The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-07-05 00:00:00

"Tins Is MT WILL.

"1 commend my son and my wife to the high constituted
authorities of the State (aux grands Corps de l'Etat) to the
people, and the army. l'he Empress Eugenie possesses all
the qualities requisite for conducting the Regency well, and
my son displays a disposition and judgment which will
render him worthy of his high destinies. Let him never
forget the motto of the head of our family, 'Everything for
the French people.' Let him fix in his mind the writings of
the prisoner of St. Helens; let him study the Emperor's
deeds and correspondence; finally, let him remember, when
circumstances so permit that the cause of the peoples is the
cause of Fr ince.

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"Power is a heavy burden, because one cannot always do all
the good one could wish, and because your contemporaries
seldom render you Justice, so that, in order to fulfil one's
mission, one must have faith in and consciousness of one's
duty. It is necessary to consider that from Heaven on high
those termed you have loved regard and protect you; it is the
soul of my illustrious uncle that has always inspired and
sustained me. The like will apply to my son, for he will
always be worthy of his name.
"I leave to the Empress Eugenie All, tat private property.
It is my desire that, on the majority of-my son, she shall
nhabit the Elyse° and Biarritz.

"I trust that my mernory will be dear to her, and that
after my death she will forget the griefs I may have caused
her.
'With regard to my son, let him keep as a talisman the sea,
I used to ,wear attached to my watch, and which comes
from my mother; let him carefully preserve everything that
comes to me from the Emperor, my uncle; and let him be
convinced that my heart and my soul remain with him.

"Z make no mention of my faithful servants. lam con-
vinced that the Empress and ray son will never aban lon
them.
"1 shall die in the Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman religion
which my son will always honour by his piety.
" (Bigned) "NAPOLEON."
"Done, written, and signed with my hand, at the Palace of
the Tuileries, the 2ith April, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty•five, "(Signed) "NAPOLEON."

The Morning Post (in a leader) says :—" The will of the
Prince Imperial gives a striking proof of the strength and
energy of his mind. It was written by himself, alone, the
night before he started for South Africa. There runs
through it almost an anticipation of his fate, though he ex-
claims with passion that it is for France he would wish to die.
The words in which he alludes to his father and mother and
the great traditions of his family are full of deep reverence and
affection; while the warmth of his heart is displayed in the
careful enumeration of his three bol-friends, and in his tender
soliritude for those who watched over his youth and manhood.
His hearty gratitude to personal friends, old servants, and
the adherents ot his cause Is recorded in terms which dis-
play reel sincerity. The Queen, it is said, wishes to testify
her affection for this noble youth by some lasting token in
the chnrch at Chislehurat The army 'Which was proud to
rank him as a comrade is determined to erect a monument
which shall testify to all time that English soldiers were
proud of the Napoleon wlose career was so brilliant in their
great academy, and whose death, in an English war, will
eVerctte lamehtitfli Vinother-inernorlat will be erected by
the many friends who cherish the memory of one of the
most amiable and perfect gentlemen that ever moved among
us But neither bronze or marble will outlive the pathos
of his sad short life when It comes to be written in pages
that future generations will perm as a record exceptionally
beautiful. The stories of the Napoleons, victorious or
vanquished, lawgivers, klagmakers, creators of new capitals,
shaking Europe by their nod, will be neglected for the
tale of the son of Eugshte, who has given to Royal Houses
411 °WOW of purity, devotion, and heroism never to be
forgot fe‘n,"

THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW
AT KILBURN.

The great Agricultural Show at Kilburn opened on Monday
morning, and presented an animated spectacle, owing to the
bright weather. In noticing the opening, the Evening
Standard of Monday says

"The prevailing weather of the last few days has
worked wonders for the Great Agricultural Show
which opened in Kilburn this morning at nine
o'clock. The groand, which last week was a quag-
mire, has become, under the influence of warm sun-
light and brisk blowing breezes, quite agreeable to
tread; and having been made smooth by the con-
stant passage over it of steam rollers yesterday and 1
this morning, it is now a pleasant carpet to the feet
if not a pleasant picture to the eye. From the hour of
opening the entrances were besieged by the public,
arriving from town and country in the rapidly running
trains on the many lines converging at this point, but
long before that hour the show gardens were a busy
scene with those who had, spent the night within
their precincts, and -A° Were labouring incessantly to
complete the arrangements, for which so little time
Aid been given.
"A novel feature of the day was the number of
foreigners on the ground at an early hour, for in
pressing through the crowds one could hear con-
versations going on in French and German, as well
as in Welsh, which of course cannot be accounted
a foreign tongue, albeit a very strange one. And
there was every conceivable kind of costume as well,
from that of the fashionable West-ender to the in-
habitants of the Hebrides and the dwellers in the
far west Connemara and the still farther west, the
United States; but good humour reigned. thoughout,
and every one seemed intent on enjoying the
wonderful sight which was presented by this city
of canvas, with its clock towers and surrounding
forests of fluttering flags, which formed an exception-
ally animated picture.'
"The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Princess
and their two daughters, left Marlborough house
I in an open landau shortly after half-past eleven
I o'clock, and, preceded by two outriders in scarlet
livery, drove at a rapid pace across Hyde Park,
under the Marble Arch to the Eigware-road, and
proceeded by the way of the Cavendi,h-road
and Salisbury-road to the main entrance of the Exhibi•
tion, where they arrived at twenty minutes past twelve
o'clock. Everywhere the manifestations of loyalty
were most enthusiastic. Although the road between
Hyde Park and the show covered a distance of nearly
three miles by the route traversed, the whole line of
pavement vies packed with an anxious multitude,
whilst the vehicular traffic all flowing in one direction
gave the road the appearance similar to that presented
by the Clapham-road on a Derby Day.

