The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-30 00:00:00

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to =tend the examination. Every candidate woo pews will
=olive the Viel•Cheaceiloes certificate conferring the title
of Associate in Arm,and opeolfying the subjects in which he
es =doled the exenoinare.- The fact that a candidate has
paned the examined= in the Rudiments of Faith and Reli-
gion, altholgh It will not stied his place on the list, will be
eons= on his certificate, and signified by a mark prefixed to
Me name to the division lists.
Flees of Zzanalnetion.—The examination will be bald in
Oxkell, and drenitaneonely in other places, If it be requested,
end found expedient. Local committees wishing to have an
examined= bold in their several districts may obtain all
airceseary information from the Rev. J. R. Sewell, New
College, Oxford.
Time of applying.—Candidates deeirotis of being exa-
mined st Oxford mint apply to the seaman before the let
of May, 1869. Candidates deacons of being examined at
soy other piece must apply to the secretary of the iocel com- '
mitt= at MA Oleos before the let of May, 1869. No can-
didates' names will be received at any place after the 30th of
AFil Local committees desirous of having examinations
of
their several districts must apply before the let of
Febreary, 1840.
Fees.—Every ausdidete at the Janke examination will be
required to pay a fee of 16a. Every candidate at the senior
examination will be required to pay a fee of 30e. These fees
mud be paid before the lat of )4y, 1869.
J. E. fIEWRLL, Bocretery.

LIiaILNOHAN AND MIDLAND 00T/N2lllB
CATTLE AND POULTAY SHOW.

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BIRMINGHAM, Mom)AT Immo.

The " private view" at this exhibition took place
to-day. From an early hour in the mooning till erring
Blogley Hell has been crowded ; the attendance has bean se
large as, If not larger, than on any former acesairs. Amongst
the nobility and patty present we noticed Lord John Scott
and party, Lord Berwick, the Earl of Shrewsbury sal 'Pa-
ha, Ihe KM sad Countess of Dartmouth, Lod Cobb:cps
and party, Sir H. De VOMLI, the Earl and Combos of Ches-
terfield, Lord Stanhope, Lord and Lady Guernmy, Lord
Southampton, the Earl of Denbigh, Lord Villiers, the Hon.
Mr. Lennox, Mr. A. W. Foley, M.P., Sir John Retail!,
mayor of Birmingham, Sir F. Scott, the Hon. B. Percy, Mr.
Noel Hill, Mr. William Mathews, its
The show itself la looked upon se a complete rooms. The
Inuit in the Hereford dames was unequally dienibuted
though then were amend first-rate animals amongst the
"oxen or steers." The Hereford cows are exceribily good.
The one with which Mr. Vaughan, of Cholstrey, takes she
ibex prize is eleven years old, has had seven calves has
alive, and is Sill remarkable for symmetry after the service
in breeding which she hie rendered to her owner. Mr. Rill's
is about am years her juaior, has prodand only three live
is somewhat wall la Ms. Ai Ms sams
Us rtime,
ea salase ediababla. The tommenisti mow we
may also mention is deem mars oidi end Ins had alibi
alms born alive. As a clan probably, the belies may
bike preeedisne the • winte facie." Thum are only
six entries, but vs the opinion al tbs Pekoe vary
that half-a-dozen better animals never before stood side by
side, and.they marked their approval of Mega by g gonna!

