PROCKKDINCS AT OKNEHAL MKETINCS. ."-l 



Proposkd Show at Stiklinc in 1881. — MrGilloii of Wiilllioiise said — I have now to 

 lay ^ft'on' you a icijuisition traiismitteil to tliu directors siiict! tlie last gi'ia-ral iiieutiiig, 

 and suliscrihi'd liy a iiumlifr of geiitk-iueii extuusivt-ly connected with the counties of 

 Stirling, Duiiiliarton, anil Clackmannan and western division of I'erthsliire, soliciting 

 the (I'eneral Show for 1881 to he held at Stirling. The directors, feeling that an aiijjli- 

 cation emanating from such a famed agricultural <listrict hail a strong claim to the 

 favourable consideration of the Society, remitted to tlie General Show C'ommittee to 

 lirejiare a list of the classes of stock. The list was afterwards suhmitted to an influ- 

 ential meeting of members held at Stirling, when certain suggestions v.ere made, all of 

 wliicli liave since been given ell'ect to by the Board. The list, as linally adjusted, I now 

 submit ; and being satisfied that tlie members generally will hail with jdeasure the 

 prospect of a renewed visit to the centre of a district of such historical interest, beg to 

 move the following resolution — ''The meeting having heard the jiroposal to hold the 

 General Show of live stock and implements at Stirling in 1881, for the district comjire- 

 hending the counties of Stirling, Dumbarton, and Clackmannan and western division 

 of Pel thshire, approve of the same, and leniit to the directors, with full power to carry 

 out the necessary arrangements." 



The motion was unanimously ailopted. 



TiiK Cinci'iT OK THE SOCIETY'S SiTow.S. — Mr Gli.Lox then suVmiitted the following 

 report which was held as reail, in consequence of having been previously published in 

 full :— 



IlEi'onT by Speitai, Co-MMITTEE ai>pointed to consider the (Jircuit of the Society's 



General Shows. 

 r, Pruceedinf/s at, and Resolution by, Gcueral Mceliiifj. 



At the Anniversary General Meeting of the Society, held on tlie 15th of Januarj^ 

 1879, after Mr Gillou of Wallhouse had given in the Keport on the proposed Show at 

 Kelso in 1880, ilr .Mahtix, Yr. of Auchendeunan, in accordance with previous notice, 

 moved : "That a C'ommittee of Members be appointed to consider the whole question 

 of the Circuit of the Society's Annual Shows, and to report to the General Meeting m 

 June ; also, that pending receijit of this report, the Society should delay until the 

 June Meeting decision as to the place at which the Show of 1880 is to be held." 



The motion having been duly seconded by Mr Hexdhie of Larbert, 



Lord Por.WAUTu moveil the previous question, which was seconded by Lord 



LOVAT. 



The Rev. John Gillespie, ]\Iouswald Manse, proposed as a third motion, that the 

 latter part of Mr Martin's motion be omitted, but that the first clause in it be agreed to, 

 with the altered proviso that the report be submitted in January 1880, in place of 

 June 1879. 



After the Duke of Bucclcuch had stated that he considered that Kelso and Inverness 

 were both places which should be visited, the Secretary read two memorials that had 

 been received from Inverness praying the Diivctors to continue the existing circuit. 

 Thereafter Mr Martin agreed to acce])t Mr Gillespie's motion in place of his own as it 

 originally stood. Lord Polwarth then stated that he had no objection to inquiry as to 

 whether or not the number of places visited should be increased, provided none be 

 omitted, and expressed his willingness to accept the motion as thus altered, and it was 

 unanimously adopted as follows : -" That the Show be held at Kelso in 1880, that a 

 Committee composed of Directors and other Members be appointed to consider the 

 question of the Circuit of the Annual Shows in future, and that a report be presented to 

 the meeting of the Society in January 1880." 



The Marquis of Lothiax, who, as President of the Society, occupied the chair, in 

 declaring this finding, said he was quite sure the meeting generally was not in favour 

 of striking off Inverness and Kelso. His own opinion was that if jiossible other places 

 might be included in the circuit, and if any district which thought it had a right to be 

 visited were to send in a requisition to the Directors on the suliject, he had no doubt 

 it would be duly considered. In reply to Mr Ord of Over Whitton, the Chairman inti- 

 mated that the Committee resolved upon would fall to be appointed by the Directors. 



II, Aiipointmcnt of the Committee. 



The Directors on the 5th of February remitted to the Standing Committee on General 

 Shows to suggest names to act on the Special Conimijttee. The Standing Committee 

 accordingly met on the 19th of February and suggested the following names, being two 

 members and a director from each of the eight districts : — 



1. Kdinburgh Jiistrict — Mes.srs Dundas of Arniston ; Gibson, Woolmet ; and 



Mylne, Niddrie Mains. 



2. Dumfries District — Sir Alexander Jardine of Applegarth, Bart. ; Messrs Cunning- 



ham, Tarbreoch ; and Seton Wightnian of Courance (since deceased). 



3. Perth District — Messrs Williamson of Lawei's ; Eeid, Cruivie ; and Ralston 



Glamis House. 



