The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-09 00:00:00

THE %FLOW

This great exhibition took place in Inverness, on
ns which haardebalready aware of the
Thursday last. Our readers
made for the dis-
playons
more
had been
extensive preparatio
of stock ; and the anticipvieen
than realized.
formed of its success have been
ai:ewith
.the ut-
most more than a week previous, evrner° e
hoebAtained for
was engaged ; and on Wednesday it y,,,
of t
bed in the city
difficulty that sleeping room could
half-a-guinea a-night. The Directors
with a view to facilitate the arrangements of the Commit-
tee,cadem generously placed at their disposal the large park ad-
joining the institution ; and to this admirable situation
was added another field immediately contiguous, contain-
ing,
in all, an area of about eight acres. The whole of
the ground was railed in, and stalls fitted up for the
accommodation of the stock, In the centre of the
Academy park there was erected a stand for the accom-
modation of ladies, from which a splendid view of the
whole Aock might be obtained. Oa Thursday morn-
ing, at an early hour, the stock were admitted ; and, at
twelve o'clock, the gates were opened to the public, on
payment of a fee of one shilling. Thousands of persons

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continued to pour in, the day being highly favourable,
and the exhibition attractive for its novelty and extent.
With the single exception of the Society's sho.‘ in
Glasgow, last year, this was the largest display that
has yet taken place under its auspices. The Ju ges,
about forty in number, proceeded to examine the tock
and award the prizes at eleven o'clock, and were en-
gaged till nearly fivc, when premiums were awarded as
follows :

CATTLE-'BEST LSIGHLAND BREED.
For the best Bull, calved between Ist Jan. 1833 and
Ist Jan. 1837, Twenty Sovereigns--Alex. Stewart,
Mains of Dalvey.
For the best Bull, calved after Ist Jan. 1837, Seven
Sovereigns—Mr. John Cameron, Buchan.
For the best two Heifers, calved after the Ist Jan.
1837, Five Sovereigns—His Grace the Duke of Suther-
land.
For the best two Oxen, calved after Ist Jan. 18:35,
Ten Sovereigns, or plate of that value—Colin Camp-
bell, Esq., of Jura.
SHORT-HORNED BREED.
For the best Bull, of the short-horned breed, calved
after Ist Jan. 183.2, Twenty Sovereigns—R. Innes, Esq ,
of Thrumster.
For the second best ditto, Ten Sovereigns—His
Grace the Duke of Richmond.

ABERDEEN, ANGUS, AND GALLOWAY POLLED BREED.

For the best Bull, calved between the Ist Jan. 1832,
and Ist lin. 1837, Twenty Sovereigns—Mr. Simpson,
Mains of Pitfour.

For the second best ditto, Ten Sovereigns—William
Nl‘lntosh, E,q., of Geddes.
For the best two Oxen, calved after the Ist Jan.
1835, Ten Sovereigns—His Grace the Duke of
Richmond.

For the second best two ditto, Fire Sovereigns—Mr.
Craig, Kirkton, Sutberlandshire.

HOP.ES.

For the best en:ire Horse for agricultural purposes,
not under five years, and not exceeding eight years and
six months old, Twenty-five Sovereigns, or plate of that
value—Mr. Marquis Gunn, Ratter, Caithness-shire.
For the second best ditto, Fifteen Sovereigns—Mr.
D. M‘Lachlan, Stirlingsbire.
For the best Highland entire Pony, not exceeding
fourteen and a half hands high, Ten Sovereigns, or plate
of that value—Sir Francis M'Kenzie, of Gairloch,
Ross-shire.

For the best Highland Breeding Mare, not exceeding
thirteen hands high, Seven Sovereigns—Mr. Mackin-
tosh, Burgie, Morayshire.
Twelve Prizes were also awarded for the best breed
of Sheep, Pigs, and the best specimens of 'Wool.
Arrangements having been entered into for having a
public dinner in the evening, the Committee of Manage-
me9t, assisted by private subscription, erected a large
pavilion, immediately at the back of the Academy,
capable of accommodating upwards of 1,200 persons.
This pavilion was fitted up, in the inside, in a style of
elegance and splendour surpassing anything of the kind
ever got up in this quarter before. The length of the
structure was about 200 feet by 90. The roof was
supported by several rows of columns, and the whole of
the interior was lined with bleached canvas, tastefully
ornamented with festoons of evergreens. The pavilion
was lighted with gas, and contained eleven rows of
tables, placed parallel with each other.