The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-06-11 00:00:00

RINGWOOD.

New Comr•Sgen•tros —CM Thursday lamt the
foundation stone of • new building intended to be
red r a oorncetobange and town-hall, was laid in
Rinerccd by Mrs. osnt of Brockenhunt Park. The
site is conveniently situated a short distance beyond
the old Town-hall, which though ample, perhaps, in
Its dimensions for the trade of the town, wan regarded
as not only unsightly but very inconvenient, and Mr.
If mat, as the lord of the manor, has liberally come
forward to ergot a more suitable building at his own
expense. The entire depth of the new building will
be 10(Ift. fin., wide. The oorti-exchange will be on
the pound Boor, and will be well lighted on either
aide. The frost to the lltl
High street will be three
stories hieh,, and will y be let off as
business oMoes to the gentleman of the town requir-
ing such accommodation. The style of archetteture
will be that of the Netherlands, combined with that
adopted in gland in Queen Anne's time.

Wail ANTI WEST or Exot,Aso worry.

Yesterdey the second Meeting In the oily of lidiebury
of the Bath nnel Wall of England Satiety for the
eneourariment of agriculture, luta, niannfactures and
immaterial, commenced under favotir.ble •ustriceil.
Notwithstanding the evil auguries of threa who
objected to the exhibition being held for two years in
an.reamon in the :tame plane, Anti the loss of the antied-
p.ted aitraation of a Gallia show, through the fear.
/Adak still ..at consigning the tattle plague), f witch
we have heard so mash yet know en little), the rlo.w
dr! 1,4 good as that of Lod, year. though not quits
erg.;▪ l alid it the weather continue fine, as it seems
likely it will, !Mini is every prokability of the meeting
being financially suatkoefel. The sirow-youd is the
tams a; that used last year, and we batiste that most
of the 'bedding has been left standing Opel It thine
that time. It is knows as " the Butts," is 28 scree in
extent, sad is situated at the top of Castle-street.
the show of sheep, which is, In the &bones of cattle.
the lading fatter* of the exhibition, is uncommonly
Cl;and the leading 'lassos are well represented. Tb•
alithr is not so estmesive as In 1806, ist eon.
sequoia of the Pirintagbista aseedeg. Of poultry there
is a vent large and ettraetivai leoMoo. The bort'.
mature' department oontalos a magnificent display of
flowers, Winding some choice speehnens sent by lady
Herbert, Lady Aabbertoe, Sir Frederiek Bathurst,
Bert, the Rev. W. P. Pigott, and other well-known
growers in the district The arts exhibition possesses
features of great interest, including as eteeedingly
interesting sollestion of Bohemian glees, the produc-
tion of an art which had quite fallen into deeadence,
bet which has recently been most sesessidelly revived by
Dr. gavial* who exhibits numerous spesinseee ache
Is also deing glib. Paris 'lnhibition. The aragentiee
CI the Booth Renaltaten Harm have this year
granted the society the eseepeional privilege of having
a snesial loch eolteettou„ chosen en as to represent
1111110%111 demtrithenta f arts and by speeiseens which
were not shown at niliinl last year. Th. machinery
anti implement departSuel is not quite so large as In
1806, neither could it be espected It tumid be go, el
it is a grand duality. and exhibits the remarkable
strides which are year by year being made in the
&dentine of power other than physical in performing
the varied requirements of egrimilture, and In miablite
/armees to have the admustage of ibilatest scientifie
improvements. There are about thirty ateeniangines
In motion.

THe IlerigtrfOlt or Tee Bomore.
Last year, in consensenes of mime unammentable
erothbet of the thee Mayor. there was a total absence
of enythinv Bite • &vie demonstration In honour of the
seriety, to the ititenie ehagriti of many of the citizens,
whie't wee puhlicly manifetlerd by • "mock promotion"
Ii ridicule of he local antliority. That this year.
brindle, the prls.cr.al magistrate of tile city (Dr. Lush)
Is a ratleman when* eysipithies are more In unison
with those of his fellow townsmen, and trot:flit* ilret
1,. took en melee t art is the movement for givingf the
reclety an entlimiastie rompeioe. A load econerittee
.16. formed to Need sebeenptions for the puiewm.
and • nnoeffy ram was raised to decorate the principal
streets, to hare Me seniors of bands of musie to play
each evening, and ID ptoWde pit ettenvive di.play of
fireworks by Mr. C. Brocb, the eryirtal palace pyro-
Maoist. It was Judiciously arninged that the adorn.
guest of these...mistreats should be under the dfreetion
of different gentlemen, which moored greater diversity
thee would otherwise have been obtained, and provoked
nmeh friendly rivalry in the matter of tilde.
Bettering the town from the railway station,
slier passing various lines of gsy streamers
throve heroes the Oreg.., and several houses whose
fronts wen embellished with stremery, we arrive at the
Bret official dreoration in Ifitherton. It was • large
triumphal arch of great height and • noble open, from
either side of which and from the centre sprang • flag-
staff, on which was displayed • Beg, and festoons of
greenery were serried across the whole width of the
arch. The mottoes on either side were "Speed the
plough" and "Welcome," with painted Nutrition, of
subjects etionarted with agriculture. Across Castle-
street there wee a massive triple arch, each division of
which was 'unwonted by • number of Saes arranged
Inn like; the mottoes were " Pethe and Plenty" with a
bone painting of • steam engine. and "Plenty and
Fuses, " with the Royal arm.. This use under the
superintendeme of Mr. B. H. Permits. Tim market
place was talented on two sides with& line of isotopes,
supported on high poles, hose each of which waved •
streamer. The pillars droet of the Town-
hall were wreathed wi greens, le
with artlfisdal lower,, sad y we. es
with • clatter uf lags of warless colours, supported on
on either vide with evergrems. Them deco.ations
were seperintsded by Me F. A. Blake. The greatest
novelty was that emoted wieder the direction of Mr.
Toomer, and Mr. Roe, upholsterer medsclegorater, fr.,tn
Catherinewtrest to puma-street. It try • light grant-
fel arch of one Nimmons span, bittlemeeted at the top,
and having as • centre piece." Summer to the miciety."
surrounded with flags, and on the reveres side " A
hearty welcome," with claimed bands unlerneatb.
This was the gum of the official decorations, but there
I were several embellishments of a minor character in
I variou, parte of the city, the moot notsble being a
I transparency stretched across Catherine-street, bi Mr
Roe. gpholsterer, consisting of a centre piece, represeet-
log Pmee, with the Prince and Princes. of Wales on one
side, and on the other the grower Napo'em, and the
g•L'"" E"enie,
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underneath
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of t • society, "Agriculture end erommeree : work sod
learn." The design wet surrounded with an edging of
evergreen., supported right and left with bseeerMs. I