The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-08 00:00:00

[Stamped, Id. Additional.)

The following correspondence addressed to the commis-
dame in Sind, will be read with greet interest as showing
the strides which the cotton trade of this province has made
within the put year :
" Kurrachee Custom-borne, Oct. 25.

" Sir,—l have the honour to forward annexed a very inte-
resting memorandum furnished to me by the railway traffic
manager, of the imports of were by rail from Soiree, the
more interesting from the fact that ecaraely a bale of cotton
was exported from Kurrachee two years ago. Last year the
export' amounted to 12,992 bales ; in Dine ands hell months
of the current year there have arrived by mil 36,990 bar,
being more than three trice the quantity that arrived
during last year. Before the close of the year 1862, the
quantity imported by rail will probably exceed HOG take.
The total exports of cotton from Bombay in 1861.62
emanated to bales 1,046,23?. Taking the exports front
Kumar at the Aber estimate for the year, they are r
Itol9 of the total exports from Bombay in 186162. Oar
paring these with the export* of the year proviso, there le
a falling off of 31 per mot. in 1861.62, while the experts
from Kurmchee, assuredeg that the arrivals in the next 2;
months will not fall abort of the pm two, which is highly
probable, will show an jeerer. of 316 per east.—l have,
to., P. M. athiniu., Collector at Customs."
The MoNsoilite says :

The Maharajah el Pollak is esreiag an enviable repu-
inahissa as a reformer. He has at a Meeks eat away by
the mots ose of the most monstrous sad Miamian customs
wideli prevail among the Bhutree sees of Hindoos. When.
ever a man dies, the wife must mourn for four years, and
diving that time maintain a miserable seclusion ; she mast
not eat in public, or usoover her face all that time. With
a sentence Puled& has abolished this, and announced than
fifteen days aball suffice hereafter as the limit of such bar-
terms privation. The contagion of this reform hes spread
to Delhi; the leading people have been encouraged to
addrem the Putiala chief for information as to how they
should shape their course in an innovation so civilised and
to entirely desirable.

THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.

The Smithfield Club Cattle Show, which was
opened to-day to the general public, was en Satur-
day opened for private view by the members of the
club and the public press after the judges had made
their awards. More than ordinary interest was
attached to the present exhibition in consequence
of the removal of the site from Baker-street, where
the show has been held since 1839, to the new Agri-
cultural-hall, near Islington-green. The fact an-
nounced in the morning papers of Saturday, that
the show would be visited in the afternoon by Lit
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and other mem-
bers of the royal family, also contributed to increase
the interest of the opening on the present occasion,
and, notwithstanding a very wet afternoon, at-1
tracted a large number of spectators to the en-
trance of the hall, in the expectation of seeing
the heir to the throne, who is just now the object
of so much interest to all clauses in the country.
It was intimated on Thursday to the authorities of
the club that the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Mary would visit the show about two
o'clock, and on the following day a similar com-
munication wac received on the part of his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales. The necessary pre-
parations for their reception were accordingly made,
and when about the hour appointed the Duke of
Cambridge, the Duchess, and the Princess Mary
arrived, they were received at the western entrance
of the hall by Lord Faversham, the president of the
club, Mr. B. T. Brandreth Gibbs, the hon secre-
tary, and Mr. Samuel Sidney, the secretary of the
Agricultural-hall Company, and conducted through
the show, with which and the appearance of the
hall generally they expressed themselves much
pleased.
Shortly after the departure of these royal visitors
a hearty cheer from the outside announced the
arrival of the Prince of Wales and his party,whodrove
to the grand entrance of the hall, in the Liverpool-
road, where they were received as were the previous
royal visitors bad been by Lord Feversham, Mr. Gibbs,
and Mr. Sidney. The Prince of Wales was accom-
panied by the Prince of Hesse, the Princes Arthur
and Leopold, and attended by General Hood, Major-
General Knollys, and one or two other members
of the royal suite. The royal party were conducted
over the ball, and whatever was deemed worthy of
special notice was pointed out and explained.
When lighted by giss the hall has a very fine appear-
ance, but though there are between four or five
thousand jets it will require some further addition
in the shape of light to make it as luminous as it
ought to be for the requirements of a cattle show.
The architect is Mr. F. Peck, of Maidstone and
London, and the cost of the building and furnishing
is about 40,0001.

