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The Smithfield Club Cattle Show.

Yesterday, the last day of the shop, was the least
attended of any shilling day. The numbers who
paid for admittance on Thursday were 39,383, and
the numbers who paid yesterday were 19,872.
Although vast numbers have entered the building
during the week there has not been one p?rson
taken up charged with theft ; nor has there been
any accident, save that a boy was tossed by the first-
class winner in class 3, but ho was more frightened
than hurt.

years old, No. 55,
-eh osar nleesdu hp eto
of
heifers, J. Grant, oftnnatigehxtcheeaddinbgeenfoausr follows
short-horned In class 7, Hereford steers, not exceeding three
first prize, had been sold to Mr.
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Caledonian•road. In class 11,
No. 102, the _ •
winner of the £4O silver cup as the
years old,
best heifer or cow in any of the classes, and also
the winner of the first " prize in the class, had been
sold to go abroad. In class 13, Sussex steels under
three years, the winner of
the second prize, No. 119,
had been sold to Mr. elements, of Croydon ; and
No. 134, the winner of the prize in class 14, Sussex
steers or oxen above three years, bad been sold to
the same gentleman. In class 20, Scotch horned
steers or oxen of any age, No. 163, the winner of the
second prize, had been sold to Messrs. George Hay-
ward and Son, Ashford, Kent. In class 30, cross
or mixed breed heifers, not exceeding four years
old, No. 204, the winner of the second prize, had
been sold to Mr. James Hooke, of 2, Frederick-
atreet, Hampstead-road.
Among the sheep the sales had been as follows :
In class 34, fat wethers under 23 months, No. 260,
pen winning the third prize, had been sold to Mr.
Nash, of Three Colt-street, Limehouse; in class 35,
Romney-marsh fat wether, No. 264, the pen winning
the second prize, had been sold to Mr. Newbury,
Hall-street, Walworth ;in class 46, cross-bred fat
wethers, No. 387, the winner of the third prize had
been sold to Mr. J. Handford, of Bridge-road, Bat-
tersea.

Among the pigs, No. 421, the pen winning the
second prize in class 48, bred by the Countess of
Chesterfield, had been sold to Mr. James Hooke, of
Frederick-street, Hampstead-road, and No. 431, the
first prize winning pen in class 50, and to which
the gold medal had been awarded as the best pen
of pigs in any of the classes, had been sold to Mr.
William Nickels, of Camden-town. The pigs in this
pen were exhibited by Major-General the Hon. A.
N. Hood, and bred at the late Prince Consort's
farm at Windsor.

- Among the prize stock not notified as sold at the
last thing last night were the following:—No.. 21,
the winner of the first prize in class 3; No. 26, the
first prize winner in class 4 ; No. 37 and No. 36,
the second prize winner in class 5 ; No. 40, the
second prize winner in class 6 ; No. 57, the second-
class winner in class 7 ; No. 62 and No. 60, first and
and third class winners in class 8; No. 76 and
No. 79 (the latter bred by Sir A. de Rothschild),
the first and third prize winners in class 9 ; No. 96
and No. 95, the first and third prize winners in class
10 ; Nos. 100 and 103, the second and third prize
winners in class 11; Nos. 109 and 111, second and
third class winners in class 12; Nos. 154 and 153,
first and second prize winners in class 17; N 0.155,
the second prize winner in class 18 ; and No. 158,
the second prize winner in class 19.
Among the sheep the following prizes were un-
sold :—No. 265, the first prize winner in class 35 ;
No. 323, the second prize winner in class 40 ; and
No. 364, a silver medal winner in the extra stock
of short wools (bred by Lord Walsingham).
Among the pigs only one lot, No. 422, third prize
winner in class 48, remained unsold.
During yesterday a well-dressed man was dis-
covered sticking the pigs with a sword cane, but he
managed to escape. These animals had been sub-
ject to so much annoyance during the crowded
days by persons teasing them that the directors,
who were on duty by rota in all parts of the build.
ing, ordered that no persons should touch the obese
creatures.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

Mr. James Stansfeld, M.P., the Junior Lord of the
Admiralty, who has been actively employed all the
week at Devonport dockyard examining the public
accounts, paid an official visit on Thursday to the
Royal William Victtal;ing-yard at Stonehouse.

