The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-09-15 00:00:00

DORORZEITSR.

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A PoneeeST2 WlN.—lifr. W. E. Brymer, M.P.,
bad the
_good link to carry off the Devonshire
Nursery Handicap of &XI cove. at the Derby Sapient.
bee Meeting on Tri&ty with the lint Skelton filly,
about whit* but little appears to be known, this being
the second in which the filly ham been tried.
DORICHNOTRA 80/11001. Of ART. This school will
re-open on Tuesday evening, the 22nd inst., under
the management of the new hsad.master (Mr. W.
Busk, of South Kensington). The day classes
re.saaemble on Wednesday, Ord,
OILS? TRIP TO LONDON. —Mr. J. Hazel., iron.
founder, &a., of High Weet.etrmt, on Thursday
organised a trip to London, either for one or two
days, at a very cheap fare, and the public showed
their appreciation of his enterprise by patronising
the excursion in • very *liberal manner, over 300
going from here, with many more from Wareham
and the Isle of Wight. The South-Western Company,
under the direction of Mr. J. Holliday, made the
most admirable arrangements for the comfort of the
excursionists, who thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
TH Witerzete TIM RRR Viet LRAM: R. —The 48th
anniversary of the Western Temperance Leatree
was celebrated last week at Reading. On 'needs,'
morning the annual conference aesetubled in the new
Town Hall. under the chairmanehip of Mr. George
Curtia, J. P., president. There was a large attendance
of repreeentativee from the affilisted branchee, deputa.
lien' from kindred societies, and metnltere of Om
leastue.—Nr. J. O. Thornton, secretary, read the
moue) report of the Executive Conunattee, which
stated that in all departments the league'. operation*
have been prosecuted with unabated vigour and
increased success. Although originally established
• in the year 1837, it was only in 18.1.4 that the league
was organised on a popular bens; and not until the
conference of 18:ki were the present constitution end
rules adopted. In INGO the number of affiliated
societies VICIA 42; last year at Saliebstry they had the
satisfaction to report Bet societies in affiliatees, which
number has been increased since the last annual con •
Nene. by 39 societiee, now making a total of 427
socirtiea, who have paid not than lON. a. their
subricription during the twelve mouths. These 427
societies are distribukel es follow. : —ln Berks, 9;
Herefordshire, 11; Oxon, 18; Lheset, 19; Monmeuili.
shire, 19; Hants and lisle of Wight, 31; 41;
Deven, 4.4 •, Bliniceistershire, 51 ; Ownwall, el ;
Somerset, 79. South Wale.: Rednorishire, 3; Car.
inarthenshire, 4; Pembrokeshire, 7; Brecinshire, 8;
Gleinorganshire, 17. Total, 427. The system of
diarict agency has now been tried for three years, and
although necessarily wetly, his.. hilly ',deified the
executive ea to it.. utility and importance, and has
raised the hasps. to a lunch higher level than it ever
before nocupied. The dele of £175 reported best cote
ferenee as then due to the treaeir, has now incr.:seed
to 4:101. This ia chiefly attriliated t.. thr large
additional expenditure, ca11...A loy the a,l,.ptian for
three years el the district agency scheme. —Mr..l. T
Brace, treamnir, read the financial statement, which
showed an expenditure, chiefly on agency, of
£2131 is., and a balance due to the treastini if
£404 7a. &I.—The rept-Nis and amounts having leen
adopted, Mr. F. W. .1. Palmer, .1.P., Reading, was
elected preeident for the emitting year. The vie,
president and committee were elected, and it was
decided that the next conference be held 4 Bath.

DORCHESTER, WEYMOUTH, AND CERNE CIS.
MOT ASSOCIATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT
Of THE &maim OF THE LABOUR/NO
CLAMS, _

The annual exhibition was held on Tut**lay at the
COT Exchange, and gave proof that this 1.1 associa.
lion haa lost none of its attractiveness and interoat.
There waa one of the beet displys of vigetablee we
have ever coon in compvLion with the society, and,
considering the abnormally dry coaeon. retleetal great
credit on the exhibitors. The entriee were
and among the exhibits were to be seen some splendid
specimens, especially of potato** and onions. The
show was opem.xl at one "clock, and linu attended
by large numbers of persons.
At two o'cl ick the annual meeting anil prize
tiribution took place, when, in the absence of the pre.
aident for the year (GAimel Nlarehall), Mr. .folin
Myer, M.P., melded. On the platform weir Mr.
X. Is Kindeniley (hon. sec.)--to whom the continual
'ty of the society iv entimly Gdottel
teward, Colonel Itingliam, Rev. Canon Nash (Tol-
puddle), Rev. A. Hill (Preiiton), Rev. C. A. ltideout,
k.e.