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Ihe loud and continuous cheering outside the
Show announced to those who were within the
arrival of the Royal party, who drove in through
the principal entrance, and, amidst the cheers of
thousands of spectators, proceeded along the main
entrance to the Members' Club, which is situated
almost in the centre of the grounds. Here their
Royal Highnesses were received by the members of the
council, the Lord Mayor, the chairman of the Man.
non House committee, and Mr. Jacob Wilson, the
general manager. Thence the Royal party drove
to the International Dairy Association Show, which
they inspected with evident interest, as they
did the exhibition of the British Bee-keepers'
Association the Danish butter show, and the dis-
play of the Jersey beasts. After this they pro-
ceeded to the Royal Pavilion, which is so tastefully
fitt,cl up in Japanese style, the floor of the reception
apartment being covered with Indian carpet, and
the retiring rooms of the Prince and Princess filled
with Chippendale furniture. A recherche lunch was
laid out in another apartment, and here, in addition
to the Prince and Princess, the society had the honour
of entertaining the Russian and Austrian Arabes-
Bodoni."

The Times of Tuesday says :—" At the first London show
of the Royal Agricultural Society—namely, at Battersea in
1862—it was deemed a wonderful feat to have drawn
together 1,986 entries of live stock from 535 exhibitors. And
of these, no less than 238 were Scotch and 185 were
foreign exhibitors. At Kilburn, however, we have a total
of 2 874 entries of animals, sent by 809 exhibitors, of
whom 46 contribute animals of foreign breeds. At Bat-
tersea there were 250 shorthorns, 97 Herefords, 66 Devon
cattle, 576 pens of English sheep, 194 pens of pigs, and 284
horses. Kilburn has mustered the altogether unexampled
show of 716 horses, 18 mules, and nine asses ; but the leading
breeds of cattle do not equal the number of 17 years ago.
Thus there are 179 shorthorns, 63 Herefords, and 53 Devons.
The Sussex cattle, on the contrary, are in large number,
amounting to 95 entries; there are very full classes of Long-
horns, Welsh, Scotch, Norfolk and Suffolk, Kerry, and dairy
cattle ; but the grandest feature in the cattle section Is
the surpassing show of the Channel Island breeds, the
Jerseys numbering no fewer than 253 entries, and the
Guernseys 49—or 302 together. English sheep number 7711
entries. It will be understood that an ample force of judges'
was indispensable for the proper adjudication of the many
thousands of pounds worth of prizes in the 313 classes of
animals; and, in fact, the judicial labours of the whole Show
have engaged 125 gentlemen, including a considerable num.
ber of foreign judges, who have united in rendering the whole
occasion truly international. There are 22 judges of horses,
asses, and mules, 31 judges of cattle, 26 judges of
sheep, three inspectors of shearing, two judges of goats,
three judges of pigs, one of wool, six judges of butter, eix
judges of cheese, two judges of ham and bacon, three judges
of cider and perry, three judges of hops, three judges of
bees, hives, and honey, three judges of railway meat
waggons, three of inventions in implements and farm me-
chanics, besides three judges of plans of farm buildings,
three juttes of sewage farms, and two judges of market
gardens and market garden farms.

In noticing the Show the Daily News says :—" It is a
hopeless task to attempt anything like a coherent
notice of the principal features in such a Show as this,
for there are nearly three thousand head of live stock,
to say nothing of butter, cheese, ham, bacon, honey, hops,
and many other varieties of agricultural produce, of
implements which occupy miles of shedding, and of
seeds, models, and collections showing the composition of
foods. It it difficult, moreover, to say which are the points
to which visitors who have only a few hours to spend can
most agreeably and profitably turn their attention; but
perhaps no great injustice will have been done to the
other departments if we say that the horses and the cattle
are the most interesting of the 377 classes which makeup the
live stock catalogue.' There are 52 classes and 716 entries
of horses, and three classes and 18 entries of mules and
asses, the horses consisting of 25 classes (323 entries) of
Suffolk, Clydesdale, and other agricultural animals, and 27
classes and 393 entries of hunters, riding horses, and ponies.
Such a display bad never been seen before, and the entries
for the classes open to riding horses and ponies comprise
nearly all the winners at the previous shows of the season.

