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AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
geologist and explorer ; Mr. Roscher, miner and 
mineralogist; Mr. Frazer, from the Zoological Society, 
London ; and Mr. John Ansell, collector of plants. 
The African Civilization Society, besides contributing 
largely to furnish extra surgical and scientific instru- 
ments and medicines, so as to increase the resources of 
the medical men for the benefit of the natives of Africa, 
placed at the disposal of the senior officer £1000, to be 
employed in aid of exploring parties, or in any other 
way that might advance the objects of the expedition. 
The Society in fact, shewed the greatest willingness 
to co-operate with the Commanders in forwarding the 
preparations, for which purpose a sub-committee was 
expressly formed. 
As auxiliary to the benevolent purposes proposed by 
the African Society — hut not officially connected with it, 
nor with the expedition to be sent out by H.M. Govern- 
ment ; an Agricultural Society was formed, with the inten- 
tion of establishing a model farm in such a locality as 
might be selected by the Commissioners. The Admi- 
ralty granted a passage to Mr. Alfred Carr, a West 
Indian gentleman of colour, who was engaged by the 
Agricultural Society as superintendent of the farm, and 
also permitted the stores, implements, &c., to be taken 
on board the v'cssels. Moreover, the Government sanc- 
tioned the Commissioners giving their attention to the 
interests of the Agricultural Society, in selecting and 
purchasing a spot suitable for the experiment. 
Thursday, April 22. — H.M. steam- vessels, ‘Albert 
