xxxviii Annual General Meeting, December (>, 1911. 



anticipate a record meeting next year. He thanked the Cduncil for suggesting 

 Lord Middleton's name, and they looked forward to a year of great brdliance 

 following the Royal President this year. 



The motion having been put from the Chair and unanimously agreed to, 

 Lord MiDDLETON rose and thanked the meeting for having asked him to 

 be President of the Royal Agricullural Society for the ensuing year. He 

 accepted with thanks and with pleasure. Especially he felt it an honour as 

 this was the second time he had been asked to fill the office. He must say that 

 he perhaps accepted the office with rather more confidence than he had done 

 a few years ago. There was one thing he would like to allude to, and that 

 was as to what Sir Ailwyn Fellowes had said as regards the membership. Sir 

 Ailwyn had given them a wonderful lead, and had secureil something like 400 

 new Members. All those who represented Yorkhhire would, his Lordship was 

 sure, do everything in their power to do as well as Sir Ailwyn had done, and 

 he hoped they might do better. He thanked the meeting most heartily for the 

 way in which his name had been proposed and for the way in which it had 

 been received. There was a great augury for success for next year, as the 

 entries for the farm prizes had been so satisfactory. 



Election of Trustees. 



The Acting-President stated that the following twelve Trustees had been 

 nominated by the Council in accordance with the By-laws, and on a show of 

 hands they were duly elected : — 



H.R.H. Prince Christian, KG., Cumberland Lodge, Windsor. 

 Bt-dford, Duke of, K.G., Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. 

 Bowen-Jones, Sir J. B., Bart., St. Mary's Court, Shrewsbury. 

 Cornwallis, F. S. W., Linton Park, Maidstone, Kent. 

 Coventry, Earl of, Croome Court, Severn Stoke, Worcestershire. 

 Devonshire, Duke of, Cbatsworth, Chesterfield. 

 Qilbey, Sir Walter. Bart., Elsenham Hall, Elsenham, Essex. 

 Jersey, Earl of. G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Middleton Park, Bicester. 

 Middleton, Lord. Birdsall House, Malton. Yorks. 

 Moreton, Lord, Sarsden House, Chippinj,' Norton, Oxon. 

 Northbrook, Earl of, Stratton. Mieheldever, Hampshire. 

 Thorold, Sir John H.. Bart., Old Hall, Syston, Grantham. 



Election of Vice-Presidents. 

 The Vice-Presidents were elected in a similar manner, the names being as 

 follows : — 



Adeane. C. R. W., Babraham Hall, Cambridge. 



Cooper, Sir Richard P., Bart., Shenstone Court, Lichfield. 



Crutchley, Percy, Sunningliill Lodge, Ascot, Berkshire. 



Derby. Earl of, G.C.V.O., C.B., Know.sley, Prescot. Lancashire. 



Dugdale, J. Marshall, Llwyn, Llanfyllin S.O., Mont. 



Fellowes, Right Hon. Sir Ailwyn E., K.C.V.O., Honingham. Norwich. 



Feversham, Earl of. Duncombe Park, Helmsley, Yorkshire. 



Greaves, R. M., Wern, Portmadoc, North Wales. 



Greenall, Sir Gilbert, Bart, C.V.O., Walton Hall, Warrington. 



Northumberland. Duke of, K.G, Alnwick, Northumberland. 



Parker, Hon. Cecil T., The Grove, Corsliam, Wilt hire. 



Yarborough, Earl of, Brocklesby Park, Lincolnsliire. 



Elections to the Council. 

 The Acting-President tlien announced, in accor<iaiice with By-law 87, 

 the names of the following Ordinary Members of Council who had been elected 

 to represent the several Divisions of the Society included in Group " A," in 

 order that the meeting might " take cognisance of their election " : — 



Behrens, Capt. Clive. Swinton Grange, Malton, Yorks (NJ^..). 



Betts. E. W., Babingley, King's Lynn, Norfolk. 



Brown, Davis, Marham Hall, Downham Market, Norfolk. 



Buttar. Thomas A., Corston. Coupar Angus, Scotland. 



Carr, Richardson, Estate Office, Tring Park. Hertfordshire. 



Cross, Hon. John E., High Legh, Kntitstord, Clicshire. 



Eadie, John T. C The I{ock, Newton Solney, Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. 



Falconer, James. Northbrook Fiirm, Mieheldever Station, Hanipsliire. 



Harrison, William, Hall House, Leigh, Lancashire. 



