The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-09-05 00:00:00

H INSON.

rev Hoif Ylvr—tviri.---;On Wednesday the inha- I
hitants of Risen. held their annual Harvest Home. The
pleasantly aituated little village Was consequently the
Mane of great festive njoieing, many coining from a j
t !stance to relit+ pert in the oelebretien. The pro. I
oeediugs commenced bY attettdanee at church, a plain I
stone edifioe of no great pretemPone 4, intim/Irian
notice. Much labour, however. had been taken in taste-
ful decoration for the preaent emotion. Over the altar
was an artistically wrought star from wheat straw,
fiieged with wheat etra, at each end of the altar rail
was a wheat abed placed against the wall, and round
the altar rails themselves were entwined the hop vine
heavily laden with hops. Over the pulpit was a crown
handsomely to med from the straw and ears of wheat.
Garlands of corn and other fruits of the enrth were PU.
ponied from the ceiling. Triumphal arches of „wheat,
onto, barley, and Ile, spanned the ahl.s of the *church.
TI e windows were atumounted with wreaths formed from
oat', rye, lathy, the hop vine, and the windows
'sere decorated with branches of the hop vine, the
older, the hawthorne, the wild sloe, the wild goad, and
the bramble, all hearing fruit, intermixed with plums,
grapes, apples, pears, oak branches and ferns. On
the trout Of the ellildrens' gallery was • small
imitaton wh-at riek, and the front of the
gallery- and the organ loft were decorated with
corn wreaths, vegetable marrows, pumpkins, apples,
. and potatoes. The font, containing water, was
filled with fermi and dowers, while at the end of every
seat was • bunch of a heat ears. The church was
crowded to excess. Players were read by the Bev: 0.
F. Daniell. the curate, and the sermon was Freaked by
the Fey. T. If. William.', of Longffeet, from fit. John
vi., 14, '' Nowt shout the Midst of the feast Jesus went
up intothe temple to prey." ,A procession was formed
to the ffeld, in which the festival wk., held, headed by
the band, closely followed by the children of tl,e
, National schools. At the entrance to the ate deld,
kindly lent by Mr. John A twin, was placed a imartnifi-.
oent triumphal arch, surmonnted tur a hand-wrought
I straw crown, and the letters of the following sentence,
formed with whtat.ears on a blue ground :—The earth
Is the Lord's and the fulness thereof." It is fortunate
that the weather was very favourable for this out-door
gathering; es no otl or tent than the broad canopy of
haven was provided. But this seemed to add zest to
the proceedings, apd the cake aisd teethe! was provided
evidently bad in consequence the greeter relish. After
tea various sports commenced, such as blindnian's buff,
swinging, bobbing for sweetmeats, scrambling for nets
and apple., and dancing. Among the company were
Rev. J. Land Mrs. Williams, Rev. R. F. Daniell, Rev.
A. M. Ben,ett, Rev. J. Parr, Rev. H. Piz, Bee. J.
Familial, Rev. J. H. Austin. Mrs. and Misses Gunning,
Miro Newell, Mrs. Rlchie, Captain Biddle, Colonel and
Mts. Mondrian, White White, Esq., G. B. Garland,
Esq., C. Onslow, gm., Dr. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Trull,
Mr. and Mr.,. Way, Mr. Ring, Mr, R. Kliott, Mr. John
Rhea, Mr. W. Abbott, Mr. T. Abbott, Mr. Little, Mr.
Coiner, Mr. Footner, Mr. Cotnell, Mr. Head, ko., &c.
The whole of the proceedings plumed off as happily as a
marriage feast, old and young evidently enjoying them-
selves to their hearts' content till the shades of evening
Warned them to depart, which they did after singing the
National Anthem,

the revelation having been carried, the followirig
gentlemen were named aa a committee : —Mr. 1%.
Waains, Her. H. T. Hower, Mr. J. Hussey, Mr.
M. Yeatman, Rev. N. Butichier, Mr. J. Lyon, Mr.
H. S. 119wer, Mr. W. Daahw..od, and Messrs. J.
U tell, J. Senior, enff, and H. Itonghbeed, with
power to add t 9 their number,
. .

