lviii General Meeting of Governors and Members , 
No President of the Society had ever 
done more or shown more zeal in 
discharge of the duties devolving upon 
him, and he only hoped that the 
Society under its new government 
would go on and prosper and always 
be as fortunate in obtaining a 
President like Lord Middleton. (Loud 
cheers.) 
Mr. George Adams seconded the 
resolution, which was carried by 
acclamation. 
The President, in reply, said that 
in undertaking the Presidency of the 
Society this year he had been working 
— he hoped successfully — for the 
Society. He thanked the Council 
who had so ably helped him through 
his duties and also the staff of the 
Society, who this year had had ex- 
ceptional work. Before they parted he 
wished to point out to the Members 
that they had taken upon themselves 
more' responsibility, and that there- 
fore they would be expected to do 
everything they could for the welfare 
of the Society. (Cheers.) He meant 
that they could get new Members and 
money to carry on the Society’s work, 
and he hoped that they would use 
their influence to the best advantage. 
(Cheers.) 
Sir John Thorold moved a vote 
of thanks to Sir Jacob Wilson for his 
services as Honorary Director during 
the past year. When the Committee 
of Selection found that Mr. Crutchley, 
to whom the Society was so much 
indebted for the arrangement of the 
new Showyard, could not continue to 
act as Honorary Director this year, 
they felt they would not appeal in 
vain to Sir Jacob Wilson’s well-tried 
loyalty, and they therefore pressed 
him again to undertake the Honorary 
Directorship. It was well to have an 
excellent Showyard and a liberal prize 
sheet ; but personal influence was 
also required to induce exhibitors to 
fill the classes. This personal influence 
had been freely exercised by Sir Jacob, 
and had been most kindly met by the 
exhibitors. He felt sure this meeting 
would now record their hearty thanks 
to Sir Jacob Wilson for having under- 
taken the Honorary Directorship, and 
for the successful and energetic way in 
which he had performed the arduous 
duties of that office. (Cheers.) 
The resolution was seconded by 
Mr. Henry Webb, and carried unani- 
mously. 
Sir Jacob Wilson thanked the 
meeting from the bottom of his heart 
for the very cordial manner in which 
they had been pleased to pass the vote. 
He could assure them that he had 
learnt with deep regret that Mr. 
Crutchley had not felt equal to carry- 
ing on the duties for another year, 
and he regarded it as a very real 
compliment to be asked to undertake 
the duties by his colleagues on the 
Council. He did not quite realise 
that he would be equal to the occasion, 
and was doubtful, in consequence of 
somewhat impaired health, whether he 
would be able to undertake it at all. 
He had, however, done so from a sheer 
sense of duty, for he felt it incumbent 
upon every one connected with the 
Society to put aside private interests 
and lend a helping hand this year to 
carry on the work of that great 
Society. He had had the assistance 
of very capable colleagues, and if he 
had been able in any way to add to 
the convenience and comfort of the 
visitors to the Show he felt that he 
had done his duty and had been 
amply rewarded. 
The Earl of Jersey moved a vote 
of thanks to the railway companies 
for the facilities afforded by them in 
connection with the Show and- 
especially for the concession of 
reduced fares to country Members in 
travelling to and from the Show. He 
said that they were grateful to the 
railway companies for what they had 
done in connection with the Show, 
but their gratitude was doubtless of a 
somewhat prophetic nature. They 
trusted that they would in the future 
receive favours from the railway 
companies. As they remembered 
that this Show was the result of the 
year’s agricultural working in this 
country and that the companies had 
done their best to help it forward, so 
they hoped and believed that the 
great railway companies would 
recognise that it was to their own 
interests to do everything in their 
power to promote the agricultural 
interests of this country. (Cheers.) 
Theirs was indeed a Royal industry, 
but it could only be successful if all 
