The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-11 00:00:00

AUSTRIA;

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le Ministerial Austrian Correspondenz of the sth
states that the Military Governor of Vienna has
rased a circular to all the newspaper editors of
,apital, informing them that, for the future, they
not be allowed to mention any arrests which
place, or to publish the names of the parsons so
arrested, 'because it has been proved that such pub-
lication interferes with the judicial proceedings. A
sinilar circular has been addressed to the provincial
newspapers.

DENMARK.
The. Koine,* Zeitung states from Berlin that the
troubles in France have already had some effect on
tue Schleswig-Holstein question. The Russian
Ca'ainet has made urgent representations to the
Courts of Vienna and Berlin, and the negotiations
'ith Denmark, which bad been allowed to rest, have
again been resumed with great zeal.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sut,—Oblige me by stating that the William
Kirkman, jun., who figured in your Marlborough'
street police report last evening, is NOT
Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM KIRKMAN, Am.
2, St. Dunstan's-hill.

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MAYORS FOR CORNWALL.
Bodmin—W. Serjeanb, E.q,
7.4lalmouth—Mr. Alderman J. Ellis.
Relston—T. Rogers, Esq.
Telunceston—Mr. Alterman Derry.
Uskeard—Mr. Alderman 11 Ausus.
z Ance-Mr. Alderman R. Pearce.
1. Ives—J. Rosewall, E,04-
Truro—Mr. Alderman W. T. Chew'.
n—J. Mead, Esq.

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A.,ARMINGHAM CATTLSHOW E AND POULTRY
BIRMTNGTIANI, TUESDAY.—The private show of this
?teat exhibition cf the agricultural produce of Eng-
-A, but more particularly of the midland counties,
held in Bingley-hall, Birmingham, to-day. The
s;ay opened, as regarded weather, unfavourably, but,
notwithstanding, the attendance was beyond all pre-
,edents. It is singular that although this exhibition
has only been established three years, yet, in conse-
quence of its central situation in the midst of the
breedingand grezing counties of England, it is already
taking ilhe lead in the exhib*ion of agricultural stock.
On entering Bingley-hall this morning, we were
pleased to observe, that in consequence of the flatter-
ing prospects of the Midland Counties' Association, it
had, with regard to that most interesting portion of
the exhibition, that of domestic poultry, been compelled
to enlarge its borders. For the last three years this
branch of the midland show, under the special pa-
tronage of the Duchess of Sutherland, and other
distinguished ladies living in the district, has greatly
attracted public attention ; and the managers, with
due regard to the accommodation required for this
description of domestic fowl and ;stock exhibited, de-
voted a great portion of the hall for that purpose.
This morning the streets of Birmingham had much
the appearance of the first morning of a musical
festival. The railway trains brought abundance of
select visitors, but they were of that quality who
prefer a private view at 61.t0 a more promiscuous
one at ls. The attendance last year was, notwith-
standing, much more limited than the present; and
we were much amused at about one o'clock to-day to
observe the heterogeneous mixture of the British aris-
tocracy residing in the neighbourhood with foreign
refugees', some of them Gerns-an and Hungarian
counts, now working as designers, or in other charac-
ters, in the manufactories of Birmingham. Among
the company present we observed the Earl and

Countess Home, Earl Dartmouth, the Earl of Myles
_ _ _ _

ford and party, Lord Sandys, Loid and Lady Guern-
sey, Lord Wrottesley and party, Lord and Lady
Leigh and party, Lord Calthorpe and party, Sir D.
Moseley, Sir Offley Wakeman, Sir G. Chetwynd,
(-he Dowager Marchioness of Devonshire, Lord
Levvishsm, the Hon. S. Lawley, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Stafford, the Hon. and Rev. W.
Sommerfield, H. C. Wise, Esq., F. Greaves, Eq., R.
Spooner, Esq., M.P., T. Matthew, E?q., and great
numbers of the nobility and gentry resident in the
?land counties.
The following is a brief summary of the number of
stock exhibited :—Pigs, 104 pens—pigs, about
J)0; cattle, 138; sheep, 71 pens, number of sheep
az:Jut 350; poultry, 1,056 pens, number of fowls ex-
ilibited from 4,000 to 5,000. The judges, who were
.?lected with great care from all parts of England,
"are :—For cattle, Mr. John Booth, Killerby, near
Catterick, Yorkshire; Mr. Price, Leominster ; and
Ir.
Barford, Foxcote, Towcester. For sheep—The
eme judges. For pigs—Mr. Wethrell, Kirk Bridge,
; Mr. Swaffield, Chatsworth, Derbyshire ;
Hesseltine, Brigg, Yorkshire ; and Mr. Hollings-
c.-:)rtb, accompanied the judges in the capacity of re.
ceree, as to the ages of the pigs. For poultry—The 11ev.
L. Dixon, Cringleford Hall, Norwich ; Mr. T.
7r4 att, York; Mr. ilinxman, Salisbury, Mr. Bailey,
Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, London.
The show was considered to be, not only by the
official judges, but by the hundreds of agriculturists
-who visited Bingley-hall to-day, one of the finest, if
the finest, which has yet been exhibited in England.
i'rince Albert, it will be seen, obtained the first
for Hereford oxen or steers ; while the

