The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-12-19 00:00:00

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Hawaii, servant to Mr. James Bunt. for having worked
on the same farm 27 year., an always maintained •
good character, Goat and 10+. ; 2nd, William Barnet,
servant to Mr. William Fookes, for having worked on
the genie farm 27 years, amid alwaye maintained a good
character, ooat and its, 11 competitors.
Premiums given by H. 0. .Compton, Esq.—Class 6.
—let, William Penney, servan, to Mr. Robert Boren.,
fur having worked 27 years on the same fare:, and not
in his own parish, coat and 10s. ;. 2nd, Henry Reagent,
servant to Mr. H. C. Burt, for having worked 25 years
on the same farm, and not in his own parish, a oust.
11 competitors.
Oasurzotv Puss FOR IDlDGlNG.—Prerainnt given by
Willet L. Adye, E.q. —Rultaira Conk, servant to Mr.
George Look, a great coat. ,
DRILLING TURNIPS —Prtialps, gine by Gerard
Stunt, Esq., M.P.—Driliman, rWc Smith, servant to
Mr. J. J. Rawlins, el 10s. ; steersman, C. Whitmill,
servant to Mr. J. J. Itawlios, £1 10+. ; drillinan, C.
Maaterman, te,rirant t, Mr. Martin Small, £1 10s. ;
steersman, .1011 Maaterman, portent to Mr Martin
£l. 10s. : William Rand's, servent to lir. Roper, bonety,
sa. ; George New, servant to MG Roper, bounty, 5eJ 12
cum petitos a.
Turtelle HOEING. —Premniumns given by 'malice
Hambro, Esq.-Ist, Thomas Fiander, servant to Mr:, T.
Shettle, coat and 10s. ; 2nd, Step:ien Thornhill, servant
to Mr. John Butler, a coat 3rd, Henry Yound, servant
to Mr. J. T. Homer, The—Women : 14, Susan Sildiey,
servant to Mr. Chula Hartgill, cloak and 5e.; 2nd,
Elia Giles, eervent to Mr. George Bill, £l.
Premiums given by the Soolety.—Clatme 7,-4el, Antr
White, percent to Mr. George Good,
Se.;for having led
on the lain.lt ne farm 36 years, Mo and Se.; Sarah Inirm n,
servant to Mr. Robert Burgess, for having worked on
time same farm 33 years, cloak and sa. Nine conmpetrs.
9.-14, John Russell, servant to Mr. Mary
Godwin, for having been in his employ 15 years, ind
always maintained a good character, coat and 10A.; 2nd,
John Woolridge, servant to Mr. John Hector, for
having been in his employ fourteen years, and alwayr
maintained a good character, a coat.—Cla.a 10.—Honse-
,ko1d female servant... —let, Charlotte Tack, servant .to
Mr. George Good, for having been io his *emir* seven
years, and always maintained • good chareater, El
-7Clats 12.—Household female *enemata ander twenty-
five„—lst, Emily Deonett, servant to Mr. M. L. gm4l,
tit having been in his service 5 e 'ears, and Limeys
maintained • good character, 11 15e.; 2nd,
,Charlotite
Pithan, servant to Mr. R. Fowler' for having been in
his service four years and six months, and always main-
tained a good character, El 10s —Class 13 —lSt,
Stephen Poore, servant to Mr. W. Fookes, being undia
21 years of age, and having worked on his farm 16 years
and 11 month., 11100.; 2ud, George Weeko, servant to
Mr. Mai tin Small, being under 21 years of age, and
having worked on his farm upwerda of 10 years and ,9
month*, 15s.
Tirsivarrich—Premium given by R. A. H. Castle.
mnan, E-q.—Class 15.-Bimon rudge, servant to Mr.
Joseph Williams, coat and 10s.

The membees and friends of the society sat down
to an exoellent dinner at the Crows Hotel shortly
after three o'clock. We regret to state that in mut-
sequence of severe indiaposition, Sir K B. Baken,
Bart., was unable to be present, but his place se
Chairman was most ably filled by the pyesident,
Farquharson, Esq. There was not quite solarge's com-
pany as on some previous oomaione ' • the wellsknown
, countenance of Mr. H. Fookes who generally ailed
the vice-chair was missing, we regret to state thronell
Blow. Among those present were :—J. Floyer,
, Esq., M.P., Revs. J. Watts, H. B. Visard, /L
Farquharson, and J. R. Quirk, W. C. oham, Esq.,
(Mayor), F. T. Johns, &cis, Williamson Daniel, Esq
H. K. Thurston, Esq., Messrs. J. William., ,am.-s
Ainsworth, Martin Small, Matthews, J. Keynea, T.
