The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-12-11 00:00:00

11, 1877.

M. Friend, Tarrant Hinton; highly commended, Mr. T. ; TERRIBLY PIOUS.
C.Flaanaunsrode—nann, 'IA Mr. E. Cl. Legg, Coombe Down; stlrraPentenTnromffe*riinthe
LI. Mr. E. ff. Legs. &wit ewes £55, My. E. G. Logic in a pi,. f stuffy. D the pious fungi. exact less ;nod:
£2. Mr. J. T. gammon, Houn,i'sts,no. Roe, lambs, £2. aro young in,n admitted waft greater freedom, Is the*
Mr. E. O. Legg. Pen of chilver Limbs, Mr. T. S. foot more coponi., it any washing done it home, do. aka
Corps, Proton. nun•rens ansi4 in the cleming, doe, the master never
Fir the best cart stalliliTun Rifo'r azrieultiiral pur Poor.. I,Cl.l.'"lefUhrgril'pl'plee.Clrnuistr goat; like charity cunereamolt.
the underdone mutt.
which shall have regularly attowleil in Yeovil diming the Rude of sins, and d see away OM the newasity fie the ,
past season, £3, Mr. W. Hill, Minimal., Farm, Wells. mildest modicum of dissipation. Pious cooks will make
Cart stallion not exceeding three yews old, £2. Mr. H. away with tbe dripping or secure unconscionable
BrwilaYs Socks Cart mare an.? foal, £3, Mi.. 11. R. Brook. perquisites; pious butlers have been found drunk with
Cart colt not exceeding throe r*Fo.,* ow, £2. Mr. Everefl, their muter.' wine: and pious bankers have been detected
Curry Rivet Hackney or hunter not exceeding six years in gigantic frauds. Piety, therefore, is sometimee
old, Mr. Collins. Stockbridge. compatible with undue appeciation of the goods of this
Puts. wirld--or, in other words with dishonesty.
Boar, £2. Mr. It M. 1...2 002* Mr. N. lteniaflrll. Mo. Pious people invariably are biassed with a comfortable
ienniba. Breeding sow, .C 2 Mr. N. Benjafield ; lOs, Mr. sense of their own excellences. If an unfortunate man
John Ashford; commended. Mr. H. M. Lang. gets into difficulties lott.l his family run the risk of stars.
Roars. ing, it is because he was not of the holy army of plou ; if
SOBDR2I.—Best five wren of Sutton's Champion Sweass, he low the nearest and dearest to him, it is a .ludgment of
Li ss, given by Metiers. Sutton awl Sons, Reading—Mr. Providence on MN sins if he be struck down by illness, or
Robert Brook, V tons 5 cert. 2 qr, 21 the. per acre; Mr. others.er deprived of comfort and happiness, it is the
.23 tons II cwt. I qr. 20 : Professor Buck loan, curse that must be borne by the wicked. From the safe
_..ford, 17 tons le cwt. 3 qrs. 12 the. Beet three 1.2.4 OI shelter of their own prespenty the pious MD afford to
swedes, grown from seed, supplied by Mr. E. Hellier, moralise over the week and erring exposed to the pitiless
Yeovil, who gave the prize, .C 3 3m—Mr. Corpe, ?:1 tons blasts of sorrow and advereity, or the perishing fangs of
II cwt. 1 qr. 20 lbs. per acre
_Sir. John Brook, 20 tone poverty. For, curiously enough, with piety then Doi
4 cwt. I qr. I the, per acre; Mr. Robert Brook. it tons generally a smug smoothness of my circumstanms that
I cwt. U qr. 11 D. per acre. tides such members calmly over tits shoots and current.
51•Yaoto.—Best three SeTelk grown from seed anpplied of life. If it is good to be pious, it te decidedly, AB a rule,
by Mr. Helliar, .C.l 3s, given by Mr. Helliar. —Mr. C. Hard- for those of a certain elms of nature, pleasant al..
Montacute, 41 tonsil cwt. 1 qr. 21) lbs. ; per ~.ere; Mr. Orthodoxy is my dm, and heterodoxy Is every one else's
