The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-05 00:00:00

agricultural Emus.

PAILCIIIL

Mr. W. H. Watson, nominator a Leeds and Mir-
field (trading as Watson Brotheeq has filed • petition
for the liquidation of hie aff•ira It trill be heavy,
aaonnting to between £30,000 and DlO,OOO, • groat
portion of which will fail upon farmers in Yorkare.
WI AID WEST OF INGLARD Gamin AND 1100111111111
co urrtn LOADOCLATIONI.

At the Council Meeting of this Society bald at the
Grand Hotel, Bristol, on .Tur.dar use. she chair wee
taken, in the absence of the rreddeet, 'by Sir J. T. B.
Duckworth, But There were also present Messrs.
W. A. Druft, J. Gray, J. 0. Moom-Stesens. H. G.
Moil, and Jerom liarch, rice.drediente • Mean.
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adaed, H. Radom& C. 'Bug]] 11. Bab, w. L Charley, W. Farthing, W. H. Giibert (Coll
A.
J. E. Kn .11y., it. Linz, It. F. Luttrell (Colonel ,
R. Neville. M. Spackmea (Official Superintendent),
'hood (Colossi/. C. A. W. Trice, E. w.
B. tgaada and J. Goodwi .tecrotary and Editor.)
Ftsaticeret Poem& ot tan d &Awe
Williams, as Clmittora of the Finance Committee, brought up the annual statement of amount., dumber,
with the 000 received from Orford with reference to
the approaching Meetiag, • balance of 133,218 18e. ltd.
In favour of the Societt. Of this sum £l,OOO has been Invested in India bonds, and • resolution wee passed
on the motion of Caked Luttrell recommending the Investment of a mooed CIAMPI thereby raising the funded (*Pita of thae,_llorktYs_to £12,000.
Tie &am% rianr.—ear. Jonathan Greet, m
Cbabman of the Stewards of Plant, presented an
=elaborate statement extending over the twelve yes,.
twirls the Beth Meeting, showing the profit
to the Society from the poemedon of its own
at, with 44 per mut added on the yearly capital, to
ha amounted to rima 6.t. 7d.
Pus tervca Fuze iItEET Wee brOnebt 19 mid "'-
firmed ; Colonel Luttrell, Chairmaa of the Committee,
Stating that jibed been tuutalmouely agreed that AU
rano be-e of the OTfordshire ArricUltiretl Society
elected on or before February tfitb, um. *boom bare
Counties AseoMati rale. prated
the •""ti. "17wilur Ste: as the zmb.:
of the Bath sad Willie( Righted ihdecy earl Southern
Morrell offered • pries ol tor the b.' Nit
lady. Re ; *MY,. .7. Masao, a( Bruiser.
pciese of £lO 40S be the Nei Mee Crtalmolor

for harness_
_pmr ; that the Oxfordshire Agr_lcultatat
Society,Aldreman Hughes and Mr. Middletoo
gave pris-s for fresh butter; and that the followto,
champion view were offered by the Oxfo.dekt4
Agricultural Society.—A. Beet short-born animal to
the yard £10; B. Beet male horned animal, ditto
£10; female horned animal, ditto, £10; C. Best (may;
horned animal. ditto, Ele ; D. Best entire cart-hone
ditto, £lO ; K. Beet cart mare, ditto, £5; F. Best noi
horse, or gelding, ,lilt-'. £IO ; G Best nag mare, ditto
t 5; H. Best loug-woolled ram, ditto, £10; Beet pes;
oi long-woollrd dwea, ditto. Lb ; J. Best short-woolled
ram, ditto, £10; K. Beet pen of short-woolled erre
ditto. EIS; L. Beet Pig, or pen of pigs, ditto, 5:5. '
A proposal that the Society should give a second
prise to Mrs. Horrell's prize of £lO for the beet Park
Hack, was negatived on the ground that Mrs. Met.
rail's liberality bad taken a specific form with which it
was undesirable to Interfere.
'l'lis Mrirriso or 1879.—A conversation took place
with reference to the place of meeting in 1575, but the
matter eae reserved for further consideration at the
March meeting of Council.
The following new members were elected :—Ltr,
Muslims—The Karl of Egmont, Cowdray Park, Mid.
horst, Sussex ; Mr. E. W. B. Portman, Durweetoe
Blandfcrd ; Mx. Frederick WWII, 44, Great Ormond:
street, Blooms; London. liferebers—Mesers
A. Ashby, N WOOllOll. Rugby; Farr
Weimer Court, ahner ; J. Read, Homington,
Salisbury; W. J. Robinson, Back well, Bristol ;
Sanders Spencer, Holyweil, St. Ives, Hants.