As regards the show of cattle this year, it differs
but little from those that have preceded it, ex-
cept that it is larger, and that the animals can be
more conveniently and advantageously seen. This
latter is a great gain, and will be fully appreciated ,
by the visiting public, who must remember how
difficult it used to be to got a complete view of
the animals, so as to be able to appreciate their
" points." But in respect of the quality of the
stock it is not possible that in one year any appre-
ciable difference could be seen. Indeed, the art of
breeding cattle has been brought to that perfection
that it is scarcely possible to effect further improve-
ment. By this it is not meant to say that what
have hitherto been considered inferior breeds, may
not be educated so as to compete with the more
aristocratic classes in oxen, sheep, or swine. The
present exhibition, indeed, affords an example of
this, for the honours of the show are borne off by a
cross-bred ox of Mr. Overman's. This animal is a
cross between a Devon and a short horn, and has
distanced, owing of course to careful feeding, the
more noble blood which was supposed to flow in
the veins of the short horns, the Herefords, and
the Devon'. At the Birmingham show a similar
result has taken place, a cross-bred ox, viz., one
between s short horn and a polled Aberdeen, having
taken the first prize. But while it is thus satis-
factory to know that a cross-breed may take
first place in a competitive examination with the
purer breeds, there is a point of perfection in the
individual animal beyond which it is not pos-
sible to force it. Symmetry, weight, and fulness are
the qualities to be developed, and, these attained,
it seems a waste to load the animal with masses of
superfluous fat. There were probably no cattle-
shows
in ancient Rome, although they had their
Palilia and other agricultural festivals : but the
ancient poet of country life and rural operations
seems to have bit off what is desirable in a good steer
when be says, "Longo 'Julius lateri modus : omnia
pupa." Such is the prevailing type of the oxen
in the present exhibition. Mr. Overman's ox,
though only 3 years and 4 months old, measures
8 feet 10 inches in the girth. This fine animal is
in Class 28, No. lbli in the catalogue, and as its
competitor, the prize ox at the Birmingham Show,
is 150 in the same class, the public will have
an opportunity of comparing fur themselves these
splendid specimens of the cattle-breeding art,
and considering how difficult it must have been
for the judges to pronounce a verdict on the one
side or the other. Mr. Stewart, of Newmarket,
Aberdeen, is the exhibitor of No. 150 ; and
although his specimen is of greater amplitude by
eight inches than its rival from Norfolk, it is 14
months older. This consideration no doubt influ-
enced the judges in their decision, and perhaps
there was also some latent feeling that the honours
of a " double first " ought not to be extended too
far. There are only 'four specimens of short-

