The Society met on Saturday, October 7 th. On motion of W. G. Strong, it was resolved that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to consider the expediency of employing lecturers to deliver lectures before the Society.

On motion of E. M. Richards, the thauks of the Society were presented to F. Lyman Winship, Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements for the Annual Exhibition, and to the members of the Committee tor the satisfactory manner in which they have discharged their duty.

Geo. W. Collamore of Boston, and William Plumer of Lexington, were proposed as members.

The President announced that this was the day prescribed by the Constitution for the election of officers. E. M. Richards and P. B. Hovey were appointed tellers. The Committee subsequently reported that the old list of officers was re-elected.

E M. Rand, Chairman of the Special Committee appointed in July lasts to take into consideresolutions of censure, moved that the said Special Committee be discharged from the farther consideration of the subject Adopted.

On motion of Mr. Rand, it was resolved that a committee of three be appointed by the Chair, to inquire if any further action in the premises is necessary. The Chair appointed Messrs, Rand, J. S. Sleeper and Josiah Stickney to constitute the committee.

Mr. Rand read the draft of a by-law, which he had drawn up to prevent the recurrence of a similar cause of complaint, to the effect that no member of a committee should be present with the Committee, or take part in their deliberations or discussions, when any article presented by him for premium or gratuity was under consideration.

Mr. B. V. French reminded the mover that the Society had already appointed a committee (of which Mr. French is chairman) to report alterations in the by-laws to meet the case. Mr. Rand's amendment was, at his own suggestion, referred to this committee.

On motion of Samuel Walker, the President (J. & Cabot) and E. S. Rand were added to the Special committee on alteration of by-laws.

Mr. Joseph Breok, who had been re-elected chairman of the Flower committee, declined to serve another year. On motion of Mr. Walker, (who testified to Mr. Brack's long and acceptable service on the committee) Mr. Breck was excused from serving, and Mr. F. Burr was elected by acclamation, chairman of Flower committee. Mr. J. F. C Hyde was added to the same committee.

William Todd of Roxbury was elected a member of the Society. Adjourned to Oct 21.

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We axe pleased to learn, from the proceed-ings of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, which we publish this month, as reported in Hovey's Magazine, that the difficulty respecting the award of premiums to Messrs. Hovey & Co., has been settled by a sort of compromise. The vote of censure passed upon Mr. Hovey in May last, is rescinded; but it strikes us, that if it has been found to be an unjust vote, it should be expunged from the record. Mr. Hovey has a right to demand this; but that is none of our business. The Society has adopted a resolution to prevent similar difficulties in future.

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The twenty-seventh Annual Exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society was held at the Music Hall. The display, if not quite equal in extent to some of those of former years, was decidedly the most neat, tasteful and complete we have ever seen. A minute description of it cannot be here attempted. "It was an affair which did equal credit to the exhibitors, managers, and the citizens of Boston and vicinity. It is a subject of pride to a Boetonian that such an exhibition should be thronged with visitors for four successive days - the number averaging five thousand a day. It indicates the prevalence of a healthful sentiment among our people - a taste for the promotion of an art which refines and ameliorates mankind. If some one should be disposed to retort, that a different kind of an exhibition was largely patronised here a few days ago, we would reply that the people who visited the Music Hall for the two objects, were generally of quite different classes ; and while we have reason to regret that so many were found to justify the adage that " the fools are not all dead,' we rejoice that the class was far outnumbered by the intelligent votaries of Flora and Pomona".

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The Exhibition of this Society the present season, was one of the most magnificent ever witnessed. Especially in the fruit de]iartment it was unusually attractive. A more favorable season has rarely been experienced, and the specimens were not only brought forward in profusion, but of a quality surpassing any previous year. Pears which heretofore have been classed among the small kinds, were seen of such a size as to give them a place among the largest sorts. Indeed, the experience of the season has been such as to give renewed assurance to the cultivators of our vicinity, that a favorable season and proper attention will enable them to grow the pear to as great perfection as they are capable of being produced in this country, - Hovels Magazine.

At the late annual exhibition, the Fruit committee awarded the following prizes:

Largest and best collection of Pears - M. P. Wilder, $40; Hovey & Co. $20.

Gratuities

A gratuity of $7 to A. D. Williams, Josiah Richardson, John Gordon, Sam'l Walker, Messrs. Winship, A. A. Andrews, J. S. Cabot, Josiah Lovett, B. Manning, Otis Johnson; a gratuity of $5 to J. S. Sleeper, Azell Bowditch, Henry Vandine, W. B. Kingsbury, William Bacon, W. P. Jenney, Jonathan French.

For the beet twelve varieties of pears - 1st, W. R. Austin, $20; 2d, Josiah Stickney. $16; 8d, Samuel Downer, $12; 4th, Messrs. Hovey & Co. $8.

For the best dish of pears, twelve specimens of one variety - let, Samuel Downer, Jr., for Louise Bonne de Jersey, $6; 2d, Josiah Richardson, for Flemish Beauty, $5; 3d, George D. Cordwell, for Doyenne Blanc. $4; 4th, Ezra Cleaves, for Marie Louise, $8.