The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-11-07 00:00:00

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to pay the expellees of any g—entletuati who mtg.
p'y with their request he give a lecture before the u
for It would be a rather 000 l thing to ask gentlest.,
j who were 100 or 200 miles away to do that, if they were
not disposed to reimburse them for the tautly .tliey,
thereby incurred. He thought that the £1.3 or se
, hod in hand mould not be applied to a better pr
I(Meer, him 4 He proposed that the subj.ot for :
idon at their next tneetiog be "The tattle Pliant t so.
the rules drawn up for the formation of a Mutual
Amirante Society.'
Mr. DAlleit)seconied the proposition, and said he felt
that the inquiry respecting the cattle ',lagers had not as
yet been carried out in the right way for discovering
what it, really is. The disease was making fearful'
rategea, and was increasingly fatal, He saw by the
publtsLed returns, that during the last week for whisdre,
statistics were given, there were 670 sauce more &Ivan lb,
the pneettng week, and he thought that they mead
not do better than to di cuss that aubjeot, and keep it
prominently before the public.
Mr. G. W. fluutit said he b lieved the ostler:at( us
na., that the cost of euploying veterinary nu goo&
hithr rto in treating cattle suffering from the dims. ~.-..,,,
greater than tho value of all the cattle saved. ' ' •' "
Mr. J. F. FIUDG B ail ho was glad to not Met I; lb!
the South. Western dusting there there Wm, ices of Ohki it.
than in any other,
Mr. J. Hotilite said be perfectly agreed witV the
Vice-Chairman it; HI hkin g that the subject of the tattle.
plague might be dim-towel by the club with very great
advehtage. Through it the rules drama up for the fdri,
mation or an ea tannoie society wont t be better indef.:l
stb,d by the members of the club, and by MIL,
eminiunnitf at leer. ' He snggeeted that Mr. GengiV
istrodnee the subject, saying it could not he p'aced in
better hands. (fleer, hear.) If that were dons, the oils** '
. teemters of th.• *Mb would have an opportunity of ex-
presa•nx their Miami on the subj, at.
The CU kIRX kS mid he perfectly arnmNi with the pie-
clinic speakers as to the Importanoti of the consideration
of tie tattle plague. and a diacu-sion of the rules which
had been fronted for estelliehing • Mutual Assurance
,Ideo:ety. No Bison Mon of those rat, a had takrn lime
in Coin nil! tee, bet:anima t the meetings of tliat body , for in
'stases, for the purpose of promoting means for checking
the dimes., or for the relief of suderers, they had wither
time nor opp'rtunity to go into a regular dimussion of
'the rules propounded.
i The moti in was then submitted to the meeting, and
carried unanimously.
' The Vltm.Cuatituou *tressed his willingness to
brig the subject Lel ,re the Mob in • brief loran, and
i•optggeded that it would be advantageous if all the
, papets read in introducing discussions were as short as
' possible, lweasse the pith of Mei subject was brought
out by the dimaumion. (Hear, hear.)

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Mr. G. W. HOXIta suagnated that as Mr. A. .7.
Smith had of late Lied much caparisons in Wain mild.
ration, probably that would be au intereiring subject
for oonsideration at a future day. (Sear, hear). •
The CHAIRMAN intiulaaul ha inteution of writing to
Mr. Everett, to ;request him to lecture to them, awl
said he aupp and tm.t if a member of the club were
appointed te introduce a subject at a time when it was
convenient hr Mr. Everett to conie, it. would not cOa•
alder html slighted by being superseded by Mr.
Everett. [The members praient all joined in sating
" Certainly not.")
Mr. W. Oabrri said be had pleasure in seconding
Ova plopmition that Mr. A. J. Smith be requested to
detal to them his experience in steam c.iiiiratioit.
Several of their members—Mr. Duke and others—bad
had some experience in that matter.
Mr. SMITH declined to road a paper on the subject at
present, as be felt that as yet he could sot speak on the
! subject with any degree of cm taiuty.
Mr. J. Wallin : What we want to learn heills•
expense attending it.
The CHAIRMAN: You can speak of the exp.-al
far. as it goes.

