The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-07-30 00:00:00

ID oratobire.

THI ABOLITIOS OF CHOSOII-1A12111. IC the division
open the Chorels•rstes Abolition Bill, there were among
the majority—O. G. Glyn, T. A. Ilitehell, end C.
Waring. In the minority there were—J. Flom, end
Admiral Walcott. The pairs for inelecied Kr. K. Mush,
and Mr. H. Edwards, and against Mr. J. Truly.

THE RITLI CORPS.—There WM a church parade of
the Dorchester rifle corps last Sunday, when about 40
volunteers attended, with Capt. Coombs, Lieut.
Hedge, Heeign Williams, and Hon. Surgeon Penton.
Ihe band aooompanied ths corps to Holy Trinity
church, where an excellent sermon was preached by
the chaplain, the Rev. J. Fisher.

ACCIDZICT —On Thursday last a labourer named
Luke Larkham, sod 20, of Langtdn, was admitted
to the Dorsett Coenty Hoepital. having sustained a
severe laceration of the right hand, through tin-
prudently playing with gunpowder. It appears that the
young man was making a' train" from a flask contain-
ing powder, and, on applying a light to the " train"
the powder in the flatk exploded. He is progressing
favourably.

ALLEGED Win Dairwriox. Frederick Gillman,
carpenter, formerly of Pease-lane, Dorcheater, was
hrrught an at the Shirehall, on Tuesday, before Re
Williams. Esq., charged with leaving his wife chargeable
to the Dorchester Dnion• Re was apprehended by
Superintendent Plummer, et Portsmouth. In con-
sequence of the relieving officvr not being present to
prove the wife's chargeability, the defendant was
discharged.

Coll< MARKET. Saturrisy.—Supply of wheat very
short. Farmers, in consequence of the unsettled date
of the weather, asked high rates, which checked
business. A few samples changed hands at is. to 5..
per quarter over the previous week's prima. Harley
in demand at full currencies. Oata and peas nominal.
Inspector's return :-- Wheat 63a. to 665. per quarter
Average 645. AFL Wool trade dull. Very few parcels
changed West a deoline of from sa. to 10a. per pack
on the prices current at Blandford fair.
LONDON Cottat OP BANIZOPPOY, July 23.—(Befor•
' Mr. Commissioner Goalborne). Clarke.—Th
6mkrupt's Samuel Clarke, who is described ati an
architect and surveyor, Victoria House, Bemerton.
in Fusaleston, St. Peter, came up from Dorchester
goal by Deputy Governor Reynold to surrender
to his bankruptcy, which was upon his own
petition on the 16th of July inst., and also to apply
for his release from custmly.—Masers Nieholl's and
Clarke of Cook's court. Useless Inn, agents for Mr.
Weston, solicitor, Dorchester, =eroded the applies.
ties. nd Mr. Smart Read opposed the release on behalf
of the detaining creditor whose debt is 1.1500. Altar
. considerable discussion his llonotrr delined to interfere
'until after the sitting for the choice°, creditor'. &01111010e1
which is fixed to be held on the 6th of August next at
112 o'clock. The bankrupt consequently returned to
prison. The bankrupt's llahilitieo are 21.240.
BRITISH AND FOISION BINLI 80CIITT.—Meetings In
behalf of this taro end important society were held in
the Town-hall, Dorchester, on Thursday last. In the
morning there was a small, bat influential attendanae,
Melodic' J. Mansel, Esq., B. flaxt-r, Esq. (London),
Reeds. Pep (the deputation). Peers (chairmen), Mottle,
R. Smith. Chatfield, Duke, Knipe, Evans, C. Bingham,
Ludlow, Pox, and Merriman. The report shows that
the income of the parent society expeeds that of any
former year by £lO.OOO, while its circulation was
21 millions of cdoi,eof God's word during the twelve-
month, and 52 million sinee it.. formation. The Dor-
chester assocetion is prospering and ineresaing, and
many of the surrounding villages now add to its feeds.
There was • large attendant* fr .m the town in the
evening, when the same deputation gave a long and
unusually into resting acrount of the society's work,
especially in Toriehite. The collections exceeded £lO.
Mr. Pare hopes to visit Dorchester again in the same
I capacity in • few months.

