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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION.— October 14,185C. 
POULTRY AND PIGEON SALE. 
Tiie first sale of the season took place on Tuesday, October 7. 
There was a very good selection from E. Edwards, Esq., 
of Bulstrode, including some Silver Polands, several of which 
fetched from 12s. to a guinea each, and some remarkably 
good Silver-spangled Hamburgh pullets. Good Cochins and 
Brahmas were very scarce, and always command fair prices. 
Two Cochin hens produced X2 3s.; and three Brahma pullets, 
from the Rev. F. Thursby, XL 18s.; but indifferent birds do 
not pay expenses. 
The great attraction of the sale was Mr. Bolt’s annual 
draft of Pouters and Jacobins. The former were superb birds, 
some of the young of this year exceeding seven inches in 
the length of leg. The twenty birds averaged nearly XI 
each. 
Of the Jacobins it is sufficient to say, one bird was bought 
by a country dealer at the price of XI, others producing 8s. 
to 12s. each. 
The attendance at the sale was numerous, the elite of the 
Pigeon fancy being present, and the prices of all good stock 
very fair; but we cannot too strongly caution intending 
sellers against forwarding indifferent Fowls or Pigeons. No 
persons, generally speaking, are better judges than the 
buyers; and bad birds are returned unsold, there being no 
bidders at 2s. fid. This was the case with several pairs of 
Pigeons at the sale. 
FANCY PIGEONS.— First Division. 
Class No. 1.—WATTLED PIGEONS. 
Tiie Wattled or Warted Tigeons comprise the Persian 
or Turkish Carrier, the Bagdad or Egyptian, with its sub- 
varieties of Scandaroons, the Barb, and the English Carrier, 
with its varieties of Horsemen and Dragoons, all of which 
are long-bodied Pigeons, with coarse feet, longisli necks, 
broad shoulders, close-feathered, and have more or less 
of wattle on the beak, and cere round the eyes. Thus, it 
appears, they all bear some resemblance to each other, while 
the points of difference which mark the respective breeds 
are, variation in length of beak, quantity or form of wattle, 
length of limbs, and the ridgedness or rotundity of body, 
which, as these points are capable of being altered by various 
breeding, their diversity on these points does not prove their 
original diversity. Thus I conclude that all the Wattled 
Pigeons are in some measure connected, although altered by 
breeding and other circumstances, and so, through the 
lapse of years, forming several distinct breeds. 
Variety 1.—THE PERSIAN OR TURKISH 
PIGEON. 
French. German. 
Pigeon Tuec. Tuiikische Taube. 
This is so called because, according to former writers, it 
was brought from thoso countries, where they were much 
used and employed as messengers, or carriers of intelligence. 
Aldrovandus describes the Columbus Persicas et Turcieus 
as being of a russet-brown colour, except the eyes, which are 
vermilion ; feet pale red, and beak light yellow. His plate 
represents a Pigeon much like an English Carrier in form, 
but having a short beak, and but little wattle. Beckstein 
also describes the Turkische Taube as having a middle-sized 
beak, as being wattled, and having a naked circle round the 
eyes ; that they arc large and fruitful, and mostly of a black 
colour. He calls them, also, Persian or Arabian Pigeons, 
because they came originally from that neighbourhood. 
BRIDGNORTH POULTRY EXHIBITION. 
Held on the 9th inst., E. Hewitt, Esq., Eden Cottage, 
Sparkbrook, near Birmingham, acted as Judge. We must 
reserve our notes on this and on the Worcestershire Show 
until next week. 
Cochin China (Any colour except White or Black).—First, Messrs. 
Peters and Wildman, 101, High Street, Birmingham. Second, Mr. 
Joseph Busst, jun., Walsall. Highly Commended.—Mr. William Daw¬ 
son, Hopton Mirfleld. Commended.—Mr. Thomas Hindis, Penkridge. 
Mr. John R. Rodbard, Aldwick Court, Langford, near Bristol. (Par¬ 
tridge.) (An exceedingly good class.) 
Cochin China (White or Black).—First, Messrs. Peteis and Wild¬ 
man, 101, High Street, Birmingham. (White.) Second, Mr. George 
Lamb, Tettenhall Wood, near Wolverhampton. (White.) Highly Com¬ 
mended.—Mr. George Lamb, Tottenham Wood, near Wolverhampton. 
