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Council on the 1st of June. These deputations con- 

 sisted of the following members : — 



Croydon Deputation. — Thomas Bryou, Eaq., President of the 

 East Surrey Agricultural Society; Thomas Kem, Esq. ; 

 Kichard Northey, Esq.; Johu Wm. Sutherland, Esq. ; The 

 Rev. E. F. Brynon ; Wm. Goldsmith, Esq. ; Thomas Farley, 

 Esq. ; Wm. Castledine, Esq. ; Mr. Johu Wood. — H. Richards, 

 Hou. Sec. 



Canterbury Deputation. — Lord Sondes ; Sir Walter James, 

 Bart.; Sir Norton KuatchbuU, Bart. ; William Deedes, Esq., 

 M.P.; Sir Brook W. Bridges, Bart., M.P. ; Hon. B. John- 

 stone, M.P. ; E. H. KnatchbuU Hugesson, M.P. ; the Mayor 

 of Canterbury; the ex-Mayor of Canterbury; Major Munn; 

 S. M. Hilton, Esq. ; Robert Lake, Esq. ; Thomas Cooper, 

 Esq. ; Thomas Philpott. 



Reigate Deputation. — J. C. Sherrard, of Kinnersley ; 

 J. G. Marriage, Nutfleld ; F. Mellersh. Reigate; C. 

 Goldsmith, ditto; J. Lees, ditto; C. W. Eborall, Ma- 

 nager of South Eastern Railway. 



Guildford Deputation. — Earl of Lovelace (Lord Lieutenant 

 of Surrey), Mr. Drummond, M.P., Mr. H. Currie, Mr. Couss- 

 maker, Mr. Elkins, Mr. Finney, Mr. Smallpiece, Mr. Scott. 



Agricultural Chemistry. — Mr. Wren Hos- 

 kyns, Chairman of the Chemical Committee, presented 

 the report recommending that the wording of the rule 

 regulating the members' privilege of analysis be altered 

 so as to meet the intention of the Council, viz, so as to 

 exclude all but analyses " required for the bond fide 

 personal use of farmers." The following subjects of 

 investigation by the Society's Consulting Chemist were 

 recommended : 



1. The changes that take place in liquid manure in passing 



through different soils. 



2. Experiments on top-dressings for Wheat and Barle/. 



3. The coutinuat'on of his experiments on the nature and 



physiology of cultivated Turnips. 



4. The different modes of applying manure in autumn and 



in spring. 



House Committee. — Mr. Raymond Barker, Chair- 

 man of the House Committee, presented the report as 

 to the repairs required in the drainage of the house. 



Warwick Meeting.— Lord Leigh, Vice-Chairman 

 of the General Warwick Committee, reported the fol- 

 lowing recommendation of the Committee — 



1. That Mr. Bishop, of the Regent Hotel, Leamington, 



should supply the first-class refreshments for the public 

 in the show-yard ; and that Mr. Cole, of the Horse 

 and Hounds Inn, Warwick, should supply the second- 

 class refreshments, subject to arrangements with the 

 honorary Director of the Show. 



2. That the date of entry for cheese, wool, and farm gates 



(being local prizes), be extended to the 1st of June, in 

 compliance with the request of the local committee at 

 Warwick. 

 The Committee further reported the arrangements that 

 had been made for the supply of green fodder for the live 

 stock, and the commencement of the show yard by the 

 Society's contractor. 



Steward of Implements. — On the motion of Mr. 

 Torr, seconded by Mr. John Hudson (of Castleacre), 

 Mr. Edward Pope was elected one of the Stewards of 

 Implements, in the place of Lieut.- Colonel Towneley, 

 who had conveyed to the Council his regret that he 

 would not be able to act in consequence of absence from 

 England. 



Steward of Live Stock. — On the motion of 

 Mr. Brandrcth Gibbs, seconded by Mr. George Turner, 

 Mr. Fisher Hobbs was elected to that office. 



Country Meeting op 1861.— On the motion of 

 Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, a communicdtion from the Secre- 

 tary of the Crystal Palace, inquiring relative to the 

 Society's proposed Metropolitan Meeting in the year 

 1861, was referred to the "Metropolitan Sites Com- 

 mittee." 



House List. — Agreeably with the Bye-laws, the 

 Council arranged by ballot an election list, to be recom- 

 mended by them for adoption at the ensuing General 

 Meeting. 



The Council then adjourned to its Weekly Meeting 

 on the 11th May. 



A Weekly Council was held on May 11, the 

 Right Hon. Lord Berners, Trustee, in the Chair. 



A communication was read from Mr. Edward Far- 

 mer, " On the Preservation of Mangel Wurzel Roots." 

 He transmitted a root grown and stored with the crop 

 of 1857, and subsequently with that grown in 1858- 

 On the root being cut, it appeared quite sound ex- 

 cepting where it had been bruised on the outside. 



A communication was read from the Consul-General 

 of Sweden and Norway, stating that he was requested 

 by Professor Hoist, of the University of Christiana, 

 manager of the Royal Farm in Norway, to forward to 

 the Society copies of the first series of reports on the 

 proceedings of the Royal Farm. 



The thanks of the Council were ordered for the above 

 communications. 



Adjourned to May 18. 



A Weekly Council was held on Wednesday, the 18th 

 of May, Colonel Challoner in the chair : present, the 

 Hon. Leslie Melville, and Messrs. T. Raymond Barker, 

 B. T. Brandreth Gibbs, W. Fisher Hobbs, Samuel 

 Jonas, A. Majendie, P. Simpson, T. Scott, and T. B. 

 Western. 



The names of candidates proposed for election were 

 read. 



The Secretary of the Belgian Legation transmitted 

 copies of the programme of the International Exhibition 

 of Reaping Machines, to be held at Brussels, under 

 the auspices of the Central Agricultural Society of 

 Belgium. 



The Hon. Leslie Melville laid before the Council 

 copies of the prospectus of a gas apparatus adapted to 

 lighting farm-buildings and stables, and private houses. 

 Having had one in operation himself for a year, he was 

 enabled, from personal observation, to detail its success. 

 He stated that an intelligent labourer could manage it, 

 and that the cost of gas varied from 2s. Oid. to 3s. 6d. 

 per 1 ,000 feet, but of course subject to variation accord- 

 ing to the price of the coal used. 



Mr. Fisher Hobbs expressed his willingness to detail 

 to the Council the result of his practical experience re- 

 lative to the turnip fly, and his success in lessening the 

 ravages made by it. The Council expressed their hope 

 that Mr. Fisher Hobbs would favour the Society with 

 this statement at the Weekly Council to be held on 

 Wednesday, the "iSth May. 



Adjourned to Weekly Council on 25th May. 

 



