VOL. IX.— NO. 222. SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1857. Price 5 d.; Stamped for Post, 6 d. SPORTING QUARTERS; ESTATES, Ac. SHOOTING & FISHING QUARTERS.— KL NOTICE— THE LONDON LIST of SPORTING QUAR- TERS ( second publication for 1867) will be published in the course of a few days. This list 1H sent to every member of the llousc of Lords and Commons, the West- end Clubs, the mem- bers of the Jockey < Jlub, and six copies each to all the principal Gunmakers and Fishing- Tackle Makers in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, The advertisements will also appear ( without any additional charge) in THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN s NEWSPAPER, which circulates upwards of 7000 conies weekly amongst country gentlemen and capitalists. Field Office, Essex House, Essex- street, Strand, March 20. rpO LET, a MANOR of 1600 ACRES, • 2i hours from London by S. E. Railway, and close to a ST ution.— Particulars of F. WEBSTER, Esq., Battle. WANTK1), from "> 000 to 6000 acres of * * ( JROUSE SHOOTING, to lease for one. two, or three years, well stocked with game. Apply to 44 A. B. ( 1221), FIELD Office, 2 to a, Essex- street, Straud, London ( W. 0.) pISHlNG.— TO BK LET, Furuished, a • neat COTTAGE in au Island in LOUGH CORRIB, within a statute mile of the new pier at Ontcrard.— Apply to UIT Rev. JOHN D'AIIOY, Vlcaraeroft, Gal way. PARTRIDGE SHOOTING.— WANTED * to RENT, first- rate PARTRIDGE SHOOTING, witli good covers, over not less than 4000 acres, with or without a residence.— Full particulars to be sent to LAKER and WOOD, I;... New it.. iid- street. London ( W.) HOOTING.- - To be LET till February 1, HUM, the KXt'LUSlVE RItlHT of SPOltTINU over 1880 acres, Including four woods, in tin1 county of Suffolk, border- In^ on Essex and Cambridgeshire.— Ai: " w. . M„" 70, Pulteney street, Bath. Apply, by letter, to LMSIIING WANTED, for One Itod.— A J ticntlcinan Is anxious to obtain two months' good SAl. MON KIHHING In Scotland.— Address, stating terms, Ac., the kind of and if suitable for a lady, to " W. S. M ," t'ark Villa, Itoehainptnn, Surrey. HHO be LET, SALMON FISHING in * Ireland, by monthly or season tickets. Season tickets transferable. Number of rods limited. Access easy— For terms, & c. apply to " X. L." ( No. 1215), FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand, London ( W. C.) nPttOUT, GRAYLING, PIKE, and A PERCH FISHING, in tho river Itchen, one mile from the Bishop Stoke Station, on the South- Western Railway, may be had on application to Mr. ROBERT RIDGLEY, Fleming Anns, Swathllng, near Southampton. TfAlRFORD TROUT FISHERY.— Season A commences April 1st— 1Terms:— Season tickets, 21. Day ditto, us. M. Tickets ( not transferable), to be had of Mr. FEKUIL Bull Inn. A Coach leaves Faringdon- road Station every day. except Sunday, on the arrival of the down Mail Train, which leaves Paddlngton at 10 a. m. HOUSE AND MANOR IN SUSSEX.— TO LET, with possession on the 1st of April. ISSING HOUSE, near Midhurst, together with the right of Spotting and Fishing over a Manor consisting of 800 acres of land, with a considerable quantity of Woodland—. For particulars, apply to Mr. ADAMS, Laud Agent, Buriton, near Petersfleld. Hants. WANTED ( county Norfolk preferred), to RENT or PURCHASE, a GENTLEMAN'S RESI- 1 > ENi'B « not too large, but affording very good shooting, and surrounded by good preserves— For terms and particulars, address to 44 A. B. C., Mr. Jackson's, Gunmaker, Edward- street, Portman- square, London. A RGYLESHIRE. — SHOOTING to be A LET, furnished or unfurnished, INVERLIEVER MOR, LOCH- GILPHEAi). overlooking Loch Awe, with Shooting over 12,000 acres.— For particulars apply to Mr. GEO. GOULD- SMITH, Auctioneer, Estate Agent, he., 8, Pont- street, Bel- grave- square, and 24, Belgrave- road, Phnllco, London. ftALMON and TROUT I- I SUING.— O WANTED to RENT, for this season, the EXCLUSIVE RIGHT of ANGLING in a river and loch, to carry two rods. ( Jood accommodation near the sea side indispensable.— Apply, stating particulars, to FRANCIS T. RUFFOHD, Esq., Prescot House, Stourbridge. , NORTH WALES.— TO BE LET, Fur- nlshed, and may be entered upon immediately, BRYN- CLEIFION COTTA( fK, beuutifully situated on the banks of the Dovey. Good Fishing and Shooting.— For rent and particu- lars, apply to Mr. HUGH JONES, Dlnas Mowddwy, via Shrews- bury.— A coach to and from Oswestry every alternate day. AGENTLEMAN has taken a first- class MOOR ( 22,000 acres) in INVERNESS- SHIRE, on a lease, and wishes for One or Two ( lentlemen to join. There is a comfortable lodge, and a good Salmon River runs through the moor For further particulars, apply to 44 E. B. N." ( 1220), FIEI. I> Office, Essex- street, Strand, London ( W. C.) BURNISHED HOUSE, SHOOTINGS, I and FISHINGS.— To LET, on the West Coast of Scotland, only four hours' sail by dally steamers from Greenock to the very door, a House of Nine Rooms, water- closet, < fcc., offices, and garden, with 8000 acres of Shootings, and capital Sea and River Fishings. Also, a House of Seven Rooms, and 2000 acres of Shootings.— Apply to No. 04, N. B. A. Office, Glasgow. WANTED to RENT for a term of years, or * " from year to year, a small COUNTRY RESIDENCE, where good SHOOTING and FISHING can be had. The house must be prettily situated, and near a church and post- office, and should contain three sitting- rooms and five or six bedrooms. Coach- house and stabling required.— Apply, stating fUll particulars, to 44 Captain M.," Park- villa, Roehampton, Surrey. ANGLING.— The SALMON and SEA- - TV TROUT ANGLING of the RIVER BUSH ( county of Antrim, Ireland), will be limited this season to THREE RODS. Under one ticket, already taken, four fresh- run salmon were killed on Friday last; and 54 were killed in liitle over two months of last season by one angler, and when there was no limit in the number of rods. Terms, Ac., maybe known on application to Mr. ROBT. W. GARNER.— Devvock, Ireland, • arch SB, 1857; SALMON FISHING and GROUSE O SHOOTING— WANTED, in tho Highlands of Scotland ( Sutherland . or ltoss- shlre preferred) the EXCLUSIVE RIGHT of SALMON FISHING In a gtnxl river, with an easily- travelled and well- stocked MOOR in connection with it. A small house and kennels are Indispensable.— Address, stating terms, to 44 R. F." ( 1221), FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.)— The fishing is required from the beginning of April. DESIRABLE ESTATE in Dumfriesshire, Ibr SALE.— To be exposed by public ROUP, within the King's Arms Hotel, in Dumfries, upon Thursday, the 7th day of May. at l o'clock afternon, the ESTATE of COWHILL, in the parish of Holvwood, as formerly advertised. For par- ticulars apply to Messrs. HOLLINGSWOBTH and TYERMAN, Solicitors, 24, Gresham- street, London; Messrs. WEBSTER and RENNIE, W. S.. 8, Gloucester- place, Edinburgh; or to DAVID JOHNSTONE, Castle- street, Dumfries, In whose hands are the articles of roup, title deed, and plan of the estate. MANSION HOUSE, GROUSE SIIOOT- 1* 1 ING, and SALMON FISHING to be LET in AYR- SHIRE.— The MANSION HOUSE of ALTON ALBANY PARK, furnished; with Shooting over nearly 8000 acres, along with the Fishing in the river Stineher, which runs through the estate. The shootings have been strictly preserved, and afford good sport at grouse, black game, partridges, hares, < fcc. < fec— For further particulars apply to Mr. ALEX. BLANE, Alton, Albany, Barr by Glrvan, Ayrshire. ANGLING, WEST of IRELAND.— The Board of Fishery Conservators and Proprietors in Galway and Connemara have passed a resolution that those tourists and sportsmen who seek sport In their waters should take out Ashing licences in their district. To afford them every facility to do so, Books of Licences are left with WILLIAM LAWLESS, Angler and Fishing- Tackle Maker, Galway, who will supply same. W. M. LAWLESS can state that, tourists are permitted to angle in the splendid salmon river of Galway, and can be supplied by him with any description of tackle suited to that river, as well as to the entire Connemara district, witli which he is intimately acquainted. ( BOUNTY of GALWAY.— TO BE LET, a FARM of about 890 statute acres, situate within two miles of Headford, all in grass except about 50 acres of arable land. There is a comfortable COTTAGE on it, and a good deal of room in the offices, which have been occupied for the last four years by the proprietor. It is a line grass farm, well watered, and lying well. The tenant might have the game, of which there is a great deal on the farm. There is also a large tract of bog on the same estate as this farm, with a great variety of game on it— grouse, wild duck, hares, < fcc. < fcc. Arrangements might be made to give the bog to the tenant. Apply to THOMAS MILLER, Estates Agent, < » . St. Andrew- square, Edinburgh; and 24, D'Olier- street, Dublin. SHOOTINGS in PERTHSHIRE to LET. — The SHOOTINGS of AUCIILEEKS, which extend to < K28 acres, or thereby, with the MANSION- HOUSE, Garden, and Offices, will be LET for the Shooting Seasons of 1857- 8. The house is large and well furnished, and the offices are com- modious. Entry at Whit- Sunday term. The SHOOTINGS of TRINAFOUR, which extend to 8204 acres, or thereby, will be Let, for such period as may be agreed on, after Whit- Sunday next. The shootings afford every variety of game, consisting of grouse, black- cock, partridges, snipe, red and white hares, and roe, & c. The moors will be shown by DUNCAN M4GREGOR. Game- keeper, Aucldeeks, Blair- Atholl; and further information fur- nished by JOHN CAY, Jun., Esq., W. S., 5, S. E. Circus- place, Edinburgh; or JAMES MITCHELL, Writer, Pitlochry. B EMBRIDGE, ISLE of WIGHT.— To be LET, Furnished, cither by the year or for a term, as may be agreed upon, MARINE LODGE, standing in its own grounds, with lawn, shrubbery, and terrace- walk to the sea. The house is replete with every requisite comfort and conve- nience, having recently undergone most substantial repairs and alterations, as well as ornamental embellishments, regard- less of expense. An excellent garden, with cottage, coach- house, and stable, with a never- failing supply of excellent water. The situation is not to be surpassed in the Isle of Wight, both for its land and sea views. The good anchorage near the property, and its contiguity to Brading Harbour, render it admirably adapted for yachting, < fcc.— To view apply to Mr. DAVID JACOBS, Bembridge; and for particulars to Messrs. FISHER and SON, Land Agents, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. • HTO be LET, from the Term of Whit- Sunday A next, for One or Two Years, the MANSION- HOUSE o FREE LAND, Furnished, with extensive Stables, Offices, Gardens, & c., and the Shooting over the Estate, comprising uowards of 2000 acres. The House contains dining- room, drawing- room, saloon, library, and study, fourteen bed- rooms, and six dressing- rooms, three ladies'- rnaids rooms, house- keeper's rooms, butler's and men- servants' rooms, kitchen, with three sculleries, and three larders. The house is abun- dantly supplied with water, and every convenience. The tenant will have grass for three cows. The Game has been strictly preserved, and all kinds of Lowland Game arc in abundance. There is good Salmon and Trout Fishing in the Earn, which runs through tho Estate. The Fife Foxhounds are also within reach. Freeland is distant from Perth about six miles, and within halfa mile of the Forgandenny Station of the Scottish Central Railway Apply to Messrs. MACKENZIE and DICKSON, Writers, Perth. ' HO SPORTSMEN. — To be LET and A entered upon on the Ist day of May next ( 1857), all the EXCLUSIVE SHOOTINGS and FISHINGS upon the estate of James Morrison, Esq., at Malham, in the West Riding o the county of York. The estate is upwards of 10,000 acres, and first- rate grouse- shooting and other game, and a large well- furnished house in the centre of the estate capable of accom- modating two or three gentlemen's families during the shoot- ing season, and a lake in trout, about 220 acres, abounding with line trout and other ilsh, and two good fishing- boats, and pasturage for horses, and two milch cows. Malhmn Farm- house is situate about five miles from Bell Bush Station on the North- Western Branch of the Midland Railway; about the same distance from Settle.— For further particulars application must be made to Mr. STEPHEN HARGRAVKS, ltoc. k House, Settle, Agent to the above estate, or Mr. ROBERT HARGRAVES, Stockdale near Settle, who will show the bounds and give every necessary information. - - . AJOSSIE CASTLE, near Montrose, Forfar- AIJ shire, to be LET, Furnished, for one or more years, as may be wished. Entry, Whitsunday next. The Castle contains five or six handsome public rooms, suite of family rooms and nurseries, five bedrooms with dressing- rooms, and fivehigh bedrooms, with ample servants'accom- modation, private gasometer, and gas burners in almost every room; stables, coach- houses, dog- kennels, < fcc.; with every other convenience for a large establishment, and with the RIGHT of SHOOTING over the estate. The game has been carefully preserved, whereof there is a plentiful stock of pheasants, & c. The pleasure- grounds are tastefully laid out, and the kitchen gardens and hothouses are extensive. Grass can be had to such extent as the tenant may require. The parish church is half a mile distant, and the episcopal church m Montrose within two miles. The premises will be shown by CHARLES LOW, land steward; and further particulars will be afforded by ROBERT SMITH, 9, Stafford- street, Edinburgh, who lias power to conclude a let. HPO be SOLD by Public ROUP, on A. Wednesday th « 29th day of April next, at Two o'clock p. m., within Cay and Black's Sale Rooms, No. 65. George- street, Edinburgh— upset price reduced— the ESTATE of KILCHERAN, extending to 2390 acres or thereby, and forming a large part of the Island of Lismore, with Four Small Islands adjacent thereto. The fertility of the soil of Lismore, which lies upon limestone, is well known. A considerable portion of the estate is in the proprietor's natural possession, and a large sum has been expended in drainage and improving the soil. The gross rental, taking the rents of the lands in the Pro- Ijrietor's possession at the amount at which they were formerly et, may be stated at 1808/. 17s., and the public burdens at 170/. 2s. 4</., yielding a net rental, exclusive of houses and garden, of 1698/. 14s. 8d. An arrangement could be made to give over the stock of sheep and cattle belonging to the Pro- prietor at a valuation. Lismore lies within eight miles of Oban, and in the direct line of steamers plying between Glasgow and Inverness, so that there Is almost daily access by steamer to and from the island. There are two lakes on the lands that afford excellent angling, and are celebrated for the quality of the trout. The situation is also well adapted for yachting, the channel formed by the Islands affording good shelter for yachts. It is understood that a line of Railway connecting Oban with Callander is contemplated; and, if carried out, this would further increase the value of this very desirable property.— Plans of the estate, and all further par- ticulars, may be obtained on application to Messrs. HOLLAND and THOMSON, W. S., No. 1. Thistle- court, Edinburgh; or Mr. ANGUS GREGORSON, writer in Oban. Mr. DONALD MACDONAND, manager at Kilclieran, Lismore, will show the property. / CARDIGANSHIRE.— To be LET, fully Vv1 Furnished, and entered upon at Lady- dav or Michaelmas next, free of rates and taxes, all that capital MANSION called Pigeonsford, in the parish of Llangranog, in the county of Cardigan, lying about two miles off the road from Cardigan to Aberayron. The dwelling- house consists of dining- room, drawing- room, six bed- rooms with two dressing- rooms, water- closet, servants' bed- rooms, excellent wine and beer cellars, kitchen, back kitchen, scullery, brewhouse, & c.; attached is stabling for eight horses, and liarness- room, with servant's- room over, a double coach- house; also a capital walled garden, well stocked with fruit trees. The house is beautifully situate, within one mile of the seacoast, from which It is well sheltered, and where there is excellent bathing. The lawn, & c., consisting of about four acres of land, will be let with the house, and the tenant might be accommodated with any greater quantity of land, not exceeding 180 acres, now in ex- cellent heart and condition. The taker will be entitled to the exclusive right of sporting over 2000 acres of land, well stocked with partridges, hares, . fee For particulars and to treat apply to the Proprietor, G. B. J. JORDAN, Esq., Pigeonsford, New CastleEnilyn, Carmarthen; or to Mr. JAMES SUMMERS, Soli- citor, Haverfordwest. BOUNTY of GALWAY.— TO BE SOLD, With Parliamentary Title, a portion of Uie PENINSULA of ERRISLANNAN, purchased in the Incumbered Estates . Court, in 5* 50, consisting of 1024 statute acres. About one half of this property is under cultivation, the remainder qonaists of pasture land, bog, , md mountain. TJvwrAu^ r vu. ucd opp< » to to Clifden Castle, and extend f .\ Wc/ ArdV V Bay to Manilla Bay. Off tlie former is an excellent! natural harbour, runniiig up into these lands, and quite land- locked. On the latter is a commodious harbour, constructed by the Board of Works, the expense of which is paid off. The place possesses great natural advantages for fishing; on the ground are several limestone quarries, and the shores afford an abundant supply of rock and drift- weed for manuring purposes, or for kelp. There is also an inexhaustible supply of coral sand. Half of the cultivated land is let on lease for about 170/., and the remainder is in the occupation of the proprietor, who has, within the last four years, expended considerable sums in draining, building, fencing, reclaiming, and planting. There is just now finished a stanclily- built and commodious dwelling- house, comprising hall anil porch, three sitting- rooms, eight bedrooms, housekeeper's- room, dairy, kitchen, scullery, pantry, laundry, turf- house, water- closet, & c., all constructed in the most permanent manner. The offices are extensive and lately built, comprising stable, coach- house, cow- house, calf- house, piggery for live brood sows, barn, fowl- house, steward's rooms, and extensive storage, all covered with the best ton slates. The present praygMtor has also formed a garden, which is well stocked with Mm trees in a promising t ondltion; besides, upward? oi 20,000 taaflp have been planted, and are in a thriving state, the site being we'll sheltered. There lia*> been on the ground for the last few years a school under the auspices of the Society for Irish Church Missions, and a handsome church has just been erected and opened for divine service, the style of building being admirably suited to the surrounding scenery, from a plan drawn by Mr. Francis Farrell, architect. Errislannan is four miles from Clifden ( a good market town!) by the road, and little more than a mile by water. Part of these lands are fee- simple; a part held under the see of Tuam, but converted into a perpetuity, and subject to 18/. a year rent. There are on the property several sites for building bathing lodges, which may be let on building leases. For price, < fcc., apply to THOMAS MILLER, Estates Agent, 6, St. Andrew- square, Edinburgh; and 24 D'Olier- street, Dublin. COMMENCEMENT of TROUT FISHING. — DERBY ANGLERS' CLUB.— TROUT FISHING In that part of the river Derwent between Derby and Borrowash, preserved bv the above club, will recommence on Wednesday, the 1st of April. The quarterly meeting of the club will be held on Monday, the 6th April, at Mr. Dimock's, Victoria- street. The com- mittee to meet at seven o'clock. The general meeting of the club to commence at eight, and after that hour members may introduce friends. At this meeting the following alteration in Rule 5 will be proposed:— 44 In consequence of the great quantity of fish now In the club waters of the Derwent, all perch taken, if less than eight inches in length, to be immediately returned into the water." As the printed list of members for the current year will be made up to the day of tills meeting, all subscribers having new members to propose are requested not to delay it beyond that day, and gentlemen wishing to join the club are requested to communicate either with one of the committee or with the Secretary before that time. Annual subscription, two guineas. SAMUEL EYRE, Honorary Secretary. PPSOM SUMMER MEETING.— The two - Li following Races close and name to Messrs. WEATHERBY, 6, Old Burlington- street, or to the Clerk of the Course, on the first Tuesday in April ( the 7th), viz. :— SECOND DAY.— THE BENTINCK PLATE of 50 sovs ( Handicap), for all ages; 1 mile. THIRD DAY.— THE COBI1AM PLATE of50 sovs ( Handi- cap), for all ages; Three- quarters of a mile. Entrance 2 sovs, to be paid at the time of entry. HENRY DORLING, Clerk of tho Course. / COUNTY of DORSET.— Tlie WODDON YALE STEEPLE- CHASE, established bv the Officers of the 13th Light Dragoons, will take place on Thursday, the 9th of April, when the following prizes will be run for :— The FIRST RACE of 50/. will be for a horse, regularly hunted with any established pack of hounds in the county of Dorset; to carry 12 stone, thorough- breds to cany 12st 71b; entrance fee 31.; the owner of the second horse to save his stake; any horse having previously won a steeple- chase to carry 7lb extra. The SECOND RACE for 40/. will be for any horse to carry 13 stone ( except a horse that lias previously Avon a steeple- chase, which will be required to carry 71b extra); entrance fee 31.; and the owner of the second horse to save his stake. The THIRD RACE will be for 20/. subscribed by the Borough of Dorchester; to carry 12st7lb, thorough- breds 13st; entrance fee 1/., and the second horse to save his stake; any horse having won a steeple- chase to carry 7lb extra. The FOURTH RACE will be for20/., for the beaten horses of either of the above races, at catch weights; entrance fee 1/.; and the owner of tlie second horse to save his stake. All the horses in either of the races to bo ridden by gentle- men riders; and three horses to start or no race. All entries, and all Inquiries, together with the name of the horse and the colour of the rider, to be forwarded to Mr. G. A. INGRAM, Bagber, Milbome St. Andrew's, Blandford; and all entrance fees to be paid to him on or before the 4th day of April 1857. N. B.— All entrance fees will be devoted by the Committee to defray expenses. IP AST ST SSIOX FOXHOUNDS. — The - i ANNUAL HUNT DINNER will take place on Thurs- day, April 2nd, at the Swan Hotel, Hastings. Dinner on the tabic at halt- past tive o'clock, ' tickets to be had at the liar of the Hotel. N. B. A Special Train will leave the Hastings Station at 10 o'clock, p. m„ for Rye. tpOX- HUNTER WANTED, at Whitsunday - 1- first, to Hunt on the Properties of Loeliearron and Apple- cross— Apply for further particulars to " It. S.," Loclicarron Postfofflce. TjrOXHOUNDS for SALE— Seven Couples - I bf Working Hounds— Apply to HUMPHREY PEABCE, the Huntsman, Ledbury, llerolordahire : by whom also a SITUATION as HUNTSMAN is WANTED. He can have a six yean' character. / CAUTION to TRAINERS and Others.— VV JOSEPH MORRIS and OLIVER PETTY having AB- SCONDED from my stables, trainers are hereby cautioned against employing tham. JOSEPH WILKLVS. Aintree, near Liverpool, 9th March, 1807. WANTED, a SITUATION as GAME- • • KEEPER, by a young Married Man without incum- imm — j| — J— J rearing game, good.— Apply to 44 A. B.," care of J. Lovatt, Gunmaker, Nantwieli, Cheshire. Mfi brance, aged 25. He" thoroughly understands and his business in all its branches. Character Ap GAMEKEEPER.— WANTED, a S1TUA- VX TION as HEAD GAMEKEEPER by a married man, age 36. Has been five years in his present situation, and leaves with a good character. Understands his business in all its branches, of rearing pheasants, breaking dogs, destroying vermin, < fcc Apply to 44 A. B.," Post- office, Poncaster. WTANTED, on the 15th May, in a Southern * * County of Scotland, a few hours by rail from the Border, a HEAD GAMEKEEPER, who will have one man under him. He must be thoroughly master of his business ill all its branches, including rearing of pheasants and dog- breaking. The strictest investigation as to character will be required. The estate is large, and holds out great capabilities for a hard- working aud zealous keeper getting up a fine head of game, besides finding a very comfortable place. There is a good keeper's house. Coab- wi'A be, given, and the occasion-*! use - . iu puny wli'i going to a iucLv. c.~ Address to 44 R. M., Esq.,'' Post- office, Lanark, N. B. TIT ANTED, by a highly i .^ pectable Farm • • Bailiff, a SITUATION on a Gentleman's or Nobleman's Estat e. He has been accustomed to the management of arable and pasture land, to the buying and selling of stock, < tc., and can give the highest references.— Direct44 A. ft.," J. M. Teear's, 12, llumberstone Gate, Leicester. WANTED, a LAND AGENCY.— A < lentleman of high respectability, Who is also a landed proprietor ( of iiulepcndant circumstances), and accustomed to the management of tenantry, < fcc., is desirous to obtain a respectable LAN 1) AGENCY. Advertiser would devote his entire time to the management of the estate and the Improve- ment of the tenantry. Ample security can be given; also references to noblemen, members of Parliament, & c., as well as to many private gentlemen. Advertiser would pay a hand- some amount to any person who would procure hfm or assist him in obtaining the above appointment; or he would treat on very advantageous terms Avltli any person holding such an appointment who would retire in his favour, or enter into a satisfactory arrangement with him upon the subject. As employment is more au object than n « ' vi" jWY Sain* the duties, of the oSim will bv: ^ lifJaetorlly j> cn*;. » tKt on vvrj Reason- able terms.— Address 44 X. Z." ( 1219), FIELD Office, 2 to 5, Essex- street, Strand, London ( W. C.) " POINTER for SALE.— A BRACE of A yellow and white POINTERS, a good match, and well broken. Price 15/. 15s.— Apply to JOHN R. RODBARD, Ald- wick Court, Langford, near Bristol. BETTER for SALE.— To be SOLD, a mag- O niftcent SETTER dog, thoroughly broken, and lit for anv nobleman. Lowest price 25 guineas.— Apply to 44B. D., FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.) rPO BE SOLD, an unusually fine, handsome, A and intelligent- looking POINTER DOG, of flrst- rate breed, three years old; with a good style of hunting, excellent nose, and excels at finding dead game. Any gentleman wanting one for shooting to, or breeding purposes, would find him an acquisition Address 44M. J.," Stockpole Park, Pembroke. POINTERS.— A BRACE of pure- bred POINTERS ( dog and bitch), three years old, to be SOLD, the owner having no further use for them. Price 25/. the brace. A warranty will be given. No dog dealer need apply.— Apply to 44E. F. C., " FIELD Office, Essex- street, Stra nd. " C^ OR SALE.— Two handsome and remark- X ably well bred POINTERS ( a dog and bitch), 10J months Hmn';; IMCiBHHMH^ MppiHHHI GREYHOUND Dog, fawn, 10 months old, untried; price 3 guineas.— Address 44M. D. ( 1222), FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand, London ( W. C.) TO SPORTSMEN and DOG- DEALERS. A _ To be SOLD, Four or Five beautiful SETTER PUPPIES, seven months old. The dog and Bitch capital sporting dogs, and can be seen. The Puppies belong to a gen- tleman, and are parted with in consequence of an over- stocked kennel. Price 3/. a dog. They are unbroken.— Address to E. D. HARMAN, Esq., Auchinllne Cottage, Lumphanau, Aberdeenshire. / RUNNING PUNT WANTED, to carry two persons. The boat must be adapted to stand a heavy sea, and must not draw much water.— Apply, with price, dimensions, & c., to 44 A. B.," 26, South King- street, Manchester. ' ' • A RT- UNION of LONDON.— Subscription List closes on Tuesday next, the 31st instant. Prize- holders select from the public exhibitions. Every subscriber of One Guinea will have, besides the chance of a prize, two prints—" The Clemency of Coeur de Lion," by H. C. Shenton, from the historical picture by John Cross, which gained tho Government premium of 300/.; and 44 The Piper," by E. Good- all, after F. Goodall, A. R. A. GEORGE GODWIN,! Honorary LEWIS POCOCK, J Secretaries. 444, West Strand, March 1857. REMUNERATIVE~ EMPLOYMENT — A\ Persons in search of employment may hear of such by return of post, by which from 30j. to 31. weekly may be realised in town or country, and by either sex ( station in life imma- terial), by inclosing t welve stamps, with a directed stamped envelope, to Mr. HENRY JOHNSON, 20, North- street, Cambridge Heath, Hackney, London. WEST of ENGLAND.— JOHN HARE'S • • HOUSE and ESTATE AGENCY OFFICE, 30. North- street, Taunton, is the best medium for procuring or disposing of residences in the West of England. - Note the address '. T EAMINGTON.— The REGENT HOTEL, A J a first- class Family and Hunting Establishment. Flys meet every train. Posting, billiards, & c. J- A WALLIS, Proprietor. EDINBURGH.— Ramplinff'a WATERLOO HOTEL ( opposite the General Post- office). Waiorloo- place.— Strangers and others visiting Edinburgh will find that, for situation, comfort, and accommodation, combined with moderate charges, this elegant and extensive Establishment ( which was built expressly for au hotel, at an expense of upwards of 30,000/.) is unequalled in the city. The wiueff and cuisine are of the first quality. Commodious and elegant coffee- room, large and well- ventilated smoking- room, suites of apartments, & c. A moderate fixed charge for servants, DUNKELD and INVERNESS RO Y AI MAIL— FAST FOUR- HORSE COACH. T . From Duukeld at 12 noon, on the arrival of the ( 8. 45p. m.) London mail at 11. 35 A. M. From Inverness at 5 A. M., arriving in Dunkeld in time for the 5 P. M. mail train for the south. The above route is the shortest and most direct from London, Edinburgh, or Glasgow to Inverness. W Seats secured and parcels booked at the Royal Mail Coach Office, Fisher's Royal Hotel, and at the Athole Amis Hotel, Dunkeld.— Roval Mall and General Coach Office, Fisher's Royal Hotel, Dttnkeld, Feb. 17,1857. 206 T H E F I E L D , T H E C O U N T R Y G E N T L E M A N ' S N E W S P A P E R. [ MARCH 28, 1857. POULTRY. THE rOULTRY CHRONICLE. — A 1 COMPLETE SET of tho POULTRY CHRONICLE ( t h e throe volume*) will bo » ent to anyappllcant inclosing lo « . M. to t h e Editor of the work ( now Editor of t h e Poultry department of Tin: F i n a l ) , Monk t i a n i s Hampstead ( > . W . ); or may he had of Mr. I UAKI. RS . UMKS WAOIIORN, 38, Marklane ( E. C.); or at the olHee of Tin. FIEW MONTHLY POULTRY SALE.— Mr. J . C. STEVEN* Will SELL bv AUCTION, at his Great Room, iw, k i n g s t r e e t . « ' o v e i i t - « a r j e i | on lues< a y , / th April, at Twelve o'clock precisely, FIRST- CLASS P O U U BV from the yards of U. W. Fryer, fc* t. ( Hcrefcrd), Rev. 0 . ( 111- horl, .1. ( lllsnii, Esn., .1. K. Hart ruin, Esq., J- Johnson, E » ( l. f r. milium), anil others, Including Brahma* Cochins of aH colours, Spanish, Amlsluslmu, Dorkings, OoW and Silver llambnnrtis and Poland^ ( lame, Bantams. and a fow Pigeons. Also, ( I copies of " Wlngfleld and Johnson's Poultry Book. — Catalogues by Inctoslnx a stamped directed envelope to Mr. J . c . STKVKNS, .' is, King- street, CovenT- garden ( W. C.) P O L O U R H I ) DORKING FOWLS.— EGGS from llrst class birds, of the best strains In t h e country, at it. per sitting, securely racked.- JOH* STEEL, J u n . West Stow I ( all. B u r j St. Edmunds, Siltlnlk. EGGS from fir « t- ekas Ulack Game and White ( lame Fowls, at liw. M. per do » en. The Black have taken llrst prizes at Birmingham and Crystal Palace; White llrst prizes at Liverpool and Birmingham— Apply tii I!. TATI. DK, Blckcrstaffb Hall, t l r n n k l r k, PRIZE SILVER- PENCILLED HAMI BURGHS Amateurs wishing to obtain EOCS from first- class fowls of t h e above breed can be supplied at 9 » . per sitting. Including package, The birds have obtained prizes at Birmingham and other shows Post- oMce orders to be made p » y « bto to JAMES AI. I. RN, Market- square, Aylesbury, Bucks. MR. HENRY SMITH will supply EGGS from Ills prize Dorkings, including the first mid second prize birds, at Nottingham; also from the Birmingham silver Cup Chickens, bred l. v Rev. S. Donne, from ills birds which Won sliver cups ut Birmingham, , tc. Ac.— The Grove, Cropwell Butler, near Bingham, Nottinghamshire WHITE- FACED SPANISH^— EGGS at II. 1 » , t h e sitting, from hens from the celebrated breeds of Rake. Hornbv, i'lnnuuer. Jones Parsley, and Gektard, crossed with a cock and also n cockerel selected from Mr. Itakc's v n r l s warranted fresh. A fcw first- class birds on sale. \ d d r e s s Mr. .1. KII. VKIU IIAIIIUI M. Ulchniond- hlll. Bath. HpHOS. 1'. EDWARDS will supply EGGS • during the season from his noted prize nonltnr, viz.: Whlte- crestcil Black 1' otands, 10 » . the slttlug of 11 Silver- spangled I'olands ... 10*. „ tioldcn- spangled Ilinnburghs... 7 « . ( Id. „ White Aylesbury Ducks ... it. Packages Included. Orders payable at Lyndhuyt, Hants. EfGGS from Mr. H. D. Davies's celebrated * SPANISH FOWLS From the prize- birds 4.<. each, and from first- class selected birds, which have never been exhibited, ' 2s. hi. each. When forwarded by railway, t h e remittance must include H for basket anil packing— Letters to be addressed, and I'ost- oftlce orders to be made payable, to GKOKGE SAINSHIKV, Spring Grove, lloiinslow ( W.) P R I Z E and lii- st- claas U U J V H M A S for * SALE. Very handsome Pencilled Cock, ' it. ' is. Four or five very tine Pencilled Cock, 1/. I » . each. Several line Cocks, 111.4. each. Also EGGS from Prize Birds during the season at 1( K. flrl. per dozen. Spanish Eggs luj. IW. per dozen. Goldpencilled Hamhurghs and ( lold- laced Bantam Eggs at ( Is. per dozen. Box Is. extra.— Address Miss TONU, Bectrlnghamhall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. OLACK II AM BURG I IS.— The REV. T. 1 3 FKLLOWES, having hail many applications for BLACK HAMBURGH EGGS, will dispose ot a Ibw sittings, at - M. s. a do/ en, and Is. t h e box. Eggs sent out In order. Also Eggs from his llrst prize Sliver- pencilled, Gold- pencilled, Silver- spangled, and Gold- spangled. See lormer Advertisements. Post- office orders payable at Acid. I'. ri.' liton Rectory, Acle, March, IH.-. 7. |> 1' RE old \\ nMMI of ISLE of AXHOLME I DUCKS.— Mr. J E F F R E Y A L I ) AM, of the Holmes Farm, Epworth, near Bawtry, can supply EGGS at 15*. per dozen, on receipt of a post- oifice order, during the season, from his birds which took the first prizes at the Doncaster Show, and likewise ut the Epworth and Crowle, Isle of Axholme, Poultry Shows.— N. B. The pen of t w o ducks and a drake weighed 2Mli. when shown at Duncaster. PRIZE SPANISH and BUFF COCHIN a EGGS.— JOSEPH BUSST, jun., Walsall, can supply a lew sittings of EGGS from Spanish Fowls that took tOurth prize at the late Birmingham Exhibition and silver cup at Preston; price 40*. per dozen. Also Bull'Cochin Eggs irom two of the hens wldch obtained second prize at t h e late Birmingham Exhibition; price 15.*. per dozen. A few llrst- class Huff Cochin Pullets lor sale, price 21*. each. U P H ( I iPANISH EGGS.— A Gentleman wishes to illsnose of a few sittings of S P A N I SH EGGS, thirteen for \ l. I*., box included, the produce of pullets from the same hutch as a c o c k In one of t h e highly- commended pens at the late Birmingham Show, and a cock since purchased from Mr. Davies, the pullets having also been bred from that gentleman's stock. The eggs will be warranted to be tho same as the advertiser, an exhibitor, will use himself.— Apply by letter only, 568, llerald Office, Birmingham. A ND ALUS1AN and WHITE - FACED SPANISH.— Mr. CHAS. COLES will supply EGGS from his celebrated stock of ANDALUSIAN FOWLS, that have t a k e n Prizes at Fareham, Windsor, Bath, Bristol, Leamington, Anerley, Gloucester, and Colchester, at l/. 1*. per dozen; also from Spanish Fowls t h a t took 1st prize a t Dorchester and Fareham, at 10*. per dozen— Sent out In rotation of orders, b y receiving Post- office Orders, payable at Fareham, Hants. LM> GS for SITTING. — An Amateur will A J have a few EGGS to dispose of during t h e season at moderate prices from tho following very superior birds:— Red Speckled Dorkings, Black Game, Malay ( these birds have gained prizes at the Crystal Palace and Birmingham); White Cochins, Pencilled and Spangled Ilamburghs, Gold, Silver, Black, and White Polands. Spanish, Rumpless Polish, Silky J a p a n Bantams, Frieslands, and Sultans— Apply t o W. PIN- <! OTT, Tormarton, near Chippenham. / } A ME FOWLS of every variety.— Mr. " " SHEILD can supply EGGS from tho following prize b i r d s : Throstle- breasted Brown- red, Ginger ditto, Black- red, Black, Duckwlug, Birchin- groy. Blue Duns, Ginger Blue, White and Pile. Tho ( linger Blues, being a very rare variety, aro strongly recommended. Eggs from these at 15*. per dozen: other varieties, 13*. per dozen. Mr. S. c an dispose of several Chickens Of 1856from each variety: Cocks, from I/. Is. to 2s.; Pullets, 35*. to 25*. each.— Address Preston, Uppingham, Rutland. MR. R. TEEBAY can supply E( JGS from Sllvor- spangled Hamburghs, Light Brahma Pootras, and White Cochins, at 10*. a sitting of thirteen. The l U m - burghs lire from the parents of the chickens that won first prize al Birmingham, first prize at Liverpool, and second prize at Runcorn, and the pullets second prize at Crystal Palace. The Light Brahmus, first- prize adults and first and secondprize chickens a t Preston, first and second prize at Liverpool Posf- oillco orders payable to RICIIAKI> TKHHAY, Fulwood, Preston. iose Prize J OHN ROBINSON is prepared to dispose • • of EGGS forthwith, the produce of Cup and First Prize birds at Newcastle- upon- Tyne, Rothorham, Tottington, Wlgan, No r t h LancashiHreH, BD- a r l ington, Bi rI mI Ii InII g h aI1mH, H , NAotUt tliilnlUglKhIaImBll, l. Preston, Kendal, Crewe, Ac. :— Grey Dorkings, Rose- combed White Dorkings, and Golden- spangled Hamburghs, 1/. 1*.; ButFCochlns, Silver- spangled and Silver- pencilled Hamburghs, and pure Aylesbury Ducks, 10*. per s i t t i ng of thirteen eggs Vale House, Garstang, Second Month, 11th, l& r> 7. MR. WRIGHT'S GREY DORKINGS, SILVEK- PENCILLEI) HAMBURGHS, and GOLD and SILVER LACEI) BANTAMS.— Mr. Wright will be able, during the season, to supply EGGS from his Grey Dorkings, Sllver- poncilled Ilamburghs, and Gold a n d Silver Laced Bant a m s which have taken either Silver Cups or First Prizes at Preston, Liverpool. Wellington, Proscot, Anerley, Wigan, Runcorn, and Birmingham In 1856, and at Preston, Liverpool, and Kendal this y e a r at t h e following prices:— Grey Workings £ 2 2 0 per dozen Silver- pencilled Hamburghs ... I l o ,, Gold- laced Bantams 110 ,, Silver- laced Bantams 110 „ Post- otflce orders to bo made payable to WILLIAM WRIGHT, West Bank, Runcorn, Cheshire. PARTRIDGE COCHINS.— Mr. HENRY TOMLINSON has purchased the whole of Mr. Wanklyn's, of Bury, Lancashire, celebrated stock of Partridge Cochins. The stock birds nut. up for breeding are those Mr. Wanklyn has so successfully exhibited, and which have taken prizes at t h e late Birmingham, Preston. Liverpool, and Crewe shows. Large, clear Buff Cochins, of unusual merit, cock weighing upwards of IIAlb., and hens from 9 to 101b. each, and perfectly clear, a few sittings of EGGS at 15*. per doz. 11. T . ' s Buff Cochins have taken prizes at tho late Anerley, Gloucester, Birmingham, and Crewe shows, and commendations at tho < rvstal Palace and Liverpool— the only places exhibited. EGGS from above 1*., and I*, for package. Two good Partridge Cochin Hens and Two Pullets for sale. Have taken several prizes. 20*. each. Balsall- Heath- road, Birmingham, MISS E. WATTS can supply, during the season, EGGS from first- rate stock birds of the following kinds :— Pencilled Brahmas 16*. per dozen. Sultans, or Serai Taook 16*. per dozen. Calcutta Bantams, or Burmese Dwarfs. 15*. per sitting of 9. Buenos Ayres Ducks 8*. per dozen. THREE very promising BRAHMA COCKERELS, bred from f i r s t - r a t e stock, and hatched last July, price 15*. each. Apply to t h e Poultry Maid, Monk Barns, Hampstead ( N. W.) M ESSRS. BIRD and BELDON, Eccleshill —- Moor, n e a r Bradford, will, during the season, dispose of EGO8 from their stock of Prize Poultry. Eggs from tho Silver- spangled Hamburghs t h a t took t h e Cup at Kendall for t h e best pen of Hamburghs, and from the first- prize Chickens. 10*. 6< 7., for sitting. Silver- pencilled, Golden- pencilled, and Spangled Hamburghs, Black, White, and Game Bantams, Golden and Silver Polands, Brown and Black Breasted Red. DuCkwing, Black, and White Game, and Sultans, a t 7*. ad. per sitting. Several sets and odd birds of most of t h e above varieties to dispose of. MKS, PARKINSON will DISPOSE OF EGGS and BIRDS from her Prize Stock during the season of t h e following varieties:— Coloured Dorkings £ 1 1 0 per doz. eggs. Spanish 110 „ Gold and Silver- pencilled Hambnrghs 0 15 0 „ Duckwing Game ... 0 15 0 „ Rouen Ducks 0 10 0 „ The above h a v e t a k e n prizes at Doncaster, Southwell, Colchester, Collingham, Windsor, Preston, Liverpool, Birmingham, and other shows.— Knapthorpe, Newark. EGGS during the season from the Goldspangled HAMBURGH hens which took first prizes at Gloucester, Nottingham, and Crewe, crossed w i t h t h e cockerel which took first prize at the Crystal Palace; also from the Silver- spangled which took first prize a t Windsor, Clifton, and Nottingham : price of each 10*. per sitting. GOLD PENCILLED, from first- class and prize birds, at 7s. 6d. t h e sitting. BRAHMAS and COCHINS, from first- class and prize birds, WHITE BANTAMS, ROUEN, and AYLESBURY DUCKS, at 7s. ( id. t h e sitting. A few first- class birds on sale— Address Mr. J. KILVERT BARTRUM, 6, Richmond- hill, Bath. T BOWEN, Dorking, Surrey, Dealer in A • Dorking Fowls for breeders, and Eggs for sitting, begs to inform the public that he has now on sale EGGS Irom a superior selection of White and Coloured Fowls, the produce of Prize Birds, warranted not to be surpassed as regards purity of breed. White Dorkrngs, 10s. Gd. per dozen; Blue, Speckled, Greys, Browns, and Cuckoos, 7s. Gd. per dozen, without any e x t r a charge for box, & c. g g f All orders to be accompanied with apost- offico order or postage- stamps, in favour of TAMERLANE BOWEN, Dorking, will have careful attention. N. B. Ducks' Eggs may be had of a choice breed at 5*. per dozen. ( HAPTAIN HORNBY'S SPANISH, DORKINGS, and GAME.— Capt. Hornby can supply, during tho season, EGGS from the Spanish, Dorking, and Game birds with which h e has taken prizes at Wellington, Windsor, Bristol, l'rescot, Chelmsford, Anerley, Wigan, Runcorn, Birmingham, Preston, and Liverpool. The Dorking Eggs f r om t h e parents of t h e Chickens which have j u s t won both Silver Cups a t Preston, and t h e Ten Guinea Cup a t Liverpool, where they beat well- known adult birds. A few Spanish, Game, and Dorking Chickens ( own brothers and sisters to tho Liverpool Cup Birds) for SALE. Also, a f ew Toulouse Geese, and Toulouse Eggs. Knowsley, Prescot, J a n u a r y , 1857. ^ ^ . E^ GGS from PRIZE POULTRY.— Mr. 1 FOWLER having been eminently successful with his Poultry, in every class, during t h e past year, will be happy to supply EGGS from his celebrated stock of P o u l t r y as under:— Ducks: Aylesbury, Rouen, East Indian, and others. Fowls: Spanish, Dorkings, White, Partridge, and Buff Cochins, Bramah Pootras ( Light and Dark). All at 15*. per dozen; packages 1*. extra. Post- office Orders to JOHN K. FOWLER, White Hart Hotel, Aylesbiuy.— Silver Cups, Medals, and various other prizes have been awarded him t h i s year at Paris, Birmingham, Colchester, Anerley, Dorchester, Clifton, Rotherham, Prescot, Aylesbury, Windsor, Gloucester, Wigan, < fcc— Prebendal Farm, Aylesbury, Bucks, 1856. PHEASANTS' EGGS.— M. LENO is prepared to receive orders for t h e supply of tho above from excellent stock, w a r r a n t e d fresh f r om t h e laying p e n s ; also Eggs from first- class Gold- laced Bantams ( One Guinea per dozen, package included, for Bantams' Eggs)— Harpenden, near St. Alban's, He r t s , Feb. 25,1857. DHEASANT EGGS for SALE, White Pied A and Brown mixed, 1H. « . per dozen, f r om a ^ cntlenian's aviary. The first applicants will be first served.— ALFRED CLAYTON, Gunmaker, High- street, Southampton. PHEASANT and PARTRIDGE EGGS.— A Gentlemen requiring the above in tho approaching season are recommended to apply immediately to " E . W. C . , " Postoffice, Ipswich.— N. B. A q u a n t i t y of HENS for Sale adapted for r e a r i n g game.— Apply as above. CONTINENTAL WINE COMPANY, V v Blrchin- lane, London ( E. C.) Alto Douro Ports.— This famed, choice, unrivalled Wine, in quarter casks, at ,£ 24 Bottled, fit for immediate use, per dozen 42s, Superior Pale or Gold Sherries, in quarter casks, at £ 20 Bottled, per dozen, from 36s. to 48*. Champagne, per dozen, f r om 48s. to 72s. Claret, per dozen, from 30*. to 84s. Choice Stock of Spirits and Liqueurs. Delivered carriage free at any railway termini in London. Post orders should contain a remittance. BURGUNDY PORT & SHERRY SACK. The P R I Z E WINES of the PARIS EXHIBITION of 1855, from the vine- clad hills of the sunny South, recommended by medical men for their purity and freedom from acidity and brandy, are offered to the public as at once the most exquisite and t h e lowest priced Foreign Wines t h a t the world has seen. Price 2*. 4d. per bottle, or 28*. per dozen, bottles, < fcc. included. Country orders must contain a remittance. Cheques to be crossed Sir S. Scott and Co. To be had for cash only, of F. W. SELLERS, 1, Chapelplace, Cavendish- square; 147, Oxford- street. Delivered free to any railway terminus in London. WINES and SPIRITS extraordinary.— PORT, SHERRY, MARSALA, MADEIRA, suitable for dinner or dessert, all at TWENTY SHILLINGS PER DOZEN, the produce of vineyards at t h e Cape of Good Hope, where t h e vinos of Portugal and Spain aro now being carefully cultivated, and have escaped t h e disease. Her Majesty's Government still allows these wines to pay only halt duty, hence the low price of 20*. per dozen. Samples of any two qualities sent on receipt of twelve stamps. The UNIVERSAL BRANDY, 15*. per gallon, or 30*. per dozen. W. and A. GILBEY, Wine Importers, 372, Oxford- street ( E n t r a n c e first door in Berwick- street), London ( W.) " That wine equal to any ever produced can be made at the Cape, all t h e world has acknowledged.''— The Times. Nov. 8, 1^ 856L. E R A SHERRY.— Vintage 1834, ^ guaranteed, 54*. per dozen. QUEEN ISABELLA'S FAVOURITE WINE, as used at t he ROYAL TABLE OF SPAIN. The peculiar characteristics of the wine are full body, fine flavour, and great richness, and is tho FINEST SHERRY ever imported, and eminently suited to tho palate of those who enjoy and appreciate a first- class wine. J . L. DENMANj Wine and Spirit Importer, 65, Fenchurclistreet, London. Counting- house entrance first door on the left up Railway- place. " This wine possesses immense body, combined with a full and rich nuttv flavour, and a dryness mellowed by its age, constituting a t once t h e finest sherry we ever t a s t e d ; and we say to connoisseurs of really fine wine, Call a n d j u d g e l'oryourselves."— Vide Morning Herald, Feb. 19,1857. rFWENTY SHILLINGS PEft DOZEN. A DENMAN'S SOUTH AFRICAN PORT. DENMAN'S SOUTH AFRICAN SHERRY. " P u r e and cheap wines are now introduced by Mr. J . L. Denman. Those who have lived in South Africa k n ow well t h e quality of those wines, and those who have not we recommend to t r y them.— Vide United Service Gazette, Nov. 22,1856. 11 Having tasted these wines, we say t o those who like wine possessing richness without sweetness, dryness without acidity, and body without brandy, by all means give t h em a trial. — Vide Bell's Weekly Messenger, January 17,1857. Bottles included. Packages allowed for w h e n returned. Delivered free to any of the railway termini in London. Terms cash. A Sample Bottle for twenty- four stamps. Country orders must contain a remittance. Cheques t o be crossed ' ' B a n k of London." J . L. DENMAN, Wine and Spirit Importer, 65, Fenchurchstreet, London. Counting- house entrance, first door on the left u p Railway- place. T> OYAL HERALDIC OFFICE and GENEALOGICAL INSTITUTION for GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, 2, Long- acre, one door from St. Martln's- lane. Family Pedigrees traced from Old Documents, Monastic Records, " Domesday Books," Ancient Manuscripts, and Old Heraldic Works, at the British Museum, fee 5*. Family Arms found and sketched, 2s. Armorial Bearings [ registered at t h e College of Arms ( the only legal office In London). Mr. CULLETON, Genealogist, Lecturer on Heraldry, « fcc. The Heraldic Library open from Eleven t o Four. THE GARDEN. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, Regent's Park.— The EXHIBITIONS of PLANTS, FLOWERS, and F R U I T this season will be held on Wednesday, May 20th; Thursday, J u n e 18th; and Wednesday, July 1st. Tickets of Admission are n ow being issued, and may be obtained at the Gardens, only by orders from Fellows or Members of the Society, price, on or before Saturday, May 9th, 4s. ; after t h at day, 5s; and on the days of Exhibition, 7s. Gd. each. A hew arrangement of t h e fruit will be adopted. BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX FLORICULTURAL and HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— The ANNUAL SUMMER SHOW will be held at the Royal Pavilion on Wednesday and Thursday, t h e 24tli and 25th of J u ne next. Schedules of prizes are n ow ready, and can be had on application— By order, EDWARD CARPENTER, Secretary. Secretary's office, 90, St. James's- street, Brighton, March 18, 1857. U L E A F O R D IIORTICUTURAL O SOCIETY.— The Annual Exhibition of t h i s Society will be held on Thursday, J u l y 23, when Prizes will be awarded to Members of the Society for FLOWERS, FRUITS, and VEGETABLES exhibited, according to m e r i t ; also for Cottagers' Productions; and on t h i s occasion e x t r a Prizes ( open to all England) will be awarded for the £ Best collection of 12 Stove and Greenhouse Plants, First prize 5 0 Second prize 2 10 D i t t o of 12 varieties of F r u i t fit for Dessert and of good quality, first prize 2 Second prize 1 0 D i t t o Stand of 24 Roses ( varieties), Single Bloom, free from leaves and buds, first prize 2 0 Second p r i z e 1 0 The Rules of t h e Society, w i t h Schedules of Prizes, may be obtained on application to Mr. WARWICK, T r e a s u r e r ; or to Mr. PEAKE, Hon. Secretary. T H E A TUBi COUNCIL of the HORTIOITLTURAL SOCIETY are now ready to receivc at the Gardens PLANTS of all NEW FRUITS not included in their Catalogue of 1853— as apples, pears, plums, peaches, nectarines, vines, apricots, cherries, strawberries, « fce. As t h e y will bo tested in different situations, duplicates may bo sent, and it is very desirable t h a t good trees of all standard varieties, as Royal George and other fine peaches, Black Hamburgh and Muscat of Alexandria vines, Morello and May Duke sherries, should be forwarded: which, by being planted alongside of t h e n ew kinds, will be round of great service for comparison. The various kinds of t r a i n ed and untrained trees, as dwarfs, half and tall standards, also maiden plants with good heads, of such as peaches and nectarines will be acceptable. It is confidently hoped that both amateurs and nurserymen will promptly aid the council in t h i s effort to ascertain, as far as t h e society's means will allow, t h e real w o r t h of n e w f r u i t s. I n a fortnight preparation will have been made to receive all new and old sorts of culinary seeds, a s Peas, Potatoes, Broccolles, Lettuce, & c. These can be supplied in small quantities. All parcels to be addressed to Mr. M'EWEN, 21, Regentstreet, London ( S. W.) N. B. The new fruits and seeds not in circulation, and sent for trial, will not be distributed until authority t o do so shall have been given by t h e parties sending t h e same. GEO. _ M'E WEN, Superintendent of t h e Garden. M ANCHESTER BOTANICAL and HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— The Council of the building, and that the proprietors, with their families, together with the holders of the Botanical Society's Season Tickets about t o be issued, will be admitted into t h e Gardens through t h a t and every other entrance without charge The arrangements for t h e season are a s follows :— May 26 a n d 27.— Exhibition for Plants, Flowers, Fruits, < tec. May 29 and 30.— Exhibition of Tulips, adjourned f r om t he Crystal Palace, Sydenham. May to June.— Grand Exhibition of American Plants, which will continue fpr several weeks. J u n e 24 a n d 25.— Exhibition of Plants, Flowers, Fruits, < fcc. Aug. 19 and 20 Grand Exhibition of Carnations and Plcotees. Aug. 26 a n d 27 Exhibition of Fruits, Flowers, & c. I n order to enable the public and strangers to avail themselves of those attractions, the Council are prepared to issue new Proprietors' Shares with ali t h e privileges of present Membership at 5/. 5s. each, subject only to t h e future Annual Subscription of 1Z. Is., and also Season Tickets at 1/. Is., admitting the purchaser only at all times d u r i n g t h i s year. For Shares and Season Tickets, apply to the Secretary, 40, Princess- street, Manchester. By order, JOHN SIIAW, Secretary. Council Room, 40, Princess- street, Manchester, March 14. /^ ARDENERS' ROYAL BENEVOLENT " INSTITUTION.— NOTICE is hereby given t h a t FOUR PENSIONERS will be added to t h e List in J U L Y next. All persons desirous of becoming Candidates are required t o send in their testimonials a d certificates t o the Committee on or before Monday the 13tli April next, after which time they will not be received. Printed forms may be had on application. By order, E. R. CUTLER, Sec. 14, Tavistock- row, Covent Garden, March 14. ESTABLISHED 1835. FOHN SLATER, Florist, Cheetham- hill, near Manchester, respectfully calls the attention of amateurs anil others to Ills large stock of PANSIES, CARNATIONS, and PICOTEES, which he is selling at reduced prices, catalogues of which may be had 011 application J. s. will send twelve show varieties of Pansies ami twelve pairs of Carnations ( different varieties), or twelve pairs of Plcotees, for package included. IMPORTANT TO PLANTERS. THOMAS PERRY has to offer 200,000 - I BliKBEllIS or MAIIONIA AQUIFOUUM, of various ages anil sizes. SPRUCE FIBS, do. do. from 4 t o 12 ft. Y EWS, do. do. from 3 to « it. ENGLISH ELMS and ENGLISH OAK for Avenues, fine. SCARLET OAKS, fine for single trees. BLACK ITALIAN POPLAR, ill to 12 f t . Ac. Also a large Stock of Fine EVERGREEN'S and ORNAMENTAL TREES, such as a r e rarely to be met with. Banbury Nursery, March 21. F. OWER AND GARDEN SEEDS.— Messrs. E. G. HENDERSON and SON'S PRICED CATALOGUE of t h e above, containing all t h e varieties of t he season, will be forwarded post free on application; and at the same time will be published a Coloured Plate of the New Bedding Annual ( price Sixpence), VERONICA SYRIACA. Colour beautiful gentian blue, lower petals white, habit dwarf, 6 to 8 inches in height, compact, and covered with bunches of flower, foliage ample and bright green. The entire stock was purchased ot Messrs. E r n s t and Von Spreckelsen, of Hamburgh. I n packets, 2s. Gd.; trade packets, 5s., 10s., and 20s. I n addition, it will contain nearly 2000 varieties of Flower Seeds, t h e whole of which are arranged under their different classifications, such as hardy, half- hardy, and tender Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, Alpine, and Rock Plants, with choice varieties of Seeds of Greenhouse, Stove Palms, and Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs, amongst which will be found select collections from t h e i r correspondents in Australia, India, Cape of Good Hope, and the West Indies. In nearly all cases t h e height of t h e plant a n d colour of its flower is given, so t h a t amateurs a n d persons unacquainted with the names will be able to select for themselves. The correct treatment of Linuin grandiflorum r u b r u i n veruin is given, and will insure t h e raising of 99 seeds of every 100 of this beautiful and unique Bedding Plant. ( Seed in packets, Gd. a n d Is.) A separate List of the most desirable and highly recommended Flower Seeds Is given, w i t h Notes and other Memoranda to guide t h e amateur in his selection. Wellington Nursery, St. J o h n ' s Wood. RPIIE finest GLOBE ASTER SEED in the A World.— EDWARD TILEY begs to inform t h e lovers of t h i s beautiful and unequalled flower that h e has a fine stock of seed saved from 24 of t h e choicest varieties ever exhibited, producing every flower perfect, t h e shape being two t h i r d s of a ball, well filled up to that form in the centre, and all the petals beautifully quilled. E. T. has received numerous testimonials f r om those who have purchased it years past, speaking in t h e highest praise of t h e fine varieties produced from the seed t h e y obtained of him. Sold in packets at Is. Gd. each. CINERARIA SEED, from best- named varieties, 1*. per packet. SWEET WILLIAM SEED, saved from all the choicest and most selected sorts, as to size of flowers and distinction of colours, there being about 36 varieties, 1*. per packet. ANTIRRHINUM SEED, from one of t h e most superb collections in cultivation, 1*. per packet. HOLLYHOCK SEED, from 24 of t h e best named flowers, 1*. per packet. DIGITALIS, or FOXGLOVE SEED, saved from flowers of t h e most beautiful kinds, there being above 20 distinct varieties of spotted crimson, striped, white, & c., is. per packet. Plants of the same t h a t wdl bloom well t h i s season, 2*. Gd. per dozen, or 11, per hundred, Fine DARK CLOVE CARNATION, 1*. per pair. SEEDLING HOLLYTIOCKS, grown from seed, selected from 36 of t h e best- named varieties, 2s. Gd. per dozen, or \ l. per hundred; they will bloom well t h i s season, and generally produce fine double flowers. Good named varieties of Hollyhocks, 12*. per dozen. Any portion of t h e seed will be sent postage free, and the plants, hamper, and package free. Post- office- order or penny postage- stamps must accompany every order, when any portion or t h e whole, as the case may be, will be immediately forwarded. EDWARD TILEY, Nursery Seedsman and Florist, 14, Abbey Church- yard, Bath. N. B.