The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-12-03 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY BI3SSIONS.

TRIDAT Before H. C. Goodden, R. H. flwallsld,
R. if. Eliot, Beqrs. and Major Wood.
An 11{Intran Pot NOT Whit:MING lIIIGAD.-RieltaNd
Flew, baker, Portland, ass summoned for not having
weights and seeks in his shop oecordiag to the
provisions°, the act. -Mr. B. N. Howard appeared for
the defthdarst. -Kr. Supt. Underwood deposed that cns
the let November he went into the detendent's shop at
Portland. He saw no scales there, and the only weights
be could see were two email onea-Mr. Howard
remarked that on the day in question both his dirt
and wife were absent, and the only parson in the shop
was • young woman who we. not accustomed te the
work. Al a rule tholes were kept in the shop, bet
It co happened that just before the Inspector al Weights
°acne ia, the scales usually kept in the bakehouse were
broken, and the pair from the shop were transferred to I
the bakebousa.-Henry Burdens, a lad in Mr. Fle•'s
employ, supported the statemento made by Mr. Howard.
-The Bench said there being a doubt in the ease, they
should mitigate the fine to fia and 00• DI.
A POACHING CASH: SUMMONING TN' WersNO MAN.-
Rashleigh, James Pitmen, and Job Hooper
appeared to answer • summons charging tbem with
poesNing on the 17th October. -Mr. It. N. Howard
for the defendant Bashleigh. and Mr. Weleford for Capt.
Thresher, on whales ground defendants were. As moo
es the witness who laid the information got into the
witnen box. he said the Dillo itubleigh was not the
person he had summoned. After some dispute among
the legal gentlemen, evidence was taken. - Jame.
Holland depoeed he wee a shepherd in Mr. Groves's
employ, and Captain Thresher •Ilisn employed him to
look after bimetal', On the 17th October saw four nun.
on he as. proceeding from Radipol• hill to litarlipole, in
a hedge adjoining • pirree of stubble, on Copt. Thresher's I
grounds. They were beating the hedge and had
throe dogs with them, which were hunting. Went
towards them arid overtook them in a willow ,
bed belonging to Capt. Thresher. Knew tem I
of the mth named Pitrona sail Jot, Hooper
of the other two thought the some of one was I
Willisit 111.1.1eIgh, end the other he did not know. I
The man present named William Resh'elgh was not the I
man he saw. Witness said to the men "Ranee my
I:sove what are von doing hen? One of them replied,
•• Ont a rabbit" Also said do you know you are on Capt.
Thresher's manor, and then they abused him. Two of 1
the men called on him thl day after and asked witnen
to overlook the matter this time.- By Mr. Howard: I
Lid not take any steps to find out the identity of
William Hasbleigh.-Georde Holland, son of the pre-
•ions witsess, gave corroborative evidence.-Jaines
Pitman denied betng present at the time sworn ; whilst
Johd Hooper admitted his imilL-The Bench dismimed
the ease splint William Bashleigb, wherenpon Mr.
Howl applied for nests and. r 11 and 12 Vie., chap.
43. -codes allowed. -The case then proceeded against
the other defendants, who had no witnesses to call, sad
were flood 40e. each, or one month's imprisonment. A
fortnight allowed to par the money in.
A separate ease was then enters i into against Edward
Pitman and John Hooper. -James Holland swore to
seeing the defendants poaching on Pi h November.
-The defend•nta denied the eh .rr, hit w- • lined
40*, and coats, or one month'eimpriaonment : i fortnight
allowed for peyment.
Dunn AND PUGIL/ +TIM-4°bn Penne and W. Giblet,
Wert Nummon-d for being drunk and riotous at Port-
land. -P.C. Gale deposed to seeing Pinion. n on the
eight of the 20th October, at Chesil, who were drank,
and rather pugilistic. Pearce era. fined 10e. and caste,
being a minions offender, and Gibbs 5. end costs.
Too DRUNK TO STAND.-William Whin was sant-
Yenned for being drank and incapable, on the 10. h
November, at Poi-'land,----PC Gale &pined that no '
the day in question he saw defendant lying down in
the road. He we. ices drunk to stand. Abend witness
very meth for taking him home. -Fined 5o
As (tairal7CTloll. -William Rogan wee summoned
for • breech of the Highway Act, at Poetised. -P.C.
Gele raid on the 20th he saw defendant's hone and
waggon, with no one In charge, at Fortune's-well. It
remained there a short time; bet the horse turned out '
Into the road, so as to obstruct the traffic.-Veth
dismissed.
DRUNITENNKIIN.-Geore• Burgess wait summoned for
being drunk and riotous at Poitlaad. P.C. Gale proved
the thane, and defendant out fined 5
CHOILTT TO A 110111e1.- Chirla. Bridle we. sum-
moned for cruelty to • horse. -Bnisrintendein Under-
wo d maid ea the let of Noe. miser he saw defendant
with • loaned timber =triage with three horses. He ,
saw one of the horses working uncomfortably, end on'
4:sodomites foxed a large wound on Vs shoulder. The
wooed was raw, and appeared to he
examined by Mr. Howard: The °eller had been eat.-
f -adorn said he told We master, 8 ramonde, about it
In the morning, and he made him go to work with it. -
Simon Simmontia, the defendant's master, as. then
*Ailed on to eposer to • summons for the same offenee.
He mid not appear, and the same was gone into without
hi n.-The lost di (cadent, Bridle, was called, and grid
he told Simmonds the horse war not It to work, when he
told him to mind his own bushiest -Simroonels here
appeared, and sail the evidence was felon-Bridle being
nroar-ini mined mkt in reply to Mr. Howard, that a
yr terinary did not come telex • week to see the horns.
Went to seri Mr. Dyke last night, bathe wag not home.
Simmonds and he did not get on very wail, a. Simonds
was drunk three or four than a week.-(laughter).
S•wrannde drove • horse without • shire ones The
bone bsci been at rest perheps a week. It had been in
harness two days before. The horse had boon to plough
several days. The sore had been on the shoulder ror a
long time. If the horse as. worked for a day or two it I broke oat -Mr. Howard addressed the Court in
defence of Simmonds, {meeting negligence to Bridle,
and offering to rall a veterinary enrgenn to prove that
Dyke and Mr Sinsinonde peid every attention to the hones. -Mr. Sea/Reid said there was no necessity,
la it could not disprove the prerent fact-Defendant
Vs. Seed 10e, and coma, and the NUM [DODD against
Bridle wee dismissed.
