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11/04/1857

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The Field The Farm The Garden The County Gentleman's Newspaper

Date of Article: 11/04/1857
Printer / Publisher: John Pownall Chorley 
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VOL. IX.— NO. 224. SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1857. Price 5 d.; Stamped far Post, 6 d. SPORTING QUARTERS, ESTATES, & c. SHOOTING & FISHING QUARTERS.— ^ NOTICE.— THE LONDON LIST of SPORTING QUAR- TERS ( second publication for 1857) will be published in the eourse of a few days. This list is sent to everv member of the House of Lords and Commons, the West- end Clubs, the mem- bers of the Jockey Club, and six copies each to all the principal Gunmakers and Fishing- Tackle Makers in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The advertisements will also appear ( without any additional charge) in THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN NEWSPAPER, which circulates upwards of 7000 copies weekly amongst country gentlemen and capitalists. FIELI » Office, Essex House, Essex- street, Strand, March 26. CALMON ANGLING.— To LET, a CJ TICKET on the KIVER THURSO for May— Terms of W. DUNBAR, llrawt Castle, Thurso. First- rate sport will be hlflld WISHING.— TO BE LET, Furnished, a A neat COTTAGE 111 ail Island ill LOUGH CORKIB, within a statute utile of tho new pier at Outerard Apply to the Hey. JQBH P'ABOT, Vlcarscrott, Galway. ( hHAUDFONTAINE, Belgium.— To be ^ LET, TWO comfortably FURNISHED FAMILY HOUSES, one at 1200 tVancs ( ISI.); the other at 800 fraucs < 8SI) per annum— Apply to the proprietor, M. HKNKAKD, Motel do I'Europe, Liege. TO LF/ i', at May or August, the MANSION- * HOUSE, Furnished, I'ARKS, GARDENS, aud SHOOT- " llisllt'd, 1 INGSof OOHTANLOISK, Striven, opposite Rothesay castle- on- Tyne. Argyll.' 011 the East shore of Loch Apply to Sir JOHN FIFE, Mew- ' FOURS, IS, Rue du Chardonnot.— HOUSE, Furnished, to be LET, newly painted and papered, with pretty garden, large reception- rooms, aud several bedrooms, for two guineas 11 week, till Uie month of September Apply aa aliov; or to " M. M.,"> « 0, Hue Moatalgne, Furls. rpO be LET, SALMON FISHING in • Ireland, by inouthly or season tickets. Season tickets transferable. Number of rods limited. Access easy For terms, Ac. apply to " X. L." ( No. 1215), FULD OIBCC, Essex- street, Strand, Loudon ( W. C.) R ESIDENCE and SHOOTING.— WANTED, a good RESIDENCE, within CO miles of London, and the right of shooting over at least 500 acres Address WIM. IAX FLUX, Esq., Solicitor, Molra Chambers, 17, Ironmongar- lano, City. QALMON- F1SHING for a Single Rod.— MJ A Gentleman wishes for One or Two Months' good SALMON- FISHING in Scotland or Ireland.— Address, stating terms and kind of accommodation, and if suitable for a lady, to " J. O." ( No. 1223), FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.) PARM WANTED, of from 400 to 600 A acres of good land, chiefly pasture, near a railway station, with a house suitable for the accommodation of a gentleman's family; with good homestead, stabling, and farm building*.— Address " B. S. 8." ( No. 1224), FIELD Office, 2 to 5, Essex- street, Strand, London ( W. C.) XTORWAY.— An Englishman, now returned - i-^ from, and who has resided and sported four years in, this country, and who speaks Norwegian, would accompany a nobleman or gentleman to Norway or Sweden, provided his expenses are paid. References given aud required.— Apply " H. T. N. C„" Poit- offlce, Hertford. I^ AIRFOIID TROUT FISHERY.— Season A commences April 1st.— Terms:— Season tickets, 2/. Day ditto, 2a. 6< i. Tickets ( not transferable), to be had of Mr. . FERRIS, Bull Inn. A Coach leaves Faringdon- road Station • very day, except Sunday, on the arrival of the down Mall Train, which Jeaves Paddlngton at 10 a. m. SlORTH WALES.— To be LET, Furnished, - L ^ and may bo entered upon immediately, BRYN- CLEIFION COTTAGE, beautifully situated on the bankt* of the Dovev. Good Fishing and Shooting.— For rent and particu- lars, apply to Mr. HUGH JONES, Dinas Mowddwy, vid Shrews- bury.— A coach to and from Oswestry every alternate day. " WISHING. — WANTED to RENT, the 1 EXCLUSIVE RIGHT of ANGLING, oil an estate strictly preserved, tfncludlng a COTTAGE ( if impracticable, the latter could be dispensed with); the counties of Kent and Sussex preferred. Accessible within two hours of the City.— Address, stat ing terms, Ac, to H. COTES'S Library, Chcapside, London ( E. C.) DEVONSHIRE.— A Lady, having a house much larger than she requires, OFFERS BOARD and LODGING to two or three Kentlemen, or gentlemen and ladies. The house Is most pleasantly situate, close to the river Dart: the neighbourhood celebrated for its beautiful scenery and splendid fishing. Terms moderate, and every domestic com- fort may be relied on.— Address " G. B.," Post- office, Totnes. BOULOGNE - SUE- MER.-- TO T> E LET, from the 10th of April, for 10 months or a shorter period, a geutleman's HOUSE, well Furnished, situate in the best part of the town. A most desirable residence for a small family. For particulars apply to Mr. GAHOT, Grande Rue, Boulogne- sur- Mer; or to " II. II.," Post- office, Preston- street, Brighton. rPHE FURNISHED LODGEof DRUID AG will be LET for ono or live years, with the SHOOTINGS of Leterfearn and Ellandonan Estates, consisting of 16,000 acres, with liberty to angle on the east side of the well- known river " Elchaig, as far as the shootings of the latter estate extend.— Apply to F. MACDONALD, Druidag Lodge, by Locli- alsh. nno 1) 0 LET, a modern- built FARM- * HOUSE, containing two good parlours, five bedrooms, kitchen, Ac., stable, ehaise- house, good gardens, orchard. Meadow laud if required. 11 miles from London. Haifa mile from railway- station. An omnibus passes to and from Londou twice a day.— N. B. Shooing over 400 acres It required. — Apply, to Mr. W. LBK, London- road, Romford. P) li SALE, Lifehold, at a small ground rent of 10*. per annum, a GENTEEL HOUSE of 7 rooms and offices, with 5 acres ot land, near to Southampton, on high ground, plenty of good water, and flue 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. » RADBOURNE- VALE, Sevenoaks, Kent. 11 — To be LET. tlie property of a clergyman III the neigh- bourhood. » delightfully situate COTTAGE RESIDENCE, with coach- house and two- stalled stable, and one acre and a quarter of garden and pleasure- ground. Tills Is worthy the attention of botanists and dclldrologlsts, as there Is a pinetum containing many very choice coniferous trees.— Apply to Meaan. Gaovnt, Builders, St John's- hlll. Sevenoaks. MANSION HOUSE, GROUSE SHOOT- ... IN& aiul SALMON FISHING to be LET In AYR- SHIRE— The MANSION HOUSE of ALTON ALBANY PARK, tarnished; with Shooting over nearly 8000 acres, along wiUl the Fishing In the river Stincher, which runs through tlie estate. The shootings have been strictly preserved, and afford good sport at grouse, black game, partridges, hares, Ac. Ac— For mrther particulars apply to Mr. Ar. kx. BLAKE, Alton, Albany, Barr by Ulrvan, Ayrshire. r| X) be LET, for a period of three years from A Whitsunday 1S57, the celebrated FOREST of RHIDOR- ROCH, with Lodge, the property of the Marouis of Stafford. The Forest was not occupied last season, the Marquis having gone abroad. It is abundantly stocked with deer.— For further particulars as to accommodation, foresters, rent, Ac., applica- tion may be made to ANDKKW SCOTT, Kildary, ParklnU, N. B., Factor lor tile Marquis of Stafford. S ALMON FISHING and GROUSE SHOOTING.— WANTED, in the Highlands of Scotland ( Sutherland ; or Ross- shire preferred) the EXCLUSIVE RIGHT 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, stating terms, to " R. F." ( 1221), FIELD Office, Essex- street, ( W. C.)— The fishing Is required from the beginning ot April. \\ TANTED to RENT, by the year, or for a » » term, a small COTTAGE, Furnished, consisting of at least three sleeping rooms, kitchen, with outhouses, garden, and if three acres of land can be had with it so much the better. It must be situated where good shooting ( say 600 acres) and fishing can be had, either from the proprietor or in the immediate neighbourhood— Address " STOIKAN," care of Mr. Utting, 2, Palsgrave- place, Strand. /^ 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, witli 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. RPROUT and SALMON FISHING A T. CUMMINS. Castle Hotel, Brecon. S. W., begs to in- gling that, through the kind permission of in the neighbourhood, he Is enabled to offer ••• VP^ VHHHP. , form lovers of angling that, through the kind permission ol several gentlemen In the neighbourhood, he is enabled to offei superior TROUT and SALMON FISHING in the river Usk, which Is now strictly preserved for miles above and below the town. Terms by the week, with the right of fishing, 2 guineas.— N. B. Coaches leave Abergavenny and Merthvr for Brecon, daily at 4 p. m., after the arrival ol' trains from Lon- don, the North, Ac. CHOOTING- BOX.— Mr. W. A. OAKLEl ^ has been favoured with instructions to SELL or LET t very compact gentleman's RESIDENCE, or Sliootlng- box, in one of the best sporting districts, in the neighbourhood of fox- hounds, and surrounded by a picturesque farm of upwards of 100 acres of very rich land, the whole lying in a ring fence, in perfect repair, and immediate possession may be had. Half' the purchase- money may remain at 4J per cent.— Apply to Mr. w. A. OAKLEY, Auctioneer and Laud Agent, 8, Regent- street, London. SOMERSETSHIRE.— To be SOLD by ^ Private Contract, a highly- desirable FREEHOLD ESTATE in the parish of North Stoke, Somerset, midway between Bath and Bristol, comprising about 330 Acres of meadow, pasture, and arable land, with labourers' cottages, and all suitable outbuildings, and an abundant supply of Avater. The estate is well tenanted and commands an exten- sive and beautiful view of the surrounding country, and affords an opportunity for investment rarely equalled.— The property may be seen at any time upon application to the Tenant, Mr. TAYLOR; and all fiirther particulars had of Messrs. MESSITER, Wincanton, Somerset. XTORTHAMPTONSHIRE. — Mr. W. A. ^ OAKLEY has to SELL a very desirable FREEHOLD PROPERTY, comprising a superior and well- arranged de- tached mansion, suitable for the immediate occupation of a respectable family or gentleman of fortune. The land, of first- rate quality, comprises about 13 acres, well- arranged stabling and out- buildings, and close to the meets of several packs of hounds, including the Pytehley and Lord Southampton's. The rooms in the mansion are of excellent proportions and in capital order, and the property is situate convenient to a sta- tion and market- town. Post delivery at eight o'clock a. m. Two pews in the church. Purchase oitfy 3000/., including the land.— Apply to Mr. W. A. OAKLEY, Auctioneer and Land Agent, 8, Regent- street, Waterloo- place, London. TO LET, DALHAM HALL, near New- market— the Mansion containing, in the basement, house- keeper's- room, butler's pantrj-, larders, kitchen, and servants' hall; ground iiour, entrance hall, stone hall, drawing- room, moming- room, library, dining- room, and water- closet; first floor, four principal bedrooms and dressing- rooms; second floor, six bedrooms ( three with dressing- rooms), attic, six servants' bedrooms; offices and stables adjoining; poultry- yard, orchard, part of park, pleasure and kitchen gardens, gardener's room, keeper s house, containing altogether about 5 acres. Also the exclusive right of sporting over about 3000 1TINCARDINESHIRE. — HALLGREEN lV CASTLE to be LET, furnished, entry immediately, con- tajahig ample accommodation for a large family; with garden, li- house, stable, Ac. The castle, which is an : tm i< v<' , i..|- ii. . j, has been completely modernised in the interior, . aid in beautifully situated within ten minutes' walk of the town of Bervie. • It commands extensive sea and land views, and theve is an excellent beach for sea- bathing near to the castle. Distance from the Fordoun '. Station of the Scottish North- Eastern Railway, about six miles. The game on the estate Consists of hares, pheasants, and partridges, and the tenant will have exclusive right to the shootings, which extend over up- wards of 1000 acres. Rent, for the summer months, five guineas per week.— Apply to D. DICKSON, Banker, Laurence- kirk ( N. B.) HUNTING RESIDENCE.- TO be LET, ^ PFKTH^ HTRF TN jvt DUNCHURCH LODGE, three miles from the Rugby WnUUlUN, ljrd in I TJ 1\ 111 Mil AVE; to JaUil. Station. Six packs of Foxhounds within distance. Stabling ^ — Tho SHOOTINGS of AUCHLEEKS, which extend to : packs for eleven horses ( seven loose boxes), and coach- house, 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, llower- garden, and green- house, walled kitclien- garden Apply to Mr. M'KAY, Bilton Farm, Dnncliurch. rpO LET, the COTTAGE on the ISLAND A of INISTRYNICH, containing 11 apartments, kitchen, 2 closets and scullery, unfurnished, with a small kitchen garden. It will be let either with or without the Island, wliich 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 Locliawe, around the Island, is good. Family necessaries can be had in the neighbourhood, and also dally from Glasgow, Inverary, or n'ing ^ — Tho SHOOTINGS of AUCHLEEKS, which extend to The 6528 aeres, or thereby, with the MANSION- HOUSE, Garden, mid Offices, will be LET for the Shooting Seasons of 1857- 8. The house is large and well furnished, and the offices are com- modious. Entry at Whit- Sunday term. The SHOOTINGS of TRINAFOUR, which extend to 8204 acres, or thereby, will be Let, for such period as may be agreed on, after Whit- Sunday next. The shootings afford every variety of game, consisting of r rouse, black- cock, partridges, snipe, red and white hares, and roe, Ac. The moors will be shown by DUNCAN M'GREGOR, Game- ceeper, Aucldeeks, Blair- Atholl; and further information fur- lished by JOHN CAY, Jun., Esq., W. S., 5, S. E. Circus- place, Edinburgh; or JAMES MITCHELL, Writer, Pitlochry. Oban. There is a daily post.— Apply to RANKEN, WALKER, and JOHNSTON, W. S., 68, Queen- street, Ed' * ' CHARLES CRICIITON, Inistrymcli by Inverary. A NGLING, WEST of IRELAND.— The - Cx- Board of Fishery Conservators and Proprietors in Galway and Connemara have passed a resolution that those tourists and sportsmen who seek sport in their waters should take out fishing licences in their district. To afford them every facility to do so, Books of Licences are left with WILLIAM LAWLESS, Angler and Fishing- Tackle Maker, Galway, who will supply same. WM. LAWLESS can state that tourists are permitted to angle in the splendid salmon river of Galway, and can be supplied by him with any description of tackle suited to that river, as well as to the entire Connemara district, with which he is intimately acquainted. T ARGS.— To be LET, Furnished, for the season or by the year, BURNSIDE HOUSE, contain- ing two public rooms, five bedrooms, and two dressing- rooms, kitchen, laundry, servants'- rooms, double water- closets, with water laid on throughout the house; productive walled garden, coach- house, stabling, and other offices; suitable for the resi- dence of a large family. The house commands one of the finest prospects on the Clyde, and is most beautifully situated on rising ground about one mile behind the fashionable water- ing- place of Largs, where provisions of the very best descrip- tion are to be had, and the first medical attendance procured For further particulars, apply to J. Y. SIMPSON, Writer, Largs. OUSE and FISHINGS in ABERDEEN- H LA SHIRE, to l » e LET, on DEESIDE, entry immediately, • BORROWSTONE, thrnished, containing two -"* ) public rooms, five bed- rooms, kitchen, Ac., with offices and garden and grass- park, If required. It is situated near the Deesi turnpike- road, and Burgh of Kincardine O'Neil, half way to Balmoral from Aberdeen, and eight miles distant from the Railway Station at Banchory. The exposure and climate are very desirable. The . Salmon Fishings on the Dee, for upwards of two miles, are known to be very good. A lease for a term of years will be granted, if required Inquire of Messrs. W. and A. SIMPSON, Advocates, 66, Bon- Accord- street, Aberdeen; and ANDREW LAWSON, Overseer at Kincardine Lodge, will show the premises. ^ po be LET on LEASE of Five Years, A the MANSION- HOUSE, with SHOOTING, SALMON and TROUT FISHINGS, of CULLACHY. The house is large, commodious, and comfortably furnished ( with exception of plate and naperyL stable, coach- house, aud garden. Good roads within li miles of the post- office, and steamboats pass to and from Glasgow to Inverness dailj- during the season. The scenery cannot be surpassed. The shootings extend over a range of about 25,000 acres; game consists of grouse, ptar- migan, black game, red and roe deer, and white hare. The low grounds afford good winter shooting, partridge, woodcock, wild duck, and brown hare: stock healthy and numerous. The river Oicli salmon and trout fishings run along the low ground on south side the Caledonian canal, a first- class angling river. — Forfurther particulars apply to JAS. MA. SHON, Gorthtick, N. B. GROUSE- SHOOTING AND DEER- STALKING in ARGYLLSHIRE.— To be LET, the well- known SHOOTINGS over the Estate of TUNART ( with the exception of one outlying farm, and the plantations round the proprietor's cottage), bounded on the north for about 24 miles, by Loch Thief, in which is first- rate Trout Fishing; and on the south by Loch Tunart, and the road to Corran. The game consists of all kinds usually found in the Highlands. Red deer are numerous, and the shooting has been, for many years carefully preserved. There is good accommo- dation at Strontian for a small family, and excellent sea- bathing. The scenery is not to be surpassed. It is easy of access from Glasgow and the South by steamers, and a coach passes Corran Ferry daily, during summer and autumn. 14 miles from Strontian: to which place there is a daily post Apply to WILLIAM ROBERTSON, Esq., Strontian; or to Mr. RALSTONK, Strontian. The gamekeeper on the spot will show the grounds. SHOOTINGS and SALMON FISHINGS O to be LET in the VT' " TfT of SCOTLAND. 1. The Shootings over from OOuO'to 8000 acres, with the right cf rod fishing along some miles of one of the best salmon rvers in Scotland, and trout fishings for upwards of two miles o' one of its tributaries. The game comprises grouse, part- rdge, roe, Ac., has been strictly preserved, and in the proprie- ty's own hands for a number of years, and little shot over. Dicellent accommodation in a first- rate Inn may be had in the ntighbourhood. or private lodgings. 2. The Shootings over about 2500 acres near the sea coast, wth a lodge, unfurnished, containing two public, three bed, aid two dressing rooms, and other accommodation, stable, ciach- house, Ac. ? or further particulars, apply to JAMES SIMPSON, Solicitor, Kdtb, N. B. T EICESTERSHIRE. — HUNTING- BOX J-^ to LET by year, or for a term. A House at Walcote, ne:. r Lutterworth, has been put Into complete repair, and staples have been built of the most complete and convenient kinl. The House contains, on the basement, dining and draiving- rooms, large butler's pantry, kitchen, housekeeper's roon, back kitchen, and larder or dairy; and on the upper stoiy six bedrooms, and dressing- room and water- closet, and foui attics in the roof, brewhouse, and laundry in a detached builliug. The stabling comprises six large loose boxes, three " . r— . " it* straw, and corn lofts, and groom's apartments, and pump wittin the stable, and the whole thoroughly drained and ven- tilated, with a walled- in courtyard attached. There is a large kitoleh- garden; and 25J acres of pasture- land adjacent, now let 1o a yearly tenant, may be had if desired.— For terms to Mr. P. SMITH COXE. 19, Col email- street, London; JAW, Builders, Lutterworth Possession Air. Fox, or Messrs. in a month of all but the 25J acres. T DESIRABLE SHOOTINGS in Breadal- bane, Ac., to LET. for such term of years as may be agreed on, from Whitsunday next :— 1. The SHOOTING of AUCIILYNE, on the north side of the river Dochart, fully 7 miles in length, with comfortably furnished house, good offices, and garden. Auchlyne Is about 5 miles from Killin, 20 from Callander, and 15 from Lociilomondhead. 2. The SHOOTINGS of GLENDOCHART, on the south side of the river Dochart, including the Lands of Suie, about 8 miles long, with comfortably furnished house, offices, and garden; about 7 miles from Killin, 22 from Callander, and 13 from Lochloniondhead. 3. The SHOOTINGS of KYNACHAN. CROSSMOUNT, and L. VSSINTULLICH, with Crossmount House, well- fur- nislied, and good offices and garden. Crossmount is within about 3 miles of Kinloch- Rannoch, and 15 of Aberfeldy. These shootings arc extensive, have been strlctlv pre- served, and are stocked with grouse, black game, and other descriptions: the fishing is good. There arij salmon in the river Dochart.— For particulars apply to Messrs. DAVIDSON and SYME, W. S., Edinburgh; or JAMES F. WYLLIE, Bolfracks, by Aberfeldy, N. B. / IJ. ROUSE SHOOTINGS IN PERTII- VX SHIRE.— To be LET on lease, entry at Whitsunday 1857, the following SHOOTINGS on the estates of his Grace the Duke of Atliole :— 1. TALAR, about twelve miles north of Blair- Atholo, of sufficient extent for four guns, and having a furnished lodge on the grounds. 2. GLENBRUAll, about nine miles from Blair- Athole, of sufficient extent for four guns, and having a furnished lodge on the grounds. 3. KYRACHAN and GLENCROMBIE, about four miles west of Blair- Athole, of sufficient extent for two guns. There is no lodge, but comfortable accommodation can be had either at Blair- Athole or Bridge of Bruar. 4. LOCH VALLIGAN, about seven miles from Blair- Athole, of sufficient extent for two guns. There is no lodge, but accommodation can be had at Blair- Athole. Particulars to be had of JAMES CONDIS, Writer, Perth; and ALEXANDER M'ARA, Gamekeeper at Blair- Athole, will give directions for showing the grounds. COUNTRY SEAT, near Salzburg, on SALE. V_ y — To be SOLD, in the immediate vicinity of Salzburg ( Tyrol), the picturesque and beautifully wooded hill called BIRGLSTEIN, with buildings, in perfect repair, extensive grounds and gardens, meadows, and excellent fruit trees. — Apply to the proprietor, Mr. C. WEDEKIND, at Schloss Elsenheim, near Salzburg ( Tyrol); or to Mr. PAUL VON STETTEN, Banker, Augsburg. The following description, by a correspondent, appeared in the Allgemeine Zeitunq, of Augsburg, Dec. 21, 1856:—" Adjoin- ing the outskirts of the city of Salzburg, on the banks of the Salzach. a wooded hill attracts the eye of the traveller. It is called the Birglstein, and with the buildings, beautiful gar- dens, and green meadows attached to it, is a gem even in this enchanting scenery. In fact, the inhabitants call it the Pearl of Salzburg, and It may be said to offer every charm of river and mountain scenery, in the immediate vicinity of a town of some note. The Capuziner Berg separates It from the open country in the north, and a magnificent range of mountains, viz., the Gaisberg, Tennengebirge, Ilohe Goll, Untersberg, and others. Including the Stauffen, from a delightful panorama. A second bridge, which Is to cross the Salzach, will shortly effect a direct communication with those parts of the town situate on the left bank of that river. I understand this charming property to be on sale, artd as tiie railroad, now in construction, will put it at four hours' distance from Munich, I certainly think that it may merit the attention of some of your readers." TJOSS- SHIRE.'— The" SHOOT IN G and FISHING on the ESTATES of GLEDFIELD, DOUNIE, and GREENYARDS to be LET on a lease of not less than five years. These are very extensive shootings. The moors are equal to any in the Highlands of Scotland. The river Carron, which bounds these shootings for about ten miles, is one of the best angling rivers in Scotland. From the month of April until the end of the season it abounds with salmon. The mansion- house of Glcdfleld is furnished. The garden contains an acre and a half of ground; and there are three small fields for pasture. Kennel, stabling, Ac., Ac. are excellent. The house is within a mile of the post- office of Ardgay. to which there is a dally mail. The village of Bonar Bridge is about two miles distant. In this village there are butchers, bakers, and very good shops of all kinds. A doctor resides within two miles; and the church is about the same, distance from the house. POSS- SHtfttS. — The DEER- FOREST of GLEN DIBJ- D'vUS a ... t ORRIE VALKGAN with a large range of Gi'. wUSK sllv. TING yond the limits of the forest. Thirty red deer were kiL 1 in his forest last, year, besides roe deer, and other game. \ - ere is a comfortable furnished lodge. KINCARDINE HIRE.— The MANSION- HOUSE of NETIIERLEY, with - out six thousand acres of SHOOTING. Netherley Is comfortably furnished, and contains ample accom- modation for a large family. There is a good garden; and the house is within three and a half miles of the Muehalls Station on the Aberdeen railway, six miles from Stonehaven, and twelve from Aberdeen. The game consists of grouse, black game, roe deer, part:." e*. Ac., Ac. Apply to HOHATIO ROSS, Esq., Greenhtil Gardens, Edin- burgh. VALUABLE JI& TATO IN ABERDLFVV • SHIRE for SALE.— The ESTATE of LONGlIAvEN, in the parish of Crudeu, and counts of Aberdeen, which belonged to the late Alexander Erskine, Esq., of Longhaven, is to be SOLD. It is distant about 3J miles from the town and shipping port of Peterhead. The turnpike- road thence to Aberdeen intersects the property. It extends alons th" sc : coast lj mile, and inland about 3i miles. According to a recent survey of the estate, the contents are :— A. R. p. Arable 2009 0 2 Fast ure 703 0 38 Mossland 185 0 12 Ditto, burdened with servitudes for ftiel 209 3 0 Roads, Ac 66 0 8 Total imperial acres « ... 3173 o 20 The lands are let, on 19 years' leases, to an industrious and thriving tenantry, producing a rental of 1513/. Is. 3d. Several of the leases are expired; and the leases on most of the other farms will expire at Whit- Sunday 1858, when a considerable addition may be expected to the rental. A large proportion of the waste land is susceptible of cultivation, and may be advan tageously reclaimed. There are valuable and inexhaustible strata of red granite upon the estate, which may be profitably quarried on a large scale; part has been wrought, and may be reopened at little expense. The steadings are In good order, and suitable for the farms, and are for the most part held by the tenants on dead inventory. Manure is obtainable at Peter- head, and the several fishinj? villages in the vicinity— thus affording great, facilities for the farther improvement of the estate, of which it is highly susceptible, as well as for the dis- posal of the produce. There is a fair extent of low- country frame on the estate, and grouse frequent the moss and barren ands. Railway communication will be soon afforded to Peter- head, which cannot fail to be beneficial to the estate, and add to its value. The parochial buildings are substantial and In good repair, and tlie public burdens are moderate. Litho- graphed plans, printed tables of contents, rentals, and other particulars, and such farther information as intending pur- chasers may require, will be obtained on application to JAMES TVTLER, Esq., W. S., Edinburgh, who is in possession of the title- deeds; or to Messrs. GRAY and BOYD, Solicitors, Peter- head, the factors on the estate. T< 0 be SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION, A on a day to be afterwards named, unless previously dis- posed of by ' Private Bargain, the extensive ESTATE of KNOY'DART, situated in the West of Inverness- shire. This estate, which is let in large sheep farms, contains about 67,400 acres, and comprises an extensive aud valuable grazing district, bounded on the east by Lochiel's Estates and Glen- Quoich, on the west by the Sound of Sleat. on the north by Locli Hourn, and on the south by Loch Nevis. There is an ex- cellent and suitable Mansion- house at Inverie, on Loch Nevis, surrounded by thriving plantations of about thirty years' growth; and a neat cottage at Glaschoyle, to which several rooms liavejust been added, would afford accommodation to a family who preferred it as a residence to Inverie, from which it is distant about three miles along the shore of the Loch. The scenery is magnificent. Indeed, although but little known, there is perhaps no district in Scotland affording more varied or romantic views. Great improvements might be effected on the estate, which would amply repay the outlay. As it is, a large increase of rent is expected as the present leases expire, which they do at an average period of about four years hence. The Shootings in the Knoydart Estate are good and extensive. Red deer are plentiful; and, if a portion of one ofthe farms were reserved, a deer forest might be created, which, from the peculiar adaptation ofthe ground for the pur- pose, would not be surpassed by any in the Highlands. There are roe doer at Bamsdale. Grouse abound on the whole estate. Ptarmigan, black game, and partridges are found in various parts. There is good woodcock cover at Barri^ dale, Inverie, and Kinlochnevis. Hares, rabbits, snipe, and ducks are plentiful. There are also pheasants in the plantations at Inverie. There are four large streams on the property, viz.:—. the Dulochan, the Carnock, Inverguseran water, and the river Barrisdale. The two former afford good salmon and sea- trout fishing. The Dulochan, flowing through a large and beautiful loch, is perhaps unsurpassed. Inverguseran Water fumisbes occasionally capital sport; and the river Barrisdale contains sea and burn trout. These rivers belong exclusively to Knoy- dart. The sea- fishing in the various bays may be prosecuted with great success. The Skye and Lewis steamers call twice a week at Armadale, wliieh is about five miles from the we3t end of the property; but arrangements can be marie for landing passengers at Inverie, or at the Harbour of Airor, on the estate, where there is a substantial quay. A considerable portion ofthe price might remain as a burden on the'lauds.- Altogether, taken as an Investment, and as affording — pursuits, so desirable a property is 1 ITXETH MACKENZIE'and BAILLIE, W. S., 9, Hill- street, Edinburgh, who are In possession of the title- deeds. JOHN CAMERON, tfie ground- officer at Inverie, by Fort Augustus, wiU, show the estate to inquirers. N 206 T H E F I E L D , T H E C O U N T R Y G E N T L E M A N ' S N E W S P A P E R. [ MARCH 28, 1857. POULTRY. BATU& WEST of ENC. LAND POULTRY snow.. The next ANNUAL MEETING will beheld nt the town of Newton, near Torquay, on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th days of J une, 1857, at which 21 Silver Cups and 5ol. will be awarded as prizes. .... Prize lists, certificates, and all other Information, may be obtained of the Hon. Secretary, . Mr. JOHN KINOSBCKT, IO, Hammet- strect, Taunton. Entries close and certificates must he filled up and sent hi on or before the 1st of May. THE POULTRY CHRONICLE.— A ( COMPLETE SET of the POULTRY CHKONK'LE ( the three volumes) will bo sent to any applicant Inclosing Ills. 6il. to the Editor of the work ( now Editor of the Poultry department of Tim FIKLD), Monk Barns, Uainpstead ( N. W. I; or may be had of Mr. CHARLES JAMKS WAOHOBK, SS, Mark- lane ( E. C.); or at the offlce of Tmi FIELD. WANTED to PURCHASE, a " DUMPY or CREEPY" COCK— Address, giving price and full particulars, to W. PiscoTT, Tormarton, Chippenham. CO LO URE D DORKING FOWLS.— EGGS from first class birds, of the best strains in the country, at 5a. per sitting, securely packed.— JOHN STEEL, , lun„ Went Stow Hall, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. fVOLD - PENCILLED HAMBURGHS.— VI Prize Birds— Three Pullets and Two Hens for SALE. Price II. Ills, the lot, now laying— Address J. BELL, Klrkgate, Thirsk. CURST-(' LASS GAME FOWLS.— EGGS " at in., li'l. per dozen may now be had from R, SWIFT, vvhibird-, gained tlio silver cup at Preston, first- prize Bir- uilnghani is. v, and 1856. The above will bo guaranteed— Southwell, April 8th, 1857. CITTINGS of EGGS of But!', White, I ' Black, and Silver Poland*. Black and White Cochin Poultry, all of the purest breeds, may now be had from the Tollynllau Poultry yard— Apply to Mr. JAMES MILLER, ( Iaini'ki'c| ter, Tullyallan, Klncardlne- on- Forth, N. B. lyill'I'lvFACKD SPANISH.— EGGS at ' * 1/. Is, tho sitting, from hens from the celebrated breeds of Rake, Hornby, Pltumner, Jones. Parsiev, and Gelderd, crossed with a cock and also a cockerel selected from Mr. Rak<•'• » yard; warranted fresh. A few first- class birds 011 sale. - Address Mr. J. KILVERT BARTRUM, Richmond- hill, Bath. I^ GGSfhwi Mr. H. I). Davies's celebrated • J SPANISH FOWLS.— From the prize- birds 4.?. each, and from first- class selected birds, which have never been exhi- bited, 2. v. < » (/. each. When forwarded by railway, the remittance mint include Is. for basket and packing— Letters to be ad- dres ami Post- office orders to be made payable, to GEORGE 1 1 uv, Sm- jiiK Grove, Hounslow ( W.) PRIZE and first- class BRAIIMAS for SALE.- Font or five very fine Pencilled Cocks •!/. is. each. Several line Cocks, l(). s. each. Also EGGS from Prize Birds during the season at 10s. « </. per dozen. Spanish Eggs ids. Cxi. per dozen. Gold- penoiiled Hamburghs and Gold- laced Bantam Eggs at 6s. per dozen. Box is. extra Address Miss TONG, Bectrlngham- hall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. O K RE old Breed of ISLE of AXIIOLME B DUCKS— Mr. JEFFREY ALDAM, of tho Holmes Farm, Epworth, near Bawtry, can supply EGGS at 15s. per dozen, 011 receipt of a post- otfico order, during the season, from his birds which took the first prizes at trio Doncaster Show, aud likewise at the Epworth and Crowie, Isle of Axhoime, Poultry Shows.— N. B. The pen of two ducks and a weighed I), when shown at Doncaster. B LACK HAMBURGHS.— The REV. T. L. FELLOWES, having, had many applications for B L AC K HA M B U KG 11 E( 1 G S, will dispose of a few sittings, nt. ' Ms. a dozen, and Is. tho box. Eggs sent out in order. Also Eggs from his first prize Silver- pencilled, Gold- pen- cilled, Silver- spangled, and Gold- spangled. See former Ad- vertisements. Post- office orders payable at Acle. I> eiM11111 m lleelcry, Acle, March. 1857. PRIZE 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 40S. per dozen. Also Butt'Cochin Eggs from two of the hens which obtained second prize at the late Bir- mingham Exhibition; price 15s. per dozen. A few first- class Buff Cochin Pullets for sale, price 21s. each. M R. II. I). BAYLY has for SALE a few SILVER- LACED BANTAMS, Including the first- prize birds at Southwell in Dec. last, of the same strain as the birds with which he won first prizes at Southwell 18.55, and Dow- aster, Exeter, and Yeovil 1856. Also a few GAME BAN- TAMS, bred from his first- prize birds at Southwell and Don- caster. Apply to HARVEY BAYLY, Esq., Ichwell House, near Biggleswade, Bods. 1 I^ GGS for SITTING. — An Amateur will have a few EGGS to dispose of during the season at moderate prices from the following very superior birds:— Red Speckled Dorkings, Black Game, Malay ( these birds have gained prizes at tne Crystal Palace and Birmingham); White Cochins, Pencilled aud Spangled Hamburghs, Gold, Silver Black, and White Polands, Spanish, Rumpless Polish, Silky Japan Bantams, Frieslands, and Sultans.— Apply to W. PIN- COTT, Tormarton, near Chippenham. " DUFF COCHIN CHINA FOWLS.— • J EGGS from Birmingham first- prize adult birds ( not since exhibited), at 7s. Gd per dozen, box Included. The advertiser has as many chickens as ho can accommodate. The run consists of three hens and cock; weights cock 12J lb.; hens, 10, 9, !> 4 lb. No other fowls kept Apply to Mr CHARLES FELTON, Erdlngtou, near Birmingham Post- office order ( payable at Birmingham) or stamps to accompany each order. TURKEY COCK for SALE, of the Cam- » bridgeshlre breed, ten months old, weight at present 281b. He is bred from prlzo birds, mid though of the above weight is low In condition. Price 21.; or lie would be ex- ehanged for a good young hen of the same breed of not less than l. jlb. weight. Also, TWO good BLACK- BREASTED DORKING COCKERELS, hatched Jan. 6th 1H57 from first- prize birds— For particulars apply to GEORGE BAILLIE iun Mellerstain, Kelso, N. B. , J * A NDALUSIAN and WHITE - FACED SPANISH— Mr. CHAS. COLES will supply EGGS from his celebrated stock of A NDALUSIAN FOWLS that have taken Prizes at Fareham, Windsor, Bath, Bristol'Lea- mington, Ancrley, Gloucester, and Colchester, at 1Z. Is. per dozen; also from Spanish Fowls that took 1st prize at Dor- chester and Fareham, at 10s. per dozen Sent out In rotation of orders, by receiving Post- office Orders, payable at Fareham, Hants. PRIZE SPANISH FOWLS— Mr. H. D. » 11A VIES, being desirous of parting with the whole of his remaining collection of SPANISH FOWLS, including the celebrated first- prize and silver cup birds of la* t season at Liverpool, Crystal Palace, lllrinlngluni, Anerlcy, Windsor, and other places, will lie glad to receive an offer for the same Tho stock may be seen, and any further Information obtained on application to ( 1EOKOE SAINSIWRY, Spring drove Farm Spring drove, near Hounslow, Middlesex ( W.) IAMBS MONSEY intends to dispose of a • ' limited number of EGGS for sitting from his own prize birds, that have obtained tor him npwardsofa hundred prizes ( lame Fowls' Ugg* or every colour, Gold and Silver- laced Bantams, White and Black Bantams, Game Bantams and Gold and Silver Pheasants— Eggs from all the above at mode- rale charges. Also, a few tlrst- ratc Game Fowls, Gold and silver- bleed Bantam*, Black and White Bnntnins, and Gold Pheasant* lor Sale— JAMES MONSEY, Thorn- lane. Norwich \[ I R. TEEBAY can supply EGGS from '* « Sllver- spaugled Ilamburghs, Light Brahma Pootras, . mil \\ bite Cochins, at litt. a sitting of thirteen. The Ham- burghs . ire from the purents or the chickens that won first prize at Birmingham, first prize at Liverpool, and second prize at Run aud the pullets second prize at Crystal Palace The Light Brahma*, tlrst- prlzo adults and first and second- prize chickens at Preston, first and second prize at Liverpool— rost- otllco orders payable to RICHAKP TEEBAT, Fulwood Proufnn MISS E. WATTS can supply, during the season, EGGS from tlrst- rate stock birds of the following kinds:— Pencilled Brahmas 1G. I. per dozen. Sultans, or Scral Taook 10.'. per dozen. Calcutta Bantains, or Burmese Dwarfs. 15*. per sitting of 9. Buenos Ayres Ducks 8s. per dozen. Apply to the Poultry Maid. Monk Baroa, Hampstead ( N. W.) fOHN ROBINSON is prepared to dispose of EGGS forthwith, the produce of cup and first- prize birds at Newcastle- upon- Tyne, Rotherliara, Tottington, Wigan, North Lancashire, Darlington, Birmingham, Nottingham, Preston, Kendal, Crewe, Ac.— Grey Dorkings, Rose- combed White Dorkings, Silver Polands, and Golden- spangled Ham- burghs, 1/. Is.; Bull'Cochins, Silver- spangled and Silver- pen- cilled Hamburghs, and pure Aylesbury Ducks, 10s. per sitting of thirteen eggs— Vale House, Garstang, Second Month, lltli, 1856. MESSRS. BIRD and BELDON, Eceleshill • * . Moor, near Bradford, will, during the season, dispose " l I , MIS Iroin their stock of Prize Poiiltrv. Eggs from the Sllver- spaugled Haniburghs that took the Cup at Kendall for the best pen of Hamburgh*, and from the first- prize Chicken*. 10... ed„ lor sitting. Silver- pencilled, Golden pencilled. and Spangled Hamburgh*, lllaek, White, and Game Bantains, Golden and Silver Polands, Brown and lllaek Breasted Red Duc. kwing, Black, and White Game, and Sultans, at 7.1. ad. per sitting. Several sets and odd birds of most of the above varieties to dispose of. I? GGS during the season from the Gold- * J spangled 11 Ail BURG H hens which took first prizes at Ulouoester. Nottingham, and Crewe, crossed with the cockerel which took first prize at the. Crystal Palace; also from the Sllvm- si, angled which took first prize at Windsor, Clifton, and : firtc" coch 10 » - Pcr sitting. GOLD PEN- S iK t/ G'.^ 1" PrUe birds, at 7s. M. the sitting, wmn- r , V. v1,:', U< 2<' L1A^^ f" omJflr8t- cla" 8 < md prize bird*, BANTAMS, ROUEN, and AYLESBURY DUCKS at 7tli tho sitting. A few ttrst- ebiss birds on « ale._ Address Mr. J. KILVRKT BAKTK ™ , « , Richmond- hill, Bath POLAND EGGS and FOWLS.— Mr. HASI. EWOOD, of Bridgnorth, has EGGS to dispose of from his well- known stock of White- crested Black, Golden- spangled, Silver- spangled, White, and Bull Poland Fowls, at IOJ. for 13 eggs. Also Eggs from first- class Black- breasted Red. Duckwing, and Pile Game Fowls, at 7s. Hd. for IS eggs. l.<. charged for box and packing, A Pen of Golden- pencilled Hamburgh Fowls, Two Silver Hamburgh liens, Two BlHck Bantam Hens, and a few Poland Fowls, for gale, or to be ex- changed for first- class Game Fowls. W2 » PARKINSON will DISPOSE OF _ JGGS and BIRDS from her Prize Stock during the season of the following varieties:— Coloured Dorkings £\ 1 0 perdoz. eggs. Spanish 1 10 „ Gold and Silver- pencilled Hamburghs 0 15 0 „ Duckwing Game 0 15 0 „ Rouen Ducks 0 10 0 The above have taken prizes at Doncaster, Southwell, Col- chester, Collinghani, Windsor, Preston, Liverpool, Birming- ham, and other shows.— Knapthorpe, Newark. WHITE FACED SPANISH EGGS.— * • MR. RODBARD. of Aldwiek Court, Langford, near Bristol, having taken prizes with his Spanish Fowls in 185G, 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 1/. Is. per dozen; Buff, White, and Part- ridge Cochin China, Black- breasted Red and Duckwing Game, at 6s. per dozen, all from Prize Stock; Is. per box.— Post- office orders to be made payable at Wrington. 1VTEW SCARLET GERANIUM for BED- DING. ECLIPSE ( PERRY).— Compact habit and fine form, producing large trasses of bright scarlet flowers with a clear white eye. Strong plants will be ready early in May, price 5s.— To be had of THOS. PERRY, Nurseryman, & c., Banbury. HO M. YHOCKSE ED.— JOHN CHATER and SON offer the above, saved from the best flowers, asunder:— 25 varieties named, in separate packets, the col- lection, 6s.; 15 ditto, ditto, 4s.; best mixed, 200 seeds, Is. Gd.; 400, 2s. fid. A large stock of Hollyhock Plants an I Pansies in pots.— Catalogues may be had on application to this Nurseries, Haverhill, Suffolk. _ UUPERB FLOWER SEEDS, for present ^ Sowing, selected with care from the best varieties, sent post- free at the annexed prices: lto fine Hardy Annuals, 5s.; 50 ditto, 8s.; 86 ditto, 2s. ( id; 12 ditto, Is. 2d Descriptive Catalogues, with sample packet, for id. Choice Antirrhinum, Double Daisy, Hollyhock, Petunia, Mimulus, Ai emone, and Polyanthus, at ( id. each.— From WILLIAM KNIGHT, Florist, 67, High- street, Battle, Sussex. TO the LOVERS of a GARDEN.— A 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 finest Peas, also 24 varieties of the leading showy annuds, forwarded on receipt of a post- office order for 1/.; proportionate quan- tities, 10s. and 5s.— P. O. orders payable ( at Hackney) to HENRY ALEXANDER and Co., Lea- bridge, Essex ( N. E.) BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.— Flower Seeds for present sowing 100 papers for 5s.; 50 for 3s.; 86 for 2s. Gd ; or 12 for is. 2d. The selections includc some of the best varieties of German Stocks, Larkspurs, Asters, Antirrhi- nums, Nemophyllas, Ipomeas, Tropeolums, Zinnias, Salpy- glosis, & c. Also a few papers of Double Sweet William, at ( id.; Double Wallflower, at Is., and extra fine Camellia- bloom Balsam, at Is. All post- free.— Address JOSEPH GOLDING, Seedsman, Hastings. OTRAWBERRIEg. — Underbill's excellent ^ Strawberry " SIR HARRY," warranted true strong plants, with trusses of bloom ; will bear a good crop this year. Price 40s. per loo, or 6s. per dozen. They will be sent with balls of earth to each, and plants over to compensate for distant carriage. Also, all other Strawberries that have been proved worth cultivation and will produce a good crop this season, price 10s. per 100.— Apply to R. S. YATES, St. Ann's- square, Manchester. THE LIBRARY. / CAMBRIDGE TURKEYS' EGGS.— Mr. JOHN RODBARD, of Aid wick Court, Langford, near Bristol, having taken prizes with his Turkeys at Birmingham, Bidgnorth, Wellington, Bedford, Southwell, Colchester, Surrey Gardens, Anerley, Fareham, Ryde, Dorchester, Ciren- cester, Gloucester, Hereford, Bristol, Bath, Wrington, Yeovil, Taunton, Bridgewater, Tiverton, Exeter, Plympton, Cup at Wigan, and piece of Plate at Clifton, lias EGGS to part with from Prize Birds at 2s. Od each. Black Spanish at 1/. Is. per dozen. Black- breasted Red and Duckwing Game, Buff, White, and Partridge Cochin China at 6s. per dozen, Is. for box. Post- office orders to be made payable at Wrington. and after April 15th, a few EGGS may be obtained, at Is. each, from the Black Spanish that have taken, in 1856, second prize chicken class at Birming- ham, Liverpool, Preston, Wigan, Prescot. silver cup at Crewe, < fec.; Grey Dorkings that have taken twenty first prizes; White Dorkings, ten first prizes; White Aylesbury, Rouen, and Black East Indian Ducks, that have taken prizes at Birmingham, Anerley, Rotherhani, Nottingham Central, Southwell, Crewe, < fec. & c., see report of Crewe Show, Cottage Gardener, Feb. 17th. Packages Is. each extra. The runs con- tain cock and four hens, and ponds drake and two ducks only. — Apply to SAMUEL BURN, 1, East- terrace, Whitby. CAPTAIN HORNBY'S SPANISH, DORKINGS, and GAME— Capt. Hornby can supply, during the season, EGGS from the Spanish, Dorking, and Game birds witli which he has taken prizes at Wellington, Windsor, Bristol, Prescot, Chelmsford, Anerley, Wigan, Runcorn, Birmingham, Preston, and Liverpool. The Dorking Eggs from the parents of the Chickens which have j ust won both Silver Cups at Preston, and the Ten Guinea Cup at Liverpool, where they beat well- known adult birds. A few Spanish, Game, and Dorking Chickens ( own brottn* Hr and sisters to the Liverpool Cup Birds) for SALE. Also, a few Toulouse Geese, and Toulouse Eggs. Knowsley, Prescot, January, 1857. ( CHOICE VEGETABLE and FLOWER V^ SEEDS, warranted all new and true to their kinds. A complete collection, containing 16 ciuarts Peas of the most esteemed varieties, early and late, with everv other Vegetable requisite for a large garden, Including 30 packets of the leading showy Annuals '> 1. 10& Od. Half the above quantities 1/. .15. M. And „ „ 12s. M. Post- ortice orders payable at Kingsland. _ JAMES ALEXANDER. Sbacklewell, Middlesex. IMPORTANT TO PLANTERS. THOMAS PERRY has to offer 200,000 I BERBEltlS or MAHONIA AQUIFOLIUM, of various ages and sizes. SPRUCE FIRS, do. do. from 4 to 12 ft. YEWS, do. do. from 3 to c It. ENGLISH ELMS and ENGLISH OAK for Avenues, fine. SCARLET OAKS, fine for single trees. BLACK ITALIAN POPLAR, 10 to 12ft., Ac. Also a large Stock of Fine EVERGREENS and ORNA- MENTAL TREES, such as aro rarely to be met witlL Banbury Nursery, March 21. BEDDING PLANTS and choiee FLOWER GARDEN NOVELTIES, at 2s. ad. per dozen, in S- inch pots^ fine plants. A Descriptive Catalogue of 18 pages, containing upwards of a thousand sorts, will be sent 011 application, inclosing two penny stamps, to J. SCOTT, Merriott Nurseries, Crewkerne, Somerset. The following is an example of the cheapness of these plants:— 12 Calceolarias, 12 Dahlias, 12 Geraniums, 12 Helio- tropes, 12 Fuchsias, 12 Petunias, 12 Verbenas, 12 Salvias and Cupheas, for 20s.; plants added to help to pay carriage. Basket and package ; it the expense ol" purchaser. WELLINGTONS GIGANTEA, the ' " G" TVfR. WRIGHT'S GREY DORKINGS, 1* 1 SILVER- PENCILLED HAMBURGHS, and GOLD and SILVER LACED BANTAMS— Mr. Wright will be able, during the season, to supply EGGS from his Grey Dorkings, Silver- pencilled Hamburghs, and Gold and Silver Laced Ban- tams which have taken either Silver Cups or First Prizes at Preston, Liverpool. Wellington, Prescot, Anerley, Wigan, iiuiarcu Runcorn, and Birmingham in 1856, and at Preston, Liverpool, 1 wanted. Prices moderate, and Kendal this year at the following prices :— Grey Dorkings £ 2 2 0 per dozen Silver- pencilled Hamburghs ... 1 1 0 „ Gold- laced Bantams 110 „ Silver- laced Bantams 110 „ Post- office orders to be made payable to WILLIAM WRIGHT, West Bank, Runcorn, Cheshire. Giant Tree of California— W. SKIRVING, of Walton DTursery, 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 AIIAUCARIA 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 where immediate effect is GARDEN SEEDS.- T> ARTRIDGE COCHINS.— Mr. HENRY • 1 TOMLINSON has purchased the whole Of Mr. Wanklyn's ( of Bury, Lancashire) celebrated stock of PARTRIIHJE COCHINS. The stock birds put up for breeding are those Mr. Wanklyn has so successfully exhibited, and which have taken prizes at the late Birmingham, Preston, Liverpool, and Crewe Shows. Large clear BUFF COCHINS of unusual merit, cock weighing upwards of lljlb., and hens from 91b. to lOlbs. each, and perfectly clear. II. TOMLINSON's But) Cochins have taken prizes at the late Anerley, Gloucester. Birmingham, and Crewe Shows, and commendations at the Crystal Palace and Liverpool— the only places exhibited A few Eggs from the above, at Is. each and Is. for package A Partridge Cockerel and Two good Hens for Sale. Also, t large first- class Buff Cockerel and Two good Hens— price 01 application— Balsall Heath- road, Birmingham. THE GARDEN. RPHE next ANNUAL EXHIBITION # f • the PRESCOT FLORAL, HORTICULTURAL, aid POULTRY SOCIETY will take place on Thursday, Julv i> li, 1857. Nine Silver Cups of the value of five guineas each - will be offered for competition, in addition to liberal money prizis. Schedules and any other information may be obtained fr » m .1. F. 01, LARD, Hon. sec BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX FLORICUL- TURAL and HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— The ANNUAL SUMMER SHOW will be held at the Royal 1' ivi- llon on Wednesday and Thursday, the 24th and 25th of . lime next. Schedules of prizes are now ready, and can be had on application— By order, EDWARD CARPENTER, Secretaiy. Secretary's office, 96, St. James's- street, Brighton, March 13, 1857. MANCHESTER BOTANICAL MD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY—' The Council of the Botanical and Horticultural Society beg to announce that they have made arrangements with the Executive Committee of the " Art Treasures " Exhibition for an entrance from that building, and that the proprietors, with their families, to- gether with the holders of the Botanical Society's Seison Tickets about to be issued, will be admitted into the Gardens through that and every other entrance without charge The arrangements for the season areas follows:— May 26 and 27 Exhibition for Plants, Flowers, Fruits, & c. May 29 and 80— Exhibition of Tulips, adjourned fron. 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, & c. 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. 5s. each, subject only to the future Annual Subscription of 1Z. Is., and also Season Tickets at 17. Is., ad- mitting the 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, Marc! 1 14. RJENUINE VT TIMOTHY BRIGDEN, Seedsman and Florist, 10, Railway Arcade, London- bridge, begs most respectfully to inform his friends and patrons that his unrivalled collection of Agricultural, Vegetable, and Flower Seeds is now arranged, and Catalogues will be forwarded, post free, 011 application. T. B. further begs to state that he still continues to make assortments of choice vegetable . seeds, in collections suitable for gardens of every size, from Ten Shillings and upwards. Ladies and Gentlemen not being able to call at the above Establishment may rely upon their orders being executed with only first- class Seeds— All orders from unknown corre- spondents must be 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 f& vour of speedy orders, which will ensure an early delivery. Catalogues will be sent free on application. Their stocks of Agricultural Seeds and Grasses for alternate husbandry, permanent pas- ture, & e., are of very superior quality this season, being the result of repeated and very careful 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 ( ieorge- street, Westminster. XTOTICE.— Messrs. JAMES VEITCH and - i-^ SON, Seed Warehouse, 54, High- street, Exeter ( oppo- site the Guildhall)— Mr. Thomas Veitcli, who lately carried on the business of Seedsman, &<;., at 195, High- street, Exeter, opposite Broadgate, under the firm of Thomas Veitcli 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 Exeter, and that they have 110 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 i: xeter. Their collection of CAMELLIAS, now in full bloom, at the Nursery, 011 the Topsham Road— March 28. IYRESSRS. VEITCII and - I-**- SON have much pleasure in offering the two following plants, which they can with confidence re- commend, and respectfully solicit early orders to insure good plants :— FUCHSIA PRINCESS ROYAL ( Vcltch), rich scarlet tube and sepals, beautifully reflexed, white corolla, free bloomer, and undoubtedly the best habit of all the white corolla varieties. GERANIOf QUERCIFOLIUM FLORIBUNDUM( Veltcli), 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 7s. 6d. each. Prices to the Trade on application— Exotic Nurseries, Exeter and Chelsea, March 28. FLOWER 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 SYR I AC A. Colour beautiful gentian blue, lower petals white, habit dwarf, 6 to 8 inches in height, compact, and covered with bunches of flower, foliage ample and bright green. The entire stock was purchased of Messrs. Ernst and Von Spreckelsen, of Hamburgh. In packets, 2s. Gd; trade packets, 5s., 10s., and 20s. In addition, it will contain nearly 2000 varieties of Flower Seeds, the wnole of which are arranged under their different classifications, such as hardy, half- hardy, and tender Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, Alpine, and Rock Plants, with choice varieties of Seeds of Greenhouse, Stove Palms, and Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs, amongst which will be found select collections from their correspondents in Aus- tralia, India, Cape of Good Hope, and the West Indies. In nearly all cases the 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 rabram verum is given, and will insure the raising of 99 seeds of every 100 of this beautiful and unique Bedding Plant. ( Seed in packets, ( id and Is.) 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. In 1 vol. extra cloth boards, price 10s. 6d. ARCHERY: its THEORY & PRACTICE ( Illustrated). By HORACE A. FORD, Esq., Ildlder of the Champion's Medal for 1849, 1850, 1851,1852,1853, 1854, 1855, and 1856. London: J. BUCHANAN, 215, Piccadilly. Edinburgh: Mr. MUIR. Cheltenham: H DAVIES, Montpelller Library. New Series, price Is. 6d. rF IIE VETERINARIAN; or, Monthly • Journal of Veterinary Science. Edited bv, Professors MORTON and SIMONDS, of the Royal Veterinary College. This Journal, besides giving a Monthly Report of Original Cases of Disease affecting the Domesticated animals in parti- cular, contains likewise subjects of much importance both to the comparative anatomist and physiologist. LONGMAN and Co., Paternoster- row. Just published, A MANUAL of QUOTATIONS from the - Tl- ANCIENT. MODERN and ORIENTAL LANGUAGES, including Law Phrases, Maxims, Proverbs, and Family Mot- toes, arranged Alphabetically. By Dr. MICHELSEN. Form- ing a new and considerably enlarged Edition of Macdonnell's Dictionary of Quotations. Price 6s. cloth. London: JOHN CROCKPORD, 29, Essex- street, Strand. SALMON FISHERIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. Price 6</., post- free lOd, iGESTIONS for E and PRESERVING the SALMON FISHERIES Of GREAT BRITAIN. By HENRY MARSHALL, Esq., author of " Justice to the Colonies." With Extracts from Reports, showing how to Breed Salmon Artificially; also an Engraving of a Breeding Pond at Basle. " Every one desirous of improving our salmonless rivers should read this pamphlet. The author is a great naturalist, and has a thorough knowledge of his subject."— Critic. HARRISON, 59, Pall- mall. / GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, IJ HALLS, & c. HEATED by HOT WATER on an im- proved principle.— J. JONES has always the largest stock in London of Cylindrical and Saddle Boilers, Hot Water Pipes, and every required fitting for the same— Drawings and prices given for the material, or estimates supplied for the apparatus, fixed complete, on application to J. JONES, Ironbridge Wharf, 6, Banksine, near the Southwark Iron Bridge. THE very best Material for the Protection of Blooms of Peaches, Nectarines, and other Wall Trees is SHAW'S TIFFANY, a light, cheap, and durable fabric. It is also well adapted for shading conservatories, hothouses, & c. & c. Sold in pieces, 20 yards long by 38 inches wide, at 3d. per yard, or 5s. per piece, by WM. WOOD and SON, appointed agents— Address, Woodlands Nursery, Maresfleld, near Uck- field, Sussex. A FE - 1 ani SW SUGGESTIONS RESTORING On the 15th of May will be published, Part II. Vol. I. of THE COURSING CALENDAR and • REVIEW, by STONEHENGE, containing a return oi all the Courses run in public up to the end of April 1857, with a. Review of the Season just passed; together witli a full INDEX, referring'to eacli performance of every dog out, witli his podigree wherever obtainable. Price 6s. ( or 10s. for the volume), if prepaid by Post- office order payable to JOHN HENRY, and directed to him at the office of THE FIELD, Essex- street, Strand, London ( W. C.), where both parts may 1) 9 obtained 011 application; or they will be forwarded post- free on receipt of the order. Just published, in fcp. 8vo. price <! s. Gil. cloth, rPIIE ANGLER in the LAKE DISTRICT; J- or, Piscatory Colloquies and Fishing Excursions In West- moreland and Cumberland. By JOHN DAVY, M. l)., F. R. S. Also bv Dr. DAVY, in fcp. 8vo. price Gs. cloth, The ANGLER and his FRIEND j or, Piscatory Colloquies and Fishing Excursions. " Young anglers will read his volume with profit, and old anglers with pleasure. It is just the quaint, chatty, calm, yet cheerful book, which a work 011 angling should be."