ACCOr.NT OK TIIK SHOW IIKI.D AT I'KKTIl IN 1879. 2G9 



at 12..'')0 and oAo. These parades ])roved on this, as on former 

 occasions, to be one of the most attractive features in the yard. 

 In terms of the resolution by the anniversary meeting in January 

 IST'J, a general meeting of memljers took place at 1.30, a full 

 re}»ort of which will Ite found in Api)endi.\ A, page 24. 



The President's Dinner took ])lace in tiie County Hall at 7 I'.M., 

 on Wednesday, when the Marquis of Lothian occupied the chair, 

 and the Hon. George Waldegrave Leslie and Sir Alexander Aliur 

 ]\Lickenzie acted as croupiers. Among others present were : — 

 the Karl of Klgin, Lord Oranmore and J>rowne, Lord Ifathdonnell, 

 ^'iscount Stormont, the Hon. liobert O'Neill, Lord I'rovost 

 llichardson, Perth; Sir George Douglas Clerk, Sir Eobert Menzies, 

 Sir William Forl)es, Mr Irvine of Drum, and Mr Gillon of Wall- 

 house. The Noble Chairman, in giving the toast of the evening, 

 — The Highhuul and Agricultural Society of Scotland, — said 

 his first duty was to congratulate the Society upon the success 

 which had attended their meeting this year at Perth. He did 

 not refer either to the number of exhil)its or to the receipts, but 

 he thought none who had been around the showyard could doubt 

 but that in quality this show came up to any one j^reviously 

 ludd. Taking the sections all round, they were most admirable. 

 AVhether they looked to the Clydesdales, the Shorthorns, the 

 Galloways, the lilackfaced, or even the machinery, he thought it 

 was a show which would add to the reputation of the Highland 

 Society. The great object of the Society was to excite a spirit 

 of emulation, and he thought it showed a great deal of honest 

 S])irit of emulation that, notwithstanding the low spirits in wliich 

 they had all been inclined to indulge in for some time, exhibitors 

 had been enabled to send such a fine show to the yard. Not 

 only luid the show been a success, but they had had a novelty in 

 the showvard. He referred to the first general meeting held 

 there. He himself thought that in many ways it was exceedingly 

 desirable that every opportunity should be given to the members 

 of the Society to meet together, in order to bring forward any- 

 thing that might be for the benefit and interest of the Society. 

 He thought that the idea had taken root, that in consequence of 

 the meetings being held in Edinburgh only, that they were, 

 therefore, hole and corner meetings. This was a complete mis- 

 take, and none who knew anything about the way in which the 

 business of the Society was conducted could come to that opinion. 

 While he thought it desirable tliat those who had suggestions to 

 make should have them properly discussed, at the same time 

 caution was necessary. They must remember that motions 

 could be brought forward at a meeting such as that held that 

 day, raising questions which migiit have a vital efi'ect upon the 

 prospects of the Society, and might be carried Nvithout proper 

 consideration of their effects. While he hoped that he had not 



