SALE OF THE SPEKE HERD. 31 but she had slipped her last calf, and her breeding was thought so doubtful, that it was with the greatest difficulty that she was run up to 36 gs. Mr. Strafford had also to complain of the sadly "costive" spirit when he introduced Fidget 4th; and Music 2nd, a great, fine, deep-middled cow, went terribly cheap at 35. Cherry Duchess 3rd introduced a little more life-"thirty," then "fifty," and so by fast five-guinea bids up to a hundred, when Mr. Torr was declared the purchaser, Mr. Robarts's agent first showed his hand for Lady Barrington 4th, and to the Lillingston Dayrell herd she went at the absurdly low sum of 36 gs. Over Roan Heiress the bidders were equally troublesome, and all but ran the glass out between each bidding; but Alla Gwynne was at fifty at once, and then just when she was going, after a pause, at fifty-six, Mr. Fawcett came with a winning rush and a guinea from behind. "Bates and no surrender" has been the Shorthorn | Cornell came to the rescue with 10 gs., and said: motto with the breeders on the Speke side of Liverpool" You may get an Englishman to put on ten more," for many a long year. It has headed one of their latest catalogues, and stood the ring-test well on Tuesday, July 15; but still, as the prices of Third Grand Duke and a few others proved, the biddings were not thoroughly up to the mark. The sale followed so quick upon the purchases of the Cherry Duchesses and Grand Duke 5th, and the final clearing out of the Springfield herd, that people could hardly see the drift of it, and hence a certain flatness pervaded the whole proceedings. However, if they did fancy it "6 a draft sale," and miss bargains, it was their own fault, as the "without any reserve" clause was carried out in its strictest integrity; and of this Third Grand Duke's price is the most cogent proof. There is however, perhaps, another reading of the matter, and that is that some of the bidders may have understood each other, and worked the oracle accordingly. Much speculation was afloat as to the destination of the Duchess females, but it transpired gradually Old Moss Rose, who has been the pride of Speke for that Mr. Hegan, of Dawpool (who had nine lots in the many a long month, was received with silent respect, sale), was the principal sharer in this daring purchase, which did not develope itself into bidding till the and that the ten will leave Springfield in a few days for "Take her away" came, and with it a first offer. She their new Cheshire pastures, along with Grand Duke 4th; is getting so universally large behind, that her girth although it is not improbable that the latter may be ex- suffers, and although she has had a calf she was thought changed with Mr. Atherton for Second Lord of Oxford. a speculative bargain at 46. Over Lady Barrington 5th, Such is the solution of the Duchess sale, which has and the white Cherry Blossom the crowd were again adproduced so much and varied speculation in the Short- jured not to be slow; but Finella 3rd with her deep horn world. The purchase-money, according to rumour, snug forehand fairly waked them up. The biddings ran was very large. so fast, that Mr. Strafford "was carried away in the flood," and the laugh was regularly against him, when he said in his ardour "200-I mean 120." Mr. Stewart of Southwicke, who had taken up his station in the back part of the waggon, had gone well in front, racing against Mr. Saunders, with five guinea strokes all the way, up to 155, when in his anxiety to get her, and fancying that the Nunwick champion was still hanging on his flank, he bid five more upon himself. Saunders and Mr. Kearney, who stood almost side by side, had a sharp thing for Wild Fire, and the former was again second. Mr. Cornell had an ineffectual turn at Wild Eyes 21st, a good Finella 4th, supposed to have lost her calf in the winter," accompanied Nanny to the Isle of Man, and thus the first 20 accomplished 50-guinea average, with seven guineas over. A slight drizzle in the morning was succeeded by a most beautiful day, and the attendance was good and thoroughly business-like. We