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borough in 1895 was not the first 
invitation received by the Society. 
He would remind the Council that 
this was the fourth time that Dar- 
lington had endeavoured to get the 
show in their borough. They were 
now in a better position to receive 
the Royal, and he hoped that if they 
decided to go to Darlington, not only 
the ground, but also the numbers at- 
tending the show would be satisfac- 
tory to the Council. On behalf of 
the Corporation of Darlington, and 
on behalf of the Committee, of which 
he happened to be a member, he 
could assure the Council that they 
would do everything in their power 
to make the Meeting a success. Be- 
fore he left home he heard that, 
within a small sum, the amount of 
6,0007. towards the purposes of the 
Meeting had been raised. 
Mr. Dent said that, as Chairman 
of the North-Eastern Railway, which 
served the borough of Darlington, he 
would like to refer to the satisfaction 
felt by his Company in meeting with 
the approbation of the Council as to 
the way in which they worked the 
traffic for the shows held at York and 
Newcastle. It would be their pride 
and their hope to do equally well if 
the Society came to Darlington. 
Mr. Chandos-Pole-Gell having 
supported the application, the Secre- 
tary was instructed to express the 
best thanks of the Council to the au- 
thorities of Darlington for their cor- 
dial invitation, and to state that, in 
accordance with the usual praotice, 
the matter would be further consi- 
dered at the next meeting of the Coun- 
cil, to be held on December 6, when 
a Committee of Inspection would be 
appointed to visit the sites and other 
accommodation offered. 
Miscellaneous. 
A letter from Mr. William Smith, 
as to the Society’s trials held at 
Chelmsford in the year 1856, was 
read, and the Secretary was instructed 
to inform Mr. Smith that the Council 
were unable, at this distance of time, 
to reopen the matter. 
A letter was also received from 
the Deutsche Landwirtscliafts- Gesell- 
scliaft, expressing thanks for the re- 
ception given to their representatives 
by the Society upon the occasion of 
a recent visit to England. 
Dates of Future Meetings. 
The dates of the future Council 
Meetings of the Session were fixed as 
follows December 6, 1893; Feb- 
ruary 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, 
June 6, June 27 (in the Cambridge 
Showyard), August 1, 1894. It was 
decided that the General Meeting of 
members on the Thursday of the 
Smithfield week (December 7) should 
be held in the Society’s own house at 
12 Hanover Square. 
The Council then adjourned until 
Wednesday, December 6, at noon. 