THE VOlXrreza BECAMPMENT.—The Dorset battalion
prooe..ded to the camp at Abbey Milton yesterday.
rhe tent. are pitched opposite the south part of the
mansion, and about 500 yards from it, the intervening
apses being ..ppointed for the drill ground. The
Dorchester corps started about half-pest wren in the
morning, and mustered about fifty including the band.
The officers present were Captain Coombs, Lieutenant
Hodges, Ensign Williams, Ind ^,olour-Sergt. Gregory.
The A eymouth corps mustered at 8.30, under Captain
Thresher, Lieutenant Timed, and Staff-Surgeon Timed,
and proceeded by Great Western train to Dorchester.
They numbered about 25 rank and file, bed les the
drum and fife band. lb. Bridport corps, 50 strong,
without band, under Captain Edwards, arrived at
Dorchester by the Great Western train at 10.40, and
marched therm° to Hilton Abbey. The 4th 6th, Bth,
end 11th corps proceeded to Blandford by tr.in, and
then marched together to the camp, while the 2nd, 7th,
9th, 10th, and 12th corps proceeded direct to the
ground.
ACCIDEWT.—About half-past twelve an Sunday,
as a gentleman was taming into the town from
the blandford road, riding in ii fourwheel carriage
drawn by one horse, the animal "bolted," and galloped
up Hi h East-street at • rapid pace. The congregation at
St. Peter's church was just coming out, and the
driver guided the horse into South-street, but was
quite unable to arrest its ',regress, and it dashed on
through the street, passing amid the ranks of the volun-
teers who were marching there. Arriving at the bottom
of the street the horse chose its further course through
the narrow passage leading into Fordington field, and
got through, singularly enough, without mishap. It
'till continued a rapid flight, and on approaching the
path leading to the railway bridge, the ixampant
exercised • wise discretion in jumping off by which he
sustained no injury, for directly after the carriage was
brought into coil sion with the railings, breaking the
shafts and doing the vehicle a good deal of injury, which
brought the horse to a stand-still. The animal was
uninjured.

BOROUGH PLITT BRARIONB, 11011dRy.—Before the
Mayor, J. F. Hodges, Ersi., sod J. P. Aldridge, Esq.
John Walker, a labourer, of Frome Ledbury, was
brought up for being drunk and abusive, and using
most obscene language at Dorchester, about 2 a.tn. on
Sunday morning. —P.C. Churchill proved the case, and
prisoner was sentenced to seven days' hard labour.
Mary Lucas was summoned for assaulting • boy of ten,
named Clarke. Mr. H. Bawler spoke to defendant
going to Fordington-school, on Wednesday morning,
and asking for Clarke's boy, and as witness looked round
she went in to the boy and hit hhn two or three times
on the side of his head with her hand. The boy began
crying, and witness told her she must not do that there,
she had better wait till the boy got out of school.
Defendant said the boy had been besting her child and
left the room. —The father the child complained that
it was almost impossible to live in the neighbourhood
of defendant, and she now talked so violently that the
Bench had .0 threaten to commit her before she could
be quieted.--Defendant called Susan Baker: who said
that on Wednesday morning, just as the children were
going to school. she saw Mrs. Luma'sdaughter, Susan, in
the street, when the boy Clarke came out with a stick
in his hand, followed the little girl, and struck her
-acro • the back making her cry. The boy then
went towards the school Mrs. Lucss came out and
followed the boy.—Fined in. and meta, and allowed a
week to pay.

DORCHESTER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The annual exhibition of stock in eceneeficia with
this society took plus last Saturday, in the Fair Field,
and notwithstanding the Amine of cattle, was an ,
attractive display. The show of sheep was exeelleat.
As might be expect. the leading feature was the
Dorset bans, in the breeding of which Mr. Henry Mayo,
of Frome, has this year won many laurels, and on this
*cession took four of the flee prises offered for that
tweed, with as splendid • lot of sheep as Gould be found
anywhere. Mr. L A. Smith, who bu woo many prises,
' yarded off the harem.. for. pen of twelve of three ages.
In lambs Mr. Mayo was the most sueuesfal, bat Hr. G.
