The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-10-21 00:00:00

HONEY.

RAlNita of honey—in—th—e-i.mb.-1.4, 10. 64, Mr
W II Danraso, Tr..yt .rra ; 2.d, 7. 61. Mr JAG
Prxidletown ; 3rd, 3., Rev N W Greeley,
Mrthorise St. Aedree. Exhibition of rue hooey
retherel by the exhibitor's own rrees—let, 106 1, Mr
W H Du 05....; 2nd, 7.61, Rev N W Greeley; 3rd,
b., Mr Jobs Anton.
THE Lexottios

Was held in a barge marquee on the pound, and was
provided la ezoenent stye by Mr. H. Frost, of the
Xiag's Arms Hotel. The °hair was occupied by Lord
Aliogton, supported by the Ron. Humphrey Start,
Mr. and Mr.. H. R. Ferwtharson, the Rev. H.
Everett, the Mayor of Dorchester (Mr. H. Darden),
Mr. B. Williams and Mr. !Pyle,.
Grace was said by the Rev. H. Erragrr. At tb•
close of the repast,
L ,rd Aiduaroe, who was received with loud cheers,
rose and eilid,—(deatiemon. I beg pardon (bowing to
Mrs. Farquharaoa), I think I may say ladle. and
gentlemen. I give you the health of Qaeen Vottoria.
May she enjoy goad health for many years to oome.
May she reign over this country for another genera-
tion, and so say all of us. (Laughter.)
Terse cheers were given foe the Queen, and Lord
Annette celled—" Oa* mare for the Royal Family
lathes. 11 telical days."
Mr. Hams, M.P., said he had been asked by the
committee to propose the next toast. He thought
they ought lobs very proud of tlds egrioultoral society
la having their a .ble President there. I bey knew
whatever Lord Angleton undertook be always did
well, and whatever he said he wasted the beet of any.
thing be always had it. He hal the beet of sheep,
the best of pig., an I everything el" and be only
wished thad sees some of Ids stook there that
day. (Applause.) He thought If they want going to
keep up society it ought to be supported by
everybody. They wanted it for the good of the
°multi in gsteral, and not simply for the
good sad benefit of a few who showed
everywhere, They wanted everybody I. the
wanly to take an Interest in it, for this reason
—they wasted to get the most out of the land they
could, and they coal I only do that in the present day
by getting the best of stook, and =less they improved
their small farm, al well as their big farms, they
could not aet the best out of their land. There was
only one other remark be should like to make, and
that was with regard to their very excellent snow of
butter. Was, anyone wanted to take • dairy-farm
at the premed moment they said—" I cannot give you
so much for it, because Dorset butter is gone (lowa."
He wanted to know why it had gouge down. He did
not know why it war, oaken it was twosome
maker, did did not make It so good as they used to. He
thought they ought to foode better-maker, to maks
better batter, and a better average butter than they
di I at the present moment. They bad tome ex osilYut
batter.tnakera here, end some very bad ales, too, for
toms of the batter merchants wall tell the.. soma , f
the butter seat to them was very ladderent and very
poor, therefore he trod theta to do everything they
could to try sad get up • better average butter, like
they did averse* sheep. (Hear, beer.) He then
prop test " Scoot., to the Dorchester Agricultural
Society," coupled with the same of their noble
Presideat, Lord Allegtoo. (Tie t est wa• received
with load &sere.)
Lord ALISOTOII sail: I thank you all most sin.
eerily for tbe meaner la which you have received
this toast, beams' I wag • little appreheaelve ab tut It
when I OSM, here to-day, because I hsve been in the I
habit during the lest three swaths of reading V.•
gaerrepapere, Bad instead of seeing the good health of
the Lords and the H ets• of Lords bens/ drunk, I see
nothing else ba. speedy di/solution, if sot entire
annihilation. We have been certainly 'object to very
rough treatment lately. We have been compared I
(sad myself, t .o, as • member of the Hous. of L .r4s)
to the animals out there called sheep. (Laughter.)
