The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-07-28 00:00:00

) %amerunißAl GA7Errg, TUESDAY. JULY 28,1885

look after the electors of Wert Dorset. whereas h•
had ta look after r i ..... family possibly Mr.
I. before .n, t•• :4fter hoth, Awl t
he we 1:41 base 0W1.iu.0..• derrint a t ••• it
event., the eliairot sail they had proved that the
firiti•a thr fin...t in the world -lapplawie)
the brit:lit 'id ..if the picture. Til. • %%IA
A darr4 I. they had wrde I is tly am! •p it
a vv... derl .1 no .;..1 for nothitl{. Hear, lierr.llie
was sir tial they la tI te•t Tar doe with it yet : for it
was quite poohle hefore lone they ntielat he involved
in a war with Hat.tia. Bin he ...pivotal the RA/00'111*
would find they would very -.lon get the worat of it.
(Hear. heir., With the toaat wc-e coupled the names
najor 111.41.n0, C,.tsin Wilt.. itiarterm t.ter.
.nzertat *fiat, and eyttuarterinarter.Sergeant
B mown. . .

Nlajor 114 in reply. said the Volunteer. 1., Cr
siiioe elm.ye ir 'na, when he had the id•weir• nil t'i •
honour of joining, having now sicied mare than 21
years —(applause)--had endearoured to do their duty.
I)uring the next week they w• old be for inspection at
Stinsford, in the field commonly called the Exhibition
Field ; met ,wf them knew whet.. that waa • and ho
hoped they would all come and 14 V. them and
they lunched et one o'clock. (Laughter and applause.)
(Mr. CHAIPMAN Serienitics remarked he Ma. pleased
to mee the lst Dorset in the ittierti's Sixty the! year.)
Major liodges: Corporal Chick is prtswnt, but he W
not the man, although he generally got the credit for
at. (Laughter.)
. • a . .

Captain %Varna briefly nestmnded.
For the Yeomanry, Ex-4 NLB. BaettruSrespontbal.
and remarked they were much more dficient than
they were IN or SD years ago, and he felt sure that
under Colonel Hanibro there would be nothing want.
(Applaww.)
Trooper Oaken' t•teettlnglte reaped.] as • "full
private ;" but whether full private or not, if Russia
or any other country wished to nave them in the
field they would I. pleaeed to do their duty, and the
Cillier quarter's they were the better, for if he could
'image to get at their noise as well a. be cotild at the
lemon. :I ey would have • tame look out. (Lau
The to eof the dal-, " ri, Wetercombe Flock."
wins prowled by the LH tIIi•AN. This was., he said,
a aubjeet on which one might dilate for an hour, hut
se time prta.eal and is. he knew Mr. Saunders we, of
a inodwo disteetition. they moat wit say us, much
about I . (Laughter.) They knew the Ylaternenbe
Flock sea started nearly AO yeara ago by Mr. Chap-
man Saunders.' father, and it had rate on fl ittriahing
ever 'lima., until it had attained the perfection it had
now, awl which they would lie able to judge if.
It mi..i wit only known threughout the length and
breadth if this country, but throughout the length
and breadth if Europe he might almost any, aevorill
foreign e tintriea having sent OVef ts purchaw. aim. of
tie (Hear, hear.) • r. Chapman Sanndere, he
was efrsid. the same as most of those present,
lo.rrn Isr even thteraht of at the t me the
flo•
ck was sta.x...l. (Mr. PICKARD CAMBRIIP:IC: I Wan
here. (LinTliter.) -The Chairman continued if Mr.
Pickard Cambridge had been a lady he 'cold never
have *on! that. (Much laughter.) Is was quite
refreshing in thew, dart if agricultural 'bats,a,s to ace
aomething connected with awriCulture flourishing like
the Watercombe Flock and M. Sateudee.. (Hear,
hear.) They knew they had had had ae.t....n, and
foreign competent'', and, he thowthe what had been
worse than that, leen.. taxation to hind thetu down.
They had been very like thee animal.s one reid of in
the Ea..% the camel, which it was wild would bear the
heaviest burden.; without a murmur. but which every
now awl then, when it got too heavy a burden,
began to make a little tetiae. So when a little extra
taxation was put on agricultunt they would be
quite ready to do the went% awl they would
be quite justified too. Tney heart sometimes
that a change wan a thing lust W.lO /nap
to do them good. He held a letter in his titl
received by Ile Chapman Sanntler. from Rome dis-
tinguiahed foreMne.-; perhape wen« gentleman preteens
would be able to read it, for he could not—daughter)
--for all he could make out was that the foreigner Wan
going to "buy the Witten-m.ow flock lec.euse he
wiished a change." . Laughter. They had bad a
change in the political atinoisphere, and they hoped
that would do them good. (Hear, hear.) After fur-
ther humoniuts retuarka, the Chairman wiahwl
pnwperity both to %Ir. Saunders and his flock. (The
toa*t Wit 4 very heartily received.)
Hr. CHAPMAN SAUNDERS said the year. went very
quickly by, and many times lie had hail to atand
there and return thanks for that tong. His dock, as
the Chairman had truly said, was eatabliahtel many
year's ax's, and there were very few present who knew
anything &beet it then. He exprea.ed the hope he
would ha' before them on many future occasions a. a
bree ler of the beat chi.. of Hampshire Down .help.
(.tpplanse.) ,No matter what the times might he,
they illicit keep too the beat. There were thow. about
the comitry who knew that he Wan alwaya prepared
to give a good price for thiwnt if they were worth it.
Therefore. he naked them to appreciate Ilia eheep
according to their value, and give hien his value for
t hem. ( Ambiww.)
The " Health of the Founder of the Flock" was
received with three times three, and Kr CHAPM.% N
SAI'MOKIt4 feelingly reaponded.
Mr. C/1.%P11.AN :Let:Nimes next propeeed the " health
of Captain Fyler," who had filled the chair in such
an able manner in the absence of his worthy and
exeellent landlort—Colonel Foster. (Applemee.)
Celeain Fyler wa., 'site of the true good wort, and he
w.e. very h indobtud Co I (or his very great
tininess. in coming there at a comparatively short
notice to preaide at his annual gathering.
The CHAIRMAN briefly rewooded. and pmp teed the
" Health of the Viaitters. They all witsheal 'hr.
Ferquhanion and Mr. B ,nd MUCOO44I, and hoped they
would be the right men in the right place. (Ap•
)—(With the toast were coupled the names of
)Ir. Farquhenvon, Kr, Demme Bond, the Bayer of
1)-nc1ie....ter, and Mr. H. leurdend . . .

