une, to visit their ancient town, at the
annual exhibition of the Norfolk Agricultural Society. At the east gate
of Lynn the Royal carriage was met by the Mayor, who, with the Town
Clerk, and two leading citizens, asked permission to conduct the Prince
and Princess through the town. The Earl of Leicester and Lord Sondes
were in the Royal carriage, a third carriage containing Lord Sheffield
and Lady Anne Coke. At the entrance of the Show, an address was read,
from the Norfolk Agricultural Association, to which the Prince made the
following reply:--

"Gentlemen,--I thank you sincerely for this address. It has been
a source of the greatest gratification to have had it in my
power to contribute in any degree to the success of your
association and to promote the interests of agriculture in
Norfolk. It is with these feelings that I have endeavoured to
make myself acquainted with some of the operations of farming,
and to acquire some knowledge of stock, and if I have not always
been successful in the path of competition, I have at least
obtained prizes sufficient to encourage me to persevere, and to
indulge in the hope that I shall obtain more. The Princess is
always willing to come among you,--and to be present on
occasions like the present. We both desire to take this
opportunity of expressing the deep sense we entertain of the
sympathy and interest which were manifested towards us in our
late trials by yourselves and by every class in the county of
Norfolk."

Then followed the inspection of the Show, and the parade of the prize
animals before the Grand Stand. The Prince was a successful exhibitor,
having taken a second prize in Shorthorn heifers, a second prize in the
class of ponies not above thirteen hands high, a first prize for the
best Southdown ram, the second prize in Southdown ewe lambs, a second
prize for ten wether lambs, two prizes (second and third) in the class
of Norfolk and Suffolk red-polled cattle.

In the afternoon at a banquet attended by a large number of guests, the
Prince took the chair, with the Princess of Wales on his right. Grace
having been said by the Bishop of Norwich, the toast of "The Queen" was
received with enthusiasm, and the Earl of Leicester then gave "The
Health of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the rest of the Royal
Family." He tendered the thanks of the society to the Prince of Wales
for the aid which he had ext