— Athe- nxum. London: LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, LONGMANS, k, ROBERTS. npHE LAND STEWARD and SU1TLK- J- MENT. Royal 8vo., 26s., with Plates. " All connected with the landed interest should possess it."— Times. FARM BUILDINGS and LABOURERS' COT- TAGES, with Plans and Estimates. 4to. cloth, 11. lis. Gd; the best work published 011 this subject. COTTAGE - VILLAS, COUNTRY - HOUSES, PARSONAGES, and SCHOOLS, Elevations, Plans, and Estimates, 25s. SURVEYING and LEVELLING; many Plates* 10s. Gd. All the above sent carriage- free by the Publishers, ATCHLEY and Co., 1Q6, Great Russell- street., London ( W. C.) Now ready, ALIST of the principal NEW and CHOICE BOOKS in Circulation at MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. Also A LIST of SURPLUS COPIES of recent Works withdrawn from Circulation and offered at greatly reduced Prices for Cash. _ „ , , CHARLES EDWARDMUDIE, 510, New Oxford street, London; and 76, Cross- street, Manchester. _ TTIREE TRADE in all BOOKS, MUSIC, I < fec— 2d. discount in the Is. off all liooks, magazines, periodicals, quarterly reviews, almanacs, pocket- books, diaries, maps, prints, & c. The rate of postage Is 2d. for each half- pound. Ad. discount in the Is. off'music, post- free. Buyers of the above will find it a saving in the cost, even alter paying the postage or carriage. A 51. order sent carriage- free to all parts of the United Kingdom. Town orders, 5s. and upwards, sent tree. Exporters and private buyers are respeetl'ully in- formed that detailed prospectuses will be sent post- free to all applicants— S. and T. GILBERT, 4, Coptliall- buildings, back of the Bank of England, London ( E. G.) Copy the address. ANGLING CLUBS.—" Will Secretaries of Angling Clubs please forward a COPY of their RULES, addressed " ANGLE," care of Samuel Lang, Fishing- rod, Fly, ami Tackle Manufacturer, - r>. Hanover- street, Edinburgh. WANTED, a SEA TRAMMEL NET, • • second- hand, in good working order, to kill salmon and other fish; state if double walled. — Direct " TRAMMEL," 5, Great Ryder- street, London. R. THOMAS SCOTT, Land Agent and Valuer, and Drainage Engineer and Contractor, begs to intimate that he has REMOVED his Offices from No. 5, Charing- cross, to No. 18, Parliament- street, where he will continue to transact his business in the Purchase, Agency, Sale, and Improvement of Farms and Estates— 18, Parliament- street, London, April 11th. ; MESSRS. BROOKS & BEAL'S OFFICES - for 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, < fce. Valuations of all Pro- perties— Furniture or Stock Sales by Auction— Mortgages- Estates surveyed— Soils analysed— Drainage Contractors- Offices, 209, Piccadilly, London. WEST of ENGLAND.— JOHN HARE'S I V HOUSE and ESTATE AGENCY OFFICE, .10. North- street Taunton, is the best medium Ibr procuring or disposing of residences In the West of England— Note the address! M ONETARY NEGOTIATIONS, strictly L bond tule, may be effected immediately, and in any upon approved security. Gentlemen reiiuiringpeounlury can consult ( without charge) Mr. COLLINS at his residence, si Montague- place, Bedford- square, jiersonally by appolnt- inent or bv letter addressed " I!. 1," Burllngton- gard'en*, Bond- street. absolute CTUFFED BIRDS, & c„ — For O SALE, a RARE and fine COLLECTION of heauUftll SPECIMENS, recently executed at a great cost In flrst- rato style— the property of ii person leaving tin? neighbourhood— upvvards of seventy birds in twenty- one cases, to be sold lor 85 guineas No less sum accepted.— Descriptive catalogues to bo had, free, on application to Mr. PKLLS, Falconer, Hockwotd, Brandon, Norfolk. rino BEE- KEEPER8.— STEWARTON 1 WOODEN HIVES, consisting of four compartments, of the most approved construction for storifylng, price 2iu..; a single compartment, as pattern. M. The above carriage free to London, Birmingham, or Liverpool, tor it extra, r roill these hives Stewarton Apiarians have taken boxes of honey unequalled for purity, colour, and freedom from brood, com- manding a higher nricc than that procured by any other svstem They afford the best chances for obtaining quantity as well as anality. With the directions sent out they are easily worked, anil may be Increased from a singlo box to four or vice rem, with expedition and safety, the owner always having anv portion of contents under lull control— Apply to ROBT. " EAGLESIIAM, Ironmonger, Stewarton, near'Glasgow. THE UNITED MUTUAL LIFE A ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 54, Charing- cross, London. Every description of Life Assurance effected 011 equitable terms Whole profits divided. No charge for policy stamps. B ANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, Pall- mall • East, London. Established A. I). IBM. Capital, 500, « » W. - Parties desirous of INVESTING MONEY arc requested to examine tile plan of this institution, by which a high rate of interest may be obtainedI with perfect, society Thednttrwt is payable in January and July, either nt the Head Ofilce in London or at the various branches throughout the country. 1,0 ion, PETER MORRISON. Managing Director Prospectuses and Forms tor opening Accounts sent fr- ee oil application. H" ERALDIC ENGRAVING.— Book Plate with Arms, 7s.: Crest on Seal or Ring, lis. Gd.; on die, Ss. Best London- made Lever Press, with crest- die, for stamping note- paper, 18$. Sent free for stamps. Documentary and official seals, best workmanship only. Six heraldic engravers permanently employed. Mr. T. CULLETON, Heraldic Ei - - aver to the Queen by special appointment— Royal Heraldic " Ice, 2, Long- acre, one door from St. Martin s- lane. grai Offli MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] AMUSEMENTS. " DOYAL ITALIAN OPERA, LYCEUM.— XV FIRST NIGHT OF THE SEASON. On Tuesday next, April 14,1867, will be performed Bellini's Opera I PL'ItlTANI. Principal characters by Madame Grisi, Slg. Graziani, Sig. Tagliaflco, Sig. Polonini, Sig. Soldi, and Sig. Gardoni. Conductor- Mr. COSTA. Alter which will he given a New Divertissement, entitled LES ABEILLES; in which Mile. Delechaux ( her first appearance), Mile. Esper, Mile. Battalini, and Mons. Despiaces will appear. The Theatre has been entirely re- decorated, and the Boxes and Stalls rendered more commodious. The admission to the Pit and also to the Amphitheatre Stalls will be through the principal entrance in Wellington- street. , There will be a communication between the Pit and the Boxes Pit, 8s.; Amphitheatre Stalls, 7s. and & s. The Opera will commence on each evening at half- past eight. A DELPHI, THEATRE ROYAL.— A Proprietor and Manager. Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER. Directress. Madame CELESTE. Splendid Holiday attraction! Newly painted and decorated. Madame Celeste, in the popular drama of LIKE AND UN- LIKE, and the new grand fairy spectacle of THE ELVES, The screaming new and original farce of WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER! Mr. Wright, every night Lastnight of A SIGHT AT NOTTING- HILL on Monday. Easter Monday, 7th time of the screaming new and original farce by the author of " Domestic Economy," & c., called WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER ! by Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mrs. Chatterly, Miss Arden, Miss Laldlaw; after which the popular fairy spectacle, with unique and grand Adelphi effects, THE ELVES, or the STATUE BRIDE, in which Madame Celeste will make her first appearance since her return from the provinces in the Statue Bride. After which, last time, A NIGHT AT NOTTING HILL, Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mrs. Chatterly, Miss M. Keeley. Easter Tuesday, 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 the ELVES, OR TIIE STATUE BRIDE; the Statues Bride, Madame Celeste. To conclude with WELCOME LITTLE STRANGER, Mr. Wright ROYAL GARDENS, CREMORNE.— Varied and Attractive Amusements during the Easter Holidays.— MONDAY, April 13, and during the week, these extensive and without parallel most naturally beautiful Grounds in the Metropolis, will open each afternoon at three, fYom which hour until the close a constant succession of enlivening Entertainments will be produced. Popular selec- tions by the military band. Numerous alfresco amnsements; vocal and instrumental concerts; new ballet entitled " The MystlcBranch," in which the Misses Cushine and M. Milano will appear; negro melodists in their soirtefantastiquts; drawing- room tableaux. New and most interesting cosmoramic views; dancing on the illuminated platform to Bosisio's orchestra. Brilliant Fireworks fron. the Pyrotechnic Temple, by Chevalier Mortrain, < fcc., & c Admission la. HPHE GREAT TOBACCO CONTRO- VERSY.— Dr. SEXTON will lecture 011 this important topic daily at Three and Half- past Seven p. m., at Dr. KAIIN'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. SUBSCRIBERS Who wish to complete their sets from Jan. 3 of the present year ( the commencement of Vol. IX.) and onward, should do so at once, as the stock is getting low. Sets may still be had of the numbers from the 6th of December, 1856— the date of the commence- ment of the chapters " A Month in the Forests of France." TO CORRESPONDENTS. Several communications in type unavoidably stand over. HUNTING-. MAJOR R.— In Worcestershire or Warwickshire. R. R. S.— 1. Sir Richard left the Burton country in 1842 to go to the Cottesmore, after which to the Qnorn. 2. We are not aware that Lord Henry is about giving up his country. JIP.— We believe the run from Swinburne to Countess Park was the longest and most severe run ever witnessed in the Tynedale country. S. G.— Scrutator ought to know, and does know. YOUNGSTER.— Head Beckford's " Thoughts on Hunting." INQUIRER.— There was no public closing- day this season. SHOOTING. NALDIRE'S WORM POWDER.— See advertisement. W. S.— 1. The moor in Perthshire is a very good one. 2. We don't know. G. W.— Shoot them and bury them. MILFORD.— Neither the lodge nor the shootings can be taxed on the tenants; the proprieton must pay. INQUIRER — YOU must take out a certificate for him. .1. ( r. H.— It would be acceptable. C. A.— We have not received the MSS. THE TURF. A. Z.— 1. No horse ever did a mile in a minute. 2. A steam- carriage can go by far tho faster of the two. 3. A race- horse can beat a greyhoundi WILTS.— Wild Dayrell ran four races, and won three of them; he broke down in running for the Doncaster Cup. C. C.— We never give advice about the backing of horses. No BOOKS.— Flv- by- Night beat him at Ascot. He did not run for the Two Thousand. MALACCA.— One mile and 240 yards, up- hill nearly all the way. VICTIM. - The horse is not only out of training, but gone abroad. L. A. M.— Poodle is older than Pantomime. SUBSCRIBER.— Davis, Tattersall's. ANGLING. MARY BLANE.— Llanberis has become the principal resort of tourists visiting Snowdon, the ascent being accomplish^ more easily from that place than any other. E. E.— The opponents to the scheme were a narrow- minded lot of muffs. SEATROUT.— In some parts of Wales only. REV. R. P.— Write to Messrs. Paton and Walsh of Perth,— they will show you the kind of reel the , latc Sir Richard Sutton used to fish with in Norway. GRAYLING.— You must advertise for them. POULTRY. E. B.— By an accidental omission, we did not see the para- graph about the " Couvense Artiflclelle " until after it was published. Wc have no knowledge of the Invention, and have never seen it. As E. B. has plenty of room for keep- ing different kinds of fowls apart, we recommend Dorkings for the table, and Brahmas, Cochins, or Hamburghs for the supply of eggs. Covers for the volumes of THE FIELD may be procured at the office. SOHO writes: " I wish to introduce a breed of ducks into this part ( Limerick) which would be good layers, of large size, and fit for the table. Aylesburles are common here. What breed would be the nearest to what I want ?" We should recommend " Soho " to try the Rouen. ALPHA.— Give the young Spanish chicks hard- boiled eggs chopped and mixed with bread- crumbs, and vary this deli- cate foqd with the more homely barley- meal, oatmeal, and crushed barley. For a book read " The Poultry Yard," in Routledge's shilling series: some good instructions on feed- ing will be found in 44 Bally's Fowls " MISCELLANEOUS. Numerous contributions usually reach us late in the week. We should be obliged to our correspondents If they would manage to let us have their communications before Friday mornli g if possible. M. B.— A f w copies of the Rural Almanac and Sportsman's; Illustrated Calendar for 1857 still remain. Post free for 13 stamps. ELLA must send us her name and address for our own satis- faction. L. T. C. — The covers arc 3s. each and the index 6d. PF. RSEVERANDO.— Read ft pamphlet entitled " Rat- killing; being an address to the landed proprietors and tenant- farmers of England on the subject of destroying rats." It is published at the Leeds Mercury office. STELLA.— 1. Next week. 2. Very courteous. 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 . 207 out one) will be in the direction of Naples. The question is really becoming serious. King Fer- dinand seems to have gone mad with rage and tyranny. The groans of his tortured subjects appeal to heaven and to all humanity for justice. The British nation will not submit quietly to hear of the atrocities which are being perpetrated by this barbarous misruler of his people. Lord Pal- merston, we hear, is anxious to interfere; but there is one serious obstacle. The Emperor Napoleon ( fearing, we presume, that a discussion about the Neapolitan dungeons might lead to an inquiry into the affairs of Cayenne) opposes his obstinate and insurmountable will, and recent experience has shown us that when he says " Nay," British Statesmen have not the inde- pendence left to contradict him. Meantime we subjoin, for the information of our readers, an ex- tract of a letter in the Corriere Mercantile, of Genoa, giving some account of the atrocities com- mitted at Naples in the name of the law: The reaction goes on, and new tortures continue to be inflicted, but the public spirit bends like steel under the pressure, and recovers itself with the same elasticity. The King was passing the other day along the road from San Lucio to Caserta, when a priest who stood in the way offered to salute him, and for that purpose hastily took off his cloak. The King, who fancied he saw another Agesilas Milano in clerical cassock, was frightened by the quick ges- ture. The attendant janissaries instantly rushed upon the priest, and beat him till they left him on the ground half dead ; he had nothing in his pocket but a snuffbox, a handkerchief, and six sous. The ordinary diet of persons confined in the prisons is merely bread and water. They are punished some- times by tearing out their nails; in other instances they are forcibly held in a bent position, or boiling oil is applied to their flesh. These tortures are executed under the superintendence of Filippo d'Antoni, but their inventor is the famous De Spag- nolis. D'Antoni commenced the profession of exe- cutioner at Milan, and has been promoted by the King of Naples to the office of first- class inspector for his great efficiency and skill. He will probably attain yet higher rank. The announcement made by some of the journals, that the Neufchatel difficulty between Switzerland and Prussia had been got over, is, to say the least of it, premature. Delay and vacil- lation seem to be the order of the day. The pri- soners having been enlarged, it was supposed that nothing remained to be done but the ratifi- cation of the treaty, which had been prepared under the superintendence of Count Walewski. Not a bit of it. The King of Prussia has got what he wanted, and appears determined to make the Swiss wait for what they want. What that is may be told in a very few words— a distinct un- derstanding that the King of Prussia has no shadow of a title for assuming any authority over the canton of Neufchatel. This is only fair, and the Emperor of the French supports the de- mand ; but the King of Prussia fences with the question, asks for impossible conditions, and does not exhibit the slightest symptom of giving way. We notice in the police reports that, on appli- cation being made to Mr. Beadon, the sitting magistrate at Marlborough- street, on behalf of 1 an informer who claimed half the pecuniary penalties inflicted upon certain betting- house keepers, that functionary replied that the in- former had no right to it— that he was nothing but a witness— and that, in the eye of the law, the police were the real informers. This is as it should be. It is the recog- nised business of the police to prevent, detect, and suppress offences by every means ill their power, and it is not only not dishonourable in them to inform, but it would be discreditable to them if they did not do so. When a private in- dividual, however, becomes an informer, he forfeits every title to the name of an honest mail. He is a sneak, a traitor, a spy— the most odious name that can be applied to a man who has the slightest sense of shame in his composition. Such a person deserves and obtains the contempt of all his fellows. He is the most degraded of human beings. It is a disgrace to humanity that men so base are to be found, and it is a duty to the species to put them down by every possible means. How then may this be effected ? Simply by taking away their occupation, by rendering it unprofitable. When it is clearly understood that the informer can get nothing by his informing, he will straightway cease to exist. No mail informs for the pleasure of it. For these reasons we are glad that Mr. Beadon has decided in this manner, and we hope that it will soon he widely known and thoroughly under- stood among the vermin for whose benefit it is intended. SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1857. CHRONICLE OT THE WEEK. THE personnel of the new Parliament is now pretty well known, and we have nothing to add upon that score, except an iteration of our belief that it will prove a very unmanageable and a very short one. The political summarists divide the forces into 358 Liberals, 206 Conservatives, and seventy- four of those amphibious gentlemen who are now known as Liberal- Conservatives. The daily papers give tabulated lists, showing what they presume to be Lord Palmerstou's gain and loss after his appeal to the country, and there appears to be wonderful unanimity in the opinion that he has gained immensely. Well, he it so. Thanks to an electioneering cry, which, to say the truth, has been skilfully enough managed, the country has returned a larger number of Lord Palmerston's supporters than before. But at what a cost has this been done ? By reducing the average intellect of the representative body by nearly fifty per cent. Wags are comparing the Premier's followers to FalstafFs army and to the Parliament nicknamed " the Barebones;" but, without going quite that length, we are compelled to admit that the " accidental concurrence of heterogeneous elements " ( to borrow a Johnsonian phrase) is peculiar. The new House can boast of having a tailor, a brewer, an undertaker, an auctioneer, a map- seller, a sharp attorney, a secretary to an insolvent insurance company, a coach- builder, a stock- broker, and a crowd of briefless and unnoted barristers. Truly, Messrs. Cobden and Bright, whom the jocose Punch dubs " the unseated Cherubim," may almost feel proud at being excluded from such company. The Middlesex election has been entirely a licensed- victuallers' business. The publicans have had their own way. Beer is at the top of the poll and aristocracy at the bottom. Middle- sex never was a particularly Conservative county, but things have come to a strange pass indeed, when a brewer, dating from " Brick- lane," is preferred to " a real live Lord." Lord Robert Grosvenor was indeed returned, but not before he had eaten a considerable portion of " humble- pie," by recanting his Sunday Beer Bill errors, and promising to be a better boy for the future. In reply to the statement which we noticed last week respecting the alleged interference of Lord Harrington with the South Derbyshire election, his Lordship has sent us the following letter of explanation:— INTERFERENCE OF PEERS AT ELECTIONS.— A DODGE. Elvaston Castle, April 4. DEAR SIR, — A correspondence has appeared be- tween Mr. Colvile and myself on the subject of a PRIVATE letter addressed to Mr. Briggs, with my name affixed to it. This letter or squib, it is said, was shown confidentially to three gentlemen— was impressed on their memories, and then published. Thus it appears this private letter was surreptitiously obtained ; that it bears on the face of it proofs that it was not written by me; and, to crown all, has affixed to it a false signature, the initials to the name being omitted. Tactics like this, I presume, are all fair at elections, and they pass by me with a shrug, like the idle wind. I must just add one word, namely, that I never harboured a thought or ex- pressed a word against Mr. Colvile, the member for South Derbyshire. I confess, however, that I should have liked to have seen that clever, modest, amiable, high- minded patriot and country gentleman, Lord Stanhope, at the head of the poll. He has the example of his great collateral ancestor, Philip Dormer, Earl of Chesterfield, before him, and I feel assured that the agricultural interests and the liber- ties of the people would have been safe in his hands. As regards my interference with the sacred rights of the people at elections or otherwise, I plead my ante- cedent history in Ireland, British India, and in Greece. 1 never have interfered with the votes of my good tenants. Nevertheless, if a candidate was to start for election who advocated measures destruc- tive of the constitution— for example, the five points of the charter— I should recommend my tenants to oppose him; for the enactment of that charter would lead us, as in France, first to a bloody struggle all over Europe, then to a licentious republic, and lastly to a despotism, which, even under the most virtuous of monarchs, is but the embryo of a great future curse.— I remain, truly yours, HARRINGTON. If we pick out Lord Harrington's meaning aright from this somewhat discursive essay, this is an explicit denial of the assertion that lie was the author of the obnoxious letter. The Marquis of Londonderry has also found it incumbent upon him to deny a similar charge made against him of interfering with the voting of his tenants. When the new Parliament meets is as yet un- certain. Rumour says that the Queen has ex- pressed a wish to open it in person; and, if that be true, there are certain very good reasons for asserting that the event cannot possibly take place for several weeks. Others say that the Queen has expressed no such wish; but that Lord Palmerston wants time to arrange his plans, draw up a little Bill, which shall combine the maximum of popularity with the minimum of reform, and settle other little matters which must be settled before he faces his new House. There is some speculation as to who is to be Speaker; but it now seems definitively decided upon that the Government will put forward for that high office Mr. E. Denison, M. P. for West Yorkshire. During the week, the text of the treaty lately entered into between this country and France has been made public. Its object is to clear up certain difficulties with respect to trading on the west coast of Africa. Great Britain relinquishes the right hitherto enjoyed under treaty of trading from the mouth of the River St. John to the Bay and Fort of Portendic, and France cedes her factory at Breda, at the mouth of the River Gambia. Those politicians who keep an eye to what is " looming in the future " think it not impossible that our next European difficulty ( for it is now an ascertained axiom that we cannot live long with- 243 Mr. C. Barnett ( the master of the hounds), Mr. W. S. Newton, Mr. F. Rooper, Messrs. King, Davis, and other collegians from Cambridge, Mr. Foster, of Biggleswade, & c. Lord Waterford's hounds had a very good thing on the 2nd inst.; they had a run of four- teen miles with scarcely a single check, and, out of a field of sixty horsemen only six saw the finish, viz., Lord Waterford,, Mr. Jeptson, Mr. Arthur Roberts, the huntsman, the whip, and a stranger to the hunt. We are happy to find that the Davis Testi- monial, to which we alluded some weeks ago, is going on most flourishingly. Every Master of the Buckhounds now alive has placed his name on the committee, and Davis, despite his modest letter, has consented to accept whatever memento may he decided upon for him. With the names of Chesterfield, Bessborough, Rosslyn, Granville, and Kinnaird at its head, the subscription- list cannot fail to be a long one. It lies at Messrs. Fores's, 41, Piccadilly. The salmon- fishing on the river Thurso has been everything that the angler could desire. There has been a constant flood in the river for the last month, so that the fish have gone up actually in hundreds; and when the river and the weather gets into good order, we expect the sport to exceed anything known before on this extra- ordinary river. As it is, no other river that we have heard of has done anything like the Thurso this year. On the 23rd ult. Mr. Muir killed no less than six clean run salmon, of 14lb., ltijlb., 101b., 10lb., 10lb., 101b. Mr. Banbury killed, another day, seven clean salmon, of 15lb., 12lb., 11 lb., 9lb, ' Jib., 8lb., and S^ lb. Next day, Mr. Blair took out of one pool seven fine clean run salmon, weighing 151b., 15lb., 151b., 121b., 121b., lOjlb., and 8£ lb. Mr. Edmonds, same day, three fine fish of 171b., 15lb., and 81b. Mr. Edmonds, next day, three salmon of 18jlb., 10lb., and 9| lb. Mr. Dunbar, the next day, two salmon, of 22lb. and 13lb. Colonel S., next day, five salmon, of 1 lib., 1 lib., 10lb., 10lb., and 91b. But the best day this season was on Saturday the 4th inst., when Mr. Blair killed no less than nine magnificent salmon, of 17£ lb., 111b., 1 lib., 10lb., 101b., 9lb., 8Jib., 81b., and 81b., all newly run from the sea, and affording such sport as seldom falls to the lot of anglers in a life- time. On Thursday, April 2nd, Mr. W. H. Wood- house, of Jonham- park, Lincolnshire, while fishing in the river Eden, near Annathwaite Castle, Cumberland, succeeded in hooking tea salmon, seven of which were safely landed— two of them new, and five old fish; four of them averaged 181b. each. Mr. Woodhouse, in con- junction with the Carlisle Angling Club, has, for the last three or four years, been at great pains in protecting the Eden Fisheries, and they are now beginning to enjoy tolerable good sport. We only want a new Fishery Law to put an end to those infernal stake and bay nets in the tideway, and we should soon have salmon increased an hundredfold at the least. The fishings in the Nith still continue to he unattended with any degree of success; the floods occasioned by the recent raitis having rendered the dragging of the net almost imprac- ticable. The take of salmon, we have been in- formed, has been limited to one, while only some half- dozen trout have been taken. The state of the river, however, is now becoming more favour- able, and better results may shortly be expected. A few days ago a respectable family in Greenock purchased a dead rabbit from a man who looked like a poacher, and who offered it for sale at the door. Preparatory to being cooked, the dead animal was skinned, and the offal re- moved. Shortly thereafter tho cat was found to be suffering from illness, and after evincing symp- toms of having taken strychnire or some such active poison, died within ail hour ill great agony. On inquiry, it was found that the cat had devoured some of the entrails of the rabbit. This timely discovery, no doubt, prevented a catastrophe of a more serious nature, for it was then wisely determined to bury the carcass of the dead rabbit along with that of poor grimalkin. There can be little doubt of the rabbit having been poisoned; and families cannot be too careful in purchasing dead game from unauthorised parties, who may pick up animals that have died from the effects of poison, and, regardless of the consequences, offer them for sale to the readiest buyer. It is highly probable that a fatal result, involving the poisoning of several persons, was in this instance averted by a mere accident. Pray what is a gentleman without his recreations?" IT has long been a custom with the followers of the Cambridgeshire hounds to conclude the season with a public breakfast, and afterwards adjourn to some favourite meet, frequently Brampton Wood. Formerly the breakfast was held at the George Inn, Buckden, when in its prestige, and old Geo. Cartwright, with a quaint eccentricity of manner peculiar to himself, was the respected landlord. The George at Buckden is now numbered amongst the bye- gones, and, like many other places and other persons, com- pelled to succumb to the improvements of modern times. This fashionable gathering, to celebrate the conclusion of the present season, took place at the George Hotel, Huntingdon, last Thursday. Notwithstanding the great revolution which rail- roads have made upon country inns in general, the George, however, continues to flourish. " The George at Huntingdon " is as familiar to travel- lers, and commercial men as were the " Cock at Eaton," " The Haycock at Wansford," and other places equally notable for the entertainment of their guests in olden times. The weather on Thursday was most unfavourable, which was de- trimental to the gay appearance of the red coats: this circumstance, however, did not seem to abate the ardour of those about to engage in the chase ; The breakfast provided for the occasion by the worthy host wa3 very sumptuous : the company numbered upwards of 40, iucludiDg Lord Royston, REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS. BY THE HON. GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY. " Foxes— Scent."— W. S. is correct in saying the dying fox does not always lose his scent; but at the same time I cannot congratulate him on his sup- position that a foxhound, having pressed a fox to this point, either loses the keenness of his nose or the eagerness of pursuit. On the contrary, once let the hitherto apparently weary pack find that they have mastered their animal, the fact restores everv energy, and the oldest hounds, and those that seemed most tired will press to the front. Oh I cap in hand, it is beautiful thus to cheer them on, and the man who sits tamely by with a cigar stuck in his mouth, or his eyes on anything save such points as may be open for him to obtuin a " view," is no sportsman, and hunts but for his red coat and his ride. VV. W. is at me again. I distinctly stated, in former letters, that in my belief the fact of view- ing a fox at or near the spot where" VV. W.' s nose had obtained a wind, had not any immediate connection with what was in his nostrils. 1 never quarrel with any man for having an opinion of his own— I only attempt to thwart him when he tries to induce the public to very erroneous conclusions. If I had only learned from " the lessons " attempted to be read wilhin the last twelve months, I should be ignorant indeed ! I will answer any questions on otter- hunting which W. W. likes to put, and 1 can assure him that I accept with pleasure the suggestion with which he concludes. " Hedgehogs."— I am perfectly certain that, if we have stumbled on no new species of grouse or part- ridges, Mr. Francis Francis has, by some miracle in no way vouchsafed to other men, met with u restless family of hedgehogs I I never knew it to be the habit of any " man " to lie torpid for weeks and months, as the hedgehog out of love's season, happy in his mind, or in good digestion, always does; so that flight of Mr. Francis Francis's needs not further clipping. Every 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. sane hedgehog takes a long and a torpid siesta during the cold weather: that the race generally does I have in many an instance proved; and more than this, I have proved that a tame hedgehog kept in the kitchen and offices for the destruction of crickets and beetles, as a weather- glass and barometer does, feels what is passing in the atmosphere without, and rolls himself up for a lengthened sleep accordingly. As to the question asked by " Gamecock " in regard to " Goldfinches," the attempt to establish a pear- tree race and an elm- tree race is beautiful, and I can't help suspecting that " Gamecock" is a wag, and means it as a sly cut at the grouse and mountain- partridge men, the magpie- tree and thorn- bush men, it hoc genua omne. " Grouse and Partridges."— The letter signed " B.," from " Poulton Hall" pleases me much, and confirms my assertion that the whole argument of my oppo- nents on this matter has no firmer basis than a feather. With Q., on this subject, I am similarly in accordance : a « to my supporters therefore I may say " Tfomen Mis legio," and I am well content. " Tax on Guns and Snares."— In reply to " St. Faith," in the first place I am not iu Parliament in this present session, and in the second there are very serious difficulties in the way of the plan he pro- poses. I doubt its being acceptable to any Govern- ment. While dealing with this subject, I must say that in the communication signed " E." there is agreat deal well worthy of very serious notice. He very properly asks, why impose a tax that cannot be en- forced, or rather, which the local officials or collectors never, by any chance, attempt to enforce. In every locality there are hundreds, and even thousands, of dogs that contribute not a farthing to the income of the nation, and for why ? Simply because the tax woultl take much trouble in collecting, and the col- lector, having his own private affairs to mind, has neither the will nor the time to enforce the unevenly- administered law. The lurcher and the neglected cur, who is the source of the terrible disease known as hydrophobia, and who, at times, belongs to the most worthless and dissolute characters, are never made amenable to the tax; but the honest, poor labourer who has a tangible cottage and a daily gain, and the tradesman and gentleman, are made to pay it to its very last fraction. If the dog- tax were properly en- forced, thousands of poaching dogs and dangerous curs would be got rid of, as was the case in Paris. Of late years— I believe just previous to the Russian war, but I uiay bo wrong in the date of it— the French Government imposed a tax on dogs. Up to that time, there was scarce a Frenchman in Paris, rich or poor, who had not his little Bijou— dogs that were shaved behind, dogs that were shaved before, and dogs that sat up or tumbled over In every variety of canine contortion. A tax thus imposed produced a company of go- ahead speculative men, to my mind more like tho inhabitants of America than of France, who, guessing tho effect of this " dog- tax," instantly formed themselves into an association, and, with the full sanction of the Government, took what may be called a canine fishery. That is, they erected boiling- houses and premises at a certain distance be- low Paris, on the banks of the Seine, and had leased to them the exclusive right of setting a net across the river to catch dead dogs. I am not sure how lpng they continued their lively sports and lease, but their boiling- houses were always at work, their hauls mul- tifariously mysterious, and their ultimate gain so large, that when the run of dogs was done they broke up tho affair, and realised, I am told, little short of sixty thousand pounds. Theskinsof the dogs were very valuable for gloves, and their fat, or its essence, equally valuable. What else the company netted, or what other things they boiled, of course I know nothing of; the fact as to the association, its purposes, and the success it met with, is undoubted. From the foregoing circum- stances I am inclined to believe that a tax on dogs, properly enforced, would diminish the numbers that are in use for the purposes of stealing game ; as also of those that are kept, or rather unltopt, in a miser- able and a neglected state, as the inoculative means of a terrible and fatal disease. This is a fact well worth the attention of the Government, and the thanks of every sportsman and respectable man are due to E. for the public notice he induces. " The Artificial Kite."— In reply to " Pegasus," I beg to say that, as a boy, I have seen the artificial kite flown from an insane idea that, by its resem- blance to a bird which sets everything on the wing, it should make partridges lie I I refer A. K. to my previous remarks in THE FIELD relating to the arti- ficial kite, and he will therein find some very good reasons for the uselessness of the foolish fabrication, and among them the following: The kite and the buzzard- hawk, which tho paper machine most re- sembles, never take their prey when it is flying. Con- sequently, all creatures apt to be sought after by them resort to a natural means of preservation, and fly away. I wish everybody not in possession of all the numbers of THE FIELD since January last year would get them. At a small outlay tliey would obtain the information they require, and save me a vast deal of trouble; although I never by any means begrudge a reply to a civil question— on the contrary, to answer one affords me pleasure. " Spaniels."— Perhaps Mr. Bishop will save the sporting world some trouble by telling them to get " tartar emetic." It is a white powder, and the only effective remedy for worms in dogs. Five or six grains of this is enough for the largest dog, given fasting early in the morning. At night it may be passed off by syrup of buckthorn, given with some light food. The quantity administered of this medi- cine, of course, should vary with age and size, this fact always being remembered— too small a quantity will give the dog a vomit; in a larger dose it will lie on the stomach, and effect the expulsion of the reptiles the presence of which indubitably frustrates condition. " Hydrophobia."— Since the argument on this sub- ject was dropped several communications have been forwarded to me, and I have also continued to follow up and investigate the matter. The upshot of my continuous research is, that not one case of hydro- phobia has been brought to my notice inoculated by the dog- to the human patient, in which the horror of water has not existed— its touch, a look at it, or its noise, and even the sight of a glass, throwing the person more or less into convulsions. So far, then, everything tends to warrant my conclusion as to the dread of water, and the refusal to drink or approach it, and that such aqueous repugnance is the sole test by which the fatal insanity can be distinguished. Surelv there are medical men who read THE FIELD who can adduce information on this head; and if I am wrong, why on so serious a subject are they silent? In answer to E. B. on the distemper, from the account given of tho spaniels I pronounce it that disease in its worst form. Really on all these occa- sions it is worth while to ascertain the fact of drink- ing water; for, if the dog showed horror or strong repugnance to liquids, that would dispel every doubt as to tho nature of the attack. As I have so often advised, let castor oil and other similar remedies be used on the first symptoms of loss of appetite. Blis- tering setons and bleeding, and, above all, the hot bath— care being taken not to let it become a cold one— should be the last resort, or the resort when milder remedies made no impression. " Kennel lameness in dogs." — The kennel at Berkeley Castle is on clay. The kennel at Cranford is on porous gravel, through which the floods in the river adjacent rise and fall. The kennel at Harold Hall, in Bedfordshire, on the river, was the same as the latter, or nearly so. At Berkeley Castle the kennel lameness at times existed to a considerable extent with foxhounds, but more particularly with greyhounds. At Cranford and at Harold Hall I scarcely ever had it in the foxhound kennels, and never among my greyhounds. In my opinion all internal remedies are in vain. A dog may get well on a herring, or on salmon or turbot, pike or gudgeon ; but to suppose that a shoal of bloaters are a remedy for the disease is about as wide of the mark as for us to attempt to walk upon the waters. At Berkeley, at Cranford, at Charborough, at Beacon, as well as in other places, I have tried, and seen tried, every sort of remedy that brains and money could form or fashion, but in vain. If a hound is affected by it, to let him run at large, or to send him for change of air and locality to another kennel, is, in my opinion, the only chance there is to reach reco- very. At Mr. Lawrence's place, the Greenway in Gloucestershire, the kennel used to be on the stony, light- soiled Cotswold hills. The kennel lameness there held its sway with such potent effect, that an establishment of greyhounds, and, I believe, of har- riers, were rendered useless. The kennel was removed to the clay of the Gloucester vale, and brought from the keeper's house on the hills to the mansion; and the disease immediately disappeared. I offer these undoubted fact3 to Mr. John Pugh Pryse's attention, and trust that he will deem them of some importance. Kennel- lamed favourite hounds have been sent from Berkeley Castle to me here, at Beacon Lodge, to hunt the otter with when I could get them sound enough, and to be returned to the Castle when re- covered. The change from the clay to the gravel cured them on every occasion. " Stealing Game."— I can assure " Umbra" that his communication under the above head makes me very happy, and I thank him for the kind opinion he expresses. " Ducks destroying tlieir Eggs."— When birds are confined in aviaries, where they cannot get a suf- ficiency of insect food, the deficiency should be ob- viated by artificial feeding with a little well- boiled meat chopped up with meal. In addition to this, lumps of chalk and lumps of hard mortar should be at their disposal, as well as plenty of fine gravel and grass. Let there throughout the year be kept in the nesting- places in the aviary chalk eggs, hardened by a thick coat of paint, to make them resemble as much as possible the natural egg, of whatever hue. Birds, ducks, or gold and silver pheasants, will thus get used to the sight of the egg, as well as Induced to the belief that the egg cannot always be eaten, and they will then cease from being attracted by the natural egg when laid. Eggs when laid should be removed from all aviaries as soon as possible, lest their being acci- dentally broken by the foot of a bird should inculcate an appetite, and create what are really only bad habits. As to soft eggs, all I know is, that a fowl kept on soft water will lay soft eggs; and therefore I always add to the natural contents of even hard water by keeping a lump of chalk or lime in the water for their use. Nevertheless, for all this, soft eggs occasionally make their appearance, and no treatment that I am aware of will altogether prevent it. There are two articles in which the Game fowl is mentioned— that by " Paul Pry," and a subsequent one, which is anonymous ; and I could narrate many beautiful facts of the defence of her young by the game hen. I once knew a tame magpie to hop after a chicken, when he was imme- diately struck dead by the enraged mother. On another occasion, while guarding my coops of chickens and young game from the rapacity of the royal hawks— for the New Forest, and every royal forest apart from Windsor, is a nursery for every noxious vermin, winged and four- footed— I shot a large hen sparrow- hawk, who had previously occasioned me some loss; and she fell winged in the vicinity of a game hen, who rushed at her, and kicked her about like a football, till life became extinct. To prove the truth of my favourite maxim, that fact is infinitely more surprising than fiction, I have only to instance what occurred in regard to the game chickens reared at my lodge, and the young bantams tinder coops in a little gorse cover near my house. The two localities are separated by plantations and a large grass field of about twelve acres. From the lodge a game ohicken, only a few days old, was reported as having been carried off by a hawk; and the same afternoon the same chicken was found in a coop in the gorse cover among the bantams. The mark of the hawk's claw was upon him; he had evidently been dropped in the gorse cover, and thence he came to the coop of the first hen he heard. I am afraid mv concluding chapter of " The Month in the French Forests," published in THE FIELD of last Saturday, has occasioned in one instance, at least, domestic infelicity. A most respectable and worthy gentleman having said, in presence of his wife, that " he had seen me at dinner in Paris," was, on the instant, by his pretty lady, thus, to his astonishment, accosted: " Oh ! you horrid old wretch." In order to prevent mistakes, I can assure the readers of THE FIELD that the Ca& de Paris was not the only place at which I dined. GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY. A FAREWELL dinner was given on Monday at the King's Arms Inn, Bicester, to Captain Anstruther Thomson, who has resigned that country. We an- nounced in our last impression the intention of the members of the hunt to bid him good- bye in the usual English manner— namely, by a dinner. They did so in a style that could not fail to be agreeable to the feelings of a friend from whom they might be parting for ever. About sixty sat down to a well- furnished table, at which there was ample proof of " the pump not being frozen." Bookworms and cynics would perhaps say there was no feast of reason; but there certainly was a flow of soul. Nearly every county family appertaining to the hunt sent its representative, and the way in which the fox- hunting yeomen who were present welcomed their ex-" Master," on greeting him for the last time, was cheering in the extreme. Those honest sons and cultivators of the soil " hip- hip- hurraed " him, as only Englishmen can hurrah. Capt. Thomson ran his last fox in Oxfordshire in the morning, and said he should have killed him, but was forced to whip off that he might not be too late for dinner: red coats were trotting home to the town until six o'clock, the time appointed for It to take place. After half an hour's law had been allowed for " figures adorning," a view- halloo announced a find, and soup and fish were on the table. The chair was taken by Sir H. Peyton, with the guest of the evening on his right; when it soon became evident that a gallop over the grass- country had had no deleterious effect upon anybody's appetite. Seve- ral of the visitors had come by rail from a dis- tance, having been busily occupied in that all- en- grossing affair, a county election. Let us observe en passant tbat a good old fox- hunting name has been returned at the head of the poll for Northampton- shire, Into the beautiful pastures of which county this hunt extends. The dinner went off, as such dinners usually do, with a rattling of forks and spoons, and the waiters running over each other. After the usual toasts, royal and loyal, had been given, The Chairman proposed the health of Capt. Thom- son, than whom no man had ever shown better sport in that or any other country, during the short time he had cheered up the pack and presided over the destiny of bold Reynard with them. To say that he was a bold rider ( although over fourteen stone), and a good horseman, would be a recapitulation of facts which everybody knew; but he could say more— he could tell them that, from all the accounts he had heard from every country in England, he believed that during the last two seasons, the brief time that they had the pleasure of going to " meet" Captain Thomson, no master of foxhoundshad shown better sport, and he much doubted whether any had shown as good. He hoped his successor would be able to show them as much; he also is a fearless rider, well known to every man in the hunt, and the son of a master who had served them well for a quar- ter of a century. He ( the Chairman) most heartily wished the friend, who was now leaving them, as good sport in his own dear " land o' cakes," as by his wondrous skill in the noble science he had managed to show in the Bicester country. They would have a good master in Mr. Drake. He might equal, but could not. surpass, Captain Anstruther Thomson, who came amongst them a stranger— left them a friend. We need not say that the toast was well received : a tirade against table- rapping would not— in fact, it could not— have been listened to. In returning thanks, Capt. Thomson told them he could ride better than he could talk, but he ap- preciated their kindness; he had never in the whole course of his hunting experience met with such cordial co- operation from the fox preservers of his country as he had here ; long as it was ( it is very like a figure of 8), extending far into Oxfordshire on one side, and Northamptonshire on the other, he had nowhere found a lack of foxes. He could not but con- fess that rumours had reached him of there being at a somewhat distant point an enemy or two to the ex- hilarating sport, but as yet it had not affected him ; he trusted that the supposed destroyers of foxes, if any existed, would ere long come to their senses, and go a hunting. ( A voice in the crowd : " Dall'd if they woorn't if they know'd you.'' 1) He was happy to know that his successor, who was no new acquaintance, and than whom no more able sportsman e'er followed a hound, was a man who would spare neither pains nor exertions to maintain the good fame of the country, which he ( Capt. T-.) was sorry to say he was leaving. He must make one observation before sitting down, namely, that to the farmers he was most deeply in- debted for the genuine manner in which they had preserved foxes for him. The gentlemen of a hunt may do a great deal in supporting a pack of hounds by subscribing, by preserving, and by ordering their keepers to do the same; but without the farmers, without the aid of the agriculturists ( many of whom he was happy to see around him), no master of hounds could ever be certain of having his country full of foxes. He concluded by thanking the members of the hunt for the kind support he had ever found during his two years amongst them. The glasses had another dance when Captain Thomson sat down, and the fun of the evening com- menced in earnest; toast and song prevailed alter- nately until nearly " the moment Aurora peeped into the room." Major Dewar, in returning thanks for the Army, said they need not remind him of the dangers he had gone through in the Crimea; he had gone through all that kind of thing, and came home un- hurt; but as soon as lie went out with Captain Anstruther Thomson he got a purl and had a brace of ribs knocked in, so that the hunting- field had more dangers than the battle- field for him. He could not agree with Jorrocks in saying " it had all the excitement, with twenty- five per cent, less of the danger." The evening rolled beautifully on ; wishing every thing to every body, and enjoying the songs of Infant Smith and a few more: interlarded occasionally by a panegyric on Capt. Thomson from some enthusiastic farmer. One merry old soul in particular said " he had hunted off and on for thirty years, but he never in his life seed such a man for killing a fox; why, sir, the fust day as ever you come to our woods you catched two and preciously frightened two or three more." The dinner, in fact, went off most satisfac- torily ; every body was pleased. Oil Tuesday the hounds, which had been left with Capt. Thomson since the sale, were sent away by an early train. The pack was sold on the previous Saturday, and realised one thousand and nine pounds. Captain Thomson returns to Fifesliire with the sincerest good wishes of those friends he has left in England. Stratton Audley will become vacant; but Bucknell will again be cheered by the presence and the stud of the son of its old occupier, Mr. Drake. A subscription of 1500?. a year is guaranteed to him. This amount has, we believe, been fixed upon rather as a compliment to the new master than because it is in any way required; but, as the last M. F. II. received it, the country could not offer less to Mr. Drake. Should he succeed in killing as many foxes next season as his predecessor has killed this ( ninety in ninety- seven days), he will have performed a feat never, to the best of our recollection, surpassed, except by " the best huntsman that ever went over Leicester- shire," Will Goodall, who " ran Into" 105 In 100 days. Tom Powell leaves this country at the same time as his hounds. He goes to the Burton where he will have plenty to amuse him and keep his hands employed. He will whip in to Lord Henry Bentinck four days in the week, and act as huntsman the other two. Mr. Drake has his own hounds back again from Sir John Trollope, to whose kennel they went on the ex- press condition that they should be returned if they were ever required. He will hunt them himself, and will doubtlessly be received back to his old country with the warmest welcome. A hunt dinner is pro- posed to be given annually at Banbury, on the first Tuesday in November. A second is also to be given at Bicester at the close of the season. Meetings of this nature are the finest things in the world for keeping people together in a county, for, as the song says, " All ranks and degrees can partake in the chase, with hark forward, huzza, tally- ho!" We could not help noticing amongst the remarks ( they were not very long) of the speakers at the dinner on Monday, that some of them, like rival courtiers wishing to establish their credit with the heir pre- sumptive, had the common tendency of mankind to Hail the rising sun, Neglecting that whose course was run.) But perhaps it is better that it should be so in the matter of fox- hunting, and that, When one well- graced actor leaves the stage, we should take as much note as possible " of him that follows." The guests at table included Sir H. Peyton, Bart., Hon. Percy Barington, Hon. A. S. Annesley, Major Dewar, Capt. Peyton, Capt. Dewar, Messrs. Harrison, H. Lambton, — Stratton, G. Drake, Cottrell Dormer, B. Ramsey, E. Ramsey, Gordon, Grant, Marsham, Poole, Tetley, Selby, Iveson, Bennett, Prior, Deakin, T. Dawson, Summerfield, Plowman, Smith, Painter, Holland, Nott, Russell, Fowler, Hitchman, Shaw, Mason, Leper, Paxton, Crawford, Savin, J. and C. Brown, Hawkins, Sirett, Palmer, Pratt, & c. & c. The sale of the hounds had taken place on the previous Saturday in a drizzling shower; but they sold well, as will be'seen by the subjoined list. There was a full attendance of huntsmen, amongst whom the white hair of " Jem Hills of the Heythrop " was conspicuous. About twenty couple, which were sold to go into the Southwold country, were left to the care of Capt. Thomson, and were those with which, as we stated above, he had his last run on Monday. The horses, about twenty- five in number, some of them clippers, will be sold at Hyde- park- corner on Monday the 18th of May. THE HOUNDS. g8. Lot 1, Four and a half Couples.— Cowslip, 6 yra, by Sir R. Sutton's Captain out of his Roguish ; Levity, 5 yrs, by Tarquln out of Lawless; Governess, 3 yrs, by Gany- mede out of Hasty; Bardolph, 2 yrs, by Duke of Beau- fort's Foreman out of Blossom; Brilliant, 2 yrs, by Duke of Beaufort's Foreman out of Beauty; Lancelot and Lively, 2 yrs, by Leader out of Gaylass ; Rival, 1 yr, by Actor out of Roundelay; Racer, 1 yr, by Actor out of Rapid 35 Lot 2, Five Couples.— Rachel, 6 yrs, by Itufford Rally- wood out of Comedy ; Rockwood, 4 yrs, by Ravisher* out of Gossamer; Tragedy, 4 yrs, by Duke of Rutland's Clasper out of his Tempest; Buxom, 3 yrs, by Ravisher out of Benefit; Courtly and Curious, 2 yrs, by Duke of Buccleuch's Hazard out of Comical; Furrier, 1 yr, by Duke of Beaufort's Foreman out of Bonny Lass ; Harmony, 1 yr, by Ganymede out of Harmony ; Darter and Dreadnought, 1 yr, by Vulcan out of Lavish 51 Lot 3, Five Couples.— Bondmaid, 5 yrs, by Ravisher out of Benefit; Nosegay, 4 yrs, by Clasher out of Novelty; Messmate, 4 yra, by Fife Merlin out of Affable; Frolic, 3 yrs, by Grove Forester out of Duke of Rutlund's Syren; Dainty, 3 yrs, by Duke of Buccleuch's Hazard out of Dahlia; Archer, 3 yrs, by Actor out of Affable; Lounger and Legacy, 2 yrs, by Leader out ot Gay- lass; Noble and Newsman, 1 yr, by Newsman out of Hopeful 48 Lot 4, Five Couples.— Singer, 6 yrs, by Lord Yar- borough's Advocate out of his Songstress; Vanquish, 5 yrs, by Tarquin out of Vocal; Challenger, 3 yrs, by Lucifer out of Cowslip; Bravery, 3 yrs, by Ravisher out of Benefit; Tempest, 3 yrs, by Duke of Rutland's Guldcr out of his Tempest, Drugsman and Daffodil, 2 yrs, by Leader out of Dahlia; Driver, 1 yr, by Vul- can out of Dahlia; Juggler, 1 yr, by Pytchley out of Dimity; Jessica, 1 yr, by Jasper out of Dimity 51 Lot 5, Five Couples.