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The Frgsideni' thanked Mr. Bradstock for his excelleut 

 speech, and said he quite coincided with every word of it. He 

 hoped that as loug as he lived he should see the same tenants 

 a3 had lived on the estates for generations, and he should 

 never encourage a spirit of change. 



The President proposed the health of Lord Llanover, 

 who, as well as his lady, gave prizes to the show. Himself and 

 Lord Llanover were boya together ; and he hoped they would 

 always contiaue to be a? good friends as they ever had been. 



Lord Llanover, v/ho was heartily received, in returuiag 

 thanks, said his noble friend had alluded to the time when he 

 first gave a cup to that institution. He believed he had the 

 pleasure of being at Tredegar, under the roof of the present 

 patron's father, when the cattle show was first established. It 

 was his great pleasure in his younger days to offer a prize, 

 which he had since had the happiness to continue year after year. 

 The late Sir Charles Morgan at that time determined upon es- 

 tablishing this show for the purpose of advancing the agricul- 

 tural interest of the county, at a time when shows of this 

 description were few and rare ; and it was partly owing to this 

 good example that many of thoae societies were started which 

 now exist and flourish throughout the kingdom, and which 

 h<ive done so tauch good to that interest with which they were 

 all connected. Reverting to old days, he could not forget the 

 time when the chair now occupied by nis noble friend — and 

 which, he trusted, would long continue to be so occupied— was 

 filled by one whom they all cared for, and who was lovedsand 

 respected by all who knew him. He, especially, when a boy, 

 had many instances of his kindness ; and in after life, at the 

 festive board, on occasions similar to the present, had fre- 

 quently the happiness of proposing his health. And although 

 this institution was now carried on with vigour, with interest, 

 with cordiality, and with every desire to promote its objects, 

 by his noble friend, they must not forget by whom it was in- 

 stituted, by whom it was originally framed. He was sure 

 Lord Tredegar would forgive him if at this moment, instead 

 of proposing a toast, he submitted to them a sentiment. It 

 was one in which they would all join : mourning, perhaps, at 

 not having the presence of him whose name he would not now 

 mention, but respecting the memory of that man, to whom 

 many of them were indebted for kindnesses. He proposed that 

 they should drink to the memory of that good man who started 

 this institution, but who was now no longer with them. [The 

 sentiment was received and honoured with befitting solem- 

 nity.] 



The health of " The Exhibitors," proposed from the Chair 

 was acknowledged. 



Mr. H. HiGGiNS, after speaking most flatteringly of the 

 show, went on to say that the one denomination of stock de- 

 ficient was the pig tribe, which he could not account for. It 

 was nineteen years since he had the honour of taking the first 

 premium at this society, but he never saw such a good lot of 

 animals there as was exhibited this time. Mr. Higgins went 

 on to thank Mr. Bradstock for canvassing the speech of Mr. 

 Kelph. After reading Mr. Relph's speeches, knowing his bril- 

 liant talent and great power of speech, he did feel regret and 

 surprise that he did not employ those talents in a more pro- 

 fitable way than in denouncing the poor farmers of the county 



of Monmouth, who had to struggle against difficulties almost 

 insurmountable. Had Mr. Relph stated the whole of the 

 facts, he would not have been inclined to say much about it ; 