A. Flower.' lot was highly commanded, and r.J.
Pitlield's *ere much admired for the nice way in which
their heads notched, but they were rather out of con-
dition. Sir. Fleury Fookse was the leading exhibitor
of South Downs, and if this breed Is Man then others,
it has the merit of being of the first quality. The
rutting found • good exponent in Kr. T. H.
though perhaps it may be bait to roll his
sheep the Watereombe breed, and he deserves great
audit for having persistently, for upwards of 30y
carried out the principle of solution of the beet sad
' largest for breeding purposes, till he had obtained •
wonderfully good Sock. Br. J. Chick was the principal
exhibitor of Hampshire Detre. proper. Amongst the
' horses a colt shown by Mr. W. Paull attracted chief
attention, with the four excellent pair of tort horses
that were exhibited. Mr. W. Mangold's jpipro,ol
Dorset breed of piss carried of the prises for single
specimens. The boar he showed led previously taken •
prise ist &former exhibition of this society, and also at
the Royal Society's show, and has produced, it is said,
1.000 of the porcine rase annually! The breeding sow
exhibited by the same entleanen, which also got. prise,
was an admirable animal in every respect. The only
other thing of note in this depertmeat w••• pen contain-
ing three sows with 31:0 roans ones, shown by Mr. J. A.
Smith. rhe., were of th. Berkshire bred, and took the
plats offered by Lord Digby. There was not. single
white pig exhibited. The show pound was namerusly
suited in the mune of the day.
YIN judges were, for Down sheep and pigs—Hr. BODO
of AT", Mr, J, Ford of Rushton, sad Mr. T. Dowd's

of Rake: for horned sheep and berses—Mr. V. B.
Watts of fdelooribe Honey, Mr. J. Bevis of Sydling,
and Mr. W. C. Spooner of Sling, Southampton.
The dinner took pimp in the afternoon at the King's
Arms Hotel, when about sixty were prennt. Mr. J.
Brymer presided, and the company included Mr. J.
Floyer, M.P the Rev. B. W. Pours. LA., Mr. J. F.
Notre, Mr. T. Saunders (Watercombe). Mr. John
Homer (3lartinstown), Mr. H. W. Hawkina, Mr. W.
O. Limey (Wareham), Mr. J. Galpin (Dortherter), Mr.
R. Damen, Mr. J. Vooke., Mr. T. Baeoh. MA., Mr.
James Saunders, Mr. T. Chick, Mr. J. Pitfield (Eyre),
Kr. J. A. limith, Mr. R. Smith, Mt. Duninan. Mr.
Bone, Mr. H. Harding, Mr. W. Chick, Mr. H. Mayo,
Mr. W. Paul, Mr. 1... Groves, Jan., Mr. G. Flower. Mt
S. Pearce, Mr. J. T. Ensor, Mr. Pitfield, Mr. J. Ford,
Mr. P. Pearce, Mr. J. nano lore (Ironton), Mr. J.
Speak° (Gorwell), Kr. Hull (Drum), Mr. J. Ila)o, Mr.
Harris (Frame), Mr. H. Bevis (Flyillinr) Mr. Elise.,
Mr. T. C. Saunders, Mr. W. Mayo (Friar Waddon),
Mr. 1111. Fookes (Whirchorch), Mr. G. Wo I Homer
( Athelhamoton), Mr. It. B. Watts (Meloomhe Honey),
Mr. Gook (81inedord). Mr. W. C. Spooner (Sling. Smut,
am 'too). Mr. Y. Chick (Cern.), Mr. H. Wright
I Knishtion), 14r. James Harding, jun. (Waterson). Mr.
G. J. Andre*. (hon. ..m.). &a. Gracia before and after
the dinner war said by the Rev. R. W. Poore.
On the oonchtsion of the repast, the labourer, who
bare won prises came into the room (bovine finished
their dinner in another apartment), and had a supply
of beer.
The Chairman briesy proposed "The Queen," which
WM oordially received.
Mr. G. J. Andrews (hon. seo.), then read the list of
awards as concerning He labourers as follow. :
L.nottnetn.—John nienbury, in the service of Kr.
A. J. Pitlield, for having brought up 10 children, seven
now living, with the least proportion of parochial relief,
£2. John Randall, for having worked on the farm of
Mr. W. D. Doyle!. 53 years and 11 month., @Moe he
was 16. £2. Thomu sticland, not exceeding 50 years
of age, for having worked on the farm of Mr. W. H.
