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THE VETERINARIAN, SEPTEMBER 1, 1857. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. 
Cicero. 
THE ANNUAL MEETING OE THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL 
SOCIETY. 
Among the hundreds of free institutions of which w r e can 
boast in this free country, there are few which can be named 
as holding a more prominent position, and fewer still which 
are so intimately connected with our national prosperity as 
“The Royal Agricultural Society of England/’ It is grati- 
fying to observe that, year by year, while its usefulness 
extends, more persons are ready to bear testimony to its 
worth, and to give it all the support in their power. 
We believe that it has passed that fiery ordeal of public 
criticism and reaction in men’s minds which all institutions 
are liable to ; and not only that it has come out unscathed, 
but that it is even far more vigorous and healthy for the 
trial it has undergone. Nothing short of this, however, 
was to be expected, when we reflect on the sound and 
liberal basis on which it is erected, and the continued de- 
votedness to the cause of Agricultural Science which stamps 
the proceedings of its executive council. The meeting of the 
Society at Chelmsford last year was considered a triumphant 
one in the good which was achieved, but this was accom- 
plished at a great loss to its funds. This year the meeting 
at Salisbury has surpassed all which have gone before 
it, and we believe that the balance-sheet will show a large 
sum on the creditor’s side. Some idea may be formed 
of the deep interest the public tabes in its annual exhibitions 
by the fact that on the Tuesday, the first day of the opening 
of the implement-yard, in accordance w T ith the regulations 
of the Society, 969 persons paid for admission at 2s. 6c7. each ; 
and on the following day no less than 2623 entered the yard, 
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