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Cripps, Preston Vicarage, Cirencester. Third, Mr. C. R. Titterton, Bir¬ 
mingham. Chickens of 1856.—First, Mr. William Dawson, Hopton. near 
Mirfield, Yorkshire. Second, Mr. Henry Tomlinson, 10, Balsall Heath 
Road, Birmingham. Third, Mr. Charles Punchard, Blunt’s Hall, Haver¬ 
hill, Suffolk. Highly Commended.—The Rev. John E. Yonge, Eton, 
Windsor. 
Cochin-China (Brown and Partridge-feathered and Blacks).—First, 
Mr. Brutton Ford, Ide, Exeter. Chickens of 1856.—First, the Rev. 
Grenville F. Hodgson, North Petherton, near Bridgewater. Second, 
Mr. Brutton Ford, Ide, Exeter. Third, Mr. John R. Rodbard, Aldwick 
Court, Langford, near Bristol. (A superior class.) 
Cochin-China (White). — First, Mr. John R. Rodbard, Aldwick 
Court, Langford, Bristol. Second, the Rev. Grenville H. Hodson, 
North Petherton, near Bridgewater. Third, Mr. Henry Lucas Bean, 
Ashcott, near Glastonbury. Chickens of 1856.—First, Mrs. Herbert, 
Powick, Worcestershire. Second, Mr. C. R. Titterton, Birmingham. 
Third, Mr. Henry Lucas Bean, Ashcott, Glastonbury. 
Braiima Pootra.— First, Mr. C. R. Titterton, Birmingham. Second, 
Mr. John Hopkins, Higford, near Shiffnal. Third, Mr. Joseph Hinton, 
Blaina Iron Works, near Newport, Monmouthshire. 
Malay. —First, Mr. John Buncombe, Wellington, Somerset. Second, 
Mr. Robert Balfour Stewart, Lydiard House, near Swindon, Wilts. 
Third, Mr. James Leighton, 183, High-street, Cheltenham. Chickens 
of 1856.—First, Mr. John Buncombe, Wellington, Somerset. Second, 
Mr. James Leighton, 183, High-street, Cheltenham. Third, Mr. 
Charles Ballance, 5, Mount Terrace, Taunton. Highly Commended.— 
Mr. John Buncombe, Wellington, Somerset. 
Game Fowl (White and Piles). — Chickens of 1856.—First, Mr. 
William Dawson, Selby Oak, Birmingham. Second, Mr. Edward H. 
Strange, Ampthill, Beds. (Third withheld.) 
Game Fowl (Black-breasted and other Reds).—First, Mr. William 
Buncombe, Taunton. Second, Mr. C. R. Titterton, Birmingham. 
Third, Mr. William Dawson, Selby Oak, Birmingham. Highly Com¬ 
mended.—Mr. Henry Parry, Wellington, Salop. Commended.—Mr. 
Francis A. Lavender, Biddenham, near Bedford. Mr. John R. Rodbard, 
Aldwick Court, Langford, Bristol. (A really good class.) Chickens of 
1856.—First, Mr. Nathaniel N. Dyer, Manor House, Bredon, Tewkes¬ 
bury. Second, Mr. William Dawson, Selby Oak, Birmingham. Third, 
Mr. John Wilson, alOO, New-street, Birmingham. Highly Commended. 
—Mr. William Buncombe, Taunton. Mr. Ernest Bowley, Siddington 
House, Cirencester. Mr. Henry Parry, Wellington, Salop. Mr. John 
R. Rodbard, Aldwick Court, Langford, Bristol. Mr. William Reece, 
South Parade, Ledbury. Commended.—Mr. James Robert Dutton, 
Lydiard House, Swindon, Wilts. Mr. John Hopkins, Higford, Shitf- 
nall. (The whole class very good.) 
Game Fowl (Blacks and Brassy-winged, except Greys).—First, Mr. 
William Dawson, Selby Oak, Birmingham. Second, Mr. Edward H. 
Strange, Ampthill, Beds. Third, Mr. Frederick George Dutton, Lydiard 
House, Swindon, Wilts. Chickens of 1856.—First, Mr. Nathaniel N. 
Dyer, Manor House, Bredon, Tewkesbury. Third, Mr. Frederick 
George Dutton, Lydiard House, Swindon, Wilts. (Second withheld.) 
Game Fowl (Duckwings and other Greys and Blues).—First and 
Second, Mr. Henry Churchill, Gloucester. (Third withheld.) Chickens 
of 1856.—First, Mr. T. William Pearse, Bromham Road, Bedford. 