As Austin or -George Stone and John
Stem, of wYke Regis, wen summoned for an meault
on Charles Sciwarda-Complainant saki on tin 21181
November be and another went to Mrs, klawson's to
square an •Ceount skeet • fishing boat. The two
&Nudged' were there. He gave them • pint of bees
each, as they partly looked after his set After souse
time John Stone weed him why he did not let his
children have breed when he seat for it. He said he
Lad sent quite esseegh. (horn State abused him, and
wrung his fist in his face. He went away, but after-
ward. returned, and offered to fltht him for • sovereign.
At the eetee this" George Stone streak him twigs in
the one paned his down ea the I et by
the hair, and he received a kisk 00 the howl.-Charies
kungen said he was with the ectaplaient at the time
of the transuding, and whinnied the assault by George
Stone, who also seised Edwards by the hair; but Johnßrons old '
not strike hinz-Their being DO ease songs
John Stone be was dismissed, sad the other
defendant waa fined Ms, sad mats, or • leceills' e
Imprisonment.
A Nuisance. -Willis. Luzon was snmemsed for
allowing • earning on hie peer:sine at Portland. -Mr.
Howard aprve.ref on beh.ll of the Local Pgard
of
Portland, who be meld did not wish to be sever a, and if
defendant would undertake td remove the auraanee
they would be satisfied. -I:Wooden' said was not
the ciecuonr, merely a lodger. He Paid any rotee
air voted for the Land Board, H• DUO hi. rest go
man named Keep, who bad gone hr to
quertera- 11r. Howard said the de,,1a4,51 and
tao
others paid their foal to • petty no', living in the boon.
He Raked lost the ease be antjonn'a4 doe a month ow
they might eadeeeour to set a sae to mem
fhe nanos•-Osso adjoins&

aolblag to do, NA *evil be very *seed to work
altar s, embreklerry, he., If asked. It was also a
poi of Ritualised* priests/aft to improve on them the
elevation of soel sonemsent upon these sate of dive- '
ties • and thee the futons anthem et Zeeland wen ,
gathered on the Mee of The Murat of Roma Thee
la Melt maks Peres powerful itudruntent for wenn
Re impaled an Matson where earn Httle angels
were rosined by the pewit and presented to lb.
of the geemeptioe. These bemitifal little b
a smell been for holy water, aed had a woes at Ilse
heel. The priest setting permed authority at delienee,
renteseended the reeipients of his gifts to plan the
images in their bedrooms, sad say their devotions Wore
lite plaster of Paris aephi, and spriekle themselves with
the holy water. To this protein they were eshoreed
by the priest, who told thorn he was their spiritaal
father and gelds, aed they were aise to tell their wean.
Br this. preetieles the people were sesenorned to IM ritual
of Rome, sad led to return to the shrine forsakes at the
"Roribl. Reformetion." Teen were a few of the
things on the outset They elm claimed to bare the
law on their side. They said the Piayer Book was on
their Ade, and that their opponente wore low "Mirth.
men, and did not eon out the &eel preseribed by the
Prayer Book. Would they be content to rest their ease
on this point? If oohs would be °oaten*, The Ritualists
used six books, Whilst they and but one. They and
their dietician* 'Mesa* Jos. If be were to go into
one of their churches and attempt to take part in the
selebration of Divine armee after their fashion be
thought he should fail, no to him the serrise would not
be secording to the Book of Common Prayer, bet am
fording to the book of aneommos prayer--Ilaegliter).
He would not know which way he mast stand,
when be had to turn, when he had to take up
this thing, and put down that. He would require
an induction into ceremonies not oontained in
the rubel. of the Church of England as given in
the Prayer Book. The Ritual Contodicioners Liked
bow permso were tote Manned into their mremonial?
and the answer received was that they should go to
nom mitheritim. Mush authorities he supposed as Dr.
Lee Las we understood] who styles himself "priest of
the English Church," who had Mways a good atom of
eordesintical rubbish, well furbithed and made at for
modern use. Tbe eseleseetisel paraphernalia had its
effect epee the senses and worked on the mind. In
illustration of this he quoted an aneedotits of two doetore
who met in Londoe atm several years onaration— the
on nourishing sad the other the sontrary. The
01 planation given was that the nourishing doctor laid
himself out to notch the unthinking, whilst the latter
had grown poor in endeavouring to please the sensible
PIZ-of the population. So in religion as in pills.
were I. advent", an unlvereal peones people
would bey it. Tin Churn al Rome advertised
herself with all anerunee. She says the is the
only church in the world - that ell other are apostate;
VIM she is the mother and mi-trees of all thurches,
and that every soul on earth is bound to nay
allegiance to the elude of the Apostle Pcter. This
aneranes carried with it amanimes a forte equal to co •
vinonnent, and some people were prone to say "perhaps
Rome is right," and feel only too happy to go down on
their banded knee. and reoeive the benediction of the
bend out. papacy. TM assumptions of the Modiste be
denominated playing at Popery. Now you must not me
the word pinion, that wee • most horrible word, you
meat say priet" And shim you go to 'berth take
ems how you walk and not go too near the Communioe
rail., and if you are unfortunate mouth to be • cm u
you men sot go there at all—(l.eghter). Then in
onvereation with a "priest" you must believe quite
different from what you did when conversing aith
the old-fathioned parson of the parish, end
Evangel sal clergy. By then masers and cotteimes
and °WOMB the Rite .114, advertised th.t
such ant each was the can, and although tensible
people were not naught, others were, and the latter
formed In mach the lager balk of humanity. The
words of the apostle who said "ever le ruing and never
coming to a knowledge of the truth," fitted these
men matte who were continually horning this
thing and Vile thing, and who sever nine to the
knowledge of that which Jose was worth know.
log, and that wee how to be accepted of God—lapplere).
TM Meshes, too, had a very convenient way of dis•
geeing their meaning under the oink of words that
admitted of double aigniacatioes. The words "Daiwa it"
sod "P. unitive" were so used, sad to the Protestant
the Rita dist interpreted his meaning of the word
"C.tholio" by universal; hit when conversing with tie
Romanist he did not put any other contraction an the
word than that which was apemen' on the anima
This word weal " anivenal," and every Sunday we
prayed for erne "more emecially for the Catholic faith,
that all who profess and sell themselves Christiens
may be so euidel wod governed by thy holy spirit;"
here they saw clearly that it was laid down l the
Prier Book toot the word "Catholic" meant "all who
sell and proles. themselves Christiana." In what was
called the ' bidding prayer" it stye, "You shall pray
of Jesus Christ's holy Catholic Chureh ;" that is, the
whole oongregation of Ctristian people dispened
throughout the world. This was the tmeiting of our
Refottned National Church of England. The annom
lion that our Church wee the only Church of I brit
and that ell the other offshoot. were without the pale
of Christianity' was as absurd as the middle finger of
his right Mod dietaries it was the whole hand, and that
the other meta were sot integral portions. The Catholic
Church was that Church of which there was but one,
of which there would be are than one. Roman
Catholicism claimed to be the only Church of Ci ~ i,, ,
and when we heard people talking about "Catholic
awes' we might know they referred to things
chiefly, if not entirely, Romish in obaractm.
