THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COM PAN JON, .l/.wj/nr UO, VAT. 
niii in existence long enough for every one to have par- 
tipatod in it in somo way or other, yet the truth is that 
a a show is brought to their doors, as it were, they take no 
rarest in it. This is the case with thousands in London, 
heir idea of a Poultry Show is associated with a collection 
noisy birds ranged in rows, and offering no marks of 
junction or merit to other than practised eyes. They 
j.ve no notion of any other fowls than those to be seen in 
iourban yards or lanes ; but a Show like that we have now 
■ describe dispels the illusion at once. Each breed or 
i our has its separate class, and the awards of the Judges 
.ace the merits of the successful pens so prominently he¬ 
re spectators that they cannot fail to become interested in 
rim. Many other reasons add to their weight. Poultry 
as unknown in England till very lately. Every one 
•. w fowls were kept, but they had nothing in common with 
lem. The demand for them and for eggs went on bi¬ 
asing, and our country could not supply it. The French, 
I gians, and Dutch were not slow to take advantage of it, 
ad they have for years carried on a very large and luera- 
te trade with London. We import nearly 150,000,000 
eggs annually, and hundreds of thousands of turkeys 
id fowls. 
f Poultry Shows led people to breed birds for which 
rirc was no demand, or if the knowledge to be acquired 
. them was valueless, we should then treat them as an 
/able and fleeting .weakness; but when it can be 
pved by commercial statistics that there is a positive 
led of them, we think everything should be done to 
icourage the pursuit. 
ew things have had so many and such different localities 
i Poultry Shows. The Zoological Gardens began them, 
den our venerable Show, the mother of shows, Birming- 
im, went on step by step from a loft to a repository, 
icn to a temporary building, and then to the majestic 
ri.gley Hall. Since then, lecture-rooms, Corn Exchanges, 
antic tents, archery-rooms, and even ci-devant Royal 
L;ing Schools (Brighton) have afforded accommodation 
these gatherings. It remained for Sydenham to give 
rim the honour of a temporary palatial sejour. With that 
v have now to do. 
II is impossible to imagine a place better fitted for the 
irpose. It has often been an objection that at these 
sows there was no resting-place for ladies. Many are 
.sieally unable to bear the fatigue of three hours’ walking 
' and down, and they cannot see as much as they would in 
hs time; others become bewildered by the sight of so 
any birds, and want to recover themselves after an hour's 
ipection. Some are affected by the crowing. All these 
oiirements are met at the Crystal Palace. In one minute 
body may be refreshed by sitting in perfect ease, the eye 
ay dwell on luxuriant verdure, or on statues and other 
ks of art, or it may wander over the landscape and dis- : 
:it hills, to be seen in perfection from the terraces. The 
u- may be refreshed by the beautiful music to be heard in 
; transept; and you are brought from Loudon, taken back 
rain, and admitted to all these luxuries for two shillings ! 
t would seem to be the province of the Crystal Talace 
ivectors to make everything in some way subservient to art, 
id to familiarise all classes with those combinations of 
eour and effect which do so much towards inculcating a 
ue and correct taste. Thus the pens were not inside of 
•• ernal white;” they were made to harmonise with the 
Hiding by being coloured light sky-blue, relieved with 
trite. All those used at the Anerley Shows have been 
u-chased, and the number was completed with some 
idreds of those excellent ones registered by Mr. Cooke, 
Colchester. 
very arrangement was perfect, and the greatest praise 
due to Mr. Houghton, who alone, at a short notice, got 
: nud managed the whole. We heartily congratulate him 
ids success, which was richly deserved, 
i e will now take a hasty review of the classes, referring 1 
e • readers for details and distinctions to our number of 
kt week. 
he Spanish demanded especial mention at the Judges' 
1:1 Is; the chickens were, therefore,pronounced “ unusually 
while the single cocks were declared “good.” Mr. 
vies took the first and second prizes for old birds. Mr. 
ike first and Mr. Davies second prize in both the other 
classes. We thought well of all, and the i vut/r of ova 
mendations was great. 
The Dorkings always seem to be the fawnEri* vf 
nobility, and the present was not un exception. Ja/J/ 
Eleanor Gath cart, rindy Marge r t Mjtodvnu ]/,'ij . 
Lord R. Grosverier, and many other-, cm- y- -A • , 
fully, inasmuch as their names appear in toe prize ,, 
Mr. Botham took the two first pj i/,< in a/Jo •». and !4j. 
