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THE FARMER»S MAGAZINE. 



the chair, and aaid he did so temporarily until the Club 

 elected a succeasor to their late excellent and lamented presi- 

 dent, the Duke of Richmond. 



Previous to the usual business, the following resolution was 

 passed : " That this meeting; desires to record its deep regret 

 at the irreparable loss the Club has sustained by the decease 

 of its late president, his Grace the Duke of Richmond, K.G., 

 who had during a number of years given the greatest atten- 

 tion to further the objects and promote its prosperity" — and 

 " that a copy of the above resolution be forwarded to his Grace's 

 family." 



Mr. ToRR then proposed, " That the president in future be 

 elected for a term of one, two, or three years, as the Club may 

 determine, and that the said president be not eligible for re- 

 election foi- the term of three years." 



It was moved by Lord Feversham that the term be for three 

 years ; but the resolution was carried for the term of one 

 year, and Lord Berners having been elected president for the 

 ensuing year, the Earl of Hardwicke vacated, and Lord Bernera 

 assumed the chair. 



The Vice-presidents for the past year, the Marquia of 

 Huntley, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Earl of Yarborough, 

 Lord Feveraham, Lord VValsingham, and Mr. C.T. Tower, 

 were reelected ; and Earl Spencer, Lord Berwick, the Hon. 

 Colonel Hood, the Earl of Leicester, and the present Duke of 

 Richmond added fo their number. 



Mr. Charles Barnett, Mr. Thos. Greetham, and Mr. Samuel 

 Druce were elected trustees. 



Mr, Brandreth Gibbs was re-elected Hon. Secretary. 



Mr. Samuel Anstey, of Manabilly, Fowey, Cornwall, was 

 elected a steward of the yard for cattle, long-wool sheep, and 

 pi?8 in the room of Mr. Gluartly ; and Mr. Thurnall, of Koy- 

 8ton, Herts, for ahort-wool and cross-bred aheep, in the room of 

 Mr. H. Waters. 



Mr. ToKR moved a resilution for a general revision of the 

 prize sheet. The motion was carried, and a committee ap- 

 pointed to make the revision and report. 



Mr. Thurnall's motion — "That all exhibitors of cross- 

 bred animals shalj be required to specify the exact nature of 

 the cross, that is the breed of aire and dam reapectively, and 

 whether the animal exhibited is the reault of a first or more 

 remote cross," — was carried. 



Mr. Barford's motion, " That in future any aheep that 

 may be exhibited for any prize offered by the Club shall not 

 be in any way clipped or trimmed (except on the head and 

 legs), and any sheep ao clipped or trimmed shall be disquali- 

 fied," — was negatived. 



Thirty-six new members were elected. 



Thursday, Dec. 13th. 



Lord Berners in the chair. 



Authority was given to late trustees to take the neceaaary 

 steps to transfer the stock to the new truateea. 



The following recommendation of the prize-sheet committee 



wag unanimously adopted ; 



" To add third prizes for heifers in the Devon, S'lorthcrn, 

 and Hereford divisions ; third prize in each class of Sussex 

 cattle; third prize in the steer and ox classes of cross-bred 

 cattle ; second prize for cross-bred heifers ; third prize for 

 light weight short-wooUed sheep ; and third prize in each of 

 the pig classes." 



The foregoing additions to the classes already in existence 

 amount to ,£208. 



The following new divisions and classes were added : 



Kentish or Romney Marsh Sheep : Wethers of any 

 age — first prize =t' 10, silver medal to breeder; second prize 



Shropshire Sheep : Wethers one-year-old, under 22 

 months— first prize i'15, and silver medal to breeder; second 

 prize £5. Wethers two years old, above 22 and under 34 

 months — first prize £\5, and silver medal to breeder; second 

 prize ,£5. 



Mountain Sheep : Wethers of any age— first prize aglS, 

 and silver medal to breeder; aecoad prize £10; third prize 

 £5. 



In Extra Stock, a new medal for short-wools not South- 

 downs; and a new medal (or long-wools not Leicesters. 



The total increase to the prizes is about £300 per annum, 

 making a total of £1,500. 



Mr. Fisher Hobbs moved, and Mr. Jonas Webb 

 seconded the following resolution, which was carried unani- 

 mously [: " That the president be requested to call a general 

 meeting of the members of the Club in the month of May, 

 for the purpose of the appointment of a president for the 

 ensuing year, for the election of new members, and for other 

 general business." 



It waa arranged that this meeting should be held on the 

 22nd of May, the same day as the half-yearly meeting of the 

 Royal Agricirltural Society. 



On the motion of Mr. Stokes, Mr. Faulkner, the steward 

 of Lady Chesterfield was called in respecting the pen of pigs 

 disqualified, after an examination bj' Professor Simonda, as 

 not being of the aame litter, and two of them aa above the 

 age. Mr. Faulkner said in explanation, that he was prepared 

 to swear from his own book and that of the pigman, that th^ 

 pi^s in question were all of one litter, and within the age. It 

 was, therefore, resolved to refer the matter to the stewards of 

 the yard, with power for them to decide in accordance with 

 the evidence adduced. 



Processor Simonds was not present. 



Mr. Stokes gave notice that he should move at the next 

 meeting, that the former rule of the Club, as to the disqualifi- 

 cation of entriea, should be reverted to. 



No books being produced to authenticate the age of the 

 Devon steer, the diaqualification was confirmed. 



Thirteen new members were elected. 



METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. 



THE GREAT DAY. 

 London, Monday, December 17. 



The unusually high prices at which all kinds of really 

 prime stock have been selling during nearly the whole 

 of the present year, induced the opinion in more than 

 one quarter that the show here, to-day, for Christmas 

 consumption would be an unusually good one, and, as to 

 number, considerably in excess of some previous cor- 

 responding periods, the scarcity of really good food in 

 most parts of the country notwithstanding. In some 

 respects, this impression was well grounded ; but we 

 confess that this has not proved the best exhibition of 

 its kind held in the metropolis. In the first place we 

 may remark that there was an unusually large number 

 of young animals shown ; and, in the second, that th 



merits of some of the older stock were not equal to last 

 year. High quotations for Beef, the result of a grea't 

 increase in the consumption of food, have, of course, 

 stimulated production to an extent, beyond which it 

 would seem scarcely safe for the general community. 

 True, it may be more profitable to " force rather than 

 feed," so far as the graziers' interests are concerned ; 

 but the question yet to be solved is — are we really pro- 

 gressing in the right direction ? It would, of course, 

 be unjust to condemn the system of crossing, if not 

 carried too far, because crosses between the Scots and 

 Shorthorns were exhibited here this morning .which 

 equalled in weight, quality, and symmetry the purest 