— Vulcan, 6 yrs, by Ravisher out of Vocal; Sprightly, 5 yrs, by Fife Vanguard out of Donnington Spiteful; Capable, 4 yi s, by Clasher out of Outcast; Rhapsody, 3 yrs, by Duke of Rutland's Singer out of his Ruby; Druid, 3 yrs, by Duke of Buccleuch's Hazard out of Dahlia; Hector and Helen, 2 yrs each, by Duke of Buccleuch's Hazard out of Bondmaid; Trimmer and Tuneful, 1 yr each, by Lord Southampton's Trimmer out of Baroness; Roderick, 1 yr, by Newsman out of Rachel 51 Lot ti, Five Couples.— Mameluke, 5 yrs, by Fife Merlin out of Merrylass; Spiteful, 5 yrs, by Fife Vanguard out of Donnington Spiteful; Carnage, 4 yrs, by Collier out ofCheerlul; Gamester, 3 yrs, by Ganymedet out of Hasty}; Ruby, 3 yrs, by Duke of Rutland's Royal out of Beauty; Hermit and Harriet, 2 yrs each, by Duke of Buccleuch's Hazard out of Bondmaid ; Light- some, 2 yrs, by Leader out of Gaylass; Ferryman, 1 yr, by Duke of Beaufort's Foreman out of Bravery; Ger- trude, 1 yr, by Ganymede out of Gossamer 72 Lot 7, Five Couples.— Millwood, 5 yrs, by Fife Merlin out of MerrylasS; Comical, 5 yrs, by R. ivisher out of Caroline ; Comfort, 4 yrs, by Clasher out of Outcast; Herald, 4 yrs, by Duke of Buccleuch's Hazard out of Doubttul; Ransom, 3 yrs, by Duke of Rutland's Royal out of Beauty; Finder, 2 yrs, by Duke of Beaufort's Foreman out of Crafty ; Dauntless, 2 yrs, by Duke of Beaufort's Foreman out of Dewdrop ; Garland and Gallant, 1 yr, by Ganymede out of Gossamer; Vagrant, 1 yr, by Vulcan out of Lavish 70 Lot 8, Five Couples.— Baroness, 5 yrs, by Ravisher out of Benefit; Clasper and Comely, 4 yrs, by Collier out of Cheerful; Lasher, 3 yrs, by Ravisher out of Laura; Pastime, 3 yrs, by Lord Fitzwilliams' Gany- mede out of Oakley Peaceful; Hotspur, 2 yrs, by Duke of Buccleuch's Hazard out of Bondmaid; Honesty, 2 yrs, by Duke of Buccleuch's Hazard out of Baroness; Tarquin and Telltale, I yr, by Lord Southampton's Trimmer out of Baroness ; Viceroy, 1 yr, by Lord Rosalyn's Saladin out of his Vocal 100 Lot 9, Five Couple.— Lavender, 5 yrs, by Tarquin out of Lawless; Woodlark, 5 yrs, by Lord Yarborough's Ra- visher out of Dewdrop; Bouncer, 3 yrs, by Ravisher out of Benefit; Lawless, 3 yrs, by Luciler out of Grace- ful; Dragon, 4 yrs, by Wellington out of Gaylass; Champion und Caroline, 2 yrs, by Leader outof Chan- tross; Brusher and Bashful, 1 yr, by Lord Fitz- hardlnge's Challenger out of Bondmaid; Nlmrod, 1 yr, by Newsman out of Hopeful 50 Lot 10, Four and a halt Couples.— Arrogant, 5 yrs, by Ravisher out of Affable ; Random, 4 yrs, by Ravisher out of Rosamond; Rustic, 4 yrs, by Duke of Rutland's Royal out of Beauty ; Diligent, 3 yrs, by Duke of Buc- cleuch's Hazard out of Dahlia; Careless and Chimer, 2 yrs, by Duke of Buecleuch's Hazard out of Comical; Rally, 1 yr, by Ravisher out of Roundelay; Fatal and Flyer, 1 yr, by Duke of Beaufort's Foreman out of Bravery 81 Lot 11.— Alice, 5 yrs, by Sir R. Sutton's Albert out of Cautious, with four wlielps by Gamester; Mystery, 4 yrs, bv Fife Merlin out of Bonnylass, put to Game- ster, March 18 19 Lot 12.— Benefit, 8 yrs, by Lord H. Bentinck's Couius out of his Benefii, put to Gamester; Restless, 4 yrs, by Duke of Ruiland's Ranter out of Mr. Greaves's Fickle, put to Mr. Morrell's Hercules, March 15 Lot 13.— Blossom, 5 yrs, by Ravlsber out of Benefit, put to Mr. Morrell's Bujazet, March 15; Dimity, 4 yrs, by Ravisher out of Dewdrop, put to Gumester Lot 14.— Lavish, 4 yrs, by York Rover out of Luwless, with four Whelps, by Gamester; Brevity, 4 yrs, by Clasher out of Fife Brevity, put to Mr. Morrell's BOB- phorus, March 15 UNENTERED HOUNDS. Lot 1, Five Couples.— Bridesmaid, by Rustic out of Brevity ; Dahlia and Danger, by Dragon out of Tra- gedy; Gadfly and Ganymede, by Gamester out of Buxom; Languish, by Mr. Morrell's Bajazet out of Lavish; Orator and Orpheus, by Sir W. Wynn's Orator out of Dimity; Otho and Outlaw, by Sir W. Wynn's Orator out of Baroness 40 Lot 2, Five Couples.— Barbara and Boxer, by Pytchley Barrister out of Vanquish; Gaiety, by Gamester out of Buxom; Lady and Layman, by Mr. Morrell's Baja- zet out of Lavish; Ornament, by Sir W. Wynn's Orator out of Baroness ; Orient, by Sir W. Wynn's Orator out of Dimity; Ossian, by Sir W. Wynn's Orator out of Ransom; Trifle and Truthful, by Pytch- ley Trojan out of Blossom 38 Lot 3, Five Couples.— Dairymaid and Dalliance, by Dragon out of Tragedy; Lawyer and Liberty, by Mr. Morrell's Bajazet out of Lavish; Obelisk, by Sir W. Wynn's Orator out of Baroness ; Onyx und Orderly, by Sir W. Wynn's Orator out of Dimity; Outcast, by Sir W. Wynn's Orator out of Lavender; Trans- port and Trooper, by Pytchley Trojan out of Blossom 35 Lot 4, Five and a half Couples.— Adelaide, by Gamester out of Alice; Gratitude and Grecian, by Gamester out of Beauty; Landlord and Laurel, by Mr. Morrell's Bajazet out of Lavish; Omar, by Sir W. Wynn's Orator out of Dimity; Osprey anil Oxygen, by Sir W. Wynn's Orator out of Baroness; Triplet, Trojan, and Trumpeter, by Pytchley Trojan, out of Blossom ... 30 Lot 5, Five and a half Couples.— Beauty, by Rustic out of Brevity; Daisy, Dancer, and Daphne, by Dragon out of Tragedy; Gainer and Galloper, by Gamester out of Buxom ; Lapwing, by Mr. Morrell's Bajazct out of Lavish; Oppidan and Organist, by Sir W. Wynu's Orator out of Dimity ; Vanity and Vaulter, by Vulcan out of Comfort 50 RUN WITH THE TYNEDALE HOUNDS. SIR,— Not many days ago I saw chronicled in your paper an extraordinary run with the Tynedale hounds. May I beg the favour of a small space in » Ravisher, by Lord Yarborough's Rallywood out of Atherston Abigail. + Ganymede, by Duke of Rutlund's Guider out of Atherston Abigail. t Hasty, by Lord Yarborougb's Harper out of his Audible MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] T H E FIELD, THE COUNTRY G E N T L E M A N ' S N E W S P A P E R. 207 Jrour valuable columns to record another most excel- ent run with the same pack, which I have this day witnessed ( Friday, April 3) ? The meet was Hes- leyside, the seat of William Charlton, Esq., a true and keen sportsman. Hesleyside coverts were drawn blank, although a fox had evidently been on foot early in the morning. We then trotted off for Shit- lington Craigs, where a fine dogfox was immediately unkennelled. The hounds were quickly on his line, and soon showed their usual determination of run- ning, sanguine for blood. Pointing north, as if for Hesleyside Wood, near the keepers' house, where he was headed, he turned to the left, over Brieridge Fell, to Highridge, and from thence to Hind Rig. The pace was now tremendous, and only those mounted on the right sort could live with the hounds. They went on at a killing pace to Lin- acres, and thence to Burmor, where the fox changed his point, and, skirting the Ash Farm past Hether- ington and the King's House, he crossed the high end of Ilowxty Wood, and leaving Bilerly to his left, he passed Esk Mill. Here he was viewed by the field for the first time, the hounds doing their work to the admiration of those who were lucky enough to be near them. We crossed the brook opposite Bridge House, and here it became evident the gallant fox would not stand much longer before so killing a pack, and, after five minutes more best pace in the open, the hounds ran from scent to view, and killed as noble a fox as ever ran before a pack of hounds. Time fifty minutes, without a check, over ten miles of a fine grass country. Amongst those who witnessed this capital run, I may mention our excellent master, Major Bell, who hunts his hounds himself— and long may he do so, and continue'to show us the first- rate sport he has invariably done throughout the season— James Fir, the first whip; Mr. Charlton, of Hesleyside, on his famous chesnut horse, Moorcock; Mr. Allgood, of Nunwick, on his clever inare, Brenda; Mr. Charlton, of Lfe Hall; Mr. Robson, of Kielder; Mr. Dixon ; and Mr. Thomas Robson, of Lowshiel Green, on his game little Irish horse, The Shepherd. I may add that I remarked this cheery pack, after the severe run, trotted homewards, following their beloved master, their sterns up, and apparently only anxious to try for another fox. ONE WHO HAS HUNTED IN MANY COUNTRIES. THE HAMBLETON ( MR. BELL'S) FOXHOUNDS. ON Tuesdav, the 7th instant, upwards of sixty mem- bers and friends of the hunt availed themselves of an invitation from F. Bell, Esq. ( the master), to break- fast at the Hall, Thirslt. The found a truly sump- tuous repast prepared for them, and met with a most cordial and hearty reception from their liberal enter- tainer. Mr. Bell expressed his feeling of pleasure and gratification at the recollection of the many satis- factory days' hunting they had enjoyed during the season that is now all but ended. The acquisition of territory gained at the commencement of the season had proved more valuable than had ever been anti- cipated by thg most sanguine, and there was every prospect of the succeeding season being quite as good, if not better, than its predecessor. He was gratefully sensible of his obligation to the landed proprietors in the neighbourhood, who had with a most genuine spirit of gentlemanliness allowed him to hunt over their property. At half- past ten o'clock, Swallwell, the huntsman, made his appearance in the park with the hounds, in beautiful condition, and was soon joined by the hunters, who, after a few preliminary canters round, trotted off to the place of meet, and, considering the heavy rains that have lately fallen, were rewarded with better sport than might have been expected. ACTION. THE WIND- UP WITH THE CRAWLEY AND HORSHAM HOUNDS. THIS pack finished their season on Friday, the 3rd of April; the meet was Stone Lodge, and we had a good muster. Considering the hard season they have had, the hounds certainly looked well. The Mindpit Wood was first drawn, which proved blank ; the Sheepwash Wood was next drawn— here Reynard was at home, but being one of the right sort, he hardly stopped to be found, for, as soon as the first hound challenged, tally- ho was heard half a mile ahead, but Press was soon with him; here Reynard doubled short back, thinking to shake off his determined foes. On to New Lodge they drove him, and then crossed the old Horsham Road, leaving Rofey just on the left to Holmbush, going at a killing pace. On we went to Bew Bush, and Shepherd's Field, and to Buckan Hill, the hounds running from scent to view, and killing in the open after a burst of 49 minutes, and not a check. On Monday, the 6th, they had a by- day. and, I hear, one of the best runs of the season. The meet was the Crab- tree Cowfold; the first fox run 20 minutes only, and was killed ; but the second ran 3J hours, and over a good country, and was killed in gallant style. Every horse had enough of it. These hounds have had a capital season, killing 28 brace of foxes. A FOX- HUNTER. PRINCE ALBERT'S HARRIERS. SIR,— My attention was drawn yesterday to a paragraph in the Horning Post of last Friday, in which it is stated that " Mr. Vansittart had given Colonel Hood notice not to ride over his land in the vicinity of Maidenhead." May I ask you to have the kindness to state that this is false, for no proprietor in Berkshire will be more delighted than myself to hear that his Royal Highness Prince Albert has good sport when he does us the honour to send his harriers to hunt over our part of the county. Windsor, April 8. W. W. VANSITTART. SPORTING IN DEVON. SIR,— I feel anxious to rescue the fame of my native county from the hands of " A Lover of Field Sports " and " Grateful," whose somewhat lengthy epistles appear in your number of the 4th April, dilating on the merits of an otter hunt, twenty years ago, with a bagged otter, which beat the hounds and the field; and on the catching of a few brace of trout on the Coly and the Axe, with now and then an otter- hunt, never finishing with a death. This is sorry work, 6ir. But let me tell those gen- tlemen and your readers that Devon is a fine wild country for the chace. That the foxes of Dartmoor are wild animals, and the otters of the rivers are wilder still. That Mr. Trelawney hunts the fox with a fast and gallant pack of foxhounds, and the otter with nine or ten couple selected from the same pack during the summer months. That a death is the finish of many a chase, both of fox and the otter. And, moreover, that some of Mr. Trelawney's field throw the fly on the waters of the Dart, the Avon, the Erme, the Yealm, the i'lym, the Mew, the Walkham, and the Tavy; but they count their trout by the dozen, and not by tho brace. Mr. Trelawney hunts the fox on Dartmoor with his own hounds. lie is a good sportsman, a fine rider, a prince of good felloes, and a perfect gentleman. His field are greatly favoured in hunting under such a master of hounds. His Dartmoor country is a wild country, and his foxes are the wild beasts of the wil- derness. They kennel on the moor, and often go away in view of the hounds. The scent i3 good on this old soft grassy ground, and the pace is very great. It is seldom that a stranger, however well he may go elsewhere, goes well here. The country and the riding are very peculiar. Very steep hills, called Tors, covered with granite rocks, and crested with a pile of granite, must be ridden over at a great pace, both up and down. The pace at which Dartmoor fox- hunters ride down very steep declivities covered with large granite rocks would astonish many a hard rider over cultivated lands, and woe betide the rider whose horse cannot go up that sister hill opposite, through sticky ground halfway up to his knees, at a fair pace. But few there be that can do it. A small well- bred horse, of a stout family, with easy long action and undoubted wind, is the animal who will carry his rider to the front. Forty minutes of this without a check will serve to tail- off the field, and to run into the wild fox in the heart of Dartmoor. If there be only one in at the death, the odds are three to one that he is Harry Terrell, that mighty hunter, ou his little grey mare, who goes up hill and down with the wind of a hare and the foot of a chamois. Close by, however, will be found the Master and his huntsman, Limpety, who looks as wild and as picturesque as the country he hunts. In their company it will be hard if you do not see Henry Deacon, the Master of the neighbouring foxhounds and the steeple- chase rider of the west, on Edgar, a pattern of a Dartmoor hunter. Edwin Scobell, the gentleman jock, will be hard by. The rest will straggle up, and will swear the next day that they were splendidly carried, and saw the whole thing. This is a faint glimpse of the glories of Dartmoor hunting with Trclawney's hounds. A stroll on the banks of the lovely Plym on a hot day in June will introduce you to the mysteries of hunting tho otter as practised by the hunters of Devon. Ten couples of well- selected foxhounds and three brace of good fox- terriers will find this wildest of wild animals in his hover, hunt him for an hour from pool to pool, out of one strong place into a stronger, lose him in the muddied stream, find him again, and finally kill him. How joyfully you hear the challenge of that fine old hound who has been casting down stream with his nose on the surface of the running water, winding the scent as it is floated down from the hover in the bank. The pack go to the call, and the music of their tongues make the valley ring. The old hound marks him, and two terriers lie to him under ground. Otters are never speared here: if they can beat the hounds they may; but otter poles are used to stir him out of his hover. Three of the most ardent in the chase are up to their necks in water, poking the bank with their poles. Suddenly a wild halloo of " Hoo- gaze!"— the " Tally- ho!" of otter- hunting— is heard. He is again on foot; he fights well; but he dies in a shoal of the river iu the midst of the pack, by whom his death- hymn is sung. Glory to him and to his race: may he be preserved in every river in England! The shaggy, sluggish, deep- tongued, blabbing otter- hound finds no favour in Devon. The dashing foxhound finds his game better, tells no lies, and is far more quick and lively. Hail to the invigorating, health- giving, nature- loving sports of the field! All hail! DARTMOOR. PAU HUNT. SIR,— In your paper of the 7th ult. appears a letter dated Feb. 24, signed " A Pau Fox- hunter," containing some misstatements which, having it in my power, I feel, in some measure, called upon to rectify. " A Pau Fox- hunter," in saj'ing " it is ascertained that he (" Veritas ") had bribed the earth- stopper to run a drag," has too readily given credence to one of many such unfounded rumours, calculated unfor- tunately, by their dissemination, to maintain an irri- tation of feeling that might otherwise have long since subsided. " Veritas," challenged by the Secretary of the Hunt, in a letter which you published, to prove his assertion that they ran drags, accepted the chal- lenge, and went to watch their proceedings. The whole story about bribing the earth- stopper and the preserved drag on that occasion is altogether a mis- take, as also that of" Veritas " having written to the Hunt Committee to complain of his having been insulted. With no intention of offering any opinion on the differences that have unfortunately arisen between your correspondent " Veritas" and the Pau Hunt, I am induced, however, to attempt thus the correction of some erroneous statements, that otherwise could only further embitter aud prolong a dispute on every account so much to be deprecated. Pau, April 2. AN ENGLISHMAN. APPOINTMENTS ( weather permitting). J2QT" Appointments must roach us on or before Friday morning. Second hand accounts of runs rejected. Staghounds. Her Majesty's.— Monday, Maidenhead Thicket; Frid., Knap- hill— 11.30 Devon and Somerset ( Capt. Fenwick).— Tuesday, The Jury Kennel — 10.30 Rothschild's, Baron.— Monday, Kinsworth, near Dunstable— 11 Foxhounds. Bedale ( Mr. Duncombe).— Monday, Anerley Hall; Friday, Catterick Bridge— 10.45 Berkshire, Old ( Mr. Morrell).— Monday, Besselsleigh; Friday, Blake's Oak— 10.30 Bluckmoor Vale ( Mr. R. Strachey).— Monday, Kingweston; Thursday, Waggon and Horses, Mendip— 11 Bramham Moor ( Mr. Lane Fox).— Monday, Morrick Windmill; Wed- nesday, Harrogate; Friday, Cookridge; Saturday, Cross- roads, Bramham Moor— 11 Durham County ( Mr. J. Henderson).— Monday, Shincliffe; Wednesday, Lumley Castle; Friday, Twigle Bridge— 10.30 F. B. H. ( Mr. VV. Williams).— Wednesday, Victoria Inn; Saturday, Chi- verton— 10.30 Hambledon, Hants ( Mr. Walter Long).— Tuesday, Horndean— 10.45 Hambleton, Yorkshire ( Mr. Bell)— Thursday, Kepwick— 10.30 HiU's, Mr.— Tuesday, Hackness— 10 Holderness ( Mr. J. Hall).— Monday, Cave Castle— 10.45; Thursday, Burton Constable— 12 Ledbury ( Mr. J. C. Thackwell).— Monday, Huntley Common ; Friday ( the last day for the season), Cradley Old Poor House— 10.30 Pytchley ( Hon. F. Villiers and Hon. C. Cust).— Monday, Brigstock; Thursday, Weldon; Saturday, Boughton Park, Kettering— 10.4.') Rufford ( Capt. Williams).— Tuesday, Clumber Bridge; Thursday, Buf- fo rd Abbey ; Saturday, Scarclitf Park— 11 Surrey Union ( Col. Sumner).— Monday, Patsomc Gate— 9; Wednesday, Gattick Bridge— 8 Tickham ( Mr. W. ltigden).— Wednesday, Halfway House, Chollock; Saturday, Woodman's Arms, Boughton Hill— 10.30 Tiverton ( Mr. Thos. Carew).— Monday, Huntshnm Castle: Thursday, Spring Grove Park : Saturday, Butterleigh Village— 10.30 Trelawny's, Mr.— Tuesday, Jamaica Inn; Friday, lledgate— 11 Tynedale ( Mttfor Bell).— Monday, Wark; Wednesday, Oakwood— 10.45; Friday, Stocksfield Station— 11 Warwickshire, North ( Mr. Baker).— Tuesday, liegent Hotel— 10.45 SCOTLAND. Foxhounds. Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire ( Col. C. Buchanan).— Tuesday, Black- wood ; Saturday, Hill- end— 10.45 Linlithgow and Stirlingshire ( Hon. James Sandilands).— Tuesday, Lin- ton Villago; Thursday, 1 hut wood Gate; Saturday, ThankcrCon Bridge— 10.45 IRELAND. Foxhounds. Kilkenny Hunt ( Lord St. Laurence).— Monday, Clomanto Mills; Wed- nesday, C'oolagh Cross- roads— 11 Koh- i- noor.— Tuesday, Mount Hussey— 11.30 Mcath ( Mr. Reynoll).— Tuesday, Beau Pare; Wednesday, Balrath; Saturday, Ballivor— 11 Harriers. Killultagh.— Monday, Castle Robin; Wednesday, Crawley's Whins; Saturday, Colin Mountain— 11.30 The Leeds Archers commenced the shooting season of 1857, on their beautiful piece of ground in Black- man- lane, on Wednesday last. The weather was remarkably propitious, and the shooting excellent. The proceedings terminated with a ball held in " Archers' Hall," which was elegantly decorated for the occasion. SH0GT3NS. — « — BREECH LOADING GUNS. SIR,— I beg to inform your correspondent " Soldier" that I did not say " that, owing to the difficulty of procuring cartridges for the breech- loading guns, they ( the guns) would never come into general use." It is unfair to attribute words to me I never uttered and then use them as an argument against me. 1 said it was the cost of the cartridges which would prevent their falling into the hands of keepers, and their general use. I mentioned that a difficulty of pro- curing cartridges might arise— that was all. I said the cost was nearly double that of an ordinary charge, and I adhere to my statement. " Soldier " says that, allowing an ordinary loose charge to cost lei., a car- tridge costs lyi/ W., which is as nearly as possible the same thing that I stated : it is just exactly the same as if you paid rather more than fd. each for your caps— it is paying 60s. a thousand for them instead of seven or eight. I do not doubt that the soldier has killed twice as much game as the gentleman who stood next to him; but this proves nothing more than that he is a good shot. More than once in my life, out of a party of four, of which I formed one, I have killed more than the three others combined: they could not shoot, and I could— that was the only cause of the difference; they all, however, attributed their failures to their guns. It must have been sharp work where two loaders could not contrive to have a loaded gun always ready for the shooter. I know what battue shooting is as well as any man, and the cases are very rare indeed where one loader is not sufficient: sometimes at the end of a drive, a cloud of pheasants will rise all at once; in such a case the man with six barrels ready charged would have a great advantage over the breech- loader with one gun, and a man to carry his ammunition. And even in the field, at the be- ginning of the season, when the birds lie close, a quick shot can, with two guns, get more than two shots, a thing quite impossible with the breech- loader — i. e. if all the covey rises at once; and even should they not all rise at once, the man with two guns is the best prepared. I do not think I have stated anything unfairly; and I trust the gallant " Soldier," " should he think me worth further notice, will not misquote me, and demolish me afterwards, by disputing statements I never made. FORESTER. SIR,— In reply to your correspondent " Hotspur," the breech- loading guns will carry ball equally hard and accurate as the ordinary guns; but the rifles, from the quickness and easy loading, are advantages greater even than in the shot- guns. JAS. LANG. WILD FOWL. SIR,— I beg to inform your correspondent" Curlew," in reply to his questions in the last FIELD upon this point, that I believe mallard is the term generally applied to the male and female wild duck, properly called the Anas Boschas. Teals and widgeons are a different genus to the mallard; widgeons belong to the Mareca, teals to the Querquedusa. I have never heard the term mallard applied to either by sports- men or naturalists, but always the word drake in reference to the male of both kinds. The author of " Reminiscences of Shooting and Fishing in Wales" gives a far from favourable ac- count of the character and habits of the lower order of Welsh. I was exceedingly astonished at his stating that " speaking the truth is a rarity amongst them," and am inclined to think that his informant on this point had but a very small portion of that valuable quality in his nature; for I have had many, very many, opportunities of judging of the habits and nature of the Welsh peasantry, having resided for several years in Wales, both in an agricultural and mineral district ( where the worst classes are usually fouud), and I never discovered that a disregard of truth was one of their besetting sins. Speaking their language fluently, accustomed to visit their cottages, chat with their wives and children, and occasionally play the part of prescribing doctor in cases of illness, 1 believe that, had any real foundation existed for the sweeping condemnation pronounced by F. in the last FIELD, I must surely have discovered it during my residence amongst them. As to his next charge, that, like " Old King Cole," they are always thirsty, I deny its being a general failing, though it is very probable that his friend Jack had such a weakness. There is in tnost Welsh villages a " Jack " who is thirsty, and more addicted to following field sports ( in other words what when speaking of persons in his class is termed poaching) than to atten- ding to his proper work or trade ; aud these are the " Jacks" generally recommended by country inn- keepers to act as guides to the " Sassenech " sports- men who visit Wales— good pioneers no doubt, well acquainted with the best covers and rivers in the neigh- bourhood for sport, also the best tap for quenching one's thirst, but very poor specimens of the Welsh peasantry. I ought to apologise for troubling you with this long letter; but I have known so many traits of good and honourable feeling amongst the lower orders of Welsh, that I feel warmly interested in them, and could not allow F.' s remarks to remain unnoticed. I have the pleasure of subscribing myself that rara insecla a Welsh FIREFLY. GAMEKEEPERS ! HAVE A CARE I SIR,— Tho following circular came by post this morning as an answer to Edmund Twiddy's adver- tisement for a situation as gamekeeper, which ap- peared in your last number. It is printed, with the exception of the words which I have put into italics. I have advised Twiddy not to take any notice of it. Would you be kind enough to give your opinion of it in next week's Answers to Correspondents ? L. R. Sorittg for tbe Siffusioit of ( fistful JluoMrbgt. London, April 6th, 1857. DEAR SIR,— In reply to your Advertisement, I beg to Inform you that the above Society lias constantly on hand a List of about Thirty gentlemen, ic.. in want of Gamekeepers, within a distance of 100 mites round Coley- next- the- Sea, a written Copy of which may be had at any time for One Shilling, or by Post for 18 Stamps. If too poor to afford the above, I am permitted, through Ute kindness of the Committee, to supply you gratis, on applying to me properly recommended; and shall be happy to assist you with any other inlormation or advice that can ill any way advance your temporal or eternal welfare I have the honour to be, Hear Sir, your obedient Servant, S. MONTEEIOKE, Secretary. [ We know nothing of the above- named society; but we doubt the statement which our correspondent lias placed in italics. Perhaps some of our readers can throw a little light upon Mr. Montcfiore's ex- tensive connection with sportsmen.— Ei>.] ARTIFICIAL KITE, & c. SIR,— I have tried the kite both in partridge and grouse shooting on special occasions ( when I think it may be considered fair and legitimate), with invari- able success, if properly worked— the birds lying like stones, and requiring on some occasions almost kicking up,; when without the aid of the kite they were unapproachable, owing to wet and windy weather. The special occasions have been a desire to make a basket of game for an invalid friend, in time for the carrier or steamer. Its frequent use on manors or moors ( especially if of small and limited extent) has, I believe, a great tendency to alarm the birds, and make them quit their usual haunts. Regarding the effect of thunder on fish, I beg to say that apparently this is variable, more especially in worm- fishing for trout. I have generally found that the presence of thunder, either brewing in the skies or during the actual storm, lias been most detri- mental to sport; but a very signal instance to tbe contrary occurred to me last August, when fishing worm in the river Aln, Northumberland, during the long continuance of an extremely heavy thunder- storm. I had most excellent sport, killing" three and a half dozen of fine fish in little more than a couple of hours, when I desisted, owing to the heavy rain and vivid lightning. Apparently I might have killed another creelful, the trout being in no way scared at the war of the elements raging about us. C. N. Nottingham, April 8. HARES. SIR,— Seeing in THE FIELD of April 4th that a gentleman signing himself M. B. wishes to be informed how to prevent hares from crossing over a bridge, 1 think if he tries the following plan he will find it successful, viz: to besmear the walls of the bridge occasionally with coal tar, and likewise any gates or posts near the bridge. I have found this plan suc- ceed where I have wished to prevent hares going out at certain gates. LEPUB. A LAST WORD. SIR,— I deeply regret that what Mr. Berkeley styles my summing up should have reduced him to the pitiable state he describes— to be " flumraeried with mystification until, like a ginger- beer bottle in hot weather, he is ready to burst," must be shocking. I am not cruel by nature, and, though differing occa- sionally with Mr. Berkeley, and ready enough to blow him up ( metaphorically) with my pen when I do, to blow him up bodily is a catastrophe I never contemplated— and I fear much the extra cream of tartar W. W. is infusing into the recipe doubles the danger. Therefore, great as is the temptation, not one word will I answer him. I even forgive the hit about the bread- sauce; and trust he will appre- ciate my magnanimity in so doing. Heaven forbid that I should endanger the life of the man so lately saved from the claws of the Demon Jarvey of Havre. In bidding him farewell, let me express my unfeigned admiration, if not of his arguments, at least of his pluck. Any man can stand by a good cause; but never yet did I meet that individual who could back a bad one with such unflinching and unchangeable determination as Mr. Berkeley. J. WIIYTE. KENNEL FOUNDERED DOGS. SIR,— I have read the letter of Air. John Pugh Pryse and " Cloudy" on this subject in your last number. To find a remedy for kennel- lameness would indeed be a boon for which I shall ever feel thankful. But, before 1 try them, I should like to know a little more as to the quantity to be given. If I read the letters right, Mr. Pryse recommends 2 drachms of nitre and 1 drachm of camphor to be given daily, which is rather more than " Cloudy" would give in thirty days. Would your correspondents kindly inform me what quantity I should give to a beagle standing about fifteen inches ? LEPUS. FOOD FOR RETRIEVERS. SIR,— Will some of your numerous correspondents kindly inform me the best food to keep a valuable retriever on during the summer months, so as not to impair his scenting powers ? II. L. DISTEMPER. SIR,— I observe in THE FIELD that a gentleman wishes for a cure for distemper in pups. The moment the pup's eyes and actions are noticed in the slightest degree dull, give the pup, if a couple of months old, two teaspoonsfull of syrup of buck- thorn every ten hours, in one dose each time. It may be given to him six times. The pups and the mother must be kept scrupulously clean, and have plenty of fresh air. If the above be done in time it will not fail. 1 have saved valuable pups by this remedy. TOHO. BREAKING POACHERS' HEADS. NOTES FROM LEGAL AUTHORITIES. IT is murder to inflict death upon a person trespassing or stealing, or attempting to trespass or steal property, whether from the person, the house, or the estate; if it be done or attempted without house- breaking or personal violence. " Our law," says Baron Hume, " agrees with the English in this particular, that it makes no account of provocation by trespass on lands or goods, if unaccompanied with violence to the person; so that if John find James breaking down his fence, or entering his inclosure, to search for gams without his leave, or pasturing cattle on his grounds, or poinding his cattle on his own grounds; in none of these cases is it anything less than murder, if John shall be so transported with rage at the trivial and reparable offence, as to knock the trespasser on the head." In the case of James Craw, 18th June 1827, it was unanimously found by the Court, after great consideration, that it is murder to lay a spring- gun in a preserve, if death thereby ensue to the poacher, though in the very act of destroying the game. " If the most desperate poacher," said Lord Mackenzie in that case, " coming up to the owner of the ground, on being desired by him to stop instantly should persist in advancing, and if the owner, after having exhibited firearms and threatened to fire, should discharge his piece and shoot the poacher, that is murder." " No trespass," says Foster, an English authority, " either on lands or goods, though ac- companied with the most provoking circumstances, will free the party killing from the guilt of murder, if he shall make use of a mortal weapon, or otherwise an intention to kill or do some great bodily harm." A melancholy instance of the law iu this respect occurred in the case of Lieutenant Moir, who, having been much annoyed by a person trespassing on his farm, near the Thames, and repeatedly given notice that he would shoot any one who did so, at length did discharge his gun at a person w ho was trespassing, and wounded him in the thigh, which led to erysi- pelas, and proved fatal. He had gone home for a gun on seeing the intruder, but no personal contact ensued. He was condemned and executed, April 1830. The law of England makes greater allowance than the Scotch for the frailty of human passion, and deems many cases manslaughter which are by llio law of Scotland construed to be murder. Cases which by the Scotch law would be deemed culpable homi- cide, are considered by the English as manslaughter ; but many cases which come under the category of manslaughter would in Scotland amount to murder. In the case of trespasses upon, or injury to, property, if the trespasser be punished without circumstances of cruelty, as by merely flogging or ducking in a horse- pond, the case will, if death ensue, be viewed in tho light of manslaughter: ( Foster.) Culpable homicide is 2 06 T H E FIELD, THE C O U N T R Y GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. committed by an undue precipitance, or the unjusti- fiable u- e of lethal weapons, in defence of life or pro- perty, against a violent attack, even where the cir- cumstances are not so aggravated as to make it amount to murder. In the case of Captain James Bruce and others, April 2, 1691, it was pleaded by the individuals indicted for the murder of two soldiers of the citv guard of Edinburgh, that they were violently assaulted bv the guard while drinking the Kings health. 1' he court repelled this defence, " unless the pannels prove that, before the killing, they were, by the guards aggressing them, put in present danger of their lives, and could not otherwise escape." In the case of Lieutenant John Robertson, Feb. 28, 1829, the facts were, that a young man came to the neigh- bourhood of the Pavilion near Melrose, at night, to visit a servant maid. The pannel, who had previously been alarmed by report of housebreakers, hearing a noise, went down to the outer door, and fired into the bushes from whence ihe noise proceeded, and put out the eyes of the intruder, who had no felonious purpose in view, but was coming on a courting expedition only. Robertson pleaded guilty, under the advice of Mr. Henry Cockburn, and received sentence of a month's imprisonment, having previously settled an annuity of 3•>!. a year on the sufferer ; but the court expressed a clear opinion that the use of firearms against a real housebreaker, in such circumstances of skulking and retreat, was unjustifiable. In the case of Hugh Chalmers and others, 14th July 1813, the species! Jacti was, that the pannels, with three persons more, eight in all, set out at night to intercept a party of smugglers, coming from the Highlands to Glas- gow, by the Garsclibe- road. The officers were all armed, some with cutlasses, and others with pistols. When dark the smugglers also arrived, eight in number, but armed with bludgeons only. When they came up the officers rushed upon them, and commanded tho smugglers to surrender their goods. In the dark a confu> ed battle ensued, in the course of which three pistols were discharged, and two of the smugglers received wounds which soon proved fatal. In these circumstances the court and jury were divided, but the majority were of opinion that there was not such precipitancy in the use of lethal weapons as to constitute culpability in the officers. But the opinion of the minority seems deserving of much consideration, that, as the parties were here equally matched in point of numbers, and the officers all armed while their antagonists had sticks only, there was an undue excess on their part, especially in not announcing their superiority in arms, which would probably have induced an immediate sur- render. In the case of Peter Scott, Dumfries, April 1830, the pannel, a gamekeeper, was charged with cul- pable homicide, he having in an altercation in a public- house allowed his gun to go off, in conse- quence of which a woman was killed. The jury, perplexed by contradictory evidence, brought in a verdict of not guilty. Lord Gillies, however, laid it down as clear law " that the case was one at least of culpable homicide, as the pannel was a gamekeeper, acquainted with the qse^ of firearms, and that, even though the gun was discharged by accident, he was blaiueable for putting it ill such a situation that it could go off and injure the inmates of the house while in his hands. Justifiable homicide is that which is committed with the intention to kill, or to do a grievous bodily injury, but under circumstances which the law holds sufficient to oxculpate the person who commits it. The Scottish Act, 1H61, c. 22, has enumerated nearly all the cases in which an ordinary individual is jus- tified in committing homicide. It enacts " that the cases of homicide alter mentioned, viz., casual homi- cide, homicide in lawful defence, and homicide committed upon thieves or robbers breaking houses in the night, or in case of homicide at the time of masterful depredation, or in the pursuit of denounced or declared rebels for capital crimes, or of such who assist and defend the rebels and masterful depredators by arms. & c., shall not be punished by death." Sir Archibald Alison observes in commenting on the Act 1661, c. 22 : " Tho cases applicable to the present state of society which are here specified are, nomicide in defence of life, in resistance against noc- turnal housebreaking, and in defence against master- ful depredators. Hardly any others exist in which homicide can be relied on as absolutely justifiable at this day." Homicide, therefore, in defence of life, is justifiable; but questions of nicety arise as to whether the killing truly was in defence of life. The general rule is certain, that an assault with the fists or a stick will not justify the use of lethal weapons. Inthecase of " Mitchell v. Burnett," May 1746, the deceased, after the grossest, verbal abuse, had collared the prisoner, driven him over a chest, dashed his head against the wall, antl struck him on the head to the effusion of his blood, upon which the latter secretly drew a knife from his pocket and stabbed the aggressor in the belly. He was found guilty of murder, the court having only sustained it relevant to exculpate, " that the defunct was killed by the pannel in the just and lawful defence of his own life." The English statute 24 Henry 8, e. 5, enumerates some cases in which the persons indicted for causing death shall be fully discharged and acquitted. This statute is held to be declaratory of the common law. DUNS SCOTUS. PIGEON- SHOOTING AT FORT GEORGE. ON the 23th anil 26th ult., four matches at pigeon- shooting came off at Fort George, between the officers of the different regiments now stationed there, and a number of gentlemen from Ross- shire. The pigeons, real blue rocks, were procured from England. A fine level piece of ground was chosen outside the Fort, several tents were pitched, and the traps, three in number, five yards apart from each other, were placed a short distanec in front of the stakeholder's tent. A square of 100 yards was outlined with red and yellow flags. Within this inclosure it was required by tho rules of shooting that every bird should fall and be picked up, or was deemed a lost shot. From 19 to 22 yards were arranged to bo the shooting distances— the nearest to the traps for guns of small calibre; the most distant for guns above No. 12 gauge. Charges of shot limited 1J ounce. The matches were shot in the rotation of the number given below, each member firing at one bird in succession ; the stake- holder marking them against their names 1 or 0, to denote a hit or miss. In the first match, it will be seen that there were five ties. In shooting them off, Colonel Taylor killed three birds in succession, antl was declared winner, with great cheering. The second stake of 81. was won by Mr. Sweeny; and Mr. Hope Johnstone being third, saved his stake. In the second match, the stakes were divided by Keith Stewart Mackenzie, Esq., of Seaforth, and Captain Gore— each having shot three birds in the match, and three in the tie. The sport on the second day was opened with a sweepstakes by seventeen competitors. In shooting off the ties, seven in number, Seaforth killed four birds in succession— thus gaining the match. Mr. Rattray came in second, by bringing down three pigeons out of four shots. In the next and last match there were three ties to shoot off, by Captain Gore, Mr. Callan, and Mr. Ratlray. One bird had fallen to each, when it was discovered that the stock of pigeons was exhausted. This having put an end to the shooting, an equal division of the stakes was agreed on. Thus terminated an exciting descrip- tion of sport but little practised in the North, although it forms one of the standard tests of good shooting. The weather was cold and windy, with frequent showers; and, considering that hardly any of the gentlemen were practised at pigeon- shooting, the matches were well and keenly contested. A great number of spectators witnessed the shooting, and were delighted at the novelty of the scene. Such of the pigeons as escaped being shot at the traps had to run the gauntlet of a number of guns stationed outside the bounds. The armourer mounted the barrel of an old brown Bess for the occasion, and fired away amid peals of laughter and cheering from his comrades. Lieutenant Eddington was stakeholder and marker, to the entire satisfaction of all parties, and Mr. Snowie, gunmaker, in like manner, acted as umpire. Colonel Taylor, we are glad to learn, has since pre- sented Mr. Snowie with an elegant silver snuff- box, inscribed to iiim from the gentlemen who shot the match— a compliment well- deserved, and to which many others would gladly have contributed. FIRST MATCH, March 25, 1857; 18 subscribers, at 2 sovs each. Seaforth 1 1 1 1 1 ... 5 The Hon. Colonel S. Fraser 1 1 1 1 0 ... 4 Colonel Taylor 1 l l l l ... 5 The Hon. Capt. Grant 1 1 0 1 1 ... 4 Sir James Mackenzie, Bart 0 1 1 1 0 ... 3 Mr Hope Johnstone 1 1 1 1 I ... 5 Mr Hay 0 1 0 1 0 ... 2 Capt M'Barnett 1 0 0 1 0 ... 2 J. F. Mackenzie, Esq., of Allangrange ... 0 1 1 0 1 ... 3 Mr C. M'Barnett I 1 1 0 1 ... 4 Colonel ltoss 1 0 1 1 1 ... 4 Capt. Campbell 0 0 0 0 1 ... 1 Capt. Stott 0 1 0 1 1 ... 3 Mr Hicks 1 0 0 0 I ... 2 Mr Rattray 0 0 0 1 0 ... 1 Capt Sweeny 1 1 1 1 1 ... 5 Capt. Gore 1 1 1 1 1 ... 5 Major Wardlaw 0 0 0 1 1 ... 2 TIES. Seaforth 0 Col. Taylor Ill ... 3 Mr Hope Johnstone 0 Capt. Sweeny 110 ... 2 Capt Gore 0 SECOND MATCH, on the same day; 17 subs, at 10s. each. Seaforth l l 1 ... 3 The Hon. Colonel S. Frascr 1 1 0 ... 2 Colonel Taylor 0 1 0 ... 1 The Hon. Capt. Grant 0 1 0 ... 1 Sir James Mackenzie, Bart 1 1 0 ... 2 Mr Hope Johnstone 0 0 1 ... 1 Mr Hay 0 1 0 ... 1 Capt M'Barnett 0 0 0 ... 0 J. K. Mackenzie, Esq., of Allangrange 1 1 1 ... 3 Mr C. M'Barnett 0 1 1 ... 2 Colonel Ross 1 1 1 ... 3 Captain Campbell 1 1 1 ... 3 Mr. Hicks 0 I 0 ... 1 Mr. Kattray 1 1 0 ... 2 Capt. Sweeny l l 1 ... 3 Capt. Gore 1 1 1 ... 3 Major Wardlaw 1 1 1 ... 3 TIES. Seaforth 1 1 1 ... 3 J. F. Mackenzie, Esq., of Allangrange 1 1 0 ... 2 Colonel liess 10 ... 1 Capt. Campbell 10 ... 1 Capt. Gore I 1 1 ... 3 Capt. Sweeny 0 ... 0 Major Wardlaw o ... 0 FIRST MATCH, 26tli March 1857; at 3 birds each ; 17 subscribers, 104. each. Sir James Mackenzie, Bart. 1 0 1 ... 2 Seaforth 1 1 1 ... 3 The Hon. Colonel S. Fraser 1 1 0 ... 2 Colonel Ross 1 0 I ... 2 Major Wardlaw 0 0 1 ... 1 Capt. Sweeny 0 1 0 ... 1 Colonel Taylor 0 0 0 ... 0 Mr Hicks 1 I 1 ... 3 Mr Hope Jbhnstone I 1 1 ... 3 Capt. Stott 0 1 1 ... 2 Capt. Gore 1 1 1 ... 3 Capt. M'Barnett 1 I 1 ... 3 Capr. Blennerhasset 0 0 1 ... 1 Mr Rattray 1 1 1 ... 3 Mr Callen 1 1 1 ... 3 Mr Campbell 1 0 0 ... 1 Mr Isacke 0 0 1 ... 1 TIES. Seaforth..... 1 1 I 1 ... 4 Mr Hicks 1 1 0 0 ... 2 Mr Hope Johnstone 0 0 0 0 ... 0 Capt. Gore 1 0 0 0 ... 1 Capt. M'Barnett 0 0 0 0 ... 0 Mr Rattray 1 1 1 0 ... 3 Mr Callen 1 0 0 0 ... 1 SECOND MATCH, on the same day; at 3 birds each; 12 subs, at 10s. each. Seaforth 0 1 0 ... I Sir James Mackenzie, Bart- 1 0 1 ... 2 Capt. Gore 1 1 1 ... 3 Mr Hicks 0 I 0 ... 1 Colonel Taylor 1 0 1 ... 2 Colonel Ross 0 0 1 ... 1 The Hon. Colonel S. Fraser ( 1 1 1 ... 2 Mr Hope Johnstone 0 1 1 ... 2 Mr Campbell 0 0 0 ... ( l Mr Callen 1 1 1 ... 3 Capt. Sweeny 0 0 0 ... 0 Mr Rattray 1 1 1 ... 3 TIES. Capt Gore 1 0 0 ... 1 Mr Callen I 0 0 ... 1 Mr Kattray 1 0 0 ... 1 — Inverness Courier. Doo POISONING WITH STRYCHNINE AT SWAN- BOURNE NEAR WINSLOW, BUCKS.— Our readers pro- bably will recollect that we above three months ago published an account of the conviction of a farmer of the name of Bowden, at the Winslow Petty Sessions, for having poisoned two dogs, the property of a person of the name of Yates. Bowden immediately, through his solicitor, appealed against the de- cision of the magistrates; and on Tuesday, at the Quarter Sessions for the county of Bucks at Ayles- bury, before Lord Carington, chairman, and a full bench of magistrates, the appeal was heard. After the case had been gone into, his Lordship said it was the unanimous opinion of the magistrates that the conviction should be quashed. The conviction was quashed accordingly. A HARE PRIZE.— A few days ago, the Hon. David Murray, brother of the Earl of Mansfield, brought down with a rifle ball, a most magnificent wild swan, on a Loch at Innernvte, in the neighbourhood of S anley. The bird weighed 2' 21b. RATS.— Mr. Buchanan, whilst residing at an hotel in Washington during the early part of February, was seized with severe illness, which also attacked several other residents in the house, one of whom has since died. It is only by assiduous care that the President lins at length been restored to health. On investigating the cause of the attack, it was found that the drinking water had been supplied by a tank at the top of the house, in which were found the bodies of a large number of rats. To free the hotel from these intruders, arsenic had been placed in their best- known places of resort. The thirst produced by the action of the poison led them to the cistern, and their eagerness to drink, combined with the deadly ac- tion of the arsenic, had caused them to topple over into the cistern, thus doubly poisoning its contents. As this mode of getting rid of these vermin is rather common in this country, and is made the most ordinary excuse for obtaining the poison from druggists, we record the above instance to show the great danger that is in- curred by the practice.— Lancet. " The chosen sport of a great and a free people." LONDON lias been out of town at the elections, and turfites have had a holiday since the Metro- politan, excepting only the two days in the mud at Windsor, and a tinpot kind of leather- plating, hurdle- jumping affair down in the North on Wednesday. At the seat of royalty and horse- soldiere the fielders had a capital turn; scarcely a favourite won, unless under circumstances of rather peculiar ready- made luck, when such odds were laid as made it evident, even to those who were not in the secret, that the animal which Fortune had marked for her own would find some difficulty in losing. In one race three different horses were backed at evens against the field; those who were quick and clever enough to bet against them required neither Hoyle nor Cocker to tell them they had good hands. It was, however, a very good meeting, and has pro- mises of patronage in the year to come, which cannot fail to render it a source of great attraction to the " nobility, gentry, and owners of steeple- chasers in general." There are so many railways in and about the bacon- breeding county of Berks that a man can almost send his horses to the place of sport for nothing, and take him home for less. These low fares arc remarkably pleasant to travellers', but we fancy the railway companies must be inclined to say with the frogs, " It is fun to you, but it is death to us." Racing men do not object to pay a fair price for accommodation, any more than they like being fleeced, as they invariably have been at some places we could name. The reasonable charges for travelling a short journey has already done good service; in several racing towns beds are not so dear " as they used to was," because the fleecees have taken a run of five or six miles to dine and sleep out of the noise and bustle of head- quarters— that they might enjoy a quiet evening after the excitement of the day, at half the price they have formerly been accustomed to pay for bad dinners, worse wine, and shake- downs unguilty of feathers. The racing torrent is now rushing on in earnest, and we hope that the hotel and lodging- house keepers at the various places of sport will adopt the motto, laid aside too long, of " live and let live." The affair of the little mill, which took place in tjie rooms at the Liverpool Autumn Meeting, is not yet settled. It came on at the assizes last week, when a slight specimen of English in the vulgar tongue oozed out, and the judge stopped the case, not because the " Lancashire witches " in court did not relish it, but because his lord- ship thought it had better be left to arbitration. We are given to understand that Admiral Rous has kindly consented to act as umpire, and will hear the plaints of both sides on an early day after the Newmarket Meeting. Thus an expose of the extraordinary language of the gentlemen of the turf will be happily avoided. We do not know what tho betting is on the result of the trial, but we hear that one of tho parties has hedged his stake; for our own parts, we shall back the lawyers to have the best of it. Some alterations have taken place in the betting- market during the week ; liberties were on Monday taken with Vedette, who appeared at one time as though he were likely to retire on a pension before the fight for The Two Thousand Guineas ; he rallied a bit in the City on Thursday, and may still be called first favourite. Loyola was nibbled at, but not backed for money; and the supporters of big Sydney were far less sanguine than usual — perhaps they are fearful lest he should " lose start" again. Kent won his trial, having been " well in ;" and was backed in consequence. The Manchester School are always ready to lay the odds against any thing in the race : is this because they have something in the background that can gallop? Has Kingmaker, the French- bred one, had a satisfactory spin ?— has he shown the Ilsley Downs the quality of a Baron ?— or exists there yet another? Apathy is the only horse engaged in this race that has appeared in public as a three- year- old; he has shown some form, and will, we think, show his indifference to the pre- tensions of any commoner, whether a native of France or England. The Newmarket Handicap has scarcely been touched upon; we fancy old Pantomime, who was so close up in the Metro- politan, will be very near them again ; nor do we clearly see what is to beat him, unless it be the light weight. The two Riddlesworths, which in days gone by brought so much honour to the stable of Lord Jersey, have this year only eight living animals engaged in the pair of them. The Column, on Wednesday, with 17 subscribers, seems likely to fall to the lot of that nice mare, Ayacanora; and The Claret is reduced to a match between Wentworth, who was to have won the Derby, and Manganese, who could not stay ill the Ascot Cup. The distance is rather more than two miles, but we do not think the horse can go fast enough to make the pace tell against her, so we pin our faith to Manganese. The pace at Ascot was fearful. The Port contains the names of Fazzoletto, Yellow Jack, Mary Copp, and others, but we question whether it will come to a race or not. Gilliver, a sound son of Irish Bird- catcher, has three engagements at this meeting, and is likely to pull off the trio. He may then come into the Chester Cup betting, his weight in that race being 5st. 2lb. There is no great race for two- year- olds in either the Craven or Spring Meeting, although the lists of the day will doubt- lessly bring forth some Ten Sovs Sweepstakes for the juveniles. We fancy a good Two- year- olil Stake might easily begot up. In these times of running off a straw- bed, there could be little difficulty in finding plenty of subscribers who would like to be early in the field with their young ones, and give them a spin on the T. Y. C. They are engaged, and have been running, all over the country. Why should they not also be engaged at Newmarket? The course is in as fine order as bush harrowing and rolling can make it, and we hope that, as the elections have now pretty well closed, the meeting of next week will be well attended.— N. B. Trainers, do not leave the receipts for your taxes at home; they were due last Monday, and you are " safe " to be asked for them. Bring your proper colours too, and save those sovereigns which you will be fined if you make a mistake about your caps and jackets. Look at the subjoined official document, and digest it well. RACEHORSE DOTY. " Inland Revenue Office, Somerset House. " We, the undersigned, three of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, in pursuance of an Act passed in the twentieth year of the reign of her present Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled ' An Act to amend an Act of the last session of Parliament to repeal and re- impose under regulations the duty on race- horses,' do hereby nominate and appoint " Mr. Chas. Weatherby, of No. 6, Old Burlington- street, in the county of Middlesex, to be the receiver of racehorse duty ; antl we do hereby authorise and empower him to receive the duties imposed upon racehorses by the said Act, to be by him paid over and accounted for in the manner directed by the said Act, he, the said Charles Weatherby, observing all tho provisions and doing the acts required by the said statute to be observed and done by him as such receiver.— Given under our hands the 3rd day of April, 1857. ( Signed) " C. J. HERRIES. " HEN. FRED. STEPHENSON. " ALFRED MONTGOMERY. " 6, Old Burlington- street, London, April, 6, 1857. " As receiver of race- horse duty, I beg leave to call the attention of the owners and trainers of horses to the alteration which has been recently made by Act of Parliament in the mode of assessing and collecting this duty The Act of 19th and 20th Vict., c. 82, as amended by the 20th Vict., c. 16, which came into operation on the 6th of April, 1857, repeals the assessed tax on horses used or kept in training for the purpose of racing, ard imposes in lieu thereof an annual excise duty of 31. 17s. on every hOrse which shall start or run for any plate, prize, or sutn of money, or other thing. This includes steeple- chases. The duty is to be paid to the receiver of race- horse duty, appointed by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, or to some person duly employed and authorised by him for that purpose, previously to the starting of any horse; and, in the event of a horse running without the duty having been paid, the owner or trainer, or other person having charge of such liorse, will be liable to a penalty of 50?., and the circumstances under which the horse ran are to be represented to the Board of Inland Revenue, b}' the receiver, in order that proceedings may be taken for the recovery of the penalty. Forms of receipts are supplied by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to the receiver; and, on payment of the duty for each horse, one of such receipts, filled up, and signed by the receiver, will be delivered to the person who pays tho money. These receipts are always to be obtained during the usual hours of business at Messrs. Weatherby" s office, No. 6, Old Burlington- street, London, where I request that the duty may be paid. Such payment antl receipt will free the owner for the time being of the horse named in the receipts from any further payment of duty in respect of the said horse for the year ending 5th April next after such payment. It is to be understood that, should a horse be prevented by any cause from running a race during the year for which the duty may have been paid, the duty will be returned— there is therefore no advantage in postponing the payment to the day of running. The name of every horse for which the duty is paid will be published in the Racing Calendar as soon as possible after such payment. This will be a sufficient notice to all whom it may concern that the horse is qualified by payment of the duty, and will prevent the necessity of producing the receipt at each place where the horse runs. " C. WEATHEKBY, Receiver of Racehorse Duty." BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S. MONDAY. STRONG opposition set in against Vedette for the Two Thousand. At first 6 to 1 was repeatedly laid against him, but towards the close 5 to 1, 9 to 2, and, finally, 4 to 1 were booked about him. 6 to 1 " bar one " was offered throughout the afternoon ; and those odds were taken about Schiedam and Loyola, but just before the subscribers dispersed 100 to 15 might have been obtained without difficulty about either. The quotations given below will indicate the other changes in the Two Thousand " price current." The odds returned on the Newmarket Handicap are merely nominal, and are regulated by city trans- actions. 