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funds of the Society would most likely suffer from the thin 

 attendance of spectators. I am happy to report that these gentle- 

 men were mistaken, and that the Meeting was not only one of 

 the most successful in a pecuniary sense, but also one of the 

 pleasantest ever held by the Society. It was worth a long journey 

 to enjoy the lovely views from the Show-Ground itself. We 

 could see the French and English iron-clad ships lying side by 

 side under the shelter of the Breakwater ; Mount Edgecumbe, 

 with its verdant slopes, and other pleasant hill-sides, dotted with 

 handsome houses, and shaded by green woods. We had, too, 

 a glorious week of summer weather, and a goodly muster of 

 the beauties of Devon and Cornwall round the rings. Those 

 who cared not for the beauties of scenery, and were only intent 

 upon agricultural pursuits, found in the Yard an unequalled show 

 of the Devon and Channel Island breeds, and every other class 

 of cattle, sheep, and pigs, at least adequately represented. 



I may mention as one of the pleasantest features of the New- 

 castle and Plymouth Meetings, the service held on Sunday 

 morning in the Cattle-Yard. In each case the contractor for first- 

 class refreshments kindly placed his tent at our disposal, and the 

 room was filled with an attentive, and, as far as outward appear- 

 ance could indicate, a reverent and devout congregation, com- 

 posed of herdsmen, shepherds, London police, and officers of the 

 Society, gathered from every part of the kingdom. The service 

 this year was short, and admirably selected, the sermon plain, 

 practical, and well adapted to the occasion ; and the only draw- 

 back was the want of printed copies of the service for the use of 

 the congregation. I know that I am expressing the feelings of 

 my brother stewards as well as my own, when I say that it is 

 our hope that this service, so happily commenced, may form a 

 permanent portion of the week's proceedings. 



In reviewing the cattle exhibited I propose to take the classes 

 in the order of the catalogue, and, wherever I can, I shall give the 

 opinions of the Judges in preference to my own; but in certain 

 cases I have not received from them any reports, and have merely 

 the award of prizes to guide me. 



Shorthokns. 



Mr. Drewry, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Thompson, of Anlaby, 

 were judges of the Shorthorns, which numbered 92 entries, as 

 compared with 175 last year. We missed that grand class of old 

 bulls, which was one of the most attractive features of the New- 

 castle Show, for at Plymouth this class and that of the two-year- 

 olds was but poorly represented. A red and white bull belonging 

 to Mr. Sharpe, and bred by the late Jonas Webb, was first in the 



