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Nottbeckj Imperial Russian Commissioner, London. These contri- 

 butions from our friends across the Atlantic, secured by the atten- 

 dance of our Secretary at the Great Exhibition of Industry in 

 London, were attentively observed^ and in the great worth and 

 excellence of many of the specimens, our farmers saw how much 

 may be gained by the union of practice with science. The society 

 cannot but hope, that some fine varieties of wheat, which they in 

 return have sent abroad may be received with interest not only, 

 but in the cultivation to which they have been subjected prove of 

 value to the old world. 



Floral Hall ever attractive to the ladies as well as amateurs of 

 the fine arts, was visited by immense numbers during the entire 

 tair, and was alike creditable to the exhibitors, and to Dr. Alex'r 

 Thompson who superintended its arrangement, a service which ho 

 has most kindly performed for the society often, and always to 

 the entire satisfaction of those who are most especially interested 

 in this portion of the exhibition. The Press gave a faithful nar- 

 rative of the proceedings of each day's exhibition, and the society 

 extended to this portion of their visitors as they have ever done, 

 their most cordial welcome ; since it is in the observations and 

 delineations of a free and enlightened press, that the nation and 

 the world discover what the society has done, and what the tri- 

 umph of their efforts has been. 



ADDRESS. 



On the last day of the exhibition the society was called to order 

 by the President, Henry Wager Esq., under the spacious tent of 

 the society ; and after an appropriate address to the throne of 

 Grace by the Rev. Mr. Corey of the Baptist Church, Utica, the 

 Hon. Horatio Seymour was introduced by the President to the 

 numerous audience of ladies and gentlemen assembled. This ad- 

 dress will be found accompanying this report. It was heard with 

 most gratifying attention, and was worthy of the well earned 

 fame of Mr. Seymour, as an accomplished orator, and as an enlight- 

 ened and liberal minded gentleman. It will be read as one 

 of the most interesting of tlie contents of the volume which 

 is herewith presented. At its close, his Excellency Gov. Hunt 

 was introduced by Mr. Seymour to the audience, and he respon- 