Wen did they mean by all this miracle about
"Catholic usages ?" 'Jo this they replied, they wished
• amitoilde more and more to the oriental and
Western Churches, and on bele( closely questioned the
Ritualist wan obliged to confess that this meant in plain
English the Oriole ited Rotnish Chtirehes. Then, to
pence the argument to its logical sequence, the wean.
Ina of garments, brought them nearer the Greek and
Runtish Murtha., and then were "Catholic amigo"
Very good. How long ago were these practices or
meets instituted? The Ritualist roust reply about the
year A D. 1200; theme ASA no deer evidence to show
that vestments were osed previously, Such being the
ease he took leave to think the images were not quite
"Catholic." Hs would go beck to the ant fathers;
he did not care whet Pope Innoont, who talked of four
colours the green, red, purple and so on—sold about
the matter. He would back to the early historieal
annals of the Church of Christ—the Ads of the
Apostles—and there we should and nothing almet snob
AVIAN. When the Apostle Paul spoke of his "cloak"
did be mean • chasuble? On the authority of
Cardinal Bonner when Paul wrote for his "cloak"
at From it woe his eedesintleal vestment that
be wanted. Well, thee' what about the "book. r
Did be send also for his mimed and brievary? If his
cloak were a ohamble, why not the missal.' he.? But
did they believe this? Did they not rather believe that
when P.M wrote for his cloak he wrote for SA artiste of
clothing to use for the same purpose as they bad used
their great costs to-day? Cerdinal Bowser might sty
what he pleased, bat he believed tiles Peal, who had not
too =soh of thu world's good., who was often hungry
and thirsty, and travel worn, wrote for the ".10.1
benne he wanted it; and (mired that when he wrote
for it he stood much in on of it --(applause). If they
allowed themselves to be blinded by a peekethandker.
chief, then they might allow the first blind man to lead
them, end it would be no wonder if both fell into
the ditch, and then they would be but fulfilling what
Chet.' had already told this. Ha impressed upon then
the bewail, of reeding the Articles sod Rubrics 00.•
laiind in the Prayer Book, and then they would be .
better semndsted with what the Mashie' of the
Protestant Chorch really is. The previous speaker had
drawn their attention to a Rubric in the Communion,
and be would read them a rebris from the Communion
of the sick. which wn se follows: "But if • man by
r aeon of extremity of abdomen or for went of warning
in due time to the curate, or for Ink of company to
receive with him, or by any other jtot impediment, do
not receive the Seenment of Christ's body and blood,
the curate shell instruct him, that if he do truly repeat
of his sins, end ateadfmtly believe that Jesus Christ
bath eared death upon the arose for him, and shed
his blood for his redemption, ~m4ly reinemberul
the benefit he bath thereby, sae giving him Marty
thanks therefore, he doth set and drink the body and
blond of our Saviour ("Min profitably to his soul's
health, although In do sot movies the Baeransent with
his mouth." Here it wax see forth that the outward
Viti of the Smea mmat to dm salvation of the cool
teg
iediapentible to the inward Communion with
Christ . This woo a reply to the ritualist, and was
valuable inasmuch salt did away with the ereggerated
notions promulgated by the Church of Rome concern-
ing the Lord's Supper. Oe the qention of the maae
the rev, gentleman exprimed the stun views an thin
held by the previous speaker. Refer-log to the Con•
feesional, be warned fathers of families to be aerefel
how they allowed this nineties tote inetalosthd to their
Andrea. What right hot the priest to require a Con-
(animal and ask questions to which they had no right
to clt mind replies? For the soel's health and purity of
the young he warned parents to be wary of this practise.
et the Reformation it was swept away as an waken
thing, and would they now return to the corruptions of
that morel Egypt from obleh they had deputed? He
bid them take we bow they ennead their sten in tide
direction. Lei as see be like the Israelites of old, who
whilst the votes of Gal still lingered as it were
on the tympamun of the ear, and the marines.
time of His thandess were still 'shoed
animist the mountains, went end fashiond a
gold, n calf and bowed down to it Take eare for their
families' sakes, no leen than for the mks of the shureb
and the nation. Let Rome but mow phut her foot on
the neck of this *pantry, and the will 00Dgeor the
whole world. She acknowledges that the has to do
with a stiff peeked and imperial nee, and if she meld
bet reisin her asomdency here there was no tiniest
on the earth that meld entend amine& her as we have
done— (septum.). Our fathers were made of sterner
stuff than 'ears. The shone in their days was gorging..
Wealth was lavished on them. The eanaing lingers of
eraftnnen had wrought upon the pillars bacteria until
the oralptared dowers looked as though living on them.
TM. serving and the Maestri". were 'grooms.
But when oar forefathers got hold of the Bible,
they went to their ameba and swept away
then decorations end 'nieces
thus canning the temple as their Maderia=l
the one at Jemmies before them Then God was
gloribed, RI. Week was periled, sods were swami-
petted, and the gems' sees beard Maned if the per-
tains of spins and of Manse being emelt sad seen
toning before the priest, and the altar being parfented.
leigland awoke from her sleep et sees sad de'
clued herself elemeleated—reformed from the
cogreptioes of Roam --(lPolitem). II atter what
land fine dose by their forefathers to bequeath us
liberty; if we forgot the mea who offered up their lives
for oar freedom, sad for the preservation of ear Nab .
If we went leek to the floth pota of ateek bcndomin
wi geemecci to be, and bondsmen God wadi' allow tut
to begonia —(reeetwed applause).