— E. T. can still supply seeds of his unequalled N EW CUCUMBER, " PERFECTION," 3*. 6d. per packet. SCARLET GERANIUM for BEDDING. ECLIPSE ( PERRY).— Compact habit and fine form, producing large trusses of bright scarlet flowers with a clear w h i t e eye. Strong plants will be ready early in May, price 5*.— To be had of THOS. PERRY, Nurseryman, < fcc„ Banbury. H OLLYHOCK SEED.— JOHN CHATER and SON offer the above, saved from the best flowers, asunder:— 25 varieties named, in separate packets, the collection, 6S.; 15 ditto, ditto, 4a. ; best mixed, fco seeds, U Od.; 401), 2s. Id. A large stock of Hollyhock Plants and Pansies in pots— Catalogues may be had on application to t h e Nurseries, Haverhill, Suffolk. CUPERB FLOWER SEEDS, for present O Sowing, selected with care from tbo best varieties, sent post- free a t t h e annexed prices: lOo fine Hardy Annuals, St.; SO ditto, 8s.; 96 ditto, ' J. i. ( hi.; 12 ditto, Is. 2 i t Desc riptive Catalogues, with sample packet, for Id. Choice Antirrhinum, Double Daisy, Hollyhock, Petunia, Mimulus, Anemone, and Polyanthus, at M. cach.-- From WILLIAM KNIGHT, Florist, ( 17, High- street, Battle, Sussex. T O the LOVERS of a GARDEN.— A - 1 complete collection of GARDEN SEEDS, containing B - — — - leaiSngshowv annuals, I on receipt of a post- office order ( or I I . ; proportionate quantities, KB. and . it.— P. O. orders payable ( at Hackney) to HENRY ALEXANDER and Co., Loa- briilge, Essex ( N. l- l) EAUTIFUL FLOWERS.— Flower Seeds - for present sowing.— 100 papers for 5*.; 50 for 3*.; 36 for 2s. Ga.; or 12 for Is. 2d. The selections include some of tho best varieties of German Stocks, Larkspurs, Asters, Antirrhinums, Nemophyllas, Ipomeas, Tropeolums, Zinnias, Salpyglosis, < tec. Also a f ew papers of Double Sweet William, at Gd.; Double Wallflower, at Is., and extra fine Camellia- bloom Balsam, at Is. All post- free.— Address J O S E P H GOLDING, Seedsman, Hastings. ( CHOICE VEGETABLE and FLOW Kit SEEDS, warranted all now and true to their kinds. A complete collection, containing 16 quarts Peas of the most esteemed varieties, early a n d late, w i t h every other Vegetable requisite for a large garden, including 30 p a c k e t s of t h e leading showy Annuals 2/. 10s. 0d. Half t h e above quantities 1/. 5*. Od. And „ 12*. Gd. Post- office orders payable a t Kingsland. JAMES ALEXANDER, Shaeklewell, Middlesex. O T R A W B E B R I E S — U N D E R B I L L ' S ex- O cellent Strawberry " S I R HARRY," warranted true strong ( plants, each with a ball of earth, will prove a good crop this season. Price 40s. per 100, and 6*. per dozen; price to t h e trade per 1000 can be had on application. All other Strawberries prove w o r t h cultivation. Strong plants, w i t h a ball of earth, and will fruit this summer, at 10*. per 100. P l a n t s sent over of all kinds to compensate for distant carriage— Apply to RICHARD S. YATES, St. Ann's- square, Manchester. BRIGHTON GARDEN AND FLOWER SEED ESTABLISHMENT.— All the best and newest VEGETABLE SEEDS in cultivation, i n c a s e s of 10*., 20*., a nd 30s. each, carriage free. The 10s. cases contain everything requisite for one y e a r ' s growth for a small garden, t h e 20*. case one of moderate size, and the 30s. case sufficient for a large garden. FLOWER SEEDS ( new and genuine), 100 packets for 5*.; 50, 3s.; 36, 2s. Gd, or 12 for 1*., post- free. A descriptive catalogue and sample packet can be h a d for two stamps. Address, with Post- office order or stamps, to JAMES RICHARD BATES, Florist, Ac., 10, North- street, Quadrant, Brighton. G E N U I N E G A R D E N S E E D S .— " TIMOTHY BRIGDEN, Seedsman and Florist, 10, Railway Arcade, London- bridge, begs most respectfully to Inform his friends and patrons t h a t his unrivalled collection of Agricultural, Vegetable, and Flower Seeds Is n ow arranged, and Catalogues will be forwarded, post free, on application. T. B. f u r t h e r begs to state that he still continues to make assortments of choice vegetable seeds, in collections suitable for gardens of every size, from Ten Shillings and upwards. Ladies and Gentlemen not being able to call at the above Establishment may rely upon their orders being executed with only first- class Seeds.— All orders from unknown correspondents must be accompanied w i t h reference or Post- office order ( Borough Branch.) V E G E T A B L E A ND • FLOWER SEEDS. — PETER LAWSON and SON, Seedsmen and Nurserymen to her Majesty the Queen, and to the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, respectfully intimate t h at t h e y are now sending out the above seeds, comprising many newly introduced and valuable varieties, and all carefully selected from true stocks. They solicit t h e favour of speedy orders, which will ensure an early delivery. Catalogues will be sent free on application. Their stocks of Agricultural Seeds and Grasses for alternate husbandry, permanent pasture, & c., are of very superior quality this season, being the result of repeated and very careful selections. Priced Catalogues are in course of publication. Everything connected w i t h their t r a d e can be supplied, in any quantity, from t h e ir London Branch, 27, Great George- street, Westminster. R P H E very Best Material for the Protection A. of Blooms of Peaches, Nectarines, and other Wall Trees is SHAW'S TIFFANY, a light, cheap, and durable fabric. Sold in pieces, 20 y a r d s long by 38 inches wide, at 3d. per yard, or 5s. per piece. Sold by WM. WOOD and SON, appointed agents.— Address, Woodlands Nursery, Maresfleld, near Uckfield, Sussex. HE A D G A R D E N E R . — W A N T E D , A SITUATION, by a Single Man, aged 28. He is thoroughly conversant with his business in every department, and can be well recommended.— Apply to CHARLES HALE JESSQP, Nursery, Cheltenham. TO GENTLEMEN.— WILLIAM WHITEHOUSE, Nurseryman, will be glad to RECOMMEND a good PRACTICAL GARDENER, married, without family. Can have a good character f r om t h e gentleman he is about to leave, with whom he has lived upwards of seven years.— Address as above, Ilarbome, near Birmingham. N. B,— The Advertiser has a few hundreds of Underbill's. Sir H a r r y Strawberry still t o dispose of, at 16*. per 100; each plant packed w i t h a ball of soil. A Respectable Married Man, age 40, with two childrren ( 7 and 12 years old), is desirous of engaging himself to any nobleman or gentleman requiring t h e services of a thorough practical GARDENER. He perfectly understands the early forcing of grapes, pines, peaches, cucumbers, & c. < fcc., the arrangement of k i t c h e n and flower garden; also can carry out any alteration and improvement t h a t may be desirable. His wire understands the management of a dairy. Twelve years' excellent character.—" C. M.," Mr. Perrens, Builder, Alma- road, Bitterne, Hants. HEAL and SON'S NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE contains Designs and Prices of 130 different articles of BEDROOM FURNITURE, as well as of 100 Bedsteads, and prices of every description of Bedding. Sent free by post— HEAL and SON, Bedstead, Beddinsf, and Bedrom F u r n i t u r e Manufacturers, 196, Tottennam- courtroad ( W.) — A elegant SUITE of WALNUT- WOOI) DRAWINGROOM FURNITURE, covered in rich green velvet. The suite comprises six chairs, t w o richly- carved indulgent chairs, and elegant settee; plate- glass chetionier- shaped centre table, and side ditto. Price for t h e whole, flfty guineas. To be seen at Mr. BEST'S, 190, Tottenbiun- court- road, London. TARAWING- ROOM FURNITURE. A / most elegant SUITE of WALNUT- WOOD DRA\ I MAPLE'S first- class FURNITURE.— • ' • Gratis, an ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE containing the price of every article. All who study economy with elegance should apply for tliis, either personally or by post, before purchasing. The Eugenie easy chair, price 25s.; 1000 pieces of rich Brussels carpets, a t 2s. 9d. per y a r d ; the very best and newest p a t t e r n s l r o i n 3s. 9d. to 4*. 3a per y a r d ; the Victoria carpeting, 4 feet wide, 2s. 9d. per yard.— J. MAPLE, 145, 146, and 147, Tottenham- court- road. HO WITT and Go's 91*. LOO- TABLES are made of solid Mahogany— 3ft. 6in. in diameter, 31*.; 3ft. 9 ditto, 38s. Gd.; 4ft. ditto, 45s. Warranted sevnd workmanship and good m a t e r i a l : superior t o anything in t h e trade at t h e price. Walnut and Rosewood, from 4 guineas. A large stock always on show in their extensive Furnishing Galleries, 22G, 227, 228, 229, 230, High Holbom, London. T^ URNITURE. — Illustrated Catalogue. — A a new F U R N I S H I N G GUIDE, of a superior order, cont a i n i n g designs of f u r n i t u r e suitable to all classes, w i t h reference, number, and cost of each article. Also, the sum total for furnishing a villa or mansion of any magnitude can be had on application. No family ought t o be without one. The increasing demand for information by persons about to f u r - nish, f r om all p a r t s of t h e United Kingdom, and the suburbs of the metropolis, have induced Howitt and Co., at considerable cost, to prepare this their new Furnishing Guide, wliicli, on perusal, must be appreciated by t h e public. Being in character with the high standing of t h e establishment it represents, and ornamental in finish, it may have a place on t h e drawing- room or library table HOWITT and Co., House Furnishers, Bedding and Carpet Manufacturers, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, High Holborq. MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 .] T H E FIELD, T H E COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S N E W S P A P E R. 2 0 7 AMUSEMENTS. " DOYAL ITALIAN- OPERA.— Mr. GYE begs most respectfully to announce that the Royal Italian Opera will during the ensuing season be given at the Theatre Royal, Lyceum. The Opera will open on Tuesday, April 14. The Prospectus, with full particulars, will be issued in a few days. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL— J- Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Madame CELESTE. Novelty and attraction. Last week before the Easter Holi- days. First week of a new and original Farce called WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER! 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th, and 76th and last times of A NIGHT AT NOTTINU HILL. Monday, and during the week, the celebrated comedy of PAUL PRY. Mr. Wright, Mr. C. Selby, Mr. C. S. Smith, Mr. Moreland, Mr. F. Hall, Mr. Romer, Mrs. Chatterly, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Wyndham, < fcc. With ( never acted) an entirely new and original domestic sketch, called WEL- COME, LITTLE STRANGER ! Characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mrs. Chatterly, Miss Arden, Miss Laidlaw. To conclude with, 71st, 72nd. 73rd. 74th. 75th, 7(! th andlasttimes, the screaming farce of A NIGHT AT NOTTING- HILL, by Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. F. Hall, Mrs. Chatterly, and Miss M. Keeley. On Easter Monday the grand fairy spectacle of THE ELVES, or the STATUE BRIDE, and the romantic drama of LIKE AND UNLIKE, in which Madame Celeste will reap- pear after her provincial engagement. During the Passion week the theatre will be entirely re- painted, decorated, and thoroughly repaired. rpHE GREAT TOBACCO CONTRO- A YERSY— Dr. SEXTON' will lecture on this important topic daily at Three and Half- past Seven p. m., at Dr. KAIIN'S MUSEUM, No. 4, Coventry- street, Leicester- square The Musoum, which now stands wholly unrivalled in the world, and the rarity and completeness of whose contents have already acquired for it a European reputation, and obtained the warm commendation of the press in this and other coun- tries, is open daily, for gentlemen only, from Ten to Ten. A new Lecture Is delivered by Dr. KAHN at Half- past Eight p. m. precisely, admission, one shilling. Descriptive catalogues of the Museum, containing lectures as delivered by Dr. KAHN, gratis to the visitors. TO CORRESPONDENTS. All letters addressed to the Editor of THE FIELD must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer. HUNTING. YOUNG HAND.— You are recommended to consult a compe- tent veterinary surgeon, if you have any doubt as to the cause of lameness in your mare. Ringbone cannot be mistaken by any one; and if it be the cause of lameness, we should imagine that inflammation is again recurring in some other part of the lateral cartilages of the foot. The only treatment of the slightest service is rest, again blistering, and turning out. G. H.— Harry Hieover wrote an article chiefly on curb- bits some months since. He thinks you are in error as re- spects a high port pressing against the roof of the mouth : it must be one of unusual dimensions to do this. H. H. says he has never heard of an instance where a low port, resting on the tongue, has produced any injurious or irritating effects by so doing. CON.— It is a very rare occurrence that thorough- pin lames; norshould we think it likely it was brought on by kicking against the stall- post. The lameness is more likely to arise from the violence of the blow having produced some frac- ture of bone or inflammation of the periosteum; if the latter, warm fomentation is the best thing to allay it; if the former, time is the only cure. A horse could scarcely possibly have struck the part where thorough- pin exists. Any professional man will decide the cause of lameness on seeing the animal. J. B.— Youatt on the horse. T. E. W.— The greatest leap on record was that taken by Mr. Campbell of Monzie over the Leam, in the North Warwickshire country, on his horse Ferryman, late De- ceiver. LIEUT. C. A.— Will you send us the notes referred to in your letter ? We will then give you an answer. S. S.— In the course of a few days. NIMROD.— He was a true sportsman in every sense of the word. SHOOTING. T. C.— 1. We don't know of one. 2. Ground glass. E. A. P.— 1. Only revolving rifle pistols. 2. We recommend a double- barrelled rifle. J. E.— The only thing that can be done is to cut it out, and, if skilfully performed, she may recover. REARING PARTRIDGKS.— In reference to a communication on hatching partridges, which recently appeared in THE FIELD, Captain Pickwick writes: " I know a keeper who last season put eighty eggs under hens, out of which he brought up and turned out sixty birds." This fact may perhaps encourage " An Anxious but Unsuccessful Keeper.' ERRATUM.— In F.' s letter on Wild Ducks the word " pro- vide" should have read " pinion." PRAIRIE.— AH the information you require can be obtained by perusing several letters on sporting in America by Colonel Whyte and other eminent sportsmen. BADGER. — 1. They are game. 2. Not very plentiful. 3. Not to our knowledge. SWANHOPPER.— Brown paper steeped in assafoetida, and laid on the ground around the haunts of the swans. NOTTINGHAM.— No, unless he be registered to do so. A. B.— He is not liable to be surcharged. ICHTHUS.— We shall be glad to hear from you. GLENFINTAIG.— YOU must give us the date of the paper con- taining the advertisement, and the name of the powder or vendor. We will then give you an opinion on the subject. E. B.— You have not sent us your address. J. E.- l. It is hardly " the thing " to kill them. 2. It will answer well; nothing like bantams for the purpose. THE TURF. \ 0. U.— The horse was not scratched at the time the bet was made. We pity you ; but you must pay. TOPPER.— The money is put together and divided; it matters not which horse walks over. NOTABLE.— The trial took place in 1839; the case you speak of bears no resemblance to it. OLD TOM.— We cannot tell you; apply to Mr. Fuller Andrews, Newmarket. ANGLING. J. H.— You shall hear from us in the course of a few days. O. N.— Godfrey's Fishery, Thorney Broad, near West Dray- ton Station. It is preserved, and you can flsh on payment of a yearly fee. MAJOR D.— In Sutherlandshire and Caithness. Search our advertising columns. R. W.— Never. THE FARM T. H. R.— You will find in the " Land Steward," by Mr. Dean, published by Atchley and Co., Great Russell- street, Bedford- square, much valuable information; and Bayl- don's 41 Art of Valuing Rents and Tillages," revised first by Mr. Donaldson and afterwards by Mr. Robert Baker of Writtle, will be a very useful companion. This is published by Longman and Co. The Memoirs of Mr. W. Smith, who has been termed the father of modern geology, may be turned to with advantage; published by Murray. POULTRY. E. B.— The Dorking is considered the best fowl for the table. If the delicacy of the chickens is considered a disadvantage with them, cross- bred fowls might be reared for eating. For a supply of eggs, we think no fowl can compare with Cochins and Brahmas. Ilamburghs also are very good. Good Dorking cocks and Brahma and Cochin hens would perhaps prove the least troublesome arrangement for the production of chickens for eating and plenty of eggs. This is, of course, in case utility only is considered, and in the absence of convenience for keeping different kinds apart. J. F.— Mr. Fox, on Snow- hill, sells galvanised wire- netting fit for dividing poultry- yards at one penny per square foot, and sends a man to fix it, at usual working man's wages. Messrs. Greening and Co., of Manchester, also sell very good firm fencing, of a neat perpendicular pattern, at a very moderate price: they would send prices by post on application. Inch- mesh square iron wire- netting may be bought at three farthings per square foot; but it requires painting or pitching, and even then wears out in a very few years. In parting adjoining runs, the lower part of the fence should be of wood, or something through which the cocks cannot see each other. MISCELLANEOUS. STELLA and MARY must send us their names and addresses in confidence. MARIA.— We are sorry we cannot assist you. MARY.— 1. Several ladies who follow " hounds wear spurs. 2. Those who call you " fast" for wearing one under the circumstances are evidently " slow." W. W.— Your inquiry involves too much to be replied to under the head of answers to correspondents. Harry Hie- over will have much pleasure in making W. W.' s inquiries the subject of an article tor THE FIELD. In the mean time he would recommend him to put himself under the direc- tion of a professional trainer, of whom there are many, for it requires more knowledge and more resolution than most men possess to enable them to train themselves. Two communications from Bath, on female equestrianism, are omitted in consequence of the writers not having authenticated them with their names and addresses. Another communication, with writing crossed, has been received but not read. SUBSCRIBERS Who wish to complete their sets from Jan. 3 of the present year ( the commencement of Vol. IX.) and onward, should do so at once, as the stock is getting low. Sets may still be had of the numbers from the 6th of December, 1856— the date of the commence- ment of the chapters " A Month in the Forests of France." The index to the volume ending December last may be had in return for six postage- stamps, or by order of anv bookseller. SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1857. CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK. THIS day week Parliament was dissolved, in the quietest way possible and without anything more oracular proceeding from the Throne than a declaration that " it is her Majesty's intention immediately to dissolve the present Parliament, in order to ascertain in the most constitutional manner the sense of her people upon the present state of public affairs;" in other words, upon the desirability of continuing Lord Palmerston in office. One cannot but admire the ingenuity with which the adherents of that nobleman have managed to persuade the public that the only question worthy of consideration- is not whether the honour of England is to be properly upheld by providing for her wise and temperate go- vernors ; not whether reform is needed and retrenchment required; not whether one broad course of policy is to be pursued or another; but whether some comparatively small in- dividuality such as Lord Palmerston or Lord John Russell shall be sent into Parlia- ment. All this is very sad, and proves the ex- traordinary narrowness of the popular ken, which, sharpsighted enough when brought to bear upon matters of selfish interest, sees no further in general politics than the end of its nose. The object of this election is not to pro- nounce upon the character of Lord Palmerston, but to provide an honest and efficient House of Commons; and, in our opinion, a House of Commons cannot be said to fall within either category if it relies absolutely upon the conti- nuance in office of any one minister. Nothing can be clearer than ( as Mr. Cobden said) that we shall be constituting a despotic government, of a worse form than an autocracy, if we make a pledge to support a certain statesman the sine qua non upon the hustings. Read all the addresses and all the speeches, and what is the result ? In every borough and in every county we find that the whole question is compressed into a nutshell: Did you or did you not vote for the bombardment of Canton? Are you prepared to support Lord Palmerston ? In vain the chiefs of the Liberal party cry out that Lord Palmerston is not on their side. Blatant orators are upon every platform to con- tradict them flatly, and to uphold the statesman who employs them as the Apostle of Freedom over the world. And so it comes to pass that, with the thoughtless mob, this cunning oligarch in Radical's clothing— this man whom Russell of Reform and Cobden of Free Trade will none of, any more than will Derby and his staunch Conser- vatives— this statesman, who has been denounced in turn by every party in the country— is held to be the only liberal and honest minister for the people. Another regrettable circumstance in connec- tion with this view of the question is, that Lord Palmerston's opponents adopt the cry, and accept the definition of the struggle that it is a question of confidehce in this Minister. In the City of London, for example, the supporters of Lord John Russell cry—" Support Lord John, because he is opposed to Lord Palmerston." In reply to this we say, " Send an honest House of Commons to St. Stephen's, and it will get rid of a dangerous or a dishonest Minister." What need to collect and dish up for our readers ( doubtless already nauseated with such things) the thousand- and- one reports which fill the political air with respect to the elections. Some of the contests are already decided, and by this time next week they will all be. We may mention, however, that it is nearly certain that Lord John Russell will be returned for the City of London. The contest will, however, be very warm. This election has been distinguished beyond any other in our recollection for the amount of political adventuring. Mr. E. T. Smith ( ex- policeman and present theatrical manager) stand- ing for Bridport is certainly about as fine a specimeu of this as could be imagined. In small boroughs, where twenty or thirty votes are an object, the plan is for some local attorney to secure as many, and then obtain the services of a gentleman from the metropolis ready for any- thing, and with no great scruples about that rule which should be inflexible, that no man who lias not a good position in the country should dare to offer himself for election. Such a candi- date once obtained, the rest of the game is easy. The real Simon Pure gets frightened, offers " a good round sum," and the interloper retires with the sound of as much brass as can be mustered up for the occasion. Almost as lamentable, though not so dishonest in intention, is such an attempt as that of Mr. Hannay to get in for Dumfries. Mr. Hannay is a young gentleman moderately known in the world of letters as a writer of fair promise, and especially as tv author of some sea- stories, in which he is under- stood to have revenged himself for certain slights put upon him when in the navy. His tendencies are decidedly aristocratic— though, for no per- ceptible reason, spiced up with a flavour of clas- sical pedantry and a morbid taste for genealogical pursuits. Now, what possible good would such a gentleman ( however useful in the reading- room of the British Museum) be in the House of Commons ? If he were returned, is not the dilemma in which he would be placed obvious ? He has his living to get by his profession, and his constituents have a claim upon all his time. What is the only and obvious solution of such a difficulty ? Then, again, there is a Mr. Brinsley Sheridan, of whom all that is known is, that he is not related to Sheridan the great, and that he is a barrister and the secretary to an assurance company. This gentle- man stands for Dudley, and it is positively as- serted that he is not unlikely to pluck the flower of success out of the thorns and brambles which Lord Ward's dictatorial conduct, has planted in that borough. We say nothing of Mr. Ernest Jones for Nottingham, and a host of others. Such candidates are as unworthy of regard as those returned by tho non- franchised non- electors of London yesterday. One of these would- be legislators received a very proper rebuke from the city of Westminster. Mr. Westerton, the Dissenting bookseller, who has contrived to make himself so notorious in certain circles as the opponent of the Rev. Mr. Liddell, made some demonstrations for that seat; but not finding that his supporters were likely to pay his necessary expenses, he very prudently withdrew befere incurring the fees payable upon going to poll. Among the foreign correspondence in yester- day's morning papers came an interesting ac- count of an instrument of torture invented by a brute in the Neapolitan police, for the use of King Ferdinand. The name of this ingenious inventor ( it certainly deserves preservation) is Bajona; and it is added that the monarch, in his gratitude for such a service, has rewarded him with an honourable decoration. It seems a pity that the noble Order of Assassins, which once flourished upon Mount Lebanon, should be no longer in existence, because if it were otherwise Bajona would certainly be worthy of a knighthood in that brotherhood. Let us hope, however, that Providence will do for Bajona that which the King of Naples has as yet left undone, and that he will share the fate of all such inventors, from Perillus downwards. Fresh startling revelations connected with the joint- stock banks, and the last case appears to excel that of the Royal British Bank as much as the peculations of Redpath did those of Robson. It is of the London and Eastern Banking Com- pany that the public are now talking. This bank was established about three years ago, with a paid- up capital of 250,000?.; and out of this sum it appears that there his been advanced to one of the directors ( a certain Colonel Waugh, not altogether unknown as the hospitable giver of private theatricals) no less than 237,000/. What security was given for the money does not fully appear; but that it was not obviously very safe is clear from the fact that the borrower consented to pay ten per cent. The other directors appear to have had their shares of the— capital; but of course the appetite of the gallant Colonel left smaller sums at their disposal. The chairman, Mr. John Carnac Morris, only took 12,0001.; Mr. Fendall, a director, only 5350/.; and Colonel Curtis, another director, only 5500/. Mr. Stephens, the manager of the bank, has contrived, in emulation of the pious Cameron, to net 27,000/. Really, after a few more such revela- tions, we shall begin to doubt whether England is after all the most honest country in the world. The decision of the Judical Committee of the Privy Council in the case of " Westerton v. Liddell" has caused dismay in some hearts, re- joicing in others, and ridicule in many. Hitherto Mr. Westerton has received all the support of the law. Now the Privy Council only gives half the question in his favour, and leaves each party to pay its own costs. . Thus the old story of the oyster is illustrated with a vengeance. THE HON. GRANTLEY BERKELEY IN REPLY TO CORRESPONDENTS. I PERCEIVE that, in the letter signed " A Glasgow Gunmaker," there is a recommendation, by way of under- cover for pheasants, to plant " hardy varieties of the rhododendron." The readers of THE FIELD bad better be cautious how they adopt this suggestion, and for this reastin— I have ever found that, as cover, game of all sorts dislike it. In proof of this, there are some acres of the most luxurious rhododendrons situated in the midst of a hollow lirwood on the domain at Heron Court, and so much do the pheasants as well as other game dislike this species of cover, that though, to look at. it, a person ignorant of the antipathy might imagine that all the game, when driven from beneath the fir- trees, would take shelter in this apparently splendid lying, so well known is their dislike to it that, in shooting this beat, it is not deemed worth while to have it driven. If pheasants liked the rhododendron, it would be the best under- cover in the world where it could be got to grow, for running game will not eat nor bark it. H. J. is quite right in all he says of the plumage of the partridge, and I am happy that he agrees with ine. When W. W. takes on himself to say that Col. Whyte, in anything he has written, " has adminis- tered to me n well- deserved lesson," 1 can only sup- pose that he adopted those two letters in the funny expectation that I should select them as the leading ones of my question, and exclaim, " which way?" The two letters, however, can be applied with more profit to the future wisdom of this correspondent thus. Let him first be quite sure what wind has delighted his olfactory nerves before lie so positively declares that he has done that which some of the finest- nosed hounds at times fail to do, and " winded a fox in his kennel." A fox, in this instance, might have been near the spot aliuded to, as I haveelsowhere said, and, in spite of a couple of W. W.' s terriers, " trotted leisurely off." My little white terriers would have quickened his movements; but my belief is that W. W.' s nose had the " worst wind" ( those letters again !) it could have, and that the leisurely fox had long left behind him the bouquet that W. W. sup- posed declared his immediate presence. When this correspondent exclaimed in a garden to his friend, " I wind a fox," and his companion replied, " Oh, yes ; there is a tame one chained in that corner," if W. W. had requested his friend to remove the fox elsewhere, and then have applied his nose, he would have found that the scent arose from anything but the living animal. " Hand- made nests " for wild ducks with a lot of " straw " is about as good a recommendation us the assertion was correct of " Col. Whyte's having read me a lesson ! " W. W. will recommend water- proof boots and macintoshes for the wild ducks next. I really am almost afraid to reply to " East Suf- folk " lest he should accuse me of " knocking him down," or of refusing " to let any man have his own." However, as lie asks me a question, expressing at the same time some approbation of my opinion, 1 assure him that I should punish a person entering mv pre- serves under the 31st section of " the New Game Act," summarily before a magistrate. I should most certainly have " the courage" to try at least to do my best to take any certificated persons game from him, when on my laud, or on land over which 1 held the shooting, if 1 found in his possession " game that appeared to have been recently killed;" and this I should do under the 36th section of the same Act. Game can now be bought and sold, and is as much private property as the salmon in a private fishery; and, as there can be 110 doubt about the latter, why I hold it to be a fair settlement of the question. Supposing I possessed a landed estate in England ( which 1 do not at present), I should come to the most distinct understanding at first with my tenants, thus. I should say to them: " I hold fanning to be what old Cobbet of the Register pronounced it to be— a healthful, an amusing, and beautiful occupation, and, as times go, a lucrative one. Now, my friends, let us fully understand each other, so that there cannot be an approach to a mistake. My good farms ( I hope they would be good ones) are to be let strictly for fanning purposes; every other right I reserve to myself. If you mean farming, and to occupy your- self with advantage to both of us, there are your com- fortable homesteads ( I would make them so), and I will study to render you in your legitimate occupa- tion as happy as possible.'' There could be no mistake then between us, nor could the greatest sceptic blame me for the honest bargain. I can assure " Umbra " that if he is, as he declares himself to be, more " humble and poor" than 1 am, that makes me at once sorry if I have said anything that could in anyway offend him. 1 intend offence to none, but in dealing with erroneous arguments I must be permitted to use the phraseology that best suits my need and the extent of the pages of THE FIELD. I really do not think that I have said anything to " Umbra" at which the most sensitive need take personal offence; and I wish, before he writes further, he would make himself better acquainted with his subjects. A man who stole a dead pheasant always was a thief, and a man who steals one now, alive or dead, is to all intents and purposes a thief. He fraudulently possesses himself of an article tlmt belongs to another, and which is a legal commoditv of sale, and similar in a marketable point of view to other property; so the sooner we leave off the obsolete word " poacher" the better. The word " thief" is unsavoury even in the minds of the over- righteous maudlin mercy- monger; so, in the name of all that ought to moke crime unpopular, let us but make use of so innocent an accessary. " Umbra " is confused and wrong in all his statements, but nothing shall tempt me to " hark back " or " tie upon the line." " The Veterinarian— Hydrophobia."— While thank- ing Mr. Pugh Pryse for his " generosity," as well as his questionably- proffered " congratulations," I beg to say that if the only " light" I walked by was shed from a Hwlehbvchan taper ( I don't know how much the Welsh word means, but it seems to suit my purpose), I fear the " twin invaders of domestic peace " — a name attributed by Boz to the legs of some human forms— would suffer in their contact with chairs. In the quotations he has made ( I admit them, without further reference, to be correct) from my communi- cations in THIS FIELD, he really " takes nothing bv his motion." My several replies were of necessity governed by the paucity or otherwise of his description and argument, and, if he will quote me a little further, he will find that 1 lamented that he had withheld his addenda about his mare. I do not deny nor think it in the least impossible that hydrophobia and all the diseases in the world should have, at one time or other, collectively or singly been in his kennel. All I intended to slate was, that all the symptoms he described in his hounds, and of which they died, had been observed by ine in cases of common distemper when assuming its insane or most virulent sha|^ e. Madne. ss might have been in and about that kennel, and the mare might have been bitten by some other dog than the one tied up under her manger. I need no other proof of Mr. Pryse's laxity of precaution than the fact of tying up, at such a time, any dog within reach of a living creature; nor do 1 ask for a greater proof of w# nt of close investigation than his acknowledged ignorance of " whether or not the mail drank water." As to Mr. Pugh Pryse having " con- vinced his readers" in regard to " dogs with the hydrophobia drinking water," that " trust " of his, I think, will fail him; but in all good fellowship, whether it does or not, I bid him adieu with a sincere wish that neither himself, his hounds, nor his horses, will ever come to greater grief than age and the passage through life occasions. I can verify all the intelligence afforded by " Long Tom " in regard to snipes, and have laughed heartily too at his and his friend's speculations of what sort of " Jack" it could be that " lno" claims to have killed. There is but one species of jack snipe or jud- cock, and they often differ in size, precisely as little men and big men do, or horses and galloways, oxen, pigs, and sheep. In reply to " Saxon," I think Scotchmen are far too clever to cling to anything proved at once to be erroneous by the great hand of Nature, which will not permit the bird called the rook, and the bird called the crow, either to consort or breed together. They persist, if they still cling to their supposed belief, in a vulgar verbiage which lias confounded two creatures, simply from the hue of their plumage, whose habits, associations, and nature are totally distinct. I admit there are some men in all countries whose " swans are for ever geese," but such men and their opinions affect not the cause of science. " Saxon" need not therefore distress himself much, nor deem that he is a " mar- tyr." We can laugh at men who refuse to bow to the visible hand of Creation. II. T. and " Grateful " give some very strong intel- ligence in favour of the fact I have maintained as to the plumage of the male and female partridge. GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY. A sporting event of a novel character took place at Sibsey, four miles from Boston, on Thursday, the 5th, Mr. Upton taking 40/. to 20/. that he ploughed an acre of strong clay land, with a half bred mare, and rode her forty miles in twelve hours, which he did easy, with twenty- three minutes to spare, to the great joy of the villagers, who turned out by hundreds, and covered Mr. Upton and his mare with blue ribands on the completion of this herculean feat. 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. A FINE RUN WITH THE QUEEN'S HOUNDS. SIR,— As it is seldom that any of your numerous correspondents send you any account of good runs with the Queen's hounds which take place on the Berkshire side of the Thames, I hope you will rind a small space in your paper for the one I was witness of with these hounds, from Hawthorn Hill, on Tues- day last, the 24th. The meet was at Mr. Hercey's house, Hawthorn Hill, a gentleman who is well known to be a thorough sportsman, and, although not a rider now, was some few years back as good a man to go well as ever crossed country. After partaking of the good fare provided and placed on a table on the lawn, the deer, an untryed one, was uncarted in the park at the back of the house. He first made a ring around the park, then crossed the Maidenhead- road, over a splendid country to Buck Farm, leaving the farm to tho right, straight to Cokesley Bridge, over the brook to Hinfield Church, and Billingbear Park, without a bit of road. The pace up to this point was very severe, and told considerably on the slow uns. Here the hounds were stooped for a short time to allow the field ( a very large one for this side of the country), to get together and give the nags a little breathing lime, which 110 doubt proved very grateful to most of them. He then went on through 1' ippin's Wood, and the Warren House Covert to Bill Hill, then turning to tho left; over as splendid a bit of fencing country as can be imagined ; to the Holt, near Wokingham, ho again turned to the left, and ran right through the town of Wokingham, with the hounds in full cry followed by the field all well up. He then made for Finchhampsted, but, being headed, he turned over to Chapel Green and Luckley Park to Hannican's lodge, where a check occurred for some time. At this point I was obliged to pull up, having lost a shoe, but I believe he was soon afterwards safely taken, and I hope will again show us a good run some other day. Mr. Davis has not got a more likely deer than this for the people's day, Easter Monday, provided he is all right by that time. Those 1 saw going well were Mr. Croft on his famous horse Legacy, who went first all the fast part of the run up Billingbear Park, Mr. Sherbourn, Colonel Mc Dougal, Mr. Langton, the master of the East Berks hounds, Harry King the head whip, Mr. Davis the huntsman ( who went as well as I re- member seeing him go twenty years ago, over almost tho same line of country), aud several others whose names are unknown to me. The distance gone over could not havo been less than fourteen miles in one hour and a half, including twice stopping the hounds for five minutes each time, and \ t slight check at Bill Hill. BROWN TOPS. Burtield, March 25. A CAPITAL DAY WITH THE GOGERDDAN ( MR. E. L. PRYSE'S) HOUNDS. SIB,— On Thursday tho 19th these hounds met at Mynachty, the seat of that most staunch preserver of foxes, A. L. Gwynne, Esq. Found directly a leash, if not four foxes; and after running two or three rings round the coverts, got away with one fox over a lino country, in tho direction of Morfa Mawr, the Tea rocks being evidently his point. Was headed at the Aberystwith and Aberayron turnpike- road, and, the hounds getting close to him, raced back to Mynachty; hung in those coverts a short time, and then away with a fresh fox to Tyglyn and Tymawr, pointing for Brynog; crossed he Ayron, and on up the hill by Greeugrove, in the direction ofTyhowid Church. Leaving that on his left, this gallant fox still held on to the top of Kenbren Dingle, where, the pack getting up to him, they went away at a rattling pace by Kenbren House, to Llaithlew and Llaniron, recrossed the Avron, turning to tho left by Wigwen, as if going for Aberayron, but altered his mind, and, turning up wind for about two miles, was pulled down close to the river Arth. after as fine a run as any one could wish to see. Time, from the find to the finish, lour hours and a half; but, of a numerous field, only five turned up at the finish, viz., the gal- lant Master, his brother ( Mr. J. P. Pryse), Capt. Vaughan, and the huntsman and whip. ONE WHO WAS THERE. MR. DENNIS'S FOXHOUNDS ( GALWAY). Sin,— On Monday, March 23, I was fortunate in being of the few who enjoyed one of the longest and best runs ever witnessed in this country. The meet was at Dalgan, the seat of M. Birmingham, Esq., a young but most promising sportsman. The weather wus dry and cold, and apparently unfavourable for scent. We drew Dalgau aud an adjoining covert blank, and then trotted on to Millbrook, the resi- dence of John Birmingham, Esq. Scarcely were the hounds thrown in ere their well- known and joyous cry proclaimed a find. Two or three foxes were soon on the move, but wo fortunately got away imme- diately with one. and most truly one of the right sort. He made his point direct for Dalgan, and ran through the greater part of the covert; but, rinding this dodg- ing game no go, ho thought it well to try how his better qualities might serve him, and again took to tho open. Away wo wont at a clipping pace through Stripe, across tho well fenced farms of Connaher, where more than one gallant rider came to grief, aud through Aunbuye into Old- town. Here there was a slight check, but hardly a second elapsed before we were again at it. Bearing a little to the right, we soon reached Dunmacrcena, aud away through a line grass country, closely fenced by raspers of walls and banks, then through Doon into Rockfort, where we had a few moments' breathing time. From the fact of there being an earth close to where this most oppor- tune check occurred, we thought it all over, and one or two of the Held had dismounted to slacken girths and ease their distressed animals. The gallant owner, however, thought and acted otherwise, and, with an eye to the planting of Logboy in the distance, gave a cast, and " Forward away !" was again the crv. We now went at a good pace up the grassy hill of Famore, from the summit of which we had a full view of the beautiful wood and young planting of Logboy, and many were the prophecies that poor Reynard would never reach them. A heavy snow- shower coming up, however, befriended him, by depriving us of the good scent we had hitherto ; still this very sudden change iu the day gave us an opportunity of witnessing what one or two veteran fox- hunters, who had ridden well throughout, pronounced tho " cream of fox- hunting;" aud certainly, even to the less experienced, such steadiness and industry as was now displayed failed not to afford the greatest pleasure and delight. The enow having once began to fall, pace improved, and we were not long in reaching Logboy; but for some most unaccountable reason, this well- hunted fox shunned the thick covert, and merely ran through one or two clumps before he again took to the open country, and, runuingthrough Tulsahan over the south side of Famore, we found ourselves retracing our steps, and again making for Rockfort. The hunting once more became cold and steady, the effects of an unnatural sultriness, followed by a heavy shower of sleet. The hunting became still more intricate and difficult while passing through the village lands of Kilvine; but scent improved a little as we ran through Doone and Dunmacreena. Here the hounds kept close along the right bank of the river Clare, whilst we were obliged to keep a parallel line at a distance of near four hundred yards, the nature of the ground not admitting of a nearer approach. We continued in this way for about half a mile, when there was a momentary check ; but, to our surprise and admiration, we saw the pack dash gallantly into the deep and rapid river, and before we turned to make for the bridge, about half a mile on our wake, we saw them steadily hunting along the opposite bank. We crossed at the bridge, and by a sharp gallop of nearly two miles having cutoff the angle formed by a bend in the river, a little further on than where the hounds crossed, we found ourselves upon a rising ground immediately over the left bank of the river; but arrived only in time to see the gallant pack again take soil. This for a moment appeared most vexatious, and looked as if Reynard was determined to revenge himself in this way for our persevering pursuit; but luckily, just as we were turning away in no very pleasant mood, a farmer kindly volun- teered to guide us across the ford of Killmacknelly, which was within a hundred yards of where we then stood. We lost but little time, and joined the hounds again just as they reached the covert of Dal- gan, and, ere many minutes more, accounted for the wenderfully game animal at the earths, after a run of 20 long Irish miles. Having partaken of the hos- pitality of the owner of the covert where we had commenced and finished this glorious day, we sepa- rated ; not, however, without sincere and hearty wishes for the health and happiness of the worthy owner of this noble pack. D. WINDING A FOX. SIR,— On the subject of winding foxes will you allow me to give the following:— Many years ago I was staying with a friend, not far from Naas, whose groom Mick had a very peculiar faculty for taming animals. Among these was a pet fox, a vixen, which he named Cruel. This animal was so tame that she would follow Mick about; and it was a curious sight, when Mick took his master's horses and dogs out to exercise, to see Cruel join the lot. She did not, how- ever, run after the horses, but dashed ahead, and then squatted until the others came up, and then went on again. She occasionally played with one or two of the terriers, but was rather chary on such occasions of herself, and used sometimes to make a snap at them when they became boisterous in their play. However, to come to the point: Cruel, when she came home from exercise, was generally kept tied to a large dog- kennel near the gates that led into a large stable- yard communicating with the farmyard. Whenever she was tied up any one might have scented her a long way off, and on coming near, that is, within ten yards or so, the scent was very strong indeed. I remember one day the Kildare hounds, then hunted by the late Sir John Kennedy, came into the neighbourhood, and drew a cover near my friend's property blank. As it happened to be about luncheon time, Sir John proposed an adjournment to my friend's house for the purpose of refreshing the inner man. As the bounds came over the brow of the hill down towards the house, all of a sudden they started off in full cry for the stable- yard. Mick was there at the time, and, instinctively guess- ing at what was going on, cried out: " By the Powers, there are the hounds upon Cruel." He seized a log of wood, and, rushing frantically towards the kennel where poor Cruel was lying all unconscious of her danger, dashed it over the en- trance- hole just in time to save her. In another moment it would have been too late. The place where the hounds first gave cry was at some dis- tance from the kennel; the halo of the scent must therefore have extended thus far. There must be many now in the neighbourhood who would recollect this circumstance, and who also can vouch for the fact of winding poor Cruel them- selves even at some considerable distance from her domicile. W. W. C. OTTER HUNTING. SIR,— In your paper of the 14th, " Inquirer" ex- pressed a hope that " Ex- Master of Otter Hounds " would continue to favour us with a few hints upon this sport; but, not having seen the hoped- for letter, I trust the " Ex- Master" wont consider me rude in adding my solicitation to " Inquirer's." I am quite sure there are many others, as well as myself, who would rejoice to see a series of letters from an able pen on this glorious old sport. I, for one, am going into a very wild and mountainous district, where I am told there are lots of otters. I should, therefore, like much to receive hints ( in the columns of your excellent paper, which are always so generously open to the sportsman) as to the best manner of hunting the otter on the river and lake; also the account of a few days' sport would, I am sure, be read with much pleasure. All I can say is that, in return, if I am fortunate enough to have any sport, and am at all successful, it will give me great pleasure to send you full accounts of mv doings in pursuit of that enemy to the rinny tribe. Although a young hand at otter- hunting, I am very fond of the sport, and shall, there- fore, feel very grateful to any one who will kindly give me the benefit of their experience. W. W. London, March 24. APPOINTMENTS ( weather permitting). Appointment* must reach us on or before Friday morning Second- hand accounts of runs rejected. Staghounds. Her MaAesty't.— Tuesday Stoke Comment Friday, Stag and Hounds, Blnfield— 11.30 Foxhounds. Atherstone ( Mr. Solhy Lowndes) — Monday, Barns Hall; Wednesday, Puckington Park; Friday, Bradgato House: Saturday, Outwood Oate— 11 Badsworth ( f. ord Uawke).—' Tuesday, Ilontbridge : Saturday, Menthley Bridge— 11 BeanfDrt\, Duke ^— Monday, Bushton; Tuesday, Blddlestone— 10 30 Bedale ( Mr. Dunrombe).— Monday, Tuustell Village: Friday, Bridge Hawick— 10.45 Belvoir ( Uukc of Rutland)— Monday, Croxton Park; Thursday, Denton Park; Friday, Cold Harbour— 11 Berkshire, Old ( Mr. Mnrrell).- Monday, Weyland Smith's Cave; Wed- nesday, Kadley Park; Friday, Beaselalelgh— 10.30 Blackmoor Vale ( Mr. It. strachey)— Monday, Klngweston ; Thursday, l. elghton Oate— 11 Bramham Moor ( Mr. Lane Fox).— Monday, Spofforth; Wednesday, Bramhum Bar; Friduy, Marston Village; Saturday, East Kes- wick— 11 Burton Hunt ( Lord H. Bentlnck).— Monday, Gate, Barton; Wodnesday, Panton; Thursday, Ashby Toll Bar; Friday, Halfway Houses, Newark- road — 11 Cheshire ( Capt. Malnwaring).— Monday, The Grange: Tuesday, Nor- hury Guide Post— 10.30 Cottesmore ( Sir John Trollope) Monday, Grimsthorpe; Wedneaday, Owston Wood; Thursday, Wltham Common; Saturday, Launde Abbey— 11 Craven.— Monday, Ansetles; Friday, FroxScld Turnpike— 10.30 —" Crawley and Horsham ( Mr Stanford).— Monday, Pease Pottage; Wed- nesday, Warniglid Toll Gate; Friday, Stone Lodge— 10.45 Durham County ( Mr. J. Henderson).— Tuesday, Burnopside; Thurs- day, Etein > re; Saturday, Aldin Grange— 10.30 Essex, fait ( Mr. K. Marriott).— Tuesday, Aldham Hall; Friday, U'Arey- street— 11 Essex and Suffolk ( Mr. Nunn)— Tuesday, Bradfleld Street; Friday, Hlmleshiim Park Gato- 11 Essex Union ( Mr. 1). K. Scratton).— Monday, Hutton Ford; Wednesday, Woodbani Halt; Saturday, Hockley Ball— 10.80 Fitxhardinge's, Sari— Monday, Cowley House; Wednesday, Hailc's Village; Thursday, Dixton House— hour not stated PiUwitliam's, Karl. — Monday, Bedford Perilews; Thursday, Bulwlck; Saturday, Monk's Wood— 10.30 F. B. H. ( Mr. W. Williams).— Tuosday, Morthen- in- Conatantino; Fri- day, Bishop's Wood— 10.30 Garth's, Mr.— Tuesday, flwallowfleld Park ; Thursday, West Green; Saturday, SherOeld Gate— 10.30 Hambledon, HanU ( Mr. Walter Long).— Monday, Horodean; Wednes- day, Buesledon Windmill; Friday, Tichfleld Common— 10.45 HarrMeton, York, fare ( Mr. Bell).- Tuosday, Byland Abbey; Friday, Oyer ftiltou- 10.30 Hampshire Hunt ( Mr. Tredcroft)— Monday, Herriard Grange Farm; Tuesday, Windmill Hill; Thursday, W. Courtney, Woodmancoto Saturday, Sutton Common— 10.45 Harborough ( Mr. W. W. Trfllby).— Monday, Allexton Hall— 11 Htll's, A/ r.— Tuesday, Hackness; Friday, Levisham— 10 Holderness ( Mr. J. Hall).— Monday, Besslngby— 11.30; Tuesday, Crans- wick Toll Bar; Wednesday, Arras; Friday, Grimston Garth— 10.45 Hurtley ( Mr. 8. I. OW).— Wednesday, Blshopstoko Station— 11 Ingram's, Mr. MeynelL — Tuesday, Blackslough ; Thursday, Chartley; Saturday. Holly ltush— 10.45 Kent, Bart ( Mr. F. Brockman). — Tuesday, Gorsley ; Friday, Tyrer Hill— 10.30 Ledbury ( Mr. 1. C. Thackwell).— Monday, Brand Lodge; Friday, Dymoch Vlllago- 10.30 Ludlow ( Mr. Sitwell).— Tuesday. Stanton Lacey; Thursday, Soudley; Friday, Wigmore Bolls— 10.3O Uonmoulnihire ( Mr. K. W. Stretton).— Tuesday, Llantillio; Friday, t anvaangel Crncorney— 10.30 Morpeth ( Mr. .1. t'ookson).— Monday, Netherwitton; Friday, Cheying- ton Moor— 10.45 New Forest ( Mr. E. Tlmson) 1Tuesday, Manor House; Thursday, Shir- field Hatchet; Saturday, St. Austens— 11 Portsmouth's. Eurl ( tf— Monday, Cold Henley; Wednesday, Stdroonton Brick- kiln; Saturday, Sherborne St. John— 11 Puckerulge ( Mr. Parry).— Monday, Standon Lordship; Wednesday, Elradon Lee; Saturday ( lastday of the season), Layston)— 10.30 Pytchley ( Hoo. F. Villlers and Hon. C. Cust).— Thursday, Finedon; Friday, Rockingham— 10.45 Quorn ( Earl of Stamford and Warrington).— Monday, Kirby Gate Oast day iu the open); Tuesday, Gotham Village; Thursday, Coteorton; Friday, Bradgate House— 11 Rufford ( Capt. Williams).— Tuesday, Rufford Ahbey— 13; Thursday, tracking Moor; Saturday, Church Warsop- 10.45 Sinnington ( Mr. E. 8. Wormald) Tuesday, Canklasa Bank ; Friday, Wass Banks— 10 Smith's, Mr. T. Asshelon.— Monday, Combe Wood; Tuesday, Pill Heath; Thursday, South Grove; Friday, Speery Weil- 11 Somerset, West ( Col. I. uttrell).— Tuesday, Buncombo Hill; Saturday, Langham Brake— II Staffordshire, North ( Mr. Davenport).— Monday, Ingestre; Wednesday, ttlacklirook ; Friday, Btableford Bridge— 10.30 Suffolk ( Mr. J. Josselvn).— Thursday, Rlsby Toll Gate; Saturday, Honington Fox— 10.45 Surrey Union ( Col. Sumner).— Monday, The Kennels; Wednesday, Hazte Hall ; Saturday, Black Horse, Rcigate Hill— 10.30 Sussex, East ( Mr. II. M. t'urteis).— Tuesday, Cats field Green; Saturday, St. Leonard's Green— 10.30 Tickham ( Mr. W. Rigden).— Monday, Ralnhain; Friday, Longbeach— — 10.30 Tiverton ( Mr. Thos. Carew).— Monday, Puddington; Thursday, Dul- verton— 10.30 Trelaumy's, Mr. — Tuesday, London Inn, Sonth Brent— 10.50; Saturday, Train Brake— 10.30 Tynedale ( Major Betl).— Monday, Sixth Milestone, Military- road; Wed- nesday, Kennels; Friday, Hesleyside— 10.45 Warwickshire ( Mr. H. S Lucy).— Monday, Wellesboume; Tuesday, Mit- ford Bridge; Thursday, Snttterfleld; Saturday, Swacllffe— 10.45 Warwickshire. North ( Mr. Baker).— Tuesday, llealey- ln- Arden; Wed- nesday, Bubbenhall; Saturday, Coughton Court— 10.45 Wheatland ( Mr. Lloyd).— 1Tuesday, Chetton House; Saturday, Buildwas Bridge— 10.30 Wyndham's, Col.— Monday, Pillygreen Lodges; Wednesday, Gumber Corner; Friday, Stoke House— 11.30 Wyntutay ( Sir W. VV. Wynn. Bart.)— Monday, Wynnstay; Thursday, Llanforda; Saturday, Ruyton— 10.30 SCOTLAND. Foxhounds. Buccleuch's, Duke of.— Tuesday, Cheaters; Wednesday, Clifton; Friday, Borthwick Brae; Saturday, West Morriston— 10.30 Dumfriesshire ( Marquis of tjueensberry). — Tuesday, Williamswath Bridge— 10.30 Fife ( Earl of Bosslyn).— Monday, Benarty; Thursday, Cleish Castle— 11 Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire ( Col. ('. Buchanan).— Tuesday, Bothwell Bridge; Saturday, Cleughcarn— 10.45 Linlithgow and Stirlingshire ( Hon. James Sandllands).— Tuesday, Mac- bio IIU1; Thursday, Iiuntfteld; Saturday, Stonehill— 10.45 Harriers. Tail's, Mr. A. D.— Wednesday, Cairnhlll— 11.30 IRELAND. Staghounds. Ward Union ( Mr. P. Alley).— Monday, Kilrue Gate; Wednesday, Ninth Milestone, Asbbourno- road ; Saturday, Batterstown— 1 Foxhounds. Biddulph's, Mr.— Monday, Ballykilmurry— 11 Duhallow ( Viscount Donerailo).— Monday, Carrigtohill; Wednesday, Temptenacarrigy; Saturday, Dungourney— 11 Galway Blagers ( Mr. P. P. Persse).— Tuesday, Dalystown— 11 Kildare Hunt ( Earl of Clonmell).