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Report of the Senior Steward of Live-SCock. 
Tlie ground obtained by the exertions of the Mayor of 
Carlisle and Local Committee proved most compact and con- 
venient, and was in every way admirable for the purpose 
required. 
It was situated almost in the city, and close under the walls 
of Carlisle Castle, on level land near the river Eden and inter- 
sected by the river Calder, which divided it into two nearly 
equal parts. The entrance was at the S.E. end, close to the 
Castle, and the central avenue ran nearly S.E. and N.W. 
The portion of the land nearest the entrance, about 35 
acres in extent, reaching as far as the river Calder, is called the 
" Sauceries," and is the property of the Corporation of Carlisle. 
This was devoted to the Implement and Machinery department. 
The north-western portion of the site was a piece of land called 
the " Withy Holme," belonging to the Duke of Devonshire, 
and lying on the far side of the river Calder. Of this, between 
30 and 35 acres were enclosed, and connected with the Imple- 
ment-yard by two substantial wooden bridges across the Calder, 
erected specially by the Local Committee. This enclosure 
formed the yard for the exhibition of Stock. 
A siding constructed by the Caledonian Railway Company, 
close to the middle of the south-western side of the Yard, 
afforded every facility for the unloading and loading of both 
stock and machinery, and all the arrangements for effecting 
this were most efficiently carried out by the Caledonian and the 
other railways working in connection with it. 
On Saturday, the 10th of July, the Implement-yard was 
opened to the public, the charge being half-a-crown. Though 
the day was very fine the attendance was but small, as is usually 
the case when only a portion of the Show is open. 
On Sunday the 11th, a special service for the men in the yard 
was held in the forenoon in the large tent, and was extremely 
Avell attended. A most appropriate and eloquent sermon was 
preached by the Lord Bishop of Carlisle, and listened to with 
great interest by the congregation. In the afternoon the veteran 
Dean of Carlisle delivered an able discourse at the Cathedral, 
on the duties of man to the lower orders of animals, a subject 
which might be, I think, with advantage, more frequently dwelt 
upon in the pulpit than it is. 
The old " border City " was gaily decorated for the occasion. 
A sum of 200/., voted by the Town Council, had been made 
good use of, and the inhabitants vied with one another in adding 
to the bright appearance of the streets leading in the direction 
of the Showyard. When, on the market-day, the open space 
before the Court-house was dotted all over with stalls for the 
sale of fruit, vegetables, and other articles, and the buildings all 
