The National Register.
London, England, 1820-12-31 00:00:00

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RATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY POE
THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
ARTS, MANUFACTURES AXD COMMERCE.

On Moaday last being the day preceding the annual meet-
ing utthe above society,* large assemblage of 'mothers took
place at Hetling-house. stir John Coze II ippi-ley, Bart.
W. P. was unanimously called to the chair, amid the business
of the day was immedintels proceeded in, by the Secretary's
rending the minutes of the last meeting. A general report
from the Cu 1111 l tinittee of stmetiosentlance was then rend,
which soured two vacancies in the list of Vice Posiidents,
by the resignation of Ldwaid Griffith, Esq. and tiw decease
of Thomas Gramme, Eat. to a hose memory the Committee
.paid a lisindsonie tribute of respect.
The follow Mg Member* were put in nomination to be hal-
looed for as V ice Presidents.—Hasmiteso Elwlo, Esq. pro-
posed by Sir Win. Cockburn, Bart, Sr. P. and seconded by
the Rev. James ; P. J. Mills, Esq. proposed by
.James M. Rockland, }:esq. uni seconded by Geo. Kingdoo,
Esq.; Col. Hooter., proposed by Charles Gordoe GI ey,Slisq.
M. P., stud seconded by the %V. It. Barter, V. P.; John
'fodder aluggeridge, Esq. proposed by 11.. Wansey, Esq
and seconded by Charles Bottles, Esq.
The reports of theCommitteto on agriculture and planting,
on mechanics and the useful arts, on chemical stud geological
research and finance, was read.
George Webb Hall, Esq. of Sneed Park; Mr. R. Brook,
of Bath; E. F. Willis. Esq. of Earls Croons; Mr. W.
Wee:dossed, of Burlingham ; Thomas Davis, Esq. of War.
roinster ; and Mr. Smith, of Monekton, were appointed
Judges of the live stork.
Two pamphlets were laid on time table, one from C. W.
Hall, Esq. entitled a letter to time Right Hon. E. J. Robin-
son; and the other from F. Page, Esq. emitted a Cumpert-
tive of the Account of the Parish of Speen,Berks.
The following gentlemen were nominated to supply vstcan-
cies i—ln the Cousinittee on matutifactuies and commerce,
Mr. Non. on mechanics and useful arts, Mr. W. Hill;
of chemical and geological researches, J. S. Murals, Esq.
The cordial thanks of the Meeting acre then unanimously
voted to J. C. Hippisley, Bart. fur his noble conduct it, the
Chair.
TUESDAY, Dec. 19.—This being the day Vor the annual
meth% time room was crowded at tin early hour. There were
present the Duke of Somerset, the Marquess of Lansdowne,
Earl Waldegrave' Lord J. O'Brien, SirsJ. P. Hippisley,
Isaac Coffin, W. Cockburn, Charles Rich, HenryLippincott ;
T. G. Esteourt, Esq. M. P.; J. Bennett, Esq. Id. P.; J.D.
Ashley, Esq. M. P.; Vice Admiral Robinson, Colonel Hor-
ner Charles Gordon Grey, Esq. IL Spooner, Esq.
The appointment of the officers took precedence in the
business of the day. The moat Noble the Marquess of Lans-
downe was re-elected President by acclamation, and was
contacted to the chair by Sir John Comm II ippisley and Sir
W. Cockburn, Bart. The Vice Presidents were re-elected,
and &Committee appointed to superintend the ballot or sup-
plying the two vacancies before mentioned on yesterday's
nonutee. The other Committees were re-elected and vacua-
ancies filled up. Thetis cretary was re-elected.
The minutes of general meetings throughout the bear i the
reports of the dilferent Committees; a letter and statement
from Dr. Wilkinson on the properties of the Pyroligneous
Acids; and the following letters from Mr. Hailssard.
giving an account of Ins experiments in spade husbandry,
and his Court-a-Wick Peppin Cider, were next read :
" The Mengel Wurzel, Guernsey parsnips, long carrots,'
and short carrots are of field not garden growth; and the
istaseuse size of time mangel wurzel arises from the devast-
ation of the grub on their neighbours. On three acres of old
arable, mach out of condition, I began the work of cleansing
and manuring on vetches co oat stubble, which were cut for
soiling. succeeded immediately by cattle cabbage, dutiged
after time rate of VO cart loads per acre. On this foundation
I have grown parsnips and mullet wurzel in drills at aide
intervals (so as to hue the crops with ease) after the ellective
digging with the spade, or if I had more manure to lay on,
a second digging, in order to vary it. The carrot crop fol-
lows these, and is manured with coal ashes and perhaps a
sprinklit of soot, on the surface of the ground after the plans
appears. The husbandry necessary after seeding the land it
two hoeings by hand, and regular thinning. My niangel
wand crop amounts to twenty tons of roots, and of leaves
enough, In addition to a necessary allowance of hay, about
one cat per week, to feed a heifer more then a year. The
short carrots amount to the rate of thirty.two toes (nearly)
per acre, 19i perches having given 73 cols. The parsnip
c op uafortuuutely, wasjudged of from the part first dug (for
ale to a farmer lor seeding cattle at 21. 6J. per cwt. or 40s.
lam induced to bring the eosin a-Wick Pippin Cider
forward, from the peculiar flavour it has invariably pos-
sessed, from the excellence of the apple for the table (souse
of which I also present) and the generally healthy condition,
free growth and productiveness of the tree. I may claim
atteution to this apple as recommended by the late Mr.
Billingsley, I believe in his survey of the county. It is of
Somenetshire origin, and appears to be the must worthy
successor to the golden pippin. The process of making the
cider, under which the triable of racking is avoided, is as
follows:—Collect the fruit when well ripened, either 11l it
fulls without much violence in sepsis-siting from time tree;
keep it in heaps, either in the open our or under cover, till
quite mellow, or even tending to deco) ; strain the liquor
from time press, set it in an open vessel to ferment. and onto
white sumo or flames may he discovered on the bead (formed
on it as on beer under similar circumstances), skim off the
thick part on the surface, and remove the liquor to the cask
with us little motion, and in as clear it shoe as posoible.--
Let the cask stand in si cool situation, primp. above the
ground may be the best, amid having tilled n to within a few
Whet of the head, in older to prevent s.ll acce.s of air to the
liquor, and in the spring remove the cask to an tinder-groun
Wier, or bottle If itscontents. The object I have iu vices
is requesting the attention of the society to the ruttier t of
cider is, that a premium may be given, wherever, its fund
will admit of it, for any one seeding variety, as the suestas of
obtaining a succession to the old and almost exttuct choice
kinds of fruit for the press."
A letter was read from the Secretary to the London Society
of Arts, enclosing specimens of rice and other ;venni brought
from the mountainous diotricia of Nepaul, with a request
that this Society should put them in a course of experiments,
lu order to ascertain the possibility of cultivating them hi
Europe.
The RAY. Mr. HAMA NU, in UP eloquent speech. moved
that Capt. Parry, R. N. should be presented with the silver
medal, and appointed an Honorary and Corresponding
Member of time Society ; and that the Must Noble the Mar-
VIM of Lansdowne be requested to commuiticute the 14111 e
by letter.
Thu motion Ives seconded by Sir J. lliPrisr.ev, alto
;Misted OR bite important discovery made by Capt. Parry,
sad extraordinary merit and per.creiance lie evinced iu ire
arduous undertaking.