ress of the society and
especially the rapid advance which it had made since it adopted
the principle of holding its Shows periodically in all the towns
of the county, instead of limiting its meetings to Norwich and
Swaffham only. At the present Show there were sixty more stock
entries and one hundred more implements. Norfolk had always been
held up as a great agricultural county, and was the home of the
great nobleman, better known as 'Coke of Norfolk.' The fame of
Coke of Norfolk had not been forgotten by his son, the present
Earl of Leicester. The county was a great cattle-breeding
county, the home of such men as Lord Sondes, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Aylmer, and Mr. Overman. One other great Norfolk breeder, the
late Lord Walsingham, had passed away, but he trusted that the
present Lord Walsingham would continue to maintain the
reputation of the Merton flock.

"His Royal Highness expressed his own great personal interest in
the Society and in the cause of agriculture generally. His late
father, the Prince Consort, always felt the greatest interest
in agriculture, and used to take his children to inspect his
prize animals. It might be desirable to increase the area of the
Society on the model of the Bath and West of England Society, by
bringing in Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, and Essex. For his own
part, he supported such an extension of the Society. A landlord
ought to feel a pride in having the working classes properly
housed on his estate. Those who worked from morning to night
should find a comfortable house, which would promote their moral
and social wellbeing. He had endeavoured to improve the cottages
on his own estate, and he felt pride and satisfaction in having
his workmen properly housed. In conclusion, His Royal Highness
strongly supported the idea of having a great county school for
Norfolk, and said it would give him the greatest pleasure to
support the enterprise."

After various other toasts, the last being "The Ladies," proposed by the
Royal chairman, the Prince and Princess returned to Sandringham.

AT GREAT YARMOUTH.

_July 5th, 1872._

The Prince of Wales visited Yarmouth on Thursday, the 5th of July, 1872,
and remained till Saturday as the guest of Mr. Cuddon at
Shadingfield-lodge. The object of the visit was to open the New Grammar
School, and more especially the official in