The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-12-23 00:00:00

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Mr. Brenniin's there was also a tempting display: The
beef, though on the whole not perhaps so large as that
shown last year, was not one whit inferior in quality.—
Mr. Tomlinson had certainly the fattest carcase; a six-
year old heifer weighing about 16 score lbs. to the quarter.
It was fed by Mr. Pollock, whose name is well known as
one of the largest breeders in Ireland. He had also a
splendidly bred pig, weighing 17 score, fed by himself,
numbers of house.fed lambs, and monstrous oxen, all of
which were gaily decorated with evergreens, &c. The
shop itself was beautifully illuminated with gas.—Mr.

Lowthian had three splendid Scotch oxen, which, for the
small amount of bone, and the large quantity of meat,

prime in quality.—Mr. Meadows had some very useful
heavy meat ; and it may be remarked that it was free from
superfluous fat.—Mr. Prescott showed two fine Cape
sheep with strikingly developed caudal vertebrae ; a ♦ery
large and very fine lamb, with its shanks gaily bedecked
with ribbons ; some large heifers, and a very splendid
buffalo.—The stall of Mr. Farmer was set off with an
illuminated device, a crown in the centre flanked with
the letters V. A.—Mr. Dentith showed some choice lamb
and some very prime beef, through the 1
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Mr. Bradley madea di-splay distinguished for the excellence
of its quality. Mr. Fletcher offered a fine ox, of the
Durham breed, fed by the Duke of Bedford, and weigh-
ing nearly sixteen score pounds to the quarter; and Mr.
Knight, a fine ox, from the neighbourhood. of Carlisle,
which had gained, before slaughter, a £lO prize.
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lent HOUSEHOLD "FURNITURE, 'Cabinet Piano-forte, in
Rosewood Case, by Broadwood and Son, Two brilliant Pier
thing beyond mediocrity ; but here was displayed fruits Glasses, in costly Gilt Frames, a Few fine Paintings and first-
Rai Mahogany Sofas, Easy
of home and foreign growth, varying from the Cactus pear otheretass Engravings,Effota. Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Service, and
to new potatoes. The asparagus, too, for the season, was THE PARLOUR FURNITURE compriso -a—capital Mahogany
excellent, as also were the hothouse pines and grapes. Sideboard, with Drawers, CupnbdoLa
Some baskets of excellent forced mushrooms were also &c., Mahogany Chiffonnier, Tw P
worthy of high commendation.
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and Rocking Chairs, Set of 1% ogany Telescope-frame Dining
Tables, Mahogany The prices of vegetables did not generally exceed the Perabr a
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Dining-room Chairs, S • e of Rosewood Drawing-room Furni-
average, though fine articles were a shade dearer. ture, upholstered in Damask, Rosewood Loo Table, Can-
St. James's Market was a proud second to St. John's, terbury Music S d, Devonport Writing Desk, Rosewood
the principal feature here, too, being an unrivalled show of Chitionnier, w* Plate-glass Back and Marble Slab, Set of
meat. A fine wether was seen upon the stall of Mr. Papier tdaCy'Trays, Double-barrel Gun, in Mahogany Case,
Goodwin, with neat tin-tipped horns ; and, also, two very .; ;
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The&DED-ROOM FURNITURE includes Set of
fine heifers, one from Durham, and the other bred by the Mahogany 'eosut
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post Bedsteads, Birch and Iron Bedsteads, l
Earl of Glengall, in the county of Tipperary. Mr. Ont. of Mahogany Drawers, capital Mahogany-winged Wardrobe,
ram shows an excellent assortment of fine sheep, dressed Mahogany Dressing Table and Washstand, with Marble
with the usual decoration of incised stripes down the loin Slabs, Night Commode, Bed-room Chairs, Dressing-glasses,
and a star upon the shoulder. At Mr. Priddon's stall excellent Feather Beds, Blankets, &c. &c. together with
lies a bullock 50 score pounds in weight. Mr. Meason, Mahogany Hall Table, with Marble Slab, datstand, carved
Mahogany Hall Chairs, Eight-day Spring Clock, and other
Mrs. Edwards, and Mr. Webster have all very large Effects, removed for convenience of Sale.
stocks of prime quality. Mr. Sillitoe shows four heifers May be viewed on the Morning of Sale, and Catalogues bad
of great weight and good breed, one reared in Cheshire, at the Mart, 75, Lord-street. •