The Sun.
London, England, 1811-12-14 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.

Yesterday thorning the Annual Show of Cattle,
Sheeq, and Pip, opened, in Mr. Sadler, splcions
premisei, covertd with a skylight, in Goswell-
btreet ;, a label being affixed at the head of each ani-
mal, stating the fall partietilars of -its breed, age,
feeding, 61c.- with the names of the parties, and the
adjudication of .theCentlemen, who lusty been ap-
pointed' by the Smithfield Club' us judvs of their
retTlitlllifi far this year, via.
Mr. Thomas U.tihy, Botcher, or. Grutpisfreet,
London ; Mr. Rubel t Hughes, Grazier, of Sal-
thorpe, in Wiltshire; Mr. I:Llamas Stone, Grazier,
of Barrow, in Leicestershire.

Thr yard was very Vk• ell attended by amateurs and
proCtical breeders and feeders of cattle, and others
concerned in the important business of supplying the
growing wants of the country with tespeo to ani-
n4l fi,od. The many tine pens of longo.yoolled
Pi beep, attracted much of the attention of the co,-
pany ; and the very extraordinaty South_Down
Sheep, both for carcase and finene•ss of wool, bred
by Sir John Sanders Sebright, Bart. were much
admired; together with an ,ox, shewn by Mr. John
West ca r.

Mr, J. Gardner chewed a very simple and effealive
turnip•cutter, which, instead of slicing them in flat
pieces, ems rows, of any kind, into irregular shaped
pieces, best adapted to the mouths. of cattle:
Mr. Hill showed two portable live cattle weigh-
ing.machines, one on wheels (on Shephor's co,n-
strtittion), and the other a s'mple tripod and.steel-
yard. •
Mr. W. Webb'sliewed
_ample specimens of the
'renovating riled of his American Fluid on old nud
airy leather straps and harness.
Mr. James Barringer, the Artist, exhibited most
•adinirable poitraits of a horse and a dog, belonging
tO,INIr. Weston.

unusual number of notices of works and
things interesting to Gentlemen of landed property
and :Igriculturisrs were stuck up or distributed in the
company ; ainong the former we noticed the pro-
posals of three ditfeient mineral surveyois : Farey,
B.4ftlq„ and 13.1ke.well and Sons ; several agriron.
turidiluhlication, by deeding, &c. Notice of Lord
,Somerville's prizes to be distributed on the std and
3,1 of March.
At three o'clock such of the Members of the
CIO as were present, adjourned to Freemason's
Tavern and held 4 meeting, Edward T. Waters, EA.
in the Chair, in the absence of the President, the
Dnhe at Bcdroid, when the 4udges' award was
read and confirmed, with thanks to them for their
great pains and judgment in the adjudication, and to
the Stewards, Mr. Waters and Mr. King, for their
pains in arranging the ShuW.
Simnel RtanbOid Lushington, EN. M. P. and Ed-
ward Greathetv3, Esq. were elected Members.
Adjourned to Monday at hall-past tWo.o'cluck.
After which the Members dined together, E. T.
Waters, Es q. in the Chair. Several patriotic and agri-
culiUrat toasts were dunk, and useful discussion and
great hilarity pici,aiied until a late hour.

William Radford, the guard of the York Mail,
Vas 'tin own oat of the dickey, near DA-master, on
Friday, and died the same d.iy, leaving a wife and
four small children to lament big. loss, The acct.
dent happened in coptlecitience of a 811,kleii start of
the 'coach in endeavouring to pass the Glasgow Mail.
Radford wt% truly unfoitnnAle, having been thrown
.from his seat some time No, and had his arm so
badly-bat-lured as to reocla amputation above the
wrist necessary.