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for ewes. Donald Home of Langwell carried the whole of 

 the prizes in the Cheviot classes. In the Leicester breed, 

 the first prize two-shear tup, not exceeding forty-five 

 months, was shown by Thomas Watson, Esperston, Fushie 

 Bridge ; and the second by the Duke of Richmond ; while 

 in the shearling class Wm. Smith, Burton, won first prize, 

 and Mr Watson, Esperston, the second. The first premium 

 in ewes went to Keillor, and the second to John Wallace, 

 Banbeath, Leven. In the Southdowns, the prizes were 

 divided among the Duke of Richmond, Mr Hutchison, 

 Monyruy, and Mr Watson, Keillor. 



The receipts for admission and for catalogues amounted 

 to i^Sio 17s. 3d. 



At the dinner, the Earl of Aberdeen presided, and Mr 

 Grant of Tillyfour was croupier. Among those present 

 were Sir Thomas Burnett, Sir John Macpherson Grant, 

 Sir John Stuart Forbes, Sir Michael Bruce, Sir John Max- 

 well, Major Gumming Bruce, Mr Farquharson of Inver- 

 cauld, the Honourable A. Gordon, Capt. DingAvall Fordyce 

 of Brucklay, M.P., Gen. Byres of Tonley. Major Gumming 

 Bruce, in proposing the health of the chairman, referred 

 to him as a ' statesman of distinguished ability and of unim- 

 peachable integrity, a landlord of judicious liberality, and a 

 man highly gifted, independently of the advantages of birth 

 and fortune.' The toast of the Tenantry of Scotland was 

 replied to by Mr Finnic, Swanston. In returning thanks 

 for the deputation of directors, Mr Home explained that at 

 first the directors had considered it their duty to develop 

 the capabilities of the different pure breeds and crosses for 

 feeding ; but, as the premium list for that year bore, the 

 competition was now mainly directed to the breeding 

 animals of the pure and established breeds. He referred 

 to the large increase in the class of ' the pure Teeswater 

 breed,' of which, at Aberdeen in 1834, only thirty animals 

 were entered ; whilst this year there were forty-nine bulls, 

 twenty-six cows, and forty-four heifers. He adverted to 

 the great efforts of that intelligent and spirited agriculturist, 

 Mr Barclay Allardice of Ury, who, he said, may here be 

 considered the father as well as the nurse of the Teeswater 