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4econcl was asned to a beautiful little animal bred
ny the late Sir Francis Lawley. The exhibition of
Herefords was generally vod, and as a matter of
coarse Lord Hatherton' of Teddesley, carried off a
fair amount of prizes. There were considerable com-
petition for the prize medals, but they were ultimately
given to competitors named in the prize lists. The
gold medal, and extra prize of 101. for the best cow
or heifer of any breed, was considered as justly
merited by -Mr. Vaughan, of alstrey, near Leo-
minster. The exhibition of Devons was also consi-

dered to be remarkably good; some of them in sym-
metry beautifully neat and at the same time fleshy,
bat not grossly so. Indeed it is a feature of this ex-
hibition that there were but few things exhibited
which were extravagantly fed, or which presented
any appearance of wastefulness. The judges, in whom
all exhibitors expressed entire confidence, appeared to
award prizes, not on account of size and weight, but
for symmetry and usefulness. The display of Scotch
and Welsh breeds was remarkably beautiful. In this
branch of the exhibition Prince Albert again most
successfully competed with northern breeders. In
sheep the Leicester breed was as usual most con-
spicuous, and the Marquis of Exeter and Mr. H.
Lees, of Bacon's End, near Birmingham, bore off the
highest prises most triumphantly. The judges in this
department informed us that for many years they had
never seen so fine a display of this useful animal. In
pigs the Yorkshire breeders and feeders who, tea years
ego, ran away with the principal rewards for breed
and condition, were completely distanced, while Mr.
Taylor, of Moseley Hall, and other Warwickshire and
Worcestershire ge'ntlemen, who exhibited the finest
specimen of useful pigs, were declared to be entitled
to the highest prizes. There was indeed, even
amongst the uninitiated, a clear perception of the dif-
ference between Yorkshire and Midland Counties'
pigs. The touch was sufficient to prove the superio-
rity of the breeding of the latter counties. There
were only one or two apoplectic pigs in the exhibi-
tion; but there was one more particularly, which ap-
peared to excite universal disgust, and which was
brought from the north of England. It was con-
veyed into the exhibition on a litter, and there it has
remained ever since without for a moment rising from
,ts recumbent position.
But the most beautiful portion of the Midland
Counties' exhibition remains to
bobservede
London judge, and universally
considered as an
an'
-
thority upon such exhibitions,db
xhibitions, of which be h
axial to the display of dompstii, game,een a
nd witness,o m wasti
•ultry, which was exhibited inß;n and
e -harinlato-ednay
le specimen of Cochin-China breed exhibited was.
e.,esidered unique, and more especially the hybrid be-
tween the domestic fowl and the pheasant, was highly
-tdraired. There was more notice taken as to the

~.hibition of this breed in consequene, ,
interesi

world
i.ng discussion which, in the scientific breeding
has taken place upon this subject. The size
and weight of the Cochin-China breed were mast'remarkable. A young cock, of this year's hatching,
weighed 11Ilbs., and a pullet of the same breed
lOilbs. The show of Dorkings was also remarkably
good. The show of pigeons was greatly improved -
hu.t, still there is room for further advance in the
hued of this description of fowl. Time will not allow
us further to dilate upon the excellence of the show ;
lint we cannot conclude without offering our tribute
oF thanks to Mr. T. B. Wright, Mr. T. Lowe, and
1% Ir. Shadrel, for the admirable manner in which they
have
pcatanotrktnh d is, as on former years, manageti this im-
jTuhdege fodll:—owint,o- •
valuable exhibition of breeding produce.
an abridged list of the prizes ad-

CLASS -- I/ I.E,
No. 5
—Post
pr;z EFuRD OXEN OR STEERS.
a, 101. and the geld medal,
ca-
ts prize of 151., for and
the beat ox or steer of any bre( d,
Royal Highnese
to his Roy
Shropshire.
Albert; breeder, Mr.
Stodmnn, Bedston,
No. 3—Secondicyp,rilizaer,ts.!.:
_tiAdthi e executors of the late
Silver medal to breeder.
Sr Francis Law
ley.
STEERS.
lall.
lIENRIEL:mic I
CLASS 11..-
51., and silver as breeder, to the
No. 12 —Priz :
Right Honourahlo Lord Ilatherten, Te
CLASS lII.—HEREFORD Cows.'lrY Park'
101., and the gold modal, No. 14—First prize,
extra pr *zo of 151., for the best cow and
or heifer of an
breed, to Mr. William Vaughan, Cholitrey, near Leo-
minster. Silver medal to the Rev. Henry Blissett, a
breeder.
No. 15—Second prize, 51, to Mr. Edmund Herbert,
Pod* near Worcester.
CLASS IV.--HEREFORD HEIFERS.
No. 21—First prize, 1;11V., to Mr. John Walker,
Hobmer, near Hereford. Silver med4l to Mr. Thomas
Morris, as breeder.
No. 22—Second prize, 51., to Mr. Henry Bill, &Ole-
ford, near Bridgnorth.