Second, Mr. John Wright, Hulland Hall, Ashbourne. Third, Mr. John 
R. Rodbard, Aldwick Court, Langford, Bristol. Highly Commended.— 
Mr. Henry Churchill, Gloucester. Mr. Edward W. Haslewood, Bridg¬ 
north. (A decidedly good class.) For the best Cock hatched in 1856.— 
First, Mr. Nathaniel N. Dyer, Manor House, Bredon, Tewkesbury. 
Second, Mr. John Lamb, Highworth, Wilts. 
Hamburgiis (Golden-pencilled and Spangled).—First, Mr. W. R. 
Lane, Bristol Road, Birmingham. Second, Mr. J. Kilvert Bartrum, 
Richmond Hill, Bath. Third, Mr. Henry Thompson, Market-street, 
Windsor. Highly Commended.—Mr. Walter Hugo, Albert Villa, Mount 
Radford, Exeter. Commended.—The Rev. Charles J. Down, Semington 
Vicarage, Chippenham. Mr. John Marshall, Taunton. 
Hambdrgus (Silver-pencilled and Spangled). — First, Mr. John 
Marshall, Taunton. Second, Mr. Walter Hugo, Albert Villa, Mount 
Radford, Exeter. Commended.—Mr. Edward Archer, Malvern. Mr. J. 
Kilvert Bartrum, Richmond Hill, Bath. Mr. William Bennett, North 
Nibley, near Dursley. Mr. W. R. Lane, Bristol Road, Birmingham. 
Polands. —First, Mr. Thomas Panton Edwards, Lyndhurst, Hants. 
Second, Mr. William Gray, Turner’s Lane, Eton. Third, Mr, Edward 
William Haslewood, Bridgnorth. Commended.—Miss Mary Bury, Dray¬ 
ton Villa, Belbroughton, near Stourbridge. Miss E. Steele Perkins, 
Sutton Colefield, Birmingham. 
Any other distinct breed.— First, Mr. Thomas James Cottle, Pul- 
teney Villa, Cheltenham. (Black-breasted Red Game Bantams.) Second, 
Mr. Charles Coles, Fareham, Hants. (Andalusian.) Third, Mr. William 
Dawson, Hopton, Mirfield, Yorkshire. (Sultan’s Fowls.) Highly Com¬ 
mended.—Mr. John G. Attwater, Hallingwood Farm, Cubberly, Chel¬ 
tenham. (Indian Game Fowls.) Mr. Henry Churchill, Gloucester. 
(Negro or China Silk.) Commended.—Mr. Parkins Jones, Fulham, 
Middlesex. (Calcutta Jungle Fowls.) Mr. Robert Balfour Stewart, 
Lydiard House, Swindon, Wilts. (Silurian Ptarmigans.) 
Bantams (Gold-laced).—First, the Rev. George Cruwys, Cruwys 
Morchard Court, Tiverton. Second, the Rev. Grenville F. Hodson, 
North Petherton, near Bridgewater. Commended.—Mr. Thomas James 
Cottle, Pulteney Villa, Cheltenham. 
Bantams.— (Silver-laced).—First, Mrs. Pettat, Ashe Rectory, Basing¬ 
stoke. Second, Mr. Henry Churchill, Gloucester. Commended.—The 
Rev. George Cruwys, Cruwys Morchard Court, Tiverton. 
Bantams (White).—First, Mr. W. H. Holmes, Bridgewater. Second, 
the Rev. Grenville F. Hodson, North Petherton, Bridgewater. Com¬ 
mended.—Mr. Frederick Watts, Commercial Road, Gloucester. 
Bantams (Black). — First, the Rev. Grenville F. Hodson, North 
Petherton, Bridgewater. Second, Miss E. Steele Perkins, Sutton Cole- 
field, Birmingham. Highly Commended.—Mr. W. H. Holmes, Bridge- 
water. (All the class good.) 
Turkeys. —First, Mr. Charles Edwards, Brockley Court, Bristol. 
Second, Mr. John R. Rodbard, Aldwick Court, Langford, Bristol. 
(Cambridge Turkey.) Third, Mr. Joseph Wood, Bury Hill, Droitwich. 
(Cambridge Turkey.) Commended.—Miss Julia Milvvard, Newton St. 
Loe, Bath. (French.) Birds hatched in 1856.—First, Miss Julia Mil- 
ward, Newton St. Loe, Bath. (French.) Second, Mrs. W. Hewer, 
Sevenhampton, Highworth. (Cambridge.) Third, Mrs. Hill, Stretten 
Grandison, Lcdhurv. (Norfolk and America.) Commended. — Mr. 