5 to 1, and finally 9 to 2, were taken about St. Giles for the Great Northern, and 7 to 1 was laid against Skirmisher. Ladv Hawthorne was backed for the Derby for about 300/. at 15 to 1; 1000 to 60 was laid once. Closing prices :— NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 3 to 1 agst Eloquence | 4 to 1 agst Pantomime ( t 6 to 1). GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 9 to 2 agst St Giles ( t) | 7 to I agst Skirmisher ( t and off.) CHESTER CUP. 7 to I agst Leamington I 40 to 1 agst Van Danck ( t) 15 to 1 — Mincepie ( t) 40 to 1 — Zig- zag, late Ilex ( t). 100 to 6 — St. Giles ( t) I Two THOUSAND. 4 to 1 agst Vedette ( 9 to 2 I) 100 to 15 — Schiedam 100 to 15 — Loyola 10 to 1 — Sydney ( t and off.) 10 to 1 — Bird- in- tbe- Hand ( off.) 10 to 1 agst Kent ( t and off.) 12 to 1 — LHmbourn ( t l.' » to 1) 100 to 7 — Lord of tho Hills ( t) 15 to 1 — Drumour ( t) 1250 to 25 — Loyola's wtiinlngtbis I event and the Derby ( t). DRRRT. 7 to 1 agst Blink Bonny [ 25 to 1 agst Glenmasson ( t) 16 to 1 — Lady Hawthorne ( t) 40 to 1 — Adamas ( t) 20 to 1 — M. D. ( Off.) | 40 to 1 — Wardormarskn ( t) 20 to 1 — Sprig of Shillelagh ( t) I 1000 to 15 — Henry VII1. ( t). 20 to 1 — Kent ( t and off.) OAKS. 4 to 1 agst Blink Bonny ( t) | fl to 1 agst Lady Hawthorne ( t). THURSDAY. A reported favourable trial caused Kent to be brought with increased force into The Two Thousand betting. After 1000 to 100 had been laid, he was advanced step by step to 6 to 1. Towards the close, however, backers cried " enough," and 7 to 1 was offered without finding takers. 5 to 1 was wanted about Vedette. Loyola was nominally second favourite; 500 even was, early in the afternoon, laid on him against Schiedam. Three or four investments, amounting to about 150/., were made on Anton at 15 to 1. The betting on the other events was too limited and unimportant for comment. The subjoined scanty list of quotations comprises all the business transacted ; NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 100 to 30 agst Pantomime ( t) I 100 to SO agst Pantomime and Elo- 7 to 2 — Eloquence ( t) | quence coupled ( t). GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 9 to 2 agst Skirmisher ( t) I 12 to 1 agst Pantomime ( t and OH'.) 5 to 1 — St. Giles ( t) I 16 to 1 — Captain Barclay ( I & off.) CHESTER CUP. 7 to I agst Leamington ( t) I 40 to 1 agst Zig- xag, late Ilex ( t). Two THOUSAND. 15 to 1 agst Anton ( t and off) 20 to 1 — Blrd- ln- the- Hand( off) 25 to 1 — llrumour ( off.) 500 to 10 — Loyola's winning this event and the Derby ( t). 4 to 1 agst Vedctte( t5to 1) 100 to 15 — Loyola 7 to 1 — Kent ( t and off.) s to 1 — 8o. biod. rn ( off) 10 to 1 — 8ydnoy ( off) 100 to 8 — Apathy ( t) 1000 to 50 was laid on the following twenty:— Kent, Blrd- ln- the- Hand Athlete, Purston, Anton, Fugitive, Ackworth, Hunting Horn, Loyola, Lord of tho Ilills, Matins, Kingmaker, Drtmiottr, Schiedam, MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] T H E FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 King of the Isles, Apathy, Lambonrn, Bannockburo, Sydney, and Vedette. DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Blink Bonny ( off) I 40 to 1 agst Bird- in- tlie- Hand ( off.) 20 to 1 — Kent ( t and off.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER. TUESDAY. Further changes took place in the betting upon the Great Northern Handicap. St. Giles receded to 5 to 1, currently offered, and it is not improbable that a point more might have been obtained at the close. Skirmisher became almost friendless, 11 to 1 being offered against him, which had the effect of bringing his stable companion, Fandango, into notice, without, however, reducing the price at which he was pre- viously quoted. For the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes Vedette received a little patronage at 9 to 2 ; there is an obvious disposition to bet against him. We heard different offers against Kent, but the lowest price offered to be taken was 100 to 7. 25 to 1 was offered agst Drumour. Apathy seems not very firm, there being no takers of 100 to 9 about him. 7 to 1 was offered against anything, bar one. In other re- spects the following quotations will suffice:— NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 5 to 2 agst Eloquence ( t 3 to 1) I 8 to 1 agst Manganoso ( t) 5 to 1 — Pantomine ( 6) In the evening 7 to 2 was offered against Eloquence. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst St. Giles ( off) 11 to 1 — Skirmisher ( t & off) 100 to 9 — Fandango ( t 100 to 8) 100 to 8 — Commoner ( off) 100 to 8 agst Bash! Bazouk ( t 100 to 7) 100 to 6 — Pantomimo ( t) 100 to 6 — Vandal ( t 20 to 1) 9 to 2 agst Vedette ( t) 7 to 1 — Scheidam ( off) 7 to 1 — Loyola ( off) 100 to 9 — Apathy ( off) Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 100 to 8 agst Lambourn ( off) 100 to 7 — Kent ( w) 25 to 1 — Drumour ( off) 7 to 1 agst Leamington ( t l'> to 2) 100 to ( i — Mincepio ( t & off) 20 to 1 — St. Giles ( off) 25 to 1 — Gemma dl Vergy ( off) CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Warlock ( t) 50 to 1 — Zig- zag ( off) 50 to I — Bay Hilton ( t 66) 50 to 1 — Early Bird ( off) DERBY. 20 to 1 agst M. D. ( off). WINDSOR STEEPLE- CHASES. ( Concluded from last week.) Stewards: W. Craven, Esq., First Life Guards; II. Lyon, Esq., Second Life Guards; Lord Garlies, Royal Horse Guards; II. Wilkin, Esq., Eleventh Hussars ; the Earl of Sefton, Grenadier Gilards; Henry Seymour, Esq., Windsor; Capt. Bulkeley, Windsor. Judge and Clerk of the Scales: Mr. Edward llibburd. SATURDAY, APRIL 5. GRAND MILITARY WELTER STEEPLE CHASE, in Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added ; for horses the pro- perty ot, and to be ridden by, officers on full pay in the army ; 13st 71b each; about 3 miles; 4 subs. Mr W. Craven's ( 1st Life Guards) Johnny Raw Captain Morgan 1 Mr II. Blundell ( Rifle Brigade) Horniblow owner 2 Betting; 6 to 4 on Horniblow. Horniblow made the running to the fence, alter crossing Bone- lane, going out the second time, where he blundered and unseated his rider. He was after a time remounted, and came in a long way behind Johnny Raw. SCURRY STAKES, a Sweepstakes of 2 sovs each, 25 added; 12st each ; about miles; 9 subs. Mr Howell's Himalaya G. Stevens 1 Mr Crawford's gelding by Cranebrook, dam by Mundey ( car 12st 21b) Mr. S. Harrison 2 Mr H. Pauling's Candidate Basper 3 Mr H. Edward's Whalebone Oliver 4 Mr T. Hussey's Mermaid Mr Hunt 0 Mr F. Day's St. Patrick Mr. Blake 0 Mr Free's Lady Grey Cannon 0 Capt. Crymes's gelding by Pharaoh owner 0 Mr Bradford's Charley C. Percer 0 Betting: 2 to 1 agst Himalaya, 3 to 1 each agst Mermaid and Whalebone. Won by two lengths ; 12 lengths between the second and third. Whalebone finished close up with Candidate, Mermaid was fifth; Charley and St. Patrick got no further than the first fence, at which the first- named fell and the latter refused. Lady Grey baulked the brook going out, and at the next obstacle Pharaoh gelding cannoned against Himalaya and fell. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 25 sovs each; 3 miles; 3 subs. Captain Duff's Ganymede, 11st Mr Blake 1 Mr B. Land's Pioneer, lOst 41b Mr. Edwards 2 Major Jennings's Aldershott, 11st owner 0 No betting. Aldershott refused at the brook fence on going out; Ganymede then went on with the lead, and won by nearly a distance. GRAND HANDICAP STEEPLE- CIIASE of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, & c., with 100 added; about 4 miles; 17 subs: six of whom paid 5 sovs each. Mr B. Land's Odiham, by Pantaloon, 11st 71b, B. Land, jun. 1 Mr G. Reynolds's Janus, lOst 81b Green 2 Mr W. Barnett's Diana, 10st61b T. Burrowcs 3 Mr Mellish's Minos, list 4lb Mr Edwards 0 Mr Andrews's Hopeless Star, lOst 131b Mr. Blake 0 Mr Chapman's Waterloo, lOst 101b W. Archer 0 Mr G. Barry's The Wizard, lOst 101b G. Stevens 0 Betting: 6 to 4 agst Odiham, 5 to 2 agst Minos, 5 to 1 agst Janus, and 6 to 1 agst Diana. Waterloo went away with the lead; Diana, Odiham, Janus, Minos, Hopeless Star, and The Wizard following in the order named. On taking the first obstacle— a hedge and ditch leap— Minos made a slight mistake, and the next moment Hopeless Star cannoned against him, and he fell; The Wizard, in following, slipped into the ditch the taking off side, and likewise came to earth. The Wizard, although remounted, was not perse- vered with; but Minos struggled on, encrusted with mud, a long way in the rear; Waterloo showed in front until nearing the turning flag up the hill to the left, where he dropped away beaten, and was soon afterwards pulled up ; Odiham then took the lead, which he held on, again passing the Stand, Janus lying second, Hopeless Star third, and Diana fourth— all tolerably Avell together— Minos, still per- severing, a full distance behind them. At the lane fence, Hopeless Star fell, and Diana took third place; Odlhain gradually increased his lead after rounding the far turning flag, and won as he pleased by six lengths; bad third; Minos was stopped a long way from home. WINDSOR TOWN PLATE, a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added; list 71b each; gentlemen riders allowed 51b ; about 3 miles; 11 subs. Mr W. Frampton's British Yeoman, by Count Porro, 11st 21b Mr. Goodman 1 Mr Deacon's Weston, 1 Ist 21b Mr. Edwards 2 Mr Standish's Gentle, list 21b '... owner 0 Mr Block's Nebuchadnezzar, 11st 21b Mr Leigh 0 Mr B. Land's Theodine, 11st 71b B. Land, jun. 0 Mr W. Patten's Nimrod, list 21b Mr Dart 0 Mr O. Wansey's Ivanhoe, list 71b Higgins 0 Major Jennings's King Dan, list 71b T. Oliver 0 Mr C. A. Talbot's The Hack, 11st 21b Mr. Blunuell 0 Betting: G to 4 agst British Yeoman, 3 to 1 agst Weston, and 4 to 1 agst King Dan. Ivanhoe, Nimrod, and King Dan fell the first time round, and the latter got loose and galloped some distance with the leading horses. On passing the Stand the second time British Yeoman held the lead, with Weston second, Theodine and The Hack being third and fourth. The four ran i:: close company to the fence leading on to the course, into which Weston blundered and fell. He, however, instantly righted, and went on gamely in pursuit of British Yeoman, the quartet being again all together as they passed the back of the Stand. Here Tho Hack, who was going remarkably well, fell, and Theodine, tiring through the heavy ground, also came down, and Weston ag" in blundered. These mishaps gave British Yeoman a long lead, and, clearing the final water jump without mist ike, he finished ten lengths a head of Weston. Gentle and Nebuchadnezzar were pulled up beaten a long way from lioms. STEEPLE- CHASING IN FRANCE. ( FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LA MAIICHE, SUNDAY APRIL 15. THE second reunion at La Marche took place on Sun- day last, under rather more favourable auspices as regards the weather than the previous meeting. The day was gloomy, but dry overhead, and that was a sufficient inducement to attract a large concourse of spectators to La Marche. The show of carriages was immense; the receipts from that source realising upwards o ) 20,000f. ( 800?.), and the total money received during the day exceeding 25,000f. We are glad the lessees have made such a good begin- ning; and, as there is every prospect of steeple- chasing becoming very popular in France, several new meetings being announced, as well as a new patron or two to the sport, we hope they will at once see the necessity of . appointing a competent person to superintend the manngement of the fonces, and not let their future meetings be disgraced by the paltry little obstacles that we s^ e now stuck up, without wings or anything to prevent horses bolting, which, from our remarks below, it will be seen occurred several times. They might as well stick up a single hurdle, and expect all the horses to jump it, without running out, as expect them to go over what they have now to do, as they are not wide enough to allow a lot of horses to clear them, especially as there are no wings to pre- vent their bolting. They surely can have no diffi- culty in employing a proper man who understands the thing, and who has been accustomed to ride over a country, to superintend the erection of the fences, as they are all artificial ones, which will entitle their races to come under the denomination of steeple- chases, which at present they do not, being composed of little paltry timber- jumps, hurdles, and a little made- fence or two, about three feet high. We are sadly afraid they have hitherto thought about nothing but what they are to pocket if the weather happens to be fine; for, as all foot- people pay three francs entrance- money, and carriages and horses something enormous, they naturally look forward with great anxiety for a fine day, as the steeple- chases are given merely as a speculation— and, as it so well succeeded on this occasion, we hope and trust by the next meeting to Snd our suggestions carried out. Another thing that we must particularly call their attention to is the absolute necessity of having the horses properly handicapped; for, on looking over tlie weights for the race on the 19th, we are astonished to see Good- lad, of selling- plate notoriety on both sides of the Channel ( who was beat twenty lengths the other day by Kilkenny Boy), actually made to give 41b to Sting and 81b to Flying Buck. In the former han- dicap Goodlad was made to give the Buck 31b. As neither horse ran, we are at a loss to understand why a further difference of 51b should be made between them on this occasion. The merest tyro in racing must at once perceive that it is wrong ; and how the liandicapper could have made such a glaring mistake we are at a loss to comprehend. The races commenced with the Selling Plate, which was delayed some time in the hope that their Imperial Majesties would honour the meeting with their pre- sence ; but all were doomed to disappointment in that respect. Five started, including Casse Cou, who damaged his chance by the slovenly manner in which he jumped the hank. It was won cleverly by Railway, who immediately found seven claimants, M. Isidore Moyse being declared the highest bidder at 4' 250f. He goes into I. Gibson's stable, and we hope the speculation will prove a good one. Considerable delay occurred before the next race, for there appears to be some fatality attached to this meeting, as it never passes off without a wrangle, or something of the sort. A discussion of considerable length took place as to whether Jean du Quesne was to carry the 81b extra for winning at Doncaster, the weights having been published at eight o'clock in the morning before the race was run. Mr. Mackenzie Grieves, the steward, not wishing to decide this question, got M. Lupin to assist him, when they immediately decided that he ought not to carry it; but, this not giving satisfaction, Count Legrange and Count Guy de Montecot were requested to help Messrs. Lupin and Grieves to reconsider their ver- dict. However, the result was tho same— the com- mittee, composed of the four gentlemen named, de- ciding that, " as most of the handicaps in France were published in the afternoen, they thought that Jean du Quesne ought to have the benefit of it, and not carry the extra weight, as he had won the race the day the weight were published." Now, with all due defer- ence to their superior judgment, we beg leave to differ from them, and have no hesitation in saying they were wrong; for, on reference to the conditions of the race, we find the following : " Tho weights will be published on Wednesday the lltli in London and Paris;"— and as the weights appeared in the Sport at eight o'clock on Wednesday morning, and were iu London at tiiat time, Jean du Quesne ought to have carried the 81b. penalty. We have no doubt the 11th of March was fixed for the declaration of the weights in order that they might go forth to the public in the columns of the Sport. Therefore the extraordinary decision of the gentlemen appointed to decide it must astonish every one; for, having occasionally been in the liabit ( the Jockey Club we mean) of publishing their handicaps sometimes as late as eleven o'clock iu the evening, it is ridiculous to make it a precedent on this occasion. We must remind them that when their handicaps have been published at that late hour, it has only been for the convenience of the Jofckey Club, or any one who chose to be at the trouble to fetch it. But' we maintain those handicaps were more private ones than public ones, and were made at that late hour to suit the members of the club, who hold their meetings very late— in fact, the BettingClub hold theirreunions between ten and twelve o'clock at night; and, as this was not a Jockey Club affair, they ought to have confined themselves to the strict letter of the condi- tions. Perhaps next time they will request the editor of the Sport, or whatever journal the weights are published in, to delay it till the evening. What we want at a place like La Marche is a steward thoroughly conversant with racing matters, who is able to give a decision promptly and correctly when required; not a man who throws his head up like a hound at fault, looking around for encourage- ment and assistance to get him out of his difficulty. One thing is certain— Englishmen will never be able to understand Frenchmen in racing matters. There is generally some little convenient loophole to get out of a difficulty or to pervert the true meaning of the conditions of the race. A point decided one day is just as likely tho next week to be decided quite the contrary. For instance, at Croix de Beury in 1855, Maria Day and Laura went wrong, at least half a mile farther than they ought to have gone, Maria winning, Laura second; and the French horse, tailed off an immense distance, who went the right course, claimed the race very properly, and it was awarded to him. At La Marche, on the 15th March, all the horses, with one exception be- longing to an Englishman, went wrong; but the race was given to the French horse, the steward deciding that, as the horses went a greater distance than they would have done had they gone right, the horse who arrived first must have the stakes. They did not think so, however, when Mr. Iliggins's Maria Day won, having gone half a mile further ; and there is another thing the attention of tho French Commis- sioners ought to be called to— the ridiculous habit sometimes, as at the Croix de Beury, of having a diffe- rent finish in the run home for the second race. Jockeys just arrived from England, as Weaver and J. Martin, were very likely to misunderstand the orders of the starter, and take the same course they had run in the previous race, which they did in this instance. But to return to our resume. This difficulty about Jean du Quesne's weight being settled, caused Franc Picard to be scratched, and the lormer immediately became first favourite at evens, and in some instances odds on him. However, the pot boiled over, to the evident delight of the fielders. Five came to the scratch— the Dean, who made all the running, winning in a canter; Jearfdu Quesne having run very unkind throughout. He did not strike us as having done much work since Warwick; he looked remarkably well, and was too fresh, and evidently tired very soon, as he nearly fell at the second fence ( a bank), and actually did fall at the last bank, leaving The Dean to pursue the even tenour of his way and win as he liked. Lady Arthur's career was soon terminated by refusing at the third fence, a little low post and rail, about two feet high, with a dry ditch on the landing side, and no wings on either side to prevent horses from bolting. Sting came to grief at the brook, which in general proves fatal to all now comers, being in fact a regular trap— horses not seeing it till they approach it, in con- sequence of its being down hill immediately after passing a sharp turn, and nine horses out of ten fall into it the first time they run. We are sorry her rider did not get a ducking as well as the mare, as he was in a most disgusting state of intoxication ; and how his master could put him up instead of Weaver we are at a loss to understand. They put him on Kilkenny Boy, carrying 101b extra. He took no part in the race whatever. The next meeting will take place on the 19th ; but, judging from the handicap, we cannot do otherwise than anticipate a bad day's sport, as we do not expect to see more than three or four Btarters for it, and two or three for each of the other races. SELLING STAKES. 1500f. added to a sweepstakes of 100f., the winner to be claimed for 10,000f., Ac. 2J miles. 6 subs. M Faflquel's brh Railway by Nelson, 5 yrs, 1261b ( to be sold for 3000f.) W. Plummer 1 Baron Monnecove's ch g Casse Cou, aged, 1361b ( to he sold fur 8000f.) H. Lamplugli 2 Mr Kelly's ch g Torrent, aged, 1281b ( 4000f.) owner 3 M Chcri's b m Peplta, aged, 1211b ( 2000f.) Bell 0 Mr Reynold's b g Simple Peter, aged ( 3000f.), 1261b ( carried 1301b) ownor 0 Betting: 2 to 1 ngat Casse Col, 5 to 2 agst Torrent, and 4 to 1 agst Railway. I'epita made the running, followed by Railway, Casse Cou, and Torrent, Simple Peter bringing up the rear. They all got safely over the brook with the exception of Simple Peter, who indulged his owner with a cold bath. Casse Cou shortly after took up the running, Torrent second, Railway third, and the three jumped the bank together; Pepitn, several lengths olf, disposed of her chance by pulling at the next fence. Casse Cou, Torrent, and Railway, jumped the brook the second time in the order indicated; Railway passed Torrent on leaving the garden, and took second place. At the bank Casse Cou nearly fell, and lost several lengths, which left Railway with the lead. Casse Cou, how- ever, joined the two leaders in tho straight run in, when they all jumped the two flights of hurdles together. At the last fence Torrent was beaten, leaving the race to Casse Cou and Railway, which, after a smart struggle for a bit, Railway succeeded in whining easy by two lengths; Torrent was beaten four or five. Simple Peter continued his course, but fell a second time at the brook. The winner was claimed by M. Isidore Moyse for 4250f. GRAND ANNUAL HANDICAP, 6000f. added to sweepstakes * of 300f. each ; 200f. ft; and lOOf. only If declared, Ac.; the second to receive 600f., and the third to save his stake; all horses after the publication of the weights, who have won a race of the value of 2000f., to carry 41b extra, of 4000f. and above, 81b extra; nearly 4miles; 11 horBes en- gaged, 2 of whom paid ft. Mr Manby's b g The Dean, aged, 1201b Enock 1 Count de Namur's b li Jean du Qucsne, aged, 1351b H. Lamplugh 2 Viscount Talon's b in Sting, 6 yrs, 1291b ( inc 81b ex) IL Rackley 0 Viscount Laurieston's b m Lady Arthur, aged, 1251b T. Donaldson 0 Viscount A. Talon's b li Kilkenny Boy, 5 yrs, 1171b ( ear 1271b) G. Weaver 0 Betting: Even on Jean dn Quesne, 2 to 1 agst Sting, 5 to 1 agst Lady Arthur, and 6 to 1 agst The Dean. The Dean made the running. Sting second, Jean du Quosue third, Lady Arthur fourth, and Kilkenny Hoy, several lengths off, last. At the second fence on the hill Jean du Qliesnc nearly fell, thereby giving his place to Lady Arthur. After passing the chflteau, Lady Arthur ran out twice at the little post and rail, with a dry ditch on the landing side. She was got over at the third attempt, but, running out again at the next fence, she was not persevered with. The Dean continued to make the running, followed by Jean du QueBiieand Sting. Kilkenny Boy. last of all several lengths oft', was stopped on passing the lee Houses. No alteration look place with the leaders, till they arrived at the brook, which The Dean and Jean du Quesne jumped together, Sting close on their heels, not seeing it, and jumping into It. She was remounted and followed the others at a respectful distance; no change taking place till arriving at the brook the second time, which Sting, not wishing for another bath, refused altogether. The race was now left to The Dean and Jean du Quesne, till they reached the bank, both evidently very tired. Here Jean dn Quesne put an end to his chance by falling heavily, leaving The Dean to finish the race at his leisure. After a short delay Lainplugh remounted and finished the race, having an eye to tho second money. Value of the et'ike, 730Uf. On the 80th ult., Miss Kitty Cockle foaled a bay colt by California ; she will be put to Speed- tlie- Plough. On the 6th ult, Truth, a chesnut colt bv California; she will be put to Sweetmeat. The fol- lowing mares have arrived at Mr. Phillips's paddocks, Bushbury, near Wolverhampton, to be put to Koh- i- noor :— Vanella, late Factory Girl; Lady Sale, Slug- gard's dam ; Staffordshire Nan, by Faugh- a- ballagh ; Cutty Queen, by Malcolm; Yard- arm, by Sheet Anchor; and Prestige, by Epirus. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. ACCEPTANCES FOR ABERGAVENNY RACES. MONMOUTHSHIRE STAKES. Hobby II. Vlgllacconl 6 3 st 11) , st lb Wantage 8 12 Jesuit S 4 Weathercock ... 8 6 Engineer 8 0 Alembic 8 4 Oilil Trick 8 0 The highest weight accepting being 8st 21b, It has been raised to Sst 121b, and tho others in proportion. TRADESMAN'S PLATE. Welham 8 12 1 Odd Trick 8 7 1 Bobhv B S - Jesuit 8 Id Alice Grey 8 7 Vigliacconi 6 ' J Octavia 8 7 | The highest weight accepting being 7st 101b, It has been raised to Sst 121b, and the othors la proportion. NURSERY STAKES. York 8 10 | I'. by Fulness— I William 6 12 Ravcnstondale... 8 &| Dalkeith's dam 8 l| LADIES' PLATE. Alembic 11 7 | Absolution 10 9 I Vigliacconi ! » O Jesnit II 7 | Primrose -.. 10 0 | OPEN STEEPLE- CHASE 12 4 I Theodine 10 2 I Bellman 0 12 10 10 Maid of the Glen 0 12 pat Mauley I) 10 6 1 Omar Pasha ... 10 2 | PRINCIPALITY STEEPLE- CHASE. Weathercock .. Maurice Daley . Blind Harper ... Weathercock .. Maurice Daley.. Blind Harper ... Omar Pasha ... 12 4| Theodine 10 10 2 Ganymede 0 10 10 6 Hollinan 9 10 10 2 | Maid of the Glen 9 10 Morgan ItatUer.. 0 Parchment 9 Pat Manlcy 9 DIALECTS OF BIRDS.— I believe there is a dialect in the song of birds. The song for example, of a thrush near London, or in any of the home counties, has little resemblance, except in tone and specific charac- ter, to that of the same bird in Devonshire, or near Exeter. The same notes, I suppose, will all of them be detected; but they are arranged, for the most part in a different tunc, and are not sung in the same way. They are given with different values, and the singing is pitched in a different key. One great dis- tinction between the two cases is the number of gut- tural notes of which the song of a Devonshire thrush is often made up, but which near London are heard only at the end of a bar, or even much less fre- quently; while those chief notes which mainly con stitute the song of the other bird, and make it so impressive, are rarely pronounced by the Devonshire thrush.— Jesse's Country Life. OUR prediction that the trout in our river would soon cease to feed proved correct, though not quite so soon as we expected. The following days, too, they rose better than appearances warranted. On the 3rd, wo turned out under the conviction we should have but bad sport, the wind being " raw and gusty," the baro- meter low and beginning to rise, and everything an- nouncing rain. For upwards of half au hour we moved nothing of any size. About noon tho sun showed himself at intervals— the clouds opening here and there and becoming much lighter. The wind ( E. S. E. in the morning) gradually became more steady, having veered a point or two towards the south, and the air felt soft and warm for the first time this year. In an instant clouds of flies of all hues and sizes ap- peared on every side of us, numbers falling on the water. There were vernal specimens rejoicing in almost every barbarous denomination known to the fisherman— March browns and alder flies, blue duns and yellow duns, and even one or two members of the Coprophagi, the popular name of which would prove " unutterable to ears polite." Seldom have we wit- nessed so numerous an assemblage of the insect world — even in early summer. Our pools began to boil. Never did trout rise as they did with us on Friday last. We had only one regret, and that was, our ( lies were too small and too good. We by no means wished to empty the river under our windows, or, indeed, any where else, as the trout are as yet not worth taking; they neither pull hard nor fry firm. There was no way, therefore, but giving in. A heavy shower fell about one; and it was then the trout rose best. On reaching the house we visited the instru- ments, and found the barometer bad risen two- tenths and the thermometer three degrees during our ab- sence. The impreBsion on our mind was, that a strong electrical current had been passing from the earth to the clouds ; but this is mere conjecture; and we only mention it that some learned meteorologist may favour us with his opinion on our theory. Elec- tricity will, we think, be found sooner or later to have great influence over the angler's sport. Were we to describe our Hies in fishermen's phrase- ology, we should say the tail was a " March brown," the lower dropper a " black gnat," and the upper a " yellow dun." The wing of the first was formed from the breast- feather of a cock- pheasant, twisted as advised by Mr. Badaud's friend, the Major, tlie body of crottle- coloured mohair and hare's ear, tied on a treble F. hook with orange silk. The second was made in the ordinary way, with stare's feather, bog- hare's ear, lapwing's crest, and dark red silk. The third: plover's wing, hare's ear, golden yellow mohair, and straw- coloured silk. The two last were tied on F. F. hooks. The black gnat ( Culex reptans) appeared the favourite; but we have remarked that in brown water, such as we were fishing in, a dark fly is often pre- ferred, and that a slate- coloured insect answers better in light- coloured streams. We always rub a new fly with the thumbnail to get it into angling trim. The lower end of the crest of the lapwing appears to us far preferable to a black hackle for imitating the legs of a fly. We say the lower end, because the point is so thin, if it be used a fly is apt to lose its legs. We are now about to take a liberty, although sorely afraid we shall be laughed at for our pains. How- ever, we cannot refrain from observing that the terms of the modern angler, as far as entomology is con- cerned, stand iu as much need of revision as did the nomenclature of the botanists and chemists of the last century. We might even be tempted to add, that sportsmen in general make use of words that would not bear close examination, e. g. " gray hen " and " brown trout." We do not reflect that those inte- resting members of the animal creation have neither feather nor scale of the colour by which they are distinguished. The prevailing colour of the bird is a dull brown ; and of the hundred tints assumed by the fish, in different circumstances, it would not be easy to find anything approaching to brown, save, perhaps, in one or two of the fins. The trout's prevailing hues are, we think, dark olive- green, and a sort of neutral purple, on the back ; and yellow, grey, or white on the belly. Would it not, therefore, be better to call the female of the Tetrao- te- trix, the brown hen; and style the fresh- water fish the yellow trout, in opposition to the white- bellied sea- trout? At the same time we might abolish the variety of barbarous names applied to tho salmon, and distinguish him ( according to bis condition) by the adjectives white, red, mv\— faute de mieux— spent fish. Even the partridge—" the. nut- brown partridge" of Lord Byron— Bcarcely merits its specific, either Latin or English, its predominant colour being neither ash nor grey. > However, we offer our suggestions without the slightest expectation of their being adopted. We know " there's nothing in a name, & c.," but we are of opinion benefit might result from a reform of piscine entomology and a total abolition of the vaiious absurd and unmeaning provincial names of the angler's flies— blue duns, and yellow duns, cobs, oris, and alders, drakes, anil dragons— terms as void of sound as of sense. Little need was there for philo- sophers and painters of inventive genius to favour us with " grisly kings" and green mantles, Chantrey's and Hoffiand's fancies—" lusus Natures" et pisea- torum w ith a vengeance. As it is in therapeutics, painting, and punctuation, so is it in the fabrication of flies. No two doctors, even supposing they should chance to agree as to the exact name of a poor patient's disorder, will prescribe the same remedies— no two painters will employ the same colours to represent the same landscape— no two authors employ the same points; and so does it prove with the fly- makers: even supposing thein to agree as to the name of a living fly, they never make use of the same materials to construct an imitation of it. More than enough in the way of digression— we will now proceed with our poor hints in a practical way. Many anglers have a prejudice against casting on their own side of a river. They are never satisfied unless the tail- flv drop within an inch or two of the opposite bank. We have seen a man operate thus when his own side was preserved and the other open to all. It is true they do allow the flies to describe the usual curve, and finally show themselves near their own bank; but it would answer better to reverse matters— commence at home, finish abroad. The best trout often lie under the bank, both when the water is clearing after a flood and when it is low, more espe- cially if it be fringed here and there by the sword- shaped leaves of the water iris, iris paeud- acorus. Here we may perhaps be permitted to remark that the leaves and yellow flowers of this beautiful plant not only announce the trout to be in season, but they also serve to cover the bottom of a pannier and keep it clean. In most of our treatises on angling we are told to " fish line and far off." The advice is excellent, pro- vided the bank be not elevated. When it is, it answers better to station ourselves near the water, or even in it, than remain on the bank. Opticians tell us that bodies are raised by refraction ; anil, if this ho the case, tho angler will always appear higher in the 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. eves of a fish than he really is; so there is no neces- sity for him to perch higher than he can help. It is for this reason that waders raise fish nearer than those who stand high on the bank. The young angler will do well to observe which side of the stream he is fish- ing forms the outer curve or flank, that is, supposing the river not perfectly straight. That side will gene- rally prove the deeper, and the water move quicker; and, other things being the same, the fish will prin- cipally lie there. We remember observing to a close, cunning member of our profession, who verged on the variety unpo- litely termed pot- hunter, that a certain gentleman then experimenting before us threw a good line, but that he held his rod and manoeuvred his fly in a way that proved he was more at home amongst trout than salmon. " Yes," replied the man, " he keeps it near the sur- face of the water, which, after all, is, I think, the best Wily. Mr. , who takes as many fish as any body else, does the same." Now few anglers, save and except the variety of our genus named gentleman, say exactly what they think on matters relating to the art; and we had pre- viously remarked that our candid friend allowed his own fly to sink very deep. If his success be any cri- terion, the plan is " anything but a bad one. At all events, a fly, whether trout or salmon, should be well down in fho following cases— if large or gaudy; if tho piscator be elevated; and when the water is clear or the sun shining. We have remarked that when a fish misses the fly, it sometimes happens that he does not rise again until it has been cast much lower down than the place where ho showed himself. This has occurred to tis so frequently that we are disposed to think that, when a salmon fails to seize a fly, he either allows himself to bo carried down by the current below his usual station, or else that he comes from a greater distanco the first rise than he is willing to do after- wards. Therefore our opinion is that, when the angler lias not pricked a fish, he should not give up all hope of bringing him up again before he has care- fully tried the ground some thirty yards lower down. When tho piscator knows there is a salmon in a particular part of a rapid stream, there are two modes of proceeding: either to cast much higher than the spot where he is lying, and allow the fly to float down to him ( but not quite so fast as the current), or to throw the fly directly over him and draw it slowly up stream. In the first case the fish may miscalcu- late his distance, and miss the fly by coming up after it has floated past him ; therefore we think the second the better way to go to work. Should he rise after the fly has passed, the break in the water will scarcely bo perceptible, and leave it doubtful whether it was not a regular refusal. A " slap of tho tail to drown the fly" occasionally startles a sleepy man, and passes for the rise of a thirty- pounder. No time for hooking a cunning old salmon like a heavy shower. Just as tho dark cloud parts with its precious drops most freely, and the hollow whistling wind raises tho under- surfaco of the leaves and ruffles the ink- like surface of the^ pool, up comes the redskin to his doom. Wo like to fish in gloves, for salmon at least, in cold weather, partaking of the Colonel's opinon on the subject of coarse hands. However, doe- skin isapt to get somewhat slippery after handling a salmon, and, as we have said before, wo never leave any thing— horse, dog, bird, or fish, to a deputy. A gaff- stick is very apt to slip through a scale- covered glove at the cri- tical moment of gaffing. We remember once, during a hail- storm, when it was freezing hard, sticking the hook into a fish's tail, which fish made a dive, and carried away hook, stick, and all. Though we landed our fish with the aid of thumb and finger in the gills, we lost the best bit of steel and ash that ever left the shop of . There is an advantage attendant on making use of a dropper which we forgot to mention— experimenting with a view to discover the best colour. It is the worst policy in the world to lose time changing flies. Better try a variety at once. Should a salmon rise without being pricked, and tin; angler decide 011 waiting a few minutes before trying again, I10 will do well to retire a few paces from from the bank, or, and this is better, retrace his steps and refish the last hundred yards. The fish may chanco to rise at a natural fly and get sight of his would- bo captor, or still more likely, if he have been much tormented before, rise completely out of tho water to see if all's right. If the piscator remain, and the fish get sight of him, there will be no way but trying the next pool. We once raised a fish of some size at the head of a very rapid stream. Our top being low, and pointing directly towards the fish, we were under the necessity of allowing the reel to turn a discretion. Our fajfudromous friend borrowed forty or fifty yards, and made an in- genious effort to jump into some willows, of which there was 110 lack on both banks of the river. Failing by a foot or so, ho made down again, we following to the best of our ability, and giving line a regret, and against our principles, till all but reduced to a naked reel. Tho irregular checks we gave so enraged the fish, that he made another spring that nearly veri- fied the lines of Drayton ; and with a flourish of his caudal member that drove the blood from our cheeks, he then recommenced pulling ten times as hard as before, having gained the neck of a fresh run. Play- ing our last stake, we " butted" him, as the expression goes, and succeeded in towing him into some bushes growing at the upper end of an island that lav nearly in the middle of the river, when the line entangled itself. The gut was first- rate, still we scarcely ex- pected it to stand. It did, however, and with the play of the branches we perceived that our prize was brought to, or at anchor. We saw at once that if wo could but reach the island we should havo a chance of saving both line and fish. But the passage was dangerous. On our side of the channel was the deepest part. A long running leap from the bunk was a shoal with not more than a yard of water on it; but tho current was rapid. Still wo might maintain a footing there long enough to prepare for scrambling or swimming over the remainder of the channel, and be quick enough to catch the bushes on the island before being carried down beyond it into a rocky miniature Niagara, whero the river was reduced to one third of its ordinary width. " Armod and accoutred as wo were we plunged in," gained the shoal and island, scrambled along a branch, gaffed the salmon, and disengaged the line. The mystery of his extraordinary behaviour was instantly cleared up. He had the tail- fly in his mouth, and the dropper in his tail; and, as if this was not enough, the line had taken a turn round it. Our man pitched us the ash- stick, and a heavy clearing- ring with twenty yards of strong whipcord attached to it. We finished the salmon's sufferings with the former, and, noosing one end of tho cord to the fish's tail, pitched the other, along with ring and stick, to our at- tendant, who lost no time iu towing the prize ashore. " Retocare gradum" was now the word. It is easier at all times to get into a scrape than out of it. We had to swim for it at first starting, and barely succeeded in gaffing lerram firmam. Two yards lower down the steep bank would have rendered the feat impossible; down the rocky rapids should wo have floated, and left it to ourpoi- te sac to " Crowner's ' quest" to tell the tale. ANGLING IN THE TRENT. SIR,— I should feel obliged if " Episcopus " would kindly describle the reel he uses on the Trent near Nottingham for pike- fishing, in order that I may, if convinced of its efficacy, be weaned from a preju- dice in favour of a sixty- yard line trailing free. I was much amused a fortnight since, when out with a friend, an old fisherman, a determined enemy to my loose line and supporter of the reel, by his apologies for continual difficulties with an unmanageable line, under the exact circumstances described by " Episco- pus," either in osier holts or wading twenty yards to get at at a likely spot. Let the osiers be cut, and unless the reel be something very different from the ordinary brass article attached to the rod, I should be inclined to back the trailing line for comfort. Though born within ten miles of Trent, I have never been upon its banks, at least for fishing purposes, and so I am ignorant of the local device described, or rather undescribed, by " Episcopus." I have seen a small winder attached to the thumb by a ring, but this involves a fresh winding between each throw. Avon Tyrrel, Ringwood. FREDERICK FANE. SIR,— With respect to the remarks of " Episcopus," it must be that the water- bailiff of the Marquis of Hastings takes all the salmon at Donnington Weir, as it is very certain that a salmon is a curiosity so high up the Trent as Alrewas, near Lichfield. Some years ago a large salmon was taken trolling for pike as high up as Bromley, and this is the only other instance brought before my notice of salmon above the junction with the same. I wish the noble Marquis would let us see a few more of his salmon by lowering his weirs. " Episcopus" must be wrong in recommending the use of a reel in trolling, and for the following reasons, viz., that if one end of the line is fixed, continua. spinning, in spite of swivels, will twist up the line; whereas, if loose and trailing, the twist expends itself through its entire length. " Episcopus" can never have fished with a loose line, or he would know that he can fish from an osier halt satisfactorily. The line does not get fastened, as he would appear to think. When I have occasion to wade, I simply wind the line upon the flat winder, and in casting and drawing hold the coils in my hand. I have never fished the Trent about Nottingham, and therefore may not have seen the reel alluded to. Perhaps " Episcopus" would kindly send me one to look at, and I will return it. I note the editorial remarks with respect to unclean salmon. I was much surprised at the accounts in THE FIELD of the sport upon the Usk, in South Wales, and lodged some local inquiries. I find the account true; but that not more than one fish in twelve was clean fish, and, further, that very few of the unclean fish are returned to the water. Elmley Lodge, llarborne, April 5. W. ADAMS. FISHING IN THE ENGLISH LAKES. SIR,— In last week's FIELD one of your angling correspondents, under the signature of J. B., spoke very favourably of the fishing in Wastwater, and the river which runs out of it. If it would not be troubling him too much, perhaps he would inform me, through the medium of your paper, what he considers are the best flies to be used on the lake and river in the months of May and June, or any other informa- tion about the fishing, and he will greatly oblige WASTWATER. THE RIVER EDEN. SIR,— I seldom see the River Eden mentioned in your journal. Thanks to the Carlisle Angling As- sociation, established a few years back, and to Mr. Woodhouse, of Armathwaite Castle, who also keeps two watchers on the river, the salmon have been more numerous this season than for the last thirty or forty years— so much so, that at the low end of the river, where they used to employ two boats, they are now using five. If three or four gentlemen would club together, and preserve the low end from netting, poaching, & c., as far as Carlisle, we should have as fine a salmon river as there is in Scotland, to say nothing about beautiful trout, not like those dirty black Scotch trout. VERAX. P. S. One fishery near the mouth of the river, I heard, was let lately for 151. per annum, and is now, I understand, making over 100/. Penrith, March 29. VORACITY OF THE CHUB. SIR,— I have seen lately some remarks in your paper respecting this fisb. I was much astonished one day, when out on a fishing expedition, in ob- serving a pair of them at work with a dead eel. They were moving quietly along among the piles of a bridge that spans the river Nene, near Oundle. One fish had the head in his mouth, while the other dis- cussed the tail, nor did my presence at all disturb them in their comfortable chew. They often take minnow bait, and in fact all is fish that comes to their net; garbage of all kinds is their delight; insects, flies of all denominations, they revel in ; but grasshoppers, humble- bees, and blue- bottle flies are their peculiar weakness, and it is indeed a strong- minded chavender that can resist the luring green of a well- fed grass- hopper. Our friend " Dace " gives minute directions as to his capture; but it has ever been a great doubt with me whether it was worth one's time following them up, although I have wasted some days over them, for when hooked they give one very little fun, and are utterly worthless for the pot. Stanhope. HENRY CLARKE. P. S. I should be glad if any one could give me a receipt for making him decently eatable. FLY- MAKING APPARATUS. SIR,— Your angling correspondent's manner of speaking of his " table vice " induces me to venture on a description of mine, in the belief that it is, after all, somewhat different from his. I am emboldened to do this the more because Mr. Bernard, who is no doubt a superior artist, had never seen anything like my apparatus when I showed it to him ; and because, when, after a lapse of a twelvemonth, I called to take it away again, it bore evident marks of long usage, and I fancied was actually in requisition at the time. My vice then consists of a steel shaft about four inches long, with a hinge near the middle, and has the usual spring, screw, and button. The shaft is not so thick as a common goosequill, ex- cept at the screw and button; the jaws are not quite an eighth of an inch across, and it opens only just wideenough toadmit the largest sized salmon hook with facility; and it will of course secure tho very smallest hook that is manufactured. At the other end of the shaft are two or three turns of a male screw, by which it may be attached in an instant to a clasp on the table, which is provided with two female screws, one for fixing it in a perpendicular direction when looping is the object, and one for fixing it in the hori- zontal position ; but, when it is simply held in the hand, it gives a greater command of the hook screwed into it, and leaves the indispensable finger and thumb so much at liberty, that I should think it would not be without its use even in tying the wings of an Irish fly. This, with a piece of brass or copper wire softened in the fire, and bent into an eye at one end and a hook at the other ( the use of which is obvious), is the whole of my apparatus. And, if it should turn out to be iden- tical with your correspondent's " table vice," or so similar as not to have needed this description, I have only to apologise for the trouble I have given, and to hope that there are other readers of THE FIELD to whom it may be as new as it was to Mr. Bernard, and as useful as it has been to myself and many of my friends. L. R. HINTS ON ANGLING. SIR,— I agree with W. M. A. as to his mode of killing salmon, but in the excitement of the moment I have found it difficult to give a fresh- run May or June fish the fatal stroke; and your correspondent must, therefore, pardon my suggesting another mode ( which I learnt in Ireland) to the readers of THE FIELD— it is, to pierce the fish at the back of the head with a broad- pointed pocket- knife, thereby separating the vertebrae and causing instant death. W. M. A. may say this plan is better in theory than in practice, but I can assure him from experience that such is not the case. In answer to D. F., I would say that fly- fishing in thunder is most uncertain. I had always taken the advice of old fishermen and abstained from fishing when the air appeared charged with electricity; until one day, on the Bann, some three years ago, I deter- mined to persist, and simultaneously with the first clap of thunder I hooked my first trout that morning, a fine fellow of lflb. The storm lasted about an hour, and during that time I landed twenty- two trout, of from jib. to 21b. weight; then my sport ceased, and after some time spent in vain efforts to add to my victims I turned homewards, well contented, but more than ever mystified on the subject of fly- fishing. Reigate, April 6. A LOVER OF IRELAND. ARTIFICIAL BAITS— THE MINNOW. SIR,— Thanks to your numerous correspondents who have replied to my query, " whether an artificial bait should spin or wobble; but they all seem to vary in their opinion. " Badger " says, " when a bait spins, it represents a sickly and a weakly fish;" but I think he is quite wrong. A bait that spins would surely be more like a fish in full vigour, active and in perfect health; and a wabble would represent a sickly, weak fish, or a spent one. " Grateful" states " that the spinning minnow catches the eye quicker than the wobbling motion of the swimming fish, and ' Badger' is undoubtedly, so far, correct likewise in his suggestion." Then, may I ask, would not a fish prefer a healthy minnow to an unhealthy one ? " Star- gazer" says " a minnow is made to swim simply to avoid the hooks being perceived." " 2xvtx" states, " in Canada lie has used artificial baits of all descriptions, and that the wobble was pre- ferred." Col. Whyte also says that, " in Canada, where he first saw and used the spoon- bait, it was always made to wobble, and not to spin." W. A. Adams states: " ' Clericus " should spin his artificial baits; but the spinning should be a wobbling spin, not a steady true spin." Will Mr. Adams be kind enough to inform me how that is to be managed; because, if a minnow wobbles, it does not spin, and if it is made to spin it does not wobble ? and will Mr. Adams or any of your correspondents acquaint me how a minnow or bait should be made to wobble ? The only way I know of is by using them without a swivel on the trace, or by trolling them very slowly. " Old Cock " remarks: " If Clericus has ever seen a pike or large trout rush among minnows, he will guess the reason why the swivel is so valuable in trolling." 1 have never seen what " Old Cock" describes; but 1 have taken several hundred weight of pike during this last winter with flies and baits, and always used two swivels on the trace of the baits and spoons. My flies are made by my servant, and are very different from any that I have ever seen or purchased in Lon- don, Dublin, and places in England; and I have been much more successful with them than with baits and spoons. I merely wish to ascertain which is the best and surest way of using bait—" spinning or wobbling." CLERICUS. SEVERN SALMON FISHERIES. SIR,— I should be very much pleased to read in your paper a short description of the fisheries of the noble river Severn, from Beachley Rocks, in the Bristol Channel, to the confluence of the Vemiew, in Montgomeryshire; and I think I remember seeing it stated in your columns, some time past, that the Hon. G. Berkeley intended writing a letter to you on the subject. I trust he has not forgotten his promise, but that he will, on the conclusion of his present most excellent series of letters, give us an account of the Severn salmon- fisheries. The points upon which I for one am anxious to receive information, are— 1st. Where, in the Severn and its tributaries, do salmon annually spawn ? and whether in great quantities ? and at what period of the winter they frequent the spawning beds most? 2nd. Whether there is an annual migration of young salmon in the Severn down to the sea? In what month, and in what number ? 3rd. Where does the Severn river end and the Bristol Channel commence? ONE OF THE CONSERVATORS OF THE RIVER USK. REMARKABLE SHOT. SIR,— I beg to send you an account of what I con- sider a rather remarkable shot, made by myself, on the afternoon of Monday last. It was this— killing three pike at a single " shot, with a rifle ball ( conical, hollow base). But to me the most remark- able part of it is, that I only saw two of them, and only shot at one, and, although the three were killed dead, two of them showed neither mark nor scratch upon them. The fish were in the water opposite the Bell Hotel, Two Waters, Hemel Hempstead ; and the shot was witnessed by Mr. Fletcher, the proprietor, and several gentlemen, from the windows of the hotel. The fish are in the hands of a preserver. I plead guilty to its being rather an unsportsmanlike action, but it was more to try the effect of a rifle- ball on fish in the water than for the sake of taking the fish. D. F. Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, April 1. ANGLING IN SWITZERLAND. SIR,— Observing that one of your correspondents inquires where he may find fishing in the smaller Swiss streams, I beg to inform him that he may get good sport in several pretty streams running into the Aar, between Aarburg and Soleure. I can speak more particularly of one- that joins tho Aar at Mor- genthal, the name of which I have forgotten. I was very successful last June both with trout and ( near the" Aar) with grayling. The innkeeper at Morgen- thal will give or get permission. I killed the trout almost exclusively with a red palmer and house fly, and the grayling with a blue dun. I believe this particular stream had scarcely ever been fished with a fly before. It abounds with fish. If your correspondent does not object to seek more distant fishing quarters, he will find that the lakes at the source of the river Inn afford tp> ut in profusion. The fish are generally very small, but are quite in- numerable. At St. Moritz I was told that 201b. weight was no unusual day's sport witb the fly. I did not see anything like it, but the weather was very unfavourable during my stay. A small black palmer, with a turn of gold round the tail, was the most killing fly. The scenery in this neighbourhood is surpassed by nothing in the Alps, and has the additional advantage of not being overdone with tourists. VOYAGE UR. DYE FOR CASTING LINES. SIR,— If " Piscator " will steep a good handful of the bark of the common barberry tree in a pint of boiling water, and let it stand for a couple of hours, he will make a good amber dye to soak his casting- lines in. W. M. A. SPOON BAIT. SIR,— Can any of your readers inform me if the newly- imported American spoon- bait has proved of any use to make the Jack- bag heavier ? P. S.