The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-08-04 00:00:00

DORCHESTER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The annual show of cattle and rock in oonnexion
with this society took place on Saturday at Mr.
Eames Cattle Repository. The exhibition was the
beat the society hes ever bad, and although in point of
pundit's the ou ..petition was not very great, the quality
of the animals foliy compen.sted fur that deficiency.
The arrangensurs of the shoe-yard were excellent, and
the Rrilory is a capital place for • cattle show. Mr.
J. A. with, of Bradford, •Aka • most sucoverful com-
petitor, having taken off six prises in money and five
pieces of olate He took off the first for bulls under two
years of age, by exhibiting a beautiful and well.propor-
honed annual, which took off the second pries at the
meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Worcester.
The dairy sows and haters of Mr. Smith woe much
admired. and propodureed to be faultier, and dew-
redly took first besserm Mr. D. J. Flower, of Stafford,
mkattel • rwiethean lull of most extrasediamy sine
aml_prepsreensbep still of basestlfal symmetry and form
In the dam if bull' of any breed above two years of
age, and took Bret prise. In sheep the competition was
good, and the animals were of • superior description.
The show of pigs was very limited, but of excellent
quality. In horses the entries were not so numerous as
itould have been wished, and for the piece of plats of
the value of £lO, for UN best cart stallion, offered by
Major-Deseret Sir John Michel, only two homes were
entered, but this prise fell to the lot of Mr. Crew, of
Okstred, who showed that well-known bone " Young
Sensora," Altogether the stock was of • first class di.
soription, and showed that the breeders had been at
peat trouble and expense in getting them to such per-
feriae ; and it was the opiates of competent judges
that better animals bad sever been exhibited at any
show of the Domberter Agricultural Society. The judges
for sheep were : Mr. Boric Mr. Warne, Mr. I. New-
man, Mr. Bone, and Mr. Henry Ford,; cattle, home,
and pigs ; Mr. W. C. Spooner, Mr. John Coate, and Mr.
William Bridge.
The annual meeting was held in the afternoon at the
King's Arras Hotel, whore burned. matters counseled
with the society were transacted. In conaequence of •
motion made by Mr. J. G. Homer, it WAS decided that
In future prises for horn and Down Bucks should be
sepsrately riven, and that the same premiums be given
to South-down, Dorset, and other mooned sheep other-
erre than Dorset and Downs. It was also resolved that
the Right Roo, Lord Rivers be requested to accept the
office of President of the Society for the ensuing year.

THE DINNER _
took plass at the King's Arms Hotel, when,u on evety
°cc-arson, the most ample arrengeownts bad been made
by Mr. Manley for the accommodation of h. guests.
The table. greased with all the drlicsoes of the season,
which were served up in such a manner as reflected
rent credit upon tire rail* department of Mr.
Manley's famed hostelry. A very large party
set down to enjoy the bountiful spread pro-
vided. The chair erm °erupted by Captein Dawson
Damer, M. P., and the vice chair was ably filled by the
worthy and indefatigable secretary of the society,
II J. AndmweLlEsq. Amongst those present were :
John Flom ~ J. C. Calcreft, Req., Major Henning
(26th Foot), G. J. Wood, Req., J Galptn, Esq (Mayor),
J F. Hoe, Esq., J. Harding, Esq., Moms. PitAeld,
Chia, H. Fooks, 80011, Dorman, Symonds, A. L
Cooper, Levi Groves, G Galpin, Douglass, Duke, C.
Saunders. Damen, Rome, T. A. Homer, Spooner, It.
Damen, C. Warne, Joseph Saunders, John Saunders,
J. G. Homer, J. Chick, Grange. J. A. Smith, S. T.
Herding, G. Homer, Mayo, T. Saunders, William
Symonde, J. Groves, R. Atkinson,lce., Ice.
The dinner haring been ammludod and the cloth re-
moved, the lahowsem, who lied ham provided with •
substantial dinner down stairs, were then ailed up to
receive their • ; but before taking them the chair-
man proposed the health of the Queen, and celled upon
the labourers to give the toast three hearty cheers,
which was entbusisatieslly done.
The Vica-CumaxAs then read the following prim
list

I.—To the labourer is livistsandry, who shall have
broegbt up and imaistained the greatest number of
legitimate (Mild's° with the hest peoportion of pareelatel
relief, and who has retained • good obassolise. George
Howell. rd.
2.—To the labourer in husbandry, who shall bave
worked the greatest number of years in succession upon
the same farm, or with the same master, inch number
of years to be computed from the time such Isbourer
attained the age of 16, and who boa retained • good
character.--Jolin Oreha-d, 46 year, servant to Mr. H.
!rooks,
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not exceeding 50 rare of age. —Matthew
Crikihell. 333 rears servant to Mr. Hal, £2.
4.—To the labourer in huabandry, not exceeding 35
years of ego, who shall have worked the greatest
number of pun in steceserian upon the same farm, or
with the mme starter or mistniee, such number of years
to be computed from Lb* time such labourer attained
the age of 16, sod who has retained a gvod character.
John Burt, 18 years 11 weeks servant to Mr. IL Burt, £2.
5. —To the maneerrant who has lived the greatest
number of years in suceemion in on. service with •
good sharacter. -Thomas Clarke, 16 years servant to
Mr. T. Clarke, El .

-7.:-T—o-a;.oenaneervant who has lived the greatest
number of.yean In sueressaion in one service, with a
good character. —Ann B. Smith, 7 years 7 months
servant to Yr. T. Chick, £2.
B.—Ditto, not exceeding 30 yean of age.—Earsh
Yjnoinit, 7 years 6 months, esrvant to Mr. H. rooks,
9.—To Die woman, (married or single) who shall have
worked the greatest Dunbar of years in succession upon
tins MOM lam or with the same master or mistress,
seeh maim of yeses to be computed from the time
each woman attained the age of 16, who has dark%
that thne sustained a good character, and, if married,
has brought up her children is a respectable manner,
sod lea Men ready at all them to go to work when
*ailed on so to do.—Mary Westwood, 42 years servant
to Mr. John PitAeld,
Ditto,not exceeding 50 years of sr. Louisa BOWTIIIC,
323ear5, !servant to Hr. H. Hawkins, £2.
To the shepherd who shall rear the greatest number
of lambs in proportion to the number of ewes put to the
ram, out of a flock of not lees than 500, John Pen. rov,
servant to Mr. J. A. Besiiii,s7ll leash; from 605 e ewe/
Second hest, John ChM., servant to A. L. Cooper,
770 lambs from 700 ewes, £l.
To the shepherd who shall rear the greatest number
of larehdln proportion to the number of ewes pot to ram,
oat of a flock of not le m than 300.—Thomas Way,
servant to Mr. T. Chick, 500 lambs from 455 ewes. EL
Second best, Edward Samways, servant to Mr. John
Pitdeld, 494 lambs from 470 ewes, £.l.

?Junius°.
To the labourer, not exercising the trade of a
thatcher, who shall have done the thatching upon
• !nem for the longest period, to one person's employ, or
00 the mime farm. John Galpia, servant to Mr. Hill,
17 yesre upon one farm. LI

-raannix OTTISID in TUE COUNT'S{ /ALAMO'S.
To the woman, not weeding 25711 age, who
has lived the 'tested nsobev o Tow in awes-
Woo in one service, with • good character, Rich a. trice
to be competed hoax the time suck woman attained
the ap of IS. Jana Haines. 4 yaws 6 months servant
to Mr. Pitiel ft