684 Kidd V. Royal Agricultural Society of England. 
a grand opportunity for completely removing the stigma which 
had so long hung over the trade, and which was so constantly and 
industriously circulated by several seed-crushers and cake-com- 
panies throughout the countr3\ As good and as pure linseed- 
cakes were made in Hull as in any place, but from the fact that 
all kinds of cake were sold in Hull under the name of linseed- 
cakes, their opponents had taken advantage of it to draw com- 
parisons between the pure cakes of the country mills, and the 
lower quality cakes of Hull to the disadvantage of the latter. 
The Chairman concluded by moving : — 
That after this date, no other cakes than those now known 
as genuine linseed-cakes and pure linseed-cakes should be sold 
or described as linseed-cakes. 
Mr, KiDD briefly seconded the resolution. 
Mr. Chambers (Chambers and Fargus) said he highly 
approved of the proposed alterations, but thought the resolution 
should be carried a step further. He moved as an amendment 
that the words linseed-cakes should be applied only to " Pure 
Linseed-cakes." 
The amendment was seconded by Mr. R. V. KnoWLES. 
The Chairman and seconder of the resolution declared them- 
selves in favour of the amendment, which, on being put to the 
meeting, was carried unanimously. 
The following resolutions were carried : — 
" 1. That from and after this date no other cakes than pure 
linseed-cakes shall be sold or described as ' linseed-cakes.' 
" 2. That all mixed or compound-cakes shall be described as 
such, and shall be known and sold by the particular brand which 
the crusher thereof now has, or hereafter may adopt. 
" 3. That the resolutions passed at this meeting be duly adver- 
tised in the ' Mark Lane Express,' ' Bell's Weekly Messenger,' 
' The Magnet,' ' Yorkshire Post,' ' Leeds Mercury,' ' Stamford 
Mercurv,' ' Birmingham Post,' ' Eastern Morning News,' and 
' Hull News,' and such other papers as the committee to be ap- 
pointed may select. 
" 4. That Messrs. John H. Walker, H. H. and A, S. Ayre, and 
H. W. Chambers be appointed a committee to advertise the 
resolutions brought forward at this meeting in the papers named, 
and in such others as they may select. 
" 5. That it is desirable that a Linseed-Cake Association for 
the protection of the trade should be formed ; and that Messrs. 
F. Smith, J. Harrison, R. Reynalds, R. Blyth, H. H. Ayre, W. 
Gray, and J. H. Walker be appointed a committee, with power to 
add to their number, for the purpose of organizing such associa- 
tion, and reporting to a future meeting. 
" 6. That the trade of Hull is indebted to Messrs. Ayre, Brothers, 