— Is it of any use for perch and trout ? RIFLEMAN. WATER- RATS. SIR,— I should like to know which is the best way of killing water- rats where there is a great quantity of fish and some swans. G. W. POTTED CIIAR.— Will any of our Carlislo friends oblige me with the most approved recipe for potting this delicious fish ?— T. S. BUILTH.— The late heavy fall of rain has brought up some excellent salmon. Mr. Davies, of the Lion Hotel, has killed many in his preserved salmon catches, one of them weighing 20JIb. THE MOY.— The first spring salmon taken this season on the river Moy by rod and fly, was captured by Capt. Roome, on last Monday.— Connaught Watch- man. THE CONON.— Mr. Murray, of Polmaise, tried the Conon for the first time this season, on Saturday, and killed the first clean salmon that has been taken on that river with the rod this year. It weighed 101b. UNPRECEDENTED HAUL OF 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 the year in Scotland before. The fish were nearly all new run, and splendid quality.— Perth Courier. THE ROD versus THE NET.— Although the salmon fishing on the Tay Iras not been very successful dur- ing the past eight days, it is rather a curious fact that rod- fishing has been attended with very con- siderable success, and in one instance, at least, a most splendid salmon was brought ashore. On Saturday last, Mr. Brown, while engaged in the sport on his water of " Hell's Hole"— the scene, it will be re- membered, of one of John Leech's recent caricatures in Punch— had the satisfaction of hooking and bring- ing safely to land a fine fish, which weighed fully 251b,! We may slirewdly suspect how some of the men of the net will envy such good luck.— Perth Courier. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT- OARED BOAT- RACE. THE struggle for aquatic pre- eminence between those Universities which are at the same time rivals and sisters has this year given rise to more than the usual excitement and speculation among what may be termed boating circles. Our readers will recollect that last year, although not noticeable on the score of scientific rowing on the part of the competitors in the Grand Match, this race was perhaps the most exciting ever witnessed on the London water. As it was rowed down from Mortlake to Putney on the top of high- water, the race was impeded by a number of barges and other craft taking advantage of the tide to drop down the river, and consequently was one scene of mishap and faulty steerage; but, after a most plucky and deter- mined struggle, the Cambridge crew managed to gain the advantage of half a boat's length at the winning post. Under such circumstances, it was naturally sup- posed that the Oxford University would not be satis- fled with their defeat, but would take the earliest opportunity of endeavouring to regain their lost laurels. Accordingly, at the commencement of the present year, they challenged their fortunate adver- saries to another bout; which being accepted, the day was fixed for the 4th of April ( since altered to the 3rd), the race to be rowed down, as on the previ- ous occasion. Subsequently, in compliance with the wishes of their friends, the crews again changed the day to the original fixture, viz., the 4th, and the course was determined on from Putney to Mortlake. Orders were immediately given for new boats: by Oxford to Matthew Taylor, of Newcastle ( builder of the boats which the Chester gentlemen rowed in at Henley last year); and by Cambridge to John Salter, the well- known boat- builder at Wandsworth. Both Universities now commenced selecting their crews; and about six weeks ago the lists were pub- lished. We subjoin a list of the crews, with their weights on the day of the race: OXFORD. Bt. lb. 1. R. W. Risley, Exeter 11 2 2. P. Qurdon, University 10 12 3. T. Arkell, Pembroke 11 0 4. R. Martin, Corpus 11 12 5. W. H. Wood, University 11 9 6. E. Wal're, Balliol 12 ,1 7. A. P. Lonsdale, Balliol 11 8 8. J. T. Thorley, Wadhatn 10 8 F. W. Elers, Trinity ( cox.) 8 13 CAMBRIDGE. 1. A. P. Holme, Trinity 11 8 2. A. Benn, Emmanuel II 5 3. W. H. Holley, Trinity Hall 11 8 4. A. L. Smith, Trinity 11 2 b. J. J. Sergeantson, Trinity 12 4 6. R. L. Lloyd, Magdalene 11 12 7. P. Pearson, St John's 11 4 8. H. Snow, St. John's 11 7 R. Wharton, Magdalene ( cox.) 9 2 The Oxford men arrived at Pntney on Thursday, the 26th ult., and took up their quarters at the White Lion; whilst the Cambridge placed themselves under the care of Mrs. Heath, at the Star and Garter, on the following Saturday. From that time up to'the day of battle Putney began to look a trifle more cheerful, and, although the weather was far from inviting, numbers of persons interested in aquatic sports flocked daily to witness the practice. The knowing ones, and would- be knowing ones, were to be observed, watch in hand, stationed at every available spot along the banks and on the bridges, taking the time of the rival crews; and the river was covered with boats, filled with amateurs, anxiously noting the style aud condition of the men. From their style of rowing, and also from having been rather longer in training, the Oxford men were MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 the favourites, and the betting, which had opened at slight odds in their favour, now speedily advanced to 7 to 4 on them. Owing, however, to certain rumours set afloat during the week that one of the Oxford crew ( No. 7), who was unwell when they arrived, would perhaps be unable to row on the day, and to the fact of Cambridge having greatly improved in their time, and having had a favourable trial with eight picked watermen, the odds fluctuated greatly, and we did hear of as much as 6 to 5 being laid on Cambridge; but when the day arrived, and it was discovered that the Oxford crew was unaltered, con- fidence was restored, and the odds firm at 7 to 4 and 2 to 1 on them. The boats were very much admired, that of Oxford being only fifty- five feet in length, with the stroke on the bow side, as is customary in the North, while the Cambridge craft measured sixty feet, and had the stroke outriggers on the usual side. Both were of exquisite workmanship, and fitted up with the greatest minuteness. During the early trials, it was observed that Cambridge still adhered to the old- fashioned square- loomed oars; but several days before the match these were exchanged for the new style, or, as they are called, round- loomed. On the morning of the raco- day ( which set in gloomily enough) the steam- piers were crowded at an early hour, and the show of dark and light blue rosettes at every taking- up station was calculated to excite the envy of the young lady in the song, who is reported to have desiderated a bunch of similar ribbon to tie up her bonny brown hair. No less than ten steamboats accompanied the race. Among them Ci- tizen C, having on board J. W. Chitty, Esq., of Exe- ter College, Oxford, as umpire, and the Superin- tendant of the City Steamboat Company, to keep a sharp look- out for refractory captains. Citizens K and L, chartered by the Messrs. Searles, started with a goodly freight from their yard at Stangate. Trinity Hall, Cambridge, had a boat engaged— Mark Cook, of Oxford, — Logan, of Cambridge, and the veteran Wentzell together. The London Rowing Club ( numbering, we under- stand, nearly two hundred members) had, as usual, engaged a steamer for the use of members and friends; and on it we observed nearly all the principal sup- porters of aquatics in the metropolis, all eager to watch the proceedings of the gentlemen forming the crews, some of whom they will no doubt have soon to meet on the Henley water. The Thames Subscription Club steamboat was certainly the most worthy of notice, for from its deck our eyes were greeted with the vision of a whole bevy of ladies. All honour to the kind forethought of the officers of the club, who had taken this means of gracing the occasion with a presence whose re- fining influence is never so truly felt as when it smiles upon the athletic sports of the sterner sex. Four eights and several fours of the Westminster School, and numerous other small craft, crowded the river, awaiting the start, and stationed themselves between Craven Cottage and the winning- post. We have not heard of any accident having occurred among these small fry; but how some escaped swamp- ing through such a labyrinth of hotwater vessels is a mystery to us. Putney presented quite a gay appearance in spite of the inauspicious state of the weather. Flags were flying, bells ringing, itinerant musicians of every grade afloat and ashore; in fact, a general mixture of all the blessings of civilisation, from carriages to card- sharpers. Crowds of horsemen, some on splen- did cattle, on the towing- path, which was thronged with pedestrians wending their way to see the crews enter their boats at Messrs. Searles' yard, or else waiting to be ferried out to the steam craft in the middle of the river. Special trains brought down great numbers; all was bustle and life; and there could not have been less than eight or ten thousand spectators assembled to witness the event. At last, everything being in readiness, Oxford was the first to row down to their station, quickly fol- lowed by Cambridge. Both crews were loudly cheered on entering their boats. Unfortunately, the rain, which had ceased during the preceding two hours, now recommenced, and continued with unabated vigour throughout the match and during the remainder of the day. Oxford had the choice and took the Middlesex shore, Cambridge being close alongside. Precisely at 11 o'clock a good start was effected by Mr. E. Searle, who was stationed in a cutter between the two boats; and, although Cambridge had the advantage of the first stroke, it soon became evident that they stood no chance of winning, as Oxford quickly drew their boat away, and at Craven Cottage were two boats' lengths ahead. Hammersmith Bridge was reached in 8m. 40s.; and here, if Cambridge had taken advantage of Oxford being too much over on the Middlesex side, they might have made the match rather more exciting, although the issue was never once in doubt. At this point some amusement was afforded the spectators on the river aud on the Suspension- bridge by no less than eight of the steamers passing under the bridge in a dead heat, and so jammed together, that one might step easily from one boat to the other. Oxford con- tinued gaining on their opponents, reaching Barnes railway- bridge in 10m. 10s., and finally winning by ten or twelve lengths, doing the distance, with an indifferent tide under them, in 22m. 35s.; Cambridge about half a minute behind. Thus ended one of the most hollow races it has ever been our lot to witness between tho Universities on the London river. The steerage of both boats was at times very indifferent, more especially at Hammer- smith- bridge and at the top of Chiswick Eyot; and although the Cambridge crew was in very fine con- dition, and rowed a plucky stern wager, yet, from their laboured style, they never once had the re- motest chance of winning. They still adhered to the old- fashioned lofty dashing stroke; and consequently, instead of propelling their light craft over or on the top of the water, every stroke they took only served to bury the boat and stop the " way " on her. That windmill style ( if we may so term it) was no doubt very effective in the old heavy boats, where brute force was the principal thing required, and where you had to keep digging away as fast as you could, to keep them going; but for the present delicate out- rigged craft that style is much too short and jerky. They should have followed the advice of the elderly gentleman on board Citizen L, who frantically rushed about, as well as ho was able through the crowd, shouting at the top of his voice for them to " Pull it out! Pull it out!" Oxford, ori the contrary, under the guidance of Matthew Taylor, had adapted themselves more to the . north country style of rowing, which is a long steady drag from the commencement to the end of the stroke, without jerk or effort, putting all the weight of the body on the oar immediatelv it touches the water; and their boat at every stroke was ob- served to lii't and keep continually on the way. understand, was not got together for some time after the Oxford crew were in full practice. Why should not the eight- oared races be rowed in the Michaelmas and May terms ? The Freshmen who distinguished themselves would have a better chance of getting into the University boat, and the whole of the Lent term might be devoted to practising for that which is the great event of the year in the rowing world. Allowing that it is no disgrace to be beaten by such a crew as the Oxford of this year, it is still desirable that those in authority at Cambridge should make every exertion to insure a well- trained and well- practised crew, when, at any rate, we might have the pleasure of witnessing a race every year on the Thames. AN OLD MEMBER OF THE C. U. B. C. ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB. THE members of this club met at the Rock Ferry Hotel, on the Cheshire side of the Mersey, on Monday evening last, and held the opening dinner of the There was a good attendance of officers and mem bers, and the business matter commenced shortly after 8 p. m. The great feature of the evening was a resolution that the club hold a grand regatta on the Mersey this year, on the same scale as the one in 1853, which gave so much satisfaction. » Besides prizes for yachts there will be prizes for pilot- boats or schooners, fishing- boats, small pleasure sailing- boats, gentlemen's; rowing- gigs, boatmen's gigs, English and American, or mechanics' rowing- races, flatmen's sculling- matches, and other sports. The Regatta will take place at the Rock Ferry, which will be the future marine station of the club. PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB.— The opening trip of the season took place on Thursday week. It was very successful. THE LATE UNIVERSITY BOAT- RACE. SIR,— W'lth all honour to the men who did their best in the cause of their University on Saturday last, I would vtnture to suggest that which I imagine would be an improvement in the boating arrange- ments of our University. At Cambridge, the Lent races are allowed to interfere with the training and practising <> f the University crew, which this year, I [ In this department of THE FIELD we propose to collect information respecting estates, sporting quarters, farms, and mansions, which are In the market for sale or to let, or which have recently been the subjects of a bargain. The statistics of properties suited for InTestment or occu- pation have peculiar attractions, and are of great value, to the wealthy anil numerous constituency among whom THE FIELD circulates; and we shall be careful not to Insert statements unless they arc 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. A register of all the properties noticed in the Estate Journal is kept by the publisher of THE FIELD, and any further In- formation required by subscribers will be readily furnished. Applications should quote the number, which, to faci- litate reference, is placed at the end of the notice of each property.] HAVING now succeeded in gaining the active co- operation of many influential metropolitan and country land agents, we shall hope to render this de- partment, as it becomes gradually developed, of espe- cial interest to our readers. The changes that take place in the ownership of property, the gradual dis appearance of some families from long- familiar liaunts, the introduction of new proprietors, and the fresh infusion of wealth and intelligence into different localities, are all signs of the times; and while the chances that thus occur claim a passing notice, we gain experience, and find that, after all, the new phases are doomed to run the same career as those that have gone before them. Another half- century, and their localities will probably know them no more. But the chronicle of events may nevertheless be inte- resting. We shall thus endeavour to ascertain, as far as we can, into whose hands estates when sold have passed, the price paid, and any other circumstances that may be worth recording, as forming connecting links between the past and the future. ESTATES, SPORTING QUARTERS, MANSIONS, & c. FOR SALE, OR TO BE LET. As the shock of the elections has just passed over, some little animation begins to appear in the land market; and one by ono estates, hitherto kept in abeyance, are now being actively brought to the hammer, and the list for letting is also largely on the increase. From these we now make our selection:— An estate in Suffolk, not far from Sudbury, and dis- tant about two hours from the metropolis, extending over 636 acres, is for sale. The house is handsome, and there are ornamental grounds of considerable extent, with two acres of kitchen- garden. There is stabling for upwards of twenty horses. Tho soil is good; the estate has been drained; the farm- buildings in good order, and arranged according to the modern principles of farming. The rental of the farm alone, independent of the house and grounds, has been esti- mated at 1100/. The whole of the property is, how- ever, at present in hand; and, for the extent, there is a good supply of game. ( 37.) In Hampshire, for sale, a small freehold property, of about 200 acres in extent, possesses attractions from its proximity to hounds, being in the centre of the II. H. and of Lord Portsmouth's country. There is a substantial residence, ornamental grounds surround the house, and there are kitchen- gardens and orchards. The stabling department is excellent. The soil is good; there are all the necessary agricultural build- ings, with a cottage for a bailiff. The estate is dis- tant about one mile from Basingstoke. ( 38.) An estate and manor, consisting of 482 acres of pasture, arable, and woodland, is for sale in Glouces- tershire, on the borders of Oxfordshire. It is within easy distance of several stations on the Oxford and Wolverhampton Railway. The whole has been re- cently drained and highly farmed, and there is lime- stone" and a kiln on the estate. The author of " The Chronicles of a Clay Farm," in speaking of such an addition to an estate, says that, from the value of lime for farming purposes, the farmers, before they take a place, may well a3k first, Is there any lime near? The house is commodious, having beeu re- cently built, and the farm buildings are in good repair. ( 39.) A furnished cottage orn^ e in Hampshire is to be let for one, two, or three vears. It is surrounded with ornamental grounds, flie river Teste flows by, and there are cascades and ornamental bridges. There is a good kitchen- garden, and meadow land. Attached is a right of fishing in the river Teste for the extent of two miles, and there is the exclusive right of angling in a six- acre trout water, a tributary of the Teste. Lord Portsmouth's and Mr. Assheton Smith's hounds are within easy reach, and there are harriers in the neighbourhood. The rent for three years is 150/. per annum. ( 40.) There is also another furnished residence, lately built, to be let in Hampshire, between 50 and 60 miles from London. There are well laid- out but inexpen- sive pleasure- grouuds, & c., and an ornamental piece of water. There is land also, which may be rented. Angling may be obtained about two miles distant, and the property lies within easy reach of several packs of hounds. The rent is 3001. about, or the whole might be treated for sale. ( 41.) A furnished mansion and manor are to be let in Warwickshire for one or two years, or for a term. The house is large, with all the requisite offices, stabling, kitchen- garden, & c.— the whole in excellent condition; and there is a right of shooting over an estate of upwards of 1700 acres, nearly one third of which consists of pheasant covers. ( 42). Among the properties in the North for sale will be found an estate of 882 acres in Dumfriesshire, one half arable, and the remainder, with a small exception, underwood. There is a small but comfortable house and well- stocked garden. The property extends nearly two miles along the banks of the Ca'irn, which is well known as an excellent fishing stream. There is good partridge and hare shooting, and grouse and black game also may be found. It is distant fifteen miles from the town of Dumfries, and about seven miles from the nearest railway station. ( 43.) For those who wish to acquire a large extent of property an opportunity now offers in Inverness- sliire. It consists of a large and valuable grazing district of about 67,400 acres. There is a large mansion on the estate, near Loch Nevis, and also a cottage, suitable for a family, about three miles distant. The land, by judicious outlay, is capable of great improve- ment. The shooting and fishing o n such a property, as may naturally be supposed, is excellent. Red " deer abound; grouse may be found over the whole estate, as well as ptarmigan and black game, and woodcock are plentiful in some parts, and also snipe and wild fowl. Among the plantations there is a good head of pheasants. Four large streams flow through the property— the Dulochan, the Carnock, the In- verguseran water, and the Barrisdale; thus affording good salmon and trout fishing. No estate in Scot- land probably has a more beautiful or extensive range of scenery. ( 44.) In Perthshire a valuable property of 1067 acres is offered for sale. The land is in a good state of culti- vation, and considerable sums of money have been laid out in improvements, so that the rental, which is now estimated at about 1800/. a year, when the leases expire might be considerably enhanced. The rivers Isla and Ericht run along and through the property for some distance, and afford excellent fishing, and there is a large extent of wood, in which there is ample cover for game. ( 45.) In Argyleshire a furnished house is to be let, for one or more years, with office- houses, garden and grazing ground, and with the right of shooting over the estate. The house is situated on Loch Linnhe, and commands fine mountain scenery. There may be found plenty of game, and the winter shooting is good. A stream near affords angling, and there is also excellent sea- fishing. ( 46.) In the same county there is also another furnished mansion to be let, with right of shooting over 4000 acres; it is situated within seven miles of East Tarbet; and for those fond of the sea, there is the opportunity for yachting and fishing. A mansion, furnished or unfurnished, is to be let in Berwickshire, on the Tweedside, with the salmon- fishings and shootings belonging to the property; or these may be treated for separately. ( 48.) There are shootings to be let over an estate con- sisting of 1600 acres in Lanarkshire, for a term of three or five years. The land is well stocked with game, and is commodiously situated not far from Strathaven. ( 49.) Iu Perthshire there is a furnished residence to be let, with beautiful grounds; there is also a garden with hothouse and greenhouse ; and for those who care not for the denunciations of the Ijancet one of the advantages offered is a unique smoking- room, erected at a distance from the house. Excellent shooting and fishing may be obtained in the neigh- bourhood. ( 50.) In the same county also a furnished mansion and shooting quarters are to be let, for a term of years. The shootings lie over an estate of 7000 acres. The estate is situated upon, and extends for about five miles along, Loch Earn, in which there is a right of fishing; there are also several trout- streams on the property. ( 51.) An estate at North Stoke, Somerset, is offered for sale. The beauty of the country, the fertility of the soil, the many charming sites for building, and the well- known materials of the neighbourhood combine to make the property attractive as an investment. See advertisement in page 1. ( 52.) Further particulars will be readily furnished by the publisher of THE FIELD to applicants quoting the number of the notice respecting which inquiry is made. ESTATES, SPORTING QUARTERS, MANSIONS, & C., WANTED. WANTED to rent from 400 to 600 acres of good land in one of the home counties in the South or West of England. A tolerable residence is required, with about three sitting and six or seven best bed rooms and servants' apartments. It is indispensable that there should be stabling for from fifteen to twenty horses. If the property is otherwise desirable, arrange- ments might be made with the owner for the building of these, should there not be sufficient accommodation. The land should be about two thirds in pasture. The Scotch system of farming would be carried out, and the property should have facilities for breeding cattle ( short- horns), sheep, and horses. Land agents and others having a property of this kind for rental are requested to communicate with the publisher of THE FIELD. PROPERTIES SOLD. A SMALL but particularly desirable property in Worcestershire, known as the Mathon Lodge Estate, has just been sold by Mr. Bentley, of Worcester. It consists of a substantial house, with a handsome lawn, ornamental trees, and shrubs; a kitchen- garden, conservatory, and vinery. The farmstead adjoins, and there is a farmhouse, with newly- erected buildings; the property containing altogether upwards of 214 acres of land ; the whole, with the exception of about ten acres ( which is copyhold), is freehold. There is a carriage- drive through a plantation leading through a part of the grouuds to the house. The land is composed of arable, meadow, pasture, orchard, hop land, and coppice, and there are five cottages, with gardens attached, for labourers. The estate realised 12,010/., being at the rate of upwards of 56/. per acre. Mathon Lodge was purchased by II. N. Court- ney, as agent for the Misses Griffiths of Tillington Court, in the county of Hereford, and, we believe, for occupation. Cognac brandy is getting every day more and more scarce: a further rise is expected in consequence of the reduction made in the duty on its importation into the United States. Mr. Robt. Lindsay, partner in the house of Lindsay Brothers, in Belfast, sued the proprietors of the Northern Whig newspaper for 10,000/. damages for an alleged libel. The jury gave a verdict for sixpence. The official arrangements in connection with the meeting of the British Association at Dublin have been completed. Tbe meeting will commence on Wednesday, the 26th of August, and last for eight days. TREATMENT OF THE GREYHOUND. LETTER IV. To " COCKSPUK." SIR,— And now to wind up my pleasurable com- pliance with your flattering request with a few of the generalities of our philosophy, and a slight indul- gence of my own whims and fancies, which pray take only for as much as you think they are worth. Never attach much importance either to winning or losing: the former is often no test of super- excel- lence; the latter may often befal the best greyhound. 1 believe with Arrian that a first- rate greyhound is a lucky accident, or, as he expresses it, " one that falls not to the lot of a courser without the favour of some god." For such a blessing then he should sa- crifice to Diana Venatrix— in other words, should be thankful, and by no means boastful over others as to what is so little in his own power to secure. Be sure never to course your greyhound unless he is quite fit; his natural sagacity soon adapts itself to overcome difficulties; a sore toe or an overloaded stomach soon teaches him to substitute contrivancs for speed. I like to see him run in the vigour, nay the very rashness, of health and spirits, with his eye full of fire, and his heart full of joy ; and lot his work ever be his sport, and the moment it becomes labour let it cease. There are two distinct classes of coursers. Of the one we should have none on the broad plain if it were not for the stakes and the betting- book; of the other there are those who run for the stakes merely because where stakes are run for they can now only meet with real competition and tests of the merit of their dogs; for, alas! the cup and the goblet, emblems of honour and success, are scarcely to be met with in these days ; and matches, the only mode in which greyhounds can be equally and fairly tried and judged, and which 1 see in 1825 formed the only trials in the Altcar Club, have almost disappeared and given way to the 16,32 and 64 dog stake, for no other purposo that 1 can see, than to increase the casualties and to make our sport a mere game of chance and gambling specu- lation, and to show our disregard of everything ex- cept what is associated with money. But, as we can- not in this world avoid contact with evil, let us eschew at least the cruelty of the sixteen- dog stake to be run out in one day, and let us encourage the nearest approach to the pure sport which our evil day admits of; and, if nothing olse can be done, let the money bo divided to the greatest extent possible, as at the Waterloo meeting. I would broach one other notion, which can do no harm— that distemper and disease may for the most part be prevented, but rarely, if ever, can be cured without some trace of evil consequence. My dose— of, 1 syrup of poppies; 2 syrup of buckthorn; 3 castor oil— given whenever dufness or lack of appetite or even lack of playful- ness is shown, with warmth and cleanliness, has now been either the cause or the concomitant of an eleven years' escape from distemper. Frequent repetition o whitewash on the walls and ceiling of the kennel, I believe, much conduces to a healthful atmosphere and prevention from ticks. And now let me end in the spirit of gratitude to those with whom and from whom I have derived all that I know and much that 1 have enjoyed; and oh, who can remember without a tear the kind, the cheerful, the benevolent Christian man, the late owner of Burgundy, the Rev. Mr. Bates, of Willey ! The beam of his benevolent face forced from a stranger a " God bless you, sir," as he passed; and, upon Mr. Bates expressing his want of recollection of the stranger, the man said, " Why, sir, it would be strange if you recollected me, for I never saw you before in my life; but I could not help blessing such a happy and kind look as you threw upon every one." He was indeed of the choice ones of mankind, and we have still amongst us many to be proud of. Who has ever displayed more generous enthusiasm than the owner worthy of Cerito, well worthy of that wonder ful gift of Diana Venatrix ? He has hung up in her- temple what we so long wished for in vain— a picture of the greyhound— he has secured to all time the verity of her excellence, and, not content with a selfish gratification, he has presented to his friends the most beautiful engraving that has over been produced, and so has he, by this benevolent and munificent device, multiplied the treasure and perpetuated the admiration of all who have hearts to love our sport and to hate its degradation. Honour for ever be to the name of George Frederic Cooke for this munificence ! With Barnard's strains I began, and with his senti- ments will I end my lucubrations. Gallant greyhounds tell her. hero Trusty faith and lovo sincerc, Here do grace and zeal abide, And humbly keep their master's side. Bid her send whate'er hath sold Human hearts— lust, power and gold— A cursed train— And blush to find, that on the wold They bribe hi vain. The Lache, Chester, April 6. TRIBUNE. P. S. If I have failed to meet any point which " Cockspur" or any one else might have wished, I shall be glad to answer to the best of my ability what- ever they may require. COURSING IN SCOTLAND. SIR,— Last week there was some first- rate private coursing upon the property of Mr. Jardine, at a place called, or pronounced, Corrie or Corree. I am credibly informed that there cannot possibly he any better coursing ground than this in Scotland, or in England. There are plenty of hares; and the ground is one vast undulating plain or grassy sheepwalk, free from those abrupt hills and rushy marshes and heather which spoil so much of the coursing- ground in Scotland. It lies north- east of Lockerby, by Esk- dale Muir, not a great way from Muidlaw, the farm of Mr. Brydon, the distinguished sheep- breeder; and about seven miles from Lockerby, a first- class station on the Caledonian Railway. I have been thinking that it would be worth consideration at least whether some of the larger meetings in Scotland could not be transferred to Corree, and whether the proposed meeting between the Scotch and English dogs, advo- cated by Stonehenge, could not be held there. With- out attempting to throw cold water upon Stone- henge's desirable proposal ( if it can be accomplished), I am afraid the Scotch coursers are not locomotive enough to go so far south as Wiltshire. Corree is readily accessible to all Scotch coursers, and to all tho North of England coursers— Lockerby being within an hour's ride by rail from Carlisle, and a few hours only from the great network of railways which covers Lancashire and the North of England, and within ten hours from the South of England. The only drawback to Corree would be the want of accommodation; but there are farm- towns and cottages thore which would readily be made available at night for the accommodation of dogs and trainers, for a trifling compliment or con- sideration ; and there is abundance of good hotel and inn accommodation at Lockerby, and of post- horses and conveyances as well. I repeat that the subject is well worthy of cousideration. If a transfer of 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. meetings should be thought invidious or impracti- cable, a now annual meeting worthy of Biggar and Abington might be established at Corree. Scotland has not only " held her own," but has added fresh coursing laurels to her wreath this season, and I trust that in the next we shall win more. In the interval, let us, in tho language of Sir Walter Scott, Shake the gather'd heath, And spread our platds upon the wreath; And with brave foemen side by side Llo peaceful down, like brothers tried. It is rather reckoning without our host not to have thought of the proprietor's consent before, but there is every reason to believe that Mr. Jardine is a gentle- man who would have much pleasure in gratifying the coursing public. W. L. W. GREYHOUND PRODUCE. At Lancaster, on the 7th inst., Mr. Thos. Gardner's Lady Neville by Neville out of Scotia ( by Easterby's Emporor out of A. Graham's Mavourneen), six pup- pies by Tho British Grenadier, one white and fawn dog, one white and fawn bitch, and four fawn and white bitches. Scotia, the granddam of these puppies, was tho last of the celebrated Emperor Ditches. Messrs. J. B. and W. Snother's black and white bitch Miss Hannah, 10 whelps to Mr. Randall's Ranter, 5 dogs and 5 bitches, all black. Mr. J. B. Snother's black bitch Grisi, by Etwall's Egypt out of Sister to Whirlwind, 9 whelps to Mr. Blenkiron's British Tar, 4 black dogs, 2 black and white does, and 8 white and black bitches. One since dead. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. APRIL. Wexford Mr Owens lfi Limerick Mr Owens 21, 22 MAY. Wexford ( Open) Hr Owens 6, 7 HKPTKMHER Blggai ( St. Leger, & c.), Lanarkshire... Mr Nightingale. 3( l& fol. days OCTOBER. North Union, Antrim Mr Owens 14, 15 Wlltehii' 0 ( Atneabury) Cbamptoll I'. IScfol. days Betleek, Fermanagh Mr I iwens. 21,22 Altcar Club, Lancashire 28, 29 NOVUM IIKIL Newmarket Champion, t ' amhridgeeh. Mr M'George ... 2 & fot. days Cardlngton, Bedfordshire lOAfol. days Ashduwn t'ark Champtou, Berkshire lli& fol. days CROWS VERSUS ROOKS. SIK,— I am ulmost afraid to enter tho lists with such a doughty champion as Mr. G. F. Berkeley, who seems perfectly invincible, and up to everything but speaking French; yet, as he has thought proper to make himself merry, or perhaps he may think witty, with Scotchmen on the above subject, 1 hopo he will allow me to " pluck a crow with him." He says: " They persist, if they still cling to their supposed belief in a vulgar verbiage which has confounded two creatures from the hue of their plumage, whose habits, associ- ations, and nature are totally distinct," & c. Mr. Berkeley evidoutly, theoretically at least, tloes not know tho meaning of the word verbiage, though I thought he woultl practically, as it moans a super- abundance of words; but hu probably has confounded it with nomenclature. Mr. Berkeley pronounced his dictum that crows never eat coru, and a Scotchman had the temerity to state his experience to the coutrary, when Mr. B. came down upon him with what was intended us a flooror: " Rooks eat corn, but crows never; you Scotch don't know the difference between a crow and a rook." He then proceeded to rate the Scotch for this gross ignorancu. But, hold hard, Mr. Infallible! It is true that in Scotland we commonly apply the term crow to what is called the rook in England; but then you must not suppose we do not know the distinctions between the two birds. The veriest tyro in natural history knows that the rook and carrion crow belong to the same genus, the former being termed Corvus frugilegus, the latter Corvus corone They are in fact both crows, and I am quite willing to let Mr, Berkeley crow as long as he pleases, if he can disprove that. The rook being by far the most numerous of tho crow tribe, I think it is very natural for tho Scotch to call it the crow, and, when they wish to specify any other of the family, to name them distinctly, as— the carrion crow, the hooded crow, & c. But really the Scotchman is not alone to be pitied for tho uniortuiiute use he made of the word crow. Perhaps Mr. Berkoley muy think himself entitled to some sympathy also, when he finds that the words rook and crow wore originally derived from the same source, antl that, us one author expresses it, " they are tho same word dialectically varied" ( see Imperial Dictionary, Richardson, Sullivan, or any authority on etymology). This probably accounts for the term rook being used in England and crow in Scotland. Now, after this I hope Mr. Berkeley will get some new views anent " vulgar verbiage." But to return to the dictum of Mr. Berkeley, that crows ( carrion) never eat corn, ullow mo to say he at least differs from tho best authorities. Pennant says: " It will eat grain;" another says : " This is a voracious fowl, feeding on carrion and grain, particularly maize, which it pulls up" ( Imp. Diet.) Again, in the reign of Henry VIII., crows wero considered so destructive to the farmer, that a special act was passed for their destruction. Rooks were also included. But Mr. Berkeley cares for no authorities, he only recognises what he has seen or fancies he has seen; but 1 can tell him there are to be found in Scotland as gootl and unprejudiced observers of nature as else- where. That crows ( carrion) eat grain I myself can testify; and perhaps, when the season comes round, may con- vince even Mr. Berkeley by a specimen. But it is not more wonderful lor crows to eat corn than their congeners, tho rooks, to eat eggs. No season passes that I don't take numbers of rooks in my traps, baited with eggs. MEDICUS. SIR,— At the risk of being thought obstinate, a national failing 1 believe, 1 beg to reiterate my opinion that Mr. Grantley Berkeley, not D. F., was in error in the languge made use of by them regarding orows, for the question has now been reduced to one of words. All rooks are crows, but all crows are not rooks. Such seems to be tho conclusion arrived at on the subject, and I think it an undeniable one, as all the varieties are included untler the generic " Corvus." Mr. Berkeley admits that rooks eat corn, so crows under another name do eat coin. But, setting aside the mere question of words, I must say it is not very clear to 1110 what Mr. Berkeley intended by noticing D. F.' s statement as he did. The great object of the interesting correspondence with which your weekly pages teem, is to elicit information or afford amusement, anil in no other periodical that I am acquainted with does the lover of nature find the two so well and plenteously combined. In the present instance, however, 1 can find neither; and, insteail of kindly commiseratiug the deplorable maze of igno- rance and enlightening the darkness in which D. F. wanqprs, Mr. Berkeley deals with him as he seems inclined to do with poachers, and coolly knocks him him down. I must say I have the unaristocratic taste to prefer very much Mr. E. Esdaile's mode of procedure, who begins by saying, " I must first know what description of bird is here meant," and then gives his opinion, the correct one, on the subject. Even supposing, however, that the carrion or hooded varieties did eat corn, in addition to their more dainty morsels, the idea of their being allowed so to infest a game preserve, of all places in the world, as to call for the pheasant's food being protected from their ravages, is so laughably absurd that I cannot conceive how it came into Mr. Berke- ley's head to attribute it to poor D. F., or any other person whom he did not positively know to be insane. Equally at a loss am I to understand how Mr. Berkeley could suppose that D. F. alluded to any other than the Corvus frugilegus, or corn- picking crow, when giving directions how to guard against its depredations. The only explanation I can think of is, that Mr. Berkeley had read D. F.' s letter hastily, and that his love of contradiction prompted him as hastily to write what a moment's consider- ation would have led him to suppress. Mr. Berkeley thanks " Diana," who, with the kind- heartedness of her sex, 11 never likes to see a man set on by numbers." While expressing gratitude for good intentions, I snspect " Save me from such friends" must be his prayer, and no wonder. I would suggest to " Diana " that the contents of Blue Books are not sacred to a privileged few ; and 1 would warn all Mr. Berkeley's true friends carefully to stear clear of Blue Book revelations of his evidence, as far as it regards wireworms and a wonderful system of arithmetic. " Saxon " goes too far when he says there are no rooks in Scotland, but is quite correct in saying they are not generally known by that name. West Lothian, March 24". II. B. II. SIR,— On the rook and crow controversy I notice a letter signed " Saxon." Where this said " Saxon " has picked up his information I am at a loss to con- jecture. He denies that any Scotchman whatsoever acknowledges there is a difference betwixt the rook and crow. Now, if " Saxon" was ever in Scotland, or ever conversed with a Scotch keeper, he would know that his assertion was not according to fact; and therefore, I am sure, would never have made it. He might as well say that 110 Scotchman knows the difference betwixt oatmeal and flour. As it is, I can only make use of his own words, antl repeat that " he is a Cockney," and there is 110 denying the fact; and, further, to recommend him to avoid writing on subjects on which he appears so ill- informed. OLD CROW. SIR,— Had Mr. Berkeley, when he contradicted me, given an explanation of his meaning when he asserted " D. F. is in error, crows never eat corn," he would have avoided all dispute. He should cither have mentioned what sort of crow he meant never ate corn, or have asked me to say which I referred to when I advised C. C. to protect his pheasants food from crows. If I had time to reply to Mr. Esdaile, Mr. Berkeley would have seen that wo both held the same opinion on the subject. Corvus corone and Corvus comix are both well known to me as birds that do not eat corn. In my advice to C. C., I referred to Corvus frugilegus, known to Scotchmen as the crow, to Englishmen as tho rook, and thus the dispute. From constantly hearing the Corvus frugi- legus called a crow, in advising C. C. I overlooked the necessity of being very particular in the terms I used, and did not give the Latin name of the crow I meant, as I never for a moment imagined any one would suppose I referred to Corvus corone or Corvus ornix. D. F. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT THE HIGHFIELD HOUSE OBSERVATORY. For the. Week ending Tuesday, April 1th, 18.57. I Mi » 5 os • s I if isi -< eqi UI Vl'lK siimi as ail* IS i o 1 - i 5 * » • a* s* sill," • auipwoa ? S3AV0' 1 • Sujpuaa » u H => 9 — — o E » QO — ti J T V s a 6 £ s * a H The range of temperature during the week was 19' 5°. The weather very rainy except on the 1st and 7tli. The direction of the wind was W. and S. W. on Ist; variable 011 ' 2nd and 3rd, oscillating between E. and W. ( through S.); was E. and S. E. on 4th; between N. E. and S. E. 011 5th; between E. aud N. E. on 6th till 7 P. M., then moved through N. to w. ; was between S. and W. on 6th and 7th. On 7th, flood in the valley of the Trent. On 3rd, chiff- chaff arrived. On 7tli, wood- sorrel in flower; Pulmonaria mollis in full flower. E. J. LOWE. Becston. near Nottingham, Aprils, 1857. Rye- grass in flower from last week of June to third week of July. Dahlias, fee. first killed by frost Nov. 7; 20 miles in- land, Oct. 7. Notes on the habits of the following animals:— Lark first heard singing, Jan. 27; last heard, Oct. 28. Blackbird first heard singing, Feb. 21. Lapwing first seen, March 19; first seen in flocks, Sept. 4 ; last seen, Oct. 12. Bat first seen abroad ( at Belhelvie), April 20. Cuckoo first heard, May 10. Landrail first heard, May 13; last heard, July 30. House Swallow and Swift first seen, May 14; Swift last seen, Sept. 5 ; House Swallow last seen, Oct. 2. Blue- Bottle Fly first seen abroad, Feb. 26; Hive Bee, March 7; Butterfly ( Belhelvie), April 19. The Fieldfare was seen at Glenburnie Cottage during third and last weeks of November. A. ClilTIKSHANK. ATHLETIC EXERCISE. BY HARRY HIEOVER. NOTES ON THE FOLLOWING SHRUBS AND 2 PLANTS IN ABERDEENSHIRE. Draba verna, Whitlowgrass, first seen in flower last week of February. Pctasites vulgaris," Butterburr, first seen in flower last week of March. Ranunculus hederaceus, Ivy- leaved Crowfoot, first seen in flower first week of April. Ranunculus ficaria, l'ilewort Crowfoot, first seen in flower first week of April. Caltlia palustris, Marsh Marigold, first seen in flower first week of May. Veronica beccabunga, Brookliine, first seen in flower third week of Juno. Whin was in flower from third week of May to last week of June. Broom was in flower from third week of June to third week of July. Nasturtium officinale, Common Water- Cress, first seen ill flower last week of June. Corn- fields were yellow with Wild Mustard from third week of June to fourth week of July. I WILL this week redeem my promise given to a valued correspondent of THE FIELD, by affording him the best information in my power as to the process of preparing himself to run both a hundred yards and also a quarter of a mile. 1 have been frequently asked ( as it will be inferred, by persons totally unac- quainted with such matters) how long it usually takes to bring out a racehorse tit to run. Now, no man alive— no, not John Scott himself— could give a direct answer to such a question. He must, prior to giving such, make the queries of— What is his age ? How has he been treated ( if he be a young one)? How far has he been broke? What distance will h ® have to run ? What sort of constitution has he ? Then, when he has given a crude reply as to the time he considers a iiorse, under the circumstances repre sented, would on an average require to bring him to the post in fit form— even then temper, capability of enduring work, and consequently how far he may train on, or the reverse, and again, how far his soundness may stand training, will all frequently set at naught the most honest answer judgment and ex- perience may have led a man to make as regards time, and the trouble a horse may give in training. The question asked is, however, one of far iess difficulty to answer. In the first place it is but reasonable to infer that the gentleman proposing to prepare himself for his race has so lived that his consti- tution and stamina are good; so he will not have, as is sometimes the case with young racehorses, to get that up the mark, so as to enable them to be put into training— he may set about his preparation at once. I am neither acquainted with his age, habits, or pre- sent form, but we will suppose that he has youth on his side; and from the feat he proposes to perform, we will infer his usual habits have been active, and that his form is such as bodes no impediment to his train- ing or preparation. It must strike every one that with man a3 well as horse the preparation required must vary in accord- ance with the exertion and energies that will be called upon to be surmounted in the race. A two- year- old may come out in far fuller form than the horse engaged to run in stakes where the distances are long, lit the first place there is a thing to be dreaded, which persons unused to training have little idea of— that is, in technical terms, " fat inside." Now this does not materially affect the wind in a very short spurt; but neither man nor horse can run a distance if under its influence. When fat remains on the inside, the lungs cannot sustain the work they are called on to perform in such a case;. besides which the specific gravity'of the body calls 011 the sustaining and propelling powers to perform a duty that they are unable to sustain for long distances. Thus far the training of man and horse are analo- gous in many particulars; but the person who under- takes the preparation of a man to run has a wonder- fully easier task than the trainer who undertakes the preparation of a horse to race. The latter has only his judgment 011 appearances as his guide; the first can ascertain the feelings of the man in training from his own mouth, though the truth is sometimes a little twisted and turned about to procure relaxation where a man has to undergo severe preparation; and I do not hesitate in saying that no man, at least very few, would have resolution to go through the necessary ordeal of preparing themselves for a long and severe race, if left to themselves, be it against time or another man. The advantage of a time- race is, that a man may so previously try himself that he can ( barring illness or accident) reduce it to an almost certainty, whether or not he can accomplish what he undertakes. If he undertakes running a given dis- tance against an opponent, he can only judge of the chances for or against his success by knowing the men against whom his opponent has run, anil whether he has beaten, or'been beaten by, those. If a man knows this, and particularly if he has run with any of those men himself, he may form a moderately accurate estimate of his own pretensions ; but let him bear in mind, none of those races against opponents authorise him to feel secure. Men vary a good deal in their performances, and frequently in the time of doing them; and let him recollect, a real runner can go a long way in two seconds. For a short race ( or, indeed, any race) the first thing usually necessary is a mild aperient. I am alluding to a man supposed to be in quite a fit state to go into preperation. Living as the generality of men do, an almost total change of habits as to food be- comes necessary; not that lie is required, like the wasting jockey, to abstain from what any reasonable man would be quite satisfied with— we do not want to waste the runner, unless he happens unfortunately to' be given to obesity, and even then sweats and addit ional exercise are the means to be employed to bring him into form. By change of food I mean an avoidance of all that may merely fill tho stomach without nourishing or invigorating the frame. Con- ceive, for instance, a man in training indulging in what he might term " a nice little white- heart cabbage," or even " a nice mealy potatoe." Soup should be avoided, not that it would probably do any direct harm, but it would not do good to mako amends for the space it would occupy in the stomach; fish is bad for the same reason; all pastry and puddings should pro tempore be banished; n man in preparation at- tempting, for instance, a rhubarb tart, would deserve to be punished, as such things sometimes affect us. Fruit should be taken with great circumspection and in great moderation; there can be no objection to a thoroughly ripe orange or a slice of good pine, if his aristocratic taste leads to it; but all common fruit must be banished. We cannot hear of beer of any sort or in a general way ardent spirits ; a little cold brandy and water is perfectly admissible— in fact some subjects require it; hut in a general way good sound port or sherry must be the staple drink during the preparation to run : a glass or two more or less need not be objecteil to, but three or four glasses is all that is required for breath or stamina I see 1 have objected to certain articles of food. I will now state what I consider the best. Mutton and game I hold to rank the highest, but beef, poultry, veal, or even pork, by way of variety, may be taken with impunity by some stomachs. In mentioning poultry, I include on!}' chickens and fowls; but! should strenuously recommend all but mutton, beef, or game being abstained from when the man under training comes near his time of performance, for then any little emeute in the internal regions is to be strictly guarded agaiust. Now as to the time required to prepare a man to run, I will answer as categorically as the subject admits of dcing, and should saj' under ordinary cir- cumstances, with a man of active habits, and com- paratively in good wind, three weeks will suffice to prepare him for a short race, which it ap- pears the gentleman addressing me 011 the subject in- tends running. But let him not deceive himself: it appears he intends running a hundred yards, and a quarter of a mile. Now it may be he may prove very good as to the one distance, yet very mediocre as to the other; but as some guide to him, to test his quali- ties, 1 will state that, ten or eleven seconds are first- rate time for the one; a minute or a little more equally good for the longer distance. Let him com- mence by a gentle run, in the morning, anil during the day, taking care that he is neither indolent nor taxes his powers so as to bring on distress : a little fatigue must be encountered, but when absolufe dis- tress comes 011, the exercise has been too much for man or horse. To fill up the time between his exer- cise, cricket, tennis, or racquets, or a stroll with his gun, may be advantageously made use of. HARRY IIIEOVER. FEMALE EQUESTRIANISM. SIR,— A lady's riding is like lier dancing; if it comes at all, it must come naturally. No woman can be taught to ride, especially if she begins after her childhood is past. Of course I do not mean that a lady cannot sit, after a fashion, upon a quiet, easy- going horse ; but to be free of the whole equine species— to feel that inexpressible happiness and enjoyment which riding a fine, fresh, free horse alone can give— a lady must be " born a rider." It is not only seat and hand that constitute such, but it is a real appreciation and love for the horse ; a capability to enjoy his high spirits with him; and a sufficient knowledge of his anatomy, diseases, power of endurance, and temper, to enable her to feel her- self part and parcel Of her horse— his friend, his playmate, but at the same time his unyielding ruler. I ride with the third pummel; the off pummel I consider useless, but am indifferent whether it is there or not. A saddle lately sent to me from Wilson in Vere- street has it. A shoe- stirrup is best. A lady should never ride a weedy, low- shouldered, narrow- chested horse. He should always be up to a stone or even two over her weight. A lady's saddle is unusually light at 141b. I had one made of that weight by Merry of Leamington. On no pretence should a lady ride witli a mar- tingale ; a star- gazing brute is always the better for a spur on each side of him. I always ride in a spur ; it keeps the lazy ones awake, and keeps the vicious ones in order. No timid or inexperienced woman should use the spur, as, if frightened, they might unconsciously apply it, with dangerous consequences. It is impossible to impart a hand. The hand must vary with every horse one rides. 1 have at present three horses for my riding, which illustrate this. One, anoblo chesnut, " a winged steed with mane of gold," who has a mouth " like a gatepost," or rather like " Multum in Parvo" in " Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour;" tho second a large weight- carrying black, with a mouth so light that a touch will make him rear ; and the third a Turkish horse, whose mouth varies with his temper. 1 find it a very useful plan, in riding new or " queer" horses, to take the snaffle in one hand and the curb in the other; thus you can use both, without dropping either. L'AMAZONE. EFFECT OF DAIILLA CULTIVATION ON BEES.— A correspondent says lie docs not know whether those who treat 011 the" subject of bees are aware that the cultivation of the Dahlia is incompatible with the success of the bee- keeper. For many years he was very successful with his bees, having upwards of twenty hives yearly, and, of course, abundance of honey ; but, from the time that he commenced grow- ing Dahlias the bees declined, and he has at last given up those useful insects altogether. They became intoxicated by feeding 011 that flower; many of them lie found dead in the blossoms, or lying on the ground underneath, and those which got home formed little or no honey. He says he has heard the same remark made by many persons to whom he has mentioned it, both in England and Ireland. THE UNADULTERATED FOOD COMPANY, with the aid of a large capital, and a larger constituency, pro- pose to do that which private enterprise and compe- tition have as yet proved unequal to— provide pure food at average prices. None who have heard of the Lancet Commission, of Dr. Letheby's peeps into the canisters of the city, or of the causes which produce disease in our thickly- populated towns and cities, can doubt the necessity " for sucli a company as this. It must be eminently successful. About a quarter of a million of money was taken in three days last week at the Receiver General's office, Customs, in anticipation of the reduction of ihe duty upon tea and coffee, which took place on Mon- Kiss OR FIGHT.