presented to the ^ Society des Ag^'iculteurs de France^ 163 
fluent speech commenced in French, continued in German, and 
concluded in English. Mr. Lawes' scientific experiments at 
Rothamsted, her gracious Majesty's welcome to Windsor, are 
all gratefully acknowledged ; and the triumphant mud of Kil- 
burn lost most of its discomforts under the interest of the whole 
Show and the smiles of the Princess of Wales and the three 
pretty children who accompanied her. 
A very good and clear account of our regulations with respect 
to the importation of foreign cattle forms the next portion of 
the Report ; and the following remarks on the regulations 
respecting French cattle appear to me worth record : — 
" We will now only notice the second category, in which 
French animals are included. By this they must be landed at 
certain defined ports, and immediately confined to the depots 
where they are to be sold, and slaughtered within ten days. 
From these regulations two inconveniences arise. 
" First, the choice of the market is restricted, and in conse- 
quence the importer is dependent upon the butchers who fre- 
quent these particular depots. Secondly, the cattle cannot be 
taken to stay in pastures in order to finish them off to the 
degree of fatness which the English consumer desires. In 
consequence of the stringency of these new regulations, as we were 
informed by the superintendent of these depots, and as we were 
already aware from statistics, the importation of French cattle 
to England has almost come to an end. 
" However, we thought it our duty to visit some of these 
depots, and particularly the one in London, in order to form an 
opinion of their accommodation for cattle and their interior 
regulations. The manager, to whom we were referred by the 
head of the Veterinary Department in London, received us with 
the greatest courtesy, and went with us through a most minute and 
careful visit. This depot is situated at Deptford, on the Thames, 
and occupies some buildings formerly used as part of an arsenal 
for the royal navy. We must say that we found here a lairage quite 
perfect from every point of view — in space, ventilation, abundant 
supply of water, care and cleanliness, facility of debarkation, 
nothing was wanting. It will hold 3000 oxen and 14,000 
sheep.. The cost of lairage is 9tf. for a sheep, 6s. for an ox for 
the whole time they are there. The owner pays for the food, 
and if it is not considered sufficient by the manager of the 
depot, he orders a further supply, and, to use the very words of 
the manager, exacts from the owner such a price for it that he is 
not tempted to expose himself to the charge a second time. We 
saw a cargo of sheep landed from a Hamburg vessel, the opera- 
tion was very easily and quickly performed. 
" At the time of our visit the depot contained a great number 
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