The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-08-03 00:00:00

RSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1869,

Dosamornit AGRICULTURAL BOCUITY.
The annual •zhaition of this oosietY took Pk" 00
Saturday Let„ in the gab field, when there was as
good a show of stook as any local moldy maid produoe
anywhere. The manias were scarcely so numerous as
last year, hut for quality the ezkihei'th"
never been . So for as the society
is stottearned,Mrsalutsds ere DOW wholly de-
voted to the Imonnipment of labourers and
, abreacts engaged in the maims oompetiona 07the farm,
and the stock pied are provided by varione gentlemen
of the county. The several slued of stock were eon.
veniently arranged in the field, and the judges corn.
teemed their onerous task at an early
.hoot, and were •
long time eageged in awarding the prises.
For the smond year the plate ,f so £lO, offered by
J. Brymer, Req. Inc the best cart ablation, for use in
this nelihhoood, failed to protium any entries. There
was • eepitel Mow of haeks end fillies -no Isle than ten
compile& and Yr. ()sines, of Barton, has the honour
of taking 11r. Williams's 175. Captain Foster had two
oommiteided and Mr. Paull sad Mr. J. Foote bad
each ome o,:emmended. Kr. T. Walden, of Came,
Mr. Gouge, of Watersoe, sod Kr. %occult*
were the other ecenpetitom The prize given by W.
Eliot, Esq., for the cart colts fell lo Mr. Mayo, of Po:-
well, who showed two excellent animals.
The plate offered by the Malec of Dertheater (J. F.
lEsq.), for three beet dairy oows of any
WeM, brosight out two capital lots of milebers, end
Me. J. Meld took the prise with a trio of Devoe
beauties via , "La Favorite,' " Prinooso Mori." ithd
" The Belled Symoedsbury. The other lot In this
class were three Herefords, belonging to Mr. Han* of
From.. The prize for Devon heifer. (Lord Poltimore's)
was competed for by Mr. J. A. Smith and Mr. H• Mayo.
The whole class was commended, and Mr. Smith—
whose list of pried rout pow be 'hood number-
less—won, with a pretty trios one Of whom is
" Fancy," the daughter of a Kora winner. The
Hon. W. H. B. Portman's prise was taken by Mr.
L. Grovea, with a Hereford ball of peat Mize.
Mr. J. Pitfield showed a paned! " Riensior, ' and
Mr. A. J. PitAeld • two:yeer 'Duke of Dorset,"
both the progeny of that fine ball of year. gone by
" Prince Jerome. It would no doubt be an advsntage
to both judges and exhibitors if dames Gould be made
for the different ages did breed'; but this, of mune,
involves additional prized. For Dr. Bisset Hawkins's
plate for three heifers, there was strong competition.
No less than Rix were entered. each lot undoubtedly
pod. Mr. W. Mayo's, of Friar Weddon, were adjudged
best, and to bins the prize was given. Mr. Paul, Mr.
H. Mayo, and Mr. L Groves were the other exhibitors.
Very few pip were shown. but they were • nice
erumenioal good.lookieg lot. Mr. H. Gerdes, of
dreassit, took Lord Dl. 's ei•th. with throe capital
breeding sows, ate of whieh bad slitter of no less than
14 to pall at her. They were of the improved Dorset
breed.
In the classes for Dorset honed sheep, our neighbour
Mr. Henry Mayo, of Coker's Frame, took all the
honours, His 100 Dorset ewes were aa handsome a lot
so could be found anywhere, even in West Dorset; his
20 kuj.moothed ewe., were !quail), good, and mould
not be touched by Mr. T. Con", o hyde, or beaten by
Mr. Smith's; and Mr. Mayo wee equally enooradel
with the two-year old ewes, idthough in this elms be
was pressed by Mr. Hull. of Drees—who we shall probably
hem more of another ',sod he bad also to compete
against Mrs. Hawkins, of Weddon, and Mr. Chick, of
Stratton. In the short-woolled aimed the booed'
were divided Witten 1117. J, C. Paolo and Mr. T. H.
Saunders, Mr. G. Symms& of llonekton exhibiting •
good lot. For South Downs, nothing could touch Itr.
H. Fookes's, and be received both the ram and ewe
Ar_ifel. Mr. 'T. H. Saunders' prise wee woe by Mt. R.
, with a splendid lot of *diver lamb.; and Mr.
T. Saunders won the prize offered by Miners. Venue
and Homer for 20 ',ethers, foci on eoho and eons, • fset
which goes to show what the Wateroombe breed will
attain to when fed.
There was a good enmities* of oonnoimieure in the
show ground during the ofiocncth•
The Judges were- cattle, pigs, and homes, Mr. J.
Forrester, of Brpostone ; Mr. W. Perm, South
Petberton ; end kfr. Spooner, King; sheep, Mr. IW.
Watts, of Littlewood ; Yr. J. Ford, Rushton and Mr.
H. Bone, Avon.
Some of the best things In the yard were shown as
extra stook. These included, Mr. A. J. Pitfield's ram
" Dorset Wonder," which has beaten at slain show the
wonderful sheep with which Mr. H. Mayo took first prima,
the Falmouth exhibition; two rams of the celebrated
Wats:comic dock, sent in by Mr. T. H. Saunders, pre-
senting great size and superb quality; 20 Mayer lambs,
shown by Mr. J. C. Fick., and pronounced by the
Indio', very good; Mr. Fookes's 29 South Down
lambs, highly commended ; Mr. J. C. Foote, 8 rams,
commended; and Mr. J. Glean, 3 Berkshire sows,
eommended.
