ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 
proceeMuGS of tbe Council, 
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1893, 
THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, K.G. (PRESIDENT), IN THE CHAIR. 
Present : — 
Trustees. — H.R.H. the Prince of 
Wales, K.G., Gen. Viscount Bridport, 
G.C.B., Earl Cathcart, Mr. John Dent 
Dent, Col. Sir Nigel Kingscote, 
K.C.B., Sir John Bennet Lawes, Bart., 
Sir A. K. Macdonald, Bart., Duke of 
Richmond and Gordon, K. G., Right 
Hon. Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart., M.P. 
Vice-Presidents. — H.R.H. Prince 
Christian, K.G., Mr. Chandos-Pole- 
Gell, Mr. Walter Gilbey, Earl of 
Lathom, G.C.B., Right Hon. Sir 
Massey Lopes, Bart., Lord Moreton, 
Sir J. H. Thorold, Bart., Mr. Charles 
Whitehead. 
Other Members of Council. — Mr. G. 
M. Allender, Mr. J. H. Arkwright, Mr. 
Joseph Beach, Mr. J. Bowen-Jones, 
Mr. J. A. Caird, Mr. Charles Clay, 
Earl of Coventry, Mr. Percy E. 
Crutchley, Lieut. -Col. J. F. Curtis- 
Hayward, Mr. Alfred Darby, Mr. J. 
Marshall Dugdale, Mr. S. P. Foster, 
Mr. W. Frankish, Mr. Hugh Gorringe, 
Mr. Anthony Hamond, Mr. James 
Hornsby, Mr. Charles Howard, Mr. 
C. S. Main waring, Mr. Joseph Martin, 
Mr. T. H. Miller, Mr. R. Neville-Gren- 
ville, Hon. Cecil T. Parker, Mr. Albert 
Pell, Mr. Dan. Pidgeon, Mr. J. E. 
Ransome, Mr. James Rawlence, Mr. 
G. H. Sanday, Mr. A. J. Smith, Mr. 
Henry Smith, Sir J. L. E. Spearman, 
Bart., Mr. E. W. Stanyforth, Mr. 
Richard Stratton, Mr. Martin J. 
Sutton, Mr. Garrett Taylor, Mr. John 
Tremayne, Mr. R. A. Warren, Mr. E. 
V. V. Wheeler, Mr. C. W. Wilson, Sir 
Jacob Wilson. 
Mr. A. C. Cope, of the Board of 
Agriculture. 
Officers. — Mr. Ernest Clarke, Secre- 
tary ; Dr. Fream, Editor of the Jour- 
nal ; Dr. J. Augustus Voelcker, 
Consulting Chemist; Mr. Wilson 
Bennison, Surveyor. 
The following members of the 
Chester Local Committee were also 
present : — The Town Clerk of Chester 
(Mr. Samuel Smith), the City Sur- 
veyor of Chester (Mr. J. Matthews 
Jones) Mr. John Scovell, Mr. George 
A. Dickson (Honorary Secretary of the 
Local Committee). 
Apologies for non-attendance were 
received from the Earl of Feversham, 
Lord Egerton of Tatton, Mr. Ashworth, 
and Professor Simonds. 
Election of New Members. 
The minutes of the last monthly 
meeting of the Council having been 
approved, the election of the following 
75 members was then proceeded 
with : — 
Members. 
Ai.lmand, F. . . Wrexham. 
Anderson, J. . . Chapel Farm, Barton-on-Hr. 
Andrews, F. J.. .6, Newgate St., Chester. 
Barnett, R. ..Brindley Farm, Nantwich. 
Batho, Wm. J...Muswell Hill, N. 
Bennison, W. J. . . 66, Ashley Rd., Crouch Hill, N. 
Bkvax, Wm.. .Littleton Ho., Shepperton. 
Bickerton, W. H. . . Maesmy nan Hall, 
Denbighshire. 
Birch, R. E.. .Maes Elwy, St. Asaph. 
Blantern, T. . . Old Castle, Malpas. 
Brocklehurst, S...Fernhill, Edge Lane, 
Liverpool. 
Carse, G. J. . . Wilton, Salisbury. 
Cartwright, T. B.. .Brackley, Northants. 
Clare, W. A.. .Greenfield, Saddleworth, Yorks. 
Clarke, R.. .The Bennhills, Sheepy, Leios. 
