MEMORIAL TO THE LATE JONAS WEBB. 
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had reached its consummation, he should have been taken from amongst 
us. I can scarcely allude to this subject, as it seems to cast a cloud over 
the brilliancy of the undertaking- —a gloom which tells us that the voice 
which once sounded so familiarly in our ears will never be heard again ; 
and that the noble, the modest, the manly, open brow, which won the 
confidence of all who approached him, will now be seen by us no more 
for ever (Hear, hear). It is not for me to trace him along his bright and 
useful career. It is not for me to chronicle those successes and triumphs 
which he had won in bygone years ; but it is for me, it is for each of you, 
it is for all agriculturists, to strive to follow the example of that great de¬ 
parted man, and to do their duty in the sphere in which it has pleased 
Providence to place them. I feel that when any of you, in your counties 
or in your families, want to point to an example for your children and 
your children’s children to follow, you Avill point to the character of the 
late Jonas Webb, as of one who, though lost to sight, is still to memory 
dear (loud applause). 
Mr. U. Strafford seconded the motion, and observed that the late Mr. 
AVebb was truly a man of mark, whose name deserved to be handed down 
to the remotest posterity. 
The motion was agreed to. 
Mr. Clare Sewell Reed had not enjoyed the advantage of an intimate 
acquaintance with the late Mr, Webb; but his handsome face, his noble 
form, his courteous, his amiable, his affable, and friendly manner must 
have impressed every one most favorably; and he was sure they had 
marked him out as the very beau ideal of a Brii.ish yeoman. It had been 
said, and rightly said, that the man who made two blades of grass grow 
where there was only one before, did more for the service of his country 
than a whole host of statesmen and warriors ; and he would say that, in 
these days of dear meat, the man who gave us the means of producing 
two pounds of mutton where only one was produced before, did a great 
deal more for agriculture, and entitled himself to the gratitude, not only 
of his own class, but of the nation at large (cheers). He begged 
to move that Messrs. Fuller, Banbury, and Co. be the treasurers of the 
fund. 
The motion was seconded by Mr. Druce., and carried. 
Mr. J. Howard proposed a vote of thanks to the Hon. Elliott Yorke 
for his conduct as chairman. With the appropriate remarks of the hon. 
gentleman in opening the business he entirely concurred ; he was sure 
they had received a hearty response from every gentleman present. The 
admiration in which the late Mr. Jonas Webb was held was not confined 
to agriculturists (Hear, hear). He (Mr. Howard), speaking as a manu¬ 
facturer, begged to say that all classes admired the manly form, the noble 
presence, the affability, the intelligence, the good humour, combined with 
modest dignity, that constituted the elements of Mr. Webb’s character. 
He was sure that the movement now initiated would be supported 
by the whole body of manufacturers throughout the kingdom (cheers). 
Mr. Clayden having seconded the motion, it was carried by acclamation, 
and a few words in acknowledgment by the chairman terminated the 
proceedings. 
Before the meeting separated a subscription was opened, 
and upwards of 150 guineas contributed to the Jonas Webb 
Memorial Fund^^ in the course of a few minutes. 
