VOL. IX.— NO. 223. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1857. Price, with Supplement, 5d.; Stamped for Post, 6 d. SPORTING QUARTERS, ESTATES, < fcc. C HOOTING & FISHING QUARTERS, O NOTICE.— THE LONDON LIST of SPORTING QU; QUAR- TERS ( second publication for 1867) will be published in the course of a few days. This list is sent to every member of the House of Lords and Commons, the West- end Clubs, the mem- bers of the Jockey Club, and six conies each to all the principal Gunraakers 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 copies weekly amongst country gentlemen and capitalists. FIELD Office, Essex House, Essex- street, Strand, March 26. LUSHING, TO BE LET, Furnished, a 1 neat COTTAGE 111 an Island in LOUGH CORRIR, within a statute mile of the new pier at Outerard— Apply to the Rev. JOHN D'AKCT, Vicaracroft, Qalway. pHAUDFONTAINE,* Belgium VJ LET, TWO comfortably FURNISHED To be FAMILY HOUSES, one at 1200 francs ( 48/.); the other at 800 francs J32F.) per annum.— Apply to the proprietor, M. IIENRARD, lotel de l'Europe, Lifege. TED to PURCHASE, an ENGLISH ESTATE Ofiooo to 2000 acres. Particulars to be sent to THOMAS MILLER, Estates Agent. ( 5, St. Andrew- square, Edinburgh, and 24, D'Olier- street, Dublin, whose terms lor effecting sale will be stated on application. NNO be LET, SALMON FISHING in Ireland, by monthly or season tickets. Season tickets transferable, dumber of rods limited. Access easy—. For terms, Ac. apply to " X. L." ( No. 12l « ), FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand, London ( W. C.) E S ID E N C E and SHOOTIN G.— WANTED, a good RESIDENCE, within .50 miles of London, and the right of shooting over at least 500 acres—. Address WILLIAM FLUX, Esq., Solicitor, Moira Chambers, 17, Ironmonger- lane, City. R QALMON- FISHING for a Single Rod.— ^ A Gentleman wishes for One or Two Months' good SALMON- FISHING in Scotland or Ireland.— Address, stating terms « -* « id of Accommodation, and if suitable for a lady, to " J. . „,,. .— J), TIELD Otlice, Ettwix-. IIVA, Ptrand ( W. C.) T^ AIRFORD TROUT FISHERY.— Season -*- commences April 1st.— Terms:— Season tickets, 21. Day ditto, 21. M, Tickets ( not transferable), to be had of Mr. FERRIS, 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. CALMON- FISHING.— A gentleman, having the exclusive right of Salmon and Trout Fishing in a part of a first- class river in Ireland, strictly preserved, would grant TICKETS to ONE or TWO RODS for the season or a month at a moderate charge.— Apply to " A. X. Y.," care of Editor of THE FIELD, Essex- street, Strand. ANTED ( county Norfolk preferred) 7to • • RENT or PURCHASE, a GENTLEMAN'S RESI- DENCE, not too large, but affording very good shooting, and surrounded by good preserves For terms and particulars, address to " A. B. C., Mr. Jackson's, Gunmaker, Edward- street, Portman- squaxe, London.' "" ALMON and TROUT FISHING.— WANTED to RENT, for this season, the EXCLUSIVE RIGHT of ANGLING in a river and locli. to carry two rods. Good accommodation near the sea side indispensable— Apply, stating particulars, to FRANCIS T. RUFFORD, Esq., Prescot House, Stourbridge. S BOULOGNE- SUR- MER.— TO BE LET, from the 10th of April, for 10 months or a shorter period, a gentleman's HOUSE, well Furnished, situate in the best Cof the town. A most desirable residence for a small ily. For particulars apply to Mr. GAROT, Grande Rue, Boulogne- sur- Mer; or to " H. H.," Post- office, Preston- street, Brighton. TO bo LET, a modern- built FARM- HOUSE, containing two good parlours, five bedrooms, kitchen, Ac., stable, chaise- house, good gardens, orchard. Meadow land If required. 11 miles from London. Half a mile from railway- station. An omnibus passes to and from London twice a day— N. B. Shooing over 400 acres if required. — Apply to Mr. W. LEE, London- road, Romford. A RGYLESIIIRE.— To be LET for season 1857- 8, SHOOTINGS and FISHINGS over 5000 or 9000 acres. Game consists of grouse, black game, hares, and part- ridges. Good winter- shooting, fishing, loch, and sea- trout. Furnished house, containing sitting and four bedrooms, with two servants' rooms.— Apply to " M, J. B." ( No. 1228), FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.)— Rent moderate. WISHING in PERTHSHIRE.— A Gentle- X man is going In search of health Into Perthshire, about s in midway between Perth and Dunkeld. If any of the contribu- tors to THE FIELD will have the kindness to give any informa- tion about fly- fishing to be had in that ne! ^ - J months of May and June, he will feel tlon neighbourhood, in the greatly Address " J. H." ( No. 1223), FIELD Office ( W. C.) Indebted F) R SALE, Lifehold, at a small ground- rent of 10/. per annum, a GENTEEL HOUSE of 7 rooms and offices, with 5 acres ol land, near to Southampton, on high ground, plenty of good water, and fine views, and near to a church. Price 800/., part on mortgage if requested. This would suit a single gentleman or small family.— Address " ALMA," Post- office, Southampton. BRADBOURNE- VALE, Sevenoaks, Kent. — To be LET, the property of a clergyman in the neigh- bourhood, a delightfully situate COTTAGE RESIDENCE, with coach- house, and two- stalled stable, and one acre and a quarter of garden and pleasure- ground. This is worthy the attention of botanists and dendrologists, as there is a plnetum containing many very choice coniferous trees.— Apply to Messrs. GROVER, Builders, St. John's- hill, Sevenoaks. ANGLING.— The SALMON and SEA- il TROUT ANGLING of the RIVER BUSH ( countv 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 overtwo months of last season by one angler, and when there was no limit In the number of rods. Terms, Ac., may be known on application to Mr. ROBT. W. GARNER.— Dewoek, Ireland, March 25,1857. CALMON FISHING and GROUSE O SHOOTING.— WANTED, in the Highlands of Scotland ISutherland , or Ross- shire preferred) the EXCLUSIVE IGHT of SALMON FISHING in a good river, with an easily- travelled and well- stocked MOOR in connection with it. A small house and kennels are indispensable— Address slating terms, to 41R. F." ( 1221), FIELD Office, Essex- street ( W. C.)— The fishing Is required from the beginning of April MANSION HOUSE, GROUSE SHOOT 1" I INa and SALMON FISHING to be LET in AYR- SHIRE— The MANSION HOUSE of ALTON ALBANY PARK, furnished; with Shooting over nearly 8000 acres, alonj with tho Fishing in the river Stincher, which runs through the estate. The shootings have been strictly preserved, and afford good sport at grouse, black game, partridges, hares, Ac. Ac— For further particulars apply to Mr. ALEX. BLANE, Alton, Albany, Barr by Girvan, Ayrshire. OVER- SHOOTING in a first- rate Hunting Vy District.— A Gentleman, having some good pheasant, hare, woodcock, and general shooting, strictly preserved, and adjoining preserves, would be willing to engage with a GEN- TLEMAN to SHOOT for this or future seasons. Comfortable cottage accommodation, with board, one mile from a station on the N. W. line. Terms, 100 guineas. Loose box and sta- bling, keeper, dogs, Ac— Address " W. Y.," Post- office, Buck- ingham; H UNTING RESIDENCE.— To be LET, DUNCHURCH LODGE, three miles from the Rugby Station. Six packs of Foxhounds within distance. Stabling for eleven horses ( seven loose boxes), and coach- house. The house contains drawing and dining room, housekeeper's room, butler's pantry, servant's hall, capital cellar, and offices; four best bed- rooms, and dressing- room, water- closet capital roomy attics ; ten acres of capital GRASS LAND, flower- garden, and green- house, walled kitchen- garden— Apply to Mr. M'KAY, Bilton Farm, Dunchurch. GENTLEMAN, who intends to take an Angling Tour for the purpose of fishing the rivers and lakes of the West of Ireland during the ensuing summer— from the middle of May to July-<- woula be happy to meet with a COMPANION who would ioin him in the trip. The adver- tiser has acquired all needful information, and entertains little doubt of obtaining fair sport— Apply, by letter to " F. F.," FIELD Office. None but a gentleman, and one who - will not mind occasionally roughing it a little, need apply. Ample references mil be given and required. D ESIRABLE ESTATE in Dumfriesshire, for SALE To be exposed by public ROUP, within the King's Arms Hotel, in Dumfries, upon Thursday, the 7tli day of May, at 1 o'clock afternon, the ESTATE of COWHILL, In the parish of Holywood, as formerly advertised. For par- ticulars apply to Messrs. HOLLINGSWORTH and TYERMAN, Solicitors, 24, Greshara- 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. nno LET, the COTTAGE on the ISLAND of INISTRYNICH, containing 11 apartments, kitchen, 2 closets and scullery, unfurnished, witn a small kitchen garden. It will be let either with or without the Island, which extends to 22 acres. The Island is one of the most beautiful and romantic spots in the West Highlands. . It is ornamented with fine old timber, and the Cottage commands magnificent views in all directions. The Trout- Fishing on Loch awe, around the Island, is good. Fam'l. i <* essaries can be had in the neighbourhood, and also dally from Glasgow, Invorary, Oban. There is a dailv post.- - Apply to RANKEN, WALKED? and JOHNSTON, W. S., 63, Queen- street, Edinburgh; or to CHARLES CRICHTON, Inistrynlch by Inverary. rro be SOLD, the LANDS of BALLY- A MACEGAN, containing 247 Irish or about 400 statute acres, situate on the Shannon, all in the hands of the owner except about 3 acres. It is prime land for grazing, meadow, or tillage— well inclosed, divided, watered, and planted. It is all in grass, except two acres for a herd's garden. A new and extensive set of slated offices has lately been built on the lands. It is in a very quiet neighbourhood, in the vicinity of good markets, and is a good finishing farm. There is daily steam communication to Dublin ana Limerick. Head rent, 86/. 105. a year. Rentcharge, 11/. Lowest price 8500/— Apply to THOMAS MILLER, Estates Agent, 6, i Edinburgh, and 24, D'Olier- street, Dublin. tpr St. Andrew- square, pOUNTY of GALWAY.— To be LET, a V^ FARM of about 390 statute acres, situate within two miles of Headibrd, 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 fine 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, Ac. Ac. Arrangements might be made to give the bog to the tenant. — Apply to THOMAS MILLER, Estates Agent, 6, St. Andrew- square, Edinburgh; and 24, D'Olier- street, Dublin. QALMON - FISHING.— BUILTH, BRE- O CONSHIRE, SOUTH WALES,— JOHN DAVIES, WELFIELD ARMS and LION HOTEL, begs to Inform the lovers of fly- fishing that he has this year again succeeded in securing the RIGHT of SALMON and TROUT FISHING in the River WYE. The fishery extends over more than four miles of water on both sides of the river, Is well stocked and strictly preserved, and comprises some of the very best catches on that celebrated salmon river, which he reserves exclusively for visitors at his hotel. The well- known trout streams Irvon, Ithon, Eddw, and several others, are all in the immediate neighbourhood, and from the quantity and excellence of their trout have justly earned for Builth its reputation of being the best fishing- station in Wales. The celebrated Saline, Sulphur, and Chalybeate Mineral Springs are within a mile of the town. — N. B. Gentlemen and families boarded on moderate terms. TO SPORTSMEN. — To be LET and entered upon on the 1st day of May next ( 1857), all the EXCLUSIVE SHOOTINGS and FISHINGS upon the estate of James Morrison, Esq., at Malham, in the West Riding of 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 front, about 220 acres, abounding with fine trout and other fish, and two good flsliidg- boats, and pasturage for horses, and two milch cows. Malham Tarn- nouse 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 HARGRAVES, Rock House, Settle, Agent to the above estate, or Mr. ROBERT HARGRAVES, Stockdale near Settle, who will show the boimds and give everynecessary information. TYESIllABLE RESIDENCE, and RIGHT of SHOOTING, in the HIGHLANDS of PERTHSHIRE. To be LET, Furnished, on a lease of one or more years, as may be agreed upon, from Whitsunday next, the HOUSE of DALNAGLAR, beautifully situated at the foot of Mount Blair, and on the banks of the river Shee. It is distant from the town of Blairgowrie about 15 miles, where there is a rail- way station, and 4 miles from the well- known Spittal of Glenshee, being the coach road from Braemar to Balmoral. It contains dining- room, drawing- room, five airy bedrooms, kitchen, scullery, pantry, and servants'- room.. The office houses consist of coach- house, three- stalled stable, barn, byre, and other conveniences. There is a good garden, and the lawn is neatly laid out. The tenant will have the Right of Shooting over the estate, and there is good angling on the River Shee WILLIAM FALCONER, at Dalnaglar, will show the house; and further information will be afforded by the pro- prietor, Dr. G. B. CLARK, Trinity- street, Colchester, Essex. Offers received by DAVID CLARK, Banker, Coupar Angus. R OSSIE CASTLE, near Montrose, Forfar- 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 five high bedrooms, with ample servants' accom- modation, private gasometer, and gas burners in almost eveiy room; stables, coach- houses, dog- kennels, Ac.; 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, Ac. 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 earish church is half a mile distant, and the episcopal church l 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 has power to conclude a let. SHOOTINGS in PERTHSHIRE to LET. — The SHOOTINGS of AUCHLEEKS, which extend to 6528 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 tlu- nished, and the offices are com- modious. Entry at Whit- Sunday term. The SHOOTINGS of TR1NAFOUR, 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, Ac. The moors will be shown by DUNCAN M'GREGOR, Game- keeper, Auchleeks, Blair- Atholl; and further information fur- nished by JOHN CAT, Jun., Esq., W. S., 5, S. E. Circus- place, Edinburgh; or JAMES MITCHELL, Writer, Pitlochry. T7URNISHED HOUSE and GROUSE- JL SHOOTING to LET— LOCH TUMMEL LODGE, beautifully situated on the margin of Loch Tummel, with the SHOOTING and FISHING of the Estate, containing about 1900 acres, is to LET, entry at Whitsunday first. The ground is well stocked with game, consisting of grouse, black game, hares, Ac., and is capable of affording good sport. The ground has been carefully kept. The trout in Loch Tummel and Lochnacalt are excellent. The Lodge is comfortably " ~ ' " two panti furnished, and contains two public rooms, seven bed- rooms, with kitchen, scullery, pantry, water- closet, Ac. There are also a two- stalled stable, coachhouse, and kennel, and a small but productive garden. For further Information apply to JOHN STEWART HEPBURN, Esq., Colquliolzie, by Auchter- arder, the proprietor; or to JAMES STEWART ROBERTSON, Esq., W. S., 1, Fettes- row, Edinburgh; and DONALD M'GILLEWIE, Banker, Pitlochry. T> ED DEER and GROUSE SHOOTING I V and SALMON- FISHING in the County of Inverness. For SALE by private contract, a magnificent ESTATE, con- sisting of mansion- house and garden, and above 12,000 acres of land, of which 625 acres are arable, 1400 wood, and the rest pasture and hill- grazings, with many lakes and streams. The lands are held of the Crown. The tiends are valued and ex- hausted, and public burdens moderate. The beauty of the estate and residence is unrivalled, comprehending finely- wooded glens, a river, and a celebrated waterfall. The moors on the estate abound with grouse and other varieties of High- land game. The hill- grazings are well known to be superior in quality, and, partially divested of sheep, are capablo of being converted into a perfect sanctuary for red deer— Further par- ticulars may be obtained of Messrs. SMITH and CHAPMAN, Auc- tioneers and I, a ' 1 Agent*, 288. R- geat- rtroet, London ( W by whom wwso he- >. h# e wilUn, a. HUl^, 1' ci^ DKNCE/ md acres of I'rc ' > W f; d, in the coum. 6' f Northampton, situate in the cehtre of the Pytcliley Hunt, and near ott Lord Southampton's best meets and the Wavwicksliiro ituuhds, 2£ hours' i > urne5r of London, aud two miles from a railway- station on the London and North- Western Line. The house, which is very commodious, and in excellent repair, contains 4 reception and 12 bed rooms, and stands in a park of 54 acres. The stabling is most, excellent and complete, and stands all round a large gravel yard, 120ft. square, feeing the south; there are 11 large loose boxes, 2 stall, and,' house; men's rooms, granaries, hay lofts, Ac cow stall, shoeing forge, harness and saddle roc" most complete order; large garden, orchard, Particulars and any information may be had of Messrs. MITII and CHAPMAN, Auctioneers and Land Agents, 288, Regent- street, London ( W.), at whose offices drawings of the house may be seen. • / CARDIGANSHIRE.— To be LET, fully yj Furnished, and entered upon at Lad\ - d iv or Mirhaelmax next, fl- ee. of rates and taxes, nil that capital MANSION called Pigeonsford, in the parish of Llaiicniiiog, in the county of Cardigan, lving about two miles off the road from Cardigan to Aberayrou. The dwelling- houso consists of dining- room, drawing- room, Bix bed- rooms with two dressing- rooms, water- closet, servants' bed- roans, excellent wine . ind beer cellars, kitchen, back kttctixc,' — bo-"*- attached is stabtiig for eight horses, and harness- loom, " Vi* r. w vv"! nt'<*- room over, a double coach- house; also a 6& pltal wallcu garden well stocked with fruit trees. The house la beautifully situate, within one mile of the seaeoast, from which it is well sheltered, and where there Is exe « l'-< t W'hi Tv lawn, < fcc., consisting of about four acres of ill be let rfltn the house, and the tenant might be accommodated with any greater quantity of land, not exceeding 130 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, < fcc For particulars and to treat apply to the Proprietor, G. B. J. JORDAN, Esq., Figeonsford, New Castlo Emlyn, Carmarthen; or to Mr. JAMES SUMMERS, Soli- citor, Haverfordwest OXFORDSHIRE The important DOMAIN of TUSMOKE, with its noble Mansion, extensive Grounds, ornamental Parks, riclily- timbered and well- stocked Preserves, and with numerous highly cultivated Farms, near to the Bicester, Aynho, and Brackley Railway Stations, in the ccntre of Mr. Anstruthcr Thomson's Hunt, and within easy distances of the Heythrop, Warwickshire, and Lord Southampton's hounds, and containing in tho aggregate upwards of 4000 M ome per annum. ESSRS. JONAS and THOS. PAXTON announce that they are favoured with Ill- acres, and producing, at exceedingly moderate rents, an • of upwards of 50001. 3RS. J< structions'to° 8EL?. by AUCTION, at the Auction Mart, Lon- don in May or June next, the above highly attractive and most important PROPERTY, particulars of which arc in course of preparation, and may be procured ( two months prior to the auction) at the placc of sale; at the Queen's Hotel, Man- chester; Midland Counties Herald Offlcc, Birmingham; of Messrs. Toonn, HALLOWES, and PRICE, Solicitors, 89, Bedford- row, London; J. M. DAVENPORT, Esq., Solicitor, Oxford; and of the Auctioneers, Bicester, Oxlordshlre. BOURTON- ON- THE- WATER, Glouces- tershire.— TO be LET, BURY FIELDS, late the resi- dence of J. N. Wilklns, Esq., deceased; consisting of a man- sion- house, with the shrubberies, gardens, and pleasure- grounds thereto adjoining, and about six acres and a half of rich meadow land ( if required). The house stands within Its own grounds, two lields distant from the high road, and is approached by a carriage- drive, with ornamental hedges and gates at each end, and contains entrance- hall, dining, drawing, and breakfast- rooms, sitting- room ( opening into the garden), five best and five servants' bed rooms, kitchen, pantry, butler's pantry and IIHII, large and commodious wine aud beer cellars, water- closet, store and other closets, and a brewhouse, used also as a back kitchen, with large boiler, laundry, coal shed, woodhouse, dairy, knife and shoe house, large stone tank for soft water, two pumps ( with good hard water), with other conveniences; together with coach- house and straw- barn, stabling for six horses, loft, harness, and mangllng- room; at the back are covered stalls for four or five horses, pigsties, and an open space for stacking wood; adjoining is a commo- dious drying- ground, and kltchcn- gardcn well stocked with fruit- trees; the flower- garden; Sunnrter- house, and ornamental walks and shrubberies also almoin the house. The pasture land, which can be taken if required, is situate in front of the house, and is divided bv a sunk fence into two inclosures, con- taining together OA. 2R. S2t\, planted with walnut- trees and other ornamental timber. There are three packs of hounds In the neighbourhood, and, to gentlemen wanting a convenient and well- arranged residence, this offers an opportunity seldom to be met with. Immediate possession can be had, and the property will be let cither from year to year or for'a term.— To view the premises, and for further particulars, apply at the offices of Mr. E. TII. SI. ET, Solicitor, Moreton- in- Marsh. \ f ESSRS. BROOKS & BEAL'S OFFICES 1* I lor the Sale, Purchase, and Letting of Estates, Advow- sons, Reversions, Mansions, Country, Marine, Summer and Town Residences, Manors, Shooting and Fishing Quarters, Hunting Boxes, Farms, Yachts, Ac. Valuations ol all Pro- perties— Furniture or Stock Sales by Auction— Mortgages- Estates surveyed— Soils analysed— Drainage Contractors- Offices, 209, Piccadilly, London. m Re Leopold Redpatli, a Bankrupt— The superior Freehold Residence, nearly opposite the Church, at Weybridge, Surrey, recently decorated throughout regardless of cost: with Pleasure and Kitchen Gardens, Stabling, Ac.; about half a mile from the railway station. MARSH has been honoured with instructions from the Assignee to SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, opposite the Bank of England, on Tuesday, April 21, at 12, the valuable FREEHOLD PROPERTY, at Weybridge, the late residence of Leopold Redpath, a bankrupt. The house, which is situate a short remove from the road, is approached by a carriage- drive, with tastefully- arranged and prettily- timbered lawn in front, and contains six principal bed- rooms, dressing and bath- rooms, a capital entrance- hall, long corridor communicating with well- proportioned dining- room, drawing- room, and library; the domestic offices are most convenient; the lawn and pleasure- gardens in the rear are ornamented with handsome cedar and other trees, par- terres, and shrubbery walks ; a walled kitchen- garden, containing standard and wall fruit trees of the choicest description; the stabling, which 1s detached from the house, is replete with every convenience, with coachhouse, and apartments for men- servants over; a small meadow, with cowhouse, piggery, Ac. This property was purchased by the above- named bankrupt as recently as the spring of last year. The house and premises have undergone a complete substan- tial repair, and the decorations finished in the admired taste of an eminent London house. The estate maybe viewed 14 days prior to the sale, by orders only, obtainable from Mr. MARSH Particulars, with conditions ot sale, may be obtained of Messrs. LAWRANCE, PLEWS, and BOYER, Solicitors, Old Jewry- chambers; of W. PENNELL, Esq., Official Assignoe, Basinghall- chambers, Basingliall- street; and at Mr. MARSH s offices, Charlotte- row, Mansion- house. COMMENCEMENT of TROUT FISHING. Vy — DERBY ANGLERS' CLUB.— TROUT FISHING In that part of the river Dei- went between Derby and Borrowash, Breserved by the above club, will recommence on Wednesday, tie lst of April. The quarterly meeting of the club will be held on Monday, the 6th April, at Mr. Dimock's, Victoria- strecL 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 followipg alteration in Rule 5 will be proposed—" In consequence of the groat quantity offish now in tne club waters of the Derwent, all perch taken.. if ivass eight inches iu length, to be uomodif'cly return, fifto ^ water." A* the pr'i'k . i jisi . • < i V j& adeVp u> tittdjgxx^ tgm& f t- r: •„ w • v meuiUsr * 1 nr - j^ HAdsrttlfHs.-. lt^ i not lodet- l oeyoiui taav day, and .. uit. emefi wisl, Mg to ioin the cl . are requefcixd to communicate either with one of ths committee or with U: e Secretary iwfore that time. Annual subscription, two guineas. SAMUEL L\ RE, ilon trary Secretary. WANTED, " ~ KEEPER. 1 a SITUATION as CAME- KEEPER, by a Married Man, vho the/ ougblv » > « dfc*- stands his business in all its branches, rearing (. oine, Ac. Character good— Apply to J. LOVATT, Gunmaker, ^ lantw'ch. GAMEKEEPER.— WANTED, a SITU A- V* TION as HEAD GAMEKEEPER by a marrieu man, age 36. Has been five years in his present situation, and leaves with a good character. Understands his business in all fts branches, of rearing pheasants, breaking dogs, destroying vermin, Ac— Apply to " A. B.," Posi- office, Doneaster. WANTED a flTUAXlJ ® ? as triLME- • ' KEEPE R, by a middle- aged Married Man, who under- stands his business in all its branches. A good salmon- fisher. Has- been head- deeper for tho last eighteen years over an estate of 40,000 acres m tke North of Scotland. Good reference — Apply, post- paid, to A. F. MATTLAND, Gunmaker, Elgin, N. B TO NOBLRT . fcJS.— WANTED a S1TUA- I TION ".^ AD GA31JGKEEPEJt, or a single- handed p'r. ce, hv a .-(. out, active, Murri « l . V. ,\ ;• > who under- stands his business in every branch, anil * an excellent hand at rearing gfwe and breaking dogs. An excellent cha- racter from a clergyfnan,-^ i — Address " R. L. M.," Weekley . 1, near Kettering, Northamptonshire. AGAMEKEEPER WANTED, one who thoroughly understands rearing game and breaklng- in of dogs. None need apply who cannot produce a satisfactory testimonial from the person he last served with; and one who understands fishing in all its branches will be preferred.— Address, stating age, and whether single or married, to J. A. CAMERON, Esq., Shute House, Axminster, Devon. T O NOBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN.— WANTS a SITUATION as GAMEKEEPER, a man, 45 years of age, who thorouglily understands his business, and can be highly recommended. Has no objection to Ireland or Scotland, or to breed game for the season.— Letters to be addressed to " J. W." ( No. 1223), FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.) a SITUA- aged 30, who has . . understands the rearing of game, trapping of vermin, doj and is an excellent shot. Six years' good character from his late master, who has taken another manor and the staff of keepers upon it— Address, free, to EDMUND TWIDDY, Cley- next- the- Sea, Norfolk. GAMEKEEPER.— WANTED VX TION as GAMEKEEPER, by a person been brought up to the employment; underst in, breaking and managing of dogi X\ TANTED, on the 15th May, in a Southern * » County of Scotland, a few hours by rail from th « Border, a HEAD GAMEKEEPER, who will have one man under him. He must be thoroughly master of his business in 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 and zealous keeper getting up a fine head of game, besides finding a very comfortable placc. There is a good keeper's house. Coals will be given, and the occasional use of a pony when going to a distance.— Address to " R. M.„ Esq.," Post- office, Lanark, N. B. T IVE PARTRIDGES and LEVERETS'. - Lj — A supply of the above may be had on reasonable terms by applying to " L. M. N.," Post- office, Ipswich. HEASANTS. — WANTED immediately, 10 TAME HEN PHEASANTS for breeding this spring. Address, wlthprice, Ac., to " B. J. XL, Esq." ( No. 1228), FIELD Office, 2 to 5, Essex- street, Strand, London ( W. C.) _ P~ HEASANT md PARTRIDGE EGGS.— Gentlemen requiring the above in the approaching season can be supplied on reasonable terms by applying to " E. W. C.," Post- office, Ipswich— N. B. A quantity of H. for Sale adapted for rearing game— Apply as above. PHEASANTS' EGGS.— M. LENO is1 pi — _ « . excellent stock, warranted fresh from the laying ared to receive orders for the supply " of the abo? ent stock, warranted fresh from tne laying nei Eggs from first- class Gold laced Bantams ( One ( Ju QTUFFED BIRDS, O SALE, a rare and fine dozen, package included, for Bantams' Eggs)— Hi near St. Aiban's, Herts, Feb. 25,1857. | & c. — For ._ fine COLLECTION of SPECIMENS, recently executed at a great cost in style,— the property of a person leaving the neighboi upwards of seventy birds, in twenty- one cases, to bQ 35 guineas. No less sum accepted— Descriptive cat) be had, free, on application to Mr. PELLS, Falconer, * Brandon, Norfolk. A DVERTISEMENTS of POINTERS and / x SETTERS, for SALE, Ac., will be found in our last page. 206 T H E F I E L D , T H E C O U N T RY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . POULTRY. BLACK BANTAM COCK ( GURDON'S statin) for SALE. P. lco Us.— Address Mr. VV. A. WAR- WICK. Colchester. —_ CPECKLED DORKING PULLETS O ( i) nvles and Hornby's strains). Colours various. FIVE for SALE. Price 21. 5S Address Mr. \ V. A. WARWICK, Col- chesier. • fj^ GGS from Speckled Dorking Fowls, bred bv Captain Hornby and Mr. navies. 8s. Od. per dozen. - Port- office orders payable to Mr. WIUAAM A. WAKWICK, Colchester. WANTED to PURCHASE, a few first- » " class SEBRIGHT or GAME HANTAMS. — Parti- culars, with price, A- 0., to be addressed to Mr. JOHNSON, SI, Camion dreet, Clly ( K. C. J WANTED to PURCHASE, a first- rate PAKTBIDGE COCHIN COCK.— Address, stating Ml particulars and lowest price, to FREDERICK WRAGO, Steel Bank, shetBeld. / 10LOURED ~ DORKING FOWLS.— " J EGGS from tirst class birds, of tho best strains in the country, at 5s. per sitting, securely packed— JOHN STEEL, . lull., tt'.- i Slow II, ill. Ilurv St. Kill Suffolk. /.; OLL) - PENCILLED HAMBURGHS.— VT Prize Birds.— Three Pulleta and Two Hens for BALE. Price 1/. 10a. the lot, now laying.— Address J. BELL, Kirkgatc, Thirsk. TifB. HBRBBBT STEELE is disposing of - U- 1- EGGS from his Buff Cochins, Light and Dark Brahma Pootras, Ac., at 4.*. for is eggs, and la. for . package; all lirst- prize birds.— 4, Stoke Villas, Stoke- on- Trent. WANTED a few 11 rut- class FANCY RABBITS. SITTINGS of EGGS of Buff, White, O Bluck. and Silver Polands. Black and White Cochin Poultry, all of the purest breeds, may now be had from the Tullyallan Poultry- yard.— Apply to Mr. JAMES MILLER, G HUM l. I ep< r, Tuliy: ill; m, Kiucardine- on- Forth, N. B. BCOCHIN CHINA.— Mr. THOS- STRETCH, of Marsh- lane, Bootle, Liverpool, whose Buff Cochin China fowls have taken silver cups at the last Pre* ton and Liverpool shows, will dispose of EGGS from his prize snd selected birds, at 1Z. la. per sitting of 11 eggs. WHITE- FACED SPANISH.— EGGS at 1/. la, the sitting, from hens from the celebrated breeds of Rake, Hornby, Hummer, Jones, Parsley, and Gelderd, • rossed with a cock and also a cockerel Selected iVom Mr. Rake's yard; warranted fresh. A few first- class birds on sale. — Address Mr. J. KILVKRT BARTRUM, Rlclimond- hlll, Bath. E^ GGSfrom Mr. 11. D. Davies's celebrated ^ SPANISH FOWLS.— From the prize- birds 4a. each, and from first- class selected birds, which nave never been exhi- bited, -'. « •. c, d. each. When tor warded by railway, the remittance must include la. for basket and packing.— Letters to be ad- dressed, and Post- office orders to be made payable, to GKORQE PRIZE and first- class BRAHMAS for SALE. Very handsome Pencilled Cock, 2Z. 2a. Four or ( Ivo very fine Pencilled Cock, 1/. la. each. Several fine Cocks, 10a. each. Also EGGS from Prize Birds during the season at 10a. fl</. per dozen. Spanish Eggs 10a. ( Vi. per dozen. Gold- pencilled Ham burghs and Gold- laced Bantam Eggs at 6a. per dozen. Box la. extra.— Address Miss TONO, Bectringham- hall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. PURE old Breed of ISLE of AXIIOLME DUCKS. Mr. JBFFKBY ALDAM, of the Holmes Farm, Epworth, near Bawtry, can supply EGGS at 15a. per dozen, on receipt of a post- ottlce order, during the season, from his birds which took the first prizes at tne Doncaster Show, and likewise at the Epworth and Crowie, Isle of Axholme, Poultry Shows X. B. The pen of two dticks and a drake weighed 2Mb. when shown at Doncaster. BLACK JIAMBURGIIS.— THE REV. T. L. FELLOWES, having had many applications for BLACK HAMBURGH EGGS, will dispose of a few sittings, at fla. H dozen, nod la. the box. Egys * ent out In order. Also Eggs iVom ids first prize Silver- pencilled, Goid- pen- eilled, Silver- spangled, and Gold- spangled. See loriner Ad- vertis.' incuts. Post- office orders pavable at Acle. l. i iiion Ueelory, \ rle, March. is:. 7. PIUZE SPANISH and BUFF COCHIN EGGS JOSEPH BUSST, jun., Walsall, can supply a few sittings of EGGS from Spanish Fowls that took fourth prize at the late Birmingham Exhibition and silver cup at Preston: price 40a. per dozen. Also Buff Cochin Eggs from two of the hens which obtained second prize at the late Bir- mimrham Exhibition; price 15a. per dozen. A few first class Buff Cochin Pullets for sale, price 2is. each. MISS E. WATTS can supply, during the season, EGGS from first- rate stock birds of the following kinds:— Pencilled Brahmas » ifla. per dozen. Sultans, or Serai T& ook Ida. per dozen. Calcutta Bantams, or Burmese Dwarfs. 15a. per sitting of 9. Buenos Ayres Ducks 8a. per dozen. Apply to the Poultry Maid. Monk Barns. Hampstead ( N. W.) XplRST - PRIZE POLANDS. — The most • successful Collection in England.— Mr. CHARLES COLERIDGE can supply EGGS from his celebrated Gold, Silver, and White Polanus, which have taken six cups and above fifty prizes during the past and present year, at 21. 2a. a dozen. Also Kggs from his Golden- spangled Hamburghs, which took the ten guinea cup at Anerley, at 1/. la. a dozen. Orders, inclosing a Post- office order, payable at Windsor, to be directed to Eton. THiGS for STLTING.-- An Amateur will A- J have a few EGGS to dispose of during tins season at moderate prices from the following very superior birds:— Red . speckled Dorkings, Black Game, Malay ( these birds havo • ained prizes at the Crystal Palace and Birmingham); White Cochins, Pencilled and Spangled Hamburghs, Gold, Silver, Black, and White Polands, Spanish, Rumpless Polish, Silky Japan Bantams, Frieslands, and Sultans.— Apply to VV. PIN- • " I T, ' I'm marlon, near < ' hippenham. M R. R. TEEBAY can supply EGGS from Silver- spangled Hamburglis, Light Brahma Pootras, and White Cochins, at His. a sitting or thirteen. The Ham- burghs » rc from tho parents of the chickens that won first prize at Birmingham, first prize at Liverpool, and second prize ; it Runoorn. ami tho pullets second prize at Crystal Palace. Tho Light Bralunas, first- prize ailulls anil first and second- prize chickens nt Preston, first and second prize at Liverpool.— 1'"-' lice orders payable to RICHARD TEEBAY, Fulwood, Preston. E^ GGS during tlio season from the Gold- J spangled HAMBURGH hens which took first prizes at Gloucester, Nottingham, and Crewe, crossed with the cockerel which took first prize at tho Crystal Palace; also from the Silver- spangled which took first prize at Windsor, Clifton, and Nottingham : price of each ills, per sitting. GOLD PF. N- CILLEK. mun first- class and prize birds, at Is. Od. the sitting. BRA 11 MAS and COCHINS, IVom tlrst- class nnd prize birds, WHITE BANTAMS, ROUEN, and AYLESBURY DUCKS^ at 7.1. M. the sitting. A few first- class hirds on sale Address Mr. J. KtLvra- r BAKTHUM. « , Rlclnnond- hlll, Bath. / CAPTAIN HORNBY'S SPANISH, DORKINGS, and GAME— Capt. Hmnby can supply, ( luring the season, EGGS from the Spanish, Dorking, and damn birds with which he lias taken prizes at Wellington, Windsor, Bristol, l'rescot, Chchnsfbrd, Anerley, Wigan, Runcorn, Birmingham, Preston, and Liverpool. The Dorking Eggs from the parents of the Chickens which have just won both silver Cups at Preston, and the Ten Guinea Cup ul Liverpool, where tliey beat well- known adult birds. A lew Spanish. Game, anil Dorking Chickens ( own brothers and sisters to the Liverpool Cup Birds) for SALE. Also, a few Toulouse Geese, and Toulouse Eggs. Knowsley, Present, January, 1857. ' EGGS from P R 1 Z B I'OULTRY.— Mr. FOWLER having been eminently successful with his Poultry, In every class, during the past year, will he happy to supply EGGS from Ills celebrated stock of Poultry as under:— Docks: Aylesbury, Rouen, East Indian, and others. Fowls: Spanish, Dorkings, White, Partridge, anil Buff Cochins, Bramah Pootras ( Light and Dark). All at lis. per dozen; packages l. i. extra. Post- office Orders to JOHN K. FOWI. ER, White llart Hotel, Aylesbury.— Sllver Cups, Medals, and various other prizes have been awarded him tills year at Paris, Birmingham. Colchester, Anerley, Dorchester, Clifton, Bother- ham, Present, Aylesbury, Windsor, Gloucester, Wigan, & c I'rehendal Fann. Aylesbury, Bucks, 1850. MR. WRIGHT'S GREY DORKINGS, , SILVER- PENCILLED IIAMBURGHS, and GOLD and SILVER LACED BANTAMS.— Mr. Wright will be able, during the season, to supply EGGS from Ills Grey Dorkings, Silvcr- iK- ncilled Hamburghs, and Gold and Silver Laced Ban- tams Which have taken either Silver Cups or First Prizes at Preston, Liverpool, Wellington, Present, Anerley, Wigan, Knnoern, inid Birmingham In 18M, and at Preston, Liverpool, and Kendal tills year at the following prices :— Grey Dorkings £ 2 2 0 per dozen Silver- pencilled Hamburghs ... 1 1 0 ,, Gold- laeed Bantams 110 ,, Sllver- laci .1 Bantams 110 „ Po » t- « fllc<- orders to be made payable to WIIXIAM WRIOHT, Wert B » nk,: ituncoru, Cheshire. TOHN ROBINSON is prepared to dispose • " of EGGS forthwith, the produce of Cup and First Prize birds at Newcastle- upon- Tyne, Itotherliam. Tottiiifiton, Wigan, North Lancashire, Darlington, Birmingham, Nottingham, Preston, Kendal, Crewe, Ac. :— Grey Dorkings, Rose- combed White Dorkings, and Golden- spangled Hamburghs, 1?. Is.; BuirCoehins, Silver- spangled and Silver- pencilled Hamburghs, and pure Ayleshurv Ducks, Ills, per sitting of thirteen eggs— Yale House, Gars tang, Second Month, 11th, 1857. I AS. IHXON, North Park, near Bradford, Yorkshire, will dispose of EGGS during the season, from his prize fowls, viz., Golden and Silver- spangled, and Golden and Silver- pencilled llaniburghs, Black- breasted Red Game, White- crested Black Polands, and Black and White Bantams, at 10s. 0d. the sitting of thirteen. Pure Wlilte- IHoed Spanish, Golden and Silver Polands, and Light Bramahs, ( cock, second prize at Liverpool, and first at Preston), at 21s. Grey Dorkings, 15s. East India and Aylesbury Ducks, 10s. erf. Package Included. ^ WHITE- FACED SPANISH EGGS — • • MR. RODBARD, of Aldwick Court, Langford, near Bristol, having taken prizes with his Spanish Fowls in 18.56, and the present year at Birmingham, Bridgnorth, Crewe, Southwell, Gloucester, Hereford, Fareham, Dorchester, Bath, and West of England at Yeovil, Bridgwater, Exeter, and Spanish Cup at Central Nottingham, has Eggs to part with from Prize Stock, at 11. la. per dozen: Buff, White, and Part- ridge Cochin China, Black- breasted Red and Duck wing Game, at fla. per dozen, all from Prize Stock; la. per box.— Post- office orders to be made payable at Writigton. MRS. PARKINSON will DISPOSE OF HA EGQS and BIRDS from her Prize Stock during the season of the following varieties:— Coloured Dorkings ... ,£ 1 1 0 perdoz. eggs. Spanish 110 „ Gold and Sliver- pencilled Hamburghs 0 1.5 0 „ Duckwing Game 0 15 0 ,, Rouen Ducks 0 10 0 „ The above have taken prizes at Doncaster, Southwell, Col- chester, Collingham, Windsor, Preston, Liverpool, Birming- ham, and other shows.— Knapthori> e, Newark. THE GARDEN. BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX FLORICUL- TURAL and HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.- The ANNUAL SUMMER SHOW will be held at the Royal Pavi- lion on Wednesday and Thursday, the 24th and 85th of June next. Schedules of prizes are now ready, and can be had on application.— By order, EDWARD CARPENTER, Secretary. Secretary's office, 06, St. James's- street, Brighton, March 18,1857. MANCHESTER BOTANICAL and 1TA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.- The Council of the Botanical and Horticultural Society beg to announce that thev have made arrangements with the Executive Committee of the " Art Treasures ' Exhibition for an entrance IVom that building, and that the proprietors, witli their families, to- gether witli the holders of the Botanical Society's Season Tickets about to be issued, will be admitted into the Gardens through that and every other entrance without charge The arrangements for the season are as follows :— May 26 and 27.— Exhibition for Plants, Flowers, Fruits, < fec. Slay 29 and 80.— Exhibition of Tulips, adjourned from the Crystal Palace, Sydenham. May to June.— Grand Exhibition of American Plants, which will continue for several weeks. June 24 and 25.— Exhibition of Plants, Flowers, Fruits, < fec. Aug. 19 and 20— Grand Exhibition of Carnations and Picotees. Aug. 26 and 27 Exhibition of Fruits, Flowers, < fcc. In order to enable the public and strangers to avail them- selves of these attractions, the Council are prepared to issue new Proprietors' Shares with all the privileges of present Membership at 51. 5a. each, subject only to the future Annual Subscription of 1/. la., and also Season Tickets at 1/. la., ad- mitting tile purchaser only at all times during this 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, Marcl114. JTJARDENERS' ROYAL BENEVOLENT VJ i NSTITUTTON.— NOTICE is hereby given that FOUR PENSIONERS will be added to the List in JULY next. All persons desirous of becoming Candidates are required to send in their testimonials a d certificates to the Committee on or before Monday the 13th April next, after which time they will not be received. Printed forms way be had on applica- tion. By order, K. | L CUTLER, Sec. 14, Tavistock- row, Co vent Garden, Majfch 11. (^ ENUiNE GARDEN sEE1) S.— VJ TIMOTHY BRIGDEN, Seedsman and Florist, 10, Railway Arcade, London- bridge, begs most respectfully to inform his friends and natrons that his unrivalled collection of Agricultural, Vegetable, and Flower Seeds is now arranged, and Catalogues will be forwarded, post free, on application. T. B. further begs to state that lie 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 corre- spondents must he accompanied with reference or Post- office order ( Borough Branch.) VEGETABLE AND • 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 that they are now sending out the above seeds, comprising many newly introduced and valuable varieties, and all carefully selected from true stocks. They solicit the favour of speedy orders, which will ensure an early delivery. Catalogues will be sent fVee on application. Their stocks of Agricultural Seeds and Grasses lor alternate husbandry, permanent pas- ture, Ac., are of very superior quality this season, being the result of repeated and very carefhl selections. Priced Cata- logues are in course of publication. Everything connected with their trade can be supplied, in any quantity, from their London Branch, 27, Great George- street, Westminster. ^ OTICE.— Messrs. JAMES VEITCH and ^ SON, Seed Warehouse, 54, High- street, Exeter ( oppo- site the Guildhall).— Mr. Thomas Veitch, who lately carried on the business of Seedsman, Ac., at 195, High- street, Exeter, opposite Broadgate, under the firm of Thomas Veitch and Co., having retired from business, Messrs. James Veitch and Son beg to state, for the information of their friends and the public generally, that they are the only persons of the name of Veitch now carying on the Seed Trade in Fixeter, and that they have no connection whatever with any other seed house in Exeter. Messrs. James Veitch and Son still continue the old- esta- blished Seed Business, 54, High- street, Exeter, opposite the Guildhall, where it has been carried on the last 19 years, and request that all orders and communications may be addressed James Veitch and Son, 54, High- street Exeter. Their collection of CAMELLIAS, now in full bloom, at the Nursery, on the Topsham Road.— March 28. 11/ rESSRS. VEITCH and IT I. SON have much pleasure in offering the two following plants, j which they can with confidence re- commend, and respectftilly solicit early orders to insure good plants :— FUCHSIA PRINCESS ROYAL ( Veitch), rich scarlet tube and sepals, beautifully reflexed, white corolla, free bloomer, and undoubtedly the best habit of all the white corolla varieties. GERANIUM QUERCIFOLIUM FLORIBUNDUM ( Veitch), an excellent bedding variety; also admirably adapted for the window, being of a very dwarf habit, blooming most profusely in small pots, and having the valuable property of retaining its flowers a long time. The flowers are large and round, colour a beautiful rose, With dark spots In upper petals. It was exhibited at the Crystal Palace Horticultural Show on the 25th of June last, and was awarded the First Class Prize as a seedling for bedding purposes. Strong plants of each of the above will be ready for delivery the first week in April, at 7a. 6d. each. Prices to the Trade on application Exotic Nurseries, Exeter and Chelsea, March 28. F. OWER AND GARDEN SEEDS.— Messrs. E. G. HENDERSON and SON'S PRICED CATALOGUE of the above, containing all the varieties of the 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 Jurchased or Messrs. Ernst and Von Spreckelsen, of Hamburgh, n packets, 2a. 6i/.; trade packets, 5a., 10a., and 20a. In addition, it will contain nearly 2000 varieties of Flower Seeds, the 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 or Greenhouse, Stove Palms, and Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs, amongst which will be fouud select collections from their correspondents in Aus- tralia, India, Cape of Good Hope, and the West Indies. In nearly all cases tne height of the plant and colour of its flower is given, so that amateurs and persons unacquainted with the names will be able to select for themselves. The correct treatment of Linum grandiflorum rubrum verum is given, and will insure the raising of 99 seeds of every 100 of this beautifdl and unique Bedding Plant. ( Seed in packets, 6d. and la.) A separate List of the most desirable and highly recom- mended Flower Seeds is given, with Notes and other Memor- anda to guide the amateur in his selection. Wellington Nursery, St John's Wood. TAMES WOODS, Harwich, respectfully * * informs the Horticultural World that he will continue to send out his fine POLYANTHUS SEED till the first week in May. TMIOMAS BARNES'S CATALOGUE of New Dahliaa Fuchsias, Verbenas, Petunias, Chrysan- themums, Roses, Phloxes, and Miscellaneous Plants, is now ready and may be had ort application Dane Craft Nurseries, Stowmarket. XTEW SCARLET GERANIUM for BED- - L T DING. ECLIPSE ( PERRY).— Compact habit and fine form, producing large trusses of bright scarlet flowers with a clear white eye. Strong plants will be ready early in May, price 5a.— To be had of THOS. PERRY, Nurseryman, Ac., Banbury. HOLLYHOCK SEED.— JOHN CHATER and SON offer the above, saved from the best flowers, asunder:— 25 varieties named, in separate packets, the col- lection, 6a.; 15 ditto, ditto, 4s.; best mixed, 200 seeds, la. 6< f.; 400, 2a. 6d. A larpe stock of Hollyhock Plants and Pansics in pots.— Catalogues may be had on application to the Nurseries, Haverhill, Suffolk. UUPERB FLOWER SEEDS, for present O Sowing, selected With care from the best varieties, sent post- free at the annexed prices: 100 fine Hardy Annuals, f> a.; .50 ditto, lla.; 86 ditto, 2a. ; 12 ditto, Is. 2d. Descriptive Catalogues, with sarfiple packet, for id. Choice Antirrhinum, Double Daisy, Hollvhock, Petunia. Mimulus, Aneinone, and Polyanthus, at dcL each— From WILLIAM KNIGHT, Florist, flf, Higiustreft, Battle, Sussex. . TO the LOVERS of a GARDEN.— A complete collection of GARDEN SEEDS, containing all the Vegetables necessary for an acre of ground, and suffi- cient for one year's supply, including six quarts of the flnest Peas, also 24 varieties of the leading showy annuals, forwarded on receipt of fl post- office order for 1Z.; proportionate quan- tities, 10a. and 5a.— P. O. orders payable ( at. Hackney) to HENRY ALEXANDER and Co., Lea- bridge, Essex ( N. E.) w and rare HERBACEOUS PLANTS. W. IIOLCROFT, Upholland, Wigan, begs to call at- tention to his new and rare PLANTS, among which are Astragalus Missouriense, Asclepias ( three new species), Bam- busametake, Calystegia auriculata, Eupatorium ccelestinum, Fritillaria californica, Gerardia ( a fine species), Phalangium pomeridianum, Pyrola maculata, Rudbecfcia eolumnarls, Scu- tellaria californica, and a host of other rare plants.— Price, Ac., may be obtained on application, when lists will be sent. EAUTIFUL FLOWERS.— Flower Seedg for present sowing.— 100 papers for 5a.; 50 for 3a.; 86 for 2a. Od. ; or 12 for la. 2d. The selections include some of the B best varieties of German Stocks, Larkspurs, Asters, Antirrhi- nums, Nemophyllas, Ipomeas, Tropeolums, Zinnias, Salpy- glosis, Ac. Also a few pa jiers of Double Sweet William, at C, a.; MI'^ lO, UV. . J .. .......... ... , Double Wallflower, at la., and extra fine Camellia- bloom Balsam, at Is. All post- free.— Address JOSEPH GOLDING, Seedsman, Hastings. / CHOICE VEGETABLE and FLOWER V^ SEEDS, warranted all new and true to their kinds. A complete collection, containing 16 quarts Peas of the most esteemed varieties, early and late, with every other Vegetable requisite for a large garden, including 30 packets of the leading showy Annuals 21. 10s. 0d. Half the above quantities K 5a. 0d. And „ „ 12a. 6d. Post- office orders pavable at Kingsland. JAMES ALEXANDER, Shacklewell, Middlesex. ex- true STRAWBERRIES— UNDERHILL'S O cellent Strawberry " SIR HARRY," warranted strong splants, each with a ball of earth, will prove a good crop this season. Price 40a. per 100, and fla. per dozen; price to the trade per 1000 can be had on application. All other Strawberries prove worth cultivation. Strong plants, with a ball of earth, and will fruit this summer, at 40a. per 100. Plants sent over of all kinds to compensate for distant car- riage.— Apply to RICHARD S. YATES, St Ann's- square, Manchester. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— EASTER HOLIDAYS.— 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 am. Fares:— Bristol, 10a. and 6a.; Bath and Chippenham, 9a. and 5a. A small bag only allowed. Tickets not transferable. RJREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— " EASTER HOLIDAYS.— Cheap Excursion to Cirences- ter, Stroud, Gloucester, and Cheltenham. A train will leave Paddington at 7.30 a. lri. 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 10a. and 0a. No luggage allowed. Tickets not transferable. i^ REAT AVESTERN RAILWAY.— " EASTER HO LID AYS.— Cheap Excursion to Oxford, Birmingham, Banburv, Leamington, Warwick, West Brom- wich, Wednesbury, Bifston, andWolverhamptou. A Train will leave Paddington on Sunday, April mh, at 7.4.5 a. m., returning the same evening at 8.30 p. m., from Wolverhampton and inter- mediates tations, as per handbills. Fates:— Oxford, fla. 6d, and 4s.; Banbury. 8a. and 5a.: Leamington and Warwick, 10a. 6d. and 6s.; Birmingham 12a. and 7a.; Handsworth, West Bromwich, Wcdnesburv, and Bilston. 12a. Od. and 7a, Gd.: and Wolver- hampton, 13s. and 8a. No luggage allowed. Tickets not transferable. . WREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— ' " EASTER HOLIDAYS.— RETURN TICKETS issued on Thursday the 9th April, and intermediate ( lavs, will be avail- able up to and including Tuesday the 14th. On the Bristol and Exeter and South Devon Railways, Iteturh Tickets are not available on Sundays. On Good Fridav the trains will run as on Sundays, with the addition of the 10.0 a. m. Down Day Mail from Paddington, and the 10.0 am. Up Day Mail from Bristol, which will run as usual, 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. IMPORTANT TO PLANTERS. THOMAS PERRY has to offer 200,000 BERBERIS or MAHONIA AQUIFOLIUM, of various ages and sizes. SPRUCE FIRS, do. do. from 4 to 12 ft. YEWS, do. do. from 3 to 6 ft. ENGLISH ELMS and ENGLISH OAK for Avenues, fine. SCARLET OAKS, fine for single trees. BLACK ITALIAN POPLAR, 10 to 12 ft., Ac. Also a large Stock of Fine EVERGREENS and ORNA- MENTAL ' J'BEES, such as are rarely to be met with. Banbury Nursery, March 21. WELLINGTONIA GIG ANTE A, the • ' Giant Tree of California.— W. S KIRVING, of Walton Nurserv, Liverpool, begs to announce the safe arrival of many hundreds of this " MONARCH of the WOODS," direct from their native country. They are fine well- grown little speci- mens. two and three years old, and will be sold at very moderate prices per hundred, or in smaller quantities. Apply as above. W. S. has still on hand a large quantity of ARAUCARIA IMBRICATA and CEDRUS DEODARA, of all sizes, from 1 to 10 feet high. The large sizes are particularly well adapted for avenue or ornamental planting Avhen immediate effect is wanted— Prices moderate. rrilE finest GLOBE ASTER SEED in the A World.— EDWARD TILEY begs to inform the lovers of this beautiful and unequalled flower that he has a fine stock of seed saved from 24 of the choicest varieties ever exhibited, producing every flower perfect, the shape being two thirds of a ball, well filled up to that form in the centre, and all the petals beautifully quilled. E. T. has received numerous testi- monials from those who have purchased it years past, speak- ing in the highest praise of the fine varieties produced from the seed thev obtained of him. Sold in packets at la. 6d, each. CINERARIA SEED, from best named varieties, la. 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, la. per packet. ANTIRRHINUM SEED, from one of the most superb col- lections in cultivation, la. per packet. HOLLYHOCK SEED, from 24 of the best named flowers, la. per packet. DIGITALIS, or FOXGLOVE SEED, saved from flowers of the most beautiful kinds, there being above 20 distinct varieties of spotted crimson, striped, white, Ac., la. per packet Plants of the same that will bloom well this season, 2a. 6a. per dozen, or 1Z. per hundred. Fine DARK CLOVE CARNATION, la. per pair. SEEDLING HOLLYHOCKS, grown from seed, selected from 36 of the best named varieties, 2a. Od. par dozen, or 1Z. per hundred; they will bloom well this season, and generally produce fine double flowers. Good named varieties of Holly- nocks, 12a. per dozen. Any portion of the 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 the whole, as the case may be, will be immediately forwarded. EDWARD TILEY, Nursery Seedsman and Florist, 14, Abbey Churcn- yard, Bath. N. B.— E. T. can still supply seeds of his unequalled NEW CUCUMBER, " PERFECTION," 3a. 6d. per packet. PATENT WEATHERPROOF GLAZING, Ridge and Furrow Conservatories, Greenhouses, Vine- ries, Orchard, Houses, Ac., with the most improved form of construction and heating. Illustrated Prices on receipt of four stamps.— Address ALFRED KENT, Horticultural Builder, Chichester. r|^ IIE 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 yards long by 38 inches wide, at 3d. per yard, or 5a. per piece. Sold by WM. WOOD and SON, appointed agents.— Address, Woodlands Nursery, Maresfleld, near Uck- field, Sussex. NPO GENTLEMEN.— WILLIAM WIIITE- A HOUSE, Nurseryman, will be glad to RECOMMEND a good PRACTICAL GARDENER, married, without family. Can have a good character from the gentleman he is about to leave, with whom he has lived upwards of seven years- Address as above, Harborne, near Birmingham. N. B,— The Advertiser has a few hundreds of Underbill's Sir Harry Strawberry still to dispose of, at 16a. per 100; each plant packed with a ball of soil. ARespectable Married Man, age 40, with two childrren ( 7 and 12 years old), is desirous of engaging himself to any nobleman or gentleman requiring the services of a thorough practical GARDENER. He per- fectly understands the early forcing of grapes, pines, peaches, cucumbers, Ac. Ac., the arrangement of kitchen and flower garden; also can carry out any alteration and improvement that may be desirable. His wife understands the management of a dairy. Twelve years' excellent character.—" C. M.," Mr. Perrens, Builder, Alma- road, Bitteme, Hants. ROYAL HERALDIC OFFICE AND GENEALOGICAL INSTITUTION for GREAT BRI- TAIN and IRELAND, 2, Long- acre, one door from St Martin's- lane. Family Pedigrees traced from Old Documents, Monastic Records, " Domesday Books," Ancient Manuscripts, and Old Heraldic Works, at the British Museum, fee 5a. Family Arms found and sketched, 2a. Armorial Bearings [ registered at the College of Arms ( the only legal office in London). Mr. CULLETON, Genealogist, Lecturer on Heraldry, Ac. The Heraldic Library open from Eleven to Four. RJREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— VT EASTER HOLIDAYS.— An Excursion Train will leave Paddington on Monday April 13th, at 8 a. m., for Leamington, Warwick, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wednesburv, Rils- ton. Wolverhampton, Wellington, Shrewsbury, Chester, Birkenhead, and Liverpool; returning on Saturday the 18th from Liverpool ( landing stage) at 8 am., and intermediate stations as per handbills. Fares: Leamington and Warwick, 18a. and 8a. ; Birmingham, 20a. and 9a. Gd.; West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Bilstou, 21a. 6d. and 10a.; Wolverhampton, 22a. and 10a. ( id.; Wellington and Shrewsbury, 27a. ( id. and 18a.; Chester, 33a. and 1.5a.; Birkenhead and Liverpool. 37a. and 17a. Children under 12, half price. Tickets not transfer- able, and only available for the Excursion Train. ; THE UNITED MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 54, Charing- cross, London. Every description of Life Assurance effected on equitable terms Whole profits divided. No charge for policy stamps. BANK OF DEPOSIT, NO. 3, Pall- mall East, London. Established A. D. 1844. Capital, 500,0001. — Parties desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to examine the plan of tills institution, by which a high rate of interest may be obtained with perfect security. The interest is pavable 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. IMPERIAL LIFE INSURANCE COM- A PANY, 1, Old Broad- street, London. Instituted 1820. T. GEORGE BARCLAY, Esq., Chairman. MARTIN T. SMITH, Esq., M. P., Deputy Chairman. ONE- THIRD of the Premium on Insurances of r> 00Z. and upwards, for the whole term of life, may remain as a debt upon the Policy, to be paid off at convenience: or the Director* will lend sums of 50t. and upwards, on the security of Policies effected with tlds Company for the whole term of life, when thev have acquired an adequate value. FOUR- FIFTHS, or 80 per cent, of the Profits are assigned to Policies every fifth year, ami may be applied to increase tho sum insured, to an immediate payment in cash, or to the reduction and ultimate extinction of future Premiums. At the fifth appropriation of profits for the five years termi- nating January 31, 1& 56, a reversionary bonus was declared ot 1Z. 10a. per cent on the sums insured, and subsisting additions for every premium paid during the five years. Tills bonus, on policies of the longest duration, exceeds 21. .5a. per cent, per annum on the original sums insured, and increases a policy of 1( KK) Z. to 16S8Z. Proposals for insurances mav be made at the chief office, as above; at the branch office, 16, Pall Mall, London; or to any of the agents throughout the kingdom. BONUS TABLE. Showing the additions made to Policies of 1000Z. each. Date of Insurance. Amount of Additions to Feb. 1, 1851. Addition made as on Feb. 1, 1850. Rum Payable after Death. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1820 523 16 0 114 5 0 1ISJS 1 0 1825 882 14 0 103 14 0 USD 8 0 Will 241 12 0 ! W 2 0 1334 14 0 1895 185 .1 0 88 17 0 1274 0 0 1840 128 15 0 84 13 0 1213 8 0 1845 05 15 0 79 18 0 1145 13 0 1850 10 0 0 75 15 0 1085 15 0 1855 — 15 0 0 1015 I) 0 And for intermediate years in proportion. The next appropriation will be made in 1861. Insurances, without participation in Profits, may be effected at reduced rates. SAMUEL INGALL, Actuary. CONTINENTAL WINE COMPANY, V^ Birchin- lane, London ( E. C.) Alto Douro Ports This famed, choice, unrivalled Wine, in quarter casks, at £ 2\ Bottled, fit for immediate use, per dozen 42a. Superior Pale or Gold Sherries, in quarter casks, at £ 20 Bottled, per dozen, from 86a. to 48a. Champagne, per dozen, from 48a. to 72a. Claret per dozen, from 30a. to 84a. 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 PRIZE WINES of the PARIS EXHIBITION of 1855, from the vine- clad hills of the sunny South, recom- mended by medical men for their purity and freedom ft- om acidity and brandy, are offered to the public as at once the most exquisite and the lowest priced Foreign Wines that the world has seen. . . , , , , Price 2a. 4d. per bottle, or 28?. per dozen, bottles, Ac. included. Country orders must contain a remittance. Cheques to bo crossed Sir S. Scott and Co. To be had for cash only, of F. W. SELLERS, 1, Chapel- place, Cavendisli- square; 147, Oxford- street Delivered free to any railway terminus In London. SOLERA SHERRY.— Vintage 1834, guaranteed^ 54s. per dozen. QUEEN ISABELLA'S FAVOURITE WINE, as used at the H ROYAL TABLE OF SPAIN. The peculiar characteristics of the wine are full body, avour, and great richness, and is the FINEST SHE11 ,- er Imported, and eminently suited to the palate of tl flavour, ever importer, - who enjoy and appreciate a first- class wine. J. L. DE ' --••-• fine RRY those , NMAN, Wine and Spirit Importer, O. l, Fenchurch- street, London. Counting- house entrance llrst door on the left up Railway- place. ,, , " This wine possesses bumense body, combined with a full and rich nutty flavour, and a dryness mellowed by its age, constituting at once the flnest sherry we ever tasted; and we say to connoisseurs of really line wine, Call and judge for your- selves. "— Vide Morning Herald, Feb. 19, law. TWENTY SHILLINGS JL DENMAN'S SOUTH AFItl PER DOZEN. AFRICAN POET. DENMAN'S SOUTH AFRICAN SHERRY. " Pure and cheap wines are now introduced by Mr. J. L. Denman. Those who have lived in South Africa know weU the quality of those wines, and those who have not we recom- mend to try them.— Vide United Service Gazette, Nov. 22,1850. " Having tasted these wines, we say to those who like wine possessing richness without sweetness, dryness without acidity, anil body without brandy, by all means give them a trial.''— Vide Bell's Weekly Messenger, January 17, 18S7. Bottles included. Packages allowed for when 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 to be crossed " Bank of London." J. L. DENMAN, Wine and Spirit Importer, 0.5, Fenchureh- street, London. Counting- house entrance, first door on the left up Rallway- plaee. A LLSOPP's PALE ALE in Imperial Pints. A — HARRINGTON PARKER and Co. are now delivering the October Brewings of the above celebrated Ale. Its sur- passing excellence is vouched for by the highest medical and chemical authorities of the day. Supplied in bottles, also In casks of 18 gallons and upwards, by HAKEINQTOS PARKER and Co., 5j. Pall Mall. CAUSAGES.— GENUINE HOME- MADE. lO pork, lid.; Beef. Id. per ! b._ DOS8ETOR and SON, Butchers, Great Russell- street, Covent- garden ( W. C.) Prompt attention to orders by post. MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] 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. 207 AMUSEMENTS. POYAL ITALIANOPERA, LYCEUM.— ill Mr. GYE begs most respectfully to announce that the Boyal Italian Opera will, during the season of 1857, be given at tho Theatre Boyal, Lyceum. The opening will take place on Tuesday April 14. The performances during the present season will commence at half- past eight o'clock, on oach even- ing. The prospectus, with full particulars, to be had at the box- offlce of the theatre, in Wellington- street. The principal engagements for the present season are— Madame UKISIand Madame BOSIO, Mademoiselle MARAI, Mademoiselle DIDIEE. Madame ROSA DEVlilES, Madame TAGLIAFICO, Also Mademoiselle PAREPA ( from the Royal Theatre at Lisbon, her first appearance in England), AND Mademoiselle V1CTOIRE BALFE ( her first appearance on the stage). TENORI. Signor MARIO, I Signor NERI BARALDI, and Signor SOLDI, I Signor UARDONI. An engagement will be offered to Slgnor TAMBERLIK on his arrival from the Brazils. BASSI BARITONI. Signor RONCONI, | Signor GRAZIANI. BASSI PROFUNDI. Signor LABLACHE ( His first appearance these two years), Signor TAGLIAFICO, Signor POLONINI, Monsieur ZELGER, AND Herr FORMES. The Orchestra an A Chorus will be as last year. Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Mr. COSTA. The engagements for the Ballet are: Mademoiselle CERITO. Mademoiselle DELECI1AUX ( her first appearance), AND Mademoiselle PLUNKETT. Mademoiselle E8PEH and Mademoiselle BATTALINI. Mademoiselle LEBLOND, MademoiseUe EMMA. Mademoiselle MARIE and Mademoiselle ELISE. Maltre de Ballet Monsieur DESPLACES. Stage Manager Mr. A. HARRIS. Scenic Artiste Mr. W. BEVERLEY. Leader of the Ballet Mr. A. MELLON. Application for Boxes and Stalls to bo made to Mr. PAR- SONS, at the Box- offlce of the Theatre, in Wellington- street; anil to the Principal Music- sellers and Librarians. M ADAME RISTORL- LYCEUM THEATRE— Mr. GYE begs most respectfully to an- nounce that he has entered into an engagement with the cele- brated Italian Tragedienne. Madame RISTORI, together with her ITALIAN DR AMATIC COMPANY. Madame 111STORI will give FIFTEEN Performances in London, commencing the FlrBt Week In J une. Full particulars will be duly announced. ADELPHI, THEATRE ROYAL.— Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER. Directress, Madame CELESTE. Splendid Holiday attraction! Newly painted and decorated. Madame Celeste," In the popular drama ofLIKE AND UN- LIKE, and the new grand fairy spectacle of THE ELVES, The screaming new and original farco of WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER! Mr. Wright, every night. Last night or A NIGHT AT NOTTING- H1LL on Monday. Easter Monday, 7th time of . tile screaming new and original farce by the author of " Domestic Economy," & e., called WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER ! by Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford. Mrs. Chatterly, Miss Arden, Miss Laidlaw; aller which the popular faiiy spectacle, with unique and grand Adclphi effects, THE ELVES, or the STATUE BRIDE, ill whicn Madame Celeste will make her first appearance since her return IVom the provinces In the Statue Bride. After which, lust time, A NIGHT AT NOTT1NG llll. L, Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mrs. Chatterly, Miss M. Keeley. Easter Tuesdav, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, will be revived the popular drama of LIKE and UNLIKE, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. C. Selby, Mr. Billing ( from the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, his first appearance In Lon- don), Mr. Garden, Miss Wyndham, and Madame Celeste. After which the fairy spectacle of tho ELVES, 01t THE STATUE BRIDE; the Statue Bride. Madame Celeste. To conclude with WELCOME LITTLE STRANGER, Mr. Wright. 1J0YAL GARDENS, CREMORNE.— Open Good Friday and Easter Sunday for Promenade and ^ Refreshment Table d'Hote each day at Six; 2s. Gd. each. Varied and attractive amusements during the Easter Holi- days. Monday, April 13, and during tlie week, these extensive and, without parallel, most naturally- beautiful grounds in the Metropolis will open each afternoon at Three, from which hour until the close a constant succession of enlivening enter tainments will he produced. Popular selections by the Military Band. Numerous al fresco amusements. Vocal and Instrumental Concerts. New Ballet entitled " The Mystic Branch," in which the Misses Cushnie and M. Milanowill appear. Negro Melodists in their Soirees Fantastiques. Drawing- room Tableaux. New and most interesting Cosmo- ramie Views. Dancing on the illuminated Platform to Boslsio's orchestra. Brilliant Fireworks from the Pyrotechnic Temple, by Chevalier Mortram, < fee., < fec.— Admission is. RPHE GREAT TOBACCO COJNTRO- * VERSY.— Dr. SEXTON will lecture on this important topic dally at Three and Half- past Seven p. m., at Dr. KAHN'S MUSEUM, NO. 4, Coventry- street, Leicester- square The Museum, 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. NOTICE.— All letters connected with the business depart- ment of THE FIELD should be addressed to the publisher, Mr JOHN POWNALL CHORLEY ; and communications re- lating to the literary department, to THE EDITOR. HUNTING. ONE OF THE HUNT.— We were not even apprised of the dinner given to your M. F. H. E. T.— The decision you refer to is " all rot." A HUNTING FARMER.— The best way is to have them pulled up by the roots; if not, they will grow again. H. M.— 1. They ought not to cost more than Is. a week each; the tax on each beagle is 12s. per annum. 2. Try an advertisement and state your requirements. TILLY.— You had better advertise for them. SHOOTING. BILLY.— 1. Kind treatment and great attention. 2. We have no book in our library which we can recommend. INFORMATION.