The Chmenten mid that although he should IVA make
a lengthy speech, yet he should only be fulAlling his
duty as &drama in returning to the Rev. eleeei
Cooke, the warm thank" of the meeting, for the earnest,
warm, faithful, and eloquent appeal, he had just
moist° them. But let not the pees
away when they went from that room. appeal
isaoh one
determine for himself, and herself, to be mom earner,
more firm, mese uncompromising in upholding the
iiimpusgte d the worship of our beloved church. For
hls own ;mit as he had been !Waning to whet hat
been 'eta en. the nit]est of ritualism, one feeling that
had owns reed le his eenseienee was that ritualism was
nee* efinglitnts 151 hheettlertaine. It 401 006 gym

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10 to to meek either the Wailed er conscienes 01 EITITItitINST RE NEWTON.
men. He did set believe it provided for the deeper 1 asn. . m Me. ..... ONAII TAYLOR, district surveyor to the Star
-
will" the 'mega "tare When the 'hi Petee'l , minster Highway Hoard. has been umnimously elected
away, and the lasts thereof, and when they came to surveyor to the Vale of Blackmer, turnpike made, at
lay down the lineinsee and pleasures of the world, to lie , e salary 0 ryg pa rear.
upon our heat esid look at a last eterni y before us—he
lsellosed Hue nighoppily should ham adapted , his lorm ; I FATAL g eCipg".—gg inquest was held by W. H. P.
el religion. we Mould anti we had been ends*
110 support aninsksoo gags ',beg wee indeed e bsodten
,1 toß.unenhei.nts. E.gthe' "rdearberof, atThßeolinchasaßepell'uceonr,thae 27th
omit:
~.p..• elnmeen he the gusepect of eternity van., aged 03 years, who warn fund dead under an oak tree,
11111604MEM to-day of the execution of the three In the Pe!" of °lcet't`t ritsPeiee. about two'l4"koans
jesso glad not to, poutua who. but murder, the previous day. It appeared from the evid mos ob
dm miserable impotence of Homan Catholicism me
the diseased waso in nr
whichkin
strikingly revealed to him. There was nothing but adjoining
61.11388 at &spar, nothing but left one to feel the
Pbar mthe .w w
ittbe i
nwoofo9rt the'nr asts sin
nocouin arrer: m aid
took place, and during their dinner boor he left the
of sonoolotdoe, support end strength to other men for the purpose of Gutting a branch off the
when man most needed the help and comfort tree in queston, and by some !Mown cam he fell of,
ye* on so ern, unto oevw bend. or breeks_ the direr...e to the ground Ming *boat nine feet, and
the um of God the Saviour. Let us not be seduoed to was picked up quite dead. His hesd had come in con-
the doctrines of a system that might do very well for Mot with the bank. It is thought the unfortunate man
mankind in the her-day of youth and pleasure but fell through being seised with giddiness. he having Isu 11
whiot failed in tle time of temptation, trial, eeetelemee„et pen. In ho h'ed;, The jury re"""d '
eaffering, and death Let us remember that we were
',idiot of Accidental Death, and very kindly gave
n.,t metre brute beasts that permit—not mere animals their fees to the widow.
to he amused for a little while, but Immortal sod
Intellectual beings. Was was created in the moral
perfeotions of God—created with a spirit and must have
a spiritual worship. It was written. thank God. in
the Prayer Book, "God is a Spirit, and they that
worship Him, must worship Him inspirit and in truth."
What were they going to identify themselves with? To
which of these two systems were they about to wed
their interest, sympathy, and efforts? Would they
have the system fist we tried in England 300 years
ago, and which brought pollution into every
gfish home, and misery and bondage, and dan
superstition to our counts), and which tended only to
exalt the priesthood and trample down the people—to
bind them in eh.ins, in dark:tem in ignorance, and in
supmtition ; or would they have the gracious liberty
they had enjoyed Moe tbe purity inaugurated by the
English . eformation, the liberty of t hrist's gospel,
the spirituality of divine worship, elevation, eanctill-
cation, comfort in life and triumph when they mane to
die? Would they identify themselves with a system
that was guilty and foredsonied, a system that would
ultimately pans away? It might triumph for a little
while, but at wan guilty sad accursed, and must pass
away. But whether we adopted the system or not the
Lord would consume it with the spirit of his wrath,
for he believed the Lord mould soon come and destroy it
with the brightness of his coming. Or would they
bind up the interests of their hearts and affections
with the system of divine truth revealed in the Bible,
centering in Jesus, which would survive all the storms
of time, which would cover be moved became it was the
truth of the living God % and the truth. yea, however
our heart.. might sometimes despond and fail; however
we might sometimes be tempted to think we were fighting
&loosing game, and were so the weaker side, the Lord,,
Hosts was with mould the God of Jacob was our refuge.
Whatever were the fortunes or destinies of the visible
economy of the system of our beloved church; however
men might pull down and destroy the system, let
us remember the jewel of that system is enshrined end
cannot be destroyed even in a furnace heated seven
times hotter than it was wont to be heated. The jewels
of which the Chureh of England was the casket, was
the everlasting gospel of our Lord and Saiiour Jesus
Christ, and was like Jena Christ, the same yesterday,
to-dey, and for ever —(applanse).
The Oncology was then sung, a benediction pro-
nounced, and the meeting separated, a collection being
made at the doors.

STURIIINSTER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The 32 ,d anniversary of this society was held on
Tharedity het, under the most favourable circumstances.
The day less very fins,and there was* very large tethering
of the leading agriculturists of Dorset, and the elf .o.nt
parts of Somerset. The show was beld „in the naval
Sold neer the railway bridge, and wa• on the whole
fully aqua to that of 1565, though in souse elapses the '
entries were not quite so numerous as at previoue
exhibitions. This was chiefly noticeable in dee A. fat
oxen, in •bleh there were but four entries. The first
prier was awarded to J. J. Farquharson, Eaq., who
showed a splendid Devon ; Mr. H. Frampton closely
following • illsanother animal of the saws breed, PI
ecoelleut part.. Mr. J. Coate, of Flammuon. took lint
prize for the hest fat heifer, in which class there were
only three exhibitore The o onpetition in class C, fat
sews, for £5 prise, given by Mr. Start, was very elan
indeed, and the judges had considerable difllealty in
deciding ea to the respective merits of the three abaft
enirnal• shown in that class ; eventually they awarded
, the first prise to Mr. Jame., of Kaponwder. the second
to Mr. John Caste, and highly commended the one
shown by Mr. W. Coate.. The show ol fat pigs wa• not
quite so large in point of numbers& we have seen. but
lin size and quality they were fully equal to
previous exhibitions. The show of breeding stock
was very good in one or two elsesse--lairy sows and
sh-ep, hot for the CIS prise for best stook bull, there
IMO oaly two «Aries, Mr. W. Roesiter. of Marnhull.
I team:etre...eel Mr. Eli Benjeliald, &abridge, mooed.
Kr. A. Andrews showed a very eapital on.
bull. and though there ea. no competition, the judge.
decided in awarding him this first prise. There were
seven entries for the £5 prise, given by the Marquis of
Westminster, and some exciellent •ninsels, ehiedy of
the Hereford breed, were &boom. The judges awarded
the first prise to Mr. James, of Happowder, and mound
to Mr: H. Coates, of Etherbnrne, who both well
suit-Opel their deserved reputation as breeders of
Herefords. The oilier animas shown in this clan wei•
also either hiehly • immended or eommended. Of
two-yeer-old stook heifers there were but two Istrisa,
Mr. James taking first, and Mr. W. Bonita, of Marn-
hull, second prim. In one-year-old sloth heifers, there
.as a more spirited anmpstilion, 11.41 p.ira
being shown, Mr. W. Roesiter, sad Mr. Z.
