The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-19 00:00:00

POULTRY SHOW.

On Saturday a private view was afforded to a
few visitors of the eellestMa of poultry, pigeons, and
rabbits which is to fsmur the manual &bow at the Crystal
Palms, sad which was opened to the public to-day, to-
morrow, Wednesday, and Thursday. The birds have been
placed in very comfortable and convenient quarters is the
bammest berisath the sorthern part of the build*, level
with the terrace, and the ansagemeota,' seder the raper.
intendeoce of Mr. Boughton, are such as to some the
best view of each individual fowl if necessary. The initiated
and the judges to whom were committed the duty of
&sealing the prima have delivered their opinies, that they
never saw a aollectios I. which there is so few had, or eves
doubtful Wide, and it is stated by everybody coucersed
that m point of quality and variety this is the best show
that has yet been held at the Crystal Palace. No lama than
coo theumed sad tee peasant to ha seem. There are 36 pem
at Spanish fowls, met of which are remarkable for their
proud heads& being probably hidalgos amour* poultry.
The Daddies are aumerous, there being 106 peon of them,
audible speaknem of thie favourite breed are particularly lee.
The Cochin Chines, half ludicrous half divided in their
impede, are Mill much in request with fanciers, and the 54 ;
pees here ;resented contain every variety in good case ; a
cage of white fowls of the race being especially notable.
The kindred Brunah Notes& are well mpressakid in 24 ,
pens. The game fowls are ~mimes there heieg 69 pens
of them, and meet of them are peculiarly observable for ;
that, little form and sinewy make which beloog to the
gladiators of the feathered race. Their pugnacity is strongly
developed, even in the marrow mime in which they are
' placed, bottles occurring under difficulties between cooks in '
separate oompartments, by their contriving to peck at .
each other round the corner of the putitiona that
separate them. One of them, unable to led say other
subject for the development of his special quality, very seedy
killed the hen-fowl which was allotted to him es a 'mom
idea, and die was obliged to be removed, and be was left ie.
gloriously 'done in his oelL Theresa, 73 pens of Hamburg, the
silver spangled Wag very good ; 18 of Polish, 4 of Malay,
66 of Bantams ; the gold and silver &finagled and the Chine ,
being worthy of cote. Ornamental feels are also to be as..,
there being four pens of them ; and some jangle fowls in
pen 642 are canons sad rare. The ducks, ooetsiasd in 32
pens, am steeliest, the Aylesbury, as usual, be off the I
bell. Then are 10 peas of gems, Bof turkeys; sad 12 of
pheasants, these latter being singelarly varied in bind, aid
magnificent is plums,' and colour, the gold and silver
beiog se radisat as macaws. Besides those are 53 pens of
other varieties of fowls ; the *ems am exhibited in great
abundance, sad //moat every variety—pouters, carriers,
and tumbler—sod are stated by the judges to be the
best collection yet shows at this place. There
are 106 pees of rabbits. specially choose for
their meelleacm &meson which Weal*s may be dirested
to the Himalaya wad Egyptian breeds. Is oddities to al/
them there are name capital specimens of black mrsei; wad
sitting quietly and with dignified gravity amongst a inks'
of lbstMeing, umialtiog birds of *very other species, are to be
amen two lee Neewsy horsed owls. To them who parties.
laxly allot poultry and birds, whether as famdem or
breeders. we think that the present show at the CrOla
Pellemorlilles every way satia and ietereesing.