— 1. Not liable to a surcharge. 2. No; there- fore Brown, Jones, and Robinson may u sleep at ease." ROOKERY.— We had no intention to insult you; hut your question was certainly a ridiculous one. THE TURF. WAVERLEY.— Yes, they can and do have it repeatedly. G. D.— He has been advertised for sale for upwards of three weeks. GNOME.— It took place at Newmarket in the Houghton Meeting 1855, and was finally won by Overreach, who was not claimed. W. S.— Sir Tatton Sykes was not the last horse in the start for the Derby. There were four or five behind him, but Scott pulled him back to " blow up " the starter. The bet, however, cannot now be decided, both jockey and starter being gone to their last long home. BUCKS.— 1. King Tom is not own brother to Stockwell. 2. Emigrant is by Melbourne and half- bred. ANGLING. E. E.—" The growth of the pike," in last number, for " Ejox" read " Esox." W. B.— We shall at all times be glad to hear from you. WALES.— A beautiful specimen of salmon trout. J. H.— We have read the MSS. and you shall hear from us in the course of a few days. POULTRY. A. K.— The quantity of meat which fowls require depends entirely on the opportunity which they have of getting it for themselves in the shape of flies, worms, & c. At this time of the year fowls that can have a little liberty need have no meat given to them. A FREQUENTER OF SHOWS.— We believe the first- this year will be that of the Bath and West of England Society, which will be held the beginning of June. See FIELD of March 14. TnoMAs.— With a space so limited it will be better to confine yourself to one cock and three or four hens of one variety of fowl. J A NOTTINGHAM SUBSCRIBER wishes to know the best food for chickens. We give the newly- hatched little ones hard boiled egg, chopped fine, and mixed with bread crumbs, ground corn, sopped bread, oatmeal, and barley- meal. This is soon varied with Scotch barley, boiled and rolled in middlings, rice tho same ( given very sparingly), ground Indian corn ( also in very small quantities), and sometimes a little wheat, barley, and oats. It is well to vary the food every few days. J. V.— The more minute account of Belgian canaries next week. MISCELLANEOUS. Numerous contributions which reached us late in the week wait for consideration. We should he obliged to our correspondents generally if they would manage to let us have their communications before Friday morning. M. B.— A few copies of the Rural Almanac and Sportsman's Illustrated Calendar for 1857 still remain, post free for 13 stamps. MAJOR- GEN. W.— They were sent by last maiL J. B. ( Nottingham) would be glad if any correspondent could tell him the food most suitable for monkeys, and their general treatment BEVERLEY ELECTION.— A. bets B. 20 to 1 " that G. does not get in " for a certain borough at a recent election. G. is elected by a majority of more than 20 votes, and is duly returned as elected by the returning officer. B. now claims his wager; but A. says that the bet is not yet lost, as G. might be unseated, on the ground that he has no qualification. Will you oblige me with your opinion as to whether the wager is yet won, and if not, when it will be? [ Certainly the odds are lost. The member is in, though he may afterwards be out, or unable to take his seat. Baron Rothschild is in for London; although, in the pre- sent state of the law, he will be unable to take his seat without taking an oath " on the true faith of a Christian." Besides, the spirit of the bet is in favour of this view. The intention of the parties must have referred to the state of voting at the close of the poll, and not to any legal diffi- culty which might subsequently arise.— ED. FIELD.] BEVERLEY ELECTION.— The layer of the odds loses. See preceding answer. YORKSHIREMAN.— The fact of your successful candidate having had writs for debt served upon him on the day of nomination does not disqualify him. Mr. Disraeli, we believe, was actually arrested for debt when he contested Shrewsbury, but that circumstance did not in any way affect his election. C. E. H.— Certainly B. can score the run of three. ELLEN.— In our next. MASON.— It is impossible to insert every letter that reaches us. A BATII SUBSCRIBER.— It looks very like " a sell." G. R.— Your letter is too intemperate in language to gain an entrance into the columns of THE FIELD. W. M. S.— If you give them it in large quantities, it will evidently prove highly injurious to them. SUFFERER.— It is not in our power to inform you. A SUBSCRIBER.— We do not know; write to the Secretary of the East India Company. QUOITS.— We have no knowledge of the game; therefore cannot give you the required information. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1857. CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK. THE elections are well nigh over, and we can now get a very good idea as to the general result of this brief but sanguinary campaign. The battle has been to the death, fierce, uncompromis- ing, and unreasonable, and the event has been various. Here it has been in favour of prejudice and folly, and there right has triumphed. In one place an electioneering cry and a piece of hust- ings claptrap has triumphed over calm reason, and in another a merited retribution has overtaken some creature of corruption in the middle of his career. But, as the death of one good and great man is more deplorable than the disappearance of ten millions of ephemera, so there are losses in the ranks of the new House of Commons which no retributive justice executed upon the flies of office can compensate for. What is it to us that a Frederick Peel has been combed out of Bury, when such men as Cobden, Bright, Gibson, Fox, andLayard, are excluded from the Legislature ? In good sooth it appears to us, as we look down the list of the defeated, that almost all the in- tellect of the old House has been wiped out, as if it would have been a stain upon the new. To think of the changes! To see what men have been put up in lieu of the fallen giants! It is quite true that Mr. Turner and Sir John I'otter may be better representatives of Man- chester than Messrs. Gibson and Bright were; but that does not prevent us from deploring the fact. Whatever may be his political opinions, Mr. Bright is one of the greatest orators we possess; and Mr. Gibson has proved himself a good soldier in the cause of in- tellectual progress, by the measures which he has proposed and carried for the enfranchisement of the press from the influence of oppressive im- posts. As for Mr. Turner and Sir T. Potter, they are doubtless very worthy gentlemen indeed, but it is certain that their celebrity is entirely local. Our readers will understand that we object to the exclusion of these men, not on political grounds— for on many points we do not hold opinions in common with them— but purely and simply because we think that the English House of Commons cannot afford to lose men of that calibre of intellect. If Lord Palmerston would make up his mind to do a daring thing, a thing that would challenge the wonder and admiration of Europe, he would turn round upon the new House and say: " Gentlemen, after all, I am a Liberal statesman, and I will prove it to you. I am a great Reformer, and I will prove it to you. I have reduced your present incomplete representative system ad absurdum. I have shown you how easily you may be gulled by an electioneering cry and a little claptrap. I have so subjugated you that I have made you expel almost every able man out of your House. Having thus stultified you to your faces, I distinctly refuse to have anything to do with the army you have provided for me. To somebody else must be confided the command of them, for lead them through Coventry I will not." And so, if with a laugh in his eye and a sneer on his lip his jaunty Lordship would betake himself to the House of Peers, he would do one of the greatest and most memorable acts ever done by British statesman. So far as the elections have proceeded, we do not see that there is any especial ground for con- gratulation on the part of Lord Palmerston and his " appendages." It is true that some of the majority who condemned tho Canton affair have lost their seats, but by far the greater part of them have been returned; whilst among the new members there are many who are decidedly un- Palmerstonian. The personnel of the House exhi- bits an extraordinary admixture of parties; and, if he attempts to lead them, Lord Palmerston will have trouble enough to bring them into working order. It is believed by many politicians that this will be a very short Parliament; and if our expectations are realised as to the difficulty of doing anything with it, this is not improbable. Acting upon this belief, the Conservatives have not made such efforts as were to be expected of them. There has been no unity in their tactics, and the Carlton Club has been almost a dead letter in the elections. Some attribute this to shabbiness and some to prudence. We cannot undertake to decide that knotty point, but we record the fact. There have been already 517 members returned, of whom 288 are Liberals, 63 are Liberal Conservatives, and 165 are Conserva- tives. A few weeks ago we took occasion to comment upon the manner in which some constituencies voluntarily disfranchise themselves by returning a Liberal and a Conservative member to the House, who pair off, as it were, throughout the whole session. We reckon that the following 104 seats for the 52 places have thus been ren- dered nugatory:— Andover, Aylesbury, Berwick- on- Tweed, Beverley, Blackburn, Bolton, Boston, Buckingham, Bury St. Edmunds, Canterbury, Cockermouth, Colchester, Devizes, Dorchester, Durham ( N.), Durham, Exeter, Evesham, Gloucester, Grantham, Guildford, Hastings, Hert- ford, Honiton, Ipswich, Lancaster, Leeds, Lin- colnshire ( N.), Liverpool, Lymington, Maccles- field, Maldon, Neweastle- under- Lyme, Norfolk, Northumberland ( S.), Nottinghamshire ( N.), Poole, Portsmouth, Preston, East Retford, Rut- land, Stafford, Stoke- on- Trent, Taunton, Tewkes- bury, Thetford, Wells, Winchester, Windsor, Worcestershire ( E.), Yorkshire ( W.), York. Lord Harrington has got into a scrape with Mr. Colvile ( who has been returned for South Derbyshire), which requires a more satisfactory explanation than his Lordship seems inclined to give. It appears that a letter was received by a certain elector for the county, and that a copy was forwarded to Mr. Colvile:— Dear Sir,— My son, Lord Petersham, called upon your son yesterday to solicit his vote and interest on behalf of my relative, Lord Stanhope, and Mr. Clowes, but he found your son had no vote. Will vou give your vote and interest on their behalf? ' It is a difficult matter to get a county properly represented in these times, and when we see a high- minded young man like Lord Stanhope come forward, supported by his relatives, Lord Stanhope and Lord Harrington, every good man ought to rally round him. Colvile married a cousin of Lord John Russell, who voted against Lord Palmerston on the China ques- tion. He and Evans want to get Lord John into office, so that Colvile can be made a baronet and Evans a peer. Will you tell the Melbourne folks not to be ham- bugged by these fellows, and above all to vote against Colvile? pjvans is the best man of the two. Colvile is of low origin, and as poor as Job. Yours, & c., HARRINGTON. In reply to Mr. Colvile's request for an expla- nation, Lord Harrington declares that he never interferes with the voting of his tenants. But the recipient of the letter was not one of Lord Har- rington's tenants. Lord Harrington gives a general denial to the home question whether he did or did not write the letter ; but Mr. Colvile evidently believes that he wrote the letter none the less for that. In one point the elections of 1857 will certainly bear comparison with those on any preceding occasion; we refer to the peacefulness with which they have been conducted. With the exception of a disgraceful assault perpetrated at Kidder- minster upon the person of Mr. Robert Lowe, the unpopular representative of that borough, and a riot of a less serious order at Wallingford, nothing has occurred which at all reminds us of those " glorious frays" which distinguished political contests in the pot- walloping days. M. Alexandre Dumas, who is understood to be now in this country studying our electioneering manners, has fallen upon very leather and prunella days. The Liberal Registration Association has proved a capital stalking- horse for Lord John Russell, from behind which he has cleverly managed to bag his game. The composition of the facts connected with the election leads us strongly to surmise the existence of a very monstrous rat. Either the noble Lord has found it convenient to misconstrue the acts of the Association, and, after leading the committee to believe that it was not his intention to stand, suddenly finds on hand a large stock of courageous indignation at having been " excluded unfairly;" or the Association has voluntarily lent itself to a great political farce for the purpose of securing his Lordship's election. Thus much is certain, that the conduct of the As- sociation has won a seat for Lord John, and has pulled him out of the very deep hole into which his own conduct had plunged him, politically speaking. Thousands of persons voted for him who never would have dreamt of doing so, rather than submit to be dictated to by the Registration Association. Now the managers of that Associa- tion are not exactly babes and sucklings. They were not weaned in politics yesterday. Their secretary, Mr. Sidney Smith, is a shrewd man and a journalist. The journal upon which he writes, the Dispatch, supports Lord John through thick and thin. How say you, reader, is there not something passing strange in all this? EAST HANTS CRICKET CLDB.— At a special general meeting of the members, held at the Club House, on Thursday evening, the 26th ult., for the purpose of electing officers, engagement of a bowler, and other important business, C. E. Thcakston, Esq., was elected President; John Casher, Esq., and Lieut. Walton, K. M., Vice- Presidents; W. B. Casher, Esq., Treasurer; W. H. Golden, Esq., Hon. Secretary; Mr. Henry Pullen, Secretary. A committee of management, about twenty in number, was ap- pointed. The rules adopted, and other business transacted. Practice will commence the first week in May. Doo POISONING.— The Edinburgh Courant says:— A wholesale system of dog poisoning has been going on in Forfarshire for some time past, and a great many useful animals have been destroyed. A meet- ing of farmers, who are the chief losers, has been held, and they were unanimous in condemning the practice as mean and cowardly, and disgraceful to the district and this enlightened age. They have resolved to every means to bring tho guilty parties to justice. The Procurator Fiscal has instituted an inquiry for this purpose. " Pray what is a gentleman without his recreation!?" As yet the trembling year Is unconflrm'd And Winter oft at ere resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightless— so that scarce The bittern knows his time, with bill engulph'd To shake the sounding marsh ; or from the shore The plovers when to scatter o'er the heath, And sing their wild notes to the listening waste. Tims sang the poet of the " Seasons;" nor do we find much alteration in the meteorological ten- dencies of our times ; for, generally speaking, this time of year renders it rather difficult to determine whether Nimrod, fishing- rod, or ramrod should prevail. Cock, rabbit, and wild- fowl shooting are by no means dismissed from the category of a sportsman's recreative resources ; while the jovial cry of foxhounds still cheers the woodlands, and " the horn of the hunter is heard on the hill." Fishing ( except for salmon) can hardly be said to have commenced, unless some more than usually genial day should draw some enthusiastic son of old Izaak to the marge of river or of brook, to tempt precocious trout by the Derby trout- killer or the March brown. The Warwickshire hounds had two very good runs from Woolford wood on the 17th inst. The fox, on breaking cover, took a line towards Hemming's, of Caldecote, and the Oaks, followed by as good a pack of hounds as ever crossed a country, accompanied by a gay field of men and horses ready, able, and determined to ride up to them. After crossing the Moreton and Stow road, the chase led over a stiffish country towards Sezincote ; then, veering to the right, he entered Batsford Park, below Bourton- on- the- Hill. Here there there was a check, near the keeper's lodge; but that accomplished sportsman, Marshall, of Aston, viewing him over the park wall, the hounds were soon driving him briskJy through the covers of Cadley and Tolkham, into the small spinnies at Aston Magna; after astonishing the real natives of the village by a few experimental evolutions, accompanied with much clamour, he was run into between the two bridges of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway. Aston Hale on being tried proved blank; not so with deep and sombre Woolford, for a defiant- looking varmint almost immediately made his exit from the gorse adjoining, flourished his brush ( which, like Belinda's lock, so graceful hung behind,) and went straight away by Dorn, under the railway, and up the hill, for the gorse at Tolkham; but, being too severely pressed, he went through Cadley, skirting the top of Bats- ford deer- park, and rattled on for Bourton's Wood, in Lord Fitzhardinge's country. By this time the " bran and chaff" were nowhere, and " the variation of each soil" told tales upon some of the best; while Pug, being in far too vulgar a heat to stop in covert, took the un- wearied pack down Dovedale to Blockley vil- lage, from thence up Shell's Coppice into the gorse on Holton's Farm, where, after being raced by the hounds in the open for a short space, he was fairly victimised in Lord Northwick's plan- tation. There was a teriflc fence to be got over in the first part of the latter run, at which it was " take your time Miss Lucy," and stopped the maw of more than one good one to go, only three getting over at the first attempt, viz., A. Paxford, and a Charringworth gentleman, with a sporting law- yer. A short time, however, found " the right men in the right places," and " the tail," by not forgetting " the rule of the road." and by an energetic use of arms, legs, and persuaders, managed to join the cry again on Batsford Hill. The last fox was killed about nineteen miles from the kennel. So much for the Warwickshire. Lord Fitzharding's foxhounds met on Saturday, the 21 st inst.. at the Troopers' Lodge, on the Oxford and Worcester Road ; but an exceed- ingly high and cold north- easter destroyed all scent even in cover, and the day turned out, we believe, completely blank, although Harry did his best to afford sport to the numerously attended field. A large field, however, met them at the Northwick Lodge, and the office was given for Sedgecombe— a cover near the gardens of the mansion. After crossing the park, in which The branching stag sweeps down with all its herd. To quaff a brook which murmurs like a bird, we were doomed to disappointment, the cover not yielding us a fox. This was also the case at Narcombe. General Lygon's gorse afforded a regular good one, who went away towards Spring Hill and into Lord Beauchamp's cover. Being evulsed from thence, he steered away for Nar- combe, facing the cold south- east wind, passing through which he carried on for Bourton Wood, where, after more than an hour's very intricate work, and the great perseverance displayed by the huntsman, the whips, and the hounds, the indefatigable pack ran into him in Admiral Col- lier's Hangings at Hailstone. The brush being presented to a fair equestrian who had graced the field with her presence, we trotted off to Warners Gorse. This was blank ; but Westington Quar- ries afforded us a scurry, and the fox was soon lost near Hangman's Hall. Announcements of dinners and testimonials to M. F. H.' s however tell us that the hunting season is fast drawing to a close; and next week wa shall commence our pleasing task of recording the result of sport experienced by the numbers of the respective hunts in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The friends and supporters of Mr. Walter Flower and the Netton Hunt— to the number of ahout sixty— dined together at the Three Swans' Hotel, Salisbury, on Friday, the 27th ult., and spent a most agreeable evening. The chair was occupied by Captain Robinson, who for many years has been a staunch supporter of the Hunt, and Mr. Edward Waters, of Stratford, discharged, as usual, the duties of Vice- Chairman. The company included Major- General Buckley, M. P., Mr. E. Antrobus, M. P., Mr. T. Pain ( Mayor of Salisbury), Mr. Walter Flower, Mr. J. Cother, Mr. E. E. P. Kelsey, Mr. R. Short, Capt. War- riner, Capt. Beverley Robinson, Mr. Smith, Mr. G. Burtt, Mr. H. P. Ewer, Mr. Jas. Brown, Mr. Edmund Cusse, Mr. Edward Cusse, Mr. S. Cusse, Mr. E. W. Brodie, Mr. S. Dear, Mr. John Waters, Mr. John Mar9h, Mr. F. Pinnegar, 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. Mr. Sidford, Mr. F. A. Blake, Mr. Nightingale, Mr. H. Fawcett, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. W. Brown, Mr. Prangley, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. J. Peniston, Mr. T. Perkins, Mr. F. Heywood, Mr. J. Douty, Mr. S. Keynes, Mr. T. Keynes, Mr. Dore, Mr. W. Terrill, Mr. R. Large, & c., & e. The usual loyal toasts were given from the chair, after which Mr. Walter Flower's health was drunk with enthusiasm. In returning thanks he said he was much obliged to the company for their kind expressions of respect. As the chair- man had observed, this was the eighth season in which he had hunted the Netton harriers, and he sincerely hoped they were satisfied with the sport which he had shown them. At all events, he had spared neither time, trouble, nor expense in order to contribute to their gratification. He was happy to inform them that during the present season he had met with no obstructions; on the contrary, the greatest courtesy had been displayed by all with whom he had come in contact. He had found hares plentiful, and that he had done his best to kill them nobody could deny. He had handled 67 brace during the season, and hounds were strong and healthy, but his horses appeared to be satisfied with the work they had undergone. In conclusion he said, as long as they preserved hares and gave him their support, he would do his utmost to stand by them, and to afford them the best sport in hispower. A meeting of the members of the Kilkenny Hunt Club, and of gentlemen interested in the sport, took place nt the Clubhouse on Monday, to make arrangements for hunting the county next year. The business done was of a preliminary nature, and an adjournment took place to the 21st of April. In the evening a number of the members of the Hunt Club, and others who had been present at the business of the day, dined together ut the Clubhouse. Amongst those present were Lord St. Lawrence, Sir John Power, Hart.; Sir John Blunden, Bart. ; Mr. Bryan, Jenkinstown ; the Hon. Capt. Ellis, the Hon. E. Bellew, Mr. Aylward, Shankhill ; Mr. Wade, St. Canice Cottage ; Mr. Blunden, Bomietstown ; Mr. Flood, I'aulstown Castlo ; Mr. Warren, Lodgepnrk : Capt. Ponsonby, Desart House; Mr. Golding, Qowran Castlo ; Capt. Knox, Caherleske; Capt. Graham, Summer Hill ; Capt. Bernard, county Cork; Major Dickson, 16th Lancers; Lieut. Pigo'ft, 16th Lancers; Mr. J. Power, Kilkenny ; Mr. E. Smithwick, and Mr. J. Smithwick, Kilcreene ; Capt. Helsham, Kil- kenny ; Dr. G. Cronyn, Callan; Mr. Marum, Aharney; Mr. Armstrong, Dr. Park, 16th Lancers; Mr. Tidmarsli, Sion Ville; Mr. T. Power, Kilkenny, & c. Tuesday there was a good meet at the Clubhouse; those present being Lord St. Lawrence, Sir John Power, Sir John Blunden, the Hon. Mr. Bellew, Mr. Wade, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Warren, Mr. Golding, Capt. Ponsonby, Mr. W. Lloyd Flood, Capt. Graham, Dr. Boxwell, Mr. Blunden, Major Dickson, Lieut. Pigott, Mr. Flood, Mr. II. Flood, Mr. Aylward, Mr. Ber- nard, Mr. J. Power, Dr. Parke, Dr. Cronyn, Mr. Marum, Mr. Ansley, Lieut. Armstrong, Capt. Helsham, Mr. llowlett and Miss Smith wick, Mr. Cahill, Mr. Brown and Miss Brown, Mr. J. Reado, Mr. Tidmarsh, Mr. J. Hyland, T. Power, Mr. Cormack, & c. & e. Ballyfoyle cover having been drawn, a fox soon broke, as if for Clara ; but, being headed, Reynard returned to cover, and made his exit at the other side, giving a portion of tho field a good run to Jenkinstown, but disappointing many who ex- pected his nppearanco again on the Clara side of the cover. The Oxford Journal informs us that Mr. Drake has arranged to hunt the Bicester country, which has bocome vacant by tho resignation of Mr. Anstruther Thompson. Mr. Drake's return to the mastership is a matter that cannot fail to give the greatest satisfaction. We understand that, as a mark of respect to Mr. Thompson, who lias shown extraordinarily good sport, a public dinner is about to bo given to him at the King's Arms Hotel, Bicester, under the patronage of the leading fox- hunters of the district, and we have no doubt that he will be surrounded by a large party on tho occasion. Tom Powell, who leaves Mr. Thomson at tho close of the present season, has, wo believe, an engagement with Lord Henry Bentinck, as huntsman. The upper fishings on the Tay are still fishing very well. The net- fishing at the Linn of Campsie and at most of the stations during the past week has been extra. Tho river, from the melting of tho snow and tho late rainy weather, has been nearly every day in a flooded condition, and very muddy ; yet, notwithstanding, in many in- stances good sport has been got with tile rod, somo very heavy fish having been caught, as we can speak from our own experience, having last Saturday landed a fine fish, weighing 22lb., after giving us good sport. We hooked another, which felt as heavy and— although it tells against ourselves, wo will chronicle it for the benefit of others— wo were so neglectful as not to examine the reel- line belonging to one of our rods, which, from much tear and wear, was found to be quite unworthy of such high game; and of course, much to our mortification, the fish left us, teaching us a lesson which we thought we did not need. The part of the river on which we fish is at Stanley, and is the only part that is let by the day, or, as in our own case, a day every week; and we be- lieve this is tho first instance of any portion of tho river ever having been let in a similar man- mer, and the tacksman, who is very attentive, will not, wo trust, regret being the first to break the monopoly of that splendid river. The fisher- men employed by him deservo our thanks for their attention. During tho excitement at Norwich occasioned by the conviction of labourers for taking rabbits from the Lows Common, at Holt, Lord Hastings, ono of the committing magistrates, proceeded to the office of the editor of the Norfolk News ( which had made some severe comments upon the case), and is alleged to have there made use of throats of personal violence to that gentleman. An indictment for a misdemeanour has been pre- ferred against his Lordship, and the Norwich grand jury on Thursday found a true bill. A bench warrant was granted, and his Lordship was admitted to bail in two sureties of 100/. each, and himself in 200/. The case will probably be removed by ctrtiorari to a higher court. THE HON. GRANTLEY BERKELEY IN REPLY TO CORRESPONDENTS. " Winding a Fox."— Now, in noticing the article under the above head by " W. W. C.," and without assuring him of what it is he really smells when he thinks he winds a fox, I fear I must for the hundredth time run the risk of being accused of knocking a " cor- respondentdown," while Icontrol this very erroneous re- port. Afoxhound, when he " winds a fox in his kennel," in ninety- nine cases out of a hundred, never flings his tongue till the fox is on foot. A bloodhound winding a deer in his lair does the same. The tame fox ( spoken of by " W. W. C.") might have been at large that morning, and the Kildare hounds, in coming to lunch, might have crossed her line; but that on winding " the tame fox in her hutch they all set off in full cry for the stable yard," is about as Erobable as the tale of the crows and the cat in Mr. iloyd's " Scandinavian Adventures."— So great is the difference between the smell detected by the human nose and the scent followed by hounds, that a well- regulated pack of hounds may be taken into a greenyard, where a tame fox is chained in his hutch, and not a hound will take the slightest notice of him. In reply to Colonel Whvte, I really think that if a partridge, or, as he calls it, " the mountain part- ridge," was " laid in his grave," the Colonel has sauce enough ( bread) in him to resuscitate a specimen for the purpose of further roasting. Colonel Whyte now constitutes himself advocate and judge in the matter before THE FIELD, and, in a sort of summing- up to the jury of readers, does that which I have heard some country justices of peace do when presid- ing at quarter sessions— he so deviates from all direc- tion, and, literally speaking, so over- charges the jury, that foreman and all, for several moments after his confused address, feel themselves like ginger- beer bottles in too hot weather, likely to burst with froth and flummeried mystification. I " have found" nothing of mine in this controversy to be " a dead failure." Step by step, Colonel Whyte has admitted the soundness of many of my remarks, and now he announces that he " knows" right well that old hen partridges do assume an imperfect horse- shoe, on which occasions, however, " he thinks them barren." The reference he gives to the " killing the brace of old birds belonging to a covey " is, as he says it is, totally " beside the real question;" for, as I have affirmed before, " nesting wears off the breast- feathers of the lieu," and thus of course she is deficient in that which she would possess at other seasons. Any person who bets with Colonel Whyte I should think'would object to " September," from the fact as above related— the hen birds then not being in plu- mage, while the cocks, by their plumage, would be visibly confessed and correctly selected. My " asser- tions" need not any " backing by wager," though I am aware that some people think that others doubt their truth unless they stand to win money upon it. As to " scent," Colonel Whyte assumes to himself,, and again reiterates my written opinion, that " we none of us know anything as to the laws which govern it;" and, joining in my previous assertion, he now says, he " never meant to assert that the dying fox invariably lost his scent." Then with this admission, what becomes of the ridiculous theory that partridges, foxes, and hares, when " alarmed or wounded," had a " voluntary power of withholding it?" What is the use of one man obtaining " more experience" than another if " experience" fails to teach ? With these questions addressed to the readers of TIIE FIELD, I leave Colonel Whvte to the savory enjoyment of the tu quoque with which he concludes, trusting that the partridge question is at last dis- posed of. I certainly have no " controversy" with Mr. Vincent Edwards. The controversy lies the other way ; and it pleases me at all times to find that my opinions are coincided in by others. GRANTI. EY F. BERKELEY. THE ESSEX HOUNDS. SIR,— Attending my usual market on Wednesday last, 1 was informed that Mr. Greaves's hounds were to meet at Dogwan Park the next morning to finish the season; and, availing myself of the only oppor- tunity to bid farewell to such an excellent pack, I accordingly repaired to the meet, where I found a good muster of sportsmen. The order to march having been given, we drew Firtree Wood, Oak Wood, Duck Wood, and the plantations round the park, all blank; then trotted back to Noak- liill Scrubs and Pirgo Park Wood, which proved blank also; then crossed over to Havering, where some footpeople started a fox off a fallow field, and gave a " view halloo." The hounds being brought back, they soon settled on, and ran back to Pirgo Park Wood, where, from its running round and dodging, soon showed that it was a vixen, and her determination not to quit the cover seemed as if there was something more than usual to stop for; indeed, the poor animal several times came close up to, and stayed by1, some horsemen that were in the middle of the wood, until the hounds drove her away again, and looked up as much as to say, Save me for the sake of my poor little ones; but no mercy was shown her ( although the hounds seemed to know better than to kill her, as she was several times all amongst them). In spite of all the attempts to chop her in cover— and I must say master, huntsman, and whips worked hard at it— she at last broke away across the meadows to Pirgo Park House, where I had hoped to have seen her safely sheltered in one of the drains ; but, the hounds pressing her close, she was obliged to creep through the wire fence into the kitchen- garden, which, being walled in at the back and sides, afforded no chance of escape. Here the huntsman dismounted, and, taking the hounds with him into the garden, ran her round ; but here again the hounds showed more sense than master or men— they did not kill her; but she was at last drowned in the garden pond, and, on being got out, she was found to be the mother of a family that were left to be starved to death. Oh! what a pang ran through my heart at the sight of her. 1 felt her loss as much as a dear relation ; but the deed was done. May such another never be done again in this county! Many gentlemen were so disgusted at the sight that they immediately returned home, instead of feeling better for the day's ride— far sadder men than they came out in the morning. A FOX- PRESERVING FARMER. P. S.— The hounds drew all the forest afterwards without finding another fox. THE SURREY HARRIERS. SIR,— I cannot resist the inclination to give you and the readers of your valuable paper an account of a good day's sport with the above- mentioned hounds, and which I was lucky enough to witness, on Thurs- day, 26th March. The meet was Caterham railway- station, at 11.30; and at a few minutes before twelve the Tonbridge hind ( kindly given by the gallant master of the Sur- rey staghounds) was unoarted in the presence of about 300 equestrians and pedestrians, including a few of the fair sex. The deer went away as if for Smitham Bottom; but, changing her mind, and after some ringing about, turned to the left, going away very fast over Coulsdon Common, then turning again nearly to Chaldon, and straight for the top of the hill; then again to the left, and down White Hill ( where the hounds were stopped for five minutes, being too close upon the deer) to Willey Farm, and on for Nut- field and to Bletchingley, crossing the South- Eastern Railway close to Bletchingley Tunnel, and going in nearly a straight line over some very stiff fencing to Home (" the field" looking " small and very select"); from thence to New Chapel Green, and then took a cold bath in the Felbridge water, on the left of the Brighton Road, Bentley lifting the bounds round to the other side, and laid them on the line of the deer, who had made for the Felbridge Wood, iD which she turned back again; and after dodging about for some twenty minutes, was safely taken near to Felbridge toll- gate. Time, 2 h. 45 m.; distance, at least 20 miles. Those I saw going well were Mr. A. Ileathcote, on " Omer Pacha," Bentley, the huntsman, Messrs. Mit- calfe, Selmes, and two or three others, whose names I did not know. Mr. Keane, the gallant master, I regret to say, was prevented by indisposition from seeing the beautiful hunting of hounds on that day. Hoping your readers will pardon any error I may have made in the description of this run, being nearly a stranger in the county of Surrey, I am, & c. NINE STONE. anonymous correspondent. For private reasons I withhold my name from the public; but, should Mr. Berkeley wish for my address, I shall be most happy to give it to him; and I hope I may yet have the pleasure of meeting him. W. W. THE LAST DAY WITH THE HOPTON HARRIERS. SIR,— The meet was at Haddiscoe, March 26. A large field, but the continued drying winds prevented the possibility of sport on the Uplands. After one or two unsuccessful attempts, a hare took the mea- dows near Thorpe Mill, and gave the hounds a good burst, if not the men, the latter preferring the upland view rather than risk the probability of a cold- water bath at this season in the marsh ditches. This merry pack stuck to their game, and, crossing Haddiscoe Dam, continued the run at a rattling pace on the marshes to within a short distance of Somerleyton Station on the Lowestoft Railway, where they finished with a gallant kill. The party then adjourned to the Crown Inn. About sixty having partaken of luncheon, steeple- chasing became the order of the day, and a country having been previously flagged ( reminding one of former scenes in this locality), the following entries were quickly made:— FIRST RACE. Mr Nockold's c m Fanny owner 1 Mr Howard's b m Lady Anxious owner 2 Mr Jex's g h Greyllng Hlndes 3 Mr Sayer's c m The Creeper owner 4 Mr Clarke's c m Sophy Nesbltt owner 5 Mr Mayhew's c h Topthorn Ml- Chaston 0 As the start took place in a field by the Aldeby- road, and the line proceeded over the Beccles turn- pike, down to Peddar's- lane, and finished in the inclosure adjoining Haddiscoe churchyard, a capital view of the race was afforded to the spectators ; dis- tance about three miles; twenty- five leaps. All got well away. Topthorn, with the" " crack," was, how- ever, soon out of the race; the others kept well to- gether— Fanny and her lord both " very anxious," Creeper in tho rear. Hindes, well up, " did his best with the Greyling; but Fanny and Lady Anxious were too merry for liim. SECOND RACE— same course. Mr George Larkman's tr m Modesty owner 1 Mr II. Wood's b h Cambridge owner 2 Mr W. Wood's c h Jumping Johnny owner 3 Mr Hammant's cm The Jewess son 4 The Jewess was the favourite, and she kept a good place till within a mile of home, when her young jockey was unseated. Modesty went well; Cambridge steadily throughout, and came in a few lengths be- hind the winner. As a subscriber to the Hopton, and an admirer, with many others, of the style in which the master ( W. Jex, Esq.) has carried out his appointments, it is much to be regretted that the " needful" is not forthcoming, and that the prospects for the continu- ance of these hounds are rather gloomy. The Suffolk squire was heartily welcomed, and his proffered assistance duly acknowledged. X. Y. FOXES- SCENT. SIR,— I see in a letter in your paper from Colonel Whyte a comment upon foxes, as to whether they lose their scent after a long run, or the hounds lose their sense of smell. Now, I think it is not the fox that loses his scent, but the tired hound, whose vital powers being exhausted, does not strive so eagerly in pursuit of his victim. The brush of the fox naturally becomes after a long run more pendent and clogged with dirt, drags upon the ground, and causes the scent to lie better. There is another argument in favour of this also; and it is that the fox becomes heated after he has run for some time, which appears to me more in fa- vour of my supposition, that the fox has a higher degree of scent than he had previously. This is my idea in respect to the question; and I should like to know if there be any who write to the valuable columns of TIIE FIELD who are of the same opinion. W. S. SIR,— I must be permitted to take on myself to say that, in my opinion, Colonel Whyte has again in your last number administered to Mr. Grantley Berkeley a well- deserved lesson; and, as I don't wish Mr. Berkeley to have any doubt as to " which way," I will explain. Colonel Whyte observes that Mr. Berkeley " has when he pleases a peculiar way of misquoting his opponents and involving the subject in such a man- ner as to create for the time being in the mind of his readers an entirely erroneous impression." Now, Mr. Berkeley would ( in his reply to my letter) lead the reader to suppose that " my nose had the worst wind it could have, and that the leisurely fox had long left behind him the bouquet which I supposed declared his immediate presence." Now, 1 think, if Mr. Berkeley will be kind enough to refer to my letter on the subject, he will find that I not only winded the fox, but afterwards viewed him going away. Mr. Berkeley has his opinion on the subject of winding a fox, and which, I imagine, it is impos- sible to alter. I must also be permitted to have mine, and for which I humbly crave this advantage, that it is backed by the experience of others— in proof of which I beg to refer your readers to a letter in your present number, signed W. W. C. I can only say I shall be very happy to cry quits with Mr. Berkeley, allowing him to have his own opinion, and claiming the same privilege to myself; and, as I have a very great respect for Mr. Berkeley's experience as a sportsman, although I cannot help differing in opinion on certainly one point, yet I venture to hope that he will kindly give us the benefit of an article on otter- hunting. I feel that Mr. Berkeley may very justly com- plain of his opinion being publicly questioned by an OTTER- HUNTING. SIR,— It was in sunny June, about twenty years since, that we solicited our old friend Mr. Collier, of Moreton- hampstead, to give us his annual treat of a few runs with his pretty little pack of highly- bred otter- hounds, whose excellence was proverbial throughout lower Devon. On this occasion our old friend had, with his usual kindness and forethought, secured a fine dog otter, which he intended should be dropped at sunrise, on the river Teign, provided we met with many blank days during his short sojourn at Chud- leigh. Unfortunately, however, through a serious mishap occurring within a mile from that place on the preceding evening, his select little field were doomed to disappointment and severe regret. The worthy owner had, as he thought, for the purpose of safe and easy transit, slung the game on a pole, which he, assisted by his man, were carefully bearing to the town, when the struggles of the animal on hearing the rush of waters over the mill- dam became so powerful that the rotten sack burst in twain; seeing which, the worthy master dropped his burthen and incautiously placed his foot in too close proxi- mity to the jaws of the ferocious and infuriated marauder, who viciously, for a few moments, repaid his kindness by transfixing him through the foot to the ground. As the difficulty could not now be re- medied, the wily poacher was allowed to follow his nefarious avocations, and so show sport on a future day. He had, fortunately, escaped close to the spot where it was intended he should have the law, which justice had now for a time deprived us of. However, the mottled beauties were kennelled at the inn ; and, although we were doomed to lose the experienced services of the worthy owner, we were still deter- mined to use our utmost endeavours to hit off the trail ou the following morning. Rising with the lark, donning our well- dubbed lace- ups, and equip- ping ourselves with the necessary strip of 3teel- pointed ash, we soon sallied forth, on as sultry a morning as ever mortal man sweltered through in any of the beautifully- diversified valleys of picturesque Devon. Chudleigh Bridge was our first draw, in case ho should have made up stream during the night. No sooner were our courageous little pets thrown off than old Victor challenged for the right bank, when splash— splash, in quick succession, plunged the whole half- dozen couples, and crossed the stream to render assistance to the experienced olfactory organs of our noble old hound. Excitement now became extreme; the heat was no longer thought of; and every one of us with flashing eyes strained up and dowu the banks to catch the first glimpse of our wily quarry. All are now in full cry, and the melodious chorus is reverberated again anil again through the loveliest of valleys. Every one has placed his best leg foremost; but it is evident that the experience of years must soon triumph over youth. The adepts of the sport have taken to the meadows, whilst hot eighteen is endeavouring to thread his way through the thickly- tangled banks, occasionally slipping and cooling his nether man in the limpid water. He finds also that his weighty assegai is au incumbrance; not so his matured friends, who are seen vaulting and pirouetting over the ditches and hedges which beset their line by its assistance. 0 ye gods and larger fishes, let your cold- blooded hearts leap with joy; for they sing the death- knell of your greatest enemy— gorge on till the trinket bauble snatches ye from ignoble ends I O ye ducks and geese and Cochin- chinas, let your throats expand with quacks and crows and gabbling strains, and each take part in the harmony around; let your plump and | luscious carcases fatten on till your fates are sealed with more savoury sauce! Forgive, thou thrifty housewife, the enchanted prance of old sturdy Violet, who has so unceremoniously converted thy basketful of eggs and butter and clouted cream agaiu to its chaotic state— resume thy sunny smiles, and testify with thy trusty steed her delight— for the melody of the plodding ploughman's whistle lias hitherto . bounded her equine dreams! " Hark to Diver I" is the thrilling cheer flashed from the inmost recesses of his soul; which becomes re- echoed from the base to the summit of those commanding crests. " Have at him, Careless!" again resounds with indescribable exuberance of delight. What sweet sounds from the reed or tightened string can compete with the crash of nature's mellowed harmony? Where are the modern poets to sing the glories of the chase? Avaunt, world's cares ! all hearts are filled with joy, and we parody This day an arrant poacher dies. Does not the puritanical divine countenance beam with irradiated smiles? Bah! all men intuitively love the chase; there is an indescribable desire per- vading human nature, from the infant in its cradle to honoured threescore years and ten, to join in the inspiring sport. Hark ! the notes are stilled— quiet reigns— all has again relapsed into the calmness of the woods around, broken only by the mocking replies of the pert chaffinch or the rumble of yon mill. Blown, betrickled with nature's exudations, half frantic with excitement, as the fiery hunter after a long frost, yet puffed as he often is before the ever- welcomed check presents itself, the high- spirited youth is prostrated, but not conquered— he envies his stalwart friends, who, comparatively fresh from studied pru- dence, are doing their utmost to come on terms with the still unexplained foil of game. The mill is tried, sundry casts are made, but, alas! to no purpose— Piscator has not rambled from dusky eve till dewy morn without instinctively following the cunning habits of his race. Drains were searched, holts probed, every beauty questioned; but not a dog would speak to a falsehood. 0 for one tithe of the experience of the man who has had descended from his ancestors the blood of those darlings whose points are yet pure and undefiled with the stain of curdom ! O the curse of Collier's mangled foot! Disappointment, which now began to overshadow every face, already be- grimed with the filth of heat, made all fit subjects to take a part in the immortal bard's poetic " Tempest "— Here endeth the first day. GRATEFUL. SALE OF HORSES AT BELVOIR. Messrs. Wood of Grantham sold the following horses, the property of the Duke of Rutland, well known in the Belvoir country, on the 26th March:— £ i. A Melton, roan horse ( Mr. Markwell, Market Deep- ing) 105 0 0 Paris, chesnut horse, 6 yrs old ( Mr. Markwell, Market Deeping)..; 231 0 0 Silver, grey horse, 5 yrs old, by Governor, dam Negociator, gr dam by Sir Harry Dimsdale ( Mr, Brown, Oxford- street, London, and Co- ventry) 110 0 0 Croxton, brown horse ( Mr. Gething, Hawton, Newark) 147 0 0 George, brown horse ( Mr. Weston, 108, Piccadilly) 73 10 0 Master Staunton, chesnut horse ( Mr. Brown) 162 15 0 Sir Tatton, brown horse (— Peacock, Esq., Great- ford) 50 8 0 Jinglepot, dark bay mare, 6 yrs old ( Mr. Collins, Market- street, Lambeth) 57 15 0 MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] T H E FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 Wouski, dark brown mare ( Spafford, Elston) £ 19 8 6 Forester, brown horse ( Hames, Leicester) 34 13 0 Highlander, chesnut colt, rising 4 yrs, very pro- mising to become a good hunter ( Brewster, Bingham) 116 11 0 Birdcatchcr, bay cob horse, about 14 hands, an extraordinary clever hack ( Mr. Weston) 28 7 0 Blankney, brown mare ( Gething) 42 0 0 Puddings, black shooting pony ( W. Eaton, Esq., Grantham) 12 1 6 Hiss London, chesnnt mare, a splendid hack, and has carried a lady ( Brown) 58 16 0 The Pope, bay horse ( Gething) 57 15 0 Jane, bay maro ( G. Norman, Esq.) 21 0 0 Miss Watson, chesnut mare, 5 yrs old ( Brown) ... 48 6 0 Cob Lazy, brown horse ( A. Drummond, Esq.) ... 18 7 6 White horse pony, under 13 hands, and a capital animal ( Markwell) 28 0 0 Bay hack mare, goes in harness ( Cox, Notting- ham) 23 2 0 Chestnut ditto, ditto ( Hoyle, Ropsley) 25 14 6 Black post- horse, ditto ( Markwell) 19 19 0 Bay ditto, ditto ( Vernon, Birmingham) 1111 0 Abd- el- Kader, bay horse ( Wood, Nottingham)... 29 18 6 Cochrane, black mare; goes in harness ( Gething) 40 8 6 Hawker, brown mare; stinted to The Prior ( G. Norman, Esq.) 24 13 6 A rising three- year- old brown filly ( unbroken), by Midas, dam by Hawker ( G. Robinson) 33 12 0 A rising two- year- old brown colt, by Ambrose ; very promising ( Markwell) 99 15 0 A rising two- year- old bay colt, by Backbiter, dam by Drayton, grandam by Sir Harry Dlmsdale, ditto ( Gething) 105 0 0 A brown mare, 5 yrs old, a superior hack, by Brilliant, dam by Hawker ( Collins) 63 0 0 A rising three- year- old bay filly, by Collingwood, in foal to Drayton ( Markwell) 42 0 0 Partner, black carriage horse ( R. H. Johnstone, Esq., Grantham) 32 11 0 Peacock, ditto ( Garner, Willoughby) 36 14 0 Pigeon, bay horse ( G. Norman, Esq.) 34 2 6 Mason, brown ditto ( Fisher, Scarrington) 26 5 0 ROYAL CALEDONIAN HUNT.— The autumn meeting of this distinguished club will be held at Edinburgh on the 6th, 7th, and 8th October. THE PKINCE OF WALES.— The last run of the season with his Royal Highness Prince Albert's harriers took place on Wednesday, when the Prince of Wales was present. His Royal Highness arrived at Slough by the Great Western Railway at eleven o'clock, and immediately proceeded to Mr. Aldridge's farm at Chippenham. Here the young Prince was met by Capt. Seymour, Mr. Nash, Mr. Chater, Mr. Aldridge, Mr. Cater, Mr. Brigenshaw, Major Troy, and a number of other sportsmen. Mr. Aldridge entertained his Royal Highness and the whole of the hunt with an elegant luncheon, after which they rode over his farm and found hares in abundance. The party had one of the best day's sport of the season, chiefly over Mr. Aldridge's lands. In the evening the usual annual hunt dinner took place at Botham's Hotel, at Salt- hill. Colonel Hood, the master of the Royal pack hounds, supported by General Dixon and Mr. H. Cantrell, took the chair. After the usual loyal toasts, and the health of Colonel Hood, the worthy chairman gave " The health of the Buckinghamshire and Berkshire Farmers," including the names of Mr. Cater, of Bray; Captain Harford, of Down- place ; and Mr. Harvey. Captain Harford, in returning thanks on behalf of the Berkshire farmers, hoped that any difference that might have existed with a few of the landowners in his neighbourhood with regard to riding over their ground ( Mr. Vansittart having given Colonel Hood notice not to ride over his land in t) je vicinity of Maidenhead) would be amicably settle by the next hunting season. Mr. Cater, Mr. Harvey, and Captain Harford, who were also large landholders in the neighbourhood of Bray, hoped that the Prince would hunt over their grounds as often as he thought proper, and promised to do everything in their power to secure a good day's sport. The present was the largest dinner which has taken place since Prince Albert commenced hunting his harriers, about twelve years since. APPOINTMENTS ( weather permitting). Appointment, mast reach us on or before Friday morning. Second- hand account* of runs rejected. Staghounds. Her Majesty's.— Monday, New Lodge; Thursday, Beaconsfield— 11.30 Rothtchild's, Baron.— Monday, Dunstable— 11 Foxhounds. Beaufort's, Duke of.— Monday, Avening; Saturday, Harthani Park— - 10.30 Bedale ( Mr. Duncombe). — Monday, Jerveaux Abbey ; Wednesday, TanSeld— 10.45 Berkshire, Old ( Mr. Morrell).— Tuesday, Farringdon- road Station; Thursday, Chawley; Saturday, Fnxcombo Hill— 10.30 Blackmoor Vale ( Mr. R. Btruchoy).— Monday, Yarnfleld Gate; Thureday, Five Bridges - 11 Bramham Moor ( Mr. Lane Fox).— Monday, Weatherby Orange; Wed- nesday, Boot and Shoe Inn ; Thursday, Delghton Bar ; Saturday, Cookrldge— 11 Catnbridgeshire ( Mr. C. Harnett).— Monday, Llraage Wood ; Thursday, George Inn, Huntingdon— 10.30 Durham Countu ( Mr. J. Henderson).— Monday, Brancepeth ; Wednes- day, Little Eden ; Saturday, Colplke Hall— 10.30 Enger/ brd ( Mr. R. O. Luxton).— Wednesday, Hynara; Saturday, Sandy Way— 11 Essex, East ( Mr. R. Marriott) Tuesday, Terllug Hayleigh Arms ( to breakfast)— 10 Ettex and Styrott ( Mr. Nunn).— Tuesday, W. Bergholt White Hart; Saturday, Bramford Angel— 11 P. B. H. ( Mr. W. William.).— Tuesday, Bonython ; Friday, Tretheage Bridge— 10.30 Filxhardinge's, Earl.— Monday, Talbot's Plantations; Tuesday, Star Wood; Thursday, Paddington Turnpike, Shutcombe— hour not stated Filxwilliam's, Earl— Monday, Collyweston Cross- roads— 10.30 Garth's, Mr.— Tuesday, White Hart, Frimley; Thursday, The North Horns, Ewsliot; Saturday, Ascot Kennel— 10.311 Hambledon, Hants ( Mr. Walter Long).— Monday, Park Farm; Thursday, Woolmer Pond— 10.45 Hamblelon, Yorkshire ( Mr. Boll)— Tuesday, The Kennels— 9; Friday, Ashborrv— 10.30 Hampshire lli. nl ( Mr. Tredcroft).— Monday. Alton Butts; Tuesday, Preston Oak Hills; Thursday, Nutley Church; Saturday, Binsted Church— 10.4.5 HiWi, Mr.— Tuosday, Haokness; Thursday, Saltersgate Brow— 10 Holdenuss ( Mr. J. Hall).— Monday, Burton Constable; Thursday, Kiln- wick Percy; Thursday, Brandes Burton; Friday, Care's CasUe — 10.45 Kent, East ( Mr> F. Brockman)— Tuesday, Trinlcy Tark; Saturday, Stone Cross— 10.30 Ledbury ( Mr. J. C. Thackwell)— Tuesday, Putley Common; Thurs- day, Luckley— 10.30 Ludlow ( Mr. 8itwi) H).— Tuesday, Ferney Hall; Thursday, Brampton Brian Toll Gattt— 10.30 Monmouthshire ( Mr. R. W. Stretton).— Monday, Flnlan Wood; Thurs- day, Dingeatow Bridge— 10.30 Morpeth ( Mr. J. Cookson).— Tuesday, The Kenaels; Saturday, Long- witton— 10.45 New Forest ( Mr. E. Timson)— Tuesday, Hunter's Hall; Saturday, Lybourne, near Bramshaw— 11 PylchUy ( Hon. F. Villiors ami Hon. C. Cust).— 1Tueaday, Drayton House; Thursday, Doene; Saturday, Ounillo Wood— 10.45 Quorn ( Karl of Stamford and Warrington).— Monday, Bunny Park; Wednesday, Bardon Hill; Satunlay, Ratby Burrow.— 11 Rufford ((' apt. Williams).— Tueaday, Lyndliurst Farm; Thursday, Lound Hull— 10.46 Smningfon ( Mr. E. S. Wormald).— Thursday, Glllimoor— 10 Smith's, Mr. T. dssheton.— Monday, Furze Hill; Tuesday, Faccombe Wood; Thursday, Doles Turnpike; Saturday, Wintorslow— 11 Suffolk ( Mr. J. Josselyn)— Tuesday, Ueyton Green ; Saturday, Felsham Green— 10.45 Tickham ( Mr. W. Rigden).— Monday, Bredhurst; Thursday, Dept- ling— 10.30 Trelaumy's, Mr.— Taeaday, Kembury Gate; Thursday, llolne Village — 10.45 I/. H. C. ( Mr. Powell).— Monday, Bl. ydgoch Gate; Thursd., Marros— 10 warwickshire ( Mr. H. 8. Lucy).— Tuesday, Weston House ; Thursday, Blileslcy— 10.45 tfarwickihire, North ( Mr. Baker).— Tuesday, Tile Hill; Wednesday, Hockley House ; Satunlay, Hpernal Park— 10.45 Western Subtcription ( Penzance).— Tuesday, Coach and Horses on the llclstone- rond ; Friday, Trcwidden, Madron— 10 irynmtay ( Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart.)— Saturday, Bodllwyn— 10.30 IRELAND. Staghounds. Ward Union ( Mr. P. Alley).— Monday, Raloath; Wednesday, Ash- bourne ; Saturday, Ten Mile Bush— 1 Foxhounds. Meath ( Mr. Reynoll).—' Tuesday, Holywoodrath; Thursday, Lough- bawn ; Saturday, Brittaa— II IFestmeath ( Mr. Boyd).— Wednesday, Reynella Gate— 11 Harriers. KiUutustK— Wednssdsy, Bodore; Saturday, Ashmore'a Moss— 11.80 " The chosen sport of a great and a free people." BE it known unto all men by these presents that on Monday next the new Act on the racehorse- duty will come into force. After this next 6th of April every horse that starts must be proved to have paid his Queen's- tax. It will be rather a task for clerks of courses to look after every training groom in England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland; but they must do so, otherwise they will be liable for every one that runs. We are informed that the Messrs. Weatherby intend printing a list of all those who have paid the duty at their office, which will, of course, be most useful as a book of reference for clerks of races. A receiver is also to be appointed. We are to have it all chapter and verse in the next sheet Calendar, which will be published next week. We trust that, in charity and mercy towards hardworking people, the stewards of races will take care to see that the officials are properly remunerated for their trouble: five per cent, is but small compen- sation to a man who has to run the risk of becoming liable for the defalcation of others. The week just ended has had no reason to com- plain of a lack of sport. On Monday there was a quiet day's amusement at Ilsley, where the talent of Berkshire was commingled with that of Oxford; the former seems to have predominated, the Downs having been too " downy" for the gentry of the trencher- caps. On Tuesday and Wednesday the tlite of England's best met at the famed Croxton Park— there they had a very nice meeting, but there was a laxity about it, for which we can only account by saying that amongst the gentlemen jockeys of the present day there are too many who ride for hire, and too few who ride for fame. In the olden time carriages filled with ladies might be seen there, whilst a brother was doing his best to pilot a winner to the honours of the Billesdon Coplow Stakes or the Granby Handicap. Let us hope we may never number such scenes amongst the " glories past." If we may judge by the fun at Windsor at the end of the week, we think there is no danger of our losing any of the amateurs from the fields of steeple- chase battle. On Thursday Epsom was the great point of attraction. On that bleak hill, with a view over the country almost unlimited, was collected on Thursday as motley an assemblage as one often sees ; nothing like a " Derby day," of course— but still there is always on the Metro- politan day a grotesque lot on the Downs, such as no place but Epsom can collect together. The meeting of Thursday was certainly a most successful one, and the race for the great event one of the most exciting wo ever law. Two old horses ought to be able to do a young ' un, so old Poodle and elderly Pantomime got on each side of Adamas, and just contrived to beat him between them ; but they would not have done that if he had not had a slashing race only an hour and a half before, when he gallantly carried his colours to victory. The gameness of Poodle is well known; he won the Northampton- shire Stakes, and was very near winning the Metropolitan at three years old ; he beat Mr. Sykes and Polestar for the Leamington Stakes in 1855, after the former big horse had won the Csesarewitch ; and he gave Pantomime a Tib- beating at Worcester last year. Let lis now make a note of the following quo- tations from that talented and amusing brochure, •' The Post and the Paddock." " He ( Bay Middle- ton) wa3 a very fine specimen of a cross between Selim and the Phantom blood, which was alike fortunately combined with Partisan's in Glaucus, and with Tramp's in Glencoe." What blood is combined in the pedigree of Adamas ? He is " by Touchstone out of Ada Mary, by Bay Middleton, dam by Tramp out of sister to Maria, by Whisker. It combines the strains which " The Druid" thought sepa- rately resulted in the superior qualities re- spectively of Bay Middleton and Glencoe. Be- sides this, " the young- un " traces back to Camel, Whisker, and " Old Prunella." Probably a more highly bred animal does not elsewhere exist. If breeding goes for anything, he had needs be a game horse, and he is so. A fiver laid out at thirty to one for the Derby, will neither make nor mar thetaker of the odds, and is as good an investment as we can at present recommend to our friends. Should he keep well, the odds must be consider- ably less than that when he comes to the post. Epsom was truly fortunate in its day's racing on Thursday, three of the seven events having fallen to the share of horses trained in the town; Adamas and Squire Watt in Escott's stable, and Poodle in Reeves's. The winner of the Grand National is also there, in Charles Boyce's string. We are informed that a picture of this celebrated Bteeple chaser is about to emanate from the palette of Harry Hall; when we hope to see the man put on his back in the same style as that in which Job Marson may be seen on Fandango in the Sporting Magazine. Wiudsor had its annual steeple- chasing yester- day, and is going on with the same thing to- day. But O the mud! The stand and its approaches were quagmires ; but there was the best assem- blage of company we ever saw at a meeting of the kind. Ladies and lords were there " of many nations." The stand was full, and the roads round Windsor were quite- gay with the teams of the officers quartered there, at Hounslow, and elsewhere, even so far as Aldershot. They all came to witness the performances in pigskin of their brothers in arms. We must bestow a little chiding on them for the dearth of caps and jackets which there seems to be in their wardrobes ; not one half of the colours were printed in the cards of the day. We know from Ascot experience that tho fault is not that of Oxley the printer: it is plain, therefore, that they did not send them in; and we trust they were fined accordingly. If they were, they will find their colours next time, whilst this time the money will be added to the Fund. It is said the shopkeepers of Windsor pretend that this meeting does not benefit them, and that they are very backward in opening their purses. For shame, ye knights of Windsor! Did that host we saw on the steeple- chase ground spend no money in the town? There was a little " elbow- shaking " at the back of the Stand, in a very nice marquee specially fitted up for the occasion. We trust that no member of the new Parliament dropped his " tenner" there. They really, for the sake of their consciences, should not play at hazard themselves during the morning, and make laws in the evening for the purpose of fining or im- prisoning ( or both, perhaps) the publican or other sinner who allows betting to go on in his house. A publican, near Grosvenor- square, was locked up on Monday last, and paid a fine of 301, on Tuesday, for such breaches of the law. " That in the captain's but a choleric word, which in the soldier is flat mutiny." We have elsewhere observed that the running of Fisherman in the " Great Metropolitan " was not the running of the Fisherman who defeated Gemma di Vergy at Warwick. We have since heard that his legs have failed him, and it is not improbable that he will be at once put to the stud. If the report be true we are sorry, as we had hoped to see him perform over a distance of ground with a racehorse. Verily he was sold at the right time, almost to an hour. Turfites will have a holiday next week, when they can recruit their strength and prepare for the Newmarket Craven Meeting on Easter Mon- day, when we hope to meet our friends at the Rutland. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S. MONDAY. THE room was well attended, but speculation made little7progress. Vaulter received good support for the City and Suburban Handicap at 5 to 1. The odds quoted against the other animals were merely nominal. At one time as little as 9 to 2 was taken about St. Giles for the Great Metropolitan Stakes, but at the close 5 to 1 was currently offered on the field. Fisherman was the favourite. 6 to 1 would have been taken about each of four. The transactions on the Two Thousand and Derby did not present any " feature " for comment. Closing prices:— CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst Vaulter ( t) I 100 to 7 agst Aspasia ( t) 100 to 7 — Red, White, & Blue ( t) | 100 to 5 — Zaidee. GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Fisherman ( t and off.) 5 to 1 — St. Giles ( t and off.) 5 to 1 — Madame Rachel ( t A off.) 11 to 2 — Janet ( t and off.) 12 to 1 — Logic o'Buchan ( 10 to 1 t once) CHESTER CUP. 9 to 1 agst Leamington ( t) [ IS to 1 agst Dulcamara ( t), Two THOUSAND. 10 to 1 agst Pantomime ( t) 12 to 1 — Wlnkfleld ( t) 20 to 1 — Cockatoo ( t) 20 to 1 — Gortschakoff( t) 25 to 1 — Duudas ( t). 7 to 2 agst Vedette ( t) ( ltd 1- Schiedam ( t 7 to 1) 100 to 15 — Loyola ( t) 8 to 1 — Sydney ( 0 DL ' 7 to 1 agst Blink Bonny ( t 6 to 1) IS to 1 — Lady Hawthorn ( off.; 15 to 1 t once) 20 to 1 - Sprig of Shillelagh ( t) 10 to 1 agst Lord of the Hills ( t) 10 to 1 — Bird- in- thc- Hand ( t) 10 to 1 — Kent ( t and off.) 20 to 1 agst Bird- in- the- Hand ( t) 1000 to 15— King of the Forest ( t) 9 to 1 — Lady Hawthorn and Kent coupled ( t). BETTING AT MANCHESTER. TUESDAY. A TOLERABLE amount of wagering was done upon the events now decided at Croxton Park; and, as regards the Metropolitan Stakes, the betting is only remark- able for its fluctuations, and the few investments re- quired to bring them about. The City and Suburban Handicap bids fair to become a betting race. The only transaction that came under our notice for the Chester Cup was 500 to 25 against Dulcamara. Nothing was done upon the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes or Derby:— CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agt War derm arske ( t 6) I 10 to 1 agst Admiral Lyons ( t). 6 to 1 — Vaulter ( off) | METROPOLITAN STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Madame Rachel ( t 6) I 7 to 1 agst Fisherman ( off) 6 to 1 — Janet ( t) 100 to 8 — Pantomime ( off) 6 to 1 — St Giles ( off) | 25 to 1 — Dundas ( t) Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 100 to 30 agst Vedette ( off) I 10 to 1 agst Bird- in- the- Hand ( off) 10 to 1 — Kent ( off) | 10 to 1 — Lord of the HiUs ( off). CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Dulcamara ( t) I 20 to 1 agst Gemma dl Vergy ( t 25). 20 to 1 — St. Giles ( off) EPSOM SPRING MEETING. Stewards: Earl of Zetland, Marquis of Anglesey, Lord W. Powlett, A. Heathcote, and C. H. Carew, Esqrs. Clerk of the Course: Mr. Henry Dorling. THURSDAY, APRIL 2. Inspiring, bold, John Barleycorn, What dangers dost thou make us scorn! BONIFACE and Co. went to " The Metropolitan " in spite of wind and weather. This is peculiarly their own meeting— they originally got it up— they found the money— and they have kept up the charter by going every year and taking their better halves There they were on Thursday, sure enough: although the stormy winds did blow, and the April showers began to fall in the earlier part of the day, still the brethren of the spigot were not to be deterred, but helped to enliven the rail, the road, and the race- course. This was certainly above an average meet- ing. The Stand inclosure was better filled than we ever remember to have seen it at the " Epsom Spring Meeting," if perhaps we except alone the first occa- sion of the 500/. being run for, and won by Chamois. As the crowds began to collect in the town and on the downs, the sun showed his jolly red face, and began to smile on the amusements of the day. He, kindly, did not change his good intentions of cheering the populace; but the King of the Winds was not exactly so comforting, for he every now and then sent a whistler across the plain which made the rail- ings on the top of the Stand useful things to hold on by. The company was good, the running ground in fine order, considering the dampness of the atmosphere during the last week, and the business department satisfactorily conducted. There were seven events to be disposed of; the first to come off at half past one. The power of steam had conveyed its hosts from London- bridge to the Land of Salts before the clock struck one, and the downs were once again a scene of animation. The racing began with the Inkerman Plate, for which there were eight runners, including Flacrow, who can go such a " dinger " for half a rniie over any course, and over this ono in particular, that he was backed against the field, and performed as usual— that is to say, he won in a canter. The next action was that of Bala- klava, in which nine resolved to run a tilt; none of them very high- priced except The Poacher, who was valued at 100/.