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the command of the Duke of Athole, were formed into a 

 garde d' honneur when the iUustrious visitors aHghted, and 

 were first escorted to the committee-room, and afterwards 

 round the show-yard. Her Majesty leaned on the arm of 

 the Duke of Hamilton, the Lord Provost walking by Her 

 Majesty's side. Among the ladies and gentlemen who ac- 

 companied Her Majesty round the show-yard were — the 

 Dukes of Hamilton, Montrose, and Athole ; the Marquis of 

 Tull}-bardine, the Earl of Eglinton, Lord Belhaven, the 

 Duchesses of Hamilton and Athole ; Lady Dunmore and 

 daughters ; Lady Belhaven, Lady Alison, and the ladies of 

 Her Majesty's suite. 



At the dinner there were about 500 gentlemen present, 

 the place of assembly being the City Hall. The Duke of 

 Hamilton and Brandon, President of the Society, occupied 

 the chair, and the Earl of Eglinton was croupier. There 

 were present the Lord Provost of Glasgow, the Duke of 

 Athole, the Earl of Home, Sir George Clerk, Mr Dalglish, 

 M.P., Sir Graham Montgomery, Bart., M.P. for Peebles; the 

 Duke of Montrose, Lord Strathallan, Sir John Maxwell, 

 Bart., Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Sir Archibald Alison, 

 Viscount Dalrymple, Sir Jas. Fergusson, Sir Jas. Campbell, 

 Sir Robert Napier, Sir George Macpherson Grant. Mr 

 Stirling of Keir had the honour of returning thanks for the 

 Successful Competitors. Mr Torr again returned thanks 

 for the Judges, and repeated some former observations as 

 to the Scotch farmers standing in need of improving their 

 methods of making hay. The meeting was honoured with 

 a deputation from Paris, whose health was proposed by the 

 Lord Provost, the response being made in French by Mons. 

 Barrelle, one of the deputation. The Earl of Eglinton 

 alluded to the courtesy and complaisance of Her Majesty 

 the Queen of the Netherlands, and complimented the 

 Duchess of Athole on the part she took in providing for 

 the reception of the royal lady. 



The next year's show was at Aberdeen, and began on 

 30th August 1858. There were 1674 head of stock for the 

 sum of £, 1 500 in prizes, the same as at Glasgow. There were 