Brake, Highlease Farm, 40 tons 4 cwt. 'qr. 4 Pe. ; Mr. dozy. The truly pions bug themselves in the belief that
Corp., Preston, lig tons 15 rot. 2 qrs. 24 lbs. ; Mr. John they are not aa others are, and thank Heaven accordingly.
Brook, Preston. 31 tons g cwt. 2 ors g One of the great features of the pious persons's creed is the
The annual dinner wet held at the Three Chmighe, unmitigated blessing of belonging to the minority. There
under the genial preeidencv if Admiral Hickley, there is also • partied.. indulgence largely enjoyed by the pious,
b•and that is the admixture of scandal in ordinary conver-
eing alio present Major l'aget, NI. P. In the c 011..,
tion. It is right and refreshing to anitnwlvert on others'
of the evening, Major Num in reply to the toast of "i
iniquitea an,! ~hoeteemings, and give • pueullar zest to the
the county members, delivered a lengthly apeech on oth d m erwise ry ount my of every-day duties. Pious
home politics. people cannot understand temptation, fir they have
never been tempted: to betray one a principles from' over.
whelining love for another, to follow weakness in chastises
went, (ruin misguided affection to .hield another at the
price of one's own good repute—the.e are anomalies
imposnible for piety to fathom The straight brood line of
duty lien so clearly before them that mystical vasurjee
no to them incomprehensible. They have to room for
poetry, no room tor imagination, in their insuned-out
conventionality: hearts must not heat or burn or struggle,
courage must not flag, nor the beckoning* of nature allure:
it is as easy to be good, in their sense of the word, u
wicked.
The truth in, piety is not religion ; and chiefly from
this difference, that in piety there is no heart. Real
religion feeds deeply, and consequently sympathises
deeply. The piety of society never feels at all. It
eschews feeling B. the elder Mill did sentiment, and
feasts on the sense of its own worthiness. Consequently
pity le . aben to it as love. Piety does not concern itself
with the sorrows of the erring; it i.e. enough to do to pat
the Virtuous on the back. It can never heal the breaches
or minister to the woes of society, for it is a narrow and
vindietive partisan. Thus it is in all things, from the
rob bling of a shoe to the government of • nation, the
pious alone consider themselves competent t I judge the
oaenteio.nis.onti othersv,.
a. Tahnedgtmo r:
or
fo gttth septile too
t,u
stnaa tel s phr
to everyoften
selfishness and hardness : but they mind be served, or we
are morally ostracits.l by their devotees. Even the
eharity of the pions ii doltet out with • savouring of acrid
diepleasure that nerves to make the bread hitter in the
mouth of the recipient. .e hula the jiidgment of the. good
people is invariably tincturedby their peculiar inclinations.
It is doubtful whether the salvation of souls is secured toy
these great professore of piety it is certain that the
happiness of families awl of the world at large is not
increased by them. Out any one ever look with other
than disgust on the Pattern pious child. who only smiles
with the corners of his mouth, never does anything
wrong, never enjoys the nun and the flowers and the
bright blue sky unrro-rvesily am other young, things do,
who talks miich of sin and Satan and the temptations
of the worth ? Truly [lin., who thus pervert the beauty
and innocent sweetness of childhood have well deserved
the epithet of the terribly pious.—Werid