— he looked worth about a score, and as if he had been too much " up o' nights " lately. In this race again the winner was spotted, Spinet being backed at very short odds, and winning cleverly, though the judge only gave it a head. Stormsail was claimed under the Newmarket rule, and returns to a stable in which she has been before. Spinet contri- buted 125 sovereigns to " The Fund," by realising 155 guineas at the hammer. These Orlandos certainly do sell! Now came on the witching three- quarters of an hour for betting, bawling, and book- making, on the City and Suburban Handicap. St. Giles was held in high esteem, nor could the rush from the North to get on Wardermarske displace him from the position of first favourite. Questions were asked as to why he was not kept for the long race, his powers of stay- ing having been so fully proved at Northampton ; and they received the simple answer of " Dulcamara is as good as him at even weights, and he has no penalty " [ aside, he did not require it]. Adamas lind plenty of friends as soon as it became known that " the lucky jockey " was to ride him, and was nearly as good a favourite as the Tupgill nag at starting. Vaulter had been backed, but the confidence reposed in him for tho Spencer Plate seemed to be shaken, and at the close of the betting his price, 7 to 1, was almost nominal. Thirteen came to the post, and did then- preliminaries between the Stand and the crowd, so that, for a wonder, tho ladies were permitted to see them canter— a good arrangement that; we like to see them, why should not they see tlio horses and those " dear little boys in the silk jackets?" After marching through the paddock, at the gate of which the man in the red coat left them, and officed the starter that they were all out, the lot assembled at the top of the fearful hill, the bottom of which is the rendezvous of the starters for the Derby. The jockeys tried to get off once or twice before the flag dropped. Hollander was fractious and anxious to bo first off, because lie knew he should be last home, which he was. In a few minutes, however, and by dint of a little of the usual blowing up, Hibburd got them in a line, and away they went. Western Power and the aforesaid Dutchlander seemed to have orders to wait, for they did so nearly at the post, the last- named crooked- legged screw in particular. Miss Harkaway started as she always does, with a bound, but she did not long hold on her course. The pace was not very severe. At Tattenham corner Wardermarske is said to have been shut out— the only excuse that can be made for his being so far from the leading horses at the distance. His party had evidently made no mis- take in the trial; for had he not been compelled to lay out of his ground by the unforeseen occurrence at the corner, he would have won " as sure as eggs is eggs." Adamas's running at Epsom was materially different from what it was when last he met St. Giles— the length of ground was different also; they may meet again; the third heat between them will bo inte- resting. This was a pretty race from the Stand to home : we thought it was won further, but it turned out to be only by a neck. The party do not win a large stake— we were asked who owned the winner; but, " not knowing, we could not say." What a funny thing it would be if a great stake should on some fine morning be claimed by a second horse with an owner; it would rather astonish Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Smith ( good travelling name), Mr. Mellish, Mr. Howard, or Mr. Anybody else who shall be nameless ! Next came the Two- year- old Stakes, worth 340/. to the winner, for which there were nine competitors. The smart little Polly Peachum claimed the honour of being preferred even to a Royal Sovereign. The backers of favourites laid odds on this daughter of Collingwood, and she justified their expectations in winning without the slightest difficulty by half a length. Abron is a nice- looking colt and a good goer, but had no chance in a rally with the quick and handy filly from Lambourn. He made the running until she collared him, when he at once declined any further contest, tie must have gone fast, for the first three left a long tail behind. Time was now allowed for luncheon to hungry sight- seers and speculation to hungry bookmakers. Fisherman and Dulcamara were each of them backed for large sums— the former being thought by a gene- rous public to be good enough to beat anything alive at all manner of weights ; the latter had such a host of friends from Hants, Wilts, and Dorset, that it was not easy to get your money on at a decent price for investments. Several others were backed by their re- spective parties, some liking their horses, others liking their horses' weights. Poodle and Adamas, first and second in the race, were last and last but one in the market. The Epsom people had been foretelling for a week past that Poodle would be very busy at the finish if they could but get some wet weather: the rain came, but they did not think the ground deep enough to assist the veteran son of Ion. It was, however, a wee bit sticky, sufficiently so to hold the long- legged top- weight, who mado a shocking bad fight of it. We fancy, although we are bound to bow to the superior judgment of Mr. Parr, that the shorter race would wotlld have suited him best; his best per- formance was at one milst: in this race he gave more weight over two miles and a quarter than he would have had to give in the City and Suburban for one and a quarter— not many pounds difference indeed, but still a difference, and his own distance. As the race turned out, it does not say much for the horse9 that ran in it. Old Poodle, not good enough to try a three- year- old, struggled on at the same pace ( nearly as fast as he could go), from beginning to end; he stuck close to Madame Rachcl from the moment she passed him until she disappeared from the scene. On entering the straight run for home the old gentleman was still there, and when inside the distance he got his head in front, and kept it there until ho passed the post. It was a magnificent race between the three placed; no one could tell in the Stand which had won, until the numbers went up. Adamas, having run a severe race for the other great stake, which he won, ran in this with wonderful stoutness— in fact, he surprised us very much, after what we saw at Northampton; but he has had a little more timo for preparation. Pan- tomime was a great pot, and his party did not ap- pear at all satisfied when the race was over. Some folks say there was no pace— all we know is, that they went as fast as they could, but there was no Bay Middleton in tho Great Metrop. of 1857. A report was current during the afternoon that Lord Londesborough hail bought Fisherman a day or two ago : the price is said to have been 3000/. We have no authority to vouch for the truth of it. The Ring had a prime turn in this affair, Poodle having found but very few friends. We did not admire Dul- camara: his fore- legs are as friendly as those of a donkey, liking not to be separated ; lie may be " a friend in- kneed" but he was no friend to his backers on Thursday. Janet is a nasty, mean- looking, ragged animal, with as much wool on her back as a small boy could well carry; but " she won lier trial by a hundred yards!" Did she? Then she must have had some beauties behind her. Madame Rachel was actually beaten in her trial by Somerset, but she was near him at the finish, and that was good enough to win the Metropolitan. So thought her party, and they put the money on accordingly. She began to evince symptoms of distress by the time sh « had gone about half- way. Winkfield, Aleppo, Cocka- too, and all that middling lot, ran to their form, and, of course, did not catch the judge's eye. We per- ceived no very long faces pulled on the occasion of the Great Metropolitan being decided. The Paddock Stakes followed in half an hour with five runners. The favourite won in a canter, and was sold for an increase on the claiming price of 651. for the Fund. These selling races contribute well to the stock purse of future meetings. The last race was a Handicap Plate of 59/., given by the Railway Company, which Squire Watt won ill a trot. 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. THE INKERJIAN PLATE of 50 sovs; for two- year- olds and upwards; h mile. Mr Y. King's Flacrow, by Archy, 3 yrs, 8st 91b ... Kendall I Mr F. Fisher's Now Brighton, aged, 8st 61b D. Hughes 2 Mr F. Robinson's Hervine, 2 yrs, 4st 111b Shakspeare 3 Sir L. Newman's Madame Cllquot, 3 yrs, 7Bt 81b Salter 0 Mr UellUh'i Coral, 2 yrs, 4st 11 lb Custance 0 Mr Melllsh's Dramatist, 4 yrs, Sst 41b Fordham 0 Mr Bickham's Whitsuntide, 2 yrs, Sst 2lb C. Brown 0 Mr Oratwicke's Saxe- Weimar, 3 yrs, 7st Humpage 0 Betting: Even on Flacrow, 4 to 1 each agst New Brighton and Hervinc, and 8 to 1 agst Dramatist. Won easily by a length; three- quarters of a length between the second and third; Dramatist was a bad fourth. THE BALAKLAVA STAKES of 5 sovs oaeli, with 30 added; for two- year- olds and upwards; optional selling weights, & c.; j mile; II subs. Mr Smith's Spinet, by Orlando, 3 yrs, 7st ( 301) Bray 1 Mr Angell's Woodmite, 2 yrs, 4st 1 lib ( ear 5st21b) ( KM.). ........... Pritchard 2 Mr Byrn's Stormsail, 3 yrs, 7st ( 301) Snowden 3 Mr Charles's Inspiration, 3 yrs, 7st ( 30!.) Fordham 0 Mr J. Barnard's Yaller Gal, 2 yrs, 5st 41b ( 50f.)„. Grimmer 0 Mr Sharples's Miss Curl, 2 yrs, 5st 41b ( 50/.)... Shakspeare 0 Lord Ribblesdale's Equinox, 3 yrs, 7st ( 30!.) Hibberd 0 Mr Grafton's Grecian Queen, 3 yrs, 7st ( 301) ... Clements 0 Mr Ellis's Poacher, aged, 9st 41b ( 1001.) Kendall 0 Betting: 7 to 4 agst Spinet, 6 to 2 agst Stormsail, 6 to 1 each agst Yaller Gal and Equinox. Won by a head; a neck between the second and third; tho Poacher and Equi- nox were next, close up with Stormsail. The winner was bought In for 156 guineas, and Stormsail was claimed by Mr. Angell. THE CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only If declared, Ac., with 100 added ; the second to receive 26 BOVS out of the stakes ; certain winners extra the winner to pay 101 10s. to tho Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society ; last li miles of the New Derby Course ; 100 subs, 46 of whom declared. Mr Melllsh's Adamas, by Touchstone, 3 yra, 6st 41b ( ear 6st 51b) Fordham 1 Admiral Harcourt's Wardermarsko, 3 yrs, 6st 21b Bullock 2 Mr Thornton's Bubble, 4 yrs, 6st 61b Whalley 3 Lord Itibblesdale's St. Giles, 3 yrs, 7st Hibberd 4 Capt. Council's Llttlo Tom, aged, 7st 71b Clements 0 Mr Barber's Miss lfarkaway, 4 yrs, 6st 121b Dales 0 Mr Robinson's Dusty Miller, 3 yrs, 6st 71b Snowden 0 Mr W. Smith's Hollander, 6 yrs, 6st 71b ( car 6st 81b) Ilumpago 0 Mr Starkey's Vaulter, 3 yrs, 5st 111b Bray 0 Mr Simpson's Fright, 3 yrs, Sst 71b Pritchard 0 Mr Mannlngton's Maid of Athens, 3 yrs, 5st 61b Plnmb 0 Mr Morris's Admiral Lyons, 3 yrs, Sst 21b ( ear Sst 4lb) Grimmer 0 Baron Rothschild's Wostern Power, 3 yrs, Ost 41bRayner 0 Betting: 3 to 1 agst St. Giles, 4 to 1 each agst Adatnas aud Wardormarske, 7 to 1 each ngst Vaulter and Admiral Lyons, 100 to 7 agst Fright, and 100 to 6 each agst Bubble and Western Power. After soveral failures the signal was given, and Little Tom went away with a good lead, Miss Harkaway, Admiral Lyons, Maid of Athens, Fright, Vaulter, anil Bubble forming a cluster In his wake, St. Giles and Adainas being at tho tale of the ruck— Hollander and Wes- tern l'owor dropping several lengths into the rear soon aftor starting. On rounding Tattenham- cornor, Wardermarske and Dusty Miller showed near the leading horses; but Wardermarske, striking Into the heels of " something," was there thrown out At the dlstanco Adamas and St. Giles ltegan to draw forward, aud, as they approached the Stand, Little Tom dropped away, and Bubble went on with the lead, Adatnas, Wardermarske, and St. Giles being in close attendanco. Opposite the Grand Stand Fordham called upon Adamas, who won. aftor an Interesting race in, by a neck ; the same distance between the second and third. St. Giles was beaten two lengths from Bubble. Little Tom was fifth, close up with St. Giles. Several lengths behind them came Admiral Lyons, Vaulter, Miss Harkaway, Fright, and Dusty Miller, close together. Hollander was last, beaten off. THE TWO- YEAR- OLD STAKES of 10 sovs each, with SO udded; for colts 8st 71b, Allies sst 41b, the second to save his stake; J mile ; 31 subs. Mr Barber's Polly Peachum, by Colllngwood, Sst41b... Dales I Mr Douglus's Koyal Sovereign, 8st 71b Fordham 2 Mr W. Lumley's Abron, Sst 71b WfSfls 3 Mr Barnard's Wrestler, Sst 71b Clements 0 Mr Bickham's Greatham, Sst 71b C. Hornsby 0 Mr Payne's c by Alarm Glenluce, Sst 7lb Flatman 0 Baron Rothschild's c by John o'Gaunt— Moon- shine, Sst 71b Charlton 0 Mr Howard's Morning Herald, Sst 71b Aldcroft 0 Mr Boyd's Shepherdess, Sst 41b Kendall 0 Betting; 6 to 6 on Polly Peachum, 5 to 2 iig> t Abron. Abrou made tho running to tho distance, where the favourite took tho lead, and won by half a length: two lengths be- tween the second and third; the others passed the post at wide Intervals. TWELFTH YEAB or THE GBEAT METROPOLITAN STAKES of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 only If declared, Ac., with 200 added ; the second to receive 50 sovs out of tbe stakes; certain winners extra; the winner to pay 30 sovs towards expenses— I Of. 10*. to the Licensed Victuallers' School, and 101. IOj. to tho Llcensod Victuallers' Asylum ; 2$ miles; 86 subs, 45 of whom declared. Mr Hale's Poodle, by Ion, aged, Hst D. Hughes Mr Mellish's Adamas, 3 yrs, 6st 81b ( Inc 51b ex), Fordham 2 Mr Lewis's Pantomime, aged, 7st 131b Kendall 3 Mr T. Parr's Fisherman, 4 yrs, Ost Wells 0 Mr S. Walker's Wlnkfleld, 6 yrs, 8 » t 81b Charlton 0 Capt. White's Aloppo, 4 yrs, Sst 41b Flatman 0 Mr Sutton's Cockatoo, 5 yrs, 7st Bray 0 Lord Ribblesdale's Dulcamara, 3 yrs, Sst 121b Hibberd 0 Mr Dawson's Janet, a yrs, Sst 1211) Bullock 0 Mr Thompson's Codrlngton, 3 yrs, Sst 91b Grimmer 0 Mr Howard's Companion, 3 yrs, Sst 71b Plumb 0 Mr Wyndlnim's Dundas, 3 yrs, Sst 61b Faulkner 0 Mr J. Clark's colt, by Eplrus— Elcot's dam, 3 yrs, Ost 61b ( car Sst 81b) Dales 0 Mr Y. King's Madame Rachel, 3 yrs, 5st ( car 6st 21b) Pritchard 0 Betting : 3 to 1 each agst Fisherman and Dulcamara, 6 to I agst Madame Rachel, 8 to 1 agst Janet, 10 to 1 agst Klcot's dam colt, 100 to 6 agst Winktleld, and 20 to 1 each agst Adainas, Aleppo, Codrlngton, and Cockatoo. Poodle was backed for trltltng sums only, at prices ranging from 100 to 3 to 1000 to 20. The start was effected without delay. Janet, Poodle, Elcot's dum colt. Fisherman, and Cockatoo forming tho front rank. Ou settling Into their places, however, Madaino Rachel bore her colours In advance, followed by Companion, Cockatoo, Poodle, Elect's dam colt, Aleppo, and Codrington nearly In tho order named, Adamas bringing up the rear. No material change took placo until turning into the Old Course, when Madame Rachel gave way, Cockatoo going on with the lead, Companion being second, the others lying up so compactly that it was im- possible to dotermlne their relative positions. As they mado for tho bend towards Tattonham- corncr Madamo Rachel gradually disappeared Irom the front, and Poodle, Panto- mime, and Codrlngton were the immediate followers of Companion and Cockatoo. On ontering tho straight the foremost horses took close order; Adamas drawing forward, and Poodle creeping into second placo. At the distance Cockatoo and Companion dropped back, leaving Poodlo with a slight lead; Adamas and Pantomime being second and third. From that point tho race in with tho first three was most exciting. Adamas made his effort opposite the Stand, but failed to get quite up, and was beaten somewhat cleverly by a head; a nock only separating him from tho third. About four lengths behind Pantomime came Winktleld fourth, and Dulcamara fifth, in closo company. The Elcot's ( lam colt was sixth; Companion seventh; Codrington eighth; Cockatoo ninth; Fisherman tenth ; Janet eleventh; Dundas twelfth ; Aleppo was next; and Madame Rachel last. THE PADDOCK STAKES of 5 IOVS each, with 30 added, for two- year- olds and upwards; optional selling weights, < fcc.; j mile; 7 subs. Mr T. Dawson's Polish, by Faugh- a- Ballagh, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ( 301) Bullock 1 Mr Hank's colt bv Malcolm, Cocktail's dam, 2 yrs, 4st 91b ( 301) A. Edwards 2 Mr Smith's ttlly by Weutherblt, Mangosteen, 3 yrs, 6st 71b ( 30!.) Hlbberd 3 Mr Saxon ' s Knickerbocker, 2 vrs, Sst 21b ( Sot) Shakspeare 4 Mr Melllsh's flllv by Grecian, dam's pedigree un known, 3 yrs, 7s; 7st ( SUA) Fordham 5 Betting: S to 4 agst Polish, 2 to 1 iigst Cocktail's dam colt. Won by two lengths, a head between the second and th. rd; the other two were beuten off. The winner was Bold to Mr. Angell for 95 guineas. THE RAILWAY PLATE of 50 sovs ( Handicap); new T. Y. C.; f in He. Mr MelMi's Squire Watt, by Pontifex, 4 yrs, 7st 131b Escott 1 Capt. Connell'B Nightshade, 6 yrs, 6st 131b Clements 2 M Jor Brlnghurst's tlsieliound, 8 yrs, fist 61b Redhead 3 II r Lumley's Little Benjamin, 3 vis, Ost 6ib Snowden 0 Mr Ca. i erou's The Abbott, 3 yrs, 5st I alb Hll. berd 0 Mr Banks's Maid of Perth, 3 yrs, Sst 71b Grimmur 0 Mr Mellish's Rotterdam, 3 yrs, 5st 71b Custance 0 Mr H. B. Park's Little Sam, 3 yrs, 4st 71b ( car. 4st 121b) Faulkner 0 Mr Seffert's Captain Chaff, 6 yrs, 8st Searle 0 Mr Mellish's Dramatist, 4 yrs, 7st 131b Fordham 0 The betting opened at 2 to 1 agst Dramatist, and closed at 5 to 2 and 3 to 1 agst Squire Watt, 3 to 1 agst Maid of Perth, and 4 to 1 agst Dramatist ( offered). Won by a length and a half; bad third ; The Abbot, Dramatist, and Maid of Perth were the next three. LATEST BETTING.— Two Thousand: 3 to 1 agst Vedette ( t); 6 to 1 agst Schiedam ( t); 7 to agst Loyola ( t); 8 to 1 agst Sydney ( t); 10 to 1 agst Apathy ( t).— Derby: 20 to to 1 agst M. D. ( t) ; 30 to 1 agst Adamas, 40 to 1 agst Wardermarske. Before the races 10 to 1 was taken about Dulcamara for The Chester Cup; and for The Derby 50 to 1 was taken about Wardermarske, 1000 to 15 about Elcot's dam colt, and 1000 to 12 about Dusty Miller. THE HURDLE RACE of 25 sovs, added to a Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. Gentlemen riders allowed 41b. 2 miles. Mr B. Land's Weathercock, by Weatherbit, 6 yrs ( 41b allowed), 11st 31b Mr. Edwards 1 Mr P. Barling's Nicholas, 5 yrs, lOst 71b G. Eatwell 2 Mr J. Beesley's Parga, 4 yrs ( 41b allowed), 9st 81b ( carried 9st 101b) Mr. Dart 3 Mr Harris's Rockley, 3 yrs, 8st 91b Robinson 4 Mr T. Price's Flageolet, 5 yrs, lOst lib owner 5 Betting: 2 to 1 on Weathercock, 5 to 2 agst Nicholas. Won by three lengths. The other three were beaten off. CR0XT0N PARK MEETING. Stewards: The Marquis of Granby, the Earl of Wilton, and Lord Forester. Secretary: Mr. John Day, Melton Mow- bray. TUESDAY, MARCH 31. THE FARMERS' PLATE of 50 sovs, and 10 sovs to the second horse— heats, two miles— was won at two heats by Mr. James Stokes's Broughton, by Drayton, beating four others. TUB BELVOIR CASTLE STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 80 added* for three- year- olds; 1 mile; 8 subs. Mr John Osborne's Glede Hawk, by Birdcatcher, Sst Challoner 1 Mr T. Parr's Sir Colin, 8st ( car Sst lib) Wells 2 Mr John J. Henderson's I. ogie o' Buchan, 8st 71b Ashmall 3 Capt. Christe's Hunting Horn, 8st 31b W. Sharpe 4 Betting: 6 to 4 on Sir Colin and 5 to 2 agst Logie- o'- Buclian. Won cleverly by half a length; bad third; Hunt- ing Horn was last from start to finish. THE SCURRY STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 20 added; J mile. Mr Edney's Glendower, by Slane, aged, lOst 71b. ( 50!.) Mr Boynton 1 Lord Chesterfield's Sister to lfesae Cassel, 4 yrs, lOst 31b ( 801) Capt. Little 2 Mr Robinson's Carbineer, aged, lOst 21b ( 80!.), Mr Edwards 3 Betting: 7 to 2 on Sister to Hesse Cassel, and 4 to 1 agst Glendower. Won by a head; Carbineer was beaten off. THE GRANBY HANDICAP of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only 1 declared; about li miles; 43 subs, 27 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Lord Grantley ns Sluggard, by Kink of Kildare, 5 yrs, lOst lib Mr Edwards 1 Lord Chesterfield's Peter Flat, 4 yrs, lOst 131b... Mr Clarke 2 Hon. It. Coventry ns Lawn, 4 yrs, 11st 31b Mr Scobell 3 Mr John White nsTyne, 4 yrs, list Mr W. Beville 4 Lord Forester ns b m by Idas, dam by Johnny Boy, 5 yrs, Ost 121b Mr Bisshopp 5 Betting: 5 to 4 agst Sluggard, 7 to 4 agst Peter Flat, and 5 to 1 agst Tyne. Won very cleverly by a length; Lawn, who passed Tyne opposite the Stand, finished four lengths behind Peter Flat; Idas mare was beaten a long way. A heavy storm delayed the proceedings, and completely spoiled the sport. WEDNESDAY. THE FARMERS' HANDICAP of 50 sovs, and 5 to the second horse, given to be run for by those horses that saved their distance in the Farmers' Plate, gentlemen riders, once round, about If miles, was won at two heats by Mr. W. Kirk's The Fairy, 0 yrs, list lib ( Mr. Boynton), beating Mr. T. Bleckley's gelding by Hornsea, 6 yrs, list 41b ( Capt Little) second, and G. March's Dreadnought, 5 yrs, list ( Copt. Townley). THE BILLESDON COPLOW STAKES of 10 sovs each, for horses that have been hunted, & e.; 12st each ; penalties for thorough- bred horses and winners; once round. Mr G. Storer's Foxhunter, by Young Sheik, 6 yrs, 12st owner 1 Mr Smith's Border Chief, aged, 12st Capt. Lane 2 Mr H. Edwards's Beware, aged, 12st Capt. Townley 3 Betting: 7 to 4 on Foxhunter. Won easily by two lengths. Border Chief ran out at the first turn, and lost much ground. The CROXTON PARK PLATE of 70 sovs, added to a Sweep- stakes of 5 sovs each; 1 mile ; 10 subs. Lord Chesterfield's Peter Flat, by Flatcateher, 4 yrs, 7st 61b Cresswell I Mr. Glbb's Tyne, 4 yrs, 6st 101b H. Bradley 2 Sir Ridley's Hospitality, 4 yrs, 8st lib Aldcroft 3 Betting; 5 to 4 on Hospitality, 2 to 1 agst Peter Flat, 4 to 1 agst Tyne. Won easily by two lengths; Hospitality, who ran very unkindly, was beaten a length from Tyne. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; T. Y. C.; about £ mile; 5 subs. Mr Storer's Foxhunter, by Young Sheik, 6 yrs, 7st 121b ( car Sst) Aldcroft 1 Lord Chesterfield's Sister to Hesse Cassel, 4 yrs, 7st 131b Cresswell 2 Mr Garner's c by The Dupe, dam by Pantasa, 2 yrs, Ost 01b II. Bradley 3 Mr Edney's Glendower, aged, 9st 21b Mr Boynton 4 Mr H. Edwards's Laura Selina, 5 yrs, 9st 71b... Mr Edwards 5 Betting: 6 to 4 on Sister to Hesse Cassel, 3 to 1 agst Laura Selina, and 6 to 1 agst The Dupe colt. Won by a neck; two lengths between the second and third. THE CUP of 50 sovs in specie, added to a Handicap Sweep- stakes of 20 sovs, h ft, and 5 only if declared, < fcc.; 2 miles; 21 subs, 10 of whom declared. Duke of Rutland ns Prince of Orange, by Van Tromp, 4 yrs, list 81b Capt. Little 1 Captain Lane's Firmament, 4 yrs, list 21b owner 2 Lord Aberdour ns Shoreham, S yrs, lOst 131b ... Mr Clarke 3 Betting: 2 to 1 on Prince of Orange. Won by half a length; bad third. LATEST BETTING, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.— City and Suburban Handicap: 9 to 2 agst Wardermaske ( t), 100 to 15 agst St. Giles ( t), 8 to 1 agst Vaulter ( off), lOtol agst Adamas ( t), 100 to 8 agst Admiral Lyons ( t), 100 to 6 agst Fright ( t), 100 to 4 ngst Maid of Athens, 100 to 3 agst Little Tom.— Metropolitan Stakes: 4 to 1 agst Dulcamara ( t), 6 to 1 agst Fisherman ( t), 6 to 1 agst Janet ( t 7 to 1), 6 to 1 agst Madame Rachel ( off), 12 to 1 agst Pantomime, 100 to 8 agst Elcot's dam eolt, 100 to 6 agst Winkfleld.— Derby: 1S00 to 70 agst Lady Hawthorn, with Magnifier " thrown in " ( t), 1000 to 40 agst M. D. ( off). ILSLEY ( BERKSHIRE) SPRING MEETING. MONDAY, MARCH 30. THE STEWARDS' PLATE of 40 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 1 ft; a winner of any race after tho declaration of the weights, 51b extra. 1 mile. 27 subs. Mr G. Drewe's The Dupe, by Flatcatcher, 3 yre, Ost 41b Bray 1 Mr Melllsh's Huntington, 3 yrs, 7st 31b ( inc Sib ex) J. Land 2 Mr Saxon's Tom Thumb, 4 yrs, 7st 41b Dales 3 Mr T. Walker's Theodora, 4yrs, Sst 71b Midgloy ( 1 Mr J. Adkins's Flatterer, 5 yrs, 8st Prior 0 Mr J. La Mert's Katherine Logle, 4 yrs, 7st 101b... J. Place 0 Mr 11. fvey's Primrose, 4 yrs, Hst 71b Frost 0 Mr J. Parker's Cedrlc, 3 yrs, 6st 41b ( car 6st 81b) Fordham 0 Betting: 6 to 4 agst tho Dupe, 3 to 1 agst Tom Thumb, 6 to I agst Huntington. Won easily by two lengths. Tom Thumb was beaten about four lengths from Huntington; Katherine Logie was fourth, Theodora fifth, Cedric sixth, Flatterer seventh, and Primrose last, beaten off a long way. THE ALL- AGE SELLING STAKES of 20 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each; 1 mile ; 3 subs. Mr Charles's Inspiration, by Iago, 3 yrs, 6st 41b ( 301.) Whalley 1 Mr Coventry's Experiment, 4 yrs, 7et ( 30!.) Bray 2 Mr R. W. Self's The Unknown, aged, 8st 101b ( car 9st lib) ( 401) G. Foster 0 Betting: 3 to 1 on Inspiration; won by four lengths; Tho Unknown did not pass the post. The winner was sold by auction to Mr. Smith for 41 guineas. THE BLEWBURY STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25/. added, for two- ye.. r- olds, colts Sst 7lb, fillies Sst 41b ; allowances and penalties; i mile; 10 subs. Mr St, John's Greenwich Fair, by Woolwich, Sst 91h ( inc 61b ex) A. Cowley 1 Lord John Scott's filly by Turnus— Dalkeith's dam, Sst 41b Francis 2 Mr T. Stevens's Archibald, Sst 41b Yates 3 Mr T. Parr's Kelpie, Sst 71b G. Hall 0 . Mr ( i. Drewe's D'Archy, Sst 71b Bray 0 Mr .1. It Starkey's Witchwood ( late ltoadsman), Sst 71b J. Place 0 Mr Thornton'• Sister to Dusty Miller, Sst lib Midgley 0 Sir Saxon's Samps n, 8- t 71b Dales 0 Betting: S to 4 on Greenwich Fair, 7 to 4 Hgst Dalkeith's dam filly. A close race in. won by a neck; two lenths be- tween the second ana third; bister to Dusty Miller was fourth, D'Arcy fifth, Sampson sixth, and Kelpie last. WINDSOR STEEPLE- CHASES. Stewards: W. Craven, Esq., First Life Guards; H. Lyon, Esq., Second Life Guards; Lord Garlies, Royal Horse Guards; H. Wilkin, Esq., Eleventh Hussars; the Earl of Sefton, Grenadier Guards; Henry Seymour, Esq., Windsor; Capt. Bulkeley, Windsor. Judge and Clerk of the Scales : Mr. Edward Hlbburd. FRIDAY, APRIL 3. THESE performances across country took place in the fields of Spital— not Spitaltields— near the Cavalry Barracks, and a lovely wet spot it was. An excellent temporary Stand had been procured by Mr Hibburd, of Ascot, and was well filled with " people of quality,'' both civil and military. The ground selected was well calculated to try a hunter, some of the fields being sticky to a degree ; but the fences were all jumpable for a nag who knew his business. The results given below will show that but few of the horses engaged could get over it; so they were not clippers in their trade. There was a capital day's sport, and a most goodly company honoured the " reserved seats " by their presence, amongst whom we noticed M. Chreptowitch ( Russian Ambassador), the French Am- bassador and the Countess de Persigny, together with many of the attaches of each embassy, the Due de Grammont, Viscount Talon, Count Kacoli; Lords Strathmore, Sefton, Coventry, Burghersh, and Garlies; Sir G. Wombwell, Capt. Little, Mr. Payne, and a host of officers of the Household Brigade, the 7th and 11th Hussars, and a number from Aldershot. The whole half- dozen entered came to the post for the Hunters' Stakes, which were won by about half a mile by The Hack. Scroggins attempted to make running, but evidently could not stir in the dirt— he swerved at the second fence, by which The Hack got possession of the lead, which he maintained from end to finish, gaining upon his adversaries like a hare be- fore a pointer at every stride. Glen Masson fell at the second fence, but Burrowes was soon up and at it again. Before, however, he had gone a quarter of a mile, he pulled up, for his case was hopeless. On coming round the back of the Stand it was ten to one on The Hack. On again coming in front of the spec- tators, Land stopped Scroggins, who could scarcely raise a gallop. The Pharaoh gelding went on, and managed at last to arrive at the ending post having lain a few minutes in the brook, after passing the Stand the second time. Captain Crymes waited most patiently to give his horse " time." He then remounted and persuaded him over the last water- jump in most gallant style, to the delight of the spectators, who gave him a round of applause. Higgins, on Ivanhoe, unfortunately broke a stirrup- leather at the water- jump, whilst his horse was pulling hard, but we do not think he would have won, although he would probably have been second. The Hack was then offered for sale, but, no one ad- vancing on the claiming price, he did not change owners. At three o'clock six numbers went up for the Grand Military, the event of the day. The Painter and Xanthus were backed at slight odds against the field, the Painter having the call. Massa Mungo had some friends who noticed him at Brixworth, where it will be remembered he ran second; the others were friendless. Massa Mungo took the lead at starting, but after passing Bone Lane, Mr. Blundell, on the Painter, took a line of his own, and on again coming in sight round the bend in the meadows nearest to the barracks was seven or eight lengths ahead; they preserved nearly the same order until they passed the Stand, when Xanthus deprived the Painter of the lead ; but lost his place, when Mr. Bundell, for the second time, took his own line, and, strange to say, was followed by no one— he again gained seven or eight lengths. Soon after this theextra weight began to tell; he was passed by Massa Mungo and Xanthus. Massa, however, could not live at the pace; so that, on rounding the Stand for the last time, Xanthus took the lead, with the Painter only having a chance against him. These two came over the last water- jump nearly abreast; but it was all over with the Painter, who was clevcrly defeated by the horse that Lempri& re tells us was given to Juno by Neptune. Had it not been for the extra 71b., the result might have been different. The race was very interesting as they entered tho last field, and many bets were laid on each by their own parties. Windsor and Sir C. Napier fell at the third and fourth fences from the winning field ; only two came back to scale. Aquamarine was pulled up a long way from homo, his chance being utterly extinguished. At 4 o'clock came a 5 sovs. sweepstakes, with five subscribers, all of whom came to the post. The Despised was backed as if the race was over, at evens against the field, but soon after starting showed the uncertainty of affairs equine by refusing. Fearless made the running at a decent pace; North Britisher fell at the third fence, and was ridden back again over thefences to the weighing- house. Fearless refused so many times that his rider found it useless to perse- vere. Tho Don got in front in the third inclosure, and was immediately backed against the field; he was passed by Gentle in the fourth from home, when he also was backed against the field, making the third out of five that was backed at evens ; the betting fraternity had no need to complain that they could not get round on this race. Despised fell at the water at the back of the stand, arid left the two placed by the judge to finish the race by themselves. The Don was a deal too fat, but his legs did not look like standing a strong preparation, otherwise he is a remarkably clever horse. The winner was imme- diately put up to auction, but not sold. Five ran for the Selling Steeple- cliase, on which there was some little betting; Spinster and Fearless were about equal favourites. The mare started off with the lead, which she lost at the second fence by refusing. On passing the lane Pyramid and Fearless went in front, where they remained throughout the race. The grey disappeared after crossing four fields, and was seen no more; the rest went on in the order named, Pyramid having a commanding lead. On passing Thunnvood's Farm the second time round, Fearless gained on him, but fell at the last fence before coming into the winning- field, and lay for half a minute as though he was injured ; but Land got him up and remounted. Green stopped Spinster at Bone Lane, after going once round— her shiftiness at the fences and the queer state of her pipes having settled her business beyond all dispute. Pyramid came in alone, and on going to scale a scene ensued : Ben Land, being owner of the second horse, rushed towards the door to see the winner weighed; the Peelers collared him; and then, as the boys say, tJiere was " a jolly row." Capt. Bulkeley, the acting steward, set matters to rights by addressing the inob; then the police apologised for having been too offi- cious. The stand was soon cleared, the crowd waded through the mud, and the railway whistled them off to tJjeir homes in double- quick time. HUNTERS' STAKES, a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, p p, with 25!. added; to carry 11st 71b each ; no winner of a public steeple- chase or hurdle- race allowed to start; the winner to be sold for 50!. by auction, immediately after the race, and any surplus over the selling price to go to the race fund; about 3 miles ; 6 subs. Mr C. Talbot's ch g The Hack Mr Blundell 1 Mr O. Wansey's b g Ivanhoe Higgins 0 Capt. Crymes's br g ( h b) by Pharaoh owner O Mr Evans's br g Perekof owner 0 Mr Cox's ch g Scroggins B. Land, jun. 0 Mr G. Barry's br g Glen Masson Burrowes 0 GRAND MILITARY STEEPLE- CHASE, a sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, p. p., with 100!. added, for horses bond fide and uncon- ditionally the property of, and to be ridden by, officers on full pay of the army, to carry 12st each ; the owner of the last horse to pay 5!. to the owner of the second horsp; thB winner to pay 20!. towards expenses; four horses to start, or only 50t will be added; a winner of any hurdle- race or steeple- chase of the value of 50!., to carry 71b extra; of 100!., 141b extra; about 3 miles; 9 subs. Mr W. Craven's ( 1st Life Guards) Xanthus, 12st Mr George 1 Mr C. A. Talbot's ( Rifle Brigade) b g Painter, I2st 71b Mr Blundell 2 Mr F. Coates's ( 7th Hussars) b g Massa Mungo, 12st, owner 0 Viscount Talon's ( ChasBeurs d'Afrique) Windsor, 12st owner 0 Mr V. Baker's ( 12tli Lancers) Aqnamarine, I2st Capt Baker 0 Mr G. Hunt's ( 4tli Light Dragoons) Sir Chas. Napier, 12st 71b owner O Betting: 5 to 2 agst Painter, 3 to 1 agst Xanthus. Won by three lengths. SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 sovs added, for horseB bond fide and unconditionally the property of officers on full pay of the army for one month previous to tho day of the race; to carry 11st each, and to be ridden by officers on full pay of the army ; the winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for 100!., and any surplus over the selling price to go to the race fund; about 3 miles; 5 subs. Mr W. Standish's ( 7th Hussars) br g Gentle owner 1 Mr O. George's ( 1st Life Guards) b h The Don, by Ratan Mr. George 2 Mr F. Day's ( 66th Regiment) Despised Capt Morgan 0 Mr H. Hay ( 5th Dragoon Guards) ns North Britisher Capt Bathurst 0 Mr G. Hunt's ( 4th Light Dragoons) Fearless owner 0 Betting: Even on Despised, 4 to 1 agst The Don; won by two lengths. A SELLING STEEPLE- CHASE of 5 sovs each, with 25!. added, for horses carrying last each. The winner to be sold by auction for 100!. ; if entered to be sold for 80!., allowed 71b, if for 501 141b., if for 301. 211b.; any surplus over the selling price to go to the race fund; 3 miles; 6 subs. Mr G. Barry's br g Pyramid ( 30!.) Burrowes 1 Mr G. Hunt's br g Fearless ( 30!.) B. Lands 0 Mr J. C. Frees's Lady Grey|( 30!.) Nightingale 0 Mr K. Frasers's br m The Spinster ( 30!.) Gieen 0 Mr W. Patten's b g Nimrod ( 301) Hickman 0 Betting: 6 to 4 each agst Fearless and Spinster, and in running even agst Pyramid. GRANTHAM STEEPLE- CHASES. Stewards: The Mayor of Grantham, Henry Handley, Esq., John Hemsley, Esq. Judge; Mr. Dingley. THURSDAY, APRIL 2. A SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50!. added; the second horse to save his stake, the winner to pay 51. towards the fund; over about four miles of fair hunting country, four- year- olds to carry I lst51b, five- year- olds 12st, six- year- olds and aged 12st 71b; a winner of any race to carry 101b extra, of two or more races 211b. Mr W. Wright's Lady Margaret, aged 1 Mr Bird's b g Wasp, 5 yrs 2 Mr J. Bird's g g Bendigo, 6 yrs 0 Mr Clark's c 1 » The Flyer, 6 yrs 0 THE GRANTHAM STAKES of 2 sovs each, with 20!. added, over about three miles of fair hunting country, for maidou horses which have been in possession of the present owners three months prior to the race, and belonging to persons residing within 15 miles of Grantham ; the winner to pay ' 2!. towards expenses, and the second horse to save his stake; four- year- olds to carry list, five- year- olds 11st 71b, six years and aged 12st. Mr Stanton's b h Sportsman, 5 yrs 1 Mr Smith's g g Border Chief, aged 0 Border Chief fell, and broke its back. HENLEY- IN- ARDEN STEEPLE- CHASES. Stewards: General Windham, Mark Philips, Esq., John Baker, Esq., John Worthington, Esq., Capt Jennings, Clerk of the Course: George Blower. MONDAY, MARCH 30. A FARMERS' STEEPLE- OHASE, for a purse of from 25 to 30 sovs, subscribed by gentlemen and farmers. Mr Robbins's b h Starlight owner 1 Mr Bursell's Gallant Little Grey 2 Mr Johns's r r Saltbox 3 Mr Mllward's b m Jenny Lind ( car 91b over- weight) 4 Mr Baucult's b g Pilot 5 THE FOREST STAKES did not fill. THE NORTH WARWICKSHIRE HUNT STEEPLE- CHASE, 50!., given by members and subscribers of the above hunt, for all horses bond fide the property of farmers holding and farming at least 50 acres in tho county of Warwick, and having been their property from the 1st of January 1857 ; to be ridden by the owners or their sons, or by members of the Warwickshire Hunt, or Tennis- court Clubs; 12Bt71b each, over a fair hunting country of about 3 miles. Mr Mllward's h b ch m Jenny Jones C. Walker 1 Mr Worsey's ch g Thrush Bobbins 2 Mr Griffin's Grey Tommy Baucult 3 THE TOWN STAKES of 3 sovs each, with a purse of 20 sovs each added; 12st Mr Robbins's b h Starlight 1 Mr Harding's b g Put Manley 2 Mr Page's bl g Peter Snipe 3 Peter Snipe refused his fences. CHARLBURY STEEPLE- CHASES. Stewards: The Earl of Coventry, Sir E. S. Hutchinson, Bart., HenryElwes, Esq., C. Lindow, Esq. Judge: Jem Hill. SATURDAY, MARCH 28. CHARLBUEY ( a small town on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway), ought to feel proud of having obtained such distinguished sportsmen as stewards for her races; and under such manage- ment everything passed off with the greatest eclat. Although a placo but little known, it is the very centre of the Heythrop Hunt, a pack well known to fame; for who is there that reads this paper that has not heard of Jem Hill, whose reputation as a hunts- man is world- wide ? We are happy to say that the pack he hunts, under the mastership of that excellent sportsman, Henry Hall, Esq., have had a first- rate season. A run from Tangley Coombs to Ditchley, a good hunting one, over a very considerable extent of country, has been chosen for the subject of a very capital poem, which ought to be read by all old Hey- throp men who erst have heard Yoicks, ronst him out there! loud the echo fill I Oh, ye who love sweet music, hear Jem Hill. But to return to the matter before us. A good course was selected on the Spelsbury side of Charl- bury, nearly all grass, with fair natural fences; a good brook, fourteen feet of water. \ The day was lovely; and in the winning field— from which nearly every fence was visible — we noticed the Earl of Coventry, Hon. Col. Foley, Capts. Bowyer, Duff, Pole, Aston, Holloway; Messrs. A. Halls, Gaskill, Lindon, Vere, Isham, Douglass, Pennot, Ogle, Mallory, Ede, Rawlinson, Allington, and, in fact, nearly all the principal people of the neighbourhood. THE CHARLBORY STAKES of 40 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each; 11 subs; 4 miles Mr Black's Red Cap, 1 Ost 51b Mr Edwards 1 Mr Gardner's Soho, 1 Ost 71b Gellet 2 Mr Talbot's The Painter, 11st 71b Mr Lington 3 Mr Lindow's Bellman, lOst 131b owner 4 Mr Andrew's Kilworth Lass, lOst 91b Weaver 0 Mr Dart's Freedom, I0st71b Mr Blake 0 Mr Spark's Stringhalt, lOst 21b a groom 0 Betting: 2 to 1 agst Red Cap, 3 to 1 agst Painter, 5 to 1 each agst Bellman, Freedom, and Kilworth Lass. At starting Bellman, followed by Stringhalt and Soho, cutout the work; MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 2 0 7 Red Cap, with the reat at his heels, going more to the right. Freedom refused the first fence; and Stringhalt. racing with Bellman for the lead, fell at the third, and so injured him- self that he took no further part in the race. Ilellman con- tinued cutting out the work at a strong pace, and camo on the brook— which he refused— several lengths before The Painter, who was first over, followed by Soho, Ued Cap, and Kilworth Lass; Freedom again refused. Bellman took it at the second attempt, and, going again to the fore, took up the running at such a pace that on completing the first round he, lied Cap, and The Painter, were the only three left in the race; for Soho, although jumping beautifully and running very game, was quite outpaced. Tho three above mentioned jumped tho brook and four next fences nearly abreast, when The Painter fell. Bellman also came to grief recroaslng the Dean- lane; this gave a commanding lead to Red Cap, who won In a canter by ten lengths. A had third. THE HEYTHEOP HUNT CUP, by subscription of 5 sovs each, for hunters; gentlemen riders list 71b each, jockey 71b extra; winner extra. Capt Duffs Ganymede, 11st 121b Mr Edwards 1 Mr C. Symond's The Hock, list 71b Mr Blake 2 Mr Spark's Heliotrope, list 71b Mr Dart 0 Mr Lington's Candidate, list 71b owner 0 Mr Figg's Man Friday, last 51b Lovesey 0 Betting: 6 to 4 on Ganymede, who made all the running, and won in a canter by thirteen lengths; Man Friday refused the first, and fell at the second fence; and Candidate and Heliotrope were out- paced all the way. THE SFELSBUHY STAKKS of 30 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each; the winner to be sold by auction; 3 miles. Mr George's Drunken Dick, lost 71b ( 401) owner 1 Mr London's Fairy, lOst 71b ( 101) owner 2 Mr Lovescy's Spllt- tho- Wind, lOst 71b ( 40f.) owner 3 Betting: 3 to 1 on Fairy. The favourito and Split- the- Wind led alternately until rccrosaing tho Dean- lane, when Fairy refused, and lost a lot of ground. This gave Split- the- Wind a great lead, and it looked any odds on her; at the last lenco she was, however, caught by the other two, aud, after a slashing set to, Drunken Dick— a thorough- bred one from the sister country— won by a head. He was sold for 4U SEDGEFIELD STEEPLE- CHASES. Stewards: J. Lawrenson, Esq.; J. U. Hodgson, Esq Judge: John Steele, Esq. Clerk of the Course: John Lawienson, Esq. Secretary and Treasurer: Mr. Jas. Hicks. TUESDAY, MARCH 31. THESE chases came off on Tuesday last, over about three miles of a good hunting country, lying be- tween Sedgefield, Fishburn, and Buttenvick. From the great quantity of rain that had previously fallen, the ground was extremely heavy. A SWEEPSTAKES of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for horses which have been regularly hunted during the present seuson, with the Durham County, Ruby, or Hurworth Fox- hounds; weight, four- year- olds list, five- year olds list 91b, six and aged 12st; thorough- bred horses 101b extra; a winner of any steeple- chase 71b extra; about 3 miles of a fair hunting country. Mr J. Furneis's b g Freeman, 6 yrs Snaith 1 Mr Fredrickson's b g llurkaway 6 yrs Luther 2 Mr Dinning's ch h Hoddoin, 5 yrs Hind 3 Mr T. W. Deighton's b g The Emperor, aged Deigllton 4 Freeman made all the running and won easy. A SWEEPSTAKES of li sovs each, with 15 sovs added, for horses bona, fide tho property of tenant farmers; weights as above; over the same ground. Mr Robinson's ch m Lady Bensham, aged Orton 1 Mr R. Hardy's ch m Orange Girl, 6 yrs Wanless 2 Mr Wrichtson's br g The Hack, aged Brown 3 A well- contested race with the whole three from starting to the finish. A PONY RACE which was won by Mr. A. White's br pony, Blue Stockings, beating Mr. Brown's pied pony and two others. The STAKE for the BEATEN HOUSES not being made up was laid open and contested for by the following : Mr Monk's Bay Mare Brown 1 Mr Smith's b g Tomboy Smith 2 Mr Wanless ch h Hoddom Richardson 0 Mr Johnson's b g Old Tom Snaith 0 Mr Skeno's gr m Llthorla Skene 0 Mr A. White's br pony Blue Stockings 0 TULLAMORE STEEPLE- CHASES. Stewards: F. M. Biddulph, Michael Conroy, and T. L. You- rell, Esqrs. Treasurer: Alexander M'Mullen, Esq. Judge: M. R. J. Hunter. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1. THESE events were yesterday decided over the Bally- kilmacroy Course, about two miles from the town of Tullamore, aud attracted a considerable number of the admirers of the natural sport resident in the mid- laud counties. The attendance was not, however, equal to that of former years, the greatest falling off being noticeable among the peasant class. The sport was good, extending to three races, the first of which, the Cup, was won very cleverly by Mr. M'Corry's Rover, being his first appearance in the steeple- chase field this year. For the handicap five ran, and after a very pretty race for over two miles, it finally ended in the easy success of Penelope. The day's sport was brought to a close with the Selling Stakes, which King Pepin had little difficulty in placing to the credit of his owner. Tho weather was unfavourable, several heavy showers falling during the day. THE BALLYMOONEV CUP, value 50 sovs, added to a Sweep- stakes of 2 sovs each, with 30 added; weight for ago; heats 2 miles; 5 subs. Mr M'Corry's ch g Rover, by Blackfoot, 11st 1 lib Thompson I 1 Mr Deverell's br m Princess, 4 yrs, I0at 41b... J. Wynne 2 2 Mr Thompson's ch g Fairy Hill, 3 yrs, 9st 41b... Cusack 4 dis Mr Canny's ch g Andy, aged, list 41b owner 3 dr Mr P. Slevin's br g Bernard Cavanagh, 4 yrs, lOst lib Brady bolted First heat.— Andy made the running for a mile and a half, when lie gave way to Rover and Princess, between which a pretty race contlnuod to the distance, when Rover put on the steam and won in a canter by six lengths. Second heat.— Fairy Hill fell at the second fence, where Princess took tho lead, but only held for half a mile, when Rover went ahead and won in a canter. A HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 sovs added; the second to save his stake ; 3 miles; 6 subscriber. Mr M'Granc's b in Penelope, by Blackfoot, aged, lOst 51b ' Byrne I Mr Cassidy's ch g L'Etoile, 3 yrs, Sst 81b Hanlon ' 2 Mr Carey's ch g Restless, aged, iOst Thompson 3 Mr Williams's b f Mary Adelaide, 4 yrs, lost 31b D. Meany fell Mr Canny's ch g Prince Patrick, aged, lOst Debeau fell Mr Irwin's b h Dunmurry, 5 yrs, 9sfc 121b, paid. Betting: Even on Penelope, and 5 to 4 agst Mary Adelaide. Penelope jumped away with the lead, the others lying well together for about two miles, when Mary Adelaide quitted them, and got within a few lengths of Penelope ; but filling at tho second last fence, the favourito won in a canter by several IcngthB: a fine race for the second money ending in favour of L'Etoile by a neck. Prince Patrick fell at the last fenco when running in close company with L'Etoile and Restless. THE SELLING STAKES of 2 sovs each with 20 added; weight for age, witli selling allowances ; heats, 1} miles; 3 suos. Mr Colgan's b g King Pepin, by Orlando, aged, lOst lib ( 301) D. Meany 2 1 1 Mr Casaidy's gr m Mocksheen, 1 yrs, 8st 111b ( 20(.) r.. Hanlon 1 dist. Mr Slevin's br g Bernard ICavanagh, aged, lOst 41b ( 501.) Brady dist First heat won by half a length. Bernard Kavanagh bolted. Second heat, Mocksheen fell, and King Pepin won easily. DROGHEDA, LOUTH AUD MEATH STEEPLE- CHASES. Stewards: The Mayor of Drogheda, Colonel Caulfield, T. Kennedy, C. Fortesque, J. Mathews, J. l>., T. Hovlan, J. P., and N. Markey, Esqrs. Treasurer: T. Boylan. Esq. Judge: R. J. Hunter. MONDAY, MARCH 30. The course was laid out within two and a half miles of Drogheda, adjacent to Dowth Hall, the seat of J. Gradwell, Esq. The fences, fourteen in number, were of a fair average hunting sort. In consequence of the late rains the ground was sticky and holding. At two o'clock the following event came off:— THE DKOGHEDA CUP, value 40 sovs, with 20f. added to a sweepstakes of 2 sovs each; wt for age— three- yr- olds Sst 101b; four lost 111b; five list 81b; six and aged 12st; winners extra; 2 mile heats. Mr Mulvany's Fairy Queen, aged M'Daniel 2 1 1 Mr M'Cauley's gr g Grey Friar, 5 yrs Hanlon 1 dis Mr P. Ball's br g Paddy's Resource Cusack 3 2 2 Mr Mangan's Mickey Free, aged Noonan dis Mr M'Manus's Lady Heron D. Meaney dis Mr Monahan's Fire Fly Byrne 4 4dr Cusack and Hanlon made play for tho first mile, when Fairy Queen came up, deprived them of the lead, and carried on the running at a good pace till after crossing the last fence, when Hanlon, on Grey Friar, challenged, and after a severe struggle, won by a short head. Second heat: Fairy Queen made play, followed by Paddy to the last fence, when the former came out and won cleverly by a length. Third heat: Fairy Queen again went off with the lead, closely followed by Paddy to the fourth fence, where they fell; both quickly remounted, and the heat was won easily hy two lengths. The Drogheda Handicap and Selling Stakes not having filled, the sports were over soon after four o'clock. AYLESBURY ARISTOCRATIC STEEPLE- CHASES. THIS annual March gathering of the collegians from Oxford was to have taken place on Tuesday and Wednesday last, at Aylesbury. This, however, was not the case. It appears that Tuesday was the day appointed for the nomination of the county members for Bucks, at Aylesbury; and Mr. John Fowler, of the White Hart Hotel ( thinking that, if they both clashed together, it would be injurious to the town), wrote to the secretary of the race committee, request- ing them to defer coming up to Aylesbury until Wed- nesday and Thursday, and thus allow Disraeli and Co. to have the day to themselves. On this request of Mr. Fowler being laid before the committee, they, at once sanctioned the alteration, and accordingly Wed- nesday and Thursday were the days appointed. On Wednesday morning, on reaching the town of Ayles- bury, we, with others of our staff, were very politely informed by mine host of the hotel that there would be no steeple- chases at Aylesbury this month, as he had received a letter countermanding the one pre- viously received, stating that the collegians must defer their visit this time. We imagine that one of two things had great weight with them in coming to this decision. Either they did not like the dictation of Mr. Fowler in altering their original fixtures from Tuesday to Wednesday, or they were unable ( or unwilling) to shell out the needful, as extra money to be run for, on account of so many meetings having lately come off amongst them. We trust in future, whenever this meeting is again appointed to come off, that neither Mr. Fowler will presume to dictate the alteration of the day, nor the committee be biassed in their determination by the interference of any parties, and thus deprive the good people of Aylesbury of a day's pleasure. DUMFRIESSHIRE HUNT STEEPLE- CHASE. THE Hunt Cup annually run for by horses which have been hunted with the Dumfriesshire foxhounds was competed for on Thursday, the 2Gth ult., at Dalton over the farm of Mr. Joseph Graham, the huntsman and manager of the hounds. The entries for the Cup were: Mr. O. Stewart's ch m Georgina, Mr. G. H. Johnstone's b g Union Jack, Mr. Joseph Graham's b g Joe Grahame, Mr. Smith's br h Trusty, Mr. M'Glasson's br h Captain, Mr Bendall's b h Boreland. The four first horses came in in the order here given of the entry. There was also a hurdle- race between Mr. Joseph Graham's b li The Itector, Mr. Bendall's br m Katy, Mr. ' s br h British Farmer, Mr. Bendall's bk m Bess, and Mr. M'Adams's b m Punch, the three first of which came in in the order here given. The sport was excellent, the attendance good, and the whole of the races over the valley could be seen from the rising ground, which formed a kind of am- phitheatre, without the spectators stirring a foot. DUMFRIES. 1 ( WADDON VALE STEEPLE- CHASES.— It will be seen, by advertisement, that the steeple- chases announced to take place in the Waddou Vale next Thursday, have been postponed to Tuesday the 14th inst. GRAND DEVON AND CORNWALL STEEPLE- CHASE. WEIGHTS fcr tho HANDICAP. Ago st lb INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. ABERGAVENNY AND MONMOUTHSHIRE HUNT MEETING. PRINCIPALITY STEEPLE- CHASE ; 3 miles. 8t lb Mr B. Land's Weathercock 12 4 Mr H. Lewis's Little Charley 12 0 Mr Morgan ns Minerva 11 10 Mr Hylton's Fiddesley 10 10 Col. Somerset ns Horniblow 10 10 Mr Cartwright's Maurice Daley 10 10 MrFloodVfhe Blind Harper 10 6 Mr Gwvnno ns Hatterill 10 4 Mr Williams's Omar Pasha 10 2 Mr E. Burke's The Oid Scrow 10 2 Mr B. Land's Theodine 10 2 Mr Morgan ns Boadicea 10 0 Mr W. Harnett's Rebecca ... 9 10 Capt. Duff's Gannymede ... 9 10 OPEN STEEPLE- CHASE ; 4 miles, st lb Mr B. Land's Weathercock 12 4 Mr Lewis's Little Charley... 12 0 Mr Davenport's Miuerva ... 11 10 Mr G. Reynolds's Janus 11 0 Col. Somerset ns Horiiiblow 10 10 Mr W. Bornett's Diana 10 10 Mr Cartwrlght's Maurice Dalev 10 10 Mr Flood's The Blind Harper 10 6 Mr Gwynne ns Hatterill 10 4 Mr B. Land's Theodine 10 2 st lb Mr Lindow's Bellman 9 10 Sir E. Hutchinson's Maid of the Glen 9 10 Sir E. Hutchinson's Morgan Rattler <) 7 Mr Stevens's Parchment... 9 7 Mr Holford's b g Oxford 9 0 Mr E. Herbert's Sally 9 0 Col. Munday's Pat Manley 9 0 Mr G. Morgan's The Her- ring 0 0 Mr Black's Redcap 9 0 Mr Smyth's Vengeance 9 0 Mr Black's Cupbearer dead st lb Mr B. Burke's Tho Old Scrow 10 2 Mr Williams's Oniar Pasha 10 2 Sir E. Hutchinson's Maid of the Glen 9 12 Mr Lindow's Bellman 9 10 Mr Spark's Stringhalt 9 7 Mr Barnett's Miss Nutty 9 7 Sir E. Hutchinson's Morgan Rattler 9 7 Col. Munday's Pat Manloy 9 0 Mr E. Herbert's Sally 9 0 TRADESMAN'S PLATE ; 1 mile. age st lb ago st lb Mr S. Bennett's Maid of Cadiz 5 7 0 Mr Capel's Prestbury 4 7 0 Mr Currio ns Bobby B. ... 4 7 0 Mr Thellusson's Amati ... 3 7 0 Mr Harris's chf Primrose 4 6 7 Mr E. Burke's The Tattler 3 6 7 Mr Calvert's Annott Lyle 3 6 2 Mr R. Field's Slanderer... 3 6 0 Mr R. D. Gough's Raven 3 6 0 Mr Stevens's Sister to El- frida 3 5 12 Sir E. Hutchinson's Vig- liacconi 3 5 7 Mr B. Land's Profile 3 5 7 7 5 Mr Saxon's Mary 5 9 5 Mr Williams's Malacca ... 4 9 0 Mr Barnet's The Prince... 5 8 7 Mr Capol's Welhain 6 7 10 Lord Clifden's Jesuit 5 7 8 Mr Saxon's Tom Thumb... 4 7 7 Mr Stevens's Elfrida 4, 7 7 Mr Waller's Octuvia 4 7 5 MrT. Parr's Odd Trick ... 3 7 5 Mty or John ston ' a b m Alice Gray ; pedigree un- known; bought in Cri- mea Mr T. Walkor's The Bold Bucelough 4 7 3 Mr Wilson's Questionable 5 7 2 NURSERY STAKE8; about 5 furlongs, st ) b Mr T. Parr's York 8 10 Sir E. Hutchinson's Raven- stondale 8 5 Mr Currie ns f by Turnus out of Dalkeith's dain 8 1 MONMOUTHSHIRE STAKES, 2 miles, ys st lb Mr Saxon's Mary 5 9 5 Mr Barnett's The Prince. .589 Mr Gulliver's Redemption 5 8 4 Mr Lewis's Wantage 5 8 2 Mr Land's Weathercock.. 6 7 10 Mr Tlielusson's Amati ... 3 7 2 St. David ( h b) a ll 12 Janus a 11 5 Phantom ( hb) a U 0 Pretender ( h b) a 10 13 The Old Screw a 10 12 Robgill 6 10 12 Ago st lb a 10 12 . 5 10 10 . a 10 10 „ _ , a 10 3 YeLadyoNancie 5 10 9 Wizard Disowned ... Edgar ( h b) Fanny Kay Newmarket Craven Durham Coventry ...., Chester Spring.. Shrewsbury RACING FIXTURES. APRIL. 13 I Catterick Bridge ... 15 [ York Spring 21 13 Abergavenny 16 Malton 23 13 | Hoo 18 | Newmarket F. S.... 27 MAY. . 5 I Ludlow Spring 14 I . 12 Bath 19 | Harpcnden Epsoin . 26 Manchester Wyo Hawick Ascot Beverley, Hull,& c. Worcester Newmarket JUNE. Hampton 17 Newton 17 Newcastle- on- Tyne 23 Bibury Club 24 Ripon North Staffordshire Brighton Brighton Club Warwick Cardiff. Lichfield Derby Northallerton Chester Autumn ... R. Caledonian lluut Worcester Autumn Wenlock JULY. 2 | Liverpool 15 7 I Nottingham 21 AUGUST. Wolverhampton ... 10 Reading 12 York 19 Radcliffe 24 SEPrEMBER. Thirtk 11 Doncaster 15 LclceBter 23 Stockbridge 25 Winchester 26 Carlisle 30 Chelmsford 30 Stamford 23 Goodwood 28 Egham 25 Stockton 27 Hereford 27 Monmouth 24 Manchester Autmn 25 Newmarket F. O.... 29 OCTOBER. iWrexham 8 I Warwick Autumn. 20 Richmond 8 Kelso 20 Newmarket S. O.... 12 | Newmarket H 26 NOVEMBER. ILiverpool Autumn. 10 J Ludlow Autumn... 20 Shrewsbury Autm. 17 [ Curragh... Howth aIP Wicklow 1 Bellewstown 8 IRELAND. APRIL. . > 1 HAY. J Baldoyle Summer 19 JUNE. | Monkstown, Co. Cork 9 | Curragh 23 JULY. | Down Royal Corp.. 21 | Heath of Maryboro' 28 AUGUST. I Killarney IS I Tuum not fixed | Ballyeigh 25 | SEPTEMBER. I Jenklnstown Park. 22 j Johuatown 29 OCTOBER. I Curragh 13 | Down Koyal Corp. 21 | Limerick 19 | Cork 27 FRANCE. APRIL. La Marche 5, 19 | Bordeaux, 16,19,23,2s | Parte - 26 MAY. | Pau 10, 12, 14 I Poitiers 17 | Chantilly ... 17, 21, 24 | JUNE. 4, 7 | Spa ( Stceplo- cbaae.) — 15 JULY. I Amiens 19 I Renne « 24, 26 Boalogne- sur- Mer, 21, Le Pin 25, 20 23 AUGUST. I Blols 28, 30 I Spa 31 I Laon 30,31 | Gabray - 4 Tramore 11 Curragh 2 Caherciveon S lCilkee 6 Armagh 7 Pari. 3, 7, 10 Angoul « me 10, 12 fiand 12,14 Mont- de- Marsan, 12, 13, 20, 21 Caen 2, 3 Dieppe 23 Pompadour Parte. SEPTEMBER. .... 13, 15 | Chantilly 27 OCTOBER. .4,11, IS | Chuntilly 25 NewcasUc - upon - Tyne Knighton, Radnor. Coventry STEEPLE- CHASES TO COME. APRIL. I. anboldy 13 Woddon Vale 14 Hexham 16 Nuneatou 16 Abergavenny & Mon- moulhahire Hunt 16 llowilen 20 Rothbury 29 MAY. Plymouth 1 I Tavistock 5 IRELAND. APRIL. Klldare Hunt 13 I Kilkenny Hunt 25 I Limerick Hunt 28 Meath Hunt 16 | Knocklngin 27 Tuuiu 29 Citizens' Club 23 | Westmoatli 27 1 Skerries 39 MAY. Irish Military 4 I Galway Hunt 18 I Ttpperary 25 Kanturk 12 I st lb Mr Gulliver's Archibald 7 10 Mr Saxon's T. P. Cook 7 8 Sir E. Hutchinson's William 6 12 ys st lb Mr S. Beunett's Laverna- 7 4 Mr Andrew's Coleshill ... 6 7 4 Mr T. Parr's Odd Trick ... 3 7 4 Mr Currie ns Bobby B 4 7 2 Mr E. Burke's The Tattler 3 6 7 Mr Harrris's Primrose ... 4 6 7 MrR. Field's Slanderer... 3 9 0 Sir E. Hutchinson's Vigli- aocoul, late Zouave 3 5 7 Mr Stevens's Etlielhald ... 5 7 8 Lord clifilen'h Alembic ... 6 7 6 Lord Clltden's Jesuit 5 7 8 Mr Saxon's Tom Thumb. .476 Major Johuson's Engineer ( pedigree unknown, bought in Crimea) a 7 4 LADIES' PLATE, vs st lb Mr Harnett's The Prince... 6 12 7 Lord Cllfdea's Alembte ... 6 11 7 Lord Clifden's Jesuit ." ill P Mr Slovene's Kthelbald ... 5 11 7 Mr Davenport's Boadicoa, hb 5 10 12 The above being free handicaps, acceptances must be declared to the secretary on or before Wednesday next, the 8th inst. The I. iandilo Selling Stakes, the Commercial Plate ( selling stakes), the Danyparko Stakes ( ro- opened), the Hunt Steeple- chase, tho Welter Steeple- i. base, close and name to the secretary, between the hours of 4 and 7 p. m. on Wednesday, 15th April, at which time all stakes miust I be paid. For other conditions see41 Racing Calendar " or bills. ya st lb Mr Stevens's Parchment... a 10 9 Mr Williams's Absolution. 4 10 9 Mr Harls's Primrose 4 10 0 Sir E. Hutchinson's Vlgli- acconi 3 9 0 FISHING IN BANFFSHIRE.— Owing to the stormy state of the weather, the fishing here ( Banff) and all along the coast has been at a complete standstill for a considerable time past. Such a scarcity of fish was never experienced in the memory of the oldest inha- bitant, there hardly being a fish of any description to be had in the quarter either for love or money: The fishing population are reported to be in a most wretched state. UNPRECEDENTED HAUL OK SALMON ON LOCH TAY.— On Thursday last the fishermen belonging to the Marquis of Breadalbane caught at one draught no less than forty- nine salmon, which weighed nearly 9001b.; on Friday fifteen, weighing 3001b. ; and on Saturday fourteen, weighing 2501b. Such success never occurred, at this season of tho year, in Scotland before. The fish were nearly all new- run, and splendid quality. DOON SALMON FISHINGS. — These fishings are Sielding a very limited supply of fish this season. oth the takes and fish are small, but tho quality of the latter is most unexceptionable. Salmon sell at from 2s. 6d. to 3s. per lb. Trout, which are also very scarce, sell at from lid. to 15< f. per lb. THF. KINO OF BIRDS.— Capt. Edward Finney has recently shown the editor of the Petersburg Express tho body of a large grey eagle, killed by him while duck- shooting near Broadway, Va. He discovered a pair of those eagles attempting to secure his game in advance of him, and, discharging his gun at the predatory couple, succeeded in bringing down this one. The noble grey measures from tip to tip of bis wings six feet ten inches. It has been observed within the past few years that eagles have become comparatively numerous in that section of Virginia. A stroll or a hunt through the fields and woods of Roslin, at times, will almost be sure to give one a glimpse of some solitary member of tho lordly tribe. They may be seen sometimes mingling with buz- zards, following them through their circling flight, or partaking with them some savoury dish in the open field.— New York Spirit of the Times. FEATS OF PERSIAN HORSES.— The Paris Siccle gives the following details relative to the horses just sent to the Emperor Napoleon from Persia :—" The horses sent by the Shah belong to the tribe of Tehl, which, as regards beauty anil perfection of form, are only excelled by the tribe of Nedji; but, as a set off, those of Tehi possess qualities which are quite ex- ceptional, being not only full of fire but extremely docile. This breed of horses can travel for a whole day without any other food than a little barley mixed with chopped straw. A fact which appears to us incredible, is mentioned on this subject. When the predecessor of Fetli Ali Shah died, the latter had to present himself immediately to secure the crown, in order to prevent another competitor coming for- ward. For this purpose he travelled in twenty- four hours on the same Turcoman horses from Schlraz to Isphhan, a distance of not less than niuetv- six leagues ( 240 miles). Incredible as this may appear, It is generally believed in Teheran. There ore two Turco- man, or two Arab horses kept constantly saddled and bridled in the stables of the Muphti, at Ispahan, ready for our Saviour Jesus Christ and the prophet Abdala, as according to Mahometan tradition they are both to descend from heaven on the appearance of the Antichrist, in order to hurl him into the eternal abyss." DRAUGHT HARNESS AND DRIVING. BT HARRY HIEOVELT. THIS article being written in compliance with a lady's wish, I feel sure that, though it may not per- sonally interest many of my male readers, it will be read with more zest than those on subjects that directly involve their own convenience or safety. Draught is the first subject mentioned; but I doubt the fair querist being aware how much is con- tained in that simple word. Very clever works have been writteu ou the subject, to which 1 should recommend the notice of those desirous of becoming acquainted with thecomplox nature of draught. Such study would, however, bo time almost thrown away on the part of a lady; for, after having made her- self mistress of the" subject, after becoming quite aware of the kind of vehicle running with the easiest draught, she would find it perhaps one it would be quite impossible for her to use. For example, if I were to convince her that the principle on which a mail- phaeton is made causes it to run with far more ease to the horses than docs ono on the con- struction of her own pony- carriage, she would gaiu little by the knowledge; lor a lady, or at all events a gentlewoman, could not be secii driving a mail phaeton, even if disposed to sacrifice her own con- venience aud comfort for the sake of her horses. And while 1 must admit that tho usual run of carriages for ladies' use are built on a construction at total difference from the principles of easy draught, so they must remain ; nor does it much matter, for in the present perfect state of our roads, for the short distances and short time a lady is sup- posed to use the horses she drives, she may at least have the satisfaction of knowing that though the carriage she drives is on a bail principle, as relates to facility of draught, the good- ness of the roads more than counterbalances - lu ll de- fect. It may be mooted that notwithstanding tho advantage of good roads, why not have a carriage good in principle also. This seems reasonable, and in fact it is so; but in reply, it is impossible to build a carriage for a lady's use, that is, such as they have for many years used, and combine facility of draught with elegance ( according with present lastoj of ap- pearance. I apprehend our respected grandmothers did not drive themselves ; for If tliey had it would have been impossible for a carriage with the low wheels now in use, and those placed so lar apart, to have got along on roads in the state they then were : the lore part of the carriage would have been up to the axle- tree in gravel and mud. Mais tout celu est change, so we may use low wheels with impunity. Formerly, when coaching was in vogue, coach- owners were forced to sacrifice the ease of their passengers in the build of coaches, to facilitate, as much as possible, the draught of the carriage. Now, railroads can, and do, so far as first- class carriages are concerned, consult the comfort of the passengers, without considering whether the carriage may or may not so con- structed so as to cause facility of progression. In a minor way, we may consult the ease and taste of ladies, without troubling our heads whether the car- riage may or may not be oil a construction affording horses the advantage of scientilic principlesof draught. As regards harness, to which u Maid Marian" calls my attention, I am not aware of any peculiar form or make constituting any greater degree of safety than the form in ordinary use. This is a case in which elegance of appearance may be strictly carried out without the slightest want of safety to the fair owner, or the smallest drawback on the ease or comfort of her horses. It is not for ine to point out good taste ; but, in a general way, I consider brass mountings preferable to plated, and there should not be more than necessary of tliem; too much ornament always savoui . a little of the sheriff's carriage. One thing I niufct remark— plated mountings to grey horses 1 consider odious. There is one tiling as regards safety that 1 should strongly recommend for a lady's use; this is quoad the size of the horse's communding- lits— not that I consider any horse for her use should, in a general way, require one. But, however good a mouth her horse may have, there is such a thing us sudden excitation, and sudden fright, and a lady should have an appliance to resort to on such occa- sions that may enable her weak arm, by its aid, to become something in effect like the more powerful ono of man. Now, commanding- bits, with the reins to the checks, or a little below them, are no more irk- some to horses than those of less power; so, even if a lady had not the delicate touch we usually find a female to possess, her horses are in no wa\ inconve- nienced by her bits, if the reins, or rather billets, are properly adjusted to them; but her safety- reins, without which no lady should risk herself, being fas- tened to tho lowest ring on her bits, give her at once an appui that she can effectually resort to on any emergency. I should always recommend a lady lo drive with hip- straps to her traces. Horses lightly worked aro apt to be playful, and will sometimes give a squeak and a kick, without intending the slightest harm or having a particle of vice in their dispositions. Ladies' carriages are all hung extremely low, and the low lit -. of the fore wheels bring the fore part of tho carriage very near the ground. Consequently the splinter- bar and roller- bolts, to which the traces are attached, are correspondingly low; it must therefore be quite evident that the slightest elevation of the horse's leg would cause bim, in technical phrase, to " kick over his trace," which, with the quietest liorse iu tho world, is apt to end in alarming or daugerous consequences. Now, the hip- strap does not, as some persons imagine, in any way prevent a horse kieking, nor is it intended for such purpose, but on any rise of the haunch of the liorse it carries the trace up, or, as we may term it, out of the way of his leg; and for this it is most useful— 1 may say, nocessary. Above all things to be avoided by a ladv, is the driving timid, nervous horses. She is never safe for a moment when trusting to such. Let her have a pair of as playful or high- couraged animals as her proficiency as a charioteer will warrant. Such seldom intend harm or commit it. Any little ebullition of spirit or playfulness, a little presence of mind, judg- ment, and cominauding- bits to have recourse to, will counteract; but a scared horse is unmanageable, and constant occurrences take place in our streets to pro- duce this. Neither a nervous timid man or horse are worthy the service of a lady. " Maid Marian" lias expressed a wish that I should writo a series of articles on driving. I would do so with much pleasure were I not aware that I can advise her in a far better way. It is hard if, among her friends and acquaintances, there i- not one to be found perfectly ow fail in this particular; let her delegate to him the pleasing task of silting by her side and giving her lessohs in driving, for it is impossible for pen, or at least Impossible for me, to give her rules to meet every contingency; and if evi> n I could, I feel I should deserve little of my brother men if 1 was the means of depriving some one of them of the flattering task alluded to. Having said thus much as regards safety and driving, I must explain a little error ladios labour under as regards the specific weight of the carriages 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. they use. A lady orders and sees come home an ele- gant toy- like carriage; she feels pleasure in thinking its lightness will not cause much exertion on the part of her horses drawing it. She deceives herself; this gossamer appearance of lightness is gained by iron substituting the absence of any substance of wood; thus it becomes specifically heavy, and is so. But, as I said respecting the build of such carriages being at variance with facility of draught, for the time pur- posed, and on the roads ladies use them, the weight matters little; and could we instil the feelings of man into horses they would think nothing of any exertion to gratify the taste and convenience of their fair owners. HARRY HIEOVER. TROTTERS. SIR,— It is difficult indeed to dissent from anything " Harry Hieover" says; but his saying that real trotters have not generally great action surprises me. Now, whilst I was in America I saw some, 1 may say all, of their best horses— I will particularise Dutch- man, Awful, and Ed wj* rForest, the three crack horses of the dav— and nojlmig struck me so much in them as the almost extravagance of their action. I did not seo Edwin Forest run; but his owner, General Cidwallader, of Philadelphia, took him out and showed him to me in a spin for a quarter of a mile. Anything so grand, so true, or so vigorous as his action I had never before seen, even in a dream ; his fore legs were dashed out straight from the should* r, and the hind foot, almost touching his belly as it passed, I am positive never touched the ground till it was three yards further than his nose stood the stride before. So high was his action, that, as he passed, I could have sworn he was a magnificent horse 16 hands high. To my astonishment, when I went up to him I found a little cock- tailed hack, barely 15 hands high, that one would have scrupled to give as many pounds for in an Irish car. Awful, so called from his awful action, which was something more exaggerated than I can describe, was a tall, thorough bred horse, and I saw him run against Dutchman ( who was a long, thick- set, half- bred horse), four mile heats in sulkies. Awful, I think, won the first heat, Dutchman second, and Awful third— each heat by a head or half a length. I have a memorandum of the time the last heat was run In, taken at the time, and which I believe to be correct:— First mile, 2m. 31s.; second, 2m. 28s.; third, 2m. 32s.; fourth, 2m. 20s. It was considered one of the fastest, ir not the fastest race on record— at that time, at least. No olio who lias not seen can imagine what an exciting thing it is to see four sulkies run round an oval course. A man can scarcely believe his eyes when he sees an overpressed horse break up into a gallop, left behind as if standing still, and shaken and flogged into a trot. Then to see them come in the last quarter of a mile, perhaps three abreast, scarce three inches between the wheels, and every track as straight as a mathematical line. Tho jockey- ship it takes is wonderful, and the interest and ex- citement proportionate. If we knew more about it in this country we should be fonder of it. J. WHYTE. [ In reply to Colonel Whvte, I believe he will not find that 1 have in anything I have said as regards trotting objected to great action. I think he will find the term I used to be extravagant action, by which is usually understood unnecessary display of action— in fact, something like that exhibited by Her Majesty's state horses, which 1 think will not be considered indicative of great speed. I should be most happy at any time to answer any queries con- tained in a private letter, addressed to me; but I avail myself of this opportunity of unequivocally declining all paper discussion or controversy on this or any other subject.