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allow himself to be nominated for the office of President ; 

 his Grace having observed tliat, while he should shrink 

 from entering into competition with any other candidate 

 for the post, he would undertake the duties of the office 

 if it were the wish of the leading members of the Society 

 that he should do so. He (Mr. Barker) was to have 

 seen his Grace that morning; but instead of that he had 

 received from him a letter, which he held in his hand, 

 written from the House of Lords on the previous day, in 

 which he said that he now waived all objections to his 

 nomination, and would leave the matter in the hands of 

 the meeting. Under these circumstances, he felt great 

 pleasure in proposing that the Duke of Marlborough 

 should be the President of the Society for the year 

 succeeding the Chester Meeting (cheers). 



Lord Feversham felt very great satisfaction in 

 seconding the motion. As a relative of the noble duke 

 he might perhaps be suspected of some partiality in the 

 matter, but he was sure the meeting would give him 

 credit for sincerity when he said that he would not con- 

 sent to second the nomination were he not convinced 

 that the Duke of Marlborough was a person who would 

 discharge the important duties of the presidency with 

 great credit and advantage to the Society (Hear, hear)- 

 It was, as they were no doubt all aware, not long since 

 his Grace succeeded to his title and estates; but he 

 (Lord Feversham) knew that during the time which had 

 elapsed since the death of the late Duke he had engaged 

 largely in agricultural pursuits, and that he was devoted 

 to the science and practice of agriculture. He had 

 great satisfaction, therefore, in seconding the nomina- 

 tion, and he felt the strongest confidence that the Society 

 would have reason to rejoice in the choice which was, he 

 hoped, about to be made. 



The mation was put, and carried unanimously. 



On the motion of Mr. Joseph Druce, seconded by 

 Mr. JoXAS Webb, the Trustees were re-elected. 



On the motion of Mr. Milward, seconded by Col. 

 Nelson Hood, the Vice- Presidents were re-elected. 



After the votes had been taken in the usual manner, 

 it was announced that the members of the Council re- 

 commended for election had been elected accordingly. 



Mr. R. Barker, Chairman of the Finance Commit- 

 tee, then read the following balance-sheet : — 



Half- Yearly Account from the 1st of July to 

 the 31st op December, 1857. 



Receipts during the Half-Year. 



Balance in the bands of the Bankers, July Ist, £ s. d. 



1857 989 8 10 



Petty Cash Balance in the bauds of the Secretary, 



July 1st, 1837 16 6 7 



Dividends on Stock 134 18 4 



Governors' Life Compositions ; 90 



Governors' Annual Subscriptions 70 



Members' Life Compositions 168 



Members' Annuil Subscriptions 506 1 



Journal Ueceipts I'iO 5 3 



Country Mectin<j Receipts: — 



Salisbury 2805 10 4 



Payments during the Half-Year. 



Permanent Charges 



Taxiea and Rates 



Establishment Charges 



Postage and Carriage 



Journal Payments 



Veterinary Grant. ... 



Veterinary Professors' Expenses abroad 



Chemical Grant 



Country Meeting Payments : — 



S;ilisbury 



Sundry Items of Petty Cash 



Balance in the hands of the Bankers, Dec. Slst, 



1(J57 



Petty Cash Balance in the hands of the Secretary, 



Dec. 31st, 1857 



£ 8. d. 

 178 12 6 



17 2 6 

 450 1 11 



18 15 10 

 171 10 2 

 100 

 117 2 6 

 150 



3366 8 7 

 3 12 11 



331 15 11 



14 7 6 



£4919 10 4 



£4919 10 4 



Tnos. Raymond Barker, Chairmnn, "| juna^ce 

 C. B. Challoner, f Committee. 



Henry Wilson. J 



Examined, audited, and found correct, this 2l8t of May, 1858. 

 George I. Raymond Barker,"] Auditors ou 

 William Astbury, > the part of 



Joseph Druce. J the Society. 



On the motion of Mr. Pickin, seconded by Mr. H. 

 Corbet, thanks were voted to the auditors for their 

 services in auditing the accounts. 



The Chairman said he hoped that special attention 

 would be paid to the report of the Veterinary Committee. 

 It was very desirable that the members of that Society 

 should know that if their animals were seriously affected 

 by any peculiar disease, they might secure an inquiry 

 into the matter, by sending specimens to be examined 

 by gentlemen connected with the Society, in London ; 

 and further, that in fitting cases the Council would send 

 a professor to any part of the kingdom, to examine into 

 the causes of any disease which happened to be preva- 

 lent in the district. His Lordship then inquired if any 

 member present had any remarks to make, or any 

 suggestion to offer, which might be referred to the 

 Council for their consideration ? 



No response having been made to this appeal, 



Col. Challoner said he was quite sure that the 

 motion he was about to propose would meet with unani- 

 mous concurrence. Both those who were and those 

 who were not members of the Council would agree with 

 him that Lord Berners was entitled to the best thanks 

 of the meeting for the efficient manner in which he 

 had performed the duties of the Chair on that occasion, 

 and also for the very constant attention which he had 

 given to the afi'airs of the Society ever since the time 

 when he was elected President. (Cheers). There had 

 been very few Presidents, since the formation of that 

 Society, who had bestowed more time on the affairs of 

 the Society than the noble lord who then filled the 

 chair. His Lordship's presence rendered it impossible 

 for him to say all that he might otherwise do on that 

 subject ; but he did feel, as a member of that Society 

 from its commencement, and as one who had always 

 taken great interest in its proceedings, that they were 

 very much indebted to the noble lord for the services 

 which he had rendered during his tenure of the office of 

 President. (Heur, hear.) He begged, therefore, to 



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