MEMORIAL TO THE LATE JONAS WEBB. 
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given notice,—That the future management of the Smithfield 
Club be vested in a council, consisting of the president, vice- 
presidents, trustees, honorary secretary, and twenty-four 
members, one third to retire annually, but eligible for re-elec¬ 
tion.^' The motion, after being altered to the effect that the 
retiring members should not be eligible for re-election for one 
year, was carried, and twenty-four members of^the council 
were appointed. 
Another important motion was made by Mr. Milward 
in reference to the five-shilling day. The general under¬ 
standing was that, instead of (as has been the case this year) 
having all the cattle in on the Friday, and the judgments 
made on the Saturday, the cattle shall arrive on the Saturday, 
as formerly, thus giving them a day's rest; that double the 
number of judges should be appointed, so as to conclude 
their duties about one o’clock on Monday, at which time 
the show should be opened as a ‘^five-shilling” day. This 
view was generally accepted, and referred to the newly 
appointed council to be carried out. 
After the disposal of some routine business, and the elec¬ 
tion of thirty-six new members of the club, the meeting 
adjourned. 
MEMORIAL TO THE LATE JONAS WEBB. 
A MEETING of the friends of the late Mr. Jonas Webb, of 
Babraham, was held on Friday afternoon, in the Board-room 
of the Agricultural Hall, the object being to decide on the 
best means of expressing their appreciation of his high cha¬ 
racter and of the services he has rendered to the cause of 
agriculture. The movement was originated by a few gentle¬ 
men who had felt deeply impressed with the loss which has^ 
thus been sustained, and were at the same time convinced 
that the sentiment was shared in by the farming interest at 
large, who would promptly unite in the work of raising some 
desirable memorial of Mr. Webb’s not less unostentatious 
than successful and useful career. 
Amongst the gentlemen present were observed the Honv 
Elliot Yorke, M.P. for Cambridgeshire, Mr. Cox, M.P., 
Professor Simonds, Mr. Sutton, Mr. S. Druce, Mr. Fisher 
Hobbs, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Mr. Clare Sewell Reed, Mr. 
J. Adams, Mr. Leeds, Mr. J. Overman, Mr. Samuel Jonas, 
Mr. John Carter Jonas, Mr. Clayden, Mr. Turner (Sussex),. 
Mr. J. Druce, Mr. C Dorman, Mr. H. Strafford, Mr. F. Peck,. 
Mr. J. Banister, Mr. Giblett, Mr. J. W. Browne, Mr. J. N. 
Lee, Mr. J. Howard, Mr. C. Comfort, &c. 