Mr. Sitru evidently lied a lively knowledge of the
expense be has incurred by it, but begthd to decline for
the present giving his opinion on the matter.
The Vics-Cgaregiu remarked that Mr. Damen had
suggested the name of • gentleman as a lecturer who had
had great experience in the employment of steam power
for various agricultural purposes, including threshing,
grinding, chaff-cutting, and ploughiog—he meant Mr.
Savage, who formerly lived at Came. He was a genii , -
man eh° had gone into the matter thoroughly.
(Hear, hear.)
It was resolved that the secretary write officially to
request Mr. Savage to bring the ',abject. qt tims employ-
ment of steam power in agrieulturat apiesikao before
the *lab; sad is wea,ungamted that merm=likro Per*
socially knew Mr. Savage . should 11110
gentlemen with the-sdpbs elsjcet.
Mr. .T."'P. Horibms proposed a vote of thanks to the
pre's:dent for his inaugural address, remarking on the
good taste and judgment Mr. Wood had shown in treat-
ing the various object's he had brought to their notice.
Mr. SrlosTo stmooded *tie motion, and It was unani-
measly and herretily am-eel to.
Mr. ANDR4I9B said he did not like to forget old
friends, and thought they ought to express their thank.
fulness that their old tried friend, Mr. Jam, Harding,
WWI in a better state of health, and a hope that during !
the present se Mon they might have the pleasure of
seeing him again occupy the vice•ehair. (Hear, thew.)
Theelnb warmly endorsed the sentitne..a of Mr.
Andrews, and Mr. J. Homer and the Chairman expressed
their cordial concurrence with hem. _ .

The Citareitme thanked the meeting for the ldnd
manner in which they had listened to his addreis, and
lon the vote of thanks they bad accorded him.
This concluded the formal be:rine:it of the meeting.

