17-1 THE COTTAGE GAKDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION, December 9, 1856. 
cannot omit one brief reproof to parties wlio could send 
fowls actually bleeding from “ dubbing ” within a few days 
of their incarceration. The folly and cruelty of such a 
practice are equally obvious to all. Bantams numbered 
strongly. Our chief attention was directed to the beautiful 
Game birds that stood prominently forward in unexampled 
perfection; they would be a pride to any Exhibition. At no 
previous meeting of this Society have Turkeys , Geese , and 
Ducks stood out with equal claims as table-birds to public 
favour. The weights, in all instances, very far exceeded those 
of former years, and it certainly begins at length to appear 
truly problematical when the progressive movement will 
reach its climax. Pigeons generally were very superior. 
Notorious as Birmingham has always been for the careful 
attention paid to the birds during their incarceration, for 
which the thanks of all competitors are richly due to Mr. 
Edward Hewitt, of that town, the present Exhibition shows 
even increased solicitude rather than otherwise. Never be¬ 
fore, most certainly, have we witnessed the cleanliness and 
regularity that met our eyes on all sides ; whilst, undoubtedly, 
not a few of the birds found their present position far dif¬ 
ferent from what generally attends them when “ on travel.” 
Quietness and peace prevailed everywhere. 
In conclusion, most heartily do we hope this meeting will 
realise the fondest and essentially necessary expectations of 
its projectors as to pecuniary returns, as the continuance of 
these highly instructive and popular reunions, it must be 
admitted, will stand materially affected by the result in this 
instance, and the discomfiture of the parent Society would 
undoubtedly exercise a fatal influence on all others wherever 
located. 
We shall give further comments and particulars next 
week from another excellent authority. At present we must 
proceed to the lengthy Prize List. 
Golden-pencilled Hamburgh. —First, Mrs. William C. Worrall, 
Rice House, Knotty Ash, Liverpool. Second, Mr. John Worsey, Lower 
Clopton, Stratford-upon-Avon. Third, Mr. James Dixon, North Park, 
Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire. Chickens of 1856.—First, Silver Cup, 
Mr. John Lowe, Whitmore House, Birmingham. Second, Mr. Richard 
Hawksley, jun., Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Third, Mr. Richard 
Alkin, Hartshill, Atherstone. Highly Commended.—Mr. John Lowe, 
Whitmore House, Birmingham. Mr. Frederick Welstead, The Cottage, 
Stonely, Kimbolton. Commended.—Mrs. William C. Worrall, Rice 
House, Knotty Ash, Liverpool. Mrs. John Worsey, Lower Clopton, 
Stratford-upon-Avon. Miss Elizabeth Whittington, Preston Hill, 
Henley-in-Arden. (A very good class.) 
Golden-spangled Hamburgh. —First, Mr. William C. Worrall, 
Rice House, Knotty Ash, Liverpool. Second, Mr. James Dixon, North 
Park, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire. Third, Mr. George Fell, Warrington. 
Chickens of 1856.—First, Silver Cup, Mr. William Kershaw, Hey- 
wood, near Manchester. Second, The Right Honourable Lord Berwick, 
Cronlthill, Shrewsbury. Third, Mr. William Henry Swann, Farnsfield, 
Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Highly Commended.—Mr. William C. 
Worrall, Rice House, Knotty Ash, Liverpool. Mr. Thos. Battye, 
Brownhill Upper Mill, Holmbridge, Huddersfield. Commended.—Mr. 
Caleb Stausfield Dixon, North Park, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire. Mr. 
Joseph Bamforth, Holmfirth, Huddersfield. Mr. William Sanday, 
Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. 
Silver-pencilled Hamburgh. —First, Mrs. Thomas Lyon Fellowes, 
Beighton Rectory, Norfolk. Second, Mr. James Dixon, North Park, 
Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire. Third, Mr. William Henry Denison, 
Hardwicke Cottage, Woburn, Bedfordshire. Commended.—The Hon. 
William Warren Vernon, Wolsley Hall, Rugeley. Chickens of 1856.— 
First, Mr. Edward Archer, Malvern, Worcestershire. Second, Mrs. H. 
Sharp, 47, Mill Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire. Third, Mr. William Maude, 
Victoria Place, Bingley, Yorkshire. Highly Commended.—Mrs. William 
C. Worrall, Rice House, Knotty Ash, Liverpool. William Cox, Esq., 
Brailsford Hall, Derby. Commended.—Mr. Gilbert Greenall, jun., 
Grappenhall, Warrington. 
Silver-spangled Hamburgh. —First, Mr. William Ludlam, North 
Holme Street, Bradford, Yorkshire. Second, Mrs. H. Sharp, 47, Mill 
Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire. Third, Mr. C. Stausfield Dixon, North 
Park, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire. Chickens of 1856.—First, Mr. 
Richard Teebay, Fulwood, near Preston, Lancashire. Second, The Rev. 
Thomas Lyon Fellowes, Beighton Rectory, Norfolk. Third, Mrs. E. A. 
