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but owino; to the situation and character of Forilington 

 meadows, on which the meetinj; of the society is being held, 

 all the shedding poles, instead of heing firmly fixed in the 

 ground, are sunk iu 3 feet of water, and it has consequently 

 been impossible to ram down the earth in the holes. On 

 Sunday and Monday, the 28th and 29th May, so severe was 

 the gale, and so wet the meadow, that the anchors slipped, 

 the posts were lifted, and the whole of the canvas was slipped 

 off by the violence of the gale. All was restored by the 

 afternoon of Saturday, the 2ud instant, when a second gale 

 caused a repetition of the damage effected one week before, 

 and the steward of the shedding wishes it to be clearly under- 

 stood by members that the great exertions which were used 

 to complete the repairs, in time for the opening of this exhibi- 

 tion, would have been unavailing if he had not a second 

 time mide use of the wooden building. Encouraged by the 

 success of the exhibition of fine and industrial art, attempted 

 for the first time at the Barnstaple meeting, the committee 

 have accepted the arts department as an established branch 

 of the society's operation. Mr. E. S. Drcwe, of the Grange, 

 Honiton, has been appointed chairman of the committee ; 

 Mr. T. D. Acland, vice-chairman ; Dr. Scott and Mr. Pycroft, 

 stewards; Messrs. Daw and Son, hon. secretaries ; and Mr. 

 Gendall, curator. The council refer with satisfaction to the 

 collection of works of art now iu course of exhibition, for 

 many of which they are indebted to the exertions made by 

 firms in Dorchester. They may also call special attention to 

 the decisive fact that firms which contributed to the success 

 of the Barnstaple exhibition, have contributed even more 

 largely on the present occasion. The council beg to acknow- 

 ledge the liberality of the Committee of Council of Education, 

 in placing at the disposal of the society a new selection of 

 articles from the South Kensington Museum, made expressly 

 for this exhibition. They beg to express their obligation to 

 Mr. Worsuop, the government curator, for his care and 

 assistance during the trying circumstances immediately pre- 

 ceding the opening the exhibition to the public. To Mr. 

 John Mansel, elected to the council with a view to the repre- 

 sentation of any objects of special interest in Dorsetshire, the 

 society is indebted for his having successfully introduced new 

 and attractive features in the exhibition of objects of natural 

 history and archieology. The horticultural show, the success 

 and completeness of which are owing to the liberality and 

 enterprise [of Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter and Chelsea nur- 

 series, has proved an interesting and natural supplement to 

 other attractions of the week. The special prizes for shoeing, 

 offered by W. Miles, Esq., of Exeter, have led to a satisfac- 



tory amount of competition, and the liberality of Mr. Galpiu, 

 iu placing his forge at the service of the societj', has relieved 

 the society of one of the principal difficulties iu awarding 

 the prizes. During the past year a Committee of Council 

 (appointed ot the suggestion of the secretary, to consider the 

 increase of his duties), has recommended the appointment of 

 an accountant. That recommendation has been carried into 

 effect, and on the Society's Journal, vol. 8, part 2, will be 

 found a detailed statement of the .society's financial position. 

 The council have to report the payment to the society's credit 

 of £100 with interest, being a surplus fund arisiuj;- from the 

 Tiverton show. Thanks to the directors of the Great V/esteru 

 Railway and other railways for their liberalitj ; the resigna- 

 tion of Mr. T. D. Acland, as editor of the society's journal, 

 and the appointment of Mr. Josiah Goodwin as jisii editor ; 

 the society's meeting for 1861 at Truro; the retirement of 24 

 members of council by rotation, whose re-election was re- 

 commended ; and an acknowledgment to the Mayor tnd 

 authorities of Dorchester, were amongst the other points iu a 

 very lengthy report. 



iVlr. G. S. Poole moved the appointment of Colooel Bulltr 

 as President for the ensuing year. Hitherto their rractice 

 had been to select a gentleman from the county, in which the 

 next annual meeting was to be held, to preside. At the last 

 annual meeting he gave notice that he should brirg before 

 the consideration of the society the propriety of passing a rule 

 that the president should be selected from among those 

 members who were not resident in the county in which the 

 next annual meeting was intended to be held. His object 

 in giving this notice was that he thought there was nothing 

 the society should more carefully avoid than mixing itself np 

 with local interests, local divisions, and local difficulties. He 

 sliould have submitted this as a substantive 'motion to-day, 

 but he found that his notice was not a regular one, not 

 having been in writing. He would, therefore, now give notice 

 that, at Truro, next year, he would move the following resolu- 

 tion : — " That it be a rule of this society, that the president 

 be elected from among the members not resident in the 

 county in wliich the next annual meeting is appointed to be 

 held." He would also move at the present meeting that, 

 although this was not a rule, the society should act upon the 

 spirit of it. They were not bound by any rule as to the 

 residence of the gentleman whom they elected ; and he was 

 about to propose the name of a gentleman not resident in the 

 county of Cornwall, to preside next year. Mr. Poole pro- 

 ceeded to propose Colonel Bulier's election as president, and 

 Mr. Drewe seconded the motion, which was carried. 



THE SMITHFIELD CLUB. 



A Special General Meeting of the Members was held on 

 Wednesday, June 6, at 3 o'clock, at the " Freemaaon's Tavern," 

 to receive the Report of the Committee appointed on the 22nd 

 ult. ; to confer with the solicitors in order to make the neces- 

 sary arrangement with the company to carry the resolution 

 with regard to the site for the exhibition into effect. On the 

 motion of Mr. Morgan, seconded by Mr. Sidney, it was re- 

 solved unanimously that the reporter in waiting be admitted. 



The report of the Yard Committee was as follows : — 



"The Committee having considered the different proposals 

 that have from time to time been made, areof opinion thatthe site 

 known as Dixon's Layers, at Islington, is the most advantageous 

 for the Club's exhibition." They therefore recommended " That, 

 if a responsible Company be formed, who will enter into an 

 agreement to erect a suitable building on the site known as 

 Dixon's Layers, to the satisfaction of the Club ; also to pay 

 to the Club £1000 per annum, and to enter into an agreement 

 on similar terms to those now made with Mr. Boulnois ; the 

 Club shall lease their exhibition for a term not exceeding 21 

 years, commencing 1862." 



The chair was taken by C. Baruett, Esq., and the following 

 gentlemen were present : — 

 Mr. Henry Waters, Mr. Charles Howard, Mr. John Clay- 



den, Mr. Robert Morgan, Mr. John Giblett, Mr. B. Gibba 

 (Hon. Sec), Mr. S. Sidney, Mr. John Banister, Mr. W. Col- 

 lins, Mr. Jonas Webb, Mr. J. B. Simonds, Mr. R. Garrett, 

 Mr. J. Adams, and Mr. Robert Leeds. 



The minutes of the last meeting having been read and 

 approved, Mr. B. Gibbs read the following report of the Com- 

 mittee, agreed to on the 2nd of June. 



" The Committee recommend that a space be allotted to 

 each beast not less than 10 feet in depth and 6 feet in width, 

 and that accommodation on that scale be afforded for not lesa 

 than 210 beasts." 



Also — 



" That the beasts be so placed that they can be coriveniently 

 seen by the public both in front and behind. 



"That space be allotted for not less than 180 pens of sheep, 

 and that the pens average 6 feet square." 



Also — 



" For not less than 90 pens of pigs, and that the pens 

 average 8 feet by 6 feet. 



" That 35,000 feet be allotted to implements and other 

 articles. 



" The above measurements both for live stcck and imple- 

 ments, &c., to be exclusive of accommodation for the public 

 to view the Show. 



