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already sent."
Mr. Lees afterwards stated, in a letter which hail just been
received from him, dated Dec. 6,1850, "I have myself sown
from 110 to 120 scree. All my thlds lock very well, and so
do those of the native.. My old plants are full of fine new
shoots and leaves, and some of them are putting forth abund
sue of forms. The finest of them have always had forms
and blossoms and pods upon them, ever since they first began
to produce. I expect they will be in full blossom at the end
of December or beginning of January." From these last
paragraph, it would be seen that there was some ditll;ully in
providing the necessary quantity of seed for the natives,
bat Manchester men were not to be turned Irons their
purpose by a little ditEculty of this kind, and the services of
the association would not be necessary in this matter. Oi.c
gentleman had, on his own pivot* account, written to New
Orleans for the purchase of ten tons of the best seed that
could be procured, which would immediately he shipped out
to that part of ledia where it was most required. Their
friend Mr. Lees, who was now present, had also ordered
live tons of end, which, he believed, he intended to send out
for the use of Lis brother in India. Another Manchester
man, a director of this association, had sent an ardor to New
Orleans for thirty tone of seed. lie will give the opportn•
nit, to the Nut India Company, if they thought it
was within the range of their duty—as he (the
chairman) thought it clearly was —to take this
Need and send it oat on their own aecoant. Whether
the East India Compsay did their duty or not, the
men of Macchester would do theirs. It might be elated,
therefore, that 4.5 tons of seed would be provided at an early
date for toe natives ct Madras. The directors felt a very
strong and warm interest in this subject, and he was certain
that every member of the association did the same. If they
were euuject to any censure for not having taken exactly
the same view of what ought to be done which some other
people had, they had at all events taken that view which
appeared to their minds the best. He was eatiatied that
those who were prepared to censure them would nee the
rod lightly, and that they would not think the directors had
departed very much true the right MUM in endeavouring
to take a practical rather titan a theoretical view of this sub-
ject. (Applause.)
Mr. FLEMING, the secretary, then read the report,'
giving a retrospect of the proceedings of the chamber during
the year.
Mr. CLEGG moved the first resolution " That the re-
port now read be adopted, and printed and Circulated at the
diser.tion of the members."
Mr. MORT seconded the motion.
Mr. GIBE trusted that the government would think
twice before the bill which the chairman bad alluded to was
abandoned.
The resolation was then carried unanimously.
Mr. JOHN LOWE moved the second resolution: "That
the following gentlemen be elected directors of this muds.
tie& for the ensuing year: The Worshipful the Mayor of
Manchester (ex of.); J. A. Turner, ; Malcolm Roes,
Bet ; James Atherton. BK. ; *Alfred Binyon, Esq. ' • *John
Carver, Esq.; *James Coesterdine, Esq.; D. R. Davies,
Esq.; J. H. De Castro, Req.; •Williaaa Entwistle Esq.;
R. J. Farbridge, Em. • S. Franghiadi Esq. ; R. dardner,
Rm. ; William Olbb, 'Esq. ; John Runner, Esq.; R. J.
Jones, Esq. ; R. Marsden, Req. ; *T. B. Potter, E‘q. ; J. C.
Prescott, Esq.; Liopold Rein, Eq.; Samuel Schuster,
Esq. • Robert Smith, Big.; John Swanwick, Esq. ; W. R.
Wood, Eq.; *J. H. Wanklyn, Esq." Those marked
taus • are proposed in lien of the directors who retire in ac-
oordence with rale 6.
Mr. HUTCHINSON seconded the motion, and it was
carried unanimously.
Robert Smith, Req , and W. H. Fisher, Esq., were then
elected to audit the accounts for the put year.
A vote of thanks having been passed to the retiring
directors, and to therchainnan, the meeting terminated.

MURDER AT LawsHALL.—On Monday evening
lest a murder was committed in the parish of Lawehell, near
Bary St. Edmund's, under very shocking circumstances.
Toe name of the deceased is Elizabeth Bambridge, and the
prisoner in custody, George. Carat, both of them natives of
Lowell&11. The demand, on Monday afternoon, left her
brother's house in company with the prisoner, who returned
alone some hours afterwards. Suspicion being aroused by
the demeanour of the prisoner, a search was instituted and
her body was discovered in a pond In the direction of her
father's house, whither she had stated her intention of going
upon leaving her brother's. On conveying it to a neigh-
bouring house, a large braise, es if from a blow with a fist,
wee discovered on the right cheek, and several severe
scratches on her face neck, and hands. On looking at the
bashes near the pond, they bore indisputable evidence that
a brutal struggle bad taken pace between the deceased and
another party, and that she had been violently dragged along
the hedge from the spot where the footprints ceased to the
pond. Ia the pond, and close by the deceased, were
bound a hat and handkerchief, which can be identified
as belonging to the prisoner. Round the neck of the de-
ceased was found a silver watch, which belonged to the
prisoner. In the pocket of the prisoner was also found a
wedding ring, corresponding with one which the deceased
invariably wore, and which was miming from hen finger.
The prisoner was to be examined to day at the Meal potty
sessions,