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HELD IN THE HALL OP THE ROYAL MEDICAL AND CHIEUEGICAL SOCIETY, 
20, HANOVER SQUARE. 
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1892, 
THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, K.G. (PRESIDENT), IN THE CHAIR. 
Present i — 
Menibers of the 6'ouMciZ.— H.R.II. 
Prince Christian, K.G., the Duke of 
Richmond and Gordon, K.G., Earl 
Cathcart, the Earl of Feversham, 
Lord Brougham and Vaux, the Hon. 
C. T. Parker, Sir Nigel Kingscote, 
K.C.B., Sir J. H. Thorold, Bart., Sir 
Jacob Wilson, Messrs. G. M. Allender, 
J. H. Arkwright, Alfred Ashworth, 
J. Bowen-Jones, James A. Caird, 
Charles Clay, Lieut.-Col. Curtis- Hay- 
ward, Messrs. W. Frankish, Walter 
Gilbey, H. Gorringe, A. Hamond, 
C. S. Mainwaring, P. A. Muntz, M.P., 
A. J. Smith, Henry Smith, Charles 
Whitehead, C. W. Wilson. 
Governors. — Mr. Charles E. Ash- 
worth, Mr. R. B. E. Gill, Mr. W. Barrow 
Simonds. 
Members . — Sir H. M. Vavasour, Bt., 
Sir Wm. Vincent, Bt., Messrs. Thomas 
Bell, Wm. C. Booth, W. W. Chapman, 
Horace F. Cox, Wm. Fortune, H. J. 
Greenwood, Surgeon-Lieut.-Col. Ince, 
M.D., Mr. Frederick King, Col. Le 
Cornu, Messrs. H. F. Moore, John 
Moubray, F. O. S. Reade, Edmond 
Riley, E. S. Rodd, Frank Silvester, 
John Spratt, Fred Smith, Marshall 
Stephenson, C. L. Sutherland, P\ T. 
Thatcher, Robert Thompson, Wm. 
Thompson, John Thornton, James 
Toller, James Watt, Dr. H. J. Webb, 
Jonas M. Webb, and others. 
Report of Council. 
The report of the Council for the past 
half-year (see p. 744) havingbeentaken 
as read, the Secretary gave a brief 
synopsis of its contents. 
Sir William Vincent, in moving 
the adoption of the report, said it 
was quite evident that though the 
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great interest which the Society re- 
presented was terribly depressed, yet 
the Society was in a prosperous con- 
dition, inasmuch as it was doing most 
valuable work for the benefit of 
agriculture in this country. It did 
not attempt to solve the difficulties 
which were increasing in the agricul- 
tural interest at the present moment 
bj’ advocating particular specifics. 
Yet he was quite sure that the mem- 
bers would agree from the report 
that the work which had been done 
was of an excellent character, and 
would cordially accept his motion for 
the adoptioir of the report. 
Mr. W. Barrow Simonds (Foun- 
dation Life Governor) seconded the 
motion as one of the original mem- 
bers of the Society, of whom he was 
afraid there were now very few left. 
Presentation to Sir Jacob Wilson. 
The President then said : It 
becomes my duty to invite your 
attention for a few moments to a 
subject of importance. At the meet- 
ing of the Council, held yesterday, 
the Duke of Richmond and Mr. 
Charles Howard referred to the 
resignation by Sir Jacob Wilson of 
his office of Honoraiy Director, and 
bore eloquent testimony to the great 
value of his very eminent services, 
not only in his official capacity as 
Honorary Director, but also during 
the long time that he has been con- 
nected with the Council and with 
the Society. It becomes, therefore, 
my duty, as your President for the 
year, to express to Sir Jacob Wilson, 
in your name, our great and unfeigned 
regret that he should have found it 
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