Mr. J. Coarve said he liatl been requested to move
the next reeolutiou. The one they bad adopted
had refereuce to the staying, if possible,
disease from breaking out in their neighbourhoed.
That a dimmest WM raging among cattle, noot
fetid in its effects, there could he he doubt. N.
only in ',outdo'', but at Bristol, Exeter, Souteampton„
and the Isle of Wight bad it broken our. eo that le
was spreading all through the. country. The beat,
way to prevent it was to take greet care of their.
stork ; if they bought anionic at any lair or-
market, not to place them with their stock for 14
,or 10 days ; to see that the railway truck&
were well cleaned, and should the disease break.
forth to separate theaffeoted me from the rest and:
kill it, be/tying its carcase. He believed that wss.
the beet way to act, but if they bad no assurance to
fall back upon, be feared many would be inclined to.
sell the animal and thus disseminate the disease.
Now they proposed to form a Cattle Assuranee
Assomation, so that any member losing his stock
should' he idemnified. Their proposition was that
, every one joining the awociation sboeld insure the
whole of his stock up to 104. per head. That he
should pity on entry Ocl.. per head, on all cattle he
ineured, siel should be liable to cells from the
c.autnittee up to Ifft, per head: If he lost any by
the disease he should receive iths of its value from
the association up to £25. The resolution he had ter
propose was " That an associatioet be formed for the
Mutual Assume°. against loss in cattle by the dime's'
i called 'Thu Cattle Plague,' and to be galled the
ro' Sitausrpmpi,npostesed
to bs
rth.ionadtrutedtas!
wAhseocintwtie
read oreta'e.lirin myTtjihte;
I same as those adopted a .Eietrr were which
ht. the Chairman. The principal of them are to
Chic effect —A member on joining he Mutual
AssUranee Associatioe is to pay od. per hum on the
whole number of his cattle, and sign a deelarate:ll
that he will contribute pre' rata with the ether
inembers towards the expentwe aml lanes of tlie
eesociation, provided it be not a larger sem these
10s. per head Oil the cattle insured by him, Any
member having a beast taken ill apparentely etith
" the cattle plagne"omeat give immediate notice to
the bon. secs.; the veterinary Inspector shall sew
the animal and give what &notions he may deem
necessary; and if the °whet dn riot comply with his
directions, and the beast die, fre &en ferhit all claim
for eompensation.
'rho Rev. H. T. BOWER seconde4 the resoletiote
Mr. INGRAM was of opinion there inight to II
difference made in the rate of insurance tetworn
these who were buying and selling every day, and
those who had a regular dairy. He thought 'Awn
a man held his dairy stock for a year or so he ought
to be charged at a leas rate.
Mr. R. R. Hewlett said he could not agree with
that. The disease ehiefly affected the musk onus ;
indeed fie had only heard of • few sew wings
,graiing Steer had suffered,
In answer to a remark by Mr. lepam that it Mei
by the stock being taken to the London market.
, and bought by cattle dealers that the disease wag
likely Communicated to their stock, the Cretteataff
said that by an order in Council just named the niagil,
trates bad power to appoint inspectors of market/
and fairs, and he wee sore his brother magistrates
would do all iti their wiser be shook the progress
of the disease. The iospectoe, tlenegh appointe4
by the magistrates, would be paid 'by, sad le a
servant of the Government.

Mr. Hossrrsa' trusted that it there were an inspeckr
appointed he would be a man thoroughly understand-
ing his- duty.
The following gentlemen were appointed as a ooto•
mittee of the Mutual Assurance Society : —Meson.
Harvey, 1. Coates, Wm. Coates, J. Senior, Geo. H.
Baker, J. &money, IL Warren, W. Hunt, Jun,
Geo. Hopkins R. Hibbs, J. Bugg, Joseph Phillips.,
and k Sandford, with power to add to their number.
Mr. Long and Mr. Daehwood consented to sot as
hon. secretaries.

A cordial vote of thanks was *warded te the
Obahmee, sad the meeting separated.

SIDMOUTH.

