The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-29 00:00:00

THE SALE OF STOCK.

The sale commenced in the show yard at ten o'clock, under
the auspices of Mr. A. Fletcher, of Milbrook, a well-known
auctioneer in this part of the country.
A great number of persons were present at the sale, not
less, indeed, than 2,000. Several of the lots fetched high
prices, and excited keen competition, but many others were
bought in.
Mr. John Cooper's short-horned bull fetched 100 L, three
years old and upwards.
Mr. John Herbert's short-horned bull, four years and three
months old, 60/.
Mr. H. L. Mow's short-horned bull, two years and eight
months old, 63/.
Mr. G. H. Sidebotliam's pure short-horned bull, two years
and eight months old, 1451.
Some other bulls of the same breed fetched prices varying
from 100/. to 50/.
The short. horned cow of the Rev. T. Cator brought thirty--
five guineas ; and another cow belonging to the same gentle-
man, 36/.
A short-horned heifer of the Duke of Devonshire's, two
years and six months old, 52 guineas.
Sir C. Morgan's fine short-horned yearling heifer, 50/. ,
Amongst the Herefords, a bull of -Mr. W. F. Hobbs's sold
for 50 guineas.
A Channel Islands bull, belonging to Mr. W. G. Phillips,
Eling Vicarage, two years and four months old, realised
29/. Bs.
A fine Jersey milch cow, belonging to Mr. M. Fowler, of
Stanmore, 30/.
One of the same breed, by Colonel W. Couleur, 26/.
• Mr. Robins's cow of the same breed, realised 29/., and others
were sold at the samerate.

A thorough-tired stallion of the Duke of Richmond's fetched
only 37/. ; but was evidently of much higher value. It was
probably bought in.
The Southdown rams sold generally for good prices, vary-
ing from 361. to 101.
Mr. J. M. Goodlake's ram was the one that obtained the
highest price. Very few sold for less than 201.
Amongst the long-wools, a Cotswold ram, belonging! to
Mr E. Handy, brought 21/.
A pen of five shearling Lincoln and Leicester ewes,
teen months old, bred by Mr. James Linton, realised the s m
of 50/.

The sale, however, is not finished at the moment of is.
patching our communication, and any further particulltri
must be reserved to our next.

THE GOODWOOD CUPS.

1
The groups in silver to be run for at the ensuing Go -
wood races are two in number ; they have just been e_ e-
cuted by the Messrs. Garrard, from the designs and mod is
of Mr. Edward Cotterill. They are as interesting in s -
ject and as fine in design as any of the superb and classi al
compositions which of late years have emanated from t e
hand of the highly gifted sculptor to whose genius we are
indebted for a vast improvement and refinement upon the old
racing cup.
,

The subject of the first is an incident in the life tef
Llewellyn, Prince of Wales. Llewellyn, returning to his
home, is related to have been met at the threshold by his
favourite deer-hound Gellert, whose jaws being bloody, aild
the cradle in which the child of the hero was sleeping over-
turned, he imagines that the dog has destroyed the infailt,
and under that impression kills him. On lifting the cradlr,
however, he finds his child alive, and discovers the de d
I
body of a wolf, which his faithful dog had destroyed in e -
deavouring to save the life of his master's child. Such s
the romantic and touching incident which Mr. Cotterill h4s
delineated in sculpture. The Prince is represented as having
just dismounted, and still holding the reins of his charger.
He appears ascending a raised platform of three steps,
which may be supposed to be the entrance to his dwelling,
The horse is depicted as under the influence of fear, a state
which is peculiar to that animal when in sight of a wolf
This trait in the character of the horse, it may be recollected,
is very vividly described by Cooper in his novel of the
" Last of the Mohican a." The Welsh chieftain is clad in is
tunic, with an under coat, his arms and legs being covered
with mail. On his head he wears a bassinet with a princely
coronet, surmounted by a dragon's crest. The figure of the
Prince is finely proportioned and elegant in attitude. An
expression of joyful surprise is given to his features as he
lifts, while ascending the steps, the cradle, and finds his child
uninjured. The little urchin, too, is made to recognise his
father and stretches out his arms to greet him. This group
is decidedly one of the very finest ever executed for a race-
course.

The second group is conceived in fine contrast with the
foregoing. The subject is more homely, not so full of tender
interest, but, nevertheless, an attractive one. It is taken
from Sir Walter Scott's novel of" Waverley," and represents
the meeting between the Baron of Bradwardyne and Davie
Gellatley, accompanied with his two dogs, Ban and Buscar.
The figure of the baron is detailed with the strictest adhe-
rence to Sir Walter's description ; the small French cocked
hit, the
waistcoat,
brigadier's
the
wig, the laced coat and embroidered
jack-boots and heavy riding-whip, have
all been duly and picturesquely rendered by the sculptor.
The countenance of the old gentleman is strikingly charac-
teristic, and his seat on the horse has been pronounced by
competent judges to be perfect. The horse itself is one of the
most beautiful specimens of modelling which Mr. Cotterill
has yet produced. This group, though not so striking as the
first-mentioned, is full of beauty, and evinces a consummate
knowledge of the principles of composition.

