The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-03 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND COUNTIES

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BERMINGMAII, SATURDAY Evirinno.
The " private view " of this exhibition of " fat
settle, sheep, roots, corn, and implements," takes place on
Monday. That announcement, as copied from the printed
circular, sets forth what this show usually is, but this
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and poultry take the oleos of the bovine breeds. The
council hare done their best to meet the difficulty im-
posed upon them, somewhat irrational though it be, and,
the cattle apart, the exhibition features or
considerable wisest to the "fancyin agricultural pur-
suits. The classes for sheep are admirably filled, bat
the Shropshire* are much the strongest as a clams,
and are without exception good. So far as relate* to She
Downs and Leicester' which have heretofore been sent to

this exhibition, the animals in the hall today show no
improvement. In the class for fat withers (Leicester') the
first and second prizes were awarded to Mr. G. S. Fol-
jambe, of Osberton-hall, Notts; the third lirize was
given to Mr. George Wahnsley, of Eudston, Bridlington.
For long-woolled fat sheep, other than Leicesters, the first
and third prizes were awarded to Mr. John Wignson, of
Bickerton-court, Herefordshire ; the second to Mr. West,
of Green Hill Farm, Oxfordshire. In class 29, for South
and other Down sheep, the first prize was awarded to the
Karl of Radnor, the second to Lord Sondes, and the third
to Lord Walsingham. In clans 30, for Down sheep ex-
ceeding twenty-two month, old, the first prize was ob-
tained by Lord Walaingham ; the assn d by the
Earl of Radnor. The prize (211.), given by Mr. Edwin
Yates, the ex-mayor of Birminsham, for the best pen
of fine fat wethen (Shropshire), was awarded to
Mr. Henry Smith, of Sutton Maddock, near ShiffnaL
The first prize fora pen of three fat withers (Shropshire)
was awarded to Mr. Thomas Nock, of Sutton Maddock ;
the second to Mr. May, of Elford-park, Taniworth ; the
third to Lord Willoughby de Broke. The first prize for
fat withers exceeding 22 months old was awarded to Mr.
Joseph Black, Brewood, Staffordshire, who also obtained
Messrs. Mapplebeck and Lowe's prize of five snipes. In
class 35, the first prize forOxfordshire Downs was given to
the Duke of Marlborough ; the second to Mr. Nathaniel
Stags., Adderbury. In clans 36, the cross-bred sheep.
the first prize was awarded to Mr. Overham, of Burnham
Market ; the second to Mr. Stilgoe, of Adderisnry.
In class 37, Leicester ewes, the first prize to
Mr. Finsall, of Rillington, Yorkshire ; the second
to Mr. Brown, of Spalding Moor, Yorkshire. For
Lincoln and Cotswold ewes the first prize was
awarded to Mr. Caswell, of Langhton, near Falriugham ;
the second to Mr. West, of Bletchington. For Southdown
ewes the first prize was awarded to Lord Sondes ; the
second to the Duke of Marlborough ; and for Shropshire
ewes, the first prize to Mr. Beach, of the Hatton. near
Dudley - the second to Mr. Wilkes, of Long Norton, near
Shiffnall. Mr. Davenport Bromley's prize of ten guineas
for the best pen of long-woolled sheep was awarded to
Mr. John Wigmore, of Bickerton-court, Herefordshire.
Mr. Newdegate's cup, value ten guineas, for the best pen
of Shropshire' was awarded to Mr. Thomas Nock, of
Sutton Maddock, who obtained the first prize in
class 32, and to whom also was awarded the Linen-
drapers' prize of fifteen guineas. The Earl of Radnor, the
first prize holder in class 29 (fat wethers), obtained the
second prize of ten guineas offered by the Birmingham
linendrapers. The show of pigs is below the average ; of
poultry there is the usual magnificent display. The show
of roots is less attractive than in former years, but is good
for the season. The private view of the dog show takes
place on Monday. This exhibition is larger than ever it
has been. There is a fine entry of spoiling dogs and
" bulls." Italian greyhounds and Dlenheims stand pre-
eminent. All the arrangements at Curzon-hall are perfect.