Mr. FARQVHARSON said he MIRA Wit going to detain
them for one itiPiLiVIL, for every', de mid told th.qn
ti 111.• Wa, flying, and he was afraid if he made a long
njwoch he nhould find his audience flying a., well.
Laughter.) They knew there were a great many
people who knew very little, but who trlkol and
nit.' very much. about farming matter., and one of
the chief thing. they had to tell them Wax
that the English farmer could never do any.
thing miens he had the bent in the market.
He nhould like to know if they were not all there
that day in order to obtain the bent in the market.
(Hoar hear.) They came there that clay showing
they thoroughly appreciated the time* they lived in. If
their pockets were empty they could not help it, they
must have a ;mod ram for their flocks. (Hear, hear.)
lie conk' only say, considering what bad time. they
were having, he adm;-ed the pluck of the Dursetnhire
farmer in his determination to get the best blood lie
could into his flock, and the bent price possible he
honed next year for hi.. lambs (Applause.) It Man
not often that he had an opportunity of making a
few remark* to A body of agriculturint., but he woiald
Pant venture to my thin They would perhaps
n•momber Lord Beamonnfield once mid that "the
youth of a nation were the guardians. of posterity,'
and now he (the nimakerl WAA going to my that to.
dry in the hand. of the formern did the future of
England rent. (Applaww.) He would not nay a word
of politica, but Liberal or Conservative, whatever they
were, it wan their duty to themnelven, t.i their coun-
try, and peolibly ...teething higher—it wan their duty.
as men, to take care that the ps.ple they employe I
were not led away by fable hope.. • id ham promotes
Hl' did hope, connidering the minis they lived in at
thin moment, they would determine, whatever their
is.litical I pinions might be (and he wan Any.. they
would honestly hold them, Liberal or Caservittivoi
to It their men know their opinions. (Hear, hear.)
If they were Liberals tell them no, and if Connorva.
tiven then tell them no—(applause)—bat he MILA quit
certain of thin there was no farmer in D trnetnhire
who would be so much a stranger to the truth a. to
try and lead his men awry by inducing them to hop.:
that if they voted for on.. party, of the other, they
were going nuddenly to be turned into rich men.
Mr iiionaor Doe') thanked them very much for
oonnocting his name with the t. want of "Th. Vinitors.',
It had been A great pleasure to him to met them
all there that day. He would not detain them long,
lescraine he felt gore they were, on., and all, learnang
with ambition at the prment time to be the owner* of
the.,, splendid rams. Therefore, an WM often said, it
WaY an ill thing to stand between a hungry man and
his dinner, and he felt sure every word he now spoke
came allii4.. (Hear, hear.)
The MAYOR .if Dorchester briefly replied. An
Mayor of a town that was dmply interested ii. agri•
culture, lie could only wish Mr. Chapman lialinders
every 4.lCerm.
The CHAIRMAN gave the health of Mr. T. Ensor.
the auctioneer. ( Applause.) They all knew his
merlin an an auctioneer, and they hoped he would
realio. very high prism that day. (Auplaww.)
