The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-09-15 00:00:00

THE BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND AGRI-
CULTURAL SOCIETY.

TI. A,IjOUrIIOII public meeting connmed by the
%tapir to oeneider the advisability i 1 inviting the
Bath and Wed of England Agricultural Society hi
hold their INK meeting at Dorchester waa held at the
Town Holl on Saturday afternoon. I a response to
his Worahip'a invitation there was a liter and
representative meeting, and the decieion arrived at,
we are sure, only reflected the almost unanimous
feeling of the toernapeople. The Mayor (Alderman
Oratiory) i.resided, and among those present were--
Messrs. If. Symumsls, K. Fetherissonhaugh K.
Thornton. R. Willieino, .in., If. .k. Iluatable, %V. S.
Hull, K. Burnett, K. R. Pearce-Edgcumbe, A. H.
Lock, Henry Mayo, Arthur Symonds, W. Mayo, H.
Duke, J. F. Iris:lgen, Cennington A. Pope, .1. T.
Emsor, 1/ugdale, .1. P. V. Knew, J.
llounton, .1. Mayo, O. William,. Andrew,, (Therein,
W. If. Denman, If. Pippo, .1. Chick. H. Bascombe
F. Day, Foster, W. Tilley, .1. Pope, L. Tillek!:.
E. Good, F. .1. Holland, Kent. 1. Allen. T.
man Saunders. W. Thieriot', Miles. H. 8. lones't7E.
Boonton, Cottman, J. Hazel, 11. Loader, Rwasling, 81c.
The CHAIRMAN said that was an adjeurntsl meetin;
from Myst day month, which. AA they reeilleeted, warn
called to conneler the advisability of inviting the Bath
and West of England Agricultural Society here in Inc.
llnfortimately the first meeting VIA, a very email one,
and wit what he considered • fair representative
gathering. Therefore it was adjourned for a month
to ascertain the feelings of the town and neighbietr-
noel to consider whether they should invite the
society, and At the AIIIIIIC tulle to aonsider if the funds
wen. forthcoming to meet the requirementn
of the society. With regard to the canynet of the town
agreed no at the flnit meeting, the Mayor explained
that one or two member% of the Install
committee appointed for the lowpria, had been away,
anti the ditty therefore devolved on hinvelf aryl tires-
Mayor, who had kindly volunttweed to seeist him in
ascertaining the feelings Id the town. They haul
thoroughly canvosed the principtl people f the town
lb.' dal not nay they had called at every house), and
from their e‘perience Iles feeling MAA 11A3AllA Apt
that the society should lie invited. (.tpplause ) The
inhabitants awl "fly all mans den't let them go
they sulewriled liberally, and many rut itown their
names for A sum with the remark " If you want
more we will give it." The reault of the canvas, of
the principal people ..f the town had amounted to
about Mtn, so that when the town was thoroughly
canvassed, and they haul called upon everybody (for in
fact li'' had wit coiled any privet.. individual),
they might consider themselves safe in saying that
tbe town would rsalite CM% which was half the
inmrantee amount. With regard to the agricultural
wwiety. he did not know what they had done: he
believed they had had A meeting, and perhaps Mr.
A,,,1e.w. (the hoe. oec.), would inform them .4 the
result. He hoped they had been succesaful,and he
further trusted that that meeting would i see n way
clear to send the invitation, and to guarantee the
money. He MIA quite sure it would be a lasting die.
grace to the old town of t)wcheater if they were
&Hewed to go anywhere else. It was the county town.
and if they mine to the county, by all means let them
have [Moo le•re. (.%pplouse )
Mr. I. ‘VILLIALA•.tNIMItIrt ...aid the Nfayor hod
mention. I his name in cennection with the Agricul-
teral Society, and h.• w., pleumi to say they had Aim..
than CM) promised by the members of the society,
which would go some way towards the RM. (Hear,
hear.)
The Si TOR : Then we shall only require 000 inure
from the county.
Mr. .1. littorrox nopported Mr..tndrews' statement
that the Agricultural Society would be in a position
to guarantee £2)O toward. the fund. He expeetesed
the opinion there would lie no difficulty in getting
from the landlord, ausl gentlenum of the county the
other MM.

ITh.Muo remarked none .4 the landlord. lami
yet lie.m written to.
Mr. H.. Wmttago, referring to their 'invent
imwition in the :natter, asid although they could not
expect the people in the further terto .4 the county
to troulile themeelece to imbecribe very largely to
what they might say was merely for the benefit .4
Dorchester, yet they might at lend reckon on getting