CXV1 
Monthly Council, July 30, 1890. 
the experience which has been 
gained in this and other countries 
on this point. 
The Organising Committee trust 
that the Royal Agricultural Society, 
which has done so much to promote 
the knowledge of all matters con- 
cerning the health of animals, will 
he willing to take part in the Con- 
gress, and appoint two delegates to 
act on the General Committee, and 
they would regard as especially 
valuable this co-operation on the 
part of the Eoyal Agricultural 
Society. 
"We remain, dear Sir, 
Tour obedient Servants, 
W. H. Coefield, \ Honorary 
Shibley F. Muepht, j Secretaries. 
Ernest Clarke, Esq. 
It was unanimously resolved that 
this invitation be accepted, and on 
the recommendation of the Veterinary 
Committee, the Fresident (the Earl of 
Kavensworth), and the Chairman of 
the Veterinary Committee (Sir John 
Thorold), were appointed as the two 
delegates to represent the Society on 
the Committee. 
International Agricultural Congress 
at Vienna. 
Copies were laid upon the table of 
the official detailed programme of the 
International Congress of Agriculture 
and Forestry to be held in Vienna in 
the first week of September, at which 
Congress the Council resolved at their 
meeting on the 2nd of April, that the 
Society should be officially represented 
by the Secretary as well as by any 
Member of Council who might desire 
to attend. 
The President said that as it 
was desirable the Society's re- 
presentative should have as many 
facilities as possible for taking part 
in the Congress, and for the inspec- 
tion of the great breeding establish- 
ments in Hungary which would follow 
it, he had put himself in communica- 
tion with the Marquis of Salisbury, 
and had had a personal interview with 
the Premier on the subject. Lord 
Salisbury had received him most kindly, 
and had not only officially requested 
Her Majesty's Ambassador in Vienna 
to render all the assistance in his 
power to their Secretary in furtherance 
of the object of his visit, but hadak 
communicated privately with Si 
Augustus Paget on the subject. H 
thought the Council should recognis 
the courtesy of the Prime Minister i 
granting these facilities. 
The Secretaey said that the Prt 
sident of the Congress, the Baron vo 
Hohenbruck, of the Austrian Ministr 
of Agriculture, with whom he had bee 
in frequent correspondence, had pei 
sonally requested him to do his best t 
make the scope and objects of the Cod 
gress generally known in thiscountn 
with a view to securing as large ai 
attendance of Englishmen as possible 
The Baron had forwarded to him ; 
considerable supply of copies of bot! 
the German and French editions o 
the programme, which was a pamphle 
of sixty pages ; and he (the Secretary 
should be glad to have the permissioi 
of the Council to distribute from th> 
Society's offices any copies of the pro 
gramme that might be applied for. 
This permission was granted by th' 
Council ; and it was also decided, oi 
the motion of the Earl of Powi? 
seconded by Mr. Howard, that th< 
Secretary should pay an official visi 
to the International Exhibition o 
Butter and Cheesemaking, to be heli 
in Pavia in September — as to which ; 
letter had been received from the Boarc 
of Agriculture — in the event of hi 
being in the neighbourhood, as he wa 
contemplating, in the course of hi 
vacation. 
Miscellaneous. 
A letter was read from the Agricnl 
tural Engineers' Association, thanking 
the Council for alio wing the Associatioi 
the use of the large tent in the show 
yard for the purposes of a meeting. 
On the motion of Mr. Sandav 
seconded by Mr. Howard, the dat< 
of the general meeting of Governor 
and Members in December next wa.- 
fixed for the Thursday of the Smith- 
field Show week (December 11th) 
This meeting will be held in the Great 
Hall of the Royal Medical and Chirur 
gical Society, 20, Hanover Square. 
Sate of next Meeting. 
The usual holidays having been 
granted to the Secretary and Clerks, 
the Council adjourned until Wednes- 
day, November 5th, 1890, at noca. 