Corpe,
Brsdfr

SHERBORNE CATTLE SHOW.

The annual show of stock in connection with the
Sherbnrne Agricultural Society took plat* on Thure-
day, and was very suet:maul. Some twf the animals
shown were in splendid condition. Mr. John Brook
was first in the Shorthorn class, carrying if two first
prizes ; while Mr. Coate, of Hammoon, who won
laurels at Sturmin•ter the previous day, carried off the
first prizo for hie splendid fat oz. Mr. Collin+.
Stockbridge, with a beautiful cheetnut horse, took
first prize, as he did aim, at Sturminster the day
before, and at Yeovil the day after. Mr. .1. Friend,
Tarrant Hinton, tool second ; but hie right to the
prize was di:quilted, as his horse was over age.
The indgen were- - Mr. C. Flower, of Blandford ;
Mr. V. Warren, Childs Okeford ; Mr. H. Mayo,
Coker's Frnome ; and Mr. Fearer, queen Camel; and
their awards were as follow :

PRIZE LIST.

.—.--.,..
BREEDING AND STORK STOCK.—To the owner of the
hest purr-tired hell of any age—lA given by G. D.
Wingfield Digby, Esq.. Mr. J. S. Bolt, Taunton; £2, Mr.
W. Haider, Stourton Caundle. To the owner of the best
dairy row (to have been milked through the smumor. and
now in calf. or with a ralo-45, given by Sir W. Coles
Medlycott, Wirt., Mr. .1. S. Bull, Taunton; £2. Mr. W.
Symos, Yeovil Marsh ; highly commended, Mr. J. Brook,
Preston. To the owner, being the brooder, of the best
pair of two-year-old stork heifers, In calf or in inilk—£3,
given by the Hon. W. H. B. Portman, Mr. .1. Brook,
Preston ; £l, Mr. It. Corry, Cdannton ; highly commended,
Mr. R. Dsvis, Horsincton. To the owner, being the
breeder, of the best pair of one-year-old stock heifers, £2,
, given by the Hon. W. H. B. Portman, Ml', Mr. J.
Brook, Preston ; £l, Mr. K. Benjatield, Stalbridge. To
the owner, being the breeder, of the nine best clown stock
ewes (three two-teeth, three four-teeth, an.l three six-
teeth), Li, given by John Good.len, Frig., Mr. Friend,
Hinton: £2, Mr. G. W. Homer, Athelhampton ; highly
commended. Mr. Saunders, Waterromhe. To the owner,
being the breeder, of the nine hest horn stork ewes (three
two-teeth, three frinr.teeth. and thnre six teeth), £5,
riven by the Hon. E. H. T. Digby, M.P., Mr. E. G. Legg,
Coombe, Beaminstor ; SI, Mr. J. Sampson. Houndstone ;
highly commended, Mr. Corp, Preston. To the owner,
bring the breeder, of the 10 best Down chilver lambs, £2,
Mr. Friend, Hinton: highly commended, Mr. Saunders.
To the owner of the best Down ram of any age. Li
(given by Sir Richard Glyn), Mr. G. W. Homer. Athel-
hanipton (given by Sir It. Glyn). Mr. Chapman
Saundors. Rest boar, LI, Mr. TAng, Ilatubridge £l.
Mr. N. Benjatield, Motromles. Best sow, that has pro-
duced ono or more litters, and is kept for breeding. £2.
Mr. N. itenisfielil. Motenrnhe; £l, Mr. N. Benjari..l.l.
Three bent elts, in farrow, LI, Mr. Benjatield ; highly
commended, Mr. Conic. Sherhorne.

A CURIOUS UASZ.—At Mi.blleilez Sessions John Williams.
54 describing himself as a hawker, was indicted for
with menaces, demanding of Sta.! Savory the coin of Is.
with intent to steal the same.—lt appeared that on the
2Sth of November sumt twenty yonng ladies from •
school with their governess were walking near the Regent's
Park, when Olin of these, named Savory, was accosted by
the prisoner, who showed her *Hue trained pictures, and
he paid that they were a halfpenny each. She selected
four, and she gave him 21 He then said that they were
214. each., and she replied that he had said that they
were only • halfpenny each, and gave him back the
pictures. He refused them. and said that she must give
him 3c,, and used the most foul aud abusive Language
her, and stool in front ,d her to prevent her from
passing. AILA she became alarmed at these threats, she
give him the money he asked for, and he went away.
Mr. Serjeant Coo sentinel him to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for six mouths.
THROAT IRRITATION. —Soreness mil dryness, tickling
and irritation, inducing coup and affecting the voice,
For these symptoms use koips's Glycerine Jujubes.
Only in boxes ta and Is., labelled "Jame.' Er1.,4 and
Co., Homeopathic Chemists. 45, Threadneedle-street,
and 170, Piccadilly, Leindon."—Eppe's Homeopathic
Medicines are sold by DORM!, WATTR, and Hove,
Dorchester.

KR. S. JACKSON,
ARCIIITErY AND SURVEYOR,

ESTATE MART, VALUER, &c.,