— Tuesday, Bolton Hill; Thursday, Kilbride; Saturday. Black Church— 11 Kilkenny Hunt ( Lord St. Laurence).— Monday, Coolagli Cross- roads; Wednesday, Mount l. oftus; Friday, The Barracks— 12 Kinnalca ( Mr. T. W. Knolles').— Tuesday, Ringabetla— 10.30 Limerick Hunt ( Mr. E. Green).— Tuesday, Ballinacourty; Friday, Gleneafy— 10.45 Louth ( Mr. R. Haig)— Tuosday, Hampton; Friday, Glenmoro— 11 Meath ( Mr. Iteynell).— Tuesday, Loughcrew; Thursday, Corbalton Hall; Saturday, Bengerstotyn— 11 Quern's County ( Mr. It. Hamilton Htubbcr).— Tuesday, Rud's Cross- roads; Friday, Tlmahoe— 10.30 Route Hunt.— Tuesday, Causeway— 11 Tipperary Hunt ( Mr. J. Going)— Monday, Rape Mills; Friday, Nine Mile- house— 11 Harriers. Clonardon ( Mr. C. Dillon).— Tuesday, Ringlestown— 11.45 Killultagh.— Wednesday, Wlnny Hall; Thursday, Loathemstown— 11.30 Palmerstown.— Monday, Castlcbaggot— 12 BREECH- LOADING SHOT- GUNS. SIR,— In the correspondence which has lately ap- peared in your columns regarding breech- loading guns no reference has been made to the manner in which they throw ball. From the descriptions, the gun would answer for the Indian sportsman, whether shooting from the back of an elephant or a horse, or on foot. In the latter case, all who have ever kilted any of the larger animals will acquiesce in the value of a gun so readily charged. Will some of your correspondents therefore favour me with their opinions regarding the capability of these guns to carry bullet, and also if there is any great difficulty in forming the cartridges, after the cases have been procured? Cardney- by- Dunkeld, March 20. HOTSPUR. SIR,— In reply to the questions asked by " A Lover of THE FIELD:"— First, as to the best mode of carrying the cartridges in the field. The French plan is to wear a belt round the waist, to which are attached small leather boxes, holding about a dozen cartridges each, and in this way you do not feel any weight; but I have found it objectionable, from the confinement round the waist making you very hot in warm weather. The plan I adopt, is to carry about a dozen cartridges loose in the most convenient pocket for immediate use, and one of the small boxes, which may be made very light, of patent leather outside, with thin tin di- visions, in each side pocket, to balance the weight. I have thus thirty- six charges without more weight than the ordinary powder and shot flasks for about the same quantity. The reserve ammunition may be carried either in boxes as I have mentioned, or in small brown- paper parcels of about a dozen each. I have tried tin boxes, but they are rather heavy if many are wanted. The objection to many cartridges being carried together loose is that the pins might get bent, and, if not very well fastened up in filling, the shot might get disturbed and fall out. From experiments I have tried, I do not think there is the least danger of their exploding. Secondly, with respect to the cartridge sticking fast in the barrel. If they fit properly, they will come out quite easily, and, if one should occasionally be rather tight, I carry a small hook, which has also a hole in it to fit on to the wire, and by using this the cartridge comes out immediately; but I do not find it necessary to use this one time in twenty, on an average. My answer to the third question would be a decided negative, as the barrels certainly do not lead nearly so much as in an ordinary gun; and, lastly, with respect to their wearing at the joint, I may repeat what I have before stated, that, from all I have seen, I do not entertain any fear of that becoming a serious objection. In conclusion, I just wish to state that, in using the word prejudice in a former letter, it was with reference solely to that rather numerous class of per- sons who will not entertain any new system, simply because it interferes with their previously- conceived notions and the habits they have formed; but I never had the slightest idea of applying it to your corres pondent " Forester," or to any one who fairly states, as he has done, the disadvantages as well as the advantages of the system. I have no interest whatever in the matter beyond a firm conviction that the advantages preponderate so greatly over the disadvantages that, for the benefit of my brother sportsmen, I should wish them to be more generally known. G. M. SIR,— In reply to the numerous inquiries of " A Lover of THE FIELD," I shall be too happy to afford him the benefit of my own opinion, and beg to inform him I have carried the cartridges of my breech- load- ing gun partly in my waistcoat- pockets and the re- mainder in the upper pockets of my shooting- jacket, besides taking care to see myself that a strong re- serve has been always placed in the leather pocket of the shooting bag. I have never found the spikes of the cartridges bent; and I have been always led to believe that it is impossible to explode them in any other way than that of using them in your gun or otherwise fastening them upon an anvil and striking the spike a violent blow with a hammer. My gun was made in London, and it requires no force to withdraw the cartridge either before or after firing; and, so far from the barrels leading, I have never once yet had occasion to wash them, a little tow saturated with oil, rubbed up and down for two minutes, having always proved sufficient to keep them bright as a mirror; and, so far as one year's experience justifies me in forming an opinion, the joints of my barrels are as perfect as the day they were made. During my twenty years' experience with ordinary guns I have occasionally been annoyed by the break- ing of a nipple, and still oftener by the charge in one barrel shifting from the firing of the other— neither of which objections can by any possibility occur to a breech- loader; and these are only two of the many other advantages which recommend them to the special favour of A GOOD OBSERVER. RIFLES, See. SIR,— If I wanted a rifle, I would have the barrel 31 inches, octagon, but not parallel. A parallel barrel is unwieldy, on account of its length forward. I believe there are many gentlemen who would have their rifles made much fighter than they do but for the idea that the efficiency of a gun is in proportion to its weight. To such I would say— You will find no difficulty in obtaining a single gun, 71b. weight, that will throw a ball with precision and effect to a greater distance than the naked eye will enable you to " draw a bead" on any kind of British game. If my rifle were for general shooting, it should beoO- gauge, 4 grooves, the spiral at the rate of one turn in 4 J feet, rather quicker at the muzzle than the breech. I would have two bullet- moulds— one with two holes, to cast the spherical and the pear- shaped, the other to cast the hollow base conical. H. P. S.— The octagon shape of barrels is mere taste. A barrel round, except with a flat at the top of the breech, and to carry the sight, is equally effective and conducive to lightness. THE MOUNTAIN PARTRIDGE. SIR,— I had hoped that the partridge was laid in his grave, for six months at least. But not so— Men rise again, to push us from our stools. And again must I buckle, if not on, at least to my pen, to defend my own. It is recorded of Lord Castlereagh, that he par- ticularly prided himself on being able to speak fluently and plausibly on any subject, and yet so obscure the matter that no man could say exactly what he had spoken about. Mr. Berkeley possesses something of the same talent. He has, when it does not suit him to be too clear, a peculiar way of mis- quoting his opponent, and involving the subject in such a manner, as to create for the time being in the mind of his readers an entirely erroneous impression. Who would not suppose, to read liis reply to my challenge, that the question between us was whether old hen birds ever assumed the cock's plumage? whereas it has nothing to say to the matter whatever. The original statement, on my part, that called out Mr. Berkeley's attempt at explanation, was as fol- lows: That I had utterly failed in increasing this species by preservation ; that five sixths of the young birds were cocks— in fact, that I had more than once shot a whole covey of nine or ten, and not found a young hen amongst them ; and, lastly, that the old birds, as a rule, entirely disappeared; that I had rarely found any, except the old pair. In taking notice of this, Mr. Berkeley assumes that I was led astray as to the preponderance of hen birds, by the fact, that the hen partridge constantly has a horse- shoe on her breast. To this I replied that, these being young birds all of them, I did not think I was led astray; and that, even supposing it was so, their being hens in no way accounted for their dis- appearance. Mr. Berkeley, finding that his attempted explanation was a dead failure, exerts the mystifying talents that he so eminently possesses, and gets him- self out of the scrape by writing as if he imagined that I had ever asserted that old hens never had a horse- shoeon their breasts. Now, I know right well that old hens do assume an imperfect horse- shoe, and believe them then to be barren, because I have never seen any instance in which, if you shoot the two old birds of a covey, you did not find them distinctly marked with male and female plumage. But considering this point as beside the real question, I did not enter into it. Mr. Berkeley now says I avoid the one conclusive fact— dissection. Quite the reverse. I beg to submit the question to the dissecting- knife, and to back my opinion on the result heavily. Secondly, Mr. Berkeley says, that he could not by any means accept a bet so loosely worded as mine; that I do not name the month, & c. Now I will name the month, of which it is evident from the context that I wrote— September— and Mr. Berkeley may rely on it ( if he can for once be induced to back his assertions) he shall have no reason whatever to complain that the wording of the bet is not stringent enough. But I much fear he is more ingenious than ingenuous, and more prudent than either. Mr. Berkeley endeavours to produce an equally erroneous view of my original remarks respecting the bird. The point of species was immaterial to me in the particular view 1 had in debating the matter; and to tell the truth, I did not consider it worth while to argue the matter with a gentleman so enamoured of his own opinion as not only to put it in opposition to that of our most distinguished orni- thologists, but to insinuate that in comparison to him they were mere bird- stuffers. Nevertheless, if I am to enter into it, I beg to say that, according to the opinion of our best authorities, I was right and Mr. Berkeley wrong. I am happy to say that the " Glasgow Gunmaker" confirms this week everything I have ever asserted about these birds. To him I would observe, that I have not seen them inland, but always in the vicinity of and sometimes close to the salt water; and the questions I put to him were to ascertain whether tho stationary nature of this bird— as to increase— existed also in Bute. As to scent all that Mr. Berkeley knows, or anyother man, is next to nothing, as it varies so constantly and perpetually, and exhibits itself under such various phases when all concurrent circumstances are ap- parently the same, that there is scarcely a possibility MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 .] THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 of conclusive reasoning about it. Mr. Berkeley, in- deed, may assert in his ex- cathedra style, that it is so, or that it is not so j but, unfortunately, others are not so well convinced by his reasoning as he is him- self. One point, however, we may be sure of: a material object, such as gossamer or heather- dust, will and must injure a dog's sense of smelling. Mr. Berkeley may have seen good scenting with the heather dust- flying, but it is not usual. 1 have seen excellent runs when the gossamer lay thickly on the low lands. Many a time have I ridden my hack from Boston to Thrickingham, over the Lincolnshire fens, white with gossamer; and seen a rattling burst on the wolds. If they dipped the hill on such a day, the scent generally, I may say always, failed ; but why? The atmosphere was the same in both places ; but the material obstacle was present in one and not in the other. I by no means assert that the dying fox invariably loses his scent; but I think that, though undoubtedly there are other concurrent causes, still the difficulty thatso often occurs at that period may be attributed, in a great measure at least, to his doing so. Neither do I wish to claim for myself or Mr. Livingstone a pre- eminence in age over Mr. Berkeley; I am well aware that in that point he is our superior. Nor do I dispute but that Mr. Berkeley is right as to the general state of French kennels; I agree with him there: but still there may be exceptions, and I de- murred at Mr. Livingstone, who has fifty times the experience on that point that Mr. Berkeley has, being dismissed with a sneer. As to the explanation Mr. Berkeley offers of the fox smelt by me, I am not, I own, on even terms with him, being by no means so conversant as he appears to be with the substance he calls a something no longer a part of the living crea ture. All that I know is that I smelt a fox and found one. J. WHYTE. SIR,— The welcome reappearance of the signature of your talented correspondent, " A Glasgow Gun- maker," at the foot of a very interesting letter, con- taining, as it does, fresh matter concerning the dis- puted mountain partridge, induces me to draw the attention of those amongst your readers who may be in a position to make the necessary observations, as to the importance of the point whether or not this bird ever consorts with the common species during the pairing and subsequent breeding season; because " A Glasgow Gunmaker " says, " they frequent the same ground as the common partridges, but never mingling with them." More than enough has already been written and said, to prove that the disputed bird was, at tho least, a very marked variety; and I must confess that in my own mind ( before reading the letter in last week's number) it appeared to be only a variety, because all the correspondents who described its peculiarity added that the breed did not appear to increase. This fact led me to imagine that the majority of the young birds of each season quitted the locality on which, they were bred, mingled with the common sort, and in the next generation lost their distinctive character. If, however, now that the attention of naturalists ( thanks to Colonel Whytc and " A Glasgow Gun- maker") has been drawn to the subject, it is found, upon repeated observation, that during the breeding season the two sorts retain their sepa- rate habits and societies, it will in a great measure raise the bird to the rank of a distinct species, to be confirmed or the contrary only by subsequent ana- tomical examination; and a few specimens in the hands of an experienced ornithologist would, with most people, settle the matter. Without, however, the evidence of trustworthy observation of the habits of any bird during life, the nice distinction between species and variety must long remain a disputed point. The Hon. Grantley Berkeley does infinite service to the cause of truth by disputing so vigorously the correctness of any subject which appears to differ from the results of his own observation and experience, inasmuch as he extracts fresh and still stronger evi- dence, on the part of his theoretical opponents, on every disputed point, and which a writer of less note might fail to draw forth. The public get the benefit of this, and can', one and all, form their own con- clusions as ttf which side the weight of evidence and soundness of reasoning inclines. " A Naturalist" is, no doubt, perfectly correct in his opinion that there is a point of temperature below which the great majority of hedgehogs hybernate. In this neighbourhood, however, I have the strongest reasons ( as I proved in a former communication) to believe that this is not the point at which snow falls; next winter, however, I will endeavour to ascertain more accurately all about it. I suspect that the majority of those moving about during the winter months will be found to be young males. In advocating the introduction of fresh blood on to those moors where the grouse disease has been most prevalent, I think owners might turn their attention with advantage to the importation of eggs of the " willow grouse" from Norway, or of the birds themselves, numbers of which are annually sent to this country dead, in their white plumage. However much in this state they resemble our ptarmigan, in their habits and selection of breeding- ground they much more approach the red grouse; and, indeed, with the exception of the white primaries, are scarcely distinguishable in their summer and young plumage from them, to such an extent that some most eminent naturalists aro inclined to doubt the specific distinction between the two birds; and the introduction of the breed on to our own moors might help to settle the question, and, at any rate, add a beautiful game bird to our list. MERLIN. Ilfracombe, March 24. SIR,— In the columns of your valuable paper, THE FIELD, I have read with some interest a dispute between two learned gentlemen. Their principal cause of argument appears to be the colour of a feather in the breast of a partridge. One says that the brown feather with the horseshoe mark on the breast of the bird makes a clear distinction between the male and female; the other says it does not. Therefore I venture to give the opinion of an old sportsman of forty- one years' standing. In that time 1 have killed thousands, and in hundreds I have seen the horseshoe mark as well developed on the breast of the female bird as the male. The most perfect distinction is the brown self- coloured head and outside feathers of the wing in the male bird, and the mottled head and wing of the female. I ain not a mean judge of the matter, being pretty well versed in the art of taxi- dermy, and having a large collection of almost every species of British birds in my possession, which I have killed and preserved with my own hands; conse- quently, I have had a very good opportunity of anatomical examination. 1 hupe my opinion on this subject will settle the dispute between the two great men which has so long attracted the attention of the public on so trifling an occasion. Should either of these gentlemen wish to raise a controversy with me, I beg to say that it will pass unnoticed by me, as I mean not to engage in a paper warfare. Farmcote, March ' 25. VINCENT EDWARDS. SPORTING IN NORWAY. SIR,— Many are disappointed in the shooting in Norway, because they do not go to the right places to obtain sport. When in that country four years ago, in the months of July and August, I was always able to supply the want of fresh meat by means of my gun, finding little difficulty in procuring grouse, ducks, curlews, and golden plover, though not in any great numbers— a thing which I attribute not to their scarcity, but to my having no dog with me. The locality where 1 met with most game was a station called Lsesjo Yarn- vaerk, or the post road from Chris- tiania to Molde, near the head of the wonderful valley ofRomsdal. The station is clean, and the charges moderate; it may be reached from Christiania ( by rail- way, steamboat, and carriole) in two days and a half. There is abundance of fine trout in the lake close to the inn door; but I had the best sport both in shoot- ing and fishing on the banks of a large lake called Aur- Sben, about twenty miles north of Lrosjo. Taking the inn- keeper's son as a guide, and a pony to carry stores, blankets, & c., I spent three days there, sleeping in a saiter close to the lake. We caught trout of from Jib. to 21b. weight in the river with fly and worm, and shot grouse, ducks, curlews, & c. I well remem- ber flushing four fine coveys of grouse in merely walking by the river- side for about a mile; so that I think I may fairly assume that they were abundant, as we had no dog to find them for us. Indeed, my companion asserted that this was the case. I may add that, on going down to the Romsdal Fiord, I found abundance of wild fowl upon it, allowing of easy approach with a boat. J. B. NEW ZEALAND- SPORTING AND FARMING. SIR,— To the information given by " Kaiapoi," in reply to " Perseverance," permit me to add, that I think a quantity of seed- wheat, barley, and oats would be about as good articles as " Perseverance " could take to the colony. Add to the above a good plough, set of cart and plough harness, an agricultural cart, with spare wheels, or only two sets of wheels, well seasoned, without the body; also saddle and bridle, a brace of pure sheep dogs ( dog and bitch), as he might sell their progeny to advantage. I would not take servants, as they are in general not able to withstand the tempting offers held out to them to leave your service; and compulsory labour is at best but sorry work. There is little sport, therefore a fowling- piece is sufficient, the only use for a rifle being a long shot at a stray cur, left on the plains by the pig- hunters, such stray curs being a pest to the flocks— often as great an evil as the dingo of Australia. Scab is, or was, the great scourge of the settlement; almost all flocks suffering more or less. Many of the sheep are from Australia, and infected ere they arrive; therefore be very careful in your first purchase, should you turn flock- master, that your flock be without a spot, as on the health of your first flock the prosperity of your sheepwalk for years after will entirely depend. Foot- rot is also as great an evil as the former, both infections rendering both wool and carcass of little or no value; the nature of this dis- ease being to progress rapidly in a warm climate. Should you go to Christcburch, your luggage. & c. will have to go round in one of the coasting boats from Lyttleton to Christchurch, as the mountain be- tween the two townships is very high and steep. Should Mr. Stoddart be still an inhabitant of the Kakia- Gorge, he will give you ample and valuable information. I found him a very communicative and kind person, and his wild pork, potatoes, and damper not to be despised after a long ride. Take also a good stock of books, and medicine- chest with simple medicines, and a book of general directions for use; this you will find invaluable. Should kind Capt. Kow be still a settler, and his good ship the Tory still a trader between Lyttleton and Melbourne, he will no doubt procure you as much powder as you will feel inclined to fire away. Fettercairn. A" NATIVE OF THE CAIE. Silt,— Allow me to express my thanks to " Kaiapoi" and L. R., for the very interesting information con- tained in their letters in last week's FIELD. Can " Kaiapoi" inform me if there is not a species of native wild- dog, which frequents the woods, as 1 have heard that they are very destructive to the settlers' sheep. If L. R. could give your subscribers some account of the natives of New Zealand from his son's letters, he would be conferring a favour on myself; and a description, however slight, of a race of people who are fast becoming extinct, could not fail to be inte- resting to all readers of your excellent paper. PERSEVERANCE. KENNEL- FOUNDERED DOGS. SIR,— A friend of mine wishes to know how to treat his dogs, which are " kennel- foundered;" he has tried a great number of remedies, but all to no purpose. The kennel is kept perfectly clean, and is situated on very high ground. He is not in a position to remove his dogs to another habitat. A reply from some of your numerous corre- spondents, in the next number of your first- class paper, will oblige JAS. HOULTON. Wetherby, March 19. humuQ. IN the few observations printed in THE FIELD of the 14th of March, on the mode of casting a trout- fly, by a slip of the pen we wrote " cast en tierce when the wind is up stream," instead of when the wind is strong down stream. Moreover, when treating on salmon- fishing, we forgot to mention that the butt- end of the rod ( having no spike, of course) may occasionally be supported when the line is in the water, and even in casting, under the thigh having the same name as the bank of the river ( that is, right or left, on which the angler is standing) that thigh being bent or raised rather more than when at the military " stand- at- ease;" and a great relief it often proves to the hands. The advantages of our mode of handling a salmon- rod are not trifling. It will enable a man to manoeuvre twenty feet with more ease than seventeen held in the usual way, and to cast his tail- fly considerably further, affording bim a reserve of power— that of operating with the full length of the rod in extraordinary cases when there is a necessity for it, either to make long delicate casts on a quiet pool, to reach a distant salmon station, or to clear high bushes when casting or playing. In the latter case, the additioual power afforded by our method will be appreciated by every one who has had strong fish to manage in a sluggish pool. We our- selves have gaffed three awkwardly- hooked fresh fish in succession from a lake- like pool which did not even allow us the repose afforded by half a dozen casts. To say nothing about excitement, the downright physical fatigue of casting, and much more of playing, is a serious affair to a man not endowed witb more than his due share of muscle. We hesitate not, therefore, to take every advantage our imperfect knowledge of the power of the lever affords us. We well remember one particular occasion, when we per- formed the feat of landing, unassisted, three fish in rapid succession, that the circulation in our left arm was completely stopped; and it was only by many bard blows and long friction that we succeeded in persuading the blood to move again. We admit that there is more difficulty in casting as we advise; but a little practice on moving water will soon enable a man to acquire it; and along with this he will expe- rience the gratification of finding the ordinary method, when circumstances require it for a time, mere child's play, as far as skill is required, although, as we said before, much more fatiguing. With regard to the motion usually given to flies, it is managed by raising and lowering the rod— a long slow movement for salmon, a shorter and quicker one for trout. The king of fishers may lower his top to the surface of the waters and raise it to 45 degrees, or more, with a long line. He, as well as his modest brother, may find success attend an occasional varia- tion from the usual movement. This is to be given to the fly or fles by making the top of the rod wag horizontally, like a dog's tail, and cause the flies to " wabble." For our own part, we like them to spin, and not always remain wing uppermost; it is for this reason we counsel a swivel or two on fly as well as on worm lines. A single rod ought to be held pretty much as a fencer switches his foil and a candle- snuffer holds his hair- trigger. The main grasp should be with the two middle fingers, and between rod and reel line, the thumb resting upon the rod as on the handle of a foil— differing in this from pistol practice; the de- tached fore- finger must be outside the line, but not on it, and ready to press upon and secure it when a trout is struck, precisely as it presses on the trigger of a gun aimed at a bird. This allows the proper in- terval between rise and strike. The little finger must be loose, just as it should be when we aim with a pistol. Many anglers confine the reel- line, when casting, with the whole hand, making it all but an impossibility to let go at once on hooking a heavy fish, and not unfrequently leading to loss of tackle and temper or a broken top. Were the line only ex- posed to the agency of a delicate trigger- finger, there would be no danger of this. Another bad practice is to grasp the line along with the rod when the tail- fly is hooked to one of the pillars of the reel— the rod being carried " at the trail," and the piscator on bis way from one fishing- place to another. His hand will, as a matter of course, always press upon the lines, gut and spun, at the same place, and the perspiration issuing from an ungloved hand, if the weather be any way warm, prove anything but bene- ficial to the lines. Therefore the hand, whether gloved or not, should only hold the rod, and leave the lines free. We have hitherto attached a small piece of cork to the rod, close to the reel, to hook our tail- fly to; but, having some reason to suspect the cork proves detrimental to the points of our books, we intend to discontinue the practice, and fix a ring, similar to those on the rod, in place of the cork, at an angle of about 45, or sufficiently far from the rod to prevent the point of a small hook from coming in contact with it. We say a small hook, because a large one may be hooked to the most convenient pillar of the reel. Convinced that the state of the atmosphere is of vital importance to the angler for trout, second only to the state of the water, we purpose making a few additional observations on the subject. But before doing so we would wish to say a word or two about the more important element, as far as the angler is concerned, water. As its condition depends greatly on the nature of the soil that forms its bed and the operations of man, it is much easier to treat upon than the air, with which we are so imperfectly ac- quainted, and over which human agency exercises so little control. On viewing the rocks of a country it is easy to know the nature of the soil, and judge of its effect, when diffused through the water, on the angler's success. We can also easily decide what will be the effect produced by the operations of man, when we have seen or heard what they are; to pre- dict what they will be is the difficulty. A sanguine sportsman takes a house with the two indispensables on a lease of some duration, and, as he himself ex^ presses it, at " a respectable figure." After all is settled and signed, he learns that an extensive drain- ing is about to be commenced on some unproductive waste through which runs his valuable trout- stream, " ink in the shade, silver in the sunshine "— the soil being, it is needless to add, a due and proper propor- tion of the vilest of peat and the stiffest of clay, both reposing on a bed or subsoil of the purest of oxides of aluminium— evidently a mine of wealth for some future proprietor. Short is the time required to con- vince the disappointed tenant of this earthly para- dise that any sort of fishing, unless it be with lobs of more than ordinary dimensions, is a quiz of the cruellest description : the drainers and pcat- cutters take good care to enlighten him on that score. Should no draining take place, he will pro- bably discover, sooner or later, that, just above the commencement of his valuable right of fishing, there has existed for a quarter of a century a nasty saw mill. On this point he will have no doubt on seeing the poisonous dust float past bim. In this age of utilisation it is really surprising the manager of these mecaniques does not contrive to turn the nuisance to some useful purpose, were it only to soak up his cows' ammonical products and manure his land, instead of pitching the poisonous stuff into the pellucid stream every time a refreshing shower raises it into any- thing like angling order. Evidently the honest gen- tleman knows nothing of its fertilising properties when so employed, and cares less how much it may impede piscatory respiration or piscatory capture. Many other ingenious contrivances to make money and check the exercise of the " gentle craft " will, in all probability, soon make themselves known to the despairing " disciple of Walton," until the advent of the long- wished for 12th bring him fresh sources of annoyance. Should he perchance locate himself amongst rocks of the formation usually styled primary by learned men, although his trout may prove small and of in- different flavour, nevertheless clear water will generally gladden his sight, save when ovine ablu- tions or engineering operations are taking place. But, if unfortunate enough to pitch his tent on rocks of more recent birth— cold clay, or peat, for instance; these nasty things are by geologists styled rocks— not only will his sport be spoiled, but his river will re- main so long cold that the trout in it will seldom prove eatable before June or July. As to his moun- tain- loughs, they will not acquire an angling tem- perature much before the grouse season has com- menced. Nevertheless, in these cold streams a little reflection might enable a man to catch trout in tolerable condition, when another, who goes to work at random, would capture nothing. Sup- pose the frigid stream to flow nearly east and west, it would be losing time to fish such parts of it as are bounded by high ground towards the south ; the only places that offer any chance are those that lie under the hills to the north. Other tilings being the same, tolerable angling is sometimes to be had on a late river wherever there is rather a broad valley crossing it at right angles, so as to admit of the solar rays falling upon it towards mid- day. Such a place will occasionally prove the rendezvous of the majority of the trout that quarter themselves during the hot weather either above or below the intersection of the valleys. With a view to the acquisition of experience, oft have we operated in winter with the thermometer many degrees below the freezing- point, our line thickly incrusted with ice the instant we withdrew it from the water, and passing with difficulty through the small ring at the end of our rod, owing to its frozen condition. Even then we have occasionally found salmon, and more rarely trout, rise very well; when such chanced to be the case, we found the temperature of the water considerably higher than that of the air. The barometer affords, as we have previously ob- served, very valuable hints to the trout angler; but that it may do this it must be attentively studied. The words " settled fair," & c., & c., usually figuring on cheap imperfect instruments, are worse than useless. Neither will the knowledge that the mercury is high and rapidly rising invariably justify us in saying " This is a good fishing day." Generally speaking, however, if the hygrometer do not contradict the gift of Torricelli, by announcing immediate rain, a barometrical rise indicates good tishing. Again, there is now and then most capital sport to bo had when the mercury is falling. When this is the case, it will be found, nine times out of ten, that the descent will be followed by a corresponding change in the wind; that is, from a dry to a nioister quarter. But if, during or after a fall of the barometer, the wind remains stationary, or— and this is worse— veer towards a drier quarter, the day is almost sure to prove unfavourable. The reason of this is obvious; bad weather of some duration will follow this anoma- lous state of affairs in the atmosphere. Most anglers are of opinion that trout will not rise before rain. This opinion, it is needless to add, gene- rally proves correct. We have, however, occasionally witnessed exceptions to the rule. For instance, be- fore and during heavy rain we have had excellent sport; but at that time the barometer was rapidly rising, and its ascent followed by long continuance of tine weather. When a fresh breeze is followed by rain of any duration, fishing seldom, if ever, an- swers ; when the precursor of tine weather, a fresh and steady breeze is the angler's best friend. We have for many years past made a point of turning out with rod or gun on days which we be- lieved to be decidedly unfavourable, solely with a view to testing our rules forjudging what is the best weather for each pursuit, We gave an example in our last of an unfavourable day. Last Friday we sallied forth with very different prospects. The sky during all the preceding day was unobscured by a single cloud, and towards night the barometer rising fast. The following morning the wind was steady from the S. S. E., driving before it a due and fisher- man- loved proportion of cloud. Drizzling rain began to fall about eleven o'clock, when we had just got to work. The rain gradually became heavier, and before night it fell in torrents. Ne- vertheless, we seldom remember seeing fish rise better. We say nothing of a brace of spent fish that annoyed us sorely, by taking our trout- flies, and de- tained us upwards of half an hour. Out of every four trout that rose, we hooked thiee. By the way, hook- ing, not raising, is the test of a good day, and also of a river not being much flogged, however much it may be pouched in other ways— say in the way of netting. We gave in soon after one o'clock ; not be- cause the fish had ceased rising, but simply because le jeu ne valait pas la chandelle. It would really ap- pear as if the trout were aware of th « bleak cold weather we now have, and had decided on making preparations for it. SALMON- FISHING, & c., IN THE COBNTIES OF KERRY AND DONEGAL. SIR,— In answer to your correspondents " Pisces " and J. B., 1 take it upon myself to give the infor- mation they require relative to the fishing in the counties of Kerry and Donegal. Being a native of the kingdom (?), and at present a resident in the latter county, I think I may pre- tend to some knowledge of each. The salmon and trout- fishing in the neighbourhood both of Kenmare and Waterville is, I venture to say, second to none in Ireland. At the former place, the Clonee Lakes, Glenmore, and Gleninchiqnin ( these are the principal, besides which are many others of lesser note) afford capital trout- fishing, and are each and all " open" as the day. The best salmon rivers are the Blackwater, the Sheene, and the Roughty, on each of which full permission is granted to the gentleman- angler by the proprietors, who are, respectively' R. Malony, Esq., Lord Ashtown, and It. T. Orpen, Esq., or in their ab- sence by those representing them. The Lansdowne Arms Hotel, Kenmare, should be the head- quarters of the angler, the proprietor of which, himself a true follower of " the gentle craft," will, I am sure, afford every possible facility for sport, and all other necessary information. There too is to be found the well- known " Lord George," who, should there be " too much rain over- bead," will delight with tales of many a strange adventure both by " flood and field." The Waterville lakes and rivers are equally as good as those of Kenmare. Lough Canan, I think, is open; but as to the best month I am not quite cer- tain. The " loaves" are equally plenty as the fishes there now, thanks to the new hotel lately built, adja- cent to the lake, by the much esteemed landlord, E. B. Hartopp, Esq. As regards the fishing in this county, I don't think it affords equal encouragement, when compared with that, of Kerry, to the angler, However, there are some good lakes and rivers here too. For instance, the river at Rathmelton, and the lakes of Kindrum, Lough Fern, and Lough Neagh. Very excellent fishing ( and good hotel accommodation) is, I under- stand, to be had in the neighbourhood of Guidore, but I am not myself acquainted with the locality. FILIUS KEIIRIBNSIS. Rathmullen, co. Donegal, March 25. THE GROWTH OF PIKE. SIR,— E. B.' s inquiry regarding the growth of the above fish involves so many considerations, that it would be difficult, with any degree of accuracy, to set down a fixed weight at any given period of age. A great deal will depend upon the water and the abundance of food in it. Some lakes are renowned for producing large pike, others quite the reverse— although in the latter from time immemorial, an abundant supply of fish, sellom averaging beyond 21b. or 31b. has been known to exist, and have been extensively captured by nets in the spring season set within the weeds. Probably not more frequently than once in a year do we hear of a fish exceeding 51b. being captured. 1 have myself kept a pike in a small pond, separated from all others of his own or other species, and have fed it abundantly with frogs; yet in a period of seven years his weight did not exceed 2Jlb., and at tho period of removal from the lake he could not have exceeded Jib. 1 am therefore inclined to think there exist several species of the pike, some of which never attain beyond a certain weight. The ichthyological name given to the pike is " Ejox," and* writers seem to agree in according to it great longevity. It is stated to have been introduced into England in the reign of Henry VIII. in 1587: its growth, however, in our more temperate climate does not appear to be at all in accordance witb that 206 T H E FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. r « corded of it in great lakes and rivers in the north of Europe and Asia, where it seems rapidly to acquire a size frequently unknown to us. E- E. SIR,— E. B., in a letter on the growth of pike, states that, while fishing with a roach | lb. size, he took a chub 81b. 2oz. This does not seem to me any- thing remarkable, as I frequently, when spinning for pike, have taken chub. Many years ago a very ex- traordinary thing happened to me when fishing with live minnow on paternoster for perch, at Sunbury neir on Thames. I had a run, and landed my fish ; and imagine my surprise on finding that I had caught a roach; the roach was under Jib. I should feel much obliged if any of your correspondents would kindly inform mo whether anything of the same kind has ever happened to them. The roach was hooked through the upper lip, just as if he had taken the minnow. I at that time deemed it so extraordinary a thing, at to send the Ash to be stuffed; but a coun- try bungler spoilt him. PERCH. HINTS ON ANGLING. SIR,— Many thanks to our nameless brother pis- cator for his valuable hints on angling. Allow me to recommend him, instead of making use of his toe, or a sharp stone, which is not always at hand, to carry In his basket or pocket a suopper, or short club, with which to give the coup de nrAoe to his fish. A fresh run salmon, like a good fox, takes a deal of killing, and is a slippery fellow to hold, particularly hainmer- faHhion. For myself, I carry the leg- bone of a ( tag, and find it very " answerable" for the pur- pose; and whenever I take it in hand, certain remi- niscences of a glorious stalk come across me, and by no means detract from the pleasure of having landed a good fish. Another " dodge " to my brothers in the " gentle craft" and I have done. When you have hooked a salmon keep moving; as long as you do so there will be lest chance of your hoped- for prize going to ground and sulking behind a big stone. W. M. A. SIR,— The writer of the leading article on angling in TUB FIELD of 21st inst. seems to have a < oubt what influence thunder has over an angler's tport. What experience 1 have find in angling has taught me that it Is useless to angle during thunder; indeed, fish do nut rise to the Hy or take a bait fur some time before and after thunder. Like all animated nature, they have an instinctive dread of thunder, and take r « fuge in the deepest water of the lake, or under th" rocks or hanks of the river. The same effect is observed when fishing in the sea. I have often seen cod, whiting, & c., taking the bait quite freely, and all at once cease to do so at the least signs of thunder. If other anglers have had the same experience, I trust they will let us hearof it through your columns, at I would like to be corroborated by others. D. F. TROUT. SIR,— I shall esteem It a great favour if some of your readers will inform me of the best method of conveying and immersing, in a suitable bed of sandy gravel, trout spawn ; also, what season of the year fs best for the purpose. R. E. H. Nuneaton, Starch 19. FISHING IN KERRY. Sin,— I passsed a month in Kerry last year, and am therefore in a position to give " Pisces" and J. B. some information. 1 was ut Killarney for ten days In July; the weather was very favourable, a strong breeze blowing every day; yet, although I had a professional fi- herniiin with me, and I fished the salmon courses very perseveringly, we never even saw H fish. We tried the pools" at the Old Weir Bridge wiili the same want of success; we were told, however, that one gentleman had killed two peel, of eight pounds each, the week before. I then turned my attention to trout- Ashing; but, with tne exception of one brown trout, of 1J pounds, which I took with a fly trailed behind the boat as we were rowing in the lower lake, I caught none but very small fish, averaging ten to the pound; of these 1 took from two to three dozen of a day, using three files. As the Ashing in the lakes is entirely from boats, boat- hire becomes an important consideration. The usual charge for a two- oared boat is 6s.; Asherman ( who pulls one oar), 5 » .; ole common rower, 2s.; dinner for two men and whisky, 3s. Thus every day on tho lake will cost 16s., at the least. .1 tried the Flesk river one day, returning with only u dozen small trout; other fishermen had no better success. As a Ashlng- station, therefore, Killarney was a decided failure, though the beauty of the scenery will always repay any one for the journey thither. After this I took the public car to Kenmare, and then posted to Waterville, passing the Kerry Black- water. I had no time to try this river; but from the bridge saw great numbers of white trout trying to leap the fall. The " Hartopp Arms," at Waterville, is a very comfortable house, close to tho lake. I was again favoured by the weather, there being a fine breeze constantly " blowing. I took from 10 to 20 white trout every day, weighing none less than Jib. each, which seemed lo bo the general size. One ( called a June fish); weighed 3Jlb., another 2} lb.; and I also took a very fine brown trout of 3J11)., and another 21b. These were all taken with the fly. A gentleman staying at the hotel had good sport, spinning a bait from tho stern of his boat while row- ing about the lake. Tho lake is open to all. I did not fish the river, which is private property; there is only an extent of 300 yards from the lake to the sea, with one weir. The white trout afford excellent sport, provided there is a good ripple on tho water; they riso very freely, and are gunio and lively, and so shy of the boat, that tho landing- net should have a long handle. 1 used three flies of a large size, the bodies made of rough dubbing of a thirk claret colour or brown- red, legs of dark red hackle ; wings of dark f ather of a woodcock's wing, or mallard, gold twist; and tail of tho speckled feather of a mallard. I was exceedingly pleased with tho novelty and ex- citement of tho sport, and shall not readily forget our lunches which we took oil somo rocky island on the lake, and of which fresh fish broiled on the coals formed a very agreeable item. The charges for boat- hire, & c., are more moderate than they aro at Killarnoy. Boat ' 2s; Asherman 2s. G< i; one common boatman Is. 6d; dinner and whiskey for man 3s.; total 9s. My fisherman told mo that April is the best month for salmom fishing; the latter part of June for large white trout of from 31b. to 61b. ( commonly called June Ash); and July for the smaller white trout. There aro plenty of flappers at the upper end of the lake, should the fisherman wish for a change of sport. I returned to Killarney via Cachirciveen, passing by Lough Carragh ; but, not having time to try either tho lake or river, I cannot speak of their capabilities. 1 can say, however, that there is a very nice com- fortable- looking inn about two miles from the lake, and at whicu there seemed to be a gathering of fUharraen. VIATOR. FISHING IN ORKNEY. SIR,— In reply to the inquiry of " Widgeon," whether he can get salmon fishing in Orkney, I beg to inform him that salmon are rare in Orkney, though so near Thurso ( only 18 miles'); but there i3 excel- lent sport to be had with heavy sea trout, in some places weighing 141b. The grouse- shooting also in these isles is much above the average of Scotland ; like some moors in Caithness, the disease has never yet appeared, perhaps owing to the hawks; for, though preserved, few of the moors are thoroughly trapped as vet. The best trout fishing is to be had in Birsay ; I can also strongly recommend Shetland, and for salmon the Feroe Islands. GAFF. ANGLING IN R0SS- SHIRE AND INVERNESS- SHIRE. SIR,— If any of the correspondents of your capital paper would be kind enough to give a young hand some hints on a short trout- Ashing excusion in Scot- land, particularly Ross and Inverness- shires, they will confer a great boon. I merely mention those two counties, as I judge they afford the most promising ground to an angler who is fond of both lake and river Ashing, especially in a wild picturesque country; and as I can only go for about three weeks, I natu- rally enough wish to Ax my quarters in a good country; and I shall be much obliged if any angler would give me a little useful information on the sub- ject. If any other parts of the Highlands are thought preferable, I should be happy to loam something about them. And also, can a rod- Asher for trout generally obtain access to preserved waters by an ap- plication to the proprietor? JUNIOR ANGLER. Manchester, March 23. SALMON FISHING IN THE NORTH OF EUROPE. SIK,— As you are in the habit of recording accounts of this noble sport, I venture to send you the result of twelve consecutive days' remarkable fishing ( omit- ting the Sunday) ; and as I saw every fish killed and weighed, I can vouch for the correctness of tho follow- ing statement:— Colonel Alexander Fraser and Capt. .1. Grant killed in the twelve days 151 salmon with the flv, and, with the exception of three or four, they were all clean Ash. They Ashed from the banks of the same river, taking different sides alternate days, and, so even did they Ash, that Colonel Fraser killed 70, weighing 7601b., and Capt. Grant 75, weighing 7461b.— being 151 Ash, of the total weight 14961b. I also saw Capt. G. kill sixteen salmon in one morning with the same fly, which was tied by that skilful artist Eratt. I omit the name of the river, as I have no wish to add to the number of those already ruined in those northern regions by giving them publicity. London, March 23. " GRILSE. TROLLING LINES, Sc. SIR,— In answer to W. B., for a dressing for trol- ling lines I use as under with much success— J oz. of bees' wax, J pint boiled oil, J pint gold size, boiled up; and linos well steeped until cold, then stretched out at full length, and cleansed through a dry flannel or linen rag. Can your correspondents furnish ine with a good bottom- Ashing bait for trout or perch for April, and oblige a subscriber? F. I. T. Llanhemwek, Monmouthshire, March 25. " The chosen sport of a great and a free people.' RACING has at length fairly commenced; for we cannot consider a horse- race which is more than likely to be interrupted by frost and snow to be run under fair auspices. Yearlings are coming in with the crocuses— the earliest sale we ever heard of, unless by such a special order as that by which Gemma di Vergy ought to have changed owners, having taken place on the Northampton racecourse last Thursday. Twelve from the Althorp Park Stud were then sold by the Messrs. Tattersall, and realised in most in- stances as much as they were worth. We do not know whether my Lord Spencer sold them so near home from a wish to avoid damage by railway, or whether to promote the interests of the race com- mittee; in either case it was a piece of sound judgment; and we believe the auctioneers advised him to adopt the plan which was pursued. We have spoken of this sale in another column. It was vory early in the year to sell foals— yearlings they can scarcely be called. The race meeting was a wonderful one— not only from the cha- racter of horses that ran there, but from the bril- liancy of the assemblage, at a time, too, when all hands arc piped on deck for the elections. Yet the place was crowded. The events there decided were of great import to turf men. In the great race, an aspirant for Derby honours, and no mean one either, was only beaten by a neck from a favourite for the Chester Cup or Metropolitan Stakes; in another race the renowned " Gemma " defeats this same aspiring hero, and lowers his pride without difficulty. Amongst the two- year- olds, one from the same stable with the winner of the Great Northamptonshire, fresh from victory on Salisbury Plain, is ignominiously defeated by an animal not thought worth a couple of hundred pounds. There were 9lb difference in the weight to be sure, but a good one would have won with it; horses can give more weight at two years old than at any other age. The bettiug was very heavy at this meeting; and the moment after the slashing raoe between Skirmisher and St. Giles, Vedette rose a point or two in the estimation of both his friends and former enemies for the Two Thousand. Skirmisher will be hard to beat in the Great Northern, and St. Giles would, we think, be equally troublesome in the Rlioodee affair if the favoured and favourite Leamington were out of the way. We think nothing of his defeat by Gemma di Vergy ; it was a mile race only, exactly " Jemmy's " distance, and no pace. The tableB will be turned, as sure as pigs eat small apples, if they should ever meet in a long race. We would, before quitting the subject of Northampton, advise every " Clerk of the Races " in Europe to tako a return- ticket to that place and have a look- in at the weighing- room: a sight of it will gladden his heart, though it may alarm his race- committee. Slander is a fierce and a foul- mouthed goddess, yet few nre there who escape the attacks of her malevolence: even though the assailed be in- nocent, the trailing serpent will leave her mark behind. She has of late been busy with the name of a youth who is said to have joined the ranks of Captain Armstrong's division. Those who are loudest in their censures are the very parties who are least famed for honesty them- selves; but this lad has been so long and so fre- quently tampered with, has so often ridden for rogues, that the love of pecuniary gain has at length overcome, and probably ruined him for ever. If all be true that is reported of him, his downfall will have been merited. It is stated that his chief employer stood his friend in the hour of need, found a home for, and contributed to the support of, his parents, and would still further have befriended him and his family; but that he ha9 himself been rooked by this Royston crow— has been nearly swamped in his kind endeavour to save others from drowning— and has now to lament that the word " gratitude " is known to few, and that " friendship is but a name." " Murder will out" is a yery old adage, and the merited punishment generally follows; in this case the probable result will be beggary. We would most strenuously advise every young jockey who may happen to read these lines to adhere to the straight and upright path— those who have begun to ride horses " tenderly " to cease to do so, and to remember the fable of the goose with the golden eggs; and to those who have ever listened to the voice of temptation we would say, Turn a deaf ear to it in future, and threaten the tempter with exposure. Ask some of the old jockeys of the present day if they remember Conolly, of whom it was said, when a conspiracy was being got up in a race between The Saddler and Protocol, " You must not let Conolly know, or he will pull off his cap and jacket." Take example from that, young men. To employers we would say, Rather than not have confidence in the man who rides your horse, take off his silk, and let him wear a sort of cambric called quintin. Our readers will remember that we told them the Brixworth steeple- chases could never again be run over the same beautiful line of country as that of last week, on account of the ravages of the railroad. A venerable tomb, well known to the residents in that part of the country, was dis- turbed the other day. Who that has jumped the Brampton Brook does not recollect the name of Merry Tom ford ? We have often been glad to avail ourselves of that ford when the waters were out. Alas! its cognomen should now be changed; the bones of him who gave it that name have been taken from the spot where they had reposed for a century, to make way for a steam- engine. Poor Merry Tom! thy end was sad, though glorious; thou diedst on the field of battle; not within hearing of the trumpet- call, but nearer to that of the huntsman's horn— thou wast buried as all good horses should be ( Merry Tom was a horse), in thy shoes, and they were found beside thy bones. Where now shall we find a turf on which to place thy headstone ? whither shall we transmit thy bleached relics? where shall we replace thy epitaph ?— Here lies the body of Merry Tom, Ridden to death by foolish John. This may have nothing to do with racing, but it shows how much was thought of a good horse a hundred years ago. Another hunt meeting takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday ; that, namely, of Croxton Park. On Thursday we hope to find ourselves at Epsom, and to see good fields forthe two great stakes. The programme looks well, and we feel convinced that the sport will come up to our expectations. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S. MONDAY. THE Northampton events chiefly occupied attention. Early in the afternoon 5 to 1 was taken freely about Skirmisher, and 6 to 1 was currently offered, " bar one," for the Stakes. Towards the close, however, a movement was made in favour of St. Giles, who " for money" had, perhaps, the call of Lord Zetland's horse— 5 to 1 might have been obtained about either. Adamas was supported at 7 to 1, and ultimately half a point less was booked about him. Porto Rico was in good demand at 7 and 8 to 1— the latter odds being, however, offered at the close. Very little business was done in favour of Sir Colin at the price quoted. Vaulter, Hospitality, and John Peel, were in much request for Earl Spencer's Plate. Two THOUSAND.