The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-05-16 00:00:00

BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held
at Douch's Railway Hotel, Taunton, on the 6th inst.,
under the presidency of the Right Hon. Lor I Taunton.
There were also present Colonel Lutt,ell, Rev. T.
Phillnots, Drs. Brent, Gillett, and Scott, Messrs. C.
and R. H. Bush, T. Danger, J. T. Davy, E. S. Drewe,
T. Duckha.n, It.. Dymond, M. Farrant, H. Fookes, J.
Fry, C. Gordon, John and Jonathan Gray, It. Neville
Grenville, J. 1). Hancock, J. Hole, T. Hussey, H. P.
Jones, J. C. Knollys, J. Lush. H. G. Moysey. S. Pitman,
J. P. Pitts, W. Thompson, H. Williams, W. Wippell,
H. St. John Maule (secretary), and J. Goodwin ( Editor).
FINANOE.—Dr. Gdlett brought up the quarterly
report of the Finance Committee, recommending the
payment of various accounts received in time fur audit,
Is required by the bye-laws.
THL HERZFORD MEETING, which oommences on the
sth of June, was represented by those entrusted with
the arrangements as promising in many respects to
excel any former exhibitlon of the Society. Ihe cattle
classes, especially those for Herefords, are likely to be
unusually well filled, and the show of horses will
probably be one of the very best hitherto witnessed in
the provinces. The entries of the more important
agricultural machines and implements are considerably
in advance of those at any former meeting of the
Society, and the demand for shedding is unpreoedentedly
large. Arrangements are expected to be made by the
various railway companies to afford every facility for
persons visiting the meeting, and everything RE far is
highly satisfactory and encouraging.
TER QUEEN'L Lac.—Mr, Herbert Williams, on
behalf of the Arts Committee, handed over to the
Council the very beautiful work in Honiton lace which
has been erecuted in obedience to Her Majesty's most
gracious command, as a mark of her royal approbation
of the efforts of the Society to give encouragement to
a very interesting branch of skilled handicraft, affording
einttloyment to respectable but reedy women. Mr.
Williams reported that the work had been executed
from Miss Marryat's design, under the superintendence
of Mrs. Hayman, of Stdmouth, in a manner highly
commendable. Many workers have been employed
upon it, under one mistress, in a room hired for the
purpose at Floniton, and the arrangements and fillings
have been completed by Miss Hayman and three other
young persons at Sidniouth. Thus by the Queen's
liberality employment has been given during the winter
to about 30 workers. The Committee have used every
means in their power to ensure payment to them in
money only, and too much praise can hardly be given to
them for the neatness and cleanliness with which the
work has been turned out of hand.

New M nil3lCllB. —Lady Willoughby de Broke, Comp.
ton Verney, Warwick; Mr. E W. Moore, Coleahill,
Highworth ; Mr. J. K. Fowler, Prebendal Fenn, Ayles-
bury ; Mr. C. Rose, Zees Farm, Mere, Wilts; Mr. J.
Baldwin, Luddington, Stratford-on-Avon ; Mr. R.
Sharp, Courtlands, East Grimstead ; Mr. Joseph Darby,
Lytehett Mattravera, Poole; Mr. P. Turner, Leo-
minster; Mr. J. B. Downing, Holm° Lacey, Hereford;
Mr. C. Britten, the Woodhouse, Leominster; Mr. T.
Pitts, Freetown, Ledbury ; Mr. P. Ballard, Leighton
Court, Bromyard ; Mr. H. T. Tayler, Holener, Here-
ford; Mr. T. Hawkins, Lugwas Court, Hereford; Mr.
E. Reese, Ross.