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of Wednesday, the usual hour of meeting remaining at 12 o'clock, 
as heretofore. 
They have also decided that, agreeably with the privilege con- 
ferred by the recent Treasury order, regulating the transmission of 
books through the Post-office, the Journal of the Society shall be 
issued by Post on the day of publication to each member whose 
subscription is not in arrear. 
The Council have, after due investigation, determined to adopt 
at the approaching Country Meeting a simple and improved 
method of testing the comparative efficiency of the implements to 
be selected for trial on that occasion ; and they have decided that 
in addition to the Consulting Engineer of the Society, who will 
act as the mechanical referee, there shall be ten judges of imple- 
ments, two of these engineers, and the remaining eight practical 
farmers. That the two engineers shall be the sole judges of 
steam-engines and of steam power generally, considered in a 
scientific and mechanical point of view, without reference to the 
application of such power to agricultural machinery; but that 
they shall report to the stewards, in writing, for the information of 
the other judges, a statement of the power applied to the ma- 
chinery under the consideration of any such judges. Also, that 
the other judges shall judge the work done by any agricultural 
machine to which steam or other power is applied; but that it 
shall be an instruction to them to pay every attention to the report 
of the engineers in forming their judgment of the work of the 
machinery on which they are called upon to adjudicate. 
The Council are in communication with the directors of the 
various railway companies throughout the kingdom, respecting 
the transit of live stock, and implements to and from the place of 
exhibition ; and they hope, through the liberal co-operation of those 
railway companies, to make such arrangements as will be satisfac- 
tory to all parties. 
In compliance with the strong local feeling expressed to the 
Council, they have decided to hold a Council Dinner at York. 
Professor Johnston, of Durham, and Professor Simonds, Lec- 
turer on Cattle Pathology in the Royal Veterinary College, Lon- 
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