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^0})n\ aign'rultural ^omt)) of afnglanti. 
GENERAL MEETING, 
12, Hanovkr Square, Saturday, December 9, 1848. 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 
TiiK Council have to report to the Members, on the occasion 
of their present December Meeting, that during the past hall- 
year 44 of their Members have died, and 105 have ceased to 
belong to the Society, while 131 new Members have been 
elected ; so that the Society now consists of 91 Life-Governors, 
181 Annual Governors, 661 Life-Members, 5232 Annual Mem- 
bers, and 21 Honorary Members, making a total of 6186 Mem- 
bers on the list of the Society at the present time. 
The vacancy in the Council, occasioned by the lamented de- 
cease of Mr. Harvey, has been filled up by the election of Mr. 
John Hodi^etts Foley, of Prestwood, M.P. 
In order to meet the convenience of Members of Parliament, 
the day for the periodical meetings of the Council has been 
changed from Wednesday to Tuesday. 
The Council regret to inform the Society, that in consequence 
of the great amount of unpaid subscriptions, they have been 
under the necessity of borrowing money of their bankers to meet 
the liabilities consequent upon the York Meeting ; and, in ord&r 
to prevent the recurrence of a similar inconvenience, they have 
empowered ihe Finance Committee to take immediate steps for 
obtaining the arrears, and for securing a more regular payment 
of subscriptions in future. With the same view, the Council 
have resolved, that henceforward no Journal shall be sent to any 
Member whose subscription for the year is unpaid at the time of 
