Hi1 wai al-o vtrvch'd to see flome cows of the Argyllshire breed. Mr Muri'on propoptd, "The Successful Compcti or»." lie was sorry he had not bad nn opportunity to examine nil the stock. It was uri'ieces-my to Riy thrtt the' first prize in M ritios wn? tdkon by Mr Rich. Ife did not profess to be a judge of cattle. The liotfc? were more numerous than tifurtl, find tho • which tno'v the prizes were better thnn Ou: avrra<_'e. It was an in di«putable (act, ih«f thtro had breri a great preponderanci of e-ntricß for long woolled fih'ep, which lo tlio'i^ht indicated that farrnerH coti'-idercd tlnit claps of ani mals were hotter adn; ti'd to t!>e grasses they were lnyin^ down, \h-.\n other kinds, and that they wr-ro more prr.fit.sibli', both in wool, find i>r tnlv to the butcher. With th- toast he proposed, he «ou'd couple the names of Mr William, Mr llxh and Mr .lame-' Kennedy, tho Lucce-sful compctitora in sheep nisi <a"le. Mr Wim.ia.mi very briefly returned tluink". Mr Ki:sni:dv win porry to say that his rompeiition nnd J-iin with a minor descrip tion of stock—nitrolv viith dairy cattle for making milk and I utter, and which were mily valuable nonr larse citii s. Shnrt horm were 1. Her ad;>p'cd for gr.'izing1 purpo'cs «nd run-, c<s they hpcome v;-lua ble to the butchi r much sooner, nnd rea lised greater wt-itrh'H. The horses, of which he happmed to be a ju.-'gc, were very Hijp- ri»r, a'»i would not dip^rnre any Society's show in S'-iflnvl. The judges hnil had great diilicuhy in awarding the prizes. Mr Dnivcn, in propoFinrr "The Unsuc cessful Coinpetiti-rft," nmonirpt whom he e!a-M'l himve Jfj wold i!it;ire<-'S upon them the advisability of ace<>rit ifg their position with a jrood grncc. He believed till the ju'ge-< bad ilnn.- tirtii !:<?«!, and tnat their decisions were itond. (Jrcnt I«titu'le shouM be dlowe-d to jufli(..« t:,'ii;;g thr'Jiuh a large quantity of Ptrck. He conceded it readily. M ai}" of the nn.s'ipc'fufnl competitors de pcrvcd to hive their exhibits mentioned. He trusted that no ill lie-ling would go furth evon for nn hour a"ai»«t nriy judg ment iriven tiiat dr.y. He would couple the t« a.st he proposed with the names of Dr W. b=ter fiwl Mr Proton. 