Spanish ....... 48 33 45 27 32 31 37
Andalusians ... -- -- -- 16 23 29 43
Leghorns ...... -- -- -- 25 12 20 17
Plymouth Rocks -- -- -- -- -- 17 20
Minorcas ...... -- -- 7 8 6 9 3
Polish ........ 78 76 98 91 83 98 63
Sultans ....... -- -- -- 6 7 8 6
Silkies ....... -- -- -- -- -- 11 7
Game .......... 351 341 314 241 267 287 353
Aseels ........ -- -- -- 27 28 20 11
Hamburghs ..... 148 175 145 159 129 141 153
Other Breeds .. 35 47 126 20 20 21 7
Selling Classes -- -- -- 66 90 93 102
Bantams ....... 95 63 82 70 105 96 105
Ducks ......... 100 102 115 137 163 144 141
Geese ......... 21 21 31 22 31 21 23
Turkeys ....... 95 96 52 82 67 81 60
Pigeons........ 670 629 715 702 815 903 838
Total ......---------------------------------
2072 2569 2873 2899 3062 3316 3325


Fanciers give wonderfully strange prices sometimes. Cochin China fowls
had but lately been introduced, and were therefore "the rage" in 1851-2.
At the Poultry Show in the latter year a pair of these birds were sold
for £30, and at a sale by auction afterwards two prize birds were
knocked down at £40 each: it was said that the sellers crowed louder
than the roosters.

_Fine Art_.--The first exhibition of pictures took place in 1814, and