H. Bennett, W. rooks., G. Keynes, (3. Hill, G.
Lock. R. Lewis, (1, Hardrng, Percy. C. Plower,
R. Roper, Fowler, O. J. Groves, IL Rogers, jun.,
J. T. Roper, J. Roper J. B. Gifford, B. DemuleY,
H.l3landford, T. H. Bennett, J. B. Roe, (bon. sec.),
J. S. Higgins, W. J. Leff, C. Keynes, Ito. The
vice-chairmen were Mr. J. Mitchell and Mr. W.
Fookes. Lord Sidney Osborne entered the room
during the evening and was loudly cheered.
The cloth having been removed, and dessert placed
before the guests,
The CHAIRSUN gave the loyal and patriotic toasts,
which were heartily received. Lieut. Johns, of the
Bth Dorset, responded for the ride volanteers, and
Sergeant Hill, of the Q.0.D.Y.C., for the Yeomanry.
The health of the Bishop and i lergy of the Diocese
was then given by the Chairman, in conjunction with
the name of the Rey. .T. Watts, who, in responding,
laid it lotd often been his happy lot to return thanks on
behalf of the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese, and he
alwaya attended the meetings of the society with sincere
pleasure. He considered that even looking upon them
only in their so isil character, the clergy were right in
giving them their countenanut and support. They met on
each occasions with those among whom they laboured,
and who could materiely assist the chewy of the various
parishes in promoting the moral ate spritue well-being
of their labourers, but when they considered the close
and intimate relationship which existed between this
society and the labourers, bow it encouraged by its
awards the honest and Industrious' they were especially
bound to give it their warmest support. (Cheers.)
The poor people looked forward to that day with the
most pleasurable teenage, as the day when their
arduous efforts to obtain prism were crowned with
'access, and he trusted the Blandford Agricultural
Society weted long continue to give this stimulus to
honest industry. (Loud cheers.)
I The Clammier( then gave "The Lord-Lieutenant and
Magietracy of the County," remarking that it was
hardly fair to call on his friend Mr. Moyer to iespond,
as he would have to reply when his own health vat
drunk, and be himself coxed not respond to the toast,
beings magistrate.
Mr. FLonilt, after prripming, amide load sheer",
I that Mr. Farquharson's health should be added to the
toast, said whim he thanked them for the honour of
' drinking the healths of the magistrates, he did not
• consider it merely in the light of a sompliment. Be
knew that in these days of public discussion and free
liberty of speech their decisions es magistrates were
sometimes called in qoestion. He would be the last
nsan in the world to say that frets and fair ellsces4on
should be put down, To it we owed in a great measure
our liberties and our beet privileges. but at the mine
time the, imagist/Mee had a very, difficult and arduous
duty to perform, and no part of it we. more difficult
than that of adlturting punishment to thme offenders
who were brought before them. The noble lord, the
Chairman of the Quarter Bessions, had felt the same
difficulty, and even the Judges 'of the land expressed
themselves 1113 the istee, effect. When, therefore, their
decisions were called in irestion, it 1111.8 only fair that
all the circumstances of the ease should be considered.
The boa. gentleman having expreMed his opinion, that
as the landed proprietors were brought into doe con-
tact with the people, they were the most fitted to have
the *barge of the county affairs, concluded by expressing
his extreme pleasure with the way the toast had been
, received.. Seth an entiousiestie reception was the best
„proof they could have the, the services of the magis-
trates were appreciated. (Cheers.)