— HARRY HIEOVER.] HUNTERS. SIR,— In your impression of the 7th ult. your cor- respondent T. P. D. informs us that he has a hunter that bleeds at his nose. If it will be any consolation to him to know it. I have had two hunters that bled at their nose. Tho first bled occasionally in his gallops ; the second constantly and so frequently that I had him destroyed, and his head was examined bv a veterinary surgeon, who discovered that the bleeding proceeded from a very bad tooth, from which he must have suffered greatly. C. S. STABLES. SIR,— Permit me to advise your correspondent, to whom " Harry Hieover" addressed some useful hints on on stable- building in last FIELD, to adopt an open fireplace or gas stove in his stable, judiciously placed in rear of the horses, and secured by a wire- Bcreen from fire. The former, especially, will" go far to remove exhalations and the damp that settles on stable- walls. I consider one or other of these fires equally essential for lodging- houses in which hounds are kept. CLODDY. THE SPRING. STIRRUP. SIR,— Gentlemen have long since discarded the spring- stirrup as not being found to answer its in- tended purpose of releasing the foot in the event of being dragged. I think tho best security a lady can have in the event of a fall is to have the stirrup the same shape as a gentleman's, and so large that her foot enn slip easily in and out, as gentlemen in- variably have theirs, and with high military heels to their riding- boots, so that the foot cannot possibly go too far through; and on no account to have the stirrup padded, or any part of the habit stuffed in alonu' with tho foot. It may be very well for an ac- complished rider liko " Matilda" to withdraw lierfoot from thu stirrup in tho event of her horse becoming restive; but that is tho time when most lady riders have tho greatest need of the support of the stirrup, without which nine out of ten would be sure to come to grief. The foot of the fair equestrian should, how- ever, be capable of being withdrawn from the stirrup at a moment's notice, by the latter being so large as to be shaken off without difficulty. CRUTCH. FEMALE EQUESTRIANISM. SIR,— Your paper is a great favourito with those fair ones who havo any turn for riding in the sports of tho field, as it is tho only one which devotes any portion of its pages to the consideration of their wants. It strikes me it would bo of great useif somequalified female correspondent would give a series of letters on horsemanship to her more ignorant sisters. Advice as to the nature and disposition of horses, their proper treatment, when it Is proper to use the whip or spur, and when not, & c. & c., would be of much benefit to many a young lady who has no qualified teacher. It was suggested in your paper lately that " Harrv Hieover " should take up this subject; hut I think if one of our sex were to do so, it would be better, as many have sufficient knowledge, and a woman must know more about the seat of her sex, as well as other matters connected with a lady's comfort in riding, than a man. Your clever correspondent " Firefly " can wield the pen well. Perhaps she would kindly impart the remits of her experience to the fair readers of THE FIELD, for which I am suro many would be very grateful. ELEANOR. Edinburgh, March 29. SIR,— With many thanks to you for inserting my letter on " Female Equestrianism" in the last FIELD, I ( in fulfilment of the promise contained therein) forward you a few more remarks upon the subject. Practice, nerve, and " a good hand upon a horse" ( as the term is) are, in my opinion, the three essential requisites to form a good equestrian, male or female. Practice will generally secure the second desideratum— nerve; but both combined often fail in obtaining the third. I would have all girls taught to ride early in life. The animal first mounted should be perfectly broken in, well trained, and docile in every respect. After a time, when the rider has acquired a certain amount of confidence, and is able to keep her equili- brium pretty tolerably, a more spirited steed, one re- quiring a little skill and courage to manage, should be substituted; for I consider it an exceedingly bad plan to mount young girls, when they begin to ride, continually on the same horse, and that one perhaps of the rocking- horse sort; the consequence of it almost always will be that the first time time they ride auother a trifle less quiet than the one they have been accustomed to, they will, should the animal cock its ears or switch its tail, lose all self- possession, indulge probably in a little feminine shriek, and in some unaccountable way communicate a portion of their nervousness to their horse, who thereupon ex- presses his terror in a start, and the young lady, without waiting to be thrown, will throw herself off, get considerably hurt, and is made a timid bad horse- woman for life. I have seen many many cases of this kind; therefore I say, let a girl learn to ride early, and let her ride different horses at first, if you want her to ride well. I allude not to riding- school discipline or custom, for of that I know nothing ( I never had a lesson in my life from a riding- master); but my re- marks are for girls living in the country, whose first lessons are superintended by brothers, father, or super- annuated groom, and whose steed is most probably some superannuated ponj', selected for its age and quietness. These girls will exclaim when thrown, " Why, I never had a fall from my own pony; I am accustomed to ride ; I ride continually, and have never been thrown before." One bad fall often renders a girl shy of riding any other horse than the one she has been accustomed to. So will the use of the third pummel make any girl taught to ride with it feel nervous and insecure without it. Nerve does not depend entirely upon practice, though practice will go far towards obtaining it. Many females possess wonderful riding nerve who have had but little experience as horse- women, and I know several instances where persons continually in the habit of riding are timid bad riders. One's nerve also depends much upon the state of health one is in ; at least, I know full well that mine does; and, as I before remarked, it is astonishing how soon any lack of nerve on the part of the rider becomes known to the horse. I once had a very beautiful bay mare; she was exceedingly spirited, but apparently free from all vicious tricks; she carried me delightfully for about four months, when I had an attack of ill- ness, and was confined to my room for three weeks, my nerves probably a good deal shaken thereby. The first day I was able to leave the house I mounted her, and I suppose she soon discovered that she had no longer a master spirit upon her back. Quietly cantering along the road, she started at an appearance similar to that which frightened the French when they attempted to land on the coast of Pembrokeshire, namely, an old woman in a red cloak. The mistake made by the French gained, it is reported, a seat in the House of Peers for the worthy gentleman in command of the Welsh troops, whose forces were apparently so augmented by old ladies in their red cloaks and black hats; but the mistake made by my mare lost me a seat upon her back, for she reared high, and seemed, to my terri- fied imagination, on the point of falling over. I sat forward, until the feather in my riding- hat swept her neck, and applied the whip rather nervously. In- stantly she felt it, down came her fore feet, and up went her hind legs, and up and off too went I, shot as it were out of the saddle, and falling upon my head and arm ( instinct having, 1 suppose, induced me to endeavour to protect my head a little by raising it); but the most extraordinary and ridiculous part of the matter was that, instead of being thrown over the horse's head, I was tossed up in the air, and fell on the off side of the saddle, my skirt clearing the pummel well. I was rather stunned, and could never account for my falling in such a singular manner, for I have since ( and had often before) ridden horses that have plunged, reared, and kicked, but never suc- ceeded in dismounting me. I believe it is generally considered that women possess a finer hand upon a borse than men; but I think Mr. Grantley Berkeley, and other good authorities upon such matters, have stated that it is a peculiar gift, and cannot be acquired by any amount of practice or experience. A friend of mine, rather more candid, perhaps, than polite, has more than once told me " I have no hands;" but, as I have frequently ridden over some tolerably stiff fences, timber, banks, & c., my vanity induces me to be of opinion that he is not quite correct; and one young lady of my acquaintance suggested that, since he could not see my hand, he should feel it the next time he made the remark. FIREFLY. SIR,— In answer to your correspondent " Maid Marian's" inquiries, allow me to say that on one occasion my horse fell as he was cantering over turf, and, not being able to recover himself on account of having a fixed martingale, rolled completely over me. In that case I experienced no inconvenience from the third crutch; the other occasions were falls forward. A SUBSCRIBER. SWANS. SIR,— In reply to " Double Barrel's" letter in THE FIELD of 28th March, in regard to the bringing up of cygnets, I offer my experience, which is of three years' standing. I have two fresh- water ponds, covering an extent of upwards of two acres, for sup plying my works, upon which a pair of swans are kept for ornament. They have hatched a brood of cygnets successfully every year for the last three seasons ( and are at present busy with their fourth). First two broods they brought up had four in each ; third had six. They have generally six or seven eggs, and should be allowed to retain them all. The house which they inhabit is situated on a dry bank, at the side of the water, and built artificially of wood. The nest is made of straw, which should be put into the house for them. 1 could not venture to state the exact length of time of incubation; but it strikes me as being about six weeks, during which time the male swan is so savage, that he rules king of the ponds, attacking every person and every beast that comes near his dominions. The cygnets should be fed for the first four days on wheaten bread, soaked in water, and for the next four or six weeks with boiled potatoes, mashed, and mixed with oatmeal. At this age they should undergo an operation to prevent them flying away when they grow up, viz: the first joint should be cut off one wing of each bird, and this when performed at the above age is attended with no risk whatever. They generally take to the water the second day after they are hatched. After rearing the first brood I was anxious to retain a pair in order to add to the beauty and ornament of my pond; but, to my surprise and disappointment, when the period of incubation of the parent birds arrived next spring, the young birds were not allowed by the male swan to remain about the ponds— they were pursued by him night and day, and had they not been removed he would have killed them. CHLORINE. BEES. SIR,— J. R. will find the following " Summary of Memorandums of the several deprivations or takings of Honey from one set of boxes this season " in Nutt on Bees, p. 75:— lb. May 27th, glass and box 54 June 9th, box 56 June 10th, glass 14J June 12th, box 60 June 13th, box 52 Collateral box 60 Deduct weight of boxes and glasses 2961 113 Net weight of honey 183 Value in money £ 13 14 0 In Richardson's " Hive and Honey Bee," the author remarks ( at p. 11): " I shall say nothing, therefore, as to what may be done with the common old hives, as I regard keeping bees in them, when more fitting ones may so easily be procured, as evincing something like a self- willed determination not to make profit;" and that is strongly exemplified by J. R., who only got 181b. of honey from two common straw hives, and I am truly astonished at his making that state- ment with evident satisfaction, as a proof of their advantages. I think a cottager's garden, or indeed any garden, is never stocked as it ought to be unless there are some beehives in it; and with some outlay at first, and a little attention afterwards, the income of the cottager might be very much increased by bee- culture. The price of the various wooden hives usually advertised is far too great for general adop- tion ( for instance, " Nutt's" cost 71. lis. 6d. I got one, however, made by a country carpenter for about 21.); besides, it requires much more attention than can conveniently be given to the management of the thermometer, ventilation, & c. No planting with the view of feeding bees is of the slightest use, as they have been known, and it has been proved, that they fly as much as two miles in search of food. When a bee- master is in the neigh- bourhood of a field of white clover in summer, and is not very far from a moor in autumn, he may be said truly to be in a land flowing with milk and honey. APIARIAN. SIR,— In reply to your correspondent " Stargazer," on the subject of food for bees, I would suggest to him to plant Melilotus leucantha, Borage, Mignion- ette, round his hives. I would also suggest the pro- priety of placing a shallow earthenware pan, with some pebbles in it, filled up with water, near the hives. They are thirsty creatures, and often meet their doom by drinking when heavy laden at ponds and pools. " CHURCHWARDEN. SAGACITY IN A RETRIEVER. SIR,— I witnessed last winter so remarkable an instance of sagacity in a retriever, that I have been persuaded to record it; and perhaps you will allow me to make it public through your excellent paper. In the absence of the keeper, who was from home for a few days ( and to whom the retriever was always accustomed to carry the game), I was shooting, ac- companied by an under- keeper, with the retriever and a terrier. A hare was shot, and the dog, as usual, picked it up. But, instead of bringing to me or to the man who carried the bag, he ran off with it to the keeper's cottage ( where he always was kept), and, not finding him there, proceeded with it elsewhere, and afterwards returned to us. In our endeavour to trace the course the dog had taken through the brush- wood, it was observed that when the terrier took a certain direction, the dog carefully stopped her pro- gress by an angry snap or growl, and the attempt to discover the place of concealment was given up. On the return of the keeper the following day the dog pulled him by the coat, and drew him to the spot where the hare was buried in the snow, and, having dug it up, laid it at his feet. E. C. GYR FALCON. SIR,— Much has been said in your correspondence about falcons and hawks; but I have received a letter from my keeper in Caithness, in which he speaks of a rara avis. He says, " I have killed a gyr falcon ;" and in the next line he adds, " and also killed a pere- grine off the same rock a few days afterwards." A short time ago I received a letter from the same man, in which he stated that he considered he was maintaining four peregrines during all the severe weather. He spoke of them as committing sad de- struction amongst the grouse. I don't recollect seeing any remarks made as to the " gyr falcon," but no doubt some of your readers have seen it at work. My keeper speaks of it as the greatest enemy the grouse had to contend with. B. H. SWANS. SIR,— In THE FIELD for March 14, " Alector " asks if a swan seen on the Serpentine, and which he de- scribes as having a yellow beak tipped with black, is the same as the ordinary tame swan ? Certainly not. It must be either the hooper ( Anas cygnus) or Be- wick's swan ( Cygnus Bewickii). In either case a wild swan; for I have heard of no instance of their breed- ing in a domestic state. It is most likely the hooper. Bewick's swan is a rare variety. Why this bird should have located itself in such a very public place it is difficult to determine. They are not quite so large as the mute or domestic swan, but much larger than Bewick's. They are not parti- cularly shy, and are much easier of approach than most wild fowl; and were they not so persecuted when they make their appearance in this country, I have little doubt they would become as tame as the domestic swan. SAXON. HEDGEHOGS. SIR,— On two occasions I have declared off on the hedgehog question, and forthis reason:— What I stated with regard to the hedgehog were facts, which came under my own immediate notice. My facts were not opposed with other facts, but with denials. Denials are not arguments. I should listen patiently to any man's arguments; but when I am told that " my facts won't hold water," I neither feel inclined to con- tinue the controversy, nor do I see any good to be derived from it. Even had Mr. Berkeley brought forward facts ( as " A Naturalist" does in his present letter) they would not disprove mine. One fact cannot destroy another, however much they may be opposed. As " A Naturalist" addresses me again personally upon this matter, this must be my excuse for again entering upon this already much- mooted question. Hedgehogs may or may not bybernate. Granted it is the habit of the majority. It is the habit of most men to sleep o'nights— it is the habit of some to walk about. It is the habit with many to sit in doors all the winter— of others to get out, snow or no snow. As with humans so with animals. Consti- tutions differ and habits vary in every living thing, from a human being to an oyster; and " ANatu- ralist " can but be a superficial observer of nature if he has not observed this. Since I dropped this subject I have received many letters from various parts, corro- borating by facts my statements in every particular. We were told in THE FIELD that something like from two to three hundred hedgehogs were taken in the course of every winter by traps during their nocturnal rambles in a certain part of the country, and the communicant of these facts promised to send proof of this ; and, if I remember aright, he forwarded the leg of one taken thus in mid- winter at the indicated spot ( Ilfracombe). One would have thought this tolerably strong evidence, amounting to indisputable proof. How was it met by Mr. Berkeley ? By unitising ( if I may coin a word) the specimen sent, and supposing it to be the leg of a hedgehog troubled with indigestion or love, or some other disease favourable to sleep- walking. Now, I say that this mode of meeting an argument or rather a fact ( I must continue to use the word) is unfair, to say nothing more of it, and a great deal more may be said of it. Seeing a fact of this kind so met, what was the use of continuing the discussion? I can only say that I have frequently seen the tracks of hedgehogs in the snow. I will give " A Natura- list" the locality; and, should he ever be in that neigh- bourhood, he can inquire for himself if any one else has seen them. It was in the neighbourhood of West WycQ^ ib Park, Bucks, the seat of Sir George Dash- wood./ My shooting joined Sir George's, running along the top of a ridge of hills called Bledlow Ridge. If " A Naturalist" were to put the simple question to my old keeper, George Brooks, a noted trapper and vermin- destroyer of the locality, who, I believe, still lives there, and who has often been with me when I have seen these tracks— I repeat, if he were to put the simple question to him, " Did you ever see the track of a hedgehog in the snow?" I would ven- ture to affirm that his answer would be, " Yes, sir, hundreds of times," or something to that effect. With this statement I again take leave of the hedgehog question, which nothing will induce me again to take up; for, like the readers of THE FIELD, I am fairly sick of it. I may add that I do not remember the state of the atmosphere upon the various occasions, but I should opine it was cold, and decidedly un- spring- like. FRANCIS FRANCIS. HYBRID FOX. SIR,— I recollect some time since reading in the sportsman's friend, THE FIELD, a denial of the fact that a fruitful cross could take place between the dog and the fox. I have in consequence communicated with my friends on the subject, in order that I might be able to produce some certain undeniable existing evidence to bear out my own testimony to the facts of years gone by. Within the last few minutes ( two o'clock p. m. on the 1st inst.) I have been so fortunate as to witness, in the presence of several gentlemen, the hybrid daughter of a pure- bred vixen fox, with her produce by a terrier— two healthy cubs or pups. The owner, Charles Burden, waterman, Charlton Pier, near Woolwich, has promised me that he will show to any gentleman who will take the trouble of paying him a visit the pure- bred grandam fox, the hybrid daughter by a terrier, and that daughter's litter also by a terrier. GRATEFUL. GOLDFINCHES. SIR,— Would the Hon. Grantley Berkeley kindly inform me, through your columns, whether I am right in denying that there are two species ( I hope I have used the right word) of goldfinch, distinguished in my neighbourhood as the pear- tree bird and the elm- tree bird— the former preferring to build in the pear- tree and the latter in the elm ? The pear- tree bird is considered the better warbler of the two. GAMECOCK. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT THE HIGHFIELD HOUSE OBSERVATORY. For the Week ending Tuesday. March 31s*, 1857. Mean amount of Cloud. ( 0- 10) 0- 6 2- 6 0- 01 001 0- 01 0- 01 001 C) Amount of Ozone. ( 0- 10) • XBCI » mm o o ci o o o TtflN • ifl ui - m O O CO O < © < N CO CO Mean tempe- rature of eva- pora- tion. ffl IjO - W * B 9 •*• « )< ^ - f <? M T a 8 o c - i 1 *<" H 00 ^ 55 W m 55 1 i* 3ai 5.3 gs 0013 O'OOO o- ooo 0 050 0518 1 0- 190 0- 025 to CT) N o Mean tempe- rature of the day. y ci p cp tp < p < p CO M <£><£> ^ f i1 f v ^ • o CO Thermometer, j • 3u} pw9H ip o c- i o o o p 0 CO GO t^ •— •—' co to to eo co • « * • p co CO • SuipBaa jsoqajH cp qo qn p o o> t-°<£> QOCOCOOtOCO f lO f o o < p © » Q ii** It 8. S0-* 3S 3s 29 323 29- 552 ' 29- 876 29 894 29- 626 29- 048 29- 039 O 00 < N « a 1 | I if-) CD i"- OO O O —• IN « « « fO M | ;.= .- = = = | fir - d i g I £ ^ H h w to H § © The range of temperature during the week was 20- 3°. The weather from 25th to 28th, dull; 29th, very rainy; 30th, rainy • 31st, fine. The direction of tho wind was, from 25th to 27th, between N. N. W. and E. S. E. ( through E.), mostly N E • 28th, from S. to E.; 29th, from E. S. E. to S.; 30th, S. to N. W. ( through W.); 31st, between N. N. W. and S. W., mostly W. N. W. On28th, solar halo; 30th, hail, with thunder and lightning, at 2 P. M. ( 3 miles N. of this place ground covered deeply with hail); 31st, from 11.45 A. M. till 3 P. M., loud thunder in N. W., N„ and E., frequent, from storms moving In N W. currents ; no rain here; at 12.30 P. M. heavy hail and rain near Mansfield; and at 2.30 P. M., tremendous rain at Nottingham. On 27th, buttercups came into flower, apricots ia full flower; 29th, violets in full glory of bloom ; leaf- buds of trees increasing rapidly in size. E. J. LOWE. Beeston. near Nottingham, April 1, 1857. THE GOLDFINCH AND HIS ATTRACTIONS.— Had this lively and truly amiable little chorister been a bird of foreign extraction, it is impossible to say at what value he would ever have been rated in England. Such beauty and such a voice would have captivated almost everv eye and every heart in this happy land. But he is not foreign; and, by consequence, is not a " fashionable" bird.— Kidd's Treatise. APRIL 4, 1857.] THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 2 29 REMINISCENCES OF SHOOTING AND FISHING IN NORTH AND SOOTH WALES. ( Continued from page 194.) BEX LLOYD'S abrupt termination to my inquiries, respecting the shooting I should obtain on the follow- ing day, left me cogitating over my prospects of sport and the character of my host; and after duly summing up our conversation, & c., 1 was better satis- fied with the unostentatious remarks of my friend, than the bragging and unlimited promise of success held out by many of the Welsh advertising landlords; so, after discussing a glass of really good whiskey and water, I retired to bed, giving orders to be called at seven o'clock the following morning. On making my appearance in the breakfast- room, the landlord came in and proposed driving me in his dog- cart to the covers he purposed beating, which I acceeded to, and, having partaken of a substantial breakfast, proceeded to the stable to look at my dogs, and, having selected a steady old setter, accustomed to cocks, we made our start; our party being myself, Ben Lloyd, a good marker, and my old favourite setter. On arriving at the wood where we were to commence operations, Ben sent his man to perch in a high tree, where he would have a good general command of the cover, and be able to mark nearly every bird we might spring, giving Jack the Saddler ( for such was his name and occupation) plenty of time to reach his destination. We commenced work- ing the cover as quietly as possible, and had not pro- ceeded above fifty yards before my old dog came to a point on some rather bare ground on the side of a hill. On my approaching the point, three cocks sprung, but out of shot, Jack marking them on the opposite dingle. We arranged to beat our ground on, instead of directly following the birds, we had flushed; and before another quarter of an hour we had another point, when a single cock got up again wild, without our having even the chance ofasnap shot. Encouraged by the sight of these being cocks, I worked hard until four o'clock in the afternoon, having moved eighteen cocks, but without either myself or Ben Lloyd ob- taining a single shot. I returned back tired with an empty bag, but thoroughly satisfied with what I had seen. The wind was very cold, the cover rather bare where we mostly moved the cocks this day, but, gene- rally speaking, admirably adapted for woodcock, being well interspersed with warm springs. I was neither surprised nor disappointed at finding the birds so wild, feeling certain that by perseverance and abetter knowledge of the cover I should on a future day have good sport. Having for tho last four or five years been in the habit of shooting over a large tract of wild and unpreserved country, I enjoy more seeing my dogs work well and viewing the wild and varied scenery, with an occasional shot— where, when you approach the point, you know not whether it may be partridge, woodcock, grouse, hare, snipe, or wild fowl— far more than killing a great head of game without working for it; and all true sportsmen will, I doubt not, say that, with health and strength, there is much more pleasure in killing six or seven brace of birds over a leash of well ranging dogs in a wild open country, than by bag- ging 30 or 40 brace in a Norfolk or Suffolk turnip field. Ben was sadly put out at our want of success, and proposed on the following day to drive me to- wards Ilanlock, where we should be sure of having some fair snipe- shooting. So the next morning we started about 8 o'clock, driving half way to Han- lock, shooting our way there, having the dog- cart sent on to bring us back, and a capital day's sport I had, shooting over one setter. On reaching Ilanlock onr bag consisted of 9| couple of snipe, 1J brace of partridge, and two hares, and would have been much larger had Ben Lloyd shot at the birds he was entitled to ; but he refused doing so, wishing to give me all the shooting he could, and I am sorry to say that at the close of the day he was unfortunate enough to sprain his ancle, which prevented his accompanying me the following day, and in fact prevented his walking to any extent during the time that I remained at his house. After returning home and enjoying as good a plain dinner as could be placed on the table, I passed a pleasant evening, shooting our snipes over again, and hearing a description of the neighbours and neighbourhood. As Ben's ancle was too painful for him to think of shooting and jumping ditches on the morrow, he proposed my trying some fresh snipe ground with Jack the marker, and leaving the wood- cocks for one more day, when he hoped to be able to go with me. I refused his kind offer of the dog- cart, and, starting half an hour earlier, determined to have a good long day, and try the staying powers of my guide, whom 1 had taken a great fancy to, for e had one quality which, I am sorry to say, is a great rarity among the lower Welsh orders— I allude to that of speaking the truth. He was an excellent marker, a good fisherman, and when he told you of a fish or a cock, you might depend on the truth of his statement. He had one fault like most of his class, that of being always thirsty; but I strongly recommend the favour of his company being solicited by any person desirous of shooting or fishing in this locality. After an hour's walk I came in sight of a large tract of wet land, covering several miles of ground, lying on the flat and surrounded with hills, which, on my inquiring, I found was the ground we were to beat. After allaying Jack's thirst at a public house, which brought out the exclamation of uNow I'm ready for you, sir," we commenced our work. I had brought with me this day a young setter, which had nasty flat feet, and other imperfections, and which I did not intend to keep, although he had an excellent nose and was very staunch. Good dogs 1 generally consider ruined if they are allowed to point on snipe; and, although fond of snipe- shooting ( more so than any other), I will not take a good dog out for that sport, as I have found that dogs once used to snipe take such an extra- ordinary liking for thein, that they not only make for any boggy ground in the vicinity of which you are beating, but it teaches them to potter, which you can nuver afterwards break them of. An old dog who is past hard work is the most fitted for snipe. The dog Grouse I havo. alluded to as having taken out this day was only eighteen months old, and, from the imperfections I have stated, I intended destroying him or giving him away; other- wise 1 should not have taken him on this excursion. I had killed a few snipes to him previously, but not many. I had not proceeded far before Grouse, who was a high and wide ranging dog, came to point, and commenced drawing; but on a shrill whistle, and the raising of my hand, he dropped, and remained motionless until I came up to him and allowed him to foot his point. After drawing some twenty yards he came to a dead stand, and a single mallard" rose. I had only dust- shot in my gun, and the bird went nearly a mile before it fell, crossing a wall, so that I could not mark its fall accurately. Having loaded my gun again, and with snipe- shot, T beat my way direct for the wounded bird, and on crossing the wall the young dog was standing like a marble statue some three hundred yards oil. When I got up to him a mallard and a duck rose. I killed the duck with the first barrel, and shot the mallard through and through, seeing him fall half or three quarters of a mile in the direction from which I had come; so I decided on following up the first mallard I had killed, and look for the last on my return home, as I had marked it precisely. I killed a couple and a half of whole snipe immediately to point, the young dog be- having to perfection; and a " So ho!" from Jack caused me to perceive him standing in some water, a dead point. On approaching him I saw my mallard lying dead about eight yards from him, and greatly pleased I was. I then made a turn back to find the other mallard, killing several snipe, when Grouse pointed very steadily at the spot where I thought the mallard fell, and sure enough there he was, dead. My bag, when I gave up, consisted of 1 duck, 2 mallards, 4J couple of snipe; but the sport of the day was the beautiful manner in which this dog be- haved. I remember having him with me at Richmond before I parted with him ; and taking a walk after breakfast in the park— Richmond Park— one of the Duke of Cambridge's keepers shot at some wild fowl, wounding one, which lighted on an island in one of the large pools ; he had no dog with him, and was push- ing off in a punt to try and recover the bird, when I offered the services of my dog, which I assured him would find the bird. He gladly accepted the offer, and directly on landing he pointed him— the bird having recovered himself and getting on wing again. The keeper had a long shot at him, and the bird fell dead in the middle of the lake about 150 yards off. We got into the punt to get it, Grouse barely taking his eye off. When we were within 50 yards, overboard he jumped, and retrieved the bird; getting into the boat again by me, whom he quietly passed, he walked to the head of the boat and laid the duck at the keeper's feet. Well do I remember the keeper's ob- servation: " Look at the extraordinary instinct of that young dog; he know3 that I killed the bird, not you." That dogs have such instinct there is no doubt of, and to an extraordinary extent. Grouse was really such a good dog, that for some time I refrained from parting with him ; but one hot day the Septem- ber ensuing, while ranging in full pace over a field, he rolled head over heels in a sort of fit, rubbing his back against the ground, and showing every symptom as brought on by tetanus, distorting his body in an extraordinary manner, as if suffering excruciating pain. I did not believe him mad, but shut him by himself, and carefully watched him : he seemed in perfect health, eating, and not avoiding water; he did not have a repetition of the fit, as I may call it, for two months, when he had them fre- quently, so I humanely put an end to his existence. On my return home I found Ben Lloyd carefully attending to the appetites of a brace of very hand- some pointer puppies; and after seeing to the wants of my own canine tribe, I sat down to dinner, and spent the evening with a game of cribbage, sporting con- versation, and arrangements for the morrow, which, as Ben declared himself in marching order, was to be in search of the cocks we sprang our first day. F. ( To be continued.) THE BENAC8E MANOR. SIR,— In THE FIELD of thi3 week there is a pa- ragraph to the effect that the Duke of Cambridge has taken the above place, with the sporting on the domain. I beg to correct the error, as I have taken it on lease and am now residing here. MAURICE JOHXSOX. Benacre Hall, Wangford, Suffolk, March 30. [ The paragraph referred to originally appeared in the daily papers, and was inserted in THE FIELD by one of our sub- editors without our knowledge. We may as well add that our daily contemporaries are not always to be relied on for accurate intelligence relating to the sports of the field.— ED. FIELD.] SPORTING IN SOUTH AFRICA. SIR,— I observe in your impression of the 14th inst. two letters in reply to P. S., in reference to shoot- ing in South Africa, and it occurs to me that, in addition to the weapons recommended in them, a good breech- loading double gun, either rifle or smooth bore, would be found very convenient for loading on horse- back, as quickness in loading must be a great deside- ratum, especially when hunting elephants and the larger game. I think P. S. would get a great number of useful hints from Gordon Cumming's work on the Shooting in Southern Africa. He often com- plains of the difficulty of loading the ordinary guns when in full chase alongside an elephant; and as these animals sometimes require from twelve to twenty or more balls poured into them before they drop, it must be no easy matter to manage one s horse and load with the cumbrous ramrod necessary to drive home a ball in a rifle fouled with frequent discharges. The ramrod, besides, must often be in the way, and may be broken or lost at a critical moment; whereas the balls and powder for the breech- loading gun could be carried in cartridges in a belt round the waist, and powder- horn, & c. be dispensed with. W. Y. Galway, March 18. SPORTING IN AMERICA. SIR,— I am anxious to know, should I take my guns with me ( old ones of course), to the United States, whether I shall have to pay any duty npon them ? and if so, how much the duty will amount to ? Can any of your readers inform me in what parts of the coast of the United Kingdom the Bernacle goose is to be found, and if in anynuinbers? I mean the Anser leucopsis of Yarrell— not the Brent goose, Anser tor- quatus, which in many places is erroneously called the bernacle, but from which it is quite distinct. To prevent mistake, I may as well at once state that the head of the Brent goose is black, the neck also is black with the exception of a small patch of white on each side, something similar to a ring. The Bernacle on the contrary, has a head chiefly white, except at the top, and is a larger bird than the Brent goose. ^ What are the best parts of the coast of the United Kingdom for punt- gunning? 1 have heard that formerly Wexford Harbour was a celebrated place for wild fowl, and should be glad to know if it is so now, or if there have been any inclosures of the Slob, and if the punt- shooting has been consequently spoiled? I believe it is a common practice for punt- shooters to have a small yacht. I wish to know what size and description of yacht is be3t, and what should be the cost of such a vessel. Any additional information on the above subjects will be most acceptable. SISBAD. NEW ZEALAND- SPORTING AND FARMING. SIR,— Perusing THE FIELD of March 7th, I per- ceived a letter signed " Perseverance," wishing to know if any of your numerous correspondents would kindly inform him " upon practical sheep- farming in New Zealand, what sport, and what kind of dogs to take out." The sheep- farming in that colony requires very little looking after, provided you can procure a good, honest, trustworthy shepherd, that knows his busi- ness well, which is a very difficult thing to secure there, as they are principally known to be runaways from the army or merchant- vessels; so, therefore, if you wish to have your flock well cared for, you can- not do better than to take out a shepherd with you. The sport in New Zealand consists of pigeons, tui tuis, kakas, wild fowl, sand snipes, teal, and the Paradise duck. The wild boar ( commonly known as " thebushman ") affords exqukite sport to the settler, but is a very ferocious anfmal to attack, as many dogs are ripped up; therefore it requires skill and care on their side, so it is best to keep three or four dogs thoroughly trained only for this work ; for if you should happen only to have one, and that is a valuable shepherd s dog, on no account allow it to go pork hunting, as it is the worst example that could be shown to a dog of that kind, for it will causetyou serious mischief, aa it will teach them to kill your mutton instead of the pork, which I have known to take place. The ^ lack collies are the best, the most faithful, and the best guardians, and are considered to be most invaluable there; as the breed is very scarce, it would be as well to take out a pair to breed from. The original price is 5/. each, though 01, is not out of the way if they be procured from a dealer you can depend upon. Dogs bought of drovers prove to bo very sorry affairs when they reach their destination in New Zealand, as they are found to turn out utterly useless. Better pay a good price for a good article than to pay a low one; it'is soon found out in the long run which comes the cheapest. Plenty of good strong eel lines should be taken out, for eels arc to be caught in great abundance here; besides other lines for sea- fishing, which affords capital sport to the Waltonian. The eels in this colony are the size of conger eels, so it requires good strong tackle to secure them. Three guns should be taken out:— a Minid rifle, for pigs at long distances, or in case of a disturbance on the part of the natives; a duck gun, for wild fowl; a single- barrel for common use, which should have a bayonet attached for pig- hunting when alone by your- self, for sometimes the bushman's skin is so hard and thick that no ball will penetrate it. Indeed, there are some jolly monsters to contend against there which are hardly to be believed in England; but this, no doubt, you will soon be convinced of yourself. Devonport, March 25. MOARIE. EXTRACTS FROM NEW ZEALAND LETTERS. THERE is a report that the ship that brought me out is lost. I send this off immediately to let vou know that I landed at the first port. If you had heard the report without hearing from me I suspect it would have raised the price of onions. The land is good, and the country beautiful. It is naturally a dense forest, and where it has been cleared fern grows, the stems of which I have seen tweuty feet high ; and cutting this said fern for burning is indeed bard work. Sometimes they reap sixty bushels of wheat to the acre; forty is nothing extraordinary; good wheat just now is worth 5s. a bushel. A knowledge of English farming is of no importance. As soon as you have " thrown" the bush and burnt it, you sow wheat or grass, or what you like, and rake it in all among tho stumps and heavy timber that has not burned, and afterwards you reap your corn or feed off your grass as the case may be. Everybody here is quite independent. Poverty is a crime unknown. Labourers have landed here without a penny, and are now worth hundreds, keep- ing cows, pigs, & c. Why poor people do not come out I cannot understand. Fortunes are not made here at present, for trade is limited, but everybody can live comfortablv. Clover is now quite a weed; the cattle have carried the seed all over the country, and anything will grow here. Nobody should buy land before coming out. P has bought bush land at 10s. an acre, not from the company, but at second- hand; it will cost him 21. an acre to clear it, and then he will havo no rent and no taxes to pay. Everybody that comes to New Zealand should get engaged at home, or, still better, bring out a wife with him, for they are scarce articles here. The sandfly is a great nuisance; it is like a very small housefly. They chiefly attack the backs of the hands and legs ; you can have the satisfaction of killing every one that bites you, for they do not attempt to escape. Fleas also abound, and the native huts swarm with something much worse; but I dare not name them, it would shock you so. Many Europeans have married Maori women, but I do not know of one that has got any good by it. They expected to acquire large tracts of land in right of their wives; some of them will, perhaps, in time; but, if I could not get land without taking one of their women, I would rather go without it: they are the dirtiest beasts that ever were created. Now then for birds, beasts, and fishes. Pigeons are plentiful in the bush; they are larger than our wood- pigeons, and very easy to kill; you only get sitting shots at them. If you find five or six on a tree, they will sit still and let you pick them off singly; a small charge will kill them. There are plenty of beautiful green paroquets and large black parrots; blaek they are called, but they are dark olive brown, with a mottled head, and bright orange- scarlet feathers under the wing ( I inclose the brown and red feathers). Ducks are plentiful in parts not frequented by Europeans; but about Taranaki ( New Plymouth), they aro very scarce and very wild. The tooi is a handsome black bird, with three snow- white plumes hanging under his chin. It sings naturally most beautifully, and can be taught to talk, and " imitate voices. It is rather bigger than our blackbird ; and there are lots of other birds that sing splendidly. We have two regular robins, only they dont " sport pink ;" one is as largo as a redwing, aud the other smaller than our English robin. Of beasts there are none except the Maories, and the pigs that Captain Cook imported. The pigs have done an immense deal of harm ; as soon as you have cleared a piece of land you find it all rooted over again by the pigs. A few horses have been imported from Sydney, most of them belong to natives; mares are worth nearly twice ns much as horses ; either of yours would be worth 451, here, and I wish I had one of them here. There are plenty of cattle; a steer is worth more than a heifer, because they are in demand for ploughing. Horses are only used for riding; they are too dear to use for ploughing, and they could not go up and down the slippery and steep hills like the bullocks. Of fishes, there are lots of very large eels, trout ( as they are called), and lampreys in the river, and cod- fish, & c. in the sea. You buy fish of the natives if you want it. Few of the rivers are more than knee- deep, except after rains. There aro no stones in the country except in the rivers, and tlieir beds are full of very large ones. They are quite loose, for the soil is all washed away by the water. These aro extracts from my son's two first letters, and contain his early impressions of the country. For scientific information, and natural history in general, I would refer " Perseverance " to Dr. Dieffen- bach's invaluable work; and for statistical inquiries and speculations on the probable extinction of the natives to a little work by W. Fox, Esq., late Attorney- General of the Southern Province, and principal agent of the New Zealand Company. Its title is " The Six Colonies of New Zealand," and it contains a map of the country that is worth all the money that is charged for the" book. L. R. HEATHER- BURNING, & C. SIR,— Your correspondent " Gaff" informs us that the grouse disease is unknown in the Orkneys as well as on most of the Caithness moors. Will you permit me, sir, to ask him if there be much heather consumed or sheep- lotions and grease of recent invention em- ployed in those distant regions ? Moreover, he or any other traveller would greatly oblige me by mentioning whether the late " soft weather" has not, in a great measure, prevented " burning " in nearly all the grouse districts. If it have, the moors must now be so completely soaked they will scarcely be in order before the lltli of April, when, as we all know, " Othello's occupation's up." Many of the Scotch papers informed us last year that the extra burning which took place did not prove so very beneficial to the grouse as sportsmen were led to expect. If the rains do but continue a few days longer it is not impossible wc may see the result of dispensing with the prescription. But if bad luck will have it so, and dry heather permit in- cendiarism within tho legitimate interval, all that I can say is, that matters relating to breeding are so far in advance this year, anv one fond of roasted eggs and leverets has only to follow the fire. ANTI- ATTRITION. GROUSE AND PARTRIDGES. SIR,— Having taken an interest in the controversy which appeared in your columns some time back, upon the subject of varieties in the grouse of Great Britain, I take the liberty of addressing to you my own experience upon the subject. I have rented a considerable tract of moor in the south of Scotland for the last ten or eleven years, upon which I have always found grouse of three different plumages. One description is the ordinary red grouse; another is similar, but of so dark a colour on the breast as to appear almost black ; and the other is speckled on the breast with white. It answers, in this respect, to the description given in your paper of the supposed migratory bird; but, as it is by no means a smaller bird than the others, and alwavs remains on the moor, with habits in every respect tfie same as the others, I presume it cannot be of the variety alluded to by your correspondent; or, if it be, it may set at rest the supposed migratory habit. The three descriptions are found intermingled when the birds aro packed, but at other periods confine them- selves to particular parts of the moor; from which circumstance 1 call them after the names of tho localities to which they attach themselves. The first, or purely red grouse, I find on the lowest grounds, and nearest the improved land; the dark- brown birds I find on the highest ground, and furthest from the cultivated land ; the speckled birds are found rather between tho two, but a littlo wide, and are generally the first to pack. I have occasionally, when I have killed a fine specimen of either description in good plumage, sent it to be stuffed; and, on looking over my collection, I find the largest and finest cock bird is of the speckled- breasted tribe. Of partridges I have a goodly number on the moor, and I do not find in them any very distinctive characteristics from the lowland bird, except that they are somewhat smaller. They breed generally in the same localities year after year, but invariably find their way to the corn as soon as ripe. I have shot two birds out of the same covey at the same rise, both young birds, but differing very widely in the character of their plumage— the ono being of a brown tinge all through, and the other a beautiful blue- grey on the breast, and a back very much liko a speckled grouse poult, or rather inclined to a snipe back; I never saw so beautiful a specimen before or since, and have it now in my stuffed collection. I can confirm, from my own experience, much that has been affirmed as to the absence of scent. I have frequently marked a covey down to a few yards and have found great difficulty in flushing them again; in fact, they lie like stones. All the grouse I have killed in Scotland have purely white feathers under the wing, which was not the case with those I killed in Yorkshire some twelve years ago: there I found the feathers under the wings of a light slate colour. B. Poulton Hall, March 25. SIR,— I am perfectly astonished that any sports- man should hesitate for a moment in deciding which is a cock, and which is a hen partridge. Putting aside altogether the horseshoe on the breast, which is always much fainter in the female than in the male, the plumage of the latter is always more brilliant; and on the back and the wiugs are a num- ber of rich chesnut coloured feathers, which in the hen bird aro a dark, sober brown. By those ye shall know the cocks from the liens, oven early in the season— say September, before the liorseshoo has developed itself. It applies equally to tho com- mon and to the mountain partridge, which last bird I know well, having killed many on the Laminermuir Hills, in Berwickshire, but which I have always hitherto considered as a degenerate " variety" of the common partridge. In the common red grouse the plumage will also show in an instant which is the cock, without looking at the head for the " red about the eyes." Q. RED- LEGGED PARTRIDGES. SIR,— In the articles which appeared in your paper last year on " The Hearing and Preservation of Game," you rightly and forcibly impressed upon your readers tho necessity for killing down the red- legged or French partridges. When you have space for a further hint upon that subject, pray let them know that, during nesting and hatching seasons, they may do more towards exterminating these worthless vermin than at any other period of the year. I do think that many people were induced by your valuable advice last year to try and kill these brutes down who had previously allowed them to get ahead ; but I know some now who consider " a partridge is a partridge," and would not like to have tho Frenchmen destroyed out of season. I am a bit of a naturalist and a close observer of the habits of game and wild animals of all sorts, and I know from personal observation that the English partridge lias not a more persevering enemy than the red- leg, and that, in localities where the latter are not killed down during the spring and summer, the English birds will gradually become more and more scarce, and be ultimately banished in to'. o. Could I make sure that my native nests would not be meddled with, I would pay a handsome sum to any one to go over my estate and destroy the nest of every red- leg he could find. They show no sport, are worthless for tho table, and destroy the English birds which arc good in both places. WEST NORFOLK. THE MANAGEMENT OF PHEASANTS, & c. SIR,— You have had many letters of late upon the management of covers, breeding of pheasants, the mode of stocking manors, & c. But in the various answers which 1 have seen to questions, and among the various suggestions to which the subject has given rise, I have missed one or two points which, to my mind, are of great importance to success. When I 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. n gentleman takes a manor, what, in nine cases out of ten, is his mode of proceeding? The place has of course been described by the local agent as abounding with game, and, under favourable circumstances, the incoming tenant may tind on a manor of 3000 or 4000 acres a score of hen pheasants and a cock or two, which the last occupier or his keeper have been unable to secure before the expiration of the tenancy. Strict orders are then given for the care and preser- vation of this small colony; and in a year or two, by dint of total ubstinence from pheasanticide, a few birds may be scattered through the covers, by a very uphill kind of game— just sufficient to give the keepers trouble, without sporf to the master or his friends. This stock remains stationary; and the master begins to fall foul of ^ everybody and every thing, as accessory to the want of game. His land- lord is a humbug, and obtains rent under false pre- tences ; the teuBnts are fractious, and poison the birds; the keeper is a fool, and too old for his work— the latter a very common complaint. Now, I believe the master was wrong from the commencement of the process, lie commences from a stock of birds pro- bably nearly related and in- l^ red for generations; were they his Cochins, they would instantly be condemned to the stock- pot— certainly not allowed to perpetuate their race one generation. But here is his stock- in- trade destined to continue, on tainted land, in its worst form, all that weakness and poverty of blood so universally acknowledged to follow the practice of in- breeding in every form of life. The lessee of the manor would do better by bringing a few strange birds to the strange ground, and by endeavouring to cross his stock at the first opportunity. I have been led to these remarks, which will probably appear absurd to many, by long observation of the effect of in- breeding upon a manor of great capabilities, of which I have had the control for a long period. For many years no exertion of the keeper appeared to give any corresponding increase to the game. The pheasants always remained at about the same head, and that of a very limited nature. I endeavoured, by inclosing birds of different ages in pens of a favourable description, to obtain an increase of stock from eggs, but the eggs were of little value, and this according to a continually decreasing scale; that is, although I kept adding young birds, year by year, the eggs gave a decreasing per- centage of ferti- lity— perlmps latterly ten per cent.— and this with increased range and cover, liming and gravelling the soil, & c. Upon the table, the birds killed were value- less, scarcely larger tlmn good partridges, the cocks the size uf ordinary hens, and all dry and tasteless. I tried an immigration of strange blood. Tho effect was magical. From that time the increase has been us ten to one. I have given up the pens as useless, excepting for beginners, and instead of a dry un- sightly object upon the dinner- table I find a large fat juicy bird of three to four pounds in weight, such as the eyo of a cook lovetli to look on. Moral.— Before changing your keeper, try a change of stuck, which may easily be done bv interchange of eggs or birds between proprietors or their keepers, without purchase of eggs stolen from a neighbouring manor or their own, or at a ruinous price from Lon- don. I draw a confirmation of my theory also from the well- known fact of the good effect upon favourable game soil of most severe slaughter upon your part- ridges. Your neighbour's birds will breed far better cm your new ground than your own overburdened stock. I may also add a hint to young breeders of tame birds, overlooked by ybur correspondents. If you wish to rear, let it be done from eggs laid near home, by home- fed pheasants instead of from out- lying nests. The owners of the latter will bring home or rear ten young birds where the former will rear two. This will, of course, be to be modified by circumstances, as no one would leave a nest in a very exposed situation. I was much surprised some time since by seeing a correspondent complain of difficulty in rearing part- ridges. " As easy to rear as a partridge," is with us a by- word. I one year hatched upwards of 200 in a hydro- incubator, and handed them over to hens to rear without difficulty. They are not, however, worth tho trouble, aud the more reared of the less value are they, as they are desperate truants, and lead each other astray. The incubator I have found of much use in tho mowing season, when, for a week or two, larger numbers of eggs nre brought in, cut out by the scythe than you may have hens readv to take. The incubator being at work, a lien, when ready, will take off twice the number of chicks with which, as eggs, you would have entrusted her. Buy or beg all the rotton potatoes in the fields. The pheasants prefer them in the early season to sound ones. Feed also with mangold; they like it exceedingly, and it gives tliom plenty of employment. FKEDKKICK FANE. Avon Tyrrel, Kingwood. WILD DUCKS. Slit,— I feci a pleasure in being able to give " Widgeon" a satisfactory answer in regard to tho keoping of wild ducks near where they were reared. 1 consider the rearing part of the business far more difficult than getting them to frequent a particular place. I have seen wild ducks ( mallard) so well turned by being brought up beside poultry in a farm- yard, that they would feed about the yard, then take a llight to the pond ( which was a considerable distance), please themselves with swimming, and come back always before nightfall. In spring they would wander awav in search of a nest, which was easily found, and if at a distance the eggs were taken home and set below a hell or domestic duck. In this way a nice llock of domesticated mallard were kept flying about the farm, but never going very far from the oustead. CORBIE KII. LER. Slit,— Your correspondent " Widgeon" will get a breed of ducks so nearly approaching to the wild as hardly to appear different, by adopting the plan I havo taken myself. I have a large flock, which at present arc pairing, and are almost constantly on the wing. They make their nests within a quarter of a mile of tho pond, and although a few stray away and nre shot, yet the most of them remain. The water is within 300 yards of a farmyard, where they find plenty of food, and there is no other extensive water near. To theso two circumstances I chieflv attribute my success in keeping them. 1 got the breed by selecting the domestic birds most nearly resembling the wild duck every vear, and by purchasing a few pure flappers. I also got a couple from Holland on two occasions. If your • correspondent wants more information, I shall be happy to give it, as I take much interest in the subject. I should recommend him to lose no time in getting birds, as mine have commenced to lav. JAESF. Sin,— The owner of tho greyhound brood- bitch Tollwife, & c., for a number of years kept wild- ducks in great numbers, when living near Jedburgh, North Britain. Wherever there was water or liquid manure there were they to be found, at conduit- mouths in the middle of the oustcad, or anywhere else. There was a hedge round " a small green in front of the house, with good- sized plane- trees growing near it, and in the spring good- sized branches of whin or gorse were put at short distances along this hedge, and a slight nest made below these and eggs put in, and there many a brood of wild ducks were hatched. They needed no taming or care, but flew round arid round the house, or when feeding at a conduit- mouth paid no attention to passers bv. A large thrashing- mill pond, a short ' distance " from the oustead, had generally, plenty of occupants. The young ones that had not the mark on the lower part of wing very distinct were killed for the table. G. D. L. SIR,— I beg to inform " Widgeon " that there is no difficulty in rearing wild ducks; that they will remain where reared, but will occasionally take a flight; and " Widgeon " need not be surprised if on their return they aro accompanied by several more really wild ducks. " Widgeon" must obtain some wild ducks' eggs and put them either under a tame duck or a hen ; when hatched, the duck or hen must be kept under a caul or coop for a few days. Feed the young ducks on oatmeal made into pills; at first they will be very shy, but soon become tame, and if suffi- ciently fed will grow fast, and will always remain near where reared. If " Widgeon " does not know where to obtain wild ducks' eggs I have no doubt but he may obtain a sitting by advertising in TIIE FIELD. H. S. Snainton, March 18. WILD- FOWL. SIR,— Will some of your correspondents inform me whether it is proper to call the male of the teal, widgeon, & c., the mallard teal or mallard widgeon ; or whether the term drake can be applied ? Also whether it is right to call the mallard the wild drake ? CURLEW. SIK,— Having read a letter signed " Perseverando" in this week's FIELD, complaining of the difficulty of feeding his water- fowl on account of being incon- venienced by rats, l beg to suggest to him a plan which, being a fellow- sufferer, 1 have always adopted without fail. If he is accustomed to feed in one par- ticular place along the shore of his pond, let him pile a few roots together so as to harbour them there, leaving of course no space large enough to admit any of his birds. If his shore is not convenient for set- ting traps under water, let him procure a shallow earthenware dish, which will allow the trap when set to be about an inch under the water, with which it should be tilled, sinking the dish upon a level with the shore; then sink some barley ( by well wetting it first) upon the platform of the trap ( I speak of a common gin), and beneath it if he likes. The rats, as is their custom, will dive for the corn ( the trap being covered with water) without the least suspicion, and be caught accordingly, pro- vided also the gin be set very lightly. I have for some time, and still do, catch them by this means as fast as they come. In answer also to your correspondent " Double Barrel," as to whether cygnets can be brought up on oats alone, I would say that they undoubtedly can, as soon as he can get them to eat them ; but I would suggest that he should procure them a few wheelbarrows- full of duckweed or other of the tender aquatic plants as soon as hatched, and gra- dually bring them to oats by throwing some oat- meal- cake wet up and just baked enough to hold it together upon the water. Of course his old birds will get the greater portion of this, but he must not mind it, as the young ones will soon learn to eat what they do. " Double Barrel" need not be troubled about the quantity of eggs to be left in his swan's nest. Let her alone; she will not lay more than she can hatch. Beware of feeding the young ones on such tempting food as brewers' grains; it will certainly kill them. W. B. D. HARES. SIR,— Would any of your kind correspondents in- form me of any means whereby I can prevent hares from crossing a canal bridge, the said bridge being a road to several occupations, which forbids me from placing any gate or fencc as preventative. I should be allowed to besmear the bridge- walls ( which are only wide enough to admit a cart) with any compo- sition offensive to hares' nasal organs, thereby keep them on the right side of the water, where they have plenty of food and protection. If any of your kind readers would give me some information on this point it would greatly oblige a would- be preserver. Gargrane, Yorkshire, March 16. M. B. RABBITS, & c. SIR,— One of your correspondents of last week in- quired about the turning down of rabbits, wild and tame. When I first began my pack there was hardly a rabbit in the country. When my father died the place was given up for a time; and when we returned, after a lapse of four or five years, there was hardly a bead of game about the place. In former days there had been rabbits, and their old earths still existed. 