The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-29 00:00:00

(Stamped Id.. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

BIRMINGHAM CAMB AND POULTIII DHOW.

mom own own tionneeroiniturr.)
This Exhibition was opened yesterday to the rah- •
scribers • from die moment visitors were admitted until flee
Vdleek imailey.ball wen crammed, ail the leading county
pony and aristocracy of the adjoining aunties being M-
ama, cad many others hymn, distant parts of the =atm ybe
Predawn, Lerl Smear, snivel early, accompanied by a
party a/ friends.
Takla( the show as a whole, diem appears to be no doubt
d the bet that It is the finest dieplay suer witheseed wince tt
wasestehlithad ; one dietinguishing feature is the unifor.
t
ahe perfectitsylttstexeellenoe
ion is'ilie rent breeds to the demos for nettle, arod with that is
diffe
claws for sheep were not quite so well nod; but
Birmingham is enamel's& out of the way of the theerbreed-
ins districts. The Shropshire AIMS wore remarkable for the
parity of the breeds.
The award d prim appeared in the Ewer of edit.
day. In reheat°. to the portion* dames the
commons am hum Arial-fitimen of ridged", : • - - •- -
" The Herefords muster in force, havinuonly bees Am-
in numerical strength in 1867 and ISM as , and will:east they bare inaintstood the credit of their tees. The
first clue of ' oxen or steers' are commendable for their ma-
tins merit rather than for the pre-elhinence of a few indi-
vidual spechnone. The me which obtained the first premium
is slings In. fleshy beast ; *ad the snood, if not in heavy
.endi me geed, in ether ampecta is very peonswordip. That
of Mr. Naylor betokens skilfal feeding, but, with greater
weight, is hoe symmetrical to its pro ortions. The steers are
a good clam, but unequal iu merit. They inch& ono 'bright
particular star' in Mr. Shirley's admirable contribution,
which carried off the Haa's share in the Immure of the
yard, thejudgm not only piecing it &et in the clue, bat also
awarding it the entre premium for the best gareked, the
gold medal as the beat ox or steer, and the proddeat's aver
cups the bed ox or moor of any age or breed, bred and fed
by the exhibitor, • condition with width It was the good
forams of Mr. Shirley to be ambled to amply. The Meet
lY • dark red, with • opened hos well up in all points, rd
ripe condition, end of great weight kw Its
two year. sad six mos*. TM Owe which wilt=
mooed is • very window and keseiseees bask bat not so
thick end heavy in Seek as tie fornddebh rival. Lord Bate-
man is commended for • level Mar of good quality, not so
well furbished se his succesdal_ opponents, but likely with
ptishol management to tent diedneden on a future seessim
Amid he ha Mowed to water the lets. His
ehe szballe mother stew, aged oily two yeskidlia
dams mouths, with spited* souutesence and ether proper-
dos, which are at present toe unsistere to command
rememition. Mr. Naylor
_obtains • ooninstadation for • level
steer, whisk is sots thickly *bed as the pdasenheels.
The Herded cows are not 1111111119110, but esmemilabie hr
Is* Mirk. The short-home an more plentiful then they
have been in ewesal preceding years. and elaisall7 apes.
mated. Kr. Stratton takes the leading prembaes la the &et
aim kr • noble beast, three yaws and eight menthe old,
width woe shown here as a steer net year, and afterwards
won • gold medal at Smithfield t end wbieh le • capital model
of what such ea animal should be. It ie of enormous size
and weight, of staellent quality, and thick in flash, with
a fine head and neck, end general symmetry of style. but
rather light to doe dank. That
. _of Kr. Baer' though not
in attractive in cheroots, le distingoidied by snook excel-
lence, as are likewise those ossumsdel by the judges for
dm, weight, anicUtife=ties. The doss genmdly, in-
deed, is hip
The cows and steer. are not
numerous, but the latter ahem oustain the reputation of this
popular and whiny-disseminated breach of the bovine tribes.
old-fashiceed tom-hares by many persons supposed to
be Indigenous to the •,nd districts of the county, are ea
they have hosted*" be., as 4 a very smell minority, bat so
ier as it is parade for such • limited sommislage to do, they
Notify the lingering predilection white is still entertained for
them in those days whoa quick growth and early maturity
are insisted upon as essential to meet the ever-increaaing
&meads of the community. The breed have never before
*Knitted themselves with egad saucer in this place.".
la ths poultry department them was no lack of orient any.
whore. Only those who have witnessed the magnificent dis-
play of the feathered tribe—siztesio hundred tent in the
Brngley-hall, at Birmingham—melodies the ideal the cha-
racter of such an exhibition. The poultry bay of the hall
is, if course, the principal resort of the ladles, who, in them-
selves, but • 'harm to an anhilatina 'dismiss full of interest.
The slew of roots was souk ter the 1.1404 ; Sir John
BatoSdVa (two silver ego) for marigold ennui,
glebe waned, Ilnediss, end emote, wee awarded
to Sir Besetnekto Beat.. LP., and to Richard Ben-
los, Esq., at Berhiekk-brovers, near Beading.
~.„Bp* the show lee has • enserres_peosslarily ; • larger

dam tree the twin year.
At a special meeting of the subscribers, told in the
Town-hall yesterday, Mr. Edward Rolland, M.P., in the
chair it was resolved :
That, in the opinion of this meeting, the time hea arrived
what it is moot desirable that IMO united efforts should to
made for the purpose of iodating the Council of the Royal
Agrioaltund Society of England to open separate classes for
Illtrepohbe sheep at the animal country meetiop of that
it order to Wry out the foregoing re•Olution, •
W.4B4liik"
INSIDOCW to the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of
England be adopted by this meeting, and signed by the chair-
man; and that the chairmen, the Bart of Dartmouth, the
Earl of Ayleeford, Edward Holland, Esq., M.P., and Wm.
Orme Poster, Bea., M.P., be and are hereby respectfully sy-
quested to obtain sa Interview with the council when the
prim lista for the Canterbury resoling are under considera-
tion, to promo' such memorial, sad to support the prayer
thareof." .

