100 PROCEEDINGS AT BOARD MEETINGS. 



address to Her Majesty tha Queen on the providential escape of His Eo}^al High- 

 ness the Duke of Edinburgh from the recent attempt on his life, and also an 

 address to His Royal Highness, congratulating him on his merciful preservation. 

 The Secretary was instructed to advertise the meeting in accordance with the 

 charter, and a hope was expressed that it would be largely and inffuentially 

 attended by members, in order publicly to testify their loyalty to the Throne and 

 their attachment to the Royal Family. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 6th MAY 1868. 

 Mr Goodlet, Bolshan, in the Chair. 



General Meetings. — The Board approved of a special general meeting of the 

 Society being held on the 13th May to vote addresses to Her Majesty the Queen 

 and to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. 



The summer half-yearly general meeting, for the election of members and other 

 business, was fixed for "Wednesday, the 24th of June. 



Field Experiments. — On the recommendation of the Chemistry Committee, 

 of which Dr Anderson is Convener, it was resolved to repeat the experiments on 

 the small scale system in four districts, with two experimenters in each. In regard 

 to the experiments on the large scale, it was agreed that they should be conducted 

 by eight experimenters in different districts, and extend over a four-course 

 rotation. 



Veterinary College. — It was reported that the examination of the students 

 at the Edinburgh Veterinary College had taken place on the loth and 16th of 

 April, when the Society's diploma had been conferred on 29 candidates, and six 

 silver medals awarded to those who passed the best examination in anatomy, 

 chemistry, horse pathology, materia niedica, physiology, and best general exami- 

 nation. 



Agricultural Education. — A letter was read from Professor "Wilson, announce- 

 ing that the prizes of L.6 and L.4 annually allowed by the Society to the students 

 in the agricultural class in the Edinburgh University who pass the best and second 

 best examinations, had this year been awarded to— 1. G. R. Glendinning, Mid- 

 Lothian ; 2. G. G. Bursby, Northumberland ; and that the prizes had as formerly 

 been given in books. 



Aberdeen Show. — On the motion of the Chairman, the Directors resolved to 

 take the erection of the showyard into their own hands, and to entrust the super- 

 intendence to Messrs John Watherston & Sons, Edinburgh, the Society's Masters 

 of Works — the lowest estimate received having exceeded by L244 the cost of the 

 Glasgow showyard, where the erections were much more extensive. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 13th MAY 1868. 



Mr Reid, Drem, in the Chair. 



The business had reference to the Addresses to be presented to Her Majesty the 

 Queen, and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 3d JUNE 1868. 

 Mr Stirling, of Kippendavie, in the Chair. 



Address to the Queen. — The Secretary reported that, in terms of the 

 instructions received at the Special General Meeting on the 13th of May, he had 

 forwarded the addresses to the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edin- 

 burgh to the Duke of Montrose for presentation, and that his Grace had since 

 ieceived a letter from the Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department 