The screw steam frigate Aurora, 35, went yester-
day from F..amoaze into Plymouth Sound, and will
shortly ship her powder so as to be ready to join
the Channel Fleet.

About 170 joiners, smiths, and labourers have
been ordered to be entered in the dockyard at
Devonport to complete work in hand.
After remaining several hours on Thursday out-
side Plymouth Sound, and communicating with Mr.
Fox, the Consul, the United States screw steam
sloop Kearsage, 7, Commander Windalow, proceeded
on Ler cruise.

The paddlewheel steam storeship Dee was placed
yesterday alongside the jetty at Devonport dock-
yard to receive stores for the dockyard at Pembroke.
The sailing of the eastern division of the Channel
Fleet from Spithead for Plymouth Sound was de-
ferred from yesterday until this morning.

The Tamar, 'screw troopship, Capt. Sterling, 19
ordered to proceed from Spithead to Devonport, for
the purpose of being placed in dock, the Warrior
dock at Portsmouth, the only one that would receive
her, being occupied by her sister vessel,
troopship, Capt. W. H. Hire.
visited h
The Wasp, 17-gun screw corvette,
ade her final
power, Capt. W. Bowden, yesterday re _
kes Bay,
trial of speed at the measured mile in Sto .
The ship drew
prior to sailing on foreign service. 'T .
6ft bin. aft. A
14ft. 7in. of water forward, and 1 •
8 attained. The
mean speed of 6.701 knots wa
d from 60 to 62.
re-
volutions of the engines range
yacht Alberta has a large
The new Royal paddle
number of hands employed upon her in the steam
PHor oymardt,hme aßkionygalher d
t h el
00r1 1 Orontes,
oe
ar sy
basinto
d to Osborne on the 16th in t
Victualling yard -s • The
—acht as a
.1 t royal yacht, and constructed •
specially
for the Queen's use, has created considerable Mir*
prise
is er, The
deck almost entirely covered • h .
in the minds of all who have
upper With saloons,
hatchways, &c., and but a very eonfi .3
nell space in-
deed between the after saloon and bulwarks is set
apart for promenading in fin_
e Weather. She is
deeper in the water than she was intended to be
when laid down, and is anything
etsrmatjhestdrfrk
her Admiralty designers. but a credit to

The Skpenarrionwtohadwojerk
at Portsmouth, to undergo a
) 5, screw despatch vessel, has
thorough repair, in • readiness for commission.
beeTnta
Her Majesty's
%crew steam line-of-battle ship
Conqueror, '7B (late Waterloo), 2,845 tons, 600
horse power Captain W•
, recently commissioned by
G. Luard at S t on the
China Sheerness for employmen
super-
numeraries station, and to take out marines and
.n
nutneraries, steamed this day from her moorings i
agns d s ,
the harbour to the measured mile off "laialinto for a final trial of her
engines,
preparaitziory
charge of
leav-
ing for Plymouth. The
vesselwas
sthe Sheerness
Captain W. K. Hall,
commandingfeeer of the ship
steam reserve, and the chieoftebeg
machinery. There
superintended the work_ingßiazian_,
d chief engineer
were also present Mr• u
1:d Messrs. Urquhart and
of Sheerness dockyard,nseers attached to the steam
Greathead, chief
engineers
made at the measured mile
reserve. Six rune were
following were the results :
at full speed.
eed of 9.395 knots ; the revolutions of
An average speed
62, mean 60.5 per minute; pres-
engines' m 181 b. • vacuum, 251 b. • draught of
sure of steam, . , ,
water during the trial, forward 23ft. 3in., aft 26ft.
4in The engines are built by Messrs. Raven hill,
Salkeld, and Co., and are fitted with Griffiths'.
screw, diameter 181 t., pitch 20ft., immersion sft.
10in, There was a strong breeze blowing from
north-west, the force of wind being from 6 to 7, and