The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-12-07 00:00:00

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PlttntiVlAllll AONICULtUtiAt, Afteuntettos.
The eighth 111111U111 enitie show of tide atom
elation *SI held the Blochlands, North-gate,
tin Wednesday morning lad. The weather utts
brillhultly line, and great numbers of people attended
the exhibition. The entries of stook were not so
numerous as at last year's show, but the whole were
In excellent condition, and were an Improvement en
last year. Thu Judges were—Mr. Thomas Pope, of
HonUngehiun, Wilts Mr. Richard Maitgridge,
Molland, Devon : Mr. John Chamberlain, or Exeter.
They were perfectly satisfied with the exhiliition,
and were unanimous in their decisions. The follow-
ing II the prize list :-
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fleet bull, not exceeding 6 years, 46, Mr. I'. W. Foursere,
Durston ; Ind boat, CI, Mr. W. Farthing, Iltoivey.—Best bull,
not exonding I years, St, Mr. it. Corner, Torweston ; Sind
boot, AI, Mr. C. Olbbo, Bishops Lydeard.—Best fat es, £O, Mr.
W. Farthing ; Ind best, SS, Mr. R. Farthing' Farrington
Farm, North Potherton ; 3rd beet, 41 I.oa, Mr. T. Bond, N.
Patherton.—Rost fat now, it, Mr. W. M. Olbbs, tonglamls ,
Farm, Bishops Lydeard ; 2nd best, At, Mr. Chas. Gibbs,
Bishops Lydeard 3rd beet, St, Mr. H. H. Ball, Hankrldg•
Firm—Bunt fit Heifer, 44, Mr. W. Milton, North Petherton ;
Ind best, Mr. H. H. Bali ; best, SI, Mr. C. Mlle.—Best
sow in out sa, Mr. J. V. Williams, Haygrom Farm ; tee,
if, Mr. 0, Giblet L3rd, 41, Mr. W. Farthing.—Bmt h_elfer
calf, £5, Mr. W. Farthing ; Ind, MI, Rm. C. Smith, Bishops
Lydeard 3rd, IL Mr. J. V. Willieins.—Best yalr of working
oxen, Iles., Mr. R. Farthing; Ind, 00.., Mr. T. Cuiverwell
purieleh Fenn, Bridgwater tnt best, 205., Mr. James Shep-
herd, atefuralF, BrWirwater.—Bstra Stook: Beal breeding
sew. Mr. Wetter Fertldhlr ; highly oomuiended, Mr. J. V.
Williams—Best mare, in and with foal, °Os., Mr. R. vemee,
Bridgwater; Ind best, Va., G. Rails, Honiey.—Best yearibig
mit or filly, 40e.. Rev. 0. Hodson, North Potherton ; tint best,
205., Mr. G. 0. Harden, N. Bower.—Beet art mare, Ws., Mr.
R. Gibbs, Carhauipton ; 2nd, 20e., Mr. Poole, Bridgwater.—
Best out colt, 40e., Mr. Win. Wind% South Brent ; Ind.
Ins., Mr. 0. C. Harden, Zest Bower.—Best pen of Leicester
ewes, dOs., Mr. Richard Corner, Tonveston ,• Ind, Ma, Mr.
Charles Gibbs. Bishops Lydeard ; 3rd, 20.., Mr. John Alulline,
iiipexton.—Bwit pen of Down ewes, 605.. Mr. R. K. N. Ring,
Watford House ; Ind best, Mr. T. Cuiverwell, Durleigh Fein,
Brldgwater.—Best pen of Dorset ewes, is, Mr, T. Danger,
kluatotilo, (loathunit, Bridger:Mar.—Beet peu ol tot withers
(any breed), £l, Mr. I. Plumb*, Ailton Keynes, near Cireo-
eater ; Snot best, £1 10e., Mr. W. Milton, North Pethertoo,
Bridgwater ; 3rd hest, SI, Mr. J. Saunders, Wembdon FIX4I,
Bridgwater ; Mr. Williani Milton, highly oommanded.—Rstra
cloak a withers, Me, John l'iuu.be; Mr Win.
ggthPleyn of
sift
Hodaos, Norte F3e4"nerract ; sal, Ids, Mr. 1. v. W 11114144 ;
3rd * but Pia., H. L Bain, Pau., Aohoott—Dson sow, 601.,
Rev. O. F. Hodson best, Ma, Mr. J. y. wiluenu; are
beet, 1t.., Mr. W. Whits, Brldcwatar.—Bod fat pig, Mn
J. Davey, Tiverton' Ind boot, Ms, Rev. 0. P. Medir4on hrd
book 10s., Mr. W. Whits Mr. Riflery Sutton, North Pother- '
telt, highly oommandial.-140014 Bost maim, 49a, Mr. J. V.
