The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-11 00:00:00

PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO THE AGRICUL-

TURAL SHOW.
There was some hope entertained yesterday that
her Majesty would Tien the show, held at the Dublin
Society House, in Leinster Lawn. But the review in
the forenoon, and the fatigues of the coming drawing-
room in the evening, were too mach for her Majesty
to encounter. Prince Albert, however, attended at
4 o'clock, to the great gratification of crowds of well-
dressed persons who had entered the show. On
entering the baard-room the following address was
preempted to his Roy-el Highness.
To His ROYAL Humors TEE P&IKCI ALBERT.
We the Viee•Presideate sad Hershel of the Royal
Dablia &misty, incorporated by Royal Clutter for the pro-
motion of husbandry and other metal arts in Ireland, take
alveolar of the present iii.kras occasion of pour Royal
Highness's ant visit w Irelaa, in emeray wnh ear grad-
ens movereiL!o wader our profaned respects and sadist
wlif:tBhßoyal Righafie keels, emadesmaded to become
Vies Panes al oar &misty, sad also as massioasl az-
'Oitar at oar cattle shows, we regard year Roy haw
Ispartiel no messier to oar objects, bat raer as
gedag is three peaosfal sad metal pursuitsVV

wa seek to stimulate agricultural improvement sad general '
practical knowledge and industry in this part el the United
Kingdom.
Honoured already by the pa'rcnage of hrs. Majesty, and
the interest evinced by your royal highness, weliok forward
to new sources of hope and encouragement from the exhila-
rating influences of the royal prevrico amongst us, and trust
that the frequent recurrence of such proofs el sympathy and
favour may long continue to furnish new binds of attach-
ment to her Majesty's person and family. We further
indulge the hope that when abundance and proentrity shall
revisit this portion of the inspire, your royal highness will
enjoy the pleasing reminiscence of having contributed by
your cuuntruaoce and example to these hrours, which;
no& r the blessing of Divine Providence, teach to multiply
the frui.a of the earth, and direct the disoaveries of science
to the lacunae of tho enj.ymenta and conveuieneva of
mankind.
REPLY Or HIS /LOYAL HIGHNESS.
I thank you sincerely fur your congratulations upon the
arrival of the Queen and myself in Ireland. I taus always
felt a great interest in the traces dings or this society, and
have b en anxious for its prosperity, because I was convinced
that in applying the most recent discoveries in science, and
the most hilly tested mechanical improvemenU to a naturally
f. rile soil, you would not only raise the productive powers of
this country, arid lacrosse its wealth, but likewise give ree.u.
nerative employment to its labauring population, and encou-
rage habits of industry.
It is 'mpoleible not to feel deeply the marks of enthusiastic
attachment which have been displayed t the Queen and to
toyed by the warmhearted inhabitants of this beautiful
island ; and I most sincerely hope that the promise of a
Plentiful h aaaaa t, of which your &ids bear such hopeful evi-
dence, may he the harbinger of a termination to those suffer-
ions nod- r which the people have so lamentably, and yet
with such exemplary p Alums-, labour. d.
rritce Albert then passed out to the cattle show,
Toe tonsvemseed-bli4nspsudism of She beery eatt/w lie
was first taken to eve tree prize bulls. No. 4, which
got the first prize, was one c f the most monstrous
bets's I ever saw. He was, in fact, too large and too
fat a beast, and yet he was admirably *hap A. Ills
royal highness quietly looked at him, but did not
pay much aftention to him. He then looked at a very
fine bull, which had got the second pis •, and be-
longed to the Marquis of Londonderry. The next
boll was one that had not got a prize, but
wh.ch was recommended by one of t..e com-
mittee. Somewhat to the surprise of the
crowd that followed him, I ranee Albert stopped at
this bull, and raid it more attention than he had done
t r either of the others, examining it most carefully,
feeling it, and handling it in the moat scientific
manner, and appeasing more pleased with it than
w.th the more successful ones that had carried the
prize. The late Lord Spencer could not have shown
mere scrutinising connoisseurship. The proof of
knowledge shown by the Prince was pleasing to the
agricultural gentlemen around.