— 5 to 1 was booked to a good sum about Vedette. Sydney, against whom in City circles 100 to 8 and 10 to 1 had been laid, was backed for about 400/. at 8 to 1. THE DERBY.— 10 to 1 was taken repeatedly about Blink Bonny; the investments which came under our notice amounted to nearly 5001. Arsenal was backed for money at 25 to 1. Closing prices:— NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 8TAKBS. 6 to 1 agst St. Olles ( t and off) 5 to 1 — Skirmisher ( t and otT) IS to 2 — Adamas ( t) 7 to 1 — Sir Colin ( t and otV) 8 to 1 agst Porto Rico ( t) 9 to I — Codrington 20 to 1 — The Assayer ( off) 20 to 1 — South- Western ( off) 12 to 1 — South- Western and tho Klcot's dam colt coupled ( t) 25 to 1 — Skirmisher's winning this ovent, and Vedette tbe Two Thousand ( t to m) EAKL SPENCER'S PLATE. 4 to 1 agst Vaulter ( t and off) I 10 to 1 agst Mabel ( t) 5 to 1 — Hospitality ( t) 10 to I — Peter Flat ( t). 7 to I — John Peel ( t) I CHESTER Cur. 1000 to 20 agst Typeo ( t). Two THOUSAND. 9 to 2 agst Vedette ( t 5 to 1) I 8 to 1 agst Sydney ( t). fi to 1 — Schiedam ( t) 4000 to GO agst Vedette's winning this event, and Lady Hawtkoruo the Derby ( t) 2000 to 30 agat Sydney's winning this event, and Blink Bonny the Derby ( I). DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Blink Bonny ( t) 16 to I — M. D. ( t to MM.) 20 to 1 — Kent ( t) 20 to 1 — Lady Hawthorne ( t) 20 to 1 agst Sprig of Shillelagh ( t) 20 to 1 — Arsenal ( t) 1000 to 15— Skirmisher ( t). NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT RACES. Stewards: The Karl of Scarborough, Hon. Frederick Vil- liers, Hon. 11. C. Cust, C. C. Grevlile, Esq. Judge: Mr. Clark, Newmarket. Starter: Mr. W. H. Hlbbard, Reading. Clerk of tho Scales : Mr. J. Manning, Newmarket. Handfcapper: Mr. R. Johnson, York. Clerk of the Course: Mr. Marshall, Gold- street, Northampton. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25. THIS aristocratic meeting commenced under most excellent auspices with regard to visitors, but not quite so cheerily with regard to weather. The morn- ing was sadly wet and lowering; the wind in the wrong quarter, and far from sultry. The prospects of sport were so good that no one fond of racing could be kept away by any inducement except poli- tics. That fearfully busy topic of conversation, just at the present time, has had a dire effect upon many dif- ferent kinds of business; but it really appears to have had none on the Pytchley Hunt Races. The nobility and turfites in those quarters did not seem to care much about the elections, for they mustered strongly on the racecourse this day and the fol- lowing. The military, too, were not forgetful of the fun they had last week, but answered the roll- call right manfully; to which the " drags" on the course bore testimony. It was next to a wonder that such a host of people should have assembled there on the Arst day; but the car- riage folk and " quality " were undercover, and the sons of Crispin laid by " their wax- ends and toddled off to the races, " better- half and awl." The Stand was full to the brim— reserved seats, balconies, and pit had not a vacancy; whilst every stall in the town had its occupant. We must say, in" talking of the Stand, that it is the best- arranged of any we know of. If Sempronius built it, he " deserved success." The inner saloon has a savour of Eastern luxury; the large room underneath it is At for a baron's dining- hall; the Clerk of the Course's office is admirably convenient for matters of business or questions of racing- law to be laid before a jury of turfites; and the weighing department, penned off a la Baker- street Bazaar, is so well arranged that you may observe your wasted jockey pull the scale down without running the risk of being sqeezed and suffo- cated. Verily, this weighing- room is as different from the hovel at Newmarket as diamonds are from paste. All this, however, has not been " got up regardless of expense." It cost upwards of fifteen hundred good golden guineas; but the directory, unlike that of the Royal British, saw their way clearly to a profit, which they are certain to have if the members who entered the building on Wednesday and Thursday last are any criterion. About 30001, has been spent upon improvements in the Stand and the Spencer Plate Course within the last year and a half, and Northampton may now boast of its racing appli- ances as inferior to none in England. The only alteration we would venture to suggest is, that the telegraph board should be removed from its present position opposite the Stand, and placod in the paddock at the side, like that at Ascott. This one now stands so near the winning- post as to be apt to deceive a jockcy. He, in riding, does not look at the sign of the golden horse over the head of tile judge, but for the white post on the black board opposite; the pace at which he is going does not allow much time for looking about him; and the raised object that first catches his eye, at about the point where he is aware the race ought to end, is very likely to make him pull his horse up some three or four strides too soon. In a closely contested race this would be fatal: several instances of such a mis- hap are 011 record, and one old jockey remarked to us on Wednesday, that he actually did mistake the post, and pulled his horse out of his stride; fortunately, he had won so easily that it made no difference. The ground here, like the adjacent country, is never very easy to get over; you may always hear the horses' feet rattle on it, and to- day it was unusually gluey: the big roller had, however, done good service, so that upon the whole we may say that the course was in capital order. Now for the races; of which there were seven on the card, with one hundred and nine horses " coloured." The knights of the lapstone were in amaze- ment; the " snobs" were puzzled to know whether they would all run ; racing men of course knew a little more of the ins and outs, but expected nevertheless some good fields. Nor were they disappointed, albeit those fields did not serve them very well on Wednesday, for, out of the seven races, five were won by the favourite. Tho Trial Stakes obtained eight nomi- nations, five of which came to the post. The gallant Nelson was thought certain to boat Flacrow— that long- legged, silken- coated fiver being supposed to be out of hia distance at a mile. The accident which put his Lordship hors de combat Induces many to be of the same opinion still— but we beg to differ; the bend in the course and the man on ilia back served Flacrow ; he had the best of it all the way, and won in a canter. We are sorry to say that Alfred Day met with a severe contusion of the left instep in this race; his horse was just behind Lord Nelson when he fell, and, as the horse recovered himself, the side of his head caught Day's foot, which was so dread- fully swollen on the following morning, that we fear he will have to lay aside the whip and spur for some two or three weeks to come. He decidedly will be unable to ride at Epsom next Thursday. Four of the half- dozen entered made their appear- ance for Her Majesty's Plate: of course there was no betting, Fisherman put a stop to that; it was Chelsea College to a sentry- box on him, and he won " in a trot"— not absolutely, indulgent peruser, but he could have done so had he wished it. It was a toss- up for second between Malacca and Greyling. Kilbride, said to have been schooling a Derby horse (?) was beaten a hundred yards. Now intervened the in- teresting three quarters of an hour, during which the Ramo Samee business of balancing the books had to be gone through before the race of the day came off. The St. Giles party put the pot on with avidity ; it had not been filled precisely to their liking in the early part of the season, so that they had to be in- dustrious in collecting the materiel within the last few hours before the race came off. They might be no- ticed by a keen observer at work on all aides of the ring as busily as a cooper round a cask— they were well paid for their trouble. The Yorkshire lads were equally fond of t'Richmond nag, and declared that nothing hut a Voltigeur could beat his son Skir- misher. Sir Colin was not quite in so good odour as heretofore, and when he came out, in blooming con- dition, but canlering high enough to go into a two- pair- of- stairs window, the declarations of " If he can stay, I'll eat him," were most undisguised. Tho Hambleton party were very fond of Codrington, and depended upon seeing him " take his ship gallantly into action," which he really did when first they weighed anchor, although he could not long hold on his course. Adamas retired from the betting the moment he made his appearance, the remnant of a cracked heel, and the fact of hia being no bigger than he was at two years old, drove hiin out of notice. Fordham was claimed for Borderer, for whom the people from the borders of Sussex bore up. We do not know what they had mended his hocks with, but Fordham certainly wanted no curb to stop him. The Assayer and Bracken were thought to have an outside chance; but no money was invested on them, unless, perhaps, a trifle may have been expended in stockings for the for- mer old gentleman. Porto Rico was backed hy ( we believe nobody but) his owner. He ran to his form- that is to say, pretty nearly half- way round; he could have done it better " at twice." None of the others were talked or thought much of. At length up went sixteen numbers for The Great Northamp- tonahire. Codrington and Sir Colin were anxioua to see which could be Arst in tho throng at starting; and the pace was very severe throughout. As they rose from the dip the front rank grew mightily select; and on entering the atraight run in, only two horses were left in the race. Each party shouted for their horse " and victory" — at the distance we thought St. Giles had the best of it. In a few strides further, little Hibbcrd steadied him with so much tact that we are at a loss to say whether he. finally won cleverly or not. It was a slashing and a beautiful race between two good horses: the award of the judge was, " won by a neck." Skir- misher's friends declare that St. Giles was tiring; whilst the supporters of the latter say that you can MARCH 28, 1857.] THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 not tire him. The mystery will probably be solved at Chester, where he has a long journey before bim. There was no fourth in the race, although Mr. Clark, of Newmarket, awarded that honourable position to the gentleman in the stockings. The first two came in alone. We think the judge might have placed the whole lot, so completely had the pace told on them. Immediately after the race Skirmisher was backed for a lot of money to win the Derby, a deal of which was invested by the Woodyeates party, who are well able to spare " a monkey" or two out of the stake they have landed by St. Giles. The winner was bred by Sir Tatton Sykes, from whom William Day bought him, and resold him to Lord Ribblesdale. After the usual ceremony of sandwiches, sherry, and cigars, consequent on the cessation of hostilities for the great event, had been gone through, seven numbers went up for the Whittlebury Stakes for twos and threes. The Paliner- Coghlan horse. Gem- ma di Vergy, was an immense favourite and won as he pleased, his jockey wisely judging u a neck " to be far enough; the young one that ran second, Volatore, had a host of friends, as had also Western Power but the last- named horse never had a shadow of a chance in the race. Betel nut, in the light blue and white, was so delighted with the sport, that he ran away all round the course for his own amusement; what a pity it is that the running of these brutes does not como when it is wanted ! This was followed by the Stand Plate of £ 50, with six runners, in which Huntingdon proved by winning with ease that, although forced to succumb to the superior powers of Flacrow, he carried too many guns for the middling lot he here met, and may one day do some- thing better than that which people give him credit for. The sixth act was the Pytchley", for all ages, at all prices, and with all weights. Half a score of them came out to contend for the 85 sovs, over the New Spencer Plate course. Spinet, backed for a heap of money at 6 to 4, won very cleverly; Mr. Swan's valuable animal Hardwick gained the honourable distinction of being second. The noisy Verdant Green ran in this race, as did also Commodore Charley and another or two, that would be more in their places as covert hacks. It would almost seem to be a question as to whether or no their owners are paid to start such wretches. Woodmite unhorsed her rider at the starting- post, but no damage was done. Spinet, entered twice last year to be sold for 20/., and twice bought in for a hundred guineas, was sold after this race for 105/.; Wadlow was the fortu- nate purchaser; she is a roarer. The last race was the Nene Stake, a free handicap; Tame Deer, the winner of the Great Warwickshire last week, was deemed unable to lose, although he found six compe- titors. Stevens ran two, in the hopes of bowling him over on the principle of " two poll one;" but the only animal that came to the rescue was Laudamia; sho served the fielders well by winning the winding- up affair very cleverly. Thus ended a most excellent day's sport, with which no fault could be found of any kind or description. The roads and footpaths were crowded, as the hosts passed through the various bridlegatesand turnstiles on their way home ; vehicles of all sorts, from the lordly omnibus and four to the humble four- wheeler and one, rolled away for the town ; the cockneys returned under the auspices of " puffing Billy;" and those who had found beds in Northampton sat down with a hearty appetite for dinner, and quite (?) forgot it was quarter- day. Amongst the company were the Duke of Cam- bridge, the Duke of Bedford, the Marquis of Exeter, Lord Southampton, Lord Burleigh, Lord Strath- more, Lord Chesterfield, Lord Enfield, Lord Cardigan, the Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Clifden, Lord Bibblesdale, Lord Spencer, L> rd De Mauley, Lord F. Fitzroy, Lord Exmouth, Lord Coventry, Lord Cork, Lord Wilton, Lord Sidney Osborne, and Lord Althorp ; Sir F. Munroe, Sir George Armytage, Sir George Wombwell, Hon. James Mac- donald, Hon. Admiral Kous, General Peel, Colonel Cartwright, Capt. Christie, Mr. George Payne, Mr. A. Stafford, Colonel Vyse, Hon. R. V. Smith, Colonel Boyle, Hon. Frederick Villiers, Capt. Cust, Mr. C. Greville, General Arbuthnot, Hon. Colonel Forrester, Capt. Little, Sir Williamson Booth, Mr. Rndstone Read, Mr. Jacques, Capt. Oliver, and Capt. William Peel. TIIE TRIAL STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for two- year- olds and upwards ; 1 mile ; 8 subs. Mr Y. King's Flacrow, by Archy, 5 yrs, Sst 111b, S. Rogers I Mr Mellish's Huntington, 3 yrs. Ost 61b Fordham 2 Mr T. Parr's Odd Trick, 3 yrs, GstGIb Hearnden 3 Mr G. W. Fitzwllliam's Wentworth, 4 yrs, Sst 41b... A. Day 0 Mr Barber's Lord Nelson, 3 yrs, 6st 61b Dales 0 Iletting: 6 to 4 agst Lord Nelson, 3 to 1 agst Odd Trick, and 4 to 1 each agst Huntington and Flacrow. Won by a length; same distance between tbe second and third. On turning into the straight Lord Nelson, in endeavouring to take the inside place, fell, artd Wentworth stumbled over liirn. Alfred Day kept his seat; Dales was thrown, but fortunately escaped without injury. Lord Nelson was severely cut over the eye by A. Day's stirrup- iron. HEB MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 gs; 2 miles. MrT. Parr's Fisherman, by Heron, 4 yrs, Ost 21b ... Wells 1 Mr Williams's Malacca, 4 yrs. 9st 21b J. Osborne 2 Lord Ribblesdale's Greyling. 3 yrs, 6st 101b Htbberd 3 Mr H. Wyndharn's Kilbr ide, 3 yrs, Gst 101b Faulkner 4 Betting: 7 to 1 orr Fisherman. Fisherman waited to the turn into the straight, where he began to draw forward, came away at the half distance, and won easily by a length ; three lengths between the'fsecond and the third. Kilbride was beaten off. THE GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES, of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft; the, second to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. The winner of any handicap after the publication of the weights 51b, or any two handicaps, 71b extra; 2 miles; 00 subs, 60 of whom declared. Lord ltibblesdale's St. Giles, by Womersley, 3 yrs, 6st 41b Hibberd 1 Lord Zetland's Skirmisher, 3 yrs, Ost 81b Challoner 2 Mr Henderson's Assayer, 6rs, 8st 61b J. Osborne 3 Mr Clark's colt by Eplras— Elcot's dam, 3 yrs, Sst 121b, Dales 1 Lord Wilton's Bracken, 6 yrs, 7st 121b Flatman 0 Sir J. Hawley's Porto Rico, 4 yrs, 7st. 91b G. Mann 0 Mr Mellish's Tame Deer, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ( in 61b ex) Mnnday 0 Capt. Christie's Lawn, 4 yrs, " st lib Beat- park 0 Mr Mellish' Adamas, 3 yrs, Gst 91b Bray 0 Mr It. Drewltt's The Boarderer, 3 yrs, Cst lib ... Fordham 0 Mr E. 1!. Clerk's South Western, 3 yrs, Cst 41b Ducker 0 Mr S. Thellusson's Amati, 3 yrs, Ost 21b Grimsdale 0 Mr Grafton's Somerset, 3 yrs, Gst Plumb 0 MrT. Parr's Sir Colin, 3 yrs, 5st 131b Hearnden 0 Mr Thompson's Codrlngton, 3 yrs, Sst 101b... W. Grimmer 0 Mr Copeland's Silkmore, 3 yrs, Sst 71b ( ear Sst 91b) Snowden 0 Betting: 10 to 3 agst St. Giles, 9 to 2 agst Skirmisher, 6 to 1 agst Codrlngton, 7 to 1 agst Sir Colin, 9 to I agst Adamas, 12 to 1 agst Porto Rico, 100 to G agst Bracken. 25 to 1 agst Borderer, 30 to 1 each agst Assayer, South Western, and Somerset About a quarter of att hour after the appointed time ( 2.45) the horses were drawn up at the starting- post. At the second attempt thev got away. Sir Colin rushed to the front, followed by Skirmisher, second, Codringtotr third, Adamas fourth, Tame Deer fifth, and Somerset sixth, Bracken and St. Giles heading the next lot. On passing the Grand Stand Codrington drew into the second place, and on rounding the top turn took the lead, Sir Colin going on second, Skirmisher third, Adamas fourth, Assayer fifth, Tame Deer sixth, Amati seventh, Somerset eighth, St. Gilos ninth, Bracken, Borderer, and Porto Itico next. On entering the far side of the course, Adamas went up to Skirmisher, and ran with him side by side. Tame Dem- and Assayer beingfourth and fifth. SirColin gradually dropping back into the ruck. On ascending the hill at tire far turn, St. Giles began to draw forward, and showed in the fifth place; and, on making for the straight, Codrington, Skirmisher, and Adamas wore close together, Tame Deer being about two lengths behind them, fourth. These positions were held until they entered the straight, where Codrlngton dropped back, and left Skirmisher with the lead. In a few strides further, Adamas also gave way, and the race was reduced to a match between St. Giles and Skirmisher, who ran nearly head and head to half- way up the distance, where St. Giles obtained the lead, and won very cleverly by a neck ; eight lengths between the second and third; the Elcot's dam eolt was about a dozen lengths behind Assayer, Adamas was fifth, Tame Deer sixth, Codrington seventh, Amati eighth, and Borderer ninth. The others were pulled up; the last lot comprising South- Western, Sir Colin, Bracken, and Somerset. WHITTLEBUBY STAKES of 15 sovs each S ft, with 100 added by Lord Southampton, for two and three- yr* olds; certain penalties for winners; three- yr- olds which have started three times - without winning, allowed 51b, & e; about $ mile; 31 subs. Mr T. Walker's Gemma di Vergy, by Sir Hercules, 3 vrs, 8st 131b ( inc 51b ex) Kendall 1 Mr Verrall's Volatore, 2 yrs, Ost 81b Fordham 2 Mr E. R. Clarke's Shepherdess, 2 yrs, Gst 51b Ducker 3 Lord Ribblesdale's Centurion, 3 yrs, 8st 111b ( Inc 31b ex) Hibberd 4 Lord Exeter's Bctelnut, 2 yrs, Gst sib Plumb 5 Mr Gratwick's Sister to Viscount, 2 yrs, 6st 51b... Humpage 6 Baron Rothschild's Western I'ower, 3 yrs, Sst 31b... Charlton 7 Betting : 6 to 4 on Gemma di Vergy, 5 to 2 agst Volatore, and 8 to 1 agst any other ( offered). Won easily by half a length; bad third. STAND PLATE ( handicap) of 50 sovs; the winner of airy handicap, after the publication of the weights, 51b extra; 1 mile. Mr Mellish's Huntington, by Hernandez, 3 yrs, 6st 121b Fordham 1 Mr Cliffs Jack the Giant Killer, aged, 7st 81b ... Snowden 2 Mr J Osborne's Walhalla, 3 yrs, 5st 81b Challoner 3 Mr Wilkinson's Blight, 6 yrs, 7st 31b ( car 7st 41b) Munday 4 Mr Howard's Jessie, 3 yrs, 5st 1310 Plumb 5 Mr CllfFs Coal- black Rose, 4 yrs, 6st 1 lib Walters 0 Betting: 2 to 1 agst Huntington, 5 to 2 agst Walhalla, 4 to 1 agst Jessie, and 5 to I ttgst Blight Won easily by three lengths; four lengths between the second and and third. Coalblack Rose bolted soon after starting. PYTCHLEY STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 40 added, for two- year- olds and upwards; optional selling weights, & c.; the New Spencer Plate Course; five furlongs; 11 subs. Mr. Baker's Spinet, by Orlando, 3 yrs, Gst 31b ( 60/.) Grimmer 1 Mr Swan's Hardwick, 3 yrs, 6st 61b ( 60(.) J. Rogers 2 Mr Hanks's colt by Malcolm— Cocktail's dam\ 2 yrs, 4st 101b ( 60/.) A. Edwards 3 Mr Angel's Woodmite, 2 yrs, 4st 71b ( carried 4st 101b) ( 60/.) Constance 4 Mr Crawley's Mr Verdant Green, 4 yrs, 7st 81b ( 60/.) Fordham 0 Mr Griffin's Augusta, 3 yrs, 6st 131b ( 30/.) Plumb 0 Mr Abel's Surrenderor, 3 yrs, Gst 21b ( 301.) Musgrovo 0 Mr Stevens's Questionable, 5 yrs, 7st 131b ( 60f.) Prior 0 Mr Starkey's Fiction, 3 yrs, 5st 131b ( 30i.) Bray 0 Ml- Stevenson's Commodore Charley, G yrs, 8st 21b ( GOt) Wells 0 Betting: 6 to 4 agst Spinet, and S to 1 each agst Fiction and Cocktail's dam colt. Won by a length; same distance between the second and third; two lengths betwoen the third and fourth. The winner was sold for 105 sovs. THE NENE STAKES, a Free Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; once round; 7 subs. Mr Rowland's Laudamia, by Pyrrhus the First, 3 yrs, Gst 121b Snowden 1 Mr Mellish's Tame Deer, 4 yrs, Sst 71b Wells 2 Mr Cliff's Obscurity, 4 yrs, 7st 111b Munday 3 Lord Rlbbesdale's Iarcca, 3 yrs, 7st. 21b Hibberd 4 Mr Gulliver's Redemption, 5 yrs, 8st 101b Prior S Mr Parker's Blue Rock, 4 yrst, 8st 121b Fordham 0 Mr Steven's Hercules, 6 yrs, 8st 101b Yates 0 Betting: 5 to 4 agst Tame Deer, and 3 to 1 agst Jareca. Won by two lengths; bad third; Hercules and Blue Rock were beaten off, and did not pass the post. BETTING ON THE COURSE.— Chester Cup: 13 to 1 agst St Giles ( t), 1000 to 30 agst Dulcamara ( t).— 7W Thousand: 7 to 2 agst Vedette ( t).— Derby: 25 to 1 agst Skirmisher ( tf). THURSDAY. THE sun broke cheerfully forth in the early part of the day, and gave signs of his kind intention to look upon the field- sports of this Midland county during the afternoon. In fact, there was a most genial change in the weather from yesterday. The town began filling at ten o'clock, and company continued to pour in until past one. Happily for the convenience of those who wished to take a turn in the streets and look about them, there was an announcement of a sale on the racecourse, which attracted the lovers of racing or of horseflesh to go there, at twelve o'clock. It was that of Lord Spencer's yearlings, a dozen of which, bred at Althorp Park, were offered by Messrs. Tattersall an hour before the running commenced. This business excited both curiosity and attention, it being the first time that a sale of the kind had been tried here. As far as it went it succeeded ad- mirably. The lots were far from good, yet the prices they realised resulted in a fair average; we give them elsewhere. As the last lot was knocked down the bell rang for saddling; the bettors began to shout; and the mob, which had been gathering for hours, moved towards the outside of the ropes. The crowd, owing to the fineness of the weather, was greater than on Wednesday. The aristocracy lrad not forgotten to enter the Stand, nor the vulgar plebs to line the sides of the course; the omnibi, with pos- tilions, of my Lords Spencer and Southampton, a team of spanking tits from Weedon, and several more car- riages, made the entrances look gay and cheerful as their occupants landed at the staircase. Again, there were seven items on the card, with promise of better fields than yesterday. At half- past one the North- amptonshire Cup, worth 160/., drew forth six steeds, the victor amongst which might have been claimed at 500/. Middleton had once cost that sum, and tried to keep ttp his dignity by cutting out the work until he was beaten, which was at about the end of a mile and a half. A prettily- contested race between Amati and Companion ended in the former's wiirning by dint of sheer gameness by half a length. Lawn, the cock- tail that had been fancied in some quarters for the Great Race, was so far beaten that Wells pulled hitn up and walked him in. The second event of the day was the Althorp Park Stakes for two- year- old3, always an interesting race. Six only of the twenty- one on the list came to the post. • The fame of The Happy Land from the plains of Old Sarum had probably frightened some of them away. Those who did come were not a very handsome lot, nor is The Happy Land himself of size enough ever to become a very formidable antagonist. Grand Duchess was backed by some few admirers of Muscovite, but whether because they liked her family, or because Flatman rode her, it would be difficult to decide— she requires to be sent to a dancing- school and taught to turn her toes out. The Speedwell colt looked as if he would tumble in halves; Night Ranger was full of blotches and blemishes from hip to hock; the favou- rite was pen- feathered; and Eurydice was as well- looking as anything. It was amazing to observe the confidence of the Woodveates party, who, despite the extra weight on a little ' un, never stopped backing him till the race was half over. We were happy to see the colours of a sportsman in front at the finish; ho has not long been on the turf, although he has been a fox- hunter and a sportsman for some years. His friends congratulated him on his victory with " You- ride- I- see." Then came the great event of the second day, the Spencer Plate, a five- furlong handicap with 51 sub- scribers, eighteen of which donned silk or satin. The betting was not very spirited, Vaulter's late perform- ances having scared the friends of other stables from their propriety. There was a very great number of false starts in the newly- filled pit out of which they start. Part of Newmarket Heath is called the New Ground; this may well be called the Newer. It is, however, a wonderful improvement, doing away with the curve on which the horses used formerly to start for this race. The jockeys and the starter did not appear to hit matters off very well, fine and suspen- sion being the consequence. The two that ran the dead- heat were in front as soon as the colours could well be distinguished, and a beautiful race it was. Both of them had been backed " on the quiet," and have to divide some little money. It may be remembered that Peter Flat is the horse that shook the public's confidence in Wentworth last year, when they ran together in the Newmarket Stakes. The Delapre Handicap ( named after the seat of the owner of War Eagle, now in his 90th year) was the next race for decision. Nine came to the post; and Stormsail won this half- mile spin in a common canter, and was claimed, much to the chagrin of her owner, who was very loth to part with this offcast of the Whitewall stable. The claimant, however, would not come to terms, and Stormsail went home with Affghan. The Selling Plate wus a sadjaffair— two twenty- pounders; one of them won, we did not observe which ; it was a cocktail after altogether; the one that did win was sold by auction for thirty- seven guineas. N. B. The auctioneer did not forget to say " guineas " to- day. He said " pounds " yesterday, and lost six sovereigns over Spinet! Qu.: who suffers ? The St. Liz Handicap, 10 sovs. each, with 100/. added, produced a dozen runners. Hospitality was backed for a large sum, although he had but an hour and a half ago been shamefully beaten in the Spencer Plate, and the talent of Mr. Parr found many sup- porters for Odd Trick. Hospitality looked very like a winner at the distance ; but here Saraband put in his claim, and settled the business by winning cleverly, though not easily. There was a long, long tail in this race, nearly every horse being a length behind his fellow. Peter Flat now walked over for the Spencer Plate, and five horses " did their preliminary" for the Racing Stakes. It was a race fraught with interest. St. Giles and Gemma di Vergv both stripped for it. The moment it was known that these two cracks had thrown their hats into the ring, betting commenced in earnest; it was earnest— wo have not heard so much, except upon a Derby or St. Leger, since the memorable match at York between the Flying Dutchman and Voltigeur. St. Giles was the favourite at first, but Jemmy displaced him after they had cantered, and was at last backed almost at evens; the other three were not even dreamt of. Giles did not canter so airily as yesterday; be it remembered he had a rattling race " in hiin." The pace was not very severe, or Sir Colin, with all Wells's rousing, could not have been so close up. Gemma won this time in a canter; but he will have to keep his weather eye open if ever he comes across this son of Womersley over a distance of ground; we shall in such case stand on the bay. This ended a capital meeting, with which all around were satisfied. The Londoners were off the course in ample time for the regular train to London, which was nearly as long us a T. Y. C. The special brought those who stayed for dinner. There was some Chester Cup bet- ting on the platform, when 12 to 1 was offered against St. Giles, and a fresh outsider of the Day's, called Slanderer, was backed several times at 1000 to 15. Dulcamara was also in high force at 25 to 1. The trains reached town in comfortably time, and those of the London Ring who do not go to Croxton Park will have a rest until Thursday next, when they will of course run down to Epsom to witness Dorling's Metropolitan. THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CUP STAKES, of 10 sovs each, for three- yr- olds and upwards; the winner to be sold for 500 sovs, it' demanded; 2 miles ; 16 subs. Mr Thellusson's Amati, by Womersley, 3 yrs, Gst 91b, Bray 1 Mr Howard's Companion, 3 yrs, Gst 91b Fordham 2 Lord ltibblesdale's Greyling, 3 yrs, Gst 91b Hlbbert 3 Captain Lane's Firmament, 4 yrs, 8st 71b Aldcroft 4 Lord W. Powlett's Middleton, 4 yrs, Sst 71b S. Rogers 5 Captain Christie's Lawn, 4 yrs, Sst 71b Wells 6 Betting : 7 to 4 agst Companion, 3 to 1 agst Amati, 7 to 2 agst Greyling, 5 to 1 agst Firmament Won by half a length ; tiiree quarters of a length between the second and third; bad fourth; Lawn walked in. THE ALTHORP PARK STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for two- yr- olds; colts, Sst 71b ; fillies, Sst 31b ; any winner ,51b extra; T. Y. C.; straight run in. Mr Sutton's Eurydice, by Orlando, Sst 31b Kendail 1 Lord Ribblesdale's The Happy Land, Sst 121b ( inc 51b ex) Fordham 2 Mr Greville's Grand Duchess, Sst 31b Flatman 3 Mr T. Bell's colt by the Flying Dutchman, out of Speedwell, Sst 71b Basham 0 Mr Jackson's Night Ranger, Sst 71b J. Osborne 0 Mr F. Robinson's Heroine, 8st 81b ( inc Sib ex) ... 8. Rogers 0 Betting: 5 to 2 on Happy Land, G to I agst Eurydice, 7 to 1 agst Grand Duchess. Won by a neck; two lengths between the second and third; Speedwell colt was a bad fourtti; Heroine was fifth; Night Ranger and the colt by the Flying Dutchman wero^ close together last. The favourite got rather badly off. EARL SPENCER'S PLATE of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, S ft, if declared; a winner of any handicap after the weights were published to carry 71b extra. The New Spencer Plate Course ( about 5 fur- longs); 51 subs, 2G of whom declared. Lord Chesterfield's Peter Flat, by Flatcatcher, 4 yrs, 7st 31b Slundy t Mr J. Henderson's Cumberland, by Jericho, 3 yrs, Gst Sib Snowden 4 Mr Hadland's Ruth, 3 yrs, Gst Grimmer 3 MrG. W. Fltzwillianr's Wentworth, 4 yrs, Sst 121b, S. Rogers 0 Mr Bryan's Bird- In- Hand, 4 yrs, Sst 91b Charlton 0 Mr Ridley's Hospitality, 4 yrs, 8st 51b Aldcroft 0 Mr Smith's Olympus, 4 yrs, 8st 41b Flatman 0 Lord Exeter's Noisette, aged, 7st 1011 Norman 0 Mr Cundall's Old Rowley, aged, 7st 91b ltlckaby 0 Mr Dtav ' s Little Gerard, G yrs, 7st 81b R. Wright 0 Sir L. Newman's Mme. Clicquot, 3 yrs, 7st 31b Dales 0 Mr Howard's Strawberry, 3 yrs, 7ut 21b Fordham 0 Mr Wilklns's Prince's Mixture, 4 yrs, 7ftt Prltchard 0 Mr G. Payne's Mabel, 6 yrs, Gst 121b Plumb 0 Lord Rlbbesdale's Centurion, 3 yrs, 6st I01b Hibberd 0 Mr Cliff's Old Tom, 3 yrs, Gst 81b Ducker 0 Mr J. 11. Starkcy's Vaulter, 3 yrs. Gst 61b Bray 0 Mr Johnson's John Peel, 3 yrs, Sst 121b Challoner 0 Betting: 7 to 4 agst Vaulter, 5 to 1 agst Hospitality, 6 to 1 agst Old Tom, 8 to 1 agstPeter Flat 10 to 1 agst Ruth, 100 to s each agst Centurion and John Peel, 100 to 7 agst Cum- berland, 100 to G agst Madame Clicquot. The first two singled themselves out before reaching the distance, a fine race in ending in a dead heat. Ruth was beaten about seven or eight lengths front the first two. Noisette, Vaulter, Madame Clicquot, and Old Tutu finished clos:- up with lict — so close, indeed, that the rider of each thought he was third. Deciding heat: Peter Flat walked over, attd Lord Chester- field and Mr. J. Henderson divided the stakes. The starter reported Grimmer, Bray, Ducker, Dales, and Snowden for disobeying his orders. Grimmer, it being his second offence at tlris meeting, was lined 10/., and suspended from riding at Newmarket. The others were fined 5/. each. THE DELAPRE HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, with 35 added ; the winner to he sold for 100 sovs, if demanded, in tbe usual way; about i a mile: IS subs. Capt. Christie's Stormsall, by Storm, 3 yrs, 7st 41b Fordham 1 Mr Byrne's Affghan, 5 yrs, Sst Sib Kendall 2 Mr Hale's Schoolfellow, 2 yrs, 5st 131b Glimmer 3 Sir W. Booth's Fanfaronade, 3 yrs, 7St Uray 4 Mr Gulliver's Bessie, 5 yrs, Sst 51b Yates 0 Mr Baker's Garnet, 4 yrs, 7st 91b Charlton 0 Mr C. Formby's Bonnets o' Blue, 4 yrs, 7st Clement 0 Mr Fereby's filly by Trap— Australia, 3 yrs, Gst 121b Harrington 0 Mr J. Osborne's c by Woolwich— Mrs Taft, 2 yrs, Sst 21b Challoner 0 Betting: S to 2 each agst Bessie and Stormsail, 5 to 1 agst any other offered. Won by three lengths; half a length between the second and third; same distance between the third and fourth: Mrs. Taft colt was a bad fifth ; Bessie was sixth, Australia filly next, and Bonnets- o'- Bluo last. The winner was claimed by the owner of Affghan. THE SELLING PLATE of 20 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 6 sovs each; new course ( 5 furlongs); 3 subs. Mr Hank's colt by Malcolm— Cocktail's dam, 2 yrs, 4st 101b ( 20/.) A. Edwards I Mr .1. Osborne's Walhalla, 3 yrs, Gst 31b ( 201)... Challoner 2 Betting: 5 to 4 on Cocktail's dam colt, who made all the running, and won by two lengths. The winner was sold to Mr. Sydney for 37 guineas. THE ST. Liz HANDICAP of 10 sov « o » ch, h ft, with 100 added; tho winner of any handicap after the weights appoarcd, 71b extra; li miles; 26 subs. Mr Howard's Saraband, by Cotherstono, 5 yrs, 8s t 91b j. Goater 1 Mr Ridley's Hospitality, 4 yrs, Sst Aldcroft 2 Mr T. Parr's Odd Trick, 3 yrs, 6st 81b Fordham 3 Mr Moseley's Alonzo, aged, Sst 31b Wells 0 Lord Wilton's Bracken, 6 yrs, 7st 81b Mttndy 0 Mr Mcllish's Squire Watt, 4 yrs, 7st 21b Ilibberd 0 Mr Jackson's Gaudy, 4 yrs, 7st 21b Charlton 0 Mr Good's Vulcan, 5 yrs, 7st Clement 0 Mr Waller's Octavia, aged, 7st Salter O Mr Cliff's Coal- black Rose, 4 yrs, list 51b Snowden 0 Mr E. Fisher's England's Beauty, 3 yrs, Sst 101b, Grimmer 0 Mr Chambers's filly by Footstool, out of Adel- gund, 3 yrs, Sst lib T. Fordharu 0 Betting : 5 to 1 each agst Old Trick, Hospitality, and Adel- gund filly, 7 to I each ag « t Saraband and Alonso. Won by half a length; a head botween the second and third; Squire Watt was a bad fourth; Gaudy was fifth, and Adelgund filly sixth; Coal- black Rose, Alonzo, and Vulcan wero the next three The RACING STAKES of 20 sovs each, lr ft, with 50 added, for three- yr- olds; colts, 8st 101b, fillies, 8st Gib ; certain penal- ties and allowances ; 1 mile ; 10 subs. MrT. Walker's Gemma di Vergy, by Sir Hercules, Ost lib ( inc 51b ox) Kendall 1 Lord Ribblesdale's St. Giles, 9st lib ( inc 51b ex)... Hibberd 2 Mr T. Parr's Sir Colin, Sst Sib Wells 3 Mr J. Osborne's Glerle Hawk, sst 51b I. Osborne 4 Mr Frederick's John Peel, Sst Sib C. Ilornsby 5 Betting: Even on Gemma di Vergy, 6 to 4 agst St. Giles. Won easily by half a length; two lengths between tho second and third; three lengths between the third and fourth. John Peel was beaten off a long way. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.— Metropolitan Stakes : 8 to 1 on the field ( off), 100 to 8 agst Fisherman it).— Chester Cup: 12 to 1 agst St. Giles, 25 to I agst Dulcamara ( t). 1000 to 15 agst Slanderer. — Two Thousand: .'! to 1 agst Vedette ( t), G to I agst Schiedam ( t 7 to I), 10 to 1 agst Kent ( t).- Derby: 9 to 1 agst Blink Bonny ( t), 15 to I agst Lady Hawthorn ( t), 18 to I agst Loyala ( t), 20 to 1 agst Sprig of Shillelagh ( t), 20 to 1 agst Kent ( t), 1000 to 45 agst Skirmisher ( t), 25 to 1 agst Glenmassou ( t). The above bets were made before the last race. BIRMINGHAM STEEPLE CHASES. Stewards: William Scholefleld, Esq., M. P.; J. < hadwick, Esq.. New Hall, Sutton ; Capt It. C. Holmes, loth Hussars; John Fife, Esq., 10th Ifu9sars. Judge and Handicapper : Mr. R. Johnson, of York. Clerk of the Courso: Mr. John Sheldon, Jun. Starter: Mr. W. Elliott. TUESDAY, MARCH 24. THE SUTTON STEEPLE- CHASE, a free Handicap of S sovs each, with 25 added ; the winner of any handicap Steeple- Chase after the weights were declared, 51b; twice, 71b extra; tho winner to be sold by auction for 80/.; if entered to be sold at tho time of accepting, for 60/., allowed 71b; If for 501, 101b; If for 30/., 141b; if for 20/., 181b; about 8 miles; 7 subs. Mr Deacon's Weston, by Tearaway, 5 yrs, Ost 41b ( SOI.) Mr. Edwardt 1 Mr Jenning its May Day, ttgod, 9st 61b ( 20/.) J. Shepher I 2 Mr Ben Land's Penelope, G yrs, 8st 131b ( 20£) Nightingn ( 1 3 Mr J. Page's Peter Snipe, aged, 8st 101b ( 20/.)... W. Willi e 0 Betting: 7 to 4 on Weston, and 3 to 1 agst Pene ope. Won in a canter by ten lengths; Penelope fell at tho Jaat fence when leading, and walked in third ; Peter Sir pe re- fused the first fence. THE GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLE- CHASE, a handicap o1 10 sovs each, 3 ft with 100 sovs added; tho second to save his stake; a winner of 100/. clear after the weights were published oncc, 71b; twice, or a winner of 300/. clear, 101b extra; 4 miles. Viscount Talon's Sting, 6 yrs, Ost 71b Weaver I Mr Wright ns Forest Queen, aged, lost Waddington 2 Mr Andrews's Hopeless Star, aged, lOst 9lb Mr Blako 3 Mr Davies's Minerva, aged, lost 71b Sly 4 Barou Monecove's Casse Cou, aged, lost 9lb ... Lamplugh 0 Mr J. Henderson's Dangerous, aged, lOst 41b Green 0 Mr Morris's Little Buck, aged, 9st Gib W. White 0 Mr Shepherd ns The Gipsy King, 6 yrs, 9st 61b, J. Shepherd ll Mr T. Marshall's Sesame, 5 yrs, 9- rt 51b Mr Cotan O Mr C. Symonds's The Painter, aged, Ost 51b Sir Dart 0 Mr Ben. Land's Thcodine, aged, Ost 31b B. Laud, Jun. 0 Mr J. Chadwlck's Goldfinch, aged, 9st 21b Horner 0 Mr G. W. Hunt's Sultan, aged, 9st ( car Ost 21b), Mr Etlwards II Mr W. Harnett's Miss Nutty, 7 yrs, Sst 101b G. Stevens 0 Betting: 2 to 1 agst Dangerous, 4 to I agst Stlllg, 5 to 1 agst Casse Cou, G to I each agst The Painter and Miss Nutty, 10 to 1 ugst Forest Queen, and 10 to agst any other. A good race; won by two lengths; Hopeless Star passed Minerva within the distance, and defeated her for third place by a couple of lengths. THE HUNT CUP STEEPLE- CHASE of 5 sovs each, with u sliver cup, value 50 sovs added, for all horses that have been regularly hunted with any established pack of hounds carrying list 71b each; horses never having started in any steeple- chase allowed 7lb; a winner of a steeple- chase in 1856 or 1857 value 30/. 71b, twice 141b, or any handicap steeple- chase of the value of 200/. 281b extra; gentlemen riders; professionals 101b extra; the second to save Ills stake; 3 miles; IG subs. Mr Henderson's Maley, aged, 12st Mr Gordon I Mr Andrews's Freedom, aged, 11st 71b Mr Blake 2 Mr Black's Red Cap. aged, 12st3ll> W. Archer 3 Mr W. Wilkins rrs May Day, aged, 12st 31b li. Archer 4 Mr Wilcott's Haymaker, 6 yrs, 11st Mr Cary 0 Mr Johnson ns Comberford, aged, 11st 101b Butler 0 Mr W. Tempest's Conrad, aged, 11st Mr Gaman o Lieut. Hunt's Sir Charles Napier, aged, 12st... Capt. Crvrnes 0 Mr J. Chad wick's The Archduke, G yrs, 11st... Mr Edwards 0 Capt. I luff's Ganymede, aged, 12 « t 31b S. Darling 0 Lieut. Hunt's Fearless, list 71b owner 0 Mr Morris's Growland, aged, 11st 71b Mr Walker 0 Betting: Even on Maley, 3 to 1 agst Ganymede, 4 to 1 ugst Red Cap, and 5 to 1 agst Freedom. Won by a length: two lengths between the second and third j and a neck between the the third und fourth. Fearless, whilst In possession of the lead, fell at tho last fence but one. SCURRY HANDICAP STEEPLE- CHASE of 5 sovs each, I ft, with 25 added ; 3miles; 10 subs, Mr Gardner's Evington Luss, by Idas, uged, lost 101b Mr Blake I Mr Deacon's Weston, 5 yrs, lost 61b Mr Edwards 2 Mr Jennings's Alrlershot, 5 yrs, lost 31b G. Stevens 3 Mr Ben. Land's Theodlne, aged, lost 71b ... B. Land, jun. 4 Mr Tempest's Cigar, uged, 9st 1 lib W. White S Mr Price's Royalty, aged, lost 41b ( carried lOst Gib) W. Archer— fell Betting: 6 to 4 ag » t Evlugton Lass, 2 to 1 agst Aldt- rshot, and 3 to 1 agst Theodlne. A fine race; wort by a reck halt a length between tbe second and third ; bad fourth. The SELLING STEEPLE- CHASE did not produce a race. The weather was favourable, and the attendance of tho company very large. The course was In fine running order. GAINSBOROUGH ( LINCOLNSHIRE) STEEPLE- CHASES. Clerk of the course: Mr. J. Chapman. Judge: Sir. Johnson. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25. OPEN STEEPLE- CHASE.— A sweepstakes ot 3 sovs each, li ft. with 25 added. Four- year- olds, list; five list 91b; six and aged 12st. A winner of any Steeple- chime previous to starting to carry 141bs of two or more 211b extra. About 3 miles. Mr Skelton's ch g Cossack, 5 yrs, 12st91b... E. Wndehotrse t Mr J. Sharpe's ch m Governess, aged, 12st J. Sharpe 2 Sir Whelm ns ch h Agitation, aged, 13st 0 Sir Pindar's br in Creeping Jane, ! 2st 0 Mr If. Soer's gr h Kufus, 6 yrs. list 0 FARMERS' STEEPLE- CHASE— A Sweepstakes of 2 sovs each, h ft, with 15 added, for maiden horses at the time of entry, over about 3 miles of fair hunting country, for horsos the pro- perty of gentlemen who have regularly hunted with ( ho Brocklesby. Burton, and Earl Scarborough's hounds, three- year- olds lOst, four list 21b, five list 101b, six and aged ) 2st 21b; gentlemen riders. Mr R. Sharpe's b h Woodcock, nged, 12st 2! b Marsh 1 Mr II. Soer's gr h, Rnfus, G JTS, last 211) 2 Mr Goy's br h Rough Robin, 6 yrs, l2st 21b 3 BALLYM0RE RACES ( CO. WESTMEATH). Stewards: O. A. Boyd, W. II. Jones, John Longworth, F. Hall, Charles Hall, Henry Murray, J. G. Fox, and John Slalone, Esqrs. Judge: R. J. Hunter, Esq. MONDAY, MARCH 23. THIS sporting affair cume off on a well laid- out courso in the neighbourhood of Ballymore, the fences, about 212 • thirty in number, all of a fair hunting description, including two stone walls and two water- cuts or drains. The attendance, considering the rawness of the day and the numerous calls incident on the elec- tion movements, was very respectable. A large party from Donore, including Sir Percy and Capt. Nugent, and Miss Meares Urquhart, P. N. Fitzgerald, and the stewards. Subjoined is the result of the day's running: SwEErsxAKEs of 6 sovs each, h ft, 30 sovs added; 3 miles. Mr Irwin's b c Dunmurry, by Smallhopcs, 10st81b D. Meaney 1 Sir E. S. Hutchinson's b in Chnncc, lOst 01b Noonan 2 Mr I'. Carey's ltoatlcss ( lato Welcome), 9st 121b 3 Mr Flood's Blind llarpcr, lOst 81b Hanlon fell SWEEPSTAKES of 4 sovs cach, h f, 40 eovi added; 3 miles. Mr M'Cauley's b K Louth, 9st 21b Hanlon 1 Mr Naghten's b m Kato, lOst 1 lib Mr. J. Kolly 1 Mr Davis's ch rn Miss Koto, ' Jet 81b Chifney 3 Mr Wilson's b K Varna, » st lib Thompson 0 Mr Meed's ch g Heber, Sst 81b Byrne 0 Mr Flood's gr g lillnd Harper, lost alb fell Won easy, Miss Kato well up. SELUNU STAKES of 3 sovs each, 20 added; H mile heats; weight for age. Mr l'etcr Nucent's b e Little Legs, lOst 81b... Thompson 1 1 Mr Black's Mlnnlo, lOst sib owner fell Mr Jones's b m by Smallhopes, lOst 81b D. Meany fell THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. SALE OF THE YEARLINGS OF THE ALTHORP- PARK STUD. ONE hour before the first race of the second day, as previously announced, Mr. Tattersall mounted" the rostrum in the paddock beside the Grand Stand on Northampton Racecourse, where twelve yearlings were offered from the above- named stud. We cannot call them a goodly company. There was certainly a great difference between the Cotherstones and the Newcourts, tlio former having in general the fine back and loins of their sire; tho latter being very pretty, but sadly deficient in bone. One only of them fetched anything like a price — the one, namely, out of Treacherous. lie is a lofty animal, and, high as he and his price were, we do not think highly of him. The colt by Drayton out of Gussey by Plenipo, realised onlv 29/., in spite of the recommendation of his half- brother having won the Grand National. He is, however, gone to Epsom, in order, perhaps, to be near his relative. The Cothcrstone colt out of Annette, by Priam, which fetched 220 guineas, was a nice strong animal, and though with some good racing points yet a little more length would not hurt him. The seven- teen pounder, byNewcourt out of Furbelow, was dear at a groat: however, people will buy— luckily for breeders ; sho is no bigger than a donkey. Lot 5, by Newcourt out of Domino's dam, was lengthy, clean- limbed, and neat; he is gone into Domino's stable, and may turn out a useful horse over a tVo- year- old course. Tho filly by Newcourt out of Polyxena, though sho only fetched 28 sovs, is very neat, and must be cheap; tho year is young vet, and many of these are not within two months of the first anni- versary of their birth. The three last lots were remarkably good- looking, No. 12 in particular, sister to Pumicestone. She was a little inclined to be fractious, but has beautiful limbs, and is what the Newmarket boys call " as long as a town." If she be not a wondrously cheap animal, we never remember to have seen one. There was a note on the bills of sale giving the pedigree of Newcourt— we should say tho sooner the noble lord gives him his covge the better. The average of the whole was a trifle under throe " ponies" apieco— that of the Newcourts 55/.— this will not pay a breeder): yet we have heard our forefathers say that 100/. for a colt, and 501. for a filly, is a fair remuneration; if so, then Lord Spencer will not lose on the balance. Lots one and four are gone into William Day's stable. Below are the prices. Brown colt ( brother to Glenmasson), by Cotherstone Ga. out of Annette, by Priam, Ac 220 Bay colt, by Nowcourt out of Fontangc, sister to Farthingale, by Cotherstone out of Cloak, & c 27 Bay colt, by Drayton out of Gusscy, by Plenipo out of Ninny, by Bedlamite, Ac 29 Chesnut colt, by Newcourt out of Treacherous ( dam of Tho Sheriff; Perfidious, Treachery, Ac.), by Panta- loon, < fec 1C5 Chesnut Colt, by Ncwcourt out of Lady Gay Spanker ( Domino's dam) 80 Brown Filly, by Newcourt out of tho Udjo of Silver- kcld Well ( the dam of Ondino and Child of the Mist) 22 Brown filly, by Nowcourt out of Furbelow, by CotluT- stone out of Valance, by Sultan, Ac 17 Bay filly, by Nowcourt out of Polyxena ( Daeia's dam), by Priam, & c 28 Chesnut Ally, by Ncwcourt out of Peeress ( Lady- in- VVaiting's dam, by Priam, Ac 50 Bay or brown filly ( sister to Polydore), by Cothorstono out of Folydora, by Priam, Ac 85 Bay filly, by Cothcrstone out of Kernel, by Nutwitli out o f Grcon Mantle, by Sultan, Ac. 84 Brown filly ( sister to Pumlcostono), by Cotherstono out of The Duchess of Lorraino, by Pantaloon, Ac 81 ( N. B. Newcourt Is by Sir Hercules out of Sylph, by Spectre, hor dam Fanny Legh, by Castrol, Ac). BIQGAR OR UPPERWARD OF LANARKSHIRE CLUB SPRING MEETING— MARCH 24, Ac. Stewards: Tho Karl of Hefton, Sir J. Boswoll, Capt Spencer, W. Sharpe, A. ( iridium, W. ( i. Horron, J. Gibson, J. W. Vipan, and J. Gordon, Esqrn. Hon. Sec.: Robert Paterson, Esq. Judge: MrNiffhtinsale. Slipper: Mr Whit ® , Jan. B TIIE BIGGER OPEN CUP, value 4161 Mr Paterson's w b Hunan Whitehead, by Wigan out of The Post, beat Mr Bartlett's r b Entro Nous, by I-' lgaro out. of Eaglet ( 9) Mr Turner's bk d Lawson, by Grecian out of Tuke- em- in, boat Mr Dunlop's f d Slapdash, by Curler out of Ruby Mr Knowlos's bk d Marc Antony, by Bodlamlto out of Efllo Deans, boat Mr Maxwell's w b Criffie, by Kossuth out of Repentance ( I) Mr Gibson's bo w b Blooming Heather, by Wigan out of Repentance, beat. Mr Bartlett's bk d llosoluto, by Jerry out of Free and Easy ( 2) Mr Hodgson's r d Nkowball, by Drunken Tom out of FJy, beat Mr Uorron's r w d Bloodshot by Blucllght out of Nottlo Mr Paterson's r d Sunrise, by Eden out of Nip, beat Mr Hyslop's be w d Harpoon, by Eden out of Eve Earl of Sertoli's bk b Heucole, by Gipsy Prlnco out of Cinderella, beat Mr Cochran's w bd b Flora Maedonald, by Wigan out of Sweetlips Mr IHrrel s f b Husy Body, by Abd- « l- Kader out of Beeswing, boat Mr Borron a bk d Black Flag, by Blucllght out of Wicked Eye ( 1) Mr Dixon's r d Deacon, by Ben out of Buttress, a byo— Mr W. Graham's w d White Star, by Lasso, dr. Mr Jardino ns bo b Bella Mars, by Baron out of Fanny, beat Mr Mll- burn's w f b Merry Mary, by Eden out of Print Mr Hyslop's f d Governor, by Navigator out of White Rose, beat Mr Jardino ns w f d Tearaway, by Telemachus out of Governess Mr Gibson iwfd Panmure, by Japhet out of Sylva, beat Mr Jackson ns f w b Debonair, by LocomoUve out of Magic ( 1) Mr Steel's fd Stephano, by Guy Mannoring out of Jenny, boat Mr Mil bum's be w b Meg, by Baron out of Fanny Mr Fox's r b Fairv, by Fugleman out of Famine, boat Mr Borron's be d Banner Blue, by Bluelight out of 8cotia ( 1) Mr Patorson ns f w b Jenny Lassie, by Gontlo Shephord out of Dew- drop, beat Capt. Spcncer's bk d Sidonla, by Ranter— Jenny Jones Mr Dixon s w bd d Durham, by Sandy o'er tho 8ea out of Whisk, boat Mr Borron's bk w d Bold Expression, by Japliet out of Vivid Mr Birroll ns w bk d Hprlng, by Merchant out of Jesabol, beat Mr Campbell s f w d Cloretto, by Wlgan out of Bonnot Bluo Mr ltotliery s t d Moneycatcher, by Nailer out of Lady Pombroko, boat _ r MrOordon s bk d Gainsborough, by Glonvurlook out of Glamour Mr Phillips s f w d Donald, by Eden out of Fair Helen, boat MrSharpo's 1 d Pate 1' orteous, by Ilughie Graham out of Uattlesnako Mr Knowlos's bk d Barrator, by Barrister out of Alice, beat Mr Sharpe's w bd t> Leagill, by Solway out of British Queen Mr Russet's bk w d Prontlco, by The Cobblor out of Susan, beat Mr 1 earson s f b Aurora, by Weapon out of Lady Mr Birrell's r b Fancy Girl, by Pioneer out of Flirt, beat Mr Campboll i r w d Camcrino, by Wigan out of Woolmot Mr Buist ns bk b Jail Bird, by Junta out of Humming Bird, beat Mr II. Gardner's f d VVukeful, by Freeman out of Housemaid Mr Built ns bk b Blackness, by Bluelight out of Nettle, boat Mr J. W. Vlpun s bk b Vanity Fair, by Bedlamite out of Amlnta Mr Gardner's bk w b Bulbul, by Boyroutoutof Jenny Lind, beat Mr • Steel s r d Htruther, by Great Britain out of Jenny Mr Jardino ns bk d Jerroed, by Baron out of Bella, beat Mr Croft's r d Courier, by Frederick out of Sawdust Mr Gibson's bk d Mussablb, by Mahout out of Mceris. beat Capt. Spen- cer s bk d Spoed the Plough, by Frolic out of Huucebox Mr Putersuu'H bk w d Sweet Briar, by Baron out of Tollwifo, beat Mr J Pearson's w d Coupland Beck, by Barrister out of Violet Mr J. W. Vipun's bk w d Vengeance, by Young Figaro out of Virago, beat Mr Steel's r d Sassenach, by Japhet out of Self- interest Mr Campbell's bk w d Coomerango, by The Game Chicken out of Queen of the Tyne, beat Mr Hudson ns f d Physician, by Kelvin Grove out of Bosh Capt Crichton's r w d Baron Garnock, by Reuben out of Maid of Sara- gossa, beat Earl of Sefton's bk b Sontag, by Lablache— Stitch ( 1) Mr Croft's bk w d Croxteth, by 8ackcloth out of Salmon, beat Mr A. Graham's bkd Peacemaker, by Fire- office or Junta— Brenhllda ( 1). Lawson beat Whitehead B. Heather beat Marc Antony 8ke\ vball beat Sunrise Seacole beat Bella Mars Panmure beat Busybody Stephano beat Deacon Jenny Lassie beat Governor Prentice beat Fairy Jail Bird beat Durham Blackness beat 8pring Moneycatcher beat Jerreed Donald beat Mussahib ( 1) Barrator beat Sweetbriar F. Girl and Coomerango ( 1) not run Bulbul beat Baron Garnock Vengeance ond Croxteth, not run. [ off THE ALTCAR CLUB MEETING.- MARCH 18 & 19. ( By permission and under the patronage of the Earl of Sefton.) President: The Earl of Sefton. Stowards: H. Jefferson. W. G. Borron, and W. Myers, Esqs. Hon. Sec.: T. D. Hornby, Esq. Judge: Mr. M'Georgo. THE MEMBERS' CUP. Lord Sefton's bk b Seacole, by Long's Gipsy Prince out of Lord Sefton's Cinderella, beat Mr Borron's bk d Blackflag, by his Bluelight out of his Wicked- Eye Mr Jefferson's r d Jacob Omnium, by his John Bull out of Fox's Fudge, beat Capt Harris's r d Hannibal, by Jefferson's John Bull out of Fox's Famine Mr Spinks's bk d Sim, byNeilson's Jester out of his Flora, beat Mr J. H. Blundell's bd w d Bugle, by Neilson's Jester out of Lord Sefton's Stitch Mr Peacock's fb Protest by Wilson's Weapon out of Peacock's Pearl, beat Mr B. H. Jones's r d Jullien, by Long's Lablache out of Lord Sefton's 8corn Mr A. Graham's bd d Know- nothing, by Boswell's Curler out of Gra- ham's Aggression, beat Mr J. C. Wilson's bk d Wansfoll, by his Weapon out of Airey's Lady Lord Sefton's bk b Sontag, by Long's Lablache out of Lord Sefton's Stitch, a bye— Mr Borron's bk w d Bold Expression, by Graham's Japhct out of Borron's Vivid, dr. Mr Fox's bk t b Fancy, by Brown's Bedlamite out of Fox's Flounce, beat Mr J. H. Blundell's bk d Blackcloth, by Lord Sefton's Sack- cloth out of Blundell's Bridesmaid Capt Harris's r b Hush, by Fox's Frolic out of Harris's Eva, beat Capt Sponcer's bk d Sidonla, by Randell's Ranter out of Ashmore's Jenny Jones Mr B. H. Jones's bk b Jailbird, by his Junta out of Hope's Humming Bird, beat Mr J. C. Wilson's r b Wee Pet, by Hornby's Haymaker out of Wilson's Wrong Decision Mr Randall's r w d Richmond, by British Tar out, of Ilotherington's Fly, beat Mr T. Brocklebank's bk b Rhapsody, by Brown's Bedlamite out of Randell's Raven Lord Sefton's bk d Stagebox, by Long's Lablacho out of Lord Sefton's Stitch, beat Mr Jefferson's r d Jericho, by his John Bull out of Fox's Fudge CaptSpencer's bkd Seagull ( late Reveller), by Brown's Bedlamite out of Randell's Raven, beat Mr C. Stanley's bo d Seloct, by Moore's Leander out of Stanley's Saffron. Seacole beat Jacob Omnium Protest beat Sim Sontag beat Know- nothing Protest beat Seacole Fancy beat Sontag Protest beat Fancy ( 1) I Fancy beat Hnsh Richmond beat Jailbird ( 1) | Seagull beat 8tagebox. nr. I Seagull beat Richmond. | Seagull ran a bye. Seagull beat Protest, and won. THE SEFTON STAKES. Captain Spencor's f d Sine- quA- non, by Henderson's Larriston out of Spencer's Ballet Dancer, beat Lord Sefton's bk d Signor, by Long's Lablache out of Lord Sefton's Stitch Mr Fox's bk w b Florence Nightingale, by Fox's Fugleman out of his Famine, beat Mr A Graham's bd b Welcome to England, by Gor- don's Guy Munnering out of Graham's Blooming Heather Mr Peacock's f w b Puff, by Wilson's Weapon out of Peacock's Pearl, boat Mr Stone's bd d Scrowjack, by Lincoln out of Fan ( 1) Mr Spinks's r w b Smut, by Cutler out of Shaw's Skipper, beat MrT. D. Hornby's be b Hoax, by Neilson's Jestor out of his Flora Mr Brundrit's bk b Asylum, by Brown's Bedlamite outof Young Havoc, boat Mr T. T. C Lister's bd d Corporal Mr B. II. Jones's bo b Jetty Treffz, by Moore's Tout out of Jones's Jenny Llnd, beat Lord Scfton's bk d Saint, by Lord Sefton's Sackcloth out of his Sally Grey ( 1) dr. 8ine- qu&- non beat Florence Nightingale ( 2) dr. Sine- quii- non beat Puff I Puff beat Smut I Asylum beat Jetty Treffz. nr. | Asylum ran a bye. Asylum beat Sine- quA- non, and won. THE CROXTETII ( MAIDEN) STAKES. Mr T. T. C. Lister's be d Courier beat Mr Borron's f d Bright Ensign, by his Brighton out of his Brilliance Mr Brundrit's bk w b By- your- Leavo, by Moore's Dorwentwater out of Eflleston'sTiny Trip, beat Lord Sefton's bk b Saraband, by Long's Gipsy Prince outof Lord Serton's Cinderella Mr Jefferson's r b Jeu d'Esprit, by Jefferson's John Bull out of Fox's Fudge, beat Mr Poacock's bk d Plymouth, by Shipley's Sirius out of Robinson's Queen Capt Spencer's bk w d Speed- the- Plougli, by Fox's Frolic out of 8pencer's Saucebox, beat Mr T. 1). Hornby's bk b Hesitation, by his Haymaker out of J ebb's Uncertainty Mr A. Graham's r w d Prince of Prussia, by his Japhet out of his Cricket, beat Mr Borron's r b Bright Spirit, by his Brighton out of. his Brilliance Mr T. Brocklebank's f t b Bravura, by Long's Lablacho ont of Brockle- bank's Britomart, beat Mr W. Langton's bk b Lyra, by Pagan's Wigan out of Langton's Lutestring Mr Stone's w r b Silkworm beat Mr C. Stanley's r d Scapegrace, by Fowles's Fire- office out of Blundell's Brenhllda Lord Sefton's f d Skyrocket, by Borron's Bluelight out of Lord Sefton's Syncope, beat Mr B. H. Jones's w b Japonica, by his Junta out of Blundell's Bluebell Mr 8pinks's bd w b Sail, by his Sir Charles out of his Skip, boat Mr Stone's r b Slow- worm, by Locomotive out of My Mary Mr Borron's w bk b Bedazzling, by Graham's Japhet out of Borron's Vivid, beat Mr George's r d Cheroot II. Courier beat By- your- Leavo I Prince of Prussia beat Bravura Jeu d'Esprit beat Speod- the- Silkworm beat Skyrocket Plough | Bedazzling beat Sail. III. Jeu d'Esprit beat Courier I Bedazzling ran a bye. P. of Prussia, a bye— Silkworm, dr. | IV. Bedazzling beat P. of Prussia ( 1) | Jou d'Esprit ran a bye. v. Jeu d'Esprit beat Bedazzling, and won. THE ALTCAR ( SELLING) STAKES. MrT. Brocklebank's bk w d Buffo, by Long's Lablache out of Brockle- bank's Britomart, beat Mr T. T. C. Lister's bk w b Clara Mr Spinks's be d Switcher, by France's Frederick out of Cooke's Saw- dust beat Mr. T. D. Hornby's bo b Hoax, by Neilson's Jester out of his Flora Mr J. C. Wilson's bk d Wansfoll, by Wilson's Weapon out of Airey's Lady, beat Mr Stone's bd d Scrowjack, by Lincoln out of Fan Mr B. H. Jones's w b Japonica, by Jones's Junta out of Blundell's Blue- bell, beat Mr W. Langton's bk b Lyra, by Pagan's Wigan out of Langton's Lutestring. Switcher boat Buffo II. | Japonica beat Wansfoll. Switcher beat Japonica, and won. THE MOLYNEUX STAKES. Capt Harris's r d Hannibal beat Mr Borron's bk d Black Flag ( 1) dr. Mr J. H. Blundell's bd w d Bugle, a byo— Mr B. H. Jones's r d Jullien, dr. Mr T. T. C. Lister's bk d Cormorant boat Mr Stone's r b Slow- worm Mr A. Graham's bd b Welcome- to- England bt Ld. Serton's bk d Solo ( I). Bugle beat Hannibal | W.