The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-03-19 00:00:00

Ch&s. M. Lee, Eq. Saliabary.
The following communication from Mr. Goodwin
WM also road :

learetary'a (Moe, 4, Terraaa-walk, Bath,
12th Ware', 1887

Dear Mr. Town Clerk,—As I am riven to understand
that • meeting of the Lo.l Committee will be held in
the tonne of • few days, I shall be obliged if you would
kindly spologiee to the member+ present for my apparent
neglect on my part in not having invited the •hole of
them personally to attend the opening ceremony of the
forthoursing exhibition at ttaliehury. I may also month..
that your highly esteemed Diocesan, who net year
eetertained the moiety with mob munificent hospitality,
hm ',premed his wieb Is have the Monday evening of
the Exhibitioe week reserved for mom tiurpooo here-
after to be determined by bin Lordship; and I baits no
4„01g tint the (lomat, who have a very vivid atmrrete"
Mon of his kindness !eat year, will b. only too happy ta
Inegar with his Lordahip's views. It in oil you dwell
know thi., began.. it ite more than prokoble that gin. ,
monk., WWI may have leveed between the Honorary ,
Lic.l Secretary and the Chwirmm of the a .tnraiito•
•poniniati to confer with the local antlotritim
&disbar* on the subject of evening enovermatoem, tr.
Perh•ps you will cia stereuit use S. n.y . few words in 1
..y eap.rity of editor of the moiety's Journal. My great
aim during the term that I bare had Its hone., of
holding my apptintment boa been to elicit manna, ins.
thew from well qa.litied practical men iu the district,.
where the society periodically halm In meeting., &gat
if it were for nothieg elm titan of asemi•tions, it would
be a mores of rest pleasure to me to be in a po.itian
publish two or throe valsabl• papers in my neat journal
as a tribute of goodwill from tits many highly intelli-
goot eirieslearists ts Wiltshire to the members or the

amid, in the coaaties nun' wbieh lie operations .stand.
You will pls.. to oon-ider this antawnitiottwa as
rath." 'elnwstivs than tat I Ipors DO 0100tioe
ttits• bei^tlnad to tits Lowl Comalttoe. I bore tha
"r to to. Dear Mr. fount Chrk, yours e. 17
sinsenly,
Julius GOODWIN, NH, ald Editor B. k W. E. S.

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In another communication Mr. Goodwin requested
tbe names of the acting heal committee, in order
that by the direction of ths president of the society
he might invite them to tts opening of gm czhihi.
lion. _ - .

Mr. Riutura, the treatury to the Local Committee,
theti submitted his etokaismet a a/x.lmo, fe 40
' which It appeared that there was • balance due to
him of L'Bll 19.. 9d. That balamp., he remarked,
; ••• • eery smell one, and he thought it wawa matter
' of coogratnlation that it was not larger— (hear, hear.)
if at the clots r the next meeting th, y only had so
small • balance, he should he very happy to C mart-
islets the treasurer, whoever be might be. The
account was examined end app rived in August last
by lilr. dinkier, Me. Marsh, and Mr. Kelsey, and
was published in due coarse. Me might my that in
addition to the £35 194. 911., there were ether
liabilities incorred. which it would pot lie necessary
to incur agsin. It was Pearl...try then to restore the
tenors of the show yard, bat they merle an arrange.
went with the lessee not to restore them until neat
Sear, so that the expense would he apread over the
two years. It would amount to about £O5. and they
were also liable to the City kr the eater supply,
which wool.) amount to about EMI. so that the whole
amounted to 5130 91. The suhecrip.
ilehe last year arnottated to £1.4.91134. 11.1., and he
WIN happy to ray that, with three exceptions, every
auhecription promiand was paid. The total cost or
the meeting here, en far as pawed through the hands
of the local airutnittee, was £1842 Is. 10.1.. of
which the society repaid £3II 18r. 7.1 ' reducing the
expenditure by the local committee to £55303'.
In estimating the expenses for the next meeting they
would not have to sok for quite so large arum as was
riqnired last year, but not mach lees would he re.
()tired, ehilst the more they could get, the better
lof dooms would they be able to tarry out the objects
of the meeting, by increasing the local prises or by
giving some public reception in the city, which, of
online, they would be very happy to do if the fonds
would allow. For the coming show they would have
trii;y fir tbe show ground the same sum at last year,
,• for the trial ground. is addition to the sum
' repaid by the soc:etv, £140; for provender for home,
£45 ; for cattle, £4O ; for local prises. £180; and for
incidental expenses they calculated they would re-
quire shout £lOO. which eas the sum expended in
that aray last year, malting a total of £65.5, together
with the liabilities of £l3O 19t. 91. This year, ton,
they would have to pay an additional rent for the
show yard, because the society stipulated that they
should prohibit any *trek from being turned into the
show yard, except sheep; and that stipulation' he
might my, had been strictly carried nut by Mr.
Mallow, the present lessee of the ground. It would
he • great satisfaction to know, therefore, that
owners might send their tattle there without any
fear of infection from the stock fed on the ground.
If, then, • liberal subscription were entered into,
they wonld be able to receive the *mitts in • way
I which would do honour and credit to the city.

INVITATION TO Tat PRINCE AND PRINCIPE OF W•LIN
Mr. Alderman Knave' moved that inasmuch as it
appeared to the meeting that the earn of £11.500 be
raised for the purpose of carrying out the meeting of
' the Bath and West of England Society, • seheitrip-
Itine be forthwith entered into, and that lists for
that purpose he opened at the several city and
county banks, the principal inns, and booksellers of
the city. He need not tell those present that such
an amount could not be raised in &city like Salis-
bury and the immediate neighbourhood without
some oonsiderable exertions on the part of • great
number of people. He hawed, therefore, that wine
they left that room they would each use their
individual exertion to induce their neighbours and
friends to subscribe. He hoped that the Town
Council of the city, supported by the expression of
opinion on the part of that meeting. might be able
to co-operate with the Bath and West of England
Society in taking stem to obtain, if possible, • royal
visit to the city Happlatme). If such • piece of
good fortune should befall them, • larger sum
would in all probability be required than that
which harl been already stated—(beer, hear.)
Mr. E. Sguanity had very.great pleseors in second-
ing the propositme which bad been submitted to
them by Mr. Alderman Kelsey.

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Mr. Ruttrio iroiototi out thi.ti, though there were
this yeat several itetna in which the espenditure
would not be so large as it was last year, still it
would not be desirable that there 'boon he any
falling off in individual subscriptions, because several
very liberal supporters of last you ItaA been removed
from amonest them, namely, the late Lwd Rivers,
Lord Ltnedowne, and others.
The motion was pat to the meeting, and nasal.
mously adopted.