364 THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. REE ne PE BS i LL 
ots F illiam Fleming, The Wergs, Wolverhampton means of a moveable windlass.—Mr. Garrett 
Sotieties. An Samuel, — House, Colebrooke, Crediton 2 8 5 r 
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND Moorsom: Wil, — e ‘Colebrook, 0 Frede extensively at the present moment on the applies 
EEKLY Counctt was held at the Society’s House edgmick, R ‘Hes athkirk, Middleton-Teesdale tion of steam-power to agricultural * 
3 | ton- 
in Hanover-square, on Wednesday, the 29th of May : Weelord, 8 ee e- minds of wp men were Boyes on ee 2 ng 
pois | of Cuicuester, V. P., in the chair; Douglas, mee "ithels mg | Drém, — ag 8801 hich ert to 
present, 3 me, Foe „ Drake, Gharles, € Selen ‘Springfield, Barn evise re hed stea! wer could best 
Lord Camoys; Sir Charles Lemon, Bart. M.P. ; Dunn, Colonel, R.A., d House, — adapted to he regiments fát only of 3 but 
James Ramsay, Bart; Sir Robert Price, Bart. M.P. ; — Naar iD ‘vin ot a wo na Collumpton $ other field operations ; and many 
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1 — Aai Mr. Payee pare bak) ang A > nag Willis an Williares, * Hall, Leeds e accomplishmen t of these eng ‘objects, 
. W. Clavering ; . Pendarves, 73 F.] Mogridge, Richard, M Molland, Southmolton N pel in the course of enrolment. No new engine 
Severn, and Mr, Richard Trench. Wainwright, Chas. Rawlinson, Sh Shep to ton-Mallet or new power was required, but simply the adaptation 
The following new members were elected: “soe yp iti, 4 teag — of the present steam-power. Mr. Hobbs's s i 
8 ze . Richmond, N Karslake, Rer agar ie 8 he thought s he faa 7 * and Were for two 
„Rev. h neis, 3 ears it wou v mature, two 
ant — — — t N Cuartiy, 3 ————— — ORA 5 i he 1 vill be too With i råd K 4 
gham, Ric inghams, Melcombe, Dorchester ference theme BMD. Taristock. 5 e eee —9 y pores be borne in mind that the 
Ley, eth eae House, Mamworth, Devon Badcock, Henry, Taunton, Somerset horses on a msumed one-fifth of the whole 
* Ta ker, prikar Bir, 4. Cia Winter, John, Ash-Priors, Taunton, produce of aie ‘aii while steam-power wo 
Walker, Samuel, ark, Teignmouth. The names of 10 org for election at the next manual labour and human superin ona ree 
The of 39 candidates for election at the next | Meeting were then re extensive roc tion. He conceived a — i 
meeting, were then read. Finances. — aia ‘Bait ALLONER, Chairman of the expoundiiyl the possibility and 1 the a ape 
* Communicatioxs—Resalt of trials to | Finance Committee, laid before the Council the report pcre se sen — kat pand rrd ‘al of et A 1 
on the accounts o ociety t the pre- struction, exhib trial a 
2 te, Tibet and An yind Kemen . vious month; from which it appeared that, on the 31st gine so muc desired.— Shelley considered, that 
natural history, ng Colonel jel Sykes. Letter from Mr. of May, the current dial alanis in the hands of the ki 2 sotsi diare t aa aed of wate not 
Bankers was 24931. The Chair explai his neglected where it was to a 
n Wheat hor Potato * balance included 12601. as the Exeter subscrip- | t0 steam-power, he h d himself employed it largely, and 
‘mitted by Mr. Fisher Hobbs and Colonel Napier.— 15 a Beha aoe e amount received on account of his great benefit, for the _two years, and the 
8 by Mr. G. Robi of Wol verhampton s, to be invested ; leaving a Balanos of | commonest labourer could manage it. He believed that 
> from Mr. G. Robinson, Ee ’ The Chai . would so much tend to set the farmer on his 
for papers on feeding sheep and pigs, and on to 10237. ‘rallale ei current Lat se irman s as the adoption of steam-power, and the effici 
| g m - efficiency 
je adopted on the failure of Turnips.—Copy of resolu- | 4 P aid ‘in ith which its eii ö 
Ki thie Co: and economy with which its application was in ey 
tions passed at the Botley and Scuth Hants Farmers’ | 7 arts, sl. ft the GRAA — of 0 ounty case attended. He had, however, great difficult * 
‘Club, on questions -drainage, from agree t ly ah ru gak 5 etting his neighbours to look at his own — 
P — report was adop 
1 3 —— — 3 orrai] ie Pan Ee . Tear, M.P., Chairman of the much less to get them to adopt them. 
