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Report to the General Meeting. 
finally resolved that after the 1st January, 1869, the offices of 
iMitar and Secretary should be held by the same gentleman. 
An advertisement was theroi'ore issued inviting candidates, and 
from forty -sis names the Council have selected Mr. H. M. 
Jenkins, F.G.S., to fill the post of Editor and Secretary of the 
Society, from the 1st January next, at a salary of 600/. per 
:mnum, with residence in the House of the Society. Mr. 
Jenkins is at present discharging the duties of Assistant-Secre- 
tary, Curator, and Librarian of the Geological Society of London, 
and of Editor of the ' Quarterly Journal ' of that Society, and Sub- 
Editor of the ' Quarterly Journal of Science.' 
The Council have resolved, that on the termination of their 
engagement with jMr. Henry Hall Dare, he be presented with 
OOOZ. They have recorded their sense of the ability and in- 
tegrity he has displayed in carrying out the duties of his office, 
and their regret that a change in tbe arrangements of the Society 
bas necessitated his retirement. 
The Leicester Meeting was in every way eminently successful, 
and the number of visitors v/ho thronged the Show-yard gave 
evident proof that the interest taken in the Society's Country 
Meetings remains unabated, while the enormous entry of Imple- 
ments appears a satisfactory indication that the present quin- 
quennial classification for trial and prizes in no way interfered 
with the variety and general excellence of the Exhibition. The 
trial of Steam-ploughs proved a source of great attraction, both 
on account of the extraordinary character of the work done, and 
the handsome offer of a gold cup by his Highness the Viceroy of 
Egypt, which was ultimately awarded to Messrs. Fowler. 
The Mayor and Corporation of Leicester, and the Local Com- 
mittee, used every exertion to forward the wishes of the Society 
during the preparations for the Meeting, and the period of hold- 
ing it. The Council have also to acknowledge the courtesy of 
the County Magistrates in giving the use of the Judges' Lodgings 
for the use of the Stewards of the Society during their stay in 
Leicester. On the Sunday during which the stock was in the 
yard. Divine Service for the servants and men employed was 
performed by the Vicar of the parish. 
The grant of 200Z. for the Improvement of Agricultural Edu- 
cation has been continued for the ensuing year. The scheme of 
the present year will be adopted in 1869, with some amendments 