Botham, Wexham Court, Slough. Highly Commended.—Miss Mary 
Anne Tuley, Keighley, Yorkshire. Messrs. Bird and Beldon, Prospect 
Place, Eccleshill Moor, near Bradford, Yorkshire. Mr. Josiah B. 
Chune, Green Bank, Coalbrookdale. Commended.—Arthur George 
Brooke, Esq., Cumberland Street, Woodbridge. Mr. George Fell, War¬ 
rington. 
Polish Fowl (Black, with White Crests).—First, Mr. Thomas 
Battye, Brownhill Upper Mill, Holmbridge, Huddersfield. Second, Mr. 
Thomas Panton Edwards, Lyndhurst, Hampshire. Third, James F. 
Greenall, Esq,, Grappenhall Hall, Warrington. Chickens of 1856.— 
First, Mr. Thomas Panton Edwards, Lyndhurst, Hampshire. Second, 
James F. Greenall, Esq., Grappenhall Hall, Warrington. Third, Mr. 
George Ray, Ivy Cottage, Minestead, Lyndhurst, Hampshire. Highly 
Commended.—Mr. Thomas Battye, Brownhill Upper Mill, Holmbridge, 
Huddersfield. Commended.—Mr. George Smith Fox, The Court, Wel¬ 
lington, Somersetshire. (A most excellent class.) 
Polish Fowl (Golden).—First, Miss Sarah Dixon, North Park, 
Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire. Second, Master Godfrey John Horner, 
Charlotte Street, Hull. Third, Mr. Joseph Conyers, jun., 42, Boar 
Lane, Leeds. Chickens of 1856. —First, Mr. Joseph Conyers, jun., 42, 
Boar Lane, Leeds. Second, Miss Sarah Dixon, North Park, Horton, 
Bradford, Yorkshire. Third, Mr, Gilbert Greenall, jun., Grappenhall, 
Warrington. 
Polish Fowl (Silver).—First, Silver Cup, Mrs. Adkins, Edg- 
baston, Birmingham. Seoond, Mr. James Brown, Turner’s Lane, Eton, 
Windsor. Third, Mr. Parkins Jones, High Street, Fulham, Middlesex. 
Highly Commended.—Miss Sarah Dixon, North Park, Horton, Bradford, 
Yorkshire. James F. Greenall, Esq., Grappenhall Hall, Warrington. 
Commended.—Mr. Henry Adkins, Edgbaston, Birmingham. (An un¬ 
usually good class.) Chickens of 1856.—First, Mr. John Brundrit, 
Runcorn, Cheshire. Second, Mr. James Brown, Turner’s Lane, Eton, 
Windsor. Third, Mr. Parkins Jones, High Street, Fulham, Middlesex. 
Highly Commended. — Miss Elizabeth Whittington, Preston Hill, 
Henley-iu-Arden. Mr. Gilbert Greenall, jun., Grappenhall, Warrington. 
Mr. Thomas Panton Edwards, Lyndhurst, Hampshire. Commended.— 
Miss Sarah Dixon, North Park, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire. (One of 
the best classes ever seen.) 
Polish Fowl (of any other variety).—First, Mr. William Holder, 
Turner’s Lane, Eton, Windsor. (White.) Second, W. Graham Vivian, 
Esq., Singleton, Glamorganshire. (Yellow.) Chickens of 1856.—First, 
Thomas Dutton, Esq., Streatham Common, Surrey. (White.) Second, 
The Right Honourable the Countess de Flahault, Tulhallan Castle, 
Perthshire. (Buff.) 
Spanish. —First, Silver Cup, Master H. Campbell Davies, Spring 
Grove, Hounslow. Second, Henry Daniel Davies, Esq., Spring Grove, 
Hounslow. Third, Captain Windham Hornby, R.N., Knowsley 
Cottage, Prescot. Fourth, Mr. Joseph Whittington, Wootton Wawen, 
near Henley-in-Arden. Highly Commended.—Master Arthur Daniel 
Davies, Spring Grove, Hounslow. John S. Henry, Esq., Wood¬ 
lands, Crumpsall, Manchester. Mr. E. Page, Hawthorn Villa, Smeth¬ 
wick, near Birmingham. Mr. Benjamin Newham, 9, Court, Newtown 
Row, Birmingham. Mr. William Dawson, Selly Oak, Birmingham. 
Mr. Potter, Prestwich, near Manchester. Commended.—Mr. James 
Marriott, Ploore, Weedon. (The Judges have been sparing of com¬ 
mendations, because they feel it their duty to declare that this class sur¬ 
passes anything they ever saw.) Chickens of 1856.—First, Master 
McGregor Rake, Brandon Hill, Bristol. Second, Mr. George Fell, 
Warrington. Third, Master Arthur Daniel Davies, Spring Grove, 
Hounslow. Fourth, Mr. Michael Potter, Prestwich, Manchester. 