counted from thirty to forty owners, or agents of owners, of well-known Shorthorn herds; and even for those who waver in their allegiance between a roan and a chesnut "Butterfly," the Liverpool races spread their net in vain. The young heifers, headed by Lady Barrington 6th, were all turned out into a field behind the house, where many a levee was held over them; and the Second Duke of Airdrie, who was excluded from competition at Battersea, owing to his not having served the required number of cows in England, gave audience along with the Fifth and the Sixth in a stable. Third Grand Duke was the first on which the visitor's eyes rested as they entered the yard, but he was not looking his best; and the whole of the herd were hardly in their May bloom. The lunch, with Mr. Strafford in the chair, was of a most elegant kind, and in fact quite a dinner in its appointments; and the duty of proposing Mr. Atherton's health fell to Col. Johnson, the president of the New York Agricultural Society, who was present with his friend, Mr. Cornell, of Ithaca. Mr. Strafford got to work shortly before two o'clock in the meadow, but the leading purchasers in the waggon soon became so chilled by the breezes fresh from the Mersey, that a large tarpaulin screen had to be extemporized for the occasion. A parade by the Three Dukes of Airdrie was the opening ceremony, and then No. 1, Old Newlight, showed. As a milker, she has no peer in the herd; and Mr. Bowley, who never loses sight of the dairy, claimed her, with fourteen years on her head, at 35 gs. Polly Gwynne, who is some three years younger, and rather rheumatic in the near hind-leg, departed to Cannie Cumberland, which has always cherished the sort, and then no one would lead off for Cherry Duchess 2nd. Exhortation was in vain till Mr. Air. The Duchess of Cambridge did not renew the ninety guineas of her calf-hood, and then Mr. Drewry and Mr. Smith on behalf of Colonel Pennant had a grand finish for Cherry Duchess 6th, which ended in favour of Penrhyn. Miriam, always a great favourite of ours, was a very nice blooming cow, and cheap at 51 guineas, and then Cherry Duchess 7th, of the three Grand Duke crosses, who was only ten days off calving, stood up gaily and well, and the final response to the "You're buying two" appeal was 205 guineas from Colonel Pennant's agent. Thus four Cherry Duchesses went for only 461 guineas, and sorrowfully Mr. Atherton shook his head. Fidget Fifth was a clean, clever heifer, of a beautiful colour, but a little coarse in the horn, and in went Mr. Cornell against Mr. Freeman (on behalf of Mr. Ladd Betts), but the American ran a good deal gamer than Umpire and was'nt to be caught. Lady Barrington 6th, the highly commended yearling heifer favourite for Battersea, did not create much com petition. She looked well, but she is a little steery on the top of her neck, and with her red colour all in her favour, she goes to Devonshire, where some of her Bort had their location originally. Hannah Gwynne, who has a beautiful waxy horn, and might be a prize heifer, barring a little falling off in her hind quarters, was cheap at 51, and then came two more Cherry Duchesses, one of which, thanks to the three Grand Dukes, sold capitally for 140 gs., but still she could only pull up the average for the six of the tribe to £116, and with Duchess Nancy, of Wetherby blood on both sides and a capital coat, the 41 females were told out. At 12 minutes to four the Third Grand Duke was in the ring, but he was no "sensation bull" that day. "Thirty-five" said a man of liberal mind on the opposite side of the ring to Mr. Strafford's intense disgust; at last "a hundred" was bid, but "he's to be sold was the only response. Mr. Robinson had two or three bids, which made a little better of matters, and by slow degrees he was forced up to 195, where Mr. Clark's nod from below fixed his fate as the future head of the Lillingston Dayrell herd, at 405 gs. less than the price at which he was said to have been valued by Mr. Bolden. The roan Grand Duke 7th, of whom juster expectations had been formed, was brought in out of his