The annual dinner took place at the King's Arms
hotel, the Lord Rivers presiding, supported by Mr. T.
Floyer, M.P., Mr. C. .7. Hombre, M.P., E. J. Weld,
Req., Captain Foster, G. Warr,. Reg.' R. if. Eliot.
Fp., the Mayor of Dorchester (J. F. Hodges. BMA,
he. G. J. Andrews, Rsq., the hon. mo. of the satiety,
filled the vtes-ohair, and the general oompany included
—Mr. Spooner (Sling), Ilr. G. Symonds, Mr. Councillor
R. Damen, Mr. Nicholay (London), Mr. J. C. Fooks,
Kr. H. Hawkins, Mr. H. Mayo, Mr. K Bannton, Mr.
Forrester, Mr. Hill, Mr. W. Fault, Mr. K. Whittle,
Mr. J. Mayo, Mr. J. C. Chick, Mr. V. B. Watts. Mr.
W. Watts, Kr. J. A. Smith, Mr. T. Homer, Mr. R.
(huge, Mr. W. JlOlOll, Mr. L Groves, jun. Mr. W.
Mayo, init., Mr. J. Chink, Mr. J. Mare (Broadway),
Mr. Harding, Mr. Row, Mr. R. Fooks, Mr. 3. Tett,
Mr. J. Caine., Mr. J. Homer, Mr. T. H. Saunders, Mr.
T. C. &tandem Mr. W. Hull, Mr. W. Chick, Mr' J.
Bytom Mr. R. Smith, Mr. Joseph Saunders, Mr.
Keynes (Whetcombe), Mr. G. W. -Homer, Mr. Parry,
Mr. Denman, Mr. T. Lock. Mr. G. Symonds (Illionckton),
Mr. W. Peron, Mr. T. Chick. Mr. T. Cox (Hyde), Mr.
J. Groves (Weymouth), Mr. Harris (Fromm), kn.
There was no isleigyinan pieient. Remark was made at
the absence of the Rev. E Pears, who has usually
attended this dinner, soil it was said that the rev. gen•
ilea= was occupied at • parochial meeting that evening.
By the time the dinner was concluded, the prize.
winning labourers. who ltsd been provided with • sub-
stantial feast in another apartment, entered the room,
sod, when each had been supplied with a glad of strong
beer,
The Chairman proposed "The health of the Queen."
His lordship was heartily cheered on rising, and the
warmth of the reception accorded him corned to afford
him much gratification. He and but few words in pro-
posing any
,n d oratory—indeed,a c
.n ttdion of htthe atis
labourer,
good will
in.ttedr h rao ele LI: ci:
beret th
in se eo own
inefficiency, end thet he only occupied the poet es ao
in
itooytalhechl.boeeri:gn.Let thialLrinkfoiurg.a.Hnger,Mapijoesuigty'bis.ghealshthee.p
Mr. Andrews, the hou. sec. then delivered the prizes
Mewing, and turnip hoeing we have already published.
We now give the remainder :•••
tom, RDUL—CIas 1. . .

To the labourer In hu•baniry, senant 0111 member or his
widow. oho that ham br on:lit up and maintained the irroated
number of legit/matt ehildren ith the best pr.portion
rZI4 rend. and oho he, retained • good awe...ter. £.2,
eschßartlett, !servant b. Mr. A. J. Pitheld, Hype, 11 children,
a few weeks' relief in confinement
To the labourer in hualonlry. stirred of a member, or Ala
widow, who shall hare worked the greatest number of years in
auccendon ofon the mote loon or with the Name master, such
number of yeasu to be cotlipUtcal 11.131 the LIMO such labourer
attained the age of 16, and •A, has retained a good character,
LI, William thehrod„n the mnice of Mr. R. White, liket
Burton. 53 cam
To the labourer in Mob:miry, not °repealing 50 years of so.
meant .4 • member or lib w plow, who dull have worked 1.11,4.
the MDo farm, or with the WI. 11,1201 r or MIAMI& the created
number of mars In PU4.vomion, such number of year, to he
computed Intl] the time ..-11 lab.unir attained the age of 16.
end who has Trtailled r—ichlracter, LI, Daniel Pitman, in
the service .4 Mr. W. I). Purdah% Chaldon, 33 years 8 months.
To the labourer In hustweirr, not exceeding 357 year• of se.
arrant .4 • member or AU lentos% who shell hare worked the
greeted number .4 years in 18110raftion upon the mine farm, or
with th.... 1" ...fer or metre, such number of years to be
computed from the time such labourer attained the age of 16.
and who Ma retained • r. 4 £l, George lee, In the
Novice of Mr. A. J. Pitlickl, la years 9 months.
To the man-errant, nf. member or his widow, who haa
lived the goatee number of rear. I sum:Edon In one aenice,
with • god character. £l, Henry Pomeroy, In the semioe of
Mr. J. A. [ninth, Ltradford.
To the man-wersant, not eV:O4DM 30 yams of AIL f 4 a mum'
her or hi'wtolow,who ims Used In. greatest number of years In
socceetion In one service, with a good cherseleit, /.3, DONAU.
To the w.f....m0t oft member or hte widow, who has
lived the greeted number 4years In sucesedon In one service,
with I o`.'d rhansotur, ta. Elie Owen, In the service of Mr.