— An exchange tells a story of a country party thus :—" A stalwart young rustic, who was known as a formidable operator in a ' free fight,' had just married a blooming and beautiful country girl, only sixteen years of age, and the twain were at a party where a number of young folks of both sexes were enjoving themselves in the good old- fasliioned pawn- playing style. Exery girl in the room was called out antl kissed except Mrs. 11., the beautiful young bride aforesaid; and, although there was not a youngster present who was not dying to taste her lips, they were restrained by the presence of her herculean husband, who stood regarding the party with a look of sullen dissatisfaction. They mistook the cause of his anger, however, for, suddenly rolling up his sleeves, he stepped into the middle of the room, and, in a tone of voice that at once secured marked attention, said, ' Gentlemen,.! havo been noticing how things have been working here for some time, and I ain't half satisfied. I don't vrant to raise a fUSSi but .' ' What's the matter, John ?' inquired half a dozen voices, ' What do you mean? Havo we done anything to hurt your feelingu ?' ' Yes, you have all; all of you have hurt my feelrngs, and I've got just this to sav about it: Here's every gal in the room been kissed mighty nigh a dozen times apiece, and there's mv wife, who I consider as likely as any of ' em, lias not had a single one to- night; nnd I jnst tell you now, if she don't get as many kisses the balance of the time as any gal in the room, the man that slights her has got me to fight— that's all! Now, go ahead with your plays!' If Mrs. B was slighted during the balance of the evening we did not know it. As for ourselves, we know that John had no fault to find with us individually for any neg- e ct on our part."— American paper. MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 THE LIBRARY. 4 The Angler in the Lalce District. By JOHN DAVY, M. D., F. R. S. London: Longman and Co. ANGLING has been styled " the contemplative man's recreation ;" and the book before us is eminently that of a contemplative man. Calm and philosophical, it maintains throughout an agreeable chatty tone, and keeps the even tenour of its way, placid and smooth as the unruffled surface of one of the lakes it treats of. As a work on angling per se, it would be unfair to attach undue importance to it, this evidently not being the author's object. Nor do tho descriptions of the sport to be had there very strongly predispose us to a visit, for the mere sake of sport, to the Lake dis- trict. As a vehicle, however, for the description of scenery, it possesses considerable merit; and the author has taken in a wide range of the Lake country, and described it in lifelike and glowing terms. Here and there we find interspersed through its pages short and interesting sketches and anecdotes of the lives and actions of various remarkable men who have made these delightful scenes their abiding- place; and to the lovers ar. d seekers after nature unadorned, and the disciples of the poets, the book will present a charm not inapplicable to the objects of their admi- ration. If, however, the angler finds but few of what are considered by the craft " wrinkles," to be practised in the pursuing of his favourite pastime, he will find abundant truthful and philosophical speculation aud demonstration, as regards the habits and the breeding peculiarities of the Salmonidse which inhabit the Lake waters. And this subject, which has of late so much engrossed the attention of naturalists and amateurs, is evidently one which the author has made an object of study and observation. Dr. Davy is evidently a philosopher aud a lover of the beautiful. He is also, we doubt not— and we wish, for the sake of his readers, he had enlarged rather more upon this point— a good and experienced practical angler; and, what is also much to the purpose, he is what all good anglers should be, something of a cook, as we shall show. We confess to a weakness in this parti- cular. We like to know not only where and how to catch fish, but how to render them acceptable to our gastronomic faculties afterwards; and we feel as grateful to a brother piscator for a new and telling recipe, as we do for a new and killing fly. Here is a recipe for potting char, which fairly makes our mouths water with— we had almost said antici- pation— but we must tone the word into " description." Potted char! " Convictus deorum est gloriosus" sayeth Phsedrus, and truly might potted char have been held by his countrymen a dish for their gods; and it might have been worth dining with them, or even breakfasting ( if they did breakfast), to partake thereof. But here is the recipe. Take one dozen char, dress and wipe with a dry cloth; strew a little salt in and over them, and let them be all night; then wipe them with a dry cloth, and season witli one ounce of white pepper, quarter of an ounce of cayenne, half an ounce of jiounded cloves, and a little mace. Clarify two pounds of butter. Then put them with their backs down into a pot lined with paper ; and then pour the butter over, and bake four hours in a slow oven. If the reader pursues these directions strictly, we doubt not he will find his labour well repaid. Further, the author lets us into the secret that most of the so- called potted char are small trouts; and, though he states that if the trout be in good condition it is hard to distinguish the difference, we can hardly subscribe to the assertion. With regard to the boiling of fish, he says : " Make the water boil before putting in the fish, and, that the temperature of the boiling point may be higher, throw into the kettle a handful of salt. In ten or fifteen minutes," he continues, " such a piece of fish as we are to have, of about a pound and a half, will be thoroughly dressed, will be firm and flaky, with the curd preserved and bloodless. The last- mentioned quality is the proof of its being sufficiently done." How often have we seen good fish rendered flabby, tough, and indigestible, for the lack of following this simple and plain rule. There is one point we cannot help quarrelling with our author on; lor, although ho writes in one page of the book against catching salmon smolts, he occa- sionally owns to taking them, and we find in pages 210, 30, 46, 55, 61, and 69, six separate occasions on which he seems to have done so. We must mention this— it would be against our piscatorial creed to keep silence on such a point. No true angler should ever allow himself knowingly to destroy a salmon smolt under any circumstances. Let him consider that he may be, and most likely is, destroying some 10 or 121b. weight of wholesome food upon every occasion of his repeating the offence, for the sake of catching a thing a finger or a span long, putting anything like considerations of sport out of the question. The salmon fly have enemies enough, scaly, feathery, and human, without adding the angler to the last. We are sure the author will take these remarks in good part, and see the justice of them, and will abandon so mischievous a habit for the future. We cordially join him in his reprobation of a practice which he describes, which we confess is new to us, albeit we thought we were au fait to every possible poaching device. Thus it is described:— They are called " hods," and are made of wicker- work, sticks thrust into the overhanging bank, and crossed with others, and covered with turf. Their intent is to produce deep shade, a tempting resting- place during the day for tho larger fish, which, as I before mentioned shun the garish light. Ha! I see the landlord going in the garden with a lister— let us follow him. See, he removes some dried ferns, and now through the opening he has made he looks into the water. Now he clutches his spear, and carefully introduces it without raising his head. He strikes, and with effect! Behold the prize, " a mort," of at least three pounds— a fresh run fish, and in excellent condition. This fish was afterwards cooked for our author's dinner. We can only say that, had it been cooked for ours, we would not have touched a bit of it. Such a cold- blooded complicated act of poaching we have seldom seen recorded, and our author does very right to denounce such a contrivance. The book is written in the conversational, colloqiual form, and is an agreeable means of whiling away an hour or two. We cannot help tracing a slight re- semblance, in style and mode of treatment of thjs sub- ject, between Dr. Davy's book and the " Salmonia " of his great namesake, Sir Humphrey. We trust hereafter to have to chronicle yet other works from Dr. Davy's pen. The Post and the Paddock. London: Piper, Stephenson, and Spence THE second edition of this amusing little volume has been lately issued to the world, and is a charming companion to a disciple of Phaeton either to cheer a journey or to while away an hour of idleness. In this, the hunting edition, the author docs not lay any pretensions to great experience in the field, but has merely dotted down things seen and things heard. He gives a good lesson to many a writer, who, though more florid, is nut half so concise. The " concen- tration" of which he speaks in his preface is, in our eyes, an additional charm to the' work. The confab, with old Dick Christian reminds us of bygone days; and we should like thai to have been longer. Oft have we seen the veteran go. May those who read this little book be able to get over a rasper or through a bullfincher in the same style as did the finishing hero of The Post and the Paddock. We strongly recommend our friends to read it. Dogs: their Instinct, Sagacity, and Uses; with descrip- tions of their varieties. By GEORGE FREDERICK PARDON. Illustrated by HARRISON WEIR. 306 pp. London: James Blackwood. THIS elegant little volume is thus introduced to the reader: " From a child ( says the author) I have been fond of dogs. They were among my earliest compa- nions, and I claim them as my latest and truest friends. Most men pride themselves on their know- ledge of horses and dogs, and an acquaintance with their habits and peculiarities stands, with many, in the place of a liberal education. Of all creatures the dog alone seems capable of ministering to our wants without servility, of receiving reproof without com- plaint, of displaying for both rich and poor an equal ardour of friendship, and of following us to the grave with real and unselfish regret. In all parts of the world the dog is the friend and servant of man; a collection of anecdotes, therefore, concerning this faithful animal cannot but prove interesting." Though the book is mainly intended for juvenile readers, it contains a variety of useful information with regard to the nature and peculiarities of the dog. Anecdotes from many sources are here collected, and we can safely recommend Mr. Pardon's book as entertaining and useful. The portraits of dogs, some thirty in number, by Mr. Harrison Weir, are drawn with truthfulness and grace. Automatic Mechanism as applied in the Constniction of Artificial Limbs in cases of Amputation. By FREDERICK GRAY, Esq. London: Renshaw. WHATEVER may be the lot of man in life, he is ever liable in the course of his career to the chances of ac- cidental injury. It is not the soldier alone who may have to mourn the loss of a limb ; the same may be the fate of the civilian. And equally with both is tho sportsman occasionally the subject of some un- lucky chance, which neither skill nor care can avert. Whether the sport is that of the gun, the chase, or the race- course, the annals of the past year would alone reveal many incidents which have befallen those devoted to these manly and spirit- stirring recreations. The work before us has been written by one who has expressly occupied himself in such cases, and who has brought his skill to such a point, that the individual who may have lost a limb, no matter under what circumstances, will here find that art may be almost made to supply the loss of nature. Mr. Gray's book may be divided into two parts, the first heing occupied principally with observations on surgical operations; the second being a catalogue of patients; tho last contains many of the cases which have been successfully treated by Mr. Gray. As the limb once lopped off cannot be restored, the only thing then is for the sufferer to resort to the most approved contrivances as substitutes. Unfortunately, however, as Mr. Gray observes, " The construction of artificial limbs is aii art which has made little progress. Those princi- ples which can only be arrived at by investigation and practical acquaintance with anatomy have not been consulted in the construction of the apparatus for relief; and in many instances, instead of relief being afforded, an increase of pain and agony has been the result, disappointment and despair have ensued, and the sufferer has been reduced by mental and phj- sical instability to the last stage of depression and misery." We will not, however, dwell on this painful part of the subject. Mr. Gray's skill has relieved many a sufferer. The late Marquis of Anglesea altogether placed himself under his care, and also bore frequent testimony to the consummate power displayed by Mr. Gray with his automatic mechanism ; and in the list of cases will be found many of those who were enabled to enjoy even the sports of the field after the loss of a limb, the artificial member having been supplied and adapted by Mr. Gray. Every sufferer, therefore, may have a hope that, with such means at command, there is a prospect of alleviation for him. Maps published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London : Stanford. A SET of maps lately put forward by this Society con- tains all the late geographical discoveries that have been made. This series comprises a map of New Zealand, with the settlements marked out; one of Africa, planned with all the late discoveries made on the Quorra river, and through the travels of Dr. Livingston in the interior; a map of Persia; and a- map also of the countries between Persia and the Indus; and two maps of East and West Canada, showing the routes of the railways newly made, and the free grant sites to which allusion has been already made in THE FIELD, between Georgian Bay and the River Ottawa. These maps will be found especially useful at the present time, as, under the circum stances of the Livingston travels, the Persian war, the gold discoveries in New Zealand, and the Cana- dian Government free grant lands, all these countries are now especial objects of interest. The Lung Disease of Cattle; or, Pleuropneumonia curable by Hommopathy. Manchester: Henry Turner. WE must confess ourselves quite unable to compre- hend the system of homoeopathy. The cures that have been stated to be done by the method of treat- ment we have heard of, but have never witnessed our- selves; being sceptical, therefore, as to its effects on the human economy, we are not prepared to grant its efficacy on animals. All that we can find in this pamphlet is that Mr. Henry Turner, of Manchester, is the chemical concoctor of the infinitesimal doses, as there is no name to the work. At all events, let those who have faith try the system recommended. On the Drainage and Sewage of London, and of Large Towns. By JAMES COPLAND, M. D., F. R. S. London : Longman and Co. DR. COPLAND has taken up a very important sub- ject, and one which ought to claim more attention from the public than it does; but there is nothing in his treatment of it that calls for any remark. All the points he produces have been argued usque ad nauseam without effect. Nor do we think that the appearance of a pamphlet under Dr. Copland's or any other man's name will have any weight. A man with a clear head on his shoulders would settle soon this question of the London drainage. But we have not much faith in a Board of Works with a Sir Peter Putnkin and his myrmidons around him, who are continually stultifying their own proceedings. We should like to see the whole matter placed under one individual, who shall be held responsible; and we have no doubt the work would then be done off- hand, and in a satisfactory manner, which we. fear will never be effected under this blundering Board of Works. The floo'ds have lately been very " bright" in York- shire. On Monday and Wednesday the lower part of the town of Doncaster was under water, the cellars and lower floors in Marshgate being completely deluged. -—• • SPRING FLOWERS. WE have had, this spring, an opportunity of testing the power of spring- flowering bulbs in making the garden beautiful at a season when there is not generally much that is attractive. We have before called attention to this subject, and now recur to it in order to induceour readers to make better use of their gardens in the way we will now point out; for, although the beauty of these early gifts of Flora is acknowledged, they are comparatively little cultivated. A few clumps of Crocuses here and there, probably all of one colour; some degenerated Hyacinths; an early Tulip or two; and some Anemones, are about all that is to he found in the gardens of most of our neighbours, although many of them are good gardeners. We want to excite others to a more liberal culture of these and other similar flowers, that they may be as much delighted as we now are with their developed or coming bloom. Our Crocuses began to flower early in Feb- ruary, the first appearing being the small yellow variety, which curls back its petals in the sun. This, to our taste, is most beautiful just before it expands, owing to the rich dark hues of the back part of the petals, varying from bronze to gold. This kind should be kept by itself, on account of its being so much in advance of its fellows; for, if it is put into mixture with others, it will come up here and there, without producing any good effect. The beds may be surrounded with a ring of it; or it may be placed in a circle or circles more in their centre; or it docs well for clumps. The same observation may be made of the striped white Crocus, which comes next to the small yellow one. But the other kinds— large yellow, blue, cream white, & c. & c.— do well together, because they bloom pretty nearly at the same time. But, while these mixtures are good, we much like concentric or parallel rows of tho different kinds. The grand thing is to have plenty, if our readers can form any idea of what the word means in this connection; and it will enablo them to do so if wo tell them that in the garden we are now speaking of— not by any means a large one— there have been pnt in 5000 Crocuses, as imported from Holland, during 1856 and 1857, which liavo produced this spring some- where about 30,000 flowers! Imagine all this beauty in a space which the eye can at once take in, and you will conclude that the effect must have been magnificent. It was so, and excited the admiration of all who paid the garden a visit. But the Crocuses are now gone for the season, with the exception of a few which were planted later; and at the time we write the early Van Thol Tulips and Hyacinths have taken their place, to be followed by a succession of varieties of the former flower, until the bloom of the late kinds in May. Of all gorgeous shows in spring none beats a bed of Hyacinths, and, as really fine sorts are to be purchased at three shillings a dozen, it is not a very expensive luxury. If left in the ground these bulbs becomo smaller and the flowers are inferior; but, if you have enough of them, they will look well for some years. By care and a following of the methods of growth adopted in Holland the offsets may be greatly improved, as we have found to be the case our- selves ; but, if this is too much for the amateur to attend to, let him get a few hundred roots as a first investment, and add a few dozens every year. In this manner the garden beauties will be fur- nished for the whole of April, and sometimes part of May. Hyacinths do best in mixtures, both double and single and of every colour. Most of the sorts require a little support, and we find little sticks with a forked top do better than any- thing else to keep them from bending their elegant heads to the ground. After the Hyacinths and early Tulips, Ane- mones are in their glory. The single kinds, when well selected as to colour, are capable of adding greatly to tho beauty of the flower- garden. In- deed, for general effect, and when not grown as florists'flowers, we think them better than the double ones, the latter being more heavy, and requiring frequently artificial support. By hybridising, or oven by sowing carefully sound seed, many new varieties may be obtained. Ane- mones are valuable because they are hardy, and do not require any special care. Ours come up year after year, and, although we grow bedding plants over them later in the summer, they do not seem to suffer by it. A great thing to obtain is such a mixture of bulbs, & c., in the beds in spring as to keep the surface pretty well occupied with flowers. We mix the different things we have enumerated to- gether, so that there is a continuous show of bloom, from the early Crocuses in February till the late Tulips fade away in June. Tho foliage of the bulbs is then removed, and the beds are refilled with the summer bedding plants. But we need notnow dwell on this, but will merely urge upon gardeners the importance of availing them- selves more than is commonly done of the rich stores of early flowers we have referred to. We know of no greater treat than a spring bulb gar- den, by which the winter is shortened, and a great charm conferred on out- door gardening long before the summer flowers can be expected to appear. We have dwelt on the subject while the benefits of the plan we recommended are before our eyes, lest we should forget to allude to it afterwards. CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS. Scarlet Runners should now be sown in pots, or in a warm border where they can be protected; aud they can then be transplanted in rows when the frosts are over. By this plan a month nearly is gained. A sowing of Broad Beans should now be made, by those who are fond of them, to suc- ceed the early crop. Beet is a valuable culinary vegetable, and the Dwarf Red may be sown about the seconder third week in April, in drills, eighteen inches from row to row, and to be weeded out in the rows to the distance of a foot. Sow the main crops of Brocoli, Brussels Sprouts, Savoy, & c. Look over wall- fruit trees, and re- move as they appear the buds which will not be wanted to make new branches. Early attention to this will save much after trouble. Look over plantations, and shorten the shoots of evergreens, so as to make them grow more compact. Put in cuttings of Chrysanthemums, in a gentle heat; take off cuttings of Dahlias as they be- come sufficiently advanced. Sow am. uals out of doors, by laying the seed on the surface, and then covering tliem with fine mould from a sieve. Attend to the plants in the greenlwuse and frames, and let them have more air aud water as the season advances. Spring 1857 : a Select Catalogue of Flower. Vege- table, and Agricultural Seeds, offered ftr sale by ROBERT 1' ARKF. R, Paradise Nursery, Horn- sey- road, Ilolloway, London. 8vo. pp. 40. THIS is a very complete list of all that caj be wanted, in the way of seeds, by the farmer and the gardener. The classification is good, and the sorts are such as may be relied on either for » so or beauty. Interspersed are remarks on cultiva- tion ; and the following are selected as containiig useful hints at this season of the year: The collections of German Asters, Balsams, Lark- spurs, Stocks, and Zinnias, arc recommended with the greatest confidence, having for several seasons past given universal satisfaction. Among these the Asters, Stocks, and Zinnias with their almost endless shades of colour, form objects which fur beauty stand almost unrivalled. Considerable care is required in raising the plants, the best mode being to sow the seed in an artificial heat of about 60 degrees, in shallow pans, about the end of March, in light soil, which should be watered sparingly; when strong enough they should be transplanted, or potted singly into small pots to gain strength, and, finally, hardened off and shifted in the middle of May into the beds or pots in which they are to remain. Many of the kinds of hardy annuals may be sown in Autumn, and transplanted early in Spring, when they will flower much finer, and may he cleared off in time for planting out the generul assortment of bedding plants. Biennials are those plants that do not flower until the second season, and are only in perfection one year; they should be sown early in May, and trans- planted into beds or borders, as soon as they are strong enough to hear removal with safety. Among them will be found a few that are not quite hard}'; these should receive slight protection during severe weather. Perennials.— This class includes many of the most ornamental and beautiful flowering plants that deco- rate our gardens. They are chiefly herbaceous in habit, producing new stems annually. Many of the species increase in size rapidly, and should be taken up and divided every second or third year, by which means the stock will be increased, and the vigour of the plants much enhuuccd. TWELVE CHOICE NEW DAHLIAS. 1. Carrf » « ii( Skynnor).— A fine variety, well formed, well up in the centre, very constant colour, very bright scarlet; one of the best of its class; averages three feet. 2. Cherub ( Holmes).— A very excellent variety of a new and delightful colour, a beautiful bright light orange yellow, very distinct; a deep- petalled flower and very constant, and has received several first- class prizes; averages four feet. 3. Duchess of Beaufort ( b\ a\ i).— Blush white, tipped and edged with dark purple ; a really fine variety, of good form, very full in the centre, and constant; averages four feet. 4. Lady Popham ( Turner.)— One of the best Dah- lias of its class ever raised; white, delicately tipped with lavender; form excellent, and has received many first- class prizes; averages four feet. 6. Lord Cork ( Wheeler).— Crimson purple; well up in the centre; deep- petalled and constant; very fine; averages three feet and a half. 6. Midnight ( Fellowes).— A noble show flower of fino form ; colour dark maroon, nearly black, edged with light purple; a conspicuous variety in any stand; averages three feet and a half. 7. Mont Blanc ( Fellowes).— Excellent form and well- shaped petals; colour pure white, never changing till the flowers drop; this will provo a great acquisi- tion ; averages four feet and a half. 8. Mrs. Edwards ( Summers).— Colour a delicate peach lilac; well formed, neat iH outline, and full; averages three feet and a half. 9. Mrs. Turner ( Church).— Colour quite novel— fawn, with yellow at the bottom of each petal; full and constant; averages four feet. 10. Roland ( Bush).— A well- formed and constant variety; colour a striking white, heavily tipped with crimson purple; averages four feet. 11. Royal Scarlet ( Keynes).— One of the best of its class; colour a rich crimson scarlet; deep in petal and well up in the centre; averages three feet and a half. 12. Touchstone ( Fellowes).— A great improvement on that fine variety Mr. Seldon, having broader petals; colour a light rosy purple; blooms early; averages three feet and a half. FOUR NEW FANCY DAHLIAS. These oddly- coloured varieties have now as tine forms and other good properties as the self varieties. They are, indeed, more valued by amateur growers than the other classes, on account of their new and singularly combined colours, I have selected a few of the best new varieties. 1. Cleopatra ( Sailer).— Orange yellow, distinctly- striped with crimson scarlet; a bright new variety ; constant and very double; height four feet. 2. Carnation ( Keynes).— White, distinctly striped with purple; a new variety in colour; petals well formed, full, and constant; three feet and a half. 3. Charles Perry ( Keynes).— Ground- colour rose, suflused with red, and striped with maroon ; good form ; four feet. 4. Conqueror ( Keynes).— Reddish blush, striped and spotted with dark purple; good form; three feet and a half. PACKING FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES IN WINTER. SIR,— In my communication in THE FIELD of fhe 4th inst. I endeavoured to show the advantage ( with the means then at hand) of thawing and drying plants, esculents, & c. for packing for a long journey. I now beg to suggest for the consideration of gar- deners and nurserymen with large establishments, when building packing sheds for the supply of families aud extensive nurseries, to construct a furnace and flues for the packing departments, and to allow sufficient room in the shed, not only for the packing and preparing the various articles for their transit, but so to construct the chamber that it may have room for sheltering and keeping esculents, bulbs, aud tubers through the winter, as required. And at the approach of severe frosts Cauliflower, Brocoli, Endive, Celery, & c. may be taken up with their roots, and kept for the supply of families during the continuance of the effects of the frost. By some such arrangement a healthy supply of esculents may be had at all seasons. Kensington, April 6. T. TOBBRON. 206 THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. [ MARCH 28, 1857. MICE. SIR,— My garden is infested with mice. The moment my peas and beans begin to vegetate they are eaten. If any of your numerous readers will kindly tell ne how to prevent this, they will be con- fering a great favour on NEEDWOOD. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— At the meeting of the society, cn Tuesday, J. J. Blandy, Esq., in the chair, the following twenty- four new fellows were elected: — The Son. Payan Dawnay, Sir Henry Ferguson Davey, Bart., John Parsons, Esq., Edward Claudius Walker, Rsq., Thomas Middleton, Esq., Henry Etherrngton Smith, Esq., the Right Hon. the Earl of Veru'am, Walter Watts, Esq., Rev. N. J. Ridley, Captiin James Mangles, R. N., — Inman, Esq., Thonas Hepburn, Esq., Hugh H. M. Mathison, Esq., GetTge Howlett, Esq., J. W. Jeakcs, Esq., Mrs. Ord, Mr James Fraser, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Chas. Edmonds, M'. William Barnes, Mr. Edward Roger Cutler, Mr. Ilmry Ormson, Mr. Clark, and Mr. John Cox. The dsplay of fruit, though small, was very select, con- testing of new Grapes from the Duke of Bedford, and Jr. Alderson, of Lambeth; Pineapples from Lord ( Iopetoun and Mr. I. ousada; Strawberries from the garden of Lord Darnley and Mr. Blandy, of Reading ; and magnificent Pears and Strawberries from Lord Eversleigh. With flowers of the most striking beauty the meeting- room was crowded, a large part of which was contributed by the most eminent of the metro- politan nurserymen ; Orchids in profusion were sup- plied by Messrs. Veitch, Jackson, and Parker; Roses worthy of summer came from Messrs. Paul, of Ches- hunt, and Mr. Blandy, of Reading; most notable of all, howeror, was a bush of new deep- vellow climbing tea- scented Rose, from Messrs. Low, of Clapton, and called Isabella Gray; Tulips and Hyacinths, in per- fection, from Messrs. Henderson, Pineapple- place; Cinerarias from Mr. Turner, of Slough ; Amaryllids from Mr. Parker, of Hornsey; a very extraordinary Tulip- bush, or Genetyllis, from Messrs. Lea, of Ham- mersmith ; and a large number of interesting species added much, by their varied forms and colours, to the beauty of the display. The finest plant, however, beyond all comparison, was a Dendrobium densi- florum, from the Bishop of Winchester, forming a largo bush, loaded with forty or fifty bunches of golden flowers. Nor must we omit to notice some skeleton leaves, very prettily and ingeniously covered with drawings in imitation of the work found in the illuminated books. At the end of the proceedings the new by- laws of the society were read for the first time. THE first quarter of the year has passed, and upon the whole, as regards agricultural business generally, the reports are favourable. Of course statements vary from different parts of the country, and especially this variation of opinion exiBts with reference to the month just over. In some counties of England there have been com- plaints of an insufficiency of rain, while as we go gradually to the North, . the accounts generally are the reverse of this. In some quarters the weather has been considerd favourable for agri- cultural operations, and again in other parts the farmers have found perhaps some cause for ap- prehension; for instance, from Roxburghshire the state of the weather during March is thus re- ported:—" A worso seed time this country has not had for many a year; three weeks past the rain gave tokens of approach, and ever since there has not been a day without a copious fall. This state of the weather has put a complete stop to all agricultural operations." Taking, however, a summary of the whole country, we shall not bo far wrong in stating that the sowing season this year has been quite upon an average; tho braird of wheat looks healthy and strong; but there has been an indisposition to sow wheat, especially in the North, for many of the farmers lost largely last year, owing to tho indifferent quality of the produce; and, as barley now holds a higher average price, a larger breadth of that grain will no doubt be sown this year. The lambing season has also been generally favourable, for there has been more keep for the ewes; they were consequently in better con- dition. This is so far satisfactory, for the two last years have been unproductive, if not posi- tively bad, owing to tho severity of the weather. Eat cattle throughout the country are in demand in the markets, and bring remunerative prices; so that, if farmers have been obliged to submit to lower prices for their grain, at all events they have realised more from stock, and, from the stoppago now put to the importation of cattle, the prices will be raised in the home markets. If the coming spring time of 1857 should be of a favourable character— and of this there is a rea- sonable probability, for it is rare to find that there should be three unfavourable seasons in succession, and we hare gone through the ordeal of two severe springs already— there will be no cause of complaint for farmers. It is true that there is still a tendency towards a fall in the grain market; but as a consideration there is, as we have said, a rise in the price of meat of all kinds, and, with the Order of Council just issued prohibiting tho importation of cattle, there is every probability of the price being still further enhanced; and as the amount of keep for cattle and sheep [ bids fair to be abundant, this will tend still more to the advantage of the agriculturist. We cannot find, therefore, that, looking to all contingencies, the prospects of tho tiller of the soil are less encouraging now than during tho two previous years, notwith- standing the higher price realised for wheat. The quantity of wheat reported as sold during the quarter ending March 31st has been 426,782 quarters, against 460,221 quarters last year. The higliest price during the quarter this year was 59s. id. in the week ending January 17, while in 1856 tho highest prico was 76s. lid. in the week ending January 26 ; the lowest average price this year 55 « . id., against 67s. 5d. last year. Thus, even with a less quantity thrown upon the markets, there has been a gradual tendency to a de- cline in prices; and as the open weather advances, und the northern ports are free for navigation, with a greater probable importation, wo do not think the present prices can be maintained, although there aro five months at least to the general harvest, and making every allowance for the decrease in the amount of the home stocks. But, as we have before observed, the equivalent must be found in the enhanced price of cattle and sheep, and for this the public must now make up their minds. It is, we may say, almost inevitable. With reference to the breeding of cattle and sheep, although it forms part of the business of agriculture, it has certainly not received that attention from the farmers generally which its importance demands. And yet when undertaken with the requisite knowledge of the principles that ought to govern the breeding of animals— for of course this is equally under general laws as any other branch of agricul- ture— there can be no doubt that it may be made highly remunerative. If any proof was wanting it will be found in the high prices realised for all kinds of stock, wherever the character of the individual for the excellence of his breed of cattle has become matter of notoriety. There have been lately two important sales of stock, Mr. Ambler's and the Kev. T. Cator's; in the case of the former the prices realised for short- horns must, under any circumstances, be con- sidered high, the average being 84/. per head throughout, and many of the animals sold were quite young. Mr. Cator's stock did not fetch equally enhanced prices; but the average, even in this case, was 56/. per head. Of Mr. Ambler's stock, the highest price for bulls was given for " Grand Turk," the sum being 300 guineas; the higliest price for cows and heifers was 270 gui- neas. The total number of lots sold was 50, realising 4164/. Mr. Cator's herd consisted of 60 head, bulls, cows, and heifers; a bull, " The Duke of Cambridge," realising the highest price, 180 guineas; and a cow, " Czarina," 100 guineas; the proceeds of the sale amounting to upwards of 3000/. It may be, of course, observed that such prices are exceptional, being obtainable only for cattle ill- tended for breeding purposes; but attention to the breed will also enhance the prices of stock for the ordinary markets, although, not to a sufficient extent to warrant any particular notice. But that high breeding is an important matter is fully borne out by the desire now shown to buy up the English short- horns for the express purpose of improving the breed of the country. Thus it will be remembered that a very large sum was given last year at the Chelmsford show for the bull Butterfly, to go out to Australia. Since the Paris Exhibition last year, French agriculturists have been anxious to import the English blood for improving their own. And in the case of Mr. Ambler's stock, the highest price given was 300 guineas for a bull. This was bought by the agents of the Illinois Agricultural Company, the Americans thus striving to secure the advantages that must follow from an improvement in the breed of their stock. These examples and many others might be adduced ( wo need only allude to the International Cattle Show at Paris, of which an account will bo found below) ought to prove to our farmers how necessary it is to keep up the breed of the animals even for the meat market, a point which does not, we think, claim that attention its importance demands. But there is another point also, besides the breeding of cattle, which perhaps requires large outlay to carry out successfully, and that is the feeding of cattle; this comes home to every farmer, and is a subject in which every one who tills the soil is more or less interested. And yet, how few are there who have given it any con- sideration. The wretched state of the cattle- sheds in most parts of the country, inattention to cleanliness, the little or no care given to ensure warmth, show that much remains yet to be done to make the feeding of cattle remunerative. The elementary principles are simple and easily applicable; although thoroughly to under- stand the science of nutrition is perhaps one of the most difficult departments of agriculture. We may at some future time revert to this subject. JOINT- GRASS. SIR,— I should feel greatly obliged if any of your numerous correspondents would inform me what method to adopt to get rid of joint- grass ( commonly called mare's- tail), as I have a piece of ground very much addicted to this tenacious weed. The land stands high, and was well drained a few years since. Last autumn it was well forked out, and then the ground turned up to the sun and frost, but all to no purpose, as I find, on planting it this spring, that the roots arc budding as fresh as ever. L. A. Boston, April 7. THE MURRAIN. Slit,— The diseased cattle might with much benefit be made to inhale oxygen gas by means of a small portable apparatus. The sheds should be kept scrupulously clean and well ventilated. Tar should be kept boiling over a lamp. Gypsum and peat- ashes should be scattered over the floor of the sheds. But the first thing to be attended to is bleeding, from two to six quarts; administering half a pint of brandy every two hours. J. B. N. The murrain has appeared among the cattle at Ungarisch Wadisch, a station on the Northern Rail- road, at the distance of 100 English miles from Vienna. Only two oxen have died, but a cordon has been established; and it is expected that, in conse- quence, the price of meat will rise. APPREHENDED MURRAIN.— An Order in Council has just been issued to the following effect:—" Whereas It has been represented to her Majesty that certain contagious or infectious disorders are now prevalent amongst cattle in certain countries or places bordering upon the Baltic Sea, and that there is danger of the said disorders being introduced into this country by means of cattle, and horns, hoofs, and raw or wet hides, or skins of cattle, from such countries or places; now, therefore, her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, doth order, and it is hereby ordered, that from and after the date hereof no cattle and no horns, hoofs, or raw or wet hides, or skins of cattle, shall be imported or introduced into the United Kingdom which shall come from or shall have been at any place within those territories of the Emperor of Russia, or of the King of Prussia, or of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin, which respectively are in or border upon the Gulf of Finland, or any other part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Fin- land and the territories of the Free City of Lubeck, or which shall come from or shall have been at any ilace within the territories of tho Free City of Lu- ieck ; and also that, from and after the date hereof, no cattle and no horns, hoofs, or raw or wet hides, or skins of cattle, shall be imported or introduced into the United Kingdom which shall be, or shall have been, on board any vessels at the same time with any cattle or horns, hoofs, or raw or wet hides, or skins of cattle, which shall come from or shall have been at any such place as aforesaid. And her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, doth hereby further order, that all cattle, and all horns, hoofs, and raw or wet hides, or skins of cattle, the importation or intro- duction whereof is so hereby prohibited as aforesaid, and also all hay, straw, fodder, litter, or manure, being or having been in or on board any vessels at the same time with any such cattle or horns, hoofs, or raw or wet hides, or skins of cattle as aforesaid, shall, upon tbeir arrival in this country, be destroyed, or otherwise disposed of, as the Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs may direct." THE INTERNATIONAL FAT CATTLE SHOW AT POISSY.— In order to improve the live stock of France, especially in the production of animals of superior quality of flesh and early maturity, the French Go- vernment have offered prizes to the amount of 30,000 francs, to be competed for by the agriculturists of England and France. This show took place on the 6th, 7th, and 8th inst. The showyard consisted of only a series of sheds, erected in the usual cattle market, and was open to all. We can here only pre- sent a short account. The entries in the French de- partment were 215 cattle; calves, 16; sheep, 20. In the English the entries were — cattle, 64; and sheep, 24. There were six classes in all for English cattle, each comprising two heads for prizes— that is, for cattle not exceeding three years, and those above three years. In the first class for short- horns the Duke of Beaufort took the prize of honour ( a silver cup, value 2500f.), as the best beast in the show, for his short- horn ox under three years; Mr. Stratton taking the second prize with his four years and two months old ox. The Earl of Leicester and Mr. Heath took the prize in the class for Devons ; while Mr. Heath took the first prize for Herefords, and Mr. Potter the second prize. The Scotch was by far the largest and the best on the whole of the British de- partment. There were some splendid specimens of tho polled breeds, Mr. M'Crombie taking a first prize with his four years five months old ox. There was a good show of West Highland, the Duke of Beaufort taking a prize with his four years and seven months ox. The show of British sheep could not be con- sidered a favourable one. The principal breeders from this country did not exhibit; there were, conse- quently, but few first- class pens. The prize of honour, silver cup value 40/., was gained by Mrs. West, Bleckenton, Oxfordshire, for a pen of five Cotswolds. In the French cattle department the effect of crossing with the British breeds was apparent, a cross be- tween a short- horn bull and a Breton cow gaining a first prize- Among the sheep also the effect of cross- ing was shown in some fine specimens of Merinos crossed with Leicester. There was a large show of pigs, some of them exhibiting very superior qualities. The Paris corn- market, as well as those through France, continue to decline, as do also the French flour markets. The highest price for flour of the best quality is 78f. 50c. the sack of 157 kilogrammes; the second quality is from 60f. to 65f. the sack; and the third from 50f. to 55f. The accounts from the agricultural districts as to the growing crops are most favourable. The alternate heat and rain have developed vegetation, and there is every prospect at present of an abundant harvest. LANDLORD AND TENANT.— A trial took place lately at the assizes at Salop, which presents some features of interest to landowners and farmers. The case stands as " Vaughan v. Downes," of which the following are the particulars :— In the spring of 1854 Vaughan rents a farm of Downes for 350/. a year, the terms being that the rent should be paid quarterly, with a quarter's grace. Vaughan had paid the rent up to Lady- day 1856. In September he was prepar ing to thrash some wheat, having hired an engine, when Downes steps in, and says he shall not thrash the corn before he has paid the rent due. The owner of the engine, hearing the threat, became afraid and went away with his machine, and it was some time before Vaughan could find another engine. In the mean time his corn became deteriorated from ex- posure, and Downes put his threat into operation, and issued an execution, which was levied upon pro- perty worth considerably more than was due. The money was, however, subsequently paid by Vaughan. The threat of Downes, the engine being in conse- quence taken away, the damage to the corn, were all proved on evidence, the only point against Vaughan being that ho was no farmer. The damages were laid at 500/., and the jury returned a verdict in favour of Vaughan for 200/. These are the broad features of the case, and on the face of it there would appear to have been vindictive feelings as against the tenant, and so the jury evidently thought by the verdict. The learned judge in his summing up made the fol- lowing remarks :—" If the conduct of the defendant was pursued out of oppression and insult, for the pur- pose of injuring Mr. Vaughan, and not of asserting a right, they ought to visit such treatment with heavy damages. He was glad to say that his experience was that this conduct was exceedingly rare in this country." The Toronto Times, in giving the returns of the ex- ports from Canada, states that during last year 5,000,000 bushels of wheat, 900,000 barrels of flour, and 1,250,000 bushels of oats were exported. It was thought that Indian corn would not grow in Canada, but the returns show that 160,000 bushels were pro- duced, and hops have been grown successfully. Some millions of acres in the upper and lower provinces have been surveyed, and the land will be shortly offered for sale at sums varying from Is. ()'/. to 4s. currency per acre, payable by easy instalments. Up- wards of 30 families have already located themselves upon free grants of lands on the Hastings and Opeongo Roads. There is a great want of agricultural labourers and farm- servants, and the returns show that 50,000 emigrants could easily be absorbed this season, and an equal number for many years to come. The Journal de Constantinople says that, notwith- standing the magnificent appearance of the crops, agricultural produce has experienced a great rise in Asia, and especially in Syria. VARIOUS KINDS OF GUANO.— Dr. Apjohn, of Dublin, having lately been applied to for the pur- pose of analysing several sorts of guano, has lately completed bis task by analysing no less than eight different samples submitted to him ; and the follow- ing is a summary of the examination. " The follow- ing are the money values of the several guanos taken in numerical order, and referred to a standard Peru- vian guano, assumed to be worth 10/. per ton:— 1. Peruvian £ 11 19 6 15. Upper Peruvian £ 8 4 0 2. Peruvian 12 19 8 | G. Bolivian 0 G 0 3. Peruvian 9 1 6 17. Ichaboe 3 12 0 4. Upper Peruvian 6 5 0 | 8. Patagonian 2 0 f, 1 and 2 are Peruvian specimens of unusually high value, the first containing over 19, aud the second nearly 21 per cent, of ammonia. They are the most valuable 1 have ever examined, with the exception of the remarkable sample which I recently analysed for Allan Pollock, Esq. 3 is also a Peruvian guano, but is quite inferior to the two preceding, and a little under that which I take for my standard, being worth but 9/. Is. 6c/. per ton. 4, an Upper Peruvian, and 6, a Bolivian, having nearly the same value, and arc remarkable for the unusually large amount of fixed alkaline salts which they include, and their low per- centage of ammonia. 5, the second specimen of Upper Peruvian, includes the maximum amount of phosphate of lime, viz., 35.40 per cent., and having considerably more ammonia than the two last- men- tioned varieties, is a good deal more valuable than either of them. 7, the Ichaboe specimen, has a very low value, actually including 40' 28 of sand, and yielding at the same time but 3- 79 of ammonia. 8, the Patagonian specimen, has nearly as much sand as that from Ichaboe, but 16 per cent, of phosphate of lime, and scarcely any ammonia. It is worth little more than 21. per ton." THE POULTRY- YARD. COLLECTION- CUPS. So much dissatisfaction has arisen in several cases with regard to the awards of cups for collections, that a few words at a time when many of our poultry associations have not issued their prize- lists for the ensuing season will not, I think, be altogether out of place. I am aware that many persons of excellent judg- ment are of opinion that the system of offering col- lection- cups at all is essentially a vicious one; but I also know many others whose opinion I equally re- spect, who believe that, if properly awarded, they are very beneficial to shows. My present intention is not so much to discuss this part of the question its to ventilate and obtain the opinion of amateurs generally upon the whole subject; though, as it is probable that cups will continue to be offered, 1 think it is of more importance that the principal part of this discussion ( if any should arise) should be addressed to the principles on which, cups being offered, the awards should be made; and I therefore especially invite the advice and opinions of exhibitors on this point. Before giving my own views thereon, I think it as well to notice briefly what seems to me can be only prejudice in those who object to collection- cups. It is said that they " exclude little breeders: those who, lacking the means or inclination to keep more than one or two varieties cannot, of course, compete for a collection- cup; and that these being disheartened, do not exhibit at all. If this be true, then I can only say I do not see reason or logic in the fact. It would be quite as reasonable for a Hamburgh breeder to say that he would not exhibit because he cannot take the Dor- king cup. It does not follow because a large breeder only can take the collection- cup, that he must of necessity take the best prizes in each, or indeed any of the classes; in fact, it does not require any great amount of knowledge in poultry matters to make it clear that he who confines his attention exclusively to one or two varieties of fowls must have a better opportunity of studying and bringing out the peculiar and characteristic points of his favourites than he who breeds perhaps a dozen varie- ties, because the former has not his attention so dis- tracted as, and he has more opportunity of watching his particular fancy than, tho latter. It will be obvious which will be most likely to show his birds, or at least which ought to show his birds in the best condition. The cup is not offered for the competition of small breeders, and therefore they cannot be dam- nified by not winning it; but, if there be any reason in my argument, they ought to beat collection- exhi bitors in the classes. I leave this part of the subject to the common sense of breeders, little and great. ZEN AS. PURLOINING. SIR,— I think few of our poultry exhibitors are aware of the extent to which the practice of filching eggs is carried on at some of the railway stations, where hampers of birds are detained on their way to and from the different exhibitions. A year or two ago I used frequently to find eggs in the hampers on the return of my birds home; the last season, how- ever, I have not found a single egg, although many of my birds were laying daily, both before leaving and after their return. Perhaps one of the most barefaced cases of taking a liberty with other parties' property occurred some few months back at tS « 9 terminus of one of our trunk lines of railway. My man, on returning with my birds, said to me: " Prettv goings on, sir, at the railway- station." " Why,' what is to do, John?" " When I went into the yard where the hampers were, sir, there was a gent there as had given the railway porters a couple of shillings to open the hampers with some of those spangled birds in, sir, and he said he intended taking all the prizes for these kinds at the next show." Unfortunately, John had not observed the address on the hamper, labels, or I should certainly have considered it my duty to have informed the owner what had taken place. I have several times been told by dealers, on inquiring the strain of particular birds they had offered me, that they knew they were hatched from stolen eggs. The practice also of obtaining birds without any inteution of paying for them is, I find from what I hear from different parties, still carried on to a con- siderable extent, notwithstanding the warnings which have been given in your columns to amateurs, not to part with their birds until they received a post- office order for the amount required. In some instances parties professing to be amateurs and apparently respectable, after getting possession of first- class birds, put off the seller from month to month, and then refuse to answer any letters on the subject at all. The best plan to adopt with respect to the last- named practice would, I think, be to post the names of the parties, with their addresses, at Birmingham and the other large shows. With respect to the first- named practice of stealing eggs, perhaps some of your nume- rous correspondents would throw out some sugges- tions on the subject. SELIM. SELLING EGGS BY WEIGHT. IN a recent number of the Jersey British Press it is ] iroposed to sell eggs by weight, as a fairer method :' or the buyer, as well as a means of forcing poultry raisers to breed finer breeds of fowls. There seems to be a great difference in weight. Of three dozen, taken promiscuously from a lot for sale ill a store, one dozen weighed 18Joz., one 25f; and the last 27oz. Good, fair- sized eggs should weigh at least two ounces each. The difference in the weight of the eggs of different breeds of fowls is very great. Bantams' eggs weigh about loz. each; llamburghs less than 2oz.; Polands over 2oz.; Cochin China 2Joz.; Brahmas, 2| oz.; Dorkings about the same; Spanish, Andalusiaii, and Crcvecueurs above 3oz. In addition to the advantage of choosing good breeds for the production of eggs, there is no merit in a fowl on which good and plentiful feeding will produce better effect than in the size and number of their eggs. EGGSHELLS. SIR,— To form a hard eggshell a fowl must have lime or chalk, or something that contains them, to peck at whenever it likes, because, if lime is absent, the hardness of the shell is also, because its chief ingredient is lime. If " Paterfamilias " will either remove them to where they came from, or bring lumps of the chalk to them, he will, as long as he keeps up a constant supply, have good hard shells to his eggs. The soft ones are good enough inside. I have myself tasted them. GALLIJS. MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7 . ] THE FIELD, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWSPAPER. 