Drew, both of Marniall, tithing respectively
arst and seeond prises. There were three entree+ for
the prises for Hampthire Down Ewes, and certainly •
Goer lot then those shown by Mr. J. Fools., of Cern.,
was never exhibited, fairly out-distancing the other
consprtitors. though theirs were by no means int,rior
animals. The jiages, without any hesitancy, awerded
him first pris,., and gave the second to Mr. R. Roger.
of Chola*, Of batter there ware a very eseellent show
of It stocieneee, for the pries given for the 1561 b•
firkin. The quality was proved by the judge. to be
eseellent. The first prise was awarded to Mr. John
Fry, of lwerne. whoee sample was exceedingly good.
The roots shown were very en., **really a lot of
mangold• shown by Mr. R. Fookes of Milton Abbey,
who took first prize.
The J 04505 were—Fat stock: Mr. 5, Baunton,
WryniontS ; Yr. Thomas Gough, Knnyle. Breeding
'lock : Mr. J. Keynes. W604..1300 ; Mr. J. Ford, jun.,
Rushton. Better: Mr. G. Sentry, Shaftesbary ; Mr.
S. Davis, Blandford. The rola, list is as follows

ral thoce.—To the 0110 IS of the bast fat On orator—First.
/27, given by Montague Owmt, Wert.. J. J. Farquharson, Esq.,
Langton ; mated, £3. Mr. Ft. Frampton, Blanctord. Cnt.
mended, Kr. W. Oats. The owner of the bent fat Heller
First, At, given by J. J. Fsrouhareon, Fen' . Mr. J. C.ltte,
liarnmonn ; wowed, tl, Mr. R. Davis Hurdngtoo. Tb•
owner of tbe best fat Cow—Fhat, LS, live by it. Gerard
Blurt, M.P., Mr. W. James Majtipowder ; mood, Li.
Mr. J. Coat& Highly commended • Mr. W. Coat.: summed. I,
sir. J. Andrew.. Tbe owner of the best Ike fat Mather Sheep
Firvt, AS, give.' by O. Wbieldon, Leg., Mr. R. Hominy ;
se ond, Cl, Mr. L Brine, Guano. The owner of the beet
Fat Pkr—Find., LI. given by J Flom, leg.. M.P., Mr. A
Benikid ; wooed, £I, Mr, Rth, Coat..
IMMIX. STOOL —PISS stock Bull, Int, LS, given by the
lion W. H. B. Portman, M.P., Mr. W. Randier, Marnholl ;
mond. LI, Mr. E. BentaSeld, Stelbri go. Boot one.yeer- Id
Hull -Lt, given by O. is W. Digby. E.g., Mr. Ambrose
Andrews, blunhull. Best Dairy Co. or Helfer, in milk and
In calL—First, LA, given by the Martini. et Wmtnan.ter, Mr.
3. W. James, Mappowd.r ; waned. LI, Mr. 11. Coates
Sherborne. Highly coonnentle3 Mr. B. Drew. Mat nhull, and
Mr. Ronh.r. ditto; commando& Mr. Jeffries, Martihull. Best
two-ye/sr-44d stock Heifers, on calf or with their offsprine—
First. 1.3, given by the Right Hon. the FAA of Shaftetburt,
Mr. J, W. Jame. ; second, LI, Mr. W. Roa•iter, Marnbull
Rest pair of one-year-old Hoek Heifers—Finn, L 2, given by
the R4ht Hon. the Earl of Shafte.bury, Mr. W. Reedier;
sicond. LI, Mr. E. Drew. Highly comae:wise, Mr. 3. W.
James ; commended, 'lr. B. BenjaSeid. Best three wren of
the 1400 litter—L3 Oren by.!. Floyer, Eq. M P., Mr..!. Fry
!swot. Ben woe Hampshire Dean Ewers in lamb inn
LA given by 0. D. W. Digby. Esq., Mr. J. rooks, Come;
r. R. Rogers, Glycols Beet Hampshire Donn
Rem—Pin O Rem—Pint, £3, given by .D. W. Digby, Fen. ' Mr. H. Ford;
second, Li, Mr. R. Rogers Best Boar—First, /2, given by
Sir R. Glen. Boot, Mr O. Keynes, Spettitbury ; ascend, £l.
Mr. H. Whitcomb.. Wilbert's. Belt breeding Be. in farrow,
or with her litter—First, At, gives by Sir It. Glyn. Bart., Mr.
R. Foote., Milton Abbey; mond, LI, Mr. 0. Rake, Hinton
lihry.

_
HOasau—Bort Cart Mart and Foal—lint. CC glran by 0.
D. W Dl,by, EN., Mr. F. treed ; 'proud, Cl, Mr. W Coata.
Burraa,—Prlsos even by tlus ItLht Hon. Lord Rivers.
Ben 5411 be. Orkin of Buttor—Plrst, CT, Mr. J. l'ry, Irmon ;
second, CS, Mr. W. Hunt. Marnbull ; third, IS, Mr. Thomas
Mnst)ard. Prins %Inn by Oh. Sodaty.—Bt doyen of Fma-b
Butter—M.4, CI Hs, Mr. T. Senior, Hinton rt. Mary;
woad, Cl, Mrs. Eliza Hunt, •Iltio.
Roo ut—Prias• canoed by W. C. Lose, EN., Reeding—
lirst II Mangold Wolin,' Roots—PlM, £lll., Mr. R. ro...kaa,
Milton Abbey ; second, 10s. 64., sir. J. Coate, Hanunoon.
Best It Suedas—Flrat, al Is., Mr. R. Doris, Horangtm ;
second. 0.64. Mr .1. IN7,lsrarne.
---

Panniers Omani or J. J. rAIIainURPON, Ziq.—To the
labourer, who dose not exceed forty you, of age, who has
worked Mt greatest number of year. upon the tame lain or
with the tame tromey ; coat, svaistemt. and 160..
Burden, worsen% to J. J. Farquhanon, q. thirty year,
and eight months (thirt. -eight years oki): second, coat,
waistcoat, and tot, Jcoeph Calm. servant to Mr. V. B.
II•loonsbe !foray (aged thirty-on), twenty-six yean
at.d eight month. servios. To the labourer under simllar
conditions oat, walocom, and 1.6.., Samuel Mord, eervant
to Mr. Watts (aged Ility.nine years), twenty.nine years and
amen month. ; recond, onat, waistcoat, and 10... Wlllitm
, In th
eemploy of Mr. Jame. Oliver, Hanford Farm
(.;a forty.two man), twenty-two years sod three months.
aan Mae OtrriaM IT Mut Booterr.—To the labourer under
twenty.one years of age, ander similar ondltion., coat,
waistcoat, and Ha, George Howe, wrvant to Mr. Watts
(twenty ram of age), twelve year. and eight months service ;
moored, mat, waistcoat, and Ink, John Bolick servant to Mr.