G. Churchill, 9 years 6 menthe
To the woonineervant, tee ereeeding 30 rms. of no.. of a
member Of his widow, who has lived the greaten number of
years Sn euecemion in one .arie., with a good character,
£l, Mary Gibbs, In the sersice of Mr. T. A. Homer, 0 years 10
month.
To the .004•13 (Married or single), servant of • member or his
widow, who shall have worked the 'Fastest number of years in
succemion upon the lame farm, or with the male melee or
mistime. ruc), number of ray, to b. oompot.a Iron, the tines
ouch wow.so attained thl an '416 who has during that time
mashed a ro. al character, thi if married. has brought up her.
children in a reepectable manner, and hag been reed,l if.
times to go uut to work when ....ilea on es to slo, £3,. Mary
lkeley In the merle* of Ile W. 11. Dunnlng, cc
To UN ...OM (married or Mario, nnt.uoedlng 50 years of
age, errant of a member or ho widow, who shall hare worked
the y West number of peon in succeedon maxi the stale Wm,
or with the mom wader or migrate, such number of man to
be computed front the time snob woman attained the age of 16,
who he during that time sustained a good ammeter. and If
I married. has brought of. her children in a reepectable manner.
I and has been ready at all time, to go out to work when called on
eu to do, £3, Ann /Wetland, In the of Mr. V. Lt Welles
25 3ear&

LAU alaanto.
To the Mepherd who 4.11 rear the greatest number of lambe
In proportion to the number of ewes put to the ram (with the
least ken of esres bets.° putting in the ram to the nth Way,
the Was 01 one ewe to be equal to the lose of two lambs) out of
an established Down flock of 8-teeth, Cteeth, and 2-teeth,
,n.l4Ang of 64 6" then MO, which Mall hare been living on
the V4h BOY, Mak or aold before that time to a butcher, tit,
Witham Ibuthrod, In the +write of f4r. B. White, 840 lamb.
from 709 Tres: 26. ewes het

shepherd who shall rear the greeted number of lambs,
In proportion to the ...her of ewes put to the ram (with the
least Ism of moo between putting In the ram to the 25th May,
the lows of ono ewe to be equal to the hes of two lambs) out of
no weeblielkea Went floce of 6-teeth. 4.-teeth, and 2-teeth, con-
sisting of not lem thee 300, which shall hare been 11rIng on the
%tit may, IWO, or mkt before that Ume to a butcher, LI, John
Oliver, In the meretoe of Mr. T. IL Homer, Tolpecldle, 613 kettle
brow 612 ewe!. leee!st het

- thePbeni who ;hall rear the greatest number of lambs
n prop.rtion to the number .4 ewer put to the min (with the.
1...4 low of uwon between putting in the ram to the 2545 Hay,
the haw 14 one ewe to be amid to the loaa of ton, lambi), out of
on
• iiteitibibud bum &et hteeth, 4-teeth, mid 2 teeth. eon-
-04.411L1C of ," l,thmi Utio. which shall have been living on the
20th Mot. 180, beton: that time to Imtcher, la, John
Salley, in the tee, i‘-‘, 01 Mr. J. A. Smith, 613 lambs out of 610
mem, II bait, 346 aold ton Wither.
To the ahaphenl who new the greatest numtwr of lambs,
in proportion to M., number of mm put to the rain (with the
luuutbu. n 4 twon but..." Putting in the nun to the 25th Kay,
the lowi of um wire to be equal to (h,, lom of two lamb.), out of
• entablialied horn flock of &teeth, 4-teeth. and 2-teeth, ...maim.,
log of nut Iwo lbws 300, which thall bare been living on the
2.5 th /tar, 1362, or 046 begom that Ihne to a butcher, £2,
' Them.. .Way. in the 'mule* of Mr. T. Chick, of Stratton, 522
lambs Iron, 430 ram Ilearee 1.4.360 mkt to a Mitchel .
TIIAMIIIIIO.

To the lahourec not resole of a thatcher. oho
~hall hose 11•1114 h thatrilitrg upon a farce for the Itmgest. neei.Kl,
In I,llle la.raon's employ. or on the banie farm. Ct. Thorns,
Courtney, In the curplo) of lir W. Mayo. jun.. wndan„, '
yearn
The Chairman thee proposed "Th. Health of the
La.sters," uyto r few kindly words of eaccursce•
moot to the skilful sad honourable me. who bad won
various prizes. The Metter., gave them • genial sheer,
sad &tor another "elms," they retired.
The loyal and patriotic toasts were then given by the
Chairman.
cupsain Form responded on behalf of tb• Yoomutry.
Gaptain HAxiso »tamed thank' for the volunteers,
Mtetof al* Iwo tfOU tlf4VO 41 Witht tbo valiatiori

hag dime, and wore WM* to do, and dein ingolor la
widish they turned out last weak to loess guar duties
sad drill, and make themselves as disked as possible,
at the camp near Bridport. No lees them az liandred
left their homes and businesses for the eamp, and
although it might be looked upon by many as • holiday
and rJuation from daily toils and duties, he was quite
sure they would think with him that it warn not unat-
tended with souse fatigue and a certain amount of-he
would not say privation, but., at any rate, the giving
up of many little comforts and luxuries they had st
home. The compliment paid the volunteers by the
inspecting °dicer was well deserved, and be was sure
that they and the county would continue to give the
force their hearty support-(hear. hear.) He hoped be
I should have the pleasure of meeting them on another
anniversary, and that he should then be able to congea-
-1 taint. them on a good harvest-(hear, beari-for he
thought no dam of men more than farmers deserved
suomes-(applause.)
