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tent, and was attended by the grooms, Herdsmen, shepherds and 
others in charge of live stock, as well as by a large number of 
Members of Council, including the President and the President- 
elect. The service, which was choral, was conducted by the 
Rev. J. E. L. Dickson, vicar of St. Andvew-the-Less, Barnwell, 
and the sermon was preached by the Bishop of Ely (the Right 
Rev. Lord Alwyne Compton, D.D.), who took as his text (St. 
Luke xii. 6-7) : “ Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, 
and not one of them is forgotten before G'od ? But even the very 
hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore : ye 
are of more value than many sparrows.” After the benediction 
the National Anthem was sung, the news of the birth of a son 
to His Royal Highness the Duke of York having reached the 
Showyard whilst the service was being held. 
On Monday morning, at 8 - 30, the Stewards and Judges of 
live stock met in the large tent, and were briefly addressed as 
to the nature and extent of their duties by the Hon. Cecil T. 
Parker, Honorary Director of the Show. At 9 o’clock judging 
commenced in all sections, and the awards in the whole of the 
live-stock classes were posted up before the Show closed for 
the day. 
The Prince of Wales honoured the Show with his presence 
on Tuesday, and remained on the ground for most of the day, 
spending the night at the Lodge of Trinity College, in the great 
hall of which a banquet in honour of His Royal Highness was 
given in the evening. The General Meeting of Governors and 
Members of the Royal Agricultural Society, held on Tuesday, 
filled the large tent to overflowing. The Duke of Devonshire, 
K.G., President of the Society, took the chair, and was supported 
by the Prince of Wales, Sir J. H. Thorold, Bart. (President- 
elect), nearly the whole of the Members of Council, and by 
several noblemen and gentlemen representing the University 
and the Cambridge Local Committee. From the report of this 
Meeting, given in the Appendix (p. xc.), it will be seen how 
great was the appreciation of the efforts which had been made 
by the Municipal Body, the Local Committee, and the townsmen 
generally to promote the success of the Society’s visit to Cam- 
bridge. On this and the remaining days of the Show the band 
of the King’s Dragoon Guards played selections of music, the 
programme of which was printed in the Catalogue. 
On Wednesday afternoon the Duke of York, who in the 
morning had received the degree of LL.D. from the University 
of Cambridge, visited the Show, and witnessed the horse parade 
in the great ring, besides inspecting various other sections of the 
Exhibition. It is interesting to record that His Royal Highness 
