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Shew of Prize Cattle,| 337

To the owner of the next best, 10 guineas.=This was ob- tained by the Duke of Bedford, for a Devon cow, grass fed, 7 years old.

CLASS FIPTH. One year old long-woolled ethers.

To the owner ot the best pen of three, of one man's breed, 10 guineas.--This was adjudged to Mr. Chandler, for New. Leicesters, 1 year old.

CLASS SIXTH. Two years old long-woolled Wethers.

For the best pen of three, 10 guineas.=-Ädjudged to Mr. Rogers, for a pen of Gloucezters.

CLASS SEVENTH. One year o/d Short-woolled Wethers.

To the owner of the best pen of three, 10 guineas.=Ad- Judged to his Grace the Duke of Bedford, for a pen of South Down,

CLASS EIGHTH. Two years old Short-woolled WWethers.

To the owner of the best pen, 10 guineas.--Adjudged to the Duke of Bedford, for a pen of South Down.

CLASS NINTH. Pigs.

To the owner of the best fat pig, 15 guineas.=-This was adjudged to Mr. Whittle, for a Kentish pig, 18 months old.

"To the owner of the Second best, 10 guineas.=-This was adjudged to the Duke of Bedford, for a Suffolk pig.

The preceding list contains an account of the cattle in Smithfield, which have lately been exhibited by the candi- dates for the annual prizes. The gix names of the Successful breeders are well known to the agricultural world: and we wiseh the zeal wbhieh these friends to improvement have Shewn, was more generally diffused. It will be geen with azlonishment, that the four first prizes for horned cattle were asSigned to Mr. Westcar: that five other Prizes were awarded to the Duke of Bedford; and that so little has been the Spirit of competition, that only four prizes have been reserved for the general mass of breeders, viz. the Second prize for the Ox, In the Second class, determined in favour of Mr. Edmonds, the prizes for the fifth and Sixth claszes, consisting of wethers, given to Messrs. Chandler and Rogers, and tor the ninth class, which includes the swine, to Mr. Whittle.

We Should have been glad to have Seen 30me of the names with which the public have became acquainted, among those of the Successful rivals on the Present occasion; we allude to Messrs. Grace, Newnham, Cooke, Ellman, and Hangson; be- gause, if we way judge from the specimens we have Seen of