FIRST MEETING IN ST. ANDREW's HALL. 41 



attention of a large number of the leading Agriculturists of 

 the county was called to the importance of the Cultivation of 

 Flax, both as an article of manufacture and as producing a 

 seed, the fattening properties of which for cattle have been 

 fully tested. The preliminary proceedings took place in Span- 

 ton's Booth, on the Castle Meadow, where a numerous company 

 of Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Farmers assembled to witness 

 the method of forming linseed into compound to fatten cattle. 

 A variety of crushing-machines and steam apparatus for pre- 

 paring the food were seen at work. A brick structure had 

 been erected with boilers, steamers, troughs, &c., similar to 

 what was exhibited at North Walsham. 



Meeting in St. Andreios Hall. 



Soon after one o'clock a large number of gentlemen began to 

 assemble in St. Andrew's Hall, and inspected the numerous 

 specimens of linseed, flax in straw, and prepared flax, and also 

 manufactured articles there exhibited, which were spread out 

 over two long tables, in the centre of the hall. 



About two o'clock the chair was taken by the Hon. W. R. 

 Rous, President of the Society, who was surrounded in the 

 orchestra by many of the first gentlemen in the county. The 

 numbers in the body of the hall continued to increase till the 

 termination of the proceedings ; and amongst those present we 

 noticed — 



The High Sheriff" of the County (W. H. Windham, Esq.), 

 the Lord Lieutenant of the County (Lord Wodehouse), the 

 Lord Bishop of Norwich, Lord Hastings, Lord Berners, Lord 

 Colborne, Hon. and Rev. the Dean of Norwich, Hon. and Rev. 

 Robert Wilson, Hon. and Rev. Armine Wodehouse, Hon. W. 

 R. Colborne, M.P.^ Sir Wm. Beauchamp Proctor, Sir Edward 

 Stracey, Sir Edmund Lacon, Sir J. P. Boileau, Edmond Wode- 

 house, Esq., M.P., Edward Fellows, Esq., M.P., N. Bacon, Esq., 

 F. Astley, Esq., Josias Stracey, Esq., John E. Lacon, Esq., H. 

 J. Stracey, Esq., N. Micklethwait,Esq., W. E. L. Bulwer, Esq., 

 F. W. Keppel, Esq., Wm. Burroughes, Esq., Colonel Mason, 

 H. S. Partridge, Esq. T. R. Buckworth, Esq., A. Hamond, 

 Esq., Champion Partridge, Esq., Captain Ives, Captain 

 Cubitt, W.Norris, Esq,, J. Scott, Esq., T. Dolphine, Esq., C. 