The collection of short-horns is not so attendee as it has
teen on same former erasion& It is nevertheless most com-
mendable. Better individual examples we may have hed here,
yet the reputation of this popular breed has ram been more
worthily upheld in the aggregate. Mr. Stooe's en Ms, we
understand, carried off many local prises, end his success cm
this occasion will no doubt be the mom exeptable bermes It
bee been gained over the heads of such erased exhibitors u
Mr. Stratton, of Swindon, and Kr. PhdDlps,d Weems*.
The brat is " wail up" in ell its points, and carries • My
amount of superior beef fa roportion to its bons end offal.
It is also very large in frame end Stu le touch, and the
fine development of its fore-rarters Is particularly ob-
servable. Then was • smart aerate between Bed Spasm
dad Mr. Phillips for the second Ora, and it was only after
olemiderale hesitatka that the judges raided in famm of
his lordship, whose beset, we ray add, is inferior to thd
of Mr. Root, Chipping Warden, in weight ,sed In quality,
although very commendable in the latter pertioular. In the
rase of sbort-horn steers Mr. Sutton, it will be observed,
takes the foremost pleas, the ground of the preference appa-
rently brag that, although his steer is not so large se twat
of Colossi. Pennant, it Is more eves and uniform. he tows
of this breed are admirable. Mr. Swinnerton, Weddington,
near Numestoo, is • very eery winner of the drat prize with
a brat which hes . serried off laurels at other Mom, and
which here also resolves the society's gold medal as the best
cow or heifer in the building, and the extra prize se the best
short-horn in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth classes.
She is an attractive:looking mese and symineoteal through-
out, notwithstanding that she is close upw seven years ef
age, and has had two calves been alive ; 3m condition 4
very superior. Mr. Phillips's era is ea ezoellent ntiel2
with a first-rate back and borne. The heifers form itygehltse
oleo, but are oonspicura for their merit. + -
The Devons do not make any gidvence miracle*, teak
ranks being more mistily fatal then they were entrain
1868 or 1867. Still it is gratifying to be enabled=
that, with diminished numbs., they more ikuu
their ground as regards exoellnoe. The olms for " Ora at
Steers' was highly oommendisd in the 1141111 by the judges.
The Meer with which Mr. Turner, Barton, neat Suter,
gained the first prize, is a model of what • taus North Devon
should bes with a prime back and and • itmall amount
an of bone d offcl in proportion to beef, at the age of
three years end eight months. Prince Common's ox is •
larger animal, evincing great omit, bet not sulloientto coin•
crfor his greater age (four years and eleven months).
e "esteem are likewise preaseworthy, thet of the Prime
Consort being looked upon by the jetty, es • superior
saimal, end one which weak' lie likey to acquit tuff with
inareuting credit et • mop advanced cgs. Of cows and
heifers there was only one Mob, end although their (Mims
were net disputed, the jeers thought them deserving of
Breellelmes-
As to the. lotet-homs,they appear to be nearly obsolete.
Only five make their appearance in the Hell, • tact in some
measure, we believe, attributable to en epidemic which was
prevalent in the letter part of the summer, and which pre-
vented Mr. Cox, of Spondee Hall, who continues to culti-
vate this old-feshioned variety of the bovine race, from being
• large oontributor. The best specimen to be found among
them is • cow, of Lamle, which has done
• great amount of work. She is eight years and eight months
old, and has given birth to half-edosem calves.
The dunes for "other pure breeds and cross-bred sal-
rale," interesting and noticeable as they heretofore have
been, now present addition.] claims to attention, not only
le the number but in the value of the entries. His Gmco the
Duke of Beentort sends one of the best orsobred oxen which
ever entered Bingley Hall. The parentage of this brat if
stated in the catalogue to be that of a Mort-born bull and
Glourater cow. In colour the beast is a dark red, with ex-
traordinary bulk, as well es compactness of oodles. 8o high
an opinion, we believe, did the jodges entertain of its form,
weight, and quality, that it was drawn by that to enter the
arena for the moiety's gold medal for the beet en or steer,
Kr. Stewaree ox is a cruel between the short-horned and
polled Aberdeen.
With reference to the " Scotch oxen or deers," they do
not muter in say force, five being the complement ; but
they are most efficiently represented. Kr. Corbett, the
owner of the West Highland which was pieced first, had a
formidable competitor in the Duke of Bend" whose beset
was somewhat more "sleek" is handling than his oppo-
nent. The clue for " Welsh oxen or steers " brought only
two entries, but they was of sufficient mark to elicit both the
prism.
The extra cleans for entomb not entitled to compete In any
preceding division of the Hall are worthy of examination.
The epees allotted to cows and bitten is well filled, and con-
tains mom short-horns which are evidently of reputable de-
ment, but which are unable to comply with the conditions
imposed upon the candidates in the other deems either as to
age, progeny, or breeder's certificate. One of the number, a
cow, belonging to Beery Smith, Esq., Dean Abbey, neer
Salty, Is the recipient of • gold medal for the best cow or
heifer bred by the exhibitor. She to • very handsome roan,
very elegant in form, with splendid back and fore-quarters,
and in the best poeeoble condition.
The present show of sheep is the best which has yet taken
place in Bingley Hell, sad the crow-breeds occupy unglue-
tionably the first place. There is an increase of entries in
this department, and the standard of attainment Ia generally
higher than on any preceding occasion. The improvement in
the Weenies is very marked; and the other long- walled
breeds ate likewise very praiseworthy. The Bocithdowes
are most exestimit, and the Sinopshires justify the high
esteem in which they am held ; sad the classes tar such as
am cram-bred contain, se they have invariably doss, some
sheep quite extraordinary for their size, shape, Old useful
=Lest year there was no entry of two Men
esthete, and very few in previoue years, and the
°Gesell, In coneemsoce, have now only offered one prise of
61, instead of two, as in the other classes. The snood clue
for long-woolled heep, not being Leloesters, has been dis-
continued, and for the same ttlilloD—the want of exhibitors.
These ere the only changes in the sheep dames.
The Mures for pigs Wen well filled, the Berkshires being
the feature of this part of the exhibition. This year, for the
first time hers, they were Sinned into • elms tor Mem-elves.
High as has bees and is the reputation of Birmingham for
its poultry shows, It is likely to be rammed, for such an
array of domesticated birds as is now to he witnessed in
Mosley Hall has never probably been seen in this or my
other part of the kingdom. A greater Durand specimens
may have been as tubled together, but no prevents exhlbt-
Nara
bas contained so many which may be properly termed
select. The number of entries, however is Wye than
last year. The game, in all varieties, 'really superb—
the block and brown-breested reds especially so; end the
Dorking/ are euperlatively good. The aBzppeeseeha meet share
too in the general epooneutes which we have applied to
this department, although the old ones ere let rather out
ef condition, in orammense ef lets inonitiog. The beff
Cochin Chinas are quite worthy, as far as style end feather
ere rammed, of their old reopen ; sad le no feature of
the Mow perhaps I. the advencesrat grater then in the
poeticise-feathered kind. Of the Hralary, the Nelda&
seem entitled to the
die
as to merit. Tbe Polish sue
likewise in tbe srandest, die gelds, in porticeltir being
*soave then lam yen. The humus% though small ia
stns, see great in merit, the gun vermin taking the lead.
' The Rosen duke appear to be recovering the ground wittch
they have recently um, end the getesseel turkeys are praise-
wonky. The poultry pens were es usual the meat attraction
of the show.
The elbow of assegold-wersel and other roots at Memo.
PMIAOIt sad Rylesffe stall was one of the moot interesting
betures of the exhibition.
Beerything oniuseted with the exhibition was admirably
managed, for which Mr. B. B. Wright, Mr. John Lowe, sad
Mr. littackel, deserve lemourable mention.

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