The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-04-19 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

Tee Blandford Sacred Harmonic Society lamination
for Easter Thursday, two performances of Menae!swim's
oratorio of St. FauL 'Three professional vocalist' are
engaged.
ennoanatiogAL CEIACEL.- On Wednesday the
members and friends of the Congregational Chapel, in
this town, sat down to a very excellent tea in th.
Schoolroom, at the back of the chapel, to delsbrate the
clearing sff of the building debt upon the new chapel
There were about 130 present. After she tea a public
meeting was held in the chapel, when the Reeds. B.
Gray (pastor of the chapel), J. M. White (Tisbuty)' F.
Beckley (Sherborne), S. Knell (Bbuidford), and Yr. C.
Pond delivered addresses. From the balanoe-sheet read
at the meeting it appeared that the outlay on the new
chapel was £2,218 10s. 11., and £2OO Dts, 34.1ha4 been
expended in purchasing • new organ. To meet the first
sum the members of the congregation contributed
£1.2.57 195., friend@ at a distance C3Ol 55., proceeds of a
bazoir £262 12.. 91., collections £216 114. 91., oollectod
be Zi ladies of the congregation with coil •cting card"
£l5B, donations £l2 Is, 7d. The organ fund sum was
raised in a similar manner to the above, ant the amount
was stated to have lawn obtained with the exoeption of
a few shillings. All the speakers expressed their
extreme thankfulness and gratification at the result of
the labouni of the building committee. These labours
could not have been light, as the Prefect or the new
building was only undertaken about three years sine.,
end the whole of the money for clearing off the debt
was got
.together within that period. .

Tag Science um Pitacrioe or Sgaotgo.—On Sear.
day evening • very interesting lecture on this subject
Beckmanwas delivered by Profeor
lThe beforets:,,heumn.eembewurs
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unusually large, and comprised the principal agricol.
turista of the neighbourhood. The learned professor,
who was suitably introduced by the president, Mr.
Montt, divided his subject into four general heads. First,
—The origin a plants, and showed that farming mire
as well es garden esculents were all derivative from, wild
plants, and were capable of • big" standard by • system
of careful cultivation_ This point he illustrated by
ake.ohes of wild and cultivated oata, vetches, and other
sereals. The second general•head Wis on the " selecti,n
of needs." He advised those who intended to purchase
to examine the crop from which the coed wan to be
supplied for themselves if poseible, and to oseertain its
germinating properties by trying • give, quantity by
forcing. recommending the selection of broad leaf plants
in preference to narrow leaf. as being stronger and of
better quality. Thin and thick sown( was then dwelt
epic, and the lecturer case some striking instances of
the value of the former on his farm at Bradford Abbe.,
at the same time remnrking that the question of thin
and thick sowing mast be regulated in a great measure by
the quality of the soil, the season and other cirmimstan-
oes. The necessity of crediting the weeds, and especially
coach was shown from the fact that weeds were very
prolific, and contained an immense quantity of seeds
which, mixing with the grasses sold for 'tied main pro.
',nested their specie.. In the rafter discussion, Mr. H.
Fookes, Mr. R. Fowler, Mr. Richards, Mr. G. Keynes,
Kr. Galpin, .n.l the President took part, generally
approving of the principals laid down by the lecturer,
but at the same time giving instances of the advantages
which under some circumstances were derived from
thick sowing. To each of these gentlemen the lecturer
replied, and expressed his satisfaction that so many
qeeetioes had been raised for his onosideration, and con-
cluded by stating that he should be happy to per them
a second visit. On the proposition of Mr. H. Fookes,
seconded by Mr. H. Fowler, • very cordial vote of
thanks was accorded to the lecturer, and his proffered
visit gledly accepted.