order to liven up matters. A hundred was offered in an instant, and three bidders were soon hard at him; but Captain Oliver had waited his opportunity patiently on Mr. Strafford's right, and was not to be denied; and thus son followed sire into the same district. Grand Duke 5th had not the same colour and looks to commend him, and when the next four had come and gone at all prices, from £75 to £8, the Duke of Airdrie was marched up for sentence. To see his massive level frame was worth all the journey; but the crowd sus. pected his weight of years and flesh, although his man made him show his paces most deftly in the ring, and Mr. Robinson got him for almost a beef price, with his Champion Cup and his 1,000-dollar prize on his head. Mr. Barber secured a new premier for the Sproatley Rise stalls in the Fifth Duke of Airdrie at sixty-three guineas, and age was served with the Sixth Duke, who goes to spread his Grand Turk blood at Aylesford in Kent. With him the sale closed, and while some breeders went home, and others waited to see the Liverpool Cup, a few departed across the country to Yorkshire with Mr. Strafford (whose summer circuit is rather a heavy one), to " open the commission" at Sigglesthorne on the Thursday. The Speke average had been generally laid at eighty; but still if the six Cherry Duchesses and three Grand Dukes did not fulfil expectation, others sold well. Mr. Atherton's average was £74 14s. 6d. for forty-two animals, which produced £3,138 9s.; and Mr. Hegan's, £32 11s. for nine which made £292 198., and the general average for the united herds amounted to £67 58. 8d. Taking the whole average strictly from a Bates' point of view, it stands thus: of Oxford (9047), dam (Novelty) by Second Cleveland Lad (3408).-E. Bowly, 35 gs. Polly Gwynne, red and white, calved November 25, 1853; got by Flying Dutchman (10235), dam (Young Dowager Gwynne) by St. Thomas (10777).-J. Hetherington, Carlisle, 41 gs. Cherry Duchess 2nd, red, calved March 11, 1854; got by Grand Duke (10284), dam (Brandy Cherry) by Sheldon (8557).-E. Holland, M.P., 36 ge. Fidget 4th, red and white, calved July 9, 1854; got by Fourth Duke of York (10167), dam (Fidget 2nd) by Duke of Northumberland (1940).-Capt. Blaythwayt, 60 gs, Music 2nd, red, calved June 2, 1855; got by The Baron (13883), dam (Music) by St. Lawrence (10775),-Blundell, Southport, 35 gs. Cherry Duchess 3rd, red, calved May 11, 1856; got by Roan Heiress, rich roau, calved January 5, 1857; got by Heir at Law (13005), dam (Red Brilliant) by Baron of Ravensworth (7811).-A. J. Robarts, 43 gs. Alla Gwynne, roan, calved October 24, 1857; got by Prince (15081), dam (Maggie Gwynne) by White Cloud (13997). -E. A. Fawcett, Hornsey, 57 gs. Moss Rose, roan, calved March 19, 1857; by Sixth Duke of Oxford (12765), dam (Red Rose 3rd) by The Baronet (10918).-R. Jefferson, Preston House, Whitehaven, 46gs. *Lady Barrington 5th, roan, calved November 5, 1857; got by Kirklevington 3rd (13120), dam (Lady Barrington 3rd) by Weathercock (9815).-A. J. Robarts, 46 gs. Cherry Blossom, white, calved January 26, 1858; got by Mac Turk (14872), dem (Roan Cherry) by Heir at Law (13005).-R. Sneyd, Esq., Keele Hall, 34 gs. Finella 3rd, red, calved April 19, 1858; got by Prince Imperial (15095), dam (Finella 2nd) by Grand Duke (10284).M. S. Stewart, Southwick, 155 gs. *Bessie Gray, roan, calved September 24, 1858; got by Royal Duke (15199), dam (Bracelet) by Vanguard (7670).-W. Barrow, Bilbrook House, Wolverhampton, 23 gs. *Wild Eyes 28th, red, calved September 28, 1858; got by Lord of the Valley (14837), dam (Wild Eyes 27th) by Gainford 5th (12913).-Felix Leach, The Fields, Standish, Wigan, 40 gs. Wild Fire, roan, calved November 8, 1858: got by Vocalist (13960), dam (Wild Eyes 18th) by Solon (13766).-P. J. Kearney, Miltown House, Clonmellon, Ireland, 76 gs. Nanny, red, calved December 14, 1858; got by Sixth Duke of Oxford (12765), dam (Young Nanuette) by Brandy (9984).-Evan Gell, Whitehouse, Isle of Man, 24 gs. Zorah, white, calved March 10, 1859; got by Heir at Law (13005), dam (Brilliancy) by Hudibras (10339).