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ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND, 
proceedings of tbe Council. 
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1893, 
(IN THE SHOWYARD AT CHESTER.) 
COL, SIR NIGEL KINGSCOTE, K.C.B. (TRUSTEE), IN THE CHAIR. 
Present: — 
Trustees. — Earl Cathcart.Mr. John 
Dent Dent, Col. Sir Nigel Kingscote, 
K.C.B. , Earl of Ravensworth. 
Vice-Presidents . — Viscount Emlyn, 
Sir J. H. Thorold, Bart. 
Other Members of Council. — Mr. G. 
M. Allender, Mr. J. H. Arkwright, Mr. 
Alfred Ashworth, Mr. Joseph Beach, 
Mr. J. Bowen- Jones, Mr. Charles Clay, 
Lieut.-Col. J. F. Curtis-Hayward, Mr. 
J. Marshall Dugdale, Mr. W. Frankish, 
Mr. Hugh Gorringe, Mr. James 
Hornsby, Mr. Joseph Martin, Mr. T. 
H. Miller, Mr. R. Neville-Grenville, 
Hon. Cecil T. Parker, Mr. Albert Pell, 
Mr. J.E.Ransome, Mr. S. Rowlandson, 
Mr. G. H. Sanday, Mr. W. T. Scarth, 
Mr. A. J. Smith, Mr. Henry Smith, 
Sir J. L. E. Spearman, Bart., Mr. E. 
W. Stanyforth, Mr. Martin J. Sutton, 
Mr. Garrett Taylor, Mr. R. A. Warren, 
Mr. E. V. V. Wheeler, Mr. C. W. Wil- 
son, Sir Jacob Wilson. 
Officers. — Mr. Ernest Clarke, Secre- 
tary ; Dr. Fream, Editor of the 
Journal ; Dr. J. Augustus Voelcker, 
Consulting Chemist ; Mr. Wilson 
Bennison, Surveyor. 
In the unavoidable absence of the 
President, 
Col. Sir Nigel Kingscote, K.C.B. 
(Trustee), was called to the Chair. 
Confirmation of Minutes. 
The minutes of the last monthly 
Meeting of the Council, held on May 
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31, were taken as read, and approved, 
and the minutes of the Special Coun- 
cil Meeting, held in the Showyard on 
Monday, June 19, were read and con- 
firmed. The minutes of the Special 
Council Meeting related to an out- 
break of fire which occurred at one 
of the implement stands on Monday, 
and to the general precautions against 
fire adopted in the Showyard ; as well 
as to details connected with the de- 
monstrations of sheep-shearing. 
Election of New Members. 
The election of the following 151 
new members was then proceeded 
with, the Secretary stating that 
this was the largest number of new 
members elected at one time since 
1889, the year of the Windsor Meet- 
ing 
Agnew, E. T. . . 5, Mount St., Manchester. 
Agxe w, H. . . 29, Booth St., Manchester. 
Allen, A.. .Hindlip, Worcester. 
Ansdell, T. C.. .Beech Hurst, Eccles. 
Armitage, C. S.. .Cromlea, Manchester. 
Ashworth, A.. .Accrington. 
Atcherley, F. R. H... Stone Ho., W. Felton, 
Salop. 
Barker, A.. .Sutton Bonnington, Loughboro’. 
Bates, A. L...32, Bairstow St., Preston. 
Bell, J.. .Hedley Hall, Swalwell, co. Durham. 
Bellhouse, E. . .Groby Road, Altrincham. 
Bellhouse, W...Windlehurst, Stockport. 
Bevington, T. . . Hedingham Castle, Essex. 
Birchenocjgh, W. T...Gaws worth New Hall, 
Macclesfield. 
Bishop, T...Kintbury, Hungerford. 
Blackwall, T. V.. .Oilcennus, Llanwrst. 
Bower, W. W.. .The Manor Farm, Ha warden 
Bretherton, F. S...The Hall, Rainhill, 
Presoot. 
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