New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-15

TIE GREAT POULTRY SHow-We went yesterday with
tic crowd Of beds who do not feathers to sec the
crowd who DO them. now exhibiting al }arnams na
STUN There was n crowd Of both We did suppose when
the proprietor offered the Managers Of the Society the large
hi othat building substitute for the burnt Meropo
lan that should not be crowded though we knew the
e OF the show would not be as good in five rooms in
one In fact we did not believe that poultry enough could
be scared up to ill those halls make respectable
show In all We have been disappointed The show is
arest one and the rety exhibited wonderful curious
ard instructive The Shans hais and al their Branspoora
cotp.c1s have never been avortes with bat az they
ere with our readers arc not going to pit ourselves
sca1si 70 many long spurs and weighy bodies. Every
grade and shade, variety and color OF these great
oyorerown moDstors may be seen in the highest
uertecfon C.; the exhibition, and ere well worthy OF
a careful examination by Gil who would be informed
what can be done in the way OF increasing tho size
Of domestic animals; for just what has been done
in roury can be done in beeyes, sheep and swine in
fact tss teen done certain extent Of all domestic AMI
mails rury Il the most domestic and esteemed by
the women and hjdren OF the household They within
their particular province and hope they VII be graed
with tie sight OF the great variety now on exhibition To
nire nls of toe people Of this City the sight of the hun
dr,ds OF cocks and hens in the show Ching from six to
ffoep hounds each or three times much those
IL sod in our markets viii be sight both curious and
u.eul But that il Rot al the whole history OF poultry
sy be studied Wild Grouse from the far western prs
res-cssd there Prairie Hensare 20 be seen IN the same
room with the Chnese monsters There too ara specimens
Ct tat uost beautiful Of birds the Golden Pheasant, OF
Au,irsa in the same cage with the California Quail There
are Bsuams Of all varieties the beautiful Seabdgh taking
the lead There then ere couple Of coops labeled In
anor,ed Spspgied Brarnas" which although among the
great are marked in plumsge Ike the sesbrght This 10
Ms Is a new variety. They are said to be more hardy
than some of the other large sorts. The ShsnSss
ard BeD,ams the extremes OF the family
intermediate varieties are very numerous- Our common
BARNARD Fowls show ths wels those in the exhibit
Ton smors which are hafa dozen sorts OF Game Fowls,
ard some of them as perfect as one could desire look az
This branch Of The family is very largely represented in
Oh of the upper rooms The Poland or Topknot Fowls
ere shown of al the various eoor some black with tui'
of aihers like white top Of the head and some
gold sIaD gled and white with black top kno;s The
spsnsh Fowls Of q medium size, color glossy black
viihfmnerse combs Some Of these have been pred 70
produce large fa,tened comb the heshy top knot Inc
Bolton Greys abou, the size Of our common oNH oil
very symmetrical form and sort Of ash colored grey
plum age and look and trim pretty Quaker gr
There few coops OF that old familiar color the Don
iaue but th birds to have been enlarged SIZE SINCE
tie tine when they we're familiar 10 in boyhood day.
We uo,ed one coop of Frz1led Fowls" which we re-
mr. mber when boy called French Hens pu' Tor
reason we know not. They are medium size, and
look as though they had been out in hard WIND when hsa
tuned al their feathers toward their heads and by some
process they bad been made to stay there They are rough
hooking animals. they certainly cannot be admired tor
their beauty OF other poultry more to morrow
The Board Of Councimen held session last night ou'
effected nothing remarkable There i one serious oss'a
Gle 10 businessin thi Board which viii undoubtedly CREAM!
impair usefulness and that is the extraordinary ~
s;iion to talk the part Of certain members
now in our mind one Councilman not entirely unknown
public life who seems to labor under the impression 'na'
be the cho-en mouhpiece of all mankind and not the
least motion can be made in the Board-hrdy the simple
reference of petition under the rue-bui up comes ta
shr toned vocalist and pours forth his everlasting hood Of