- to- England beat Cormorant Welcomo- to- England beat Bugle, and won. THF. WEST DERBY STAKES. Mr T. Brocklebank's bk b Black Lace beat Mr J. C. Wilson's r b Woo Pet Mr Jefferson's r d Jericho boat Mr C. Stanley's be d Select Mr Borron's fd Bright Ensign bt Mr J. II. Blundell's bk d Black Cloth Mr T. T. C. Lister's bk b Curlew beat Mr Peacock's bk d Plymouth. Jericho boat Black Lace II. | Bright Ensign boat Curlew. Bright Ensign boat Jericho, and won. MOUNT LOUISE CLUB ( M0NAGHAN) MEETING MARCH 19. Stewards: John Madden and Edgar Brcdin, Esqrs. Judge: Mr Evatt. Slipper: Mr . lames Fiddis. MOUNT LOUISE OPEN STAKE. Mr Mayne's w bd b Bluebell beat Mr Grey's w bk b Leda, and won. ROSLEA MANOR STAKES, LADIES PURSE, and 5 sovs added. Mr Mayne's w bd d Winsome- wed- Maggy beat Mr M'Master's f b Fairy Queen Mr Grey s w bk b Leda ran a byo; Mr M'Master's Needle absent Mr Wood's bk d Trim beat Mr Fiddis's bk w b Dora Mr Sornaghan's bk d Midgo ran a bye. Maggy beat Midge | Leda beat Trim. HI. Leda beat Maggy, and won. By the kind permission of R. B. Evatt, Esq., this club met for coursing on Thursday, March 19. In consequence of other meetings coming off at the same time, the entries did not fill; but, as the weather was beautiful, the hares plenty, and in good running order, the day's sport went off in a most satisfactory manner. Mr. M'Master's Fairy Queen afforded the spectators a good deal of amusement. Being in the slips to run a bye with Mr. Grey's Leda, she broke off in pursuit of a rabbit, which she killed; a hare then started up close by, and was followed by the bitch at full speed, still retaining the rabbit in her mouth, which she persisted in holding until the end of the run, which was a long one. Mr. Wood's Trim beat Mr. Fiddis's Dora, after a very long and exciting course, the latter having the best of it in the start, but Trim's better condition telling in the long run. The hill's round Mr. Evatt's beautiful and picturesque demesne exhibited a very gay scene; numbers of the fair sex on horseback lent that aid which beauty ever does when " youth and pleasure meet." The lord of the soil, with his usual hospitality, entertained his friends at a very handsome dinner, which concluded the day's sport to the satisfaction of everybody. The Roslea Manor beagles, hunted by their sporting owner, Mr. Madden, met the following day in the neighbourhood. An unusually large field were out, and none had cause to regret coming, as this little pack afforded an excellent day's sport. ARBIRL0T ( FORFARSHIRE) CLUB MEETING. MARCH 18 A 19. ( By permission of tho Right Hon. Lord Panmure.) Judge: Mr R. Boulton. Hon. 8ec.: J. F. Dickson, Esq. THE CUP. Mr James Dickson's bd d Roebuck beat Mr Garland's f w d Privateer Mr G. Anderson's bd w d Gotschakolf beat Mr G. Duncan's w b Tinker Mr James Dickson's bk b Uptako's Daughter beat Mr Alex. Kidd's w d Bonnie Dundee Mr John Blaikie's bd b Music boat Mr James Addison's bd d Lurgan Mr Garland's r d Red Jacket beat Mr John Blaikie's fw b Tuck Mr John Whyte's bd d Monarch ran a bye. II. Gortschakoff boat Roebuck I Red Jacket beat Monarch. Music beat Uptake's Daughter ( 1) | Musio beat Gortschakoff | Red Jacket ran a bye. Music ( by Davie out of Nettle) beat Rod Jacket ( by Three Blues out of Valley), and won. PUPPY STAKES. Mr John Dickson's bd d Rocket beat Mr J. Powrie's bk b Jenny Nettles Mr T. Finlayson's bd d Boa beat Mr John Blaikie's f w b Fly- by- Night Mr James Dickson's V » k b Bloomer ran an accidental bye Mr Cooper's bd w d Best- at- home beat Mr J. Powrie's bd d Dick Turpin Mr J. Powrie's bd d Snowball beat Mr Arklay's bd b Jilt ( 2) Mr G. Duncan's r d Raglan beat Mr John Blaikio's bk b Black Bess. Rocket beat Boa Best- at- home beat Bloomer Rocket beat Best- at- home 1 Raglan beat Snowball. ill. | Raglan ran a bye. Raglan ( by Hurkaru out of Croxteth) beat Rocket ( by Voltigeur out of Vampa), and won. THE OPEN STAKES. Entry 2 guineas each. Mr Wilson's r d Acrobat beat Mr Blaikie's bk w b Countess ( 1) Mr G. Duncan's r b Ruby boat Mr Cooper's bd w d Best- at- home Mr John Blaikie's bk b Black Bess beat Mr James Dickson's bkb Uptake's Daughter Mr Driver's f d Emperor beat Mr Shield's bd d Arnaud Mr G. Duncan's r d Raglan beat Mr John Dickson's bd d Rocket Mr Driver's bd b Posset boat Mr Shield's bd w d General Mr James Dickson's bk d Uptake beat Mr G. Duncan's w b Tinker. Ruby beat Acrobat Emperor beat Black Bess Ruby beat Emperor I Posset beat Raglan ( 1) | Uptake ran a bye. | Uptake beat Posset Ruby ( by Hurkaru out of Croxteth) beat Uptake ( by Untake out of Mischief), and won. The Arbirlot Spring Meeting ( by permission of the Right Hon. Lord Panmure) came off on his Lordship's property in Arbirlot parish, on Wednesday and Thursday, March 18 and 19. The weather was pro- pitious, the attendance of both spectators and dogs numerous, the sport first rate, and the excellent riding and decisions of Mr. R. Boulton, from Yorkshire, giving general satisfaction. LIMERICK CLUB MEETING, CL0RANE. MARCH 18 A 19. {. Concluded from last week.) Stewards: Thomas Fosbery, William H. Harrington, . Tamos Spaiglit, John Bayly, jun., and George A. Pollock, Esqrs. Judge: William Owens, Esq. Slipper: Michael Considine. OPEN CHAMPION STAKES, III. Mr W. II. Massy's bk w d Tit Bit beat Mr lever's bk b Kathleen Mr Barrington's f b Blanche beat Mr Murray's bk b Dairy Maid Mr Payne's bk b Pretty Colleen beat Mr Spaight's be d Humphrey May Mr Payne's r b Put- eni- out ran a bye. IV. Tit Bit beat Blanche | Put- em- out beat Pretty Colleen, v. Tit Bit ( by Neilson's Jestor out of Edleston's Wee- wee) and Put- em- out ( by King Cob out of Colleen Dhas) divided. THE CONSOLATION STAKES. Mr Fosbery's bk b Nelly Bly beat Capt. O'Donnell's bk b Lizzie Mr Morley's bk d p Lysander II. beat Mr Hewson's bd b Mulligatawnee Mr Fosbery's bk d Black Band beat Mr Scott's r d Mummy Mr Massy's r d Pick- em- up beat Mr Puxley's f b Pierless Mr Hewson's bd b Brilliant beat Capt. O'Donnell's bk w b Kooch- purwanee. II. Lysander II. beat Nolly Bly I Brilliant ran a bye. Black Band beat Pick- em- up | ill. Brilliant beat Lysandor II. | Black Band ran a bye. IV. Black Band ( by Bluelight out of Nottlo) and Brilliant divided. TREATMENT OF THE GREYHOUND. LETTER No. II. To " COCKSPUR." SIR,— Now then for the beginning of our grey- hound pursuits. Be very particular in selecting your brood bitch. Never breed from a defective grey- hound. I attach more importance to the mother than even the father in all breeding, and I fancy I have observed that greyhounds often seem to skip a generation, and to inherit the peculiarities of grand- father and grandmother more than of their immediate parents. I think in- breeding has been wonderfully successful. My favourite strains are Emperor's and King Cob's united with Bachelor blood; and when you get back to Lunardi, or any of the choice stock of Lloyd of Rhaggatt, you cannot be wrong. There is no man to whom coursers are more indebted than to Mr. Lloyd; he had access to all the best kennels of his day, and he spared no pains. Let your brood bitch be in good condition, but not gross. Let her be groomed and exercised daily, and kept deli- cately clean. You constantly see whelps swarming with fleas because the dam is not groomed, Nothing injures whelps more. I usually let a bitch pup in an empty stall of a stable in which one or two horses are kept.* It secures an equable temperature and warmth. Let the bed be raised a little above the ground, with plenty— but not too much— clean straw, renewed at least once a week after the first nine days. Do not rear more than four pups upon your bitch. Feed your bitch generously with nutritious slop food three times a day, strengthening the food as the pups ad- vance in age. She will show symptoms of wishing to wean them when five or six weeks old. Let the pups about that age have warm milk and a table- spoonful or two of coarse brown sugar mixed in it. As soon as weaned, mix with the milk or broth sheep's liver, or any other light soft animal food and soft bones. Let them be fed at least twice a day. Remove the puppies some short time before weaning to a more capacious and airy place. I use a coach- house with a south aspect, with glass in the roof. It cannot be too light, and begin from the first to brush them and keep them delicately clean. Let no one persuade you that fleas, or ticks, or vermin, are to be attributed to any other cause than want of grooming and cleanliness, or that there is any other cure for them than elbow- grease. When fine, loose them out to scud and play until they have had enough, and then let them be shut up. I think April the best month in the year for a bitch to pup in, with the whole summer before her to cherish her young ones and to restore herself. As your puppies advance in age, 1 have fouud biscuit and sheep's paunches, well cleaned and boiled, and mixed up warm with the biscuit and broth, or milk, a very good and wholesome food— with all the soft bones and vege- tables that can be gathered as scraps from the kitchen. Exercise more widely in fields and amongst fences, and especially on a summer fallow, that glo- rious treat to the growing and clumsy limbs and feet of the three- parts grown puppy. As alterative or physic give them a full meal of warm whe3r from the cheese- tub once a week, and, if physic is wanted, one table- spoonful of mixture composed of three parts of castor oil, two parts of syrup of buckthorn, and one part of syrup of poppies. When your puppies are five months old begin to lead them, and couple them in straps, and take them along roads and into town to accustom them to noise and bustle, and to make nothing seem strange to them, and so we arrive at the end of the first twelve months, before which age by no means let them see hares. And from blind puppyhood to old age bear in mind that you have to deal with an animal highly generous, delicately sen- sitive, trustworthy, and confiding; no harshness or severity of look, word, or act will he bear. Make him your companion, not your slave; encourage, but never attempt to break his spirit. Oh how on that wide plain we trace Each coal black greyhound's form of grace, Now wantoning in speed and strength, Now stretching out his lazy length, Now the wide circling race renewing, Now in close narrowed round pursuing; Now bounding over bush and briar With aimless glee; now leaping higher, Hoping, and half succeeding oft, To catch tho bird that soars aloft. Greyhounds playing in the snow. Such are some of the summer entertainments of him who rears and watches over the growing excel- lencies of his young ones. We will begin our sport in my next. TRIBUNE. The Lache, Chester, March 24. SIR,— I cannot refrain from thanking " Tribune " for his courtesy in complying with the request I took the liberty to make to him through your pages a few months ago, viz., to give us a few hints on the treat- ment of the greyhound. As he has so kindly con- sented to do this, I would now explain a little more in detail my object in making that request; and, as my case may be that of others, I hope " Tribune's " letters will not only be serviceable to myself, but to other readers of your very interesting journal. I, like " Tribune," gained m y love for coursing in childhood, and it is the only sport of which I have been passionately fond ever since. My earliest recol- lection is being out with my father's greyhounds, and I can 3till remember a course that occurred when I was not more than seven years of age. Till I was three times that age I saw much of the sport; but then occurred circumstances in my history which have debarred me from enjoying for a long period this amusement. These circumstances, too, removed me far from the green hills of my native county, into one where little or no taste for coursing existed. Indeed, the county in itself may be said to be unfavourable, from its inclosures, to the enjoyment of coursing in its best style. For the last twenty years of my life, then, I have scarcely seen a run, and my only occupation has been the laborious pursuit of a profession that has required the constant use of a brain strung up to concert pitch. Within the last year or so this has told upon my bodity health; and, as I know no medicine can cure this except pleasant excitement combined with out- of- door exercise, I have resolved to indulge as far as I can my taste for coursing, trusting to kindtriends for assisting me in attaining my object. But though I have not coursed during the time I mention, it must not be thought that I have not often lived my early days over again in imagination, and, in addition to this, have read works upon the greyhound. Stonehenge's admirable treatise I think I can repeat by heart; and the directions there given, both in breeding, rearing, and training, probably cannot be surpassed. There is certainly no work that has ever appeared where the grej'hound has been considered so completely, and where the practice recommended has been founded on such sound philo- sophical principles. But still it requires considerable means— certainly more than I possess— to follow out the practice there recommended. Now the letter of " Tribune," which first led me to ask him to oblige us with his experience on the subject, was so much in feeling after my own heart that I longed to enter into correspondence with him, hoping that we might arrive, if not at the highest results, at least at a respectable degree of perfection in the matter by a less expensive and a less laborious process than the ones recommended in the more important work alluded to. My desire is to enjoy my amusement as cheaply as I can; I can indulge in it only in a limited degree, either in respect to money or time. With me it is now a medicine, and, though perhaps an expensive one, it is a pleasant one, and I believe a more potent one than most of those administered by even the most learned of the faculty. Sir, these are days when we are all going at a rail- way pace. Men's minds perhaps were never in the whole history of the human race so worked as at present. Men now appear to think that, unless they gain wealth or position in society far above that in which they were born, they fail in the great objects of life. They are looking forward to a time for enjoy- ment that never arrives; they will be rich and great, and then they will enjoy themselves. Alas! just as they reach that point of greatness or wealth on which they have set their hearts, also arrive those evils which God has ordained shall punish all who transgress his laws— gout, dyspepsia, insanity, and those various other diseases that are the offspring of over- taxed brains, and that meet us on every hand at the present time. Now, sir, I believe that the best remedy for these evils is not to be found in the hydropathic establishment, or the homoeopathic globule, but in reading such fresh and bracing articles as appear in THE FIELD, and in enjoying with moderation those exhilarating and manly pleasures which it advocates and chronicles, and to cultivate contentment and moderation in all things. " Tribune " alludes to Sir W. Scott's love of cours- ing. I had in early life the honour of knowing that great man personally, and remember also his grey- hounds Douglas and Percy, and the zest with which he entered into our sport. COCKSPUR. GREYHOUND PRODUCE. On the 18th inst., at Uffington, Salop, Mr. Evans's ( late Mr. Burton's) Busy, by Lopez out of Butterfly, whelped four fawn dogs, from black dogs and two black bitches, by Gipsy Royal. The following bitches have lately been put to Jacobite: Moneytaker ( by Sam out of Tollwife), Lucinda ( by Sam out of Sister to Hughie Graham), Sybil ( by Drift out of Moorland Meg). ' Caledonian has lately served the following bitches: Mr. Brocklebank's Blanch Alpin, Mr. Bellamy's Black eyed Susan, Mr. Dewar's Daft Lassie, Mr. Blanshard's Nimble, Mr. Gibson's Queen of the Lothians, sister to Hughie Graham. CORK SOUTHERN COURSING CLUB.— The annual open champion meeting of this club will come off on Tuesday, April 7th, over the Killody- hill grounds. The place of meeting is distant from Cork about six miles, and can be reached either by car or train, and there is a railway- station on the coursing ground. In every respect it is a most convenient place for holding a meeting. If any English and Scotch dogs should be entered for this stake, they will be guarded in tho drawing; 15/. will be added to an entrance of 3/. 10$. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. MARCH. Desborough Club, Ireland MrR. Hinde ... 31 APRIL. Spiddal Mr Owens 1 & fol. days Cork Southern ( Open), Killady Hill... Mr Hawkes 7 Wexford Mr Owens 16 Limerick Mr Owens 21,22 MAY. Wexford ( Open) Mr Owens 6, 7 SEPTEMBER. Biggar ( 8t. Leger, & c.), Lanarkshire... Mr Nightingale. 30 & fol. days THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] 2 1 3 [ In this department of THE FIELD we propose to collect information respecting estates, sporting quarters, farms, and mansions, which are In the market for sale or to let, or which have recently been the subjects of a bargain. The statistics of properties suited for investment or occu- pation have peculiar attractions, and are of great value, to the wealthy and numerous constituency among whom THE FIELD circulates; and we shall bo careful not to Insert statements unless they are well authenticated, or which we have not ourselves tested. In carrying out the plan of the " Estate Journal" we shall, as occasion offers, despatch properly- qualified com- missioners to the site of important, properties to report impartially upon their merits or otherwise. We solicit the co- operation of proprietors and others.] THE object proposed in this department of THE FIELD is, as we indicated in the previous number, to bring immediately before our readers estates and other properties that may from time to time be offered for sale or letting. And there arc ample grounds for supposing that such a medium of communication be- tween intending buyers and sellers is not only desir able, but actually wanted. " Nothing," says the Economist, " can be more clumsy than the existing arrangements by which landed property is brought into the market. If an estate be for sale, some land agent is instructed, it is advertised expensively, and perhaps after all is scarcely known to be in the market, save to those who apply themselves as a sort of business to discover what land is to be sold. So, again, if a person desires to lay out money on land; the trouble and expense he has to undergo to find a suitable purchase are inconceivable." We propose to ourselves to fill up this want, and be for our readers among those who apply themselves as a business to find what land is to be let or sold. To the public generally there are literally no facilities afforded to them for knowing what is going forward in the land market, except perhaps in the prosy columns of the Times advertising sheet; and the information is there generally presented in a most uninviting form. An intending purchaser is harassed at the very threshold of his wishes in this respect by tho phraseology of the craft, and the estates in the market are embellished and dressed up with all that peculiar plenitude of description which has been! established by custom or the late George Robins, and has now become prescriptive, but which, to say the least, is in general very tedious, and deters many from even reading the account by the style which is supposed to be so appropriate. " The business and bustle of the elections have un- questionably interfered with the land market. Many eligible properties are now kept in abeyance until the electioneering fever and excitement shall have passed away. In our last number we gave the outline of some estates that were in the market within what might be considered an easy distance from the metro- Iiolis— for case of acccss to or from some central ocality is now unquestionably a desideratum— few like to plant themselves for life in a spot which is diffi- cult of approach. The railway stations are un- doubtedly an attraction in these days of locomotion. We propose in the present journal, however, to take a more extended range, and present to our readers some of the properties that are for sale or letting in different parts of Scotland. Here there are more estates for letting than for sale at this particular period; but those now offered for rental will be found adapted especially for sporting, although, since royalty has settled at Balmoral, the North, which hitherto only possessed the attractions of the wild sports to be found there, has now the occasional pre- sence of the Court to add to its inducements for a residence. A house of small dimensions— that is, with two sitting and five bed- rooms, with offices, garden, and grass park— is offered for sale in Aberdeenshire. It is situated between Balmoral and Aberdeen, possessing thus the advantage of a locality contiguous to the Royal abode, in addition to an extensive range of fishery on the river Dee. An estate, consisting of 3173 acres of arable, pasture, and moss- land, is for sale also in Aberdeenshire. The lands are let on a nineteen years' lease. There is an ample supply of game. Among the stated advantages is the existence of valuable strata of red granite. The estate would therefore seem to possess improving capabilities. About a mile from Annan there is a small compact property, consisting of a house and grounds, with 540 acres of land, bounded by the river. On this estate, as far as the extent admits, there is game; and the proximity to the river Annan affords the advantage of salmon- fishing. There are some to whom isolation forms a part of their enjoyment, who long to flee to tho mountains and be far away, seeking retirement, though it may only be for a time from the busy haunts of men. To such, an opportunity is now offered. An estate forming a large part of an island, and of the extent of about 2390 acres, is in the market. There are four small islands adjacent. On the estate are two lakes, afford- ing thus the sport of angling, besides of course the fishing that may be obtained on the broad ocean. The property yields altogether a net rental of about 1693/., and is advertised for sale on the 29th of April. The properties in the market for letting are more numerous. These generally offer advantages as sporting quarters, having the sport either on the property itself, or are contiguous to those localities where it may be obtained. A furnished residence, about two miles from Turriff, in Aberdeenshire, is of this description. There is on the property a small lake abounding with trout, and shooting may be obtained by arrangement, where roe deer, woodcock, and also grouse may bo found. There is a furnished house with offices to be let about five miles from Ayr, with garden and pleasure grounds around, and shooting over 3600 acres, this being strictly preserved. In Fifeshire a very desirable property is to bo let in the parish of Kettle, consisting of furnished house and frounds, a short distance only from a station on the Idinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway. There is shooting over about 1400 acres, and fishing, the river Eden running through the property. In Forfarshire there is a large house and grounds to be let for one or more years, with the right of shooting over the estate, tho game upon which is preserved. The grouse shooting and salmon fishing of South Harris in Inverness- shire is to be let for five years. There is a furnished lodge near the centre of the beat. This will be found deserving attention. In Mid- Lothian there is a furnished residence, with offices and pleasure- grounds. The house is large, and distant about eleven miles from Edinburgh, and four from Dalkeith. There is shooting over 6000 acres, which has been strictly preserved. A pack of fox- hounds is kept in the neighbourhood, and two other packs are within reach. Shootings over 6528 acres are to be let for the season 1857- 8 in Perthshire. There is a furnished house and commodious offices; also shootings over 8204 acres, which are to be let for such time as may be agreed upon. Perthshire also presents three other properties. Errol Park is to be let. There is a furnished mansion with grounds looking over the Tay, and the adjacent mountains; the grounds and lawns have been laid out with care and, kept. Perth or Dnndee may be reached from hence in about half an hour. The shooting extends over 1200 acres, and the rent is 2001, per annum. A furnished lodge, on the margin of Loch Tummel, with a garden and all convenient offices, may be had on lease. There is fishing to be obtained, and shoot- ing over 1900 acres. Eleven miles from Perth, on the river Almond, there is a furnished house, with garden, to be let; and shooting over upwards of 1000 acres. The county is of course well known for its sporting capabilities, as well as for the beauty of its scenery. These pro- perties are therefore worthy the attention of those who may wish for a temporary residence, with the opportunity of enjoying those health- giving sports which are found ever welcome to the inhabitants of these islands. In Banffshire, there are shootings to be let ex- tending over 3000 acres, well stocked with all kinds low- country game; there are also some roe deer. During the last season the game was scarcely dis- turbed. The fishings extend some distance on the river Deveron, in which salmon and trout will be found. INCUMBERED ESTATES, IRELAND. The sales appointed to tako place during the month of April are few in number. They are as follows:— APRIL 17.— Newenkam's Estate, in 10 lots. County of Cork, and not far from the city of Cork. Lot 10 ( the most valuable lot) comprises a mansion- house and demesne, beautifully planted. Tlio entire estate contains over 1600 acres, and produces ( after deduct- ing life annuities amounting to 150/.) about 1250/. per annum. Evans's Estate, in 6 lots, is situate in the county of Limerick, and includes a good deal of valuable timber; otherwise not remarkable. APRIL24.— f/ andcock's Estate: A property worth about 200/. per annum, and situate a few miles from Mullingar, co. Westmeath. Lindsey's Estate: A small lot near Ballina, co. Mayo. Julian s Estate, in the county Kerry, about 7 miles from Tralee. This property comprises over 1300 acres, and produces about 900/. per annum. It is divided into 6 lots of various sizes and values. The demesne lot is a compact property of over 300 acres, chiefly in pasture, and well planted, and would be a peculiarly eligible purchase. Petre's Estate, in Cork and Tipperary, consists of 5 detached lots. The most valuable of these is near Nenagh, and comprises over 600 acres of land, with a good dwelling- house surrounded with larch timber. Walsh's Estate: " Walsh- park," and four other lots near Parsonstown, in the King's County, in all con- taining 2143 acres, and of the estimated annual value of 1233/., subject to a life annuity and other outgo- ings, in all amounting to about 145/. This is a well- circumstanced estate in all respects. The mansion- house, & c., of Walsh- park is stated to be in good order, and stands within a large and well- planted demesne. The terminus of the railway from Iially- brophy to Parsonstown will be, when completed, about 4 miles distant from the estate. Bayly's Estate: A valuable property known as the Palmerstown estate, almost close to the city of Kil- kenny, and containing 220 acres of land of fine quality. This estate is liable to a fee farm rent of 46/. per annum, and is valued at 275/. per annum. Its vicinity to the important railways and markets of Kilkenny considerably enhances its value. Some important properties will be disposed of during the first week in May. MAY 1.— Hclsliam's Estate, in 10 lots, consists chiefly of a number of houses in Parliament- street, Essex- gate, and Exchange- street, in the city of Dublin. The principal lot, however, is abont seven miles from the important town of Athlone, and is near to several other towns where fairs and markets are also held. This lot contains 210 statute acres, and is valued at 140/. per annum. MAY 5.— Trustees of Marquis of Thomond'sEstate: Four advowsons or rights of presentations to livings in the dioceses of Killaloe and Kilfenora, co. Clare, will be disposed of on this occasion. These livings are of the respective values of 235/., 225/., 173/., and 162/. St. George Jones's Estate: Lots 1 and 2 are distant 9 miles from the town of Sligo; lots 3 to 6, inclusive, are near to Tobercurry, in the same county. All the lots are held in fee simple, and they chiefly consist of good arable and pasture land, and well situated. The mansion- house and demesne of Banada Abbey, situate on lot 6, on which there is a quantity of valuable timber, are situated on the river Moy. This lot com- prises over 900 statute acres, and is valued at 400/. per annum. Earl of Portarlinyton's Estate: The Tipperary es- tates of Lord Portarlington, in 19 lots, are deserving of special notic.; several of the lots contain land of a superior quality, also tracts of high land of a deep soil, capable of being soon brought into cultivation. Other lots contain prime tillage and grass land, all in tolerably good condition. Some of the lots, again, are well- secured chief rents. The lots form detached properties in the neighbourhood of the Limerick Junc- tion station, and of the towns of Tipperary, Temple- more, and Parsonstown, all in the county of Tip- perary. The above properties are to be sold in the Commis- sioners Court, in Dublin, on the days above specified. One or two small properties are posted for sale in provincial towns, by order of tho Commissioners; but they are of trifling value, and can only attract local buyers. INCUMBERED ESTATES COURT. SALES DURING THE LAST MONTH. Re Earl of Mountcashel.— Lot. 1. 119 acres in co. Cork, valued at 0( i/. per annum, but subject to a head- rent of 411. 10s.; sold for 7201. ( 22 years' purchase). Lot. 2. 513 acres near the town of Kilworth, valued at 86/.; sold for 1510/. ( 20 years' purchase). lie Page and others.— Five lots, producing an aggregate rental of about 676/.; sold for 9030/. ( about 16 years' pur- chase). Re Collum.— Lot. 1. 232 acres, in the county of Ros- common; net rent 60/.; sold for 2050/. Lots 2 and 3. House property in Athlone. Re Crane and Re Williams.— Several lots of house property in the city of Dublin; sold at moderate rates of purchase. Re Watson.— 308 acres, co. Kilkenny; net rent 180/. 16s.; sold for 3750/. ( under 21 years' purchase). Re Coall.— Two lots of house property ( leasehold) near Dublin ; sold for about 10 years' purchase. Re Cary. - This was a well circumstanced property, a few miles from the city of Derry. Lots 1, 2, and 3 are burdened with a heavy jointure, which accounts for the lowness of the prices ; lot 4, the best, lot, is on the banks of Lough Foyle. Lot 1. 909 acres, chiefly " improvable mountain ;" not rent 75/.; sold for 1250/ 1 Lot 2. 465 acres; net rent 141/.; sold for 2300/. ( 16 years'purchase). Lot 3. 397 acres; net rent 181/.; sold for 3000/. ( 16 years' purchase). Lot 4. 95 acres ; net rent 64/.; sold for 1750/. ( 27 years' purchase). Re Lewis.— Lot 1. 52 acres, in Westmeatb, producing 54/. 15s. per annum; sold for 1410/. ( 25J years* purchase). Lot 2. 168 acres, producing 159/. per annum; sold for 3100/. ( 21j years' purchase). PROCEEDINGS OF THE INCUMBERED ESTATES COURT.— The total number of petitions put upon the file up to the 9th instant, is 4067. The only estate of any considerable magnitude brought into the Court during the present month is that of Mr. R. Coote, in the co. Cavan. This property has a rental of 6600/. per annum, and the incumbrances on it amount to 88,300/. The total amount realised by sales of incumbered estates up to 6th inst., was 19,694,263/. 9s. 8d. Of this sum 3,469,094/. is the purchase money arising from private sales; all the rest has been produced by sales by pnblic auction. 6612 conveyances to purchasers have been executed by the Commissioners up to the 6tli inst. The above statistics are taken from Mr. Allnutt's " Schedule," and from the periodical return of Mr. C. M. Ormsby. A MONTH IN THE FOBESTS OF FMUISE. BY TBI HON. GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY. CHAPTER XVII. " No man can tether time nor tide," and with this line from the sweet old poet " Burns" I commence approaching the last chapter of my Month in the Forests of France. The hounds at the ch& tcau were by this time ( we were getting far advanced in the month of October) almost hors de combat— barley- bread, mange, and too much work were fast telling on the few that had limbs and truth enough in their composition to be useful, and I saw that, however agreeable the society of my kind friends might be, still, so far as the wolf and wild boar went, there was no more to be got from them, And here let me allude to a question asked with great naivete the other day, by that clever jounal Le Sport, as to " What could be the great difference in the condition of hounds, in their being fed with barley- bread or oat- meal?" This is precisely the sort of question I ex- pected. Frenchmen know nothing whatever of the nature of the hound, nor what tends to keep him in that healthful condition, witfiout which he cannot be triumphant in speed and endurance over tho wolf and boar. For some reason ordained by nature, barley- meal is heating and injurious to the stomach and constitution of the hound. The fact is so, and man cannot controvert it. On the other hand, oatmeal— old, and well boiled— is precisely adapted to keep him in vigour and condition and its mild yet nourishing aud glutinous nature, while it sustains him, occasions no feverish heat whatever. Barley- bread may appear at first outlay to be the cheapest, but in the end it is not so, and for the two following reasons. If the hound is fed on barley- bread, his huntsman does not get from him his most effective services, nor the worth of tho animal ho uses ; and in the second, when subsisting on barley- bread, to keep the skin of the hound free from cutaneous eruption and mange, and render him decent to look at, a huntsman lias to spend a comparative little fortune in train- oil, brimstone, turpentine, mercurial soap, and other remedies. To proceed, however, with my narrative. The hour at last arrived when I was to bid adieu to my hos- pitable French reception ; and M. d'Anchald insisted on sending me to Nevers, more than twenty miles, in his carriage, behind the two splendid white mares. We started on a Wednesday morning, in good time for me to dine and sleep at the Hotel de France, at Nevers, that night, and take the rail to Paris on tho following morning, transact some busi- ness I had to do in Paris that evening and the fol- lowing morning, and then start by rail again for the packet to England from Havre on the Friday night. Such at least, were my intentions; how uncomfortably they were thwarted remains to be seen. On leaving the chateau my two little white terriers, Nipper and Tacks, and myself amused ourselves with looking from the windows at the country ; and in getting out to walk up the hills, one of the white mares, I regret to say, falling down and breaking her knees. We reached Nevers in excellent time; and I made a good dinner, waited on by a very attentive garijon, who after dinner produced the Crimean medal as- signed to tho French soldiers by our gracious Queen, which perhaps accounted in some measure for the pains he took to make me comfortable. I had great fun in making my wishes known as to my dinner and bed, for there was not a soul around me who under- stood English, and as to the plump chamber- maid, she nearly died of laughing. Having been called, I think at seven o'clock in the morning, and made a good breakfast, myself and my terriers got into the omnibus, and in our way the vehicle stopped at the door of a convent or habitation in Nevers of the Seeurs de Charitd. The door into their house being open, 1 saw a young priest in the passage, ill his clerical dress and shaven crown, kiss the sisters all round; and in one or two instances, the ancient enemy of mankind within me, ever anxious for good that leads I suppose to evil, prompted me to descend and civilly relieve him of his agreeable occu- pation ; but, just as the battle within me was at the full, all jealousy ceased when I beheld him, having finished off the women, proceed to a similar occupation with some men." " Oh! thou false fiend," I said to the throes of Sathanas within me," get thee gone; there was nothing in the kisses the young man gave to tho women ; I saw them only through the deceptive eye of the devil. Ilang me, if he seems not to have as much zest when he's smacking at the men." lie entered the omnibus, and I fell into a reverie as to why or how a kiss could be turned into a soulless or simple cool good- bye. Everything, then, custom; yet still, I said to myself, all the custom in the world has not sufficed to make mo on such subjects as cool as this young priest. He only touched tho cheeks cer- tainly ; what if by accident he had stumbled, and, swerving from the cheek, had touched the lip! " Be quiet, sir," I said reprovingly to myself, " you, as a worldly self- seeker, can't comprehend tho well- regulated discipline of the clerical mind. Tinder and a wet blanket catch not the fire alike; so continue your journey without evil thoughts, and talk to the holy man." This was totally beyond me ; so I fell into a sweet dream of English kisses, and thought of stars and moonlight nights, a shining river, and a glittering ocean, forests, woods, and wilds, shoes that creaked beneath the feet of de traps, and doors that creaked or that did not creak— in short, all the passages or tales of love that I had known or heard of in tho passing world. All at once I was arouseil into more active deeds by an abrupt stop, which pitched me one way and the priest another ( our line, even in the con- fines of an omnibus, was in this instance luckily wide of each other), accompanied by the rattled out r's and stifled execrations of the coachman. The fact was, one of the horses had a habit of stopping so short that he required a poll- chain the size of the cable in the bows of a seventy- four gun ship to keep him for- ward, and to prevent his shooting backwards under the omnibus whenever tho coachman gave him the least intimation that he had arrived at his journey's end. We descended, and were soon on the branch rail, on our way to the main line. Arrived there we had to wait for the express train, and before it arrived a slow train started for some place on tho route, and after it had got about a hundred yards a French woman, who had left her infant in one of the compartments while she went in to eat and drink, ap- peared and commenced a pursuit of the train as hard as she could lay legs to the ground, shouting to it all the while to " stop and take her up." At first people pitied her and laughed too; but when she continued her course up the rails a sudden thought occurred to the station- master of her meet- ing or being overtaken by another train, so two nimble porters were dispatched to overtake and bring her back, which they succeeded in doing. My train at length arrived, when the priest and myself were joined in it by a French gentleman, who very kindly and civilly introduced himself to me, spoke English very well, and ultimately gave mo his card. I regret very much that I have lost his ad- dress, but nevertheless I by no means intend to drop his acquaintance. And here it is right for me, as a faithful historian, to endeavour to relieve French gen- tlemen of an egregious error into which they seem generally to have fallen, and to rescue my country- men and their manners from a blame which does not really attach, at least to those in good society. It seems a settled belief in tho mind of France that every Englishman swears, or lards his discourse with blasphemous expressions. This erroneous and ex- tremely vulgar supposition has got us in France, wherever we go, the Bobriquet of " Monsieur Goddam." To such an extent does this foolish belief extend, that if you meet Frenchmen in the best society, and they wish to prove to you how thoroughly conversant they are with the English language, a propos to nothing they are sure to bring out some terrible oath. For instance, at dinner, suddenly your neighbour will say to you, pointing to a dish, " Damn my eyes, will you have somo of tl lis?" or, in travelling in the railway carr'age, your French companion will remark, " Damn my eyes, look what pretty gardens I" Now, these oaths annoy me personally and nationally when ap- plied collectively as the custom of my country- men. None but English kings and princcs, that I am aware of, ever swore in the society of ladies, when, as the sovereign is supposed to be " in- capable of doing wrong," such an insane lati- tude assigned to a human being, albeit anointed, might perhaps excuse, if not the sin, at least a por- tion of the error. English gentlemen in the best society don't swear. Of course, when excited, and not governed by that sweet and beautiful soda which for ever corrects the rough acid of male humanity— the presence of woman— we all at times rap out an oath. Masters of hounds would burst if they had not that safety- valve; but to swear in society, and apropos to nothing of an angry or unpleasantly exciting nature, is vulgarity itself, as well as a breach of decency; and a finished gentlemen would rather die than do it. To me, in all cool moments, an oath is disgusting, and the taking of " the name in vain " indecorously malevolent. Instead of the Englishman being thus saddled with tho name of " Monsieur God- dam," the appellation isamillion times more applicable to Frenchmen. They swear in French, and take the Lord's name in vain, in almost every sentence. " Dieu!" or " Mon Dieu! " on the most trivial sub- jects is perpetually on theirlips; and as to the " sacrds!" and the rattled- out " r- r- r's " with which the lower classes garnish a variety of execrations when they are in a rage— in that they would overwhelm to nothing the English Billingsgate vocabulary. I pray of all my friends in France, those that may read this, to reflect on what I say, and to leave off not only French oaths, but those that they have inadvertently picked up in English : they are not characteristic of the English gentleman's conversation, and they are vulgar and disgustingly obscene. Well, we rattled on pleasantly enough throughout the journey, and in good time arrived in Paris. Every body very civil; and, when I had collected my luggage, one little hamper alone was missing. Having announced the fact to the assembled porters, one re- quested me to follow him, and he conducted me to the long table, behind which the officials were standing, with my little hamper before them, in serious cogitation. I had paid for luggage over- weight, and for every imaginable thing; so why was my little hamper thus an object of suspicion ? " What is in this hamper?" asked the civil functionary, in his native tongue. " Nothing!" I replied, in my funny French. " Oh yes, Monsieur," he said, " there is something" ( lifting it up, and trying its weight). " Yes," I replied, laughing; " of course it is not empty; but there is nothing you need look at." " Yes," he said, applying his nose to the wicker- work, also smiling: " there is meat" " No 1" I persisted; " not a bit— there are bones." " Bones! oh no! what use are bones?" " Bones, and nothing but bones," I rejoined, un- doing the lid, and exposing the ghastly skulls of wild boars—" bones, as I told you ( we were all laughing). And now," I continued, " since you have given me the trouble of showing them to you, perhaps you'll confess there's nothing left to pick." " Oh no, Monsieur, not anything "— civilly laugh- ing, and aiding ine to refill the basket: a porter behind me whistling the " Death of the Wild Boar," to let me know he was a sportsman. Soon after this I reached my comfortable quarters, which I beg to recommend to all my friends, the Hotel Biron, in the Rue Lafitte. I had been out and was returning to my hotel, when I pressed the Cafd de Paris. Through the superb glass windows I saw dinner going on, well- dressed gardens in attendance, the rooms beautifully lit up, and round the corner came, from the regions below, an exquisite smell of the best French cookery. How can I do better, I said to myself, than dine here ? No sooner said than done. I ascended the steps, walked into the dining- rooms, selected a comfortable table, sat down, and ordered for my curious inspection the bill of fare. Being pressed for time, I could not wait to order the most recherche dishes, nor to commence with oysters, a thing when out on a feasting excursion I am some- times apt to do ; so I repeated to tho most attcntivo and well- appointed garron tho following orders : going over them more than once that there might be no mistake. Sonpe h la reine, which proved not so good as that I used to get from Ude; filet de tourbot ii la crome, cotelettcs de mouton a la Soubise, some very good ice, I forgot the name of it, a splendid peach, biscuits, some coffee and cura^ oa. When I came into dinner, in a casual glance I found there were two or three gentlemen dining tete- a- tete with their ladies; and among them more than one Englishman of my acquaintance— one, a nice white- headed old fellow, who had not long ieft off a pig- tail, a pattern as to discretion and virtue, and bless my soul! what a difference change of air and scenery and Parisian attire had made in their ladies— tlicy all looked so much younger and more pretty than they did in England, and even the colour of their hair had changed ; so I said to myself, " Well! if a man wanted his wife to improve in looks, to see her to advantage, he should bring her certainly to Paris. But what again seemed equally odd was that, though tho backs of my male friends were towards me, the faces of their ladies looked at me. and not one seemed to recognise my expectant glances. " Well," I said, " they've cut me, so I will think only of my dinner." Could 1 have been mistaken in the identity of the more distant gentleman, perhaps I might! " Gar^ on," I said, calling the waiter to me, " is that an English gentlemen or a French gentle- man there?" I said in an undertone, nodding my head to a man's back I thought myself very well 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. acquainted with. " Oh ! " said the garpon, " he dines here frequently— no Englishman, he Is French, I know him verv well!" " Well then," I muttered, " all I can say is, f could have sworn that he had been so- and- so— No, reader! you dont catch me letting out who he was : I took the hint from the discreet garpon, who must have known the contrary to what he told me. Well 1 went on with my dinner, speculating on this man's back, and every now and then looking full at his pretty companion ; when suddenly he caught my face in the looking glass on the wall opposite to which ha was seated, and rising at once, with an ex- clamation of surprise, he came to me, and two old friends shook hands. " Oh I see," I said to myself, " I won't trouble my other friends; it is so pretty to see such connubial felicity. I never saw anything like it in England in these gentlemen. France has worked a reformation." My dinner being over, I repaired to my hotel; the head waiter there, an excellent servant, showing me his Crimean medal, and being sedulously attentive to all my wishes. The next morning, the Friday morning, in the evening of which the packet • ailed from Havre, I got up early to transact some business. Having finished what I had to do, on arriving at the Ilotel Iliron I found, from my not being aware of the local distances of the places wliero I had to go to from each other, that if I Intended to tako the only train that remained by which to catch tho packet, time was not left mo in which to get my passport. At this moment the gentleman who had introduced him- self so kindly In tho train came to call on mo, and on my stating tho dilemma in which T felt myself, ho gave me a note to the Prefect of Police at Havre, vouching for my au- thenticity, and, on due consultation, as the train got to IJuvro two hours before the packet sailed, we settled there would bo plenty of time for mo to got my passport from the British Consul. Taking also a letter with mo from tho master of the Hutel Biron to a brother hotel- keeper at tho Hotel de l'Europoat Ilavro, I thought myself all rightincasothe consul should bo out of the way and any explanation demanded. This having been done, I repaired to the railway station. While taking my tickets for my dogs and myself, a gentlemanlike young Frenchman volunteurod to see my tickets wero all right, and I found he was going to England by the same packet. Ills father, who seemed anxious about him, addressed me, saying, as his son was strange tcNuv country, he should esteem It as a great favour if 1 " would attend to Ills travelling Interests in the packet and in Eng- land when I got there. To this I replied thut I would do so us long as wo wero together with the greatest pleasure, were It only for the gratitude I felt towards his nation for the kind and hospitable atten- tion shown me during my visit at tho Chateau Sau- vages. Wo parted, I hope mutually pleased with each other. Alas, he and I little know what incon- venience, loss and extortion, ruffianism and roguery, his son ( I suppose from being in an Englishman's company) was about to meet with at Havre : we wero destined not to roach England together. The train was slow, and it arrived at the Havre station ten minutes behind | time. It was a dark and rainy evening, and the moment I got out of the train, I said to two or three railway porters, Secure me a fly to take mo to the Havre packet for Southampton; and in this the young French gentleman participated, so that there could be no mistake in tho directions. I then went to got my luggage, and to secure my two terriers. Having a good deal of luggage as well as two dogs, it took me some time to get every- thing together, and when I had done so I camo to the platform to look for my fly. Seeing no carriage of the sort at hand, I asked the porters where it was. They shook their heads and pointed to the yawning door of an omnibus crammod full of women, children, and men, and a very consequential man wearing a moustache told mo " to get in there," pointing at tho same time to the omnibus, of which I subsequently found he was the proprietor, on contract with the rail- way company. Seeing that the omnibus was crammed I said it was impossible for mo to take ray dogs among the feet of all those people, and when* I said this in French, there was a murmur of approbation from the passengers. The fact is, old Nipper, us tho jolly tar In the packet had remarked, was " always ready for love or war j " had any person trodden on him he would have fastened on their leg, so 1 dared not trust him in tiio omnibus. The young Frenchman also declined to get iu, and joined me in asking " where the carriage was that we had ordered ? " The only reply we again received being, that " no privato carriage could no obtained; if we did not get Into tho omnibus, we could not go at all." Detesting the overbearing manner of the conceited puppy wearing the moustache, I said, " Then the omnibus might go without me, for I would sucoumb to no such dishonest dictation," when at thut moment, and just as the omnibus was driving off tho young French gentleman camo back to mo saving, " It is false what that man," pointing to tho conductor, " and those porters say, that no carriages can ho got! Do not let us put up with such imposition; hero is a boy outside, who says that there arc plenty on the stand, and he can bring one up in five minutes." On hearing this, I accompanied my young friend to the outside of tho station, where there were four or live cads or errand- boys standing to- gether. Laying my hand on tho shoulder of tho boy who had stated this fact as to the carriages, and assisted too in giving the order by tho French gentleman, 1 said, " You go to tho stand and bring mo buck a carriage; return on the box of it yourself, and if you aro quick, I will reward you with a franc." Two or three boys woro about to start, so in a stentorian voice I stopped them all; and, laying my hand on the selected lad's shoulder, I said, " You go and only you — wo want one carriage." I then stood looking after him till Uo was nearly out of sight, anil as it was raining turned to re- enter the station. While this was going on, and, as I believe, at a private signal from tho rascal of an omnibus- contractor, tho porters brought all our luggage out into tho rain. I instantly ordered it hack into tho dry, and dared them to refuse it shelter, told the moustuchcd puppy he was a liar as to there being no carriage, and longed to kick him. Tho porters hesitated to comply, and looked towards their abettor in all they did; but on my reiterating my orders to have tho luggago taken out of the rain, they obeyed mo. While I was superintending this, tho young French gentleman camo up to mo much excited, and said, " This fellow," pointing to the omnibus contractor, " all this time has had a carriage coueoaled round the corner close at hand; it is coming up, do not lot us tuke it; I have already refused it, and told him ho was an impostor." " You have done quite right," I replied; " 1 would sooner walk than have to do with such a rascal. Besides, as wo have sent for a carriage from off the public stand, we are bound to wait and pay for it." Up came tho omnibus- con- tractor's carriage. " Here's a carriage, then," ho said; " if you don't take it you will loose the packot, but you must pay me five francs before you got in." This, I believe, was more than double that ho had any legal right to charge. My young companion on this grow still more excited" than ever, and said ho would sooner stay there all night than sub- mit. 3o, feeling just as indignant as he did, for all tho uncomfortable fact stared me in the face that I should never have time to go to the Consul's for my passport, I walked up to the omnibus- contractor and told him he and his carriage might go to tho devil together. And, had we taken this fellow's car- riage, I have since found that in tho first instance, before we stirred, he would have had his five francs. When we had reached the quay on the eve of tho starting of the packot, his driver would have de- manded five francs more, and if I had refused it he would have given me in charge to some of the town polico, who are in league with these drivers, and who would have detained me or induced me to submit to the robbery under the fact of losing the packet, by even five minutes' detention, and being kept in Havre till the following Monday, when the next packet sailed. In addition to this a host of empty cabs from the stand near the station would have followed us, each driver swearing when he got to the quay, we had called him off the stand, and every man Jack of them demanding five francs, afriendly policeman ready to detain us beyond time if we did not submit to the disgraceful extortion. Hear it, ye French gentlemen ; this state of things you permit to stain the rules of transit through the realms of beautiful France; and when a stranger and a traveller complains of it, you afford him no redress. Hear it, ye railway companies from London to Southampton and Paris rid Havre, this is the way you expect to keep up your traffic with advantage. But listen, Englishmen and French- men, to that which is about to be related in the next and last chapter, and then wonder, if you can, that so many persons as well as myself would for the future sooner travel any other way than risk collision, after dark and tied to time, with the den of thieves that haunt the railway terminus at Havre. GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY. mm & mmm. —•— ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. SUBJOINED aro tho fixtures of this club for the forth- coming season, which woro made on Wednesday, at a mooting of the Sailing Committee, held at the Cale- donian Hotel:— On Saturday, May 9, the opening trip will take place, when the yachts are to assemble at Blackwall and proceed to Erith, where the members will dine. On Thursday, June 18 ( entries to close on the 11th), the first match of the season will take place. The race will be among yachts of the first and second classes, the course lie from Erith to the Nore Light and back, and tho prizes, the principal ones in plate, as follows :— First class, first yacht, 30/. ; second, 20/.; third, 10/. Second class: first yacht, 20/. ; second, 10/.; third, 5/. On Thursday, July 2 ( entries to close on June 25th), the second match of the season will take place among yachts of the third class only. The course will be from Erith to Coal House Point and back to Green- wich, and the prizes, the first of which is in plate, will bo as follows:— First yacht, 15/. ; second, 10/. ; third, 51. The prizes are more than usually attractive, and we hope will bring together a large number of com- batants. Yachts that have not been measured under the new rules aro to bo at Greenwich for that purpose on the Tuesday before each match. ANGLESEY YACHT CLUB. This club met on Wednesday last, at tho Free- masons' Tavern, for the purpose of electing officers for the current year, and of discussing future ar- rangements. At the last meeting, held at Mr. Wentzoll's in the end of December, the club adjourned its meetings to the spring of the present year, until some better arrangements could be made for a permanent club- house, so as to ensure a better attendance of members. The following wero the appointments made:— C. F. Chubb, Esq., selected Commodore; E. S. Bulwer, Esq., selected Commodore; F. C. Bucknall, Esq., elected Rear- Commodore, in the room of D. E. White, Est].; W. T. Dry, Esq., and A. Wentzell, Esq., auditors; Messrs. Chubb, Bulwer, Bucknall, Went- zell, Wyld, Sawyer, and Burton, sailing committee. The club then proceeded to the question of honorary secretary. The Commodore stated that every thing in a great measure depended on an active secretary, and the club had to deplore the great negligence that had occurred on this head. Many other members expressed themselves very warmly on this point, and stated that those duties had been thrown on the Commodore, and tho club must have ceased to exist but for his exertions. Mr. Burton, in the most handsome manner, volun- teered to accept the office if the Commodore would initiate him into the duties, and the club unanimously olected Mr. Burton to the office. Mr. F. lkington attended the members, and in the most generous manner offered tho use of the Free- masons' Tavern for a club- house free of charge until the club felt themselves in a position to pay rent, and tho offer was accepted with thanks. The Commodore stated that it had been mooted to amalgamate this club with the London Model, and the question was discussed amongst the members, some of whom were in favour and others objected unless the name were preserved, but all the members present, assured the Commodore that they wore determined to rally round him this year whether amalgamated or not with any other club, and whatever the causc of the recent falling of members in attending meetings, an energetic co- operation of the officers would soon bring the members together again, and the Anglesey Yacht Club continue worthy of the proud name it bore. ROYAL CORK YACHT CLUB. TIIE members of the Royal Cork Yacht Club are beginning unusually early this season to fit out their vessels, and two have been lately added to their fleet, Mr. Daunt, of Kinsale, having bought the celebrated clipper Cygnet from Mr. II. Lambton, M. P. She is considered one of the fastest 35 ton cutters afloat. Cuptain Hodder has this week bought the Kathleen, 32 tons, from Lord Bangor, a first- rate cruising yacht. Mr. Horace Poole has just launched a 12 ton yacht. Mr. J. C. Atkins is having a new after- body put into the Vigilant. Major Longfield has sold the Foam to Mr. Longfield, of Castlemary, for a high figure, and intends laying down a 50 tonner. Mr. Hayes has gone to Cowes to complete the purchase of a 25 ton craft, building oil the newest principles; and Mr. S. White has purchased the Syren from Mr. Hayes. Capt. O'Brien has offered the Flirt at a low figure, and if sold he ho intends to buy the renowned Thought. Messrs. French and Penrose commission their respective yachts Mystery anil Harlequin on tho 1st prox. The club house is undergoing a refit, having painters and decorators hard at work. From the above circam- stancos a first- rate season may be expected, and Thursday, as of yore, will be a pleasant day at Queensto wu.