Mr. T. ENiOR mid he wan very pleased to come
Isloro them once azain, but he began to think he and
the Watercombe ...lock were getting rather old.
(Lalighter.) He had been there 25 years, and the
Flock had been established upward. .1 60. Th..
Flock had gone am improving year after year, and
the animal. he had to offer that day were mperior to
any he had ever men before. (Hear, hear.)
The company then adjourned to the sale ring
which was mont conveniently fitted up with a stand.
over which was placed an uniting, which provided a
very grateful shelter from the heat. Mr. Ensir,
before nubmtting Lot 1, said the Weteccom(,e rain.
had been no long before them that any remark, from
him could not rain., them in their estimation. He
only had to look around awl see the dintinguinhed
azriwilturints prenent that day, which showed that the ,
sheep he had let them in former year. hail given cat'..-
faction. There wan not a better rentprying flock of
sheep in England oonobining great nix, with the
qualit• ; they munt have if they winkled to got a girl
price for the.- mutton. If they Only bought from a
lunchroom flock, and expected to get something,
they wor'd be greenly deceived. They did not know
what they got, and the more they crossed Lb,. greater
fog they got into, and in the end they had nothing to
show for the,. money.
The letting then conimenced with the two-tooth.,
which wire let an follows :- Lot 1. 107 n., Mr. Con,.Bartlett (l),arwenton) lot 4, 61 '.1.. Steven,.
8(N (Toipudelle) lot In. 7g. Me'
ABlan-blr.j:::tich!Brat.heilksenliglcif:nfel.efill
16, 10ga., Mr. Keytanti(oKionr
7tongs.) ar1i.d.5107.,ce1r3r.b,,t.H27
Mr. Kendall (Went LalwortHi( ; hit la, 9gs.,
110.:Nil,tyr..,3.C.Bari:xt;:11:1afttrt..;leNtEtr;:
11111;:mTra:tkon(
oltis h 32):
'it 26,
H".7lpt.r.tirSe4(6l,l%:ifan;:fr.it.hktH) :elgrlot3,
int g
.:s:r.thr:exiCtireuyne7:67:.
(Tornworthl : lot 43, 13gs. (to be let for a Month), 111 Ir.
lot
Kr. SPrackliwr lot X, 7sgsl Mr. I
Mr.
pserryir..ce ; lot 113, Her 31ajenty the Queen% '
VI; lot 53, Olft. Mr. Stvraii, ; 'fb;
lot fit. 15ga., Her Majesty the Queen ; lot 67, :4(ipa.,
aKiktty.;ttonlot
17gs, Mr. Hooper; lot 85, Inks., Mr. 13nyt (Bland
ford); lot hilt., be let from miptomber Ist), 12ign.,
Mr. Cox-Bartlett ; lot 88, Mg.. Dlr. Hodge (Chesil.
borne) ; lot 91, Gig., Mr, Sanlways ; lot
Mr. Hooper; lot 93, 7ga., Mr. Steve..; lot
99, 3egs., Mx. C. Mayo (Piddlehinton).
The four-tooths realised the following jwirm :--Lot
100, toks., Mr. Friend (Tarr.ant Hinton); lot 101,
rigs., BIG. Vine (Longbredy) •
i lot 102. 7ga., Mr. J.
Mayo (Puswell) ; 10 IA M., Ur. WhI.W ; Lot 104

13g0., Mr. J. Mayo; lot 105, gig,. Mr. Stone : lot
WI, 91g0., Mr. .1. Chilcott lot 107, 101 go. Mr. H.
IMke ; lot 113 Aga., Mr. Rooant 1.1 WI. \f r.
Try: lot 117. N!r. .1. 190.
NI-. C. sp.—.lt 129 1,4 until tt-jitinnbir
M. I inkli.v Ita, *to.. Mr.
W : 1 1 139„ *.t.... Mr. 11.olov ; log 131, hga., Mr.
: It 135, Mr. 11. Santelero : lot 137.
lloto • Mr. 11.olcoo : lot 110, sit... Mr. Tnek : lot 111,
(lhilcott lot 141, 10)g.., Mr. Ituby. A
numb..r ..f ram. were Alan eolol; and 1,1114111.1 gond
price.. The mle throughout an eminently &star
taub.ry oto•