Afjricultural Instruction at 
wood engravings, as compared with 
200 process and other blocks in the 
previous editions. The engravings of 
live stock were from the life, and an 
endeavour had been made to present 
the relative sizes of the animals in 
each of the four sections of horses, 
cattle, sheep, and pigs, though it had 
of course not been possible to show 
the horses and cattle on so large a 
scale as the sheep and pigs. The 
author had carefully revised the text, 
and had made additions to various 
parts of the work, whilst at the same 
time he had had in view the necessity 
of keeping the volume within mode- 
rate dimensions. 
The Secretary had reported that 
forty-three candidates from thirteen 
schools had entered for the Society’s 
forthcoming junior examinations, to 
be held on the 8th and t)th instant, 
and that the necessary arrangements 
for the examinations were in progress. 
The ten successful candidates at last 
year’s examinations having duly com- 
plied with Regulation 2, the Commit- 
tee recommended the payment of the 
scholarships and the despatch of the 
certificates forthwith. The date of 
the next Senior Examination had been 
fixed for May 9 to 13, 1893. 
A communication had been re- 
ceived from the Charity Commis- 
sioners, forwarding copies of a draft 
scheme for the administration, under 
the Endowed Schools Acts, of Cowley’s 
Charity at Donnington, in Lincoln- 
shire, and inquiring whether, in the 
event of the scheme receiving the 
approval of Her Blajesty in Council, 
the Council of the Royal Agricultural 
Society would be prepared to appoint 
a Governor, as proposed under Clause 
6 of the draft. The Committee re- 
commended that an affirmative answer 
be sent to the Commissioners, and 
reported that they would be prepared 
to nominate a representative when 
the scheme had been finally approved. 
The Committee gave notice that at 
their next meeting they would move 
for the renewal of their annual grant 
of 5G01. for the year 1893. 
Agricultural Instruction at 
Cambridge University. 
The Committee desired to call the 
attention of the Council to the fol- 
lowing Scheme and Statement pre- 
Gamhridge University, clxxiii 
pared by a Sub-Committee of Dele- 
gates of certain County Councils, 
meeting in London, for promoting 
Agricultural Education at Cambridge, 
which had been submitted by Mr. 
Pell 
(n) Schc7ne. 
Caiubridge, September 17, 1892. 
The object in view is the c.«tablis)imcnt 
and maintenance of scientific instruction in 
subjects bearing upon agriculture at Cam- 
bridge. 
The instruction to be in tlie following sub- 
jects 
Agi'iculture. Chemistry — Elementary 
and Agricultural. Botany — Elemen- 
tary and Agricultural. Physiology. 
Geology. Economic Entomology. 
Book-keeping. Mensuration. Sur- 
veying. Agricultural Engineering. 
Opportunities will be offered for the 
study of Agricultural Law, and may 
also be provided for the teaching of 
Veterinary Science. 
In aid of the above object, certain pro- 
fessors and teachers in the University are 
willing to admit to their lectures, and to 
practical instruction in their laboratories, 
students, not members of the University, 
under the following conditions : — 
That the students are not under seventeen 
,years of age. That the students shall give 
satisfactory evidence that they have received 
a sufficient previous education to enab'e 
them to take advantage of the proposed in- 
struction. 
Thiit from outside sources an annual con- 
tribution of 55W. be provided, for two years 
at least, towards the stipends of the teachers, 
as follows : — Of Agriculture and Chemistry, 
300/. ; Botany, 100/. ; Economic Entomology, 
50/. ; Physiology, 50/. ; Agricultural En- 
gineering, 50/. 
The present contemplated sources of the 
sums to be monej-s at the disposal of the 
County Councils for educational purposes. 
For fiu-ther development, assistance is 
looked for from the Board of Agriculture, 
and to action on the part of governing bodies 
of endowed schools. 
The instruction to extend over two years 
(each year to be divided into three terms of 
eight weeks), in the following course 
Michaelmas Teem. — Junior Class— Mon- 
days, Wednesdays, and Fridays : Chemistry 
Elementary, Lecture and Practical. Tues- 
days, Thursdays, and Saturdays ; Botany 
Elementary, Lecture and Practical. After- 
noons : Physics. Senior Class — Mondays and 
Wednesdays: Botany; Afternoons: Vege- 
table Pests. Fridays : Botany ; Afternoons, 
Book-keeping. Tuesdays : Agricultural 
Chemistry, Lecture and Practical. Thurs- 
days : Agricidture, Field ; Agricultural 
Chemistry, Practical. Saturdays : Agricul- 
ture, Lecture; Agricultural Chemistry, 
Practical. 
Lent Teem. — Junior Class — Chemistry 
Elementary, Lecture and Practical. Tues- 
days, Thursdays, and Saturdays : Botany 
Elementary, Lectiu-e and Practical, with 
Mensuration in afternoons. Senior Class— 
Mondaj's and Wednesdays : Physiology ; 
Afternoons ; Economic Eutomolog 3 ’. Fri- 
days : Physiology ; Afternoons : Book-keep- 
