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WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  7,  1904. 
LORD  MIDDLETON  (PRESIDENT)  IN  THE  CHAIR. 
Present : 
Triiiitees. — Earl  Cawdor,  the  Earl  of 
Coventry,  the  Earl  of  Derby,  K.G., 
Sir  Walter  Gilbey,  Bart.,  Colonel  Sir 
Nigel  Kingscote,  G.C.V.O.,  K.C.B., 
Sir  John  H.  Thorold,  Bart. 
Vice-Pressideiits. — H.  R.  H.  Prince 
Christian,  K.G.,  the  Earl  of  Fever- 
sham,  the  Earl  of  Jersey,  G.C.B., 
Lord  Moreton,  the  Hon.  C.  T.  Parker, 
Mr.  G.  H.  Sanday,  Sir  Jacob  Wilson. 
Othpv  31embers  of  Council. — Mr.  R. 
C.  Assheton,  Mr.  .1.  Bowen-Jones, 
Lord  Brougham  and  Vaux,  Mr.  F.  S.  W. 
Cornwallis,  Mr.  Percy  Crutchley, 
Lt.-Col.  J.  F.  Curtis-Hayward,  Mr. 
Alfred  E.  W.  Darby,  Mr.  J.  Marshall 
Dugdale,  the  Hon.  A.  E.  Fellowes,  M.P., 
Mr.  S.  P.  Foster,  Mr.  W.  Frankish, 
Mr.  Hugh  Gorringe,  the  Marquis  of 
Granby,  Mr.  R.  M.  Greaves,  Mr.  R. 
Neville  Grenville,  Mr.  W.  Harrison, 
Mr.  R.  W.  Hobbs,  Mr.  J.  Howard 
Howard,  Mr.  H.  D.  Marshall,  Mr. 
Joseph  Martin,  Mr.  Christopher 
Midflleton,  Mr.  T.  H.  Miller,  the  Rev. 
D.  B.  Montefiore,  the  Earl  of  North- 
brook, Mr.  Albert  Pell,  Mr.W.  A.  Prout, 
Mr.  J.  E.  Ransome,  Mr.  F’.  Reynard, 
Mr.  C.  C.  Rogers,  Mr.  Howard  P. 
Ryland,  Mr.  W.  Scoby,  Mr.  E.  W. 
Shackle,  Mr.  A.  J.  Smith,  Mr.  E.  W. 
Stanyforth,  Mr.  R.  Stratton,  Mr.  E. 
V.  V.  Wheeler,  Mr.  J.  C.  Williams, 
and  Mr.  C.  W.  Wilson. 
Death  of  Viscount  Ridley. 
The  President,  in  opening  the 
proceedings,  said  that  it  was  with  deep 
regret  that  he  had  to  announce  the 
death  of  Lord  Ridley,  who  had  been 
President  during  the  year  that  the 
Show  was  held  at  Nottingham  in  1888. 
Lord  Ridley  had  been  for  many  years 
a Trustee  of  the  Society,  and  he  was 
a Member  of  the  Council  from  1869 
to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  had  been 
with  them  at  their  last  meeting,  and, 
though  they  could  see  he  was  ill,  the 
suddenness  of  his  death  came  to  all  as 
a great  shock.  He  had  filled  with 
distinction  many  public  positions,  and 
the  country  at  large  would  deplore  his 
loss.  'I'hey  would  always  think  of 
him  as  an  able  colleague,  ready  and 
willing  to  give  sound  advice.  They 
knew  how  devoted  he  was  to  his 
country  home,  and,  above  all,  how 
much  he  was  associated  with  country 
life  and  agriculture.  This  made  him 
one  of  those  typical  men  whom  they 
desired  to  see  on  the  Council.  Every 
one  would  regi'et  his  death  as  a great 
loss  to  the  Society,  and  many  would 
miss  him  as  a true  friend. 
Election  of  New  Members. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  of 
the  Council,  held  on  November  2, 
1904,  having  been  taken  as  read  and 
approved,  the  election  of  fifteen  new 
Members  was  proceeded  with. 
Show  of  1905. 
The  President  said  they  had  now 
to  resume  as  special  business  the 
consideration  of  the  question  of  the 
holding  of  a Show  in  1905.  The 
appeal  for  funds  to  enable  such  Show 
to  be  held  without  further  loss  to  the 
Society’s  general  funds  had  been  issued 
on  October  18,  and  so  far  had  resulted 
in  the  receipt  of  480  promises  of 
subscription.s,  which  amounted  in  all 
to  4,47 1 Z.  In  addition,  107  further 
promises  of  subscriptions  and  guaran- 
tees had  been  given  under  conditions 
of  various  kinds,  made  by  the  sub- 
scribers themselves,  that  amounted  in 
all  to  665?.  It  was  for  the  Council 
to  consider  whether,  with  these  figures 
before  them,  they  would  decide  to 
organise  a Show  next  year. 
The  Earl  of  Derby  said  that  he 
had  opened  the  discussion  on  this 
question  at  the  meeting  of  the  Council 
on  October  6 last,  when  the  following 
resolution  was  adopted  : — 
That  the  Show  of  1905  be  held  at 
Park  Royal  in  the  second  week  of  July, 
subject  to  a guarantee  fund  of  10,000/. 
being  raised  by  subscriptions  from 
Members,  exhibitors,  and  others  to- 
wards defraying  the  expenses  of  the 
Show. 
Under  these  circumstances,  he  hoped 
the  Council  would  allow  him  to  ask 
them  to  consider  whether,  in  their 
view,  the  conditions  contained  in  the 