John Oonte. (nineteen yang of age), el. ven year. and *Nem
month.' novice. To the labourer under eimillar conditions, a
coat, waistcoat, and gl Thomas White, earvant to Mr. H.
Coat*, Sherborne (dwy-four years of age), thirty:even yearn
and sin month: oinks ; emond, coat, waistcoat, and 10s.,
Robert Parsons, servant to Mr. James Burgas, Tarrant
Launceetan laced duty years), thirty-masa years and on.
month.' wervios. To the c ,rter or shepherd. under Walla,
moditionly, a coat, waistcoat, and LI. Jams. Ford, sere .nt
J. J. Farquharson, 1101 (aged sisty-four years), forty-four
years and Mt months' eervice ; second, a mat, waleterat, and
101 , John Howe. servant to Mr. W.V. (erred fifty-two years),
thirty-three years and mean month.' ..10. To the woman
servant, under similar condition., • cloak. Frown, and Cl,
Carollos 81.,., servant to Mr.O. Whitmtreh, Meibury
(aged forty.lve twimt -seven years and ought months'
service; second, cloak, gown, and Ma., Ann Wickland, servant
to Mr. V. B. Watts (aged thirty-eight )ears), twent) -four years
and eight month.' megrim-

The premiums to ecrieultural labourers Isere dis-
tributed at the Crown Rotel. hy th• H.... W. U. B.
Portman M.P., who, on preeenting the swards very
kindly addressed each recipient.

THS SHSUAL DINNER

took plass at the WIN betel shoat three p.m. The
chair was taken by tbe Hon. W. H. B. Portman, 111. P.,
supported by 0. Warry, of T.Tpway, the Rev.
Mr. Brow., curate of Stormineter, Lieteb, Req., Mr.
H. C Da bwood (bne. Pee.), Mr. J. Fooks (Cr), and
Mr. Dario (Reading). The vies-chair was taken by Mr.
Parham, of Harebell ; and among those present
numbering between 00 and TO gentlemen, we enticed,
Marra. W. Castes, jun.. W. Bartlett, R. G.fford, J.
Illareb, Cresol., men., Orrin*, jos., R. Luna, 0. Lock,
R. Darnley, 0. Doreinv, J. Ligbt, Eli Beejalledd, H.
Fookre, V. B. Watts, J. Keynes, S. Davis, J. Coatee,
Jas. Senior, T. Cough, A. Coates, W. James, F. Hiles,
0 Strange, J. Roesiter. Bowden, J. Andrews, rope,
W. Roedter, Jas. Hest, ke.. he.
As Boon aa the cloth bad bon removed

The Chairman proposed "The Queen" 4 4
and The
Prinoe and Princess of Wales."
Is giving 'fl. Army, Navy, Yeomanry, and
Volunteers," the Chairmen said the army bad vary
frequently shown what they meld Is, and • porticos
of them were now ebont to show how they could endure
haniabip and privation in Abyminia. Tbe navy was in
• very high state of eitolvney, but he trusted that it
would be • long rime ere it would be sailed upon for
saliva lorries. The volunteers had given a practical
proof of their worth lately, by mole/ forward in large
numbers and taking an satire part as eitimme to quell
the riots which had takes place in Devonshire and else.
ahem. He rejoiced that the disturbances had been
suppressed', the manner they had, for it must always be
more agreeable to Enelishre-n that such a work should
be dooe by the sticks of special eons-tables, rattier than
by Om riles and bayeeete of the more regular army.—
(applause). So long as the middle dames were true to
themaelvim it would be impossible for "the roughs" to
have dominion over them. —(bestr, beer). It was to the
middle classes sod specials the country must look to
keep the Ignorant nod lower dames in good order.—
(hear, hear). They had also sees in Manchester, at the
meat exemitioes how the special constables
tamed out In largettiNers, deemed in plain clothes,
and armed simply with disks, prepared to support the
moss of law and reder.—(applause). As to the
yeomanry he would not sav mach, being himself a
member of that service. But they ought not forget
the metiees of the yeomanry in times past. AT to the
future they might be coned out for purposes of intimida•
time, bet he felt sure the magietrates would be most
unwilling to allow Englishmen, armed with swords, to
turn out against Englishmen armed merely with sticks OT
their late. exempt when they were positively required.
Should, however, the services of the yeomanry be needed
to support the mum of law and order, he felt mire they
would be willing to tart out at very short nottie and do
their ditty. They formed, in his opinion, a most
valuable 'diarist to the reviler forers.—(hear, hear).
Dr. Leech (of the volunteer,), and Sergeant Davis (of
the yeomanry), responded.
The Chairman said the next toast was one which be
would ask them to drink with all due honour and
cordiality. Upon one point he believed the feeling wee
unanimous throughout the county—that the Bishop of
Salisbury was a most excellent, upright, end painstaking
man ; but he (the chairmen) was efraid that OT to his
lordship's religious views upon partienlar points of
doetrine he maid go no further—(hear, hear). Fie
wished them had been more eleenymee preemie
ihet
emitting, (orb, thought it was • good thing to see the
slap WI tame punks wil lope tr, hal there was

one clergyman present who WOGId respond. Re would
sot tbe company to drink with heartiness
,Thhe
name of
and Olergg of the Diocese," coupled with
the Rey. Mr. Broont—(apiltuee).
of union between f.rinerli and the clergy. Soot
rap were, be considered, highly useful for that purpose
—(hear hear).
"The Lord Lieutenant god Magistrates of the County"
wee nett MVO., by the Chairman.
InaDaTbliniespl‘esti:7l;inVMgaithr; of BreMlßahenbiro,rliM"so7danattdas.isteredtollt.heel'lidPres"ster bmcbhie.lfaticily.
G.
Wre.apourryd, ~ whose name wall gouged with the
toast,Mr. Henry Poke, of Whitchuroh, thee Propoid
°The County Members." He did not bai.ore any
the country at large (applause).
r. presented the electors di not all sit on one siodaareboifltt.hhoer
stamp,Tia county
e Han:.
