The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-13 00:00:00

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIRTT'S

MEETING (THIS DAI).

This marniog the half-yearly sleeting of the
Royal Agricultural Sseiety was held at the Society's house,
Rescuer Square, Mr. R. Bsaiss, one of the Vies-Post-
duds, is the chair.

Mr. Humane, the Secretes', read the report. In this
demount an Masan of 41 members Woo the last half.
yearly meetieg was announced.

The council have elected the Burl of Powis and hir.
Edema Popo to supply the vacancies in the council.
The funded capital of the society stands at, the same
enema as reported at the last general meeting.
The following prize-schedule for the essays and
reports of neat year, to be sent to the seas,
tarp by the let March, and to he subject to the
conditioos of competition, has been 'doped:-
1. The result- of nt,croecopic obseevation applied to the
vegetable physiology of egracultore, 601. 2. The bestutode
of levelling ridge and le-row pasture land altar dating',
201. 3. This permanent amelioration of soils by laminar,
with others, 201. 4. Destruction of vermin foliating the
homestead and stockyard, 101. 6. The comparative Man.
of salaries upon farms in spring and autumn, together
with Inatructleas to the young former on his entry at eithi
mew, 201. 8. The results of drilling wheat or barley
differeot dist:ewe with the some quantities of seed ; as
also with varied quantities of seed per acre, 101. 7. Ag
j
other agriculture subject, 101. 8. Oa the comparative
advantages of 'owing besets in spa *mg and autumn, 101.
9. On the early or late sowing of rt3t crops, 101.
The lectures by Profane!' Way end &monde are referral
to to the report. The country meeting at Chelmsford has
proved, it is announced, onaleoney successfol in carrying
out the °blown of the socie;j, althoughtle imposes incereed
have entailed a heavy charge on a— g I Node. With
regard to a stearatillage apparate., respectively of Mr.
fleaftb sad Mr. Fowler, the eornell state, that although the
conditions incladed in the terms of the prise have not boss
fulfilled by either of these inventions, Mr. Fowler has
made gonsiclerable progress by hie application of steam.
power to the operation of ploughing, towards the probable
attainment eventually of W great object of a more lee.
nomad tillage of the sell.

• matig nenating of the nest year will be held in the
week iteineeenoing Xesday, the 20th of Jolt; and this
enehenttlee of Illellabnry have already placed the land
fler ate trial of Implement, under a doe worm of preps •
Mb& The thensil bays decided upon the schedules of
paha to be offered by she society for implements and live
meek at that meeting, subjoin to such terms and *auditions
of summation as the council at their February meths
may think it necessary to adopt.
• Imoz.untztre.—glue of drills, 301.; miner. distri-
butors (liquid or otber),2ol.; hone-hoe, 101.; hay machine%
101.; reaping machines. 201 ; mowing sasthines, 201.;
horse-rakes, 101.; cum 101. • waggons, 101.; carts of "pearl
coostructlon, with specificatkaa, 161. ; steam cultivator, 5001.
—Total, 6566.
11. lawn Bloc=.—Short-horned cattle, 1701 ; Hanford
rattle, 1704; Devon cattle, 1701.; Channel Islands cattle,
301.; c stile of other established breeds, 451. • agricultural
homes, 1301.; dray hors's, Ms.; thoroughbred,4 hunting,
amlb hackney horses, 1651. ; Leicester sheep, 1101.; Wog-
woollod Massy (oot Li-icesters), 1101.; Soutbdown sheep,
1101.; fthoth•woolled sheep (sot B..othaowns), 1101.; pigs,
714 ; farm poultry, 12.51.; total, 1,5001.
• emmanuiration from the Foreign Office, detailing tbe
enemies of the Minima is large quantities in the Bra.
Mims empire, was read, end on the motion of Mr. Tu.
woman, secended by Mr. Prima Bonus, a vote of thanks
wev pealed to Lord Clarendon for his kindness in making

to tie soeiety.
The balsam shoot was nest read. It stated that the receipts
of the half year audios in June Jut amounted to 03021.,
Rads sp of the following iMms, cis., Balenee la hand at
baskets on let ',January, 8811. 34. 10d. ; petty tub,
481.9..94.; dividends to stock, 1291.145. 14.; governor'. life
wompoeltlons, 901. ; governor'• anneal subctiption, 4601.;
members' lite composition, 4201.; members' animal sub-
scriptions, 3,3641. 8.. ; journal receipts, 2101. Bs.-
toasty mooting reasipts at Chelmsford, 1,2001. oi
the other Gado of the amount it was shown that
after mooting the whole expenniture of the year thus
still reaming! is band on the 30th June last two sums of

3,299 L 126. 24. at the bilkers', end 221. 161. 64. in potty
emit.
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The babaco-shoot in reference to the annual muting at
Cbalaniard was sin mad, and it exhibited an inceu of
payments our rmaipia eh ble to the general foods of
the society, amounting to 1,9721 la. ld.
Morn. R. Barker and Dyer were re-elected anditam,
and Mr. !Lathery clotted an auditor in the room of Mr.
Knight, who hid resigned through 11l health.
Votes of thanks having being anaslmossly puled to the
predeseas sad @Seals attached to this society, the ordinuy
Sodom d lie apostiog terminated.
♦ esesseusties then arms as to the sapsdiasey of
abases/ tin day *flouting in &tampers, so so to make It
I earlier ba Smithfield Cattle Show week. It um anginal
that if that wan dons, it would Snare a larger attendance
'of somber's. Mr. Fisher Robb' said the consult nem most
anxious to have the opinions of the carmen of England
spat their pros:m(1111ga, and he was sure the proposal now
thrown out would rums their best attention.

A sots of &basks wee proposed to the °bemoan ; and
Mr. Tammuz', in supporting the motion, took the
opportunity of drawing a eastrest between agrioultarista is
Selland and theme in Frence. In England everything was
left to individual operation ; but in Francs nothing could
be done—no meetiog held, or priors given, without the
previous motto* of the government. The goverment
made the miles, controlled the proceedings, and did
everythisg which happily is this country was so mach
better done by individual action; there wat
known here of pveramental interference as ioapsitwat
iatersteddliug.
11 Thu vote was agreed to and acknowledged.