We were supposed to I Hog our leader wherever be
west. That was said I think by Sir Wilfred Lawns, I
but thee I suppress he bad bed • dtop you know. I
(Loa I laughter.) Then we were oallel imbeciles sad
ldiote—naaghter)— and that war no: very complimen•
tary to as. This we were told there were only 100
out of 500 laths House of L trda worth speaking to,
and as I am visaed to be ODO Of OW 400, that was
not very coat meatery to ma. Then we were told
we WWI obstructive* to everything that was coed—
ited that was not very flattering. Thee we were
called by one gentleman the other day • lot of let ,
doodles (Roan of laughter.) I don't know really
whet a Sat doodle is, it Is beyond my comprebecieisa.
At all event., It was not intended to be very c espil-
raestas7. Thee at last one man at on. gosetieg got up
and alai "The only thing to d with rho Hosts of
Lords Is to lutes the lot." Reamed laughter.) Well,
"anthems, I .10111't brlkty• for owe moment that
sort of abase does the Hoare of Lords the
bens in the world. Look at the Roues of
You think what they are ormarealld of I think of She
eloquease, the debaiieg power. mad the atureatee of

the Houle et Laird; and -I
b-lie's it will stead
le.aaa'`le • onia.rison with any chamber ho the whole
world. (Anpbatio.) Rut, gentlemen. you all lin .0
at this snonisot we are not sit otither In the whole
country in very good oleos's.. lam sorry fog 1. Yau
know I. for rine, think— Will vu all, we to say
ono rd pohtici, or IQ I not! (Ch•vre, mire if
0, mt.") %caws I. gentlemen, t bob •Ital't
thiak this Francloim Bill in the Rues of L ode hoe
, hem well managed. I .ion't think our leader ha I F.
Archer on his back- (Lompoc.) I took it on no vaell
the attar day to go to one who is a leads.. of the
Con.orvative party, and I said—" D 4 take mv a laic.,
sod Redon to ma. P. to. esoood r,adin of thi.
• tad y.. will It all you want' sat—
Why r I sald--" It you do that you grid Out the
grout,' front undo, the feet of all the democrat., the
Arabs., the nrohoselloals, Laboaohere, and .11 those
mon arb a want to go about mitedes thia country be
the abolition of the Mum of Lord. ; became they
will my, and they will leave out half the truth, the
House of Commons awed the Franchise 8.11 by a
maj wity of I3o,and the liou.sof Lords went ao.l chucks 1
it out lot.. days. If th-y bad only permed lb. ..mud
resting of the Bill, an I then pot • Pr',l'") to the
clause to the sffect tbst the Bill should no: 0,020 lot.,
operation anti' we hai • far re-Retribution mhein.
Preset to-t and ratted by both Hon... of Perliameat,
then I say we should to,. oat the ground from under
the feet of ill three arch wanton, end not be in the
minewhat di...mashie situation we ere at this
moment. (Heir, bear.) That I. my opinion. I may
be wrong, but I am au alclog not as • party man, but
as a Conervatim. Well, igentletnee' there is no use
talking over the past Let us look at the future.
,Vi:b,at is to b. done Ino• ! I earnestly hope that eon..
iiitte comitromio ma.. ne arrived at, for I prot.t
against this constost fighting going on between the
House of C 500 n..,,, the House of L .rdis. I want
to me lbs R 12.. f,l L..r Is trustod, ant 101• Id up to,
and I may .ay alms: tedoiret, by .11 clmses in the
oak; the upper dia.-, the middle clam, and the
working dm-. (Hs... hear.) I ir dad against the
working classes looking OP .11 the Howe of Lords as
In any way their solo:aim, whereas in reality I
believe them t be Hai, boot friend; (Hear, hear.)
