The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-05 00:00:00

STOCK AND HORSE PAIR.

BARNET, Siff. 4.
Yesterday this fair, celebrated as the greatest
cattle emporium in this country, commenced. It has achieved
oresidemble notoriety for its extensive supply of cattle
lavariably brought in for mile, and is also equalled in im-
portance, for its varied breed of stock, which comprise
nearly every breed of cattle known to English agriculture,
from the magnificently grown shorthorn steer and noble
white faced Hereford ox, to the Welsh bullock and Scotch
runt; each clam of stock had a separate section of land &s-
-igned, which is Rost advantageous in facilitatieg the buying
and main. The stock generally was in good condition,
sad although acknowledged ultalf•fatted steers, many were
sold for slaughtering. There was an immense concourse
of graziers,farrners, eattle-breedere, stock •keepers, and other.
iaterested in cattle, present at this great annual gathering.
There was a ready denied for all best issoriptions of stock
at the following prices. vie. :—Mikh cows—large framed
Yorkshire bred cows ia full milk were bought by London
dairymen at 21/. to 231. each ; and well bred io calf cows
161. to DM. ; small mend tows for country dairying, 131. to
161. ; Ayrshire ditto, 111. to 141. ; and Alderney cows, 126
to 161. ; Herefords—troll grown oxen ready for the fatting
skids, 121. to M. ; and well grazed two Iyear•old steers, 91.
to 101. Deveas—well toed beset, in good ooixlition and
small stases sad two year-old ditto. 91. to 111. Short horns
—fall grown beasts, ill. to 131. ; two•yserold ditto, 81. to
W. ; and large bullocks in full condition, 15/. to 161. Irish
beaste—ainowg this clam of stock, steers and heifers, malty
kW* of prowling young cattle were os sole ; bait &scrip-
tices of steers fetched $l. to ; and ditto helms, two-year
olds, 61. ; sod yearlings, 41.

Welsh Cattle- The large man of black cattle studded
the green pastures, and observed from the distance
resembled bees on the hive. There were many droves of
well formed runts and large North Wales steers, which
Teddy commanded buyers. Useful three year old beasts
made 111. ; two year old ditto, $l. ; and yearlings, 41. ;
milking cows. 131, ; and Welsh heifers, 71. A large bari-
um.' was traseacted in this field, and the inherent custom
of Welsh cattle dealers to shout on the completion of a sale
of cattle was fully sustained.
Scotch cattle- -Passing from the above fields, and, pro.
needing throu;b the village of Barnet, situate on the north
sole, will he found the fields especially apportioned for
Scotch cattle, and where busbies,' is extensively carried on
in the most calm and quiet manner. The importations from
Scotland this year were of the first•class—comprising the
" poled Soot," the Highland steer, and the Scotch runts.
Dealers were firm, and sold quickly without any mosible
abatement in prices—viz.. from 91. to 17/. a head. The un-
sold stock will be on offer to-day (Thursday); and the home
fair, which comprises a large show, will be open. The fair
will continue three days. •

A Pans FIGHT WITH rag POLICE LOOKING ON.—
A somewhat exciting event occurred last week in the
suburbs of Portsmouth. A firlit for 5/. a aide had for some
time been arranged to come off between two men, Carroll
and Biros', thelatterof whom was considered, or considered
himself, to be the champion of the district.
The time and place appointed was at as early
boar on Tuesday morning, near the Oyster Home,
at the end of the canal. The police, however
got scent of the affair, sad a peens of them were in attend-
ance at the appointed spot at three o'clock, mid when the
" fancy" arrived, Hwy were considerably annoyed to find
the place thus mcupied. They moo saw that it was "no
go" in that quarter. and immediately set out for another
locality, and being provided with cabs sod carts, mom dis-
tanced the polies, who had to foot it. They at length came
up with the prize 4ightern, in a fieldbelooging to Mr. Nance,
at Connor, and found that owing to the men having had so
much start of them, a ring badbees pitched, and several
rounds fought. The stakes were, however, immediately
drown on the approach of the polies, and the party set off
again to the wateraide of Lamsteme Harbour, where they
took to boa awed rowed emus to a Om ogled No Man's
land, which at low water is a little Weed, first sod dry.
They were sow is the county jtuisclictioe, and the br
polies hid to look on and quietly whams the figlit
deed, they would have been unable to mem the water, as
the fighting party had taken all the boats. Hera the
ruffians fought H rounds, and did not reach Portsmouth
again until near mid-clay. We may add that Barn" the
• champion," was defeated.— West Sewer Ulyette.
THZ DIFIWURAZ or GIGHTZZL 80e1ETY.—There is I
a kind of discourae very prevalent in genteel society, which
mainly moist' in the rustling of silks, the showing of
teeth, the liberal dispositios of curtsies and miles, the
repetitkm of expreelicess of pleasure sod surprise, bet
into whichwords that ham any tangible meaning enter
far bet my little. If them be a lapdog close by, war a
sigma to order about, this art of saying nothing, with
a& We about it, becomes easier. ladies are the gnat
adepts In this art of amulet*/ speech. You shall beer
two mom who have actually nothing to my to me
soother go in for half as hour in the interehanp of
elegant tummerim. Men are not so clever. If they
don't know one another, thee stare, and look black, lied
at the find opportunity make • rush. It was for this
reason that glees and song. were introduced between the
speeches at public dinners. They ape men who are
mras to one another from • silence which might at
last boom* intolerable, anal lead a tongue-tied man to
burl • bottle at his opposite neighbour by way of relief
For, somehow or another, it is difficult for an otta4se of
the Home of Montague to divest himself of the idea that
the other fellow yonder, who belongs to the Carddit faction,
and is consequently to be hated and avoided, ishad biting his
thumb at him. The gmtest enemy I ever was • mar
I had serer met ; and the week after we became acquainted,
be wanted to lend me 100/. Tamp& Bar for September.