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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



their award ; and that if the deutitioa shall satisfactorily indi- 

 cate that the age of any of the pigs has been incorrectly re- 

 turned in the certificate, the stewards shall disqualify such pi^, 

 a!id ri'port their having done so to the first meeting of the 

 nieraUers of the club, and that such disqualification shall be 

 Caal aad without appeal." 



On the motion of ilr. Buckley, it was resolved — "That 

 there be two medals instead of one in extra stock cattle, viz., 

 one for steers or oxen, and one for heifers or cows." 



Mr. Beazley's motion — "That the rules of the Club 

 (should define what is and what is not a pure-bred animal, or 

 how many crosses constitute a pure-bred beast, and what jus- 

 tifies it to be shown in the pure-bred and what in the mixed 

 classes" — was negatived. 



Mr. Badtiam withdrew his motion as to the admission of 

 breeJing animals and martin heifers. 



Mr. Batson's motion, "That in future the ages of Hereforcls 

 be calculated to the let of July in place of the Ist of December 

 in each year," was negatived. 



Mr. E. B. Bknnett's motion, for increasing the prizes 

 for Welsh and Scotch cattle, waa lost. 



Thursday, Dec. 9. 

 Lord Berne RS in the chair. 



The followinfT members were appointed as the Committee 

 to carry out Mr. Giblett's motion : — 



The President J. Ford E. W. Moore 



Vice-Presidents R. Morgan 



Trustees W. F. Hobbs Josh. Druce 



Stewards— H. Brandreth Chas. Barnett 



W. Torr Wra. Sanday J. Clayden 



J. Quartley J. S. Turner O. Wallis 



H. Smith J. B. Simonds R. Garrett, sen. 



Jonas Webb R. Milward J. Giblett 



H. Waters A. Ransome Brandi-eth Gibbs. 



THE DINNER 



Took place on Wednesday, at the Freemason's Tavern. 

 The attendance was smaller than usual ; not much 

 exceeding ninety. His Grace the Duke of Richmond, 

 the Prusident, occupied the chair ; supported by Lord 

 Berners, Mr. C. J. Towers, (now Father of the Club), 

 Mr. C. Barnett, Mr. R. Milward, Alderman Mechi, 

 Mr. Henry Wilson, Mr. R. Westbrook Baker, Mr. H. 

 Brandreth, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs (Hon. Sec), I\Ir. W. 

 F. Hobbs, Mr. G. P. Tuxford, Mr. H. Corbet, Pro- 

 fessor Simonds, Mr. Sanday, Mr. Torr, Mr. W. Quartly, 

 Mr. Jonas Webb, Mr. John Hudson, Mr. Druce, Mr. 

 B. E. Barnett, Mr. Stratton, Mr. J. W. Brown, Mr. 

 Wilmore, Mr. Watts, &c., &c. 



The cloth having been removed. 



The Chairman had to inform the members of 

 the Club that Her Majesty deeply regretted that it 

 was not in her power to visit the Show-yard this year. 

 He thought they would all agree with him, that they had 

 every reason to be deeply thankful to Almighty God for 

 having placed on the throne of this country such a lady 

 as Queen Victoria (cheers). They must be well aware 

 that in her exalted station she had ever shown the most 

 anxious desire to promote the welfare of all classes of 

 her subjects ; that in private society she had been a 

 bright example to all. They had not forgot the sym- 

 pathy which she manifested for our soldiers and sailors, 

 in the late war (Hear, hear) ; and he believed he spt)ke 

 the opinion of the great body of the agriculturists of 

 this country — ay, and of all other classes of society — 

 when he expressed a hope that Her Majesty might long 

 reign over a moral and a religious people, and enjoy 

 every blessing which this world could bestow. He 

 would now give — " The Queen." 



ThK toast having been most loyally responded to, 



The Chairman next proposed " The Prince Consort, 

 the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family." 

 He said His Royal Highness the Prince Consort visited 



the Show- yard on Saturday, in consequence of the 

 favour which was granted by the Club to the President, 

 of allowing Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and any 

 members of the Royal Family to visit the Show, either 

 before or during the period when the judges were 

 present. The Prince Consort spent a goud deal of time 

 in going round the yard, and was very much pleased. 

 And he (the Chairman) thought his Royal Highness 

 would have been still more pleased if he had waited till 

 that day, and seen his own Devon, which, he must say, 

 was a very creditable specimen of his Royal Ilighness's 

 breeding. The Prince Consort had always evinced the 

 warmest interest in the proceedings of that Club, and 

 had been a constant visitor to the yard ; and they were 

 much indebted to him for the support he had rendered 

 them. The Prince of Wales had entered the army, and 

 Prince Alfred the navy. He was himself delighted at 

 that, because he did think that those who were hereafter 

 to be at the top of the tree — if he might use such an ex- 

 pression—in this country, should see a little of the 

 hardships of service. Prince Alfred would no doubt 

 find it very good fun to be a midshipman on a fine day ; 

 but he would probably have to encounter some rather 

 rough storms before he returned home. What had been 

 done showed, at all events, that Her Majesty was anxious 

 to devote her children to the service of their country; 

 and, on that ground alone, it must meet with the appro- 

 bation of the farmers of Great Britain. 



After a fitting response had been given to this toast, 

 the company drank that of " The Army and Navy." 



The Chairman then proposed "Success to the 

 Smithfield Club." He said he could not help congra- 

 tulating the members of the club on the very flourishing 

 state of its finances. They gave away something like 

 i£'l,000 a year in premiums, the whole of which came, 

 of course, out of their annual income ; and yet at the 

 end of the year they had money in hand. Those whom 

 he addressed could judge quite as well as he could whether 

 the present show was a successful one. An enormous 

 number of visitors now attended their annual exhibitions. 

 Many of them came from various places in Great Britain 

 and Ireland, while others were from distant countries ; and 

 they there saw what the intelligence, perseverance, and 

 skill of the farmers of England could do to ameliorate the 

 stock of the country. He believed the present show was a 

 very creditable one. There was, perhaps, an absence of 

 such very large animals as were seen in former years — 

 animals which were patciied, as it were, with fat in various 

 places — but, speaking generally, he might say that great 

 attention had been paid to symmetry, which was, after all, 

 one of the most important points in selecting an animal for 

 fatting (Hear, hear). The example of the Smithfield Club 

 had been very advantageous. With the aid of other agri- 

 cultural bodies, that society had induced farmers in every 

 part of Great Britain and Ireland to pay more attention to 

 their stock than they formerly did ; and he would put it to 

 any grazier present— he would put it to any man who had 

 anything at all to do with the pursuits in which they were 

 engaged— whether, if a good animal would not pay suffi- 

 ciently, there was the slightest chance of remuneration 

 from a bad one? (Hear, hear.) If he wanted fiurther 

 proof of the great benefits conferred by the society, he might 

 point to the fact that they had extended to many of her 

 Majesty's colonial possessions; and he hoped that it would 

 continue to prosper. If many of those present were un- 

 successful competitors in the present show, let them not be 

 down-hearted on that account, but let them persevere in 

 their ellbrts (Hear, hear). He was happy to observe that 

 day, in the list of successful competitors for gold medals, 

 the names of gentlemen to whom he had never had the 

 honour of presenting gold medals before. Let it not be 

 supposed, however, for a moment, that he thought the 

 young competitors ought to get all the premiums (laughter). 

 lie thought that an old sta2;er like himself might be allowed 

 occasionally to get some of the best premiiuns— that is, if 

 he, as an old hand, could send to the show sheep that were 

 better than those which some of the young ones sent 



