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forty-five, and the third forty, and the fourth thirty-five 

 sovereigns. These several prizes were won out of a class 

 of twenty-six, by Loudon Cranston, Abington, Lanark ; 

 Robert Bowie, Gelmidland, Stirling ; Joseph Tait, Auch- 

 mellie, Banff; Wm. Hay, Middle Thomaston, Stirlingshire. 

 All the stallions were from counties south of the Dee, 

 except one shown by Charles Bruce, Broadland, Huntly ; 

 one by Dr Manson, Spynie, Elgin ; and the third prize one 

 by Joseph Tait, Auchmellie, Banff. Of draught mares 

 there were twenty-three. The first prize was won by 

 Robert Wilson, Firthfield, Fifeshire, and the second by 

 Thomas Bowman, Hallhill, Lanarkshire. 



In sheep, the show of blackfaced was very poor. The 

 first prize for tups of that breed was won by John Falconer, 

 Balnakettle, Kincardine ; the first prize for cavcs going to 

 John Collier, Hatton, Forfarshire. Of the Leicester breed 

 no gimmers were entered, and only one pen of ewes, which 

 was shown by Arthur Harvey of Tillygreig. Of tups there 

 were nine entries, the first prize going to George Brown, 

 Hall, Haddingtonshire. Of Cheviots there was a small 

 show. Messrs Young and Craig, Bighouse, Sutherland, 

 carried the prizes for tups and ewes. The Duke of Rich- 

 mond carried all the prizes for Southdowns. 



The sum drawn at the gates was large — ^^586 9s. Qd. 

 — being the second highest amount yet reached. 



At the dinner on the 8th October, which followed the 

 show, and which took place in a pavilion specially fitted up 

 for the occasion, there were present about 1600. The 

 Duke of Sutherland was in the chair, and the Duke of 

 Richmond was croupier. Among those present were Lord 

 Aberdeen, Lord Claude Hamilton, Sir Robert Abercromby, 

 the Marquis of Tweeddale, Lord Arbuthnot, Capt. Gordon, 

 M.P., Mr Grant of Tillyfour, Lord Saltoun, the Earl of 

 Traquair, the Earl of March, Sir William Seton. The 

 Rev. Mr Grant, of Leith, officiated as chaplain to the 

 Society for the first time since his appointment as suc- 

 cessor to the late excellent Principal Baird. Lord Aber- 

 deen, in proposing the health of the Duke of Richmond, 

 remarked that His Grace had been placed in one of the 