 but when he denounced the farmers as unworthy the encour- 

 agement of their landlords, and not worth effecting improve- 

 ments for, he should have said at the same time that a large 

 portion of the land in the county of Monmouth was so sterile, 

 the climate and formation so bad, that it was not worth the 

 notice of a man of capital and skill to work it. That would 

 have been putting the matter on a fair footing. He was 

 sure they would agree with hitn that there were men occupy- 

 ing that description of soil in the county, many of whom were 

 not better off than labouring men (Hear). If Mr. Relph had 

 looked round the county, and taken notice of its cultivation 

 and stock, he could not have made such unkind, uncharitable, 

 unjust, and certainly uncalled-for remarks. Then Mr. Relph 

 would quarrel with them for giving premiums to their agri- 

 cultural labourers ; but they would agree that they had not 

 got too many labourers, and the armj', the police, and other 

 necessary public bodies drew many good men away from 

 them. Another of Mr. Relph's notions was more amusing 

 than instructive ; he recommended their young labourers to 

 be taught running and jumping — he supposed they would 

 have a "jumping corps" after a bit. His idea was, that the 

 labourer should be taught discipline rather than jumping, and 

 to effect that object military training would be best. The last 

 shaft sped by Mr. Relph was broad and wide ; it was to re- 

 commend the system of letting farms by tender. He hoped 

 the day was far distant when that system would be adopted. 

 Mr. Higgins then read the following extract : — 



"The Duke of Richmond and his Tenantry.— 

 The annual show and dinner of the tenantry on the Duke of 

 Richmond's estates, in Banff, Aberdeen, and Morayshire, 

 took place at Huntley on Thursday. In acknowledging the 

 toast of his health, the Duke of Richmond said: When he 

 read that farms were put up to public competition, and pro- 

 prietors at the same time not binding themselves to take the 

 highest offer — thus making the old tenant give a higher rent 

 than the farm was really worth — he considered it to be double 

 injustice : unjust to the tenant whose rent was thus screwed 

 up, and unjust to the highest offerer, who did not get the 

 farm. For himself he shoald have been ashamed of such con- 

 duct, and rather than be guilty of it he would break stones 

 upon the streets of London. As a landlord he was entitled to 

 a fair rent for his land, and if a farmer did not exert himself 

 to take the full value of it, he had himself to blame. If the 

 tenant refused to give a fair rent, he (the duke) had a right to 

 try and get a fair rent for his land by letting it to another. 

 A landlord owed much to his tenantry, and when they were 

 industrious and enterprising they were better than any 

 strangers that might be brought in by offering a high rent. 

 He assured them that in looking round the table he liked 

 much better to see old faces than new (applause)," 

 He wished that speech were printed in golden letters, and 

 hung up in every land-ageut's office in England. He hoped 

 they would never see such a radical and great change. 



A number of other toasts followed, principally of a personal 

 nature, before Lord Tredegar left the room. 



GUILDFORD CATTLE, CORN, AND ROOT SHOW. 



The seventh annual exhibition in connection with this asso- 

 ciation took place on Tuesday, Dec. 13. This year's show fully 

 sustained the reputation which it has won at former meetings. 

 The entries in most departments were numerous, and, as a 

 whole, quite equal in character to those of any previous exhi- 

 bitions. There was a sUght falling off in the number of store 

 stock, and the show of corn was not extensive ; but, alto- 

 gether, the exhibition was of a most satisfactory nature. 



The collection of fat beasts was remarkably fine, some of 

 the animals exciting mu:h attention and approval. Amongst 

 these we may mention as worthy of very particular notice a 

 three years and nine months old Devon steer, belonging to 

 Mr. Hy. Shotter, of Slades, Bramley, which took the first 

 prize of £5 in Class 2, and also the silver cup given by Mr. 

 Thynne. 



In the department devoted to lean stock there were various 

 animals of great merit. That shown by Mr. Arthur Lam- 

 bert, of Ockham, was especially fine, and deservedly carried 

 off Mr. Currie's silver cap (of the value of 5 guineas), as well 

 as the President's gift of £2 for the best pure-bred beast, 

 shown as lean stock, and bred by the exhibitor. 



The show of fat sheep called forth very great approbation, 

 some beautiful animals being exhibited by Mr. Murray Mar- 

 shall and Mr. John Ellis, who, between them, carried all the 

 awards, save one. The former gentleman obtained Mr. 

 Guildford Onslow's silver cup (value £5 5s.), for the best pen 

 of Southdown sheep ; and also the first prize of ^4, by his 

 contribution of five animals fed on hay, cabbage, roots, and 

 cake, and bred by himself. The sheep entered in Class 1 was 

 allotted the silver cup (worth £5 5s.), presented by Mr. Bo- 



