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graceful way in which the hat was raised from the head with the 
right hand, while the left held an ebony eano with golden knob. 
This was raised some inches from the ground, and poised be¬ 
tween the thumb and finger. The bald head, the black coat, the 
white waistcoat—one inch and a half below the coat, the tights tied 
in bows above the ankle, the right foot firmly planted a plumb, 
while the left was thrown gracefully back, and rested on the toe 
of the shoe. “ Welcome, Sir, to the royal property,” to a friend 
(aside) “ 10,000 additional lamps.” This brings us up. The 
Crystal Palace has taken the place of Vauxhall, and every such 
establishment, so far as good had to do with them. It appeals to 
all classes, by catering for all tastes. As the probability is, that 
seven members of one family will have seven pursuits, so this is 
the only place we know where all can be gratified. We have to do 
with the Poultry Show. Just as “ feu ” Simpson said, 10,000 ad¬ 
ditional lamps, we say a hundred and fifty additional pens. Come, 
say we, to all lovers of the pursuit—to all who love natural 
hobbies—come and see 126 pens of Spanish, 164 Dorkings, 97 
Cochins, 32 Brahmas, 185 Game, 157 Ilamburghs, 88 Bantams, 
151 Varieties, and 300 Pigeons. We promise you a treat, and 
we ask all to support this our London Show, and this company 
which does so much for all classes. 
CHESTERFIELD POULTRY EXHIBITION. 
The third annual meeting of this Society took place on Tues¬ 
day, Wednesday, and Thursday last, and far outstripped either 
of the preceding ones. More than four hundred pens of excellent 
poultry competed for the premiums offered, and the competition 
in almost every class was of the highest order. The Chesterfield 
Market Hall is peculiarly well adapted for the purposes of a 
Poultry Show—the light being excellent, all draughts of cold air 
perfectly excluded, although at the same time the ventilation is 
complete. These advantages, combined with the willing patronage 
of the leading families in the neighbourhood and the personal 
exertions of a most enthusiastic Committee, have a strong ten- 
cleucy to raise the Chesterfield Show to a far higher position than 
most among our local meetings. The fowls were shown in the 
pens manufactured by Mr. Turner, of Sheffield ; and a cleaner or 
better-ordered exhibition-room it is needless to wish for. The 
poultry generally appeared to be in excellent condition ; but we 
were sorry to notice a pen or two where “roup ” prevailed, and 
which the Committee very wisely ordered to be removed. 
On our first entrance the adult Spanish fowls took precedence. 
They certainly did not reach our expectations, being scarcely 
recovered from their moult. It is certain that at no former 
period has the extraordinarily variable character of the weather 
so much affected Spanish fowls as of late, nor does any variety 
suffer so severely (if highly bred), under the severity of sudden 
chills. Our own impression is, the second-prize birds, if well 
attended to, will, in a month or so, be far superior to their present 
appearance. It will be seen that in chickens the celebrated stock 
of Mr. Rodbard made a wholesale clearance of the Society’s 
prizes : they were exhibited most creditably. In the old Dorking 
class the first-prize pen contained two hens of the highest cha¬ 
racter (Silver Greys), but we confess the cock was not much to 
our fancy. In the Dorking chickens, on the contrary, the 
cockerel in the first-prize pen promises, with careful attention, to 
speedily become a bird of whose exhibition-exploits we must hear 
again. The Cochins (all colours competing together), were very 
good. Mr. Dawson’s pen being excellent; very closely pressed, 
however, by Mr. Harvey, of Sheffield, the latter gentleman taking 
both prizes for chickens—a good proof of the excellence of the 
stock from which they were descended. Among the Partridge 
and Grouse-coloured birds not a single pen could be selected in 
which the combs were perfect. It is really singular that of late 
this defect seems all but universal, although a fatal objection. In 
Game fowls the Chesterfield Show will, in point of quality, rank 
“cheek by jowl” with the most influential of our poultry 
meetings ; for, as was triumphantly asked within our hearing in 
the room by an old cocker, “ What can beat ’em, Sir ?” We 
readily admit, a3 a whole, they certainly have never been far 
surpassed. To make close mention of the Game, then, would be 
far beyond the limits of our paper; but we cannot refrain from 
briefly alluding to the courtesy of Captain Hornby, of Prescot 
Cottage, who kindly volunteered the privilege of exhibition of his 
celebrated Game cock to the Chesterfield Committee, without any 
hope of premium or reward of any kind, as not competing. This 
model standard of a Game cock is a Black-breasted Red—a bird 
scarcely leaving a point open for improvement, even among 
those who might sedulously endeavour to “ find a fault.” It 
was stated on a printed placard to have won for its owner, within 
its limited lifetime, upwards of £200 in money and cups front 
exhibition only. This excellent specimen seemed quite at home 
among all the turmoil of an exhibition-room, and was truly one 
of the chief gems of the Show. In Ilamburghs the Show stood 
very highly, the Golden-spangled being of unusual beauty. The 
Silver-spangled were but little inferior to the last-named variety ; 
and the “Redcaps” were a Yorkshireman’s perfection. The 
Polands, though not very numerous, were far better than we 
have seen for years: as a whole all kinds were well exhibited. 
In the Variety class were wonderfully good Brahmas, Malays, 
Sultan Fowls, Black Hamburghs; and, though not able to take 
premiums as “poultry,” a pen of the most remarkable hybrids 
between the common English Pheasant and Golden-laced Sebright 
hen that we ever remember seeing. They were rising two years 
old, had always previously had unrestrained liberty, and, except¬ 
ing an accident (by the owner in the catching) of pulling the 
tail-feathers of the larger bird, they were in first-rate feather. 