Tits amsetieg separated after s vote et thanks to the char-
easta.

DZATII OF MR. HICK, THa CITT SWORD.
Charles William Hick, the City Sworn..
bearer, died on Saida, moraing, at the advanced see of litt,
at platuig, at his boas*, at West Bdaton. Be bedlam as
'Wm and ingmatial member of the corporation for a number
of yams before his sapotntemat to des ogles of Bwordbearer.
sad he held that oda for half a cestary. He was highly
respected by his fellow-citinens. The Lord Mayor, upon re-
ceiving intelligems of Me death, immediately appoiatad Mr.
H. W. Revell, who has performed the dinar of the office for
several years, to the aimed= protasis.
TESTIMONIAL TO Ma. E. T. WAT, BUFFETT.
!INDENT OP TEO DOVER TIOINIMPS.—A dhow took
place at the Royal Oak Room, Caanon•street, on Monday
evening lest, os the occasion of the reeentation of a hied-
menial to Mr. E. T. Way, the superintendent of the South
Eastern Railway Company's station at Dover, ae • mark of
the hick. oheem in which is held, not only by his fellow-
townsinea, but by allthoee whose business has brought them
in c. num with him la hie official capacity, and who have
experienced his urbanity sad received at his hands every
kindness sad consideration. It is unnecemary for us to lay
that each a mark of regard must be exceedingly Battering to
the individual who is the object of it; and we doubt not that
the occasion of ita presentation will ever be remembered by
him with pride and satisfaction. The testimonial, which wee
supplied by Mr. Baron, silversmith, of King-street, did him
great credit, consisting of s handsome silver cup and silver,
with a parse of 2001., sod bore the following mecription :
"This silver cup sad salver, together with a puree of 2001..
was premated to Mr. E. T. Way, superintemient of the
South Eastern Railway at Dover by numerous Meads, m
en smodal mark of respect sad seteem. November 21,186!.
—Dow Chrosids.

—.•••••••---
THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT IN LIVEEPOOL.—•
Os Saturday lest the °Mows of the aril y formed
'Grp had sat Interview with the Hari of Sefton, w ah=
lordship, on behalf of the goverment, aompted the Novices
of the corps." York/dr (Monday) • meeting of Captor
(Meditates's corps wee held la the cotton sales room of the
Isobars &dither ; Mr. Diet be the chair. A owls
of rules wove adopted, sad the aj trmau stated that therm
numbered 242 members.
MAILS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
IT CANADIAN PACICITS VIA Colll.—Arrangemeata have
been made for the Canadian government packets to call at
QUVOOSSOWI (Cark) in their weekly winter voyages between
Liverpool sad Pertlead, for the purpose of embarldng sad
landing merle. For the future, therefore, the mails for
Car& and the United States, forwarded by these packets,
sal lathe* in addition to the oorrespondenos ordi-
narily merle up at Liverpool on the morning of their
departure from that port, each correepoedence se may be
posted in Loudon or may ernes there up to the usual poet
hour on Wednesday evening, or may matibCork up to Thurs-
day morning, in each week; so that a considerable additional
thus will be snowed throughout the kingdom for posting
letters, An. sent by the Cellulite packets to Canada and the
United Stated. This arrangement will commence with the
r=appointed to leave Liverpool on Wednesday, the 30th
t, and will continue thenceforth till farther notice.—
By Cocessmad et the Poraressow-Oeneral, RowLesu HILL,
Secretery.—Oenerel PeroMea, Nov. 28, 1869.
MAILS nom LIVERPOOL VIA QUEENrfOWN.--•
BUOGRATIII Avriaencors.—At the quarterly meeting of
the Liverpool Chamber of Coeturtros yesterday Mr.
re of the rabies, celled stainer' to the feat that at pr-
eset the Liverpool merchants did not impeders the MI
reenter of the interval between the despatch of mails free
Liverpool end the despatch from QMOBIAOI/11. H. °Vistaed
that Saturday was for the moot part esti a half day fa
busineee, and that Sunday wee • dies ems, end be thought it
would be • much better sweagemeat if the smile ware to he
Suspected from Liverpool on a Thursday, when Loam
could be minutia up to the lest aseeme. end re Uri bifor-
I Bastion could afterwards be traemitted via Queertown. U
I this plea were adored some eitereden, be sell, world be
rosemary in the despatch of steamers from New Tort, which
laetead of soiling on Saturday, as at present, should sail on
' Wednesday, which would allow a day or two of ea Werra
on this side between the receipt of Aineriar hams end the
&arta of replies.
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