The OFILIENCII then gave "The Bishop and Meru
of the Diocese." Hs was sure that he only spoke the
sentiments of everybody present as well as of the whole
county, when he expressed regret at the long-continued
inner of the Bishop -(hear, hear.)
The ClIa1111•11 next proposed "The Lord Lieutenant
and Magistruy of the Coady," coupled with the name
of Mr. R. J. Weld.
Mr. Wax', who was greeted with cheers, thanked
Owns for their kindness in drinking the health of the
magistracy. hut he regretted that his name wan coupled
with the toast -(no, no)-as there were so many present,
and partionlarlp his friend on the right (Mr. Floyer,)
mush better able to return Cheeks-(1r. Floyer : No,
no.) He begged to say thst as magistrates of the °minty
they were always desirous to do their duty in the pori.
tion in which they were placed. If they failed it waa
from error of judgment and not for want of a sincere
desire on all occasions to do their duty and to carry
into effete the laws they had to administer with justice
so far as their ability would allow them; and be thought
he might add with perfect confidence, that they always
felt they were suimorted In serrying out their views by
the county generally, and be begged on the part of the
justices of the county to thank them very math for
their kindness in drinting their bealth...(.oplanse.)
The CHAINJIAII then gave "The health of the "county
end borough members.' It was • very great pleasure
to him to have been so ably supported on that ooms.on
by his bon. friend on his right (Mr. Floyer) in the
arduous duties he bad undertaken. Though they lived
far apart, be knew that nothing took plan affecting the
welfare of the county in which Mr. Fioyer was not to
fore -(applause)-and he had pleasure in associating
the hon. gentleman's name with the toast.-(Three
cheers and "one more" for the borough members).
Ms. Pincus, en° was received pith said
Lod Rivers, Mr. Vice-chairman. and Gentlemeu,-i
beg to thank you, my lord, for the very kind manner
In which you have been pleural to speak of the aor.nty
members, and in particular of my humble services to
the county, and I beg to thank you all gentlemen for
the cordial way in which you have received the toast.
It is, lam happy to say, nothing new to sue to hear the
toast of the county members received with approba-
tion in the county of Dorset Before I had the honour
of being one of the county members, there were good
men and true, who filled that officce, and ever sinew I
on remember the toast of the county members it bas
been received with heart-felt approval. lam sorry to
say that my two are bar from the
scene of action to-day. senior senior member-Mr.
Portman-Is away in the North, and be bag begged me
ho express his regret at not being present; my other
mallugue -Mr. Gerard Sturt-is, where I suppose every
man ought to be, at his post I believe he is still
misting the senate of this great snooty in maturing,
considering, and paining laws for all our good. There-
fore, he is unable to be with us to-day. but lam sore
you will accept she will for the deed, and from the way
in obis& you bus received the toast I am confident
that you bear them every feeling of good will -nippier's.).
When I bed the honour of addressing you last you we
were approaching a general election: the arguing
looked forward 'to it with some degree of confidence,
but others with a certain amount of apprehension.
Twelve months have passed, and we have had some
experience of the new Parliament, elected under the
late Reform Art, with much enlarged constituencies;
and I think myjfiret remark most be-and it has been a
general remark-how much the present Parliament is
like ail those whist' have gone before it-(hear, hear and
laughter). However, if we look rather dotter into it
there are, perhaps, some few marks of character
specially belonging to it. Oge I would mention is, the
remarkable docility with which the two great parties
in the last Parliamentary campaign have followed their
leaders. When the First Minister made his exposition
of the great measure that hes occupied the time of Par-
liament so much, nothing struck me so forcibly as the
entire absence of disagreement and variety of opinion,
which characterised the large body that sat on his (the
Right Hon. W. F. Gladstone's) side of the House ; and I
don't know that It was mush different with thou on the
other side. Well now that may perhaps be explained
by saying that the great measure of the session formed
the staple of discussion at the general e'eat'o a, and that
therefore men on either side of the House went, into
Parliament having pretty well made up their minds as
to what they were going to do; and the First Minister
himself gave as bis reason for adopting the particular
line of Conduct he took that it bad been indicated and
asserted before the conetituncies, and therefere that
line was the one which be must at all events follow-
(a voice: "No, no"). Well now, that is a very good
reason to some extent Every honourable man, whether
a member of Parliament or whatever be is, ought to
keep his promises-(hear, bear)-but I also say this, I
think it would be a bed day for this country if
members of Parlirineot were always sent up to that
august amenably with their hands tied-(hear, hear).
It is now nearly 25 years since you first did me the
honour of rending me to Parliament, and I may say it
has been my good lot, during that long period,
have had • pledge demanded from ore -(hear, hear).
You have done me the great honour-s greater honour
you could not possibly have done me-of sending me to
Pa Bement, saying, We know your opinions-the prin-
cipal broad statement and view of your opinion", we
believe you will honestly Garry them out, and von shall
go up there and consider what is brought forward, beer
the arguments adduced, take them into your judgment
and consideration, and do the best for us; and that I
have endeavoured to do-(applause). It would be a bad
day for this country if members of Parliament were sent
up merely am delegates to carry out opinions formed, it
may be. hastily, or, possibly, by small but busy and
ever.bearing bodies in the community. It would be a
bad day for us if men were sent up is that way, and
were not at liberty to exercise their own judgment, anti
to set upon a fall consideration of all the circumstanoes
and facts that may be laid before them-(hear, hear).
