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Report to the General Meeting. 
The Council having determined to select a literary an(J 
scientific Editor of the Society's Journal, have appointed Mr. 
Philip H. Frere to that office, and, from the high testimonials 
exhibited by that gentleman, feel confidence in hoping that he 
will succeed in conducting the Society's publications with effi- 
ciency and talent. 
The arrangements for the Canterljury Meeting, to be held 
during the week commencing the 9th of July, are proceeding 
satisfactorily. The Implement Yard will contain nearly a mile 
and a quarter of Shedding, in addition to a very large entry of 
Machinery in motion ; and the entry of Stock, which will close 
on the 1st of June, is already large. 
The Council, in the spirit which has guided them on former 
occasions, and considering the cordial reception which awaits 
them in the county of Kent, have thought they could not do 
otherwise than defer to the strongly-expressed wishes of the 
locality, that this special opportunity should not be lost for 
directing attention to the agriculture peculiar to the district, and 
have been induced to accept the offer of a considerable sum, to 
be distributed in prizes for Ploughing on the Kentish or turnrise 
system, as also for Hops, Wool, and certain Breeds of Live 
Stock. 
The Council have decided, subject to the usual conditions, to 
hold the Society's Country Meeting next year at Leeds, for the 
district comprising the three Ridings of Yorkshire. Great 
anxiety was evinced by many localities in the county, to be. 
selected as the place for the Country Meeting ; but the advantages 
of Leeds and its neighbourhood, joined to the eligibility of the 
sites offered for Showy ard and Trial-fields, have induced a 
decision in its favour, which it is confidently hoped will result 
in a most successful meeting. 
In conclusion, the Council trust that the Society will prove 
itself to be in a position to pursue its career with renewed energy, 
and that its future may be marked by increased endeavours 
to advance the important objects for which it was specially 
constituted. 
By Order of the Council, 
H. Hall Dare, 
Secretary. 