1 procured fourteen does and live bucks, and these I shoved into the old earths. These bred and did well, and stocked the whole country round about. The country round about is a heavy clay, but there is a light vein of sand where my main earths are; these I always hold sacred, and never dig or ferret them, and to them all tbe rabbits draw to breed. With regard to the tame ones, close to this place where the earths are, is a sand- pit; this I filled with faggots and bushes, and have turned out at different times up- wards of fifty tame rabbits; and though some of them have bred, they have always vanished, and become a prey to every sort of vermin which exists, chiefly cats, which in my humble opinion are the greatest enemy the rabbit- preserver has to con- tend against. As a proof of it I may mention a cir- cumstance which occurred to me this season. Whilst drawing this pit with my rabbit- pack, two terriers, which generally run with them, seemed frantic at something in the faggots. I cheered them on, and got on the top of the bushes and faggots, und the hounds bayed, but seemed afraid to go up to whatever it was. At last out bolted a great black and white cat. My old bloodhound bitch was outside ( the self- hunter, whose delinquencies you were kind enough to make public) ; sho ran him a little way, when he went to tree, where, having sent for my gun, I shot him. The terriers still kept up their bay, and in due time out bolted another, which I shot. This I thought was enough for anything; but they took no heed of the two shots, when last of all the beast they had bayed broke cover, with the hounds and terriers at his brush, and pulled him down in the open. I have their three skins tanned, as memorials of as curious a bit of sport as I dare say I shall ever see. They were all three large old tom cats. They had certainly cleared off all the tame turned- down rabbits, and I dare say a great many wild ones. They were quite strangers, and did not belong anywhere near. As regards black rabbits, there are warrens in Norfolk where the rabbits are all black, also silver- grey, and are quite as wild as the common colour. If, as a " young hand," I may presume to offer advice about horses— a horse naturally a bad mover and tied in the shoulders, no power or art can, I am afraid, make him use his fore legs properly. On the other hand, a great deal may be done with some young horses in making them use their legs and mind where they go, by sending them to exercise on rough mole- heapy ( if I may coin the word) ground— that is, if they are only awkward from bad breaking. S. P. D. PROPOSED TAX ON GUNS AND SNARES. SIR,— The suggestion of a correspondent in your last impression as to a gun- carrying certificate of 10s. or li. seems to me worthy of adoption by the Govern- ment. A game certificate would not then be required; and, if excuses were not on any account taken from anybody, it would be a serious blow to poachers, and properly affect scores whom I know, under the present system, frequently go and shoot game without a certi- ficate, choosing to run the risk of a surcharge, which, from the odiutn attending information, seldom occurs. Now, in my own case, my avocations allow me about two hours in the middle of the day during the season, and, my residence being within ten minutes' walk of shooting ground, I might frequently avail myself of the sport. The ground being very poorly stocked ( with the greatest possible desire so to do, I should not probably shoot a dozen head during the season), it is too expensive to take out a certificate, as, by the time everything was considered, my captures would cost me 10s. or 12s. a head. Any person using a dog should pay the 12s. for each dog as at present, and this should be strictly enforced. Perhaps, if Mr. Grantley Berkeley would take this matter under his wing in the next session of Parlia- ment, I think something might be brought to bear before the season opens. I am quite satisfied the Government cannot lose by thechange, as it would be a similar boon to the penny postage. ST. FAITH. SIR,— In THE FIELD of the 21st of March I see an article headed " Tax on Guns and Snares." I think the suggestion a good one for a tax of 10s. on every gun carried for the purpose of shooting with, be the thing to be killed what it may— but it is as frequently game as anything else if the opportunity present itself. But the authorities at Somerset- house would object to this, as they do to have people taxed for dogs who cannot afford it. In a case of hydrophobia occurring in our town, I wrote an article " to our leading paper, also calling the attention of the authorities to the innumerable dogs which escaped the 12s. tax ; but no notice whatever was taken of it. I then wrote to Somerset- house, and was referred to our tax- officer; but they evidently did not know how to set about it, or were not suffi- ciently remunerated to trouble themselves further about it, and so it goes by default. The most destructive dogs to game are those kept by poachers. I have seen a dog this season, a cross between a bloodhound and a greyhound. If once he saw or touched upon a hare, it was next to an im- possibility it could escape, having extraordinary speed, and running both by sight and scent. There was another bred in the same way, equally destruc- tive, with this difference— the one I saw retrieved his game ( at any distance), the other did not; therefore, in the one case the game was always or nearly so obtained, ill the other very frequently lost. But although a person connected with the taxes knew these and other dogs were kept ( in fact, was one of the party), no notice was taken of any until I threatened to report him if he did not. Not wishing to let the matter rest as it was, I then went to Somerset- house, where I had been previously. I there found an evident indisposition to entertain the question. One reason was, the description of dog I alluded to " were kept by persons who could not afford to pay the tax, and our prisons would be filled if such people were sent there." Why make a law, if those whose duty it is to administer it or cause it to be administered are to obviate it by their ridiculous mawkish feeling, when inflicting the tax was ulti- mately, in reality, conferring a kindness upon the keepers of such useless trash. However, being told by the head official, in anything but a pleasing manner, they knew more than I did about the matter, I withdrew, determining to let him and the dogs go— where they liked. Subsequently I have been appointed a collector. Really such appointments, in ninety- nine cases out of every hundred, are a perfect farce, having to pay some one to do it for you ; and this I did, but was resolved to look a little after the dog- matter as well as my time would allow. I have added about five hundred dogs to the revenue, and only one I have yet heard of has been charged before; and I am quite sure a person who had nothing else to do over the same ground would have, without difficulty, added five times the number. The policemen in the rural districts ( indeed, all) would have a capital chance of making returns to the tax- collector; but he should be allowed so much a head— Gel. or Is. This would insure a return of all the dogs kept ( the same would apply to guns) wherever there was a policeman on duty ; but at pre- sent the system is wholly ridiculous, and, if it is tried to be done without pay, will assuredly fail, and remain just as it is now. I had lost hope of the matter ever finding redress in the slow and ill- managed mode the Government functionaries set about matters; but, from the spirited, manly, and gentlemanly way your correspondents take " up and treat their varied and particularly in- teresting subjects, together with the influence and standing of your class of readers, I have now some faith in time it will draw some attention, which may ultimately lead to redress. E. BREECH- LOADING SHOT- GUNS. SIR,— Having been from home, 1 have not seen THE FIELD lately; but yesterday I saw, in one of your late numbers, some questions asked respecting breech- loading shot- guns, and also questioning the correctness of my calculations as to the cost of the cartridges. With regard to the latter, I distinctly stated that each charge costs at present one half- penny, A", more than a common loose charge. " Forester " also remarks that, owing to the difficulty of procuring the cartridges, they will never come into general use. 1 wonder whether he recollects the in- troduction of percussion- caps. The same thing was said of them. All the old hands declared you would never be able to have them at hand when yon wanted them. Almost the same might now be said of flints. He objects also to my statement that you can with a breech- loader kill double the quantity of game. All I know is, if he and I were at the end of a cover, and game coming out on all sides, I could load and fire quicker than he with three common guns and three men to load. I shot this season frequently with gentlemen who had two guns and a loader, and certainly they had not the slightest chance ; I killed more than two for one. I have never yet found the slightest fault in the principle, and only wish those who find faults in them would try them before doing so. The pin which the band works on should be made a trifle softer than the part it works in, and then the pin would be certain to wear and not the hole enlarge ; but if even it did do so after a few years, the new pin would only have to be made a hairsbreadth larger and the diffi- culty overcome. Quite a sufficient number of cartridges can be carried in the pockets for imme- diate use: I always have a waistcoat made with double rows of pockets on purpose. The cartridges are sold in packets of ten, which can be carried in the gamebag or keeper's pockets. A man going out shooting does not usually carry more than one small shot- poucli, an extra supply being carried to refill if required; but for any ordinary use quite enough can be carried on the person. A SOLDIER. SIR,— In THE FIELD just come to hand, one of your correspondents has taken the liberty of assuming my nom de guerre, " A Good Observer." Now, sir, it is always in your power to prevent poaching of this sort, and I expect you will be kind enough to do so, not only in my case but in all others, for the future. I am no advocate for breech- loading guns at all; and I always get well- tempered nipples, which never break off, though of course they wear out from continual use; and I never use cartridges, as I find a little sweet oil > nixed with the shot answers all the purposes of close shooting, & c. Ireland, March 30. A GOOD OBSERVER. COLONEL JACOB'S (?) RIFLE- SHELL. " Render therefore to all their due." WHEN the intelligence respecting the doings of Colonel Jacob in Scinde, with his rifle- shell practice, first reached England in the early part of last year, Captain Norton wrote to Colonel Straith, who was one of the principals at Addiscombe in 1826, and received the following letter in reply. " Tunbridge Wells, January 23rd, 1856. " My dear Norton,— I have indeed been surprised and gratified by the receipt of your note, inclosing the extract from the Bombay " papers about Major Jacob's rifles. I had so entirely lost sight of you, that I did not know where you were, or how en- gaged, and in this changing world whether you were still in this region. As to the rifle- shell, it is entirely your own discovery, and I wonder to this hour how such a weapon has not been perfected and more ex- tensively used. If you could go to the East India house Cadet- office, you could ascertain when Major Jacob went to Addiscombe, and when he left it; he was certainly there, although I forget the year; but, supposing it not to have been in 1826, he would have heard and seen those cadets to whom the invention was familiar, and he ought to have given you the credit of it, which, perhaps he may have done, al- though it does not appear in tbe article you have quoted from the Bombay paper. The range of Jacob's rifles and the expertness of his horsemen in their practice is somewhat extraordinary. Jacob is, I be- lieve. a fine noble fellow, and would, I am sure, be ready to give every man his meed of praise. I hear that he was in England lately, and should you ever go to London now, you might hear of him at the Oriental club. With most kind regard, my dear Norton, yours truly, " H. STRAITII." " POINT FOREMOST." SIR,— At the time that Lord Hardinge being Master General of the Ordance, reported to Her Ma- jesty that I was the original inventor of the elongated rifle shot, General Sir Richard Airey congratulated me by letter saying " 1 consider you to be the great grandfather of the whole concern." Sir Richard was in the 34th Regiment and present with me at Wool- wich, in the summer of 1823, when I first submitted the elongated rifle shot, and rifle percussion shell to the select committee of artillery officers assembled for the purpose of reporting thereon. J. NORTON. RIFLES. SIR,— I notice in the last week's number of THE FIELD a letter signed " Point Blank." With your per- mission I should like to answer it and state the con- clusion I have come to with regard to the best kind of rifle for general purposes— it is the result of years)' practical experience iii the use of rifles. Perhaps " Point Blank " may think I recommend a rifle too large in the bore, but a good weight of metal is abso- lutely necessary to withstand cross winds, which have a tendency to throw the ball out of its direct line of flight. Supposing your correspondent wanted a single rifle, which is preferable to a double, by reason of its being less complicated, stronger, and not so liable to get out of order— besides, out of twenty double rifles turned out of the gunmakers' hands, the barrels of nineteen do not shoot parallel— the rifle best suited for general purposes should be thirty- three inches long in the barrel, twenty- four bore, which is the Govern- ment size, with two grooves, which have half a turn in the length of barrel, with a three- leaved sight, the standard of which is sighted for fifty yards, each leaf to add fifty yards, thus bringing the highest leaf to two hundred yards, which is quite far enough for any sporting. The bullet a solid conical one, to tit the grooves, with greased patch; this ball would weigh about ljjoz. ( or, if a smaller ball is preferred, a spherical ball would weigh § of an ounce); the charge of powder 1| drachms. BAGSHOT. P. S.— The reason I do not recommend the new Minit? bullet is, because it is so apt to ride the grooves, that no dependence can be placed on it. THE ARTIFICIAL KITE. SIR,— I beg leave to ask Mr. Grantley Berkeley " if he has ever himself tried the artificial kite or hawk ?" because, if not, I think he has very unwar- rantably contradicted me, who have been more lucky. I beg leave to state that when the kite has been tried over some partridges who were basking in a grass field, these birds immediately ran to the nearest bush or tuft of grass, and there ) ay till absolutely kicked up. Now, although every one knows that birds will lay at the close of the season, few will be so ready to say, as the Hon. G. Berkeley did in your paper a week or two back, that these birds lay from their natural ten- dency to do so, and not from fear of the artificial kite hovering above them. PKQASUS. SPANIELS. SIR,— I would advise " Flatterer" to be careful how he follows " Grateful's" advice in giving turpentine to his puppy to destroy worms. Experience has proved to me that it is a most dangerous dose ( how- ever small) to administer in any form. Last year I lost three valuable spaniels out of five by it. i^ or is the calomel and jalap an effectual remedy. I have a large kennel of sporting dogs; and during the last season, in Scotland, the majority of them were so full of worms ( principally tape) that I could not keep them in any condition, though fed on the best of oat- meal and milk. On my return to England, five months since, I read an advertisement in your valuable paper for the cure of worms, called Naldire's Worm Powder, and gave it a trial on one dog first. It was so effectual that I dosed my whole kennel, fifteen dogs, with these powders, which destroyed all worms, and my dogs have never been troubled with them since. They are all now in first- rate condition, and their coats like satin ; but, before I tried this remedy, I never saw a kennel of dogs look so bad. The pro- prietor of this invaluable remedy would render a great service to the sporting world, and all dog- keepers generally, by making it more known by advertising in THE FIELD. E. BISHOP. MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 DISTEMPER. SIR,— A few weeks back I lost two valuable spaniels from ( as I thought) distemper. I had locked one, a bitch pup, age about six months, in a stable " for nine days on," & c., and to all appearances, when I went to see it in the morning, it was quite well; but in the evening, when 1 went to feed it, I found it lying down, foaming at the mouth and continually trying to snap, although I did not go near it. I left it in that state ( not knowing what to do) till the morning, when I sent for the man from the kennels, and he pronounced it distemper, and with very much difficulty gave it some castor oil and blistered its liead; its eyes were like balls of fire. It died in the evening. I am sure that It tasted no food the two days. I cannot be certain whether it drank water. I have other little pups, and I am fearful that they may have the same complaint, and should be exceedingly obliged if Mr. Berkeley, or some other kind friend, would give me any idea as to the treat- ment in future. 1 am almost inclined to think that it was some- thing worse than distemper. E. B. SIR,— Many are the questions put in THE FIELD about the distemper in dogs; and, as prevention is the best means to guard against the virulent disease, I will name one simple plan which will do more to check the complaint than medicine. The pointer whelp should always have as much skim- milk to lap at he likes; always to have his liberty so as to have free access to grass, which he will be sure to eat as occasion requires, which is the natural physic of the dog; and, if a dog is debarred of that resource, he will be liable to all kinds of complaints. Treat the whelp in the way described, he will be healthy and strong, and almost bid defiance to the distemper; and, . should it attack him, he will then be able to resist tho complaint, and it will show itself in so mild a form in most cases that it would be scarcely noticed. Plenty of range and skim- milk to lap with other food will do more in rearing all kinds of dogs than any other treatment. Under the management described the whelp will grow up into a stout, strong- consti- tutioned dog, with power and strength, which all sportsmen are, I believe, desirous of possessing, l'roper food has so much to do with the dog when young, that all parties who are in the habit of rearing their own dogs cannot be too particular, and not do as is too often the case, think any garbage will be fit for the whelp to be fed with. His food should be sweet and wholesome, his sleeping- place clean and free from vermin, and a loose place for him to sleep in with plenty of sweet straw. Treat the whelps that you ure rearing in the way described, and then you need not have much fear as to the result. 0. B. S. KENNEL- FOUNDERED DOGS. Sin,— By kennel- foundered dogs, I presume your correspondent, Mr. James Houlton, means dogs affected with what is commonly called kennel- lame- ness. If so, the following will be found a very effi- cacious remedy. Give every morning a red herring, scored, with 2 drachms of nitre well rubbed in, and at night 1 drachm of camphor, made into a ball— the herring to be given on an empty stomach, and the dog to be kept fasting for two hours afterwards. If there is any difficulty in getting the dog to eat the herring, it may be mixed with a little broth and meal. I have seen dogs that could hardly put one foot before the other cured in a fortnight. The kennels most subject to this disease aro those which are built in situations where the subsoil is porous. I never knew an instance of anything of the sort where the kennel stood on clay, ' file most certain remedy is to allow the dog to run loose; but that is not always con- venient. Mr. Houlston's friend must not expect his dogs to remain always sound when once cured, for they are liable to returns of the attack, and more x especially if the weather is damp and changeable. JOHN PUGII PKYSE. Bwlchbyclian, March 30. Sut,— In reply to Mr. Hawthorn's inquiry as to the best treatment of kennel- foundered dogs, I would advise him to try the following plan, which succeeded admirably in my kennel a few months ago : — Give a salt herring fresh from the pickle once a day, and a powder composed of nitre and camphor as follows— nitre thirty grains, camphor forty grains ; divide into twelve powders, one a day. 1 may add that, as in my opinion kennel- founder is a species of rheumatism, every attention must be paid to warmth and exclusion of damp from above or below. CLOUDY. STEALING GAME. Sm,— I am quite as anxious as Mr. Berkeley that the killing of game without a licence and full per- mission siiall be deemed and considered a theft. Whatever it may or may not be in law, it is a low, nngentlemanly, dirty, andsneaking proceeding. Iknow that a kinder- bearted man than Mr. Berkeley never breathed, nor a keener sportsman; and I am afraid that " we ne'er may look upon his like again." I l'reelv accept the expression of his unwillingness intentionally to wound me or any other correspondent, and I believe in its sincerity; but he should remember that his play- kicks are something like the play- kicks of a horse. 1 am glad that by stating my humble anil poor position this subject has at length ended in miaerecordiam. My views and Mr. Berkeley's upon it are recorded on THE FIELD'S pages, and cannot be recalled; and by your readers we shall be judged, and, I have no doubt, judged impartially. UMBRA. A PIGEON MATCH came off on Monday, March 30' at Gainsbro', Lincolnshire, between Mr. Sharpe, o^ 1 . overtoil, and Mr. Beckers, of Skeflield, for 30/. a side ( 15 birds), with the following result: killed. U. Sltarpe ... 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, I, 0, 1 ill Deckers 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1 7 A second match for 5/. a aide, 8 birds each, between Mr. Sliarpe, of Leverton, and Mr. W. Froggott, of Skeflield. K. Sharpe 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 01 , W. Froggott 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 j ail> » n- WEST SOMERSET ARCHERY SOCIETY.— This recently established society gives promise of a most prosperous career during the ensuing season. The officers for the year include the Lady Mary Labouchere as Lady Paramount, and the Hon. P. P. Bouverie as President. ( ieneral meetings will be held at Pattison's Castle Hotel, Taunton ( when new members will be balloted for), on the last Saturday in the months of April and June next. The trials of toxophilite skill will take place on the society's ground, Kilkenny, on the Cheddon- road, near Taunton, in July and two following months. PREPARING FOR A POST OF HONOUR.—" Gar- dener, what ate you digging there V" " Diggin'the ground, sir." "" I don't want my garden dug in that manner. What are you digging that enormous hole for?" " Beknse, sir, yese told me yestherday that yese was goin' to get a post of honour front govern- min— ail' that hole s for ye to put it in 1" The owner of the garden disappeared suddenly. " Mine, George, is but a rambling narration, and my details lay no claim 10 tho lucidus ordo ; therefore I reserve full liberty to bolt into digressions when and as I please." Wild Sports. IN accordance with our heading, we intend, before proceeding with our poor essay on angling, to do ourselves the pleasure of acknowledging the favour- able mention which one or two of the FIELD corres- pondents have been kind enough to make of it. First and foremost we beg to thank L. R., and to say that we agree with liim in supposing the instru- ment we both occasionally use when fly- making to be the same, or nearly so; at all events, we are of his opinion, that simplicity and cheapness are not inconsistent with utility. Cutlers and tackle- sellers are disposed to forget this. Our own case of instru- ments might serve as a case in point. Useful the different forceps, vices, looping- needles, & c. & c. con- tained in it most certainly are; but simpler tools, which an ingenious man might construct for himself, would probably answer as well. In certain delicate operations, such as attaching the wings of a fly, Irish fashion, we know no instrument to compare with the forefinger and thumb for holding hook and feather when the silk is lapped over them, so as to prevent the latter from turning. It is superfluous to add that the sight of the well- remembered liquids afforded us much pleasure, nor that their future and frequent appearance in the sportsman's paper will be most welcome. To " Old Cock " we beg to express our satisfaction to find that he agrees with most of our observations, although we may differ as to the best mode of holding a salmon rod and the utility of a drop- fly. We were aware that on both points we differ from the majority of anglers. Nevertheless, long practice disposes us to think well of our innovations. Previous to adopt- ing the first, stiff and painful shoulders, with an oc- casional touch of lumbago, annoyed us more frequently than at present. With regard to the second, our ex- perience does not furnish half a dozen cases where the loss of a fish could be fairly attributed to the presence of a dropper. We could state a hundred captures where it appeared to have done good ser- vice. As we said before, there are occasions when it would prove decidedly in the way; for instance, in a still pool, on a woody river, or where fish were more than usually abundant and unsuspicious. We have also to acknowledge the favourable opir nion of W. M. A., with whom we entirely concur, that a fresh- run salmon is anything but an easy fish to kill. If he will take the trouble to refer to our poor contribution, he will find that we were treating solely on trout- fishing when we advised " a blow behind the head on a sharp stone or thick shoe- sole." Our mode of terminating the sufferings of a salmon was given in THE FIELD of Feb. 21. There he will find we recommended a life- preserver, or, failing that, a short thick ash stick. We are grateful to W. M. A. for recalling our attention to the subject, as we neg- lected to state that the victim must be grasped above the tail, so as not to slip through the hand, at the extension of the caudal vertebra, the back part against the operator's thumb, the belly side against his fore- finger. This presents the head of the fish to the right hand of the piscator, who must strike the region of the occipital bone three or four times in rapid succession. A fish held as we have described will not slip through the fingers of an experienced salmon- fisher, but a novice may find it necessary to rub his hand with dry sand. We also forgot, when speaking of trout, to state that anything not much exceeding four or five ounces is best killed by dislocating the spine at its junction with the occipital bone by pressing it for- cibly with the tliumb nail. The death of a fish so killed is to all appearance instantaneous; not a fin moves after the operation when it has been skilfully per- formed. The case is unfortunately not the same with a poor salmon, proceed how we will. For trout above half a pound weight the thumb of the strongest man will prove of no avail; andforthem we see no bet- ter mode of operating than the sharp- edged stone or stout sole. We generally carry a piece of cloth about a foot square, to hold the fish with when striking its head against the stone. Of course a very large trout may have the honour of being treated salmon- fashion. By the way, might not an instrument be made, not particularly heavy or inconvenient, similar to a pair of pincers, that would finish a large trout by dislocating the back- bone near the head, as with the thumb- nail ? A sportsman should do all in his power to abridge the sufferings of his victim. We have witnessed with horror the ineffectual efforts of a bungling porte- sac, who was hammering a rock or trunk of a tree with an unfortunate fish that slipped through his hands at each blow. It is to convince W. M. A. that we counselled no such proceeding as this that we have dwelt so long on the subject. The short ash- stick carried b}' our man lias some- times rendered us good service by killing vipers and imposing on village curs ar. d travellers of suspicious allure, " ship wrecked mariners " and others, whose solicitations for a " trifle, if only a shilling, your honour," were more pressing than agreeable. We are happy to record our concurrence with the " dodge " to " keep moving." We always follow our fish when there is a possibility of doing " so, and never give line, as we have before stated, without being actually forced ; but when this is the case we yield at once— allow the reel to turn as fast as it pleases, even were the measure to reduce us to our last dozen yards. Then, however, we do recommence holding hard, and risk le tout pour le lout. But we have not often been re- duced to this extremity. A loose line will sooner turn a salmon than line given unwillingly, or in- effectual resistance. To D. F., we beg leave to say that our intention was not precisely to express doubt as to whether trout rise well, generally speaking, or ill, during thunder. We stated that wo knew Continental anglers who spoke favourably of such weather, and who did not approve of much wind, adding that their theory was opposed to our English notions. Of this there can be no doubt, as there are few treatises on angling in the English language where this unfavourable opinion of the effects of electricity is not advanced. Neverthe- less, we have a friend or two in England who be- lieved ( exceptionally) in the Continental doctrine as far as regards thunder. The impression on our own mind is, that we have had good sport soon after the passage of a thunder- cloud ; but we will not be posi- tive : and we will test the point the first favourable opportunity despite our electrophobia. Most men, as we all know, are prone to envy the fortunate possessor of exclusive rights, more parti- cularly such as relate to sporting; but any one in possession of the vivida vis will experience more satis- faction in contending with a host of rivals on neutral ground than in bagging close- lying semi- civilised birds, or hooking unsuspicious fish in a preserve. Our own plan is to glean, not reap the first- fruits, whenever the opportunity presents itself. On the Continent we have more frequently followed the gun; at home the rod. In nether case have we had reason to complain of our success, and often gained more credit for politeness than we deserved; once or twice even we made valuable acquaintances, which most certainly we should not have done had we rudely passed them. We remember practising our scheme on a celebrated river within easy reach of the com- mercial towns of the West of Scotland, consequently nearly as much frequented as the river Lea. near Hackney, and even there we succeeded. Rod after rod waded past us; but one old gentleman, evidently belonging to that variety of our genus named philo- sopher, would not be outdone in politeness, and re- mained thrashing most patiently the run immediately above us. Tired out at last, we requested, as a favour, that he would move on. As well have supplicated a Frenchman to precede us through an open door. Apres vous, Monsieur, was the word. Sitting down in despair was not to be thought of, so we ventured to inspect his turn- out. Large gaudy prismatics from Dublin, as we expected. Great was his astonish- ment when he saw our small, quiet- coloured, ordinary trout- flies— the only sort to " command success" in the transparent river before us, which, in addition to constant and continuous fishing, runs but a short course from lake to sea. Having told him our reason for using small flies, we ventured to offer him a cast of precisely the same make and colour, which, after some pressing, he accepted. We took leave of our new friend to keep an engagement at the inn. From the top of a hill we observed him through our glass in close conference with the flyinaker- general of the district, who was evidently exerting his eloquence to persuai! e the old gentleman that our poor present was not at all adapted to the rivers of the country, and sug- gesting their being pulled to pieces for the sake of the gut and hooks, which were unexceptionable, and with which he would " busk" the right sort. His eloquence proved unavailing in this instance, owing to the flies being a present, as the stranger informed us at night. The fellow had tried us ourselves the day before; when, after brief inspection and condemnation in toto of our entomological specimens, the worthy man con- cluded with the usual formula : " Them flees mav do vara weel on yer own revurrs, but they won't do here; them's the flees for this revur- r- r!" exhibiting a bunch of pointless scarecrows, or rooks, or trouts, of various hues and tarnished tinsel. In place of the, usual rejoinder: " What do you charge a dozen for those flies?" we said: " Listen, friend. Many years ago— we forget exactly how many— being on a pedestrian tour in the Highlands, we stopped a fortnight at an inn near the foot of Ben More. In those days angling was free in the Dochart— no half- crown ticket required, as in the stream before us— and trout were many and anglers ' few and far between.' We only en- countered one on the Dochart— a certain Capt. F.— a Peninsular man, an excellent fellow, and a tolerable fly- fisher. After the usual queries about sport, he said, ' Allow me, you are a stranger to the river; exactly so— too small by half, and the wrong colour; they wont do here— there's a trio that will.' And on to our caster he looped ' em. He then proceeded to ford the river, and we took advantage of it to unship bis kind present, and re- loop our own original flies. The instant lie was ready we commenced operations opposite each other. Fortune so willed it that our rod took the form of a parabola at every other throw, his remaining as straight as when he first wetted his line. ' You're a capital fisher, that's certain,' shouted the Captain; ' but you would never have hooked ' em like that without my flies.' When we joined CO., a mile or two lower down, he said, ' The flies I gave you must be pretty nearly done ; here's another cast. What!' exclaimed he, ' you've been fishing all along with these flies?' ' Yes.' ' And where are those I gave you at the ford ?' ' Here, in this book, dry as tinder.' ' The devil!' ejaculated Capt. F. The anecdote proved a poser for the artist of the Echiag. With a long visage, and a short sentence, something like " Good sport, sir," he took his de- parture, and we never saw him more. He avoided us as the beggars of Mullingar did the mad Major. The rivers are now in such fine salmon order we would most willingly continue our beloved subject, were we not afraid of encroaching on valuable space. A last word only, on topics broached, will we add. The anomalous state of the atmosphere this the last day of March induces us to do so. Our barometer stands at 29 08, wind north, air charged with elec- tricity, clouds of the order cumulo- stratus, river everything an angler could wish ; and, within a gun- shot of the window near which we are writing, with our glass we can see the circles made by the trout in the water. In spite of this, we venture to predict they will soon cease rising. Tho flies will feel the effects of the electrical state of the atmosphere and disappear; and after that the fish will feed no more, for the best of reasons. ANGLING IN SCOTLAND. RIVER TAY— STORMONTFIELD EXPERIMENTS. SIR,— My last letter brought the history of this interesting experiment down to the exodus from the breeding- pond of those of the fry hatched in 1854 that had assumed the smolt dress. Upwards of 300,000 were hatched, and only about ( as near as could be ascertained) one half left: these were all smolts ; while those that remained in the pond were still parrs, and of all sizes, from an inch to upwards of four inches. After the month of June it became evi- dent that the fry would not leave the pond of their own accord that season ; and as there was only one pond provided, and the fry that was hatched that year ( 1855) would require to enter the pond from the breeding- boxes, no other way was left to those who had the charge of the experiment than to make a cut from the breeding- canal, which is at the ex- tremity of the liatchirig- boxes, and force that year' hatching into the Tay. The hatching of 1855, from8 some cause or other, proved a failure: the fish were not manipulated by Mr. Ramsbottom, but by inex- perienced hands, and to this may be ascribed the failure of the hatchings. The season was also very severe; only a few thousand fish had to be turned out, the largest of which was nut above two inches long, and the keeper had considerable difficulty, with the assistance of a small net and buckets, to get thein put into the river. Some hundreds were found in the autumn, when the water in the boxes was run off, preparatory to cleaning them out for next year's hatching, and very injudiciously put into the pond along with the previous hatching. In the month of November 1855 Mr. Ramsbottom was a second time engaged to re- stock the breeding- boxes, and, the first of the ova, deposited on the 22nd of that month, was batched on the 3rd of April 185G, being 133 days from the time of deposition. This hatching was most successful, not one out of a hun- dred of the eggs proving addled. It having been said by some theorists that salmon ova were or might be impregnated before they left the fish, it was deter- mined by Mr. Buist to test this theory. Accordingly, a box or two was set apart for this purpose, and stocked with ova from a ripe female fish, without allowing the melt to come in contact with them ; but the result was as might have been anticipated. While all the other boxes were teeming with little strangers, on examination these boxes were destitute of life, and contained nothing but eggs in the various stages of decomposition. This trial, it is to be hoped, will put an end to this theory. On the 19th of April 1856 the keeper reported that the fry in the pond had mostly taken on the smolt dress, and were showing the usual symptoms of leaving, and on Sunday, the 27th, as many as 1000 went off in one shoal; and on the 24th of May the keeper stated that, with the exception of a few fry, the pond was deserted, As the pond required emptying and cleaning out previous to the admission of the young fry of this year s hatching, I was anxious to be present on the occasion to witness what it con- tained. On the 26th the water was run off, but, the discharge- pipe not being large enough, it took five hours to run off the water. 335 smolts were found to have been' in the pond, and 872 parrs. All were counted as they appeared. The smolts were marked, and the parrs turned into the river without marking. These parrs were put into the pond inadvertently by the keeper, as before mentioned. The last of the hatching of 1854 had now gone seaward, 300 of the fry being marked with silver rings inserted into the fleshy part of the tail, and 800 by cutting off a part of the tail. The total marked may be stated thus— 1300 were marked in 1855 by cutting off the second dorsal fin ; and twenty- two were caught as grilse and seen by the superintendent of the fishings, while as many again were reported to him as having been taken. In 1856 300 were marked by silver rings, and upwards of 800 by cutting off part of the tail; but, although a number have been caught with the latter mark, none have been caught having the ring, for the reasons mentioned in my last letter in THE FIELD. This season, however, it is probable that some way of marking will be fallen upon so as to set the matter at rest, as much interest is excited on the subject, and a number of scientific gentlemen have signified their intention to be present this spring, when the smolts take their leave. It may certainly be considered a feat of no little skill to attach any mark that will remain on a fish that grows so rapidly. Mr. Garnett, of Clitheroe, has forwarded to the superintendent of the fishings a smolt which he has marked with a piece of tinsel- wire, which he has drawn through the fleshy part of the tail by means of a needle. 1 have examined this specimen, and am convinced that in a short time the mark would be destroyed from the weak nature of the material, or, if not, would be lost sight of when the fish returned as a grilse of five or six pounds. Marking by mutilation is the only way by which a young pond- fish will be recognished when it returns as a grilse or salmon. Many are the suggestions offered to Mr. Buist, amongst the latest of which is, to make a notch with a very small pair of pincers in the gill- covering. The advantage of cutting, over any thing foreign being inserted into any part of the fish, is, that the mutilation enlarges as the fish grows in size, and is easily detected by the most careless ob- server, as the most of net- fishers are; and a small piece taken off the tail or fins, or even the gill- cover, does not appear in any way to retard the growth of the fish, as salmon are caught mutilated in every way by their numerous enemies, and yet in excellent con- dition. It would be very desirable, however, that some mark, apart from that made on the fish itself, could be made available ; but there is little hope that this will ever be realised in smolt- marking. I have now brought down the experiment to the fry of last year's hatching, which the keeper reports to be remarkably healthy. I have seen a specimen taken indiscriminately from the pond within theso few days past, which, judging from the former hatch- ing, must be pronounced to be in a very advanced state. I shall reserve my remarks on the advantages to be derived from the artificial rearing of salmon ( in every point of view) until the fry at present in the pond have returned from the sea, as by that time some more light will be thrown on the history of the salmon. In what I have written on this subject I have simply Stated the facts as they have occurred. W. B. ON THE DESTRUCTION OF SPENT FISH BY THE ROD. SIR,— With sincere pleasure I congratulate you on having established and brought to perfection a gentle- man's sporting paper, and one that he can leave on his drawing- room table without fear of anything offensive being met with in it's pages. There is one thing, however, that I hope you will excuse the liberty I take in calling your attention to; I allude to the anglers chronicling their capture of spent salmon. No true sportsman should do so ; and in reading accounts of a man killing ten salmon, with a rod, on the Usk in one day, I am doubtful whether they are clean fish or not. What sport is there in hauling about a fish out of condition ? and if you destroy him, not to use stronger language, it is a great shame. In speaking of the fishing on the " Teviot," you mention a gentleman as having per- formed the extraordinary feat of " killing eight fish, weighing 1201b., in three hours." Were these what anglers understand by salmon, or were they what are called slats, kieve, or spent fish? If the latter, all I can say is, that such doings are not worthy of the paper which relates them. A gentleman, who writes from the river Nore, giving an account of four hours, " sport," with an old spent cock fish, which he had much trouble in landing, I think should not have gaffed a fish that was perfectly unfit for human food; its flesh as white as this paper; and if he eat part of him, I only hope he escaped the cholera. Some three years ago I was fishing on the 1st of March on the Ballynaliinch river ; and having met a brother angler on the banks, after 1 had killed my first fish on the Dean's Point, below the weir, he informed me that he had killed two salmon and that, as he had the right of keeping his fish, he would have part of one for dinner, if 1 would join him at the inn at six o'clock. I killed a second fish on the Colonel's throw, near the Castle, and then returned to the hotel, and presently the boiled salmon made its appearance and I was helped to a small portion of it; but, on putting my fork in it, I found the flesh, instead of beiug pink, was as white as paper. I immediately said, " This is a spent fish." " Oh, no," says my companion ; " he was a little brown, and, my fisherman says, some time up from the sea." I said, " I am an old angler, and all I can tell you is that that fish is not fit for human food, and your fisherman has deceived you." He was very angry with the man, and we managed to finish our dinner as well as we could with some tough beef- steak. I remained at Ballynahinch ten days, and killed twelve fish of from thirteen to eight pounds. Having moved then up to Lough Inagh, I one day there met with a gentleman who, having heard 1 had been fishing the liver, said he understood I had had great sport, for Mr. , who was over there for one day, had killed eleven salmon on the 1st March. 1 said that I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. on tho river, and that he had killed one salmon on that day; that it was quite possible he had landed ten spent fish ; but that I hoped he did not reckon spent fish as sport, and that I was quite sure the story of the eleven salmon had come from the angling attendant. I only relate this anecdote to illustrate what I have been preaching against, viz., gentlemen spinning yarns about catching spent fish and calling it salmon fishing. I shall never forget tho look my angling attendant in Norway gave, when I wou^ d not let him put the gaff into a huge spent fish of near thirty 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. pounds, and, after sliding him in on shore, I gently removed the hook and launched him into the pool again. I asked the man if he would have eaten him: he said, " No; but he would have sold him." FIERY BROWN. [ We perfectly agree with " Fiery Brown." The announcement in reference to Mr. Purves having killed eight fish in three hours on the Teviot was taken from the Kelso Mail; and, so far as we can gather from tho extract, it seems that upwards of seventy foul or unwholesome salmon were killed— absolutely killed— and several were full of spawn and " near tho spawning." The laudable means now so anxiously adopted to preserve the breed of salmon aud bring the spawn to maturity on the Tay and other rivers, naturally press upon our recollection while perusing these extracts, in striking contrast to such wholesale destruction of the breeding fish ; and all interested in the salmon fishings of this country will be astonished not only at such occurrences, but likewise at the announcement being made so publicly, us if such wholesale slaughter were nothing. It is well known that such fish are neither marketable nor fit for food— in other words, they are diseased and unwholesome; and we are naturally inclined to wonder what our friends on tho Tweed do with them. Certainly their destruction can afford no sport to the genuine angler; and it seems strange that such a system is persisted in or tolerated for a moment. We know that tho Aet of Parliament applicable to the rivers of Ayrshire imposes 21, of penalty for every unclean salmon killed or exposed to sale " at any time of tho year;" and, failing payment, a period of imprisonment follows; and if no law exists at pre- sent to protect tho fishings of the Tweed and its tri- butaries from such salmon poaching as the Kelso Mail describes, the public are interested in having a remedy in a Protective Act similar to those applied to the other rivers.— ED. FIELD.] ANGLING IN DEVONSHIRE. SIR,— I read your correspondent Mr. J. M'Dowell's letter relative to the River Axe, and I fear that gen- tleman is not in the habit of seeing his basket often well tilled, or he would not have extolled his per- formance of eleven brace and a half as a good catch in a rainy day in July. Tho Axe is decidedly a most lovely river, bui there are few fish in it. I am speak- ing of that part of the river between Axminster and Seaton, which is not only constantly netted, but llshed continually. There is little if any sport to be had on the Axe below Tytherleigh Bridge, about throe miles above Axminster. The banks are free from any shelter for fish, and there is nothing to screen the sportsman from their keen and quick sight. Givo me a river with woody banks, underneath which the trout like to bask, and which supplies them also abundantly with flics and insects. If Mr. Francis Francis wishes to visit his native place, the pretty, quiet, and interesting little town of Seaton, lot hun take the advice of one who when ho fishes likes to have sport, and who, although he has to go from twelve to fifteen miles for his fishing, never re- turns without a woll- filled basket. I have fished the Axe near Seaton, early and late in the season, and from accounts I heard of it a few weeks ago I was induced to try it earlier this season than I have ever be- fore done. About the fourth day of the month I accepted tlie offer of a friend, and accompanied him to Colvton, two miles from Seaton, where I arrived about one o'clock, and after refreshing the inner man obtained a day ticket, which can l^ e had for Is., to fish the Coly, a small stream running into the Axe. The day was fur from being a favourable one; but by three o'clock I had taken seven brace and a half of very fine trout, and in first- rate condition, several of them three parts of a pound each, and most truly did my kind friend enjoy them for dinner. A sporting acqunintance in the neighbourhood dined with us, and very kindly sent us a hare for our dinner; and what with trout, leg of mutton, hare, and sweets, with splendid Scotch ale, you may imagine I did well for that day, and enjoyed myself as a sports- man only enjoys it. I had decided to fish the Axe the following day, and accordingly fished the Coly to where it joins that river, but without killing a fish, and then stuck to the Axe, hoping to take a salmon ; and although I did my best for two hours, I only rose one small trout. This was just as I expected; so I struck across the country to my hotel, took another day ticket for the Coly, and went tho same ground as the day previous, with about similar success, only the fish were finer; and I killed eight brace and a half, and should have taken more had the water not been fouled by its being turned over the meadows, and flowing into the river over a deep embankment, part of which had fallen into the river and made it muddy, and unfortunately this was about tho best part of all the stream. I tried it again the following day for a few hours, but the water was still thick, and I was obliged to go above where this accident had happened; but I again killed my seven brace and a half of splendid trout, many nearly a pound each, one of which gave me mostoxcellent sport, and tried hard to " do me "— tho memory of which will last the season. I therefore advise Mr. Francis Francis, if he visits Seaton, not to loose his time in fishing tho Axe, but get a ticket for the Coly, and fish it well for three miles up, and if lie is anything of a fisherman he will hare good sport. Ho will also have good sport if he can get permission to fish the river at Ford Abbev. Mr. Miles, who preserves the water strictly, generally gives permission for a day, and here is the best fishing on the river, the fisli being large and plentiful. He will also get good sport on the " Yarty," which runs into tho Axe near Axminster. Any part of this water is good, but it is also preserved; but per- mission can be obtained to fish with fly. The best way to get to Seaton; is to go to Taunton, and take the Lime coach to Axminster, which leaves tho Taunton station at two o'clock, or after the arrival of the express train; or if Mr. Francis Francis will let mo know when lie purposes visiting Seaton, I shall be happy, not only to put him in the best way of getting there, but to have a day's sport with him. The ilv I have used this season is the blue dun, on a large hook with full body, msde of flax from the hare's ear, well mixed and ribbed with yellow silk, dark- blue lmckle, and starling's wing, and some without a wing. This, and the March brown, are tho best flies, for any water, that can bo used during the months of February, March, and April. But success depends more on the way the fly is presented to tho fish than the colour and make of the fly itself. 1 never fish with more than two flies, and as yet have used only the blue dun, having the one without a wing for my leader, and the one with a wing for second. My sport this season has been as follows;— Feb. 17, on tho Yarty, seven brace and a half, in beautiful condition, caught between half- past one and three o'clock. Feb. 24, on tho Culm, at Hemyock, eight brace and a half caught between one and two, not so fine as those taken from the Yarty; and March 4, 5, and 6, on the Coly, as before mentioned, caught between ono and three; Rince when I have not been out. But after this rain I expect good fishing, and shall not be contented with much less than three dozen, the result of a day's sport, as the feeding- time of the trout is much lengthened. To those who wish to know the best place to stay at to fish the great rivers in Devonshire, I would recommend as follows : — Exe Bridge Itin, near Dulverton, for the Exe and the Bare; Collumpton or Uffculm for the Culme; Tytherleigh Inn or Axminster for the Axe; Stock- land or Yarcombe for the Yarty; Colyton for the lower part of the Axe and the Coly; and Iloniton or Ottery St. Mary for the Otter. But the sportsman should go completely supplied with rods, flies, and tackle. It is now a good time of the year, and he may be favoured with a day's sport, by way of change, with Mr. Collier's capital otter- hounds, which regularly hunt these waters. I have never seen an otter killed, although I have been out several times; but I have been much surprised to see these dogs hunt their game. They are rather large- sized harriers, and hunt hares all the season ; and yet I once saw a hare jump up in the midst of the pack when they were on the trail of an otter, and they took no notice of her. Mr. Collier is the most successful otter- hunter in this part of the country, if not in England, and 1 believe last season killed a great number, oftentimes a brace in one day. I could give your readers many hints on fishing; but will at present simply say, that the great secret of success in fly- fishing is by keeping well out of sight. For years I could never kill any fish; and now I generally catch more than all the men I see on the water for the day, put them altogether, and simply by keeping out of sight, and using large natural- looking flies. Another secret to ensure success is, to fish for the day, and not give up because for an hour or so you may not happen to have sport. I have fished from eight o'clock in the morning until eight at night, and three or four gentlemen who happened to be on the same river gave it up as a bad job after trying a few hours; but I filled my basket the last hour, and I owe all my future success in fishing to this day, as it was the first I ever took any quantity of fish. I always remember that the fish feed some time or other during tlieday, and that if I am near when that time hap- pens, I get rewarded for my patience. The last advice I shall give, particularly to the young beginner, is, to use only two flies and a short collar— say two yards long. Ho will have much greater control over his flies with this length of gut than the usual length of three yards. Let him keep out of sight as mnch as possible, and never give up until he is successful, and in a few years— mind, not weeks or months— he will be a fisherman. A LOVER OF FIELD SroRTS. ANGLING IN THE TRENT. SIR,— The last paragraph in Mr. W. A. Adams's letter in THE FIELD of last week has been a source of some amusement to many anglers in this neigh- bourhood, and I trust Mr. Little will set liiin right with his curiosity. So far from the presence of a salmon being a rare occurrence in our noble river Trent, I would refer W. A. A. to the waiter- bailiff of the Marquis of Hastings, King's Mills, Donington Park, Leicestershire, who could satisfy liiin that it is not so rare an occurrence as he imagines, for some hundreds of clean fish are taken there annually; and these mills are upwards of seventy miles from the mouth of the Trent. Numbers are also taken by nets, and some few by anglers ill the different fisheries lower down the river. Referring to THE FIELD of the 29th November last, W. A. A. ( in paying a compliment to your very entertaining and talented correspondent F. F., whose article on angling appeared in THE FIELD of Nov. 22, and with whom he joins issue on most angling matters) imagines that F. F " must have served his apprenticeship in the gentle art upon the banks of the Trent; for nowhere but on its banks and its tributaries have I met the true snap- fisherman, with his short rod and sixty- yard line, trailing loo3e, free, and unchecked through grass and bush, ready for a thirty- yard cast." 1 would ask him if he has seen the method in general use in the Trent about Nottingham, where he would bo convinced that trol- ling for pike was as well understood as any branch of the gentle art; and that, from a reel, a distance of thirty, forty, or more yards can be cast with ease as required. I should much like to see an angler with liis trailing line in an osier- holt as high as him- self and as thick as a fox covert, or wading twenty yards into the stream to get at a favourite patch of weed some sixty yards in the river. The reel we use should be seen to be appreciated. EPISCOPUS. Sawley, near Nottingham, March 2G. FISHING IN THE ENGLISH LAKES. SIR,— The fishing in Wastwater, near tho west coast of . Cumberland, and in the river which runs out of it, is not so well known as it deserves to be. Both lake and river are perfectly open to fair angling, and good sport may be had in them in the months of May and June, especially the former. It is no use going later; I did so last year, and had very indif- ferent sport. With a breeze on the lake, from ten to twenty brace of trout, averaging about a quarter of a pound each, may be taken with the fly; and as many by trolling with minnow, but much larger, sometimes as heavy as three or four pounds. Several small tarns among the hills used to abound with trout; but they are now quite ruined by the use of otters and cross- lines, both of which are fortunately forbidden on the lake. I have had good sport in the river with minnow, spinning in the swiftest streams. The natives fish it a good deal with fly and worm, but I have never seen them use the minnow in the river. There is a comfortable inn at Netherwastdale, about a mile from the lake ; and the Drigg station on the Whitehaven Railway is only G miles off. J. B. ANGLING IN SWITZERLAND. SIR,— One of your correspondents, under the sig nature " Old Cock," has been good enough to give us information as to theflies suitable for, the Swiss streams. I should feel thankful if you would give me the op- portunity of applying to him, or to any other of your correspondents, for information with regard to the fishing in the smaller Swiss streams. I am aware that in the glacier streams the fishing is poor— I refer rather to the rain- water streams, particularly those in the valleys of the Jura. Perhaps you can refer me to some book which would give me the required in - formation. I have as yet been unable to meet with any account of fish and fishing on the Continent. Referring back to a letter in your paper a few weeks since, may I recommend to your correspondent a day at Loch Skene? It is a wild mountain tarn, about six miles from Tibbie Shiels. The trout are nume- rous, a splendid colour, and when a nice breeze is on the water, they frequently rise freely. TROUT. ANGLING QUARTERS. Silt,— I am another " rambler in search of health ;' only, in my case, sea air and saltwater are tho neces- sary adjuncts. Induced to do so, from observing how readily and kindly any inquiry is invariably answered by one or other of your numerous correspondents, I beg to ask if any of them can tell me of an inn or farm- house on the west coasts of Scotland or Ireland, where, during July, August, and September, I can get accommodation ( a clean bed and fresh mutton is all I require, though I fear this will by many be thought extravagant). If with this I can combine some white and yellow trout fishing within reasonable dis- tance— say two hours' walking from head- quarters— and good enough to make a solitary content with it and his own society, I shall desire nothing more than the opportunity of offering, through the medium of your paper, Sir, the grateful acknowledgments of RAMBLER NO. 2. St. Leonard's- on- Sea, March 24. THE HIRING OF BOATS AT KILLARNEY- SiR,— I have read your correspondent " Viator's " remarks about Killarney, and must say, although 1 have experienced " sticking it on" in various ways— to wit, a Greenwich dinner bill, vetturine at Rome on Ash- Wednesday, sending a hunter on at Oxford, beds at Southampton at a naval review— nothing to my mind beats the Killarney boat system. Last year I was there with two friends, and, " having served our time" at Eton and on the isis, thinking we would have a pull on the lake, forthwith ordered a boat. Boats, sure enough, our host had ready, but, to our astonishment, without oars: those very neces- sary appendages, we were informed, belonged to the boatmen. So we were obliged to have each man accompanying his oar, and to submit to the various items of expense " Viator " mentions. And, as one of my friends despised the position of " sitter," we left one of the boatmen on shore to admire our rowing, and receive us on our return with prayers for our honours' health and suggestions of whiskey. Having the next day gone through the Gap of Dunloe with the proper amount of goat- milk- women, cars, dust, boatmen, cannons, and trumpeters, I fear I ionged to be travelling in a less regal style, and consider a knapsack tour in Switzerland or the Pyrenees better for the pocket and the temper, although one may wander far before one enjoys a prettier scene than the Lakes of Killarney, with their beautiful groves of ARBUTUS. GUT FOR CASTING LINES. Sin,— If any of your angling correspondents would publish in your widely- circulated paper a receipt for dyeing gut for casting lines a good amber colour, it would greatly oblige A PISCATOR. HOW TO KILL FISH. SIR,— In answer to W. M. A., instead of the leg- bone of a stag, I would recommend him to put the haunch in his pocket, with a good long heavy bread- carver and a corkscrew in the back of it. It will answer all his purposes, viz., carve his venison, draw his cork should he have a bottle in his pocket, and give his fish the coup de grace into the bargain. THE EFFECT OF THUNDER ON FISH. SIR,— I can quite corroborate the statement of one of your correspondents of last week as to the effect of thunder on fish and the prospects of the angler. As far as iny experience goes, and it has been con- siderable in fly- fishing, 1 have invariably found it almost useless to fish so long as any thunder is about, though occasionally I have seen trout rise very fast during a gentle thunder- shower, though they took so short that five out of every six fish failed in touching the fly. Why it should be so I will leave others to determine. As a general rule, during such weather trout will refuse even the tempting MAY- FLY. THE MINNOW BAIT. SIR,— In answer to your correspondent " Perch," in last week's FIELD, I beg to state that I have twice caught roach with a minnow when paternoster fishing; the last occasion being ill February this year, when fishing with Champ, the Pangbourne boatman. I have also killed two barbel when spinning for trout, and once hooked one with a minnow, perch- fishing. The two fish killed were hooked fairly in the mouth, II. S. SIR,— Amongst the various attempts of your cor- respondents, there does not appear to me to be any satisfactory solution of the question, " Why should a trolling bait spin and not wobble ? " The real reason is not, I imagine, merely to conceal the surrounding hooks, still less to represent a wounded or dying fish, as suggested by some of your correspondents, but simply that a properly spinning bait is the best arti- ficial imitation we can produce of the natural motion of the live fish. Any one who will compare the ap- pearance presented by a fish striking away from his approach, and at a moderate speed, across a clear shallow piece of water, with the respective appear- ances of a properly spinning bait and one which " wobbles," or which does not spin at all, will, I think, satisfy himself that this is the true explana- tion. The live fish propels itself by a rapid move- ment of the tail to and fro in a lateral direction; the fins being used, I believe, chiefly for the purpose of steering and balancing the body in the water. This action of the tail communicates a sort of undulatory motion to the body, more or less apparent according to the speed at which it is proceeding— a motion which is not unsuccessfully imitated in the artificial bait by a very slight degree of what is called " wobbling," while the quick revolution of the bent tail gives very much, in effect, the manner in which the live fish uses this part of its organisation as a motive power. On this account I prefer a bait hav- ing the entire tail bent on one side; the body making a slight curve with it; its movements will have more the effect of nature than when the Archimedean appa- ratus is used, though it will not spin with the same steadiness and rapidity. A bait which does not spin at all, or which only spins imperfectly, as is the case when it " wobbles " much, can only present the ap- pearance of being dragged through the water, or of floating inertly down the stream, without any of that vital motion which is, no doubt, so attractive to the fish on the look- out for its prey. But the spinning bait lias a certain life- like appearance ; its quick revolutions have the tendency of blending its colours, concealing its exact form, and disguising the hooks with which it is armed, while less opportunity is given for a too critical examination of any defects in the imitation ; and even the natural minnow, when placed on the trolling tackle, so far loses its original character as to be, when stationary, nothing better than an imitation. 