The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-04 00:00:00

BIEMINGRAM CATTLE SIIO7V.

BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY EVENING.
The " private view" at this exhibition took place
to-day. Soon after
.11 o'clock Bingley-hall began
to fill, and from that hour until late in the after-
noon the place was one dense crowd. The, com-
pany comprised, not merely the nobility resident in
the neighbouring counties, but they came as usual
from all parts of the country. The Duke of Marl-
borough, the president, arrived about 12 o'clock.
He was accompanied by the duchess. The Earl
of Shrewsbury, the president elect, was also pre-
sent. 'We noticed in the hall, too, the Earl and
Countess of Lichfield, the Earl and Countess of
Dartmouth, Lord Leigh, Lord Hatherton, Lord
Aylesford, and a vast number of others.

The exhibition is considered a complete success ;
the short-horn classes were generally thought to be
the best fatted in the hall—the Duke of Beaufort's
animal, which took the gold medal, being a re-
markably fine specimen ; the Hereford was scarcely
inferior ; the Devons were also good ; the Scots
were small in number. The number of cattle
entered for competition was 110. The Shropshire
sheep was a numerous class, and the animals very
meritorious. Mr. Edward Holland, M.P., took
the first prize. Considering how bad a year this
has been for sheep, the animals in all these classes
were excellent.

The poultry show was not so large as usual, but
its excellence was not diminished on that account,
the feathered tribes generally being well repre-
sented.

To the attractions of the exhibition this year is
added a show of dogs. It was tried on a small scale
last year, and was so successful that, under the
auspices of Lord Curzon and other gentlemen, it
has been this year attempted on a larger and more
complete scale, and, so far as the collection of dogs
goes, with entire success. Sporting animals are in
the greatest number, but there are very many other
varieties of foreign and English breeds. There are
the dogs from the kennels of the nobility and
gentry all over the country;
and the fancy prices
This and
part money
of
placed on some of them to prevent a sale are some-
B i
some-
thing fabulous. The Repository in which the dogs
were exhibited was literally crammed all through
the day, a large number of those present being
ladies. Such a collection of these animals has never
before been witnessed in this country. The prizes
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an inconvenience, which, it is to be hoped,
will
be
avoided next year; and the management needed
improvement, which experience will b • ring about.
The weather has been wretched,
as usual; yet
the town has been crowded with visitors from an
early hour in the morning.

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