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That in future members who shall have paid their subscriptions for 
the current year be admitted to the private view by a special card. 
That a silver medal be awarded to the breeder of each first prize 
animal in the Scotch and Welsh classes, provided he has furnished the 
breeder’s certificate. 
That the outgoing Stewards shall nominate their successors to the 
Honorary Secretary previously to the usual notice paper being sent 
to the members, prior to the annual meeting; and that no member 
shall be considered eligible to be appointed unless he shall have been 
three years a member of the Club. ; 
A testimonial of plate was presented to B. T. Brandreth Gibbs, Hon. 
Secretary, at the annual dinner of the Club. 
Philip Pusey, Esq., M.P., a Vice-President, died. 
Members admitted free to the show. 
The amount of prizes offered by the Club was still further increased, 
and additional separate classes added for Sussex, Norfolk or Suffolk- 
polled, Long-horned, Scotch-horned, Scotch-polled, and Irish cattle. 
Resolved that in future the award be not read at the dinner, except 
the portion relating to the gold medals. 
That in future the certificate be lodged with the Hon. Secretary, 
on a fixed day, viz. always November Ist, except the 1st fall on 
Sunday, and then to be on Monday, the 2nd. 
That in future the Prize Sheet, with Rules, Statement of Accounts, 
and List of Members, with date of election, &c., be printed in form of 
a pamphlet. 
The thanks of the Club were voted to the Hon. Secretary for his 
‘* History of the Club,” and ordered to be recorded on the minutes. 
That in future the Club’s accounts and statements thereof be made 
up to the 1st of December; that the statements show the balance 
carried forward from year to year; and that the Stewards audit the 
accounts up to the 1st of December annually ; and that the statement 
be that of cash actually received and paid. 
Earl Spencer, a Vice-President, died. 
Restriction on the hours during which artists are permitted to take 
portraits discontinued. 
The Right Honourable Lord Feversham elected a Vice-President. 
On the motion of Mr. John Giblett, a committee was appointed 
“to inquire into the practicability of procuring a better and more 
**commodious place for the Smithfield Club to hold its annual 
“ exhibitions.” 
That there be three additional Judges—viz. three for cattle; three 
for Long-woolled sheep and pigs, and three for Short-woolled and 
Cross-bred sheep. Those for cattle and Long-woolled sheep and pigs 
to be nominated by the Stewards of cattle and Long-wools. 
That in future all the pigs exhibited shall have their dentition 
examined by a competent authority previously to the Judges making 
their award ; and that if the dentition shall satisfactorily indicate that 
the age of any pig has been incorrectly returned in the certificate, the 