1 do not intend to say that a spinning bait is by any means a true imitation of the living fish, the mode of progression in each, as well as the means by which it is produced, being, as a matter of fact, very dissimilar. All that is aimed at is to produce a certain similarity of effect between the artificial and the natural. The art of tho fisher- mail, like that of the pointer, is founded on the study of nature and nature's effects; and his sport will depend on the successful production of these effects in the baits which he uses and in his mode of using them, and not on his being able to produce in the abstract an exact and literal copy of any natural object. The various combinations of fur and feather used by tho fly- fisher appear to be successful imita- tions of tiie insects they are intended to represent, under the circumstances in which they are viewed by the fish, though the resemblance is by no means so complete as might be made in a different way, and with other materials, when viewed under ordinary circumstances by the human eye. The artificial fly or minnow— to the artistic genius of which, neverthe- less, the trout bear ample testimony— has, when closely examined, as little resemblance to the natural object it is intended to represent as the daub on the painter's canvass, shapeless and unintelligible to the too- near observer, has to the tree or other object which, to the same eye removed to a proper distance, it so livingly portrays. KED SPINNER. Ludlow, March 24. PIKE, & c. SIR,— In reply to E. B. the growth of pike varies much according to circumstances : some waters never produce large pike. As a general rule the spawn deposited in April will have vivified, and the fish be about 5 to 6 inches in length by the following autumn. The next autumn the fish will have grown to Jib. and ljlb., and after that the increase depends upon the water and feed. In the last week of February 1856 I put two pike about four inches in length into a small pond in mv garden, containing 10 dozen of minnows and If dozen of gold fish and a few crucian carp. In July following the gold fish had seriously decreased in number, and the pike in size, and upon drawing off the water, I found but three minnows, four gold fish, and two crucian carp, and the two pike, which were then 11 and 12 inches long, and about $ lb. weight. Richard Martland, the water- keeper to the Hon. Mrs. Howard of Elford, tells me that some years back he put a pike 41b. weight into a pit or pond very full of crucian carp ; that in three years after ho took out the fish, which then weighed 101b. I in- sisted that it could not be the same fish ; but ho assured me that he marked the fish by taking out the right eye, and that tho fish he took out was blind of the right eye, and the only one in the pond. Thirteen years ago, when I lived in London, a bro- ther angler called upon me with a bag of twelve pike, all exactly 21b. each, and informed me that he had taken them in Harefield Broadwater, live baiting. We went down the following week, and then took twelve fish between us, of which nine were 21b. each, one of 3Jlb. one of 51b., one of 81b., and we had good sport on other days, killing first and last about fifty fish. Some of your London readers will know Harefield Broadwater; it is an enlargement of the canal between Uxbridge and Rickmansworth, and there are locks immediately below and again about a mile above, and above that the river Coin joins the canal above the copper mills. Now the curious part of tho matter was that the fish were killed in October; and in July, eighteen months pre- viously, that identical pond of the canal was entirely empty and cleaned out, and I saw it so. It is my opinion that these fish must have come down from the upper pond of the canal a few inches in length, and perhaps some of the larger ones ( lib. weight); but where did the feed come from ? Did the roach increase and multiply in that period in sufficient numbers to feed that large quantity of pike? The opening through which the water is admitted from the upper ponds is very small, and it is quite un- likely that large fish should have come down. The fish from this water were all remarkably short in the upper jaw— so much so, that the lower jaw turned upwards to such an extent as to be a complete de- formity. I know the river Anker, and do not think it is a river conducive to the growth of pike. Pike are not fond of a narrow, deep, sluggish stream ; they prefer broad, weedy shallows, terminating in still deeps. As regards killing a chub with a large live- bait, it occurs occasionally. I have taken several trolling; and, two seasons ago, took one spinning on a scamer that weighed only lib. 7oz. I was using my largest size of spinning tackle, and a bait ( a dace) Jib. ill weight. I considered the circumstance so very remarkable, that 1 had the fish preserved, with tho hooks in him, as he was taken. G. B. or any of your readers can see it at my house. Dyche, water- keeper to Michael Bass, Esq., M. P., killed one trolling some years back weighing 71b. " A Staffordshire Subscriber " can clear his pond of weeds by mowing them before they flower and drop the seed. Weeds increase more rapidly from seed than in any other way in still waters. Colonel Whyte is quite right in saying that, in the West of Ireland, unless the fishing is limited by being in private hands or by want of accommodation, sport is not to be had. I get plenty of fishing, because I put iiwith the want of accommodation afforded by a cabin ; whilst others, who mnst have good accom- modation, have to spend the day in going and re- turning their ten or twenty miles of mountainous road. W. A. ADAMS. Elinley Lodge, Harborne, March 21. LARGE SALMON.— On Wednesday we had an opportunity of examining one of the largest fish we have ever seen, which was caught in the Tweed at Horncliffe, and was exhibited in Mr. Young's window, in Bridge- street. In a kelt state it weighed 371b., and measured 50 inches in length and 25 in girth. When in a clean state it must have weighed close upon 501b.— Berwick Advertiser. LARGE PIKE AT KILCONQUHAR.— A pike of a very large size was caught in the loch on Wednesday last week, by Mr. Farnie. Its length was 3J feet, girth in the middle 18 inches, and its weight " nearly 191b. There are great numbers of pike in the loch, but the one at present taken by Mr. Farnie is the largest that has ever been found. ROOKS AND HERONS.— Of their polity, social com- pact, and action in concert, instances sufficient to fill a volume might be given. One of tho most striking was the great war at Dallam Tower, in Westmore- land, between the herons and rooks. The fine old oaks on which the herons had long built their nests fell before the sturdy stroke of the woodman, and the birds, unwilling to quit a spot occupied by them for ages, made an attempt to establish themselves upon the grove which had, for as long a period, been in the tenure of the rooks. The war. obstinately contested as that in the Crimea, raged for two years, with various success on both sides, though, upon the whole, the herons had the best of the battles fought during the two successive seasons. At length a sort of con- ference took place, and a peace was patched up between the combatants. A boundary line was established, and the herons set up their rest on one portion of the now only remaininggrove, leaving the other moiety to the rooks. When the season is genial, it is amusing to observo the courtship of the rooks. Sidling up to the hen ( who affects to look another way) upon a branch, tho lover commences a series of bowings and coaxings, till the object of his adoration turns her head towards him. She quits the tree, and seems bent only on worming; but he follows her to the ground, renews his kotooings and coaxings, raising and depressing the feathers on the crown of his head, and strutting with his feathered femoralia fluffed out like a pair of trunk hose. After much assiduity on his part, the two stand opposite to each other, the bowings and coaxings are repeated till they become reciprocal, and at last the bills are joined in a kiss, which appears to seal the pairing compact. In Gray's- inn garden, there is an ancient rook that seldom goes out of it, with a clump or cramped foot; and his earliest en- deavours to make himself agreeable to the other sex are extremely edifying, but not very successful.— Eraser's Magazine. MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 BIGGAR or UPPERWARD of LANARK- SHIRE SPRING MEETING. MARCH 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, is 31. Stewards: The Earl of Sefton, Sir J. Boswell, Capt. Spencer, W. Sharp ® , A. Graham, W. G. Borron, J. Gibson, J. W. Vipan, and J. Gordon, Esqrs. Hon. Sec.: Robert Paterson, Esq. Judge: Mr Nightingale. Slipper: Mr White, jun. THS BIOOAR OPEN CUR, for 32 Scotch against 32 English dogs, at 61. 10/. each. Mr Paterson's w b Susan Whitehead ( S.), by Wigan outofThePest, beat Mr Bartlett's r b Entre Nous ( fi.), by Figaro out of Eaglet ( 2) Mr Turner's bk d Lawson ( fi.), by Grecian out of Take- em- ln, beat Mr Dunlop's f d Slapdash ( S.), by Curler out of Ruby MrKnowles's bk d Marc Antony ( J?.), by Bedlamite out of Effle Deans, beat Mr Maxwell's w b Criffel( S.), by Kossuth out of Repentance ( 1) Mr Gibson's be w b Blooming Heather ( S.), by Wigan out of Repentance, beat Mr Bartlctt's bk d Resolute ( fi.), by Jerry— Free and Easy ( 2) Mr Hodgson's r d Skewball ( fi.), by Drunken Tom out of Fly, beat Mr Borron's r w d Bloodshot ( S.), by Bluelight out of Nettle Mr Paterson's r d Sunrise ( S.), by Edon out of Nip, beat Mr Hyslop's be w d Harpoon ( fi.), by Eden out of Eve Earl of Sefton's bk b Seacole (/'.'.), by Gipsy Prince outof Cinderella, beat Mr Cochran's w bd b Flora Macdonald ( S.), by Wigan out of Sweetlips Mr BirreU's f b Busy Body ( fi.), by Abd- el- Kader out of Beeswing, beat Mr Borron's bk d Black Flag IS.), by Bluelight outof Wicked Eye ( 1) Mr Dixon's r d Deacon ( fi.), by Ben out of Buttress, a byo— Mr W. Gra- ham's w d White Star ( S.), by Lasso, dr. Mr Jardine ns beb Bella Mars ( S.), by Baron out of Fanny, beat Mr Mil- burn's w f b Merry Mary ( fi.), by Eden out of Print Mr Hyslop's f d Governor ( fi.), by Navigator out of White Rose, beat Mr Jardine ns w f d Tearaway ( S.), by Telemacbus out of Governess Mr Gibson's w f d Panmure ( S.), by Japhet out of Sylva, beat Mr Jack- son ns f w b Debonair ( fi.), by Locomotive out of Magic ( 1) Mr Steel's f d Stephano ( S.), by Guy Mannering out of Jenny, beat Mr Mllburn's he w b Meg ( fi.), by Baron out of Fanny Mr Fox's r b Fairy ( fi.), by Fugleman out of Famine, beat Mr Borron's bed Banner Blue IS.), by Bluelight outof Scotia ( I) Mr Paterson ns f wh Jenny Lassie ( S.), by Gentle Shepherd out of Dew- drop, beat Capt. Spencer's bk d Sidonla ( fi.), by Ranter out of Jenny Jones Mr Dixon's w bd d Durham ( fi.), by Sandy o'er the Sea out of Whisk, beat Mr Borron's bk w dBoldExpression ( S.), by Japhet out of Vivid Mr Birrell ns w bk d Spring ( fi.), by Merchant out of Jesabel, beat Mr Campbell's f w d Cloretto ( S.), by Wigan out of Bonnet Blue Mr Rothery's f d Moneycatcher (£.), by Nailer out of Lady Pembroke, beat Mr Gordon's bk d Gainsborough ( S.), by Glonvarlock out of Glamour Mr Phillips's f w d Donald ( fi.), by Eden out of Fair Helen, beat Mr Sharpe's f d Pate Porteua ( S,), by Hughie Graham out of KatUo- snake Mr Knowles's bk d Barrator ( fi.), by Barrister out of Alice, beat Mr Sharpe's w bd d Leagill ( S.), by Solway out of British Queen Mr Russel'sbk w d Prentice ( S.), by The Cobbler outof Susan, beat Mr Pearson's f b Aurora ( fi.), by Weapon out of Lady Mr Blrrell's r b Fancy Girl ( fi.), by Pioneer out of Flirt, beat Mr Camp- belt f r w d Camerino ( S-), by Wigan out of Woolmet Mr Buist ns bk b Jail Bird ( S.), by Junta out of Humming Bird, beat Mr H. Gardner's f d Wakeful ( fi.), by Freeman out of Housemaid Mr Buist ns bk b Blackness ( S.). by Bluelight outof Nettle, beat Mr J. W. Vipan's bk b Vanity Fair ( fi.), by Bedlamite out of Aminta Mr Gardner's bk w b Bulbul (£.), by Beyrout out of Jenny Lind, beat Mr Steel's r d struther ( S.), by Great Britain out of Jenny Mr Jardine ns bk d Jerreed ( S-), by Baron out of Bella, beat Mr Croft's r ( t Courier ( fi.), by Frederick out of Sawdust Mr Gibson's bk d Massablb ( S.), by Mahout out of Mceris, beat Capt. Spencer's bk d Speed the Plough ( fi.), by Frolic out of Saucebox Mr Taterson's bk w d Sweet Briar ( S.), by Baron out of Tollwil'e, beat Mr J. Pearson's w d Coupland Beck ( if.), by Barrister out of Violet Mr J. W. VIpan's bk w d Vengeance ( K. I, by Young Figaro out of Virago, beat Mr Steel's r d Sassenach ( S. 1, by Japhet out of Self- interest Mr Campbell's bk w d Coomerango ( s.), by The Game Chicken out of Queen of the Tyne, beat Mr Hudson ns f d Physician ( fi.), by Kelvin Grove out of Bosh Capt. Criohton's r w d Baron Gamock ( S.), by Reuben out of Maid of Saragossa, beat Earl of Sefton's bk b Sontag ( fi.), by Lablacho out of Stitch ( 1) Mr Croft's bk w d Croxteth ( fi.), by Sackcloth out of Salmon, beat Mr A. Graham's bk d Peacemaker ( S.), by Fire- office or Junta out of Brenhllda ( 1). Lawson beat Snsan Whitehead B. Heather beat Marc Antony Skewball beat Sunrise Seacole beat nella Mars Panmure beat Busybody Stephano beat Deacon Jenny Lassie beat Governor Prentice beat Fairy 1 Blooming Heather beat Lawson Panmure beat Skewball Stepbano beat Seacole Moneycatoher bt Jenny Lassie ( 1) B. Heather beat Moneycatcher Panmure beat Donald Jail Bird beat Durham Blackness beat Spring Moneycatcher beat Jerroed Donald beat Mussahib ( 1) Barrator beat Sweetbriar Coomerango beat Fancy Girl ( 3) dr Bulbul beat Baron Garnock Vengeance beat Croxteth. 1. Donald beat Prentice Jail Bird, a bye— Barrator, dr. Blackness beat Bulbul Vengeance beat Coomerango. i Stephano beat Jail Bird | Blackness beat Vengeance. Stephano beat Blooming Heather | Blackness beat Panmure. VI. Blackness beat Guy Mannering, and won. THE CHAMPION CLUB COLLAR. Mr Greenshlelds's bk w d Zouave, by Japhet out of Vivid, beat Mr Gib- son's r w d Rover, by Sam out of Sybil Mr Graham's rb Imperiul Visit, by Guy Mannering out of Blooming Heather, beat Mr Sharpe's f d Killiecrankle, by Hughie Graham out of Red Red Rose Mr Dunlop's bd w d St Patrick, by Wigan out of Forest Queen, beat Mr Gordon's be b Gladova, by Gourock out of Gavotte Mr Ewing's r d Lobster, by Wigan out of Lola Montes, beat Mr Gordon's bd b Gaiety, by Glenvarloch out of Glumour Mr Dunlop's f d Slapdash, by Carter out of Ituby, beat Mr Gordon's f b Gutta Pereha, by Guy Mannering out of Ginevra Sir J. Boswell'sbk d Napier, by Puzzle'em out of Veto, beat Mr Wilson's bd b Winsome Wee Thing, by Guy Mannering out of Barbara ( 1) Mr Wilson's bd w d Workman, by Bar- iron out of Brightness, beat Mr Steel's w bd b Spreemaid, by Wigan out of Jenny Mr Greenshields' be w d Viceroy beat Mr Ewlng's bk d Le Perouse, by Lamartine out of Juniper Mr 8harpe's w f b Lady Clare, by Hughie Graham out of Bashful, beat Mr Borron's f d Blaze of Light, by Bluelight out of Brightonia Mr GreenBhlelds's bk d Vengeance beat Mr Paterson's r b Proclamation, by Japhet out of Barhara ( 1) Mr Dunlop's bk b Maid of Lincoln, by Field Marshal out of Magic, beat Mr Ewing's r b Lunette, by Epicure out of Ivy Green Mr Borron's r w d Bloodshot, by Bluellght out of Nettle, beat Mr Pater- son's r d Pathfinder, by Japhet out of Barbara Mr Wilson's r d Would if I Could, by Guy Mannering out of Barbara, beat Mr Greenshlelds's bk b Zlg Zag, by Puzzle'em out of Veto Mr Ewlng's bk d Invermay, by Entry Money out of Jessamine, beat Mr Sharpe's r b Marie Heaton. by llughie Graham out of Rattlesnake ( 1) Mr Graham's be d Trial Trip beat Mr Borron's bo w d Bright steel bv Bluelight out of Scotia ( 1) Mr Gibson s bk w b Garnet, by Sam out of Sybil, beat Mr Gordon's bd b Glengarry, by Glenlyon out of Gertrude Mr Ewing's f d Look- out, by Entry Money out of Jessamine, beat Mr Borron's bk d Black Cloud, by Bluelight out of Frolic Mr Greensbields's bd b Zero, by Bluelight out of Phantom, beat Mr Gordon's bd b Gesnaria, by Guy Mannering out of Gertrudo Mr Steel's f w b Stourie, by Japhet out of Self- interest, a bye. 11. Imperial Visit beat Zouave ( 1) St Patrick beat Lobster Napier beat Slapdash Workman beat Viceroy ( 1) Lady Clare beat Vengeance ( 1) Imperial Visit beat St. Patrick Napier beat Workman Maid of Lincoln beat Lady Clare I Maid of Lincoln beat Bloodshot I Would if I Could beat Invermay I Trial Trip beat Garnet I Look- out beat Stourie I Zero ran a bye. til. I Would If I Could beat Trial Trip Look- out beat Zero. Napier boat Imperial Visit Look- out ran a byo I M. of Lincoln bt Would if 1 Could. Look- out beat Napier j Maid of Lincoln ran a bye. VI. Look- out beat Maid of Lincoln, and won. THE BARONET PURSE. Mr Dunlop's w bk d Drumolog, by Glenvarloch out of Forest Queen, beat Mr Ewing's bk b Lizzy Farren, by Dirk Hatteraick out of Lassitude Mr Dunlop's w r d Dundonald, by Glenvarloch out of Forest Quoen, beat Mr Patorson's r d Sailor Boy, by Japhet out of Barbara Mr Steel's fd Blethet by Borderer out of Nancy, beat Mr Campbell's bd w d Graigengillan ( late Heematlte) Mr Dunlop's be d Glengarnock, by Glenvarlocb out of Forest Queen, beat Mr Wilson's be d Warbling Bird, by Borderer out of Nancy Mr Borron's fit Bright Ensign, by Brighton out of Brilliance, boat Mr Ewing's bk d Lancaster, by Bedlamite out of Exile Mr Borron's f d Bright Impression, by Brighton out of Brilliance, beat Mr Steel's f b Spy, by Guy Mannering out of Jenny Mr Borron's r b Brightness, by Brighton out of Brilliance, beat Mr Ewlng's f d T. inklnwater, by Dirk Hatteraick out of Lassitude Mr Gibson's bk w d Cantab, by Stanley out of Monoytaker, beat Mr Ewlng's w y d Late One, by Leven Water out of Laura Addison. Siethet beat Drumclog Dundonald beat Bright Ensign Dundonald beat Slethct I Bright Impression bt Glengarnock | Cantab beat Brightness. | Bright Impression beat Cantab. Duadonald beat Bright Impression, and won. THE SELLING STAKE. Mr Baillie's w d Gladiator boat Capt Crichton's bk w d Cartoon Mr A. Graham's be f d Our Own Correspondent beat Mr Geldard's be d Shades of Evening Mr Gibson's w bd d Gunner beat Mr Jackson's r b Delight Mr Campbell's f w d Cloretto beat MrGeldard's wd Coupland Bock Mr John Stewart's f b Cohorina beat Mr Gibson's r w d Hover Capt Crichton's bd w b Clodrama ran a byo. Our Own Correspondent beat Gla- diator Cohorina beat Clodrama Gunner beat Cloretto. OurOwnCorrespondentbtGunner | Cohorina ran abye. IV. Cohorina beat Our Own Correspondent, and won. As the only occasion on which the English and Scotch dogs have fairly been pitted against each other daring the past season, thi£ meeting has caused a considerable degree of interest among the coursers of the two countries. By the exertions of the hon. secretary, Sir. Paterson, the Open Cup had been filled with an equal number from the two countries, and if the weather had not been so unfavourable, and the hares so scarce, as to necessitate the use of those on had as well as good ground, the result might fairly be hailed with triumph by the victorious party. Jailbird, one of the Scotch side, is, as is well known, the property of Mr. Jones, a Lancashire courser, and therefore, if she is reckoned as belonging to the south, the match was in reality between thirty- three English and thirty- one Scotch. In consequence of the recent fall of snow, it was determined to postpone the run- ning on Tuesday to the next day, and on Wednesday there was still so much on the ground, that it was considered advisable to keep off the best beats, and try those which being clothed with heather had caused the snow to melt more rapidly. Here unfor- tunately the trials were very unsatisfactory, the hares running weak and dying almost without a struggle, except as often happened, when escaping the keen eyes of their pursuers among the heather. During the meeting, from this cause, many courses were neces- sarily undecided, of which no one could complain— the only exceptions, as far as I saw, being one of those on the first day betwen Entre Nous and Susan White- head, which I thought considerably in favour of the ultimate winner; and another on Saturday, in which Imperial Visit cleverly beat Zouave, scoring five points to his one, but requiring a still more clever exhibition to obtain the judge's approval. Possibly all was not seen by him, as the ground is certainly the most difficult to judge over which I have ever seen, being very undulating and yet full of bogs. Nowhere is close riding more required, and yet it is utterly impossible to look out for bogs and at the same time watch two greyhounds with effect. In a dead flat, such as the plains of Altcar or Lytham, the eye can take in the whole course from one spot, and though position may affect the judgment, yet by experience this may perhaps be got over; but where there are such great swells and ravines as at the Biggar ground, in many cases only a small part of the course is seen, so that luck has a good deal to do with the decision. Great pains, it is true, were taken to make the most of the ground by * 11 parties ; but, as it turned out, I think the cup dogs ought to have been more considered, and to have run their second ties over the Black Ilill instead of at Easter Town, where the bogs and morasses are of such a rough and uneven character as to cause acci- dents of all kinds. I believe that the secretary ex pected to find enough hares at the Black Hill to run through the Champion Cup, as well as theClub Stakes, on Friday, but I think now, as I said then, that where a national contest is offered, and gentlemen are induced to send dogs some hundreds of miles, the least which they can expect is to be allowed the best ground available, and to have the precedence on each day's card. After the great stakes, any local prizes may, of course, be used to fill up the time; but, whether in the North or South, such trials should certainly be made secondary to Champion and more especially National Stakes. I feel confident that had the promoters been aware beforehand of the scarcity of hares, such would have been the course pursued, and on this occasion much excuse may be offered, be- cause the keepers had assured them that there was a great stock; and why it was not so is a mystery to all parties who know the efforts which are made both by the club and by the landowners, Lord Douglas and Sir E. Colebrooke, who are most liberal in their support and good wishes. Something must clearly be wrong; but what that is of course it is out of my power or province to discover. With regard to the nature of the ground, if well stocked with game it is good enough to satisfy a glutton, being far more severe than Ashdown or Amesbury, since many of the hills are like four Beacon Hills piled one on the top of the other, so that I was not surprised to see more dogs stop with the hare in view at this meeting than I have seen in the South during the whole season. Blackness and Vanity Fair ran, I should think, at least four miles over such a hill as I have described, and yet the former came again, and ran another short course during the same day with as much fire and pace as if fresh from her kennel. Baron Garnock had also a similar choker, single- handed, but he could not make so good a fight next time. Jerreed, likewise, was stopped in his career in the same way, having a long and severe course with Courier, so that when he met Moneytaker he was stale and stiff. Barrator was dreadfully punished in gaining a splendid victory over Sweetbriar, in which he dis- played his extraordinary powers to perfection, running far better than in the Waterloo Cup, and outpacing as well as outlasting Mr. Paterson's dog ( a well- known good one over this ground) in a most remarkable manner. In taking a stone wall Bar- rator had bruised his stifle and strained his back, so that he was drawn on Saturday in favour of Jail- bird. I scarcely know which is the more out of the common way, this dog or his master; each is an out- of- the- way character; but I think that probably, if put up to atiction, the dog would fetch the most money. He might be shown in a fair as a player of tricks, and is often left loose with a hare in view on the coursing field, yet when slipped he is as full of courage and fire as a puppy. The attendance at the meeting was very limited, owing to the elections, which attracted even that ardent courser, Mr. A. Graham, and deprived us of his company both in the field and at the dinner- table. In point of accommodation, everything is done to make the visitors comfortable; but, as Abington is only a small village, those who require all the delicacies of the season are better away. For those, however, who can enjoy good wholesome roast and boiled, and can put up with homely but clean beds, Mr. Hunter's house, with the aid of his neighbours', is sufficiently com- fortable, and the charges rival Nottingham in their suitability to a slender purse. In consequence of the meeting being prolonged beyond tho week in which it was expected to finish, I was unable to stay longer than Saturday, and therefore can only describe what I saw up to that time— when there were still eight dogs left in the cup, of which five were claimed by the Scotch, and three by the English, though, as before observed, Jailbird, one of the former, is really a South- country greyhound, and a very good one too. Lawson, or Marc Antony, also, I must think, ought to have occupied Blooming Heather's place, and Seacole was certainly put out in a most unsatisfactory manner— by a greyhound too which, I should say, had previously been beaten by an English dog. With all my previous leaning, therefore, to the Scotch dogs, I confess that I think that on this occasion they were, in their present form, over- matched by the English; and, as far as I saw, with the exception of Panmure, Peacemaker, Baron Garnock, Sweetbriar, and Black- ness, together with Jailbird ( really English), there was no greyhound of a class at all approaching the following, namely: Barrator ( a host in himself), Harpoon, Seacole, Deacon, Money Catcher, Donald, Bulbul, and Vengeance. Blooming Heather, though to a certain extent successful, was out of all form, and, if she never ran better than at this meeting, would be dear at one fifth of the price recently given for her. Bitches at certain seasons are, however, never to be depended on, and I think tho judge must have made some allowance for her on this score, having, I believe, seen her perform on previous occa- sions in a style which had taken liis eye greatly. She is a most beautiful greyhound, and will, in all pro- bability, prove a valuable brood bitch, for which purpose she is intended to be mated with Jacobite. With these remarks I must proceed to the details of the running which came under my eye, being as fol- lows: TUESDAY.— Went to the ground at twelve o'clock, but found that the stewards had postponed the meet- ing until next day, there being too much drift- snow to course. WEDNESDAY.— Met again at Stanemuir, which is the fixture for the Black Hill; but, as it was still covered with snow, it was decided that the heath- covered flats on the other side the road should be tried, which was accordingly done, giving us, how- ever, but twelve decided courses and two still unde- cided up to half- past five, when, on attempting better ground, the hares were all on the move, and it was thought prudent to desist, for fear of spoiling the next day's sport. The day was bitterly cold, and some of the dogs, being an hour or more in the slips, suffered severely. Biggar Open Cup: First Round.— Entre Nous and Susan Whitehead had two undecided trials, besides a no- course, in which both were immediately unsighted. In the first I thought Susan had a decided advan- tage, while in the second the southern bitch had the best of it; but in the final trial the Scotch luck was in the ascendant, though neither animal went in a form likely to go through the stake— each putting in an appearance, and then hanging fire. Lawson raced from Slapdash, wrenched, and killed in a fast and clever style. Marc Antony also outpaced Criffel in a similar way. Blooming Heather and Resolute had then two short undecided scrambles, after which the blue won the latter part of a nasty trial fairly, but not showing even an average pace, much less that for which she has been celebrated. Skewball beat Bloodshot throughout a shortish course, but, from accidental circumstances. outof mysight. Sunrise then disposed of Harpoon's chance, but on what principle I could not see, the course being as follows:— Red led and gained first turn on inside ground; the two then exchanged points, Harpoon falling in making his effort to turn, but racing away afterwards when served by Sunrise, and picking up his hare very cleverly. If, therefore, the fall is allowed for, the course would be in favour of Harpoon; but in any case it should, I think, have been undecided. Seacole had nearly all of a short course with Flora M'Donald, leadingherandkillingcleverly. Black Flag andBusy- body had then an undecided course, in which the former was held in slips from an accident to them, while the latter went away and killed her hare after a turn or two. When again slipped, Black Flag took a strong lead, and after the first turn made two ineffectual efforts to kill, after which he seemed to give up, and the bitch went on and won. Deacon and White Star were in the slips for nearly an hour on a very bleak hill- side, when the latter was evidently so cut up by the exposure as to be drawn, Mr. Dixon's dog run- ning a bye and appearing to me to go in excellent form, with great pace and command of his hare. Bella Mars won the latter part of a middling course with Merry Mary, who gained first point. Panmure and Debonair had then a short undecided course, the former being unsighted. Stephano beat Meg in a well- contested trial, in which a good deal of work was done, but, after the first turn, out of my sight. Banner Blue and Fairy were slipped at a hare round a small knoll, where the ground was so boggy that the judge could not ride, and could only see tho run up, which was gained by the bitch on inside ground. It was now decided to stop for the day, for the reasons given above. THURSDAY.— MET AT CRAWFORD LE JOHN, and coursed over a fine and bold country, affording some good trials of unusual severity; but, from the scarce- ness of the hares, we were obliged after luncheon to have recourse to a small and rough piece of fallow, which, though full of game, was inclosed by stone walls, and presented a species of amusement which might be more aptly compared to rabbit- coursing in a cabbage- garden, rather than to our own sport. Much grumbling was naturally heard, especially by the losers; but, as the secretary himself ran his favourite dog there, all parties shared alike, and the only mistake appeared to me to consist in not making the attempt to drive the fallow on to some sounder adjacent fields, which, as it was small and walled in, might easily have been done; but when beaters have had three or four hours' ineffectual work, they begin to be discouraged, and are not fond of dead beats, however they may succeed when hares are plentiful. Biggar Cup.— First round continued.— Panmure and Debonair had a very pretty trial on a piece of level turf, in which the Scotchman was too fast as well as too clever for his English rival, who, I think, was none the better for her long exposure overnight, having been in slips for at least an hour; and, moreover, having had a course to herself, the dog being un- sighted from the first. She certainly did not go in her Altcar form, though I am by no means of opinion that she would make a successful fight with Pan- mure, both being fresh. Fairy next disposed of Banner Blue easily in a long course. Jenny Lassie served Sidonia in the same way, beating him without any contest in a long course. Durham outpaced Bold Expression, who scarcely served him a turn, having,' perhaps, not recovered his long single- handed course at Altcar last week, when he got his head out of slips, and was in consequence drawn. Spring had nearly all of his course with Cloretto, and Money- catcher was not served at all by his opponent. Donald ran fast with Pate Porteous, and gave him no chance of showing whether he was in his wide or close working humour on this occasion. The slip, however, was on the edge of a wide ditch, which might have interfered with the chance of the losing dog. Barrator led Leagill many lengths, and wrenched his hare, after which he brought her fairly round, letting in his little antagonist, who was very merry with her, but could not keep possession, the black dog taking her again, and driving her fast and furiously till he seemed to choke, when Leagill got another chance, but only with an exchange of points. Barrator now making another grand effort, but not quite succeeding, he served the little one, and enabled him to pull down a good hare, destroying his chance, which began to look tolerably promising, since there are few dogs which can or will persevere long at the pace at which the black dog was going. Prentice had little trouble in beating Aurora, beginning and ending a shortish course well. Fancy Girl beat Camerino throughout her course. Jailbird ran splendidly with Wakeful, appearing none the worse for the enormous amount of work she has gone through on the plains of Altcar and Lytham. Blackness led Vanity Fair about six or seven lengths with the advantage of in- side ground, but afterwards was much too fast and stout to give her any chance of turning the tables upon her. The trial was over the steepest part of the hill, the two going out of sight, and after an interval apparently of some minutes coming over the brow again with their hare, and a second time taking her out of sight of all the spectators, Blackness still next her game by some lengths. Bulbul led Struther on a piece of rough fallow, and picked her hare up cleverly, serving herself without giving any opening to the dog. Jerreed had a tremendously long course with Courier, going over nearly the same ground as Blackness, and winning throughout. Mussahib and Speed- the- Plough had a rather unsatisfactory trial on the fallow, the former, however, as far as it went, showing a great superiority in every point. Sweet- briar took the first two points ( still on the plough) from Coupland Beck, who, when served by the former dog, killed without much merit. Vengeance led Sassenach several lengths, served himself, then let in his antagonist, after which he wrenched his hare and killed. Coomerango and Physician bad a scrambling course, which, from an inequality of the ground, I did not see. Sontag fell heavily behind Baron Gar- nock, who led him several lengths, the latter killing beyond the wall and out of sight of the judge, so that the course was not decided. Next time the Baron won well, Sontag being unused to the walls, and suf- fering him, after the first two or three points, to go on by himself over the hill. Peacemaker and Croxteth, after an undecided course from being unsighted, had a long trial, in which I have not the slightest doubt that Mr. A. Graham's dog won well, gaining all the first third of the course, exchanging points in the middle, and coming again with great superiority in the last third. The white- collar led up the hill at the last, but could do nothing with his hare, and before reaching the top Peacemaker passed him, and went first out of sight. Whether all was seen by the judge or not I cannot tell; but, if so, 1 can only suppose that he must in some way have confounded the collars ( both dogs being black), as the superiority was so vety marked. Biggar Cup.— First Ties: Having finished the first round of the Cup, a move was made to better ground, part of the fallow being left unbeaten. Great objec- tions had previously been offered to tho rough fallow; but of course, if a move was made, it ought to be when it was, at the commencement of a fresh round or stake. Lawson took all but tho kill in a short course with Susan Whitehead. Marc Antonv and Blooming Heather had a long trial on a fine flat, in which nearly twenty turns were made by the black dog before the bitch set to work, and afterwards in my judgment the points were not nearly equalised. The ground was too soft to ride, and Mr. Nightingale was at a distance, and on the same level, which might possibly havo caused the concealment of some of the points from him. I was high up the hill, and, having a good view with a race- glass, have not the slightest doubt as to the facts being as above stated. Skew- ball beat Sunrise in a short course. Seacole ran brilliantly with Bella Mars, taking first and second points; then, serving Bella, she took the next point aud picked her hare up in a way to gain the good opinion of all unprejudiced spectators. Panmure obtained a long lead and served himself; when Busybody raced with him to the next turn, and made a good go- by, after which in a long course she scarcely served him a point, Panmure driving his gamo in beautiful style, and looking very formidable for the stake. Deacon led Stephano some lengths, and gained next turn, after which an average course was well contested; but the red dog gained all the racing points, fetching his hare from the hill several times, and showing great speed. The hare was ultimately killed between them, and I am quite at a loss to know when or bow the red dog's superiority in the early points was balanced by the fawn. It appeared to me, on the con- trary, that the reverse was the case, and that the former ran as fast and as cleverly as anything in the stake. Governor gained the run- up from Jenny Lassie, who then made a go- by, followed by a wrench and a clever kill. Prentice outpaced Fairy, and gained second turn, after which the points were pretty evenly exchanged throughout a lougish course. Durham and Jailbird raced together, neck and neck, for a long distance to the first turn, but the hare, reaching a wall, bent to the left, when the bitch gained ground; soon after which the dog fell, and was well beaten in a shortish course. Black- ness took first turn from Spring, on the inside of a short slip, after which the dog gained one or two wrenches, when the bitch shot away from him and killed. Moneycatcher was too fresh for Jerreed, who, as well as Blackness, had been dreadfully punished in his previous course over the hill. Donald beat Mussa- hib ( after an undecided course in which the points were evenly balanced), the former dog leading well, wrenching his hare and then picking her up very prettily. Barrator and Sweetbriar had a long and severe trial, the former half of which was on plough, while the latter was up a long and steep hill, and in- cluding a great deal of close work on both kinds of ground. The black dog led and beat the black- and- white throughout, maintaining the superiority to the last, although Sweetbriar appeared to make good efforts to gain every opening which presented itself; but Barrator was too last and strong as well as too clever for him, and established his claim to be considered one of the best, if not the very best, greyliouud of his day. When it is considered that this dog can not only go well and speedily on the flats of Altcar and Lytham, but that he can beat such a dog as Sweet- briar on the Lanarkshire hills, his claim to be ranked as A. 1 must be conceded by all who have seen him on both kinds of ground Fancy Girl and Coomerango ran an undecided course; after which Bulbul beat Baron Garnock in a prettily run trial on a fine level piece of turf, gaining great general credit by her performance, but not quite establishing her claim in my eyes to first- class pace. She is a stout and clever worker, and is well calculated for Ashdown, or any ground where the first points can be given away to a flyer. The Baron also was severely run in his pre- vious trial, and if fresh would, I think, not have been led by her as he was on this occasion. The daylight being now exhausted, it was decided by the stewards that the two last courses must be left for the next morning. On FRIDAY we met at Staneinuir again, and pro- ceeded to beat the celebrated Black Hill and its sur- rounding flats. Those who complain of Beacon Hill at Amesbury, or Compton Bottom at Ashdown, would run away in despair from this little mountain, which is enough to stop any brace of greyhounds before they get over it, if" they start from the flats at the bottom, as sometimes happened. The turf also wants the elasticity so remark- able in that at Ashdown and Salisbury Plain, so that altogether it may be said that the Scotch courser who visits the south would laugh at the trials which are so much dreaded by some of the English coursers. Unfortunately, the hares were much more scarce than had been expected; and there- fore, as twenty- nine courses were set down on the card before the Biggar Cup was to be touched, it could scarcely occasion surprise at this season of the year, when it was found that it was seven o'clock before these were accomplished, and the Cup dogs were therefore not called for. I have already made some observations on this subject, so that it is unnecessary to say more here. Biggar Open Cup: First Ties continued.— Fancy Girl and Coomerango bad unfortunately two more trials from the nature of the ground undecided, after which the bitch was drawn by arrangement. Venge- ance then beat Croxteth most decidedly, his natural superiority of pace being most probably rendered more manifest from being fresh, while Croxteth had run a long course with Peacemaker, besides an undecided trial, on Thursday. These finished the first ties for the Open Cup, and, according to previous arrange- ment, the Club Stakes were proceeded with, it being intended to go once through the Open Cup after- wards, if possible. Champion Club Collar: First Round.— Zouave took the first three points from Rover, who then wrenched and killed. Imperial Visit gained first turn and a 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. good kill. St. Patrick barely beat Gladova by his speed to the hare, the latter killing. Lobster ran well with Gaiety, and scarcely gave her a point in a long course. Slapdash had a tremendously severe course with Gutta Percha, who only made one effort, in which she scored a go- by. Napier, after an unde- cided course ( which I fancied he won), beat Winsome Wee Thing thoroughly, Spreemaidhad the leading points, but Workman more than balanced them, killing cleverly. The same happened with Le Perouse and Viceroy. Lady Clare won by gaining the first turn and the kill, Blaze of Light obtaining a single point In the interval. Vengeance and Proclamation had two well- balanced trials, the second of which was just won by the black. Maid of Lincoln obtained all but the kill In a shortish course. Bloodshot ran most stoutly with Pathfinder, who only made a go- by throughout a tremendously long course over the hill and back again, Mr. Borron's dog getting a bad fall; but, coining again, he took the hare aivayover the flat, and ran in quite a different style to his first day's performance. Wouhl- if- I- could beat Zigzag thoroughly. Invennay and Mary Seaton an undecided trial, after which the bitch was well beaten. Trial Trip beat Bright Steel out of my sight. Garnet ran very cleverly with Glengarry, and went, in my judgment, as well as anything in the stake. Look- out did nearly all with Black Cloud, who is sadly gone off from the form In which I last saw him, when he ran with Judge at the Caledonian meeting two years ago. Zero, a remarkably small dog, went in beautiful form in a long course " with Gesnaria, and, together with Imperial Visit and Garnet, took my fancy greatly. Stourie a bye. Baronet Purse: First Round. — Drumclog won cleverly. Ditto, ditto, Dundonald, Slethet, and Warbling Bird in their respective courses. Mr. Borron then had a series of successes, winning three consecutive courses in brilliant style with three of the same litter, all going fast, and finishing their courses by picking up their hares. Cantab wound up the day by winning his trial ( a long one) throughout. SATURDAY.— Met at Easter Town, and proceeded to draw some nasty rough bogs, in which no horse can even walk, nor can the greyhounds see their game many yards before them. The view in most parts is well commanded by the spectators, who are perched on a high hill, but at a distance severely taxing the eyes. This ground might serve at a pinch for local stakes j but it certainly ought not to have been used for a national contest when the Black Hill beat was available, as it might have been if the Club Stakes had given way yesterdav. Birjgnr Open Cup : Second Ties. — Lawson led Blooming Heather, barely wrenching his hare, at which moment the bitch shot by him and gained next turn under a wall. The dog then got in, wrenched his hare strongly three times, and in trying to kill fell, throwing his hare up, but allowing her to escape his fangs for those of the bitch, who took advantage of his fall and ran into her game, already damaged by the dog. I did not see the whole of the run- up in this case, being some twenty yards behind the judge; but, not understanding the decision, and believing that I had seen the first turn, as I afterwards found was really the case, I at once asked the slipper which gained the first point, to which question I received for answer, " the Black." The judge, however, gave the credit of it to the blue ; but, even granting this, I cannot see a win in this course for her. Skewball got first out of slips, but was passed by Panmure, who afterwards won cleverly, killing his hare in good style, and only losing one point when Skewball made a rush, with a very wide turn, during which Panmure settled his chance. The lutter is certainly a good dog, and I am surprised at such a judge as Mr. A. Graham parting with him on such easy terms. Seacole, while leading Stephano about half a length, was knocked over by him, the two cannoning on a nasty rough piece of ground. During the few seconds when the bitch was upset, Stephano made a couple of points; but Seacole then took the hare, wrenched, and made a brilliant kill. The judge agreed in the above description, and yet decided against the bitch, but on what principles of scoring I am at a loss to know, as even without any allowance for the fall the points were equal. It was a great pity, as every one felt that as good a greyhound as any in the stake was put out without a trial. Moneycatcher and Jenny Lassie had an undecided trial, after which the dog won cleverly. Donald beat Prentice throughout a short course, running fast and smoothly. Jailbird then ran a bye with Seacole, Barrator being drawn from the effects of his severe course with Sweetbriar. Lord Sefton's bitch was, however, unsighted, and did not join in the course. Blackness led Bulbul on a fine piece of turf, and was too fast for her in a short course, parts only of which were in sight of the judge, as it was over a slight undulation. Nevertheless, from what was seen there could be little doubt that the decision was correct, and this opinion is confirmed by the evidence of a good courser who was on the other side of the hillock, and who informs me that Blackness had all but the last turn and the kill, which Bulbul effected. It appeared to me that Blackness ran in most brilliant style, and that few greyhounds could beat her on this " day, and on such ground. Vengeance out- paced Coomerango through- out a long course over the flat, never letting him in with a racing hare, which, however, even with his great pace, he never could completely command. Un- fortunately, the course led them through some wire fencing, in which both dogs were severely Injured; and I am afraid the chances of the winner will be sadly jeopardised by the accident. He is a very good dog, and ought to have put in an appearance for the Waterloo Cup in place of Debonair, as he is exactly calculated for that ground, and would take a grea't deal of beating there. The result of this day's running is to leave in five Scotch nominations and three English, one of the former ( Jailbird) belonging also to the South. Champion Collar: First Ties.— Zouave and Imperial Visit had an undecided course, in which the bitch gained four points to the dog's one. Afterwards the odds were still greater in spite of a severe fall, imme- diately upon which the bitch made a beautiful go- by, and ran in as good form as any greyhound at the meeting. Lobster led St. Patrick, after which he failed in the working part of a longish course. Napier did not allow Slapdash to assist him. The next three courses were undecided from the nature of the ground. Workman then beat Viceroy on a rough piece of fal- low ; and Lady Claro led Vengeance up to a wall, the hare escaping, and the bitch gaining the course by Bpeed only. It was now about half- past five o'clock, and, having nine miles to go to the train, which left at half- past seven, I bid adieu to Scotch coursing for the season, and left the ground with the reflection, that it is a pity such good coursers and dogs in the North could not borrow a little of the spare clowns of the South, which now go a- begging. From the returns forwarded to me, it will be seen that in the third ties nil the English dogs went down ( including also Jailbird, running on the Scotch side). Of the four thus standing, Blackness and I'anmure had well earned their respective places, especially Mr. Borron's bitch, the final winner, who had the most severe run of the whole meeting in her first trial with Vanity Fair, and had, nevertheless, sub- sequently bowled over two good and fresh grey- hounds, Spring and Bulbul, in the first and second ties. After this she met Vengeance, who, it will be remembered, had been badly cut on the Saturday in his course with Coomerango, and whose defeat was, therefore, fully anticipated by me. Blackness is an elegant yet powerful greyhound, fast and clever, and certainly as stout as steel. Why she should have cut such a poor figure at the Waterloo Meeting I am at a loss to say; but we all know what uncertain animals greyhounds are, at the best. She was always considered by her owner as one of the best in his kennel, and her recent victory fully establishes her claim. Nettle ( her dam) is own sister to Japhet, and, like Bluelight ( her sire), has a strain of the Bachelor blood, through Rufus. Stephano, the second to the above bitch, ran " very lucky" throughout the meeting, having nar- rowly escaped defeat in his first course with Meg, and having, as already remarked, been, in my opinion, overmatched by Deacon and Seacole. Such is the glorious uncertainty of this sport, which requires so many elements to combine, in order to allow a good animal to show that superiority which is inherent in him. Nevertheless, in the long run, " quality " will be served; and therefore, while I have pleasure in congratulating Mr. Borron on his posses- sion of a winner who richly deserves her position, I can, at the same time, allow that Mr. Steele's run of luck would be gladly shared by most coursers of my acquaintance, whateverthey may say to the contrary. The recent contest having thus en ded in the triumph of the North, I trust that next season a return match may be run on English ground. Many of us have fan- cied that the Scotch coursers were deterred from coming south by a fear of the severity of the trials; but this flat- tering unction is now dispelled after seeing the Big- gar hills, and some other cause must be sought for. Of one thing I think I can assure them, viz : that if they will visit the North Wiltshire meeting next autumn, they will have a Scotch scale of hotel expen- diture and deductions from the stakes, together with such trials as will satisfy them that, if their dogs are beaten, they have gone down on their merits. I do earnestly hope that, as England has now sent thirty- two dogs to Scotland for a friendly contest on more than one occasion since the last contest at Amesbur}', the next season may witness a return of the compli ment, at either one or other of the best southern meet- ings ; and for this purpose there is no place so well calculated as Marlborough, where any number of men and dogs may be accommodated, and any quantity of courses may be run off. I would therefore suggest that this may be at once arranged, and that in addi- tion to the contemplated produce- stakes a champion all- aged stake may be got up, consisting of sixteen Scotch and sixteen English dogs. Perhaps those Scotch gentlemen who would support such a friendly contest would communicate their wishes and inten- tions to me, and I should then have great pleasure in doing my utmost to arrange the preliminaries with Mr. K. C. Long, the honorary secretary of the meet- ing, in such a way as to give satisfaction to all parties, if sucbi a thing is possible in coursing. STONEHENGE. NORTH UNION ( ANTRIM) CLUB MEETING. MARCH 25. President: Visct Masscroene and Ferrard. Stewards: Lord Lurgan, Lieut- Colonel Conyngham, Capt. Burleigh Stuart, W. Chaine, and James Cramsie, Esqrs. Hon. Sec.: Dr. Nixon, R. A. A. Judge: Mr. Owens. Slipper: K. Noblet. THE SAPLING 8TAKES, together with the Cup presented by Lord Lurgan. Dogs. Lord Lurgan's bk d Master John, by Ranter out of Royalty, beat Mr Kirk's r d Mount Dobbin, by Glenastie out of Molly ( 2) Mr Gage's w r d Gemma di Vergy, by Mango out of Molly, ran a bye. ii. Gemma di Vergy beat Master John. Bitches. Lord Lurgan's bk b Lady Victoria, by Ranter out of Royalty, beat Mr O'llara's y W b Lady Helen, by Vengeance out of Kate, dr lame. II. Lady Victoria ran a bye. Deciding Course for the Cup. Gemma di Vergy beat Lady Victoria, and won. THE CUP, presented by H. II. Wall, Esq. Lord Lurgan's r d Master Mat, by Greer's Glenastle out of Stuart's Stella, beat Mr Howie's w bk d Black Eye, by 8t Clair out of Edith Mr Clinton's bk t d Collier II., by Wrestler out of Ceres, beat Mr Kirk's r d Kienzi, by Guy Mannerlng out of Blooming Heather Mr O'llara's y w h Ruby, by Ilarkaway out of Ruby, beat Lord Bec- tive's bk b Billet, by Lnrriston out of Beccaflca Capt Carleton's w f b Pot beat Lord Lurgan's bk w d Master Fitz, by Wigan out of Grey's Leda ( 1) Mr Kirk's r b Irene, by Coin out of Graham's Denunciation, beat Mr Winder's r d Legar Hill, by Lysander out of Lindsay's Leda Mr Cramsio's f w d Hawk, by St Clair out of Edith, beat Capt Carle- ton's bd w d Paudeen Mr Winder's bk b Easter, by Lucio out of Jeilct's Beda, beat Mr Cram- sie's f d Wild Dayrell, by Lightfoot out of Jenny Lind Lord Bective's bk b Bosio, by Forward out of Maid of Orleans, a bye. Master Mat beat Collier II. Ruby beat Pet Master Mat beat Ruby Hawk beat Irene Bosio beat Easter ( 2) | Hawk beat Bosio. Master Mat boat Hawk, and won. COUNTY WEXFORD CLUB MEETING— MABCU 26. Judge: J. Sparrow, Esq. Hon. Sec.: J. Raln^ r, Esq. Slipper: Neddy I] anion. Al. L- AQEN OPEN STAKES, ' 21. 10*. each. Mr White's r d Bravo beat Mr O'Reilly's r b Jessie Mr ltainor's r b The Fair Alice beat Mr O'Farrell's bd d Mystery Mr O'Farrell's bk w b Fawn beat Mr Rosseter's w d Spring Mr Rosseter's bk w d Rocket beat Mr White's bk w b lleiress Mr ltainor's r d Albert beat Mr ltainor us r w b Cherry. II. I Albert ran a bye. The Fair Alice beat Bravo Fawn beat Rocket III. The Fair Alice ( by Irish Barou out of Sham) declared the winner. Fawn declared to run up, dividing the balance of the stakes with Albert. This meeting came off over that celebrated moun- tain ground, Slievekieltar. The hares are of the very stoutest kind, and some of the courses most severe and trying to the pluck and bottom of the dogs. TREATMENT OF THE GREYHOUND. LETTER III. To " COCKSPUR." SIR,— The fewer greyhounds you keep, the better the chance of your not being disappointed. I never have kept more than I could rear and keep at home, six in all at the most. Summer walks at farmhouses I would never trust; a greyhound may be spoilt in a day, and if dogs are once accustomed to ramble and to course chance hares, farewell all hope of the trac- table and steady dog in slips or in kennel, so essential to success ; nor can you expect them when out at walk to be groomed daily, which I consider as essen- tial to health in the greyhound as in horse or man. All maimer of ailments spring from neglect of the skin, and I consider daily grooming, summer and winter, equally important. Keeping vour dogs in fair condition, at all times, makes them always fit to be speedily trained. About the month of August, then, begin with the dogs you intend to course with the ensuing season, and the nearer they are to two years old before you run them the safer and better. I prepare them by giving each dog an emetic of salt and water— two- tablespoonsfull will generally effect this apparently natural relief to the dog ; the next week each an areca nut, with my 1, 2, 3 dose the next morning; then feed them, each dog separately, once a day, about four ocloclc, as that hour is more uniformly attainable on running days, and throws them loss out from their usual feeding- time than an earlier hour ; a full meal for most dogs will be two pounds weight, half farinaceous and vegetable and half animal. I chiefly depend upon biscuit soaked arid softened with broth, but not made sloppy ; and, as a change, oat- meal dumpling, well boiled and left to dry until it becomes hardened and firm. Animal food varied as often as possible— sheep's heads, liver, cows'heads and heels, and in every meal some portion of bones of some sorts,' and some two or three potatoes; and every now and then a well- cooked Irish stew, made of neck of mutton, Is generally relished. A week before any important event, good sound mutton, alternate days, with beef broiled, and the gravy with the meat well chopped into small bits. Weigh every meal, and feed separately, and see that each dog has his own time over it. Two hours after feeding let each dog have clean fresh water, as much as he chooses; and after coursing let him have a pint of good warm broth, soon after coming home. Let the kennel be cleaned and aired first thing every morning, and the floor sprinkled with coal- ashes, a great purifier, and saw- dust ; and the dog well groomed until his coat shines with blooming glossiness, and if when you draw your hand over him he feels clammy or sticky, be not satisfied until he feels as your hunter's skin ought to do. Now then for the moot point, exercise. I write with all diffidence, and merely express my own conclusion from fancied experience. I believe we have not yet discovered the whole that is to be known either as to the food or exercise fittest in degree to render a greyhound in perfect condition. I am strongly impressed with the conviction that he is an animal requiring wonderful contrasts of rest and labour. I aim at never letting him be tired either with labour or exercise, but to leave off in both with an appetite for more. I fancy he hates monotony and loves change. Upon this principle I change his exercise as much as liis food. A dog soon gets sick of the same road or the same fields; his own voluntary exertions in play I hold the best of all exercise. He should be out from three to four hours daily ; one day with a horse four miles out and four miles home, trotting after the rate of eight miles one mile, then walk the next, and so on alternate miles. In the morning not early, and in the afternoon before feeding, take them into the fields, and let them be held until the man they will eagerly follow has run in their sight a distanceoff of a quarter of a mile ; then loose them to stretch to him one after the other, at such Intervals as to secure their not1 catching each other. Another day let them be walked out for three hours, letting two at a time loose to play, and their gallop in the afternoon. 1 like to course my dogs once a week— one long course or two moderate ones, and no more on any account; and be sure never to let a dog run a hare except from the slips, otherwise you will break an asso- ciation essential to greyhound discipline, and give rise to all sorts of freaks of temper and refractory disturbances. Ohejam satis. TRIBUNE. The Lache, Chester, 30th March, 1857. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. APRIL. Cork Southern ( Open), Kiliady Hill... Mr Hawkes 7 Wexford Mr Owens 16 Limerick Mr Owens 21,32 MAY. Wexford ( Open) Mr Owens 6, 7 SEPTEMBER. Biggar ( St. Lcger, Ac.), Lanarkshire... Mr Nightingale. 30& fol. days OCTOBER. Wiltshire ( Amesbury) Champion lS& foLdays Altcar Club, Lancashire 28, 29 NOVEMBER. Newmarket Champion, Cambridgesh. Mr M'George ... 2 & fol. days Asbdown Park Champion, Berkshire ISA fol. days A MONTH Iff THE FOBISTS © F FRANCE. BY TUB HON. GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY. CHAPTER XVIII. No sooner had the omnibus contractor sent his car- riage away, which he did with a very disconcerted look, as he saw that all his share in the gains of the contemplated imposition was lost to him, than the carriage we had sent for arrived, the messen- ger on the box, to whom I immediately gave the promised franc. Owing to this conspiracy to extort money, and these vexatious delays, the time in which to obtain my passport was very much straitened; so with all possible haste we proceeded to load the fly. Having in courtesy motioned my young companion in before me, I was about to follow with my two terriers, when I heard the noise of wheels rattle up and halt close to us. Not thinking that such sounds could have any concern with me, I did not even look round, when suddenly I beard an angry and abusive voice close to me, rattled out r- r- r's with the words much Frenchified of " God damn John Bool," and at the same moment found myself rudely seized by the back of my collar; and, being but half in the carriage, and not in much of a position for resistance, dragged by my collar out of the carriage, and brought up, all standing, face to face with a hideous square- built ruffian, who then continued his violent assault by attempting to shake as well as drag me to the open door of his fly. Not in the least comprehending the exact meaning of this violence, all I cared about was the fact of being thus handled by a dirty ruffian ; so, catching him by tho collar, I took care the collaring as to severity all went one way; and as I was doing so the young French gentleman from out my fly kept saying, " Don't, sir, dont," while I thought that " don't" ought to have been addressed to the first assailant. Having shaken the fool up a bit, I flung him away from me, with a caution, in my queer French, to mind what he was shaking up in that greatcoat, and was half in my carriage again, when I was seized more rudely than before, and dragged back, the dirty fists of the filthy villain tear- ing open the breast of my coat, and endangering any- thing that I might have had round my neck. Now it chanced that there was something round my neck on which I set an immense value; so, seizing the fool again, I gave him a second shaking, still more roughly than before, and told him again to mind what he was at, for that I was getting dangerous. I then flung him from me amidst a shower of " don'ts" from my young French friend, aud was about to turn to the " carriage- door once more, when this mounte- bank went through such a series of saltations and swinging about of his arms, while he advanced on me, that I thought he was in a lit. However, he came at me and seized me by the collar; so, deeming that I had had full provocation for any retort I chose to make, I let go my right hand and caught him flush in the eye. He was too close in to me for the hit to tell with any lashing effect, besides being in a heavy great- coat; but tho blow, such as it was, proved quite enough to settle all further desire on his part to come within reach ; so, deeming the matter disposed of, as he thereafter kept out of arms' length, and still hoping to have time to obtain my passport, I got into my carriage and drove off. It wanted but half an hour to the sailing of the packet; and when we arrived at the quay, to my indignant horror, there was the coward mountebank again, calling around him in the dark a lot of the lowest grade of fisli- fags aud fishermen, crying out to them for assistance, and calling me the " English God- damn" who had beaten him. The blackguards closed around us, and I soon saw we had also arrived in a sort of procession from the station, two empty cabs fol- lowing the one we were in, and each demanding five francs for being called off the stand. Seeing that I was in for a row, I said to my young French friend, in remembrance of what had been promised to his father, and to act up to my desire of taking care of him—" Get your things out of the cab, take care of yourself, and get on board as fast as you can; I see I ain in for a row, but don't you let that hinder you. The instant you get on board, send the steward of the packet to me, and a policeman or a gendarme, if you see one?" My young friend did so; and while ho was gone, to my intense amusement— for among it all I was Inclined to laugh at what the idiot of a French cabman deemed his fighting attitudes. In that he reminded ine of a Chinese brave, trying with frightful grimaces and contortions of limbs to frighten an English soldier— thus, the cabman flung his arms up, about ten yards off, calling on me to come on. I kept myself to my luggage, however, for there was ail evident inclination among some of the blackguards to handle it. All this time this French fool kept telling tho bystanders how I swore at him, the funniest oaths, half English and half French, 1 had ever heard, as well as the most obscene; aud this he varied by taking up their dirty hands and rubbing them against his eye, to feel, as far as I can translate his words, " the mountain raised on his cheek by the English God- damn." If it was there, it was much too dark to see it. The steward at last catne up, and assured me that the time for the sailing of the packet was past; but I got him to take charge of my luggage and dogs, and convey them aboard, while I run down to the pass- port office to see what could be done there. A touter, or man from one of the hotels, who spoke English and French— he was an Englishman— offering to show me the way, I hastened 011, with the villain cabman running after and dipping across me like a small bird sometimes may be seeu to do at a hawk, swearing and tiring rattled 1- 1' s at mo all the way, but never coming within reach of my arm. Arrived at the office, it was shut up, expressly contrary to the printed instructions, which says it is to remain open while the packet lies at the quay. Hopeless, then, of obtaining a passport, 1 retraced my steps, and about halfway encountered the first policeman 1 had seen. To this policeman I made the touter explain that I gave the cabman in charge for assaulting me, aud attempting to extort money. The constable then made me tell my story— alas ! for this fresh delay— and then heard the cabman's defence, when he put forward his face right into the cabman's till their noses nearly touched, and in slow scornful tones desired the cabman " to molest me no further, for it was impossible for me to have ordered three carriages, and as 1 had paid for one, the cabmuu, if he had been really called off the stand, must look for remunera- tion from the man who sent for him, or who called him off." The constable then was about to pass on, when I made my touter assure hiin I wished him to go back with me to the quay, for if he did not, the moment I was left alone the blackguard would re- peat his annoyances. The constable, however, refused to accompany me, aud the cabman vanished in the surrounding darkness. The touter congratulated me 011 my having thus settled the matter, and we reached the quay. The Instant I came there, there was the rascal again, dancing a sort of war- dance, and surrounded by about forty of the lowest of the low, and at his back two constables of an inferior grude to the one we had just parted with, and he gave mo in charge to them for striking him and refusing to pay him his fare. They took the charge, and the spokesman of the two told me he must detain ine, unless I paid ten francs, for two cabs. I protested against this ; somo respectable bystanders who had heard the row and come up, without stepping prominently forward, cried from behind the crowd in French : " It is a shame; it is an imposition ; do not pay the demand." At this moment the steward called to me, 11 We are off, we cannot wait any longer;" so— as I hoped to reach the captain of the packet, and to explain my position and get his aid, having been prevented by violence from getting my passport— I said to the policeman, look- ing well into his face, " This is a false charge ; you have no right to take the money; your duty is, if you dare, to take me before your superiors; but, us I want to reach the packet, there are the ten francs ; but, at your peril, pay them to this villain. Your duty is to take the money to your chief, and let him decide what is to be done with it. I shall return and claim It again." I then told the ten francs into the constable's hand, and added, " If there is any respectable man present, 1 call on him to witness this payment of the money and the robbery that is put 011 me;" then running forward to the steps which led to the packet, I told the gendarme in charge that I had been forcibly pre- vented from getting my passport; but that I ha.' letters proving who I was, and I felt sure the captain of the packet would vouch for me. The gendarme, very civilly said he " could not let any one pass with- out a passport;" and on this the blackguards behind mo gave a sort of shout of derision. 