ALLEGE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.

prizes to the pupils of this
Co at the institution, at
distributionplaee
yesterday, ,d
Putney.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended
by Baron Knesebeck, arrived at the College precisely at
Thelleg eantnouokal
two o'clock, and proceeded over the whole of the
building, examining with much attention the engineer-
ing and foundry departments, attended by the lion. E.
P. Howard and the Rev. J. R. Page. the resident chap-
lain of the institution. His Royal Highness evidently
took very great int( rest in the various pieces of work-
manship executed by the pupils, and expressed himself
highly satisfied with the exhibitions of their skill.
On entering the dining-loom of the college, where the
pupils and company were assembled, his Royal High-
ness requested the Hon( urable E. P. Howard to take the
chair. In compliance with his Royal Highness's com-
mands, the Hon. Gentleman assumed the office.
The Rev. Mr. PAGE said the report was too volumi-
nous to he reed. Ae felt extremely happy in having so
favourable a report to give. He was happy to say that
he never had witnessed so much labour so Kell
and so cheerfully performed as the pupils had
performed dtiring the last year. As to the con-
duct of the young men, all the different professors
were full of praise. Instead of having received, as
might have been expected, complaints from the inhabit-
ants of Putney, he had received nothing but compliments
upon the extremely good behaviour of the pupils. The
Reverend Gentleman then stated that he had received
lettefs froin the Earl of Ripon, Lord Fitzroy Somerset,
and others, in which they lamented they would not be
able to attend at the distribution of the prizes ; and
amongst them he had also received one from Captain
Moorsom, who had received three young men from the
institution; in which be states that they were now learn-
ing to apply that science practically which they had pre-
viously learnt in theory.
The young men were then called up to receive their
prizes, which were distributed in the following order :
Mathematics— Ist Class, Ist Prize, Mr. Kingbury ; 2d i
ditto, Messrs. Baynes and Brown •, 3d ditto, Mr. Grant.
2dClass, Ist Prize, Mr. King ; 2d ditto, Mr. Coates ; 3d
ditty, Mr.Woodifield ; 4th ditto, Mr. Stephenson. 3d Class,
st PA:lie, Mr. gorse 2d ditto, Alr. Bartholomew.; Jd
diitegr. Mile"; '4th ditto, Mk. `Le Obyri 4th' ditto, •M'r.
Neale • 6th ditto, gr. Davidson. Physics-Ist Prize lkir.

' Brown; 2d ditto. Messrs. Baynes and Shillito. Chemistry
(Manipulation), Ist Prize, Mr. Kingsbury; 2d ditto, Mr.
Ibbetson. Geodesy —lst Class, Ist Prize, Mr. Brown; 2d
ditto, Ist ditto, Mr. Williams; 2d ditto, 2d ditto, Mr.
Chattock; 3d Class, Ist Prize, Mr. Woolrych, 3d ditto,
2d ditto, Mr. Male. Certificates, Messrs. Woodi-
field and Morse; ditto special for having completed
the course, Messrs. Ibbetson and Brown. Civil En-
gineering— Ist Class, Ist Prize, Mr. Kingsbury ;
2d ditto, Mr. Devenish ; 2d Class, Ist Prize, Mr.
King ; 2d ditto, Mr. Stephenson ; 3d ditto, Mr.
Bailey. Machinery Ist Class, Ist Prize, Mr. De-
venish; 2d ditto. Ist Priz,, Mr. Ficklin ; 3d. ditto. Ist
Prize, Mr. Male ; manipulation ditto, Mr. Charsley.
Free Hand Drawing-Ist Prize, Mr. Montagu; 2d ditto,
Mr. Bridgeman ; ditto Water Colour, Mr. A. J. Mahon.
Linear Perspective—Mr. Morse, Geography-Ist Prize,
Mr. Brown ; 2d ditto. Mr. Woolry ch. Map Drawing—
Mr. Minchin. French Language—lst Class. Ist Prize,
Mr. Charsley ;2d Class, ditto, Mr. Chattock. German
Ltmanage—lst Prize, Mr. Youge ; 2d ditto, Mr. Mason;
3d ditto, Mr. Paddison. special Prizes—Principal's
prize, for gri atest proficiency in the professional depart-
ments, Mr. Ibbetson. Principal's Prize fur good con-
duct, Mr. Devenish.