-E. A. Fawcett, Hornsey, 31 gs. *Wild Eyes 21st, red, calved March 15, 1859; got by Lord Stanley (14854), dam (Wild Eyes 19th) by Solon (13766). -J. Hetherington, Middle Farm, Carlisle, 26 gs. Finella 4th, roan, calved April 3, 1859; got by Prince Imperial (15095), dam (Finella 2nd) by Grand Duke (10284).— Evan Gell, 61 gs. Duchess of Cambridge, red and white, calved April 30, 1859 got by Second Duke of Cambridge (12743), dam (Fuchsia 2nd) by Weathercock (9815).-T. Lund, Lovely Hall Blackburn, 41 gs. Jenny Gwynne, roan, calved May 28, 1859; got by Duke of York (14461), dam (Polly Gwynne) by Flying Dutchman (10235).-E. A. Fawcett, Hornsey, 39 gs. Cherry Duchess 6th, red, calved May 16, 1859; got by Third Grand Duke (16182), dam (Cherry Duchess 3rd) by 2nd Grand Duke (12961)-Hon. Col. Pennant, M.P., 120 gs. Miriam, rich roan, calved August 14, 1859; got by Second Duke of Cambridge (12743), dam (Marian) by Pound (15072).-A. J. Robarts, 51 gs. Cherry Duchess 7th, roan, calved April 1, 1860; got by Third Grand Duke (16182), dam (Cherry Duchess 3rd) by 2nd Grand Duke (12961).-Hon. Col. Pennant, M.P., 205 gs. Bessie Gwynne, roan, calved October 2, 1859; got by Duke of York (14461), dam (Maggie Gwynne) by White Cloud (13997).-T. Lund, 40 gs. Duchess of Cambridge 2nd, red, calved February 26, 1860; got by Second Duke of Cambridge (12743), dam (Fuchsia 2nd) by Weathercock (9815).-A. J. Robarts, 60 gs, Fidget 5th, rich roan, calved April 8, 1860; got by Delhi (15865), dam (Fidget 4th) by Fourth Duke of York (10167).-E. Cornell, Ithaca, New York, 96 gs. Lady Barrington 6th, red, calved August 14, 1860; got by Second Duke of Cambridge (12743), dam (Lady Barring ton 4th) by Kirklevington 3rd (13120).-J. Benson, Tavistock, 86 gs. Nancy Gwynne, roan, calved September 20, 1860; got by Duke of York (14461), dam (Maggie Gwynne) by White Cloud (13997).-J. Thorn, Breckenbrough, Penrith, 30 gs. Hannah Gwynne, white, calved December 5, 1860; got by Duke of York (14461), dam (Alla Gwynne) by Prince, (15081).-R. Sneyd, Keele Hall 51 gs. Wild Eyes 25th, rich roau, calved January 17, 1861; got by Lablache (16353), dam (Wild Fire) by Vocalist (13960).— A. J. Robarts, 60 gs. *Wild Eyes 29th, roan, calved January 26, 1861; got by Knight of Warlaby (16348), dam (Wild Eyes 28th) by Lord of the Valley (14887).-E. A. Fawcett, Hornsey, 30 gs. Duchess of Cambridge 3rd, roan, calved April 17, 1861; got by Master Warlaby (18362), dam (Duchess of Cambridge) by 2nd Duke of Cambridge (12743).-W. Barrow, Bilbrook House, Wolverhampton, 35 gs. Rachael Gwynne, roan, calved July 20, 1861; got by Diomed (15882), dam (Ruth Gwynne) by Exquisite (14524).-J. C. Toppin, Skelton, Penrith, 31 gs. Rose of Speke, red, calved July 26, 1861; got by Czarovitz (17654), dam (Moss Rose) by Sixth Duke of Oxford (12765).-J. W. Phillips, Heybridge, Staffordshire, 52 gs. Ariel 5th, red, calved November 5, 1861; got by Czarovitz (17654), dam (Ariel 3rd) by General Canrobert (12926).Col. Kingscote, 38 ge. Cherry Gwynne, roan, calved November 24. 1861; got by Cherry Duke 4th (17552), dam (Sally Gwynne) by Lablache (11656).-F. Leach, 37 gs. Cherry Duchess 8th, rich roan, calved February 14, 1862; got by Third Grand Duke (16182), dam (Cherry Duchess 6th), by 3rd Grand Duke (16182).-T. Barber, Sproatley Rise, Hull, 62 gs. Cherry Duchess 9th, red, calved February 23, 1862; got by Third Grand Duke (16182), dam (Cherry Duchess 3rd) by Second Grand Duke (12961).-R. E. Oliver, Sholebroke Lodge, Towcester, 140 gs. Duchess Nanny, rich roan, calved March 4, 1862; got by Grand Duke of Wetherby (17997), dam (Nanny) by Sixth Duke of Oxford (12765).-J. Charlesworth, Headfield, Grand Duke 3rd (16182), roan, calved May 2, 1857: got by Second Duke of Bolton (12789), dam (Grand Duchess 2nd) by Grand Duke (10284).-A. J. Robarts, 195 gs. Duke of Wellington, roan, calved September 20, 1860; got by Lablache (16353), dam (Roan Heiress) by Heir at Law (13005).-Heald, 30 gs. Duke of Barrington, rich roan, calved February 25, 1861; got by Lablache (16353), dam (Lady Barrington 5th) by Kirklevington 3rd (13120).