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The Wanvich Meeting. 
The Show. 
According to custom, the Implement Department was open 
to the public on the Saturday (June 18), whilst the whole Show- 
yard was open from the following Monday (June 20) to Friday 
(June 24). Save for an occasional brief shower — acceptable 
rather than otherwise — the Meeting was, excepting on one day, 
marked by pleasant weather and by an absence of excessive 
heat. The exception referred to was in every way unfortunate, 
for it was occasioned by an incessant fall of heavy rain on the 
Thursday, from the early hours of the morning till between 1 
and 2 p.m. Thursday being the “ popular ” day, the effect upon 
the attendance was disastrous. 
On the Sunday, the large tent on the Show-ground was more 
than filled by the attendance of grooms, herdsmen, shepherds, and 
others, who assembled to take j^art in Divine service. The Rev. 
Thurston Rivington, Vicar of St. Nicholas, Warwick, officiated, 
and the sermon was preached by the Bishop of Worcester (the 
Right Rev. J. J. S. Perowne, D.D.), from the text (St. John 
vi. 27), “ Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that 
meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of Man 
shall give unto you : for Him hath God the Father sealed.” 
At 8.30 A.M. on Monday the Honorary Director, Sir Jacob 
Wilson, addressed the Stewards and the Judges of live stock, 
briefly explaining the duties they had to perform, and by 
9 o’clock these gentlemen had commenced their work in the 
several judging rings, all of which were well patronised by 
interested spectators. In fact, despite the intentionally high 
admission fee of five shillings on the judging day, the number 
of persons who paid for entrance was very decidedly above the 
average. 
Delightful weather prevailed on the Tuesday, when the 
usual general meeting of members was held in the large tent, 
though many who were unable to find room inside helped to 
swell the large crowd without. The Earl of Feversham, 
President of the Society, occupied the chair, and His Royal 
Highness Prince Christian, K.G., and the Duke of Westminster, 
K.G., President-elect, were amongst the Members of Council 
upon the platform. A report of this meeting will be found 
in the Appendix, i>age xciv. On this and the remaining days 
of the Meeting, the band of the first battalion of the Royal 
Warwickshire Regiment played selections of music, the pro- 
gramme of which was printed in the Catalogue. 
On Wednesday, the Mayor of Warwick (Mr. Alderman 
Mann) entertained the Council and Officers of the Royal Agri- 