207 A WORD TO PURCHASERS OF CANARIES. SIK,— A series of articles has appeared in your paper during the last three weeks on the characteris- tics of superior Canaries. 1 agree with the descrip- tions given so far as they go; but the properties of the Belgian birds are not sufficiently defined to serve as a guide to the uninitiated purchasers or breeders of those elegant pets. I therefore solicit a space in your columns to elucidate more fully what are the most essential requisites for birds of this class, and the commonest defects to be guarded against in purchasing. Standard properties of Belgian Canaries :— 1. Beak slender and clear. 2. Head small and flat. 3. Neck long and slender. 4. Shoulders high, narrow across, and well filled. 5. Back curving convexly, and well filled ( i. e., not hollow). 6. Wings long, narrow, compact, and lying in close apposition to the body. The two first arms of the wings from the shoulder- joint lying close to the pos- terior margins of the ribs, on a level with the poste- rior borders of the shoulder- blades and the spine ; the points of the pinions jutting towards the neck, thus giving the appearance of a square finish to the shoul- ders, vulture- like. The inner borders of the flight feathers should meet evenly on the loins, their points coming well down to the tail, but not crossing each other when the bird is in an easy position on the perch. 7. Chest. There are two characters of chest. The first is circular, such a one as would slip through, and at the fore part accurately fit, a large- sized wed- ding- ring. The second is somewhat bevelled on its anterior under surface to a shape much like the breast- plate of an ancient English warrior. 8. Body long, very slender, and tapering regularly from the front of the breast to the vent. JJ. 9. Tail long, narrow, thin, and even, i. e., not spreading or fishtail- like at the extremity, but the twelve feathers wrapped together as one feather only, " piped" and curving in continuous circle with the back. 10. Legs and thighs very long, and perpendicular in stand. 11. Feet long, and claws slender. 12. Feathers close, compact, hard, or firm and entire. 13. Colours rich, even, and regular. 14. Attitude. Head, spine and tail curving towards a circle. Legs and thighs perpendicular, or slightly flexed forward beyond that at the kneejoint As the bird stands up, the points of the pinions and legs should be nearly on a line— so also should be the tips of the beak and tail ( as the points of a first- quarter moon). 15. Best birds: those having all or most of the foregoing properties best developed as a combined whole, and which are the greatest length, not less than six inches from the tip of the beak to the tip of the tail, and which have, in addition, a voice full, clear, and melodious. The males having an extensive range of notes, and being well educated in song. Adverse properties. No good healthy vigorous Belgian Canary should have loose or incompact feathers, scarcity of feather, a large or high round head, a short or thick neck, nor any hollow between the shoulders or on the back; he must not be straight in back and tail, thick or short in body, wide across the shoulders, nor have lowering wings, spreading tail, short legs or thighs, nor legs flexed backwards like our small English birds of the finch tribe. The plumage of clear birds should be either of a good clear buff or a deep orange colour, and not have a single feather, however small, foul or discoloured, nor have had any either large or small feathers plucked, nor the tips of any clipped off'. It requires nice examination to detect those bar- bering tricks which are frequently practised on the unwary by bird- dealers. The bird should not pant in its breathing, nor liavo a husky cough, nor have a discharge from the nostrils or mouth, nor have a whining moan as if in pain, nor bristle up its feathers languidly, and have a disposi- tion to keep the head tucked under the wing during the day. These last are symptoms of disease, and purchasers should always carefully avoid birds having them. A. V. THE BELGIAN CANARY. Sin,— I was much pleased with a description of the Nottingham fancy canary in a recent number of THK FIELD. Pretty as the bird described must be, still I think it is not equal to the true Belgian bird, such as I have seen and had it, and such as Belgium pro- duces. It is a very large bird, buff or yellow, the buff being the longest. A good bird must be 8J to 9 inches long, the back and tail forming part of a circle, the tail long and small, high square shoulders like a vulture, long neck, small flat head, long legs and thighs; it stands erect; has a frill well developed, be- Sinning a little above the sternum, running half way own the belly, then dividing on each side, and going partly under the wings, and ending in a tuft of feathers just above each thigh, making the legs look shorter than they are ; a well- formed tuft of feathers hangs over from each shoulder. This is the full- bred Belgian bird as he stands before me, and a handsome bird he is. N. A. T. Edinburgh. SUCCESS IN SPRING IIATCHINO.— One of our cor- respondents, a West- country amateur, whose name often appears in the prize lists, writes: " Very early in the season my hens did not hatch well, on account of the eggs being addled ( I presume from the intense cold at the time); many chickens were formed, but remained dead in the shells. My March broods, how- ever, have been exceedingly good: 1 hen sat on ... 13 hatched ... 12 I hen sat on ... 13 hatched ... 13 1 hen sat on ... 11 hatched ... 11 1 hen sat on ... 13 hatched ... 13 Forty- nine chickens from fifty eggs is not bad. The hens that hatched them were not of my own stock ; two of them were carried 3} miles in the open hand, and the other two I procured near home." HONG KONG GOOSE.— A Tipperary correspondent of the Irish Farmers' Gazette makes the following statement:— A gentleman in this neighbourhood, Wm. Sadleir, Esq., Schallahan, has a Hong Kong goose which brought out two clutches last year, and laid the incredible number of forty eggs from February 1856 to February 1857. Would it not be well for farmers to get into this breed of geese ? FORTHCOMING POULTRY SHOWS. BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND, at Newton, near Torquay— Wed., Th., iiud Frl., June 3,4, and 5. See.: Mr J. Kingsbury, Taunton. Entries to be made on or beforo April 20— closo May 1. PRUCOT— Th., July 9. Sec.: Mr J. F. Ollard. CRYSTAL PALACE ( SUMMKR SHOW OF CHICKENS)— Sat., Mon., Tu., and Wed., Aug. 8, 10, 11, and 12. Sec.: Mr W. Houghton. AYLKSBURY— In October. GLOUCESTER ( In conjunction with the Show of Stock)— Wed and Th., Nov. 25 and 20. Sec.: Mr E. Trlndor. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, at Southwell— Wed. and 111., Dec. 16 and 17. Sec.: Mr R. llawkosley, 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. NOTTINOHAFTT CENTRAL POULTRY ASSOCIATION, at Nottingham— To., Wed., Th., and Frl., Jan. 19, 20, 21, and 22. Sec.: Mr J. Etbtrlngton, jun. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8.— So little English wheat sold since Monday that prices may he called nominal. Foreign in retail demand at about Monday's currency. No floating cargoes off the coast. Flour a slow drooping sale. Indian corn on the stands not much sought for. Floating cargoes have been inquired/ for on Spanish account Barley in moderate demand, at Monday's prices. Malt , firm. Peas and beans in fair inquiry. Oats still depressed by large supplies, and many factors yielded 6d. per quarter further. CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, APRIL 6.— The supply of wheat by land- carriage samples this morning from Essex and Kent was pretty good; that of barley, beans, and peas limited, with fewfresh arrivals of English and Scotch oats, but those of Irish were liberal. There have been very moderate imports of foreign wheat, a fair quantity of American flour, with very large supplies of foreign barley and oats. The English wheat on sale to day was in rather better condition, and yet it sold slowly— the best at Is. per qr. decline, and all other sorts were fully 2s. per qr. cheaper. There was a limited demand for foreign wheat, and the prices obtained were Is. to 2s. per qr. under those of last Monday. Town- made flour was put down 4s. per sack ; top price, 52s. Country marks sold in small lots, at barely former rates. Barley in good fresh con- dition met a fair sale, at Is. to 2s. per qr. decline. Much of the foreign has arrived in bad order, and this was pressed at 2s. per qr. reduction in price. Malt was dull, but the best samples were not offered lower. Beans were taken off slowly, and Is. per qr. abatement in price. The demand for peas was limited, and prices were Is. per qr. lower. The abundance of foreign and Irish oats now on the market enabled the dealers and consumers to make purchases 2s. per qr. under the quotations of last Monday, and at this decline a fair quantity was taken off. Linseed was not offered so freely, and prices were about supported. The imports of cloverseed have been moderate. A fair retail demand was experienced at about previous rates for the best samples of red, but at about 2s. per cwt. decline on every other description. Trefoil was steady in value and demand. Good canaryseed sold steadily at full prices. Tares were plentiful and in limited request at rather lower rates. CURRENT PRICKS. WHEAT.— Essex and Kent, s. red, new 47 56 Do. old Do. white, new 48 64 Do. old Norfolk & Lincoln, red, old Do. new 46 56 RYE.— Old New 34 36 BARLEY.— Grinding 26 30 Malting 38 40 Chevalier 42 46 MALT.— Suffolk and Norfolk 67 77 Brown 62 63 Kingston and Ware 69 78 Cliovalier 68 80 OATS.— Yorkshire and Lin- s. x. colnshire, feed 20 22 Potato 22 29 Youghal and Cork, black 18 22 Cork, white 19 27 Scotch, feed 21 26 BEANS.— Tick 32 33 Pigeon 38 40 PEAS.— Grey 35 36 Maple 37 38 White 35 38 Boilers 33 37 FLOUR.— Town made 50 52 Suffolk 38 39 Stockton and Norfolk 37 38 IMPERIAL AVERAGES. Feb. 28 Mar. 7 — 14 — 21 — 28 April 4 Six Weeks' Last year... Wheat Barley. Oats. Rye. Beans. Peas. » . d. >. d. >. d. >. d. i. d. >. d. 55 5 45 3 23 8 39 1 38 11 39 5 55 4 45 8 22 8 41 8 39 4 39 4 55 6 46 1 24 4 39 10 39 4 39 7 55 10 46 8 24 4 38 10 39 8 39 2 55 6 47 1 23 7 40 9 39 6 38 6 51 S 47 3 23 6 37 8 39 8 39 1 55 5 45 « 23 8 39 8 39 5 39 2 69 O 36 11 23 7 45 3 40 11 39 11) Duty, 1*. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. Averages from the Gazette of Friday, April 10, 1857. Qrs. Wheat 8!>, 465 Barley 36,068 Oata 16,709 Rye 124 Beans 5713 Peas 997 Average. 54 8 47 3 Averages from tho Gazette of the same time last year. Qrs. Average Wheat 88,099 ... 69 5 Barley 53,456 ... 38 8 Oats 12,828 ... 23 6 Rye 123 ... 44 7 Beans 6634 ... 40 7 Peas 659 ... 39 7 GLASGOW, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8.— Our fresh arrivals con- tinue to be on a moderate scale. The steady progressive de- cline in the grain trade for some months back, in which distillers' wheats and barley now participate, has brought our business here to be conducted very much on the " hand to mouth" plan. The consumption, however, continues large and a number of small sales in wheat and flour have taken place at prices Is. per boll and barrel lower than our last week's quotations. Barley has been sparingly dealt in at a similar decline. Oats in fair request for milling pur- poses, and oatmeal more inquired for. A considerable sup- ply of beans has reached us, the tendency to advance has been checked. Indian corn and white peas dull. At our corn market to- day, there was a moderate attendance and a limited extent of transactions. The best qualities of wheat were 6d., and the worst Is. per boll lower. Flour Is. per sack, and barley 6d. per boll cheaper. Oats, oatmeal, and beans unchanged. To- day's prices are as follows:— BEANS : I. < L s.' d WHEAT, per 2401b.: s. d. s. d Danzig 30 0 31 0 Pomeranian, Rostock, and Wolgast 28 6 29 0 Danish & Lower Elbe 26 0 27 6 American 25 0 31 0 Odessa 25 0 26 0 Egyptian 20 0 24 0 Scotch, old 30 0 33 0 „ new 18 0 27 0 BARLEY, per 3201b.: Scotch 24 0 27 0 Foreign 26 0 28 0 OATS, per 2641b.: Scotch 17 6 21 0 Irish, feeding 17 0 19 6 Limericks 21 0 22 0 PEAS, per 2801b.: White 20 0 23 0 Grey — — Scotch, per 4 bushels 17 0 20 6 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 48 0 Foreign, „ 46 0 49 0 Canadian and United States sweet, prbrl. 27 0 32 0 Do. Sour „ 25 0 26 0 INDIAN CORN, pr2801b. 20 0 21 0 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 CATTLE. ISLINGTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 9.— The supply of lambs in to- day's market, considering that this was the great show for the season, was only moderate, yet the demand ruled excessively heavy, at from 6s. to 6s. 8d. per 81b. Beast were in short supply, and heavy request at Monday's decline in value. In sheep, very little was doing, at barely stationary prices; but calves moved off steadily, at an advance of 2d. per 81b. Pigs and cows were exceedingly dull. Per 81b., sinking the offal. s. d. s. d. Inferior coarse beasts. 3 2 3 Second quality 3 6 3 10 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, & c 4 8 4 10 Coarse inf. sheep 4 2 4 6 Second quality 4 8 4 10 Prime coarse woolled 5 0 5 4 Prime Southdown 5 6 5 10 *. d. s. d. Large coarse calves... 4 4 5 6 Prime small 5 8 6 0 Large 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 TOTAL SUPPLY. Thursday. British. Foreign. Beasts 930 ... 40 Sheep and lambs 6800 ... 20 Calves 120 ... 60 Pigs 300 ... 0 Monday. British. Foreign. Beasts 3828 ... 367 Sheep and lambs 17,740 ... 310 Calves 131 ... 102 Pigs 210 ... 0 MONDAY, APRIL 6.— To- day's market was very scantily supplied with all kinds of foreign stock, yet the demand ruled heavy. Fresh up from our own grazing districts there was a decided increase in the receipts of beasts as to number, but their general quality was by no means first- rate. Owing, in some measure, to the mildness of the weather, the beef trade ruled heavy, and prices declined 3d per 81b. compared with Monday last. The top quotation for beef was 4s. lOd. per 81b. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2200 Scots and shorthorns; from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds; from Scotland, 300 Scots; and from Ireland via Liverpool, 100 oxen. For the time of year, we were very scantily supplied with all breeds of sheep; nevertheless, the mutton trade was heavy, and the currencies gave way 2c?. per 81b. The best Downs, in the wool, sold at 5s. lOd.; out of the wool, 4s. lOd. per 81b. At least three- fourths of the sheep were out of the wool, and this is the last market day during the present season that we shall quote other than clipped sheep in our tabular state- ments. The show of lambs was tolerably good, and the demand ruled steady, at from 6s. 8d. to 7s. Ad. per 81b. ; about 200 came to hand from the Isle of Wight. We were scantily supplied with calves, which moved off slowly. Prices, however, were supported, the highest figure being 5s. lOd. per 81b. Pigs were in short supply and heavy re- quest, at barely last week's quotations. DERRY SMITHFIELD, APRIL 7.— The supply of fat beasts was large to day, and ia good request, without any altera- tion of price. The number of sheep was less than of late; the demand was flat and sales heavy, at high prices. The number of fat and store calves was very large, and some left unsold. Fat pigs, few and better sold. Beef made 6$ d. to 7. Jd. per lb.; mutton, 8\ d. to lOd.; veal, 7d. to 7& d.; pigs, 10s. 6d. to lis. per score; rough fat, 4s. 9d. per stone, commencing March 17; hides, 95 and upwards, 6£ d.; 84 to 95, 6* d.; 74 to 83, 6d.; 60 to 73, 5fd.; under 60, 5£ d. per lb.; light cows, 5d.; extra cows, 5jd.; calf- skins, under 10, 6d.; 10 to 16,8d; under 16, 6id. HAY AND STRAW.— THURSDAY, APRIL 9. SMITHFIELD.— Meadow hay, 50s. to 80s.; clover, 70s. to 100s.; and straw, 24s. to 28s. per load. CUMRERLAND.— Meadow hay, 52s. to 84s.; clover, 70s. to 100s.; and straw, 25s. to 29s. per load. WHITECHAPEL.— Meadow hay, 50s. to 80s.; clover, 70s. to 100s.; and straw, 24s. to 28s. per load. WOOL. THURSDAY, APRIL 9.—- Upwards of 7000 bales of foreign and colonial wool have come to hand this week. For all kinds the demand is still heavy, and prices are barely supported. HOPS. BOROUGH, THURSDAY, APRIL 9.— Good and useful hops con- tinue in fair request, at full prices; but all other kinds are dull. The imports from abroad are liberal. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/. 10s. to 51. 12s. per cwt.; Weald of Kent, 3/. 5s. to 31. 18s.; Sussex, 3£ to 31. 12s.: yearlings, U 10s. to 31. MEAT. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 9.— Each kind of meat moved off slowly, as follows:— Per 81b. by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beef 2 10 Middling ditto 3 4 Prime large ditto 3 10 Ditto small ditto 4 2 Veal t. d. 3 8 4 4 Inferior Mutton 3 4 Middling ditto 3 10 Prime ditto 4 6 4 8 Large Pork 3 8 4 2 Small ditto 4 6 5 2 Lamb 5*. 8d. to 6s. 6d. MONDAY, APRIL 6.— The supplies of meat on sale are only moderate, even for the time of year. The demand, how- ever, is by no means active, at about last week's quotations. POULTRY AND GAME. THURSDAY, APRIL 9.— Turkeys, 5s. to 10s.; turkey poults, 5s. to 7s.: goslings, 6s. to 8s.; ducklings, 3s. 6d to 5s.; tame rabbits, Is to 2s.; wild ditto, 8d to 10c?.; pigeons, 8d. to lOd.; roasting- pigs, 6s. to 9s. each; Surrey fowls, 8s. to 10s.; ditto chickens, 7s. to 10s.; barn- door fowls, 3s. to 7s. ; guinea fowls, 6s. to 8s. per couple; English eggs, 6s. to 8s.; French ditto, 6s. to 7s. per 120; fresh butter, Is. 3d. to Is. 6d. per lb.; hares, 2s. 6d. to 3s.; woodcocks, 3s. to 4s. ; wild ducks, 2s. 6d to 3s.; widgeons, Is. to Is. 3d.; plover 9d to Is. each. FISH. BILLINGSGATE, THURSDAY, APRIL 9.— Salmon, Is. 6d to 2s.; trout, Is. per lb.; turbots, 2s. 6d. to 15s.; brills, 2s. to 10s.; cod, Is. 6d. to5s.; doreys, Is. to 7s.; mullets, 6d. to 2s. 6d. each.; soles, 2d. to Is. 6d. per pair; oysters ( common), 16s. to 20s.; natives, 50s. per bushel; lobsters, Is. to 4s.; crabs, 6d. to 3s. each; haddocks, 3s. to 12s. per dozen; fresh herrings, 4s.; mackerel, 40s. per hundred; skate, 6d.; eels, 8d. to Is. per lb.; flounders, Is. to Is. 6d. per dozen. POTATOES. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS, THURSDAY, APRIL 9.— There is more firmness in the demand for potatoes, and prices have an upward tendency. York Regents, 100s. to 130s. per ton ; Kent and Essex ditto, 100s. to 130s.; Lincolns, 75s. to 100s.; Scotch, 90s. to 120s.; Foreign, 75s. to 90s. COVENT GARDEN.— THURSDAY, APRIL 9. « .<*. t. d. Leeks, pr bunch 0 3 to 0 0 Lemons, per 100 4 0 8 0 Melons, each 0 0 0 0 Mint, per bunch, green 10 0 0 Onions, per bushel 6 0 0 0 Do. spring, per doz. b. 3 0 0 0 Oranges, per 100 5 0 13 0 Pears, per half- sieve... 30 0 0 0 Do. dessert, per dozen 6 0 12 0 Peas, per half- sieve ... 30 0 0 0 Pine- apples, per lb. ... 8 0 12 0 Do. West Indian, each 0 0 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 100 0 160 0 Do. new, per lb 4 0 0 0 Radishes, doz. bunch 0 6 0 0 Do., Turnip, do 10 16 Rhubarb, per bundle... 0 4 0 8 8m. Salads, per punnet 0 2 0 0 Spinach, per sieve 10 0 0 Strawberries, per lb.... 6 0 16 0 Tomatos, per dozen ... 3 0 6 0 Turnips, new, bunch 2 0 3 0 s. d. s. d. Apples, ty bushel 10 0 tol5 0 Eo. dessert, per doz. ... 2 0 4 0 15 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 4 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 3 0 Beans, French, per 100... 2 0 Beet, per dozen 1 0 Biocoli, per bundle 2 0 Cauliflowers, per dozen. 2 0 Cabbages, per dozen 1 6 Do. Red, per dozen 3 0 Carrots, old, per bunch... 0 8 Do. new, per bunch ... 3 0 Celery, per bundle 1 6 Cucumbers, each 1 0 Endive, per score 2 0 Eschalots, per lb 0 8 Filberts, per lb 1 6 Garlic, per lb 0 8 Grapes, Foreign, per lb. 3 0 Do. Hothouse, per lb ... 20 0 Greens, per doz. bunches 2 0 Horse Radish, ^ bundle 3 0 Lettuces, Cab., per score 2 0 Do., Cos, per scor ® 6 0 LK WIS SOLOMON. NOTE.— Friday being a close holiday, no markets were held in the metropolis on that day. Court, Her Majesty has enjoyed uninterrupted good health during the past week, but the royal dinner circle has been gradually contracted, and the last day or two it has been limited to the immediate members of the Court. The Queen and Prince Albert have taken drives daily in a carriage and four. Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa went to the Zoological Gardens in the Regent's- park, on Wednesday. Prince Leopold visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Glou- cester House. The Prince also paid a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Their Serene Highnesses the Prince of Ilohenlohe- Langenburg and the Prince of Leiningen, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and Captain the Hon. J. Den- man, dined with her Majesty on Thursday. The Duchess of Wellington has succeeded the Countess of Gainsborough as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen. Lord Cremorne has succeeded the Earl of Caithness as Lord in Waiting. Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood lias relieved Mr. R. Ormsby Gore in his duties as Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. His Excellency Ferouk Khan, accompanied by his suite, left London on Thursday, on his return to Paris. His Excellency the Ambassador of France, and the Countess Persigny have announced their intention of leaving town on Thursday next for Paris. The King of the Belgians went to the palace at Brussels on Sunday from Laeken, where his Majesty was waited on by a deputation of the National Guard, who invited him and the royal family to a grand Je e to be given on the 13th in honour of the 22nd anniversary of the birth of the Duke de Bra- bant ; the King accepted the invitation. The Lord Chancellor will receive the Judges and Queen's Counsel, on Wednesday, the first day of Easter Term, at his Lordship's residence in Upper Brook- street, at twelve o'clock. The Duke of Montrose left town a few days since for Scotland. The Duchess still remains in London. The Earl and Countess of Bradford left town, on Wednesday, for Castle Bromwich, near Birmingham. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerson entertained at dinner, on Wednesday, at Cambridge House, Picca- dilly, the Sardinian Minister, the Countess of Shaftes- bury and Lady Victoria Ashley, Sir John and Lady Milbanke and Miss Milbanke, Mr. John Evelyn Deni- son, and Mr. Norman Macdonald. Lord and Lady Londesborough and family have arrived at the family seat, Grimston Park, near Tad- caster, from their chateau in the South of France. Lord and Lady Aveland are at present staying on a visit with Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby, at Grimsthorpe, in Lincolnshire. Lord and Lady Burghley have left town to join the family circle at Burghley House, near Stamford. Lady Sophia Tower was safely delivered of a son on Wednesday afternoon, in Eaton- square. Her ladyship and infant are progressing favourably. I1 he Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have left town for Hughenden Manor, Bucks. Sir John and Lady Milbanke arrived in town, on Tuesday, from Hampshire. The Queen has been pleased to grant the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Hon. Henry Richard Charles, Baron Cowley, G. C. B., her Majesty's Am- bassador to the Emperor of the French; and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, the names, styles, and title of Viscount Dangan, in the county of Meath, and Earl Cowley. M. Bouillar ( Consul of France in New York) has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn- street. The Baron d'Alvensteben has also arrived there. The Baron and Baroness Von der Laniken have left the same hotel for Mecklenburg. Mr. and Lady Isabella Stewart have arrived in Belgrave- square, from Ards, Donegal, for the season. mtJlrntj), PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. From Tuesday's Gazette. WAR- OFFICE, PALL- MALL, APRIL 7. Military Train.— Colonel W. M. S. M'Murdo, from director- general of the Land Transport Corps, to be colonel- com- mandant. COMMISSI ONS SIGNED BY LORDS- LIEUTENANT. Queen's Own Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry.— W. F. Ramsay, gent., to be cornet, vice Lyon, retired. 1st Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia.— F. G. Whitehead, Esq., late captain in the 42nd Highlanders, to be captain, from the 20th day of February last, vice A. J. Campbell, resigned. In accordance with a general regimental order, founded upon the last army estimates, the following reduction has just taken effect in the corps of Royal Artillery:— SERGEANTS. Two from each troop and Adj utant's detachment, Royal Horse Artillery 18 One from each of the 85 companies, numbering from No. 1, 1st Battalion, to No. 5, 11th Battalion 85 Two from each of the 27 companies, numbering from No. 6, 11th Battalion, to No. 8, 14th Battalion 54 From Adjutant's detachment, field batteries— sergeant farriers 15 Total 172 RANK AND FILE. From Adjutant's detachment Royal Horse Artillery :— Gunners 50 Drivers 50 From each of the 85 companies, numbering from No. 1, 1st Battalion, to No. 5, 11th Battalion, 2 bombadiers 170 From each of the 27 companies, numbering from No 6, 11th Battalion, to No. 8,14th Battalion— 1 bombadier 27 From each of the 70 companies— numbering from No. 1, 1st Battalion, to No. 6, 9th Battalion— 17 gunners and drivers 1190 From each of the 42 companies— numbering from No. 7, 9th Battalion, to No. 8, 14th Battolion— 18 gunners and drivers 756 From Adjutant's detachment field batteries— shoeing smiths, 85; collar makers, 43; wheelers, 29 157 Total 2400 HORSES. From Adjutant's detachment, Royal Horse Artillery ... 80 Five batteries, 104 each 520 Three guns and small arms ammunition reserves, 81 each 240 From depot, Woolwich. 70 ; Dublin, 40 110 Adjutants, detachment, field batteries 47 Total 1000 The head- quarters of the 3rd Dragoon Guards, with their band colours, left Chatham on Wednesday for Canterbury, under the command of Colonel J. Dyson, to join the remainder of the regiment just arrived from Dublin. The 4th King's Own, now stationed at Enniskillen, will shortly leave that place, in order to embark for the Mauritius, Lieut.- Colonel Williams commanding. There have been of late so many changes on the Irish staff that we deem it necessary to give at length the names of the military authorities in Ireland:— Commanding the Forces.— General Lord Seaton, G. C. B., G. C. M. G., and G. C. H. Military Secretary.— Major Hon. James Colborne, unat- tached. Aides- de- Camp.— Brevet- Major Hon. F. J. E. Freke, 2nd Life Guards; Capt Middleton, 7th Dragoon Guards; Capt. A. G. M. Moore, half- pay, 7th Dragoon Guards ( extra). Adjutant- General's Department ( Head- quaters, Dublin).— Deputy Adjutant- General.— Brevet- Colonel R. B. Wood, C. B., half- pay. Deputy- Assistant Adjutant- General.— Brevet- Major G. E. Hillier. Brevet- Major White, 17th Dragoons ( acting). Quartermaster - General's Department ( Head- quarters, Dublin).— Deputy Quartermaster- General. — Brevet- Colonel S. Brownrigg, C. B., unattached. Assistant Deputy Quartermaster- General.— Major W. H. D Fitzgerald, unattached. Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers ( Head- quarters, Dublin).— Commanding Royal Artillery, Major- General Sir R. J. Dacres, K. C. B. Aide- de- Camp.— Major W. E. M. Reilly, Royal Artillery. Assistant Adjutant General.— Colonel C. Dickson, C. B. Commanding Royal Engineers.— Colonel C. Rosse. Assistant Adjutant- General.— Lieut.- ColonelII. W. Lugard, Royal Engineers. Aides- de- Camp to his Excellency the Lord- Lieutenant.— Brevet- Lieut. Colonel Undy, half- pay, 62nd Foot; Capt. C. C. Fitzroy, 68th Foot; Capt. Hon. L. A. Ellis, Kilkenny Militia ; Capt. H. W. P. Butler. Extra Aides- de- Camp.— Lieut F. Marshall, 2nd Life Guards; Lieut. Augustus F. W. Gore, 7th Hussars; Com- mander C. Vesey, R. N.; Capt. Viscount Russborough, Dublin City Militia; Capt. Sir Thomas Gresley, Bart., 1st Dragoon Guards; Capt. E. Chaplin, 3rd Dragoon Guards; Major Hon. S. J. G. Calthorpe, unattached; Capt. C. C. Fraser, 7th Dragoons. THE DIVI8ION AT DURLIN. Major- General.— E. F. Gascoigne. Aide- de- Camp.— Lieut C. Gascoigne, Grenadier Guards. Assistant Quartermaster- General.— Brevet Lieut.- Colonel K. D. Mackenzie, 92nd Foot. Cavalry Brigade.— Major- General Sir J. C. Chatterton, Bart., K. H. Aide- de- Camp.— Brevet- Major F. R. Forster, 4th Dragoon Guards. Major of Brigade.— Brevet- Major Tomkinson, 8th Dra- goons. 1st Infantry Brigade.— Major of Brigade.— Brevet- Major R. G. A. Luard, 77th Foot 2nd Infantry Brigade.— Major- General A. A. T. Cunyng- hame, C. B., half- pay, 51st Foot. Aide- de- Camp.— Lieut. A. E. A. Ellis, 33rd Foot Major of Brigade.— Captain C. D. C. Ellia, 70th Foot THE DIVISION AT THE CURRAGH, KILDARE. Commanding Division. — Lieut.- General Sir. R. England, G. C. B. Aides- de- Camp.— Capt. R. England, 55th Foot; Capt R. H. Graham, half- pay Rifle Brigade. Assistant Adjutant- General. — Brevet- Lieutenant- Colonel W. Morris, C. B., 17th Dragoons. Assistant Quartermaster- General. — Lieutenant - Colonel C. B. B. Walker, unattached. Cavalry Brigade.— Major- General W. Parlby, half- pay 10th Light Dragoons. Aide- de- Camp.— Lieutenant T. M. Townley, 10th Dragoons. 1st Infantry Brigade.— Miijor- General J. B. Gough, C. B. Aide- de- Camp.— Capt A. F. Warburton, 15th Fusileers. Major of Brigade.— Major C. Nasmyth, unattached. 2nd Infantry Brigade.— Major- General H. Shirley, C. B., half- pay 88th Foot Aide- de- Camp.— Capt H. II. Day, half- pay 88th Foot. Major of Brigade.— Brevet- Major J. B. Mann, unattached. An order has been forwarded to all the command- ing officers of regiments and depots at Chatham, di- recting that all women and children belonging to soldiers who may be ordered from one station to another are to receive from the Government half and quarter- rations for themselves and children, in the event of their not following the corps. Officers have also been directed not to advance money to those women following the corps, and afterwards deduct the same from their husbands' pay. Miss Nightingale has forwarded fifty guineas towards the funds of the Chatham Garrison Compas- sionate Institution, founded in 1833, for the relief of the wives and children of destitute soldiers at the garrison. Colonel Waugli, one of the Directors of the London and Eastern Bank, who obtained advances from that concern to the extent of 237,000/., has retired with his family to the Continent. The Rev. W. Rogers, who has laboured so assidu- ously in the establishment of the Golden- lane schools, opened by Prince Albert last week, has been ap- pointed one of Her Majesty's Chaplains. 206 T H E F I E L D , T H E C O U N T R Y G E N T L E M A N ' S N E W S P A P E R. [ MARCH 28, 1857. ® f) t Hato^ APPOINTMENTS. CAPTAINS.— Henry Chads ( 1848), to the command of the Conway, 14, flan- ship at Cork, vice Capt. Fult'ord, whose time of service has expired; Henry Lyster ( 1845), to the Castor, 3G, at the Cape of Good Hope, COMMANDERS.— Montague B. Dunn, to the Cumberland, 70, sailing ship, at Sheerness; C. E. H. Vernon ( 1855), to the Cordelia; Thomas Goss ( 1856), to the coast- guard. LIEUTENANTS.— Henry L. Round ( 1854), to the Royal William. 120, flag- ship, at Devonport; Francis Hewson ( 1853) and Alfred Eatull ( 1856), to the Hastings; Benjamin S. Piekard ( 1843) and Almerle H. Fitzruy ( 1850), to the Cum- berland ; Walter H. Grubbe ( 1854), to the Cormorant; Arthur M. Norman ( 1856), to tho Cordelia; C. A. J. Iley- shaiu ( 1854), to the Himalaya; J. G. Bickford, to tho Hastings. MASTERS.— T. Sulivan, to the Hastings; T. C. Tilly ( 1856), to the Cordelia; A. Brown ( 1854), to tho Vesuvius. MASTERS' ASSISTANTS. — T. H. Partridge and William T. Greet. CHAPLAINS.— Rev. William H. Holman, M. A. ( 1S50), to the Hastings j Itev. John P. Oliver, B. A. ( 1850), to the Cumberland. NAVAL INSTRUCTORS.— Charles R. Tompkins ( 1854), to be mathematical and naval instructor to the Excellent; Charles J. E. R. Archdeacon ( 1843), to the Cumberland. STAKF'- SURUtoN. —- Alexander Mackay, to the Cumberland. SIIRIIEON.— William Wood, M. D. ( 1815), to the Hastings. ASSISTANT- SURGEONS.— Andrew M'Clure and R. J. Madden, to tho Cumberland; Thomas Coghlan, M. D. ( 1853), to the llastlugs; Randall M'Donnell ( 1854), to tho Industry. PAYMASTERS.— J. lliggs. to the Hastings; William Hay, to tho Cumberland; D. 11. Niblett ( 1847), to the Cumberland ; J. Lewis ( 1848), to the Cordelia; J. If. W. Bowman ( 1853), to the Vesuvius. PAYMASTERS' ASSISTANTS. — John B. Swann ( 1851), and William T. Dixon ( 1851), to tho Castor; Charles P. Tlelon ( 1851), to the Blenheim ; Charles A. Shapcote ( 1851), to the Ajax. CLERK.— W. II. Haswell, to the Hastings. Mr. James Rusden, master, R. N., who was dis- missed summarily from her Mnjesty's ship Electra and the service, on the arrival of that vessel from the Australian station, at Spithead, has been restored to his position in the Navy List, upon his own repre- sentation. Rear Admiral Wallis arrived at Portsmouth on Monday, and hoisted his ( lag ( pro tern.) on board the Excellent, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland. Compli- mentary salutes were exchanged on the occasion be- tween the Excellent and the Victory in honour of the respective flags. Waterloo, 120, flag ship, at Sheerness, Captain Lord Fred. II. Kerr, has got her topmasts and top- gallantmasts on end for the summer; as also the For- midable, 84, Captain Superintendent John Jervis Tucker ; and Edinburgh, 00, screw, Captain E. Pel- lew llalsted. Cumberland, 72, Captain John B. Dickson, is still in dock, fitting as a flag ship for rear Admiral W. P. Wallis, South America. On the paying off of the Duke of Wellington, the ward- room officers presented the chief engineer, Mr. Steil, with a silver teapot, as a mark of their high esteem for his talent and amiable disposition. By the last accounts her Majesty's ship Monarch arrived at Valparaiso, February 7 ( from her cruise to the north), It days from Panama, having accom- plished 10,400 miles since leaving Valaparaiso in May 1858. She is undergoing a thoiSugh refit, new lower rigging, & c. Meaneo, 84, is being converted Into a screw. Algerine, gun- boat, Lieutenant Commander Forbes, left Woolwich on Thursday and proceeded to Green- hithe to adjust compasses and prepare for her voyage to China. Lizard, steam vessel, arrived there on the same day from Sheerness, and embarked Lieutenant Sims and 80 rank and file of tho Woolwich division of Royal Marines for service in the Cumberland, now in commission at Sbeeruess. The following gentlemen have passed their exami- nation at tho Royal Naval College, Portsmouth. For Naval Cadets.— E. S. Dawson, R. Smirke, A. G. M'Kecknie, Henry Bridger, C. J. Doxat, A. F. Hood, II. II. Rawson. For Lieutenants.— B. VV. Bax, A. Cowburn, A. K. 11. Legge, C. F. Walker, H. C. Wogan, W. A. K. Craven, T. B. Pratt. For Master. — C. B. llyall. By dint of great exertions the troop- ship Transit was kept afloat during Wednesday night, and the dockyard artisans were enabled to get tho paddle- frigate Furious out of dock, aud into that dock the Transit was taken on Thursday. It was not till five o'clock in tho afternoon that the water was got out of the dock, and then there was found to be on the starboard bow a hole of a foot iu length, and about six inches wide. This hole, it is evident, was caused by the vessel striking on the stock of her own anchor, and breaking it. Au official inquiry is to be made into tho matter, aud therefore it is unnecessary to circulate any of the reports that are afloat as to the cause of the serious disaster. Without referring to the incon- venience to which it has put some 800 officers and men, it is impossible to estimate the consequences to them bad the ship been twelve hours further from a port into which she could put. It is the general belief here that she must have gone down, as the water was gaining on her rapidly. A very painfu feeling has been excited at Portsmouth inconsequence of this disaster to the Transit. The three Govern- ment transports that have last left that port, and in- deed England, have each come to grief of one sort or another. The Megeera got on shore, the Urgent broke down, and now the Transit almost sinks herself by that anchor that is supposed to be the verv main- stay of a ship. OBITUARY. LORD DOUGLAS.—- James Douglas, Baron Douglas, died at his seat, Bothwell CastU, upon the Clyde, on Monday morn- ing. The deceased peer had been In indifferent health for a lengthened period, but the illness which finally carried him off was only of two or three < layB' duration. He was born in 1787, and hucceedod to tho title and estates on the death of his brother, in Sept. 1848. lie married, in May 1813, Wil- helmina, second daughter of the late General James Murray. Dying childless, he is succeeded in his estates— which are principally situated in Clydesdale, and estimated to be worth about ."> 5,000/. per annum— by his sister, Lady Elizabeth, married in 1832 to the Earl of Home. This ladv is the mother of a large family, the eldest of whom is Lord bouglas. Tho deceased peer was the son of the first. Baron Douglas, In whoso name " The Great Douglas Cause "— the most Impor- tant legal case of the last century— was carried on. lie was attacked with severe Indisposition on Thursday last, when about to attend a meeting of Mr. B. Cochrane's supporters. The deceased took an active part in the election, the excitement attending which, it is believed, brought on an attack of apoplexy, which proved too much for his shattered frame- Lord Douglas was educated for tho Church, and, previous to Inheriting the estates of Douglas, he was an active and ex- emplary Church of England clergyman. During his later years he spent the greater part of his tlmfe on his estates, and in attending to the wants of the poor and distressed in the district, to whom he was ever ready to lend a willing ear and a liberal hand. In consequence of his Lordship's death, the families of the Duke and Duchess of Iiuccleuch, the Earl and Countess Homo, the Earl of liomney, Lord and Lady Clinton, Lord and Ladv John Scott, Sir John and Lady Harriet Stuart Forbes, the Earl of Courtown, and others are placed In mourning. CAPT. CHARLES BISSON expired on Tuesday morning, In his 66th year, after a severe illness. Capt. Bisson was honorary agent of the Shipwrecked Fishermen's and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society, Jersey, in whose service he was most generously active. MISCELLANEOUS. The 40,0002. brought by the Africa is understood to be for the Bank of France. For the first time within memory there will be no fair at Greenwich on Easter Monday or Tuesday. The fund for the family of the late unfortunate Mr. Little amounts to the gross sum of 1343/. 14s. 6d. Austria has announced by telegraph at Constanti- nople her rupture with Piedmont. The sum of 28,000/., in Australian gold was taken to the Bank on Thursday. There are vineyards in New South Wales yielding from 15,000 to 20,000 gallons of wine a year each. All the Danish ministers tendered their resignation to the King, on Wednesday. Considerable excitement and apprehension prevail amongst Irish stockholders and graziers, in consequence of the spread of the cattle distemper in Germany. The Hon. John Parsons, second son of the Earl and Countess of Rosse, is alarmingly ill, at Parsonstown. It is said that his life has been depaired of. The large . amount of 5,500,0001b. of tea is stated to have been delivered this week, duty paid, from the port of London. The Diet of Stockholm have unanimously ap- proved the abolition of the Sound Dues, and the treaty concluded with the various powers. The Hon. Robert J. Walker has been offered the governorship of Kansas, and declined it. The Princes of Oude left 100/. to Mr. Ratcliff, Mayor of Birmingham, to be distributed amongst the local charities. The National Hall, in Holborn, is about to be altered and re- arranged, so as to form a concert- room capable of receiving an audience of 4000 persons. The departure of Admiral Hamelin, the Minister of the Marine for Toulon, to meet the Grand Duke Constan- tino, will take place about the 15th inst. Some seditious movements have been discovered in Spain, arid counteracted. Mexico has recognised the justice of the demands of the Government. The operation of drawing the water out of the Lundhill colliery is proceeding as satisfactorily as could have been expected. Tyrrell, one of the night attendants at the Admi- ralty- office, Somerset- house, was found dead in the hall on Monday morning, having suddenly expired. The trade reports from the manufacturing towns for the past week state that business has received a slight check from the advance in the Bank rate of discount. It is reported that the guano recently discovered on the island south of Cuba is inexhaustible, and of rich quality. Mr. Edwin James, Q. C., has been retained to ap- pear in support of the petition against Mr. Cox's return for Finsburv. The Pays has a dispatch from Vienna which sa}' s that the Turks had consented to remove from the Danublun Provinces. Admiral Joseph Bullen ( on the reserved list) en- tered his 97th year on the 6th inst., and the same day Vice Admiral Sir Charles Napier entered his 72nd year. Mr. R. D. Mangles, M. P., and Sir F. Currie, Bart., have been chosen chairman and deputy- chairman of the East India House for the ensuing year. Mr. Bright has written a farewell address to the electors of Manchester, in which he declares his intention of retiring altogether from public life. The Emperor of Austria has conferred on Mr. Paul Pretsh, inventor of photo- galvanography, the grand gold medal for arts and sciences. The construction of a Palace of Industry for the Vienna Exhibition of 1859 is about to be commenced imme- diately in the Schwartzenburg Garden in that city. The Medical Times states that the milk of diseased cows, taken, as it often is, uncooked, is a prolific source of disease in the human race. The Commissioners of Llanelly Harbour have de- termined to carry out a broad gauge line of communication between the South Wales Railway and the docks. Joseph Petit, the Frenchman who pleaded guilty to having committed robberies at hotels, was, on Thursday, sentenced to penal servitude for five years. Messrs. Ilaslam and Buckland offered by auction at the mart, on Wednesday, the South Sea House, late the chief office of the Royal British Bank, when it was knocked down at 11.000/. An explosion from Thorneby gas coals took place on board a vessel in the Victoria dock, Hartlepool, on Mon- day. The second mate had gone down the fore hatch, and taken the candle out of his lantern. He is seriously injured. A Paris paper states that the Grand Vicaire of Meaux has eloped with one of his fair penitents, Mile. Vac- querin. The young lady has a large fortuno. The fugitives are alleged to have arrived in England. William Webb, the miscreant who committed a murderous assault upon Mr. Buckler in a North London ral I wav- carriage, has been sentenced to transportation for life. The English Government has purchased Paul Veronese's celebrated picture of the " Family of Darius,' throueh the medium of her Majesty's Consul. The price paid is 3.17, OOOf. The execution of Thomas Nation, condemned to death at Taunton on Saturday last for the murder of John Aplin, has been fixed for Tuesday, the 21st inst. lie has hitherto made no confession of his guilt. Sir J. Dobson, the Dean of the Court of Arches, has nppointed Monday, the 20th inst., for hearing the appeal In Archdeacon Denison's case from the court held last year by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Bath. The United Service Gazette states it to be her Majesty's present intention to distribute the Victoria Cross in person to those appointed to receive the decoration, of which dne notice will be given by the authorities at the War Department and Admiralty. The beautiful steamer, Leopold I., which has just made so short a run across the Atlantic, entered the harbour of Antwerp on Monday. She is engaged to convey 500 emigrants to America, and will start for New York on the 18th of April. The two United States Senators from Pennsylvania, the State Supreme Judge, the present Speaker, Clerk, and and Assistant- Clerk of the House, the Clerk of the Senate of Pennsylvania, and the democratic candidate for Governor, are all practical printers. Tlie appointment of Major of the Tower of London, vacant by the demise of Major Efrington, has been conferred on Colonel Whimper, a meritorious old soldier, who, in con- s quence of wounds received at the battle of the Alma, has been rendered unequal to active service. On Saturday the removal of the ruins of Covent- garden Theatre commenced, for the purpose of clearing the ground for tho erection of the Royal Italian Opera House. It is expected that the works for the foundation of the new theatre will be sufficiently advanced for the laying of the first stone to take place early in June. Twenty- three cabmen in Paris have just been re- compensed by prizes for honesty in delivering up money, jewellery, . lie., left In their oabs during the past year. Will English cabbies ever earn as much as their French brethren have? 262,266f. were " turned up " In money alone. The engravers' drawings of the pictures in the Vernon Gallery, the property of Mr. Underwood, of Bir- mingham, were submitted to public competition by Messrs. Foster, on Wednesday and Thursday. The two days' sale brought upwards of 2700/. Two young men named Tooney and Stokes were b'- oufrht before the magistrates at Sheffield on Friday, charged with setting fire to a wheat stack. On being asked th lr motive, they said, " We could get no employment, and must, do something; we could not perish in the streets." Both prisoners are tlcket- of- leave- men, and were committed for trial. 500/. has been placed by Lady Franklin in the hands of Admiral Sir F. Beaufort, Sir R. Murchison, and Captains Colllnson and Sherard Osborn, for the purpose of encouraging investigation by the masters of whalers fre- quenting Baffin's Bay, into the mysterious circumstances reported by them on their return from the fishing grounds last autumn. The " threatened murrain " must not be confounded with the question of diseased meat. Pleuro- pneumonia has prevailed epidemically in many districts of this country for months. Many diseased cattle have been slaughtered and sold for food In our markets. This Is only to be checked by attention to the sanitary condition of the cow- sheds and their occupants, and strict supervision of slaughterhouses and markets. The Queen has appointed W. Scoltock, M. A., of Christ Church, Oxford, to be an Inspector of Schools. The King of Siam has sent an Ambassador- Extra- ordinary on a mission to Paris and London. Admiral Sir F. W. Gray has been appointed Com mander- in- Chief of the Cape of Good Hope station. Rear- Admiral Sir R. S. Duiulas is appointed a Lord of the Admiralty, in the room of Admiral Richards. Lieut. Perry, of Windsor court- martial celebrity, has made his appearance on the stage on Melbourne. Miss Nightingale is about to inspect in turn all the large hospitals. Mr. Caird's ( of Errol) sermon, preached before the Queen, has been translated into German, with a preface by Chevalier Bunsen, and 10,000 copies of it sold. Some idea may be formed of letters sent by public departments when the estimated expense for the current year is 128,045/. The charge for the current year for education in Great Britain is 541,233/.; for science and art, 73,855/.; and for education in Ireland, 213,030/. Half a dozen of the new saloon omnibuses were, on Thursday, driven in procession to pay a visit to the Lord Mayor, Sir R. Mayne, « tec. They will bo started, on Monday, at their various " times " and places. It is needless to add that they did not remind us of the malls on the 29th of May. THE THEATRES. LENTEN ENTERTAINMENTS. AT Drury- lane Theatre Mr. Alfred Mellon has given a series of concerts, every evening during the week, with the exception, of course, of Friday. The scheme was constructed upon the principle established by M. Jul- lien, certain selections from the best masters being given. Mr. George Case has held a musical levee at Exeter Hall, upou the strength of a " monster" programme, which included a vast number of compositions per- formed by a vast number of artists, and enjoyed his usual extensive measure of patronage. The audience took everything in good part, and appeared perfectly satisfied. The twenty- ninth " Concert for the People, " at St. Martin's Hall, was honoured with the presence of the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, the Sheriffs, aud the Under- sheriffs. The selection consisted wholly of sacred music, from the Elijah, the Creation, the Mes- siah, and Judas Maccabeus. The attendance was not so large as might have been expected, but it was, nevertheless, considerable. The benefit of Miss Ilayes, at Dublin, on Saturday evening, was one of those flattering demonstrations of admiration and respect which exalted genius only has a right to expect, and which, when justly merited, tiie Dublin public is ever ready to concede. The house was an overflowing bumper, in the fullest sense of the term. A grand Verdi Festival is announced to take place at Exeter Hall on Easter Monday. The three operas, Rigoletto, La Traviata, and II Trovatore, are to be represented in a condensed form, with the assistance of first- rate artists, band, and chorus. The vocalists are Madame Clara Novello, Miss Louisa Vinning, Miss Dolby, Mr. Millardi, Mr. Weiss, and Mr. Sims Reeves. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. Portrait models of the Earl of Derby and the Right Hon. B. Disraeli have lately been added to the col- lections of Madame Tussaud. 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A popular guide to health, with dietary rules and prescrip- tions for the self cure of the most prevalent diseases. By an eminent physician. An entirely new edition, greatly enlarged and amplified. Sent free by post on receipt of four penny post stamps by Mr. LAWES, Medical Bookseller, 14, Hand- court, Holborn, " London. " To all our readers we can recommend this book as an unerring guide."— Era. " Being written by a clever general practitioner, its advice is sound and reliable.''— Times. " The young especially may learn many a good lesson from its pages."— Bolton Mercury. " Written by a man who practises what he preaches. — Evening Sun. . " To the married and unmarried we particularly recommend this work, as it contains information sought In vain from other sources.' '— A tlas. KNOW THYSELF !— The secret art of discovering the true character of individuals, from the peculiarities of their handwriting, has long been practised by MARIE COUPELLE, with astonishing success. Her start- ling delineations are both full and detailed, differing from any- thing hitherto attempted. All persons wishing to " know themselves," or any friend in whom they are interested, must send a specimen of their writing, stating sex and age, inclosing 13 penny post stamps, to Miss COIIPELLE, ( II), Castle- street,, Oxford- street, London, and they will receive, in a few days, a minute detail of the mental and moral qualities, talents, tastes, affections, virtues, Ac., of the writer, with many other things hitherto unsuspected. " I am pleased witli the accurate description you have given of myself "— Miss Jones. H~ AIR DYES.— SIIAYLER'S UNITED S Kit VICE or BRITISH AltMY and NAVY' HAIR DYES, the most beautiful preparation ever Invented for dying, at the same time softening the hair. It Is patronised by the British, French; and Prussian Courts, as well as having the distinguished patronage of the Army and Navy. It is per- fectly free from smell, and quite easy of application.— To be had ' wholesale of J. F. SHAYI. EE, .1, West- street, Upper St. Martln's- lane: retail of J. T. Shayler, 82, St. John- street- road; Stacey and Co., perfumers, Cranbourne- street; Mintriun, 7, Burlington Arcade; Kennedy, 108B, Oxford- street; and all respectable chemists and pertumers in town and country. rPJ IE SUCCESSFUL RESULTS of the I LAST HALF- CENTURY have proved, beyond ques- tion, that ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL possesses pecu- liarly nourishing powers in the growth, restoration, and improvement of the Human Hair. It prevents it from falling off or turning grey, strengthens weak hair, cleanses it from scurf and dandiift, and makes it beautifully sort, curly, and glossy. In the growth of the Beard, Whiskers, Eyebrows, and Mustachios it is unfailing In Its stimulative operation. For children it is especially recommended as forming Hie basis of a beautiful head of hair. Price as. ltd. and 7s.; family bottles ( equal to four small), 10. s. Bd., and double that size, 21s. CAUTION To prevent imposition a New Label from steel, by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, and Co., is now used, upon which are the words, in white letters, ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL, & C., and their signature in red Ink, " A. ROWLAND and SONS." Sold by them at 20, Ilatton- garden, London; and by all Chemists and Perfumers. 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 5s. Family Arms ibund and sketched, 2s. Armorial Bearings registered at the College of Arms ( the only legal office in London). Mr. CULLETON, Genealogist, Lecturer on Heraldry, & c. The Heraldic Library open from Eleven to Four. MARCH 28, 1857.] 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. 207 THE FARM. TMPROVED TAMWORTH PIGS.— On J- SALE il few late- weaned BOAltS and GILTS of very superior quality, from the dam of the pen of five which took the 51. prize in the last Birmingham Cattle Show, herselt being bred from a prize sow in 1853, and has brought 54 pigs at 4 '" Extract from Birmingham Herald.—" Tho 51. prize was awarded to Mr. W. Endall, Henley- in- Arden, for the best pen of young Tamworth pigs we have ever seen at any exhibition, and which speedily found purchasers at high prices." Beaudeserl Park Farm, Henley- in- Arden. /" I RASS SEEDS for PERMANENT IT PASTURES.— THOMAS KENNEDY and CO., Dum- fries, N. B., beg to call special attention to their MIXTURES for laying down land to PERMANENT PASTURE, which have hitherto given such universal satisfaction. Mixtures for Permanent Pastures 25s. to 30s. per acre. Mixtures for Permanent Lawn Pasture ... 26s. to 31s. „ Mixtures tb* r Lawns, Terraces, Bowling- greens, & c 31S. to 36s. „ Their Priced List of Agricultural Seeds is now ready, and may be had, postage free, on application. FREE DELIVERY.— Seeds to the value of 21. delivered free of carriage to the principal railway- stations and steam ports ill tile kingdom. HRASS and AGRICULTURAL SEEDS, G1 Ac— THOMAS GIBBS and Co., the Seedsmen to the " ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND,'' beg to announce that their bulks of Grass and other Seeds are now finished cleaning, and they can supply the following ill any quantities required :— GRASS SEEDS for meadows and pastures, water mea- dows, parks, cemeteries, lawns, Ac. See.; also Renovating Mixture, for improving old swards. Italian and other Rye Grasses, Clovers, Turnips, Swedes, Hybrids, Mangold Wur- zels, Carrots, and all other seeds for the farm. KITCHEN GARDEN SEEDS of all the new and choice varieties. , , , FLOWER SEEDS in assorted packets or separately. GIBBS'S DEFIANCE PEA, the finest tabic pea in culti- vation Detailed Catalogues free on application. THOMAS GIBBS and Co., the Seedsmen to the R. A. S. E., corner of llalf- inoon- street, Piccadilly, London ( W.) TlfEADOW * k PASTURE GRASS SEEDS. If 1 — GEORGE GIBBS and Co., 26, Down- street, Picca- dilly, beg to announce that their mixtures of ( i It ASS SEEDS are* now ready for delivery at the following prices :— Mixtures for laying land down to permanent grass, for light, heavy, and other soils ( allowing 2 bushels and 12li). to the acre) 30s. per acre. Mixtures for park or field lawns 32s. per acre. Mixtures for improving and renovating old grass lands 1*. per lb. Mixtures fbr forming lawns ( finest sorts) Is. od. per lb. G. G. and Co.' s new priced Agricultural Catalogue is now ready, and will be forwarded free on application—( 1EORGE GIBBS and Co., Seedsman, 2( 5, Down- street, Piccadilly, Lon- don OV.) J? ARM SEEDS, MANGOLD WURZEL, 1 SWEDES, TURNIPS, Ac. — Mangolds, 9d. per lb.; Swedes, is. per lb.; Turnips, Is. per lb.; Hybrids, Is. 3d. per lb.; Improved Italian Ryegrass, 7s. Gd. per bushel. — GEORGE GIBBS and Co., 26, Down- street, Piccadilly ( W.) OED APRIL SPRING WHEAT.— The * V subscribers have to offer a considerable quantity of this fine varietv of Spring Wheat for Seed, price 6.5s. per quarter, iu lots of 5 quarters, freight paid to Leith or London. Fol- iate. districts, and on land previously unaccustomed to grow wheat, this variety is invaluable, being equally early and prolific as oats. It should not be sown before April, and may be sown during May. J. MORIt 1 SON and SON. Banff, N. B., March 2. OATENT WOOL MANURE COMPANY. •• I ( Limited.) — Office, 81, Gracechurch- street, London.— Manufactories, Deptford and Walworth. Wool Manure for Wheat, Grass, Hops, Ac., per ton, 71. 10s. Wool Manure for Turnips and Root Crops, per ton, 6/. 