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well as by the resignation of Mr. G. Wise, also a Member ol 
the Council. 
These vacancies and one existing at the date of the Annual 
Meeting have up to the present time been dealt with as 
follows : — The Earl of Ravensworth and Sir Massey Lopes, 
Bart., have been elected Vice-Presidents ; and Mr. A. P. Lloyd, 
of Leaton Knolls, Salop, Mr. J. A. Caird, of Warren Farm, 
Micheldever, Hampshire, and Mr. Faunce De-Laune, of Sharsted 
Court, Kent, have been elected Members of the Council. Two 
other vacancies on thej^Council are still under consideration. 
The half-yearly statement of accounts to the 30th June last 
has been examined and certified by the auditors and accountants 
of the Society, and has been published in the 'Journal' for the 
information of the Members. The funded capital of the Society 
remains the same as at the Annual Meeting in May, namely, 
29,885Z. 4s. 4^d. New Three per Cents. The balance of the 
current account in the hands of the Society's Bankers on the 
1st instant was 2569/. 15s. 9c?., and 2000Z. remained on 
deposit. 
The success of the Preston Meeting was considerable, in spite 
of the generally cold and wet weather which prevailed ; and so 
far as can at present be ascertained, it has resulted in an excess 
of Receipts over Income Expenditure to the amount of about 
2750Z. A considerable addition to the permanent Plant was 
constructed and first used at Preston ; it consisted chiefly of 
large and commodious buildings placed in the centre of the 
yard for the accommodation of the Council, Stewards, and other 
officers, as well as the Members of the Society. 
The exhibition of Poultry at Preston — the first held by the 
Society since the Bury Meeting in 1867, — was a much greater 
success than could have been anticipated, considering the length 
of time which has elapsed since the Bury Show. The novel 
features in the Prize-sheet and in the Pens were well received 