Another characteristic, of this Parliament which has
struck me is-and I hope you will approve it-its
readiness for business. We have occupied our present
house now going on for twenty years, and I think never
before have there been beard so many complaints of t. e
difficulty of securing mats, which shows, at any rate,
there are plenty of members who attend. That I think
is • favourable quality of the new Parliament Another
remark I may make with regard to it-one that is per-
haps not so much in its favour-is, that, although we
bare hal what is called an infusion of new Mehl iod
into Parliament-although It is said to rest on • mach
wider baris-and althonah the members are supposed to
have been recruited from a much larger part of the
population, I don't think, as far as one can judge at
present, that there is any very great addition to the
higher class of statesmen in the House Commons -
(hear, bear). I should perhaps make one exception,
and that Is with regard to a body, not very apt lobe
becalmed in self-usertion-a clam, who, as my lord
said, are generally "ho the fore" on all oocarions-a
body represented here very ably by good friends around
me-I mean the legal body-(hear, hear and laughter).
Two of the ablest men certainly that have come to the
fore this session have been lawyers. The Attorney-
General for Irelandocand the no lees diatioguished and able
man who confronted him on the other side of the table,
and carried on a very fair opposition to him-Dr. 8.%
member for the University of Dublin,are, I consider, two
of the ablest men wbo havoc:owe forward during the last
session. There may be other distinguished men 'till to
come forward-" dowers' not "born to blush unseen."
but to come to distinction another day; but I don't
think any others have come very mesh to the front as
yet Them see a few of the matters with regard to this
new Parliament which have struck me, and I dare my
many of you may have observed other points more in
westing than those I have mentioned. With regard
to our work, no doubt the great question which has
occupied the mind of the country almost to the tido-
rion of everything else for the last sic months. bps al.°
occupied mainly the attention of Parliament; and it
would at first Eight seem that little elm has been done
besides passing the Bill which has now become law with
regard to the Irish Church- You all know well my feel-
ings with regard to that measure. lam not come here
to argue either for It or against It; but this I can
say, that theca is no men on whichever site of the
Hones be may sit-no man who has taken the moat
arctic' part in promoting and curving that Bill
through the legisleture, who wishes more sincerely
than I do that every rood that its promoters have
augured from it may be its efiect, and that
It, may indeed be SIN its promoters have
anticipated it will be, • message of pesos and • Main
of reconciliation, harmony, and may between two
great portions of the sister country of Ireland, between
whom there has existed for a long time too much
'antipathy, and there is no person who would be more
glad to see them united in the bocAs of friendship than
myself -(applause). As regards our own particular
business as farmers Parliament has not been altogether
unsoindfuL It is not long since I had the pleasure of
meeting many of you in • room not for distant (the
Toweball), and there we took • little survey of what
was going on in Parliament. Since then one of the
most important bills at that time under consideration
has pawed through the House of Commons, and is now
Under the consideration of the House of Peers via., the
Bill for the suppresaioa of contagions disuses amongst
cattle. Whatever may have been our wishes with
regard to that Bill, and whether or not we think it
calculated to accomplish all we could bare desired, I
think that in one respect we cannot but look upon it as
a Bill likely to be very useful, and that is, it brings
together in one Act all matters relating to a very im-
portant branch of
ofwa.....mbeesvhilli.o7io.6°inotntrally asPSI
lelieve iutrylomiculralturistLabnledore"isonaecuplrei:pgy
galled, of the Privy Council-instead of having to ran.
sack various
doubt their I
it-sad in tticcc statute- lkil!"born;d:lialaliP7lFtmkb6il;i:m:naulaintmksoeasitaeP""de m;:lamy henta:eautag hint:l46o
in cattle.
different
P•rtieswardtbhaoinpeeprmmktopecwile°4lbelyAtanthitcoinnskit''fimdiotlferr°c:bantlrhedediadffutytwutoot-
direction
look after-so far as we may be able-the interesta of
the agriculturists, thought it would be beat to throw
the burden of proof upon the foreigner, and that he
should be bound to show that the districts from
which he sought to import cattle were free from
all contagious disease. Thom who reprueei the
commercial and manufacturing classes, oa. theother
hand, looked at the subject from a different point of
view, and mil No, we will admit cattle and sheep ai &
general rule, but If it turns out that any place
shown to be infested, then restrictions shall be tee
be
—tePee
thus countries In which each contagious diestee u
vall. That was the distinction of principle upon which
the two parties approached the subject. Tha BM which
resulted Is to • aortal. extent acpppguaslcebetwsep the
t" PrkiliPlail lad he 'WWI it would peeves war.
Mocy Illfdditt. The ambit allki Govermosit•9ll.

