The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-06-19 00:00:00

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THE EATII AND WENT GT ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL
SiiclvTT.- The Oat-denim' Chronicle arid Agricultural
Gazet.'s has the following relative to the late exhibitian :
This Society has lately gathered at Dorchester •
marvellous exhibition I,f implements, art treasures, and
stock, and attracted in spite of weather large numbers of
people as spectators. Certainly there has been no fall
off in implements exhibited at meetings of this Society
oince the prize system was abandoned by them, and
tl gli this provincial meeting perhaps benefits by the
schism at Hanover Square, finny exhibiting at Dorches-
ter who are shut out from Canterbury, yet the progress
in Oita department has been constant. Barnstaple was
a better shaw than Cardiff, and now Dorchester greatly
exceeds Barnstaple. All the leading makers have
given as full illustration of their manufactures as
is generally given at the annual gathering of the
Eaglisli Agricultural Society. Meows. Itansome,
Moran!, Hornsby, Burgess and Key, Garrett, Clayton
and Shuttleworth. Samuelson, Barrett and F. all,
Tuxford and Son, Heywood, Cambridge; Smith, of Stam-
ford ; Tenter, Priest, and Woolnough, Bohy, Snowdon,
Reeves, Wallis and Ilaslain, Nicholson, Richmond and ,
Chandler. fiend steam engines, thrashing machines, drill-
ing iiincli'n..., ploughs, harrowa, cultivators, reapers, and
Ii iyinakers. and every variety of farm implements. The ,
show yard is as full and large as that of the National
Society hitherto has been. Awl we understand the
business transacted. which of course is the real attraction
to implement makers, Ilea been aatisfactuiy. One
characteristic feature of the Bath and West of
England •nnnal alciw is that departnient of it which ex-
hibini 'specimens if tine art. A building 100 feet long
by 40 feet wide, was thus filled with contributions from
Kensington, and from various puldic bodiex and private
sources illustrative of the state of art-manufacture, at
various periods :Laid iii various countries as well as at the
',resent icy in England. Pictures also, many of them
of the very highest class, formed a consideralde section
of the olijects in this e 1.,, and visitors to Dorchester
during the week have had the advantage of something
more tint utlitarian or mere money-making instruction.
Tue nianagers of the meeting may he congratulated on
its extraordinary nueeess, which has been achieved in
spite of most untoward weather.
It IIILET Illizard and Codfish. of
Tewkesbury, !MN' for four years given prizes in order
to stimulate and improve the growth of English barley.
•11111/11g.t the immense number of lots of that
important grain that have been nilil to them, the
pnaluce of last year's harvest, about 50 sample., con°
prising, all the best, were submitted to three judges of
acknowledged capability, viz., Mr. Tian White, Tewkes-
bury, conianerchant ; Mr. W. Turk, Cheltenham,
maltater ; and Mr. Saunders, of the name place, brewer.
There were two prizes °Elena!, one of which was an
elegant silver cup value 1:15, and the other • smaller
one value fn. The tint wan awarded to Mr. W.
A ttwoot, of Conr'ertein ; and the other to Mr. F. Aali-
win, of Sedgebe.row ; the barley shown by Mr. Smith,
of Dutubleton, being highly coin needed, and that of
F. Hullaail, Esq., M.l'., mit Dimilileton Hall, commended.
The adjudication was signalised, an usual, by a dinner,
which took place at the Black Bear bin, to which
between 40 and :a) landowners, fanners, tradesmen, and
other gentleineu nut 110%11 ; Edward Holland,
UP., ...spying the chair. The following observations
were made :—The said Messrs. Blizard, as
they well knew, did their best to bring farmers together.
and forther the progreas of improvement, • procedure
which did them great credit. Fa•-iners, in ON respect,
lobonied under peculiar disadvantages. While Mr.
Lima .1 could run round the corner of • stieet, and
canault whir is friend about anything lie might require,
they (the (antic, si) would have to go a long distance. It
wits then miee exoeilient for them to meet together
u,ienever OCCR%'OII °renal than any men in the country,
awl SI dime well in seeking to afford (heal
.1101 all opponniiity. They hail with great liberality
given premiums for the best article that could be
nasal in their trade ; but while benefiting them-
selves, an important advantage Ake resulted to
the agricultural co•uniiinity, as they were enabled
to ascertain what quality of barley was grown ; what
so•t mu latil would g..ow the beat barley ; and
from the data give mn, and comparison, form • judg-
ment is to the hest :male to secure the best end.—Mr.