I only oen *sprees the hope, and I am sure I am el-
pradng tbe hope and feelings of every man present.
when I sal It will be • great relief to our minds' ai I
believe it woull be to the nation. to see this little
Turret settled, and see the H mse of L oda and dm
lionise of Commons in a handed or so sbakiog
hands over the j b ; because I am workload the
longer the agitation goes on between the House
of Common, and the Howe of Is .r.le the
more merlons it will hamar., and I know
in the long run whivb will vela. I rather Ilk, to
be oa the erloaer sow and than. (Laughter.) I
think the winner will b. the House of Corn mope.
However, I have told you what I think about the
matter. I speak ate, a party man, Lut a. • 0..-
..restive, and I wish to see the whole thing settle I
in an amicable and friendly manner. (Hoar hear.)
With regard to the redistribution wham I know
nothing about it, but I see it is prop-amd to take
away five members from Donnish! v. That is too
many. I should like t meat least four members for
the county of Dorset. a .4 tie make .11 things smooth
we might have five. (Laughter.) Thee it would be
pleasant all round. (Laughter.) Do you me any
objection, Mr. Farquhorsoe. (Laughter.) Now,
gentle...; having sail a few words about p litice,
may I say • word about farming? Lb 1 I can tell
you something a great deal more serious to you,
gentinnes. than the F. molds.. It is the question of
the state of agriculture at this protect moment. That
is much more serious to you. I wish Sir. Gladstone
end Lard Salisbury would meet together and me if
they cannot do sonsethlog, at all event', .imply to
make the (armor able to get something like a fair
profit from what the roil prodoces. Am I not right?
(Voices: Quite right.) To do that you must be
tensible. I. Mr. Fowler hem to-day I want to
say just one word to the Fowler lot. I don't
say it in any dieresp-et, but I wish to goodness
they would Jost take my &deka. I know more
about it than they do, or quite as mud). I
ought to, for I have been brought up in the country
all my life, and I have been in Itallarnsot all my
life. I want all the ag.tatiog lot (and I don't say it
in any disrespectful way) to take my advice. I want
the tenant farmer; by which I mean the farmers big
and small of this county, and not only in this a panty
but of the ootintry, to salt for something they can get,
sod are entitled to, and not to ask What they catinot
get, and what they have no chance of gettios. I will
6ret tell you what you range; and then I will tell you
what you can't get What you ma get
sod ought to have, and will have, because it hes been
LT:64in the House of Como, that some of the
mm is
1 taxes and burdens be taker) off your shoulders.
(Applause.) That is what you are entitled to. That
is whet hampers you, mai to URI • sporting imprimis;
I°° mErT 7111 extra (Laughter) Yon have to com-
pete with the whole world, And carry toe burden a
these tains. I think they ought to be t .kau off ; they
most be • and if you are half Inlays you will set to,
ani Imola move till they are taken off. (Applause.)
Them Is soother llttle suld-ct, which I don't like to
say earthing about, and thst is t'as rents. (Laughter.)
I don't like it at all, but we muit look it In the face.
If those bad times fractious, the rants must owe
down. (Applause.) I look at the me.ter from •
meroantils point of view. It is horribly Meagre..
able. I Wit it, I loathe 1 sing my rent;
(Laughter.) But look at it to this way.
Supposing • man buys £20,000 worth of diamond.,
aucl wanted to sell than. Whim diamonds went
lowa, a merchant cams and sail, "I want t a buy
them diamond.." I my "Certainly, but you moot
give we MO 000 for thein." He 11•111 " I am very
sorry. They were worth £20,000, but only 1:15,000
now." And I shoal hare to sell them. So with the
land. Beam.e the land WY worth eo much m 'um
years ago, it does not follow it should be worth so
much now. We must adapt ourselves to the oircum-
..a.lose of the day. (Hear, bear.) We must suffer
for It; but I must say when I come to think of it to.
farmers all throughout have bad a very very bed time
of it. They have lost their capital. Macy and many
a farmer has paid his rent out of hi. capital, and been
left nothing at all. That is the real truth of the
matter. (Hear, bear.) Now that is s =ethics
you can get; but now for something you can't
get, and (strum me, Mr. Fa.qatiers.e) it is Fair
Trade. (Laughter.) Do let me speak to you • title
.ionsibly, for it will do you good. What does Fair
Trade mean? Nothing will do you good but • did,
upon corn, and you have about just as much chance of
moving a duty urn corn as baring the moon. (Mr.