Wlllisiuts; Ind boot, Ms., Mr. Mathews, Exmoor Forest.—
Areultural Implemental°. : Best colleution, 005. Wimtom
H. Bolter and Sons, Bristol ; Sod beet, 110 e. Mr, R. Impey,
DieStenturY bait. 100.,Xr. W. Woodland, Bridgwater.
At three o'clock an ordinary was provided at the
Hoye! Climes Hotel, when about 101) gentleinen I
set down, unties the presideney of W, ICinglake,
Esq., Ad,P, I Mr. (lore Langton, ALP., being Mad
present, The prooeedinp were of the usual °harm,
ter,
THE 14444104ne1' Somint,.—The Ilmineter sehonl
oeso is one among many initanose of the tenuity
with which preluilloes we are wont to call Amulet.
nielntatre their
frond In this country. Du is (lieu ,
mill that the le sistion of the but half oentu hry et
tiprooted all t sevoured of religions intolerenee
from muonget um I and that Englishman never dram
now of persecuting anytime on etionunt of hie oreed.
Penetle. And bigote have still, it is true, full Boone.
to rave is wildly 44 they pleam, but they no bulgur
make the laws or influence the Legislature. A Jove
site In the House of Commons, and a Mahoutelim
hes just teken the oaths and been mitered on the
roll of attorneys I go what other evidence need we
desire te prove that, in Englaiid, a man's religiums
emivietione are not now 014411441411 a stifflelentiustill•
cation for his admission 411, or eeolivelunt from, ally
Aim I We need not here reeepitulate et any length
the Anne of the dimwit.' alenit Ilinlueter school.
Briefly it may be stated that the whim' was roundel
upwards of three minim:Us ago, Indira dimwit wee
thought of by the inliehltante of Ilinineter, Air the
edudatinn of the town in all " goodly; Iserning stul
knowledge, use in other mummer of learnlug." The
school is managed by a itoird of Trustee., whom the
Alert., requires to Is. " honest" men, though it doe.
eel specify that they should belling btu the Church of
England, Both Churchmen mid Dissenters have the
I privilege of sending their °Willem to the school ;
anti for the last 800 years the Hoard of Trestlese
has also eatialsted partly of Churuhinen and partly of
I Dissenters. But lately, when eome vaminoies WWI
to be filled up, it new vicar of the parish declared lie
belief that a Diseenter was not an " honest" num
within the moaning of the charter, and was, thew
fore, not eligible as a trustee. The Lord Chief Jim)
tine Knight limos, after the mum bad been carried
before the law courts, gave Judgment in Amour of the
vloar; oonsequently Dissenters are now, for the fleet
Bine, shut out from all share in the mauagemeut of a
school to which their own sons are freely admitted.
Now, if in tile clams of the charter referring to the
appointment of trustee. express mention had been
made of the Uhuroh of Englend, no one would have
thought of queetioning the ;Indies of this decision.
But the words were ea general that we can only deo
terming by Inference what were the intentions of the
founders. In such a otim it would have been both
just and generous in the vioar to accept the anoient
usage, and not seek to introduce new Momenta of tils•
gentian into Ilminster. But he has acted according
to his light., and a court of law has sanctioned his
interpretation of the charter. The Dissenters, there.
fore fall back upon the public. ; and a meeting was
held in Manchester on Wednesday last, as a coin.
menoement of an agitation against the exclusion of
Dissenters from the trusteeship of schools. With
church schools they have no wish to interfere but
they demand that no person chill be prevented 'from
acting as a trustee of • publio school "on amount of
his religious opinions, unlees there should be an
express
,provision to that effect in the deed or
°hurter,' Is this asking more than ought in equity
to be oonceded t Such public meetings as that held
in Adeoehester will give additional force to the move.
ment and we have no doubt that next elusion a
measure will be pealed to protect Dissenters against
foolish vicar' who cannot live at peace with their
neighbours, and illiberal judges, who, when a choice
is open to them, prefer to oonetrue charters of public,
schools in the spirit of • bygone age.
Ygovu..—The marriage ceremony of Herbert But-
ler Batten Esq., of Hollands, and Miss Elisabeth
Phelips, daughter of the late Rev. William Phelips,
rector of Oucklington, end sister of William Phelips,
Esq., the owner of the splendid mansion and
rich domain of Montacute, took place iu the
little church of Stoke Trister, near Wincanton,
on Saturday week. The bride and her brides..