iets dal e g the IRR Committee, reported the further awards made | hoped that such a prize. essay as Mr. Fisher Hobbs pro- 
i at Exeter, for the trial of by the Judges of Essays; and the motto papers being . of —— nd tend be ie 
„ . vince the unities within their reach, bu 
H. Prince Albert's plan of arresting the è 
I. R. . ee 19 7 e prize of 50 for the best Report on the Farming of | Which they had neglected. He thought the Council 
the re C 2 Mr. A. C Ae of a week l toes awarded to JOHN ALGERNON goi of Poe 2 owed their best thanks to Mr. Hobbs for having brought 
fM 7 de pets Arar = with ? fonia: Sgan a 3 “highly oe say, forward the proposition.—Mr. Shaw, of London, fully 
5 . Hamoi tails, same class, bearing the motto Hope.” rred in the desirabl f th i posed 
of sugar from the Beet-root. II. The prize of 20/. for the best Essay on the Rearing and We ward not yet aware of the extent te "whist eee 
Chairman and Sir Robert Price favoured Menapenhens of Poultry, awarded to WILLIAM Taorran, of 
e formation, connected | Healey Mill, Stocksfield, near Gateshead, Durham. — The may be applied, nor the consequent amount of advan- 
ith the of the or Sail, er judges, Meyit the essay, in this class, bearing the tage to be deriv from its means “ho e practical 
wi Ne e e e ani P |m “Dorse farmer. He conceived that a statement of 2 A iang 
r : eee, eet A al * rae, a Mr. Pus y, MP. having passed his high opinion on | application of steam on the one hand, and its pro- 
taste, at different periods, in preference given to | the erat value of the two Lincolnshire Essays, then | spective applications on the o tural 
. ther, 
particular fof oo by breeders, on account of oot By brought before the notice of the Council, Mr. Miles, purposes, would prove of a highest “ago 
“occurrences o colour or conformation, supposed M. P. ex eens his regret that there was at the dis Pusey concurred in the general opinion of the Council, 
2 Mr. c of 103, Long A of the Journal Committee no second prize, by | that such a prize would not interfere with the operations 
oe | Axtes.—Mr, Lee, tag oi pier 5 1 which they might have had it in their power to mark | of the country meetings, but in a great degree tend to 
had leave to exhibit to the Cou doubl page is wre their estimation of the peculiar value of the second | promote them, by detailing the various modes of 
ement. of its, donbla ee Essay, which the judges had highly commended. Hav- | applying steam-power to farm operations, and provin 
wide pais ierk ned by re Pears ing himself had the pleasure of reading both the Essays, | its advantages, by showing its economy; he ha 
Sai . N * rd de in he could say, that although f the prize was justly due to therefore much pleasure in seconding Mr, Fisher 
coos progteas of the w * mo biit the first Essay, it happened in a remarkable manner, | Hobbs’s proposition. It was then carried unanimously 
| that its n were just those topics which in the “ that a prize of 30/. be offered for the best essay on the 
contact with the 3 8 second Essay were so fully and admirably treated: so | relative advantages of steam and other motive powers, 
0 Pop N a 3 that, great as were their respective merits, neither of | applicable ` — ral purposes,” to be sent to the 
ting on, or taking off, of *. wheal, th ches 2 5 — k them was complete without the other ; but by an amal- | Secretary, a a n of the Society, on or before the . 
