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act on the part of this country, in the classes of Short-horned 
and other Cattle, and those of Pigs and Sheep ; the Council 
resolved, that Mr. Milward, of Thurgarton Priory, should be 
requested to act as a juror in the former, and Mr. Fisher 
Hobbs in the latter, of those classes. 
It being decided that the exhibition should be held from 
the 1st to the 9th of June, the deputation proceeded to Paris 
on Monday the 4th, and were received with the greatest 
consideration and kindness by Mons. E. Rouher, the Minister 
of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works, by all the 
functionaries connected with the agricultural department 
of the state, the Commissioners of the Cattle Exhibition, and 
also by the British ambassador. Preliminary matters being 
arranged, the deputation attended the Cattle Show on Tuesday 
and Wednesday, and were agreeably surprised to find that so 
many animals of a very superior description had been brought 
together by the French breeders. 
The show-yard itself presented a very gay appearance. 
The taste displayed in the arrangements — the combining of 
trees, flowers, and fountains for effect — the number of well- 
dressed individuals — with the commingling of colours of the 
bright tints of the ladies’ summer dresses — the rows of trees, 
partially shading the yard from the bright sunshine — pre- 
sented a picture which will not soon be effaced from the 
memory of those, especially of strangers, who witnessed the 
Exhibition. 
The number of lots exhibited was about 1200, and as some 
of these comprised several animals, the total number of 
animals exhibited could not fall far short of 2000. 
The interest appeared to be pretty equally divided between 
the breeds indigenous to France, and those which had been 
brought from the mountains of Switzerland, or from the 
fertile plains of England. The strangers, previously unac- 
quainted with the native breeds of cattle of the county, 
seemed generally to be much struck with the merits of 
many of the animals exhibited, while those more familiar 
with them appeared to scrutinise them with delight. 
The most beautiful specimens of French cattle were doubt- 
