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the evidence is altogetlier opposed to the idea of the disease having arisen in 
this way. No carcases were stranded near to the places in v^hich cattle-plague 
appeared, and on those parts of the coast where carcases were thrown up, no 
outbreak ot cattle-plague resulted. 
The accidental circumstance of the sale of nearly all the cattle which were 
exposed in the market on 29th July to Hull butchers for immediate slaughter 
probably prevented the wide distribution of the affection. 
[7b he continued.] 
XX. — Report on the Exhibition of Live Stock at Hull. 
By Richard Milward, Senior Steward. 
At last the Annual Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society 
has been held in the capital of the East Riding of the county of 
York, and perhaps some surprise will be expressed that, although 
the Society has been in existence for thirty-five years, this is the 
first occasion of its visit to Hull. Many of the Members are, 
doubtless, aware that, for the purposes of the Annual Exhibition, 
England is divided into eight districts, each containing four, five, 
or even more counties. The districts have been slightly changed 
in the last ten years. On the last occasion of our visit to York- 
shire (that county being then a separate district) there were six 
towns which competed for the Show, viz. York, Leeds, Hull, 
Doncaster, Wakefield, and Harrogate. It appeared to the Council 
that Leeds possessed unusual advantages, and they, therefore, 
selected that place for the Meeting, with what success is well 
known. When the Inspection Committee visited Hull in April 
1872, they were much pleased with the site which was offered to 
the Society ; they reported this to the Council, who decided by 
a large majority in favour of Hull over Darlington. The 
result has proved that the Council made a good selection, as the 
meeting has been an average success, although the expenses will 
exceed the receipts by 400/. or 500/. 
The Senior Steward is generally expected to send in a Report 
of the entire Show of Live Stock. The horse department at 
Hull took so much of my time and attention that I should have 
been quite unable to furnish any account of the other animals, 
had it not been for the great assistance I have received from my 
colleagues and the Judges. 
With regard to Horses, I must say that, although we had 
several good animals, and a fair competition in many classes, 
the Show, on the whole, was not so good as we had a right to 
expect, when we recollect that Hull is in the immediate neigh- 
bourhood of the largest horse-ljreeding country in England. It 
is said that some of our conditions, and the long time we keep 