.t 1 d theirH
B.d
ot t their r
Poo.. nres nedts
thanks
ktos
W.
on Weal of himself and his solle•gues. He had re.
rem :7.
oDff•di
o,B4::l":",....porowsgth7..ltrafeirtiall'lebt:ge:essa
essived • note from his excellent colleague Mr. Gerard
oll'Yfm.the right
Start, requesting him to make that gentleman's tunas*
at his abee ce front the meeting, on account of • tierstion
of some impedance to the Government coming on in the
House of tediums that evening. He (the chairman)
supposed that es Mr. Start was • supporter of the Go-
vernment and that position es... still comparatively novel
to him—(laughter)— be could not forego the pleuare of
being in the House to give them • helping hand upon
that ocession--(renewed laughter and bear, best). He
(the chairman) did not think there was any neemeity
for his being tote., for be saw by the previous day's
newspapers that his leader had announced Ids intention
to support her Majesty's Government respecting the
Abysainian expedition, and therefore be felt quite con-
tent to leave the matter In their hands, and to keep his
appointment to preside at that dinner--(applause). He
supposed he should not be acting up to his character of
county member if be did not make a few political obeer-
vatione—(hear, bear). He trusted that the observations
he should make would be of a nature such as not le
create any disunion in that most harmonious meeting.
Lookiag back • little on what Parliament had been &beet
during the past two years, eines when he had the pleasure
of dining in that room, he remarked that twoyears aro UM
party, of which he was • humble supporter, attempted,
and attempted in vaie, to carry what be believed
would have been a very good and wholesome measure
of reform The party now in power considered it a
rtther too sweepiag measure, and therefore they
successfully opposed it, and upset the authors of it at
the same time. But now they had tome into power,
they somehow or other diseovered that that bill did nee
go far enough, and therefore they brought in one that
went • great deal farther—(laughter, and "hear, hear.")
But he must say that the reform bill paned last year,
whether for good or for evil, could not be looked upon
as the work of one party more than another : but be
believed it was the combined work of the House of
Commons, and put in • shape which the House generally
believed would be upon the whole beet for the intereate
of this country - (heir, hear.) He did not mean to say
that on some pointe it might not be improved ; on the
contrary, he was not quite sure that on one or two
point., it not in the present sent:ion, certainly when the
business of the Reformed Patliament commenced, it
would bo improved. All he could say wss that if the
Reform Bill, as passed into hew, wee Mr. Disraeli's child,
it bad been very much changed In the nursing—(iaughter
and hear, hear.) They would next look at the Present
state of inente--to the disturbances that had taken
place in tho Wen of England. Those distort:ow:ea had
been milled bread riots, and had been waged upon the
bakers and butchers. He believed that they originated
in a mere idle "lark" in the town of Exeter. A
somber of idle boys began, thinking they sushi
enlist popularity on their side by attaelting the
bakers and hatcher., but he did not believe
their was any orcants•tion in the matter or
anything to he feared from that source. It was
true that the agitation had gone from town to town, in
• particular district, but he did not believe there was
any strong feeling upon the matter, or any reason to an.
tiolpate further disturbed).* He was very land, as he
had asid just now, to see the disturbance, met ea they
were, and pat down generally by special constables,
without reeoune to military sid. At the same time, he
inset oonfeas that there was • spirit of lawleraneas
abroad—not so much in country districts, perhaps, uin
BOOM of the towing—which, he thought, had to some
extent been encouraged by Use way in which the lets
Home Secretary dealt with the Hyde-park meeting..
tie showel • bent of moral enwraps in dealing with
those meeting' that was unaccountable. Had he allowed
the meetings, and told the people interested he heti
them answerable for any diaturhanes that might arise er
injory to property, he (Mr. Portman) believed that
=would not have been di.turbed, and the Reform
tie would have *eased to eriat—(bear, hear). The
moot deputation to the Horoe-offica, headed by
Pinion, and the manner in which that deputation be-
haved and were received, furnished evidence of the
ei men» liberty which the people of this country enjoyed
—(hear, bear). Had that deputation gone to the Home
Secretary in the Neighbouring country of Prance. and no
behaved, they would have been marched off amidst elle
of soldier*, with bayonets, and it would hate been a
lone time before their anxious friends would have seen
or heard of them more—(lmmhter, applause, and one or
two voices "Serve them right.") In this country, ea
the contrary, Mr. Fitilen might go on in his way of
butineo, ant say chat he liked. He (thy chairman)
believed that therein consisted the real security of the
people, and the prespenity of this country. It was on
the prieciple, to use • homely simile, that they did not
like to stop a runiing gore. Allow it to run and it
would do no harm ; but check it, whether in the human
frame or in bodies etrponte, and all aorta of difficulties
and troubles, half smothered, would break out—(hear
hear). There was =other subject about which they
mu.* all have felt great anxiety, and that was with re-
gard to the execution of those three misguided men
who, in nutting the Fenian prisoners at Manchester,
had killed an unfortunate policeurgeant in the exiseu-
lion of his duty. He most cordially endorsed the de-
termination of the Government not to extend mercy to
thou three nsen—(hear, hear). It was all very well to
ire and make out that they were guilty of • political
offence; it was nothing of the sort. They were guilty
of the crime of murder, and as long as the law of the land
decreed that • man who murdered another subjected
himself to capital punishment, PO long they well not
with justice or fairness blame the Government for having
enforced the extreme perialty of the law with regard to
those three men—(bear hear). He believed that
Fenianism, although a year ago it was not thought
mach of, was becoming a very serious matter, and that
there was • wide feeling of disaffection throughout
Ireland. He had been told, indeed, on very good
authority. Out two-thirds of the population there was
diseffeeted towards this country; not that they would
be guilty of actual rebellion or violence, bat that they
desired to see Ireland have • Parliament of its own,
and free from the interference or dominion of this
eountry—(bear, hear). He was speaking not long ago to
friend of his who last winter was on active duty with
his regiment in Ireland, pursuing the unfortunate
Fenians, and be told Ken that he knew foe certain of
many farmemand farmers' ems who had been comps :led
to join the Fenian, and to take the Fenian oath, with.
out any intention cm their part to join in any
disturbance. noes people were known to the police,
and they were driven to hide from them and from the
Peahens, lest the Fenian; if they caught them, ehoold
aunt them as they had done in one instance, because
they refuo:l to turn out. In consequence of that un-
happy mete of thine, many of the men were starved or
frosen to death. He did not believe that any serious
outbreak was now to be apprehended in Ireland; but he
feared that for some time to come there might be Isolated
attacks hers and there on arsenals, or on members of the
police force. He thought the peecentions that had been
taken by the Government would prevent any outbreak
on a large scale - (bear, beer). With regard to the
Abyssinian difficulty, be did not think the Conservatives
were to blame in the matter, but that a former Liberal
Government had male a mistake in the representative
they had tent to Abyssinia. He thought that gentle-
man bad token too much upon himself, and had got into
difficulties, from which England must now rescue him.