G. Miranl said, that was the fourth time their firm had
given prim, for the beat 200 !mallets of barley.—There
• matter to a hich he would wish particularly to
di ect their attention, and that was the manner in
mane of the barley was sent to market. It was
really alianieful to see the state of it. Ile would impress
ulaiii them the importance of moving the tail from the
barley, reminding them that lOU bustiola, well win-
nowe-d, were teii tl, lunch iiime than when badly win-
nowed. Ply the former • good sample was secured ;
while be leaviog in the tail, at the saving of gene little
'rouble: a bail one was presented. They had heard him
fsemerle complain hitte ly against the threshing
machine., and the iejurious effect their Acti.m had on
the b.srley. Ite had still to caonpl•in in this respect,
bat at the same tittle felt hound to state that the grain
sta., not now so badly broken as it used to be. Last
year, in referent,. to this subject, he hail suggested the
offer of a prize of L5O far the production of the best in-
s...meta for threalling barley ; anti Mr. 11. Butt bad
"hi-erred that it was very prohatile the subject would
lie taken up by the Ihiyal A,riculttiral Society. Such,
however, wan not the case. It was well to remark,
I•nwever, that machinists were well aware of the evil,
loall were striving to remedy it. The effect ,in the
inahiteris was serious ; for ',ben the grain of barley was
cot or broken, a blue ld was engendered, and when
tang prevailed among a large nutither Of bushels, great
loas was necesie.eily incurred. He considered that
(winery would find it to their interest to give a little innee
time in pre' aring sheir barley, feelings-worn] that they
would lie lapin! for their outlay in the praluctinn of an
improved sample. It won astonishing the difference
this would make. —Ald•idpeil from Troche bury Record.

Tate GRFAT•ISTERNATIoNAL MenlcAL FesTIVAL •Y
Tlll,. rit'STAL PALACK. The arrangements for the
Greet Musical Festival of the Grolieunistma
rapidly approach completion. Mons. Delseorte. and
his little army of inopectors, have returned from their
tour% throUll the provinces of France. And the numbers
from each society who will take part in the festival are
now exactly repo-tett. Special arrangements by the
varioua lines of colaaiaaunicatiun between London and
Paris have been entered into for the tonveyauce of the
performers, who will reach London by Sunday the 24th
inst. A rehearsal will take 1.131. Ce at the Crystal Palace
very early on the following morning (Monday, the 25t1a
June), after wit eta (at twelve o'clock) the doors of the
palace will be openml to the public and the performance
of the first Ilay of the festival continence at three o'clock.
hichuled in the selection of music for the first day will
Ire (01111 d the ehoruses of the Enfants de Paris, by
Idoildie Adam ; the Veni Creator of BIIIIOLti ; the
Retrain of Laurent de Rine ; the Depart du l'hasseur
Mentlelataltn, &c., (popularly knewn in England IA the
hunter's farewell), conchaling the first part with the
celebrated Septum in the duel scene of kleyebeer's
ilogneitota, whie:), song by thousands of voices, and
acciampatiiml by luilitary manic, produced the Moat
marked euthuniast» when performed in Paris at the
Palnis de l'ltaltist:ie in March last year, and it is
expected will be equally successful on the present
occasion. The tickets for this interesting international
Festival are issued in seta fer the three days, at 12A. hid.
Cie set, or by iargle day ticket, which mast he Forehand
before hat d, c.ve aaihlivags. The price of admission will
du:mends he raisal. The reserved seats at the same
priae, will be arranged in blocks, as at the Handel
festival, and the same arrangements for the comfort of
v.sitors 'te aret.si out by stewanls, as in lti7 and 1+459.
leadieg n Comproties have agreed
to e', -ca' r rue alical avail Able, roiidin Zit
to ?K. a. .1. tie ; arid till tlte Souther, and other lines,
r .aar'c special •xcemion trains will be
run. The Directors have received official intimation
that his Majesty the Emperor Nepoleon has given per-
mission to the band of this Guides to accompany the
Orpheouistee of Franco to England.