— Cork Constitution. CAMBRIDGE. FIRST TRINITT PAIR- OAES.— The time- race was rowed on Friday, 20th March, from the Little Bridge to the Railway Bridge, between Thompson and Royds, and Wyatt and Smith. Mr. Smith's boat gained very much at first, but through bad steering fell off, and were beaten by two seconds. The rowing and steering of Messrs. Thompson and Royds was very good, and their time 9 min. 35 sec. ras country Moss. ——*— STABLES. BY HAKRY HIEOVER. A CORRESPONDENT having made some inquiry re- specting the dimensions of stables, and it being an object ill which the interest of the public is materially involved, I conceive it to be one that will be accept- able as an article in the columns of THE FIELD. " Necessity," thev say, " makes a man acquainted with strange bedfellows." Truly the necessity, con- venience, avarice, or carelessness of man often makes the horse acquainted with strange— that is, queer stables; most of them oil the general surface of the earth, but others beneath it, while the first- floor is frequently the habitation of tho better class of horse. Where a man may keep his borso from convenience is one thing; but as C. W. states ho lias built one stable, and intends building another, there can be no doubt but that he wishes to erect a good one, compre- hending all that is necessary to his horse's conveni- ence, comfort, and well- doing. The expense he means to go to in the shape of material, inside or out, has nothing to do with either— such depends on his taste or pocket. C. W.' s question chiefly relates to the height of stables. A low one must, under any circumstances, bo a bad— that is, an unhealthy one; while, on the other hand, a too lofty one is difficult to keep sufficiently warm for the horse's comfort. I should say that from thirteen to fourteen feet ( at most) is about a correct height for a stable. Much has been written and said on tho subject of ventilation ; yet are persons apt to make mistakes as to the means of insuring it. We all know that exhalations rise up- wards, whether arising from the insensible perspiration exuded from the body of the horse, or from that far more noxious source, foul litter. I will not suppose that in a well- conducted stable such a system as " mucking out" at stated intervals is permitted to exist; but supposing all saturated straw is properly removed every morning, there will be more or less exhalation : this, rising as high as the ceiling will per- mit, floats about till it settles on that and the sur- rounding walls; hence the damp often found in ill- ventilated stabies. But let it be noticed that this perhaps imperceptible exhalation is ever going on ; so, though it is constantly ascending, in its progress tho horse inhales it, and, tho previous exhalation having no means of escape, a portion is kept down by that overhead; thus an impure air pervades the whole stable. If it is admittted, which I trust it will be, that exhalations rise, it must be quite evident that the higher we place the means of its escape the more effectually we get rid of it. We frequently see ven- tilators ( as they are called and designed to be) placed half- wav up in the walls, or, at least, eight or nino feet from the ground. They are all but useless for the intended purpose, while they, on the other hand, answer a very bad one, namely, admitting the cold air ( if it is cold) in far closer proximity to the horse's body than he would find comfortable. Windows to a stable should always, in my opinion, be made very close to the ceiling; ventilators the same ; the great use of the latter being that they can admit a current of air when wanted so close to tho coiling that they purify the air the horses breathe without rendering the general temperature of the stable cold and chil- ling. I hold that all horses should stand in the stable what may be called north and south ; it mat- ters not which extremity of the animal stands to the north. My. reuson for preferring such a position for a stable is this: in summer the ventilators can be opened, and will admit a refreshing cool air into the stable ; and in winter, or cold weather, if they or the windows are opened, it is a genial breezo we want. It will be found one of the greatest comforts pos- sible to horses if for summer a second window ( we will call it) is made to fit the aperture in the wall. This need simply be a frame, on which such canvass should be stretched as we usually see used for meat- safes; the same for the apertures of the ventilators. Those for the windows may be removed in winter to save them from weather; those used for the venti- lators may remain all the year round. I have had an extra door made of the same materials, which afforded opportunity in summer to leave the usual stable- door open when wished. All these are very cheap contrivances, and add wonderfully to the comfort— and I may say well- doing— of horses, who can scarce get rest when their tormentors the flies intrude them- selves. I perceive that C. W. very judiciously intends hav- ing two stables, instead of putting all his horses together. It must strike every one that horses fir different purposes are used at different hours, and thus, when many stand together, they are all kept on tho qui vive ; for instance, a hunter should have what hay wc wish him to eat given him at three or four o'clock tho day before hunting. Now, as this quan- tum may not be quite as much as he would eat, it is unfair he should see other horses racked up at eight o'clock ; the same by water— not that I was ever one for. stinting a horse of water to the extent some per- sons carry it. It was all very well to give a hunter little or no water oil hunting mornings when hounds met at break of day; but that system is quite un- called for when they meet at eleven. Still the treat- ment of horses destined to different occupations must be somewhat different, and thus horses should each stand with their own class. Having said thus much of ventilation and the classing of horses, I will now venture my ideas of the size stables ought to be as regards look, convenience, and safety. They should be, if the racks and mangers run the whole length of the stable in front of the horses, eighteen feet from wall to wall; if there are corner racks and mangers, seventeen feet aro suffi- cient. The width of a stable should be like that of a dining- room, just tho same whether intended to accommodate eight persons at dinner or eighteen. The length of the stable depends, as a matter of course, on the number of stalls: i should say that for a six- stall stable thirty- six feet from wall to wall would be about a desirable size ; this will be found to leave each horse about five feet ten for his stall. If persons fancy a wider stall looks more imposing, or if, in their opinion, a wider one is any comfort to the horse, by all means let them make their stalls so; but, personally, though I should recommend a roomy stall— which live feet ten is— I would rather not have them wider ; it encourages horses to stand, as it were, corner- ways, and further admits of their getting tho trick of stretching themselves out when they lio down, by doing which they frequently get cast. A person not very conversant with horses might good- naturedly remark : " It is cruel to deprive a horse of the means of resting himself in a comfort- able position." My reply would be: It is not a com- fortable position, and is only resorted to for a very short time by horses in extreme paiil, or under ex- treme fatigue. The position is in itself a painful one, and is only used in the cases 1 speak of when, in com- mon parlance, a horse " don't know how to lie " to ease himself. Under either of the circumstances alluded to, he is entitled to a comfortable box ; but for horses in health, and in common work, it is merely a trick they learn which very wide stalls encourage. A horse can lio down and rest per- fectly comfortable iu a very small space— for this four feet would suffice; therefore, allowing him five feet ten, I think it will be admitted, is all that can bo wanted both for appearance anil convenience. I have many observations to make about stables ; but, wishing to show every courtesy to those sub- scribers to THE FIELD who do me tho honour to address me personally, I must make my articles come in as they can. HARRY HIEOVER. HUNTERS. SIB,— T. P. D. need not, I think, be under any apprehension on account of his horse bleeding at the nose. I have a favourite hunter, to whom tho same thing often occurs ; and I have never found him any the worse for it. The first time it happened, I was much alarmed, but I have since heard that it is a thing of no uncommon occurreuce, particularly among Arab horses. " Etochtach" will find the following the best remedy for a horse which refuses to enter his stable:— Take off the bridle and put on a halter, outside, and, holding a sieve of corn, let the horse eat a mouthful or two; then recede gradually into the stable, letting him feed a little at each step ; by patiently pursuing this plan the animal will soon follow quietly into his stall. I have frequently tried this system, and always found it successful. Force should by no means be attempted, or the fault will be increased. A SUBSCRIBER. SIR,— I have a mare with exactly tho same dis- agreeable habit that " Etochtach " complains of in his horse, and most probably arising from the same cause. There is only one means by which I can induce her to enter or leave her stable, and that is by gently laying hold of her ear. She will then follow me without any further trouble. If this should fail with " Etochtach's " horse, I would recommend him to keep him in a coach- house or barn with a very liigh door, when after some time fie will most probably forget his troublesome trick. Co. Kildare. SQUIB. SIR,— Can you or any of your readers inform mo what a hunter should cost to keep through the season ( say the last); also carriage horses? I have a head man at 75/. per annum, house and coals; strappers, room, 15s. each per week. I want to know what my stud ought to cost — say one head man 75/., three helpers, one boy; four hunters, two ponies, two carriage horses, two ladies' horses, and young horses in the park, & c., & c. NEMO. Penrith, March 25. FEMALE EQUESTRIANISM, SIR,— My practical knowledge of equestrianism does not extend beyond fifteen years, and, being quite a child when I commenced riding, I cannot re- member much about the formation of saddles at that period; only that all I saw had the off pummel, which ugly appendage nothing can convince me to be of any use, save to novices to hold on by. In answer to " Maid Marian's " other query respecting the leaping- head, I can ride equally well and securely without as with it; but, as it adds to my comfort, I prefer to use it. I am often amused, when amongst an assemblage of lady riders, to see the continual pulling down of some of the habits, and their return to bunchiness again a few minutes after. If these ladies would but leave their petticoats at home, and wear cloth trousers whilst riding, there would be no occasion for so much fidgeting, but a material addition to their comfort and elegance of appearance. They may be assured that the article I name i3 the invariable mttu- costume of a perfect equestrian, and prevents all necessity for stuffing tho skirt into the stirrup; as so equipped thev will find the habit, when once adjusted, not easily displaced. In writing of the off pummel, one of your corre spondents remarks: " English saddlers often make it too cumbrous, and of an ill shape." From this I infer that " Diana " imagines foreign saddlers to bo more au fait; never was a greater mistake. I have had to suffer tho infliction when abroad of riding on continental- made saddles, of which the French and German are the easiest; but they aro all badly shaped, and both pummels generally of on insane and equal height; and right glad was I to return to English saddlery. MATILDA. SIR,— In answer to " Gaucho," my individual experience as a " female equestrian "" leads mo to believe that the foot is not more likely ( if properly placed) to become entangled iu a " Queen's stirrup" than in the old- fashioned shoe. " Gaucho " wishes also for opinions on the value of the off crutch. I have found it of service when my horse has plunged violently. It is true that on the occasion to which I allude the third crutch, from having, I presume, been insecurely fastened, had com- pletely turned out of its place. The third crutch is without doubt ati additional security, but it has the disadvantage apprehended by your correspondent. Not very long ago my " horse fell on the turnpike road," pulling me out of tho saddle, which, however, I should have regained as quickly as he did his feet, had not my habit been caught by the third crutch. Thus was I suspended, like Mahomet's tomb, ' twixt earth and heaven, in rather a dangerous and certainly a most ungraceful position. VAURIA. SIK,— In answer to your correspondent " Gaucho" on the subject of side- saddles being now generally made with a leaping- head, I am decidedly in favour of them, and for some time past I havo discarded tho off- side pummel, as I found it was only an ugly use- less incumbrance. The leaping- head gives a lady so much security if she has a horse that is given to bolting suddenly forward; besides, in jumping it as- sists the rider in keeping her seat securely. He is perfectly right in saying a lady should have firm hold with her right leg, but even then the head is of groat assistance. Many, from being so constantly on horse- back, perhaps do not require it: still I cannot see his objection, that it may cause the rider to become fixed too firmly to her seat, or that her habit can in any wa}' become entangled, as the habit does not wrap round it ill any manner, and it is only covered by that part of it which conies from the right leg. He is perfectly right in saying that it is a dangerous prac- tice to wrap the habit round tho foot and thrust it in tight into tho stirrup, as I have known several very bad accidents arise from it. 1 certainly prefer a stir- rup, which should be made larger than usually done, and padded round the inside, otherwise it is very likely to cut the boots and hurt the insteps ( for ladies' boots are generally made of very thin material and are unable to resist much pressure or friction), as most ladies generally put their foot in as far as possible; yet, if it is made with a spring, there is not much danger of the foot being held, and I would strongly MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 .] T H E FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 advise all ladies who ride to wear military heels to their boots, which should never be buttoned ones, being the most likely to catch and difficult to release when upon the foot " from the stirrup. I have always found a pair made exactly like gentlemen's Wellingtons the most comfortable, and when made of light material the best I have ever tried. The old- fashioned shoe is not to be despised, as it is very safe for the timorous and those learning to ride, in case of their horse falling or being thrown. Some may, perhaps, object to the padding of the stirrup ; but if it is done properly there is no harm, for it can be applied easily to a spring one, which ought always to be used by ladies. I do not like those that are commonly made, as in case of their being used, from being so small, the foot is as nearly fixed as firm as by wrapping the habit round it. I am sure all are much obliged for the aid you lend in bringing forward these little matters relating to the comforts and security of us fair riders, and hope that good may arise from it, and some of our in- genious artisans try and effect greater improvements in the branch of trade, saddlery, which lias not, in my opinion, kept pace with modern times. E. J. C. SIR,— Much has been written of late in THE FIELD on " Female Equestrianism," advocating the ase of the third pummel; but I am inclined to differ greatly from J. W. and other correspondents who have ad- dressed you on this point, considering the third pum- mel to be in case of a fall exceedingly dangerous, and that it therefore most decidedly should not be adopted. It has always appeared to me that in case your horse falls with you tho chief tiling is to get clear of him as soon as possible; and a lady who rides with the third crutch will l'liid this far more difficult to accomplish than one whose saddle has but two. I cannot, 1 admit, write much about falls from personal experience, having fortunately escaped with only two in the course of my life, although I have been accustomed to riding for many years : indeed, I had very nearly said that I could ride before I could walk ; but I can certainly say that I have been since early childhood in the habit of riding all sorts and descriptions of horses, from the rough, wild, half- broken mountain pony to the well- trained ladies' horse and perfect hunter, not forgetting sundry old lumbering Welsh cart- horses, which I have some- times, for want of a better steed, mounted in my true boyish days; even a donkey has occasionally been coaxed into something beyond the usual trot of its kind. Tho school I learned to ride in was a very primitive one, and I rather fear many of my fair sisters who read THE FIELD will be shocked when I tell them that at twelve years of age I could ( and often did) ride not only without a third pummel, but without any pummel at all; a pack saddle, an old worn- out saddle of my father's, a sack from tho barn doubled and placed over the animal's back, have all done duty when the door of the saddle- room hap- pened to be locked ; nay, I have, I confess it, so far forgotten the dignity of my sex as to even mount without any saddle, or apology for one, a favourite old ponyof mine and gallop him— for the vulgar animal had never been instructed in that polite pace a canter— round the field, guiding him with a halter, and just re- freshing his memory with a hazel switch, cut espe- cially for the purpose from the nearest hedge ( allow me to observe 1 always rode side- saddle fashion, though minus the saddle). To use the third pummel is a very useless addition, and I would have all girls taught to ride without it: once accustomed to its use, and they will never ride fearlessly without it, and a timid nervous person can never ride well— practice is also essentially requisite, as well as nerve, to make a lady a good horsewoman. Did space admit of it I would enlarge upon this subject; but I am anxious ere I conclude to say a few words about stirrups, and next week, should this letter bo deemed worthy of insertion, I may again write more fully. I can from experience say that J. W. is mistaken in saying " that all danger of being dragged is avoided by tho use of the slipper stirrup alone," for I was once dragged by it. It was on the occasion of one of the falls alluded to, though, strictly speaking, it could scarcely be termed a fall. My horse, a hard- pulling animal, addicted, it afterwards appeared, to eccentric flights, bolted at full speed. I kept my seat, but the girths did not keep their place; the saddle turned, my foot hung in the stirrup, i was thrown violently forward, and dragged for some dis- tance so I say with Matilda: " Always, in case of a bolt, withdraw your foot from the stirrup." FIKEFLY. SIR,— The remarks of " Diana " in THE FIELD of March 14 are very well worth consideration, as the addi- tional crutch makes it less likely that the lady may get clear of her horse in the event of a fall, and there is great danger of the third crutch coming in contact with her person, and causing irreparable injury if she should unfortunately be under her horse when an accident does happen. Talking of " falling well " reminds me of a question being put by a friend of mine to Charles Tredwell, now huntsman to the Bramham Moor foxhounds, but who was then hunt- ing Mr. Robertson's hounds in Northumberland; it was this, " When you find a fall inevitable, what do you do ? " Answer, " 1 always try to get clear of my horse." How is a lady to get clear of her horse when she is, as it were, dovetailed to the saddle. I sometimes wonder how many ladies in a hundred who ride are aware of what keeps their saddle in its proper position on the horse when the girths have become loosened in the course of their afternoon equestrian enjoyment, and whether the pinching of the saddle at the withers is the cause of so many ladies' horses going sideways in a vain effort to obtain relief from the torture. CRUTCH. CATS. SIR,— Having seen in THE FIELD of tlio 21st inst. a remark concerning the insanity prevalent among cats at this season, I beg to say 1 quite agree with what Mr. Berkeley writes, as to doubting its being hydrophobia. In an amusing and clever little pamph- let, treating of all feline diseases, Lady Cust remarks, after minutely describing the symptoms, how easily those fits may be cured, by simply slitting the thin part of tho ear, and encouraging it to bleed by hot water fomentations. The most nervous person need not fear performing the operation, as during the attack the cat neither feels nor resists. I have seen my own cat— an enormous fellow weighing 121b.— in appearance quito crazy, dashing his head against the wall, mewing in a most excited manner, and hiding himself in the darkest places. The poor sufferer, like other gentlemen, being fond of killing his own game, I feared his natural enemy the keeper had been ad- ministering a death- potion. Having sent for a flask of salad oil, I put on a glove and took hold of him and gave him some, and the next day he was well. The quantity of grass he ate would have astonished a salad- loving dog ! DIANA, WEEDS IN PONDS.— SWANS, & c. SIR,— I would advise " A Staffordshire Subscriber" by all means to procure a pair of swans to destroy the weeds in his pond, as, unless he drains it and allows it to remain dry for some months ( thereby giving himself the trouble of removing the fish), lie cannot thoroughly get rid of the nuisance he complains of. The pond should be drawn down until it is a little under three feet deep, so as to allow the swans to range over every part of the bottom. And 1 should think, for a pond of the size named, if the birds are industriously inclined and have not too much corn given them, they ought in twelve or eighteen months' time to clear it so as not to leave a vestige of weed remaining. " A Staffordshire Subscriber" must not, however, mind sacrificing a good portion of the fish- spawn during the time the swans are engaged in the cleans- ing. But I do not think that they will molest the fish much. TALLA. SIR,— A " Staffordshire Subscriber" would find two scythes, welded together to a shank of iron 5 feet long— the whole to form a capital T, with a loop at the ond of the shank for a rope to go through— to be a useful instrument for getting weeds out of fish- ponds. I tried two years ago with a pair of swans oil a piece of water about an acre in extent, and they have effectually done it; and now I see them be- ginning a nest. Can any of your correspondents inform me whether cygnets can be brought up on oats alone, and how many eggs should be allowed to remain in tho nest? Also, in what county rabbit beagles ( such as Bell depicts in his Book of Quadru- peds) can bo met with ? DOUBLE BARREL. BATS. SIR,— Can any of your numerous readers inform me of the best way to get rid of or diminish the number of rats by the side of a pond or river ? Traps and poison cannot, I fear, be employed against them, on account of the danger to the water- fowl. PBRSEVBRANDO. BEES. SIR,— I am much obliged to " Star- gazer" for his thanks; and as he wishes for a little more informa- tion, I have great pleasure in giving it to him. In answer to his first question, he must not depend upon flowers in a garden for the supply of honey- gathering for his beos; they go long distances, especially if there is a large wood in the neighbourhood. Fields of beans and fields of clover and trefoil are what we chiefly depend upon, where there is no heather. How- ever, if " Star- gazer" wishes to plant a few flowers, he will find mignionette, lemon thyme, crocuses for tho early spring, white alyssum, the plant that the poor call " lady's linen," most frequented by the bees. Meli- lotus leucantha is very useful for the autumn, but there is a difficulty in getting it of the right kind; that generally sold" by the florist and market- gar- dener in the country is of very inferior quality. It grows to a very great height, and is rather unsightly in a small garden ; so much so that, although I have the right seed, I shall not sow any more of it. If " Star- gazer" intends having glasses on his hives, they must be under cover; it is the old- fashioned hive that alone is suited for outside purposes. I consider a beehouse indispensable. W. R. B.' s beebox may bo a very good one, but I disapprove of boxes altogether for bees. They are not sufficiently warm in winter, tile frost easily strikes through them, and in the very hard weather of three winters ago, in this immediate neigh- bourhood, those bees which were in boxes were killed, whilst those in straw hives with flat tops survived. I have never read " The Bee- keeper's Manual," there- for I cannot answer for its being a good authority on the management of bees. The books I approve of most are " Milton's Practical Bee- keeper," and " The Ilive and the Honey- bee," by Richardson, published by Orr and Co., Anien- Corner, price of both Is. each. Now for a few words in a friendly spirit to " Apia- rian." If sheltered in a beehouse, and not exposed to tho rain, a straw liivo will last as long as a wooden beebox; if they are painted, they do not become a receptacle for vermin, and the use of glasses is both amusing and profitable. I may possess very anti- quated notions, and " not be the man for Galway ;" but last year I took off six glasses ( eacb weighing 31b. a piece) from two hives ; and had I not been too liberal and given them to my friends, I could havo sold them at Is. 6d. per pound, which would have given me a profit of 11. 7s., in addition to what was contained in the lower part of the hive. I should much like to hear of or see the collateral box that could be filled in one season with 1001b. or 1501b. of honey. J. K. SIR,— In the somewhat lengthy communication I made to you about bees, I simply desired to recom- mend to " Star- gazer " a box which I had long heard of and knew from my own experience to be a good one, leaving the occupants as nearly in a state of nature as it is in the power of any apiarian to placo them. It is wonderful to observe the nice arrange- ment which pervades the work of these most interest- ing and exemplary insects; to see how they appro- priate one box for the brood, and another for the first excess of their season's gathering, and sometimes a third for the resting portion of their community. At any time, but especially upon a bright day, through either of the pieces of glass inserted in two of the sides of the four small boxes, the work going on within can be easily seen. In taking honey, the operation must be undertaken upon a bright sunny day, before twelve o'clock, when many of the working bees are out. The proper box to be removed is to be ascer- tained by observation. One of those to be let alone will most probably be the one in which the swarm wa3 originally placed; but the precise box contain- ing the brood, and which on no account is to be dis- turbed, is generally to be found by the heat, upon placing the hand upon the top. The box, after being withdrawn, and the empty or space box inserted in- stead, must be carried about the bee- ground, and the bees will gradually leave it. I have accomplished the taking in about two hours, and I have found a large featber from the wing of a pea- fowl very useful in dislodging the bees. The small boxes I recommend should be firmly put together, of - finch wood. in conclusion, I would remark to " Star- gazer" that it is only now and then that we have a really good season for bees, and that it is not every locality which is thoroughly well adapted for them. W. R. B. Slit,— I think that the question of the advantages of collateral versus Nadir or bottom- box, requires a little consideration. " Apiarian " recommends the former, while " The Bee- keeper's Manual " advises the use of the bottom- box. Doubtless, exhalations from the ground will be more likely to affect the extra box placed below the stock hive, than the box placed on the same stand as the stock; and on this account, seeing that in other respects the two modes are pretty equal, perhaps the preference should be given to the collateral box. In " The Bee- keeper's Manual," page 74, a capital box is described, and, as far as simplicity, room, and facility of working are concerned, this box appears quite what11 Apiarian " describes as the thing needful. If he has not seen this book, he should get it from Groombridge and Sons, Paternoster- row, London. I should like to know if the opinions and advicos of this writer coincide with those of your readers who have had experience ill bees. As to ventilation, a thermometer applied to the entrance, and allowed to remain in the box for a few minutes will show nearly the actual heat. A small piece of perforated zinc or wood at top, partially uncovered occasionally, would modify the inside temperature. Further " information will be acceptable to others as well as myself. STAR- GAZER. SWANS AND PARTRIDGES. SIR,— In case no correspondent more competent than I am takes upon him to reply to the query of " Alector," I beg to inform biin that the swan which he observed on the Serpentine is a distinct species from the ordinary or " mute" swan, which is so familiar to us all. The bird in question appears to be the hooper, or wild swan, distinguished from the tame bird by the beak of the former being black towards the anterior portion, whereas the black is at the base of the beak in the latter, forming a knob, or " berry " in swan- herds' language. The orange colour is also much deeper in the mute than in the wild bird. There is another variety not unlike the hoopor in this respect, but a much smaller bird, named Bewick's swan. The specimen on the Serpentine seemed to me to be too large for this. While I have the pen in hand I may as well relate my experience in a matter which has lately been the subject of inquiry in your columns, viz., the rearing of partridges under hens. I am bound to say that that experience has not beon extensive; but, so far as it goes, it tends to discountenance the idea of the excessive mortality of the young birds. In June 1854, while I was in my summer quarters in Scotland, word was brought me that tho mowers had disturbed a sitting partridge, and, it was thought, had wouuded her with the scythe. As soon as I heard of it ( which was not less than from half an hour to an hour after it occurred) I went to the nest, and brought away in my wide- awake the fourteen eggs which proved to bo there. With these I repaired to the hen- house, where, as good luck would have it, I fouud a " clucking lion." I put the eggs under her, and in two days the whole of them hatched, and, with the exception of ouo which was crushed by the mother ( a heavy Cochin), all were lively. They were fed oil oatnieal pollard, a sack filled from one of the numerous ant- hills being also kept at their disposal. On these they throve apace; and though they seemed to stand a little in awe of the old ants, which are, in good sooth, a very formidable generation, yet I never found that they suffered injury from their bites. The young birds never had gentles, or, indeed, any other food than those named, except on two or throe occasions a hard- boiled egg. Two or three of them died when about a month or six weeks old; the rest grew to be fine strong birds, and quite independent of their foster- mother. Unluckily a poaching cat, which I never could trap till too late, found them out, and every successive morning I found their number diminished by one. In spite of this untoward circumstance, I consider that the alleged difficulty of rearing the young brood was distinctly negatived. How many, or whether any, escaped, 1 never could make out; nor am I able to state whether they fled to the mountains so as to entitle themselves to be enrolled under Col. AVhyte's banner. Differing as I do with that gentleman on his theory of the mountain partridge, 1 cannot forbear to ex- press the lively pleasure with which I always read his communications, which, particularly when they verge on the controversial, might be advantageously taken as a model by the best of us, whether March 16. GENTLE OR SIMPLE. SIR,— It appears to me that the swan described by " Alector" in his letter, which was published in your valuable journal on the 14th, must be the Cygnus ferus, or wild swan. I have not seen the specimen he refers to on the Serpentine; but I know that the wild swan has " a yellow bill with a black point." The plumage of the full- grown bird is pure white; but the feathers of the cygnets have a greyish tinge. This species is very easily distinguished from the domestic swan by the shape of its bill, its base being flattened above. Has the swan alluded to by " Alector" this pecu- liarity, or is it formed like that of the Cygnus Olor? There is a species of swan called " Bewick's " very like the wild : the bill is black, and at the base an orange yellow; but it has only eighteen feathers in the tail, whereas the wild swan has twenty. BRUIN. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT THE HIGHFIELD HOUSE OBSERVATORY. • For the. 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The weather was, on 18th, line; 19th, slight rain; 20th, line, boisterous; 21st, flue, boisterous; 22nd and 23rd, boisterous, witli hail and snow ; 24th, slight snow. The direction ' of tho wind was, oil 18th, southerly ; 19th, between W. and K. ( through S.); 20th, between K. N. E. and S. E., mostly E. ; 21st, N. N. W. and S. E. ( through E.), mostly N. E. ; 22nd, S. E. and W. S. W. ( through E. and N.), mostly N. E. ; 23rd, W. and S. E. ( through S.); 24tll, S. and E. N. I-:., mostly E. S. li. On 21st, gale all d, ty from E.; 22nd, gale from N. 1C, with snow— by 7 A. M. ground an inch deep of snow, constant snow showers all day ; 23rd, ground again covered with snow, frosty, constant showers of snow and hail all day; 24th, slight snow. 18th, violets in full flower; Id^ h, some peach blossoms expanded, and many apricot blossoms. H. J. LOWE. Beestoo, near Nottingham, March 23, 1857. A FEW GOOD ANNUALS. INSTEAD of entering largely into the merits of tho hundreds of kinds of Annuals which commend themselves to the purchaser in all florists' cata- logues, we will rather make a selection of a few, such as we cultivate ourselves, and give our readers an account of our method of growing them. We cannot go through the list of our favourites; but those we are about to name will serve as a specimen of the uso which may bo made of this very large tribe of garden flowers. Phlox Drumtnondii cannot well be beaten as a compact, showy, and really beautiful flower, keeping in bloom from the time it is put out, in June, till the frost cuts it off. There are several sorts now grown, the principal of which, as we find them in the Catalogue of Sutton and Son, of Reading, aro— Alba, Coccinoa, Mayii, Thomsonii, Leopoldina, and Oculata— varying in shades of scarlet and crimson, one white and one striped. The seed should be sown in a gentle heat, as it is often rather difficult to get up; and when the plants are about half an inch high, they should be potted in small sixties, two or three in a pot. If kept in a cold frame, they will be in a fit state to put out at the end of May. When properly trained, one in a pot, and frequently shifted, they make very handsome plants for tho greenhouse and conservatory. When grown In the open air, they should be carefully pegged down as they advance, like Verbenas, though they are not trailers. The seed- vessels, or rather the decaying flowers, should be removed as fast as they appear. Helichrysum is tho everlasting composite flower, which is so valuable to preserve, as tho blooms retain their beauty for an indefinite period. Messrs. Henderson and Son, St. John's- wood, London, send out packets containing six most distinct varieties, and their catalogue speci- fies yellow, yellow and brown, white, orange, and various other colours. We sowed our packets in an oblong box, and put it into a warm frame. The seed was up in four days, and is rather earlier than we wanted it to be. This flower should bo planted in groups three or four plants in a group, anil the sorts may be either mixed or alone. Besides the beauty of these in the open air, every flower may be made to adorn the sitting- rooms through the whole of the winter. The Nasturtium has been greatly improved of late years, and from its constant and full habit of blooming is ^ ery valuable in large gardens. Ten distinct sorts are advertised, varying from a light yellow to a deep crimson, and when mixed together these produce a very flue effect. We grew them last year against an iron fence, to which they were tied, and they looked gay for a long time. But where the garden is large they may be grown round the stems of standard Roses, & c. An excellent plan is to devote a round or oval bed, some five yards across, to them. They should be pegged down as they grow, and when the sorts become thoroughly intermixed and cover the bed the effect is truly gorgeous. Larkspur is an old favourite; but only thoso who have seen the new dwarf double sorts can have any idea of what it has become by careful cultivation. There are the Dwarf Rocket iu 12 different colours, the Double- branching in 6, the new Hyacinth- flowered in 8, and the Pyra- midal Rocket in 8 sorts. The kinds are sold in distinct packets, as imported; but we much pre- fer to mix them. The Larkspur will not bear transplanting, and therefore the seed must be sown in clumps where the plants are to remain. Ten- week Stocks never can cease to be pets, because of their variety of colour, compact inodo of growth, and fine scent. We sow the first crop in February, and continue small sowings at inter- vals till June or July. There are the dwarf German, tho Large- flowering German, the Large- flowering New Pyramidal, and the Wallflower- leaved— all Ten- week Stocks. The dwarf are the best for small gardens. Some may be kept in pots, but the greater part are better in the open air. By successive sowings they may be had to perfection from July to October, besides earlier and later specimens under cover. Major Convolvulus is an exquisite flower when well grown. It will twine almost anywhere ; but the best situation is an open one, sheltered from the sun till midday; because when the rays fall on the flower it soon fades. When sown or planted out in beds, say two yards across, and allowed to run up sticks placed in the form of a cone, about two yards high, the effect is very fine indeed. Or they may be made to entwine round baaket- work at the edges of beds; or indeed they will accommodate themselves to almost any posi- tions and circumstances. All the above, except the Phlox, will do well when sown in the borders ; but we prefer raising an early crop of all of them in a warm frame. Unless this is done, it is late before they flower— a matter of great importance in our climate. By potting off the plants and keeping them in a cold frame till danger of frost is over, they may be brought to a state of bloom by the time tho beds aro cleared of the spring bulbs. Care must be taken not to get them too forward, or they will need shifting into larger pots. They must be carefully exposed to sun and air, so as to feci no change when eventually put out. Tho hints above given will be available for most sorts of annuals, in the selection of which gardeners will follow tiioir own tastes and associations. CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS. EVERY plant in the greenhouse should now bo repotted if needed ; the degree of disturbance of the root and the amount of addition of new soil being regulated by the habits of each plant. Get all your stock for bedding in order, and let it remain stationary rather than encourago its growing, if the plants are well rooted. Givo more air and water to plants about to flower, as Cinerarias and Calceolarias, and let them have all the light possible. If tho stock of Hyacinths in glasses and pots has done flowering sooner than you wish, and you havo good bulbs in the open borders, the latter may bo taken up and potted, so as to be brought into the greenhouse or sitting- room. They will suffer little inconvenience from the change. Diligently keep down the green- fly 2 06 T H E FIELD, THE C O U N T R Y GENTLEMAN'S N E W S P A P E R. [ MARCH 28, 1857. by fumigation, or it will multiply to an astonish- ing degree and injure the plants. Keep at the heat in Cucumber frames by linings. If the bed is well protected all round by mats or thatched hurdles, you will find the dung retain its warmth to a degree which would scarcely be credited, unless the experiment is tried. Keep an eye on the Sea- kale bed, lest the heads should grow too much before they are dis- covered. Sow succession crops. It is full late to removo fruit trees; but, if necessary, young ones may still be put in, if care is taken to water in dry weather. Iloe up Peas and Beans as they appear above ground, and defend the former from birds. White worsted stretched along the rows, a lino to each row, is generally effectual. HIGH TREASON AGAINST THE QUEEN [ OF FLOWERS.] SIR,— In tho Gardeners' Chronicle for March 21 thoro appears an advertisement, in which " the Slea- ford Horticultural Society" offers, among other pri/. es to bo awarded on tho 24th of July, 11. for 24 Hoses, " free from leaves or buds." Florists in general, and Hose- growers in particular, will be amused or angry ( both, perhaps, as I confess myself to be), when they learn that these words do actually mean that the men of Sleaford, dissatisfied with the Kose as the Creator has made it, do hereby ordain, that all persons competing for the prize aforesaid shall exhibit their flowers, stripped of every leaf and bud— in two words, which 1 blush to write, stark naked ! Some weeks ago, when this unique procla- mation to " all England " was first issued, I wrote to the secretary, protesting against it; and he cour- teously expressed his concurrence in my opinion, and promised to attempt an alteration by an appeal to the committee. This appeal, it appears, has been tendered in vain, and must now be transferred to the public. Every loyal and loving subject of the Rose is bound to resent an indignity thus, for the first time, oll'erod to his Queen ; to denounce, and to avert ( if possible), one of the most cruel cases of " cutting and maiming " ever contemplated by man. Although the winner of this prize last year, I" certainly will not mutilate my Hoses to meet any such strango and barbarous conditions, but shall send them in the garb in which nature docks thorn, as courtiers, and not as convicts. Will any judges be found to disqualify them? If so, what verdict will be given by those spectators, who will compare tho liyacinthine locks or the one with the Sleaford cut enforced upon the other? At all events, I trust that tho committee will be consistent; and then the exhibition will be most interestingly curious. For, of course, no gentle- man will be admitted with whiskers, nor attempt to introduce wife or daughter adorned with curl or braid. As for Mammas, with their sweet little rose- buds around them, they will be at once consigned to the police. All babies will be immediately destroyed. Carriages cannot approach if drawn by horses with manes. Birds having tails will be requested to abstain from singing, or they will be shot without further notice. But, as some compensation for this silence, bands of music will play, with other appro- priate airs—" The Blighted Flower;" " The lust Kose of Summer left blooming alone, all its lovely com- panions boing hacked oil', and gone;" " Croppies, lie down ;" " Woodman, Spare that Tree," & c. Flags and banners, scrupulously bereft of their poles and fringes, will notify that " Mangling is dono here," and " Hair cut on the shortest notice." At an ex- traordinary " ordinary " will be served up, fine boiled legs of mutton, without any trimmings, noble hams, with tho fat cut off, plumless puddings, pasteless pies, tobaccoloss pipes, & c. The evening will bo spent in singing songs without any tuno, telling stories without any incidents, asking riddles which have no answers, and exchanging jokes without any wit. O comic committee! shall this be your programme? Or will you not ( in sober earnost) give heed to this, my second appeal to you, and permit the ( jueen of flowers to appear at Slcaford, not en deshabille, but in her royal robes ? S. R. II. Canker in Fruit Trees: its certain Cause and certain Prevention. By JOHN PEARSON, Gardener and Planter to W. L. Childe, Esq., Kinlet, near Bewdley. Published by Mrs. Pearson, Mass House, near Bewdley. 8vo. pp. 12. MR. PEARSON has produced an excellent practical treatise on the canker, and, what is more, pledges himself to the success of the remedy proposed. We do not think it fair to say what tins is, as the pamphlet can be procured for a shilling; but we can assure our readers there is no quackery in tho case. THE WOODLOUSE. — If any living thing breeds spontaneously surely it is the woodlouso, alias sow- bug, slater, Pea- bug, cheeso- bug. They may bo found in almost every hole and crevice. They evi- dently like a hot climate, although they thrive in a cold one. They have excellent appetites, and get fat on almost anything they eat. Toads destroy them, but a toad is satisfied when he has had enough. Uantams eat them and like thorn much ; hot or boil- ing water however is the best cure for them; no insect can withstand that. But how and when should it be applied ? Tho woodlouso rests in the day time; its feeding time is at night. In Cucumber pits and frames and Mushroom houses it may generally be found lodging between the bed and wall. Boiling water therefore carefully poured down there will kill every ono of them. In Cucuinbor frames and pits boiling water may be used with safety until tho roots roach the frame walls or brickwork ; long beforo this time I have cleared my pits of them, and that by only threo applications of water. Not ono woodlouso is now to be seen. The killing of these pests of Mush- room houses is easy enough. If you huve any cover- ing on tho bed removo it, and in an hour afterwards the woodlice will have retired into tho crevice between tho wall and tho bod; boiling water is tlion a sure romedy. My ground is full of Strawberries, and I find that woodliee are not satisfied with what they can eat of that fruit in pits; they spread all ovor the open ground, destroying several pounds' weight of ripe Strawborries nightly. What is worse than all they always select tho finest fruit; the small they never touch. If once these vermin are allowed to escape into tho open ground, there is no remedy until they return to winter quarters. Attack them then with boiling water, which is a remedy not only for them but for slugs, earwigs, and even tho American blight on Apple trees. It destroys the eggs of all sorts of insects in old walls, the scale upon Vines, & c. It is, in fact, a complete cure for all destructive insects, provided it is rightly applied and at proper times.— JAMES CUTHILL, Camborwell, London.— Gar- dener's Chronicle. BULLOCKS POISONED BT THE YEW TREE.— On Saturday last, seven fine bullocks, belonging to his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, died suddenly on the farm of Holestain, parish of Durrisdeer. Tho cattle, it appears, were turned out to pasture in a field, in out to pasture in a field, in the vicinity of which were a number of yew trees; and having partaken freely of the branches, they almost immediately be- came unwell, and shortly afterwards expired. THE FARM. THE inhabitants of these islands are perhaps hardly aware of the extent to which the world at large is laid under contribution to find the food necessary for their wants. Of the wheat required to make up the amount for the ordinary con- sumption, we may state broadly that about one fourth or more must be derived from other coun- tries ; and upon the certainty of this supply depends, in a great degree, the range of prices in this country. The highest average price during 1856, during the early part of which it must be remembered we were still in the throes of war, occurred in the first week of January, when wheat brought 79s. 6d. By a singular circumstance the lowest average price was in the last week in December, when the market value was 61s. Id., thus showing a total range of fluctuation of 18s. bd. throughout the year. From the beginning of 1856 the price gradually fell until at the end of May and beginning of June it had fallen to 68s. From that time the price rose until, in the second week in August, it reached 75s. Id., and then de- clined at the close of the year to the figure we have before given, viz., 61s. lri. Now these prices correspond strictly with the average amount sold weekly during the several periods indicated by the range of prices. Thus the average quan- tity sold weekly for the first quarter, ending March 31, was 92,152 qrs. at an average price during the quarter of 72s. 4</.; during the next quarter the average weekly amount sold was 104,952 qrs., the price declining to 68s. 8d. In the third quarter of the year the average quantity sold weekly was 78,208 qrs., the average price rising to 72s. 3d.; while in the last quarter, ending December 31, the average quantity sold weekly being 112,909 qrs., the price fell to 63s. id.; thus showing clearly that the rise and fall of prices was of course regulated entirely by the quantity thrown upon the market. It has been supposed that the price of Consols for money was in some degree affected by the price of wheat. From the returns, however, for several years, if this is the case, it must be very remotely ; for during 1856, while wheat fluctuated alternately, as we have just shown above, the average price of Consols during the first quarter was 90?. 15s.; in the quarter ending June 30 they rose to 93/. 7s. 6d.; in the next quarter there was a further rise to 95/.; and at the close of the year they fell to 92/. 15s. The total quantity of wheat imported during 1856 from all parts amounted to 4,072,833 qrs. Of this the United States supplied 1,279,150 qrs. Russia comes next on the list with 759,459 qrs.