Denman for 32 yeara and nine months, sines be was 16,
£2. Henry Ted, not exceeding 33 years of ass, for
having worked on the farm of Mr. A. J. Petfield, Eyrie.
18 years and nine montht, since he 1/114 16, 1.2. James
Keats, for 25 years and three months warrant to Mr.
John Ensor. £2. John Way, not exceeding 30 years of
age, servant to Mr. T. Chick eight years and three
months, Cl. Martha Mullett, servant to Mr. John
Bogor for 18 years end three months. 1.1. Elisabeth
bparke, not exceeding 30 years of age, for beim in one
service 10 years and three months, recommended by the
Executors of the late Mr. Henry el•okios, £2. Reba*.
Boleros, vrho has worked for 22 years on the farm of
Mr. J. G. Homer, and been ready at all time, to an out
to work when called on no to do, C 2. Elisabeth Row,
not extreeding 50, 30 years on one farm, recommended
by the Ezeoutors of Ur. Henry Hankies, for being
during that pmiod ready to go out to work when called
on no to do, £2.
LAMB RIANIG.—Georm• Prior, !servant to Mr. Henry
Fookes, for having reared 728 lamhe from 720 Down
ewes, with eight ewes lost, CI Joseph Hodder. servant
to Mr. Isaac Byrnes, for having reared 310 lambs from
310 Dawn ewe', with three ewes lost, £l. John
Bartlett, servant to Mr. J. A Smith, for having reared
662 lambs from 610 horn ewes, with 10 ewes lost, rit.
Edward Samw.v., servant to Mr. A. J. Pitlield, for
having reared 462 lambs from 460 ewes, with six ewes
lot, 02.
THATCEMNO.—WiIIiarn Randall, who for 11 years has
done the thatching upon the farm of Mr. W. Manifold, £2.
The Chairmen then addreseed the labourers, eon.
giatoicting them on having received prices for good
conduct, and for steadiness and attention to their
deities, and concluded by proposing all their good
health., which we. drunk very cordially, and in return
therefore the labourers lustily cheered the company.
They then retirod.
The Prince and Prineess of Wales, and the rest of
the Royal family." was next proposed from the chair,
and was drunk with applauae.
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The neat toast given from the Asir was "The Bishop
oind clergy of the diocese," coupled with the name of the
Rev. E. W. Pear.—(•P PIA 014 . _ _ _

The Her. E. W. Pears, of Dorchester, responded, and
thanked them meet heartily for that riepect which he
individually, and the clergy generally, bad received from
them. He bad great reason to take it deep interest in
their welfare as a class, for some of his eery best friends
were amongst them, and he could not look back on the
past year without remembering he had lost two of them.
Two had been tawc away, nod they missed them. One
was an old man —Mr. Levi Lackhatn, whom they had
known for many yearn; he bad gone to his rest in
extreme old age and the other was his dear friend Mr.
George W .od, • man of whom any profession might
Indeed be proud, and u long as the anrieulturista en.
hibited gush men as he was from amonpt themselves,
no reaaonable man eould ever look down upoh such a
Maas —(applauae). He (Mr. Wood) wee highly respected,
and he could go to any part of England and represent
the farmers cf Dorset with credit to himself and to
them—(applause). He (the speaker) was looking out
anxiously to see the luau, or men, to take the late Mr.
Wood's plane. There were younger men growing up,
and when such • vacancy occurred, it ought to be with
them an object of lawful ambition to fill the place. There
wan great room in the county for intelligence and
energy, and the world judged very correctly as a
rule al to the worth of a man. Mr. Wood was a
personal friend of his, and he regretted his loss for many
ressons He mimed him eery much on thnt occasion as
they all did—(hear, hear). He liked always to nay
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who'd he knew of people, 'card there were sortie respois I
in which farmers set en rumple to the is it of the
county—one especially, which he would mention because
it was but very little remembered. There was no class
of the people so strictly observant of the Sabbitth-day
as the farmers—(applatoe), Ignorant people said they
wee., very irreligious set of people in the county: but
he did not supreme there was • former in Dorset, if he
eaw the loss of hundreds of pounds by his crops being
left untouched on • Sunday, would break that day to
tare it, and if be did he must not go the market nest
week—(hear, hear, and applause). They must take
p. co le as they found them, and there were those who
could easily speak against one oless or another, for-
getting these peculiarities (if they ehoose so to call them)
and who would fret then:oleo into fiddle-string. if it
rained when they were going to a pio-nio, not recollect-
big how many hundreds of farmers were looking on at
the spoiling of their crops and taking it calmly. There
was no class more spoken of a, grumblers, yet less
guilty of it, or who had no mush cause to gm obis—
(applause). No class was so exposed in their business
to the vicissitudes of wind and weather, yet took things
so easily. He had pulled his happiest days in the agri-
cultural part of the country. and he could not get the
lore of it out of him. He thanked them for their
kindness to him, and he wished them all Prosperity,
and repressed a hope that the sun then shining would
, continue to shine for another month—(applause).