The CUMBILSI4 then gave "Tb. health of the °minty
Members." He said ie was rather hatd to call upon
a man to speak who had Just sat down, bat he was sorry
to say that one of the members was suffering from
• severe bereavement, and Mr. Stull was, he
believed, In London. He very much regretted his
absence, for bad he been present be might have given
them, come muds amusing story as he gave his Etter.'
minister
,friends lately. (Cheers.) Be most heartily
thanked Mr. Floyer for his kindness in. corning,
The toast having been most enthusiodieelly received,
Mr. Punta, who, on rising, eras again loudly
cheered, said he rose with mingled Names to return
thanks for the toast last drunk. 'When he accepted the
kind invitation of the committee, he had 'M/s thought
of standing alone to respond to the toast. They all
knew the cause of the absence of the senior representa-
tive of the county, and he was sure would join with hint
in expressing their deep sympathy with hill undet the
bereavement which it had pleased Provideuee tee vW
hi@ fainily. (Hear, heat.) As regarded his (fiend sy,.Stun, he had meeeved a httet from him stating that he,
hash &mead It advised% tio soon as he could, to remove.
Lady Augusta from London, sad he believed that pea
the reason he was not preeent As their (thereinto
I had remarked, they heti heard of him,
,fitirrever,
' tetorminster Newton. (Laughter,) It was impossible
for him to rice to respood to the toast of the county
'members without &Reding to the excellent gentlemaq
• who lireweeded him as Aim& representative. He
proud to follow him as his leader nearly twenty yaw
ago, and his loss had been deeply felt in the scanty
many, but by no society more than the %Radford
culture Society. (Hear hear.) There wens several other
friend" who absence he could but note) trr, r mikes,
who generally acted as them viee-ehaiensiffi, :trim, he
regretted to boar, ttnerblL • lint %Mitt' th_ rot had
• deeply to regret the .deith Lad' tile
essence of other kind friends, - tiny had the
happiness ,of seeing with Ahem that evening one
who hod been the president of the society from its
formation (loud °beers) one who hart taken the
greatest intermit in its success, and who with reniiired
heeth and he might atid with renewed imirits had come
among them, to be received as he had shyly* been res,
oeived, and 'a believed always weed be received,
with the unbounded expressions of delight.
(Loud sir -.domed lidielering.) Now that we had
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and he trusted they would be spared from the rage of
this fearful disease, lie knew of no p,,rt of the king.
dom where it visitation would be more severely felt.
Another subject he wished to say a few words upon
was one intimately connected with their
society. Their objeot in meeting was to pro-
mote the welfare of the labourers. Lost year
after a long discussion, a bill, called the Union Charge'
ability Bill was pave I. He was one of those who
thought that the anticipated good results from it to the
lsbnnrere would not be realised. It was hoped that by the
posine of thst measure, more labourers' cottages would
be built, but he did not believe such would be the
result. Be did, however, believe that great improve-
ment haa been and was still taking place in the style of
cottage built for the latmuret Almost all, had thrfla
sleeping apartmenta ((Therm.) Ile considered that
the set of last session stopped where it ought to have
gone on. By the lel as it now stood, a pauper would
be severed from thrive excellent moralising influences
which now produced so marked and-silut ,ry •n effect On
his character and conduct i and if therm good associatiene,'
connected with each one's parish were to be given up,
then he thought we must go toner and abolish the
lair of settlement altogether. That was the course, he
should like to see introdured. (Cheers.) The next
itubleot the hon. gentleman treated of was the question
of Reform, That was a subject which, he might eat
was in every one's mouth. He certainly did not feel
that confidence in going into that question nevi as he
should have done in Lord Palmerston's time. He was
a loan who possessed not only the confide, cm of the
-country at large, but had great confidence in himself. Of
course he (Me. Ployer) could not my what the intentiong
of the government were. It sproared as though some
change was eontemplated, for the govermilent had mint
to the Boards of Guardians for returne, as to the
number of county voters. But though they knew
nothing ef the views of government on the question of
reform, they were not left in the dal k as to the opinion/
of one gentleman who_poasessed considerable induenoe
and power. 111-i:Yrrillt, in his speech at Birmingham,
evidently desired to make out that the Conservative
party had done all in their power to stop the progress of
all measures calculated to benefit the country, and that
Conservatism ought to be blotted Out of the'
horizon. Mr. Ployer then referred to the remarks of
Mr. Bright on time conduct of Mr. Pitt. and said that if'
it had not been for the Stout heart of Wiilient Pitt, we'
knew not but that the revolution which spread over the
continent, might have also passed over England, and
that had it not been for him, rep iblicanism might have
been tuoceeded, se we bad seen it in other countries, by
the strong hand of absolutism. Whilst advising his
hearers to study history, be might as ' well have
reminded them thatWilliedi Pitt was tta first to Pro-
mote the commercial intereourhe betwakti En,land and
France. He (Mr Moyer) considered Mr. Bright very
wrong in hie estimete of the value of • Conservative
opposition ; and whether the Whigs or Tunis), formed
the opposition, unnall good arose from there being one.