The carriage of these pair was a much closer approximation than 
we ever before saw to that of a Bantam; and, strangely enough, 
the rudiments of a comb were in both cases slightly developed. 
They were lighter coloured and more perfect in feather than 
common with hybrids thus bred. One of the best classes in the 
Show was the Game Bantam Single Cock class, all our most 
noted breeders competing. They were well worthy of a long 
journey to any one fond of inspecting perfect specimens; we 
never saw any class of these beautiful pets throughout so good. 
The Black and the White Bantams also were very superior. 
All the varieties of Ducks, the Geese, Turkeys, and Pigeons 
stood quite well with the generality of poultry exhibitions ; and 
the Rabbits, by those who take most interest in them, were 
greatly approved. 
Luckily for the receipts the weather was favourable; and we 
were happy to find numbers of our principal poultry fanciers 
journeying long distances to Chesterfield, and expressing great 
satisfaction. 
Spanish. —First, "W. Silvester, 16, Market Hall, Sheffield. Second, C. F. 
Nelson, Newhall-etreet Birmingham. Chickens. —First and Second. .T. R. 
Rodbard, Aldwiek Court, Wrington, near Bristol. Highly Commended, 
T. P. Wood, jun., Chesterflled. Commended, W. Boulter, Sheffield. 
Dorkings. —First, T. P. Wood, jun., Chesterfield. Second, Mrs. W. 
Arkwright, Spondon, near Derby. Chickens. —First, J. Hitchman, M.D., 
Mickleover, near Derby. Second, Dr. J. D. Ilewson, Coton Hill, Stafford. 
Highly Commended, J. Bennett, Duckmanton. 
Cochin-Chinas —First, W. Dawson, I-Iopton Mirfield, Yorkshire. 
Second, W. Harvey, Bank Street, Sheffield. Highly Commended, J. Stay- 
ley, Collingham. Commended, W. Harvey, Bank Street, Sheffield. 
Chickens. —First and Second, W. Harvey, Bank Street, Sheffield. Highly 
Commended, J. Stayley, Collingham, Newark. 
Game 'Black-breasted and other Reds).—First, .1. Jackson, Firbeck, 
Whitwell. Second and Third, G. Hellewell, Walkley, Sheffield. Com¬ 
mended, A. Cottam, Easthovpe, Southwell. Chickens. —First, T. Owen, 
Barlow. Second and Third, G. Hellewell, Walkley, Sheffield. Highly 
Commended, J. Lingard, Chesterfield; Master W. M. Evinson, Chesterfield. 
Commended, J. Jackson, Eirbeck, Whitwell; G. Lingard, jun., G7, Snow 
Ilill, Birmingham ; Commended, J. Camm, Earnsfield. 
Game (Duckwings and other Greys and Blues).—First, G. Boot, CJaester- 
field. Second, J. Iloyland, Chesterficdd. Third, G. Robinson, Thorpe 
Salvin, Worksop. Highly Commended, R. S. Kinder, Darley Dale. Com¬ 
mended, J. G. Cottingham, Hardwick Hall. Chickens. —First, J. Bradwell, 
Southwell. Second, G. Boot, Chesterfield. Third, G. Hellewell, Walkley, 
Sheffield. Highly Commended, R. Swift, Southwell. 
Game (Whites and Piles).—First, J. G. Cottingham, Hardwick Hall. 
Second, G. Robinson, Thorpe Salvin, Worksop. Third, W. Evis, Whit¬ 
well. Commended, G. W. Ball, Blackwell, near Alfreton. Chickens.— 
First, J. Camm, Earnsfield, Southwell. Second, G. W. Ball, Blackwell, 
near Alfreton. Third, G. Robinson, Thorpe Salvin, near Worksop. Com¬ 
mended, G. W. Ball. 
Hamburghs (Golden-pencilled).—First, J. Dixon, Bradford. Second, 
Messrs. Bird and Beldon, Bradford. Commended, G. Daft, Southwell; 
C. Hayes, jun., Walkley, Sheffield. Chickens. —First, J. Dixon, Bradford. 
Second, W Froggatt, Sheffield. Commended, G. Daft, Southwell. 
Hamburghs (Golden-spangled).—First, T. Birks, Cornhill, Sheffield. 
Second, G. Daft, Southwell. Highly Commended, J. Dixon, Bradford. 
Hamburghs (Silver-pencilled).—First, J. P. Jones, Handsworth Shef¬ 
field. Second, J. Dixon, Bradford. Chickens. —First, If. Marshall, Cot- 
grave, Notts. Second, F. Carrington, Beeston, Notts. Highly Commended, 
J. Dixon, Bradford; G. Daft, Southwell; F. Carrington. 
Hamburghs (Silver-spangled).—First, J. Camm. Farnstield, Notts. 
Messrs. Bird and Beldon, Bradford; J. Bell, Thirsk, Yorkshire. 
Popands.— First, J. Dixon, Bradford. Second, Mrs. Robinson, Mans¬ 
field Wood House, Mansfield. Highly Commended, G. Ray, Minestead, 
Hants; J. Dixon, Bradford; W. Dawson, Hop ton Mirfield. 
Rbdcaps.— First, J. Ilollins, Owlerton, Sheffield. Second, B. Oates, 
Owlerton, Sheffield. 
Any other distinct Variety. —First, W. Harvey, Bank Street, Shef¬ 
field. Second, W. Dawson, Hopton, Mirfield. Highly Commended, Messrs. 
Bird & Beldon, Bradford ; E. Bower, Chesterfield; W. Harvey; F. Thorpe, 
Dronfield; Mrs. Robinson, Mansfield Wood House, Mansfield. 
