The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-12-14 00:00:00

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YEOVIL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

This vary flourishing Inc— lay held its annual cattle
show on Friday week, when everything that uould
tend to luxes' —the weather, thu show, the attend.
anus —everything was favourable. The alto for the
show wee the same is in forums. y eitro—•at Ram Park,
The Devuns of Mr. smith won universal admiration,
while no lees excellent were the wets and heifers
of Mr. Miller and Mr. Coles. In the Herofords, Mr.
Curry's bull, whiiih had carried off the price the pie'
seeding clay at Bruton, there Icing nothing to coin•
puta with it, again appeared under similar uunilitions,
and of course with the MIMI good fortune. Of this
ileeeription of cows there wars but throe exhibitors,
and so nearly diil they approach each other in excel.
lune°, that it was extremely ditheult toasty which was
the beet. The competition in horses woe exceedingly
good, but in one duo there was no entry, while the
only two year old cart colt was exhibited by Mr.
Caine', to whom half the premium was awarded.
For the premiums offered for Heit there WWI no coin.
petition. The umpires were i—Mr. Jelin Card, Mr,
Robert Spicer, and Mr. Usurp Paul, for breeding
stook. Mr. John Bevies, and Mr. John Gray, for
horses. Mr. William Dunning, and Mr, J. B.
Croaker, fur pigs and fat stook.
At haltpast two o'clock about 180 gentlemen eat
down to dinner in the Townhall. U, A. Moody,
Esq., M.P., presided, and was supported by W.
(lore Langton, Esq,, Sir Henry A. Hoare, Bart, the
Mayor of Yeovil, (R. Tooker, Esq.,) O. Harbin,
Esq., T. Memitor, Vag., W. Bide Hail., Rev. H.
beach, n. Dunne, Esn.,—Shorlatill, Keg., (how
Bullock, Req. H. *suitor, tsp., Major Mute. ii r.
J. Uehuue. filled the vice•ohair, At the centre table
sat Mr. H. S. Watts, the Hon. Eleeretary, the umpires,
Miura Carl, lipicar, Paul, Bevis", limy, Thin.
Orecker, There were also present Rev.
J. F. Thomas, T. Dampier, J. A. Pope, J.
E. Newman, H. O. Andrew', H. Richard',
Kura, Su.
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The following swarth; to labourers were then distri•
buted Luke Barrett, itervant to Mr. John Naha',
rieavington, fur bringing up 0 children without parusitial
relief, • ouoiety's Goat and buttons and £2 ; to William
glade, servant to Mr. H. T, Moore, Houndolone, for
having bright up 14 ohildren, a society's suet and but.
tons. To Robert Pool, servant to Mr. R. Tompleinan, a
coat and 411, fur Ad years' servitude to Robert Could,
servant to Mr. fr', Bond, for 40 years, £l. To Mary
Winter', servant to Mr. F. 110nii,43 years, 119 ; Kunio.
Gifford, servant to Mr. W. B. Perin, 42 years, 411, To
Marisa Oast., servant to Mr. 11, Taylor, jun., East
Coker, 38 years, ; George Adams, servant to W.
B. N years, Mary Holway, servant to Mr, James
Untold, 93 years, £l. Edwin glieareton (M), servant
to Mn,. Harris, U years, £1 ; Edwin Frampton, servant
to Mr. T, Paul ['years, 10e. liaidstuln Fort, sorter to
Mrs. Harris, 217Tteari, 'mat and 1:1 ; Edward Cilhani,
to Mr Darter . omas Laver, 93 years, AIL James
Raison, shepherd to Mr. H. 'l'. Moore, 23 years, 1:9 ;
Jonas Bennett, shepherd to Mr. J. Naiiii, 17 years, c.
Robert China, shepherd to W. Bide, Eati,, for having
reared 200 lamb, from 900 ewes (10 of whiuh were
birrin). El 10s. ; Joseph glade, for the greatest number
trout horned ewe', £llO..