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horned steers not exceeding three years old, and
in this clam the silver medal and prize of 301. has
been awarded to No. 62, exhibited by the Duke
of Beaufort. 01 the short-horned steers or oxen
above three years old, the silver medal and prize of
301. has been adjudged to No. 69, exhibited by
Earl Howe. In clan 11, containing the abort-
horned heifers not exceeding four years old, the
silver cup with prize of 25/. and silver medal was
obtained by No. 89, exhibited by Mr. Robt. Tennant,
of Leeds ; and in the short-horned cows above 4 years
old, the chief prize and silver medal were awarded
to Mr. Richd. Eastwood, of Burnley, Lancashire.
There are 8 exhibitors in class 1 of Devon steers, and
12 exhibitors in class 2of the same breed, all of
them remarkably fine animals. The sliver medals
and prizes of 301. in both were won by Mr. Heath, of
Ludham-hall, Norwich. Mr. Farthing, of Somerset,
bears away the silver medal and prize of 26/. in the
Devon heifer class not exceeding 4 years old, and
Mr. Heath is again the auooeeaful competitor in the
Devon cows above 4 years old with No. 25. There
are 17 specimens of Reeeiveds, divided into two
classes—those not exceeding 3 years old, and those
above 3 years. In the first the hollows were borne
away by Major-Oeneral Hood, of Cumberland-lodge,
Windsor, the animal in this case, No. 35, being
bred by the kW Prince Consort at Flemish Faros,
Windser-park. Mr. Aldworth, of Abingdon, was
the successful competitor in the second class. As
a class the Hereford *sea this yeas are good.
There are but few specineus of Hereford heifers
or cows, and in these classes respectively the
prizes have been won by Mr. Urwick, of Ludlow,
and Mr. Turner, of Leominster. A comparison of
the first prize Devon and Hereford shoes that the
ox of the former class was 3 years 8 months old,
with a girth of 7 feet 9 inches ; while the Hereford
is 4 years 2 months old, and hie capacityis 8 feet
6 inches. The one has the advantage of 9 inches.
of girth, the other is the younger by six months.
There is a very fine cow of the Suiliolk breed; shown
by Mr. Edward Cane, of Berwick-court, Lewes. She
is 110 inches in girth, and deserves all the honours
which the judges have awarded to her meter. Of
the polled Soots there is one remarkably Ene and
large specimen. It is exhibited by Mr. M'Combis,
of Aberdeen, and has taken the first prize in its
class. The 'Welsh and Irish breeds do not make
any remarkable display. In the extra classes there are
two of those pretty, small, but exceedingly useful and
prolific Bretonne cows, which Mr. Baker has for seve-
ral years imported into this country. The quantity of
milk which they give is very remarkable, and owing
to their small size they may be kept by persons. who
have hut a very limited amount of pasture or shed
accommodation.

Mr. Rigden, of Hove, Sussex, carries off the
highest honours for the wether South Down elieep
is both classes ; Lord Walsingham and the Duke
of Richmond coming in for the next prizes. The
pen of Mr. Rigden are excellent. Mr. G. S. Fol-
jambe, of Osbeeton-hall, Worksop, bears the palm
for his pen of Lek:esters, in the first elms ; Mr.
Wellesley, of Bridlington, ooming in for a good
second ; while Colonel Lowther takes the first prize
in the second class of Leicestere. In the Cotswold
breed Mr. Mills, of Burford, Oxford, takes first
prise, and in the Lincolns—of which there are only
two pens—Mr. Jordan of Drifiteld, is the suc-
cessful exhibitor. Mr. Canning, of Devisee ;
Mr. Holland, M.P., Mr. Coxon, of Lichfield ;
Mr. King, of Hunginforcl, Berke ; Mr. Howard,
of Bedford ; Mr. Quartly, of South Molton ;
Mr. Peel, of Clitheroe, are the successful competi-
tors in the Wiltshire, Shropshire, Oxfordshire, and
other breeds. To Mr. Z. W. Stare, of Banbury,
Oxford, has been awarded the silver cup value 201.,
prize of 201., and silver medal, foe the best pen not
competing with the other breeds. The cross is
Sussex and Cotswold, and the animals are fine and
large-
In the porcine department the laurels of the year
have been adjudged to Mr. Baker, of Christchurch,
Hants. The gold medal, 151. prize, and silver
medal have been awarded him for No. 402, a pen of
three, 15 months three weeks and six days old,
Hampshire breed. These notable specimens
atesa terga—were fed on barley, oat, bean, and pea
meal with mangel, seasoned with Thorley's food.
'Mr. belarue, of the Hazels, Beds ; Mr. Barker, of
Berke ; Mr. Coots, of Dorset ; Major-General
Hood ; Mr. Cattle, of Cambridge, are successful ex-
hibitors in various classes of the ewinal department.
IThe space allotted to the swine is very ample and
the animals are much more comfortable and at 'their
ease than when the exhibition was in Baker-street.
The show is on the whole fully
will
to any of its
predecessors, and the public will be able to see it
with greater convenience and freedom.
To-day is a ss. day, but on to-morrow and the
four succeeding days the charge will be Is. On
Wednesday the Smithfield Club will dine at the
Freemasous Tavern, when the prizes will be dis-
tributed. Lord Feversham will preside, and has
forwarded four hauuches of venison for the dinner.

