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Postponement of the Biennial Exhibition. — A letter 
from the Government Secretary dated 29th March, 
intimating that the Governor and Court of Policy had 
acceded to the proposal of postponing the biennial exhi- 
bition, which would, in the ordinary course of events be 
held this year, was taken for notification. 
The Calcutta Exhibition. — A letter was received 
from Mr. Kirke, forwarding information for the 
Society with reference to the Calcutta Exhibition. 
He stated that a few awards have been published, and 
amongst others was, a first class certificate and silver 
medal to British Guiana, for " Bitters". He had also to 
state, that the following awards of the jurors at the Cal- 
cutta Exhibition had been published : — 
1st class certificate and silver medals to the Exhibi- 
tion Committee, British Guiana, A. C. Stenson, and Mrs. 
Carruthers, for West Indian Pickles. 
2nd class certificate and bronze medal to the Exhi- 
bition Committee, for Guava Jelly. 
4th class certificate to A. Stenson, for Guava Jelly. 
1st class certificate and gold medal to the colony of 
British Guiana, for a collective exhibit of gums, white 
and coloured. 
The awards of the jury on sugar had not yet been 
published. The President observed that we had main- 
tained our reputation for drink. (Laughter). 
Dutch Breach Loading Cannon. — The Secretary laid 
on the table the remains of a Dutch breach loading Can- 
non, which he stated had been forwarded by Mr. Russell 
with the following letter : — 
DUTCH BREACH LOADING CANNON. 
The ancient piece of ordnance was seen by me some 30 years ago, on 
Leonora, and I lost sight of it until the other day when I found it in one 
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