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sheep now offered was,•:examined arid selected by himself individually. To a small, capitalist about to form a station, or to a flockmaster desirous of improving his stock, such an opportunity as the present has never yet been offered in Canterbury/ Lot 4. Five Merino Rams, four of which were imported direct from Saxony j the remaining ram "being from Mr. Beauchamp's celebrated breed. Lot 5, &c. - Saddle and draught horses j harness, bullock, dray, &c. ' Terras.—One half cash; the balance by approved bill at 6 months, or discount allowed for cash. Sale at 1 o'clock precisely. , MR. HASLEWOOD'S SAXONY RAMS. MR. THOMSON begs to direct the attention of Mockowners and others to the following certificates of pedigree of the above rams, found among Mr. Haslewood's papers since the announcement of sale. Certificates and pedigree of 7 rams, all two j'ears old, selected by the undersigned from the "flock of one of the most celebrated sheepbreeders in Saxony; and shipped direct ; from hence to Messrs., Miles, Kington, & Co., Melbourne.

CHifatEMAGNE, No. 7, branded on the horn, Dam, No. 7, a.a., Sire No. 72. The latter gained the highest prize at the show in Dresden, 1852. Mebcuby, No. 16, Dam No. 18, A.A., Sire No. 72. The latter gained the highest prize at the show in Dresden, 1852. Spiejtdid, No. 82, Dam No. 84, A.A., Sire No. 111, Grand Sire No. 72 above described. Alexandeb, No. 14, Dam No. 14, a.a., Sire No. 54. The Sire No. 54 competed in 1856 at Paris for the first prize. Ltttheb, No. 34, Dam No. 34, A.A., Sire a very celebrated ram known as No. 107. Boniface, No. 21, Dam No. 27, a.a., Sire No. 111, Grandsire the celebrated No. 72. Hebschei,, No. 116, Dam No. 116, a.a., Sire No. 111, the offspring of the celebrated No. 72.

Remarks. It is needless here to specify the individual characteristics of these animals, such as the closeness, fineness, and weight of the wool they bear, as these can be duly appreciated by any judge of stock who inspects them. Moreover, the fleeces they bore with only 11 months' growth of wool, which were shorn before the animals left the farm, and which are forwarded to Melbourne via Bristol, will indicate their superior qualities. It may here be observed, that a ram belonging to the same flock from which these seven were selected, gained the highest prize at the show in Paris in 1856,, when the owner, according to a positive declaration, made by him to the undersigned, refused the enormous "offer of 3,200 francs (about £1,300) for him. No. 54, the Sire of Alexander, was entered into competition with that extraordinary animal, which the undersigned had the opportunity of thoroughly inspecting. The seven rams of which the foregoing are pedi-' grees, all stand more or less in affinity with the ram above referred to, if not in a direct degree, at all events collaterally. Hamburg, June, 1857. (Signed) R. V. SWAINE & CO. (copy.) Hamburg, June Bth, 1857. We certify herewith that the seven rams forwarded by us per ship " D.P. Weber Lein" from hence_ to Melbourne, were selected by us, prior ' to their being shorn from the flocks of the best reputed sheepbreeders in Saxony—regard being had not alone to the pureness of the breed, but also to the quality of the wool and the weight of fleece. The following were the numbers of these seven rams, branded upon their horns, 16, 82, 7,14, 34,21,116. To Messrs. Miles, Kington, & Co., (Signed) R. V. SWAINE & CO., Melbourne.

(copy.) Victoria Industrial Society Department of Agriculture & Live Stock, Melbourne, Dec. 4th, 1857. I, the undersigned, hereby certify, that at the Annual Exhibition of Live Stock, Agricultural Implements, &c, &c., held by the Industrial Society, on the 17th and 18th days of Nov., 1857, the following prizes were awarded Messrs. Miles, Kfngton, & Co., of Melbourne. For a pen imported Merino rams, Gold Medal. For a pen imported JJjerino rams, Large Silver Medal. < (Signed) W. Le SOTJEF, i Member of the Committee of Agriculture, and Live Stock. . Hutt, May 18th; 1857. The ram purchased from me by Mr. Muchin, was got by one of my best rams, imported from. Saxony, and purchased from the flock of Carl. Augustus Gadigast, who has for many years ; obtained the first prize in Germany for pure bred sheep. ROBT. BEAUCHAMP. The mother of the ram purchased from me by Mr. Muchin, was bought from Mr. Barton, being one of a hundred picked from Mr. li's flocks, and purchased from that gentleman at £5 per head. EOBT. BEAUCHAMP.