bes. Beem „ enge of this com |gamation of the two, the most perfect Essay might be ist of Masch, 1 
oma i expense ot tas gon; | produced that had ever appeared in the Journal onthat| ExETER ——.— —Lord Porrman laid before the 
-struction applied to agricultural vehicles, wou subj : i 
: ; . > | subject, or any other. He made these remarks with | Council the Report of the General Exeter Committee, 
-+0 vuy a ps than thas of the ordinary axles at | confidence, having been for 8⁰ long a period well Ac- | which was unanimously adopted. The points to which 
sen use. it h were owing : 
s quainted with — 
submitted to them, but 3 i — + Lee for as well as with ss and present condition. He 
trouble he had taken ts progress 1. Preparations for the Pavilion Dinner 
= ne he v Deni = repr hoped the talented author of the second Essay, 2. Contracts for the Pavilion and Show-yard. 
. P 8 its peculiarities of the motto « Hope,” would allow seers e notes to — re, Functions: and Diseases Professor pr 1 8 oe 
the numerous presents made to added from his own y to that of Mr. Clarke, | maiz” to be delivered in the Athenseum at Exeter, at 6 p.i 
oliowing :—Treatise on Poultry | when it should appear in the Journal, in rahe ‘that the | on a ONA the 17th 3 “a 
A * + | report on Lincolnshire farming might be rendered com- ee —— the classes of Cattle to be read at 
orkshire bers during that day fom 
and Liverpool A 3 | Miles, in 3 that the author would allow this second 1 pi e ala ba 12 — —— and anf of 
ced Frien the teen gri- Essay to be published. | their friends, from 8 a.m. tll’ p: se 
and Reports Institu Essa itted{ Mr. S 8 h ind 
the . Club. 40 the Council thu saheditlesof prizes for the Essays and | to those railway com npanies who so liberally lent the aid 
of next year, the following subjects and respec- | of their extensive opportunities to pro romote the 
as the M ican y last, | tive unts ie . its country meeting, thst he 
present, the Marquis o OWNSETRE, subject to such conditions of ion as shall be | would desire the Secretary to report to the Counel the 
Por pore nt pub in the — prize-list of the Journal, and to 3 Pot his corre nce on subject, 
ortman Mri R. H. | the A being sent to the Seeretary at the h of The folowing is accordingly the list of the companies 
vendish, M.P. ; Sir Thos, the Society, on or * the Ist of March, 1851 : . pe *. to t * me ss Me i in the r i 
a namel 4 neessions to the Society’s exhibitors 
Lemon, Bart., M.P.; Sir —4 Farming 7 e ben uu 20 at at the Easter Mess ; namely, * 
2 $ A arming of Northamptonshire.............ccccsecssessessvesseres 5 ester yhead 
M. P.; Mr. Brandreth ; Mr. Burke; Colonel | Diseases arisin om the mien smanagement of horses ... 20 a — — 
H 8 me Dise 16 eee. ckermouth and Workington Railway Eastern 
ison; Mr. Garrett ; Mr. 1 atl after p ~ 20 Railway—Great Western Railway-—London and South Western 
fi 
Y. ; ef re À of the Royal plete. The Council concurred with Mr. Pusey and Mr. copelusion 
andan interesting discussion ensued. Mr. Pusey agreed | that they would, in the same the 
Maid- | with Mr. Hobbs on the importance of this question, and | Spirit, renew their former eoneassions for promoting sir 
the only doubt he felt on the adoption of any means | stecess of the Society's country meeting 3 - 
taken or the 
meetings f i 
awarded after actual trial of the practical value of 
the implements entered for onna Colonel 
Challoner thought, that where uniform | the 
