The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-12-05 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

BarrlSH AND FORIVIN Blots S CIETL—The annual
meeting of the Blaniford auxiliary wag held on Thurs.
day evening. Mr. J. C. blansel-Ploydell presided,
and wee euoparted by the Rev. C. H. Fynes-Clintou,
rector of Blandforl. and the Revs. B. Gray and J.
Harper, Nonconformist ministers. The annual report,
mad by Dr. Bacot, showed that the total amount sent
to the parent society &trios the pest year from the
whole of the Biandford .tietrict had been £155 11s. 91.,
mole up am follows :—C dections after me-tins last
year, £3 Is. 6d.; Blaudford subscriptions, £2l 4e. ;
ditto, Ladies' Association, £l9 lea. 2.1.; Bore
£93.. 81.; Childs Okeford, 23 17s. 11d. ; Durweaton,
1:19 14s. sd. ; Hilton, £3 6e. ; Houghton, £6 Os. 1 s.;
Milt...roe ht. Andrew, £4 16.. ; Milton Abbas,
211 14.. 6d. ; Okeford Fitzpains, 25 Is. 51. ; Pimperne,
£7 2s. 10.1.; Spetiebury, 2.1 is. Id.; Siurminster
Newton, £6 16e. 41.; Whitschurch, 3.7 18s. 41.; sale
of Bibles, As., =2 Be.

GILLINGHAM.
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

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Ti.. committee of the society were favoured by a
singularly fine morning on Monday. Of the stock shown
not much is to be said. Mr. Bn.tol showed his old bull
Ulllllll% nothing, but cave Mr. J. COlOll. prise cow—a nice
square (rained an:nal—the horned stock were more
remarks'ile for great size than high bre...ling. The fat
.tock were confined to two heifers. Although Mr. N.
Benjakeld and Mr. Corp showed pigs the first prize f
boor was withheld. °Ladd, the field the butter ant
cheese were shown, compelling a visitor to wade through
the mud to see the stock, then bock agaiii to as. the
cheese, and then cox, more through to witness the bore*
jumping. In this latt.r the great interest of the meeting
centred. There were over 30 entries in the horse classes,
some of them being doable. Furs., will, gate, and wat
toots (the power, of the hdatire, which. as a whirl', did
not shin., the Alippery stet, of the ground telling on them
immensely. Following are the swords:-
11011 SW STOCIL-411111 elC•edll2/ I ye. rs (1 entry)—C4
13,1.4,1. Hu I not exceeding 2 years (3 stitri-O—S4, II
Ku: £2. J. MitchelL Pair of dairy cows (4 entries)—
Xi and £2, Mrs Julia Mlles; c, P Genge. Cow and off-
spring (5 ontrie4—.C3, 3 Cole.; LI 10s, E Drew. Dairy
cow in milk (6 entnee)—L3 and £1 10, 11 King. Wirers
under 3 yews (4 entrie4—.23, P Gen.
_LI 10, Parham.
Heifers under 2 year. (1 eutrieel F Pik.; ,c 1 lOt, E
N Mullins. Fat cow or heifer (4entriee)-13 and £l, %V
Down. .

gds (3 entrles)-41 101. not •warded LI.
N Dreedina sows (4 entritai)—Ll 10, W Corp;
N Bard afield.
AGRICOLTUDAL HORSE-9.--Cart 0311,1 in foal (5 ontries)—
F 5 (given by Mr (I 11 Satthewa). (3 A Martin £2,
Parham. Cart %aiding or (lily (6 entries)—.63, W 184 i.
CHELSK AND BUTTI.D.—Two cat, raw milk C 4,11112 (ii
tontrlo/),C10 lair.l7 by Lard Wolyirt in), J /61266 £5.
C Crtws; h c, K IlisboCk; e, W Field. Two eat, of raw
r.beiva (11 watt ies)l—" Tbe Hunting Strangers' Pria,s"
—L3, W Field; £2, 11 Cinnan. Sn lb.. birtir (18
antrirs)—l3. K Filett; £2, .1 Maulield; LI, Miller ;
h e, A Hienock, IL Drew, and II Para,. ; r., J Willis.,
&oh ea tasty butter (2 entrirs)—AL, Mrs 1 Miller; 10s, J
. . .

410:6'. House —Weight-naming hunter (4 entries)—Ls
(gives] by r Merthyr Guest, E q). G G.age'. dimwit if.
Hunter up to 13 inane (5 entrivs)—Clo (elven by Lord
Wolverton). W Watts' bro en Aide-de.C•mp (elven
by Mr Jo.n Aitken), J Cnermirot Girl liecenvy
or bunter in the B,arkot or Vale Hunt (5 entrie.)—Ls
(riven by Sir It G Glyn, Bar!), J Aitken** bay c Bias
Cob not eneeedrrul 15 bond. (6 outrun.) —LS, T C 11.iley '4l
cheetant m Quickstep; r, GE Woodhousas brown .1 Judy.
Manor gelding in darner, (4 ontrlen)-I.s(tiven by Captain
the lion 8 C Glyn, K P.), Mt W S White's Mown m
Brenda.