-Gibbons, Liverpool, 22 gs. Grand Duke 5th, red, calved September 14, 1861; got by Grand Duke 3rd (16182), dam (Grand Duchess 5th) by Prince Imperial (15095).-Harvey, 200 gs. Wild Duke 4th, red, calved November 20, 1861; got by Senator (18810), dam (Wild Eyes 21st) by Lord Stanley (14854).-J. Hetherington, 20 gs. Grand Duke 7th, roan, calved December 29, 1861; got by Grand Duke 3rd (16182), dam (Grand Duchess 4th) by Cherry Duke (12589).-R. E. Oliver, 320 gs. Grand Duke of Speke, rich roan, calved January 13, 1862; got by Grand Duke of Wetherby (17997), dam (Miriam) by 2nd Duke of Cambridge (12743).—(Ill). Grand Duke of Speke 2nd, rich roan, calved Jan. 18, 1862; got by Grand Duke of Wetherby (17997), dam (Fidget 4th) by Fourth Duke of York (10167).-R. Sneyd, 75 gs. Knight of Speke, white, calved April 28, 1862; got by Knight of Distington (18158), dam (Jenny Gwynne) by Duke of York (14461).-White, Witler, Wakefield, 8 gs. Royal Gwynne, white, calved May 17, 1862; got by Grand Duke of Wetherby (17997), dam (Alla Gwynne) by Prince (15081).-J. Lund, 24 gs. Great Fame, red, calved May 30, 1862; got by Third Grand Duke (16182), dam (Finella 3rd) by Prince Imperial (15095).-J. Naylor, Fulwood, Preston, 43 gs. SHORTHORNED BULLS. Second Duke of Airdrie, roan, calved September 18, 1856, bred by Mr. R. A. Alexander, at Woodburn; got by El Hakim (15984), dam (Duchess of Athol) by Second Duke of Oxford (9046).-J. Robinson, Clifton Pastures, Olner, 61 gs. Fifth Duke of Airdrie, red and white, calved March 31, 1859, bred by Mr. R. A. Alexander, at Woodburn; got by lord Languish, dam (3rd Duchess of Airdrie) by Duke of Airdrie (12730).-T. Barber, Sproatley Rise, Hull, 63 gs. Sixth Duke of Airdrie, red, calved May 25, 1860, bred by Mr. R. A. Alexauder, at Woodburn; got by Albion, dam (2nd Duchess of Airdrie) by 2nd Duke of Athol (11376).E. L. Betts, Aylesford, Kent, 225 gs. THE POLICE PRESERVATION OF GAME BILL. A majority of the County Members in a small House have carried the second reading of a Bill for imbuing the rural Police with greater powers for maintaining the over-preservation of game. Do the electors, who return these gentlemen to Parliament as their representatives, really know to what this measure will conduce? Not only will hares, rabbits, and pheasants be reared more thickly than ever, but they will henceforth be rather under the care of the constable than the keeper. The midnight battles will now be fought not by the Squire's own men, but by the public servants of the country, whom the others will be sure to summon to their aid. It is already an acknowledged truism that the more game swarms the more do poachers abound. And as a consequence, the more game and the more poachers, so proportionately larger must be the staff of keepers and watchers. But the country gentlemen here very cleverly contrive to shift the burden of such an establishment from their own shoulders to those of the rate-payer. These fearful affrays between bodies of armed men must be put down, or, in other words, the heaviest head of game must be preserved; and it shall be the business of the country to look to it. As soon as the proposed Bill passes into law, so surely will more rural policemen be required, so certainly will county expenditure increase, and so palpably will the plague of hares and rabbits, and such like vermin, still further infest us. By far the soundest and ablest member of what is distinguished as the Country Party, Mr. Warner Henley, went directly against his own sice on this question, prefacing his vote with a speech remarkable for the logical closeness of his reasoning, as well as his intimate knowledge of the subject. And Mr. Henley, be it understood, is not only a country gentleman, but a thorough sportsman. Long before he was solicited to stand for Oxfordshire we were in the habit of meeting him in himself an advocate for over-preservation of game; but It the field with the hounds, and his covers never were in want of foxes, however they might count for pheasants. And this is the way in which a shrewd statesman, an old sportsman, the chairman of a bench of magistrates, and a county member argues on the motion for turning