PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS. 



GENERAL MEETING, 15th JUNE 1881. 



The RigM Hon, the Eael of Mar and Kellie, Vice-President, in the Chair, 



New Members, — 118 New Members were elected. 



The Hon. George Waldegraye Leslie asked the Secretary how many membei-s 

 Were in the Society. Tlie reason he asked this was that he was sorry to see the sister 

 Society in England had diminished very much owing to the agricultural distress. He 

 would be glad to see that confidence was maintained in this Society by the increase of 

 its members. 



Mr. F, N. Mexzies, Secretary, said that in the existing list there were 4812 members. 

 They had added 118 to-day, which made the total number now 4930. From that had 

 to be deducted any deaths that might have happened since the 1st J anuary. On the 

 whole, there was a decrease of about twenty in the two years. 



Stirling Show, 1881.— Colonel Gillon of Wallhouse reported that the Stirling 

 Show would be held in the King's Park on the 26th of July, and thi-ee following days. 

 The entries closed on the 10th inst. , and the following is an abstract of the head of 

 stock and implements contrasted with the previous Show at Stirling and the late Shows 

 at Perth and Kelso : — 



Stirling. Perth. Kelso, 



1881. 1873, 1870. 1880, 



Cattle, . . . .336 406 383 275 



Horses, , , , 215 297 253 226 



Sheep, . . . 393 622 470 488 



Swine, , , . 39 96 56 42 



Poultrv, , , . 365 534 200 244 



Collie boss, . , 21 — — — 



Implements, , , 2001 1400 2207 1578 



The counties embraced in the district of the Show are Stirling, Dumbarton, and Clack- 

 mannan, and the western division of Perthshire. The following gentlemen have been 

 named to act on the General Committee of Management : — 



Stirlingshire — Hon. C. S. B. H. Kincaid Lennnox, Lennox Castle, Lennoxtown ; 

 C. H. H. Wilsone of Dalnair, Endrick Bank, Drymen ; Colonel John S. Stirhng of 

 Gargunnock, Stirling ; Sir Charles E. P, Stirling of Glorat, Bart., Campsie ; Janies 

 Blackburn, Killeam House, Glasgow ; James Murray, Catter House, Drymen ; William 

 Stirling of Tarduff, Linlithgow ; J. G. Urquhart of Vellore, Linlithgow ; W. A. Mac- 

 Lachlan of Auchentroig, Balfron ; J. T. S. Paterson, Plean, Stirling ; Alexander 

 Buchanan, "WTiitehouse, Stirling ; James M'Lareu, Sauchie, Stirling ; R. Stark, Came- 

 lon, Falkirk ; James Tod, Binns, Denny ; James Jardine, Killunan, Fintry. Dwni- 

 hoMonshire—B. E. Crum Ewiug of Strathleven, Ardencaple Castle, Helensburgh ; A. 

 C, Douglas of ISIains, Milngavie ; A. J. D. Brown of Balloch, Alexandria ; Colonel 

 James Colquhoun, Ben Cruach Lodge, Arrochar ; J. M. Martin, yr. of Auchendennan, 

 Bloomhill, Cardross ; W. Burt Wright of Auchenrole, Kilsyth ; John Macfarlan, Fas- 

 lane, Gareloclihead ; William Fleming, Tilliechewan, Alexandria ; Robert Renwick, 

 Dalmuir, Dumbartonshire ; John Duncan, jun., Auchenbee, Croy, Glasgow. Clack- 

 nuinnanshire — William Allan, Park, Clackmannan ; Donald Fisher, Jellyholm, Alloa ; 

 James A, Femie, Hilton, Alloa ; Alex. M'Nab, Middleton Kerse, Menstrie, Stirling ; 

 James Orr of Harvieston, Dollar. Western Division of Perthshire — P. Sharp, Bardrill, 

 Blackford ; D. Ballingall, Blairdrummond, Stirling ; P. M'Caull, Dykedale, Dunblane; 

 William Stirling Young, Keir Mains, Bridge of Allan ; J. M'Lachlan, Doune Lodge, 

 Burn of Cambus, Stirling ; J, B. Baillie Hamilton, Cambusmore, Callander ; John 

 Stewart, Bochastle, Callander ; Charles Carrick, Baad, Stii'ling ; Patrick Stirling, 

 yr. of Kippendavie, Kippenross, Dunblane ; G. H. M. Binning Home of Argaty, Doune, 

 Toion of Stirling — Bailies Watt, Murray, Davie, and Lawson, Stirling ; William Simp- 

 son, Treasurer ; Robert S. Shearer, Dean of Guild ; George Christie, Southfield House, 

 Stirling. There will a^so be a larsre deputation of Directors and other office-bearers. 



