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South Carolina Agricultural and Me.
IL. - chantcal Society.
COLUMBIA, July IA, 1869.

ESenutive Committee Of the South Caro-
]ida ARficHlidrai and Mech anicai Society
kostaassa ifoyou for publication the follow
fug sysopsis Of tho proceedings Of the
tmssting Of said Committee, held this day
i'm Columbia :
A quorum being present, the financial
condition Of tue Society was first inves,i-
.gseed and discussed, and the following
5sso'lt'6n adopted:
.Rssolved, That the Secretary of the
South Carolina Agricultural and Mechani
cal'Society be authorized to issue by tho
lst Of August uexl, such premium list ,
to The extent of $4,000, as shall be ap-
proved by this Committee, said amount TO
DO i,,crsa~ed TO SO 900 should tue financial
subso' iptions warrant it.
A1netnbef from Charleston offered the
foltowing:
sResoiued, That the Secretary be in
stIucted to. publish for the Information of
the public, the communication submitted
70 this Comgi,tee by her British Majesty =
Consul. MI. II. Pinclsney Walker, aud
that tie Committee respectfully commend
the sus5eet Of the "Workmenis In,erna-
tjopal Eshibiiiou," therein referred to, to
the consideration of the State.
Resoloed, That the details of the local
organisation, which the protectors of the
exhibition invite, be- referred to the Society
a. its meeting in Noyemb next.
The communication is a follows:
BnrrIsH CONSULATE.
80" CHARLESTON. Jnly i2 1869.
Wm.s III. Lawton, Vice President South
Caroline Agricultural and Mechanical
Society: .,
SIR: Hearing that you are about to at
tend meeting of the South C4rolipa
State Agricultural and Mechanical Society,
to be hold in Columbia on the l4lh inst.
hasten to place in your hands copy Of
the programme which has been issued hy
tue Honorary Secretaries to the "Work-
mems International Exhibition" 10 be
held at London in 1870. have the
honor, also. to enclose COPY of letter
addressed by the Secretaries to the Earl of
Clarendon, wherein the views Of the Com
ss,itee having the matter in charge are now
fd'ly tetforth. II is desired, you will per-
,-eciye. lbat local committees should be
formed in ciii.a a-a s,lar-a ia l.i.~-. ----
tsies to caii attention to this subject iu
view, snd to make arrangement for the
. trahsmiss,oh or sach articles of skill and
ingenuity as may 10 dermed worthy Of ex-
hitition. 7 indulge: the hope that you
will do ne The favor of presenting these
papers tcyour saciety, IN order that the
objects. .of thes Committee of lhe "Work-
MEMS International Exhibition" Of 1870
may. aided aud encouraged by tho South
Csroliaa State Agricultural aud MscAani
cfl Society and sby ls local committees
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