Highly Commended.—Mrs. Windham Hornby, Knowsley Cottage, 
Prcscot. Miss Rosa Jane Davies, Spring Grove, Hounslow. Mrs. 
John Dain, Lee Brook, Wednesbury. Mr, William Gray, Turner’s 
Lane, Eton, Windsor. Mr. E. Page, Hawthorn Villa, Smethwick, near 
Birmingham. Charles Edwards, Esq., Brockley Court, Bristol. Mr. 
David Smith Moore, Teddesley House, Walsall. Mr. G. A. Gelderd, 
Aikrigg End, Kendal. Commended.—Joseph Kilvert Bartrum, Esq., 
Richmond Hill, Bath. (If possible, this class surpasses the preceding one.) 
Dorking (Coloured). — First, Mr. William Wright, West Bank 
Widnea, Warrington. Second, Mrs. Donne, Oswestry. Third, Mr. 
John Robinson, Vale House, Garstang. Fourth, The Honourable Mrs, 
William Warren Vernon, Wolsley Hall, Rugeley, Staffordshire. Highly 
Commended.—Mr. William Wright, West Bank, Widnes, Warrington. 
The Rev. Stephen Donne, Oswestry. The Rev. J. L. Popham, Chilton 
Rectory, Hungerford, Berkshire. Commended.—Mrs. Hanbury, Thorn 
Bank, Leamington. Miss Hannah Whittington, Preston Hill, Henley- 
in-Arden. Captain Windham Hornby, R.N., Knowsley Cottage, Prescot. 
The Rev. John Hill, The Citadel, Hawkstone, Shrewsbury. Edward 
Gwynne, Esq., Wem, Shropshire. Mr. Wm. Henry Denison, Hard¬ 
wicke Cottage, Woburn, Bedfordshire. (A good class.) Chickens of 
1856. —First, Silver Cup, Mrs. Donne, Oswestry. Second, Mr. Henry 
Donne, Oswestry. Third, Mrs. Windham Hornby, Knowsley Cottage, 
Prescot. Fourth. Mr. G. A. Gelderd, Aikrigg End, Kendal. Highly 
Commended.—The Right Honourable the Countess of Chesterfield, 
Bretby Hall, Burton-upon-Trent. The Right Honourable Viscount 
Hill, Hawkstone, Shropshire. Mrs. Henry Fookes, Whitechurch, 
Blandford, Dorsetshire. Mr. William Wright, West Bank, Widnes, 
near Warrington. Captain Windham Hornby, R.N., Knowsley Cottage, 
Prescot. Mr. James Drewry, Newton Mount, Burton-upon-Trent. 
Master William Hurst Wright, West Bank, Widnes, near Warrington. 
Edward Lister, Esq., Cassia Lodge, near Northwich, Cheshire. Mr. 
Edward Archer, Malvern. Arthur H. Thursby, Esq., Wormleighton, 
Southam. Commended.—The Right Honourable Lord Robert Grosvenor, 
M.P., Moor Park, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Mrs. Donne, Os¬ 
westry. Miss Mary Jackson, Vale House, near Garstang. Dr. John 
Dale Hewson, Coton Hill, Staffordshire. Edward Lister, Esq., Cassia 
Lodge, near Northwich, Cheshire.“Mr. William Bownass, The Royal 
Hotel, Bowness, Windermere. Mr. John Robinson, Vale House, near 
Garstang. (The Judges cannot speak too highly of this class.) 
Dorking (White).—First, Miss Mary Jackson, Vale House, Garstang, 
Lancashire. Second, Mrs. Ann Farmer, Whateley Hall, Tamworth. 
Highly Commended.—Mr. Joseph Clift, Dorking. Chickens of 1856.— 
First, Mr. John Robinson, Vale House, Garstang, Lancashire. Second, 
Mr. William Symonds, jun., Milbourne St. Andrew, Blandford, Dorset¬ 
shire. Commended.—The Right Honourable the Countess of Dartmouth, 
Patshull, Albrighton. Mrs. Mills, Bisterne, Ringwood, Hampshire. 
(A good class.) 
Cochin-China (Cinnamon and Buff).—First, Silver Cup, Mr. 
Charles Punchard, Blunt’s Hall, Hkverhill, Suffolk. Second, Mr. 
Henry Tomlinson, 10, Balsall Heath Road, Birmingham. Third, Mr. 
Thomas Stretch, Marsh Lane, Bootle, Liverpool. Commended.—Mr. 
G. A. Gelderd, Aikrigg End, Kendal. Chickens of 1856.—First, The 
Rev. George Gilbert, Claxton, Norwich. Second, Mr. Howard James, 
Walsall. Third, The Rev. George Gilbert, Claxton, Norwich. Highly 
Commended.—Miss Annie Fookes, Whitechurch, Blandford, Dorset¬ 
shire. Mr. Thomas Hanley Barker, Hovingliam, Yorkshire. Com¬ 
mended.—Mr. Charles Punchard, Blunt’s Hall, Haverhill, Suffolk, Mr. 
