The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-11-18 00:00:00

Paizas.

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CLASS FIRST.—(For men who have hitherto won a
Grit price in this society.)—To the man who shall best
plough half-an-acre of land within a specified time, a
premium of £.3—Charles Garrett, servant to Mr. Shep-
herd, of Southey Farm; to the second beat, El,
Samuel Prior, servant to Mr. Naish, Seavington.
Clams Srootre.--(No man who had previously woe
'first prise fa this society was allowed to com-
pete in tiristlims.)—To the man who shall best plongh
haltemsere of land within a specified time, a pre-
mium of F 3, Thomu Belly, servant to Mr. Welch,
Stoolainoh ; to the second beet, £2, Job Maters,
Intranet to Mr. Hayward, Compton •' to the third best.
Cl 116 a., Joseph Hutchings, surest to Mr, Blake, Bridge
Pam •, to the fourth beat, El, George Ireland, ser-
'PULA to Mr. Blake, Bridge Farm ; to the fifth best,
10s., George Priddle, servant to Mr. Hardwick, West
Lambrook ; to the sixth best, Ts. 64., Edward Garrett,
servant to Mr. Perren, Compton.
CLARA Tirran..—To the boy who shall best plough
hsdf-art-sere of land within a specified time, a pm.
miens of Pi 10s., George Martin, servant to Mr.
Helmilitch, Stratton; to the second best, EL William
Hetehings, servant to Mr. Blake, Bridge Farm; to
the third best, 10s., Edwin d Davy, servant to Mr.
Hodges, South Petherton ; to the fourth best, re.,
Waliam Holly, servant to Mr. Hebdttob, South
Petherton. _

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Two rawer& of one pound each, to two msle
servants of members, who shall have worked the
greatest number of years in succession with the same
master, or oa the same farm, having during that
mriain_retai.enedntatogoa;rd character—First. Joseph
rnJoonstlipsh.
second, Thomas Prior, servant to Mr. Naial, 28 years,
-4 months.

The loeing pnros were also given for the sheep
cheering match in connection with the South
Petherton Agricultural Society, which took place on
the 9th of June last.
CLISB Pram.. —Twelve Competitors.-1 10s, Henry
Tegge ; second, £l, Thomas Palmer; third, 10a,
James Cornelius.

BECOND.—Ttree Competitors. —Pint, £l,
aunnel Davey; second, We., John England.
A dinner was given to all the competitors at the
'Crown Inn, and right heartily did they enjoy them-
selves.

BRISTOL—BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. —There is every TealOn to
believe that Bristol will be the place selected by this
society for its annual meeting in 1864. The Mayor,
Mr. John Lare, has placed himself in communication
the society, and members of the Town Council have
already discussed the preliminaries connected with
with the intended visit. It was determined that the
society's great banquet should be held in the large
Hall of the Volunteer Club, the apartment being
sufficiently spacious to accommodate sena hundred.
'The society will require sixteen acres of land in close
proximity to the city for the exhibition of their
stack, implements, &c., and this space can be easily
obtained, either by temporarily enclosing a portion
of the Downs, or, should this not be considered
rpraeticable, a public spirited citizen has-signified his
intention of placing at the disposal of the com-
mittee, twenty acres of land in the parish of West-
bury, in order to facilitats4he desired object.
MIND TOUR PIRBOIQB AND 70mm—A gentleman
who has a good eye, not only for a oonviet, but for
a person who ought to be a conviot, informs us that
-he has been struck with the number of fellows now
about the streets of this city who are likely to be
experts at housebreaking and robbery generally.
.Our informant, whose idea* on each a subject are
.entitled to the greatest weight, is of opinion that
they are immatations from London, scared away
from that city by the increased activity of the
London police. They are, he is certain, members
.of the criminal class; and such being the ease, it is
clearly the duty of the public to be doubly on their
guard, and to adopt all defensive measures possible
against the operations of these very unwelcome
atrangere

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THE Ticrairr-or•Leavie SYSTEM.—The gentlemen
•who were appointed. ate meeting at the Red Lodge
-on Friday evening, to promote the establishment of
an association for taking steps to obtain the adoption
by the Government of some measure for dealing
with criminals in lieu of the present most unsatis.
factory administration of the ticket-of.leave system
in England, assembled on Friday morning at Mr.
Commissioner Hill's room in the Court of Bank.
ruptcy and formed themselves into an association
far that purpose. We understand that a state-
mient will forthwith be prepared, and circulated in
'Bristol, Bath, Gloucester, Taunton, and the neigh.
:bouring districts, setting forth concisely the
present condition of the ticket-of-leave system in
England and in Ireland, and inviting suggestions and
•co-operation.
CROSCOMBE.—Wno's THE GUARDIAN ?-At
the audit of Jahn Seagram. Esq., held at the Board
Room of the Shepton Mallet Union on Friday, the
7th inst., for passing the soonesta of the parishes
-comprised within the said Union, Messrs. Rung
and Gene appealed against certein items amounting
te £8 is. 7d. charged in the relieving officer's
account to their parish, arising partly from relief
-sanctioned by their guardian to persons not living
in, nor belonging to their pariah, and partly from
relief given to persona not removable te their pariah,
according to the provisions of the 24th and 25th
Victoria, e. 54 and 55. The auditor, after hearing
statementa from the appellants, in opposition to the
retaining the said itema, ordered the full amount to
dietransferred from their pariah account.