policemen into keepers : "What would be the effect of this Bill? It said nothing about gangs, but gave power to the police to apprehend single individuals. At present gang-poaching was confined to a comparatively limited number of counties. What would be the consequence of passing this Bill, in all those counties where gang-poaching did not now prevail? The police patrolled single-handed all over England, with no one within reach to aid them, without rattles or whistles by which they could get help. Directly this Bill became law, it would be their duty to prevent every single sneaking poacher from getting home with his spoil. Conld anybody believe that the effect of that would not be to make poachers go out in gangs of twos and threes, fours and fives, so that a single policeman patrolling in the dark, without assistance, would always be met by three or four sturdy fellows able to pound him into a jelly? It would be necessary to double the patrols, or, in other words, to double the present force of police. The House had been told that this was not a measure for preserving game, either directly or indirectly. He asserted, on the contrary, that they were going to transfer the battle from the keeper to the policeman. Somewhere or other a single policeman would be half murdered by a gang of poachers, and then representations would be made for an increase of the force. But, it was said, the police would patrol together near towns, where the poachers started from, and thus prevent any mischief being done. Would not that take the police from their proper daties? His honest belief was that this Bill, instead of preventing gang poaching, would drive persons all over England to associate together in bands, and so lead to an increase in crimes of violence. There was nothing in the public returns to justify such legislation. The cry for it had sprung out of the memorial of the chief constables. It had already been pointed out that of the 28 gentlemen who signed the memorial 11 were the chief constables of counties in which no crimes of this sort had been committed. One of the allegations in the memorial was that murders or murderous attacks were almost of monthly occurrence. A recent Parliamentary return showed that within a certain period 100 murderous assaults took place in the counties enumerated. During the period embraced in the return, only one case resulted in loss of life. Of the 100 cases, no fewer than 28 occurred in Cheshire alone. The House would not be surprised to hear that it was the chief constable of Cheshire who set the ball a-rolling." And who are these chief constables from whose memorial this measure has originated? In a vast majority of cases the friends, if not relatives, of certain country gentlemen-officials who owe their very appointments to the more influential county magistrates, and who mix with them continually as younger brothers or distant connections. Read aright, this memorial is simply the prayer of the heavy game-heavy head of game will always offer temptations to preservers, who start it in their several districts, and then send themselves to Parliament to carry out their object. It is only fair to say, that the Bill enlisted some such support from another well-known Conservative leader, Sir John Pakington, who "denied that this was a game-preserving question; no doubt game preserving was an element in it, but the important principle at issue was not the preservation of game, but the preservation of life, public morality, and the rights of property. The House should not, therefore, be carried away by the jargon they sometimes heard about game preserving: He was not The real question lies in a very small compass. A the poacher, and the point now is, who shall protect it from such attacks?