After the distribution of the prizes,
His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE said
that he was extremely glad to hear so gratifying and
satisfactory an account of the pupils, not only of the
progress they had made in their studies, but of their ex-
cellent behaviour. He begged of them to continue in
their good course, for they would find good behaviour as
advantageous and necessary in civil engineering as in
anv other walk of life.
:the Hon. E. P. HOWARD said it was his most grati-
fying task to dismiss them for the vacation, during which
he hoped They would be extremely happy, and enjoy in
perfect health the leisure they had so well earned, and
would return to the College with new vigour, to resume
their studies. He then mentioned that two of the Pro-
fessors would leave, but he hoped that their appoint-
ments would be filled up in such manner as only to in-
crease the advantages of the institution.
His Royal Highness departed, and partook of an ele-
gant dejeuner a la fourchette in the hOuse of the Rev. J.
R. Page. . _

Amongst thc, compan3, we noticed Lord Courtenay
Dr. Reid, Sir I. K. Brunel, the Rev. E. Golding, &c.

KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.
Yesterday the distribution of prizes to the pupils of
the schools in union with the King's College took place
in the large theatre of the establishment. The accus-
tomed delivery of orations was also gone through.
The chair was occupied by the Lord Bishop of
Lichfield (late Principal), and there were present
the Rev. Dr. Sheppard, the Rev. W. Jelf, D.D.,
Principal ; the Rev. J. R. Major, D.D. Head Mas-
ter. There was also present Mr. Charles Kemble, the
eminent tragedian who appeared to take a lively inte-
rest in the proceedings, and paid the most marked atten-
tion to the delivery of the dramatic orations. The seats
in the gallery were occupied by a fashionable assemblage
of ladies, and indeed the theatre was crowded in every
part. Shortly after two o'clock the chair was taken by
the Lord Bishop, who was most enthusiastically received
by all present.
After some introductory proceedings, the Professors
announced that the speeches would be first delivered.
Throughout the delivery of the addresses there was much
applause, and his Lordship at the conclusion congratulated
the pupils in very flattering' terms.
The prizes for proficiency in the several classes of
Latin, Greek, Hebrew, divinity, mathematics, drawing,
French, German, and arithmetic, were then distributed
by the chairman, each being accompanied by a suitable
address.
The prizes principally consisted of valuable and
superbly bound literary works. In the drawing classes
there were four silver medals awarded. In the first
class the competitors were Messrs. Cotman, Mathews,
Dytnes, Burrowes, and Galsworthy. In the second,
Messrs. Brackley, E. M. Majo, Peel, Masset, East-
wood, Prettyman, Morrison, Thiekbroom. The suc-
cessful candidates in the several departments of tlassics
were Messrs. Harrison, Mackey, Connolly, Hough,
Peel, Irvin, Wilson, Gibbes, Allan, Robinson, Hansard
Freney, Webb, II ilson, Turvill, Painter, Milos, New
man, Morschelles, &c.
THE DISTRIBUTION.
The following were the speeches delivered :
Agamemnon Day.
H
Achilles ** Kitchen.
.. omer
.. ..
Dido
Virgil
.tEneas
Bacon.

I..,K9idas

Milton

Parker.

Phillip 11.
Don Carlos
Nicias
Thucydides
Alcibiades
Cicero
Catiline
Cicero pro M Hone..
The Rival States- } Scott
men
Strepsiades
Socrates
Phidippides
Pasias
Aminias

Cusins.
I[ Day.
Mackay.
Batty.
[ Kitchin.
[ Kidd.
Cuunynghame.
Matthews.

Harrison.
Mackay.
Kidd.
Cusins.
Willoughby.

Megadorus I Plant. Antul. r Chaplyn.
Euelio
M. Jourdain (Day.
Maitre de Philosol-Moliere
phie, &c &c.
Brutus ... 1 Shaksp. J. Caesar J Harrison.
M. Antony, &c Batty.
The speeches and the distribution having terminated,
The CHAIRMAN congratulated the pupils for their
diligence and industry in the prosecution of their studies
during the year. He had met them on many occasions,
particularly during his connexion with the College,
but he knew of no more joyous occasion to meet
the pupils of the King's College School than during
the distribution of their rewards. He could bear
testimony to the great attention that had always
been bestowed by the pupils on their studies, and to
the manner in which the Head Master and other officers
had discharged their respective duties.—(Applause.)
His Lordship, after some further laudatory remarks on
the discipline and general character of the school, con-
cluded his address amidst much applause.
The Rev. Dr. SHEPPARD proposed, and the Rev. Dr.
WILSON seconded, a vote of thanks to the Lord Bishop
for presiding.
His LORDSHIP, after duly acknowledging the compli-
ment, retired, and the proceedings then terminated.