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of a score of shearlings, the prize was won by John Brodie, 

 Abbey Mains, Haddington. Of Cheviot sheep there was a 

 good show ; the first prize in the class of aged tups falHng 

 to Alex. Craig, Bighouse, Melvich, and the second to W. 

 Aitchison, Menzion. Blackfaced sheep were a small show. 

 The same is to be said of Southdowns, in which Mr Watson, 

 Keillor, carried the first prize for tups, and the Duke of 

 Richmond for ewes. The Hon. R. S. Dundas showed in 

 extra classes two Chinese sheep. The Edinburgh Zoologi- 

 cal Gardens exhibited a male zebu, bred in the Gardens. 

 The zebu is a bovine quadruped of India. 



That the show of 1842 had attracted unusual attention 

 is strongly illustrated by the large sum received for ad- 

 mission and for catalogues, the amount being not less than 



£12,7?, 4s- 2d. 



At the dinner which followed the show, and which was 

 held in a great pavilion in the Castle Hill, the Duke of 

 Richmond occupied the chair, and was supported by Sir 

 Jas. Forrest, Lord Provost of the city ; Sir Neil Douglas, 

 Commander of the Forces ; Richard Trotter of Morton 

 Hall, Sir James Campbell, Lord Provost of Glasgow, the 

 Earls of Morton, Rosebery, and Mansfield. The Duke 

 of Roxburghe was croupier, supported by Lord Napier, 

 the Earl of March, the Earl of Buchan, the Earl of 

 Traquair, Sir William Napier, Sir Archibald Campbell 

 of Succoth. It is noted that between forty knights and 

 baronets were seated in different parts of the room, and 

 that there was present the Marquis of Torregiani, a Floren- 

 tine nobleman. A deputation was also present from the 

 Royal Agricultural Improvement Society of Ireland. The 

 chairman, among other toasts, gave the Royal Society of 

 England, coupling with it the health of Mr Childers, 

 M.P. for Malton, who, in returning thanks, after alluding 

 to the formation of the Royal English Society, took a 

 little credit to himself for establishing another society of a 

 meaner description, the Yorkshire Society, The chairman 

 also gave the health of distinguished foreigners present, 

 coupling with the toast the name of the Marquis Torregiani, 

 who made a suitable acknowledgment. 



