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Report  on  the  Exhibition  of  Live-Stock  at  York. 
The  Show,  as  usual,  opened  on  the  Saturday  (14th  of  July), 
but  on  that  day  the  Implement  Yard  was  the  only  part  to  which 
the  public  could  gain  admittance. 
On  Sunday  the  excellent  institution  of  holding  Di  vine  Service 
in  the  Yard  was  again  adhered  to,  when  the  large  marquee  was 
crowded  with  an  attentive  congregation,  composed  of  a few 
members  of  the  Local  Committee  and  their  friends,  a few  Members 
of  Council,  and  some  hundreds  of  grooms,  herdsmen,  and  shep- 
herds ; in  fact,  I think  that  every  tongue,  whether  from  south  or 
north,  east  or  west,  in  Great  Britain,  with  additions  from  the 
Emerald  Isle,  had  one  if  not  more  representatives,  a result  which 
proves  the  popularity  of  this  appropriate  service  ! His  Grace 
the  Archbishop  of  York  preached,  and  gave  much  good  advice 
to  all,  his  sermon  being  listened  to  by  the  congregation  with 
marked  attention. 
On  Monday  began  the  real  work  of  the  week,  i.e.  the  judging 
of  horses,  cattle,  sheep,  and  pigs  ; but  it  is  not  my  duty  to  write 
a long  and  full  account  of  the  live-stock,  and  I think  it  is 
fortunate  for  the  readers  of  the  ‘ Journal  ’ that  a description,  by 
a more  practised  hand,  will  be  given  of  the  greatest  and  most 
successful  collection  of  stock  for  exhibition  got  together  for 
many  years. 
The  Prince  of  Wales,  who  was  the  guest  of  Sir  G.  Wombwell, 
again  did  all  that  was  possible  to  make  the  Show  a success,  and 
right  royally  was  he  received  by  the  good  people  both  of  county 
and  city,  nothwithstanding  that  his  arrival  took  place  at  the 
time  of  a perfect  downpour.  This  year  his  Royal  Highness 
paid  a longer  visit  to  the  Show  than  of  late  he  has  been  able  to 
do,  so  at  his  command  the  cattle  were  first  brought  before  him  as 
at  an  ordinary  parade,  and  not  the  prize  animals  alone  shown  to 
him,  which  was  the  case  at  Derby  and  Reading.  After  the 
parade  of  cattle,  an  adjournment  was  made  for  luncheon  ; but 
his  Royal  Highness  was  soon  again  in  the  Grand  Stand,  from 
whence  he  reviewed  the  whole  of  the  horses,  between  five  and 
six  hundred  passing  before  him  in  one  continual  stream.  The 
Prince  having  expressed  a desire  to  see  all  he  possibly  could, 
that  master  of  detail,  Mr.  Jacob  Wilson,  arranged  that  the  sheep 
should  be  in  position  on  either  side  of  the  principal  avenue  as 
his  Royal  Highness  drove  down  ; these  instructions,  as  is  well 
known,  were  carried  out  by  M r.  Gorringe,  one  of  my  many  able 
colleagues,  the  result  being  that  a parade  of  sheep  before  the 
Prince  was  successfully  inaugurated.  After  the  cattle  parade, 
and  before  luncheon,  his  Royal  Highness  attended  the  General 
Meeting  of  Members  of  the  Society,  and  in  a telling  speech, 
amidst  the  greatest  applause,  gave  our  noble  President  a title, 
acknowledged  by  his  Grace  to  be  the  proudest  title  he  could 
