II. Tomlinson, Balsall Heath Road, Birmingham. 
(A meritorious class.) 
Cochin-China (Any other variety) .—First, J. Cattell, 26, Worcester 
Street, Birmingham. Second, Mrs. E. Herbert, Powick, Worcester¬ 
shire. Third, R. Chase, Moseley Road, Birmingham. Highly Com¬ 
mended, D. S. Moore, Tedclesley House, Walsall (Partridge). Com¬ 
mended, C. It. Titterton, Birmingham (White). (This class through¬ 
out good.) 
Any other Variety of Fowl.— First, R. W. Fryer, Hinton Road, 
Hereford (Black Hamburghs). Second, T. Taylor, Burleigh Villa, 
Salop (Emu or Negroes). Third, R. Teebay, Fulwood, near Preston 
(Brahma Pootra). Highly Commended, W. Endall, Beaudesert Farm, 
Henley-in-Arden (Andalusian) ; Mrs. Watkin, Freedom Cottage, Walk- 
ley, near Sheffield (Sultans). Commended, II. Churchill, Gloucester 
(White Dorking). 
Bantams (Game).—First and Second, Right Hon. Lord Berwick, ! 
Cronkill, new Shrewsbury. Very Highly Commended, Miss S. Perkins, 
the Cottage, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham. (One of the best j 
classes in the Exhibition.) 
Bantams (Any other variety).—First, G. Finch, St. Nichol’s Street, 
Worcester (Black). Second, R. W. Fryer, Hinton Road, Hereford¬ 
shire (Golden or Sebright). Highly Commended, J. Edwards, Mapple- 
beck, Moseley Road, Birmingham (White Bantams). Commended, 
J. J. Horton, 233, Bradford Street, Birmingham (Black Bantam); R. 
Chase, Birmingham (Silver Lace). 
Ducks (Aylesbury).—First, J. Weston, Aylesbury, Bucks. Second, i 
Rev. J. Hill, the Citadel, Hawkestone, Salop. Highly Commended, B. i 
Cotton, Crewe, Cheshire. Commended, T. Groucock, Bolas House, 
Shropshire. 
Ducks (Rouen). — First, H. Evett, Admaston Hall, Wellington, 
Salop. Second, Mrs. C. Brown, Withington, near Shrewsbury. 
Game Cocks (Of any age or colour).—First and Second, G. W. Moss, 
the Beach, Liverpool. Third, A. Sutherland, Burnley, Lancashire. 
Fourth, Hon. W. W. Vernon, Wolsley Hall, Rugeley (Brown Red). 
Highly Commended, A. II. Emery, Bath Street, Birmingham ; Capt. W. 
Hornby, R.N., Knowsley Cottage, Prescot, Lancashire; J. Lowe, 
Whitmore House, near Birmingham; J. Hooper, Kinnersley, Salop; 
W. Dawson, Selly Oak, Birmingham. Commended, Right Hon. Lord 
Berwick, Cronkill, near Shrewsbury (Black Red) ; W. Wright, West 
Bank, Widnes, Lancashire (Brown Red). (A better class of Game 
Cocks never exhibited.) 
The Judge declared that never, in his experience, had he 
met with a Poultry Show, where the competition was so 
generally good. 
OUR LETTER BOX. 
Cinnamon Canaries {Mrs. Chinery). —Cinnamon Canaries are rare. 
If Pied-Cinnamon "will suffice, write to Mr. Nicholson, West Street, 
Fareham, Hants. 
Canaries Breeding in Winter. —“ My servant has a pair of Cana¬ 
ries which have just reared two young ones, and the hen has laid again. 
The hen is one which I bought in the spring of last year, when she 
was put up with a mate, and seemed inclined to build. I then trans¬ 
ferred them to an aviary, where her eggs were all addled. Finding her 
of no use, I gave her to my servant to try, as his hen was good for 
nothing. She then mated, and went to nest, and has continued on to 
this 10th day of February, as I have described. Will the Belgium 
birds endure an open aviary after March 1.”— Rusticus A. B. 
[We believe it is a rare occurrence for young Canaries to be bred so 
early. We know that Mr. Nicholson tried the experiment, and suc¬ 
ceeded many times in getting nests of eggs; but they always proved 
bad. He once had a nest with five eggs on Christmas-day. March is 
too early for Belgium Canaries to he put in an open aviary, unless in a 
very warm situation; but it chiefly depends upon where the birds have 
been kept through the winter, as the change from a warm room to the 
open air, will, most likely, throw them into moult.] 
Deception at Preston Poultry' Show ( Mary McDuff). — The 
upper part of the tail-feather has evidently been sown wdth black 
thread to the lower part of the feather. If you will send us, as you 
propose, the name of the seller and purchaser, and state the variety of 
fowl, we will publish the whole in our next number. 
Roosting-place, &e. {E. Q.). —The roosting-place is best divided 
from the laying department, not only for cleanliness sake, but to avoid 
needless disturbance of the sitting hens. Coops with boarded bottoms 
would be best in winter, for broods of chickens. Pea and beamneal are 
very fattening, and not good for breeding-stock generally. A little in 
winter might be good for them. For fattening fowls, we are not cer¬ 
tain that such meal would not impart a strong flavour to the flesh. 
The more perfect the uniformity, in a pen of Exhibition fowls, the 
better. Even the combs of Spanish hens had better hang down all 
on the same side; but this is not essential. 
LONDON MARKETS. —February 22nd. 
COVENT GAEDEN. 
We have but little alteration to report since our last, having an 
abundant supply of all things in season, comprising Sea-kale, Aspara¬ 
gus, French Feans, Rhubarb, and framed Potatoes, prices of which are 
moderate; quality excellent. Heavy consignments of Broccoli, from the 
West of England, have reached us this week. From the Continent, we 
receive the usual sorts of Salading, and some Asparagus, with several 
hundred packages of various sorts of Apples, chiefly for culinary pur¬ 
poses. Good English Pines are now w r orth from 6s. to 10s. per lb. ; 
and hothouse Grapes from 8s. to 12s. per lb. Potato trade heavy; large 
importations arrive daily. 
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.—February 23, 1858. 
