The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-29 00:00:00

TEE POULTRY SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL

PALACE.

The summer show of poultry, rabbits, &c. at the
Crystal Niece this year, is pronounced by the judges to ex-
hibit a masked improvement on anything that has gone be-
fore at the same souses of the per. One tangible proof of
the pregroodve character of this &Ladd= is to be found fa
the increase is the amber of pm, which we, this year, owe
' hundred in mowed may preview showy. The poultry show
is au taltitatka of a decidedly pietical and useful chamber,
sad deserving of every enconressenent from the public ; and
sow that Mies Maniosea's articles in Nor a Week have
drawn general attention to the pleasure and profit that
may be obtained from falafel; in miniature, there is little
doubt bat that the exertions of the Crystal Palace direotore,
in promoting a knowledge and taste for use at the most im-
portant branches of small fanning, will meet with warm po-
pular enotearagentemt. The Mew of this year is pre-eminently

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devoted to tie practical and profitable in the breeding
sad rearing of domestic fowl. The spesbnems, this bong a
111101/Der show, me all in the chicken period of their bud sad
too often cruelly enotailed existence, sad the points it viable
the judges have weight were not to be baud in present de-
vekipment ea much se in the promise of Ware enaelleame
Although he babies are a doubtful deelderatum, sat that
thereto, baby shows hive been very property diecoureind, the
rule by no means holds good with respect to pullets of a
plethoric tendency, and this explains why the judges are in
ecatmies at the magnificent array of jurreark Dorkiage—the

incipient owns of ihe amain Chrislmre—who Si, seer Si
pleyei at li Ls eatlap threader up
it im r
&Weak standard it markesbis obesity. The
gasp generstion of .Dotldage, se uhibred et the Crystal
Pale" is is trath premerasawl to k a pad semase, sad
peat Wags ere expested from their &hat es the metropellem
(peeltateral beads la the holiday mesas. Cooke Odom
aid &meat Pootrahe Sr. also, as they say it the Boyal
Aorikay addlgkes, tally reemerged. To the unlai-
llad qa these tall ungainly balk sad add more
=debar pep—immigrants from the far enntrke

which • Lod Elgin and Sir John Bowing have
opened up to our commerce—may appear, in their yet un-
formed youth, only so many feathered dromedaries, bet
the judges find that the ungainly barbarians are annually
more and mom acknowledging the Mamma of civilisation,
end that, this year, their long, rather gouty legs, and exceed-
ingly Mist caudal plumage, afford indications of a long career
of future profit and usefulness in the laying of eggs, the hatch-
ing of ditto, and other maternal offices, for which the plump
and delicate Berkey, who are destined for higher and
nobler uses, cannot be spared. The Cochin cock, it appease,
is peculiarly adapted for the dominion of the poultry yard,
being, notwithstanding his gipatio size and prodigious
strength, a potentate of the most amiable dispoeition and
c ipable ofmainteining amicable talstionswitharival monarch,
should the necessities of his government require the suds-
lance of the latter. Perhaps the system of doable macesarelty
which is lumen to prevail in some of the kindest, the& lis
under the China wall may have had its awn In the way of
good example in producing this unique docility in Cochin
China and &smith Pootrah feathered royalty. However
that may be, the young blood of Cochin China to be found at
Sydenham this yew sin splendid shape and condition. Their
legs are longer, their thighs are thicker, and their tails are
shorter than ever. When they mow, the hearer is at ono,
reminded of Big Ben and the great Barry-Denison oontro-
versy ; and when they raise themselves to their fell altitude,
and clap their dumpy wings, one is tempted to inquire
whether a pair of them harnessed to a light Croydon basket
would not make very good travelling on a country road. It
has long been diaputed whether Cochin Chinas and Bramah
Peotrale were not one race, but the cartons will have the
all-important point cleared up to their satisfaction by a visit
to the yeesexhibitioe, as both families ere largely repre-
sented, sad, being placed in juxtaposition, the differ-
ence in shape, colour, sod other important peculiarities
may be recognised at a stenos. Those who mean soon to

commence " a farm of two scree," after the Ones Week
plan, will do well to examine the Icag array of young
Spanish fowl so famous for laying, end the beautiful pen-
cilled Rambargo, gold and silver, which are the brightest
ornaments of the peultryyard. The latter. small and deli-
cate on their first introdootion to this country, era saintally
exhibiting increased size and stature, sad see this year as
remarkable for the beauty of their peculiar plumage as for
the size and symmetry of their form. The fancier will be
gratified by the fine show of " Derby reds " and other varie-
ties of the game poultry; and those visitors who revere our
ancient laatitutioa will be delighted by the forensic appear.
once of the white-wigged Polands, who only want each a
scarlet sr black gown to become at once the fitting orna-
,
matte of the bench or the bar. The young geese
also give every preface of an inspiring demonstration at
likhaeltena, and the white duck of Ayksbury, the pride of
the British farm-yard, will be unite reedy kr the spit by the
time the autumn crop of green peas has ecadred its proper
ripe rotundity. Rabbits of a potash:mg length of ear are in
abundance, and the whole of the innegagrable pigeon family

costributed their elite S. the faisiettlni a the show.
faking it altogetber, and bolding In remantwence the feat
that it is a summer show, end that On &Tinsman of the
juvenile specimens mud' be admired solely for the weenies
they egad of future adult perfection, It easy be &finned that
this year's Poultry Show at the Crying' Palace exhibits a
considerable advance of *scene:nee over any of its praiser
sore.

THE GREAT EASTERN.—EarIy on Slatirdity Marna
lug his leperW Higheses the Grand Hake Curistentine
paid a long visit to this vsessl. For upwards of three been
ka highness remained os board inspecting every part of the
ship, from the lowest deck to the iron meats and added
wooden yards. He expressed himself perfactly astenished
at the magnitude of the whole undertskisg foes MGM
menial epaculatiert, though, mainly judging of it from
a nautical point of view, be had little doubt of Its
emcees. He claimed for the Russian government the
credit of having the second largest vessel in the world—the
fitberal Admiral—though, am regarded themes@ of UMW
and beauty of form, he considered the Great Easters to
u ranch sup.. that man-of•wer se the did in size sad
power. His highness, after pertsking of lunch with Mr.
Campbell and Captain Harrison, expressed a wish to seethe
new suerlag spparatus. This atm* though met air
pions involutes' was accordingly inspestad at Mr. Issagis?s
yud, and commanded by the duke in the highest WM&
After leaving this yard the duke proveadsd t. the manatee.
tory of Messrs. littorphrys awl Tennant, sad laspestal
several pain of mattes gingham making for the lamaisac
VetnrottlO, varying is power from 300 to 600 boron.
number of visitors to tu• ship on Saturday was immense, Med
noes than doable that of say Finials accaskoa.