Star.
London, England, 1804-12-15 00:00:00

SHITh'FIELD CATTLE SHEW.

The number of amateurs who flocked yeßerday to
fee the. Prize Cattle was greater than on any former
occafron, and from about eleven till two o'clock, Mr.
Won roe's y rd and premiles, where the cattle Rand,
were li. thronged ih.rt it was very difficult for the per•
fons l dent to move along. Among the company
relent we notic:d
His Grace the Dile of Bedford, Lord Somerville. Lord GA*
way, laird Willian, RulTdl, Lord Aylefbury, Sir Jufeph Banks,
Sir R. Litirenn, Sir William Curtis;
George Byng, lifq. M. P. Robert Brig, Efq. Charles Gordon
Grey. Efq. Henry Hugh Hew, kfq. Johii Higgins, Efq. John P.
Efq. Rof.. Efq. Child, Efq. Rev. Mr. Wnias

Colonel Murray;
bleb:a. Bremer, liJalunds, S. Dash. racier, Letehmore, AR-
-1-y, Crooke, Sller, Gilbert, KIN, Praed.Pickford, Perry.
I.Awretsee, Gerra,l, CAlinge, &Sam,. Parry. J. Rogers, J.
thickltt. Webber. Weficar, Reynolds. Waller, b. pre. S. Stone,'
lioneybouru, N. Stubbirg, three William Smiths, Pella, 84e. &c.
It was remarkable, that although there were in
former years is many candidates for the prizes for
fat pigs, no one had fent to this thew any pigs viith•
in the time limited, and with the requifite regilters
of food, weight, &c. and of courfe no prizes are
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awarded far pip.
In the Set or bower gable, was a yelloweed cow, of the Nnl-
deniers or Mort-horned Yorldhlre tweed, very fat. Beyond this
Rabic War Rood two beautiful Wan black polled heifers, belong-
ing to Alderman Cards : they attrelted a good deal of attention,
and fo muck Wadded the Scotch or Galloway breed erode, that
the Eart of Galloway, who elan:tad 'them, teemed to mead
them ad do genuine breed of his country ; but Sir William Cur
tie, who came in Mon after, Hated. that thee ware By a DeMa
Butt, eat of tows of the China breed.
A black ea, of the North Wales breed. four years old, which
had berth Rd en gran and hay, by Mr. Gilbert, of Le
to
wan neat Uwe. for which he Is adjudged ten guineas, des t,
this astitnAlgodes gained the &rota comparative weight of fieb
Ma ghee time of Seeding.
A yellow Spatted cow, very fat, "(the Meet-horned breed. eight
years old, having bad In Cane, which bad been bred-and Ilion
gmh, hag, and ewnips, by Mr. Pickle:a, the (mond prise of ten
gutless la des 4.
The nut tabled of Mender: was a beertiful dark red cow, of
the Kent breed. sight yests old, which bad borne five calves, bred
by Mr. Monk, of Rearm Madb, and which had been fed by the
Doke of Bedford, cm ell cake, turnips, and hay. This graced the
firs prize d fifteen genres in cies a.
Twain:a was a teat' brindled ox, of the Scotch bred, Gee
years dd. bred by the babes of Gordon, and fed on tro
ts.
sec hal.
and turnips, by the Duke of Bedford. This gained the end
pea of ten guineas in die 3.
A red ox of the Scotch breed, four years old, bred by Mr. Rout-
", age, and fed with graft. hay, and turnips, by Mr. King, gained
the MR prize of fift..en guineas in des 3.
A large red oz. of the Hereford breed, Os years old, bred by
Mr. Tully, near Hereford. and fed on grafs,.eay and turnips, by
Mr. Wetter, salad the (cermet prhe of fifteen genets In dee It.
A dark dun or. of the Giscoorgiur and ranch t wed, fix Tears
old, heel he Duke of Bedford, and fed by bent on grids, hay.
and turnips, piece the la prize of twenty five pion% in clefs s.
We neat came to the madden of Prize Sheep r—Thres new
"Leicciters, two years old, bred by Mr. Thomas Weeew, of
Wordafion, Oxfordfisire, and fed es gees, by his brother, Mr.
John Water, to wham the prize in deb 7 s: warded.
The neat pea contained three new Lecelter heep,one year old,
bred and fed by Mr. Platt, dOefesdasire. cm gees sod hay,—
Thy gained the prize of ten gulibCll hl daft% &
Three South-down beep, two years old. fed en graft. hay, and
turnips, the property of the Duke of Beam d, bred and fed on his
Madden Fuss, gained the prize of tee gidneas in clefs p.
Three Soods,-dowi beep, one year aid. fed OD Rafe, bay. and
turnips. beknighig to the Duke of Bedford.from his Masidcn farm,
gained the prise nf us 'nieces in dab fi. •
After pallib.g Several other pins of beep, we came to a hrge
(potted light-red ox, very fat and fine, of the Hereford breed.
km years old, briaby Mr. Tully. near Hereford, and fed on oft
cake by Mr. John Waco: ; this gained the principal prises or
many five guineas in cafe s.
The neat was a large red cm of the Devon breed, fix years old,
fed es which had hem bred and fed by the Duke of Bed-
ford this pined the Wood prize of Sitcen.guirseas in dais t.
After tutpeaing the cattle, there was a meeting of
the Committee of Smithfield Society at the Crown
and Anchor. the Duke of Btnroan in the Chair
Toot. Ducats', Efq. the Rev. Twos. P AAAAA TT, I
and feveral other Gentlemen were admitted mem-
Inn of the Society, and tome other bufinefs was trani-'
aced; after which abut thirty fat down to an eacel-
lent dinner.
tit, Grace the Duke of & dford,l.ord Somerville, Henry HuMgh
Share. plin FA:well, k fq. Charles Gnraun Grey. Eli. r.
Pickfired, 71. r. Praia, Mr. Store, Mr. Miley, and Mr. Young,
were of Mc party.
It was With great pleafore we noticed an extraor-
dinary improvement in the quality of the wools.—
Some of the clnthing of the lheep was nearly as fine
as the•Leoneffa Piles, imported limn the kingdom of
Spain. Thofe who are acquainted with the neceffity of
acquilition of wool of this defcription, for the fupply
e.t our flaple manuf.laure, will notice this circum-
fiance with peculiar lAtisfaCtion.