maids arrived at the church in four carriages,
and proceeded to the altar. The bride was meow
pentad by her brother, Captain Phelipe, of Bayford
Lodge, who gave her away, and her bridesmaids,
Miss Hoskins, daughter of the Rev. Henry Reeking,
of North Perrot, and the two Mimeo Phelips,
daughters of the Rev. Richard Phelipe, of Cuokling•
ton. The bride appeared in a superb white satin
dress, profusely trimmed with lace ; she also wore
an elegant head•dreas of orange blossoms, over whioh
was a splendid Houiten lime veil, The dresses of
the britimmaide were alio of the most °haste and
bountiful deseription. The bridegroom wite attended
by hie groomsman, Edmund H. Diehineun, Esq. of
Shepton Mallet. After the oeremony the wadding
party returned to Beyforul Lodge, whore they per)
took of a splendid brokfast ()awaiting of every dell.
may ; the party ntunbered sixteen persons, all of
them relative. of the bride or bridegroom The usual
ooniplimentary toasts were given end responded to,
end multi the warm eongretulations of their friends,
the Nippy pair etarted Air their wedding tour, Tile
bells of St, John's Churoh, Yeovil, also sent teeth
their cheerful peak during the day.

Cowry Coon?. —By on order in Onunoll Just
issued it will he soon that sevenl porialitia are trons.
fermi from the jurisillotion of the County Court of
Main to that of Somorset. We Append the portico.
lore —Millbury rhunimil, tralstock, nfulbury Boum.
ford, West CleglionotO, and Bost Clielliurough, from
Brillport, Dorset to Youvtl, tiotnersat Millbury
Bubb and Hermitage, from Dorchester to Yeovil ;
ilorsootube, from Brldport to Nawkame, And
among other oltemtions ore the Ibliowing —Huisli
Uompflower from Tiverton, Devon, to Wallington,
Somerset 'Pmet Brent, Smith Brent, Burnham,. iind
Borrow, from Aithridge to Weston.supar.More
ltoiletoek, front 'rumple Cloud to.Frome ; Tilmheadi
from tiolishury to Devils"; Charlton cml Wileford,
from Morlhorough to Deane's, The alterations to
take awl train Jut December lost,

WINUANTOII.-Our annual great tattle show will
take plow) on Woilnemilay, the (4th inetant, when 30
prises, (the hlghwit VI, and the lowest 41), will he
awarded Air the hut brawling and fat stook, but to
the industrious labourer and lkithrtil servant not one
fkrthing is advertised to be given.
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CiteWitenne.—Cbiong Merl, —Read v. Dawn.
Plaintiff a Hex spinner and wahine maker of Hitt.
ton, St. George defendant a firmer of lArinfrith,
Doreet. Olalin, £lO 101., for a °lover shelling
machine, and drriage fur the sante, Defendant paid
into oourt £8 9s. IMr. oonduated the oad
for plaintiff—Mr. Read said i the machine cost me
£ll, or more, in materials and making. It weighed
upwards of 10 owl. 1 have let the =Willie out many
times and get 94. Bd. per bushel, or Wk. per day,
for shelling clover, It wag worked either by steam
or water power. I found the power at Oda per day.
Mr. Joseph Dentin asked if I would lend it to him,
and if he liked it he would keep it, if not he
would return it again. I seuf the machine to Malden
Newton. The expenses of the hone, man, anti turn•
pike' were 10s. I have never redived it up to this
time, or any payment for the use. After defendant
had hid it for two years I nod in the bill, £lO and
10e. oarrime. I Might have made more money for
it afterwa4s, by wiles applying for it. The hire
would amount to more than £U.—Cross examined
by Mr. Damen It might have been used for a year
or two; I don't ay three years, lam not poritivs.
The one I had before that cost me £4O, and WU not
80 good ea this one. This one is made of new
materials.—Mr. Daman It is now in as good order
as when you sent It; will you give £3 for it !
Plaintiff yea—Mr. Josiah Hebilitoh, Stratton,
South Petherton I have used the machine; it
worked vary well indeed. I should think £lO a
very low sum for it. I shelled eight sacks of clover
aced In one day with it—The Judge Have you
spoken to defendant about this 1-I'laintiff I have
applied several times and he offered me £l5 and I re.
fused 11.—John Roweell 1 1 lead or drive the
machine. I knew the roachine, it worked well.

I thnitld think lb *atilt 111% 1 hare *tolled li esti.
fill 11111111.— Cities etatelited by Mr. Darnell I 1 iiiiiiilltl
im\toy think it *ut t mirth st ,—The defendant add t the
inauhitte, after llt used II a little while, was
worth tally £ll,—l nii Iltiashetl thirteen melte uf
seed vflth It. —the Jut go i ICIIIIII Illifluulty le sty•
in what Is the reel value of it. After being kept
two Yearn, 11111)111.1atiii0 WWI made for the wittily.
Then ka is uttered and refused. Ntill the mattohltie is
Out returned—throe years inil half elapse —4lO wits
the pries, 40 have been diiinandeil, awl the
inaublue is still kept 1 Iny Judgment is fur £ll.l.