The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-03 00:00:00

DORCHESTER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. ,
(Continued from page Four.)
00HRODIRHCH to, loOln7 WRY, and because be held all
were bound to tow forward and support an object
which wise good, hemersible, and proper sue. He had
so doubt he had been reesived in • audlo feeling to
that which solely actttated him In accepting the appoint-
ment of today. (Applause.) Though this was his
first, he hoped it might not he his lath meeting with
them. (Cheers.) Ifs should take the liberty to enrol
himself • member of so excellent, friendly, cordial, and
isinalligent a society, and in conclusion expressed the
pleasure It had given Werth he present that day. (Loud
cheers.) The Hon. CHalurnn shortly afterwards rodie
'gain, and, in oomplimentary term', proposed the health
a " The Honorary Secretary." which toast WU IH•
sponded to in A very hearty 'winner.
The VICH•CHAIRMAM and HUM. 8000ITARY, In 110•
knowledging the honour, said he WAR exceedingly in-
debted for the very kind manner in which the smembly
had drunk his health. The Chairman had el.to
something lie (Mr. Andrews) did not know ...me n•
poesesaed for the last seven years—the pod, of
native modesty which canoed him to omit bistitif. imas
from the het of losses. IR Will not big (Mr: liadrewel
• to profess modesty, and in reply he would is-
extreme pleasure it gave him te enrol Mr.
• the menthe:sip aoadetr, r
Oth• to him for .
etheupt am on the pre..
sent oecislon. 4Applathe.) Kr. "layer had been pleased
to refer to the fact of his being an early supporter of the
association; lie (Mr. Andrew.) could sty that that
gentleman was one of the originators of the institution,
and took • labouring oar in 1840—almost twenty years
ago. A great many changes had taken place since then,
one of which he thought the society might oongratulate
themselves upon. When the society si as started, • very
large coin was given for stook, and onlooking at the sum
now given for stock he found the society did not give
half the amount they formerly gave for stook. The ten-
antry of this neighbourhood, the great supporters of the
moiety, now received a large proportion of the society's
funds as rewards to industrious labourers. The coin.
mittee held that they ought to reward the labourer, while
the nobility and gentry of the county should offer cups
and such things for competition among stock. The
appeal to the gentry lied been nobly responded to, and
today there had been no less than 16 cups offered.
Scarcely any local society could boast of such a number.
(Cheers.) He thought the society was doing very great
benefit. Look at the labourers who attended that day,
their good character and conduct I And see what the
society has also done: his friend Mr. Pope had gone to
the Huyel Agricultural Society, after being fostered
pretty well and started in life by the Dorchester society I
(Applause.) Now, if they sent forth Mr. Smith, Mr.
Wood, or Mr. Harding, the society would become like
the lesser hues to the grand trunk railways, a feeder to
the greet lines. (Applause.) Hence the society should
he nopported by all. He could not say that the duties
of his °Moe were accomplished without trouble, for
nothing in this world worth anything was done withoigt
trouble. He did not say what that trouble was, but
were it not for having so excellent a committee lie &ignored
gentlemen the hon. Sec. would not have the honour of
standing before them to-day. He thanked the coinpany
cordially for the honour done him, aml said that he had
always endeavoured to do his best for the society, and
so long as lie had the honour to continue secretary be
should strive to do his duty. (Loud cheers.) He pro-
posed "The Committee." (The health was drunk
vociferously.)
Mr. EDWARD POPE responded. The reason he had
not exhibited was through nervousness or trepida-
tion at sending to the Chester ',noting ; he went away
and forgot all the partioulang about this little Dorchester
society-10h, Oh ! and laughter) and, though a mein-
her of the committee, he did not like to show stock not
duly entered; but if another year any prizes were offered
for Devon cattle he would put in for all of them.
To CHAIRMAN then gave "Tue Judges," which was
responded to by Mr. WLIIII.III Dunning.
8 r J. Leraearook proposed Mr. Farquharson'e
health, coupling with it the liaise of Mr. Radolyffe and
the fox hounds; and the Chairman announced that Me.
Reddy& was the President for the next year. (Cheers.)
Mr. RADCLYPPIC in reply said the treatment he bad
received from owners and moulders of covers was snob
moo man in England could have expected.
The CHAIRMAN then gave the health of Mr. Edward
Weld, and hoped that that gentleman's father, whose
yacht was to race with others from Cowes to Cherbourg,
would bring back the cup as he had done (ruin so many
former regattas.
The CHAIRMAN afterwarls propcsied "Prosperity to
the Dorchester Agricultural Society, ' hoping that the
success hitherto attending it was but au emblem of its
future prosperity.
The chair was then vacated and the assembly broke
up about half-past 8 o'clock.