The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-09 00:00:00

ANT OTITER LONG -WOOLLED ►SHEEP,

Class 40.---Fat Wether long-woolled Sheep, not being
Leiet,st,rs, Cotswolds, Lincoln:4, or Kentish, 1 year of 1
(under 2:3 months).—First prize of £l5 to P. Street, liar-
rowden ; silver medal to the breeder, exhibitor; second
priv, of £lO to Thomas Caswell, Spalding.
Sounr-Dews Stozr
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• ClAss 41.—Fat Wether sh:•i•p of thoS..nth-Down breed,
1 year old (under 23 months)—First prizo of £2O to. Lord
Walsingharo, tract ford, N.n•folk ; s'l.-er medal to tho
brooder, exhibitor; second prize of Lit to Sir W. Th..ock-
morton, Farringdou, 132rks; third pr;z3 of £5 -to Homy
Littnipliery Hurst, Sussex. •

Class 42.—Pat Wether Shoop of the S.,uth-Down breed.
1 year old (under 23 months.)-7E-tch sheep not to exceed
200 live weight—First prize of £l5, to Lord Braybroke,
Audley Eud, Essex; silver medal to the brooder, exhi-
bitor; second prize of £lO, to:Lerd Walsingh tm,T hetford,
Norfolk; third prize of £5, to William Ryder, Brighton.
Class 43.—Fat Wethor Sheep of the South-Down breed,
2 years old, (above 23 and under 35 months.) —First prize
of £2O, to Lord Walsingham, Thetford, Norfolk; silver
medal to the breeder, exhibitor; second prize of £lO to the
Earl of Radnor, Coleshill, ilighworth ; third prize of £5,
to William Taylor, Eastbourne, Sussex.

PIGS.
Class 53.—Pigs of any breed, not exceeding six months
old.—First prize of £l5 to John Coote, Blandford, Dorset ;
silver medal to the breeder, exhibitor ; second prize of £lO
to Samuel Stearne, Wickham Market, Suffolk; third
prizo of £5 to Sir R. J. Clifton, Nottingham.
Class 54.- Pigs of any breed, above six and not exceed-
ing nine months, old.—First prize of £l5 to Thos. Leslie
Melville Cartwright, Lady Bank-, Fife; siver medal to the
breeder, exhibitor; second prize of £lO to John Kent,
Chichester, Sussex ; third prize of £5. to Captain Warren,
Basingstoke.
• Class 55.—Pigs of any breed, above nine and not ex-
ceeding 12 months old.—First prizo of £l5 to John Tread-
well, Aylesbury ; silver medal to the breeder, exhibitor ;
second prize of £lO to Captain Warren, Basingstoke ; third
prize of £5 to her Majesty the Queen.
Class 56.—Pigs of any breed, above 12 and under 18
months old.—First prize of £l5 to the Earl of Radnor ;
silver medal to the breeder, exhibitor ; second prize of
£lO to James and Frederick Howard, Bedford; third
prize of £5 to John Pittman King, Wallingford, Berks.

On Saturday the whole of the arrangements for
the Smithfield Club Show of Christmas fat cattle
were completed, and, with very few exceptions, the
entries of both horned cattle and sheep were repre-
sented. The beasts will exceed- the number of
previous shows, and among the largest contributors
Her Majesty has two Herefords, four Devons, two
dairy cows of the short-horned breed, and five
others of miscellaneous breed. The Prince of
Wales has sent two Devons and a Norfolk-bred
steer from Sandringham. The Duke of Sutherland
exhibits in the class for Scotch cattle and Devons,
and Lords Berners, Tredegar, Walsingham, and
_Spencer exhibit in the short-horn, Hereford, and
long-horn breeds. The Duke of Richmond is a
lirge exhibitor of Southdown and cross-bred sheep,
and many other eminent breeders contest the prizes
for Leicesters, Cotswold, and long- woolled sheep.
There are but four classes of pigs, iu which some
extraordinary specimens are exhibited. The com-
mittee have resolved on giving prizes to breeders of
cattle as well as to feeders and exhibitors. Yester-
day the great hall was perfectly quiet, and the
cattle attendants were only permitted in and out of
the Cattle Show-yard at stipulated intervals. Divine
service was performed by the Rev. D. Wilson, at
which the whole of the herdsmen attended. The
judges commence their inspection to-day at 8
o'clock, and as soon as the prizes are awarded to the
successful exhibitors the exhibition will be opened
to the public on payment of ss. each, and the show
will be kept open the four subsequent days at is.
admission money. The Prince of Wales was to in-
spect the show in the course of to-day. It is ordered
that no stock is to be permitted to leave the show
till Friday, whether sold or unsold.