Monfhlij Council, Fehruarij 3 , 1892 . 
Meeting a success, if they resolved 
to have it at Manchester. It was 
very desirable that the great repre- 
sentatives of the agrieultural interest 
should be brought into contact with 
the large manufacturing centres. 
Sdeetion of Chester. 
The deputations having withdrawn, 
Lord Eoeeton of Tatton moved 
that Manchester be selected by the 
Society as the place for the Country 
Sleeting of 1893. He said that when 
the choice of the Society some years 
ago lay between Preston and Chester, 
he had been in favour of the latter as 
the more convenient. For the same 
reason he was now in favour of Man- 
chester as between that city and 
Chester. He agreed that, for North 
Wales, Chester was the centre, but for 
the whole of the Society’s district, 
consisting of the counties of Chester 
and Lancaster, and of North Wales, 
Manchester was no doubt the better 
centre. Owing to the increase of 
population at Manchester and of the 
neighbouring districts, it was reason- 
able to expect that they would have 
a larger attendance at the Show than 
probably at any other place in 
England. 
Mr. AsnwOETH seconded, on the 
grounds that a Meeting at Manches- 
ter would be more likely to have a 
satisfactory financial result than at 
Chester, and that in all probability 
this would be the last opportunity the 
Society would have of visiting Man- 
chester, because both of the sites 
offered would probably be laid out 
for building purposes. 
The Hon. Cecil T. Parker moved 
as an amendment that Chester be 
selected by the Society as the place 
for the Country Meeting for 1893. If 
they went to Manchester they would 
be covering exactly the same ground 
as they had already covered three 
times within the last ten years. No 
one would think of going to Manches- 
ter on a visit of pleasure, whereas 
Chester was a place into which all 
persons poured. Americans made it 
their first stopping place, and hun- 
dreds of thousands of people came to 
Chester all through the summer. If 
the Society were going to put itself 
up to auction to the highest bidder it 
would be doing itself an irreparable 
injury. 
Mr. Mainwarixq, as one of the 
representatives of North Wales, sup- 
ported Mr. Parker’s amendment. 
The Duke of Richmond and Gor- 
don also supported the amendment. 
He said he had only made up his 
mind in favour of Chester after very 
considerable difficulty. His Grace 
then replied to some of the arguments 
which had been advanced by certain 
of the speakers in support of Man- 
chester, and expressed his view that 
a visit to Chester would be, in the 
words of their Charter, “ the most ad- 
vantageous for the advancement of 
the objects of the Society.” 
Earl Cathcart said one argument 
in favour of Chester was that a very 
successful Meeting had been held in 
South VV'^ales, at Cardiff, twenty years 
ago, when there were great crowds of 
intelligent agriculturists speaking the 
Welsh language. It was only fair 
that North ’iVales should have a 
similar opportunity. 
After some further observations 
from Sir Nigel Kingscote, Mr. 
Ashworth, and others, Mr. Parker’s 
amendment was put to the vote and 
carried by twenty-one votes to 
twenty. 
It was then decided that the 
Country Meeting of 1893 be held at 
Chester, subject to the usual agree- 
ment being entered into with the 
Society by the Mayor and Corporation 
of Chester. 
The deputation from Chester having 
been recalled, and informed by the 
President of the Council’s decision, 
the Mayor expressed their great 
pleasure at the result, and the deter- 
mination of their ancient city to do 
all in its power to make the Meeting 
of 1893 a great success 
Rotation of Districts for Country 
Meetings. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote said that a 
letter, which he would now ask to 
have re.ad, had been received from 
Sir Jacob Wilson, who was unfortu- 
natel}’’ too ill to be present, on the 
subject of the rotation of districts. 
Though the matter could not of course 
be discussed then, he thought he 
might say, on behalf of the Inspec- 
tion Committee, that they felt very 