,—provide

ranter—who had charge of the Bill, looked upon It
with no little confidence, and I hoard hint my he would
guarantee—l think that was his imprecates —there
would never again be any cattle disease in the enuntry
to the extent it prevailed in Cheshire, and he was TOM
certain that nothing like a ninspeony rate would be
required to for losses by cattle disease. That
appears to be a somewhat sanguine view of the matter,
but it shows the ogiefidenes of the head of the depart-
ment of the Privy Council in the measure, aod as tong
as the present Government is in power. he is likely to
be at the head of all cattle plague legisletion, and it is
satisfactory to know he believes it is now in hia power
to keep oat of the country much a terrible visitation as
that we suffered • few years ago. There is one other
measure I will remotion, because it has been disposed
of since I last addressed you, and • good many of my
friends took such interest in it—l mean the Bill for
establishing County Financial Boards. km you are aware,
It was brought into the House of Commons, but like
many other Bills this session—nod. indeed, every
session —it has met with an untimely fate. That
certainly did not *rise from any opposition it
eaeountered from the side of the House on which I sit,
for it was received with general approval. Some
comments were made on it, and, so farm we were
comperned, there was nothing at all to prevent its
advancing through the dills:eat stages before going to
the House of Lords; but the pressure of public business
was so heavy, and sspeeially in connection with the
greet measure only just passed—that the Government
were obliged to drop it for this session. Mr. Knateh•
bull•Huggeme, who had attune of the Bill, told um that
U the Government had only put it into his bands at
an early period of the session, be believed be should
have been able to sorry it through the House of
Commons. Of course, lam not in • position to judge of
that, but I think in justifiettion of Mr. linatchbuU.
Huggeseo—who I think • very worthy and good man
—it should be said that it wee in oonescosenoe of its
being pot under his charge at to late • period, that it
was 'mac...able, with the pressure of other matters, to
get it through its various stages in time to send it up to
the Lords. I will not trouble you with any further
mention of matters of legislation concocted with sort-
culture. We now have societies which more especially
take notioe of matters of that kind, and they will give
opportunities for disowning any political measures when
It is desirable they should be considered. I will only my
now, as I have often bad the happineve of saying in this
room, that I sot glad to have been present with you to-
day, as on old member of the Dorchester Agri.
cultural Society—One of its original members.
I believe I may my one who laboured hard
In my day with good old friends, many of
whom have now pared away, to eatablish the
ammioty, for it is always a pleasure to me to see this
society thriving and prospering as it does at prompt.
There has been, I believe, • very %eliminatory show. I
don't think it has been quite so large in all its Maws as
we have sometimes seen, but I am informed by those
math more competent to give an opinion on it than I
am, that km quality of the stook, if not the quantity,
Is very good indeed, and that some of the animals were
of a very high dams and character. We havo bad a lorge
number of labourers in this room. That is a depart-
ment of the society's operations in which we all take a
great interest. Nothing is more important than the
provision of good, honest, trustworthy labourers to
work upon our farms -(bear, hear.) I believe that the
prism we give do tend to the making of rood labourers.
It shows them we have an interest in their welfare
-
that we do desire to make • distinction between the
good man and the bad men—it shows that we do take
an interest in their comfort at home, and in seeing their
children well brought up, and in a good honest path of
life, which their fathers have trod before them. Far be
is from me to say I don't desire to me the road of int.
provement—tbe road of raising himself —Mkrm to every
man, aakordins to his abilities—those abilities with
which he has keen blamed by Providence I am glad
to me their abilities brought into fall play, and for
those who show skill and honesty to be rewarded by
rising above the position In which they set out in life.
At the same time we all well know that for the great
mass of the people it is impossible that much material
improvement in their position con take place. In all
classes, the bulk of them must proceed through life very
much in the same position an that in which they start;
and the object of our society is to make that position a
happy one and a respeetable one, and if we do that I
believe there is nothing which we can do to contribute
more to make this country prosperous end to make it
stand firm upon that strong, sound. constitutional
basis upon which it reste—(epplaues.) I cannot sit
down without saying how much we are indebted to the
noble lord for coming to preside over ns to-day—(hear,
hear.) I can assure kiss that if he has the welfare of
thin society at heart—and I believe be has, for be bee
given us a strong assurance of it by • handsome sootri-
bution to our funds—there is no way in which he skald
more contribute to its prosperity than by harlot so
kindly come amoogst no to take the chair on this coos.
sion —(applause.) I bog to thank you all most sineerely
for the honour you have done my hon, colleagues and
myself, and before I sit down, after having said what I
have with regard to Ids lordship, I hope you will allow
me the honour of proposing his health with many theeks
to him for coming •lIIOnOt tll—(cheom
LORD RIV Zany who was at:4l4ly apploided,returned
thanks It was with the greatest diffidence that be
accepted the office al president, forte did not think
he should be "the right man in the right oleos," as he
had never before attempted anything of the sort. He
was much obliged for the kind reception they had
given him, but he felt • little out of his element, not
being • farmer.
Mr. A 11DILSWS, the hon. sec, then distributed the
stook prises as follows :
A Print OF PLATS, r•IlIe £5. offered by the Patron, Lore
Digbv, to the owner of the three best breeding nos, of and
breed, every one of which must have had a litter. and been In
the poesseSot of the owner ix mdoths previous to the Exhibi-
tion, Mr. /I. Gersige. Wrsgall.
A Pleat or Pits. value £5, offered, by the President,
15.r.1 River, to the owner (being the Seeder) of the hest too
Dorset ewes under two years old, ldr. If. Mayo. Coker.' Prime.
A Piers or PLATS, value lA. offered by the High Sheriff of
Dorset. Sir Richard a Gips. Barobet, to the owner (being
the Seeder)of the S:i best South Down Full-mouth ewes, Mr.