' • WAREHAM
LABOIJIIIIB' TRIER]) SOCIETY.
The annual dirnif in caenexion with the Wareham
Labourers' Friend Society came off on Thurs.lay last.
The labourers, 35 in number, Who had gainrilifrises
during the year in the several elegies, were ad at
the Bear Hotel, under the presidency of J. H. slcraft,
Req. and the vice pre.itency of W. C. Lacy, Esq., the
secretary. A very excellent dinner was placed before
them by Mr. Bette, the landlord, to which they all did
ample justice, efter which Mr. Waren in addrewdot
theratecleirwt444.4 "" vrillr_ 'awn
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i tribe the prises. .
The members and their frieads dined ai .
Hotel. The repast was served up by Mr. Yeareley in
excellent style. It consisted of all the dainties of the
Brasov, and the wines were good. The chair was taken
by ;7. H. esters( t, Req., and the vise-chair jiy Mr.
Reader. The company, we regret to say, was limited.
Among those present were E. J. Weld, Esq., the Rev.
Owen Mansell, the Bev. Prebendary Road. F. FdliSer._
Esq., (Mayor of Wareham,) t, J. Beta, Esq., C. Filliter,
Esq., W; C; Lacey, Eel; R. White, Eire., and Messrs.
J. Mead; C. tank sent, Jun, ones, squirea, Gar-
land, Gower, R. Damen, Beats, Lo Jader, Davis, Bahian,
Randall, Oakley, Ellis, Vir. Marks, tro.
On the removal of the cloth the CHAIRMAN propesed
the health of the Queen, followed by that of the Prime
and Princess of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Fam.ly.
The CHAIRMAN next gave waccesa to the Army,
Navy, Militia, Yeomanry, and Rifle Voltureere, all of
whom were united, as Englishmen ought to.be anited,Sa
the one common purpose of protecting their own
country and not for the aggression of any other country.
(Applanee,)
Mr. Sergeant RANDALL, of the 'Wareham Volnateer
orps acknowledged the eompliment.
The CHAIRMAN said the secretary had got a large
number of letters of apology from gentletnen whom
they had hoped to we there. Mr. Jemrd Stun pleaded
excuse on account of being detained in London by the
indisposition of Lady Augusta. Next was a letter ,
from Mr. Floyer, aid that gentleman oomniemma his
Oommunichtien, in • most butrinees-like manner, quite
eharactenstio of the Man, by saying that he took that
opportunity qf forwarding to the soli*, his annual
rubscriptioa. He, however, regretted being area& .
attend their meeting on **urn of having to '
at the agricultural meeting at Shaftesbury the day
before. Colonel Mansell, who they had hoped Weltali
have presided on that occasion apologised on Immured
another engagement, and sought to console ,
that meeiini by suiting that were he present he did ,
not think be Jerald be of tette% good to thetn frets the '
fact of his not being very poi on his bind lientatthe
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present time. The Hon. Mr. Portman had also ad
another engagement as the cause of his ab had
Mr. Ferrer expressed his regret of not being leta
attend their meeting en meant of unavoidellke
from home.
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The SIeRNTARY then read the prise lid, `1 '
di which we gate in Our impreenma Cl
teeek. The receipts of the Net year, he said,
were, branding' '1" /Web* of, £/3 flit fer hawk.
brnughyoeward, £72 Ss. £543 odd had been paid aWag_ ,
in premiums,. and the balance in band was not stiffielftht '
Weever the outstanding expenses. There were, how-
ever, on the society% beak, about fEll of unpaid Weibel
seriptioas, and he to* that opportunity of urging a
'all defaultsn to pay up at once. It was not from
hdt on hie pirt in writing to them reminding tile
their wiliscetpieenteriere die, that all the
1 bad notetlerea paid up. In eourrequenee of
ig ott subewhiptions, the Wel* h , ad mot
en* Mal primer for turnip hoeing, mil
cing, andi thatching, not had the IMMAeq be eellseSsek
- say, been able to accept the Earl of ddon's offer
reap** to new cottages, whiCh **nide by Mr. r '
at their easetine het year. The present upset of.
geelety teas !Ertel*, not so **moment as its ißis•
porters could wish. There was a slight diminutionpt
members as compared with last year, *doh wee *WI
, gfeatly to be tegraitet, hen** no one, be thought,'
Ipoultl doubt that tb*erleXety had beep prodnetiYe of
tili good. The Orilla Allah the labourers received
were, undoubtedly, very isenelellal to the meal and as
!welt greatly appreciated by them; b* holependant of
t any pecuniary consideration the prises had the greatest
beneficial effeet in etoourseng ancf stimteatipg the men
'excel in their see** depaftmente el Balmer. Sues
Aing the Mee, it was his desist** the society should
as resuscitated, and bewye suipoted that in future,
re the should be a meethe' t 'Members in the month
of May, for the purptale their committee
ler the ensuing year. and . makieg the necessary
, arrangements for their annual- Meeting in the Autumn.
Thew rules required revision. There were at present
several ml , whieb were not sated upon and they had
I certainly `or be left ent altogether. de thought May
would be a ' time for their general meeting,* it would
'ee them v of time to arrange.with some gentle.
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ver3r rata- regret-Ast -such a sties., go
but it must, undoubtecly, unless the members kept tin i,
anb,erlptions paid up. lie asked a, ediklJ, to les.d
j them a helping hand, and concluded.lby propaine the
rsoCe4 I the Wareham Xibotittrro! Arbm4.- Soidety.
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The •111.tlebatf nee* lb 6100 tesimptimentary
language, 'propos:4l The: health raf the petrels el the
semi ti, B.ti tVirden," who yearly beside \heir
list wit's a no le subscription, ant who, *reel* big'
clupetaentative Mi.. Fatter, had ever shown hintieß a
tr.rm so tiport;or this asisocittion. (Cheers.) : k
The CHAIRMAN then proposed 'Th. health of their
ariaelotron." (Cheers.)
Mr. Weld, acknowledged the Gem el men t. Re bed in-
ported the satiety from it. ecaumeneensens, at be bad
Over felt that, it well supported by the gentry, the hunt-
Unit, and the farmers, it was eskudatoct to be of the
greeteet beneflt to the labouring dames, and tended to
cement tho sympathy and good feeknag that subsisted
between them and their rouses. He *egad Hooke pea
sent to do all they could to promote she Weyer. end,
prosperity of the society, net o ly by their own .ttbsoripi
lions, but also in oorameadiag it to others, Mid inducing
others to join it.
The Rev. Prebendary Rom) next proposed "
health ~f the chairman." (Cheers.)
The Csialettur, after expresding hls regret that Col.
Mansell was not able to be present, rtferred to the
prospects of Oe country. He thought there seemed
*me heavy clouds hanging over it at the present time,
but whether they would break or whether they would
was sissy, tins* slime could show. The cattle plague,
'hared, was indicting a very serious low,- bet he
tratted Must it was not spreading with that vapidity they
at one time feared it was likely to do. The *aura of
the spreading of the disea.e seemed to be a 4itticuit
opelot to decide: but he thought there must be
to the state of the atmaphere which made it nmre con.
Anisl to the cattle to n.ceive at the present time than
some other perio 'a. And then as its --
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opioione of the moat eminent lien, though Irian milk
be be need • harsh messy re, yet, from the great, Miter
of the spread of the contagion, and the smut Mamas of
cure, It thought that weir his own dairy attacked, he
+Mould be inclined to resort to the knife, tie did hope
and Vett that an alteration in the temperature might
have the effect of staying toe progress of the disease in
the land. Another cloud hanging over us was that
dreadful diem*, the cholera. Several ease bad
recestp been reported in ~this country, cud althoyh
it had been said toere was no sure cure for the cholera,
he thought it behoved us be Meet it in the beet possible
way in ,Tentr power, by doing away, aa far as
.possible,
-Ifith all kinds of elth and noisattce 'etiolated to. en-
.nderdiseas-. Depend on it the best way would be
Øe keep' "a sound mind is a sound hody,". by ridding
*einselves of all cesspools and dreist, itild especially by
Airing an abundant supply of
_good water. Our
Aelations with all foreign countrtee appeared to be
...side, with the exception of the difficulty with the
[Vaited tsts in rof reuse to the indemoity demanded et
vissaur the damage inflicted on the American shipping
,by the glabama and other 'teasels. tie hoped that the
matter hrould not lead to trotilities between the two
einuitritp. There was • large number in America as i
well as in this country, who wonld Cerore a war bm,i
tween &island sod America as the greatest calamity
that could possibly happen. He trusted that their
170uncil could preyed for referring the point in dispute
to the arbitr • - 'Ur alba JAL
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