17.'e have heard an anecdote, which we have reaf.rn
to believe, and great pleafure to relate. His Royal
Highriefs the Duke of CUMBERLAND has for there lalt
three days been (offering extremely with a complaint
in his eyes, and attended by Mr. Purees of Cork.
'trete. A Few days fine Mr. PHIPPS is laid to have
received a reeled packet from the hands of his Royal
liielinefs, with the defire that he would not trouble
ltimfelf to examine the paper till he got home. On
the outride were written there words. "To Jon. Wa-
then Phipps. Efq. from the Duke of Cumberland,
with many *lucre and gratecal thanks."—The con-
tents of this paper were Baulk Notes for Five Hundred
Pounds.
On Monday, a party of the Old Buff Regiment,
recruiting enlitled, to appearance, a very fine young
fellow. Fhe regular mode of proceedings *ere all
gone through to make a foldier, he was taken be-
fore Colonel Rowe:ore, the Infpeaing Officer of the
dillria, about three o'clock, to be paired, with a
number of otherteeruits beloaging to other regiments,
when the Colonel, having a ttroug rut-ration it was a
female in men's cloatlis, gave orders for the infpea-
ing furgcon to examine him, which was accordingly
done, and fhe proved to he a fine young woman—
after being reprimanded file was difmifTed. She ap-
pear:d hi Pimlico a (horn time after iu female drefs.
" To he in Fortune's way," is a very common fay-
ing ; yet it is an adage of more importance than many
imagine. The bell mode. perhaps, of proving it, is
by afaing—Csn any good refult from net being in the
road to the Temple of the blind Goad& ? Do people
imagine that the rain rain fortunes? or, that they
fpontaneoully vegetate from the earth ?—Now. to be
indifpntably in the way of many chances, at lealt, of
.neerin.. gond Fortune, is to be in a Lot•er y ; and in
Co unprecedently a rich one as that wlocb is an-
nounced for January's Drawing, may fairly be laid
to he in a broad turnpike road that leads to fopreme
wealth. The little payment of an 'fire of/ opens the
-rate, and entitles c .11 adventurer to 'yurney in the
lame path, where l c.ttune is to be found waiting frr
t.r votaries. Site li as Cll.liot ;C 41ir
arc I-I,re blind .:!ao the It If.

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