— this must not, of course, be considered as an average supply from this country ; 467,617 came from the Baltic, and 291,84a from the Black Sea. Egypt is the third, with a supply of 534,603 qrs. Prussia ranges next, having contributed 222,681 qrs. From Denmark we received 177,216 qrs. The Hanseatic Towns furnished 137,326 qrs. Wallachia and Moldavia 124,671 qrs. Turkey proper 112,825 qrs. British North America 111,819 qrs. Greece 98,134 qrs. The British East Indies 90,963 qrs. The remainder of the amount being made up by contributions from various countries in the four quarters of the globe, Chili even sending as her quota to our market 1034 quarters. In some cases these returns must be considered exceptional: for instance, the com- paratively small supply from Russia and from the fertile Danubian provinces; while in other cases, as from the British possessions in North Ameria, the amount sent can only be reckoned as an instal- ment of the productive capabilities of the country. But we may remark that of the whole amount imported more than one third comes from the United States and the British North American provinces. The total amount of wheat meal and flour imported into the United Kingdom was 3,970,100 cwt. Of this the United States supplied no less than 2,892,518 cwt. Spain comes next, with 460,823 cwt.; and the British North American pro- vinces 304,115 cwt. The smallest amount being sent from Morocco, viz., 19 cwt. It will be seen that Spain in this respect contributed by com- parison largely; and in the wheat returns Spain sent 49,719 quarters. We would call attention to this point from the circumstance that by many of our contemporaries, throughout the year, the exports from this country to Spain were stated as being of that nature as would necessarily raise the price here in conjunction with the demands that were supposed to be absolutely required for France. From these returns it is evident that if Spain did import wheat, she was able also to ex- port, which, under such a Government, would not have been permitted had the wants of the country imperatively demanded all lier own produce; and even if what was sent to this country was only re- exported, it shows that the Spanish demand must have been comparatively innocuous as affecting home prices. Of other grain we shall here only refer to the importation of oats and oatmeal, Tho total quantity imported from foreign countries was :— Of oats 1,146,848 qrs., and of the meal 5412 cwt. Now, the supply from Ireland alone to this country is considerably more than this, amount- ing in all to 1,904,855 qrs. of oats and oatmeal; for in the returns the different quantities of each are not specified. This fact is a proof, at all events, of the productive capabilities of the country in this grain. Of the oxen and bulls imported, amounting to 52,019, Holland supplies 19,665, and Denmark 17,094. More than half, therefore, comes from these two countries. Of the remainder, the Hanse Towns sent 6361, Portugal 3922, and Spain 3062. The total number of cows imported was 9843 ; Holland alone furnishing 8003. The number of calves was 21,444; Holland again showing the largest figure in the supply, with 16,734 ; Belgium nearly completing the total amount with 4049. From this statement it appears that our principal importation comes direct from those parts of Europe where the terrible disease rages which is so fatal to the cattle. The danger, therefore, of having infected cattle brought into this country becomes alarm- ingly increased from these facts. We called attention to this subject in our last number, and it is to be hoped that the precautions taken will prevent the disease reaching these shores, although we can hardly expect to be left free. Under any circumstances, it would be far better to prohibit the importation altogether for a time, and have our beef ranging at much higher prices, than run any risk which would prove more surely and lastingly disastrous to this country. Of the other animals imported into this country for food, Holland contributes by far the largest supply. Thus, of a total of 135,588 sheep, 108,884 come from thence; of 9471 lambs, Hol- land supplies 7959 ; and of 9916 swine and hogs, no less than 8977 are directly derived from that country. Of the animals imported, the gross total of all kinds being 238,281, Holland supplied altogether 170,222, Denmark sending 28,414 to our markets, and the Hanseatic towns 24,506. From these statements it will be seen that two countries chiefly furnish us with food supply. We derive the largest amount from the United States of wheat and flour, and of animals from Holland. But, with the increased attention now being given to bring our waste lands into culti- vation, and the probable increase therefore of both grain and flesh, and with the greatly increased supply of breadstuff's that will no doubt ere long flow into this country from our pos- sessions in North America, we need be under no apprehension from any contingencies that may occur. America is directly interested in keeping up amicable relations, by the effect on her corn and cotton trade that would follow any dis- ruption; and, with the command of the ocean, we may be considered independent as regards the countries of three quarters of the world for any deficiency that may follow from a bad harvest at home or misunderstandings abroad. THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS for the month of February have just been published. From these it appears that the total amount of wheat imported during the month was 107,352 qrs.; in 1856 the importation was 194,111 qrs. Of the quantity for this February the United States supplied 52,933 qrs.; Egypt, 14,427 qrs.; Russia, 7802 qrs.; tho Hanse Towns 7574 qrs.; Mecklenburg, 7471 qrs.; Denmark, 5882 qrs.; Prussia, 4271 qrs.; and Turkey and the Danubian Principalities only 193 qrs.— 6799 qrs. coming from other countries". The importation of barley amounted to 42,708 qrs.; oats, 34,988 qrs.; peas, 2226 qrs.; beans, 18,699 qrs.; and of Indian corn, 38,630 qrs. The total quantity of wheat, meal and flour, 156,062 cwt.; of this no less than 146,523 cwt. came from the United States. Of the animals imported during last February there were 1560 oxen, bulls, and cows, and 966 calves— the quantity of these being more than doubled as com- pared with the corresponding month last year. Of sheep and lambs the number was 1125 ( last year there were only 325), and 54 swine and hogs. The quantity of guano imported was only 3777 tons. In 1855 there were 9694 tons, and in 1856 22,793 tons— showing thus a large falling off, as compared especially with the same month last year. 18,513 cwt. of potatoes were imported during the month; last year there were but 809 cwt., and in 1855 only 68 cwt. The number of eggs imported amounted to 6,643,800 ; in February last year the number was 8,437,400. From the Registrar General's return for the quarter ending 31st of December 1856, it appears that " the price of wheat was 63s. id. on an average of thirteen weeks, so that the price of wheat has fallen 16s., or 20 per cent., since the autumn of 1855, when the price was 79s. id. The quantity of wheat and of wheat flour entered for home consumption was equivalent in the three autumns of 1854- 5- 6 to 19,513 qrs.— 42,358 qrs. and 103,328 qrs. of wheat weekly. The price of meat by the carcase in the London markets decreased during the three autumns 1854- 5- 6; beef was aid., 5id., and 5Jd, per lb.; mutton 6< Z., 53d., and 5jd. per lb.; so that there has been a sensible reduction in the price of beef; but this has borne chiefly on the lower qualities of meat. The highest prices remained at 6Jrf. per pound in the three au- tumns. Potatoes ( York Regents) were 100s. a ton at the water- side market, Southwark, or rather more than a halfpenny per pound, or 221b. for a shilling. The price of this important esculent was the same in 1854, but it was 5 per cent, less in the autumn of 1855." NEW REMEDY FOR DISEASES OF THE SKIN.— At a late meeting of the Chemico- Agricultural Society of Ulster, Mr. M'Leish read a statement on this sub- ject. The article in question was the common ammoniacal liquor of gas works, " which he bad used extensively for the last twenty- live years; and which, during a great portion of that time, had the effect of curing diseases of the skins of animals. The material was simple, easily procured, cheap, and harmless. The only thing to be observed was to procure it per- fectly free from tar, which can be easily done by filtering through paper; and, where too strong, to add a little water. Mr. M'Leish was incliued to attribute its qualities chiefly to the minute state of division in which it supplied sulphur, which, in Scotland at least, was well known as a remedy in skin diseases. He thought it would answer for scab on sheep, but had not had an opportunity of judging; but, from its uniform efficiency in removing cutaneous diseases in every instance where he had applied it, he had no doubt of its usefulness in that particular. SUSSEX COUNTY CATTLE SHOW.— A meeting of the subscribers to the county cattle show was held on Tuesday last, at the White Hart Hotel, Lewes, at which the Duke of Richmond presided. The regular business having been disposed of, an application from the City of Chichester to the society requesting that the show for 1857 should bo held in that city, was read. The offer of funds, field, & c., was very liberal, and it was carried unanimously that the show should take place oil Friday, July 10th next. We hear some additional premiums are to be offered expressly by tho city and neighbourhood, which, together with the regular list of premiums, & c., will be published as soon as possible. Mr. W. Ferrand has addressed a letter to the Times, making a statement as follows, with regard to his new breed of mountain sheep : " The five half- bred Southdown and Louk wethers, for which I obtained the first prize at the last Yorkshire agricultural show, and which were so favourably noticed in your paper as to bring me in correspondence with sheep- breeders in all parts of Great Britain, have been slaughtered by William Walsh, butcher, of Bingler, and the following report may be interesting to your agricul- tural readers:— The first weighed 931b. ( 16oz. to the pound); the price per pound was 9d. The second weighed 941b., at the same price. The third weighed 1161b.; price LOD. per pound. The fourth weighed 1171b., at the same price. The fifth weighed 1201b.; price 9d. per pound. There was also loose fat to each ; to the first 141b., the second 151b., the third 141b., the fourth 111b., and to the fifth 191b. The total weight of the five being 5401b., with 731b. of loose fat. The price for the lot was 21/. 4s. 5d. The highest price given for the Louk ewes from which they were bred was 1/. per head, the lowest 17s." PROLIFIC EWES.— Nine ewes belonging to Mr. Prout. of Penventon, St. Juliot, have this season pro- duced 21 lambs, three of these ewes produced 10. All are living.— Two ewes, the property of Mr. John Pethick, of Tresinney, Advent, have this season pro- duced 7 lambs, 6 of which are living. A DOUBLE- HEADED CALF.— On Wednesday, the 25th of February, a cow belonging to Mr. John Lowe, of Gouldbourne Bridge Farm, Handley, calved a calf with two perfectly- formed heads, four ears, four eyes, and two mouths. The operation of extraction was professionally conducted by Mr. Garside, veterinary surgeon, Tattenhall, to whom much credit is due for his skilful and persevering exertions in such a critical case. The cow is doing well.— Chester Chronicle. A contemporary announces that a course of sixteen lectures on agriculture and the management of landed property, by J. Lockhart Morton, Esq., will be com- menced on Monday, 27th April 1857, at three o'clock, at King's College. Tho introductory lecture will be free. Subject: " How to make the most of Landed Property. THE POULTRY- YARD. [ This department of TaE FIELD is conducted by the Editor of the late Poultry Chronicle, for whom all communications should be addressed to the olilce, Essex House, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.)] PETITIONS to Poultry Show Committees are not few and far between, but are, on the contrary, varied, and of frequent occurrence. Have no dealer judges; leave all to the one judge ; have six judges; have three; have only one; hire a tent; show in a build- ing ; hold the show in the open air; on no account let it be held in the open air; choose the pleasant summer time, when out- of- doors amusements and railway trips are delightful; avoid summer, while chickens are immature and hens getting shabby— and many other opposite requests, beset and puzzle the Committee already burdened with an amiable anxiety to please all its constituents. We too have a plea, preferred by many earnest applicants, to present to the committees who have not yet issued their sche- dules, but not an unreasonable one, we trust. It is for a few more classes, which, in cases where economy is necessary, may be made a different division of, rather than an addition to, the prizes. The Geese have many times had their claims advo- cated, but hitherto with little success; and Toulouse, Embden, and cross- breeds still often pull caps for one first prize and one second ; and so little honour waits on keeping pure breeds that a goose is a goose, and there's an end on't. The distinct ornamental and numerous East Indian Ducks have many friends and some opponents in the class where they now have a holding quite insufficient for their merits and their strength. They have become so numerous at our shows, and are such favourites with both breeders and judges, that they call loudly for a class to themselves. So Bay their numerous friends, and also that large class of poultry- show visitors, the unbiassed lookers- on; but who are their opponents, and what say they? They are the exhibitors who happen to have new or unknown kinds to show— the fair recipients of the prizes in the class for Ducks of other varieties, sufferers from unfair competition between these old and established favourites and novelties still having their way to make. They therefore, likewise, equally with their owners, desire a class for East Indian Ducks. At Birmingham this class, whose vocation is the encouragement of new varieties, was nearly half made up of East Indian Ducks; and at the Crystal Palace Show nearly entirely so. If a class were given to them, they would take only the position which their beauty and popularity deserve, and their powerful rivalry would be withdrawn from a class where, with the character they have established for themselves, they are quite out of place. The various classes in the different departments of a show are and should be for the encouragement of new varieties. Why are those little beauties and old favourites, the Game Bantams, only able to intrude into the various class for Bantams when, like the East Indian Ducks, they deserve a class to themselves instead of almost monopolising one with whose legiti- mate object they interfere. HINTS RESPECTING THE CLASSIFICATION OF POULTRY. IMPROVEMENT is the order of the day in most things, and why should the classification of fowls at our numerous and influential poultry shows be an excep- tion to the general rule of advancement ? It is the opinion of many that much good would arise from a better and more scientific arrangement of the prize lists for fowls. The main object of our shows, when first established, was the improvement of all varieties of domestic poultry, and not the ad- vancement of a chosen few. Each fancier or amateur may admire or prefer a particular breed or variety of a breed; but his individual fancy should not be allowed to influence so public an institution and so national a benefit as a grand poultry show— such an affair should be conducted on a liberal and scientific basis, and every defect or short- coming which can be discovered should be at once removed by the com- mittee of such a valuable society. With these views, I beg to offer a few remarks, as I consider it most advisable that the fowls should be classified in a scientific manner, so as to enlist the sympathies of the naturalist as well as the amateur, and that each breed should be called by its most correct name, wherever it can be discovered, so as to avoid erroneous ideas, that the original variety of each breed should have precedence; and that, as far as it is practicable, each breed should have the same encouragement, and that no partiality should be shown to any particular sorts in a public show. The primary divisions under which I would first arrange them would be the three following: 1st, Incubators ; 2nd, Non- sitters ; 3rd, Dwarfs. The first division would comprise seven breeds: First, Game, of which the black- breasted and other reds should be allowed the place of honour; next to them the duckwing game; then the whole colours, as black, blue, and white; and lastly, mixed colours, as piles, brassy wings, red duns, spangles, & c. Secondly, the Malays, of which the reds appear the original variety, should be encouraged by all shows, if only from'the fact of our poultry, in general, having been improved by them in size, and, to give them a fair place, a second class for any other variety of Malays ought to be added. Thirdly, the Shanghais or Chinese ( the name Cochin China being incorrect should be discouraged as nu- scientific.) Here again the black- breasted and other reds should be allowed the place of honour, as the original variety; second, the Buffs, as most numerous; third, whole colours as white and black, also blues if to be found ; and lastly, greys and other varieties. Fourthly, Dorkings. Of these the original and perhaps the only variety is the White ; but the origi- nal standard should be adhered to, and silver cups should not be awarded to cross- bred Malays or Shanghais just because they are larger. This is unjust. Fifthly, Sussex. These have been commonly but erroneously called Coloured Dorkings. The original 206 T H E F I E L D , T H E C O U N T RY G E N T L E M A N ' S N E W S P A P E R. [ MARCH 28, 1857. 3d Light Dragoons.— Lieutenant John Norcliffc Preston to be captain, by purchase, vice Draper, who retires. Uth Light Dragoon*.— Cornet Robert Dunmore Napier, to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dungate, who retires; It. K. Harrison Dungate, gent, to be riding- master. Military Train.— Paymaster Benjamin Robert James, from tho Land Transport Corps, to be paymaster. Royal Artillery.— Second Captain John Lawrance Bolton to be captain, vice Flint, deceased ; Lieutenant Augustus William Johnson, to be second captain, vice Bolton. The dates of tho promotion of the undermentioned officers to bo altered as follows:— Capt. W. B. Saunders to 13th January 1857 ; Second Capt. C. B. Le Mesurier to 13th January 1807 ; Capt. C. H. Smith to 24tli January 1857: Second Capt. 11. S. Elliott to 24th January 1857; Capt, H. T. FitzHugh to 21st February 1857; Capt. W. N. Hardy to ' ilst February 1857 ; Second Capt. 11. P. P. Phelips to 21st Feb- ruary 1N57. Koyal Engineers.— Second Capt. Andrew Clarke, on the supernumerary list, to be captain • Brevet- Major Francis Du Cain to t) 0 captain, vice Penrlce, resigned; Lieut. G. Neville to be second captain, vice Du Cane. 9th Foot.— Lieut. A. G. Douglas, to be Instructor of Mus- ketry. 23rd.— Lieut- Col. R. Pratt, from half- pay 41st Foot, to be lleut.- col.; Capt. C. G. C. Norton, frtfm hall- pay 23rd Foot, to be capt., vice F. Sayer, who exchanges; Ensign Frederick Wollastun Hutton, to he lieut. by purchase, vice Griffith, who retires; George Frederick liusaell Colt, gent., to be ensigu by purchase, vice liutton; Ensign Charles Jacquet, to be allowed to retire from the urmy, her Majesty having no further use for Ills services. 39th.— Capt. Thomas Adams, from the 78th Foot, to be captain, vice Foster, who exchanges. 40th.— Ensign Henry Ross- Lewin Morgan to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cook, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 25th May 1855, has been cancelled. 66th.— Thomas Gambell, geut., to be ensign, by purchase, vice Shortt, promoted. 72d.— Herbert Barron, gent., to be ensign, by purchase, vice Burnet, who retires. 78th.— Capt. Frederick Wilmot Foster, from tho 39th Foot, to bo captain, vice Adams, who exchanges. Hist.— Lieut. Walter Musgravo, to be adjutant, vice Wil- kinson, who resigns the adjutancy only. 92nd.— Lieut. William David i live rarity to be captain, by purchase, vice D. P. Campbell, who retires. 97th.— Ensign Robert Cecil Kearney has been permitted to resigu his commission. STAFF. Brevet- Colonel Hon. W. L. Pakenham, C. B., upon half- pay unattached, as lieutenant- colonel, to be deputy- adjutant- generul to tho troops proceeuing on a particular service; Brevut- Colonel E. It. YVetherall, C. B., upon half- pay unat- tached, as major, to be deputy- quartennaster- general to tbe troops proceeding on a particular service. Brevet- Colonel Studholine Brownrlgge, C. B., upon half- pay unattached, as a lieutenant- colonel, to be deputy- quartormaster- goneral to the lorces serving in Ireland, vice Brevet- Colonel Wctherall, appointed deputy- quartermaster- genoral to the forces employed on u particular service. HOST IT A L STAFF. Doputy- Inspector- General of Hospitals.— A. Gordon, M. D., C. B., from half- pay, to bo dcputy- inspector- general of hos- pitals. T. U. Beale, gent., to bo a^ slstant- surjgeon tot the forces. BREVET. The undermentioned officer having completed three years' actual service on the 8th March 1857 In the rank of lieute- nant- colonel, to be promoted to be colonel in the army, under the lioyal Warrant of 6th October 1854 :— Lieutenant- Colonel R. Waddy, C. B., 50th Foot. The undermentioned office; s having completed three years' seivicelnthe rank of lieutenant- colonel, according to the' provisions of the Royal Warrant of 3rd November 1850, to be colonels in the army, viz.:— Lieutenant- Colonel J. W. Ormsoy, Royal Artillery; Lieutenant- Colonel IK Servante, Koyal Engineers. Lieut- Colonel St. Aubyn Molosworth, retire! full- pay of tho Royal Engineers, to be colonel, in consequence of the promotion of Lieut- Colonel Wilkinson, of the Koyal Engi- neers, who stood below him on the effective strength of the corps when be retired. Brevet- Major W. Cartan and Brevet- Major A. Donelan, on retired lull- pay ( Staff officers of Pensioners), to be lieu tenant- colonels in the army, the rank being honorary only. The undermentioned Cadets of the East India Company's Service to have the local and temporary rank of Ensign dur- ing the period of their being placed under the command of Col. Sandham, of tho Koyal Engineers, at Chatham, for Field Instructions In the art of Sapping and Mining.— Isaac Pratt Westmorland, gent.; Aithur Charles Padday, gent.; Thomas Freelnan Dowden, gent.; Oliver Bcauchamp Coventry St. John, gent. ; Augustus Le Mesurier, gent; David Henry Trail, gent; Arthur Herbert Bagge, gent.; William Conmgham, gent.; Frank Robertson, geut. The Commander- in- Chief of the Forces, his Koyal Highness tho Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by the Adjutant and Commissary- Generals, and other ollicera of the staff', inspected the troops ordered to China— the 32rd lioval Welch Fusiliers, the 82nd, and 90th Regiments at Portsmouth on Monday. A troop of the 2nd ( the Queen's) Dragoon Guards, together with two detachments, numbering 100 horses ami men, under the command of Capt. E. R. Keeqe, arrived at Chatham on Monday morning from Dub- lin, under orders to proceed to Canterbury, where they relieve the 11th Hussars, now stationed at Hounslow. The following officers also arrived with the detachment .-— Lieut. O. F. C. Bridgeman and Lieut. M. J. B. Dyne. +— PROMOTIONS. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 25. Tho following promotions, dated the 19th inst., conse- quent on the death of Vice- Admiral of the blue Sir Joshua Klcketts Rowley, Bart., on the 18th Inst., have this day taken place :— Rear- Admiral the Rl^ ht Hon. Georgo Anson Lord Byron, on the Reserved Half- pay List, to be vice- admiral on the same list. Roar- Admiral of the Red the Right Hon. Edmund, Lord Lyons, O. C. B. ( holding the temporary rank of admiral), to be vice- admiral of tho Blue. Hear- Admiral of the White the Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, K. C. B., to be rear- admiral of the Red. Roar- Admiral of the Blue Sir S. Luihington, K. C. B., to be rear- admiral of the Whlto. Capt. II. D. Trotter, Capt. Sir G. Back, and Capt. William Hillyar to bo rear- admirals on the reserved half- pay list. Capt. Henry John Codrlngton, C. B., to be rear- admiral of the Blue. Capt James Burney and Capt. James Morgan have also been promoted to be retired rear- admirals on the terms proposed In tho London Gazette of Sept 1, 1846, without in- crease of pay. APPOINTMENTS. COMMANDER.— Henry Trollopo to the Melville, vice Little whose appointment Is cancelled. LIEUTENANTS.— John Arkwrlght, to be agent of malls In contract steamers: E. W. llawes, to the Porcupine, MAHTIRS.— H. G. Thomas and James M. Share, to the Melvillo; James II. Lawrence, to tho Cuckoo; W. Stanton, to the Porcupine. SECOND MASTER.— Henry G. Swalnson, to the Algerlno. MIDSHIPMEN.— E. II. Ailfrey, F. C. VInccnt, and T. C. M. De Vlsnies, to the Furious. NAVAL CADETS.— N. M. Lang, to the Royal Albert, for dis- posal; J. W. F. Harvey and F. Hayton, to tho Furious. CLERK.— Francis II. Chown, to the Excellent. SDROEON SUPERINTENDENT.— Robort Clarke, to tho Agra convict ship. Detachments of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines arrived at tho dockyard, on Thursday, for embarkation on board tho Hesper, troop- ship, and the gun- boats ordored for China. The Hesper is undergoing extensive alterations for the conveyance of troops and stores. Racoon, 21, screw, will be launched on the 25th of April. On Monday, the whole of the mechanics in Sheer- ness dockyard commenced upon weekly wages, the task and job work being entirely abolished, at all events for the present. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. FIELD OFFICE, Friday Night. BATTLE BETWEEN THE PERSIAN AND BOMBAY CAVALRY.—' The Admiral at Malta to the Secretary of the Admiralty, 24th March, 1857. ( Prom Agent at Suez, 20th March, 1857).— The Bombay brings no news of the Hindoostan. The passengers reported that the night before they left Bombay a telegraphic message was received from Calcutta stating that the Emperor of China disapproves of the proceedings of the Governor of Canton, and had given him orders to conciliate the English. Also, that a battle was fought on the 8th of Februarv, about forty miles from Bushire, between the fiombav and Persian cavalry, which ended in the total rout of the latter, with the loss of 800 killed. The loss od our side was 10 killed and 62 wounded. THE THEATRES. OLYMPIC.— A new piece, under the title of " Daddy Hardacre," was produced at this theatre on Thursday evening, in which Mr. Robson performed the part of a miser. The play itself is of frail structure, but affords a line opportunity for the display of Mr. Robson's powers, and his acting is marvellous, _ A more awful picture of avarice working in the veins, muscles, and sinews of a man— maddening his brain- agitating, controlling, subduing, and convulsing his heart— was never presented on the stage. The piece was eminently successful. OBITUARY. DR. KANE.— Dr. Kane is no longer in the land of the living. The life, against which the pole issued its fatal sentence, has been laid down in the bosom of the tropics. Such a man cannot pass away unnoticed. The whole civilised world will mark his loss. His own country particularly will mourn his untimely fate. Scarce a living American has a stronger hold upon the admiration of his countrymen. He was peculiarly endeared to them by his heroic virtues, and the sufferings and sacrifices which he had encountered, the abiding penalty of which attached to himself and the abiding glory to his country. There was everything in the career and character of Dr. Kane to interest the imagination and create admiring attachment. It may safely be said that no American has ever lived who compressed within so short a period so many re- markable experiences. Born in this city— while but a boy exploring the mountains at Virginia as a geologist— gra- duating at the University of Pennsylvania both in the colle- giate and the medical department— surgeon to the American embassy in China— an explorer on foot of the Phillipine Islands— the first man to descend into the bowels of the vol- cano Tael, whence he was dragged Out; half dead- ascending the Himalayas— penetrating to the Upper Nile - triangulating Greece 011 foot— at home again in the Philadelphia Navy Yard— down with the coast fever on the shore of Africa— finding his way into baracoons of Dahomoy— a bearer of dispatches, through great dangers, to General Scott, in Mexico— engaged in a desperate hand- to- hand conflict with Mexican officers, and after taking them prisoners receiving a fearful and almost fatal wound in their de- fence— at work on the Government coast survey— while " bathing in the tepid waters of the Gulf of Mexico," receiving a telegraphic order to proceed forthwith to the Arctic regions— in nine days, out of the harbour of New York and steering north— for fifteen months battling with the most fearful perils amid bergs, floes, hummocks, and pack ice, and yet unshrinking and untiring in his perform- ance of the duties of surgeon, naturalists, and historian — again at home— again 011 his way to the icy solitudes of the north, this time in the capacity of commander as well as other capacities— two winters in the Artie darkness, endur- ing anxieties and trials, and perils, and sufferings from cold, hunger, and disease such as can hardly be found on any other human record— penetrating to within five hundred miles of the pole, the highest point ever reached by mortal man— gazing upon the rolling surf of that unfrozen sea which washes the pole itself, and only prevented, by the lack of some craft that could sustain him, from embarking upon its clear waters— registering, from his inextricably bound ship the lowest temperature ever known to man- journeying to the nearest human settlements, by boat and sledge, over a distance of thirteen huhdred miles, the heaviest sledge journey ever performed, and accomplished through the most appalling difficulties— at home with a shattered constitution— voyaging to England in vain quest of restoration, and at last yielding up his life in the West Indies; and all before he had attained the age of thirty- five, surely no American ever had a career more eventful, or more replete with interest. And into his per- sonal character entered every element that constitutes the true hero— a daring that never quailed, endurance that knew no yielding, a devotion to duty that nothing could shake, a fidelity to friends as sacred as life, inextinguishable hope, undying energy, and the crowning virtue of all, a modesty that made 110 pretensions, and instinctively shrank from all public display. His life was gentle: and the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up, And say to all the world, This was a man! There may perhaps be hasty minds that reckon that the fruits of Dr. Kane's explorations in the Arctic regions were not proportionate to the courage and devotion given to the work. It is true that Sir John Franklin, whom he went to soarch for, and bring back to the living worid, was not discovered. But is there no value in the reflection that all that could be done to find and save that gallant man and his companions, has been done? Is there no worth in duty discharged, but in the palpable results of actual success? The moral fruits alone of these expeditions have a value the work- day world of these times can ill afford to lose. On no theatre of effort have human actions been displayed in a purer ,' and nobler light. In other fields men may be im- pelled to great deeds by hopes of promotion, or by love of fame; but these are not the motives that sustained the heroism of men in the midst of dangers from which there appeared to be no escape, in a desert sea, out of sight and hearing of any help. Nothing can sustain men under such circumstances but that courage, that unselfish desire to execute a service for science or for fellow- creatures, which is so pure as to become almost abstract. It is in this position that man appears in his noblest type ; and it is almost worth going to regions so inhospitable in order to show to man, in countries where he has been less true to himself, what he niay be at his best. And precious too are the scientific results. Even the negative knowledge which has been acquired by these additional researches is of no little importance. It is necessary to complete our geography even in those inhospitable regions; for curiosity will never rest without the inquiry. It is to be doubted whether any truth has ever been discoveredi n the history of mankind that has proved worthless; that has not, on the contrary, been the parent of other truths of the greatest value. Least of all can this be presumed of such truths as have been developed by these Arctic discoveries. Those investigations have settled some points in science re- specting electricity— a science already producing fruits, and promising 11s more that cannot fall to be of the greatest assistance in taking tho bearings of future inquiries. The practical philosophers that pursue truth through the terrible fastnesses of ice, are gathering up data for future knowledge for which future generations will have reason to rise up and call them most worthy benefactors of theirrace. It is cer- tain that the north- west passage cannot, under any circum- stances, be converted into a commercial advantage. It is certain that agriculture cannot be so Improved as to coerce the frozen fields of the North to produce anything worth harvesting. But it is certain that the Arctic seas will con- tinue to be penetrated by the keels of heroic men, until they have yielded up their last secret. And it is also certain that In that long list there will be no brighter name than Ellsha Kent Kane.— New York Courier. ADMIRAL SIR J. R. ROWLEY, BART.— We regret to announce the death of Vice- Admiral Sir Joshua Ricketts Rowley, Bart., which mournful event occurred on the 18th inst., at 61, Wimpole- street. His last appointments were to the Sybllle, 44, fitting for the flag of Sir Charles Rowley, with whom lie served at Jamaica from 1820 until 1823; and June 24, 1836, to the Cornw< illis. 74, on the Lisbon station, whence I10 returned early In 1837. He attained flag rank April 3, 1848. Sir Joshua Ricketts Rowley was a deputy- lieutenant for Suffolk, of which county in 1841 he was sheriff. He married August 10, 1824, Charlotte, only daughter of John Moseley, Esq., of Great Glemham House, county Suffolk. MISCELLANEOUS. Her Majesty has signified her approbation of Mr. Lefevre being called to the House of Lords, under the title of Viscount Eversley, of Heckfleld, in the county of South- ampton. ILer Majesty, though not exhibiting her usnal spirits, remains in the enjoyment of excellent health, and retains all her usual active habits. It is now pretty well understood that the accouchement may be expected in the early part of next month.— Court Journal. In the brief session just terminated fifteen divisions took place in the House of Commons. The Austrians will evacuate the Principalities immediately. An attack by the Russians in Circassia is considered imminent. In the prisons of Cefalu, in Sicily, there are more than thirty women subject to the most inhuman treatment, by order of that pious king Bomba. Sixteen thousand Turks are on the frontiers of the Principalities, ready to enter in ease of need for the protec- tion of the rights of the Porte. Ismail Pasha has been arrested on a charge of hav- ing contributed to the purchase of arms for the expedition of the Kangaroo to Circassia. Mr. Sutton, a gentleman of property, living at Brixton, was fined forty shillings and costs and Monday last, for keeping savage dogs. By accounts lately received, it would appear that the Norwegian herring fishing has been very heavy— re- ported to exceed 800,000 barrels. The stonemasons working at the military hospital at Netley, Hants, have struck for an hour and a half's holi- day on Saturdays. Mr. G. W. Harris, late stipendiary magistrate of Granada, has been chosen secretary of the Reform Club. There were 12G candidates. The Commander- in- Chief has appointed Colonel Lake, C. B., to the command of the Royal Artillery in the south- western district The restoration of the interior of the Llandaff cathedral has been nearly brought to a close, after an outlay of nearly 20,000?. The Irish representative bishops in the new Parlia ment will be the Lord Primate, and the Lord Bishops of Meatli, Kilmore, and Killaloe. There has now been received close upon 1200/. in subscriptions for the family of Mr. Little, the railway com- pany's cashier who was murdered in Dublin. The subject selected for the gold medal competition of this year for the Royal Academy, both in sculpture and painting, is The Good Samaritan. Dr. R. Nairne, physician and lecturer on medicine at St George's Hospital, has been appointed a Commissioner in Lunacy in the room of Dr. J. R. Hume, deceased. Mr. P. Bayne, author of the " Christian Life," has succeeded the late Hugh Miller as editor of the Edinburgh Witness— the Scottish Free Church paper. There is a report that the Lord Chancellor is to retire, and also Mr. Robt. Lowe, the Vice- President of the Board of Trade. At York City Assizes, Mr. Sheriff Ilollon had to pressnt Baron Martin with a pair of white kid gloves, as there were neither prisoner nor cause for trial. The Paisley Herald contains a report of two lectures delivered at the " Evangelical Union " Chapel, in New street, Paisley, by Miss Jessie Meriton White, of London, upon the claims of the Italian nationality. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has appointed Mr. George Scharf, jun., to the post of permanent secretary to the National Portrait Commission, under the presidency of Lord Stanhpe. The Dundee Advertiser states that about 200 groats and half- groats, supposed to have been of the reign of Edward III., have been discovered in a sandpit on the estate of Auchlishie. A few days ago the Duke of Newcastle sent to all the labourers and cottagers on his estate six pounds of beef, one bottle of old ale ( twenty- three years old), and one quart of real Clumber ale. The sentence of six months' imprisonment, passed upon General Prim by court- martial, has been commuted by the Queen of Spain int^ six months' residence in the town of Alicant Hugh Orr, the master of the Hannah Jane, was sentenced at Exeter, last week, to transportation for life, having caused the- death of the black cook by repeated acts of the most brutal cruelty. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Commander- in- Chief, it is said, has taken on lease Benacre Hall, late the residence of Sir Edward Gooch, Bart., M. P., with the right of sporting on the domain. The friends and admirers of the late Dr. Buckland have determined that a bust of himself shall be placed in the new museum, with the geological collection which he pre- sented to the University of Oxford. A suggestion has been made that all who have the honour to possess the decoration of the Victoria Cross should be permitted by Royal ordinance to affix the initial letters, 41 V. C.." after their names. Mr. Ruskin, author of " The Stones of Venice," has sent a cheque for 100 guineas to Mr. Spurgeon, after hearing him preach, towards the fund for building a new place of worship, as an expression of his admiration of his unrivalled eloquence and surpassing earnestness. A man, pretending to be deaf and dumb, was beg- ging in Stockton a few days ago. At one house where he solicited alms, a fine Newfoundland dog sprang out at him, when the fellow exclaimed in an excited manner, 44 if you don't take the dog away, I'll stick him." The oldest member of the House of Commons is Sir C. M. Burrell, who was returned for the borough of Shoreham in 1805, and has uninterruptedly sat for the same consti- tuency to the present time. He has been a member of four- teen Parliaments. Some conception may be formed of the progress of railways from this one circumstance, that within about thirty years from the opening of the first passenger line, one single establishment at Newcastle has turned out 1000 locomotive engines. A postal treaty has been concluded between France and the United states. By this treaty the French Govern- ment Will pay the expense of transit of the Franco- American mails between France and England and between England and America by British packets. The Oratorios to be performed at the forthcoming Handel Festival, at the Crystal Palace, have now been positively determined on. They are as follow: " Messiah," on Monday, June 15; " Judas Maccabteus," June 17; and " Israel in Egypt," June 19. Mr. Costa will conduct the performances. The quantity of coal and coke brought to London in the month of January last, was 130,556 tons, whilst that brought in January 1856, was 123,707 tons, thus it will be seen, that the supply of coal in the first month of the present year, during the extreme severity of the winter season, was increased beyond that of January 1856, by several thousand tona The expedition in search of the sources of the Nile, which promised such rich conquests to the scientific world, has just been dissolved by the Viceroy of Egypt, The savant who had been called from France, England, and Ger- many, are about to return to their respective countries. The French squadron, which is to perform different evolutions during the visit of the Grand Duke Conatantlne to Toulon, is being reinforced. Different manoeuvres will be performed in the roadstead, and brilliant fetes given within sight of the port. We are informed that, on the evening of his depar- ture from London, the Baron James de Rothschild forwarded to M. Olivier Rolland, Secretary of the Soci< 5t< 5 Fran<? aise de Bienfaisance, the sum of 401., to be applied to the uses of that excellent institution. The Government of Sweden is about to negotiate in the country and abroad a loan of 21,000,000 of rix dollars ( 42,000,000 of francs), to defray the first expenses caused by the establishment of railways. The sum which will be re- quired for the completion of all the lines in Sweden is esti- mated at 100,000,000 francs. In consequence of the great abuse which has taken place in the usurpation of noble titles, in France, the atten- tion of the Government bus been called to the subject; and the Emperor has, it is said, given orders for a Bill to be pre- pared to put an end to the existing abuse. Dr. Mackay, the poet, has ceased to be editor of the Illustrated London News, in consequence of a difference with the proprietor. The editorship lias fallen into the hands of Mr. Shirley Brooks, author of " Aspen Court" and other tales, and for' some time connected with the parlia- mentary corps of the now moribund Chronicle. THE UNITED MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 64, Charing- cross, London. Every description of Life Assurance effected on equitable terms Whole profits divided. No charge for policy stamps. B~ ANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, Pall- mall East, London. Established A. D. 1844. Capital, 500,000/. — Parties desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to examine the plan of this institution, by which a high rate of interest may be obtained with perfect security. The interest is payable in January and July, either at the Head Office In London, or at the various branches throughout the country. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. Prospectuses and Forms for opening Accounts sent free on __ application. ESTABLISHED 1841, IVTEMCAL INVALID and GENERAL ITX LIFE OFFICE, 25, Pall Mall, London— Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. At the FIFTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING, held on 27th November 1856, it was shown that ou the 30th June last :— The number of Policies in force was 57. S8 The amount insured was 2,752,197/. Ts. 2d. The Annual Income was 118,5. r> 7/. Ids. 2d. Two Bonuses have been declared ( in 1848 and 1853), adding nearly Two per cent, per annum 011 the average to sums as- sured, and by which a Policy of 1000/. issued in 1842 on a healthy life is now increased to 1260/. Since the last division of Profits in 1853, tlie accumulated funds have increased by more than 105,000/., offering con- siderable advantages to present assurers. Profits divided every five years— next division in 1858. The Society, since its establishment, has paid claims on 651 Policies, assuring 254,008/. Assurances are effected at home or abroad on healthy lives at as moderate rates as the most recent data will allow. Indian Assurances at very moderate rates, and great faci- lities given to assurers. Invalid lives assured on scientifically constructed tables. Policies issued free of stamp duty, and every charge but the Premiums. Agents wanted for vacant places. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposals, and every other informa- tion, may be obtained of the Secretary at the Chief Office, or 011 application to any of the Society's Agents in the Country. C. DOUGLAS SINGER, Secretary. t OftbON UN AI) [ FLTE RATED FOOD XJ COMPANY ( LIMITED), For the Importation, Manufacture, anil Supply of Food, Drinks, and Drugs in a Pure State. Capital, 100,000/., in 5000 Shares of 20/. each, with power to increase. Deposit, 5/. per Share. The liability limited to the amount of each share. Incorporated under the Joint- Stock Companies' Act of 1856, with Limited Liabilltj\ TRUSTEES. General Sir John Forster Fitzgerald, K. C. B., M. P. Henry Morris, Esq., late Madras Civil Service. DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. Lord THOMAS PELHAM CLINTON, 10, Cleve- land- square, Chairman. The Hon. F. II. F. BERKELEY, MP. for Bristol, Victoria- square, Pimlico, Deputv- Cliairinan, Colonel E. G. Austin, ll. E. I. C. S., The Grange, Dilham, Norfolk. John Cropp, Esq., Oaklands, Clapliam. Charles Heneage, Esq., 3, Cadogan- place, Belgrave- square. Samuel J. Foble, Esq., Solio, and 8, Moreton- street, Pimlico. Capt. William Peel, 24, Beaumont- street, Portland- place. CHIEF ANALYST. Dr. Lethebv, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, London Hospital, and Officer of Health for the City of London. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Ilarbin and Smith, 12, Clement's- inn. BANKERS. The Bank of London, Threadneedle- street. GENERAL MANAGER. William Cribb, Esq. OFFICES. 25, Bucklersburv, London. The adulteration of our food has become so dangerous and universal a practice, that the Legislature have deemed it ne- cessary to inquire searchingly into the social evil by means of a committee of the House of Commons, which has found it to be no fanciful chimera, but a dangerous fact, that nearly all the necessaries of life are fearfully adulterated. The Times newspaper has made the most strenuous efforts to arouse the attention of the public to a sense of the dangers they incur from the present system, and the importance of an effectual remedy being found. In one of its leading articles the evil is thus graphically depicted :— " We pay not only with our money, but our lives. For the worst of it is, that the articles we purchase are not merely diluted— they are adulterated— positively— abominably— pof sonously. There is scarcely a single article of daily use which it is possible to procure genuine from ordinary shops. " We ask for bread,- and we receive a stone— " For coffee, and we receive chicory— " For chicory, and we receive burnt carrots, and powder of dried horses' liver— " For oil of almonds, and we receive prussic acid. " What are we to do when our meat and drink are poi- soned ? " And again— " Surely any one of respectability sufficient to gain credence for his assertion would make a fortune were he to set his face strenuously against all imposture, and determine to sell only genuine articles, even at a slightly enhanced price." There is no exaggeration in saying that numbers of invalids, delicate women, and tender clnWren, have fallen victims to adulterations of food, drink, and drugs. Paralysis has also been clearly traced to this cause, and the universal diffusion of in- digestion owes its origin very largely to the effect of the dangerous adulterations of our food. To remedy this great social evil, the London Unadulterated Food Company is established. Each article vended will be manufactured or prepared en- tirely by the Company, and foreign productions will be im- ported uirect; it will therefore derive the profits of both manu- facturer and dealer, at the same time that it ensures perfect freedom from adulteration. A wholesale and export trade of unequalled magnitude may already be considered as guaranteed. Shareholders will have tbe privilege of purchasing their goods of the Company at wholesale price. The great addi- tional value that will attach to the shares from this regulation is obvious. Amongst the questions put to one of the principal witnesses by the Committee of the House of Commons were the follow- ing:— Q. Is it your opinion that adulteration is very prevalent? A. 1 find adulteration to be exceedingly prevalent. It may be stated, generally, that It prevails in nearly all articles which it will pay to adulterate. Q. Is it vour opinion that the adulterations of the various articles to'which you have referred have a very important influence on the public health ? A. No doubt, 1 think, can possibly be entertained on the subject— in the list are some of the most virulent poisons. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the " London Adulterated Food Company" ( Limited), 25, Bucklersbury, London. Gentlemen,—! request that you will allot me Shares, of 20/. each, in the above- named Company, and I undertake to accept the same, or such less number as you may allot me; to pay for the same, and to sign the articles of association of the Company, when required; and I inclose piave paid into the bankers of the Company] ( alter as the case may be) a deposit of X Dated this day of 1857. Name in full Profession or business Residence Each application must be accompanied by a remittance of, or a banker's receipt for, 1/. per share. Should the ftill num- ber of shares applied for not be allotted, a proportionate part of the amount will be immediately returned OT applied to the payment of the remaining 4/. per share upon the number allotted. EXTRACTS FROM THE CITY ARTICLES OF THE DAILY PRESS. The Times, February 27, 1857.—" The prospectus has been issued of the ' London Unadulturnted Food Company,' with a capital of 100,000/., in 20/. shares. It is respectably consti- tuted, and the object is to manufacture and sell some of the articles of food which are most exposed to deleterious admix- ture, in a form that will guarantee their genuineness. Dr. Lethebv is to be the chief analyst, and the names of the various dealers" authorised to sell the company's goods will be adver- tised in the local papers throughout the country." Morning Post, February 28, 1857.—" The establishment of such a company is a natural necessity, as well as amoral boon, and it is consequently one that should be encouraged in every possible manner by the public, or by that portion at least which values its health and existence. It is by 110 means sur- prising, therefore, to find that gentlemen of high station have consented to ally their names and influence to the promotion of the ' Unadulterated Food Company;' and there can be scarcely a doubt that, if the objects laid down in the prospectus are energetically pursued, and the reputation of the company established for the supply of aliment in tho highest state of puritv, that it will answer well as a commercial enterprise, and fully justify the expectations of the promoters." Morning Herald, February 28, 1857.—" The company have secured the services of that eminent man, Dr. Letlieby, Pro- fessor of Medical Jurisprudence at the London 1 lospital, aud Officer of Health for the City of London, as chief analyst. This fact is a proof that if science can be beneficially directed towards the detection of deleterious compounds in the sub- stances on which we exist, it will be called into request." Morning Chronicle, February 28, 1857.—" It has a respectable direction, and Dr. Letlieby is the chief analyst. The company will hold themselves pledged to the purity of every article sold by them, and are determined that not merely the purity but the general condition of the goods shall be all that the most efficient supervision and improved machinery can make them. After careful calculation, and allowing for every contingency, it is anticipated that the net profits will realise at least 15 per cent, per annum." MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 .] THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 /^. RASS VJ PASTU THEJFARM. SEEDS for PERMANENT fries, N. B., beg to call special attention to their MIXTURES for laving down land to PERMANENT PASTURE, which have hitherto given such universal satisfaction. Mixtures for Permanent Pastures 25s. to 30s. per acre. Mixtures for Permanent Lawn Pasture ... 26s. to 31s. „ Mixtures for Lawns, Terraces, Bowling- greens, < fcc 31s. to 36s. „ Their Priced List of Agricultural Seeds is now ready, and may be had, postage free, on application. FREE DELIVERY.— Seeds to the value of 21. delivered free of carriage to the principal railway- stations and steam ports In the kingdom. and AGRICULTURAL SEEDS, —. & c— THOMAS GIBBS and Co., the Seedsmen to the 44 ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND,'' beg to announce that their bulks of Grass and other Seeds are now finished cleaning, and they can supply the following in any quantities required :— GRASS SEEDS for meadows and pastures, water mea- dows, parks, cemeteries, lawns, < fcc. & c.; also Renovating Mixture, for improving old swards. Italian and other Rye Grasses, Clovers. Turnips, Swedes, Hybrids, Mangold Wur zels, Carrots, and all other seeds for the farm. KITCHEN GARDEN SEEDS of all the new and choice varieties. FLOWER SEEDS in assorted packets or separately. GIBBS'S DEFIANCE PEA, the finest table pea in culti- vation Detailed Catalogues free on application. THOMAS GIBBS and Co., the Seedsmen to the R. A. S. E., corner of Hall- moon- street, Piccadilly, London ( W.) R ED APRIL SPRING WHEAT.— Tho subscribers have to offer a considerable quantity of this fine variety of Spring Wheat for Seed, price 66s. per quarter, in lots of .5 quarters, freight paid to Leith or London. For late districts, and on land previously unaccustomed to grow wheat, this variety is invaluable, being equally early and prolific as oats. It should not be sown before April, and may be sown during May. J. MORRISON and SON. Banff, N. B., March 2. PATENT WOOL MANURE COMPANY. ( Limited.)— Office, 81, Graceclmrch- street, London Manufactories, Deptford and Walworth. Wool Manure for Wheat, Grass, Hops, & c., per ton, 71. 10s. Wool Manure for Turnips and Root Crops, per ton, 61.10s. Superphosphate of Lime, manufactured by this Co., per ton, 71. Delivered free to any Railway Station or Wharf in London. — Orders received at tho Office of the Company, 81, Grace- church- street ; or by any of the provincial agents. BONE MANURE, either Ilalf- inch or Dust, SUPER- PIIOSPHATE of LIME, SULPHURIC ACID, « fcc— These valuable and genuine Manures may be had in any quantity of JARED TERRETT IIUNT, Lambeth Wharf. Upper Fore- street, Lambeth, London, delivered to any Wharf or Railway Station In London, in sacks or otherwise. J. T. H. earnestly recommends the attention of the nobility and gentry to his finely PULVERISED BONE- DUST, for the renovation of Lawns, Meadows. Parks, & c. Also, his PREPARED BONES, for the dressing of Vine Roots, Fruit Trees, Asparagus Beds, « fcc. Bones purchased in any quantity from kennels, marine store dealers, butchers, < fcc., fetched from auy railway station in London. ESTABLISHED 1812. rpURNIP MANURE.— This valuable ferti- liser has been used for the last twelve years with great Success by most of the eminent agriculturists through- out England, and stands unrivalled in the weight and quality of the bulbs which it produces; it is besides especially beneficial to the Grain Crops which follow, while Clover is rarely found to fail after the first application. Some of the crops produced by this manure last year weighed upwards of 30 tons per acre. POTATO, GRASS, BARLEY, CLOVER, and WHEAT MANURES: also Bone, Guano, and Super- phosphate of Lime, warranted of the best quality. Apply to II. and T. PROCTOR, Cathay, Bristol; PROCTOR and RYLANI), Birmingham, Edmondscotc, Warwick, and Haltuey, near Chester. N. B.— A Pamphlet, on " Manures, their Properties and Ap- plication," forwarded on receipt of twelve postage stamps. CUERO GUANO.— From a given weight of Cuero Guano may be obtained the same immediate results as from a similar weight of Peruvian Guano, while Its beneficial effects upon future crops will be felt long after Peruvian Guano has ceased to have any Influence. The fol- lowing is from Professor Way — 44 It, Welbcck- street, Feb. 11, 1857. 44 SIR,— On reference to my books, I find that the Manure which I analysed for you In April last year, contained 06J organic matters, 8 ammonical salts ( yielding 7 per cent, of ammonia on the manure), and phosphoric acids, " "' water, equal to 27jf percent, soluble Phospate of . soluble in Lime. Such N Manure would, in my opinion, be very valuable, either for Corn or Root Crops; but for the former purpose, 1 would ad- vise you to reduce the proportion of soluable phosphates, which iippears unnecessarily large. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " To Mr. Chisholm. 44 J. THOMAS WAY." Price, delivered at any Railway Station in London:— For Root, Crops und Grass Land, 71. 10s. per ton; for Corn and Hops, 8/. 8s. per ton. JOHN CITISHOLM, SON, and Co., Cuero Guano Works, • Willow Walk. Bcniiomlscv. London ( S. 10.) ETTING for S111: ERFOLDS.— WILDEY — . And Co.. Ilolland- strect, lllackfrlars- road, London, are the original Introducers Of the COCOA- NUT FIBRE SHEEP- FOLDING NETS, which fourteen years' experience lias proved to possess tho most extraordinary durability when ex- posed to alternations of weather. Cocoa- Nut Fibre will wear out several sets of tarred hemp netting, and is so light that a herdsman may with ease carry 200 yards of it. Wildey and Co. were awarded the Prize Medal for this netting by the Royal Agricultural Society in 1842, at the Ex- hibition of All Nations in 1851, and at the Paris Universal Ex- hibition law. Sold in nets of 50 and 100 yards long, 42 inches high, by the manufacturers, WILDEY and Co., at the Cocoa- nut Fibre Works, Holland- street, Blackfriars- road, London. flROSSKILL'S IMPROVED REAPING V^ MACHINE received the First Prize of the Royal Agri- cultural Society of England, in August 1856, after being tried in competition with Burgess and Key's M4Cormacks, Dray's Hussey, and Palmer's Union Reaping Machine. The Report of the Judges, just published in the Society's Journal, states decidedly that this Implement Is the first in its class. Full particulars, with testimonials from various parties who have used the Ma- chines, may bo obtained on application at the BEVERLEY IRON WORKS. CROSKILL'S well known CARTS, WAGGONS, and PATENT WHEELS and AXLES manufactured by Machi- nery, are constantly kept In Stock at tho Works, and can be sent off" promptly on receipt of orders. An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full parti- culars of Rollers, Carts, Wheels, Reaping Machine, Portable Engines, Thrashing Machines, Mills, and every description of Agricultural Implement, sent post- free on receipt of six postage- stamps. Address Mr. CROSSKILL, Iron Works, Beverley. /^ REAT. REDUCTION in the PRICE o GALV „„„„, LVANI8KI) WIRE NETTING.