DESPATCH or AMERICAN M.AILH.--011 Saturday
the British and North American Royal Mail.i'
Scotia was despatched from Liverpool for New `pork,
mails for the United States and British North America,
together with paueogers, cargo, kc. On Wednesday next
the Inman steamer Glasgow will leave Liverpool for New
York, with mails for the United States, he. The box at the
Liverpool Post•office will be open for the receiptof letters,
kn., until 11 o'clock a.m., and via Cork till 0.30 p.m.
AFRICAN PRODUCTIONS.—The interesting objects
costaieed in the Isberian Court of the Exhibition have
been tierief erred to the offices of the West Africa Compaq,
at 41, Greshamlouse, with the sanction of the Liberian
government. These productions have attracted oonsiderable
public notice, espey the samples of cotton, sugar, palm
oil, and the very beautiful specimeus of mahogany and other
bard timber. We understand that it is the inteutioe of the
i West Africa Company to use these as the nucleus of an
African Museum, awl as en illustration of the articles the
company will import. It is satisfactory to know that one
of the ageots of the company has expressed Lis belief that,
be will be able to ship 500,000 bales of cotton from the
Niger next year, and that a gentleman has offered to invest
50,0004 in cotton culture in Liberia, upon an undertaking
from the company that be shall be guaranteed by the
company for hie cleaned cotton (middling Odessa quality)
threepence per pound at the port of shipment.
CoLLEOK or Par.olcrrone.—At a meeting of the
Council of this Corporation on Saturday, the 6th inst.. the
Rev. L. J. Berney', ILA., and the Rev. E. H. Gifford,
M.A., were re•elected members of the Council ;mid the fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected members of the College :
Mr. W. Hint, Rippax-hall, Leeds; Mr. H. Sefferson,
ILA., New Kiogawood School, Bath ; Dr. J. M. Pollock,
Catterick Academy; Mr. J. Swift, Dartmouth-grove,
Blackheath.

THE CRYSTAL. PALACE POULTRY SHOW. This
show will be one of the beet ever held. The number of
poultry exhibited will exceed the last winter show. There
will be a beautiful collection of gold, silver, and foreign
pheasoute, a flue collection of pigeons, and the largest show
of rabbits ever seen. The following is the number of pens.
of Cochin Chino, 83 ; Wombs Pootra, 19 ; Dorking, 178 ;
Spanish, 79 ; game fowl, 184 ; Hamburg, 95 ; Polish, 31 ;
Malay, 11; of other distinct breeds, 26; bantams, 112;
geese, 13 ; docks, 89 ; turkeys, 10 ; oreameatal waterfowls,
phateauta, 19; pigeons, 277 ; and rabbits, 120. The
total number of pens, 1,312 ; and upwards of 4001. will be
given in prizes.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF MAN SLAUGHTER. —At
the Liverpool Assizes on Saturday, Patrick Cain was
charged with causing the death of Mr. Henry Rawcliffe, of
the Swan-inn, Kirkham, on the night of the 25th of
September. On the evening of the day in question it op.
peered that the prisoner iosilsonte of his friends were forcibly
ejected from the house of Rawcliffe for creating a disturb-
ance; ultimately, one of the party, named Gandy, was taken
into custody by the police. This fact so greatly enraged the
prisoner, that, in spite of the remonstrance of his Mewls, be
armed himself with a poker, uttering violent threate against
the police and Rawcliffe. At this time Raweliffe, being at-
tracted by a noise created by the prisoner, unfortunately
opened one of his windows and looked,out. The prisoner
at this juncture threw the poker at him, and so surely and
so swiftly was it thrown, that it entered one of the eyes of
Rawcliffe,and penetrated the skull. Strange to say. is spite
of this fearful blow, Rawcliffe lived two hours—Cain was
found guilty, but the jeage deferred pamiag esateace.
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