-the gentleman who rears and sells it? or the public who, as we will be content to say, buys it of him? For, disguise it as we may, the main object and effect of this Bill will be to put the game under the direct charge of the police. The county magistrate will see that he does his duty, and the county rate-payer will pay him for doing it. This is a very plain, simple matter that it may be worth the while of the latter to reflect upon before the third reading comes on. If the county ratepayer has a representative in parliament-an assump tion many constantly doubt-it may be as well to see him on the subject. In the interim we add the division list, where the BENTINCKS, the CLIVES, the CODRINGTONS, the CURZONS, the FANES, the GORES, the GROSVENORS, the HEATHCOTES, the LENNOXES, the MORGANS, the NEWDEGATES, the NOELS, the PACKES, the PAKINGTONS, the PATTENS, the SPOONERS, the SOMERSETS, the STANHOPES, the TALBOTS, the WYNDHAMS, and the WYNNS will be found to be very unanimous in their opinion that the prayer of these chief constables should be granted, and the rural police more directly employed in the preservation of game. The only query is, whether such a list will be of any possible use-by the next election ? HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY, JULY 16. DIVISION. [From the Lords.]-Order for Second Reading read. Motion made, and question proposed, "That the Bill be now read a second time." Amendment proposed, "To leave out the word 'now,' and at the end of the question to add the words upon this day three months"" (Mr. William Forster). Question put, "That the word 'now' stand part of the question." The House divided-Ayes 149, Noes 94, MAJORITY-AYES. Annesley, Hn.Col.H.Gore, J, R. O. Baring, A. H. Barttelot, Colonel Bass, M.T. Bective, Earl of Bentinck, G. C. Gregory, W. H. Berkeley, Hu. C.P.F.Gurdon, B. Biddulph, Colonel Bramley-Moore, J. Butler-Johnstone, H. A. Butt, I. Chapman, J. Haliburton, T. C. Hamilton, Lord C. Handley, J. Cholmeley, Sir M. J.Howes, E. Codrington, Sir W. Kennard, R. W. Cole, Hon. H. Coles, H. B. King, J. K. Kingscote, Col. O'Connell, Capt. D. Repton, G. W. J. G.Rowley, Hon. R. T. Knox, Hn, Maj. S. Legh, Major C. H,L.Legh, W. J. Corry, Rt. Hon. Lennox, Lord G. Sturt, Lieut.-Col. N. Lennox, Lord H. G.Vance, J. Maxwell, Colonel Mitford, W. T. Morgan, O. Morgan, Hon. Maj. Morritt, W. J. S. Mundy, W. S.Murray, W. Newdegate, C. N. Newport, Viscount Nicoll, W. Noel, Hon. G. J. North, Colonel. Tellers. Leighton, Sir B. Stracey, Sir H. ANOTHER EXAMPLE FOR THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.-The two following admirable "rules for the exhibition of stock" are, amongst others, just issued by the Berkeley and Thornbury Association: "The Judges are requested to exclude from competition all or any overfed animals exhibited as breeding stock, and to consider their merits with a view to general purposes." And again: "All servants in charge of stock will be required to withdraw from the yard during the time the judges are making their awards; and two or more men will be employed by the secretary to lead out and manage the stock; with the exception of servants in charge of entire horses and bulls." There is no doubt but that our National Society will have to adopt this very necessary step, or public judging will become little better than a farce. "SCOTT AND SEBRIGHT."-Such is the title of a work jast published by Messrs. Rogerson and Tuxford, of London, from the pen of our old friend, "The Druid." As we said in our last, a more interesting sporting book was never published. Great as was the success of the author's previous writings"The Post and the Paddock" and "Silk and Scarlet "-we may safely venture to predict for "Scott and Sebright " a still more gratifying sale. The turf and the chase are both alike faithfully represented, and no event of importance during the present century escapes mention. There is a charm about the present work which makes it even more readable than Dick Christian's lectures. It is, indeed, as " Argus" has observed, the work of the Macaulay of the turf and the chase, and we have a mass of facts and figures faithfully pourtrayed, it may be said, in the poetry of prose. We would, therefore, earnestly recommend it to the notice of our readers. There are few but who will find in its pages something of interest-pleasing reminiscences of the past, and of the glory which accompanied bygone events.-Doncaster Gazette. |