TIM vicarage of Sidmouth has beeu conferred epos
the Rev. Henry George John Clemente, If. A., oil
Christ Church, Oxford. The late yew (Hr. Morley) is
mid to have reeigned In eoneequenee of tbe aniboyasee
he experienced from anonymous letters.

SIDWOUTH, BUDLNIGH AND SALTNR7ON EATLWAT.—.
I A. special meeting of this oompany woe held on Tuesday
I at she Ake, Robertatresit, Adelphi, Major Bird in the.
chair, when two agreeinents between the eompsay and
the London and South-Western Railway Company bo
working and trafflo arrangements were submittal and
unanimously agreed to.

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Flll3ll SHOOTING OF TRH EIGHTH DORSET RIFLE
VULUNTZERIS.

The anneal competition for the D'Oyley Cup, and
-p:ises given hy the offle rs, non•craninieniuned officers,
:and trade men of the town of Blandford, came off on
Tuesday mod Wednesd..y. The volunteers were favoured
with ni..,81h tifol weather, and the shooting on the
-whole w an improve:nen. on last yesr. The cup given
by Sir John D'Oyley, Bart., woo thou won by 38 points,
and on the present occasion by 43, the successful eon'.
pew., b,ing Corporal Ridout.
The shooting commene.d at 8 o'clock on Tueort,y
morning for the imp ;-5 rounds at 200, 300, and 500 ra rds.
fibers were 44 rom.petifors. 2nd prise, £1; 3rd, lfle.
/Lieut. Johns, 23 : Bergt.4l jor Abbott, 23 :
:serge int Menden, 29: Sergeants Davis, 36; Green, 28;
`Wsrehsm. 38 Corporah Groves, ; Cruom, 22;
Ridout, 43; Farmer, 89; Lanoe-Corporals Martin,
35; Gulliver, 36; Atinnurer King. 25: Basler Hunt,
23: Drill-Instrtteter ritap.trirk. 20 : Privates Horlock,
27; Hatfoet, 16; Blurs 14: I'. Cook, 29 ; Applin, 21;
pel y, 26; 0. Nesbitt, 34 ; PaYlle, 35; King, 36; HOP,
;J. 16 R. Nicholls, 17; J. Skivington, 22;
T. Powell, lai C. Cook, 21: Rolls, 95; Jones, 28;
Nonektets, ; Borden, 23: Boncher, 22; Smith, 23;
11211%31; A. Nrshitt, 23 ; W. Gibbs, 90; Bartlett, 30;
gmeengteo, 11; Kent, 19; Park, 23 : Mr. Atkinson,
pt,„_Tes D'Oyly Cum, Corporal Ridont ; 2nd prise,
Ifergebtt Wareham ; 3rd, Lance. Corporal Gulliver.
itgit OTTlCrfile Pause; 5 mends at 200, 400, and 600
prise, a Silver Lever Watch, value £5 15s. ,
Içalt Slyer Teaspoons. value £2 50.' 3rd,
qteconnoitre Telescope and Sling, £1 lls. 6d.; 4tl, el ;
.sth, 15e. ; 6th, llts. Thera were 44 competitors. 19 of
whom retired attar shooting through the two first
ranges. Self:wits oreen,34 ;Wareham, : Corporals
36 Gov.al '-v; Cronin, 27 Ridout, St :
Ltnee-Cossarrale Martin, 37; Guliver, 28 : A rmourer
Misc. 2/6; Bugler Runt, 43: Privates Neibitt, 27;
IBoacher,l3l ; Payne, 20; King, 31; Ridout, 28; C.
Wools, 41; Bag, 29; does+, 19; Monekton, 27; A.
Nowt. 2g Giltbs, 31; Bartlett, 29; Park, 24:
/311. W. R. Atkineen, 30 Drill Instructor Fitz-
tietvick, 24. let prise, Bugler Runt: /id. Lance-
•CAtrporsi Martin • 3rd. Sergeant Wareham ; 4th, Cor-
rporal Partings; .sth, Corporal Groves ; 6th, Sergeant
.Green.
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manila yards.
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