-1;27”,03 Compctrnom (9 entries). —.C.5 sa, J Aithen's
grey g Barrington ; .C 2 2a, C () Genge's Musical Box.
LABOOKEILS. PREM I OM —L,,ng eery —1 10 , James
Coward, attrviani to Mr TR Bator, aged is ye.. a —l24sr.
viego :EL John King, servant t Mr WGo Dina, age 164-
414 service. Long servitude, under 40 rime of see—Ll lOt
Daniel Suter, It. t, Mr J amtnb-s, aged 35-194 let.
•ice: Li, John Maidenent, servant, to Mr J White, ageJ
32-16 service, L e.g ervitula unclog. 21 year. of ego—
Li fts each, James Merrill/Id,
_eervent to Mr 11 Harding.
and John Miles, servant to Kr J 41 Dunn, each 191-94
eervice. Cart-re—Ll 10s, Joeetth CJI, servant to Moser.
Roberta, age 4 59-29 anodes: Li, Harry Lloyd servant t,
Mr J U Donn, 31-10 service. She lards of breeding
flocks—El 111 s, Thomas Miles, servant to Mr W 8 White,
469 limbs reare4 from 3913 ewes. Shepherds of dry (kicks
—EI 10a John lime, jun.. servant to Mr E 11.11,135 try,
none lout.. .

--Tie—Fjilewing gentlemen acted •• umpires ;—Stock—
Mr. George Sysnond• (Mmekton). Mr John POPO (Horn.
iegalsam), and Mr John Andraws (Tarlingtoo) Butler
and cheese—Mr Jubal Webb (Kensington), Mr C White
(Warminster), and Kr W Harding (FlinUord). Nag
home. and fencers—Toe Hon W H B Portman, Ml' • Sir
It C Glyn, Bart, and Captain Fds.
The annual dionvr of the :twisty. provided by Mr.
Loooeff, of the Re lump Hotel, W&I held in • large
store near the railway station, kindly lent for the
°cession by Mr. lida• Taunton. About 120 sat down,
',oder the genial prwidener of the Ikon. W. 11. B.
Portman. the Liberal representative or the county.
Amongst these prevent were Lord Henry Thyone, M P.
Sir T. F. Grove, Bart. Sir R. G. Giro. Bart., Colonel
Chula' Hamby°, Rev. K lemon (vicar of the perish),
Mr. H. It. Farquharson, Lieutenant-C.4onel Matthews,
. .

Itespensdine to the toast of the House of Commons, the
CHAIM/An 044 it c not be denied that the Liberal
Government had done eirmeihing for agriculture, and he
believed they were anxious to ilo still more. He believed
that very little time would elapse before they had County
Boards—(hear, hersr)—and he hoped that the new Roles
of Procedure would result in considerable advantage t
the community at lure. There was only one thins for
which be &eked his politica oppoaents te acc mut. Who
with to be the future lender of the Conservative party
(Hear, bear.) In point of fact, to quote en old story, they
did not know which was the strongest—the dog or its tail.
(Laughter.) The hon. member p•oaseded to defend the
aetion of the Government In connection with the
Ertyptian war, and referring to the Arrears Bill, said he
was strongly of opinion that it would inflict no injustice
upon &math farmers. He thought Mr. Gladstone would
be enesled to most every difficulty out of the surplus
revenues of the Irish Church. As to the representation of
Dirsetshire, he earnestly biped Viet it would remain in
th• same condition that it bed done for many Teen put
Meta, hear He did mit toli. vs that they would evdr
return three Otheervat.vo or three Liberal mesubere
(Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman concluded be again
thanking the company for the cordiality with which they
had received the toast.

BRIDPORT.
Ms. Ratty addressing his constituent+ at Walling-
ford on Friday night, remarked that the Government
having redressed Irish grievances, the Present rebellion
ought to be put down with a strong hand. He
defended the closure, and considered the Egyptian
war inevitable. He denied that ho was about to resign,
but said he should not seek re-election.

Aconants. —On Saturday 'mining an accident
happa„ed to a ',me awl waggon Ir,dongiog to Mr. J.
Speualer, of North Allington. Mr. Spinner's win wan
driving • conveyance towards Channouth, and one of
the bones suddenly turned the corner of the lane lead-
ing to the old brickyard in We.t Allingtln. In
bringing round the horse, the animal fen* breaking off
Doe of the shaf ta, sad the horse Wag Woad by the fall.
lin accident, which narrowly escaped • WA molt,