May 27, 1854 - The Society met porstiant to adjournment The President presented a report from the Executive Committee, and, on his motion, the matter was reeomitted.

The following gentlemen were appointed a Special Committee to consider the policy of a sale of the Society's property in School street, and of purchasing another site for a Hall: The President, and Messrs. Wilder, Walker, French, and Stickner.

W. S. King, Chairman of a Special Committee appointed for the purpose, offered the following Report:

The Select Committee sppolnted by this Society to examine Into all the circumstances attending the award to Messrs. HovERy CO of a Gold Medal for a seedling Cherry, and a gratuity of 820 for a seedling Pear, report the following facta:

That at the last meeting of the Society On 1858), previous to the incoming of the newly-elected Officers and Committees, the Chairman of the Fruit Committee presented a draft of his report, which was recommitted to him for completion. That in the draft of Report so submitted, no mention was made of any award of medal or gratuity to Hover & Co; nor up to that time - the last day of their existence - had the question of such awards been discussed in Committee.

The Fruit Committee, C. M. Hovey ealled together three members of the Committee (which consists of seven mem-ben) and urged upon them, very strenuously, the merits of the seedling Cherry, which he claims to hare originated, and of the Pear, which he claims to hare Introduced. That two of the three members were of the opinion that the Cherry had not been exhibited for five years, as required by the roles of the Society. This position was controverted by Mr. Hovny, who also contended that his seedling was conceded to be the best that bad been exhibited.

Your Committee understand that, when the matter was pressed to a vote, one member (of those present) declined to vote, one other voted for the award of a medal with the proviso that it should be proved to hare been exhibited fire yean, and the other member voted tor the award without conditions. The vote upon the Pear was about the same.

The Committee are further informed, that the first intimation received by some members of the Fruit Committee that such awards were even contemplated, was obtained from the printed Transactions of the Society.

In the opinion of your Committee, this conduct on the part of a competitor for the highest premiums of the Society ought not to pass unrebuked. Not only Is it subversive of all order and good government that Committees should be called together without proper authority, but the offence is magnified when the person usurping the powers of the Chairman is himself the claimant before the Committee - a party to a suit, before Judges whom he may select for himself, and the ex-parte advocate of his own interests. The Society is wronged, because their rules are trampled upon; the Committee is wronged, because they are deprived of the benefit of a full discussion and of time for consultation; the unnotified members are wronged, because they are allowed no voice In the decision; the members present are wronged, because they are subjected to the personal solicitations and persistive pleadings of the applicant; other competitors for premiums are wronged, for their claims are pushed aside; the public is wronged, because It accepts as the well-considered action of the Society what Is, In truth, but the opinions of one or two members, hastily convened and hurried to a decision by the party most interested.

If tils Instance of irregularity which has been brought to the notice of the Society Is suffered to pass without censure, your Committee believe that the public will regard with diminished confidence the decisions of the Society; for they will, with reason, suspect that our medals and gratuities for new varieties of fruit, flowers and vegetables, are indices rather of the adroit management of the applicants than of merit In the articles. The number of exhibitors at our shows and of competitors for premiums will be sensibly diminished; for modest merit will have no chance against unscrupulous assurance. Already complaints, "not loud, but deep," have been heard, that rules which are stringently enforced against some members, are broken with impunity by others.

In view of the facts above stated, your Committee present the following resolutions for your adoption:

Resoloed, That the conduct of C. M. HovEY, a member of this Society, in procuring the award to Hover &. Co. of a gold medal for a seedling Cherry, and of a gratuity of $20 for a seedling Pear, was Irregular and improper, and is censured by this Society.

Resovled, That a Committee of three be appointed, by nomination, to examine and report what, If any, alterations are needed in our Constitution or By-Laws to prevent a repetition of such a transaction.

Signed, WILLIAM S. KING, SAML WALKER.

This report, with the annexed resolutions, after an interesting argument of more than two hours' duration, was adopted, at an unusually full meeting, with but one dissentient voice.

R. Morris Copeland, of Roxbury, then moved a reconsideration, which motion was lost.

The following committee was then appointed to act under the second resolution: Messrs, B. Y. French, Sam'l Walker, and R. Morris Copeland.

Adjourned to June 8d, at 11 o'clock, A. M.