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MEMORIAL TO THE LATE JONAS "SVEBB. 
Society of England, to which he had rendered such valuable services, 
establish a gold medal prize superior to all others, in order to perpetuate 
his great name. (Hear, hear). He saw many personal friends of Mr. 
AVebb around him, and he was sure that, as Southdown breeders, they 
would rather gain the Jonas Webb medal than any or all of the other 
medals that the Society could offer. (Hear, hear). He (Mr. Fisher Hobbs) 
had learned much from his late friend in the earlier period of his own 
career as a sheep breeder. He remembered that the first occasion on 
which he had the pleasure of meeting him was at Mr. Ellman’s, in Sussex, 
and the points which Mr. AA’^ebb had on that and subsequent occasions 
brought before his mind, with regard to Southdown sheep, were such as 
he had always carried into practice ever since. The present opportunity, 
then, ought not to be lost for recording the opinion of the agricultural 
world on Mr. AVebb’s great value as a breeder of stock, not only of 
. Southdown sheep, but of short-horned cattle. His name enjoyed a world¬ 
wide renown, and having associated with him on the Continent, he (Mr. 
F. Hobbs) could bear his personal testimony to the high estimation in 
which he was held there, as well as in his own country. (Hear, hear). He 
seconded the resolution with a great deal of pleasure. 
The resolution was then put from the Chair, and carried unanimously. 
Mr. Rigden (Hove, Brighton) moved the next resolution, viz., “ That 
each subscription shall not exceed five guineas, and that the following 
noblemen and gentlemen be the ‘Jonas AA'^ebb Memorial Fund Com¬ 
mittee.’ ” He sympathised with all that had been said by previous 
speakers with regard to the excellent qualities and great services of their 
late friend. He had known Mr. AVebb for twenty-five years, and had 
been a continuous breeder from the famous Babraham stock as Ions: as 
any man. Having had numerous business transactions with Mr. AVebb, 
he could take upon himself to declare that he was a thoroughly honorable 
and straightforward man. (Hear, hear). 
Mr. J. M. Browne (Uffcott, Swindon) seconded the motion, and testi¬ 
fied to the general sentiment of regret with which the death of Mr. AA'ebb 
was regarded by all classes in the county of AVilts. 
The resolution was put to a show of hands, and agreed to nem con. 
Mr. Brandreth Gibbs said he rose to propose the third resolution, and 
the difficulty which he should have otherwise have felt in doing so was 
removed to a considerable extent by the knowledge that it was one 
which would readily meet their approval. It was that Professor Simonds 
and Mr S. Sidney be requested to act as Honorary Secretaries. As 
a secretary him.self, he was perhaps somewhat precluded from dilating on 
the importance that was attached to that office. Still, without going 
beyond the bounds of prudence, he might say it was universally acknow¬ 
ledged that no undertaking could well progress unless it were provided 
with an active secretary who would give it thorough co-operation and sup¬ 
port. After the feeling remarks that had already been made in reference 
to their lamented friend, anything that he could say must indeed fall 
mute upon their ears. Yet, having been associated with the late Air. 
Jonas AVebb for nearly twenty years, he could not help paying a tribute 
of respect to his memory. He had said that he had known Air. AA'ebb 
for nearly twenty years, and that not only in the Smithfield Club, but 
also in the Royal Agricultural Society of England. During that period 
it had been his good fortune to find his place almost always next to Air. 
Webb’s. I miss him, gentleman, there (proceeded Air. Gibbs); I miss 
him here at the Smithfield Show ; England and Agriculture will miss him 
too. It is particularly unfortunate, moreover, that at a period like this, 
and just when the great work in which he had taken so deep an interest 
