The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-01

|1fEET1&0 o. THE STxTE xHKICULTUHxI
An adjourped ms6shg Of fhe asts Aq1cultutsl
Society was held aktbe African Cherch Iase NH,
the President, r ~ Geo. Cooke ksq. enevpyine
sns cns,s ,.. -. ore.aixed. Edmun,l
Rufiin. Esq, the State Agricultural commissioner
The Trensurer. Mr.. william G. Crenshaw, made
his annual report, which was snostanslahy = ios'
lows: -.
IN The credit Of the society," $50 396 % Expeaeu
e6 43a 81. Leaving balance OF 345so542 Ihia
re,ort WAS made ont on 2S;h October, since which
time several hundred dollars have been received
AMI dsnosjfed TO the credit of the Society.
NJ Peytop of Roanoke, moved that the Society
resolve isefinto COMMITTEES of the Whole. TO re-
ceive the reports Of the special commisfees ap-
pointed at the last meeting, and the question being
put the motion prevailed.
The President then vacated his seat, and called
Mr. Stewart of Fairfax to the chair.
The Chairman called for reports OF special com
mittees.
MI. Peyton of Roanoke, from the Committee to
whom was referred the report OF the Executive
Committee, reported that they had had the 'matter
referred to them, under consideration, and recon.
mend the adoption of the report. They suggested
that in the distribution OF premiums, the interests
would be consulted by reduction of the large
amount appropriated to experiments and essays.
The report was adopted.
The Chairman of the Committee, to whom the
report of the President was referred, being absent
the COMMITTEES rose, and the President resumed the
Chair.
DR.. venable offered the following resolution
which he followed up by an undeserved sidewipe
at our city millers, and Richmond: g
Whereas believing as we do that wheat, corn and
tobacco are becoming the great staples of our State
and that the price Of these productions In our mar
kets are in great degree dependent on the amount
produced in our own State and elsewhere: There
fore,
Resolred, That a committee of - be appointed
by the Chair, whose duty 1t shall be TO enquire 10
to the probable amount of each raised in the State
the past year-the quality OF each, and the quality
as compared with the production OF 1854, and re-
port. thereon, as soon 81 pracf1c able to suose
quent meeting of this Society.
The resolution was ably opposed BY Messrs
Stewart of Fairfax, and Marshall of Charlotte, and
on being put to vote, lost.
Gen. Meem of Shenandoah, offered resolution
to enquire into the expediency of increasing pre-
miums on stock, which was discussed and voted
down.
After repeated calls for "Barbour, ""Barbour,
B. Johnson Barbour took the stand and excused
himself from making speech.
On motion, the Society resolved itself into com
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Stewart resuming the
chair.
VIM H Macfarlane. Esq from the committee te
whom the Presidents report was referred, offered
SThe committee to whom was referred the report
of the President, have had the same under consid.
Grafton, and in response thereto, report the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolred, That this committee think it unneces
sary this stage Of the existence OF the Society
to recommend any change in its organization. The
present organization of the Society seems to have
worked WELL and to have produced the best results
in proof of which reference need only to be made
to its unparalleled success.
hat he Farmers
change and Agricultural Rooms in the city of Rich
mond is desirable object but this committee is no
prepared to recommend it to the Society without
better Information as to the cost
3. That it is not expedient, under the presen
circumstances of the Society, to engage in an effor
to establish an Agricultural School.
a. That Gen VIM. H. Richardson is entitled t.
the distinguished regard of the Society, and tina
the Society present him with service of plate o
the value of Three Hundred Dollars.
The Committee then rose, and the Society ad
journed until this evening.
A dispatch from Cincinnati states that the credi
tors OF P. B. Manchester met on the goth of Octo
Der, and spro rata dividend of FIVE cents on tn
dollar was declared by them. &H
CASE OF BEALE, THE DENrIsr.-On Monday
David Paul Brown, counsel for Beale, (conv;ctet
ON Friday, in Philadelphia, of an assault upon Mis-
Nudge filed fifteen reasons for new trial, assert
ing that the verdict rendered is against the law
the evidence-that the jury was preudiced by state
ments not in the evidence-indulged in liquor dun
ing the trial, and that some of them declared thei
minds made up before hearing the evidence. TIL
argument on the motion will be commenced OF
Friday before the Court in bank motion wa
also made to admit him to bail pending the areu
ment. The Judge deferred his decision.
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