10s. Superphosphate of Lime, manufactured by this Co., per ton, 71. Delivered free to any Railway Station or Wharf in London. — Orders received ate " the Office of the Company, 81, Graee- rburch- street; or by any of the provincial ag( nts. BONE MANURE, either Half- inch or Dust, SUPER- PHOSPHATE of LIME, SULPHURIC ACID, Ac These valuable and genuine Manures may be had in any quantity of JARED TERRETT HUNT, Lambeth Wharf, Upper Fore- street, Lambeth, London, delivered to any Wharf or Railway Station in London, in sacks or otherwise. J. T. 11. earnestly recommends the attention of the nobility and gentry to his finely PULVERISED BONE- DUST, for the renovation of Lawns, Meadows, Parks, Ac. Also, his PREPARED BONES, for the dressing of Vine Roots, Fruit Trees, Asparagus Beds, Ac. Bones purchased in any quantity from kennels, marine store dealers, butchers, Ac., fetched from any railway station in London. ESTABLISHED 1812. rPURNIP MANURE.— This valuable ferti- User has been used for the last twelve years with great success by most of the eminent agriculturists through- out England, and stands unrivalled in the weight and quality of the bulbs which it produces; it is besides especially beneficial to the Grain Crops which follow, while Clover is rarely found to fail after the first application. Some of the crops produced by this manure last year weighed upwards of 30 tons per acre. POTATO, GRASS, BARLEY, CLOVER, and WHEAT MANURES: also Bone, Guano, and Super- phosphate of Lime, warranted or the best quality. Apply to II. and T. PROCTOR, Cathay, Bristol; PROCTOR and RYLAND, Birmingham, Edmondscote, Warwick, and Saltney, near Chester. N. B.— A Pamphlet, on " Manures, their Properties and Ap- plication," forwarded on receipt of twelve postage stamps. (^ UERO GUANO.— From a given weight J of Cuero Guano may be obtained the same immediate results as from a similar weight of Peruvian Guano, while its beneficial effects upon future crops will be felt long after Peruvian Guano has ceased to have any influence. The fol- lowing is from Professor Way:— " 15, Welbeck- street, Feb. 11, 1857. " SIR,— On reference to my books, I find that the Manure which I analysed for you in April last year, contained 66* organic matters, 8 ammonical salts ( yielding 7 per cent, of ammonia on the manure), and phosphoric acids, soluble in water, equal to 27? per cent, soluble Phospate of Lime. Such Manure would, in my opinion, be very valuable, either for Corn or Root Crops ; but for the former purpose, I would ad- vise you to reduce the proportion of soluable phosphates, which appears unnecessarily large. I am, Sir, your obedient servant. " To Mr. Chishohn. ' " J. THOMAS WAY." Price, delivered at any Railway Station in London:— For Root Crops lind Grass Land, 71. 10s. per ton; for Corn and Hops, 8/. 8s. per ton. JOHN CH IS HOLM, SON, and Co., Cuero Guano Works, « 8, Willow Walk, Bermondsey, London ( S. E.) A GRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS Purchasers will find the largest STOCK on SALE at the Baker- street Bazaar, London, the manufacturers exhibiting lree their various IMPLEMENTS, as at the Cattle Show, affording a selection for farm, garden, and dairy, from Messrs. Garrett, Howard, Hornsby, Ransome and Sims. Richmond and (' handler, Samuelson, Smith and Ashoy, Williams, Bar- rett, Exall, and Andrewes, Crosskill, Coleman, Cambridge, Ac., and all the other principal makers, delivered and charged the same as If ordered from the works. GRKA1 REDUCTION in the PRICE of BWHn^ SLSS8** WJKK NETTING.- BARNARD and Sinf. in' Market- place, Norwich, in consequence of improve- Srtd! ta » J? S ! 7( 4" th,° mannfacture of the abow prices enabled to make a great reduction in the Galvanised. 2- ineh mesh, 24 inches wide 5< 1. per yd Z- lncli L'tn. .•>.*. I.. 1 ^ 2- inch 2- lncii 2- inch lj- ineii l|- lnch lf- ineh ll- lnch strong do 6 intermediate, do.... 7 extra strong, do. ... i>. J 24 inches wide 5J strong, do <; i intermediate, do.... extra strong, do. ... 10 Japanned mm. Ml. per yd. 4l „ 5) „ n „ 44 „ 5i „ All the above kinds can be made anv width ( under 8 feetl at proportionate prices. If the upper luUf is of acoL- se? niesh than the lower, it will reduce the prices about one- fifth , Strong Galvanised Poultry Netting, 8K peryard St wide • Galvanised Sparrow- proof Netting for P& iSfcj jM n^ Kes '° 0t W're netUng of patterns fomSdTy pS69' ** I1'" Strated Catal0* ues and ORSES SUMMERED and WINTERED at the Frith Manor Farm, Mill- hill, Hendon, eight miles from Town. First- rate references Apply to the Bailiff. H IVTURRAIN, or Lung Diseases of Cattle.— i-' l- This fatal epidemic is speedily arrested by the prompt administration of the IIOMtEOPATHIC MEDICINES, specially prepared for the purpose The remedies, with plain directions for use, can be had of WM. HEADLAND, Chemist, 15, Princes- street, Hanover- square, London, on receipt of money order for 15s. HORS E MEDICINE S. — KENT'S CATHARTIC, or ANTISPASMODIC PHYSIC BALLS, are tile best known purge fbr the Horse, requiring no prepa- ration before giving, or chilling of the wafer after; and, in cases of GRIPES or pain in the bowels, one of them dissolved in warm water is the safest and most efficacious medicine that can be given, and will often produce almost instantaneous relief— 111 tin boxes, containing 12 balls ( with printed instruc- tions for administration) los. per box—( Prepared and sold only by W. II. KENT, Member of the Royal College of Veteri- nary Surgeons, 53, Great Marylebone- street, Portland- place, London. _ T AMENESS in HORSES.— SEWELL'S I 2 SOLVENT and PROCESS. This is a safe and effectual remedy for navicular and foot lameness, grogginess, thickening of joint or tendon, windgall; andallconflrmeddeep- seated lame- ness, dissolves bone spavin, splent curbs, ring bone, and other enlargements, and produces no torture nor blemish. Sold in packets, 10s. each, bv all chemists, or sent post- free on post order, payable to FREDERICK SEWELL, Pimlico, Veterinary Stables, 21, Elizabeth- street, Eaton- square, London, SEWELL'S LIQUID SOLVENT is an immediate remedy for horses In full work, in bottles 1ft!. each, with full instruc- tions, post- free. j PATRONISED by his I ItOYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT, and used on the Royal | Farm, Windsor.— TIIORLEY's FOOD for CATTLE, sold in Casks containing 448 Feeds, price 50s_ carriage paid to any railway- station.— The wonderful eflfet produced through using this Food is truly astonishing. Testimonials from some of the first men in the land, together with Professor Way's Report, may be had on application to the Inventor and Sole Proprietor, JOSEi II THORLEY. Central Depot, 77, Newgate- street, London. Manufactory and Offices, 115. High- street, Hull. Depot for Ireland, 9, Burgh- quay, lln^ r. n, .1. W. Scott, Manager. TTTNG forSH EEPFOLDS.— WILDEY and Co., Holland- street, Blackfriars- road, London, are the original introducers of the COCOA- NUT FIBRE SHEEP- FOLDING NETS which fourteen years' experience lias proved to possess the most extraordinary durability when ex- posed to alternations of weather. Cocoa- Nut Fibre will wear out several sets of tarred hemp netting, and is so light that a herdsman may with ease carry 200 yards of it. Wildey and Co. were awarded the Prize Medal for tins netting by the Royal Agricultural Society in 1842, at the Ex- hibition of All Nations in 1851, and at the PariB Universal Ex- hibition 1855. . , , „ Sold iu nets of 50 and 100 yards long, 42 inches lugh, by the manufacturers, WILDEY and Co., at the Cocoa- nut Fibre Works, Holland- street, Blackfriars- road, London. ne; M\' PIN'S PRUNING KNIVES in every Variety, warranted good by the Makers— MAPPIN, BROTHERS, Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield, and 67 and 68, King William- street, London. Drawings forwarded by post A/ TAPPIN'S " SHILLING " RAZOR, sold i- T L everywhere, warranted good by the Makers, MAP- PIN, BROTHERS, Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield, and 07 and 68, King William- street, City, London, where the largest stock of Cutlery in the world is kept MAPPIN'S Superior TABLE- KNIVES maintain their unrivalled superiority— handles cannot possibly become loose— the blades are all of the very first quality, being their own Sheffield manufacture. Buyers sup- plied at their London Warehouse, 67 and 68, King William- street, City; and Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield. "\/ TAPP I N'S ELECTRO- SILVER PLATE. - L*_ I — Messrs. MAPPIN'S celebrated Manufactures in ELEG'TRO- PLATE, comprising Tea and Coffee Services, Side- dishes, Spoons and Forks, and all articles usually made in silver, can now be obtained from their London Warehouse, No. 67, King William- street, City, where the largest stock in London may be seen. Catalogues, with prices, sent free on application.— Manufactory, Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, AND PRONOUNCED BY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to he THE FINEST STARCH SIIE EVER USED. Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, Ac. & c. T MAPLE'S first- class FURNITURE.— • • • Gratis, an ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE containing the price of every article. All who study economy with ele- gance should apply for this, either personally or by post, be- fore purchasing. The Eugdnie easy chair, price 25s.; 1000 pieces of rich Brussels caroets, at 2s. 9d. per yard; the very best and newest patterns from 3s. Qd. to 4s. 3a per yard; the Victoria carpeting, 4 feet wide, 2s. 9d. per yard.— J. MAPLE, 145,146, and 147, Tottenham- court- road. HOWITT and Co's 3IS. LOO- TABLES are made of solid Mahogany— 3ft. 6ln. in diameter, 31s.; 3ft. 9 ditto, 38s. Gd.; 4ft. ditto, 45s. Warranted scuud work- manship and good material: superior to anything in the trade at the price. Walnut and Rosewood, from 4 guineas. A large stock always on show in their extensive Furnishing Galleries, 226, 227, 2L'H, 2U9, ti.' io, High Holborn, London. T^ URNITURE. — Illustrated Catalogue. — A new FURNISHING GUIDE, of a superior order, con- taining designs of furniture suitable to all classes, with refe- rence, number, and cost of each article. Also, the sum total for furnishing a villa or mansion of any magnitude can be had on application. No family ought to be without one. The increasing demand for information by persons about to fur- nish, from all parts of the United Kingdom, and the suburbs of the metropolis, have induced Howitt and Co., at consi- derable cost, to prepare this their new Furnishing Guide, which, on perusal, must be appreciated by the public. Being in character with the high standing of the establishment it represents, and ornamental in finish, it may have a place on the drawing- room or library table.— HOWITT and Co., House Furnishers, Bedding and Carpet Manufacturers, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, High Holborn. HEAL and SON'S NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE contains Designs and Prices of 150 different articles of BEDROOM FURNITURE, as well as of 100 Bedsteads, and prices of every description of Bedding. Sent free by jiost HEAL and SON, Bedstead, Bedding, and Bedroom Furniture Manufacturers, 196, Tottenham- court- road ( W.) BEDSTEADS, BATHS, and LAMPS.— WILLIAM S. BURTON has SIX LARGE SHOW- ROOMS devoted exclusively to the SEPARATE DISPLAY of Lamps, Baths, and Metallic Bedsteads. The stock of each is at once tlie largest, newest, and most varied ever submitted to the public, and marked at prices proportionate with those that have tended to make his establishment the most distinguished in this country. Bedsteads, from 12s. Od. to 12!. os. each. Shower Baths, from 7s. Gd. to 5l. 12s. each. Lamps ( Mode, rateur), from... ( is. od. to Gl. 0s. each. ( All other kinds at the same rate.) Pure Colza Oil 5s. per gallon. PUTLERY, WARRANTED.— The most yj varled* Assortment of TABLE CUTLERY in the world, all warranted, Is on SALE at WILLIAM S. BURTON'S, at prices that are remunerative only because of the largeness of the sales. 3£- inch ivory- handled table knives, with high shoulders, 12s. per dozen; desserts to match, 9s. Gd.; if to balance, Gd. per dozen extra; carvers, 4s. 3d. per pair; larger sizes, from 19s. to 2Gs. per dozen; extra fine, ivory, 82s.; if with silver ferrules, 37s. to "> 0s.; white bone table knives. 7s. Gd. per dozen; desserts, 5s. Gd.; carvers, 2s. 3d. per pair; black horn table knives, 7s. 4d. per dozen; desserts. 0s.; carvers, 2s. Gd.; black wood- handled table knives and forks, 0s. per dozen; table steels, from Is. each. The largest stock in existence of plated dessert knives and forks, in cases and otherwise, and of the new plated fish- carvers. rr< HE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for A SILVER.— The REAL NICKEL SILVER, introduced twenty years ago by WILLIAM S. BURTON, when PLATED by the patent of Messrs. Elklngton and Co., is beyond all comparison the very best article next to sterling silver that can be employed as such, either usefully or ornamentally, as by no possible test can It be distinguished from real sliver. Fiddle or Thread or Old Silver Pattern. Table Spoons and Forks, doz. 38s. .. Dessert ditto and ditto 30*. .. Tea ditto 18s. .. Tea and coffee sets, cruet and liqueur frames, waiters, candlesticks, Ac., at proportionate prices. All kinds of re- plating done by the patent process. CHEMICALLY PURE NICKEL NOT PLATED. Fiddle. Thread. King's. Table Spoons and Forks doz. 12s 28*. 80s. Dessert ditto and ditto 10s 21s 25s. Tea ditto 5s. lis 12s. The additions to these extensive premises ( already by far the largest in Europe), are of such a character that the entire of EIGHT HOUSES is devoted to the display of the most magnificent stock of GENERAL HOUSE IRON- MONGERY ( Including Cutlery, Nickel Silver, Plated Goods, Baths, Brushes, Turnery, Lamps, Gaseliers, Iron and Brass Bedsteads, Bedding, and Bed- hangings) so arranged in Six- teen Large Showrooms, as to afford to parties furnishing facilities in the selection of goods that cannot be hoped for elsewhere. Illustrated Catalogues sent ( per post) free. 39, OXFORD- STREET ( W.), 1, 1A, 2, and 3, NEWMAN- STREET; and 4, 5, and 6, PERRY'S- PLACE, London. QAI SA( 11- SB.—( IENUINE HOME- MADE. KJ Pork, lit?.; Beef, 7d. per lb.— DOSSETOR and SON, Butchers, Great Russell- street, Covent- garden ( W. C.) Prompt attention to orders by post. Brunswick King's Pattern. Pattern. .. 48s 60S. .. 35s 42S. 24s 30s. TOP DRESSING FOR CEREALS. GRIFFIN and MORRIS having received so many gratifying proofs of the entire success of their SPECIAL MANURES, are induced to direct the attention of Agriculturists especially to them, as the scarcity of Guano cannot but render a satisfactory substitute of the highest importance. The following Letter, just received, will speak stronger than any recommendation of their own:— " The Hattons, Brewood, March 2, 1857, " GENTLEMEN,— From the effects of the severe weather and wireworm on my wheat plant, I had serious thoughts last spring of ploughing up one field which was very thin, but on reconsidering the matter, determined to try your Wheat Manure, which I applied at the rate of two cwt. per acre; and I can assure you the result was most astonishing, producing one of the heaviest crops I ever saw, and the quality of grain very superior; in fact, I am so well satisfied that I purpose Top Dressing a considerable quantity this spring, and should be obliged by your having seven tons of similar quality ready for me by the latter end of this month. Also please bear in mind my order for twelve tons of your Turnip Manure, to be ready by the middle of April. I am, Gentlemen, yours respectfully, 14 JOSEPH BEACH." " Messrs. Griffin and Morris. G. and M. have on SALE the following FIRST- CLASS MANURES, adapted for the various Crops, warranted of first- rate quality:— WHEAT MANURE, OAT MANURE, BARLEY MANURE, TURNIP MANURE, BEAN MANURE. VETCH MANURE, MANGOLD WURTZEL MANURE, GRASS MANURE, CLOVER MANURE, POTATOE MANURE, HOP MANURE, PERUVIAN GUANO, PREPARED BONES, for Grazing Land, SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME. CERES MANURE WORKS, WOLVERHAMPTON. COTTAM'S PATENT INVENTIONS FOR STABLE REQUISITES. AWARDED A PRIZE AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION, AND PATRONISED BY THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS. purposes, or mixing with the food in the manger, is alone sufficient to claim general notice. C The Seed Box detached, mad ® of galvanised sheet- iron, light and durable. D The Patent Saddle and Harness Bracket combined, can be used with great advantage in harness- rooms, where space is an object, as the long portion of the bracket can be turned up out of the way when not in use. C0TTAM AND HALLEN, THE Original INVENTORS of the PATENT ENAMELLED MANGER RACK X and WATER TROUGH AS ONE FIXTURE, to which they have made important additions, tlie main features of the same being explained in the description and engraving. A represents the Patent Halter Guide and Collar Rein, the ball of which is taken to the back of the manger, works with ease and freedom up or down the guide bar, and is noiseless in its operation, as also a sure preventative against the most restive horse being cast in the stall. B The Patent Portable Seed Box can be instantly de- tached from the rack without disturbing the hay. The saving of the seed in a clean and useful state, either for agricultural COTTAM and HALLEN, the inventors, have designed these fittings on strictly scientific principles, and they are, if not perfect, the most in keeping with the science of the present day of anything yet produced. The fact of their having been extensively introduced by architects of known practical experience, besides obtaining the favour of both the English and French Governments, are valuable proofs of their utility. COTTAM'S MANGERS are constructed in the best possible manner both as to form and utility, are cleanly in appearance, durable, and impervious to infection; manufactured Plain, Galvanised, or Enamelled. Improved Stable Guttering, with moveable safety covers, Sanitary Traps, Stable Pumps, Double Corner Mangers, Harne room Appendages, and every article in Stable Furniture. Chaff- Cutters and Oat- Bruisers kept on show at COTTAM and HALLEN'S WORKS, 2, Winsley Street, Oxford Street, London. WARMING and VENTILATING.— Illustrated Catalogues and Estimates gratis on application. CARRIAGES,^ HARNESS, & c. HARNESS AND SADDLERY at URCH'S, Wholesale and Retail Army, Hunting, and Colonial Saddlers, Bridle Cutters, Horse Clothing and general Harness Makers, Bit and Spur Manufacturers, 84, Long- acre. BLACK WELL'S FOUR PATENTS FOR SADDLERY, Ac.— Gutta- percha jockeys, 40s. to 60s.; spring, 4s.; safety spring driving and riding reins to both bits; crib straps, 15s.; rubber springs for straps, girths, rollers, Ac., 2s.; brass springs. Is. Web fetlock, leg, travelling, knee, and hoof boots. — 259, oxford- street. Of all saddlers. HENTON'S Patent ELASTIC SADDLE, so highly recommended by the nobility and those gentlemen who have given it a trial. The Improvement on the old wooden tree is great, that being composed of leather, added to which are springs, which cause it to fit better and more easy for the rider. Price 5/. l() s Manufactory, 7, Bridge- street, Surrey side of Westminster- bridge. / CARRIAGE DEPARTMENT, BAKER- Vy STREET BAZAAR In this immense stock will be found CARRIAGES of every description. A succession of fashionable new and second- hand carriages constantly on sale. Sellers as well as purchasers will lind this a most ready market. New carriages are warranted for twelve months. This business is strictly an agency, and the interests of buyers and sellers are alike protected. A Sale by Auction every alternate Tuesday. Carriages received for safe keeping, also furniture and other property, in separate warehouses. NEW ENTRANCE, KING- STREET, PORTMAN- SQUARE, THROUGH THE HARNESS AND SADDLERY DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS FROM BAKER- STREET. TJIDING SCHOOLS and HUNTING IV ( JROUNDS, Kensington- gate, Kensington.— This vast establishment, with its seven acres of land so disposed as to combine all the features of the hunting field and the covered school, enables the Messrs. BLACKM AN to guarantee their pupils a proficiency elsewhere unattainable. Sdiools attended. D OlDING SCHOOL, 70, Seymour- place, * ^ Bryanstone- square, near Cumberland- gate, Hyde- park. — Mr. ALLEN begs most respectfully to inform the nobility ami gentry, that he continues to teach and perfect ladies and gentlemen for the field or the road, and that by his superior system the attainment of a secure seat is combined with the easy and graceful management of the horse. The long list of distinguished pupils to be seen at Mr. Allen's proves the esti- mation in which the unusual advantages of his large school and perfect mode of tuition are held by the nobility and fashion. N. B. Well- trained horses let by the day or month. RA IDING SCHOOL, 29, Gloucester- cres- cent, Paddington.— Mr. GAPP begs to call the attention of the nobility and gentry to the many advantages tills school offers over every other establishment, and to Ills peculiar method of teaching, which imparts unusual confidence to Ills pupils, thereby enabling him In a few lessons to perfect them In the proper management of the horse, and to ride wltl ease, elegance, and safety. The private mounting room, detached from the school, has met with general approval for practising that great desideratum, mounting with ease and grace. N. B.— Trained and superior horses let for any period; a j uvenile class daily EFECTIVE SIGHT and DEAFNESS- DEFECTIVE SIGHT RESTORED, from whatever cause arising, by means so simple yet efficacious that persons may enjoy distinct vision to an advanced age. Also, 1) EAF- NESS and NOISES in the HEAD permanently and tho- roughly cured, at the Eye and Ear Institution. Senior Physician, P. MACDONNEL, M. 1). Consulting Surgeon, W. E. POPE, M. lt. C. S. The GUIDE to SELF CURE free for seven stamps. Not 20 patients in 1000 have l> een passed as uncured, although many were sufferers for thirtv- flve years. Consultation- rooms for all ranks. Hours 10 till 4. All letters to be addressed to WM. IIILL, Esq., Secretary, Eye and Ear Institution, 27, Alfred- place, Bedford- square, London^ fVEAFNESS and NOISES in the HEAD.— \ J INSTITUTION fbr the CURE of DEAFNESS, 23, Suffolk- street, Pall- mall, London.— Instant and permanent restoration of hearing guaranteed, without the use of ear- trumpets, instruments, or causing one moment's inconveni- ence to the most aged or nervous sufferer. F. R. HOGHTON'S new and extraordinary discovery, by one consultation enables deaf persons of either sex to hear immediately with perfect ease the lowest whisper, and removes all singing in the ears. Hospital and private testimonials, and certificates from the most eminent Physieians and Surgeons in England, in whose presence deaf persons have been cured, and many hundreds of private patients cured can be referred to. Hours of consulta- tion, 11 till 4 every dav. FRANCIS ROBERT HOGHTON, Member of the London Royal College of Surgeons, May 2, 1815; Licentiate of the Apothe- caries' Company, April 30, 1840. Just published, SELF- CURE of DEAFNESS, for country patients; a stop to empiricism, quackery, and exorbitant fees, sent on receipt of six stamps, free. Examination free. 23, Suffolk- street, Pall- mall ( S. W.) __ Second Edition, Gd. post free, PAINLESS TOOTH EXTRACTION, without chloroform, by congelation. By J. WH ITEM AN WEBB, L. S. A., Surgeon- Dentist, 21, Southampton- street, Bio sbury- square.—< > perations daily from in to 4. ~ 52, FLEET- STREET. SW DISCOVERY IN TEETH.— Mr. NE HOWARD, SURGEON- DENTIST, 52, Fleet- street, has introduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIPTION ot ARTI- FICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth, as not to be dis- tinguished from the originals by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication; and that Mr. Howard's improve- ment may be within reach of the most economical, he has fixed his charges at the lowest scale possible. Decayed teeth ren- dered sound and useful in mastication 62, Fleet- street.— At home from 10 till 5. " ENTLE pressure from without" has VT caused the Chancellor, though reluctantly, to take the War Tax off Tea. TH E EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY have accordingly lowered all their prices 4d. per lb., and the tflb. Bag of Congou may now be had at 2s. Ga. uer lb., and Coffee in the berry at Is. Id— Warehouses, 9, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate- street. rpHE PEN SUPERSEDED. — Marking A Linen, Silk, Cotton, coarse Towels, Ac., with the PATENT ELECTRO SILVER PLATES, prevents the ink spreading, and never washes out Initial Plate, Is. : Name Plate, 2s. ; set of Moveable Numbers, 2s. ; with directions for use, sent free by post on receipt ot stamps.— Mr. T. CUL- LETON, Patentee, Heraldic Engraver to the Queen, 2, Long- acre, one door from St. Martln's- lane. No travellers employed XTO CHARGE made for STAMPING PAPER or ENVE- LOPES with Crests, Arms, Initials. Ac. Note paper from 2s. per ream; Envelopes from 3s. per 1000. A SAMPLE PACKET of STATION- ERY, from which a selection can easily be made, as each sample is numbered, sent to any ad( ire* s on receipt of four stamps. Price List post free. All orders over 20s. sent carriage free to any railway station In the kingdom. SAUNDERS BROTHERS, Manufac- turing Stationers, 104, London Wall, London ( E. C.) NO CHARGE FOR STAMPING rpo ANGLERS.— W1LLIAM BROWN, A FlshltiR Tackle Maker and Angler of 30 years' experi- ence, would direct attention to his treneral stock of 1ISHINU- HODS, REELS, LINES, CASTING- LINES, SALMON and TROUT FLIES, Ac., whieli he flatters himself from his long experience will be found to he suitable for the seasons, and ot the most substantial description. W Ii. would especially direct attention to his celebrated PHANTOM MINNOW, which, during the last two seasons, lias given universal satisfaction, and of whose alluring and killing properties he has had numerous testimonials. It is light ami easily thrown, yet sinks sufficiently, and is so constructed as to be inflated fiy the water. It lias all the ap- pearance of a small Rarr or Minnow, but is so extremely soft and flexible that when seized by a fish the body collapses and leaves nothing but skin, thereby allowing the fish to close his mouth upon the hooks, and thus enabling the angler to secure a large proportion of the fish that lay hold of it. There are twelve sizes, varying In length fVom 2 to 6J inches. Trout sizes, each 2s. fki ; with swivel trace, Bd. Salmon and small pike sizes, with triple gut or gimp, each 4t. lid. to 5s.; extra large sizes with do. 5s. ed. to 8s. Sent in a box post for sd. additional. The same postage will carrv two of the trout size. All orders to be accompanied by a For the convenience of parties in the neighbourhood of London, he lias appointed Mr. CHAHLES FJUOOW, 191, Strand Agent for the sale of his Minnows. 26, Geotge- fltreet, Aberdeen. 2 0 6 T H E F I E L D , THE C O U N T R Y G E N T L E M A N ' S N E W S P A P E R. [ MARCH 28, 1 8 5 7. BLOOD STOCK, Ac. MESSRS. TATTERSALL will SELL by l'- l AUCTION, at Hyde- park- comer, on Monday, April 20, TWO remarkably clever thorougli- bred HACKS, the property of a gentleman who bred them: 1. SIR JOHN, 8 years , old, by Archy out of Dwarf, by Coinus; with splendid action. 2. PANPIPE. 4 vears old, by Bay Middleton out of Horn- plpe, by Venison; with splendid action. MESSRS. TATTERSALL will SELL by 1x1. PRIVATE CONTRACT, the following valuable HORSES, the property of a gentleman giving up hunting: 1. A CHESNUT GELDING, 15 hands 3 inches high, a perfect and fast hunter, up to 15 stone, very temperate; has been ridden by a lady, and would be invaluable to a timid rider. 2. BROWN GELDING, 15 hands 2 inches high, a superior hack, and has been constantly hunted, up to 14 stone; a beautiful stepper, and is believed to have been driven in harness. The above may be seen at 12, Brunswick- place, Cambridge, on application to HENRY PURR, the groom.— For price, apply to Messrs. TATTERSALL, Hyde- park- coiner. ALDRIDGE'S, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON. PUBLIC SALES by AUCTION every Wednesday and every Saturday throughout the year, commencing at eleven o'clock precisely— ONE HUNDRED and EIGHTEEN HORSES are submitted to public competition on each of the above days, by Mr. MATTAM, the Auctioneer. On Wednesday next, the 15th inst., active and powerful horses from the stocks of Messrs. Withers andCo. and other job- masters, suitable for broughams, clarences, double and single harness, carriage- horses, hunters, and hacks from the studs of noblemen and gentlemen; ladies' horses, cobs, and ponies for riding and driving. On Saturdays, in addition to the horses, a great variety of phaetons, broughams, clarences, dog- carts, aim gigs, with sets of double and single harness, saddles, and bridles. All property should be received two days before either sale day, for public view and insertion in the catalogue. MIDLAND COUNTIES REPOSITORY- NOTICE. MESSRS. BRETHERTON & IIARRISON beg to inform the public that their next important STUD SALE, for HUNTERS and other valuable HORSES, will take placo at their Repository, Birmingham, On Thursday, 30th April, 1857, When they are instructed to offer for public competition the entire Stud of Horses that have been used throughout the last season hunting Mr. Tailby's Hounds ( the high Leicester- shire country). Noblemen and gentlemen wishing to enter horses for this sale are solicited to make early application, in order that stalls may be secured and publicity given to their instructions. Sales by auction every Thursday, and by private treaty daily. LUCAS'S, LIVERPOOL- SELECT SALE. 1VTESSRS. LUCAS and Co. beg to intimate - 1T. L to noblemen and gentlemen having HUNTERS and other valuable HORSES to dispose of, that their 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- |? RID • will REPOSITORY, BARBICAN. AY's SALE as usual.— Mr. J. GO WEB SELL by AUCTION, oh Friday next. April 17. ONE HUNDRED superior RIDING and HARNESS HORSES of every description; also Forty powerful active English and Belgian Cart Horses, suitable for either town or fanning purposes; and a large assortment of Carriages and Harness. Property intended for sale must be sent two davs 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. V DYCER'S REPOSITORY, DUBLIN. RRHE QUEEN'S BAYS having been * placed under orders for India, there will be an AUCTION of the OFF1CERS' HORSES at Dycer's Repository. Stephen's- greeu, Dublin, previous to their leaving Ireland. The list comprises a number of first- class hunters, chargers, hacks, and harness horses. A week's notice will be given previous to the Auction.-— February, 4th, 1857. JAMES HOME ( late of the 2iul Life Guards), Proprietor. REA'S CENTRAL REPOSITORY. HORSES on SALE, chiefly youn^, and from the country, varied dally, 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 the premises, which are the most extensive and cen- tral in London, containing over 160 stalls and loose boxes, and standing room for over . r> 00 carriages. Breeders of horses are re- spectfully Informed that there Is a good demand for serviceable horses. High stepjiers are valuable and scarce. Owners in all eases may be referred to. Charges lower than any other, being 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. — Ken's < ' entral Repository, » \ vin^ ton rPOM THUMB.— To be SOLD, that very I fast TROTTING HORSE, TOM THUMB ( entire). lie Is a good chestnut, rising four years old, about fifteen hands high, and was got by the noted horse Flying Buck, his dam by Wildfire.— For further particulars, & c., apply to Mr. WILLIAM EDMONDHON, Denton, near Otloy, Yorkshire. PPOR SALE ( liaif brother to Cumberland), * a BAY COLT, 2 years old, by Vol- au- Vent, dain Cerlto by 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- ington, Cumberland. ALDERNEY and GUERNSEY COWS * and IIEIFERS— M. FOWLER, sen., LittleBuslievFarm, Watford, Herts, will have a fresli Importation of FORTY- SEVEN newly calved anfl down calvingCOWS and HEIFERS on SALE privately at the Red Lion Yard, Paddington, 011 Monday, the 20th iiist. Tills herd will be found exceedingly handsome, and of superior quality. Thev will remain 011 sale one day only, being 011 their way to the North. PPSOM GRAND STAND. — STALLS and PRIVATE BOXES may be engaged for the DERBY WEEK For particulars apply to Mr. DOBLING, Epsom. COUNTY of DORSET. — POSTPONE- MENT of the WADDON VALE STEEPLE- CHASES. — The WADDON VALE STEEPLE- CHASES ( 4 miles from Dorchester), established by the Officers of the 13tli Light Dragoons, having been inadvertently fixed to take place in Passion Week, the Committee announce that these Sports will be postponed till Tuesday, the 14tli of April, when the follow- ing prizes will be run for :— The WADDON VALE STAKES of 3 sovs each, with 501. added, for horses regularly hunted with any established pack of hounds in the county of DoriJet; weights, 12st; thorough- bred, 71bextra; the second liorse to save his stake; the winner of any steeple- chase to carry 71b extra. The OPEN STAKES o'f 3 sovs each, with 40/. added; weights, last; open to all England; any winner of a steeple- chase to carry 7lb extra: the second horse to save his stake. The DORCHESTER BOROUGH PLATE ( a Tea Service), value. « ) 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/. mhled ; catch weights; and the second horso to savo 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 eutries, 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, Milbome St. Andrew, Blandford; and all entrance fees to be paid to him 011 or before Saturday, the 11th day of April 1857. N. B.— All entrance fees will be devoted by the Committee to defray expenses. Tho owners of horses and the riders will be allowed to walk over the course on the Monday ( 13th) and following day till 10 o'clock; they are requested not to get over any fence on the course between tho posts. Other persons will not be allowed on the course, by request of the occupiers, who have gratui- tously given the land for the amusement of all lovers of sport. Should there be any dispute arise from foul riding, or any other cause of unfairness, they are to make their grievances to the stewards, and their decision all parties must abide by. c 0 ULISING.— The CARDINGTON CLUB MEETING will be HELD on the 10th, nth, and 12th of NOVEMBER NEXT, when tbe usual stakes will lie contended for. The members will dine at tiro King's Arms, Cardlngton, on Monday, the 9th, at five o'clock. Southlll, April » , 18.17. JAMES BAILEY, Hon. Sec. BRITISH SPORTS.— A series of EIGHT MJ PICTURES, painted by ANSDELL and HERRING, Illustrating Hunting, Deer- stalking. Grouse- shooting, Salmnn- flshlng, and Racing, are NOW ON VIEW at 96, Gracechurch- street. Admirers of the works of these artists, and gentle- men Interested In British sports, are invited to inspect them. UTALLION.— At Mr. Phillips's Paddocks, O Bushbury, near Wolverhampton, SPEED- THE- PLOUGH, by Cotherstone out of Farmer's Daughter, the only horse that ever beat West Australian, at 10 guineas a mare, 1 guinea the groom. Winners of 100 sovs at any one time or their dams gratis; half- bred mares, SI. 6s. 6d. For performances, see " Racing Calendar. "— Apply to J. DALY, the groom. Expenses to be paid before the mares are removed. 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, 10*. per week; corn ( if ordered) at market price. Good accommodation for foaling mares with loose boxes, paddocks, & c. Any further particulars may be obtained on application to Mr. WILLIAM HOLMAN, St. George's Mews, Cheltenham.— N. B. All expenses to be paid before the mares are removed. QTALLION.— At Ashdean, five miles from Chichester or Emsworth Stations, THE BEDOUIN, a rich dark bay or brown liorse, by an Arabian, dam by Wan- derer. He is 15 hands 1 inch high, with gOod substance and symmetry, worthy the attention of breeders, being free from all hereditary defects, perfectly sound, and of the finest pos- sible temper. Well known with Colonel Wyndham's hounds and the Hambledon. His stock, now yearlings, which may be seen as above, are very promising. At 21. 2s. all fees included. Good accommodation for mares at the usual prices.— Apply to JOHN GILBERT, Ashdean Tower, Funtington, Chichester. QTALLIONS. — HOBBIE NOBLE, O ROLAND, THE KNIGHT OF GWYNNE, DAMASK, the celebrated trotter THE FLYING BUCK, and YORK- SHIRE HERO.— The above horses are of a first- class description, being from the soundest and best bloods of their classes in England, and will serve inares, season 1857, at Mr. THOMAS GROVES'S place, at Plompton Hall, near Harrogate and Knaresborougli, Yorkshire; except Roland, which will cover at Mr. LAMBERT'S, the TrafTord Hotel, Stretford- road, Manchester— For circulars of all particulars apply to T. G., as above, the owner, which will be sent direct. Good accommodation for mares at Plompton. CTALLION.— CHABRON, by Camel of Fanny by Whisker, < fcc., will cover this seasc out _„ ... season at Duddingliill Farm, Willesden, only 4 miles from London. Chabron is a dark bay, without white, 15$ hands high, free from blemish, is one of the best bred horses in England, and his stock is good. He is peculiarly adapted for breeding riding or harness horses, as lie has good knee action, with rich colour. Thorough- bred mares at 5I. 5s.; half- bred do. at 31. 5s. Groom's fee included. Keen at the usual price— Further par- ticulars may be had of Mr. PEAKE, at Duddinghill Farm, Willesden, Middlesex. QTALLION.— Patronised by the Right Hon. 0 the Earl Howe; C. R. Colville, Esq., M. P.; Sir Charles 1 sham, Lamport Hall.— To cover this season ( 18.57), at Measham, near Asliby- de- la- Zouch, at 3 guineas each Mare, and 5 shillings the Groom, that celebrated and well- known trotter, THE CHAMPION, decidedly the fastest entire liorse in England; late the property of Mr. Theobald, of London, deceased, and now of the ltight 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 Yorkshire. For pedigree of the Norfolk Phenomenon and performances, see Sporting Magazine for December 1834. The Champion s dam, a very fast trotting mare, by Old Primo. Primo was by Mr. Jenkinson's Old Fire- away, that trotted two miles on 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 bv 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 Hambletonian, 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. Tho Champion was matched to trot one mile witliiu three minutes— to stand at the Btone 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 fltty- nine minutes, carrying twelve stone. He was purchased by Mr. Theobald at 600 guineas, and challenged to trot any stallion in England, and covered at liis establishment at 4 guineas each mare. lie is the sire of that celebrated trotter the Norfolk Phenomenon, that serves by 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 Ills 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 lias produced some or tne most extraordinary horses either for the field or road. He lias travelled six seasons in one circuit, and is allowed by Impartial judges to be the best stock- getter in England. He will commence travelling on MONDAY, April the 6tli, through Newton, Odstone, Barton, to the Dixie Anns Hotel, Market- Bos worth, for the night. Tuesday— Through Slienton, Upton, Ratcliff, to the Angel Inn, Atherstone, for the night. Wednesday.— To the Earl Howe's Arms, Twycross. and to the Red Lion Inn, Appleby Field, and to Mr. It. Noon's, Mea- sham, for the night. Thursday.— 1Through 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, Sundfbrd- street, Lichfield, for the night. Saturday.— Through Ilopwas, to Mr. John Richardson's, White Lion Inn, Bole Bridge- street, Tamwortli: leaves at four 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 remainder at Midsummer to R. 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; lialf- bred mares 3 guineas each, and 5 shillings the groom. CTALLION.— Patronised by Earl Newark. ^ To cover this season ( 1857), at Measham, near Asliby- de- la- Zouch, tliorough- bred inares 6 guineas each, and Ida. the groom; half- bred mares 3 guineas eaelL and 5s. the groom. ROCKET was bred by Robert Hazledine, Esq., the owner of Alice Hawthorn. Rocket is by ltliuriel out ot Blue Light, by Taurus, her dam by Orville, & c., Ac. 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, Mlckleton Maid, Armytaffe, Millepede, Vanish, Wood Pigeon, King of Trumps, and William le Gros, who received forfeit for 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, tne sire of Plenipo, Priam, Oxygen, Riddlesworth, Mango, Euclid, and above 150 other winners. Taurus is the siro 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, witli 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, lie was entered for tin • 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, he must be considered invaluable as a sire. He has covered one season, and proved himself a sure foal- getter, He will commence travelling on Monday, April the 6th, through Newton, Odstone, Barton, to the Dixie Anns Hotel, Market- Bosworth, for the night. Tuesday.— Through Shenton, Upton, Ratcliff, to the Angel Inn, Atherstone, for the night. Wednesday.— To the Earl Howe's Arms, 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. 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- 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 5a. the groom. OTALLION GRJ^ YHOUND— 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. CTALLION GREYHOUND. — CALE- k- J DONIAN, red and white, at 61. 6s. For particulars see THE FIELD of 17th January— Apply to Mr. GIBSON, Woobnet by Dalkeith, N. B. S'J' A L L 1 O N GREYHOUND.— 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 Mm to be put to a limited number of bitches, at 71. Is. each. He is under three years old, and con sideredbycoinpetentjudgestobe tho 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. CTALLION SETTERS. — ROLLA will SERVE BITCHES at 4 guineas each. He is a line. strong, and handsome Dog, black and white, with tan muzzle, good head, and long ears. RAKE will SERVE BITCHES at 4 guineas each. Ho is black and tan, very handsome, with good head and loni ">•."'. I Hill, YCIJ llNUUBUIlie, W1L11 guuu ncnu unu long cars. These dogs have been regularly shot over by the Editor of THE FIELD, and are noted animals Apply at THE FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.) ( JTALLION POINTER, Liver colour, of ^ J1 Spanish descent, will serve bitches at Three Guineas each; he is very strong, lias a thorough good nose, and his stock are very fine— Apply to J. BooitMAN, Loose, near Maid- stone, Kent, who will undertake the care of- bitches, and return them as per direction. RETRIEVER WANTED.— PRICE AND other particulars to be addressed to " NEMO,-' FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.) BRACE OF POINTERS FOR SALE, price 6f., the owner declining shooting Address " P. P." FIELD Office, Essex House, Essex- street ( W. C.) POINTER for SALE, about 14 months old, liver and white, unbroken, price 21., is sold at the low figure named, the owner having no use for him.— Address, Mr. JAMES ALLEN, Market- square, Aylesbury, Rucks. POINTERS.— WANTED to PURCHASE, a BRACE of superior POINTERS. None but really good dogs will do. A trial required; and the price must not be ridiculously high.— Particulars as to size, age, colour, < fec., to be sent to " B. Q.," FIELD office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.) HARRIERS.— WANTED to PURCHASE, for the eastern division of Norfolk, a PACK of about TWELVE COUPLES. — Address, giving price, where deli- vered, country hunted, Ac., Mr. WM. SMITH, Wilton, North Walshani, Norfolk. POR SALE, a COUPLE of young J- OTTER HOUNDS, fit to enter this season. A pedigree can be given. Also, a DOG and BITCH, with beautiful heads; and a fine black FOX, as docile as a dog, and an excellent house- watch. Likewise a high- bred DOG, four months old, black.— Apply to Mr. WADAMS, Grafton, Alcester. TO be DISPOSED OF immediately, very - i- reasonably, the owner having no convenience for keep- ing them, a BRACE of handsome high tliorough- bred POINTERS, Dog and Bitcli: the bitcli is two years and a half old, a first- rate animal; the dog eight months, has never been tried, but will make a remarkably powerful animal Ajjpl^ to " A. B.," FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand, London l^ OGS.— Gentlemen in want, for the forth- coming season, of POINTERS and SETTERS of the first blood, should, to prevent any mistake, see them at work. The setters ( lemon and white) are of Lord Derby's breed, and are as handsome as any in England.— To be seen at BURNELL'S, " John Bull," Brentford- road, Kew Bridge. A LDRIDGE'S, ST. MARTINS- LANE.— Xi- ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.— To be SOLI), a BRACE of FAWN- COLOURED ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS, dog and bitch, of the purest breed, and of great beauty. These ani- mals were originally purchased for tho late Pasha of Egypt at 50/ Further particulars at ALDBIDGE'S, St. Martln's- Iane. F) R SALE, a magnificent NEWFOUND- LAND DOG, eighteen months old, colour black, with white breast and forehead, of immense power, and thoroughly broken. To be disposed of entirely 011 account of the owner having no further use for him. Price 01.— Apply to 44 J. H.," Box 12, Post- office, Preston, Lancashire. WORMS in DOGS.— The most safe and • * effectual REMEDY ever yet discovered for these destructive insects is NALDIRE'S WORM POWDER. One dose removes all wonns of whatever description ( see testi- monials). To be had In packets, 2s., 3s. ( kl., and 5s. each, of all druggists in the kingdom; and, by prepayment by post, of the proprietor, 7, Rochester- road, Camden New Town, London. Agents wanted. T IVE HARES. — WANTED to PUR- • - I CHASE some LIVE HARES— Price to be sent to " LV. K.," FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.) T IVE PARTRIDGES, HARES, and J-^ LEVERETS.— A supply of the above may be had on reasonable terms by applying to 44 L. M. N., Post- office, Ipswich. PHEASANT and PARTRIDGE EGGS.— Gentlemen requiring the above in the approaching season can be supplied on reasonable terms by applying to 44 E. W. C.," Post- office, Ipswich.— N. B. A quantity of HENS for Sale adapted for rearing game.— Apply as above. PHEASANT REARING MADE EASY.— Mr. LENO can supply a limited number of the well- known hardv Indian Pheasant EGGS; the introduction of which blood is so necessary to every game preserver.— Har- penden, near St Aiban's, Herts, April 9, 1857. WANTS a SITUATION as HEAD » * GAMEKEEPER, an active young man, who tho- roughly understands his business, and who can be well recommended. Will rear young pheasants at 51.. per hundred. — Address 14 D. D.," Mr. Cheater's, Barton, near Bishopstoke, Hants. TO NOBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN.— 1 WANTED a SITUATION as GAMEKEEPER, by a respectable person who thoroughly understands his business in all its branches. Can have a good character from his present employer Address 41T. M. S.," Post- office, South Cave, Brough, Yorkshire. WANTED a SITUATION » » KEEPER, by a middle- aged Man- led as GAME- Married Man, who under- stands his business In all its branches. A good salmon- fisher. Has been liead- keeper for the last eighteen years over an estate of 40,000 acres in the North of Scotland, ( iood references. — Apply, post- paid, to A. F. MAITLAND, Gunmaker, Elgin, N. B. A GAMEKEEPER WANTED, one who thoroughly understands rearing game and breaking- ln 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, Axmlnster, Devon. TO NOBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN.— WANTS a SITUATION as GAMEKEEPER, a man, 45 years of age, who thoroughly understands his business, and can be highly recommended. Has 110 objection to Ireland or Scotland, or to breed game for the season.— Letters to be addressed to 44 J. W." ( No. 1223), FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand ( W. C.) / GAMEKEEPER"— WANTED, a SITUA- VJ TION as GAMEKEEPER, by a person aged 30, who lias been brought up to the employment; understands the rearing of game, trapping of vermin, breaking and managing of dogs, 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, Clcy- iiext- tlie- Sea, Norfolk. A S FIRST WHIP to a pack of foxhounds, xV well recommended, and understands his business both in the field and in the stable.; Age 37.— For further particulars apply to 44 W. K.," at Mr. Winerfs, Saddler, 229, Oxford- street. T~ 0 MASTERS of HOUNDS.— A Boy of a light weight is anxious to obtain a SITUATION under a huntsman; he rides well, and has for the last two years lived with a gentleman who kept a large stud of horses. Can have a good character, and well recommended. He would make himself generally useful among horses and hounds. Would prefer an engagement in England or Scot- land— Apply by letter to 44D. M." ( No. 1224), FIELD Office, 2 to 5, Essex- street, Strand, London ( W. C.) rpO RIDING- MASTERS.— A gentleman, A 30 years of age, well- educated, speaking the French language, and a good equestrian, desires an ASSISTANT- SHIP in a riding academy, with or without a view to ultimate partnership.— Address 44 R. B.," care of Mr. Davies, 35, Port- man- place, Maida- hill. GUNS, FISHING TACKLE, Ac. TMRMINGHAM- MADE DOUBLE GUN U to be SOLD a bargain; cost 35/.; is by the first maker of the town: 6J lb., 18- bore, best Damascus barrels, < fec., gold mounted.— Apply at Messrs. LLOYDS' Cigar Manufactory, High- street, Birmingham. ( CHARLES MAYBURY, 15, St. Mary's- Manufacturer of every description square, Birmingham, I of SPORTSMEN'S GUNS, home and exportation. iry de RIFLES, PISTOLS, Ac., for "] Y/| ESSRS. PATON and WALSH, beg to - i'A stato that the price of their new NIPPLE PRIMER is e pr 5s. without the cap- holder, and 106. with it.- street, Perth. , George- ( \ RLANDO SMITH, Practical Gunmaker, London- road, Derby, solicits a trial of his superior SHOOTING GUNS, which for strength, regularity of shoot- ing, and price, are not to be surpassed. Every sporting requi- site in great variety. GUNS and PISTOLS. - JOSEPH CHARLES RE ILLY is RETIRING from BUSINESS, and the remnant of liis excellent stock of English Guns and Pistols are now for Sale, 25 per cent, under Ills regular prices. There is about a dozen best guns, and thirty to forty second- hand and keepers' guns, and a quantity of implements and apparatus wliich he will only remain to dispose of.—- No. 502, New Oxford- street, London ( W. C.) RICHARD BURNAND, Gunmaker, Pilgrim- street, Newcastle on Tyne, respectfully informs the Nobility and Gentlemen Sportsmen that I10 has at all times on hand a choice selection of DOUBLE and SINGLE GUNS of the best quality, made under his own inspection, with every requisite for the sportsman. Double ana Singlo Guns, Rifles, & c., made to order; Colt's and other Revolvers on hand. rf?< UNS.- " for thi Gentlemen about to order Guns the coming Season would do well to inspect the workmanship of guns manufactured by W. R. PAPE, 25, Collingwood- street, Newcastle- on- Tyne. Alterations and re- pairs done upon the shortest possible notice, warranted to give satisfaction; charges moderate. A large assortment of Patent Revolving Pistols, suitable for the pocket and house protec- tlon. Sporting ammunition of every description. BREECH- LOADING GUNS.— in addition to the manufacture of the very superior Fowling- pieces which have gained the Advertiser so great celebrity as a Gun- smith, he has now respectftilly to stute that he is preparing to take Orders for BREECH- LOADING FOWLINCJ PIECES. A few excellent light Double- guns on hand, of best quality, will be sold at a very moderate price, as he is now working entirely to order against next season— J. D. DOUG ALL, 23, Gordon- street, Glasgow. Established in 1760. OST or STOLEN, a PAIR of DOUBLE A GUNS, the property of a Gentleman who has been out of the country for the last 18 months. 1 The guns arc made by Mortimer, Edinburgh, and arc numbered as follows— 5917 and 5918. Should the above have been purchased by any gentle- man, the owner will be much obliged if the present possessor will let TRULOCK and HARRISS, Gunmakers, Dublin, know from whom they have been purchased. The object of this inquiry is not to recover the guns, but to punish the rogue. rPKULOCK and HARRISS, Gun and Rifle J Makers, 9, Dawson- street, beg to inform gentlemen passing through Dublin to their Shooting Quarters, that they can be supplied with fresh GUNPOWDER of the best makers; also with Joyce's and Eley's Caps, Cartridges, and Wadding; Bristol, Chester, and Irish Shot. T. and II. are constantly supplied with powder flasks, shot bags, powder magazines, and every article necessary for sporting. CALM ON FISHING.- CHARLES O FARLOW, Manufacturer, 191, Strand, invites anglers to inspect bis large and varied stock of stmerior FISHING RODS and TACKLE at moderate prices. Trout files 2#. per dozen. Catalogues forwarded gratis, rr< 0 ANGLERS.— Messrs. EATON and A DELLER, 6 and 7, Crooked- lane, London- bridge, Manufhcturers of First- class Salmon and Trout Rods, and every description of Fishing Tackle, beg to call the attention of Sidmon Fishers to their REGISTERED IMPROVEMENT in the SPRING WINCH HANDLE.— Salmon and Trout Flies to every pattern. CALMON and TROUT RODS— Hickory lO superseded by a new wood; Is lighter, has more power, and the tops are in one piece— ALFRED GOULD, Manufac- turer, 36, Great Marylebone- street, Cavendish- square. Front " The British Angler's Instructor:"—" Those gentle- men who are particular and wish to see their orders progrcs. are recommended to Mr. Gould, who is a thorough angler, and - will do his bestto manufacture what they desire. NKW FLY.— The " CANTON COCK- TAIL."— Messrs. ALFRED and SON begto inform their Mends that the above new Flv ( introducd by them last sum- mer) was found to be so very killing in clear trout streams, that they have made a large stock of thein for the ensuing season. Price 2s. 0d. per dozen Made only by ALFRED and SON, Manufacturers of superior Salmon and Trout Rods and Tackle of every description, 54, Moorgate- street, London. HTO ANGLERS. — The PECTORAL FIN A and the ARCHIMEDEAN MINNOW, invented and ma- nufactured by FREDERICK ALLIES, South- parade, Wor- cester, and registered by Act of Parliament. Price:— Salmon size, 55. each; pike, 6s. each; large trout size, 3i.; small trout, 2s. erf.; perch slz. e, 2s. erf. Anglers and the trade punctually supplied, by post or railway, on receipt of cash to the amount. Rods, lines, flies, & c... forwarded to order— Apply to the hi- ventor, Frederick Allies. South- parade, Worcester. TROUT FISHING.— Trout Fishers should - I be prepared with the SPRING FLIES, the " Wellington" and tbe " Emperor," 2s. C, d. per dozen, made only by ALFRED and SON, 54, Moorgate- street, London, Manufacturers of every description of superior Salmon and Trout Rods and Tackle— ALFRED'S Pectoral Spinning Minnows, ad. each. Otter and Spoon Baits. Every Angler should possess ALB- BED'S " Views on the Thames," price i5j., coloured. To be had as above, and of all the prhiclpal Print sellers. TAMES OGDEN, Practical Fly- Dresser, « " Fishing Rod and Tackle Manufacturer, 28, Wlnchcomb- street, Cheltenham, respectfully informs anglers he has now on band a first- class STOCK for Inspection. Having repeatedly- fished tbe 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 bis study, he can give every informaUon required by the angler. Flies dressed correctly to pattern, on superior laving 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 aiiglers that. he has now on sale an extensive stock of every desenption of Salmon, Trout, Pike, and other FISHING- RODS, of very superior quality. The whole made on the premises under Ills In- spection Every variety of Salmon and Trout FLIES, of approved patterns nnil superior workmanship, adapted for F. nglish, Scotch, Irish, American, and Continental Fishing. Also, a New FLY BOOK, of an Improved material; and all kinds of Gut, Winches, Lines, Artificial Baits, Ac. & c. Gentlemen instructed in the art of Fly- making. The New American Baits. rLEY'S SPORTING AMMUNITION'.- - - I- J 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, io., and every description of Sporting Ammunition. ELEY, BROTHERS, Manufacturers, London. ANTED a PARTNER, to patent and t I bring out a NEWLY- INVENTED REVOLVER PISTOL, possessing extraordinary advantages. As the ad- vertiser Is in business in one of the leading thoroughfares of the City ( London), and has tools, shops, < fcc., only a small sum of money would be requisite; terms mutual— Address " A. Z." ( No. 1223), FIELD Office, Essex- street, Strand, London. .' VACHT for SALE, 14 tons, cutter- rigged, I oak- built,, copper- fastened, sails by | Lapthorne. She has an excellent cabin, with two sofas and n water- closot; a most roomy vessel, IS months old Apply ( if by letter, prepaid) to the Secretary to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde, Isle of Wight • ; VACHT for SALE.— A SCHOONER J YACHT, of about 20 tons, being a safe, commodious, and \ velj-- sailin4 boat, very suitable for a family visiting or re- siding in the Highlands of Scotland. She is well tound in all the requisite sailing materials, and Is at present lying In Gornock Bay. — Apply to Mr. Joint FLEMIHO, Accountant, 21, St. Vincent- place, Glasgow. London: Printed by John Pownoll Chorl « y, M IS, Princ. i-. met, New Tumntlle, in the p. rl. h of St. Gllei, Bloonnhurjr; Mid published by tho . aid JOHN I'OWNALL CHORLIY, at th. 0 « lee » , ESSEX HOOAA, No » . 2, 3, 4, and 5, F. SSEX- STBEKT, STRAND ( W. C.), In th. part. h or St. Clamant Dan ™ , MlddlMM — Saturday, April 11, 185T.
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