The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-16 00:00:00

THE GREAT FRENCH HORSE AS $ 7777 t•

SHOW.

(MON OM OWN CONLIWPONDLVT.)

PAB.IB, THURI4DAY EVEN! \ •
I had a private view to-day of the cattle •l
in the Chanipe•Elyseee, which will be open to the puh!
. _

Sunday, and thenceforward till the mth. It is a e.
interesting exhibition—far the best of the kind that ~;
ever been seen in France. There are not, indeedoly
those incomparable specimens of English cattle and ih,„
which we saw in the same locality three years ago—bes,/
the prmeet show, instead of being a universal one, is
elusively French ; but the collection of live stock frora tie
86 departments of France is the most complete that wee
ever witnessed. English farmers and graziers who em us.
nags to run over to Paris will have a rich treat. The
tinguishing feature of the present exhibition is the adrefe,
lion, teem the language of the programme-, ,:f the "cheralial
asinine et outline" species, as well as the "bovine, oVies,
and porcine." The horse show isi to me fanev the mostim
teresting part of the exhibition. t wishing fort
moment to question the infinite superibrity of the Er Z. •,.
hunter and raee-horse, which Frenchmen are the fir
acknowledge, I may safely say that the most fast,
judge of horseflesh that ever galloped in Leicestersh. •
cantered in Hyde-park, may now see in the Champs L ,
types of hacks, unlike anything commonly seen in Eta.
which would delight his eye. I will instance No. -.
hope the numbers will not be changed before the op:
day) which with the confidence of a Meteor or an Ar.:
predict will get a first prize. This is a Normandy
three years old, remarkably well grown ; colour a
dark brown, like a polished teak wood table, fol.
black legs, elastic fetlocks, feet well exp,
without being too large ; small head, coura...
but good-tempered ir)e and black mane and tail i
passing beauty—the mane of uncommon length. In
of blood, speaking by the Newmarket standard, whi
however, of difficult application with regard to f.
breeds of horses, I should call her something betwec
and three quarters bred. She is somewhat long in the I
though without being at all tluey, and is perhaps a than,;
too heavy in the forehand for leaping or great speed, bet is
a pleasure hack she is one of the prettiest creatures 1 :rte
beheld, and I have no doubt she is worth a good deal .1
money. No. 377 is a black mare from the Manche. 1./
which, as lamin a prophetic vein, I also bespeak a ;rue.
There is a magnificent castle-built, short legged amid
mare (not yet numbered), the very image of a faux,
Shropshire hunter named Cognac, whose portrait I
remember seeing in the Sporting Magazine when I ea a
very little boy; 266 and 268 are well-bred dark aimed
mares worth looking at. No. 97 was the best blood 1,1.,E A
that struck my eye, but there may be many better, far I
could only take a cursory view on this occasion of the very
extensive show. There is a large collection of brood cares
with foals, sail it is really a pleasure to see the cotiveuitat
loose boxes which have been provided for them—all aril
Uttered with clean straw and provided with racks, nraeg,a,
and water troughs. There is abundance of forage stored
within the precincts of the building, and green meat is
brought in every morning. All the arrangements d,
most creditable to the management. When I remember apart
a huddled business the Smithfield Cattle Show used to be
some years ago, and for aught 1 know still is, I cannot 13,
be struck with the advantageous contrast which this eshi.
bition presents. Everything that one can conceive posea
seems to have been done to ensure the comfort both of the
visitors and the dumb animals whom they will come to gee.
The interior of the building (the ground-flour of it at lead)
is entirely devoted to the bovine species. The garden, foto.
tains, and miniature lake which were made for the 'loss
show remain undisturbed, but around them are three doul.le
rows of stalls, all occupied by bulls, cows, and calves, tie
total number of which cannot be less than 1,000. What
becomes of the milk from all the cows is a problem. Whin
they first began to arrive, the drovers sold the milk iu tie
neighbourhood, but it is said that the Prefect of Police hr
put a stop to the truffle, fearing that the milk of con
fatigued by long journeys may not be wholesome. I, how.
ever, never saw animals in better case or more happy and
contented than the present tenants of the Palais de Pit.
dustrie. I have not so good an eye for a cow as I have far
a horse, and therefore will not venture to forestall the
decision of the judges with respect to any of my bone.
friends. I will merely remark in a general way that an
inspection of this part of the exhibition will convince sty
competent judge of the fact well known to all Paris beef.
eaters of tea years steadies and upwards, that the art and
science of breeding and rearing of cattle has made great
progress of
late in Frame. Some milk white bulls cash
cows, with peculiarly soft silky coats (of a race which I
could not ascertain, for the catalogue is not yet out),
will excite the envy of lovers of fancy cattle
for parks. The little Brittany kine, of which there
are some very perfect specimens, are also exceedingly beau.
tifuL A cow of this race, belonging to the Princess Bac-
ciochi, has a calf by her side only four days old. On the
first floor of the building there is a greet variety of samples
of corn, wool, roots, honey, cheese, butter, &c. Agricul-
tural implements, threshing machines, &c., are placed out-
side at the east-end, towards the Tuileries. The horse-
boxes of which I have spoken run parallel with the river,
alongside of the quay. My attention was to-day principally
occupied with saddle horses, but there are besides these
cart and draught horses in great variety. lam told also
that there is a wonderful collection of asses and mules, but
If so 1 must have missed them, as I only saw in all some
eight or ten. The sheep and pigs (not very
numerous) are in pens outside the west-sad
of the building. These are, comparatively speaking,
not so good as the bovine species. Most of the sows with
pigs are unnecessarily fat. The sheep, the best of which
are crosses of the Southdown, are manifestly inferior to our
average English flocks. The wool of some of the Merinos
is very good. There are a few very curious animals with
the timid of a sheep and the beard of a goat, and wearing
both goat's hair and sheep's wool. I looked at them long
without being able to decide whether the sheep or the goat
type predominated in this strange mixed race. Near to
the sheep and pigs there are cheerful companies of the
feathered race—Cochin-Chioa and other fowls, pigeons,
turkeys, and ducks. There are also several pens of fancy
rabbits. These are decidedly not equal to the tame rabbits
bred iu England.

