The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-22 00:00:00

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL ROCIATY OP

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The annual general meeting al the above society
was held at noon, in Haeoverequare ; the President,
Viaeount Eventual*, is the chair. Among those present
were Lords Honors, Portman, Tredegar, and Walaingbarn ;
General Hood, Sir A. Macdonald, the Hon. W. Cavendish,
Aldennes °spoked, ILP., Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Owen
Wallis, Mr. B. Barker, Mr. Etraudreth Gibbs, he.
On the motion of Lord POBTMAN, seconded by Mr.Ronnut.
Swats., Lord Fever/ham was elected president of the society
for the ensuing year.
The home hat of the council wes adopted unanimously.
The Secretary, Mr.:ll. HALL Ma; then read the repeat
of the council for the last year, which was as follows:
" The cionneilhave the satisfaction of reporting favourably
of the progress made by the society in the attainment of its
practical and useful objects. The number of its members
at the peewit time differs only by six from the numbers
at the date of the Lot general meeting, 205 name' having
been removed by death or otherwise from the list,
while 211 new members have within the lest five months
been elected into the society, which now consuls of—
life governors, 80; annual governors, 88 ; life members,
1,Z3 • annual members, 3,735; boomer, members, 17;
making a total of 5,123. Mr. Bowly, of Sidiliogton-house,
Cirencester, ham been elected a member of maned is the
place of the late Mr. Jonas Webb. The funds et the
society are in a highly satisfactory etete ; every claim
against it has been regularly discharged as it has become
due; and while 16,4884 17e. 101 remains inverted in the
New Three per Cents., an ample cash Galena' is available
for current purposes in the hands of the bankers. A deposit
account having been opened with the bankers, the society
will receive interest on tbe funds which acco mole te io Hosed/
Fart of the, ear, and will not be required till the show-yard ia
erected. The council have to report the favourable progress
of the preparations for the country meeting of the society,
to be held this year in the city of Worcester, in the week
commends' on Monday, the 20th of July, which will
be the day on which the judge, will award the prism in the
claim of live stock. The show and Old-yards will be open
ea
follows :—Wednesday, Jul,- 15 : The trial-yard open from
noon till 6 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 16,
17, end 18 : The trial-yard open from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m.
Monday, July 20: Cattle-yard open from 8 a.m., when
the judges will commence inspecting the live stock
and making their aimed, • the implement-yard open
from 8 a.m. ; the show-yard; will close at 6 p.m. Tues-
day, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, July 21, 22, 23,
and 24 : The Deerel show open from 6 .m. to 6 p.m. Mr.
Dont, M.P., bag accepted the office of steward of stock ;
and Sir Arebibeld Macdonald that of steward of imple-
ments io the place of the Honourable A. Vernon, resigned.
The entries for implements are more numerous than in any
previous year in all the three departments of shodkUog,
seed and model shed., and nochiuery in moths.
Papers have bees reed at the weekly meetings by Mr
Tayloe, of 88, Farliamenretreet, on Materials for Cottage
Building ; by Mr. Niiley Doctor', on the Effect of Under
drainage on the Rivers and Arterial Channels of the
Country ; oe the Adulteration of Waukee, by Professor
Voilcker ; on the Animal Parasites, by Professor Symonds;
and by Mr. Rook, on Steam Cultivation. The *rased have
decided, subject to the usual auditions, to hold the so-
ciety's country meeting next year at Newcastle.upon-Tyne.
The country meeting in the year 1865 will be held in the
district comprising the comities of Cornwall, Devoe, Dorset,
and Somerset "

The report h•siog been adopted!, • vote of thaaks true
given to the chairman, and after • reply from the noble
lord, in which he congratulated the meeting on the great
benefits which the society bad rendered, Rod woo AM no-
daring, to agriculture, the proceedings termmsssd,

The Herald says that the field-day at Chislehurst
on Whit-Moods, ia, at the request of the various com-
mand* alters, postponed, in coasequenos of the indispo-
sition of Lord Rouelagh.
Two FLowes Sesmox.—The annual sermon to
youog people usually called the "Flower Sermon," from the
faA of the congregation bringing bouquets in their hands, will
be preached at St. JMIZIWO church, Mitre-equate, Aldgate,
on Whit•Tueeday next, by the Rev. W. Meynell Whitte-
more, rector of the parish. This novel ceremony generally
attracts a lugs gathering of old and young ; and it w a
site qed son tbat they beer a seamy, lowers? smalL To
all such permits the settings are, oo this census, entin•lY
free. The sermon is always founded apes some Gast tint
—City Preto.