The show•grounds at Kilburn presented an exceed-
jngly dreary appearance on Tuesday morning. Soaked
and sodden with rain, the soil gave way to the slightest
pressure, and what on Monday could be trodden without
difficulty and inconvenience on Tuesday was once
more a Slough of Despond. People whose business
took them up the different avenues or along any of
the various streets, indeed, any who ventured for a
dozen yards out of shelter, soon found themselves in
difficulties, working their way through black thick
mud.
Her Majesty, in consequence of the bad weather,
was compelled to postpone her proposed visit to the
Agricultural Exhibition at Kilburn on 1'11439,6y. All
arrangements for the journey were complete at nine
o'clock, and the Queen's special train arrived at
Windsor for the purpose of conveying her Majesty to
the show. A storm of wind and drenching rain pre-
vailed at Windsor at the time fixed for her Majesty's
departureeand the Queen was reluctantly compelled to
. forego her visit. The train acdordingly was ordered
to retUrn tO London.
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At half-past twelve the Prince of Wales misfiled. hi
the Council tent over the general meeting of mem-
hers.
Mr. Jenkins, the secretary of the Society, read the report
of the judges who had been appointed to award the farm
prizes. The report was in itself a very good illustration
.of tne weather we have been " enjoying ' for the last two
months (says the Daily News, from whom we are quoting)
as the judges stated that "owing to the wet they had been
tlnable to inspect the sewage farms, and bad been compelled
Vs-postpone their awards to a more convenient season. A vote
of thanks having been passed to the Lord Mayor of London and
the Mansion House Committee for their endeavours to further
the success of the show; as also to the railway companies
; for the assistance they had given, the Duke of Richmond and
.Gordon proposed a vote of thanks to his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales for the services which he had rendered the
:Society during his year of office. The President of the
Privy Council carried the whole meeting with him when he
said that whatever the Prince set himself to do he did it
' with all his might. The fact that the Prince was not
only the President of the Society, but that he was
a large and by no means unsuccessful exhibitor, was also
I dwelt' upon-by the Duke of " Richmond, and the interest
which his Royal Highness has always felt in the agriculture
' of -Scotland as well as hf England was dwelt upon with
'pleasurable emphasis by Professor Wilson, who seconded the
. motion. The whole company rosei to their feet, and Rave
three cheers for their President, with one cheer more' for
the Princess of Wales, and 'one more for the young ladies,'
as an enthusiastic farmer put it.
"The Prince of Wales then acknowledged the compliment
which had been so heartily paid him. He trusted that the
present Show would tend to the well-being of agriculturists
generally. There was every reason to be proud of the Show,
for it was worthy of the country in which it was held, and
of our foreign neighbours who had come over to see it. Un-
fortunately, the weather had been far from propitious, and
Ichte regretted that the inclement weather had prevented
phem from seeing the Queen. It had been ner majesty's
great desire to see the ehow, and he still hoped before it
iras over she might come. He concluded by saying that he
agsided to no one in the interest he took in agriculture.
"The Prince then proceeded to inspect the farm plans and
At a quarter-past one the Earl of Beaconsfield
..drove into the Show Yard, and proceeded to the Pavilion,
Whereltis Royal Highness the President entertained him at
luncheon, together with the Duke of Manchester and several
members of the CounciL Lard Beaconsfield, whose arrival
came as a surprise upon the visitors to the Show, was loudly
cheered as soon as he was recognised. --
"When luncheon was over, the Prince of Wales, accom,
panied by Lords Beaconsfield, Leicester, and Bridport,
paid his second visit to the large horse ring, and the
Royal party to which considerable additions had by this
time been made, occupied, of course, the state box,
from which point of vantage they had a good view
of the prize horses. The rain had, after ceasing
for an hour or two, began to fall again, but it was
very light compared to that of the morning, though the
ground was in such a state that the horses were not seen to
the best advantage, the parade was none the less gone
through. The heavy agricultural horses seemed coma
paratively at home in the mud, but the riding-horses were
.rather out of their element. The parade of the horses was
not over until nearly four o'clock, and when it was completed
the Prince of Wales entered his carriage, and drove back to
Marlborough House, appearing once more In his capacity of
President of the Society at the Lord Mayor's banquet in
the evening. Following the Prince of Wales Lord
Bcr.contflelTa earriago was neer& being enguitled in
' the nez.d which it had to get through, and it was only after
a loog pub, a strong pull, end a pull altogether, that
some of the sturdy onlookers helped the Prime Minister out
of his troubles. it might have been expected that upon
such a day aathia the visitors would have been very few and
far between, but whether because many of them had come
long distances by train, or because, unaware of the Queen's
visit being postponed, they had come in the loyal hope of
greeting her, the yard was not at all empty in the ear!) part
of the day, and, as the Prince of Wales remarked, delicate
ladies in delicate dresses were to be seen struggling through
the sea of mud."

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