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The Cifatatfaa having eapnesed n•gret at the
&homes of their president, oongratitlat.4l them .in
the very magnihc:nt weather they had had tlincogh,
out the past summer. Th., cm, hail Issai gathered
in, he supplant, in ail high, if not a higher, condition
than within their lIICTi try. Th..-ey could not clo Icett"r ;
they could not bu harvested in a better condition than
they had been. But it did not follow tieces•crilY
that it should he quite ei lend a year for gardening,
which was their special business that clay. It was
true their society embraced other matters such cas
netters, school*, work, indeed, alnicect all those in-
(basins' matters which forincsl the province and hue,-
necks ccf the agricultural labourer's daily life. Notwith.
standing the dry season, he thought the exhibition of
vegetablie was very gook There were Yr ... .. potato"s
shown that evade one'c loceith eater to look at, they
• wen• PM I ir. ml and so tine It wa. a gn..tt thing to
have not only is good potmc I but:* large one, especially
if the family wax large -something that Ow children
could come once or twice for -a good dish cut fr..l
and potatoes formed a good part of every i
lllall'il meal whether ho was rich or inice. They all
knew the agricultural labourer was about to
for the first time in the history of this ...entry the
gnat privilege of voting for 1114.111110.1,1 of Parliament.
mi. w*a a great duty, and he had been very miieh
struck with reading the sena+ cif that distinguished
Illall. ill. Amerieari aficinter, at the iii,ling of •
tVorking Thai's chili in the Nlicll cad I' comic-. Ilcit
it might be asiel he feel not Inaba, workiw men below
hilli i Will, Ili` lIIVI wall" of their wic 4•4 111,1. i, And kr,
wag almost going to my if he hail the-
...,.,,f wk, . th,. 1
;Pied winco•ta of the. country with hiciilic• did not ran.
ail II aim old. Ow nolo, hod h.. w... 11,1 I, ,t otyth at lie
did CAC,. alscut the men A 4 Will A . ;dr si,t ilpi icii i•i,
lle did not think it wcoald Is Wit cif p'..e.• if lc • r.. 1•1 a
few ccleervaticets fro.,, the /4111,01 11l Wilii.ll Illi had
referral. The Mall ..alici mach. that ccieveli wis net an
Fawlislianaci. Ile Waa not an old reaservativo like
himself. Perliaps some is• cple rather look,' cut kiiii
with suspicion as an cchl Conservative. There were
men about Iltilll WIC/ dill nld think A C ill••••1•Cli iVii W.ta
• very good sort of man. Well, a Conseilativ.• WA,
at any rate a man who tried to preserve, aye, and to
improve, the ohl inatitiitams of Ragland. :Vow, he
would tell them what this distinguished gentleman,
the American Minister, thought cif c..r nem, ry :,,,,i ~,,
to whether our institutions wen. g..„1 :,•„1 w,„,i, pr...
glorying la Wit. Siaiakillir of the institict i 4.11,1 MCI il.lCial
tainditll /II cif Eagkutil 111 l Mid l " Yon Ilaili liere at
home, iii iciy opinion, gine of the Illi lid Illialdiflll C illin.
tries that the efts shines men -beautiful, happy, and
I.n.sper. tn., V, 111 have as fr.., a C.illatl-V, ill my
cel/meek l all th on ere is the fan. .1 the ccarth.
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•is no country that T k - mid lily,.
travelle,l somewhat in lily time -where the t And
the liberties of every man Anil every woman and ivy
child, from the highest to the low,t, are hetter !HAM-
tailted and I,l44e`cted and Preserved than tlev are in
Kngland." That was his opinion. m,, ti„,.was
something at wriy rate worth maintaining in this
*sultry. If our laws had Ign is to this iseition
and maintaineil tut il il with the conlial s,.il h,,Art,