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resolution,  because,  in  the  first  place,  their  best  thanks  were  clue  to  the  Lord 
Mayor  and  to  the  Corporation  for  having  been  instrumental  in  securing 
for  them  such  an  excellent  showyard.  He  did  not  think  he  had  ever  seen 
a better  one.  Next  he  thought  they  were  all  very  much  indebted  to  the  Lord 
Mayor  for  his  hearty  hospitality  and  the  welcome  given  to  members  of 
the  Society,  and  he  was  sure  they  would  all  carry  away  with  them  a grateful 
recollection  of  the  way  in  which  they  had  been  received  in  Liverpool. 
Mr.  Percy  Crutchley  cordially  seconded  the  resolution  proposed  by 
Lord  Coventry.  There  was  very  little  to  add  to  what  his  Lordship  had 
said,  but  he  would  like  to  refer  to  one  other  matter.  Not  only  had  the  Lord 
Mayor  done  all  that  Lord  Coventry  had  mentioned,  but  he  had  also  given  them 
the  value  of  his  assistance  and  advice  by  constantly  attending  the  meetings  of 
the  Council  of  the  Society  in  London,  which  was,  for  a busy  man,  a considerable 
tax,  and  showed  how  very  heartily  he  had  thrown  himself  into  the  success 
of  that  great  exhibition. 
The  resolution  having  been  submitted  to  the  meeting  and  carried 
unanimously, 
The  Lord  Mayor  of  Liverpool  expressed  thanks  on  behalf  of  himself 
and  the  Corporation.  The  little  he  had  himself  been  able  to  do  amounted  to  a 
very  trifling  matter,  but  he  must  admit  that  the  public  of  Liverpool  and 
the  Corporation  had  made  considerable  sacrifices  for  the  Show.  The  ground  on 
which  they  were  was  known  as  the  Wavertree  Mystery,  and  was  dedicated  as  a 
playground  for  children,  so  that  the  holding  of  the  Show  had  to  a certain 
extent  deprived  them  of  their  pleasures.  He  was  sure  they  were  all  glad 
to  have  been  able  to  assist  in  making  the  Show  a success,  and  they  had  been 
amply  repaid  in  the  Show  itself.  Unfortunately  they  had  no  control  over  the 
weather,  which  had  been  rather  bad  on  the  previous  day.  If,  however,  they 
were  favoured  with  fine  weather  for  the  rest  of  the  week  the  Show  was  bound 
to  be  a success.  It  was  a great  pleasure  to  the  people  of  Liverpool  to  have  the 
Show  in  their  midst. 
Thanks  to  Local  Committee. 
Mr.  F.  S.  W.  Cornwallis  proposed  : “ That  the  best  thanks  of  the  Society 
are  due  and  are  hereby  tendered  to  the  Liverpool  Local  Committee  for  their 
exertions  to  promote  the  success  of  the  Show.”  The  resolutions  passed  at  such 
a meeting  as  that  seemed,  perhaps,  somewhat  formal,  but  those  who  knew  the 
work  done  by  the  Local  Committee  were  aware  what  a large  part  they  played 
in  the  management  of  the  Show'  and  the  important  duties  that  devolved  upon 
them.  They  had  journeyed  to  London  to  attend  meetings,  given  the  Society 
handsome  prizes,  and,  as  had  already  been  mentioned,  had  made  arrangements 
for  the  valuable  site  on  which  the  Show  was  held.  They  had  co-operated  in 
every  way  to  make  the  Show  a success,  and  he  was  sure  they  shared  the  wish 
that  at  the  end  of  the  week  the  financial  result  might  be  such  that  Liverpool 
would  go  down  to  posterity  as  establishing  a record  in  the  history  of  the 
Society. 
Mr.  Frederick  Reynard  said  that  no  words  were  required  from  him  to 
supplement  what  had  fallen  from  Mr.  Cornwallis,  who  had  expressed  exactly 
the  feelings  of  the  Council  with  regard  to  the  Local  Committee.  He  had  great 
pleasure  in  seconding  the  resolution. 
The  motion  was  put  to  the  meeting  and  unanimously  agreed  to. 
The  Lord  Mayor  of  Liverpool  thanked  them  very  sincerely  for  the 
vote  of  thanks  to  the  Local  Committee.  It  was  true  he  had  been  Chairman 
of  that  body,  but  he  could  not  claim  very  much  credit  for  the  good  results  and 
the  good  work  of  the  Local  Committee.  Everything  possible  had  been  done  to 
make  the  Show  a success,  and  he  hoped  it  would  prove  as  satisfactory  as  they 
desired  it  to  be. 
Thanks  to  Railways. 
The  Duke  of  Devonshire  said  that,  in  rising  to  propose  that  the  best 
thanks  of  the  Society  be  tendered  to  the  various  railway  companies,  he  hoped 
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