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association. He did not think there was any danger of that, 

 but he certainly thought that something ought to be doue to 

 put a stop to the notion that the scheme was concocted by a 

 tew persons in hole-and-corner meetings, for their own benefit 

 (Hear, hear). 



Mr. Allen Ransome thought our beat course would be 

 to pass the resolution for the adoption of the report, with a 

 rider, which rider did appear ou the face of it to have been 

 added at the request of the Company, for the express purpose 

 of eliciting a general expression of opinion. One word with 

 regard to the best mode of arriving at a result. He thought 

 that when a society like that, which had been in the main 

 worked by a comparatively small number of individuals taking 

 a large interest in all its proceedings, adopted, in a case of 

 this kind, that course which they deemed best in a matter 

 with regard to which the vast majority of the members knew 

 nothing, and perhaps cared very little, being contented to fol- 

 low the lead of those in whom they reposed confidence, it was 

 not the best mode of deciding a question to poll the members. 

 There was a number of active gentlemen whom the Club had 

 requested to form a committee to consider this subject. 

 Gentlemen who were actuated by a desire to do what they 

 deemed to be the best for all the members formed themselves 

 into a Company ; at the same time they practically ceased for 

 the time to belong to the council of the Club, their own deli- 

 cacy preventing them from voting, and hence the Club was 

 left without the assistance of those who at the outset were 

 selected because they were supposed to have the soundest 

 judgment in the matter. He did not consider that state of 

 things at all desirable ; on the contrary, he thought it neces- 

 sary that the intelligence of those who had long taken a deep 

 interest in the Clnb should have its due weight, and that to 

 make everything depend on the votes of those who took but 

 little interest in the Club would be unwise. He thought that 

 if anything like a poll of the members were resorted to, the 

 circulars should be issued by the secretary of the Club, and not 

 of the company. His judgment was entirely with the com- 

 mittee with regard to the site which had been selected ; but he 

 felt that however excellent it might be in itself, it would be 

 obtained at too great a cost, if the selection resulted in any- 

 thing like dissension among the members. He was glad, 

 therefore, to see a desire on the part of the promoters of the 

 Company to elicit a wider expression of opinion, and his only 

 doubt was as to the best mode of eliciting that expression. 



Mr. DoRMAN said the reason why it had been augg;ested 

 that the circular should be issued by the Company instead of 

 the Club was, that at the last meeting the resolution of Sir 

 John Shelley for an appeal to the members was rejected. They 

 wished for their own sakes to ascertain the feeling of the 

 members, but they also desired to do that without stultifying 

 themselves and causing unnecessary delay. 



The Chairman said, before putting the motion for adopt- 

 ing the report, he could not help remarking that it was very 

 gratifying to him, as Chairman on that occasion, to see 

 30 much good feeling prevailing, and a disposition to obtain 

 the opinion of the members of the Club generally; but he 

 agreed with the last speaker, that they ought to be careful not 

 to stultify themselves, and hence he would suggest that, at all 

 events, the report should be adopted. 

 Mr. J. Webb said he would withdraw his amendment. 

 The Earl of Feversham said, what he understood to be 

 the understanding come to was, that the report be adopted, 

 subject to the approval of the members of the Club, whose 

 opinion the secretary should be requested to ascertain (Hear, 

 hear). His lordship added, that he had long been an advo- 

 cate for the removal of the show, and that his only object in 



what he had said was, that the thing should be done in a pro- 

 per manner. 



The motion was then adopted unanimously, with the im- 

 derstanding that it would be followed by an adjournment, for 

 the purpose of ascertaining the feelings of the members of the 

 Club with regard to the subject of the report. 



Mr. Webb repeated, that it was necessary that the matter 

 should be placed in a better position for proceeding with the 

 undertoking. As one of those who had been accused of form- 

 ing the Company for their own benefit, he was determined not 

 to remain in that position ; and he therefore requested that 

 the meeting should be adjourned to a period which would 

 enable the members of the Club to express their opinion be- 

 fore any further step was taken. 



Mr, DoRMAN said he understood Mr. Webb to mean, that 

 if a majority should declare against the scheme, it wovdd be 

 abandoned altogether. 

 Mr. Webb expressed his assent. 



Mr. GiBLETT observed, that a few days ago, the Presi- 

 dent, the Duke of Richmond, expressed a good deal of 

 doubt as to the propriety of his signing the agreement, con- 

 sidering it a very serious matter, and he ultimately said 

 that he thought it might be done by a much younger man 

 than himself. 



Mr. Ade remarked that the terms of the agreement were 

 settled. 



A Member inquired whether it were not one of the con- 

 ditions of the arrangement, that the agreement should be 

 signed by the President. 

 Mr. Ade : No. 



The Chairman having been asked whether he would 

 consent to sign the agreement, said he felt bound to 

 decline; and to the question whether he would sign it 

 officially as Secretary, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs also replied 

 in the negative. 



Mr. Webb observed, that if no one would sign on behalf 

 of the Club, it would be impossible to proceed. 



Mr. Odams thought the Company could hardly be ex- 

 pected to incur an expenditure of £30,000 if the document 

 had no authorized signature attached to it to represent the 

 Club in the matter. 



Some further discussion on this point resulted in the passing, 

 on the motion of Mr. Clayden, seconded by Mr. C. Howard, 

 of the following resolution : " That the Legal Arrange- 

 ments Committee be re-appointed, and that any 'two of them 

 be authorized to sign the agreement." It was afterwards 

 resolved, " That the meeting be adjourned until Tuesday, 

 the 19th in3t.,at 3 o'clock, at Hatchett's Hotel, Piccadill}', 

 to enable the company to ascertain for their own satis- 

 faction the feeling of the Club generally upon the proposal, 

 and that the execution of the agreement as settled be there- 

 fore postponed." 



MALT.~The total number of quarters of malt made in the 

 United Kiogdom from the 1st of October, 18ft8, to the Ist of 

 October, 1859, was 6,122,892, of which number 5,068,646 

 quarters were made in England, 691,258 in Scotland, and 

 362,988 in Ireland. Duty was only paid ou 5,463,010 quar- 

 ters, the remainine; 659,882 quarters being free from duty 

 either on the ground of exportation or for being for distillery 

 purposes. The brewers used of the above quantity — iu Eng- 

 land, 3,077,049 quarters ; in Scotland, 168,104 quarters; and 

 in Ireland, 296,613 quarters; or a total of 3,541,766 quarters. 

 The quantity used by the victuallers was— in England, 

 889,764 quarters ; in Scotland, 24,774 quarters ; and in Ire- 

 land, none. The retail brewers in England also used 410,093 

 quarters, giving a total used by brewers, victuallers, and retail 

 brewers of 4,866,402 quarters. 



