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Irvine House, Canobie ; Mr Paterson of Terrona, Langholm ; Mr Jardine of Dryfe- 

 holm, Lockerbie; Mr Glover, Castleniilk, Lockerbie; Mr Setou Wightman, yr. of 

 Courance, Lockerbie ; Mr Johnstone Douglas of Lockerbie, Lockerbie ; Mr Adam, 

 Closeburn Castle, Thomhill ; Mr Moffat, Kirtlebridge, Ecclefechan ; Provost Nicholson, 

 Annan; Mr Hunter, Crawfordton, Thornhill ; Mr Thomson, M'Cheynston, Dumfries ; 

 Mr Dobie, Tinwald House, Dumfries ; Mr Wilkin, Tinwald Downs, Dumfries ; Mr 

 Kirkpatrick, West Roucan, Dumfries ; Mr Bro-\vn, Hardgrave, Annan ; Mr Stewart, 

 Middlegill, Moffat; Mr Church, Tower of Sark, Canobie. ^lewartry of Kirkcudbright 

 — Mr Constable Maxwell of Terregles, Dumfries ; Mr Murray Stewart of Cally, Gate- 

 house ; Mr Oswald of Auchencruive, Ayr ; Mr Maxwell Clark of Culmain, Crocketford, 

 Dumfries ; Mr M 'Queen of Crofts, Dalbeattie ; Mr Walter Scott of Broomlands, Dum- 

 fries ; Mr Maxwell, yr. of Munches, Dalbeattie; Mr Montgomery Neilson of Queenshill, 

 Ringford ; Mr Stewart of Shambellie ; Mr Sjiroat, Brighouse, Kirkcudbright ; Mr 

 Brown, Shiel, New Galloway; Mr James Biggar, King's Grange ; Mr Thomson, Blacket, 

 Crocketford, Dumfries ; Mr Smith, Ladyland, Kirkbean ; Mr Lusk, Howell, Kirkcud- 

 bright. County of Wigtown — The Earl of Stair, K.T. ; the Earl of Galloway, Sir 

 Herbert E. Maxwell of Monreith, Bart. ; Sir William T. F. A. Wallace of Lochryan, 

 Bart. ; Lieutenant-Colonel J. F. Hathorn of Castlewigg, Whithorn ; Mr Stewart of 

 Blairderry, M.P. ; Mr Dalrymple Hay, Newton-Stewart ; Mr Frederick of Gass, 

 Drumbreddan, Stranraer ; Mr M'Whinuie, Airyolland, Portwilliam ; Mr Mathews, 

 Whitehills, Sorbie ; Mr M'Connell, Glasnick, Kirkcowau ; Mr Ralston, Milmain, 

 Stoneykirk, Stranraer; Mr M' William, Craichmore, Stranraer; Mr Nicholson, Glas- 

 serton Mains, Whithorn ; Mr Cowan, Mains of Park, Glenluce. Toion of iJumfries 

 — Mr Carruthers, druggist; Mr Clark, merchant; Mr Ewing, druggist; Mr Rennie, 

 brewer ; Bailie J. A. Smyth, Bailie John Wood; Bailie R. Wilson; Mr R. B. Paterson, 

 veterinary surgeon ; Mr Sloan of Barljeath ; Mr Gillies, Provost, Maxwelltown ; Mr 

 Craig, solicitor ; Mr Luke Scott, draper ; Mr Martin, to^vn-clerk ; Mr Shortridge, 

 manufacturer; Mr M'Gill, Ijanker; and Mr Johnston, merchant. At a meeting of the 

 General Committee held at Dumfries on the 29th of May, the following sub-committees 

 were appointed : — Admission of Stock — Mr Dudgeon of Cargen, convener ; Mr 

 Maxwell, yr. of Miiuches ; Mr Kirkpatrick, West Roucan. Admission of Public — Mr 

 Gilchrist Clark of Speddoch, convener ; Mr R. B. Carruthers ; Mr Clark, Culmain ; 

 Mr M'Gill, banker, Dumfries ; Mr Kennedy of Sunday well ; Mr Christopher Johnstone ; 

 Captain Yorstoun, and Mr Wm. Craig, solicitor, Dumfries. Banquet — Mr Maxwell of 

 Munches, convener; the Duke of Buccleuch; the Earl of Dalkeith; the Earl of Gallo- 

 way ; the Earl of Stair ; the Provost of Dumfries ; Captain Maxwell, Terregles ; Mr 

 Jardine of Castlemilk ; Captain Yorstoun ; Mr Wilkin, Tinwaldowns. Ball — Colonel 

 Walker of Crawfordton, convener ; the Marquis of QueensbeiTy ; Mr Johnstone Douglas 

 of Lockerbie ; Mr Johnstone of Halleaths ; Mr Oswald of Auchincruive and Caveus ; 

 Provost Nicholson, Annan ; Mr Macalpine Leny of Dalswinton ; Mr M'Gill, banker, 

 Dumfries ; Mr Rennie, Dumfries. Forage Yard — Mr Jardine, Dryfeholm, convener ; 

 Mr Biggar, King's Grange ; Mr Mathews, Whitehills. Police — Sir Alexander Jardine 

 of Applegarth, Bart. , convener ; Mr Scott of Broondands ; the Provost of Dumfries. 

 Accommodation of Stranger.s — The Provost of Dumfries, convener ; and Town Committee. 

 From the Provost and Town Council of Dumfries the Society is receiving the most cordial 

 co-operation and assistance. The erection of the showyard is being again carried out 

 by Mr Richardson, Annan, who has satisfactorily performed the work for the last eight 

 years. The refreshments in the yard will be purveyed by the Dumfries and Maxwelltown 

 Refreshment Co. (Limited) ; Thomas Hart & Son, Dumfries ; W. R. Sibbald, Maxwell 

 Arms Hotel, Dalbeattie ; and John Warner, Edinburgh. The headquarters of the 

 Society will be at the King's Arms Hotel. The yard will be open to the public on 

 Tuesday, 30th July, at 11 a.m., when the judging of stock commences. On Wednesday 

 the President's dinner will be held, and on Thursday there will be a ball in the evening. 

 Further details of the arrangements will be given in the programme, which is being 

 prepared, and which will be duly advertised. Tickets for the Show have been sent to 

 aU members in Dumfriesshire, the Stewartry of Kirkcudbi-ight and Wigtownshire. 

 Members residing in other localities will be furnished on application at the office up to the 

 17th of July. Ihave fm-ther to mention that the gold medal presented by the Blarquis 

 of Tweeddale as a memorial of his father will this year be given for the first time for 

 the best shorthorn bull in the yard. Another new feature in the prize list is the addition 

 of two silver cuj^s, value £25 each, to be given for the best stallion, and for the best 

 mare for agricultural purposes — all former prize animals being eligible to compete. 



The report was adopted. 



Perth Show. — Colonel Gillon also reported that the preparatory arrangements for 

 the General Show to be held at Perth in 1879 have been made ; that a list of the classes 

 of stock, for which premiums will be afterwards fixed, has been published ; and that 

 the support given to the Society on former occasions by the counties embraced in the 

 district of the Show will be repeated. 



Chemical Department. — Dr Aitken read the following report : — The somewhat 