The Chairman then gene "the Army. Navy, Militia,
Yeomanry, and Volunteers," coupled with the name of
Captain Flour, who responded.
"The Lord Lieutenant and Magistrates of the
County" was nest given from the chair, and Mr. J.
▪ J.P., reeponded.
The Chairman then peopoaed "The County and
Borough Members," earns be was sure they wont .1 drink
the health of the only member smolt with great satis-
faction, and, adding, he hoped Mr. Floyer would long
remain one of their rem-, sentatives— (applan e).
Mr. J. Floyer, who was received with cheering,
returned thanks. He esprowed the pleasure he bad in
meeting them, *0 referred to the deaths of Mr. Levi
Luekbatu and Mr. Wood. He thou referred to the im-
portance of the Parliamantam session now drawing to •
close, although the statutes passed have been remarkably
few, yet some Mff had been considered, amongst them
several dealing with matters intimately affecting their
interests, and important espeeislly to the agricultural
body. He then referred at some length to several Bills
which bad been brought in but finally abandoned, oun.
earning the rating of reel property, and to a Bill respect-
ing turnpike trusts, which was • subject he thought
worthy the attention of Parliament. He proceeded:
But the principal attention of Parliament this session,
as you well know, from the moment the Queen's speech
was read in the House of Lords down to the present day,
hos been devoted—and I believe the country also has
hoes engrossed—in one great subjecit—the reform of the
reproentetioa of the people. Now that measure
certainly has runs remarkable course. It was, as I have
said, meotioned in "the Queen's speesb." it then pro-
ceeded to resolutions, nest came in the shape of one
Bill, and then in the shape of another, and one amongst
It. peculiar fainter.s haa been this—that there has never
been from Scut to lot on* division taken upon the
principle or the MOVIIITO as • Bill, and I may go further;
and say almost there has been no debate upon the
moues al • meours. There have been debates, and •
good many, and certainly amongst the features of thine
debates, perhaps the most remarkable is the immense
amount of recrimination and strong peraonal—l may
almost say—abuse which have characterised • great part
of them, I do not mean to say there may not have b.-en
some, and perhaps good room for personal remarks,
but when we look at the meows and at its various pro-
visions it amnia wonderful how very little real Afros
ones of opinion there is and has been in the House of
Commons upon its most important, particolars--(aps
please). I think we wen all agreed that there must be
• measuie, sad that • oonsiderabla measure of reform
We were all @greed that rctorm must take the shape of
a very large amount of enfranchisement, and we were
all agreed that if possible it should be carried through
this Passion. The county franchise—which perhaps
you will forgive ma for thinking a very imiortant part
of the Bill—we were all agreed anon, because the
franchise as cried this year—a £l2 ounostion for
ocienthe—ti in Not the same franchise goggle inulandit
as that proposed by Lord Russell's Government last
year, vie, • £l4 rental. Then mines the borough fran-
chise% and tbe only difference was whether we should
some down to a money value of ooeupation of CS, became
the C 6 proposed be the Government in the first place
was found to be quite untenable, and indeed we should
have gone to 1:4. because Mr. Bright (who is one of the
greet antheritiells and is 'upped to be, or at least is
said to be, the author of the present Reform Bill), has
said that C 4 is the proper position at which to place the
amount of rental qualifying for • vote in boroughs. If
we came to that indeed without going to • £4
rental, we *foul/ have household suffrage with
suzh restrictions and limitations II have been proposed
and serried in the Hones of Commons, because it must
be observed that it In not !simple household suffrap
upon the same Principle as the £lO rental franchise, for
that Includes not only houses, but shops and tenements
of any deautiption i whereby, in Pertain places, Totnes
and elsewhere • large number of votes had been mann-
faettmd by dividing large plots of land into small
holdings, and running up on Mimi pigsty.' ot anything
of the kind, and calling it • CIO compation—(hear,
hear). By the promos Bill all Hot would be avoided,
and they would have household suffrage bons fide—a
man wiU have a vote for the bowie where he lives and
sleeps—an compation capable of definition and ocular
demonstration. But in saying that (hardly state all with
regsrd to the very smell differeuee which really esistod
between the two partite in the House on toms subject.