(Cheers), tie trusted that should a Reform Bih be
brought forward, it would not lessen that esteem, and
that value which was now felt by Englisnoren, for the
inatitutions of their country. (Loud cheers.) The
bon. gentleman again expressed his hearty acknow-
ledgements for the kind way the toast had been received,
arot resumed his seat amidst loud cheers. •

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! power. Mr.

The CHAIRMAN then gave 'The healths of the Vice-
Presidents of the Society," coupled with the name of
-ir E. B. Baker. He was sure all deeply reretted his
absence, more espeoially as that absence was ti.rough
ill-
health. The account., he was soiry to say, were un-
favourable, but he trusted, they should soon hear better
~ews; and if he did get better they must teach him to
take more care of himself, for such men as Sir Edward
were too good to be lost. (Cheers.)
The RI-v. 11. FARQUHARSON, on being called upon
he really was sot aware that he had the honour of
being on the list of vice-chairmen; but he begged to
thank them for their kindni as, and to &ewe them that
he had ever taken great interest in the society. It we
not his intention to make • speech. He fahnigated his
opinions two years ago, and he must for the pr sent be
silent. (Cries of "Go on, go on.") Well if he moat say
tom thing be wished he could may Something in favour
of Mr. Mandford's roads. (Laug(iter.) He supposed it
wa, all right and that in time they would be good one",
but really in some places they reminded him at the
roof of a house, and at others he was forced to go on
one side on account of deep gutters of water. (Laugh-
ter.) But no doubt time was required to get the roads
into working order. Mr. Farqabanon tf en referred to
the remarks made by Mr. Floyer on the Union Charge-
ability Bill, and said he was sure the guardians of the
Union, where be had the honour to preside as Chair-
man, would never force the removal of any poor old
man from the house he had been tsed to. (('beers.)
Mr. FLOYIR, is prepaying "The health of the worthy
Chairman," said that he considered he oaght to apologise
for not proposing it before, but having to respond first
for the magistrates and then for the couoty members,
be could not. The toaat was the health of a gentleman
most intimately and honourably conoected with sgri-
cultine, and had been for many years one of its most
ardent promoters. He (Ifs-. Floyer) did not believe that
search the country thiough there was better farming
than in the neighbourhood of Blandford, and this was
to a great extent owing ho the stimulus given by his ex-
cellent friend, bin Parquhareon. (Loud cheers.) Be
asked them therefore to drink with the cordiality it
deserved the health of their worthy chairman. (The
toast was reoeived with loud cheering.)

The Clialaliars, after acknowledging the toast, ex-
premed hie reg. et, that they had not the company of
Sir F. Baker, but at the sarne time he could not bat
feel gratified that through his event* he had again had
the plea-ore of presiding at their annual dinner. fie
held it was the duty of all when called upon to do their
best for so good
.a cause: When he traderstoest the
difficulty the committee *ere in he felt it was his pla,*
to preside on that occasion, and in doing so it seemed*
him as though he was gone back to former days. He
really felt young again. '(Cheers.) He had been amply
repaid for any tittle inconvenience he had been pot to
on every occasion, but never more so than on that, and
he truated that the good feeling which now existed
between himself and those he saw around him would be
continued. (Cheers.) He now begged to propose the
health of • gentlemen whn not long before entered the
roorc, that of Lord Osborn& (Loud Owen.)
