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previous to that of the meeting ; and they have decided that 

 machinery in motion shall be exhibited on the same plan as last 

 year. The Council have adopted the recommendation of the 

 Local Committee, that a dinner should take place in the Music 

 Hall at Chester, capable of accommodating 500 guests. They 

 have decided that, for the future, when a dinner is proposed at 

 the Country Meeting of the Society, the whole arrangements 

 shall be made and the expenses borne by the Local Committee, 

 the Council reserving to themselves the right of appointing the 

 Chairman, and of preparing the list of toasts ; and that, after the 

 present year, the show of poultry, as a portion of the Society's 

 exhibition, shall be discontinued. 



The Council have appointed a Committee to report upon the 

 propriety of renewing or discontinuing, after the current year, 

 the triennial arrangement for the trial of implements, adopted 

 for the Chelmsford, Salisbury, and Chester meetings. 



The Council have selected Warwick as the place of the 

 Countr}^ Meeting for the year 1859 ; and have decided that after 

 the year 1860 they will be prepared to hold a Metropolitan 

 Meeting, should circumstances be found favourable in the mean 

 time for the adoption of such an arrangement. 



By order of the Council, 



James Hudson, Secretary. 