For the few who approved a 2.3 or £4 ratal thought it
somatae permanently to keep that position, as at no
distant date household taffiess must be reached. It
was no doubt well put by the noble Lord-Lieutenant of
the county (the Earl of Shaftesbury) whose eloquent
and masterly speech he had already alluded to, when be
said to Lord Derby, "Why, when you can go down
▪ do you jump out of the window r but the whole
gist of the matter lies in the position of the par-
formers when he gets at the bottom. Is he not in a
better position if he takes the jump—if it be so called—
which the Government have thought it desirable to
tab., and arrive it it at once, than if be

bad gone down by degrees! If I eM right in
thinking the Government Iwo done well In minilnieg
the suffrage to real Irma .fult householders, when could
they have got to that waitron in the way they have if
they had tried to do it by a gradual declenaior.l
Be-
caine if we had gme t., household suffrage by degrees,
we meat lane c,rried the exi.ting franclriee with as,
and have arrival at tits end with the various alums of
qualifications to which I hem, alluded, and in the creation
of which there tea ben experienced great and Perim'
abase. Looking. as I have tried to do, at the question
with an impartial and sincere desire to the what is best
for the country—for I have no party ties, or personal
ties—hate nothing to lead we to support the Govern-
ment exo pt, no fat al I believe that 0 ivernment
likely to be the beat for the muntrj.- I hate felt it my
duty to eupport the Government in tarrying the measure
through the House, and I treat that in doing it I have,
and may receive, the approbation which I seek at your
hands —(applaum). But this question is fast passing
(tom the region of theory and speculation to that of
feet. I hardly think it likely that at this late period of
the session any material alteration eon be made in it—
(sppleuse). Ido not deny bat that if we had sic weeko
before unto the end of the ramion Instead of two or
three, sows improvements might be made in the men-are
by thn wisdom of Me House of Girls ; and that wisdom
and ability, I think has been rarely shown to more ad-
vantage than in the resent debete. I do not question
bet that very melodic-able improvements might la ode
In • portion, at least, of the Bill. bet they would r. re
time, and I doubt that if they had been proposed in the
Hons. of Commons they might have aroused a spirit of
opposition, which would have been fatal, and therefore,
it may be that the Government we,. judicious, in not
going more largely into it than they did. Still, Ido riot
doubt bat it would be an improvement if • large and
comprehensive view were taken of the whole question
of redistribution; if something of the character of coma-
lative voting were introduced, and be found to answer
still further to redoes the meinhe•s of small boroughs,
and give them to larger constituencies. This question
moat be introduced at a future day, and if it be SD
plearb•d in a spirit of fairness, it will, I believe, tend
to make more permanent end safe the foundations of our
excellent eronstitation—(applaum). In conclusion, he
referred to the Sheffield Trades Union outrage., and said
they Gould never occur here, if they maintained tee in.
timate relations which now *Mat between minters ant
men, and they make men to feel that in the master's
proeprrity they haves share, and that their interest and
that of the masters, for good or misfortune, is in-
separably bound up together—(epplease).
Ti. health of the Cheir.nen neat gi•en by Mr.
Moyer, and the compliment was aeknowledged by Mr.
The Hon. Sea. then real the following swards :
Suatt.—For best Southolown nun, Mr. FL Fookm,
£2. Elbortewoolled raps, other than horned or South-
down, Mr. J. C. Chick, Pl. One•yeste-old Doreet ram,
Mr. H. Mayo, 12. One year-old IS mthdown ram,
Executors of the late Mr. G. J. Wood, £2. One-year-old
ehort-woollird ram, other than horned or Soutbdown,
Mr. .1. C. Chick. LI. Pair of Dorset ram Lambe, Mr.