After 1 left the exhibition I am told that the Emperor
nod Empress came to see it on their way frotu the review.

We (Army and Nary Ga:ette) hear that a draft
report upon the organisation of the military departments
has been prepared by Sir James Graham, and will be sub•
witted to the committee at its flint meeting next week.

A subscription is on foot to erect astatue of Lord
Maoaulayin Trinity College, Cambridge.

The Gardeners' Chronicle states that the Rev.
Professor Henslow has bad the honour to be selected by
her Majesty to deliver a course of Botanical Lectures to the
younger branches of the royal family in sumossiou to Pro.
fessor Owen.

Menem. W. H. Smith and Son, taking advautago
of the convenience offered by their railway book-stale, are
afoot to open • subscription library on • large scale, some-
thing like that of Mr. Mudie. The book-stalls will, in fad,
become local libraries, small but select, with the immeme
advantage of hourly communication by train with • va4
central library in London.

The annual meeting of the Arehmologioal
Ineti-
tute will be held at Gloucester, during the week July 17 to
July 24. Earl Dome and the Bishop of Gloucester arc to
be the patrons of the congress. The city and district abound
in objects of interest to the antiquary and historian.
We (A thentrum) are informed that the Prince ~f
Wales, before be leaves England for his Canadian journey,
will lay the first stone of the School of Art in Lambeth.
. .

The number of paaseugera engaged for the Great
Eastern up to last evening is understood to be only 33.
The revenue of the Court of Probate, from five
and otherwise, was in 1858, 51,8131. Os. Gl. ; in 1a59,,
52,6571. 16s. The revenue of the Court of Divorce wee
1,54 W. 18a. Bd. in 1858, and 2,4141. ss, in 1859.

With regard to Mr. Bowyer's letter in the Times
of yostenlay, Mr. Vansittart, M.P., states that he had an
interview last month with Mr. Cleary, known as " Father
Cleary," ►t his house at Brighton—l 2, Norfolk-road—where
he was then residing. _

The auuual nieetiug of the London Diocesan
Church Building and Metropolis Churches Fund Society was
held yesterday. at Willies Rooms ; the President, this
Lord Bishop of LONDON, in the chair. Amongst the gentle.
men present were the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of
Oxford, Lord Ebury, Earl Omsvenor, M.P. ; Mr. Selwyn,
; Mr. Slaney, M.P. ; Hon. E. C. Winthrop, Hon.
Colonel Oust, and Vico -Chßucellor Sir W. Page Wood,
besides Archdeacon Sinclair, and many others of the clergy.