Fooks, Whiteehureb.
A Penn or PLATS. value £5, offered by the Mayor of Dor-
chester. John F. Hodges, Ent, to the Meter of the best three
dairy cows. under 7 year% of age, all .1 the sine lined, and
taken &is the same dairy, Mr. J. Pititeld, Symondshury.
A Pisrm or Fl, ore. value £5, offered by the Earl of Wheats,
to the owner (being the breecker) of the beat three south-down
nun, under two years, hr. B. Fookea. Ditto, commended.
A Placa OF PLATS. value ES, offered by Lonl Poltimore, to
the owner (being the breeder) of the thn.e beet pure-bred
Devon heifers, under three years 01.1. Mr. J. A. Smith,
Bradford Peverell ; Mr. H. Mayo commended.
A PM'S or MAW, value LS, offered by the Hon. W. H. B.
port... IL P.. to the owner of the ben bull, of any breed or
sge. Mr, 1,, Grove., melcontbe. PitSelil and Mr. A. J.
Pitfield commended.
A Pisa or Mara value offered by Gerard Stmt. Esq.,
M.P., to the owner fleeing the Weeder) of the beet 20 Donee
full-mouthed ewes, Sr. Henry Ma:o-
- Piece of Ptsre, value g. 5, Jobe Slope?. Eel.
M. I'., to the owner (being the breeder tits beet 20 Borud
ewes, under two years old, Mr. Henry H.; 00.
A Pews or Puss, value XS, offered bi Lieutenant-Colonel
Stull., to the corner (being the breedell of the bed 20
short.troolled ewes, otherwise than horned oY South Down,
under two years old, Mr. J. nolo., Corer Abbess
A MCI or Pis's, value L. 5, offered by Wingfield DilP`Y.
Esq., to the owner (being the breeder) of the had 20 dn. 1'
troolled full-mouthed ewes, Sherwin, than horned or South-
Down, Ir. T. H. Saunders, Wateombe ; Mr. J. C. Fooka 0000
mended.
A Penes or PLATS, value LIO, ogered by John Brymer,
F.sq., to the owner of the beet earl stallion, free from any
hereditary defect, that haa been at the Denies of the Members
of thin Societo during the ~on of 1800, and that has attended
Wechsler during that period not lees than nix timet—No

entry.
A Theca or PLATS vsule £5, cderod by Hastings N.
Middleton, Esq., to the owner (being the breeder) of the beet
20 South Down err. under two year. old, Mr. H. FOAM.
A Piece or PLATS. value 1.5, offered by Herbert William..
Esq.. to the owner of the bast hackney ad or filly, under four
year. old. Mr. ernes, Burton; Captain Rooter (2), and Mr.
Paull, Piddletown, sod Hr. J. rook., commended.
A Pres or Mins value ta, offered by William Eliot, Da.,
to the owner of the bed cart colt or Illy, under throe years
lod, Mr. Mayo, Poxwell.
A POWS or Kam value IA oared by Dr. Brett Hawkins,
to the owner (being the breeder) of the three beet heifer%
under titres years old, of say breed excepting Devon% Mr.
Mayo, FriarWaddon. Mr. Is Grove. highly SMOIMS•10.1.
A Pries or PLAn. value lA. °tiered by Mr. T. 11. Saunders,
to the 0.-res of the beet 10 ehilver lam)" echoes sirs err hired
or purebred of him, Mr. R. Gage, Maroon.
A pre, or neva valeellb, offered by norm Tornio and
Homer, to the owner of the best 20 fat mutton, which hare
been fed on cake sod corn, Mr. T. IL fixtuiders.
" The Mayor and Corporation of Dorchester" was the
next toast.
Mr. J. F. Fiona= responded, expressing the Interest
the Corporation take in the sumo of the agriculturists,
and their desire to do all they sae to promote the coin.
fort and convenience of the farmers.
Mr. Councillor Dung, in response to irresistible
calls, also returned thanks.
The CHAtitHallf then propomd " The suetiessful
competitors."
Mr. H. MATO replied, and remarked on the income-
ing competition to Dorset horned sheep.
Mr. H. FOOKIII said he bad won all be tried for, 111
he did last year. He wished there were more competi-
tion, and froo what be had seen that day be believed
that in • year or two it would be keener with Me South.
Downs in this couty. No doubt the moiety did a
great deal of good, more especially to the labourers, and
whatever happened to It he hoped all the prises for
labourers would be maintained. The Blandford society
this year bad had difficulties to overcome, but he hoped
next year the full amount of prises would be given. To
yam seuessfully they must do all they possibly could
to support their labourers, and he specially pleaded for
the help of the landlords in providing good pottage* for
tham—(applauee). He expressed his gratification at
peeing the noble lord in the *hair. In oonclusion be
said from the manner in which his sheep had sold that
day, and gone to different parts of Dorset, Bomereet.fic ,
and he meeluded that be should have FOOTS trouble to
hold his own ia the next few years than he had hither-
to experienced.
Mr. T. Hammes said be always felt satisfied when
he woo every Prise he showed fop-(laughter)—std he
hoped be should live another year to do the ante--
(hear, bear and laughter).
Mr. F. FOOits wee glad to be able to respond to this
tout.
Mr. R. Gnat and Mr. Lgvt °Kovno also replied.
Mr. H. Footles proposed the health of " The Judges."
sad spoke from his own experience of the difficult
nature of their duties.