Famittgairon : ' N no, and laughter.) But I am
right When you have a duty put upon c rn, you
affect the food of the people of this country.
I will give Mr. Farquharson and Mr. Fowler •
gold snuff boo est in diamonds all round when
you get it. (Loud laughter.) Gentlemen, I think
I hays told you the truth. Depend upon it
it lithe truth. I won't go on boring you any SWIII
upon that subject, but I mint congratulate you to-day
upon the weather, and I must oongratulate myself
having • luncheon In the tent instead of in a hot
room I became here we have plenty of air, and one'.
ideas ; wherein in a hot room it is very stuffy,
and, arouse me geatlegme, you don't .n2ALe the host
of tobacco. (Roars of laughter.) It only remains now,
gentlemen, tor me to thank you for the hearing you
hem given me, and for the kind remotion with
which you have all rsoolved gita I can aware you all,
as far as Donsetehire is concerned, you will always
find me your bumble servant, and ready to help
them to aid them, and to abet them le any laudable
undertaking or enterprise such as the present.
(Chests.)
Lord LLIMITON:H.. anyone got any spare
sovereigns is their pockets If so put it on Sandiway
for the Cambridgeshire. Moses of laughter.)
Mr. F. Pore next proposed the health of the
"Mayor and Ovrporstion of Dorchester." He was
sure they would agree with him in saying no borough
Is Ragland had improved a much during the last
few years r this. (Hoar. hear.) If Mr. Gla.l.tons
would only glee poor I)onignester • fa • more years, he
thought ther, would he some bops of their still
having • member of Parliament, for although they
' had returned a Conservative member he thought they
bad shown a. much Progress as any borough In
Inglaed. In nearly every town in which them shows
were held, there was wrest difficulty in finding a
ground fee the shows to be held; but hen they bad
marled the great-st kindness from the Mayor and
Corporation of Doeobester in letting tam have the
hest ground they could possibly rive them. (Hear,
hear.) In the name of the committee of the society
be returned them their best thanks. (Applen...)
The toast was received with three cheers.
The KAYOS. who was cordially received, said he
was exceedingly obliged to Mr. Pope for the very
handsome manner in which be bad mottoes,' the tow*
He maid users them nothing bad given him greeter
pleasure than to aid and midst Um committee lu their
endeavour, to carry out this show satisfactorily. (Air
planes.) He th tight they would all acres with him
that the ground was m 01 suitable for it, and if they
had only had • little more time they would have
endeavoured to do a little more than what bad beim
dose. He was sure the membere of the eorporwina
had dorm their very utmost to do all they could to
facilitate the allow bolo( held In that plan; (Hear,
hear.) As they were aware, building wee going on all
around Dorchester in sooty direction. so that they were
▪ .inewh at circumsorthed, and were unanle t.eget a piece
of roue& 'nimble to hold the Mow, which he was
glad to fay wag yearly growing. He could only oay
on behalf of himself it had afforded biro a great tiaal
of pleeenro to aid and assist in carrying out the eh iw,
and he bad no hedtation in saying his suocesior (be
he who he might) would have the hearty support and
co-operation of tbe Town Council in assisting the show
In future years. (Applause.) They shoal I weloone
It here, and do their beet to ran ter the ground as
oulteble es possible for it. (Applause.) They wore
about to enlarge that ground, which be was sure they
would he all very oil to hem. He only whhad they
could have carried out the proposed alterations and
improvement. before that day.
ThL concluded the proceeding,.