1 replied to the gendarme that " I knew he must do his duty what- ever it was," and I called to the captain to come and explain. Tho captain replied by some insolent re- mark, the purport of which I could not catch, and laughed at me. He then gave the order to go ahead, and left me in a dark rainy night wet through on the quay at Havre, surrounded by a crowd of the lowest blackguards, and steamed away for England with every single thing I possessed, and, for all he knew, with my money. As the vessel moved off the steward ca lied out in a jocular vein, " Will you have your dogs to keep you company ?" to which I replied, " No, and you had better take care of them at least, and deliver them to Mr. Matchem, at the Dolphin, or I will make you smart for it: give me at least iny dressing- case— you have left me nothing." The answer to this, if there was one, was drowned in the roar of the revolving wheels, as the vessel started for her destination. It was not a pleasant fix, this, that 1 felt myself in, alone in a strange place, wet through, and at the moment un- friended ; and I confess that for an instant 1 was a prey to the bitterest feeling of auger. A jeer from the crowd behind ino, however, soon brought me to a better reason; so, buttoning my great- coat to the chin, to secure the breast- pocket of my inner coat, in which was mv money, I desisted from a vain stare at the lights of tlie receding packet, and faced right about, confronting the crowd, and very willing to get any head I could under my left aim. Ill this humour 1 strode right at them, but they opened right and left to let me pass— I suppose, with a lively recollection of the " mountain" under the villain cabman's eye, and, to my delight, I found the cab that had brought me not yet gone away. Having bailed him, as 1 was proceeding to the carriage a good- looking young Englishman came up and said, " he had witnessed my payment of the extorted money to tho policeman, and would be useful to me if he could." So, with thanks, I took down his ad- dress. The next person who put himself in my way was the touter, who had stood interpreter between me and the lot of those villains. He told me it was a regular system of fraud, and that the cabman whom 1 had struck was the fighting bully invariably put forward on these occasions, and professed his dolight at his having at last laid hold of a gentleman who hud hit him. When on my telling him that 1 should require his testimony, tho touter flatly refused to be forthcoming, unless I resorted for the time 1 must be detained while waiting for the Monday's packet, to " his hotel." He mentioned the name of " hishotel," MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S N E W S P A P E R . 207 but I have forgotten it; so all I can do is to wish that the hotel, whichever it was, had a more honest suitor to gain it custom. Having informed him that I should go to the Hotel do l'Europe, and nowhere else; and, giving him something for what he had done, he vanished in the darkness, and then I got into my cab and drove to my destination. On arriving at the Hotel de l'Europe, nothing could be greater than the attention I met with; dry things were offered me by the maitre- d'hotel, but, as wet things were nothing new, I preferred keeping mine on, and at once ordering dinner. Having done justice to a very nice and comfortable repast, I retired to bed,' and fell into a sort of dreamy rage about the late affair. Disjointed sentences like the following were for ever on my lips, a nod to sleep doing duty for a full stop. " I wish I'd known I was to have been too late to get my passport." A nod. " I'd have caught and held that booby ruffian's head under my arm for a week." Nod. " No skipping about then! A pillory. When I let him go, his own cabhorse would have shied at him." Nod. " That lubberly English snob of a cap- tain too." Nod. " He's not like the captain 1 came over with, the captain of the new ship, the Havre. Nod. " He's a very good fellow, and would have made in to the rescue." Nod. " Well! they've got me here for three days, and I'll amuse myself with looking ' em all up. Beautiful calm night, nice pas- sage for old Nip and Tacks. A thousand devils catch those Havre railway rascals; but for them to- morrow I should have been happy and comfortable a Beacon Lo- lod- ge," and then I am sure I fell asleep, for I remember nothing more till daylight again reminded me of my uncomfortable situation. On awakening and getting up I found my room was deficient of several comforts that I had been used to j and here let me ask my kind friends in France why it is that they don't inculcate into innkeepers generally, throughout their splendid country, that it is a gentlemanly habit to be clean, and every morning to perform ablutions. All that is offered to one at a French inn or hotel, is a thing the size of a tea- cup for a basin, and a cream- jug by way of doing duty for a pitcher of water. Is it not the custom of the French nation to wash, or do they only abstain from it in their travels'/ If it was their custom to wash, I very naturally deem that the hotels and inns would be prepared, as our English inns of any stand- ing are, with the articles to enable them to do so. I therefore am forced, on the whole, unpleasantly to suppose that locomotive French people are not in the habit of washing while on a journey, while of course they do so at other times. In some other respects, too, tho country inns and hotels are disgustingly filthy. All my life I have ever thought that when a man marries there is no place like his house to which to take bis bride; and since I have been in France I cannot conceive anything more frightfully irruptive of all sentiment and delicacy than to thrust a sensi- tive and modest girl to shift for herself among all the secret horrors of foreign accommodation. At last, after many altercations and explanations with the gar\' on who answered my bell, he brought me up encil and paper, and asked me to write down what wanted, and the young lady, who was English, would understand it in the bar. I then got on beau- tifully, and shortly after made my appearance at the breakfast- table. Nothing could be better than the breakfast, nor more kind and perfect than the atten- tion I received; in short, for the three days I re- mained there the civility and attention was beyond tho reach of moneyed remuneration, and when I paid my bill I felt I left the hotel a debtor to its inmates. During breakfast I resolved in my own mind a plan of proceedings, and, the breakfast being over, I at once sallied forth for the office of the British Consul, therein to lodge two complaints— one against tho constables for taking the ten francs, and the other against the English captain of the packet for his inso- lent neglect, and for the abduction of my luggage. Nothing could be more prompt, straightforward, or courteous than the attention I received from Mr. Featherstonehaugh. He listened to my narrative, and then, to my astonishment, informed me, that, no matter how gross the assault and provocation, by striking a French subject I had laid myself open to a fine of six hundred francs and imprisonment. He told me his office was constantly thronged with similar complaints; that it was the custom of the omnibus- men and cab- drivers at the Havre station to practise a well- organised system of conspiracy, extortion, and robbery against all foreigners; and that it was utterly hopeless for me to attempt to obtain justice or redress. So convinced was he of this, that his constant advice to all who complained was, that, if they arrived at the station with but short time in which to make their arrangements and to catch tho packet, he recom- mended them to scatter their money broadcast among these rogues, rather than enter into any altercation with them, or attempt to resist their manifold impo- sitions. " Well," I said ; " but surely the Prefect of Police will not sanction the fact of a common constable enacting the part of judge as well as receiver of fines; that can't be right ? " " Oh, no," the Consul replied, " you may get redress there, and procure the offender's discharge; but you will find your attempt met by the following fact. The cab- driver, whom you struck, will already, and in the way of precaution, have laid his charges against you. If you let his friend the constable alone, he will not go on with his case; but, if you attack the constable, then ho will press his suit. You will have no chance against him : you know no one whom you can call as a witness; the young Frenchman who was with you is gone to England; while he, your accuser, will bring any amount of false testimony, through a hundred blackguards of his class, to swear anything against you, and he will show the mark of the blow. Suppose you succeed and beat him, you will be detained here ten days or a fortnight; if he beats you, you are amenable to both fine and imprisonment. Take my advice: put up with the temporary inconvenience, such as it is; keep the fellow at bay with your charge against his friend tho constable, which will effectually check him from going on with his against you, and avail yourself of the Monday's packet." I said I would take time to consider his advice, and then went forth to look up the young Englishman whose address I had taken down. I found him, and he came to my hotel, and we settled that, as he knew the policeman by sight who had taken the ten francs, he should go to the office and report the fact, and ask to be allowed to point out the man. He did so, and recognised the fellow who had taken the money ; but all sorts of stumbling blocks wero thrown in the way of any steps being taken against the acknowledged, offender. At last 1 was covertly given to understand by the police themselves, that, if I did not procoed against the known delinquent who had taken the extorted money, and I have no doubt shared in it with the cabman ( for I am told that is this Havre custom), the cabman would not proceed with his charge against me; so, with the advice of the British Consul staring me in the face, I resolved to let the affair be what in sporting phraseology would be called " a draw." " Riled" and out of humour with this, and regretting that I had not half killed the scoundrel of a cabman, I wandored up and down the streets of the bustling town; and, on seeing a menagerie and the picture of a huge bear on the outside, I had serious thoughts, by way of passing the time, and for amusement, and prac- tice against f uture Havre occasions— blows being for- bidden— of letting mj'self out at so much an hour to wrestle in public with the bear ; so to learn the severest dodges in hugging, and the tenderest place when compressed by Bruins embraces, whereon I might inflict similar ursine punishment on any num- ber of cab- drivers who might for the future come in personal contact with me. Having thus occupied myself, I sat down wearied with everything, and wrote a note to the Consul, asking him if there was any earthly thing to be done in Havre, in the way of passing the time, save the aqueous one of drowning myself from the pier. The answer was the kindest that could by any possibility be, as well as the most considerate; and soon after the Consul himself took me to see all the remark- able things in the town, and concluded by putting my name down as an honorary member at his club and reading- rooms; so I became more re- conciled to my dreary situalion. By way of varying my amusement, I went with my attentive maitre- d'hotel to the museum of stuffed zoology, and pic- ture- gallery. The birds in the former are good, but the specimens of animals very indifferent; and I can't say much for the collection of pictures. On the whole, though, the building was fine; and it is evident to me that Havre is a place that is every hour growing into more and more importance. From the museum we went to a shooting- gallery on the pier, where I saw nothing to surprise me. In my reminiscences of Havre I must not forget a pretty and very nice Scotch girl who presided over one of the best shops, whence I supplied myself with linen and everything I needed; for in conversation with her I whiled away several lagging hours. On the Sunday the Consul called to know if I would go to church, and, in short, I cannot bo too grateful for all his kind attentions. Monday came at last, and at night, as I stood on the deck of the new packet- ship, once more alongside the thorough, straightforward, good seaman who brought me from Southampton to France, I looked on the lights of the town and the dim outline of the cliffs, and thus addressed myself to the sons of the nation to which I was then bidding adieu. " Well, gentlemen, noblemen, and soldiers of France, I don't understand the spirit of your laws, nor how such gallant hands and hearts are kept from striking to the earth a villain who dares to seize you by the collar. Nothing shall make me believe that you would tamely submit to be thus rudely handled by a base villain, whose dirty grasp might rend from your breasts the medals and trophies worn by you in the field of battle, and awarded by your Emperor or my most gracious Queen. Yet, if you requite such ruffianism with a blow, I am told you too are amenable to heavy fine and imprisonment. I would never willingly transgress your laws; but when I struck this fellow I was not aware of those that related to a blow. I respect your nation and love your beautiful country infinitely too much to show any disrespect to any national regulation that belongs to her; but a3 a brother sol- dier— as your associate in palace, hall, and bower, forest and field— let me pray you to get the law rescinded which permits a ruffian to resort to personal aggression, while it prohibits the blow, so apt and ready, to the hand of chivalry that should punish his presumption." Having thus eased my heart of all the ill- will it bore, the voyage was prosperous, and I landed at ( Southampton, and found all my luggage beautifully kept and cared for in the custom- house; my two little white terriers were under Matchem's good care at the Dolphin. On seeing the way my parcels were put together, " Ah ha!" I thought, " when the lubberly skipper who slighted me came to know whose things they were, perhaps ho altered his tone." Having breakfasted, I then went to lodge my complaint against the captain at the packet office, and wrote a similar notice to the railway officials, with a full statement of all the circumstances as to the es- tablished system of extortion and robbery existing on tho French line. Before I quitted Havre, I left in writing an information also against the constable, with a reference to the young Englishman remaining at Havre, whose testimony 011 the subject was con- clusive, and ordered it to be delivered on the follow- ing morning to the Prefect of Police. From the English officials I liad civil replies, regretting that I should have been put to any inconvenience, and from the Prefect of Police no notice whatever; and— hear it, Frenchmen and Englishmen— from none of the parties could I obtain theslightestredress. What became of the young Frenchman I know not; he promised to take a parcel for me back with him on his return to Paris, but he never came to hand. The afternoon of the day of my return from France saw me once more in my comfortable English home, happy in my visit to the Chateau Sanvages, happy in the few hours I was enabled to dedicate to magnificent Paris, in love with the forests, and pleased with my sport and with the country— but disgusted with the ruffianism, rascality, and roguery permitted to exist between the town police at Havre, and the scamps who plv for cab and omnibus hire at the railway- station, these villains I should scout from all remembrance, but that I hope, by thus showing them up, to obtain a reform, and be of service to travellers who may come after me. GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY. FINIS. BSTATBJOURNAL — [ 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 tho 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 be 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 necessity of having greater facilities for bringing estates and properties before the public cannot be in- dicated more strongly than by the fact of the establish- ment of an Auctioneers'and Land Agents' Subscription Room and Exchange. The rules, however, laid down are so exclusive that the object aimed at does not seem likely to be attained. The rules confine the mem- bership to " laud agents, auctioneers, and estate agents." This basis might be enlarged with advan- tage, for, according to the wording, solicitors and others are excluded; and there seems no reason why landlords should not have the opportunity of looking after the letting of their own property; for it has always been found that, where restrictions have been abolished, it has always been attended with advan- tage ; and, at any rate, even if the membership was more open, few but those professionally interested would be likely to enter, and the liberality would be appreciated. Again, clause six runs thus, " The Exchange shall be for the use of the members only; and, persons not being members, shall not, under any circumstances or pretence, be permitted to enter." The Exchange, with such a restriction, can be hut of little use to the public. It seems very much like setting up a shop, and, instead of inviting the community at large, to exclude all but members of the same trade. Such policy must, iu the end, be suicidal. Let the Exchange be thrown open, and the public invited to see what properties arc in the market, and the consequence would naturally be a greater extension of business. Now this extension of information is precisely the object aimed at in the columns of TIIE FIELD ; we shall, therefore, have a reasonable expectation that our labours are, at all events, in the right direction. The estates in the market in England are not at present very numerous— in fact, it may be almost said there is a dearth even of properties to be let. Among them will, however, be found one in every re- spect worthy of attention. The estate is in the county of Sussex. The mansion is large and ample, and the pleasure- grounds well laid out. The house stands in a deer- park of about 350 acres, and there is a right of shooting over about 2250 acres, partly woodland, and strictly preserved; the whole in a ring fence. A tower in the park affords extensive views over the surrounding country, and there is that delightful variety of cultivation and wildness, almost approach- ing to northern scenery, that will be found to throw a charm over the place ( 22). In Northumberland there is a first- rate property to be let, consisting of a large mansion and suitable offices, excellent stabling, and extensive lawns. The shooting of all kinds runs over upwards of 4000 acres. There is also good trout- fishing, The country round is hunted by Lord Wemyss's and Mr. Selby's hounds ( 23). In Scotland there will be found a more extended range of properties, both for letting and sale. In Argyleshire a furnished house and capital shootings and fishings are to be let for the season 1857- 8. The estate is divided into two parts, each division contain- ing from 4000 to 5000 acres. The game consists of grouse, blackgame, partridges, a few pheasants, hares, ducks, woodcocks, and snipes. Widgeon may be found in abundance in one of the lochs during the winter months, and young ducks are bred in the moor lochs. The fishing comprises good trout- fishing in three or four lochs ; in ono of these the trout are of excellent quality, averaging from Jib. to l^ lb. There is also sea- trout fishing with both rod and net, and the sea- fishing is generally good. The property was but little shot over last year. The winter shooting is the best, and during frost there are a good many woodcocks. A very moderate rent only is asked; and, as it will be let on low terms, it is expected that the shooting should be fairly conducted ( 24.) In Argyleshiro there is a marine villa to be sold, on the north bank of the Holy Loch. The house is con- venient and well appointed, with good offices and garden; and there is a long frontage to the sea- beach. Attached to tho property is the right of angling in the river Echaig. A contiguous property is also for sale, the upsot price of which is 4000£ ( 25.) Also, in the same county, a furnished house, on the west coast, with shootings aud fishings, is to be let. The house contains nine rooms, and there are 3000 acres for shooting. Entry may bo had immediately ( 26). In Ayrshire a good residence and shooting may be had on lease; the house is furnished with offices and garden. There is the exclusive right of shooting over the estate, consisting of above 2000 acres, and of fishing in the river Irvino for upwards of two miles ( 27). A furnished mansion, with lawn, garden, and offices, is to be let, for one or more years, in Forfar- shire. It lies near the lower range of the Grampians. The house is large, and the park well wooded, and the tenant will have the privilege of shooting over ox- tensive farms and a large tract of woodland. More shooting may also be obtained. There is good river fishing in the property, and loch fishing may also be easily obtained in the neighbourhood ( 28). In Kinearditieshire there is a comfortably- furnished house, suitable for a large family, to be let, and the shooting extends over 6000 acres. The game con- sists of grouse, black game, partridges, & c.( 29). In the Upperward of Lanarkshire, a furnished house is offered for letting : the house is large, and there are good offices, and a pond hard by, full of fish. The shootings extend over 1400 acres, and are to be let with the house for the season( 30). To be let for such term as may be agreed on, a liouso furnished, within a mile of Whitburn. The house is commodious, and there is extensive stabling ; and shooting over about 4000 acres may be had with the house( 31). Two properties are offered for letting in Mid Lothian. A house and grounds, situated 011 Gala Water, about twomiles from a station on the Edinburgh and Ilawick Railway. The house may be had for a term of years, furnished or unfurnished ; and there are about 30 or 40 acres of grass land The shooting, which may be considered fair, extends over upwards of 6000 acres; and there is good fishing in the Gala and Armit, both which streams run near the house. The furni- ture may be taken at a valuation ( 32). Also, for six months from the 1st of May, a furnished house, about five miles from Edinburgh, with the privilege of shooting over the estate and fishing the River Almond( 30). In Perthshire there are three properties for letting. A residence situated at the foot of Mount Blair. It is furnished, and may be obtained on lease for one or more years. The tenant will have the right of shooting over the estate, and there is good angling in the river Shee ( 34). Shootings and fishings, and house with offices, are to be let either for the next season or for a number of years. The estate is situ- ated at the head of Loch Katrine, and may be reached from Edinburgh or Glasgow in a few hours. The shootings are good, consisting of grouse, black game, wild duck, & c. There is excellent loch fishing, anil salmon fishing is to be had in the neighbourhood ( 36). A cottage is to be let, with fishing and shooting, at Pitlochry. The cottage is commodious but not large. There is salmon fishing in the river Tummel, and trout fishing in the rivor aud loch of Tummel— the tenant having tho exclusive right of fishing alternate days with the proprietor. Shooting may be obtained within easy reach ( 36). ROYAL WELSH YACHT CLUB, CARNARVON. THE monthly meeting of this club was held at the Club House, 011 Wednesday last, twelve o'clock pre- cisely. The Rear- Commodore presiding. On the motion of the Rear- Commodore, seconded by Mr. G. W. Hill, Dr. Miller, of Coed Helen, who was pro- posed at the last meeting, was balloted for, and unanimously elected a member. On the motion of the Rear- Commodore,- seconded by Mr. R. I). Williams, Mr. George Augustus Iluddart was pro- posed to be balloted for election at the next meeting. On the motion of Capt. Ireinonger, seconded by the Rev. T. Slater, Mr. Green was proposed to bo balloted for election at the next meeting. THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACES will take place this day ( Saturday). We will give a full report next week. PLANTS IN FRAMES AND GREENHOUSES. THOSE who, like ourselves, have a large miscel- laneous collection of plants, young and old, which have been closely packed during the winter in the greenhouse, and a frame and pit or two, begin to wonder what is to become of the growing Btock as the spring advances. Tho old plants about to bloom require more space, and the young ones need repotting, and probably to be retarded in their growth until they can be put out into the beds for summer blooming. To add to the perplexity, perhaps the green fly is making serious ravages, and demands active measures to put it down. What is best to be done at this crisis of affairs ? We will tell our readers what we have done, and, if they think the example worthy of being followed, they can go and do the same, mutatis mutandis according to circumstances. The first fine mild day that comes, without wind, begin, yourself and man, as soon after breakfast as possible, and removo every plant from the greenhouse, placing the whole collection along some sunny border in rows which can easily be got at. Then let the greenhouse be thoroughly cleaned, as carefully as if it were a bedroom or a parlour, searching out all cracks and holes with plentiful ablutions of soap and water, under the shelves as well as on their tops; and nicely cleaning the windows. While this is being done, you can yourself operate upon the frame or pit, taking everything out, atid sepa- rating the larger plants from the smaller, for tho purpose of placing in the greenhouse those intended to bloom there. Cinerarias, Pelargo- niums, Fuchsias, Calceolarias, & c., which are not to be put out in the beds and borders, should be separated from those which are grown for tho purpose, so that in filling your receptacles again each plantmay have its place assigned according to its destination. Clean out the frame or pit as carefully as the greenhouse. The next process is, to pass every pot through your hands, to clear away all decaying leaves, to stir the soil, to repot if necessary, to give a sup- ply of water to each, more or less according to tho growth of the plant, and, above all, to destroy the green fly and any mildew which may ap- pear. The green fly must be treated, as we will describe presently; the mildew, which is very apt to infest Verbenas, can be got under by a sprinkling of powdered sulphur, applied from a sieve made of hair or coarse muslin. Powder the plants well over the leaves, and the mildew will soon disappear. But, as this operation can- not be performed the same day as that for de- stroying the flies, it will be better to use the sulphur two days previously to the cleaning out we are now recommending, so that the brimstone may be washed from the plants before they aro finally located. When ail these labours aro over, your plants will be ready to be put in their places, and tho greenhouse and frames to receive them. Look over tho whole carefully, and decide which will do best in the frame or pit. For the greenhouse, those should be selected which are most advanced, and are likely to make a show of flowers early. Arrange them so that they may be as little crowded or shaded as possible— an end which may be accomplished by putting small and large plants alternately. Those which are either in bloom, or near being so, should have the highest and best places, that the flowers may fully expand under all the available sunbeams. The bedding stock and younger plants may be put into the frame, to be attended to as may be required. In this manner a great deal of very satisfactory work may bo got out of hand in a long morning. We attended to the wants of about a thousand pots in eight or nine hours, assisted by a clever workman, experienced In handling garden stock. But now for the destruction of the green fly: that marvellously multiplying aphis, which is said to become great- great- grandfatlier or mother in a very few hours after its own entrance upon the duties of life. Fumigation with to- bacco smoke, when thoroughly well done, will 8top the activities of this plague of the garden ; but it is rather difficult to insure success, on account of the rapid escape of the smoke through the apertures of tho glass. We used a good deal of tobacco a month ago, but were vexed to find it thrown away, for our plants, Verbenas especially, were smothered with them. We there- fore determined to try a liquid mixture, the re- cipe of which is given by Mr. Dobson, of Wood- lands Nursery, Isleworth, Middlesex, the inventor of it. As Mr. Dobson's tract containing the directions (" ThePelnrgonium; or, Practical Obser- vations on its Cultivation." Hamilton and Co., London), is published for sixpence, we do not feel justified 111 depriving him of the benefit of his skill by copying them. It is by immersion in a liquid that the plants are cleared of the fly; and we caused all our stock to be thus irrigated a few days back, with complete success. The mixture should be made in sufficient quantity to allow of ordinary plants to be quite covered when submerged. Small pots were defended by the hand, to prevent the mould falling into the pail; but for large ones we found two picces of board with a hole in each to embrace the stem, do much better. Imagine a shilling witli a hole in the centre to be cut into two equal parts, and it will be at once seen what contrivance we refer to. The mixture does no injury to the plants, but rather seems to give tho foliage a clean aud more healthy appearance. When all the stock is in the proper places, close the lights, and keep it as warm as possible. A good syringing in the afternoon of a sunuy day will bo found of advantage. CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS. ATTEND to cuttings of Roses which are rooted, as they will make handsome plants for autumn flowering. Cuttings may now bo made, and if treated skilfully they will bloom well late in the year. Put out your cuttings of Heartsease into good soil, as they will soon be flowering. If you have good Auriculas out of doors, and they show bloom, let a flower- pot be put over each plant every night. As annuals in frames come out, thin them out so as to prevent overcrowding. It 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. will be better to throw half the crop away than to allow the whole to be injured for want of room. As Dahlias advance, let the shoots be taken off and potted; leaving, if possible, a piece of the old tuber to each. Continue to sow succession crops of kitchen- garden seeds, and hoe up Peas and Beans which are two or three inches high. Prick out Celery when it has made four good leaves, and sow more for a main crop. Watch newly- planted trees, or they will probably perish from want of water, should dry and windy weather set in. PACKING FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES IN WINTER. SIR,— I have the honour to submit the practice I had recourse to in the severe winter of 1854- 55 in raising flowers of bulbous plants, & c., by the means then at my hand; also the mode of sending them to London by the train from the station, I being then gar- dener to F. Keats, Esq., near Wallingford. In the autumn of 1854, having potted bulbs of Tulips, Hya- cinths, Narcissuses, & c., in a compost of rich materials, I plunged them in a bed of leaves three feet high, by which they gradually advanced, till I prepared a bed for Cucumbers* at theend of December, the Cucumbers being placed on hills in the usual way. The advanced bulbs, an inch or two in height, were then removed from time to time in the required number, and placed in the interval between the hills in the cucumber- bed, and in February were ready for transmitting to the family in London in flower. As there was a hamper sent once a week with the garden- stuff, and as the weather was then severe with frost, 1 contrived a mode of packing the plants in the hamper to insure their safe arrival at their destination— a 48 miles' transit. In the afternoon of the day before sending the hamper I had all the exposed garden- stuff gathered and placed in a greenhouse, to thaw and drain for the package the next morning; and, having placed the vegetables in the hamper, leaving a place for the greens, spinach, & c., and formed a layer of them, the bulbs which had been with their flowers tied to sticks, with the mould in the pots secured in the usual way by mossing and tying down, and with paper wrapped round, were placed horizontally on the layer of vegetables, and then another layer of vegetables and other plants following, including heaths, & c. All arrived safe at their destination, and the flowers were much admired, and the vegetables in the above way gave satisfaction. I have thus entered into detail in order to show the advantage of preparing and thawing the vegetables in time of severe frosts, as it is, 1 believe, obvious that vegetable thus prepared will lie more compactly in the hamper, & c. I forward you this for publication, believing nothing has been practised or published on the subject, and finding it the most eligible way of sending, in time of frost, vegetables, & c., in hampers for the use of families. I thus communicate to you for publicity, and shall be ready to enter into any further details if required. Kensington, March 29. T. TORBRON. THISTLE ON LAWNS. SIR,— This letter has its origin in an article in your paper of last week respecting lawns, the ways and methods of clearing and keeping them in order. You ' mention the Plantain and other weeds noxious to lawns. I particularly wish to know whether you or any of your correspondents could favour me with a hint which might point out a way to rid my lawns of a Thistle, so common to our downs from which the turf was taken. Turf which for beauty and softness is unrivalled ought, if possible, to be cleared from such an unpleasant weed as the dwarf Thistle. Sl'SSEXIENSIS. [ Perhaps some gardener in the above locality can reply to this.— En!] ANNUALS FOR PLANTING IN MASSES.— Yellow is the prevailing colour of the very few annnals which are fit for massing. There are two shades of yellow in African Marigolds, the best yellow annual for the centre of a large bed like yours, and there are three shades of yellow and brown in the French Marigolds ; but the exact tint can never be depended on for a mass unless the kinds are kept from cuttings— a diffi- cult thing; therefore, common French Marigolds are not well suited for masses, in which clear, clean colours are the chief beauty; but there is a very dwarf yellow kind of French Marigold to edge a bed with, or for filling small beds; but in large masses this kind is intolerable, although it comes true from seed. The best yellow annual for a mass of the second degree, or middle height, is Tagetes tenuifolia, a botanical Marigold ; and the best yellow annual of the third degree, or lowest, is Sanvitalia procumbens. All tho Marigolds tell best in single masses by them- selves ; but the African would make a very good centre to a band of three or four feet wide of Sanvi- talia. None of the Coreopsises do for beds by them- selves, because they do not last out the season. Drummondii is the best of them, and the longest that will keep in flower; also the best style of yellow bed. Its clear, clean, large flowers are far before Sanvitalia, which has the best style for a bed in other respects. There is no scarlet, or purple, or crimson annual for a large bed; nor a white one— only pink, blue, and yellow, Saponaria Calabrica being the pink, and one of the very best bedding plants where rt does well; but it should be a very large bed— a circle four to five feet across is quite large enough. The next best pink, or near to pink, is Viscaria oculata, two sorts, one eighteen inches to two feet high, and a dwarf kind of it nine or ten inches high. They last over two months, more or less, according to the season, soil, and time of sowing. Blue is the last and the best for very large beds, tall Lupins in the centre, Cruikshankii for the very centre, llartwegii round it, Pubescons round that, then a few Corn- flowers and branching Larkspurs, with Chinese Larkspurs or Lupinus nanus round the outside. But a very good large bed might be made of Blue Lupins for the centre, three rows of African Marigold to make one band round the Lupins; to sow this band with Coreopsis Drummondii, to bloom before the Mari- golds; and the front with Sanvitalia procumbens, eighteen inches wide, next to the grass or gravel. A row of white Virginian Stock, sown four inches from from the grass, would do till the Sanvitalia crept over it by tho end of August.— Cottage Gardener. llow TO GROW THE BLACK PRINCE STRAWBERRY SUCCESSFULLY.— It appears that the best method of growing this very useful Strawberry is not generally known, as I have had letters from various parts of the country, complaining that the fruit is small, hard, and worthless. The Black Prince is a very distinct sort, and requires peculiar treatment. I have grown it for several years with great success, and am there- fore induced to give you my mode of culture, believ- ing it will be useful to many of your readers, and that by adopting it they may look forward with something like certainty for heavy crops of fine well flavoured Strawberries the first season after planting. Early in July dig a piece of good ground for a nursery bed, * The cucumber- bed was composed of seven feet of leaves and one and a half feet of well- preparod dung. The depth of the bed enabled me to keep up a proper heat for the Cueumbers, which suited the advancing flower. throwing over it a few handfuls of soot, to be raked in. Then lay a board across the bed and make a shallow trench with the spade, and you are ready for the runners, which should be cut off so as to leave a spur about an inch long, which must be thrust into the cut side of the trench; this keeps them steady, and prevents the worms drawing them out. Place the plants in rows 8 inches wide, and 4 inches apart in the row; put a little leaf- mould or well decomposed manure about their roots; fill up carefully, so as to keep the crown of the plant above the surface. Tread the plants in gently; give a good watering at the time, and continue to do so whenever they require it. The young plants will be greatly benefitted by being shaded for a short time from the scorching summer sun ; and this may easily be effected by the follow ing simple contrivance : thrust into the ground a few forked sticks, so as to stand about a foot above the surface; lay laths across them, and a mat over the top, to be kept on for a fortnight, nip off all runners as they make their appearance. The cultivator will by these means have a nice stock of strong, well developed plants, ready for final planting in August or September. Ridge up the soil where the rows are to be 2 or 3 inches above the surface, and 18 or 20 inches apart. Plant on the top of the ridge 12 or 14 inches apart; the space between the ridges to be covered with stable litter immediately after planting, and a little more may be added in spring. They will be all the better for a dusting with soot at the same time. The Black Prince should never be allowed to stand more than one year, or two at the most. If allowed to stand over that time the plants degenerate and become subject to mildew. This will accountfor the prejudice which some parties entertain against the Black Prince. But treated as here recommended, with a view to an abundant and early crop the first season after planting, it is not likely to be superseded. Do not neglect to trench and manure, or the Straw- berries will not be worth growing. For owners of small gardens where it is advisable to economise the ground as much as possible, the following rotation will be found to answer well:— After a crop of early Potatoes dig or trench the plot, and plant with Black Prince Strawberries, as directed above. In the fol- lowing July, as soon as the fruit has been gathered, dig up the Strawberries and plant with Cabbage, Broccoli, or Spinach, which may all be got off the ground in time to plant another crop of early Potatoes; and as soon as they are removed plant again with Black Prince Strawberries. With two plots worked thus alternately a constant succession of good and useful things may be obtained in the least possible space.— WILLIAM J. NICHOLSON, Eggles- cliffe, near Yarm, Yorkshire. BOTANY.— At a meeting of the Edinburgh Botanical Society held there on Thursday, the 12th March, a notice of the occurrence of Chara syncarpa in Scot- land was read by W. Nichol, Esq. He observed: " In August 1856, when crossing by Glen Turret the hills which separate Crieff from Loch Tay, I observed some specimens of Chara growing in Loch Tay which seemed to differ from Chara flexilis. The same form occurred pretty abundantly also in Lochan a Ghat, on Benlawers, at an elevation of nearly 2000 feet. These, on examination, seemed to be Chara syncarpa, and in this I have been confirmed by Mr. Batington, to whom specimens from both localities were sent." WE recur now to a subject we have previously noticed, for we conceive we cannot too strongly impress upon the public the imminent peril there is, both within and without, from the diseases which threaten our stocks of cattle. We are in the predicament of labouring under the actual existence of very wide- spread disease at home, with the liability of an importation of a most virulent form of murrain from abroad. The invasion threatens our Lares and Penates, and the roast beef of Old England is in danger. The subject is, however, a very serious one, and ought to claim immediate attention from the agriculturists throughout the country. A form of lung disease, however generated, has long ex- isted in some parts: the disease is of a very fatal character; and in many cases ordinary remedies have failed. In a letter to the Times by Dr. Radcliffe, of Bramley, near Leeds, the nature of the disease is thus indicated:— It is a true febrile disorder, the affection of the lungs forming an integral portion, and giving a specific character to it. It has broken out, the Doctor remarks, in the crowded cattle- sheds of our larger farmsteads, sweeping off a considerable portion in ten days or a fortnight, the disease being known com- monly as " the new delight." These observa- tions aro made relative to Yorkshire; but unfor- tunately the disease is prevalent in other parts; and, as its epidemic character is being developed, it becomes a duty that every exertion should be made to prevent its becoming permanent in our farmsteads. The disorder is highly contagious; and, from its very nature, it is evident that the cause is not dependent on this point alone, but on other agencies which exist and are active in developing it; and, if not arrested, it will pro- bably appear in more aggravated forms. The fact that the appearance of the disease is generally connected with a crowded condition of the cattle- sheds, and to very imperfect ventila- tion, points then to a remedy at once simple and, it may be, efficient. The cattle must be thinned, the sheds more freely ventilated. Dr. Radcliffe's description of the cattle- sheds of Yorkshire conveys but an unfavourable impres- sion of the farming condition of that locality ; and we are sorry to say that the same remarks will equally apply to many other districts. " The type is a long low building, with a slightly sloping roof; the only apertures for ventilation being the door, one or at most two small windows, and perhaps the crevices of the roof." If the breaking out of the complaint can be traced to such causes, and a prima facie case is thus clearly made out, it ought not to be left to the caprice of individuals to provide the remedy by enlarging the sheds and introducing a more complete and efficient system of ventilation. We think that the matter should be taken in hand, so that some compulsory measures should be resorted to. When once a disease of the kind is engendered, there is always a danger of recurrence in the same locality : the precautions taken ought therefore to be of a very stringent character, and we hope that when pointed out they may be adopted. What other agencies may be at work— whether, as has been surmised by some, from rank vegetation produced by too free artificial manuring— is a subject requiring investigation; and, with so much danger hovering over and around us, we trust that the exertions of the authorities will be made promptly and efficiently. A pamphlet has just appeared by Mr. J. S. Gamgee, a brother, we believe, of the eminent veterinarian. In this the subject of unwhole- some food is handled strongly, and at the same time effectively. " It is very generally sus- pected," observesjMr. Gamgee," and a Committee of the Metropolitan Association of Medical Officers of Health has proved, that junwhole- some meat is sold for food, in large quantities, to the London population. The quantity is even much greater, and the quality very much more deleterious, than the said committee had the means of ascertaining; and it is not only to the detriment of the population of this metropolis, that the evil operates— it prevails in Scotland to an enormous extent; and there is no valid guarantee against its operation throughout the empire." Here there is a startling statement, and one that comes home to every individual; the plague of the cattle diseases strikes at every one, more or less, and ought, therefore, to arouse us from our supineness, and compel the Government to take measures of precaution and prevention. Individuals cannot do much in such a case; this wholesale public poisoning can only be arrested by the strong arm of the law. But the law, as it exists at present, or perhaps we might say as it is carried out, is wholly inoperative; and it is to this point that Mr. Gamgee forcibly directs his observations. He points out, from his own observation, that diseased beasts are sold in con- siderable numbers at the New Cattle Market at Islington. He visits Newgate Market, and there he finds it notorious that much bad meat is sold—" legs of mutton and huge pieces of beef in an advanced stage of putrefaction, or with unmistakable marks of organic disease." The very recital is sickening. Mr. Gamgee, however, does not stop short at such general observations; he goes to the point at once, and states broadly and boldly his opinion that this is all owing to a want of proper inspection. " The inspection of the Loudon slaughter- houses and butchers' shops beyond the precincts of the City is professedly performed by the inspectors of nuisances; but the duties of these officers are so numerous, that it would be impossible for them to perform the required special duty, even if they possessed the requisite knowledge, which they do not. As an example, I shall allude to the parish of St. Pancras, which I inhabit. It contains one inspector of nuisances— a most zealous and in- telligent person. The parish contains 190,000 inhabitants. It is impossible that any one officer can discover and keep down the common nui- sances ; and yet the present inspector, who re- ceives a salary of 100/. a year, is expected— be- sides the supervision of common nuisances— to inspect the one hundred slaughter- houses licensed in the parish. Such a system of inspection can only have the effect of engendering a false belief that a great public requirement is provided for. Practically, it must leave the duty in great measure unfulfilled." It must be evident that if there was no market for diseased cattle, there would be virtually a prohibition of their sale : and as this point rests on the number and competency of the inspectors, the remedy, so far, is not difficult; and if such a system of sale of unwholesome food as at present exists in the metropolis is done away with, the country at large will derive the benefit. The root of the evil ought therefore to be attacked at once. What are the few hundreds or thousands that may be spent in establishing and carrying out an efficient system of inspection, to the fearful amount of evil arising from the wholesale con- sumption of unwholesome food? One difficulty Mr. Gamgee states to be the want of efficient men as inspectors ; and he attributes this in a great degree to the imperfect education received at the Veterinary College, the foundation where the most capable class ought to be found ; but upon which establishment, after traversing Europe and personally inspecting the veterinary schools of other countries, Mr. Gamgee arrives at this conclusion: " That, whereas England's wealth in animals by very far exceeds that of any other nation, it is very far inferior to all the countries of continental Europe in knowledge of the dis- eases of animals, and in means for instruction in that all- important branch of science and public economy." In reference to the importation of cattle, Mr. Gamgee's opinion appears to be, " the propriety of prohibiting for a time the importation from Holland and Northern Germany." We have already urged this in a former number, and are glad to find our view confirmed. How far the number of cattle could be made up by an impor- tation from Spain— whether a supply could be obtained from thence as he suggests— is, however, doubtful; but, under any circumstances, a tem- porary would unquestionably be preferable to a permanent deficiency, which must be produced should this fatal epidemic ever unfortunately reach these shores. The time has arrived for action; and, whether as regards the importation of foreign cattle, or the prevention of the sale of diseased animals, the most stringent measures ought immediately to be taken. CATTLE BREEDING IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.— In both countries an equal number of sheep are bred. This number is about 35 million head. The 35 million in the United Kingdom live on 31 million hectares ( 2i acres), whilst the 35 million in France live on 53 million hectares. It therefore results that on an equal extent of territory the English breed two sheep where we only breed one. This is not the sole difference. In many of our departments the pro- duction of fine wool has been encouraged to the detri- ment of the production of meat. The English have sent their fine merinoes to Australia, where they prosper admirably, and their whole attention is devoted to the production of meat. It thence results that the 35,000,000 French sheep produce annually 60,000,000 kilos. ( 21b.) of wool, and 144 kilos, of meat; whilst the 35,000,000 English sheep produce annually 60,000,000 kilos, wool, and 360,000,000 kilos, of meat. The proportion of mutton produced in France and England exists in the very dispropor- tionate figures of 360 to 144. And in these figures we have compared France with the British Isles, thus comprising the hilly regions and moors of Scotland, as likewise the poorer districts of Ireland. Were we to confine ourselves to England proper, the contrast would be even greater. England breeds two sheep per hectare against two- thirds of a sheep bred by France, the produce of an English sheep is more than double that of aFrench one. So much for the ovine race. In England the consumption of milk is considerable, and cheese forms an important article of food. The county of Cheshire alone supplies cheese of the annual value of a million sterling. Milk is sold dearer in Eng- land than in France. Our cows produce 1,000,000,000 litres of milk, which is sold at an average price of 10 centimes the litre. The English cows produce double the quantity, which is sold at double the price— consequently the English agriculturists derive a profit four times larger than the French farmers. The English breed 8,000,000 head of cattle on 31,000,000 hectares. The French breed 10,000,000 on 53,000,009 hectares. Therefore, the English, on an equal surface given, possoss more cattle than the French. The butchers' trade of France slaughters an- nually 4,000,000 head of cattle, which produce 500,000,000 kilogrammes ( 21b.) of meat. The Eng- lish slaughter annually 2,000,000 head, and yet obtain above a quarter more meat than the French. Whence proceeds this immense difference; In England very little veal is eaten); it is not considered as meat in proper condition to be slaughtered, and the farmers are aware that in killing a calf a source of capital is destroyed. In France, out of four million head of cattle slaughtered, calves figure for 2J millions. Veal is a poor article of food, but we do not possess suffi- cient forage to allow our calves to reach their ma- turity. In England oxen never work in the fields, and they attain considerable fatness. In France cattle are slaughtered after several years' labour: they are fatigued, exhausted, and afford relatively a scanty supply of meat. It will be said that our cattle give in labour what they lose in flesh, but the compensa- tion is not equal, as the following table shows:— French cattle give annually— In milk 100,000,000f. In meat 400,000,000f. In labour 200,000,000f. Total 700,000,000f. The cattle of England give each year— Iu milk 400,000,000f. In meat 500,000,000f. In labour — Total 900,000,000f. A cow in England produces, therefore, more by its milk and meat than the same animal in France by its milk, meat, and labour.— Galignani. THE POULTRY- YARD. [ This department of THB FIELD is conducted by the Editor of the late Poultry ChronicU, for whom all communications should bo addressed to the office, Essex House, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.)] POULTRY matters, as far as we can judge from the accounts that reach us, are progressing favourably. The greatest drawback in home management has been the want of sitting hens. Breeders have often, with justice, found fault with Cochins as mothers, because they cast off their chickens at too early an age; but now that they are less general than they were when they were more popular, we miss the early sitters, that were seldom wanting when many more Cochins were reared; and when broody hens are scarce, better Cochins than none. As there are many persons among the working classes who like to keep fowls, but who have not the necessary appliances for rearing early broods, and who would consequently be glad to lend their early sitters for a sum which more exten- sive amateurs would be quite as glad to pay, breeders would perhaps be providing for their own future wants by giving a few sittings of eggs from their most pro- ductive families of Cochin China fowls among the cottagers and small amateurs of their neighbourhoods. Because the Cochin is no longer the reigning fa- vourite, displacing other valuable kinds, and selling at fabulous prices, its unapproachable merit as a winter layer and early brooder should not be over- looked. We have no doubt many who have given them up will testify to having missed them in the winter egg- basket, and now feeling their absence for rearing broods at a time when many fowls are only commencing to lay. It is true they have the fault of throwing off their broods too soon; but this propen- sity may be counteracted in a great degree by keeping them with their broods, and apart from other fowls, as long as they will remain kind to the chickens; under which management they will take charge of the little ones at least double the time they would if allowed to see and mix with the other fowls. The valuable qualities of Cochin China fowls, as egg producers, make them richly merit to be made more, instead of less general; and we believe there are very few persons who have the opportunity of keeping a few fowls for the sake of their eggs, who would not find themselves richly repaid by this time next year for rearing a brood of Cochins now— espe- cially if the eggs can be procured at small cost, and the cockerels killed off early. REMINISCENCES. WE are very apt to think great things of our poultry of the present day, and are almost ready to conclude that fowls have been invented for amateurs and shows of this very date; but I recollect dining with two ener- getic fanciers as much as five- and- thirty years ago. The lady and gentleman met for the first time at the house of a mutual friend: she kept Polands which never had been, never could be, equalled; and he reared Spanish, whose boast it was to possess every point in perfection, and to be able to eat off the dining- room table without stretching their necks. Each owner lauded his or her respective favourites to the sky, and became vert/ animated. The lady thought nothing of those Spanish things her rival so delighted in ; the gentleman called her pets little brutes; the gentleman grew witty, the lady very red; while the rest of the company ( for it was a large party) had rather the appearance of spectators of a single combat. I do not know if those two spirited disputants ever met again. There were no poultry shows then to offer themselves as a harmless arena on which all such opponents might appoint future meetings with the laudable wish to fight it out, and the firm determination on both sides never to knock under; but, within the last half- dozen years ( since I have been attacked with the same impulses at which I wondered then), I have concluded that I put up two bits of knowledge at that disputatious dinner- party. The first is, that then ( as now) every fancier considered his own fowls the best and the handsomest to be found; vide also, in corroboration of the same fact, every poultry show and poultry periodical of the present day. The second is, that the name of Poland was applied to white- crested black fowls as long as thirty- five years back. Another circumstance that struck me with surprise at that time was, that the gentleman sold his fowls' eggs at a shilling each ; this, at a time when fowls were little thought of, proves that good things will always be appreciated. I alwavs liked fowls, but I never had any oppor- tunity of indulging the liking, from living in towns and like causes, until the time when Malays got to be the rage. I kept no diary, and never even dreamed of selling a fowl or an egg, so have no exact data to MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 go by; but, as far as my memory serves, it was about twelve or fifteen years ago. What birds those Malaya are for fighting! A friend of mine left off keeping them, from the constant breaking of his ground- floor windows. There was a duty on glass then, and the Malay cocks would look in at the windows whence they " had been fed, and see their own shadows. Finding no food to tackle, they went to work upon their own shadows, and broken windows were too often the result. But what splendid fowls they seemed compared with the degenerated mixtures we used to see about at that time. Tall, clean- made, and close- feathered, by my love of fowls! they were something to look at. One poor bird had his neck broken, from his master's extreme anxiety to prove that he would measure more than thirty- six inches from beak to toe. The hens were good layers too; I have had a Malay pullet lay two days out of three, for nearly the year round; and have seen a pullet's early eggs tinted like the later- introduced Cochin- China's. Game fowls have always beeH favourites, with only that terrible drawback, their propensity to fight. To rear Game fowl one oaght to have dozens and dozens of nice little safe runs, in which the broods may be divi- ded and subdivided, until only chickens which are friendlily disposed remain together, and then they must be watched almost hourly, or destructive turmoils may arise all of a sudden. To counteract this one great evil, how many merits and how much beauty the Game fowl possesses— splendid appearance, plenty of eggs, and good mothers for the chicks. There are no fanciers, I believe, in all the country, who do not like the Game fowls. I have had little to do with Hamburghs, 1 never kept one in my life. My earliest recollection of them dates to about twenty years ago. Those of my acquaintance were the fowls now called Golden- spangled Hamburghs, and they were then known as Pheasant fowls. In visiting shows in country locali- ties within the period of what folks call the poultry mania, 1 notice that the local visitors to such shows, visitors from the country districts near, always call them Pheasant fowls still, and seek them out as the most interesting feature of the show. After trying almost all kinds, I ran mad about Cochins, like the rest of the poultry- loving world; but it would be too long a tale to tell how I wandered Rfter imaginary importations, how I bought eggs dipped in coffee cheap, and eggs from only half- bred Cochins dear, and at length sat down satisfied with really goad fowls bought at a high price. PAUL PRY. SOFT EGGS. SIR,— Will you or some of your correspondents be kind enough to state, for the information of an amateur, what remedy should be applied to hens laying eggs without shells ? My poultry- yard consists of 3G hens, and about six eggs without shells are deposited daily, of all shapes and sizes, some with yolks, some without. The hens have abundance of lime and chalk within reach. About three months ago they were removed from a chalk to a clay soil, and it has struck me that this removal may have something to do with depositing eggs minus the shell. I shall feel grateful for any hints on the subject. PATERFAMILIAS. [ It appears likely that a change from a chalk soil to a less favourable locality may have produced the result complained of. It would be advisable to notice the condition of the fowls, and, if they are too fat, to reduce their quantity of food. It will often cure hens of laying soft eggs to give to each a'pill of jalap every alternate night for a week; we should also feed them on barley- meal, potatoes, & c., giving very little barley. Of course care must be taken that the wrong hens do not get the pills.— ED.] DUCKS DESTROYING THEIR EGGS. SIR,— I have confined nine Aylesbury ducks in a run of about twelve square yards, with a small pond in the centre, and I have prepared comfortable and secluded boxes about the yard for them to lay in; they have also a good duckhouse well provided with nests. Into this house they would on no account enter, until I was foolish enough to set two hens there; then the ducks scented them out, beat them off the nests with unsparing severity, broke some of the eggs and devoured others. Since this catastrophe I have had hardly any eggs; one or two have been discovered at the bottom of the tank every time it has been cleansed, and I sometimes find a few laid on the bare ground, none in the nests; but every morning I remarked certain white patches upon the ground, which upon examination proved to be the remains of eggs. I have, therefore, no doubt that my ducks eat them; whether they are laid shel- less eggs I know not. It is just possible that the eggs are not intention- ally broken to be devoured; but being laid upon the hard ground may accidentally become cracked, when the temptation to eat them is too powerful to resist. Will you, or any of your correspondents, kindly in- form me of the best method of inducing these rene- gades to amend their ways, to remain satisfied with a diet of corn and cabbage, and to return to the civi- lised habit of laying in their nests. POULT. [ We should spread the duckhouse with straw for a time, shut the ducks in at night, and have the eggs fetched very early in the morning. If they have the evil habit of eating their eggs, they may thus be made to forget it; otherwise it will be necessary to have them killed.— ED.] DIVERS AND SUNDRIES. AT a meeting, held some years ago, of the Dublin Natural History Society, Mr. R. P. Williams read an essay, from which it appears that that gentleman was the first person who noticed the peculiar forma- tion of the crania of crested fowls, the protuberance or elevation on the posterior part, from which the crest is developed. He alluded to the observations in several works, that the juices given by nature to form the comb are in the crested varieties employed to feed the crest. From this view he was inclined to dissent, leaving the matter to be determined by anatomists. He, however, brought forward the striking difference there is between the skulls of the combed and crested varieties. In the former there is no appearance of a comb till the bird is at least a month old, when it begins to develop itself; while the peculiar formation, of the skull of the crested varieties is totally different, and coeval with the formation of the bird in embryo. In the crested fowl the frontal bones are from the earliest age widely divaricated, leaving in the chicks a large space along the mesial line, occupied only by a thin membrane, which is as yet free from any bony deposit. As the bird grows older the frontal bones still continue se- parate ; but bony deposit rapidly takes place in the membrane just mentioned, and the skull then pre- sents a large protuberance, communicating freely with the cavity of the cranium, giving lodgment to almost the entire hemispheres of the cerebrum ; upon the external surface of this protuberance the crest of feathers is supported. This membrane is so very thin that it is almost impossible to dissect it from the skin of the head without allowing the brain to escape. The opening remains for a long time before ossification sets in and completely closes the orifice. In the same paper, Mr. Williams reverted to the different theories of writers in accounting for the varieties, and tracing the genealogy of fowls now in existence, to wild species. He was of opinion that the statements of some authors, referring the sole spring of the different varieties to the Gallus Bankiva, to be correct, and that the suppositions of those who were disposed to make several wild species as the origin were erroneous. A series of experiments were made by the late Earl of Derby, with Gallus Sonne- ratii and the Bantam. A cross was produced, but the produce was barren. Other similar experiments have been made with the like result. One of our oldest correspondents, and a celebrated exhibitor, is anxious to compare notes with other amateurs how far the loss of an eye ( in fighting), by a first- rate cock, will act detrimentally with regard to his taking prizes. Have birds with such a blemish taken prizes ? and are they likely to do so in future ? Between two birds of equal merit, of course the lost eye would decide; but if ( after his one combat too much) another contest arose between him and a bird inferior to him in the points of his race, how would the matter be decided ? and how should it ? E. T. A. ( we wish he had sent us his card— it is not too late now) wishes to know if any of our North- country subscribers can tell us what breed of game fowl is meant by " lady- legged reds," see " Noctes Ambrosianas," Vol. II. Our correspondent adds : " I had no idea, until lately, that poultry fanciers could number in their band that marvellous man, the late Professor Wilson. A recent perusal of the 1 Noctes' tells me that he was a keen and experienced critic of chickens. Who amongst us knows more of the practical part of poultry- breeding than we may read in his writings. I am sure we have no contributor like the Shepherd to throw an air of poetry over a rather prosaic amusement, and to describe a Game pullet's victory in defence of her chickens in terms which would not disgrace the record of a knightly conflict." ' FORTHCOMINGJPOULTRY SHOWS. BATH AND WEST OK ENGLAND, at Newton, near Torquay— Wed., Th., and Fri., June 3,4, and 5. Sec.: Mr J. Kingsbury, Taunton. Entries to be made on or before April 20— close May 1. CRYSTAL PALACE ( SUMMER SHOW OF CHICKENS)— Sat, Mon., Tu., and Wed., Aug. 8, 10, 11, and 12. Sec.: Mr W. Houghton. AYLESBURY— in October. GLOUCESTER ( in conjunction with the Show of Stock)— Wed and Th., Nov. 25 and 26. Sec.: Mr E. Trinder. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, at Southwell— Wed. and Th., Dec. 16 and 17. Sec.: Mr R. Hawkesley, jun. Entries close Nov. 18. CRYSTAL PALACE ( WINTER SHOW)— Sat., Mon., Tu., and Wed., Jan. 9, 11, 12, and 13, 1858. Sec.: Mr W. Houghton. LIVERPOOL— about the third week in January 1858. NOTTINGHAM CENTRAL POULTRY ASSOCIATION, at Nottingham— Tu., Wed., Th., and Fri., Jan. 19, 20, 21, and 22. Sec.: Mr J. Etherington, jun. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY.— The supply of wheat by land- carriage samples from Essex and Kent was moderate this morning; that of barley, beans, and peas fair, with short fresh arrivals of English and Scotch oats. There have been good imports of foreign barley and oats; those of wheat and flour were very moderate. There was a slow sale for English wheat, at about la. perqr. under last Monday's currency, and la. to 2a. per qr. on damp parcels generally. The demand for foreign wheat was limited, and prices were rather lower for most sorts. Country flour sold slowly at rather less money. There was a moderate demand for malting barley, at rather lower rates for all descriptions. Malt was held pretty firmly at previous prices. Beans realised as much money, with a fair inquiry for the best dry samples. Peas brought previous rates, with a moderate sale. From the abundance of oats now at market prices were rather in favour of the buyers, but the decline was scarcely quotable. Linseed was dull, without any pressing sellers, and prices were consequently unaltered. A few small lots of rapeseed were taken at recent quotations. The imports of cloverseed have only been to a moderate extent; sales were effected in retail qualities at nearly as much money for the best qualities of red; secondary sorts and all descriptions of white were rather cheaper. Trefoil was in slow request, at barely as much money. Canaryseed of fine quality, being scarce, was fully as dear. Tares sold slowly, at rather less money. FRIDAY.