Lord S. G. OSBORN; Oho was received with long
continued oheeri, said he had come a long and rapid
journey after speaking for some time to an audience
of about 1,300 people. He then expressed his
gratification with the kind way Mr. Ferquharsue
had. proposed, and the company responded .to the
toast. He could assure them it gave Wilivataif
great pleasure to see Mr. Farquharson
ing the chair on that bousion, ihr be knew el no patithaa
so noble or inure
,gratifying than that of &grattenuaaq
being eat, toted and beloved by those who knew him ist.'
petite life. He had been solemnly assured on previral
that polities were excluded from oommytng
attention on such occasions, but he bed ever faun I
to. role was not carried out and certainly on the
. prawn se salon his good frhmd, Mr. Floyer, had dipped I
pretty deeply into them. (Laughter and cheers.) He
:Must I crawly confess his opinion was that the tensility
was on the verge of great change.; and as we get to thli
eve, the Value of geed Intent Oencreitidli —Whiff Or
Tory, which they liked—Would be felt. At a natio' Ire
arrived at cur political knowledge ',lowly, and it wastr
well we (Id He trusted he should not live to wails,
day when it would be otherwise, nor when the privilitme
of having a vote would be lightly esteemed. He seer
his friend Mr. Ainsworth on the one side and Ift.
Burgess on tie other, sad all he wouldsay on the subject'
was that a vote was of great value to those who would
compel a party to vote, and t't those who had a vote ler
sell. (Loud laughter.) Lord Otborne thee gave hia
, opinion on this 'mak disease. He said there was a dark
, aloud hanging over the country which might well lead
u to consider the beat means to avert it. He thanked
God that up to the present time it had not visited this
part of the country, but at the same time he could
hardly h pe that whilst almost all other parts of the
country had been visited, this Could hope to escape.
, And therefere as they had hitherto escaped there were
*peels] reamns why they should do all in there power
he prevent ite introduction. Mr. Floyer had referred
* the Orden in Conseil whereby the transit at cattle
hein one division to another waaprohibited. His ides
was to make that prohilgition national, if possible; for
when once a disease of that kindgetintea ;tenet/ it was
Impossible to stay its 'progress. He had studied the
matter years ago, and even more so lately, and he wok
persuaded that we did not *tow what contagion was
-All we did know was that when the disease somineneed
ite attacks on an animal, other ()natures within its,
sphere, such as dogs, or rats and even piecee of straw,
might carry the contagion wherever t ey might go.
Zion this farmer or the botcher might by his elothes
*try it. no that it Was of the *Most Importanoe that
Jevery meant which experience and prmience suggested
be adopted, At any rate though theincon-
tehience and surifice welled be enonnotis, he trusted
Abby would suffer that inconvenience ch. ereully, se that
•Itaiply they misht emape.. There was another subject
Alluded to by Mr. F oyer, and which he wished to says.-
fee words upon, via, the Linton Chargeability Bill. It
was year. ago that he advoetsed the abolition of the law
WI Battlement, and no little these did he get for doing so.
Ifiti agreed With tit% hover that the Union Charge-
loy Bill did not go far enough, but he did nnt
icipate those results from its .00erations whieh the
' hon. gentleman di,i.. The tints 'had COMO when the
labouring classes of this country should bate the °poor-
' Unity ofehooging a whiter whore they wntild, as well
as S master baying the tipporthnilY of choosing the man
he liked. TheY all knew that. by the introduction of
railway., and from other comes, there was • continual
trait upon the yonng men of thefrvillageg from a distance.
They might tell him that this Wall partly the result
of education' bat they would net tMak, of eryint down
education because they were deprived of their
Tittles were greatly ranked einee the days of their (ore-
fathers. Therrintreat grandfathers and great grandinothsre
went lb a cart drawn by old Grey &hie to the merit*,
or fair as far as the horse would go, but they 00040
in these days to'alme.t any market, and if they „
massed at ode they would go to another,, and in like
Mner their labourers -onto take advantage of " the
s-
facilities, and take their labotir' Where it test'
There wax one great'adwitttage he considered
i "ow the new set. When n the north, it the
irg distriete he found that the operatives
by their work, but in rutty cases in the
districts the labourer had to go some die.
work. There were Many gentlemen who did
population near their residenoes, and the
,e had been that the fanner had kept off
„eternities became, of the burden en the rates.
oporttibus of the Ate might be hard upon some,
hn.believed It would week in such sway that mote
ages would be built, and. the swishes of the farmers
Id be met by their hawing cottages' on their farms
;heir labourers. He was vary glad tolutar from Mr.
tor that a bet* class Otoool4lo WOO being ereottai
the lakoerree' ./Cheers.) Lord Osborne then.
sod to theitteng Oppositon he bad encountered fn
, Mines .'when. &deputing the claims of she
anctgeromedid to say that 'as the latiourer
L'se. etuested be would require a different
`3"sit which
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