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discharged with a fidelity, that demands the approbation of the 

 society and the competitors. The duties required of judges, call 

 often for much sacrifice of time and personal convenience, and 

 they are every year, from the higher grade and closer divisions 

 of excellence, more delicate and embarrassing, and at no exhibi- 

 tion of the society have those duties been as perplexing from the 

 causes named, as at this. It is highly creditable to the farmers 

 of our State, and gentlemen from other sections of our country 

 and the British Provinces, that they assume these duties, and the 

 manner in which they have been discharged, shows how well 

 they are qualified for these important trusts. 



From the increased responsibility devolving upon the judges at 

 our fairs, it is of the highest importance that they should have 

 one entire day to themselves, previous to the admission of visitors. 

 This was partially accomplished at the late exhibition, and the 

 result was most satisfactory. 



In the various departments of the exhibition, it is believed that 

 the character and perfection of the stock and articles on exhibi- 

 tion, had never been equalled at anv previous show. The im- 

 provements which have been made, induced an expectation that 

 this would be the case, and it is most encouraging to the society, 

 to be assured that, in the opinion of those competent to decide, 

 such was the result of the exhibition, taken as a whole. There is 

 scarcely a department of human industry, whether in the field, 

 or the workshop, but that the achievement of sound judgment, 

 inventive genius, taste, or persevering labor, may be seen to 

 have made creditable advance, each year improving, each exhi- 

 bition distinguished by articles superior to the last. Especially 

 is this true in regard to the greater care bestowed upon the details 

 of the articles sent, in their firm and established character, taking 

 the place of the frail and unworthy. 



All the halls were thronged with visitors, and it was with no 

 small pleasure that the Society witnessed the attention bestow^ed 

 upon the exhibition of the choice varieties of English, Scotch 

 and Continental grain, sent by the enlightened liberality of 

 Charlwood and Cummins, Tavistock Row^, Covent Garden, and 

 Robert Hastie, Mark Lane, London, and his Highness Baron de- 



