The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-05 00:00:00

Pies.

CLASS 52—Pigs of any breed, not exceeding six months
old-Ist prize, No. 401. Mrs Pelham Warren, of 'Parting
Bas.ngstoke (Essex bred)—silver medal to the
breeder and exhibitor. 2d prize, No. 463, John Lynn,
Church Farm, Stroxton, Grantham, Lincoln (Stroxton
whitee)-3d prize, No. 472, Samuel Geater Stearn, of
Brandeston, Witham Market, Suffolk.

CLASS 63—Pigs of any breed above 6 and not exceeding 9
months-Ist prize, No. 437, John Saunders, Fifehead, St.
Quinton, Blandford, Dorset (Yorkshire and Cross), silver
medal to the breeder, the exhibitor. 2d prize, No. 478, John
Kent, of Goodwood, Sussex (Sussex breed). 3d prize,
Countess of Chesterfield, Bretby Hall, Burton-on-Trent,
Stafford (Bretby White breed). Highly commended, No.
483, Edward Ladd, Bette, Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent.
The class generally commended.

CLASS 54—Pigs of any breed, above 9 and not exceeding
12 months—lst prize, No, 495, George B. Morland, of Chil-
ton, Stenton, Berks (Chilton improved bred) —silver medal
to the breeder, the exhibitor. 2d prize, No. 496, Samuel
Geater, Stearne, Brandeston, Suffolk (Norfolk bred). 3d
prize, No. 490, Christopher Cattle, Winton Grange, Bawtry,
Yorkshire (improved Lancashire bred). Highly commended,
No. 498, William Mills Barber, of Sunningdale, Staines.
The class generally commended.
CLASS 55—Pigs of any breed above 12 and uader 19
months old-Ist priz", No. 504, John Coate, of Hammoon,
Blandford, Dorset (improved Dorset)—silver medal to the
breeder, the exhibitor. 2d prize, No. 503, the Earl of Rad-
nor, of Coleshill, Highworth (Coleshill breed). 3d prize,
No. 505, G. B. Morland, of Chilton, Berke (Chilton im-
proved breed). Highly commended, No. 509, John Robert-
son, of Bayfordbury Park farm, Hertford.
EXTRA STOCK.—Silver medal, No. 518, Thomas Chem-
berlayne, of Cranbury Park, Winchester (country breed).
The Gold Medal and Silver Cup for the best Steer in
the exhibition was awarded to Mr John Walesby Kirkham,
Louth, Lincolnshire.
The Gold Medal and Silver Cup for the best Heifer was
awarded to Richard Taylor, gingham, Chipping Norton,
Oxon.

The Gold Medal for the beet pen of Pigs was awarded to
Mr John Saunders, Blandford, Dorset. .

The Present Parliament.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE MIN.

SIR,—As the Ministerial prints seem to think that the
present Parliament is not at all unlikely to exist until the
spring or summer of 186 G, viz., a year and half from the
present time. allow me to observe thiough the medium of
your valuable paper, that should such an event actually
take place, it will be the first time such a thing has hap-
pened for more than 100 years. During the reigns of
George 3rd and 4th Parliament sat generally 6 years, but
never longer, and there has ben one Parliament, and one
only, during the present reign that has sat 6 years, and this
was the Parliament of the late Sir R. Peel, which
was elected during the summer of 1841 and dissolved
in the summer of 1847, and therefore existed just 6 years.
With this one exception the present is the longest
Parliament we have had sinca the first Parliament of the
reign of George IV., which was elected on the accession of
the last-named monarch in the spring of 1820, and not die-
solved until the summer of 1826, just over 6 years. The
last Parliament which sat for anything like seven years was
the first farliainent of George 111., which was elected in
May 1761, seven weeks after that King's accession, and die,
solved 61 years afterwards, as the next Parliament was as-
sembled May, 1768, exactly seven years afterwards, and
considering the length of elections before the Reform Bill,
a Parliament must have taken little less than half a year in
being got together. Sir R. Peel said at Tamworth the
other day that in all probability the present Parliament
would continue to exist until tho spring of 1866. If so ?
What shall we behold ? A Whig Government which came
in 34 years ago, with the watchwords, Peace, Retrenchment,
Economy, Reform, and Short Parliaments. Andl,oilnwstheaadt
do we behold, England in time of peace with a war expen-
diture; Reform laid completely on the shell,
and,
of hhort Parliaments, a Parliament which even the Govern-
ment of Geo. 111. the very G ivernment which was so vio-
lently opposed by Junius and Wilke, would have been
ashamed remain, sir, your obedient servant,
A LOVER OF HISTORICAL DATES AND FACTS.

DEATH 01, A " LOUD OF THE IronEsr."—Gows
barrow Park has lost its king, and the adjoining
fells the stag the.t for about half a sore of years has proudly
held sway over the herds that take up their quarters on thy
heights about Martindale. He was a noble yellow—one of
the largest animals ever seen in this part of the country,
and a dangerous enemy to any of its kind with temerity
enough to el.spute his superiority. But what singlehanded
none durst attempt, overwhelming numbers have accom-
plished. Like that of many other despots his reign bee ime
obnoxious to his subjects. A short time ago they rebelled,
and attacked him in force; he fought a noble fight, but his
enemies were numerous, and eventually he fell pierced by
many wounds. His weight was immense, and his head and
antlers consideiably larger than anyanimal of the kind ever
seen in this part of the country.—Penrith Paper.
An assembly is about to be held at itonen under
the title of "Coupes pour 114`ude des fruits a cidre." The
object of this meeting is the study of all questions concerti
ing the culture of apples and pears.