The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-28 00:00:00

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fiut,—ln the Times of Monday laat appeared a
Uttar, signed " Etansusia," in which it was observed that if
Wee was a complaint of boys working little, there was also
lees encouragement to work than to play—far while the boys
who make a score at Lord's are " itnreortelined" in newspaper

=phi, thuswho win for study ere igtiorid.
ter added that he fad lately carried off one of the
Prince Consort's Foreign Lammas priass, gave the sense of
boys who had doe. the name, and said that they would pre-
far hoocrarable mention in the papers to the prize they had
received—viz., 101. to buy books with.
The head master thought it incumbent upon him to notice
this letter, and his oornmunioatiou is so short that I may
transcribe it :—" Siz,—The letter which appeared in the
Tines of to-day, professing to be written by an Eton
Boy was sent, but not wide:, by one. It was written by
hie father, and by his desire sent to you through his sou. I
feel it due to the character of the place to disclaim the
letter as emanating from the boys themselves.-1 am, &a,
E. Ituaros.—Eton, Nov. 21."
Now, air, what assistance can a liberal commission on
education expect from such a spirit as this letter embodies?
That "the character of the place" has always been to
extol play and depreciate work was the general complaint
brought against Eton some time ago, and even her defenders
could scarcely deny that such was the tendency of the boys.
But that the head master of the school should publicly
put himself forward to "disclaim" a modest attempt to
obtain for talent and diligence as honourable mention as
thews and sinews are wont to receive in the daily press,
even Paterfamilias could scarcely have ezpected.-1 am, &a,
Nov. 25. AN OLD EIX)NIAN.

BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND COUNTIES
CATTLE, POULTRY, AND DOG SHOW.

BIRMDTIGHAM, SATIMDLY EVINITO.

The " private view " of this exhibition takes
plaoe on Monday. To-day the judges have been sedulously
engaged in making their awards, a very prolonged proceed-
ing, there very great competition in some of the
classes for cat e, and the poultry department affording
even more than the usual competition. As to the latter,
provihoo had Win made for some hundreds of extra pens,
and the cattle deems generally were better filled ; in fact,
in that respect and in some others this year's exhibition
gives evidence of an advance generally, as the amingements
at lingley Hall are really excellent.
In toe classes for cattle the Herefords, u usual, carried
off the palm, though there were no very extraordinary ani-
mals exhibited. The ox shown by Mr. Phillips, of Ardiog.
ton, BerksAinslass 1, took notonly the first prize, but also
the extra 261. as the best beast exhibited in the clam, the
gold medal se the beet ox or steer, sod the twenty-five
the best beset in the yard. Lord Welhogliam's
(iburas
president's) prize, a silver cup value twenty-five gai-
ning, for the best ox or steer of any breed or age, to. be bred
and fed by the exhibitor, was carried off by an animal ex-
hibited by Mr.?. Pulvea, of Broughton, nearWelliogborough ;
and the Earl of Ayledord's extra pries of 161. for the best
shod-horn heifer wee given to an animal exhibited by the
Duke of Sutherland ; but for this prize there was much
competition. The extra prize of 251. for the best animal of the
Devoe breed exhibited was taken by Mr. W. Sinith.of Exeter,
for an animal shown by him in clew 10, for Devon stems sot
exceeding three yearn and three months old. Lord Derby
took the first prise in clams 16, West Highland oxen or
steers, some fifteen animals beieg exhibited in that clam.
His lordship also took the extra 251. as exhibitor of the best
specimen of the Scotch breed in the three classes. In the
4 clauses for cows and betters the gold medal was awarded to
an animal exhibited by Mr. Stedman, of Shropshire, in
class 3, and a ware splendid specimen.of purity of breed has
never teen seen at any show. The extra prize of 251. for
the best shorthorn was awarded to a cow shown in clam
9 by Mr. Robert Sharpe, of Cowhands, Sussex.
As we have said, the Hereford cleans were well filled,
but there were so animals possessing soy extraordinary
merit shown. The shorthorn cows were good, and there
were some very Woe specimens of the old long-
horn breed—certainly the beet animals of that
breed seen here for many years ; but upon the whole the
Scotch breeds were the most perfect animal, shown. In
class 16, foe instance, for West Highland oxen or stews,
the animals were all of than first rate. In every respect
the exhibition of cattle is characterised by progress. For
Welsh classes there was little competition ; m Clain 19, for
cows cad heifers of that breed, there was no entry.
The classes for sheep were well filled. The Shropshire*
were good, but by far the best animals shown were the
two shear Downs exhibited by Lord Walsiugham ; such
aaimals as these have never before been seen in
Biogley Hall. In dam 26, the extra 101. prize
for the best pen of lon-wools offered by Mr. Holli-
day, the late Mayor of Birmingham, was awarded
to a pen exhibited by Mr. Foljambe, of Osberton-hall,
Notts; and the extra prize of 231., offered by the linen and
woollen drapers of Birmingham for the best pee of fat
withers, was awarded to Lord Wheingham, who carried off
the fin* and second prizes in this class, the third being
given to Lord Radnor. The extra prize of ten guineas for
the best pen of South or other Down sheep, offered by Mr.
Baldwin, • member of the Birmingham Town Council,
and Mr. Hodgson, the deputy clerk of the peace, was
awarded to Lord Walsiogham ; and Mr. Newdegates
prise, a silver cup, for the best pen of Shropshires,wesgained
by Lord Wedlock, the competition in this elms being
very considerable. In most of the dames there were
numerous commendations, and the judges were
many hours in making their awards. In elms 7,
abort-horn cows, for teatimes, finer animals bays seldom
been exhibited, and each was bad out many times before
the first prize was conceded to Mr. Sharpe, who obtained
the extra 25/. for the hest animal shown in dame 5,6, 7,
and 8 (short-horns).
The show of pigs is good ; such a eolleetion of Berkshkee
has not been seen in Bingley-ball for many years.
Then le the usual splendid oo'deotion of poultry of all
kinds ; there are pigeon' in a'nndanoe, and of every
variety.

In Die ball there is also • wc.odroim show of roof., far
exceeding anvthing of the kind which could ham been ex-
pected, considering the arson. The samples of grain were
elm fine. As to the roots the silver cops offered by
Messrs. Proctor and Aland, of Birmingham, and Mann.
Griffin and Morris, of Wale, okamptoo, were both awarded
to Mr. Joba Moore, of War wick. In clam 1. this gentlemen
showed AU aorta each of long manifolds, globe man-
golds, swedes, and carrot s, the aggregate weight of which
was 364 lbs. ; of this 1 ot, the six long mangokla weighed
167 He. In clam IL, far the best collection of long mangolds,
globe mangokls, eyed& y and ox cabbage, six roots of each,
the aggregate weight 'vas 566 lbf, of the first prim. There
were also shown sour fine specinums of Kohl Rabbi.
The arrangements at Bingley Hall are perfect ; Mr. Jere-
miah Mathews, Mc. Shackel, Mr. T. R. Wright, Mr. John
Lowe, and other rif the stewards, spare neither labour nor
attendance to ear are this. They ham also the active co-
operation°, the mama and stEciseit eserebery, Mr. Lythall.
The Dog Blio w also opens on Monday. The *amiss exceed
those of lest 7 far by 133, the total number of all classes in
both divisioar. this year being 701. against 568 at the last
show. Lent year the 'atria* in division 1 (sporting dogs),
were 408; this year they are 466. Lest year the entries in
division 2 (Anis not used in field sports) were 160 ; this
year the 7 am 235. In the second division the amount
of prises as, been increased, the result of which is that the
number of animals shown is greater than it was last year.

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