— Our market to- day was scantily supplied with fresh English wheat; but several of Monday's unsold sam- ples were on offer. For all kinds we had a very dull sale, and the quotations were barely supported. For the time of year the import of foreign wheat is good. That article ruled heavy, and low American qualities were easier to purchase. Floating cargoes met a dull inquiry. We had a heavy demand for barley, and prices had a downward tendency. The show of malt was only moderate, yet the trade ruled dull at about Monday's quotations. We were very exten- sively supplied with oats, which moved off slowly at 6d. to la. per quarter less money. Beans, peas, and flour were almost nominal in price. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Flour. English.. Irish Foreign.. Wheat. 3590 Barley. 1610 Malt. 5160 Oats. 120 1850 24,760 - 37,770 — [ brls 140 sks, 8870 CURRENT WHEAT.— Essex and Kent, i. s. red, new 49 58 Do. old Do. white, new 50 66 Do. old Norfolk & Lincoln, red, old Do. new 48 68 RYE.— Old New 38 40 BARLEY.— Grinding 26 31 Malting 38 41 Chevalier 44 48 MALT.— Suffolk and Norfolk 67 77 Brown 69 78 Kingston and Ware 62 63 Chevalier 70 79 PRICES. OATS.— Yorkshire and Lin- colnshire, feed Potato Youghal and Cork, black Cork, white Scotch, feed BEANS.— Tick Pigeon PEAS.— Grey Maple White Boilers FLOUR.— Town made Suffolk Stockton and Norfolk s. t. 22 24 23 30 19 23 20 28 25 28 32 34 38 41 36 37 38 39 37 41 38 40 53 56 39 40 38 39 IMPERIAL AVERAGES. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Rye. Beans. Peaa. i. d. J. d. T. d. i. d. >. d. » . 11 Feb. 21 55 10 45 4 22 10 37 7 39 8 39 3 28 55 5 45 3 23 8 39 I 3S 11 39 5 Mur. 7 55 4 45 8 22 8 41 8 39 4 39 4 14 55 6 46 I 24 4 39 10 39 4 39 7 SI 65 10 46 S 24 4 3S 10 39 8 39 2 28 55 6 47 1 23 7 40 9 39 6 38 6 Six Weeks' 55 7 46 0 23 7 39 8 39 5 39 2 Lust year... 69 0 36 b 23 7 45 4 41 1 39 10 COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. Averagos from the Gazette of Wheat Barley Oats ... Rye Beans... Peas ... Averages from the Gazette of Qrs. Average. Qrs. Average ... 55 ( i ... 69 10 43,854 ... 47 1 Barley .... .... 52,538 ... 38 1 11,480 28 ... 23 7 Oats .... 12,084 ... 24 0 ... 40 9 Bye 57 ... 46 5 6317 ... 39 6 ... 41 3 1311 ... 38 6 ... 40 1 GLASGOW, WEDNESDAY.— Our business during the week has been reduced from continued dull accounts from the English markets and the excitement of a contested election to the smallest compass. Wheat has been very sparingly dealt in, our local millers and bakers doing almost nothing, and distillers having nearly ceased to operate in sprouted parcels. Some considerable lots of sound country wheat have been sold to go to England. Foreign neglected, though offered at a decline. Flour la. per barrel and sack lower. Barley having given way, some cargoes of fine foreign have been placed. We hear of one cargo of 54 Danish sold at 2Ga. 9c/., and one of Pomeranian at 28a. 3d. per 3201b. Oats and oatmeal arc dull, and 6d. per boll cheaper. Beans in fair consumptive demand at our quotations. Indian corn and white peas 6c/. per boll lower. At to- day's market the attendance was small, with limited transactions. Wheat declined 6d. to la. per boll; flour 6c/. per sack; barley la. per boll; oats Id. to 6c/. per boll; oatmeal 6c/. to la. per load;— all lower. Beans unchanged. To- day's prices are as fol- lows :— WHEAT, per 2401b. s i. d. s. d Danzig 29 0 30 0 Pomeranian, Rostock, and Wolgast 27 6 29 0 Danish & Lower Elbe 27 0 28 6 American 25 0 31 0 Odessa 25 0 26 0 Egyptian 20 0 24 0 Scotch, old 30 0 33 0 „ new 19 0 26 0 BARLEY, per 3201b.: Scotch 24 0 29 0 Foreign 27 0 29 3 OATS, per 2641b.: Scotch 17 3 20 0 Irish, feeding 17 0 19 0 Limericks 21 0 22 0 PEAS, per 2801b.: White 20 0 23 0 Grey — — BEANS : » . d. s. d Scotch, per 4 bushels 17 3 20 0 Irish, per 2601b 20 0 21 0 Egyptian, per 2801b. 23 0 24 0 OATMEAL, per 2801b.: Irish 30 0 33 0 Scotch 33 0 36 0 FLOUR Scotch, English, and Irish, per sack 42 0 47 0 Foreign, „ 47 6 49 6 Canadian and United States sweet, prbrl. 27 0 32 0 Do. Sour „ 25 0 26 0 INDIAN CORN, pr280ib. 20 O 210 POT BARLEY : Common 32 0 35 0 Fine second 34 0 37 0 BARLEY FLOUR 35 o 38 o BARLEY MEAL... 30 0 32 0 DUBLIN CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.— There was a very de- pressed market at our corn exchange to- day for all descrip- tion of grain, except prime malting barley, which is scarce and wanted. We make no alterations in the currencies of Friday last, but inferior descriptions of everything were almost unsaleable; not a transaction in Indian corn. d. t. d. White Wheat 31 0 33 0 Red ditto 29 0 31 0 Barley 16 6 25 6 Oats 11 6 13 6 Oatmeal Bakers'Flour ... Indian Corn, pr 4 i. d. s. d. . 13 0 15 0 . 18 0 24 0 CATTLE. ISLINGTON, MONDAY.— We had only a limited supply of foreign stock in to- day's market, and its general quality was inferior. The arrivals of beasts from our own grazing dis- tricts were again limited, and in fair average condition. As the attendance of butchers was rather numerous, all breeds of beasts sold somewhat briskly, and last Monday's quota- tions were fully supported. The best Scots readily produced 5a. per 81b. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge- shire, we received 2100 Scots and shorthorns; from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds; from Scotland, 300 Scots; and from Ireland, 100 oxen. The show of all breeds of sheep was limited in number, but in prime condition. The mutton trade was slow; nevertheless, last week's currency was supported. The best old Downs, in the wool, sold at 6a.; out of the wool, 5a. per 81b. The few lambs in the market moved off slowly, at from 6a. to 7a. per 81b. We were scantily supplied with calves, which sold briskly, at Friday's advance in the quotations of Ad. per 81b., the top figure being 5a. 10c/. per 81b. Pigs were in moderate supply and sluggish request, at last week's prices. FRIDAY.— To- day's market was but moderately supplied with beasts, and the demand for most breeds ruled steady, at Monday's currency. The show of sheep was limited, yet the mutton trade was In a sluggish state. In the quotations, however, no change took place. Lambs sold steadily at from 6a. 6c/. to 7a. per 81bs. The great lamb market will be held here on Thursday next. There was a steady inquiry for calves, the supply of which was limited, at full prices. Pigs were dull, at barely late rates. In Milch cows very little was doing. Per 81b., sinking the offal. f. d. t. d. Inferior coarse beasts. 3 4 3 6 Second quality 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, & c 4 10 5 0 Coarse inf. sheep 4 4 4 8 Second quality 4 10 5 0 Prime coarse woolled 5 2 5 6 Prime Southdown 5 8 6 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. s. d. s. d. Large coarse calves... 4 2 5 4 Prime small 5 6 5 10 Largo hogs 3 8 4 2 Neat small porkers ... 4 4 5 0 Suckl. calves, each ... 23 0 30 0 Quarter old store pigs, each 21 0 28 0 Monday. British. Foreign. Beasts 3388 ... 772 Sheep and lambs 16,500 ... 170 Calves 89 ... 39 Pigs 270 ... 0 Friday. British. Foreign. Beasts 1080 ... 60 Sheep and lambs 2700 ... 70 Calves 206 ... 84 Pigs 310 ... 0 DERBY SMITHFIELD, TUESDAY.— Our market was supplied with fat beasts to- day of the very best quality, and there was a large attendance of buyers from our neighbouring towns and villages; the demand for beef was good, and most of the animals were disposed of. The number of sheep was not large, nor lower in price. Fat and other calves were more plentiful and well sold. The supply of pigs was less, and fetched more money. Beef made 6to 7hd. per lb.; mutton, 8£ c/. to 10c/.; veal, 7d. to 7; pigs, 10a. ( id. to 11a. per score; rough fat, 4a. 9c/. per stone, commencing March 17; hides, 95 and upwards, 6$ c/.; 84 to 95, 6£ c/.; 74 to 83, 6d.; 60 to 73, 5fd.; under 60, 5£ c/. per lb.; light cows, 5d.; extra cows, 5yd.; calf- skins, under 10,6c/.; 10 to 16,8c/.; under 16, 6JcZ. HAY AND STRAW.— THURSDAY. SMITHFIELD.— Meadow hay, 50a. to 80a.; clover, 70a. to 100a.; and straw, 24a. to 29a. per load. CUMBERLAND.— Meadow hay, 52a. to 84a.; clover, 70a. to 100a.; and straw, 25a. to 30a. per load. WHITECHAPEL.— Meadow hay, 50a. to 80a.; clover, 70s. to l( J0a.; and straw, 24a. to 29a. per load. WOOL. FRIDAY.— The imports of wool this week are only moderate. Our market, however, continues heavy, and late rates are barely supported. HOPS. BOROUGH, FRIDAY.— The supply of hops— both new and yearlings— continues rather extensive. For most kinds the demand is far from active, yet prices rule about stationary. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/. 10a. to 51. 12a. per cwt.; Weald of Kent, 3/. 5a. to 3/. 18a.; Sussex, 31 to 31. 12a. yearlings, 1/. 10a. to 3/. MEAT. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL, MONDAY.— These markets continue to be fairly supplied with most descriptions of meat, in which a steady business is doing. FRIDAY.— About an average business was transacted to- day, as follows:— Per 81b. by the carcase. » . d. s. d. » . d. s. d. Inferior Beef 2 10 3 2 Middling ditto 3 4 3 8 Prime large ditto 3 10 4 0 Ditto small ditto 4 2 4 6 Veal 3 8 5 0 POULTRY AND GAME. FRIDAY.— Turkeys, 5a. to 9a.; geese, 5a. to 6a. Gd.; goslings, 6a. to 8a.; ducks, 3a. to 5a.; ducklings, 3a. 6d. to 5a. 6c/.; tame rabbits, to Is. la. 9c/.; [ wild ditto, 10c/. to la. 2c/.; pigeons, 10d. to la.; roasting- pigs, 6a. to 8a. each. Surrey fowls, 7a. to 1 la.; Surrey chickens, 6a. to 8a.; barn- door fowls, 4a. to 7a. ; and guinea fowls, 6a. to 7a. per couple. Eng- lish eggs, 6a. to 9a.; French ditto, 6a. to 7a. 6c/. per 120. Fresh butter, la. 3d. to la. 6d. per lb. FISH. BILLINGSGATE, FRIDAY.— Salmon, la. 9c/. to 2a. 6c/.; trout, la. to la. 6c/. per lb. Turbots, 2a. 6d. to 20a.; brills, 4a. to 12a., cod, 2a. to 7a.; doreys, 2a. to 10a.; mullets, 6c/. to 2a. 6c/. each. Soles, 6d. to 3a. 6c/. per pair. Oysters ( common), 16a. to 20a.; natives, 50a.; sprats, 6a. per bushel. Lobsters, la. to 4a.; crabs, 6c/. to 3a. each. Whitings, 3a. to 12a.; Haddocks, 3a. to 15a. per dozen. Bloaters, 5a. to 8a.; fresh herrings, 4a.; mackerel, 50a. per hundred. Skate, 6c/.; eels, 8d. to la. per lb. Flounders, la. to la. 6d. per dozen. POTATOES. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS, FRIDAY.— The arrivals of potatoes, coastwise and by land- carriage, have been rather limited; yet the demand is in a sluggish state, at late rates. York Regents, 100a. to 120a. per ton ; Kent and Essex ditto, 100a. to 120a.; Lincolns, 70a. to 90a.; Scotch, 90a. to 110a.; Foreign, 65a. to 85a. Inferior Mutton 3 Middling ditto 3 10 4 4 Prime ditto 4 6 4 8 Large Pork 3 8 4 2 Small ditto 4 6 5 2 It is understood that her Majesty is desirous of opening the new Parliament in person, and it is, therefore, by no means certain that it will meet on the 30th of April, though the writs are returnable on that day. It is not unlikely a short prorogation will take place, at the conclusion of which the Queen, by a short trip to the sea- side, will have completely re- covered and recruited her strength after her accouche- ment. Her Majesty will thus be enabled to open this eventful session by a speech from the throne. Pres- sure of public affairs may cause this arrangement to be altered, but it must be occasioned by something very unexpected. ROYAL DISPENSARY FOR DISEASES OF TIIE EAR. — The half- yearly meeting of this useful institution was held on Thursday last at the Dispensary, Dean- street, Soho- square, Mr. W. T. Cooper in the chair. The Secretary announced the amount of subscriptions received during the last six months. The Dispensary had afforded treatment to an increased number of applicants during the last half year. The statistical account of the new admission, Mr. Harvey, Surgeon to the Institution, stated to the meeting were: 1058 cured, 174 consisting of deafness, discharge from the ears, noises in the head and ears, nervous affections of the head, rheumatic deafness, diseases of the throat, with some aggravated forms of polypus in the ear, and other affections of a kindred nature. A hope was expressed at the meeting that the usefulness of the Institution would be more fully extended by an increase of funds, to which it was hoped their wealthy friends would contribute upon the assurance that they would thereby benefit suffering humanity, and be aiding a valuable institution. Votes of thanks were passed to the chairman and to Mr. Harvey, the Surgeon, for his attention to the patients under his care, and the meeting separated. TROTTING EXTRAORDINARY.— Mr. Carter, of Tot- ton, made a wager of 10J. that he would ride his little mare, Amy Robsart, trotting pace, one mile in less than three minutes and a quarter. The match took place on Wednesday week, and the mare accomplished the distance easily in three minutes and two seconds. — Hants Advertiser. Court Her Majesty and his Eoyal Highness the Prince, accompanied by the Princess Royal, honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence on Monday evening. The Queen and Prince Albert took a drive in an open carriage and four on Tuesday afternoon. Her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe- Langenburg, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, and Viscount and Viscountess Eversley, dined with her Majesty in the evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Marv, and Prince Edward of Saxe- Weimar, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on Sunday. The Princess Amelie of Hohenlohe- Schillingfurst left the residence of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Clarence House, on Monday morning, for the Continent. The Ambassador of France and the Countess de Pcrsigny entertained at dinner on Monday, at Albert- gate House, the Spanish Minister, M. and Madame Comyn, the Countess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess Stanhope, Viscount Chelsea, Frances Countess of Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt, Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild and Miss de Rothschild, Lady Molesworth, & c. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely will leave Nice in a few days, en route for England. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry have arrived at Starkey's Hotel, St. Leonard's- on- Sea, from London. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon gave a grand dinner on Tuesday evening to his Excellency Ferouk Khan and suite. The Earl and Countess of Essex arrived in town, a few days since, from Cassiobury Park, Herts. The Earl of Wilton is expected in town to- day from Melton Mowbray. The Countess Dowager of Verulam and the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Grimston arrived in town on Tuesday. The noble Earl and Countess still remain at Gorham- bury. Viscount Eversley lias bought a mansion in Eaton- place, late the residence of Lord Stafford. Viscount and Viscountess Melgund left town a few days since for Scotland. Lord Cowley, her Majesty's ambassador at Paris, is to be immediately raised to an earldom by the title of Earl Cowley, in consideration of his eminent public services. We understand that the Green Ribbon, vacant by the death of the Earl of Fife, will be conferred on Lord Kinnaird. The Dowager Lady Truro has left town for Brighton. Sir Augustus and Lady Elizabeth Clifford and family have left town for the Isle of Wight. Count Pahlen will leave town in a few days, on a visit to Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby, at Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has arrived in town from Harpton Court, Herefordshire. Sir Robert Peel has arrived in town from Tamworth. The marriage of the beautiful and accomplished daughter of the late gallant Lord Vivian to Mr. Nu- gent Bankes, son of the late Right Hon. George Bankes, of Kingston Hall, Dorsetshire, took place on the 26th inst., at the British embassy. Dresden, in the presence of the bride's mother, the Bowager Lady Vivian; the Hon. Francis Forbes, the minister at the court of Saxony, who gave the bride away; Lord and Lady Dormer, Capt. and Lady Emily Digby, two Misses Digby, Hon. Misses Dormer, Lady Adelaide Forbes; Mr.' Fraser, secretary to the British legation; Baron de Reibzenstein, Hanoverian charge d'af- faires, & c. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. From Tuesday's Gazette. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS- LIEUTENANT. Regiment of Royal London Militia— Ensign John Thomas Henry Butt to be lieutenant, vice Thomas Joseph Jones, resigned: Ensign Augustus Bolle de Lasalle to be lieu- tenant, vice Murdock William Pollard Robertson, resigned ; Ensign James Cunningham to be lieutenant, vice James Duke Hill, resigned; Ensign Augustus Henry Garland to be lieutenant, vice Augustus Charles Twentyman, resigned; Frederick Richard Formum Keats, gent., to be ensign, vice John Thomas Henry Butt, promoted. Hertfordshire Militia.— Thomas Byron Myers, gent, to bo lieutenant, vice Lieutenant Henry Joseph Touimin, ap- pointed to the 13th Light Dragoons. Light Infantry Battalion of tho Royal Sussex Militia.— Ensign James John Pickford to be lieutenant, vice Sergison, resigned ; William Orme, gent., to be ensign, vice Pickford, promoted. North York Rifle Regiment of Militia.— Eyre Ledgard, gent., to be ensign. The Galloway Rifles.— Ensign Lewis Audley Hay to be lieutenant, vice John Underwood, appointed quartermaster. From Friday's Gazette. WAR- OFFICE, PALL- MALL, APRIL 3. 8th Light Dragoons.— Capt. Edward Phillips, from half- pay 8th Light Dragoons, to be captain, vice Brevet- Major Edward Tomkinson, whose, brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6tli Oct., 1854. 9th Light Dragoons.— Lieut Edward King has been per- mitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his com- mission. 11th Light Dragoons. — To be Cornets by purchase: Richard John Somers, gent., vice Napier, promoted; George Coke Robinson, gent., vice Bingham, promoted. Military Train.— Paymaster Frederick Francis Fereday, from the Land Transport Corps, to be paymaster. 3rd Regiment of Foot.— Capt. William Walnman, from half- pay 3rd Foot, to be captain, vice Brevet- Lieutenant- Colonel Hugh Smith, promoted to the substantive rank of major unattached, under the Royal Warrant of Oct 6, 1854. 4th.— Capt. Augustus Joseph Sykes, from half- pay 4th Foot, to be captain, vice Brevet- Major Patrick Robertson, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive ranK, under the Royal Warrant of Gth Oct. 18.54. 12th.— Ensign and Adjutant George Gibson to havo the rank of lieutenant; Ensign John Warren to be lieutenant without purchase, vice Irving, who resigns. ' 20th.— Ensign Frederick Augustus Ramsay has been per- mitted to resign his commission. 25th.— Brevet- Major Edward Ramsden Priestley, to be major without purchase, vice Holt, who retires upon full pay; Lieutenant Horatio Priestly, to be captain without purchase, vice E. R. Priestley. 27th.— Ensign William Magcnis Stafford, to be lieutenant by purchase, vice George Iteynell Greeson, who retires; Ensign Albert Dixon, from the 85th Foot, to be ensign, vice Stafford. 43rd— Capt. Henry J. Parkin Booth to be major, by purchase, vice Primrose, promoted; Lieut. Henry Trafford Trafford to be captain, by purchase, vice Booth; EnBign William Livesay to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Trafford Trafford; Gerald Henry Baird Young, gent., to be ensign, by purchase, vice Livesay. 45th.— Paymaster John David Blythe, from the 3rd West India Regiment, to be paymaster, vice M. G. Taylor, ap- pointed to a depflt battalion. 47th.— Lieut, C. Finnerty to be captain, without purchase, vice Brevet- Major C. A. Stevenson, deceased. 55th.— Ensign G. L. Whyte has been permitted to resign his commission. (! 3rd.— Ensign R. E. Sproule has been permitted to resign his commission. 97th.— Ensign R. Annesley, to be lieutenant, by purchase vice Oates, who retires. 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, 1 8 5 7 . Rifle Brigade.— Lieut. H. A. F. Luttrell has been permitted to resign his commission. 3rd West India Regiment.— J. Wilson, Esq., formerly a capt iin in the 93rd Foot, to be paymaster, vice Blyth, ap- pointed to the < iath Foot. Gold Coast Corps.— II. A. Williams, gent., late lieutenant Osmanli Cavalry, to be ensign without purchase, vice Elgee, deceased. UNATTACHED. Capt. and Brevet- Lleut.- Col. Hugh Smith, 3rd Foot, to have the substantive rank of major, under the Hoyal War- rant of 6th October 1851. Brevet- Major Edward Tomkinson, 8th Light Dragoons, to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank under the Royal Warrant of 6th October 1854. Brevet- Major Patrick Robertson, 4th Foot, to have his brevet rank converted Into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October 1854. HOSPITAL STAFF. Staff- Surgeon of the Second Class, Thomas Rhys, from half- pay, to be staff- surgeon of the Second Class. Staff- Surgeon of the Second Class, James Fraser, M. D., from half- pay, to be staff- surgeon of tho Second Class, vice Wellington Poole, placed upon half- pay. Purveyor's Clerk George Dalton, to be purveyor to the Forces. Assistant Staff- Surgeon Archibald William Pultney Pinkerton, M. D., has been permitted to resign his commis- sion. BREVET.— Major George Holt, retired full pay, 25th foot, to be lieutenant- colonel in the army, tho rank being hono- rary only. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 31. CORPS OF ROYAL MARINES. BREVET.— With reference to Her Majesty's Order in Council of the ! 3th September, 1854:— Colonel- commandant Joseph Cllllds, on retired full pay, to be major- general, the rank being honorary only. ADMIRALTY, APRIL I. CORPS OF ROYAL MARINES. Colonel second- commandant Thomas Peard T) wycr to be colonel- commandant, vice Chllds, retired on full pay. l. ieut.- Colonel John Fraser to be colonel second com- mandant, vice Dwyer, promoted. Captain Edward Hocker to be lieutenant- colonel, vice Fraser, promoted. First Llent. John Basset Prynne to be captain, vice Hocker, promoted. COMMISSION SIGNED BV LORD- LIEUTINANT. East Kent Regiment of Militia - William Tatliam, Esq., gent, to be ensign, vice Soden, resigned. An order lias been issued for 124 non- commissioned officers and men belonging to the 8th, 10th, 24th, 27th Inniskillings, and 8Iird depflls at Chatham, to be placed under tbe instruction of Capt. W. Nott, 83rd Regiment, for the purpose of acquiring a use of the Entield rifle. Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to ap- prove of the following appointments on the staff of the ariny in Ireland, viz.:— Major- General E. F. Gascoyne, to serve as a major- general, and to suc- ceed Lieut.- General Cochrane in the command of the Dublin division; Major- General John Eden to serve as a Major- general, and to succeed Major- General Mansel in the command of the troops in the Cork district. Tho freight- ship Violet, at Woolwich, has com- menced shipping war stores for China. The cargo is to consist of shot, shell, guns, mortars, and the three newly- constructed 3- pouuder batteries, arranged for mountain service as well as for traversing the rice- fields, where the nature of the ground would not admit of the passage of tho heavier pieces of ordnance. The ammunition waggons and watercarts are formed so as to be converted into ambulance waggons for re- moving the wounded, and are supplied with movable stretchers on elastic springs. Capt. Knox's company of Royal Artillery, under orders for China, were on Tuesday morning engaged in Woolwich Marsh in three- ponnder battery practice, firing a number of 4 2- 5ths and shot and shell from the howitzers and guns intended for mountain service in China. THE THEATRES. ROTAL ITALIAN OPERA.— The prospectus for the forthcoming season of the Royal Italian Opera has just been issued. Mr. Gye, again takes refuge within the narrow precincts of " the Lyceum, the difficulties attending the occupancy of Drurv Lane Theatre having proved to be insuperable. Grisi and Bosio are both re- engaged; also Mile. Marai, Mile. Didide, Madame Rosa Devries, and Madame Tagliafico. Mario, Neri Baraldi, Gardoni, lionconi, Graziani, Lablache, Polonini, Zelger, Formes, and Tagliafico occupy their old places in the list. The additions are Mile. l'arepa, a debutante from the Royal Theatre of Lisbon; and Mile. VictoireBalfe— a ( laughter of the popular English composer, and, if report may be depended upon, of singular promise, Mr. Costa, of course, presides over the orchestra. The ballet in- cludes Mile. Cerito, Mile. Plunkctt, and a Mile. Dele- chaux; while those useful coryphees, Esper Battalini, Leblonde, and Emma, are still engaged. Mr. W. Beverley re- assumes office as scene painter, Mr. A. Harris as stage- manager, Mr. Alfred Mellon as leader of the ballet, Mr. Smythson as chorus- master, and Signor Maggioni as " poet." The first performance will take place on Tuesday, the 14th of this month. ADELPIII.— A new farce from the pen of Mark Lemon, was produced at this theatre on Monday evening. It is called Welcome Little Stranger, and is full of broad humour, with ample room for the display of Mr. Wright's talent for comicality. His airing the baby- linen, and making the gruel were very laugh- able. He was well supported by Mrs. Chatterley, and l'aul Bedford. The audience were pleased, and the piece announced for repetition until further notice. Mr. Alfred Mellon has taken Drury Lane Theatre during Passion Week, and will give a series of grand vocal and instrumental concerts, supported by the principal artists in London. OBITUARY. THE COUNTESS DOWAGER OF WESTMORLAND.— The death of the Countess Dowager of Westmorland, took place last week at Brympton House, in Somersetshire, the seat of her daughter, Lady Georgiana Fane. Her ladyship had been suffering during the last Ave weeks from the eifects of a fall, since which her strength had been gradually failing. On Sunday se'ennight all hope of her recovery ceased, and on Thursday, after much suffering, she breathed her last. The deceased lady was a relict of John, tenth Earl of Westmor- land, who died on the 15th December, 1811. She was daughter of II. II. Saunllers, Esq., M. D., and with her sister, tho late Viscountess Melville, coheiress and grandniece of Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, K. B. CAPTAIN EBRINQTON.— We have to announce the decease, in the 87th year of his age, of Captain John Henry Ebring- ton, Major of the Tower of London. The gallant deceased became a captain in the 13th Dragoons 12th June 1800, and retired on half- pay 1st December 1808. He was appointed to his situation in the Tower ( worth 174/. a year) 4th July 1816, and died on Tuesday, the 31st ult. SOMETHING STRANGE.— Some time ago Mr. Ford, of Moorliampton, lost a sow, and travelled in search of the animal more than a hundred miles. On the day he lost the sow he had a steam threshing- machine at work at his house; and twenty- one days after- wards, to his great surprise, he found the missing " grunter" under the straw in the fold, having had nothing to eat or drink all the time. The poor animal was nearly in farrow at the time. She was got out, soon recovered from the effects of her imprisonment, and in a few weeks brought forth ten pigs, whick, with the mother, are doing well. MISCELLANEOUS. The feeling in France generally, as far as we can judge from the journals, is favourable to Lord Palmerston. The successes of the Circassians are confirmed. The icebergs have been larger and more numerous this year on the Atlantic route than ever before. Dr. Scoresby, the well- known Arctic voyager, and formerly Vicar of Bradford, has just died at Torquay. The Russians have contracted with an English house for the supply of war materials in Circassia. The Madras Exhibition was opened by Lord Harris on the 8th of February. The Persia brought about 72,000?. in specie, the whole of which will be sent to the Continent. The Russians are concentrating considerable forces in Ekaterinodar and Anapa. The Russian Ambassador has renewed those hospi- talities at the Embassy in Chesham- place so rudely inter- rupted by the war. When the Grand Duke Constantine was at Geneva, he was introduced to the British Prince Alfred, at the Grand Duchess Anna Feodorowna's. The Commander- in- Chief has appointed Col. 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 subject selected for the gold medal competition of this year for the Royal Academy, both in sculpture and paintiog, is The Good Samaritan. The legacy of 6000/., free of duty, bequeathed by the late Mr. Kenyon to the University College Hospital, has been received by the committee from the executors. The Princes of Oude and a numerous suite arrived at Birmingham on Tuesday, for the purpose of visiting the principal manufactories in the town and district. One of the vacant garters has been offered by Lord Palmerston to the Duke of Norfolk, and, being declined by him, has been accepted by Earl Granville. A man, CO years of age, has been convicted, at the Mayo assize, of the murder of his wife, who was much older than himself. Adam Leffler, the bass singer, who at one time held a leading position in English opera, died suddenly on Saturday last, from apoplexy. On Monday next the new tea duty will take effect by the act of last session for the then current year. The duty imposed is 1.*. 5d. per lb. The estimated expenses of the police in counties and boroughs for the current year is 145,980/.; that for the Metropolitan Police is 103,645/. During the late gales a large number of vessels have sought the shelter of the new harbour at Holyhead, all of which ran in with perfect safety. M. Alexandre Dumas, who is about to visit England, has promised to publish a series of letters on the subject of the English elections. Mr. Thomas G. Baring has resigned his appoint- ment of private secretary to Sir Charles Wood, First Lord of the Admiralty. The legal expenses incurred in the prosecution and defence of the Knightsbridge Churches case amount to very little less than 5000/. The Governments of England and France have energetically addressed both Piedmont and Austria on the necessity of not breaking the peace of Europe. The naval reviews to take place at Toulon on the visit of the Grand Duke Constantine, about the 21st of April, are to rival the famous exhibitions at Portsmouth. Despatches from Erzeroum say the Forte had granted to the Roman Catholic missionaries the necessary firman for building a new church. 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. Messrs. C. H. Alderson, barrister, and J. R. Morell, are gazetted Inspectors of Schools; and the Rev. B. J. Binns, late Principal of the Caernarvon Training College, as one of tho Assistant Inspectors. A letter from Venice of the 20th inst. announces that a painting by Paul Veronese, for three centuries the property of the Pisani family, has been purchased by the British Government for 14,000/. sterling. A correspondent of the Glasgow Herald proposes a subscription for Mr. John Macgregor, the late member, and former Secretary of the Board of Trade, but now in the deepest pecuniary want. On Saturday last a greater number of messages passed through Hie electric wires than on any occasion since the opening of the telegraphs. Upwards of 3000 messages arrived at Lothbury and the Strand stations. The North British Mail states that there is no truth in the statement published in the New York papers that Mr. Isaac Buchanan, of Hamilton, was killed by the accident on the Great Western Railway of Canada. Cognac brandy is getting every day more and more scarce and dearer, a further rise is expected in consequence of the reduction made in the duty on its importation into the United States. Mr. Donald M'Lachlan is appointed her Majesty's consul at Sourahaya, in Java, Mr. William Lawless consul at Martinique, Mr. James Craufurd consul at Guadaloupe, and Mr. G. F. Crosthwaite consul at Cologne. Meetings have been held at Calcutta to petition Parliament against the regulations of the new Penal Code, subjecting Europeans to the jurisdiction of the Company's Courts. It is reported that the shareholders of the abortive London and Paris Bank have instructed their solicitor to bring an action against the directors to recover the 4000/. which they divided amongst themselves for their labours in getting up the project. A lire broke out on Sunday night at the Girdlers' Arms Tavern, Sherborne- lane, Cannon- street, which rapidly spread with so much violence that the tavern was completely burned down, and seven of the neighbouring houses seriously damaged. The Grand Duke Constantine of Russia is to visit France about the middle of this month. He will land at Toulon, where a large squadron will be assembled to do honour to his arrival. He will then visit Marseilles before proceeding to Paris. It has been currently reported during the past week that the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and not the Right Hon. Henry Fitzroy, who declines the honour, will be pro- posed as the new Speaker of the House of Commons by the Ministerial party ; and that the Right- Hon. Spencer Walpole will be proposed by the Opposition. On Sunday afternoon four boys having surrepti- tiously unfastened a small skiff from its moorings near Dockhead were borne along by the tide against a tier of colliers and upset. Two of them, named Alfred Harris and Charles Hatch, were drowned. On Saturday afternoon Mr. " VVillsden was returning home in a cab, in a state of exultation, shouting out as he went along, " Cox for Finsbury— hurrah!" when, on leaning out of the window, the cab was upset, and he fell upon his head. His scull was severely fractured, and he expired a short time after having been taken to the Infirmary. The expense of the late Parliament, for the year ended the 31st March, was 162,230/., of which the Speaker's salary was 5000/. The salaries, & c., of the officers of both houses, 81,276/.; and the printing of the two houses, 75,954/. According to a parliamentary return just issued, it appears that the total quantity of corn, grain, meal, flour, & c., imported into Ireland from foreign countries and British possessions during the year 1856, amounted to 1,269,958 qrs., and the total quantity imported from England Into Ireland • was 565,588 qrs. ; while the total quantity imported from Ireland into England in the same time, was 2,212,061 qrs., being 376,515 qrs. more than the total imports. The Rev. John William Donaldson, D. D., late Fel- low of Trinity College, Cambridge, has published a work on " Christian Orthodoxy," in which he denies the Divine In- spiration of the Scriptures, and the existence of angels or evil spirits; though he admits the divine mission of Moses, and the truth of large portions of the Bible, and believes in miracles. At the Cavan Assizes Dr. William Wright, a very old man and nearly blind, pleaded guilty of^ he manslaughter of an inmate of the union workhouse. He had been acting for Dr. Taylor, the medical attendant of the Bailleborough poorhouse, and by mistake gave strychnine for calomel. The judge, observing that those who allowed this old man to practice were greatly to blame, sentenced him to be confined for one month. A ewe belonging to Mr. Jones, of Six- acre Farm Lynton, dropped, last week, a lamb weighing 1 l£ lb. " You may think it very easy to write an article for a newspaper," said a Cabinet Minister, at a public dinner recently, " but try it." Messrs. Lucas have terminated the construction of a wall exceeding two and a half miles in length, which in- closes and forms a boundary of the entire premises constl tuting the Boyal Arsenal grounds at Woolwich. The newly- formed London, Harwich, and Conti- nental SteanTPacket Company announce that their steamers will commence running between Harwich and Rotterdam on the 25th of April. The sale of the effects of Redpath, the principal in the Great Northern Railway robberies, took place on Tues- day at his late residence in Chester- terrace, Regent's- park; the sale included two houses, together with about 70 lots of fine old wines. Letters from Paris state that the bullion in the Bank of France has increased 710,000/. within the last fort- night, the total now held being 9,600,000/. It has been re- solved from the 3rd of April to reduce the premium offered for gold from 6 per mille to 4. " Y/ TONETARY NEGOTIATIONS, strictly IT L bond fide, may be effected immediately, and in any sum, upon approved security. 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Shayler, 82, St. Jolin- street- road; Stacey and Co., jperfumers, Cranbourne- street; Mintram, 7. Burlington Arcade; Kennedv, 166B, Oxford- street; and all respectable chemists and perfumers in town and country. GUNS, FISHING TACKLE, & c. TV/ TESSRS. PATON and WALSH, bee to • state that the price of their new NIPPLE PRIMES la St. without the cap- holdei ' - •- street, Perth. and 10j. with It < 4, George- fJUNS and PISTOLS.- JOSEPH CHARLES REILLY Is RETIRING fVoin BUSINESS, t stock of Enflljh Guns and and the remnant of his excellent „ 9 Pistols are now for Sale, 25 per cent, under his regular price* There is about a dozen best f — j * " ' - hand and keepers' guns, am guns, and tlUrtv to . forty second- and a quantity of implements and apparatus whfch he will only remain to dispose of— No. fi « 2 New Oxford- street, London ( W. C.) /?} UNS.— Gentlemen about to order Guns for the coining Season would do well to Inspect the workmanship of guns manufactured hy 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- tion. Sporting ammunition of every description. DREECH- LOADING GUNS.— In addition to the manurncture 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 be is preparing to take Orders fbr BREECH- LOADING FOWLINT) PIECES A few excellent light Double- guns on band, 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 17811. GUNS. — WILLIAMS and POWELL, GUNMAKERS, 2.5, SOUTH CASTLE- STREET LIVERPOOL, Established 178U. Their stock comprises the largest assortment of Ouns 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. nno SPORTSMEN.— T. CHARD, Gun and > Pistol Maker in all its branches, Croydon, Surrey, and Tunbridge, Kent ( late R. Flshenclen), Agent for Colts Re- peating Pistols. T. C. has always on hand a stock of GUNS and PISTOLS, which can he recommended— all London proof and well finished, and at reasonable prices. Ouus ex- changed It net approved of. Persons wanting their guns seen to would find this time of the year best for bronzing, Ac. Work done for the Trade. Orders and letters attended to. THOMAS CHARD, Oiinmaker, Croydon. SALMON FISHING.- CHARLES » • ' FAR LOW, Manufacturer, 191, Strand, invites anglers to inspect his largo and varied stock of superior FISHING RODS and { TACKLE at moderate prices. Trout tiles 2*. per dozen. Catalogues forwarded gratis. CAMUEL ALLCOCK'S SEA and RIVER ^ HOOKS are acknowledged to be the best. One trial will prove their superiority. None arc genuine unless labelled ' Samuel Allcook." Contributor to the London and Paris Exhibitions Specimens shown at the Crystal Palace. Spoon Baits, < fcc. Ac. Wholesale houses liberally dealt with Manufactory, Redditc11. rPO ANGLERS.— Messrs. EATON and , f DELLElt, ( i and 7, Crooked- lane, London- bridge, Manufacturers of First- class Salmon aud Trout Rods, and every description of Fishing Tackle, beg to call the attention of Salmon Fishers t. i their REGISTERED IMPROVEMENT hi the SI- RING WINCH IIANDLE- Salmon andTrout Files to every pattern. VEW FLY. — The 14 CANTON COCK- TAIL. "— Messrs. ALFRED and SON beg to inform their friends that the above new Fly ( introduced by them last sum- met) was lbund to be so very killing in clear trout streams, that they have made a large stock of them for the ensuing season. Price 2s. Gd. per dozen Made only by ALFRED and SON, Manufacturers of superior Salmon and Trout Rods and Tackle of every description, 54, Moorgate- strcct, London. A T LANG'S MAM FACTORY^ ^ Hanover- street, Edinburgh is one of the largest and most select stocks of SALMON und TKOUT FISHING- RODS, Flies, Lines, Reels. & c. & c., all manufactured by him- self and workmen, under his own guidance and inspection. *** Just imported, 20,000 of the strongest salmon- gut that has been in the country this number of years, from 12s. to 15s. per 100. rPO ANGLERS. — The PECTORAL FIN 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. Gd. Anglers and the trade punctually supplied, by post or railway, on receipt of cash to the amount. Rods, lines, flies, < fcc.. forwarded to order.— Apply to the in- ventor, Frederick Allies, South- parade, Worcester. TROUT FISHING.— Trout Fishers should A be prepared with the SPRING FLIES, the " Wellington" and the " Emperor," 2s. Gd. 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 Print- sellers. fflALMON arid TROUT ANGLERS, send kJ a Post- office Order to WILLIAM ASHTON HACKETT, 38, Patrick- street, Cork, for a sample of his incomparable SALMON- FLIES, at 12s. per dozen; Peel or Grilse ditto, ( It. per dozen; Trout- flies. 2s. per dozen; Ephemerals, 4s. per dozen; extra strong Salmon- gut, 6s. per hank. Immense stock of Rods, Reels, Lines. and Tackle at his well- known Repository. Licences, available all over Ireland, 10s. each. Lake Trout Flies for the Salmo ferox and Spotted- brown Lake Trout, 5s. per dozen. " TAMES OGDEN, Practical Fly- Dresser, * * Fishing Rod and Tackle Manufacturer, 28, Winchcomb- street, Cheltenham, respectfully informs anglers he has now on hand a first- cla ss 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 fine gut. *#* Having declined supplying the trade, his flies and tackle can only be had at the above address. TO ANGLERS.— J. BERNARD;, 4, Church- place, by St. James's Church, 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 ins in- spection. Every variety of Salmon and Trout FLIES, 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, < fcc. < fcc. Gentlemen instructed in the art of Fly- making. The New American Baits. ELEY'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 Guns, < fcc., and every description of Sporting Ammunition. ELEY, BROTHERS, Manufacturers, London. T EAMINGTON.— The REGENT HOTEL, XJ a first- class Family and Hunting Establishment. Flys meet every train. Posting, billiards, < fcc. J. 8. WALLIfl, Proprietor. EDINBURGH.— RampW's WATERLOO A- J HOTEL ( opposite the General Post- office). Waterloo- place.— Strangers and others visiting Edinburgh will find that, " or situation, comfort, and accommodation, combined with moderate charges, this elegant and extensive Establishment ( which was built expressly for an hotel, at an expense of upwards of 30,000/.) is unequalled in the city. The wines and cuisine are of the first quality. Commodious and elegant coffee- room, large and well- ventilated smoking- room, suites of apartments, < fcc. A moderate fixed charge for servants. HIP TAVERN, GREENWICH, close to J the Piers, and 500 yards from the Railway. April 1,1857. WHITEBAIT.— THOMAS QUARTERMAINE respectfully informs his friends and the public that the WHITEBAIT SEASON has commenced, and that the above NEW and SPACIOUS TAVERN ( to which he has removed from the CROWN AND SCEPTRE) affords him increased facilities of pro- viding for the convenience and comfort of his visitors, by its easiness of access, the number and style of the dining- rooms, and the completeness of his culinary and cellar arrangements. The SHIP has extensive stabling, < fec., and is open all the year. S T\ 0 not wait whilst Chancellors quarrel, or - I " you may perhaps get no Tea at all— THE EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY now SUPPLY goed black or mixed TEA, in 61b. bags, at 2s. lorf. per lb.— Quffire, Will the price be less when the duty is altered?-. Warehouse, 8, Great St. Helens, Blshopsgate. 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY G E N T L E M A N ' S N E W S P A P E R. [ MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . BLOOD STOCK, & c. AT ESSRS. TATTERSALL will SELL by 1T. I AUCTION, at Hyde- park- comer, on Monday tho 6th of April, the following V " SHRIVENIIAM. WESl'WARD- HO. CALLCOTT. t Hyde- parl ; HORSES, the ^ roiH'rtjMifa gentleman: DIAMOND. MESSRS. TATTERSALL will SELL by IT I AUCTION, at Hyde- park- corner, on Monday, April 6, • without reserve: FLY- BY DAY, roan colt, 2 years old, by the Flying. Dutch- man out of Forlorn Hope, by Charles XII. out of Baleino, by Whalebone, Ac. MESSRS. TATTERSALL will SELL by ITA AUCTION, at Hyde- park- corner, on Monday, April c, the following HORSES; have been limited two seasons in Leicestershire, the property of an officer ordered abroad: 1. SORCERER, brown gelding, ( I years old, by Plantagenet; a perfect hunter, and has been ridden as a charger. 2. . SHILLELAGH, chesnut gelding, by Shallir ' ' " Plantagenet; a superior hunter and hack. M ESSRS. TATTERSALL will SELL by AUCTION, at Hyde- park- corner, on Monday, April 0, the following superior HUNTERS ( well known with the Duke of Beaufort's and the V. W. 11.), HACKS, and HARNESS HORSES, the property of a gentleman :— THE HACK. J. ANTELOPE. 1. THE 2. PA ItIS 1 harness a. PEACOCK I horses. 4 BRUSH. 5. BABY. C. THE GEM. 8. QUARTERMAIN. 9. SIR ROBERT. 10. IAGO. 11. BROWN HESS. 12. SALTCELLAR. ALDRIDGE'S, ST. MARTIN S LANE, LONDON. PUBLIC SALES by AUCTION every Wednesday and every Saturday throughout the year, commencing at eleven o'cloek precisely. ONE HUNDRED ami EIGHTEEN HORSES are sub- mitted to public competition on each of the above days, l> y Mr. MATT AM, the Auctioneer, comprising active and powerful horses from the stocks of various job masters, suit- aide tor broughams, clarences, double and single harness, carriage- horses, hunters, and hacks from the studs of noble- men and gentlemen; ladies' horses, cobs, and ponies for riding and driving. ( Mi Saturdays, In addition to the horses, a great variety of phaetons, broughams, clarences, dog- carts, and gigs, with sets of double anil single harness, saddles, and bridles. AH property should be received two days before either sale day, lor public view and insertion in the catalogue. LUCAS'S, LIVERPOOL- SELECT SALE. MESSRS. LUCAS and Co. beg to intimate to noblemen and gentlemen having HUNTERS and other valuable HORSES to dispose of, that tlieir next SELECT SALES will take place On Thursday, April 16th, and On Thursday, April 30th, 1857. Full descriptions of all horses intended for these sales must be forwarded immediately, and the Horses must be sent to the Repository two days prior to the Sale. Stalls cannot be re- tained after Ten o'clock on Tuesday. rpWEN TY- SIXTH ANNUAL SALE of 1 CARRIAGES at LUCAS'S, Liverpool, on Wednesday, April Stll. 1857. TWO HUNDRED CARRIAGES and Sixty Sets of HARNESS. Notice: Saturday next, April 4th, the last day for receiving Carriages for this sale. MIDLAND COUNTIES REPOSITORY- NOTICE. ESSRS. RRETHERTON & HARRISON M nportant ORSES, STUD HALE, for HUNTEltS and other valuable II' will take place at their Repository, Birmingham, On Thursday, 9th April, 1857. Noblemen and gentlemen wishing to enter horses for this sale are solicited to make early application, in order that stalls may !*•. secured and publicity given to their instructions. Sales by auction every Thursday, and by private treaty daily. DYCER'S REPOSITORY, DUBLIN. HPHE QUEEN'S BAYS having been 1- placed under orders for India, there will be an AUCTION of the OFFICERS' HORSES at Dycer's Repository, Stephen's- green, Dublin, previous to their leaving Ireland. The list comprises* a number of first- class hunters, chargers, hacks, and namess horses. A week's notice will be given previous to the Auction.— February, 4th, 1857. JAMES HOME ( late of the 2nd Life Guards), I'ropriotor. REPOSITORY, BARBICAN. rpHURSDAY'S SALE.— Mr. J. GOWER I will SELL by AUCTION, on Thursday next. April 9, on account of the usual sale- day falling on Good Friday, ONE HUNDBED superior RIDING and HARNESS HORSES of everv 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 tending to operate to the preju- dice of either buyer or seller, and in no case is the ownership of horses misrepresented. 0Nh rpwYFORD STATION. — To Railway Contractors, Builders, and others.— Mr. J. GO WER has been directed bv Mr. A. W. Ritson, the extensive contractor, to SELL by AUCTION, on the Works, Twyford Station, on Tuesday, April 7, at 11 o'clock, about THIRTY HORSES, con- sisting of young match teams, some extraordinary tip horses, and many powerful for one- horse cart work, GO nearly new earth waggons, timber carriages, rubbish, water, anu other carts, a pile- driving engine, witli two rams and three crabs, two 40- fcet derricks, quantity of guy ropes, yellow pine, Memel deals and battens, and about 50 lots of other timber: temporary buildings, comprising smiths' and wheelwrights shops, with their tools, stabling erection for .' 50 horses; the brlckbuilt office, with compartments and fittings, cottages erected, about ( 5000 sleepers, quantity of elm planking, 20 tons of scrap, bar and other iron, quantity of cart and waggon wheels and axles, & c., which have been employed in making the Twyford and Henley Branch of the Great Western Railway: sold in consequcnce of the same being now com- pleted— On view two days prior. Catalogues had on the works, Twyford Station; and of Mr. J. GOWER, Auctioneer and Valuer, Repository, Barbican. REA'S CENTRAL REPOSITORY. HORSES on SALE, chiefly young, and from th « country, varied daily, consisting of pairs of carriage, phaeton, brougham, and other harness horses, also chargers, hunters, hacks, and cobs, all of which may be tried and exa- mined on tho premises, which are the most extensive and cen- tral in London, containing over 160 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 cases may be referred to. Charges lower than any other, being 3s. 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. . IN M'S (' entral Repository, Newingtou SALE.- A COB PONY, an excellent liackf; has carried a boy well up to hounds, and quiet in harness; height, 14 hands and upwards, 5 years old, quiet in harness, and warranted sound— Apply " C. B.," Nethercote, near Paventry. IPOR SALE ( half brother to Cumberland), I a BAY COLT, 2 years old, by Vol- au- Vent, dam Cerito bv The Saddler. Also'( half brother to Cumberland) a DARK BROWN one- year- old COLT, by A British Yeoman For particulars apply to Mr. A. DALZELL, Stamburn Hall, Work- nifton, Cumberland. • rpo l„. SOLD, OWN BROTHER to J- EMIGRANT, the winner of the Liverpool Steeple- chase; ? ot by Melbourne out of my bay mare Pandoro, by Cam or adland. I bred Emigrant and Ids brother, and see that the former is returned in Hell's Life as. by Drayton, which is a mistake. The horse may be seen at Bonehill Stud Farm on application to Mr. KOKINSOX, Y. S.. Bom- hill, Tamworth. 4 LDERNEY and GUERNSEY COWS iV and HEIFERS.— M. FOWLER, sen., Little Busliev, 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, Paddlngton, Monday, April 0, and two following days, this being his Monthly Show. Gentlemen desirous of purchasing first- rate blood and quality will have a superior opportunity of selecting from this herd. WANTED, a SITUATION as GROOM. Thoroughly understands the management of hunters. 3\ years good character.— Address " Z.," Mr. Faucett's, Bookseller, Sleaford. HPHE TURF.— Mr. HORATIO DONALD A will execute COMMISSIONS on all races at 5 per cent. Mr. Donald is making a book on all the principal events of the year, and he is prepared to lay Tattersall's odds on the New- market Handicap, 2000 Guineas, Great Northern Handicap, Chester Cup, Derby, and all the principal races of the year. All business must be done by letter only, lnvesters who send ? oo< l references need not forward cash in advance Address IORATIO DONALD, 05, Prince's- street, Leicester- square. Post- oflice orders to be made payable at Cliaring- cross. CTALLION.— CIIABRON, by Camel out of Fanny by Whisker, < fcc., will cover this season at Duddinghill 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 3l. 5s. Groom's fee included. Keep at the usual price.— Further par- ticulars may be had of Mr. PEAKE, at Duddinghill Farm, Willesden, Middlesex. QTALLIONS.— At Alvideston, London Elm, Wilts. JOE LOVELL; thirty mares, by subscription ( besides those of his owner) at 12 guineas each mare, and naif a guinea to the groom. He is the sire of many " winners, including Noisy, < fcc. 20 subscriptions are already taken. Also, UMBRIEL, by Melbourne or Touchstone 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; com, if ordered, at market price. Alvediston is about twelve miles from Salisbury, and five from Woodyates, where there are plenty of good loose boxes and fine grass land. Subscriptions taken at Messrs. WEATOERBY'S, or by GEORGE RANDALL, stud- groom, on the premises; and further particulars may be known of Mr. WM. DAY, Woodyates, Salisbury. UT ALLION, 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. Fly- 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 1111834); granddam Mickleton Maid by Veloci- pede; great- granddam Maid of Lune by Whisker; great- great- granddani Gibside Fairy by Hermes; Vicissitude by Pipator; Beatrice by Sir Peter: Pyrrha by Matcli'em, & c. The Flying Dutchman is by Bay Middleton ( winner of the Derby in 1836), out of Barbelle by Sandbeck; Darioletta by Amailis; Selima by Selim, < fcc, It will thus be seen that Fly- by- Niglit'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 himself 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 horse in the kingdom. There is excellent accommodation for Mares and Foals, and every attention will be paid them, under the personal superin- tendanceof 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. CTALLION.— Patronised by the Ri< rht Hon. O the Earl Howe; C. R. Colville, Esq., M. P.; Sir Charles Isham, Lamport Hall.— To Cover this season ( l& r> 7), at ME ASH AM, near Ashby- de- la- Zouch, at 3 guineas eacli Mare, and 5 shillings the Groom, that celebrated and well- known trotter, THE CHAMPION, decidedly the fastest entire horse in England; late the property of Mr. Theobald, of London, deceased, and now of the Right Honourable The Earl Spencer. Champion is a rich bay, stands 16 hands high, on short black legs, with great power and fine action: he was bred by J. Hewinson, Esq., of Harrington, and was got by the Norfolk Phenomenon, a very noted trotter, purchased for a large sum of money to travel in Yorksliire. For pedigree of the Norfolk Phenomenon and performances, see Spoj'ting Magazine for December 1834. The Champion s dam, a very fast trotting mare, by Old Priino. Primo was by Mr. Jenkinson's Old Fire- away, that trotted two miles 011 the Oxford- road in five minutes, and was sold for 1000 guineas, and covered in London at 5 guineas each mare. Primo's dam by King Fergus, grandam by Herod. Primo was well known in Lord Yar- borough's Hunt, and was allowed to be the best hunter and roadster in England in his day. King Fergus was the sire of Hainbletonian, winner of the Great St. Leger. The Cham- pion's dam also bred one of the fastest entire horses that travelled in Yorkshire, as well as several other valuable horses. The Champion was matched to trot one mile within three minutes— to stand at the stone and start, which he won easy; he was also matched to trot three miles in nine minutes; he completed the distance in eight minutes and a half; he also trotted eighteen miles in fifty- nine minutes, carrying twelve stone. He wras purchased by Mr. Theobald at 600 guineas, and challenged to trot any stallion in England, and covered at his establishment at 4 guineas each mare. He is the sire of that celebrated trotter the Norfolk Phenomenon, that serves bv subscription this season at 5 guineas each mare; also the Norfolk Cob at 4 guineas; also Young Champion, the property of Mr. Donald Robertson, dealer in horses, Edinburgh, that; serves mares at 51, each, and 5s. the groom; and the Tele graph, that took the prize at the North Lincolnshire Show, held at Boston, 1855, open to all England, two- year- old, against all ages for the best roadster, with the grandest action, and stood open to trot any stallion of his age; and the Flying Dutchman out of the same mare; also Gold- Finder, that was sold to go to France for 350 guineas ; and many other entire horses that are got by him, that will serve mares this season in different parts of the country;— so that The Champion has not only proved himself a sure foal- getter, but has produced some ot tlie most extraordinary horses either for the field or road. He has travelled six seasons in one circuit, and is allowed by impartial judges to be the best stock- getter in England. He will commence travelling 011 MONDAY, April the 6tli, through Newton, Odstone, Barton, to the Dixie Anns Hotel, Market- Bosworth, for the night. TUESDAY.— 1Through Slienton, Upton, Ratcliff, to the Angel Inn, Atherstone, for the night. WEDNESDAY.— To the Earl Howe's Arms, Twyeross, and to the Red Lion Inn, Appleby Field, and to Mr. R. Noon's, Mea- sham, for the night. THURSDAY— Through Overseal, to Mr. Hoult's, Saracen's Head Inn, Burton- on- Trent, for the Market, and to Mr. T. Smith's, Three Crowns Hotel, Barton Turnings, for the night. FRIDAY.— To Mr. John Slater's, Turk's Head Inn, Sandford- street, Lichfield, for the night. SATURDAY.— Through Hopwas, to Mr. John Richardson's, White Lion Inn, Bole Bridge- street, Tamworth: leaves at four o'clock for the Red Lion, Appleby, and to Measliam at night, where he will remain till Monday morning during the season. The Groom's Fee to be paid the first time of covering, the remainder at Midsummer to Ii. Noon, groom, the last week of the horse travelling. Also ROCKET, at the same time and route. Thorough- bred mares 6 guineas each, and 10 shillings the groom; half- bred mares 3 guineas each, and 5 shillings the groom. QTALLION.— Patronised by Earl Newark. O To COVER this season ( 1857), at MEASHAM, near Ashby- de- la- Zoucli. tliorougli- bred mares 6 guineas each, and 10s. the groom; half- bred mares 3 guineas each, and 5s. the groom. ROCKET was bred b}' Robert Hazledine, Esq., the owner of Alice Hawthorn. Rocket is by Itliuriel out of Blue Light, by Taurus, her dam by Orville, & c., & c. Ithuriel, his sire, won the Liverpool St. Leger, besides other races, and was got by Lord Westminster's celebrated stallion Touchstone, winner of the Great St. Leger; in addition to his numerous other winnings, won the Doncaster and Ascot Cups two years in succession, and is the sire of Cotherstone, Orlando, and Surplice, all winners of the Derby; of Mendi- cant, winner of the Oaks; of Blue Bonnet. Surplice, and New- minster, all St. Leger winners; and even in the last six years his stock have won the enormous sum of 74,870 sovs. The dam of Ithuriel was by Velocipede, a horse equal, if not superior, to Eclipse. Velocipede was the sire of Amato, winner of the Derby; The Queen of Trumps, winner of the Oaks and St. Leger; Hornsea, Meteor, Knight of the Whistle, Mickleton Maid, Armytage, Millepede, Vanish, Wood Pigeon, King of Trumps, and William le ( Jros, who received forfeit t' 01 the greatest match that ever was made— for 2000 guineas each, p. p.— and a host of other celebrated horses, whose united winnings in stakes alone amount to nearly 100,000?. Taurus, the sire of Blue Light, Rocket's dam, was by Phan- tom, winner of the Derby in 1811, her dam by Orville, the sire of Emilius; Emilius, the sire of Plenipo, Priam, Oxygen, Riddleswortli, Mango, Euclid, and above 150 other winners. Taurus is the sire of John of Gaunt, winner of the Newmarket Stakes, and twenty- two other races. Rocket is a beautiful dark brown, stands 16 hands high, with perhaps the smartest and best head of any horse in England, and beautifUl oblique shoulder, great depth of girth, good back, fine arms and thighs, powerful quarters, with sound wearing legs and feet. Rocket is altogether a handsome model of a racehorse, low and lengthy, with a development of muscular power, but without any of that coarseness too often associated with it, and one of the soundest winded horses in existence. He was entered for the Derby and Great St. Leger and many other races, but met with an accident which prevented him from starting. From the Touchstone, Velocipede, Taurus, and Orville blood, I10 must be considered invaluable as a sire. He has covered one season, and proved himself a sure foal- getter, He will commence travelling 011 Monday, April the ( 5th, through Newton, Odstone, Barton, to the Dixie Arms Hotel, Market- Bosworth, for the night. Tuesdaj'.— Through Shenton, Upton, Ratcliff, " to the Angel inn. Atherstone* tor the night. Wednesday.— To the Earl Howe's Anns, Twycross; and to the Red Lion Inn, Appleby Field; and to Mr. R. Noon's, Mea- sham, for the night. Thursday.— Through Overseal, to Mr. Iloult's, Saracen's Head Inn, Burton- on- Trent, for the Market, and to Mr. T. Smith's, Three Crowns Hotel, Barton Turnings, for the night. Friday.— To Mr. John Slater's, Turk's Head Inn, Sandford- treet, Lichfield, for the night. Saturday.— Through Hopwas, to Mr. John Richardson's, White Lion Inn, Bole Bridge- street, Tamworth; leaves at 4 o'clock for the Red Lion, Appleby, and to Measham at night, where he will remain till Monday morning during the season. The groom's fee to be paid the first time of covering, the re- mainder at Midsummer, to R. Noon, groom, the last week of the horse travelling. Also, CHAMPION, at the same time and route, at three guineas each mare, and 5s. the groom. QTALLION.— SIR PETER LAURIE at Mr. William Holman's Farm, near Cheltenham. Thirty mares at seven guineas each, groom's fee included. Hay and grass, 10s. per week; corn ( if ordered) at market Srice. Good accommodation for foaling mares with loose oxes, paddocks, & c. Any further particulars maybe obtained on application to Mr. WILLIAM HOLMAN, St. George's Mews, Cheltenham— N. B. All expenses to be paid before the mares are removed. QTALLIONS.— VANDERDECKEN and VOIVODE, at Mr. R. Taylor's, Olton End House, Solihull, near Birmingham. VANDERDECKEN ( own brother to the Flying Dutchman), at 10 sovs., and 10s. the groom; half bred mare, at 4 sovs., and 5s. the groom. Also, VOIVODE, by Surplice out of Mincemeat's dam, at 5 sovs., and 6s. the groom: dams of winners and half bred mares, half price. Voivode stands 16 hands high, and is one of the strongest thoroughbred horses in England. . LION GREYHOUND. — CALE- DONIAN, red and white, at 51. 53. For particulars see THE FIELD of 17th January.— Apply to Mr. GIBSON, Woolmet byD « Uelth, K. B. CTAI C DO! CTALLION 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. S T A L LTO N G R E Y I Fo U N D.— JACOBITE, colour black, by Bedlamite, out of Fox's Flounce, having got lamed at the last Caledonian 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 is under three years old, and con- sidered by competent judges to be the fastest dog in Britain; he is also a stout, true 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 by Dalkeith, N. B. UTAL SEU . LION SETTERS.— ROLL A will SERVE BITCHES at 4 guineas each. He is a fine, strong, and handsome Dog, black and white, with tan muzzle, good head, and long ears. RAKE will SERVE BITCHES at 4 guineas each. He is black and tan, very handsome, with good head and long ears. These dogs nave been regularly shot over by the Editor of THE FIELD, and are noted animals— Apply at THE FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.) UTALLION POINTER, Liver colour, of O Spanish descent, will serve bitches at Three Guineas each; ne is very strong, has a thorough good nose, and his stock are very fine— Apply to J. BOORMAN, Loose, near Maid- stone, Kent, who will undertake the care of bitches, and return them as per direction. QETTEll for SALE.— To be SOLD, a mag- O nificent SETTER DOG, thoroughly broken, and fit fin- ally nobleman. Lowest price 25 guineas— Apply to " B. D.," FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.) q^ O be SOLD, a BRACE of BLACK A SETTERS, two years old; have been shot over to grouse and partridge; will drop to hand, < fcc. Price 15/. Can be seen out at the Keeper's, where the dogs are— Apply to W. BARNES, Mavpole Hotel, Nottingham. BETTER.— To be SOLD, a very handsome O and extraordinarily good black and white SETTER DOG, thoroughly broken, nearly three years old. This dog would do well for exportation, owing to his extreme beauty, perfect symmetry, and high breed. Price 15/. — Apply to " C. C„" FIELD Office, Essex House, Essex- street, Strand. 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 " E. F. C.," FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand. F) R SALE, price 51. 5s„ a splendid DOG, colour black and tan, of immense size and power, about one year old is first- rate for water, and has had the distemper. Also price 31. 3s., a POULTRY or PHEASANTS' HOUSE, suitable for a lawn— Apply " H. M.," Post- office, Cirencester. BONUS to GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES. Per Mr. Beeton : Friends at the Dolphin £ 5 5 0 Mr. Aynes, Clarendon Arms, Hammersmith l l 0 Mr. Taylor, Plough, Clapham 110 Mr. Black, Feathers Tavern, Grosvenor- street West, Pimlico 2 11 0 Mr. Dawson, 19, Mark- lane 10 0 Mr. Parkin, George Inn, Elton 1 10 0 Mr. Bowie, Punch's Tavern, Fleet- street 2 2 0 Mr. Smith and Friends, Secretary to the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society ... 1 11 0 Mr. White, Sun, Ludgate- hill l 0 0 Mr. Baldock and Friends, St John's Wood 3 0 0 Mr. C. Bush and Friends 1116 Air. Denton, Oliver's Hotel, Westminster Bridge ... 110 Mr. Luce, King's Anns Hotel, Hampton Court ... 1 1 0 Mr. Davis and Friends, Smithfleld 300 Mr. Pickwortli and Friends, Bank Dining Rooms, Tlirogmorton- street 5 2 0 Mr. Bailey and Friends, 2, Windsor- terrace, Maida- liill 4 0 0 Mr. Havill and Friends, Wrekin Tavern, Broad- court, Drury- lane 7 6 0 Per Messrs. Twinings: Mr. Dines, 1, Allsop- terrace, New- road 110 Mr. Farrance, Belgravia 10 0 Mr. Evans and Friends, White Hart, Kniglitsbridge... 5 9 0 Mr. Forman. Tankard, Walcot- place, Lambeth ... 3 10 0 Mr. Moy and Friends. Royal Standard, Pimlico ... 1 15 0 Mr. Butler, Spotted Dog, Tottenham Court- road ... 1 0 0 Per Mr. Dorling: Air. Trery, Castle Inn, Tooting l 1 0 Mr. Callaglian, race glass maker, 23A, New Bond- street 10 0 Mr. Hubbard, Bell, Tooting 0 10 0 Messrs. Walters and Harvey, 4, Agar- street, Strand... 2 2 0 Per Mr. Collings, at Messrs. Ray's: Mr. Searle, Running Horse, Piccadilly 10 0 EPSOM SUMMER MEETING.— THE two following Races close and name to Messrs. WEATHERBY, < 5, 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 COBHAM PLATE of 50 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. / BOUNTY of DORSET. — POSTPONE- MENT of the WADDON VALE STEEPLE- CHASES. — TheWADDON VALE STEEPLE- CHASES ( 4 miles from Dorchester), established by the Officers of the 13th Light Dragoons, having been inadvertently fixed to take place in Passion Week, the Committee announce that these Sports will be postponed till Tuesday, the 14th of April, when the follow- ing prizes will be run for :— The WADDON VALE STAKES of 3 sovs each, witli 50/. added, for horses regularly hunted with any established pack of hounds in the county of Dorset; weights, 12st; thorough- bred, 71b extra; the second horse to save Ids stake; the winner of any steeple- chase to cany 71b extra. The OPEN STAKES of 3 soys each, with 40/. added; weights, 18st; open to all England; any winner of a steeple- chase to carry 71b extra; the second horse to save his stake. The DORCHESTER BOROUGH PLATE ( a Tea Service), value 30 guineas; entrance fee 21.; the second horse to save his stake; weights, thorough- bred 13st, half- bred 12st 71b; any horse having won a steeple- chase 7lb extra; same conditions as the first race. The HUNTERS' STAKES, open to all England, of 1/. each with 20/. added; catch weights; and the second horse to save his stake. Racing to commence at one o'clock. All the horses in either of the races to be 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 colours of the rider, to be forwarded to Mr. G. A. INGRAM, Bagber, Milborne St. Andrew, Blandford; and all entrance fees to be paid to him on or before Saturday, the llth day of April 1857. N. B— All entrance fees will be devoted by the Committee to defray expenses. DUNKELD and INVERNESS ROYAL MAIL— FAST FOUR- HORSE COACH. From Dunkeld at 12 noon, On the arrival of the ( 8. 45 P. M.) 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