A great deal of money would be required for that pur-
pose. The Chancellor of the Exchequer for the present
motestly asked for £2,000,000, on amount. He had read
In an extractfrom a speech made in the Rousso/ Commons
on Tuesday evening, that in certain torts of Anyesinia
the passes were Do steep and rocky that neither mules
nor horses could be used, but that the tattle of
the country, which were the ordinary beasts of burden,
were so used to thou passes that they could not only
go on foot, but by some extraordinary mode even on
their knees, and by that means the troops could be
removed from one place to another. He did not know
whether that were so or not, bet he knew that in
Africa tette were not only area for bouts of burden
bet for riding purposes. A matter about wbieb farmers,
and indeed the country at Wes, bad to be thankful,
was the removal of that greet a:diction, the cattle
plains -(hmer, hear) Farmers were now able to hold
their [rattle shows, and to remove their animals from
one part of their farm, or fn•co one market to another,
without obtaining a license from • magistrate or lamer.
hie the risk of getting into trouble—(hear, hear.) That
was a subject about which he thought farmers and
magistretes, in fact livery portion of the community,
reason to feel most deeply grateul—(hear, hear.)
iminhan:Lhpiitabhhoinoirtaitt4thwhe.isfr.rvihry"..forsrt:".7.•teb.n'tfed.orwlehl mrse countyob exactlye it
.1
art-
With regard to Mr. Fookee's observations as to the way
alike.f.ihfriends
oti
Heioar wsio
ph:
dur
opinio
ho ns-
(Laughter.)
nhk. aulettght the
e.
bask
that. present)Hk4.4
.:::should
timeuß
Radical,
ept ovi
returned ueorlyyd,
for the county LI a Liberal, and although some of his
d leave
he began to think that he was • Con.
servant's, and that his two Getleefeis were
canoes to wee at the next general election on what
"platform," as the Yankees stalled it, his colleagues
came—whether they would come out as n
stand-still Tory. —(laughter, and bear, hear). He
gentleman few
r etwl
eoen iaumt
theirul
tedn.dam:sesewdhn eihdahlgiroisautitatehonupt" dhlr proposed
hoped
dev a
LP ":
!Ldisehat
r"hb OuPewns7"::: PheLli:!a:°l1of "
could Dit
hh lett county
fi .•
entirelyas be
l a o :407.
.Fle, ktoherow.
gybeoryutwtheelleoenthaSthrey —(h,
u4l"ehear, anaecil aoalaynh::: It: Useso:donoolytirfror&a:ose- *an:Path:is:-
bole* nt
turned
t do another,t or theb ort :sob
sr a: isA. at. them,
himselfm Lill
his colleagues, he was sure that if they differed on points—if they sat, himself on one side of the House
ungotthelimintereePlT tepolofitipilthar "conatioateeetikag
question,
differentand
ta ahey y sw n u ti°D;dri lie:b° illtepuree.son"beP°tfholeuitens:'::vharomilitinglin—rtaged tb:Y.ter.thyT:o:l4"l":
, hear). Again he thanked the company for the bones,
they had done himself and his oolleagam by the 'sum"
in which they had received the these, and in return he
drank all their very good hultha.—(ePldnuss).
The Chairman proposed "The health of the President
of the Association," J. J. Farquhareon, Esq. The toast
was drunk most heartily ; sad tha musks part
" y ipme
Th. &Wish GillikUlaa" with spirit
Mr. R. Fookes is • twat seder Mr. Festrskuus
for in,. yean, ath,,st:sage 110 be longer, eapreseed
tho plware be had la that toast Progaisted, sad
, ea tbe kiad aid aaaaar aid* was
aradrad.

Tb. flea. aorrobuy than load the list of of premiums
liveried for stock, borne, roots, sad butter, which
were distributed to their reopestive winnows by,
'hairnets.
The Chairman proposed the health of "The
ful Candidates." emend with the games of Mimes.
Coate, James, and Hoesiter, end they responded.
Waervp:z a. one
on': of the idi. o
TbeHeal.tha te;
the
breeding
Judges."
"
EL K.y.
stool, eoegratuleted the moiety OD having 20 MOO &
show of stook that day ',bleb would have been no dis-
credit to any society. He was sorry to 6od so short
competition in breeding cattle.
Mr. 'f. Gkittoo, one of the judges of fat *We. said
that there hod been some most splendid cattle exhibited,
arid. in meny classes, it bed been difficult to tell which
were the best—lapplauss).
Mr. Watts proposed "The Health of the Chairmen,"
to whom ho had been • neighbour for 27 years, end bad
sleep fond him in every respect, at hones or abroad,
far or ow, a gentleman in every sense of the word—
(drunk with three tionee three and ressieel bergemes)„
Ti Chairman replied, end then propelled "The
health of the Committee of Management"—(epeineee),
Mr. H. Peek's returned thanks for himself tad his
colleagues, and proposed " The health of the Hiegersix
Beereoary.
Mr. Dashwood ecknowledged the compliment.
The toast of " The Preen," having been honoured,
The Cheirman proposed 'The Ladies," and the toast
was drunk with much applause.
Mr. Henry Fookes proposed "The heath of the,
Four Mentors of Foxhounds in the County"—(drunk
with appropriate honours).
The Chairman, as master of one of the peeks In the
county, responded. If Dorset sould boast 4 Wine one
of the best hunted comities in England, whet was the
reason? Was it not because the layman of Dorset
jined limn and soul with the landed gentry, not only
in preserving foxes bat when • meet took place in the
neighbourhood, made it • point of being present? For
his own part, he not only thanked them for the very
hearty support they had given him in this respect,
but he also tendered his thanks to those who bad
taken ears of foxes and fox puppies. It was from
• cordial and mutual friendship eliding between
the leaded Proorietore and their tenants that good re-
sults would øow, imd he believed nothing soutributed
more to thie feeling than by meeting together in the
were ell were equal, and if one liked be mould ride
before the master of the hounds, and if • landlord bap.
peon to have • fell into a ditch he genet take the
• Iwos of his Monet jumping on the lop of hi.—
(laughter, end sheers). For himself be bed always
takes great pleasure in hooting, and be hoped to eon-
. Moue It as long mho was able. h wee 7,...t.tq 4zia
sport, and °mediated..mynas& to
the veriests classes of .
"Our neat merry meeting" was then given by ther
Mangoes, who theorise°. vented his seek and tier
greater part of the ompony
The pleasure of the umetiog wee oonddernble
hsnmd by the excellent singing of Messraj.klkivington,
of Woodford, and by the instrumental Pilirrommailes
Wenn. C. Ryer', It.. flitiviagton, and Mr. T. Roark ct
Bland:ord.