The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-15 00:00:00

COMMENDATIONS.

The Judges bilbiy commend Mr. W. F. Wratishw's
four years and five months old Hereford ox, exhibited in
class 1.

They also highly commend Mr. J. T. Senior's four years
and nine months old Hereford ox, exhibited in class. 1.
They commend the most Hon. the Marquis of Tavis-
tock's four years and four months old Hereford ox, exhi-
bited in class 1.

They commend Mr. R. Ro,,vlanTs four years and te]
months old Hereford ox, exhibited in class 1.

They commend Mr. W. Mack's four years and ten
months old Durham ox, exhibited in class 1.
They commend a very fine Sussex ox, belonging to his
Grace the Duk© of Norfolk, and which was excluded from
class 1 in consequence of over age.
They also commend a very fine Hereford ox, belonging
to Mr. Walker, which was excluded from class 1 in conse-
quence of over age.
The judges highly commend Mr. H. Chamberlain's four
years and eight months old Hereford ox, exhibited in class 2.
They also highly commend Mr. C. Stokes' four years and
seven months old Durham ox, exhibited in class 2.

They commend the Earl Spencer's five years and one
month old Durham ox, exhibited in class 2.

They commend Mr. W. F. Wratislaw's four years an
ten months old Hereford ox, exhibited in class 2.

They also commend Mr. E. Bouverie's Hereford ox,
four years and sixteen days old, exhibited in class 2.
They commend Mr. R. W. Baker's five years and one
month old short-horned ox, exhibited in class 2.

They commend Mr. R. Rowland's four years and eight
months old Hereford ox, exhibited in clas3 2.

They commend the Earl Spencer's three years and eight
months old Durham ox, exhibited in class 3.

They commend Mr. W. J. Baily's four years and six
months old ox, exhibited in class 3.

They commend Mr. R. Rowland's four years and seven
months old Hereford ox, which was excluded class 3 in con-
sequence of over weight.
They also commend Mr. R. Rowland's four years an 1
four months old Hereford ox, which was excluded class 4
in consequence of over weight.
They commend Mr. T. F. Johnson's three years and four
months old short-horned heifer, exhibited in class 6.
They commend Mr. J. F. Potterton's three years and six
months old Durham heifer, exhibited in class 6.

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They commend Mr. J. Richardson's four years and five
months old Durham heifer, exhibited in class 6.

The judges commend generally class 7.
They commend the Marquis of Exeter's three twenty
months old Leicester wethers, exhibited in class 9.

They commend generally class 12.
They highly commend the Duke of Bedford's four years
and five months old Scotch ox exhibited in extra stock.
They highly commend Mr. T. Umbers's four years and
eleven months old Hereford ox, exhibited in extra stock.
They highly commend Mr. W. F. Wratislaw's four yeari
and seven months old Devon heifer, exhibited in extra
stock.

They commend Mr. M. Sharman's three years and
eight months old long-woolled ewe, exhibited in extra
stock.

They commend Mr. Painter's twenty months old long•
woolled wether, exhibited in extra stock.

They commend Mr. H. Chamberlain's twenty months
old new Leicester wethers, exhibited in extra stock.

The judges commend generally the pigs exhibited in
extra stock.

The judges beg to notice two pens of sheep of Lord
Western's ; and the Club feel obliged by his Lordship's
giving the public an opportunity of inspecting them.

RAILROADS IN PRUSSIA.

The Prussian State Gazette of the 26th ult. publishes
the text of a law for the regulation of railroad companies in
the Prussian dominions. It consists of forty-nine articles,
and is framed in such a manner as to guard the public as
much as possible from the speculation and jobbing to which
undertakings of this nature are so liable to give rise.
Among the more essential stipulations which it makes with
this object in view, it provides, that while the shares may
be made payable to bearer and free from stamp duty, no
promises of shares before the undertaking of a railroad is
authorized, nor provisional acknowledgments, are to be
issued. Every subscriber for shares is to be bound per-
sonally to pay forty per cent. of the nominal capital sub-
scribed for by him, and he cannot get rid of this obligation
in favour of a third person or of the company,under any pre-
tence whatever. In case of a railroad not being terminated
within the time fixed in the grant of privilcge,the Government
is to have the power, after a delay of six months, of ordering
the road to be finished by public contract, at the charge
of the company. The privileges of the post establishment
may be exercised by railroad companies under certain con-
ditions. Railroads are to be charged with an impost pro-
portioned to the amount of the reserved fund of the com-
pany, but only after the railroad shall have been opened
, three years, and that the state of its returns admits of it,
and no other taxes are to be laid upon it. This impost
is to indemnify the State for the diminution of re-
venue caused by the railroad in the post department, and to
form a sinking fund for the paying off the capital em-
ployed in the construction of the road. The State re-
serves to itself the right of purchasing the railroad after a
lapse of 30 years, on paying to the company 25 times the
amount of the mean annual dividend received by it during
the last fire years of the 30, the State at the same time
taking upon itself the liabilities of the company, but be-
coming absolute owners of all its property, including the re-
served fund. No grant of a rival line can be made for the
first 30 years ; but after the first three years other com-
panies may acquire the right from the State of conveying
passengers and merchandise by the same line, on paying
a fixed rate of charge to the original company. One of
the concluding stipulations of this law is, that no damage
occasioned to the railroad by measures adopted, even by or-
der of Government in time of war, is to be paid for by the
State. This law affects all grants of railroad already made,
as well as those to come.

We have received from a respectable correspondent
a frightful account of a daring attempt to assassinate Mr.
Gouldsbury, of the neighbourhood of Clondra, county of
Longford, on Friday night last, which has led to the appre-
hension of Mr. James Tempany and Mr. Thomas Downing,
under whose roof Mr. Gouldsbury was, as a guest, when
the attempt was made upon his life by two asssassins. Mr.
Gouldsbury, it appears, had been out shooting waterfowl, and
upon his return he met Tempany, who is connected in trade
with Dowling, and upon the invitation of Gouldsbury, Tem-
pany and he retired to a house in the village to get some
punch ; while there, taking refreshment, Tempany received a
note from Dowling, with whom Mr. Gouldsbury had not
been on terms, and, upon reading the note, Tempany ex-
presseda wish that Gouldsbury should accompany himhome,
in order, if possible, to effect a reconciliation. This invita-
tion was accepted, and on entering the house of the
partners, Tempany and Gouldsbury found Dowlingrin com-
pany with a fourth person. While Gouldsbury and Dow-
hng were conversing Tempany left the room, and, finding
taahiedtone of Dowling by no means agreeable, Gouldsbury
~N Well, I suppose I am to be beaten to-night."
one of
in
returned, Gouldsbury upbraided him with
having left. V
himt hostile company ; and instantly a knock
was head
fire
door, which, being opened, two men
entered, r o
whom cocked a pistol at Gouldsbury, and
the other seized his a
arms, which were behind a door,
not exposed, and Walked
off, having discharged a pistol,
part of the contents lod •
hand of Mr. Gouldsbury, in the wall, and part in the
oft whichh he had providentially
raised to ward off the aim,
roo4iTurderer. The cause of
the quarrel on the part of
is said to be a disincli-
nation on the part of Mr. Gouldslagu'ry!.eallow Dowling to
shoot on his land, which is of considerable
neighbourhood of Clondra. We are etent about the
glad to learn that
Mr. Gouldsbury's wound is not dangerous. He is a Pro-
testant, and the other parties are Roman Catholics. The
assassins are not known to him. Dowling and Tempany arc
said to have entered upon their usual avocations the follow-
ing day, without taking any step to discover the ruffians.
—Dublin Packet.

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