92 PEOCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS. 



co-peration in the arrangements connected with the late show of live-stock 

 and implements at Aberdeen, for the liberal contribution voted by them in 

 aid of the premium fund, and also for the use of the Links for the purposes 

 of the showyard. 

 ' ' 2. That the grateful acknowledgments of the Society are due to his Grace the 

 Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, K. G. , for the warm interest displayed 

 by his Grace on the 'occasion ot the General Show at Aberdeen, and for the 

 manner in which he, as President, discharged the duties of Chairman at the 

 public banquet. 

 " 3. That the thanks of the Society be tendered to the Eight Hon. the Earl of 

 Dalhousie, K.T., senior Vice-President of the Society, for his presence and 

 services at the late General Show at Aberdeen, and for his kindness in acting 

 as Vice-Chairman at the public banquet. 

 " 4. That the thanks of the Society are due to the Commissioners of Supply for 

 the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, Kincardine, and Forfar, for the liberal aid 

 afforded by them on the occasion of the Aberdeen Show. 

 "5. That the thanks of the Society are due to Alexander Forbes Irvine, Esq., 

 of Drum, Chairman, and to the noblemen and gentlemen of the Looal Com- 

 mittee, for their zealous and valuable services to promote the success of the 

 meeting at Aberdeen. 

 ' ' 6. That the thanks of the Society be given to Sir William Forbes of Craigievar, 

 Bart. , for the great personal attention paid by him to his duties as Convener 

 of the Gate Committee at the Aberdeen Show." 

 The resolutions were unanimously agreed to. 



The Edinburgh Show in 1869. — Mr Kinloch, yr. of Gilmerton, stated that 

 that the arrangements for the General Show at Edinburgh this year were in a 

 satisfactory state of advancement. The Premium-list and Eegulations were on the 

 table for approval, and the prizes offered amounted to nearly L.1500, irrespective 

 of the value of the medals which might be awarded for extra stock and for the 

 first-prize animals at former shows. The Lord Provost and the Magistrates and 

 Council had consented to allow the Show to be held in the West Meadow Park, 

 the Society agreeing to relieve the city of all loss of rent or otherwise which may 

 be sustained, restoring the ground to a proper state for grazing after the Show, 

 and fencing the trees in such a way as to prevent their being injured. In 1859, 

 the city of Edinburgh contributed L.100 towards the general expenses of the Show 

 that 3'ear, and it was expected that the authorities would not be less liberal on the 

 present occasion. The counties connected with the Show — Edinburgh, Hadding- 

 ton, and Linlithgow — had all agreed to a voluntary assessment according to rental. 

 He had only to add further, that the Directors had thought it expedient to fix the 

 days of the Show for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, instead of Tuesday, 

 Wednesday, and Thursday. The Show would accordingly take place on the 28th, 

 29th, and 30th of July. 



The Secretary intimated that the Directors had named Mr Dun das of Arniston 

 as Convener of the Committee for the Edinburgh Show. 



The Duke of Bucclettch moved a vote of thanks to the Lord Provost, Magis- 

 trates, and Council of Edinburgh for giving the use of the Meadows for the Show. 

 He did not suppose that there could have been found anywhere a better site for 

 such a purpose. 



Mr John Clapperton said he understood that the inhabitants of the South 

 Side had a decided objection to the Show being held in the Meadows. He be- 

 lieved that the citizens of Edinburgh would meet the Magistrates on the subject, 

 and probably it would not be right in them to be confident that they would get 

 the Meadows. He thought it would be unmanly in him not to sound that note 

 of warning. 



Mr Duncan M'Laren, M.P., said that though he was no party to raising any 

 difficulties in this matter, he knew a good deal about the merits of the subject, 

 and he would have the Directors to consider that legal difficulties might prevent 

 the possibility of their having a Show in the Meadows. He had something to do 

 in getting the Act of Parliament passed for having a public park in Edinburgh, to 

 be supported by local rate. The Town Council were then, in 1844, the absolute 

 owners of the Meadows ; but at that time, in virtue of the Act of Parliament to 

 which he had referred, the Meadows were leased as a public park to the Commis- 

 sioners of Police, who were authorised to levy a local rate for maintaining that 



