The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1867-12-20 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

LIVERPOOL CHRISTMAS CATTLE SHOW.  The annual Christmas show of cattle, sheep, and pigs was commenced at Liverpool on Thursday, and as far as regards quantity and quality is far superior to the shows of former years. The ehort-horned oxen and cub bullocks were very good, and one of the former, taking the first prize, was said to be the finest of the class ever exhibited. The ox was the property of Mr. Reid, of Greystone, Aberdeen. The exhibition of cross-bred oxen was equally fine, and one belonging to Mr. R. El. Harris, of Eamhill, Forces, Morayshire, took the first prize and the silver cup, and was sold for £6O. Mr. Harris was the owner of the ox which recently took the first prize at the Agricultural Society's show in London —the baron going to the Queen. Mr. Harris carried off the chief prize for Scotch polled oxen, and the Earl of Derby for Highland oxen. The show of short-horned cows and heifers was very good, and Mr. James Bruce, of Burnside, Fochabers, Moray, carried off the first prize. Mr. James Reid, of Greyatone, Aberdeen, took first and second prize for the exhibition of Scotch cow and heifer. for the best animal fed within the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire, the first prize was awarded to Messrs. R. Evans and Co., of Haydock, Lancashire. The show of Irish oxen was splendid, and elicited general admiration, Mr. Allan Pollock, of Skhard Craggs, Galway, taking first prize; Mr. St. George Pepper, Ballagarth Castle, Meath, second; and Mr. Garnett, Haven, Meath, third. Mr. 0. C. L. Murphy, of Bremont, Meath, took first prize for Irish heifers ; the second and third likewise going to Irish breeders. The first prize and the silver cup for Leicester and long-woolled sheep was awarded to Mr. B. E. Bennett, of Market Marborough. Mr. William Yates, of Shiffnal, Salop, took the first prize for Shropshire and other downs. The show of Cheviot wethers was tolerably fine, and Mr. H. S. Stratford, Market Harborough, took the first and second prizes. The first prize for Cheviot wethers (once shown) was awarded to Mr. James BMA of Kirkcudbright, who likewise took the second prize. The Cheviot and Leicester half-bred sheep were rather below the mark, Mr. G. Coulthard, of Lanercost Abbey, Cumber. land, taking first and second prizes. This gentleman also carried off the first and second prizes for Scotch black-faced, half-bred with any long-woolled ram. Mr. James Stewart, of Aberdeen,took the first prize for Scotch black-faced Highland wethers. The show of Irish wethers was, without exception, the finest ever exhibited, and Mr. Allan Pollock, of Galway, succeeded in carrying off the first and second prizes. The pigs—large breed, middle breed, and small—were very fine and fat, and one grunter appeared particularly irritable and ill at ease, evidently displeased with the novelty of his position and the amount of ribbon which adorned his tail. Mr. Robert Ward, of Hanneyworth, Rutland, Mr. James Clough, of Prestwich, Manchester, were the judges for cattle; and Mr. O'Neill, Newbarns, Manchester, and Mr. Bell, of Bodrhydden. Rhyl, for sheep.  ....... men replied, " If your things are taken, you can turn yourself about. We will give you a shilling, and you can buy more coals." Neither he nor his family had enough to eat. He said be would go into the workhouse If they would take him in. On Wednesday night be said, after he got the 2d. for the day's work, "I shall do something, for it would be better for me to be in prison than lead the life I'm leading." Witness believed that he committed suicide through distress of mind, caused by destitution and the want of parish relief. The jury, alter a short consultation, returned a verdict —" That the deceased banged himself through temporary Insanity, brought on by want, and through not being supplied by the parish with necessary relief.  SHOOTING AT A RAILWAY TeAnr.—The other evening, as a train was passing along the Severn Junction line of railway, near liolloway•lane, Dawley, the driver observed a man standing on the side of the line holding a gun. When the train reached the spot where he stood the fellow raised the gun and fired at the engine. Some of the shots struck the stoker on the hand, but happily be was not hurt. The man then ran away, and no trace of him has been arertained.