— BARNARD and HI8HOP, Market- place, Norwich, In consequence of improve- ments in their machinery Cor the manufacture of the above article, have been enabled to make a great reduction in the prict'"- Galvanised. Ja£*£" e( 1 2- Inch mesh, 24 Inches wide M. per yd. 4d. per yd. 2- Inch 2- Inch 2- lnch 11- inch 11- inch li- lnch . lj- iiich strong do. intermediate, do.... extra strong, do. ... 24 Inches wide strong, do Intermediate, extra strong, do. e 7 t » 4 SJ 0) r{ 10 4i % » 0 8 ...-. iiv. ii ,, r. vn n n. iiHiK, uu. ... 11/ ,, n ,, - All the above kinds can be made any width ( under 8 feet), at proportionate prices. If the upper half Is of a coarser mesh thmi the lower, it will reduce the prices about one- flfth. Strong Galvanised Poultry Netting, 8K per yard, 3 feet wide; Galvanised Sparrow- proof Netting for Plieasantrtes, 2id. per square foot. Wire netting of every mesll from 1 inch to 6 inches. Delivered free of expense In London, Peterborough, Hull, or Newcastle. Manufacturers of improved strained- wire cattie and deer fencing, iron hurdles, Ac. Illustrated catalogues and patterns forwarded by post UOYAL BRITISH BAKE, Islington Branch, City- road, near tho " Angel."— HORSNAILL and CATCH POOL, of Bullford Mill, near Witham, Essex, and ol Caledonian- road, Islington, beg to announce that they have taken the above premises, with a view to being more central. For prices of genuine country Flour, < fcc., delivered to London families, and for other particulars, see Times daily. PATRONISED by his ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT, and used on the Royal Farm, Windsor.— THORLEY's FOOD for CATTLE, sold in Casks containing 448 Feeds, price 50s., carriage paid to any railway- station.— The wonderful effect produced through using this Food is truly astonishing. Testimonials from some of the first men in the land, together with Professor Way's Report, may be had on application to the Inventor and Sole Proprietor, JOSEPH THOKLEY. Central Depot, 77, Newgate- street, London. Manufactory and Offices, 115, High- street, Hull. Depot for Ireland, 9, Burgh- quay, Dublm, J. W. Scott, Manager. TMPORTANT to SHEEP- BREEDERS.— A THORLEY'S FOOD for CATTLE. Copy of a Letter received from ROBERT NEWHAM, Esq., Barroto- on- Humber, dated February 24th, 1857. 44 Barrow, February 24tli, 1857. 44 SIR,— Inquiring of a friend respecting some 4 Constitution Balls,' lie recommended your corrective Cattle Food for my horses, who appeared to require something to increase their appetite. On his recommendation I got a cask, and I have used it now about a month, and my seven horses are all much improved; they eat their food with greater eagerness and ap- pear much benefited by it. Last Friday, the 20th instant, a ewe of mine, having had two lambs, was reduced to be unable to take her food, and after using every thing we could think of, 1 and my men concluded she would sink. As a last resource I thought of your Food. Kill or cure, I was indifferent, having given her up for lost. It was given as a drink by force, and .1 am happy to inform you that in two days she appeared quite better, and is now among the other sheep on the fourth day quite well. I attribute it entirely to the use of your Food, and send this that you may make use of it for the benefit of others. — I am, sir, vour respectfuly, 14 ROUT. NEWHAM. 44 Mr. J. Thorley. Sold in Casks, containing 448 Feeds, for 50s.— Carriage paid. Manufactory, Hull. Offices, 115, High- street. Central depot, 77, Newgate- street, London. RPAYLOR'S CONDITION BALLS for Worms, Swelled Legs, Grease, Impaired Appetite, Coughs, Colds, Inflamed Eyes, & c. Read the opinion of the following emi- nent Trainers :— ' 44For getting horses into condition, they are unequalled."— JOHN OSBORNE. 44 In my opinion, they are invaluable."— JOHN SCOTT. 44 Your condition balls N<- » excellent."— SAMUEL ROGERS. " I have never used s - efficient a ball."— JOHN DAWSON. Prepared by T. TAYLOR, Veterinary Surgeon, Burton- upon- Trent; and sold by SANGER, Oxford- street ; SUTTON, Bow- clmrchyard; and all Druggists. In packages, six balls, 3s.; three balls, Is. 9d. PRIZE HORSES and NEAT CATTLE. 1 — No animal can be highly fed for a continuance without producing disease of some kind, unless the 111 effect is counter- acted by Medicine, ami the safest and best for this purpose is ClTISS'S CONSTITUTION BALLS. The Cart Horsawhlch obtained the First Prize at the ltoyal Agricultural Society's Exhibition in Norwich, in 1849, the proprietor informed Mr. Cuplss the excellent condition of his horse was mainly attributable to the frequent use of the Con- stitution Balls. Mr. Nunn, Secretary to the Diss Fanners' Club, obtained the First Prize at tills local show for the best Fat Bullock, and lie writes, " the Constitution Balls were a most valuable assist- ance in gettingmy Imilockin high condition!" '" id he further adds, " I found with continued high feeding the animal fre- quently became glutted, when, upon giving him a dose of your Balis, his appetite was restored, ids spirits enlivened, while his appearance rapidly improved; " and he Is satisfied without the use of the Halls lie could not have got Ills bullock Into such prime condition in so short a time. Tiie CONSTITUTION BALLS are prepared only by FRANCIS CITPISS, M. R. C. V. S., author of the " Prize Essay on the Diseases of tile Liver of the Horse," Diss, Norfolk ; and sold by all respectable Medicine Vendors in town and country In packets, six Halls eaell, 6d. per packet with a wrapper giving full directions for the use of tlio Balls, and treatment of tile Horse whilst taking them. Also a Pamphlet of Testi- monials from many gentlemen who have used the Balls in various complaints. Anv gentleman using the Bulls may consult the Proprietor gratuitously, either personally or by letter, post- paid. HORSE MEDICINES.— KENT'S CATHARTIC, or ANTISPASMODIC PHYSIC BALLS, are the best known purge tor the Horse, requiring no prepa- ration before giving, or chilling of the water after; and. in cases of GRIPES or pain in the bowels, one of them dissolved In warm water Is the safest and most efficacious medicine that can bo given, ami will often produce almost instantaneous relief.— In tin boxes, containing 12 balls ( with printed Instruc- tions for administration) Ids. per box.—( Prepared and sold only by W. II. KENT, Member of the Royal College of Veteri- nary Surgeons, 58, Great Marylebone- strcet, Portland- place, London. T AMENESS In HORSES.— SEWELL'S SOLVENT and process is a safe and effectual cure for splent, spavin, curb, rmgbone; for GROGGINESS, CORO- NET, FOOT or SHOULDER LAMENESS; for wlndgall, theropin, and capped hock; breaking down, spring joint or tendon and other enlargements. Does not blister or blemish, and prepares the horse for immediate work. Sold in packets 10s. each, or sent, post free, with - full directions.— Veterinary Stables, 21, Elizabeth- street, Eaton- square, London. Post- oiflce orders payable to FREDERICK SEWELL, Piinlico. A GRICULTURALIITPLEMENTS. Purchasers will find the largest STOCK on SALE at the Baker- street Bazaar, London, the manufacturers exhibiting free their various IMPLEMENTS, as at the Cattle Show, affording a selection for farm, garden, and dairy, from Messrs. Garrett, Howard, Hornsby, llansome and Sims. Richmond and Chandler, Sainuelson, Smith and Ashoy, Williams, Bar- rett, Exall, andAndrewes, Crosskill, Coleman, Cambridge, « ftc., and all the other principal makers, delivered and charged the same as if ordered from the works. lVf APPIN'S PRUNING KNIVES in every - ITJ- Variety, warranted good by the Makers.— MAPP1N, BROTHERS. Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield, and 67 and 68, King William- street, London. Drawings forwarded by post. TtfAPPIN'S " SHILLING" RAZOR, sold - I-' everywhere, warranted good by the Makers, MAP- PIN, BROTHERS, Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield, and 07 and 68, King William- street, City, London, where the largest stock of Cutlery in the world is kept. MAPPIN'S Superior TABLE- KNIVES maintain their unrivalled superiority— handles cannot possibly become loose— the blades are all of the very first quality, being their own Sheffield manufacture. Buyers sup- plied at their London Warehouse, 67 and ( i8, King Wllllam- street, City; and Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield. ] MRAPPIN'S ELI;< : TRO- SILVER PLATE. - I*-*- — Messrs. MAPPIN'S celebrated Manufactures in ELECTRO- PLATE, comprising Tea and Coffee Services, Side- dishes, Spoons and Forks, and all articles usuully made in silver, can now be obtained from their London Warehouse, No. 67, King William- street, City, where the largest stock in London may be seen. Catalogues, with prices, sent free on application.— Manufactory, Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield. SECOND- HAND GOLD and SILVER O WATCHES, by eminent makers, at half the original cost. The largest stock in London is at YOUNG'S, 51, Prin ces- street, Leicester- square. Also, jx large assemblage o Seeond- Iland Silver, including very variety of Gold and Silver Prize and Presentation Cups. Jewels purchased. QHOOTTNG GAITERS and LEGGINGS. ^ — Prime Buckskin and Melton Cloth Hunting Breeches, Prepared Leather Riding Trousers, and Shooting Jackets. These articles were unrivalled at the Great Exhibition of 1851. — Warehouse, 163, Fenchurch- street, City, opposite Philpot- lane.— Retail and to the trade. DO NOT WAIT whilst Chancellors ( luaiTOl or you may perhaps get no Tea at all.— The EAST- INDIA TEA COMPANY now SUPPLY good black or mixed TEA, in 61b. bags, at 2s. 10d. per lb. Querie— Will the price be less when the duty is altered ?— Warehouse, 9, Great St. Helen's Bishopgate. RPHE PEN SUPERSEDED. — Marking » Linen, Silk, Cotton, coarse Towels, & c., with the PATENT ELECTRO SILVER PLATES, prevents the Ink spreading, and never washes out. Initial Plate, Is. : Name Plate, 2s.; set of Moveable NumberSj 2s. ; with directions for use, sent free by post on receipt of stamps.— Mr. T. CUL- LETON, Patentee, Heraldic Engraver to the Queen, 2, Long- acro, one door from St. Martin's- lane. No travellers employed HAIR DYES.— SHAYLER/ S UNITED SERVICE or BRITISH ARMY and NAVY HAIR DYES, the most beautiful preparation ever invented for dying, at the same time softening the hair. It is patronised by the British, French, and Prussian Courts, as well as having the distinguished patronage of the Army and Navy. It is per- fectly free from smell, and quite easy of application.— To be had wholesale of J. F. SIIAYLER, 5, West- street, Upper St. Martin's- lane; retail of J. T. Shayler, 82, St. Jolin- street- road; Stacey and Co., perfumers, Cranbourne- street; Mintram, 7, Burlington Arcade; Kennedy, 166B, Oxford- street; and all respectable chemists and perfumers in town and country. IMPROVEMENT OF GRASS LANDS BY SOWING GOOD SEEDS OF THE MOST SUITABLE KINDS. SUTTON'S RENOVATING GRASS SEEDS CONSIST of the finest GRASSES and PERENNIAL CLOVERS, producing great \ J improvement in the Pasture, and at a small expense. Quantity of Seed required, 8 to 12lb. per acre. Price reduced to 9d, per lb., or 80s. per cwt. Sow In February, March, and April. The great Improvement effected by sowing Messrs. SUTTON'S Renovating Mixture is most satisfactory, and to those who have not studied tile various properties and habits of Grassei letters are similar to many others received unsolicited :— From Mr THOMAS BOWICK, Steward to Lord Leigh, Stontleigh Abbey Farm, Feb. 3, 1857. " The Renovating Mixture with which you supplied Lord Leigh last season, for 40 acres of old turf, has more than equalled our expectations. I would add that the other seeds supplied have each proved clean, true to name, and active in vegetative powers. , the results are quite suprising. The following extracts from From SHAFTESBURY WALMSLEY, Esq., Mottistone, Isle of Wight Oct. I, 1856. " The Grass Seeds were extremely good and answered my purpose uncommonly well; they gave me a famous crop of hay last summer, 2$ tons per acre, where I never saw any- thing but bents and rubbish grow before. I strongly recom- mend your Renovating Seeds; tliey are clean, and I believe safely to be depended upon." JIGF" Having greatly reduced the price of our RENOVATING MIXTURE, we doubt not that our liberal terms will en- courage the more extensive use of the same. Our Grass Seeds have for many pears been allowed to be best, and now we may add that they are the cheapest. Meadows and Upl'ind Pastures may be increased in value 50 per cent, by sowing these Seeds. Grass Seeds for Laying down Permanent Pasture, 24s. to 32s. per acre. Seeds carriage free to all parts, except small parcels. Catalogues post free. JOHN SUTTON & SONS, Royal Berkshire Seed Establishment, Reading. COTTAM'S PATENT INVENTIONS FOR STABLE REQUISITES. AWARDED A PRIZE AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION, AND PATRONISED BY THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS. C0TTAM AND HALLEN, THE Original INVENTORS of the PATENT ENAMELLED MANGER RACK 1 and WATER THOUGH AS ONE FIXTURE, to which they have made important additions, the main features of the same being explained in the description and engraving. purposes, or mixing with tho food in tlis manger, is alone sufficient to claim general notice. C The Seed Ilox detached, mads of galvanised sheet- Iron, light and durable. D The Patent Saddle and Harness Bracket combined, can be used with great advantage in harness- rooms, where space is an object, as the long portion of the bracket can b « turned up out of the way when not in use. A represents the Patent Halter Guide and Collar Rein, the ball of which is taken to the back of the manger, works with ease and freedom up or down the guide bar, aud is noiseless in its operation, as also a sure preventative against the most restive horse being cast in the stall. B The Patent Portable Seed Box can he instantly de- tached from the rack without disturbing the hay. The saving of the seed in a clean and useful state, either for agricultural COTTAM and IIALLEN, the inventors, have designed these fittings on strictly scientific principles, and tliey are, if not perfect, the most in keeping with the science of the present day of anything yet produced. The fact of their having been extensively introduced by architects of known practical experience, besides obtaining the favour of both the English and French Governments, are valuable proofs of their utility. COTTAM'S MANGERS are constructed in the best possible manner both as to form and utility, are cleanly in appearance, durable, and impervious to infection; manufactured Plain, Galvanised, or Enamelled. Improved Stable Guttering, with moveable safety covers, Sanitary Traps, Stable Pumps, Double Corner Mangers, Ifarne room Appendages, and every article in Stable Furniture. Chuff- Cutters and Oat- Bruisers kept on show at COTTAM and HALLEN'S WORKS, 2, Winsley Street, Oxford Street, London. WARMING and VENTILATING.— Illustrated Catalogues and Estimates gratis on application. T> IDINGr SCHOOLS and HUNTING GROUNDS, Kensington- gate, Kensington.— This vast establishment, with its seven acres of land so disposed as to combine aU the features of the hunting field and the covered school, enables the Messrs. BLACKMAN to guarantee their pupils a proficiency elsewhere unattainable. Schools attended. TJIDING SCHOOL, 70, Seymou^ place" JL ^ Bryanstone- square, near Cumberland- gato, Ilyao- park. — Mr. ALLEN begs most respectfully to Inform the nobility and gentry, that he continues to teach aud perfect ladies and gentlemen for the flcld or the road, and that by his superior system the attainment of a secure seat Is combined with the easy and graceful management of the horse. The long list of distinguished pupils to be seen at Mr. Allen's proves tlie esti- mation in which the unusual advantages of his large school and perfect mode of tuition are held by the nobility and fashion. N. B. Well- trained horses let by the day or month. RIDING^ SCHOOL, 29, Gloucester- cres- cent, Paddington.— Mr. GAPP begs to call the attention of the nobility and gentry to the many advantages this school offers over every other establishment, ami to his pecidiar method of teaching, which imparts unusual confidence to his pupils, thereby enabling him in a few lessons to perfect them In the proper management of the horse, and to rule witl ease, elegance, and safety. The private mounting room, detached from the school, has met with general approval lor practising that great desideratum, mounting with ease and grace. N. B— Trained and superior horses let for any period; a juvenile class daily DEBILITY AND NERVOUSNESS. Just published, post free for six stamps ( entered at Sta- tioners'- hall), rpHE INVALID'S POCKET BOOK, or - I- GUIDE— On Debility, Indigestion, Nervous and Mental Diseases, with practical and easy rules lor perfect restoration to health. By E. .1. ROBERTS, late Army Surgeon, Oreen- croft Villa, High Fell, Oateshead, Durham. AN ACT of (\ UATITIJDE.-— 5000 Copies of a Medical Book for Gratuitous Circulation GEORGE THOMAS, Esq., having been effectually cured or nervous debility, loss of memory, aud dimness ol sight, re- sulting from the early errors of youth, by following the In- structions given in a Medical Work by a physician, he considers it his duty, in gratitude to the author and for the benefit of nervous sufferers, to publish the means used. He will therefore send free to any address in a sealed envelope, on receipt of a directed envelope Inclosing two stamps to prepay postage, a copy of the Medical Work, containing every information required- Address G. THOMAS, St. John's- lane, Newcastle- upon- Tyne. TJUPTURES EFFECTUALLY CURED 11 WITHOUT a TRUSS— Dr. BARKER'S celebrated REMEDY is protected by three patents, of England, France, and Vienna; and, fr » m its great success in private practice, Is noAV made known as a public duty through the medium of the press. In every case of single or double rupture, in either sex, of any age, however bad or long standing, it Is equally applicable, effecting a cure in a few days, without inconve nience, and will be hailed as a boon by all who have been tor- tured with trusses. Sent post- free to any part ol' the world, with instructions for use, on receipt of l() s. ( id'. by post- oflice order, or stamps, by CHARLES BARKER, M. D., 10, Brook- street. Holborn, London— Any infringement of this triple patent will be proceeded against, and restrained by Injunction of the Lord High Chancellor. 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A - Li popular guide to health, with dietary rules and prescrip- tions for the self cure of the most prevalent diseases. By an eminent physician. An entirely new edition, greatly enlarged and amplified. Sent free by post, on receipt of four penny post stamps by Mr. LAWES, Med ical Bookseller, 14, Hand- court, Holborn. London. " To all our readers we can recommend this book as an unerring guide."— Era. " Being written by a clever general practitioner, its advice is sound and reliable. — Times. " The young especially may learn many a good lesson from its pages."— Bolton Mercury. " Written by a man wlio practises what he preaches."— Evening Sun. " To the married and unmarried Ave particularly recommend this work, as it contains information sought in vain from other sources/'— Atlas. KNOW ' THYSELF !- Tiie secret art ot discovering the true character of Individuals, from the peculiarities of their handwriting, has long been practised by MARIE COUPELLE, with astonishing success. Her start- ling delineations are both full and detailed, differing from any- thing hitherto attempted. All persons wishing to " know themselves," or any friend in whom they are interested, must send a specimen of their writing, stating'sex and age, inclosing 13 penny post stamps, to Miss COUPELLE, ( ii), Castle- street, Oxford- street, London, and they will receive, in a few days, a minute detail of the mental and moral qualities, talents, tastes, allections, virtues, Ac., of the writer, with many other things hitherto unsuspected. " I am pleased with the accurate description you have given of my self"— Miss Jones. Second Edition, ( id. post free, PAINLESS TOOTII EXTRACTION, without chloroform, by J. WH1TEMAN WEBB, L. S. A., Surgeon- Dentist, 21, Southampton- street, Bloomsbury- square. — May be consulted dally, except Wednesday, from 10 to 4. ERALDIC ENGRAVING.— Book Plate with Arms, 7s.: Crest on Seal or Ring, Gs. Gd.; on die, 6s. Best London- made Lover Press, with crest- die, for stamping note- paper, 18.*. Sent free for stamps. Documentary and official seals, best workmanship only. Six heraldic engravers permanently employed. Mr. T. CULLETON, Heraldic En- graver to the Queen by special appointment Royal Heraldic Office, 2, Long- acre, one door from St. Martin's- lanc. H IMO CHARGE FOR ( swMpmcj MO CHARGE made for - LA STAMPING PAPER or ENVE- LOPES with Crests, Arms, Initials, & c. Note paper from 2s. per ream; Envelopes ' from 3<. per looo. A SAMPLE. PACKET of STATION- ERY, from which a selection can easily be made, as eacii sample is numbered, sent to any address 011 receipt of four stamps. Price List post fVee. All orders over 20*. sent carriage free to any railway station in the kingdom. SAUNDERS BROTHERS, Manufac- turing Stationers, 104, London Wall, London ( E. C.) TO ANGLERS.— WILLIAM BROWN, Fishing Tackle Maker and Angler of 30 years' experi- ence, Avould direct attention to his general stock of FISHING- RODS, REELS, LINES, CASTING- LINES, SALMON and TROUT FLIES, < fcc., Avhicli he flatters himself from Ills long experience will be found to be suitable for the seasons, and of the most substantial description. W. B. Avould especially direct attention to his celebrated PHANTOM MINNOW, Avlilch, during the last tAvo seasons, has given universal satisfaction, and of whose alluring and killing properties he has had numerous testimonials. It is light and easily thrown, yet sinks sufficiently, and is so constructed as to be inflated by the water. It has all the ap- pearance of a small Parr or Minnow, but Is so extremely soft and flexible that when seized by a fish the body collapses and leaves nothing but skin, thereby alloAving the fish to close his mouth upon the hooks, and thus enabling the angler to secure a large proportion of the fish that lay hold of It. There are twelve sizes, varying in length from 2 to GJ inches. Trout sizes, each 2s. Od,; with swivel trace, lis. ( id. Salmon and small pike sizes, with triple gut or ghnp, each 4s. ( id. to 5s.; extra large sizes witli do. r> s. ( id. to Gs. Sent in a box post for 3d. additional. The same postage will carry two of the trout size. All orders to be accompanied by a remittance. , For the convenience of parties in the neighbourhood o London, he has appointed Mr. CHARLES FARLOAV, 191, Strand Agent for the sale of his Minnows. 36, George- street, Aberdeen. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, AND PRONOUNCED BT HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to b « THE FINEST STARCH SnE EVER USED. Sold by all Chandlers, Grocsrs, Ac. & c. 206 T H E F I E L D , THE C O U N T R Y G E N T L E M A N ' S N E W S P A P E R. [ MARCH 28, 1857. BLOOD STOCK, & c. MESSRS. TATTERSALL will SELL by - i-* A AUCTION, at Hyde- park- corner, on Monday the Gtli of AprUj the following HORSES, the property of a gentleman: |" U, 11IU II> 11U » Y1IIK 11 8HKIVENHAM. WESTWAllD- HO. TELEGHAPH. CALLCOTT. CANNIBAL. THE CZA1J. ALDRIDGE'S, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON. PUBLIC SALES by AUCTION every A Wednesday and every Saturday throughout the year, commencing at eleven o'clock precisely. ONE HUNDRED and EIGHTEEN HORSES will be sub- mitted to public competition on Wednesday next, the 1st of April, by Mr. MATTAM, the Auctioneer, comprising active and powerful horses from the stocks of Mr. Coatsworth, Mr. Tollitt, and other job- masters, suitable for broughams, cla- rences, double and single harness, carriage- horses, hunters, and hacks from the studs of noblemen and gentlemen; ladies horses, cobs, and ponies for riding and driving. On Saturdays, in addition to the horses, a great variety of phaetons, broughams, clarences, dog- carts, and gigs, with sets of double and single harness, saddles, and bridles. All property should be received two days before either sale day, for public view and insertion in the catalogue. DYCER'S REPOSITORY, DUBLIN. T HE QUEEN'S BAYS having been A placed under orders for India, there will be an AUCTION of the OFFI( ' ERS' HORSES at D v cer's Repository, Stephen's- green, Dublin, previous to their leaving Ireland. The list comprlsos a number of flrst- class hunters, chargers, hacks, and harness horses. A week's notice will be given previous to the Auction.— February, 4th, 1857. JAMES HOME ( late of the 2nd Life Guards), Proprietor. MIDLAND COUNTIES REPOSITORY- NOTICE. ESSRS. BRETHERTON & HARRISON M o* JLYA beg to inform the public that their next important STUD SALE, for HUNTERS and other valuable HORSES, will take place at their Repository, Birmingham, On Thursday, 9th April, 1857. Noblemen and gentlemen wishing to enter horses for this sale aro solicited to make early application, in order that stalls may be secured and publicity given to their instructions. Sales by auction every Thursday, and by private treaty daily. REA'S CENTRAL REPOSITORY. HORSES on SALE, chiefly young, and from the country, varied daily, consisting of pairs of carriage, fihaeton, brougham, and other harness horses, also chargers, ninters, hacks, and cobs, all of which may be tried and exa- mined on the premises, which are the most extensive and cen- tral in London, containing over ICO stalls and loose boxes, and standing room for over 500 carriages. Breeders of horses are re- spectfully informed that there is a good demand for serviceable horses. High steppers are valuable and scarce. Owners in all eases mav be referred to. Charges lower than any other, being St. per day and night. Payments third day from the sale. Auctions on Tuesdays. Horses taken in day or night, and brought from the London stations. One mile from the bridges. — Ilea's Central llepositoiy, Newington kN SALE, by Private Treaty, an assortment ' of 70 to 100 HORSES, comprising several bay and brown Carriage and Phaeton Horses, several tirst- class fr- ark Hacks, bi.' i. ui to carry ladies, Cobs up to great weight, an< • ' hildeyi's Ponies. Gentlemen are particularly requested to nave satis- factory trials and examinations prior to purchase— REA'S REPOSITORY, St. George- road, Soutliwark. REPOSITORY, BARBICAN. TTUlIDAY's SALE as usual.— Mr. J. GOWER J will SELL by AUCTION, on Friday next, the 3rd of April, ONE HUNDRED superior RIDING and HARNESS HORSES of every description; also Forty powerful active English and Belgian Cart Horses, suitable for either town or farming purposes; and a large assortment of Carriages and Harness. Property intended for sale must be sent two days prior, to ensure stalls and insertion in the catalogues. The public will observe there is no ( dealing on the part of the pro- prietor or any of his servants sending to operate to the preju- dice of either buyer or seller, and in no case is the ownership of horses misrepresented. rpWYFORD STATION. — To Railway A Contractors, Builders, and others. Important Sale of Railway Materials.— Mr. J. COWER has been directed by Mr. A. W. lilt son, the extensive contractor, to SELL by AUCTION, on the Railway Works, Tvvyford Station, on Tuesday, April 7, commencing at 11 o'clock precisely, on ac- count of the number of lots, about FORTY HORSES, con- sisting of young match teams, some extraordinary tip horses, and many powerful for one- horse cart work, ( 50 nearly new earth waggons, timber carriages, rubbish, water, and other carts, a pile- driving engine, with two ranis and three crabs, three 4. r>- feet derricks, quantity of guy ropes, yellow pine, Memcl deals and battens, and about 50 lots of other timber: temporary buildings, comprising smiths' and wheelwrights* shops, with their tools, stabling erection for 30 horses; the brickbuilt office, with compartments and fittings, cottages erected, about 6000 sleepers, quantity of 1, 2, 3, and 4- inch elm planking, 20 tons of scrap, bar and other iron, quantity of cart and waggon wheels and axles, Ac., which have been employed in making the Twyford and Henley Branch of the Great Western Railway: sold in consequence of tho same being now completed.— On view two days prior. Catalogues had on the works, Twyford Station; and of Mr. J. GOWER, Auctioneer and Valuer, Repository, Barbican. HORSES.— WANTED, a PAIR of strong - COBS or PONIES, about 14 hands high. Must have good action, and be quiet in both single and double harness, and be used to the saddle. Trial and warranty will be re- quired— Address, postpaid, stating full particulars, with price, to " O. K.." 30, Cornhill, London N. B. No dealer will be treated with. HPOM THUMB.— To be SOLD, that very L fast- trotting Horse, TOM THUMB, lie is a good chesnut, rising four years old, about fifteen hands high, and was got by the noted horse Flying Buck ; his dam by Wildfire For further particulars, & c., apply to Mr. War. EDMONDSQN, Denton, near Otley, Yorkshire. VV^ ANTED, a PAIR of sound, handsome • » Bay or Brown HORSES, five or six years old. 15.2 high, that have been- driven together, quiet also in single harness and to ride. They are for the country, and would be preferred out of a country gentleman's hands.— Price, » fcc., to " H. E^ S.," Weston Underwood, Newport Pagnel, Bucks. rpo be SOLD, OWN BROTHER to A EM I GRANT, the winner of the Liverpool Steeple- chase; got by Melbourne out of my bay mare Pandoro, by Cam or Cadlund. 1 bred Emigrant and his brother, and see that the former is returned in. 7fell's Life as by Drayton, which is a mistake. The horse may be seen at Bonchill Stud Farm on application to Mr. ROBIKSON, V. S., Bonehlll, Tamwortli. rpW<) ALDERNEY BULLS.— EDWARD I PARSONS FOWLER, of Jersey, will have a PRIVATE SALE, at Mr. J. Gower's Repository, Barbican, on Monday next, March 30, TWO of the handsomest self- coloured ALDERNEY BULLS ever Imported to this country, from tho bret'ds exhibited at the Paris Exhibition. i LDERNEY and GUERNSEY COWS • XV and HEIFERS.— EDWARD PARSONS FOWLER, of . lersev, will have a HERD of FIFTY for Private SALE, at Mr. dower's City Repository, Barbican,' London, on Monday, March 30, and two following days. b E. P. F. with confidence recommends the above stock to the notice of purchasers, being larger, and some superior, to any prior Importation. ______ £ A LDERNEY and GUERNSEY COWS iV and HEIFERS.— M. FOWLER, sen., Little Bushev, Watford, Herts, will have his fresh importation of FIFTY- NINE down calving and newly calved COWS and HEIFERS on SALE privately at the Red Lion Yard. Paddington, Monday, April C, and two following days, this being his Monthly Show. Gentlemen desirous of purchasing first- rate blood and quality will havo a superior opportunity of selecting from this herd. STANDARD ROSES, CAMELLIAS, & c.— Mr. 1IASLAM will SELL by AUCTION as above, at Auction Mart, on Thursday the 26th, and every succeeding Thursday till the end of March. Catalogues at the Mart, and of the Auctioneer, South Essex Nurseries, Epping.— N. B. All goods to the amount of 10s. and upwards packed and sent free of charge to the Parcels Delivery Company. rPO GENTLEMEN and FACTORS ( who •• 1- have Carpenters for their Estates).— The Subscriberbegs to intimate to Gentlemen erecting Villas, Cottages, and Farm Steadings that he has Machinery for the making of Doors, Windows, Shutters, Architraves, Facings, Skirtings, and Mouldings, which he can supply expeditiously, and at a saving of hilly 25 per ceut. below hand production. A large selection of well- seasoned Fir, Oak, and Wainscot Boards always on hand; also Battens, Joisting, Standarding, Wall Straps, Tile, Lath, Sarking, Mill- wrought, Flooring, and Mouldings. Plans and Estimates made out for Conservatories, Fruit and Green- houses. Greenhouses fitted up with dispatch, and at moderate rates. Country orders, with satisfactory reference in town, promptly attended to. J. R. SWANN, Edinburgh Sawing, Planing, and Moulding Mills, No. 21, Leith Walk. UTALLIONS. — ST. LAWRENCE, by ^ Skylark or Lapwing out of Helen, by Blacklock, sire of Saucebox, winner of the St. Leger, and several other winners., Thorough- bred mares 10 guineas, half- breds 5 guineas. Also, MATHEMATICIAN, by Emilius out of Maria, by Wisher, sire of Monge, winner of the New Stakes at Ascot. Thorough- bred mares 5 guineas, half- breds 3 guineas. At Lowfold, 11 miles from Horsham, and 5 from Petworth. ( JTALLION.— GALAOR ( the sire of Heir ^ ofLinneand other winners) will serve mares at Marton Lodge, near Bridlington, Yorkshire, at 10 guineas each, and 10s. the groom. Oalaor is a dark brown, clear of white; stands full 15 hands 3 inches high, with great strength and good action; he was got by Muley Moloch out of Darioletta ( the dam of Floristan, Barbella. Ac., and granddam of Van Tromp and Flying Dutchman), by Amadis. Good accommo- dation for mares and foals. Hay and corn at the usual prices. — All applications to be made to Mr. SMITH ( the owner), Marton Lodge. CTAI LION.— CIIABRON, by Camel out k- J of Fanny by Whisker, & c., will cover this season at Duddingliill Farm, Willesden, only 4 miles from London. Chabron is a dark bay, without white, 15£ hands high, free from blemish, is one of the best bred horses in England, and his stock is good. He Is peculiarly adapted for breeding riding or harness horses, as he has good knee action, with rich colour. Thorough- bred mares at 51. 5s.; half- bred do. at 3/. 5s. Groom's fee included. Keep at the usual price.— Further par- ticulars may bo had of Mr. PEAKE, at Duddinghill Farm, Willesden, Middlesex. UTALLIONS.— At Alvideston, London Elm, O Wilts. JOE LOVELL; thirty mares, by subscription ( besides those of his owner) at 12 guineas each mare, and half a guinea to the groom. He is tho sire of many winners, including Noisy, Ac. 20 subscriptions aro already taken. Also, UMBRIEL, by Melbourne or Touchsto'ie out of Ver- bena, by Velocipede, at 7 guineas each mare, and half a guinea to the groom; half- bred mares half- price. Hay and grass, 10s. per week; corn, if ordered, at market price. Alvediston Is about twelve miles from Salisbury, ana five from Woodyates, where there are plenty of good loose boxes and fine grass land. Subscriptions taken at Messrs. WEATHERBT'S, or by GEORGE RANDALL, stud- groom, on the premises; and further particulars may be known of Mr. WM. DAY, Woodyates, Salisbury. ^ PALLION, for the season 1857, at Bonehill ^ Stud Farm, one mile from Tamworth, where there are stations on the Midland and Trent Valley Railways. FLY'- BY- NIGHT, at ten guineas each mare, groom's fee included. Flv- by- Night was bred by Mr. Bowes in 1853, and is by The Flying Dutchman ( winner of the Derby and St Leger in 1849), out of The Flapper, by Touchstone, ( winner of the St Leger In 1834); granddam Mickleton Maid by Veloci- pede; great- granddam Maid of Lime by Whisker; great- great- granddam Gibside Fairy by Hermes: Vicissitude by Pipator; Beatrice by Sir Peter; Pyrrha by Match1 em, & c. The Flying Dutchman is by Bay Middleton ( winner of the Derby in 1836), out of BarbeUe by Sandbeck; Darioletta by Amadis; Selima by Selim, < fcc, It will thus be seen that Flv- by- Night's blood combines, in an extraordinary degree, both speed and endurance; being in a direct line from all the great running families, from which the best horses of the present day are descended. That he was hlufself the best horse of his year was fully proved by the style in which he won twice in one day at Ascot, beating both Yellow Jack and Cannobie, the second and third horses in the Epsom Derby. He is a dark brown, clear of white, on a short leg, with immense power and substance, and is, perhaps, the best and truest shaped liorse in the kingdom.* There is excellent accommodation for Mares and Foals, and every attention will be paid them, under the personal superin- tendance of Mr. ROBINSON. Hay and grass 10s. per week: corn ( if ordered) at the market price. All demands to be paid before the removal of the mares. Apply to Mr. WM. ROBINSON, Veterinary Surgeon, Bonehill Stud Farm, near Tamworth. rp ROTTING STALLIONS for the Season A 18.57, at Waltliam, near Melton Mowbray. — THE TELEGRAPH and THE VFLYING DUTCHMAN, own brothers, are open to TROT any two hackney stallions ( own brothers) of their age, 4 and 2 years old, the property of and bred by any man in England.' They are by The Champion, decidedly the fastest trotter in England, the sire of the Norfolk Phenomenon that serves mares by subscription this season at Buckhurst Lodge, near Woodford, at 5 guineas each mare. Their dam ( by Sheik) was advertised and stood open to trot any mare In the county of her class last season. Sheik was bred by the Marquis of Westminster, was got by Camel, the sire ofJiis celebrated stallion Touchstone. The Flying Dutch- man will be limited to ten mares this season, at 2 guineas each. — All communications to be made to JOHN PEARS, Waltham, near Melton Mowbra, y. UTALLION GREYHOUND. — GALE- DONIAN, red and white, at 5l. 5s. For particulars see THE FIELD of 17th January.— Apply to Mr. GIBSON, Woolmet by Dalkeith, N. B. UTALLION GREYHOUND.— SAM, ^ colour black and white ( late Mr. Gibson's), will serve Bitches at Plassy, near Limerick. Winners or dams of winners of a 16 dog stake, 5 guineas; all others 6 guineas.— For further particulars apply to Mr. J. MASSEY HARVEY, Plassy, Limerick. U T A L L ION GREY HOUND.— JACOBITE, colour black, by Bedlamite, out of Fox's Flounce, having got lamed at the last (' aledonian Meeting, his owner, in consequence of frequent applications for his services lately, will now allow him to be put to a limited number of bitches, at 71. 7s. each. He 1s under three years old,' and con- sidered by competent judges to be the fastest dog in Britain: he is also a stout, tnie runner, and particularly well adapted for close- working bitches; he is stationed at Woolmet, four miles from Edinburgh, and two miles from the Portobello Station of the North British Railway Apply to Mr. J. GIBSON, Woolmet b. v Dalkeith, N. B. CT ALLIUM ( i RE YHOUND.— DELTA, ^ by Gelert out of Fly, is at the service, of the public at 3 guineas each bitch, Amongst other performances he divided the Bolton Bridge Puppy Stake, with Mr. WignaH's Fly; divided Lord Bective's Cup, with Mariner; won the Lowther Cup, at Knipe Scar; divided In Lanarkshire, with Bonny Bee; won 8 Dog Stake, at Skipton; ran up for Longton Field Stake, at Appleby; ran up for Knipe Scar Stake 18.55; and when 6 years old, ran up for the Brougham Hall Stake; won 8 Dog Stake, at Brougliton; won 8 Dog Stake, at Hawks- worth ; and March 5th, 1857, won a match for 20?. beating Campbell.— Appiv to Mr. WM. WEBSTKH. Cross House. Kendal. CX) R SALE, STALLION GREYHOUND. A — Black dog JERRY, own brother to Impatient ( fourth season). He is the sire of Jeanette, Inkerman, < fcc. Price 10 pounds.— For information inquire of Mr. JENNER DURRINGTON, Amesbury, Wilts. QTALUON SETTERS." — ROLL A will O SERVE BITCHES at 4 guineas each. He is a fine, strong, and handsome Dog, black and white, with tan muzzle, good head, and long cars. RAKE will SERVE BITCHES at 4 guineas each. He is black and tan, very handsome, with good head and long ears. These dogs have been regularly shot over by the Editor of THE FIELD, and are noted animals.— Apply at THE FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.) GUNS, FISHING TACKLE, & c. rjUN ( double barrel), by Reilly, of Oxford- VJ street, with oak case, powder flask, and fittings complete, for SALE, at PRIEST'S Furniture Mart, 1 and 2, Tudor- street, Blackfriars. Cost 351.; price 10?. MESSRS. PATON and WALSH, beg to state that the price of their new NIPPLE PRIMER 1* 5s. without the cap- holder, aud 10s. with it.— 44, George- street Perth. ORLANDO SMITH, Practical Gunmaker, London- road, Derby, solicits a trial of his superior SHOOTING GUNS, which for strength, regularity of shoot- ing, and price, are not to be surpassed. Every sporting requi- site In great variety. ( 2J. UNS.— Gentlemen about to order Guns ' for the coming Season would do well to inspect the workmanship of guns manufactured by. W. R. PAPE, 25, Colllngwood- street, Newcastle- on- Tyne. Alterations and re- pairs done upon the shortest possible notice, warranted to give satisfaction; charges moderate. A large assortment of Patent Revolving Pistols, suitable for the pocket and house protec- tlon. Sporting ammunition of every description. BREECH- LOADING GUNS.— In addition to the manufacture of the very superior Fowling- pieces which have gained the Advertiser so great celebrity as a Gun- smith, he has now respectfully to state that he is preparing to take Orders for'BREECH- LOADING FOWLING PIECES. A few excellent light Double- guns on hand, of best quality, will be sold at a very moderate price, as he is now working entirely to order against next season.— J. D. DOUGALL, 23, Gordon- street, Glasgow. Established In 1760. rjUNS. — WILLIAMS and POWELL, VJ GUNMAKERS, 25, SOUTH CASTLE- STREET LIVERPOOL, Established 1780. Their stock comprises the largest . assortment of Guns and Pistols, Double, Single, and Revolving Rifles, possessing all the latest improvements, and of all sizes and qualities suitable for all parts of the world; also every variety of Sporting Ammunition, wholesale and retail. TO SPORTSMEN.— T. CHARD, Gun and Pistol Maker in all its branches, Croydon, Surrey, and Tunbridge, Kent ( late R. Fishenden), Agent for Colt's Re- peating Pistols. T. C. has always on hand a stock of GUNS and PISTOLS, which can be recommended— all London proof and well finished, and at reasonable prices. Guns ex- changed if not approved of. Persons wanting their guns seen to would find this time of the year best for bronzing, & c. Work done for the Trade. Orders and letters attended to. THOMAS CHARD, Gunmaker, Croydon. CALMON FISHIN G.— CHARLES O FAltLOW, Manufacturer, 191, Strand, invites anglers to inspect his large and varied stock of superior FISHING RODS and TACKLE at moderate prices. Trout flies 2s. per dozen. Catalogues forwarded gratis. rPO ANGLERS.— Messrs. EATON and A DELLER, 6 and 7, Crooked- lane, London- bridge, Manufacturers of First- class Salmon and Trout Rods, and everv description of Fishing Tackle, beg to call the attention of Salmon Fishers to their REGISTERED IMPROVEMENT In the SPRING WINCH HANDLE.— Salmon and Trout Files to every pattern. _ rPO ANGLERS.— The PECTORAL FIN A and the ARCHIMEDEAN MINNOW, invented and ma- nufactured by FREDERICK ALLIES, South- parade, Wor- cester, and registered by Act of Parliament. Price:— Salmon size, 5s. each; pike, 5s. each; large trout size, 3s.; small trout, 2s. Gd.; perch size, 2s. 6d. Anglers and the trade punctually supplied, by post or railway, on receipt of cash to the amount. Rods, lines, Hies, < fcc.. forwarded to order Apply to the in- ventor, Frederick Allies, Sontli- parade, Worcester. TROUT FISHING.— Trout Fishers should A be prepared with the SPRING FLIES, the " Wellington" and the'' Emperor," 2s. 6 d. per dozen, made only by ALFRED and SON, 54, Moorgate- street, London, Manufacturers of every description of superior Salmon and Trout Rods and Tackle.— ALFRED'S Pectoral Spinning Minnows, 3s. Gd. each. Otter and Spoon Baits. Every Angler should possess ALFRED'S " Views on the Thames," price 15s., coloured. To be had as above, and of all the principal Printsellers. CALM ON and TROUT RODS.— Hickory entirely superseded, by a new wood which keeps per- fectly straight, is lighter, lias more power, and tops in one piece, and manufactured on the premises by the best workmen.— ALFRED GOULD, 36, Great Marylebone- street, nearWim- pole- street, Cavendish- square. From " The British Angler's Instructor:"—" Those gentle- men who feel a pleasure In seeing their orders progress are recommended to Mr. Gould, who is a thorough angler, and will do his best to manufacture what they desire. TAMES OGDEN, Practical Fly- Dresser, * * Fishing Rod and Tackle Manufacturer, 28, Winchcorab- street, Cheltenham, respectfully informs anglers he has now on hand a first- class STOCK for inspection. Having repeatedly fished the whole of the rivers and lakes of the United King- dom, over a period of forty years, and made what, how, and where to use his study, he can give every information required by the angler. Flies " dressed correctly to pattern, on superior flne gut. *** Having declined supplying the trade, his tiiesrfuid tackle can only be had at the above address. HPO A X (; LEUS. — A I\ \ R N A IM >, A 4, Churcli- place. by St. James's ChUrcft, Piccadilly, begs to inform the nobility and gentlemen anglers that he has now on sale an extensive stock of every description of Salmon, Trout, Pike, and other FISHING- RODS, of very superior quality. The whole made on the premises under his in- spection. Every variety of Salmon and Trout FLI ES, of approved patterns and superior workmanship, adapted for English, Scotch, Irish, American, and Continental Fishing. Also, a New FLY BOOK, of an improved material; and all kinds of Gut, Winches, Lines, Artificial Baits, & c. & c. Gentlemen instructed in the art of Fly- making. The New American Baits. E LEY'S SPORTING AMMUNITION.— Double Waterproof Central Fire Caps, Wire Cartridges for killing game at long distances, Chemically- prepared Gun- wadding, to prevent the barrel from leading; Cartridges for Needle- Rifles, Breech- loading ( 3uns, < fcc., and every description of Sporting Ammunition. ELEY, BROTHERS, Manufacturers, London. CARRIAGES, HARNESS, & c. HARNESS and SADDLERY at URCIPS, Wholesale and Retail Army, Hunting, and Colonial Saddlers, Bridle Cutters, Horse Clothing and general Harness Makers, Bit and Spur Manufacturers, 84, Long- acre. BLACKWELL'S FOUR PATENTS for SADDLERY, & c.— Gutta- percha jockeys, 40s. to 60s.; spring, 4s.; safety spring driving and riding reins to both bits; crib straps, 15s.; rubber springs for straps, girths, rollers, < fcc., 2s.; brass springs. Is. Web fetlock, leg, travelling, knee, and hoofboot8 259, Oxford street Of all saddlers. H ENTON'S Patent ELASTIC SADDLE, so highly recommended by the nobility and those gentlemen who have given it a trial. The improvement on the old wooden tree is great, that being composed of leather, added to which are springs, which cause it to fit better and more easy for the rider. Price 51.10s— Manufactory, 7, Bridge- street, Surrey side of Westminster- bridge. / CARRIAGE DEPARTMENT, BAKER- STREET BAZAAR In this immense stock will be found CARRIAGES of every description. A succession of fashion- able new and second- hand carriages constantly on sale. Sellers as well as purchasers will find this a most ready market. New carriages are warranted for twelve months. This business is strictly an agency, and the interests of buyers and sellers are alike protected. A Sale by Auction every alternate Tuesday. Carriages received for safe keeping, also furniture and other property, in separate warehouses, built fireproof. NEW ENTRANCE, KING- STREET, PORTMAN- SQUARE, THROUGH THE HARNESS AND SADDLERY DEPART- MENT, AS WELL AS FROM BAKER- STREET. THE LIBRARY. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY, price " 2s. Gd., for APRIL, contains— The Millionaire of Mincing- lane. By Dudley Costello— Anecdotes of the Opera— Cromwell and his Correspondents— Scoring the King— A Fisherman's Letter to his Chum in India— Mrs. Jordan— Robert Hunter's Ghost. — Mallierbe. By Monkshood. & c. & c. London : RICHARD BKNTLEY, New Burlington- street. Mr. NEWBY will shortly publish, price 5s., PRECEPT and PRACTICE. By HARRY 1 HIEOVER. 2. A Third Edition of THE PROPER CONDI- TION (. rail HOUSES, by HABRY HIEOVEK. lTice « ., just retwiy. 3. THE SPORTSMAN'S FRIEND in a FROST, by HARRY HIEOVER. Price 12s., now ready. 4. HINTS to HORSEMEN, by HARRY HTE- OVER. A Second Edition now ready. I'rice. M. 5. SPORTING FACTS and SPORTING FAN- CIES, by HARRY HIEOVER. Price 12j„ now ready. SALMON FISHERIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. Price tW., post- free 10tf. A FEW SUGGESTIONS for RESTORING 1 \ and PRESERVING tile SALMON FISHERIES Of GREAT BRITAIN. By HENRY MARSHALL, Esq., author of " Justice to the Colonies." With Extracts from Reports, showing how to Breed Salmon Artificially; also an Engraving of a Breeding Pond at Basle. " Every one desirous of improving our salmonless rivers should read tills pamphlet. The author Is a great naturalist, and has a thorougli knowledge of his subject.' — Critic. HARltlsoN, rnll- nmll. CANKER IN FRUIT TREES : its certain Cause and certain Prevention. By JOHN PEARSON, Gardener and Planter to \ V. L. Chllde, Esq., Klnlet, near Bewdley: IS. 1)". Published by Mrs. PEAHSON, Mass House, near Bewdley; and sold by all booksellers. Price Is.; by post, U. Id. Published this ( lav, price ; by post St. Id rpiIE CATTLE PLAGUE and DISEASED J MEAT 111 relation with Public Health anil the Interests of Agriculture. A Letter to the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., G. C. B., Secretary of State for the Home Department. Bv JOSEPH SAMPSON G AMGEE. " London: T. RICHARDS, 37, Great Queen- street, Llncoln's- inn- fields. T7ARM BUILDINGS and LABOURERS' A COTTAGES. With Plans and Estimates. By ( i. A. DEAN, Agricultural Architect. 4to. cloth, price 1/. lis. 6d. The best work 011 the subject, with full details. SURVEYING and LEVELLING. Present Prac- tice. Cloth, 10s. Gd. The LAND STEWARD. By G. A. DEAN, Agricultural Architect and Surveyor. Royal 8vo., cloth, with Plates and Woodcuts, 21s.; containing Hints on the choice of Landed Estates, and means of increasing their value; Digest of the Law of Landlord and Tenant, Dilapidations and Fix- tures ;— and a Supplement. 5s. London: ATCHLEY, 106, Great Russell- street ( W. C.) AUTHORISED EDITION OF HERMAN MELVILLE'S NEW WORK. Next Week will be published In 1 vol. fcap. 8vo. rpiIE CONFIDENCE- MAN: His • Masquerade. By HERMAN MELVILLE, Author of " Typee," " Omoo." London: LONGSIAN, BROWN, GREEN, LONGMANS, < FC ROBERTS. CHILDS' HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BOTANY. Now ready, in fcap. 8vo. price Haifa Crown, rpHE BRITISH BOTANIST'S FIELD- A BOOK: a Synopsis of . British Flowering Plants. By A. P. CHILDS, F. R. C. 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With Coloured Illustrations on Steel, and numerous Woodcuts, by JOHN LEECH. BRADBURY and EVANS, 11, Bouverie- street. ana tractive oi J^ CVUJIIIIK, I mimiiicniary i'ian ana reecuoi Methods of Laying- out Railway Curves, Cutting and En banking Railways, Contents of Cuttings by means of Generi and Auxiliary Tables, Tunnelling, Viaducts, Super- Elevatio In 1 vol. extra cloth boards, price 10s. Gd. A RCHERY : its THEORY & PRACTICE - CY ( illustrated). By HORACE A. FORD, Esq., Holder of the Champion s Medal for 1848, 18. W, 1851, 18M, 1853, 185- 1, ] 855, and 1MB. London: J. BUCHANAN, 215, Piccadilly. Edinburgh: Mr. Munt. Cheltenham: 11. UAVII: S, Montpellier Library. New Series, price l. » . ftd. THE VETERINARIAN; or, Monthly Journal of Veterinary Science. Edited by Professors MORTON and SIMON DS, of the Royal Veterinary College. This journal, besides giving a Monthly Report of original Cases of Disease affecting the Domesticated animals in parti- cular, contains likewise subjects of much importance both to the comparative anatomist and physiologist LONGMAN and Co., raternostcr- row. Just published, A MANUAL of QUOTATIONS from the - TV ANCIENT, MODERN and ORIENTAL LANGUAGES, including Law Phrases, Maxims, Proverbs, and Family Mot- toes, arranged Alphabetically. By Dr. M1CHELSEN. ' Form- ing a new and considerably enlarged Edition of Macdonnell's Dictionary of Quotations. Price 6s. cloth. London: JOHN CROCKFQRD, 29, Esse^- street, Strand. Now ready, ALIST of the principal NEW and CHOICE BOOKS in Circulation at MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. Also, A LIST of SURPLUS COPIES of recent Works withdrawn from Circulation and offered at greatly reduced Prices for Cash. CHARLES EDWARD MUDIE, 510, New Oxford- street, London; and 76, Cross- street, Manchester. T^ IIEE TRADE in all BOOKS, MUSIC, A & c.— 2d. discount in the Is. off all books, magazines, periodicals, quarterly reviews, almanacs, pocket- books, diaries, maps, prints, < fec. The rate of postage is 2d. for each half- pound. 4d. discount in the Is. off music, post- free. Buyers of the above will find it a saving in the cost, even after paying the postage or carriage. A 51, order sent carriage- free to all parts of the United Kingdom. Town orders, 5s. and upwards, sent free. Exporters and private buyers are respectfully in- formed that detailed prospectuses will be sent post- free to all applicants.— S. and T. GILBERT, 4, Copthall- buildiugs, back of the Bank of England, London ( E. C.) Copy tho address T ONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH- IJ COAST RAILWAY.— EPSOM SPRING RACES.— Great Metropolitan Stakes, Thursday 2nd April, ordinary fares will be charged by the ordinary trains from London to Epsom up to 11. 15 a. in. ; and from Epsom to London after 7.0 p. m. viz: first class, 2s. Gd.; second class, 2s.; third class. Is. ( kt; additional trains will run from London- bridge to Epsom, from 11.30 a. m. to 1.20 p. m.; and from Epsom to London from 3.30 p. in. to 7.0 p. m., during which time the ordinary traffic between London and Epsom will be suspended. Fares, London to Epsom and back, 7s. Gd.; to or from Epsom, 4s. The additional trains will consist chiefly of first- class carriages, but no particular class of carriage can be guaranteed. FREDERICK SLIGHT, Secretary. London Bridge Terminus, March 27th, 18.57. EPSOM SPRING RACES.— Thursday, April 2nd, a special direct TRAIN will start from Lon- don Bridge at 1.45 p. m. punctually, and will arrive at Epsom in time for parties to reach the course for the Great Metropoli- tan Race. FREDERICK SLIGHT, Secretary. London- bridge Terminus, March 27th, 1857. / J REAT WESTER N RAILWAY.— U EASTER HOLIDAY'S.— Cheap Excursion to Chippen- ham, Bath, and Bristol.— On Saturday, April 11th, a Train will leave Paddington at 6.30 p. m., returning on the following Tuesday from Bristol at : 7.30 a. m.; Bath, 8 a. m.; and Chip- penham at 8.30 a. m. Fares:— Bristol, 10s. and 6s.; Bath and Chippenham, 9s. and 5s. A small bag only allowed. Tickets not transferable. rj RE AT WESTERN RAILWAY.— VI EASTER HOLIDAYS.— Cheap Excursion to Cirences- ter, Stroud, Gloucester, and Cheltenham. A train will leave Paddington at 7.30 a. m. on Sunday, April 12th, returning the same evening from Cheltenham at 6.30. Gloucester 6.50, Stroud 7 20, and Cirencester at 7.30. Fares: Cirencester and Stroud, Gloucester and Cheltenham 10s. and 6s. No luggage allowed. Tickets not transferable. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— EASTER HOLIDAYS.— Cheap Excursion to Oxford, Birmingham, Banbury, Leamington, Warwick, West Brom- wlch, Wednesbury, Bilston, andWolverhampton. A Train will leave Paddington on Sunday, April 12th, at 7.45 a. m., returning the same evening at 6.30 p. m., from Wolverhampton and inter- mediates tations, as per handbills. Fares:— Oxford, 6s. Gd. and 4s.; Banbury, 8s. and 5s.; Leamington and Warwick, 10s. Gd. and 6s.; Birmingham 12s. and 7s.; Handsworth, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Bilston, 12s. Gd. and 7s, Gd.; and Wolver- hampton, 13s. and 8s. No luggage allowed. Tickets not transferable. AREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— VT EASTER HOLIDAY'S.— RETURN TICKETS issued on Thursday the 9th April, and Intermediate days, will be avail- able up to and including Tuesday the 14th. On the Bristol and Exeter and South Devon Railways, Return Tickets are not available on Sundays. On Good • Friday the trains will run as on Sundays, with the addition of the 10.0 a. m. Down Day Mall from Paddington, and the 10.0 a. m. Up Day Mail from Bristol, which will run as ifsual, except the Branch Trains between Maidenhead and Wycombe, Reading and Basingstoke, between Chippenham, Salisbury, and Weymouth, Gloucester and Hereford, and over the South Wales Line. 52, FLEET- STREET. DISCOVERY IN TEETH.— Mr. HOWARD, SURGEON- DENTIST, 52, Fleet- street, has introduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIPTION of ARTI- FICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth, as not to be dis- tinguished from the originals by tho closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and Is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication; and that Mr. Howard's improve- ment may be within reach of the most economical, lie has fixed his charges at the lowest scale possible. Decayed teeth ren- dered sound and useful in mastication— 52, Fleet- street.— At home from 10 till 5. . I \ EFECTIVE SIGHT and DEAFNESS. A/ — DEFECTIVE SIGHT RESTORED, from whatever cause arising, by means so simple yet efficacious that persons may enjoy distinct vision to an advanced age. Also, DEAF- NESS and NOISES in the HEAD permanently and tho- roughly cured, at the Eye and Ear Institution. Senior Physician. P. MACDONNEL, M. D. ; Consulting Sur- geon, W. E. POPE, M. R. C. S. The GUIDE to SELF CURE free for seven stamps. Not 20 patients in 1000 have been passed as uncured, although many were sufferers for thirty- five years. Consultation- rooms for all ranks. Hours 10 till 4. All letters to be addressed to WM. HILL, Esq., Secretary, Eye and . Ear Institution, 27, Alfred- place, Bedford- square, London. 1VEW ^' HOV London: Printed by John Pownall Chorloy, at 13, Princos- atrcet, Now Turnstile, in the parish of 8t. Giles, Bloomiburr ; and published by the said JOHN POWNALL CHORLBY, ut tho Offices, ESSEX HOUSE Nos. 2, 3. 4, and 5, ESSEX- STREET, STRAND ( W. C.), in the parish of St. Clement Danes, Middlesex.— Saturday, March 28,1857.