cixxxii Monthly Council, December 9, 1891. 
or two exceptions) of the Seeds and 
Plant Diseases, Veterinary, Stock 
Prizes, Implement, and Showyard 
AVorks Committees were re-elected. 
Mr. Ash worth was added to the Seeds 
and Plants Committee, Mr Caird to 
the Implement Committee, Mr. 
Marshall Dugdale to the Education 
and Dairy Committees, Col. Uurtis- 
Hayward to the Veterinary and Dairy 
Committees, Mr. Martin Sutton to the 
Woburn Sub-Committee, and Mr. 
Stanyforth to the Showyard Works 
Committee. To replace Messrs. Caird, 
Chandos-Pole-Gell, and Warren, who 
retired from the Committee of Selec- 
tion by rotation, Messrs. Ashworth, 
Tremayne, and Garrett Taylor were 
elected. 
Committee for Selection of Judges. 
On the motion of Sir Jacob Wil- 
son, seconded by Mr. S. P. Foster, a 
Committee was appointed to recom- 
mend Judges of Stock, Poultry, and 
Produce at the Warwick Meeting, 
such Committee to consist of the 
members of the Stock Prizes Com- 
mittee and the Stewards of the several 
departments, and to sit for the first 
time in February next, 
Mr. Foster raised the question as 
to the appointment of two judges in- 
stead of three, and referred to other 
matters in connection with the j udg- 
ing. He would like the Committee to 
receive an instruction from the Coun- 
cil to appoint two judges only. 
Sir Jacob Wilson objected to any 
such instruction being given before- 
hand to the Committee, and said it 
was quite competent for Mr. Foster 
to raise the question in Committee, 
when it could be discussed. 
The Duke of Richmond and 
Gordon agreed with Sir Jacob Wil- 
son in thinking that the matter should 
be left to the Committee, without 
instructions from the Council. 
Mr. GiLBEY concurred in this view, 
though, having acted both as an ex- 
hibitor and judge at past shows, he 
was strongly in favour of two judges 
instead of three. Uc suggested as 
a way out of the difficulty that three 
judges should be nominated, but that 
only two should judge, the third not 
going into the ring unless called 
upon. 
Mr. Martin thought the Society 
should publish the names of the 
judges in the prize sheet as other 
societies did, and moved a resolution 
to that effect. This was supported 
by Mr. C. W. WiLSON, but eventually 
the motion was by leave withdrawn. 
After some further discussion on 
Mr. Foster's suggestion, in which the 
Duke of Richmond and Gordon, 
Sir Nigel Kingscote, Sir Jacob 
Wilson and others took part, a mo- 
tion to pass to the next business was 
carried. 
Conntry Ueeting of 1893. 
The invitations received from the 
Corporations of Chester and Man- 
chester, inviting the Society to hold 
its Country Meeting of 1893 in their 
respective localities, were further 
considered, and the Secretary read 
a number of resolutions and memorials 
from various town councils and other 
bodies in support of each application. 
These were referred to the Committee 
of Inspection already appointed, with 
instructions to bring up at the meet- 
ing of the Council in February next 
a report on their inspection of the 
sites and other accommodation offered 
by each locality. 
Uiscellaneous. 
Letters were read (1) from Mr, 
Richard Stratton, resigning his seat 
on the Thoroughbred Stallion Com- 
mittee ; (2) from M. Meline, Presi- 
dent of the Commission Internationale 
d Agriculture, asking forcontribution.S' 
towards the expenses of the Com- 
mission ; (3) from the Science and 
Art Department, transmitting par- 
ticulars of an agricultural exhibition 
to be held at Philippopolis, from 
August 2nd to October 31st, 1892; 
(4) from the Mansion House Associa- 
tion on railway rates. 
Date of next Meeting. 
The report of the Council to tlie 
general meeting on the following day 
having been prepared, and other 
business transacted, the Council 
adjourned over the Christmas reces* 
until Wednesday, February 3rd, 
1892. 