Charles Edwards, Brockley Court, Bristol. 
Geese. —First, Mrs. Hill, Stretten Grandison, Ledbury. Second, 
Mr. Thomas Hooper, Staunton, near Gloucester. (Irish and Toulouse.) 
Third, Mr. William Hewer, Sevenhampton, Highworth. (Tockenham.) 
(An extraordinary class.) 
Ducks (White Aylesbury).—First, Mr. John F. Mortimer, Mile- 
street, Plymouth. Second, Mr. John Kersley Fowler, Prebendal Farm, 
Aylesbury. Third, Mr. William Joshua, Perrott’s Brook, Cirencester. 
Highly Commended.—Mr. William Lamb, Purton, Wilts. Mr. John 
R. Rodbard, Aldwick Court, Langford, Bristol. Commended.—Mr. 
Brutton Ford, Ide, Exeter. 
Ducks (Rouen).—First, Mr. T. William Pearse, Bromham Road, 
Bedford. Second, Mr. Charles Punchard, Blunt’s Hall, Haverill, Suffolk. 
Third, Mr. John Marshall, Taunton. Commended.—Mr. John Kersley 
Fowler, Prebendal Farm, Aylesbury. Mr. John R. Rodbard, Aldwick 
Court, Langford, Bristol. (A most unusually good class.) 
Ducks (any other variety).—First, Bliss Alice Mary Jane Blaster, the 
Abbey, Cirencester. (Call Ducks.) Second, Blr. Charles Edwards, 
Brockley Court, Bristol. (Buenos Ayres.) Third, Blr. Charles Edwards, 
Brockley Court, Bristol. (Wild Ducks.) Highly Commended.—Blrs. 
Herbert, Powick, Worcestershire. (ColouredCall Ducks.) Commended.— 
Blrs. Hill, Stretten Grandison, Ledbury. Blr. Thomas Hooper, Staun¬ 
ton, near Gloucester. Mr. John Blarshall, Taunton. (Buenos Ayres.) 
ORIGIN OF THE SEBRIGHT BANTAM. 
I feel sure Mr. Tegetmeier will excuse the liberty I am 
about to take in expressing an opinion respecting the 
origin of the Sebright Bantam. I do not wish for an 
instant to call into account the Polish cross, or bis authority, 
but merely to throw out a hint, that the Poland was used 
to give the finishing stroke by way of laced plumage. In 
support of this theory, and for the true origin, I beg to refer 
him to the old Poultry Chronicle. 
Volume I., page 407, “ H. F.” says, Sir John “about 
forty-five years ago obtained a huff-coloured Bantam hen at 
Norwich : she was very small indeed, with clear slate-coloured 
legs. On the same journey he purchased a cockerel rather 
inclining to red in colour, destitute of sickle feathers, with 
a hen-like hackle; and also, at Watford, a small hen re¬ 
sembling a Golden Hamburgh.” “ He afterwards had a 
white cockerel from the Zoological Gardens, by which he 
made his Silvers.” This description of the origin refers 
back before the laced marking was achieved. They were 
then known as Pheasant Bantams. 
In Volume II., page 36, another correspondent writes, 
“ Some forty years ago the late Sir John S. Sebright and 
several other fanciers endeavoured to obtain the beautiful 
plumage of the Polish fowl on as small specimens as 
possible,” and from this cross the beautiful laced plumage 
was obtained; so that, according to these accounts (which 
there is no reason to doubt), Sir John first bred from Nankeen 
Bantams and a Golden Pheasant fowl (or it might have 
been a Golden-pencilled hen), and five years afterwards 
crossed with the laced crested fowl (Polish).—B. P. Brent. 
JUDGMENTS ON POULTRY. 
(Continued from page 09.) 
Geographical accuracy was totally disregarded when the 
fowl that should have been called the “ Shanghae ” received 
the denomination of “ Cochin-China ,” from which latter 
country I have never yet heard of a single specimen having 
been imported: Shanghae, on the other hand, is evidently 
the head-quarters of the breed. Too much stress, I admit, 
should not he laid upon a mere name, and, when a fowl or 
other animal has passed by one designation for a long 
course of years, strong grounds should certainly exist to 
warrant an alteration; but at the first introduction it is 
otherwise, and this “Shanghae” had good reasons for its 
recognition, while “ Cochin-China” was devoid of any claim. 
An accurate estimate was formed of the points of excellence 
in this race on their first appearance, and, if we except aian- 
ciful dislike to any markings on the hackle, and a further 
sacrifice, for a time, of other features for mere colour, pro¬ 
gress has been steadily maintained in the same direction. 