Mr, W. Warm in responding, said they had endow.
vowel to give the prises to tbe beet animals.
Mr. Broom also replied. He said there were some
good cattle, and a few nice nap in the show, sad when
that was mid it was all. He was very sorry to find
there was no ooropetition or any show for Mr. Brymer's
prize for • oath stallion, rid he believed this ISIS the
second year it had so happened. But he hoped Mr.
Brymer would continue the prise as a challeoge eriP:
In questions of education they knew it wee often said
payment must be given for results, and they were aware
that they could not get good pupils unless they bad good
schoolmasters. In the same way they could not expect
to have good colts without they had good sires. FlO he
thought there should ,he little more attrition paid. to
the fountain bead, and that the body of agriculturists
in this neighbourhood should take the matter in band.
II Ave or mu were to combine and pat down £lO or 290
each, they might obtain a horse which would be • credit
to the nshhbourbood, and produce, stock they would not
be ashamed to own. U they had been to the %toe"
cheater show aa he had, they would have found that
the men of the north pride tboosisivee in their horses,
and they all knew perfaelly well that it sub no more—
l( so muce—to imp • rad animal as • bed one. They
mud feel that they hod Wen gollty of some Utile dors,
heti°. of duty in not having supplied that want in this
seelihhetilioad• U. hqps4 illoy ol.(06 4ifilllklfin

*see free observations, bemuse he did it with • good in-
tention. He would net add a word reetetini63,tb:
Contagions Cattle Diseeses Bin of which •
had spokes. He was glad to god the Bill had passed
the Commons. bemuse it 'obtained some suallent
Gouges, but, he wee sorry to say that owing to whet be
might cab" steaming se • pat and swallowing a mama,"
on the part of the agrimllinrsl party, they had not in.
sated on a clause which he thought would unosestios.
ably have been supported by the opposite party, viz.,
thee no animal should come out of London alive. Al-
though the other 'Lasses were of great importance,. he
ventured to my that that one clonal was of more vales
thee all the roat—(beer. hear.) On the very tut pees-
Son when the cattle disease incurred in London, sod
150 or 120 cattle were slaughtered, it might have been
prevented by that one dense. Only last week Professor
Simmons told him that clause would have prevented
the disease spreading into the eountry, and he was ex.
oesdingly sorry it bad not beim embodied in the measure,
and he hoped that now, if not too late, one of the Lords
would venture to propose an amendment to that effect
in the Bill. Then was not a single gentleman in that
room who sent an animal to London who ever wished
It to come barn agaiu • and the eery few who did send
hewn there with the intention of their passing into the
provinces were but as • drop is the bucket, so extremely
smell were their numbers, and he thought, on the score
of bumbeity, that whoa animals had travelled from the
north to London that ought to be their loot home, and
that they should not be spin sublets to the miseries of
a railway journey. If the settle plague should again
appear in the coentry be had no doubt it woad some
through London as it did before, and if it were to reach
the south of England they would perhaps hews some
ressoe to regret that so useful • ileum had not been in-
trodwad in the Bill—(bear, hear.)
Mr. Fogithirren also replied.
The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of "Th. Pre-
sident elan for 1969-70. Sir John Illithel"--(spolsese.)
Mr. J. HOMER proposed the health of "The bon.
secretory Kr. G. J. Andrews." making mention of his
valuable sorriest to the soonty—(ohnrs.)
The Matures said he was about to propose the some
toast, and should have had great planate in doing it
(applause.)
ANDIXWII ssid be felt quite retild for any exer•
tions he had made by the kindness had always ex-
perieweed at their hoods. For nearly 25 years he had
occupied that position. It was • long tune to look
forward to, but • very short time to look back upon.
As secretary he most impress on all the member.— that
which he was bound to say they bad always hitherto
acted up to—the payment of their subscriptions—(ms,
beer, and laughter). That was the firat thing; no
society weld go on withoet subscriptions Another
i
thing it wee mponlbie for • society to succeed
without a good working committee, and he was sure
that no society, whether legal, economical, physical,
theological, or any thing else could have • better than
had the Dorchester A griaalara Society. He proposed
"The health of the Committee," and amongst them, be
especially named Mr. .1. Homer. He then spoke in the
highest terms of the feet that this year the members
of the society bad given up the usual premiums for
stook in order that the labourers should not go with-
out their veal prises. He hoped this oaring for the
hornet and praiseworthy labourer would always char-
acterise the society. At the outset of the society the
members themselves received upwards of £lOO as
stock prises: this year they did not have one penny of
the sordety's money. But the noblemen and geotleinee
of the county had generously come forward ant given
more cups for competition than they had bed on any
previous ocession—(hear, bear). lie spoke in high
terms of the kindness of Mr. Myer to the society,
and of the prise offered by the Mayor of Dorchester,
expressing chop. that all future Mayors would follow
so good an example. He hoped the gentlemen of the
county d•d not consider him a hit of a boast, for
asking them .0 constantly to give ceps, but he was
ezesffingly obliged to them all for their kindness and
support of the society. In conclusion be expressed his
neknowledgments for the kindnem ever shown him by
the members.
Mr. HONER replied on behalf of the committee, say-
ing that the hon. sec, did all the work.
"The Masters of Foxhounds" was proposed by Capt.
and one or two other complimentary toast,
brought a pleasant meeting to • close at an early hour.