Wakefield the first in chicken-. J )y Tri Ca •• ait, Kerr, 
Donne, Mr. Loder, and the Kev. J. Boy-, try •: ah the ' 
Two well-known names, Mr. An till an: Mr>. H J v-,j 
were first in White D or Icings. In the single ev. •: ' ■ Jff* 
Fisher Hobbs took the prize with one of th '■/■> t.- 
which he is become proverbial. We cam/ t ••: V>v ■/: 
of these birds, and the increase in weight v.- ri. : 
two years is marvellous. 
Then came our old friends the Cochin*, nn d tLe i lv.s- 
be familiar. First, Messrs. Allison and PaiHlsrd • -:: * 
Messrs. Sturgeon and Roper; third, the Rev. Mr. H iui 
I Mr. Peters. The Rev. Mr. Hodsc I r Ah first paizes a 
Grouse birds. The first prize White chickens v-. s very 
; good, and Mr. Crane’s bird in Class 15 was w r: :d 
I the best days. His shape and perfect symmetry ncrv: ri- 
: advantageously studied by breeders. As a whole, zzri 
speaking as impartial chroniclers, we are bc-asi lo say tioc. 
! with the exception of some of the prize birds, ihe 
were not equal to the classes lately seen it onr great -k: rs.. 
The Brahmas showed well and u.ld tnlh AM trie eda 
names will be seen among the prize-takers— Both ait. 
Allison, Chater, coupled with a new ore, Mr. Bs&h, ci 
Poland celebrity. 
The Game cock is certainly an English bird. He is 
admired and liked. Those who are fori of wfareoa 
must endeavour to find the reason, and to asoortirr. ilx 
there is in common between this bird and I ts riree.rirs at d 
admirers. Perhaps it is his bold and nprig: t 1-earirr. .1 I ts 
indomitable pluck. To enumerate all who deserve veer 
here would be to fill a sheet—they are fifty-me t .t vv.rrier. 
Every class was a good one, and all t) >: r.atv.es will i<- 
found. If we were pressed to designate .1. best assess, 
we would say, the Tri 
The Judges declared them “ good.” ‘-very t wi ar.d 
usually good.” Messrs. W. Cox aval Forter. ''.rivex. 
Mousey, and Buncombe. Mr. iri-wel. sad t e Barer Se-ris 
child, gained their honours fairb, and iv.ay lo petsi «’ 
them. 
The Golden -pencilled Hamburgh* are deeniodly lv;*er :har. 
the Silver, and the prizes fell to wellktrown. though 
frequent exhibitors. Messrs. Howard and ri.ay ter.. V. >.;. s 
of the class may be formed when we say that Mr. Glar.te w s< 
only among the commendations, ri would ahv.es; be ad 
visable to “ sot up ” in typo that Mr. Vavhev took he . ;v« 
prize in Si her-pc mill < </. Mr. Botham v .. m o'. 
Mrs. Roper and Mr. Bennett showed good 'ends. 
The Gidd-sponph d wore good. Mr. Conyers took second 
in both classes but was beaten for the first by Mc-ssrs, 
Broadhead and Hugo, 
Classes 34 and :>A introduced ns to the > . . ' . > , . . 
Hamburgh #, and hero there w as one peu of rum-mid veer., 
first prize chickens, 7 IS. Here were the tads are. a tv r: ns 
dream of—perfectly white, and accurately ripped with black, 
white ear-lobes, dark hackles. bearuitVtUy mooned bodies 
and breasts. If their ago bears out the ptw. oe of thru 
youth they will have a long career of suce<'ss Mv Adkros 
was the owner of the best Hamburgh cock; the Uew 1\ 
L. Fellowes secend best, Mr. Battye was stacv>esstMl v.t 
both classes of 1)1... x-i, I'hese ;rd> w/.-e v.ot s', to 
those we saw at Birmingham, 
Among the old Gol<u ■> ..<\ Mr. Bush was obliged to 
be content with the second plao,'. ow -.ng to the condition ,m 
H is bmls. In chickens he was also beaten '• y Mr. Oo'einvgo 
Ho, however, took three prizes out of six, Mv. v'eh ■. tdge 
did the same iit Silver /'. ' beaten 
most beautiful hens we ever saw. the property et Mt\ i w-.s , 
Mr. Adkins took both thiixl prizes. He alsm tvVk the ihxi 
prize for single cocks. 
It is often our duty to speak but 1 ghtly ov rho ’• -o ' 
on tliis ooeasiotr, however, w e w ill only type si \\V,at r ho 
Judges said—“Oneof the best ohri-ex ever msui ri o 
general remark of the uninitiated was that MV\\ ihw' 
