THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



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ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 



At a Weekly Council, on Wednesday, the 24th of 

 June, present, Mr. Raymond Barker, V.P., in the 

 chair. Lord Bridport, Sir John V. B. Johnstone, Bart., 

 M.P., Mr. Hodgson Barrow, M.P., Dr. Camps, Col. 

 Challoner, Mr. Eliot Fuller, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, 

 Mr. Glegg, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, M. Kropp (of Hanover), 

 Mr. Majendie, M. Miiller (of Hanover), Mr. Pain 

 (Mayor of Salisbury), Mr. Scott, Mr. Vyner, Mr. 

 Wilson (of Stowlangtoft), and Mr, George Wood. 



Mr. Curtis favoured the Council with a letter on the 

 subject of the ravages committed by insects on the 

 Mangold crops of Mr. Paget, M.P., and referred the 

 members to his detailed natural history of insects 

 affecting that crop published in the Journal (vol. viii., 

 p. 399). 



Mr. Brotherton submitted to the inspection of the 

 members several Flax-plants, as specimens of a mode of 

 promoting the germination of the seeds and the growth 

 of that plant, which, in his opinion, would prove advan- 

 tageous to the development of a larger amount of fibre 

 of fine quality. — Mr. Scott remarked that the proposed 

 plan of encasing and dibbling the Flax-seed would not 

 tend to that economy of labour so much required in the 

 management of that crop. 



Mr. Lister Maw transmitted a malformation of fatty 

 matter found in a sheep ; which was referred to Prof. 

 Simonds for his report. 



Adjourned to July 1. 



A Monthly Council was held on Wednesday, 

 the 1st of July, present : Colonel Challoner, trustee, 

 in the chair; Eavl of Powis, Lord Bridport, Sir Ed- 

 ward Hulse, Bart., Sir Charles Gould Morgan, Bart., 

 Sir Archibald Keppel Macdonald, Bart., Mr. Raymond 

 Barker, Mr. Barnett, Mr. Hodgson Barrow, M.P., 

 Mr. Cavendish, Mr. Druce, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Mr. 

 Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Wren Hoskyns, Mr. Hudson (of 

 Castleacre), Mr. Jonas, Mr. Milwood, Mr. Pain (Mayor 

 of Salisbury), IMr. Pope, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Robert 

 Smith, Colonel Towneley, Mr. Vyner, Mr. Jonas 

 Webb, Mr. Burch Western, and Mr. Wilson (of Stow- 

 langtoft). 



Lord Southampton, of Whittlebury Lodge, North- 

 amptonshire, was elected a Governor of the Society. 



The following new members were elected : — 

 Beach, Joseph, Flower Mill, Dudlej^ Staffordshire. 

 Bircham, William, Dunton, Fakenham, Norfolk. 

 Bourne, William, Atherstone, Warwickshire. 

 Butcher, W. Bowling Green Farm, Ewell, Surrey. 

 Dods, T. P., Anick Grange, Hexham, Northumberland. 

 Elvidge, Benjamin, Leven, Beverley, yorkshire, 

 Evans, Griffith, Bridgenorth, Shropshire, 



Howard, Charles, Biddenham, Bedfordshire. 



Lattimore, C. H., The Place, Wheathtmpsted, Herts. 



Lindsel!, Lt.-Colonel, Fairfield House, Biggleswade. 



Middleboroiigh, J, R, South-Milford, Milford- Junction, 

 Yorkshire. 



Pike, Aaron, Mitton, Tewkeshnry, Gloucestershire. 



Pointon, George, Mere Cottage, Lawton Cheshire. 



Preston, Thomas, Scosthrop House, Hellifield, York- 

 shire. 



Shaw, John, Huntabury Hill, Northampton. 



Stephens, S. Lyne, Lynford Hall, Brandon, Norfolk. 



Valny, Robert Harris, Enborno, Newbury, Berkshire. 



Wheeler, J. Cotton, Salisbur3% 



Whitehead, Gervase, TcfFont, Salisbury. 



Wilson, John, Bay View, Berwick-on-Tweed. 



Wilton, James, The Canal, Salisbury. 



Wood, Rev. Leonard Charles, Shigleton Lodge, Kirkhara, 

 Lancashire. 



Wynniatt, Reginald, Dymock Grange, Gloucester, 



President. — The Right Hon. the Speaker ad- 

 dressed to the Council the following letter, which on 

 the motion of Mr. Raymond Barker, seconded by Mr. 

 Milward, was ordered to be placed on the minutes : — 



" House of Commons, June 5, 1857, 



" Dear Sir, — I beg you will communicate to the Council 

 my sincere acknowledgments for the resolution unani- 

 mously passed at the meeting of June 3, requesting me to 

 withdra v the offer of resignation of the office of President, 

 and conveying to me the cordial thanks of the Council for 

 mj' exertions to promote the objects and welfare of the 

 Society since the period of my appointmeut. 



" It is a matter of infinite regret to me that I shall not 

 be able to attend the show at Salisbury, and that anything 

 should have occurred, however honourable to myself, which 

 prevents my devoting a full measure of time and attention 

 to the affairs of the Society during the period that I have 

 the honour to hold the office of President. 



" I am much gratified by the assurance that my conduct 

 in that office has received the approval of the Council ; and 

 I beg to offer my respectful and grateful thanks to every 

 member of the Council for the frienilj'' and cordial support 

 which I have at all times experienced at their hands. 

 " Believe me, yours faithfully, 

 "(Signed) J. Evelyn Denison. 



" J. Hudson, Esq." 



The Council than resolved unanimously that his 

 Grace the Duke of Richmond, as one of the past Pre- 

 sidents of the Society, should be requested to under- 

 take the Presidential duties at the Salisbury Meeting. 



Finances. — Mr. Raymond Barker, Chairman of 

 the Finance Committee, presented the monthly report 

 on the accounts; from which it appeared that the cur- 

 rent cash-balance in the hands of the bankers on that 

 date was .£989. Agreeably with the recommendations 

 of the committee, Messrs. Everett and Pickney, of 

 Salisbury, were unanimously appointed the local bank- 

 ers of the Society during the period of the ensuing 

 country meeting. 



Prize Reports. — Mr. Wren Hoskyns reported 



