Tuesday , June 20 , 1893 . 
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and not with the view, as unfortu- 
nately in some cases, of turning the 
horse into a great gambling machine. 
As a great landowner in London he 
conferred enormous benefits upon the 
community. In his own county of 
Chester he was famous in every good 
work, in building churches, cottages, 
and farmsteads. And these, he was 
sorry to say, were not the times in 
which many landlords could afford to 
do much in that way. He was well 
and truly respected in his native 
county, and his (the Duke of Rich- 
mond’s) idea was, and always had 
been, that when a man was truly re- 
spected and beloved in that part of 
the world where he passed the greater 
part of his life, they might depend 
upon it that there could not be any- 
thing very wrong in him. Many of 
the members were aware that the 
Society had attained so great a size 
that their house in Hanover Square 
was not large enough for the business 
to be carried on, and the interest 
which the retiring President showed 
in agriculture was manifested by this, 
that when the house and premises 
adjoining No. 12 Hanover Square 
came into the market, the Duke, with 
Sir Walter Gilbey, guaranteed the 
sum of 70,0001. in order that these 
premises should not pass out of their 
hands. (Cheers.) These, with the 
other things he had mentioned, 
showed the interest the Duke had 
taken in the affairs of the Society. 
He thought they would all agree with 
him that the Duke had acted during 
his life— and he had no doubt that he 
would continue to act during the rest 
of his life, which they all trusted 
would be a long one — in carrying out 
that precept which had been handed 
down through many generations : 
“ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, 
do it with thy might.” 
Mr. John Wood, as an old mem- 
ber of the Society, was very proud 
and pleased to second the resolution 
which had been moved by his Grace 
the Duke of Richmond. 
The motion was then put by the 
Secretary, and carried unanimously 
amid loud cheers. 
The President, in reply, said he 
had to thank his old friend the Duke 
of Richmond for the much too kind 
words which he had used in proposing 
this resolution. Anyone coming to 
this country, not knowing the depres- 
sion which obtained throughout Eng- 
land, and especially in the South of 
England, would, upon visiting that 
Show, hardly imagine that that de- 
pression and distress existed. It was 
satisfactory to know that the Show 
was excellent, certainly in quantity, 
but, which was much more important, 
in quality also. This, he thought, 
showed that under depressing and 
adverse circumstances the farmers 
and landowners of England could 
still hold their heads above water 
and contribute very efficiently to the 
success of such a great show as they 
had before them. He had not formerly 
been very much connected with the 
Society, except as a member for many 
years. His life of office had been all 
too short, because those who were 
really the workers in the Society had 
shown him so much kindness. It was 
a sort of hereditary principle in the 
conduct of the affairs of the Society 
that pleasantness and good-humour 
should make the wheels run smoothly 
and without difficulty, which was 
more than a good many societies 
could say. He would henceforth be 
placed in a position of comparative 
obscurity, to form one of the glorious 
roll 1 of Past Presidents. He still 
hoped, however, to be of some little 
use, though in a humble way, with 
regard to the purchase of their new 
head-quarters. He had to thank His 
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales 
and His Royal Highness Prince 
Christian for giving them their coun- 
tenance, and thus contributing to the 
great success of the Show. In hand- 
ing over the headship of the Society 
to the Duke of Devonshire, he felt 
that he was handing it to one of illus- 
trious name and family, who, though 
engaged in somewhat arduous warfare 
at the present time, would, they 
hoped, be able to spare some of his 
time and ability to the interests of 
that great Society. He would have 
less compunction in dying officially 
at the end of that week, as the Society 
would have so worthy a successor at 
its head as the Duke of Devonshire. 
President for 1893. 
Mr. Chandos- Pole -Cell then 
moved, “ That his Grace the Duke of 