Dorkings. —First, Mr. Edward Archer, Malvern. Second, Mr. Joseph 
Whittington, Wootton Wawen, near Henley-in-Arden. Highly Com¬ 
mended.—Mr. John Miere, Brockton House, near Shiffnal. The Hon. 
and Rev. George T. O. Bridgman, Blyinhill Rectory, near Shiffnal. Miss 
Steele Perkins, Sutton Colefield, near Birmingham. Mr. J. E. Wilson, 
Clifton Cottage, Claverley, near Bridgnorth. Commended.—The Countess 
of Chesterfield, Bretby liall. Mr. John Hopkins, Higford, near Shiffnal. 
(White). Mr. J. Whittington, Wootton Wawen, near Henley-in-Aiden. 
Game. —First, Mr. J"ohn It. Rodbard, Aldwick Court, Langford, near 
Bristol. Second, The Countess of Chesterfield, Bretby Hall. Highly 
Commended —Mr. Edward W. Haslewood, Bridgnorth. Commended.— 
Mr. Henrv Hill, Stableford, near Bridgnorth. Mr. Josiah B. Chunc, 
Coalbrookdale. 
Hamburgiis (Golden-pencilled).—First, Mr. Edward Archer, Mal¬ 
vern. Second, Mr. Josiah B. Chune, Coalbrookdale. Commended.— 
Mr. Arthur George Brook, Cumberland Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk. 
Mr. Edward W. Haslewood, Bridgnorth. 
Hamburgiis (Golden-spangled).— First, Miss E. Steele Perkins, Sutton 
Colefield, near Birmingham. Second, Mr. Bamforth, Holmfuth, near 
Huddersfield. 
IIamburghs (Silver-pencilled).—First, Mr, Josiah B. Chune, Coal- 
brookdale. Second, Mr. Edward Archer, Malvern. 
Hamburgiis (Silver-spangled).—First and Second, Mr. Josiah B. 
Chune, Coalbrookdale. Commended.—Mr. Edward Archer, Malvern. 
Mr. Bamforth, Holinfirth, near Huddersfield. Mr. Edward W. Hasle¬ 
wood, Bridgnorth. 
Polands (Black with White Crests).—First, Mr. E. W. Haslewood, 
Bridgnorth. Second, Mr. John R. Rodbard, Aldwick Court, Lang¬ 
ford, near Bristol. Highly Commended.—Mr. Bamforth, Holmlirth, 
near Huddersfield, 
Polands (Golden-spangled).—First and Second, Mr. E. W. 
Haslewood, Bridgnorth. 
Polands (Silver-spangled).—First, Mr. Joseph Whittington, 
Wootten Wawen, near Henley-in-Arden. Second, Mr. John Hop¬ 
kins, Higford, near Shiffnal. Commended.—Mr. E. W. Haslewood, 
Bridgnorth. 
SpANisn. —First, Mr. John R. Rodbard, Aldwick Court, Lang¬ 
ford, near Bristol. Second, Mr. Joseph Whittington, Wootton 
Wawen, near Henley-in-Arden. Commended.—Mr. John Hopkins, 
Higford, near Shiffnal. Mr. Joseph Busst, jun., Walsall. (A very 
superior class.) 
Bantams. —First, Miss Steele Perkins, Sutton Colefield, near Bir¬ 
mingham. (Black Bantams.) Second, Messrs. Peters and Wild¬ 
man, 101, High Street, Birmingham. (Silver-laced Bantams.) 
Highly Commended.—Mr. Edward Archer, Malvern. (Gold-laced 
Bantams.) (The Bantams all very good.) 
Any other Variety. —First, Mr. William Dawson, Hopton Mir- 
' field, Yorkshire. (Sultan’s Fowls.) Second, The Countess ot Ches- 
fei ti-rfield, Bretby Hall, near Burton-upon-Trent. (Brahma Pootra.) 
jg| Highly Commended.—Messrs. Peters and Wildman, 101, High 
S Street, Birmingham. (Serai Taook or Sultan’s Fowls.) 
Turkeys.— First, Mr. John It. Rodbard, Aldwick Caurt, Lang¬ 
ford, near Bristol. (Cambridge Turkeys.) Second, The Countess of 
Chesterfield, Bretby Hall. Commended, Mr. George Pritchard, 
Brosely. 
Geese. —First, The Countess of Chesterfield, Bretby Hall. (White.) 
Second, Mr. E. B. Reese, Harpswood, near Bridgnorth. Highly 
Commanded.—Mr. E. p. Reese, Harpswood, near Bridgnorth, 
