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THE AGRICULTURAL — LE 
N 25, 
John J ho concurred in 
that the Council Bhs make arrangements for the con- 
of these important lectures, and that Pro 
kind]. 
Way would continue to fav 
With their de 
Mr. Cap 
to the Society preceding 
Albert, said it must be a matter of 
ion en by the studies 
uld detain. 
Highn wider interests, when he had given 
his — atten and had dire the attention of 
i the conversion of of p 
Jence into the means of fertility. He (Mr. C) might | 
state to the Society, that coll of the Gen 
of th, it an event of great import- 
ance to their , that the Society had un 
investigatio 
the manure e 
which was not to be washed away f.a — first st shower, a 
to the 
very serious obstacle to use of 
been removed, At Liverpool and 
that inasm 
edi still be thrown 
— Professor, in n showing the greate 
effect of the man 
ugho t ziho whole 
tion 
with the 5 
year 
more than half an ho our, after the 
manure upon the 
8 what bad taken 
3 
— ei mores 
shown how 
tributed nag a pigh state 
8 it would shortly be 
rin 
ICK, referring to the communication made | 
meni doe nS 
r perman th 
„ had proved po it might be 
second 
eae a surprise of all 
“expressing a hope 
our the membe: 
from Prince 
gation would be aware how faint was the percepti 
of the cause of the different oe powers of ait 
ae feren waters, some ascribin i veoma 
Fung 
of its motion, and 0 
now dawning. esearches 
had an impo: ing on the supply of water to 
towns. He had considered the determination of w 
the would de pa the matter carried into it by 
the fermentation of ce rain water, so importan 
ing upon th: tive t of the water supply 
side it's tingle nd. In showi 
N waters r ver 3 Out of 
p s of 400 different atis 8 4 ifferent places 
‘ce — — places it 
into the tng Wee 
year, with 
despair, 
do nothing | 
pre gh 
d 
parties, oe pama out by Prof. 
as good | self already made 
- | durin 
r their direc ctions, oa 
eep sprin 
require 
po wens o of cee * ‘he * e agriculturists. 
3 he Society would serve for 
he guidanee of these great mda cesses 
Y, M.P., thought it very ; fortunate that his 
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oe 
e+ 
tio 
d brin 
country into He hoped experiments 
would be made on 
great quant 
a state of fertility. 
i ject i e mode so 
— 
ine! 
1 4 
experiment on 
re er re had drained, 
; and the 
oe 
* 
© 
3 , manuring might 
| take — at t any time ‘throughout “the year, excepting 
| expressed personally his meh} 
s 
held 
result 
be 
be 1 
aey 15 would be happy to receive 120 ane r 
rs of the Society who b ae ur him 
submit to their inspeeti 
trials. His! lng 
He a T A laney in the a ty for 
subsoiling, and manuring, as prelim: aries to good culti- 
vation. He ki by referring t to the e experiments 
of his neighbour, arvey, in ing the value 
of a mixture of urine and illery wash, as a liquid 
anure. had already found it very powerful in its 
operation eat a nuisance in i nt state as 
to render its application on the land inconvenient to his 
neighbours.— h an conclud e proceedings 
by refe gements y the Council 
important lecture 
Auprr or Accounts.—The half-yearly audit of ac- 
counts was held at the ae 4 s- ae on Friday, 
nt, ner, 
Sp. —A Special Council, for agreeing to 
the Report to made to the ensuin Genera Raymon 
of ew Soziety, was s held on the same ays 2 
ck ss the chai 
ous topies of 
Genera 
sideration, th 
Lemon, Bart., 
d finally agreed 
retary ‘bef > Riggs 
r the followiug Wednes 
LM 
The half- aem gener meeting of the members was 
at the Society’s House, in bia square, 
Wednesday 2 Ra 
meeting his correspondence with the noble Pog on 
ce expressed the satis- 
d ho 
a Calne, in 2 
the * and strength of — me and at the ram e 
mediate 
alth and 
find, that, within littl 
e re 
delivery of the liquid 
land cag = over it, without | 
so it was with 
suger in 
ter 4 se wage or tank water ; 5 
g with such an instrumen 
pt i manure might be — by 
of decom- 
int of 
ee and the n a gall once 
deter — 4 d be “requisite to apply toa 
n of * oft arta , and for SR 
given purpose. Whether the rate ‘could not be 
ascertained, a ich sup successive depths of soil 
have the ‘power bbs taking u matter.—Col. 
Challoner d with Mr. Slaney, i in hoping that ex- 
m 
to be for 
much 
e to secure, as the e 1 in that 
case pass out as ‘dene and tasteless 
“the i 
might, 
e | himself of — —— 
thanked Prof. Way for te — believed would prove a 
arches, and satis 
He him 
—— 
Towers, 
stated e he had extensive trials in 
future advantage to practical agriculture.— 
et Wena n 0 
a third time, 
mittee r „ th 
this sorutiny, 
have been unani 
the following 25 members 
Council for the two years ensuing t 
namely, Lord Ashburton, Mr. John 
Blanshard, Mr. French Burke, Lord Camoys, 
Mr. Slaney, 
r. Sillifant, and 
8 Saas eyo ei 2 
Thompson, 
MPM „ Mr. H. S 
Mr. Sonor Web mst 
Mr. Hudson, the Secretary of the Society, by dire’ 
| the Chairman, re read the following Report 
ouncil 
The Council have ihe — S oa re 
at | = 
by hun the 
vor 
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