H. Mayo, El. Pam Southdown ram lambs, Execrators
of the late Mr. G. .7. Wood. El. Pair of short-woolled,
other than horned or Southdown ram lambs, Mr. .7.
Chick, El. Twelve Dorset ewes, Mr. .1. A. Smith, El
Twelve Southdown ewes, Mr. H. Pock.; LI. Twelve
ahortmoolled ewes, other than horned or Southdown,
Mr J. Pooh', LI.
Proe.—Owner of beet boar, Mr. W. Manileld, El.
Genet. of best breeding sow, Mr. W. Manaeld,
Tall PLaTte, MACH VALOII EA—Offered by J.
Brymer, Esq., for 90 Hampshire Down ewes, under 2
years, Mr. James Chick. By the Earl of lichester, for
3 Southdown roma under 2 years, %teenier. of Mr. G.
.1. Wood. By Lord Dieby, for 3 best breeding sows,
Mr. J. A. Smith. By Lord Poltimore, for 20 ehilver
Down lambs, Mr. John Pooks. By Gerard Smart. B.
M.P., for 20 Dorset full-monthed ewes, Mr. J. A.
Smith. By the Hon. W. H. B. Portet-n, if P., for
20 chilver Dorset lambs, Mr. H. Mayo: highly com-
mended, Mr. G. A. Flower. By J. Floyer, Bag., M.P.,
for 20 Dorset ewe,. under 2 yearn, Mr. H. Mayo. By
C .lone) Start, r., for 20 Flampelhire Down fell.
sz.odtbed ewes, Mr T. 11. Saunders. By G. Wingield
Digby, H.q., for 20 Southrlown'foll-monthed ewes,
Ereentore of Mr. G. J. Wood. By C. W. Dishy,
Esq., for eart mare and foal, Mr. J. A. Smith: com-
mended, Mr. W. PeuL By H. N. Middleton, Esq.,
for 20 Southdown ewes, ender 2 years. Mr. H. Fookes-
By. H. Williams. Esq., for hackney colt or filly. under
4 years, me. W. Paul hiahly commended and al o
commended, Mr. Levi Groves. By W. Eliot, E.g., for
cart colt or 61Iy under 3 years, Mr. W. Hooper: oom•
mended, Mr. J. Chick. By Dr. Bissett Hawkins. for
pair of cart horses, not over 7 years of age, Mr. .T. G.
Flower: commended, Mr. T. H. Saunders. By Mr. T.
H. Saunders, for 20 ehilver lamb*, *ire hired or put-
chimed of him. Mr. H. W. Hawkins.
Ti,, Chairman then proposed "The Snocessful
Competitors."
Mr. H. Pocket responded. He thought the show of
theep and horses perfectly satisfactory. He was glad
to me the Dorset horned sheep coming back into the old
form they had 20 or 30 years ago. No breed he thought
had improved no much daring the last 10 years as the
Hampshire Downs. He wan a breeder of South Downs:
the breed was small, but there was nothing so good for
eating, and when they considered besides the quality of
the wool, he thought probably the Southdown breeder.
did as sell as most people. They had four pairs of tart
hones shown, which was the number at the Royal
Societl's and Bath and West of England Society's
shows together I He thought the society did great good
by its encouragement of the labourers.
Mr. T. Saunders responded, setting forth the coml.
'wines of the Wataroombe breed of sheep, i.e., selected
Hampshire Downs.
Mr. J. Homer also returned thanks, end spoke of the
usefulness of societies Of this character.
Mr. H. Mayo also responded. He considered the
Dorset horned sheep were as good in form, and mach
barter in quality, than they were 15 years air .•
Mr. 11. Ifmkes proposed 'The health of the Judson."
Mr. W. C. Spooner, of Eling, reaponded. and pointed
oat that in the matter of horses the society should
sewerage a little more of the reproductive element, and
spoke of the advantagen he had eeen result from the
offering of one or two prizes for first-rate stock horses
for agri. lateral porpoms.
The Chairman said he would give £lO, tab. offered
next year, for the best stallion of that character in this
twenty —(lond cheers).
Mr. Bevis also responded. and said he had never
judged or seen better horned sheep. Mr. H. Kayo's
tem-teeth ewes were models, and did him great credit.
There watt very fair competition amonget the ewes of
three ages, and they had given the honours to Kr. J. A.
Smith ; but if Mr. Mayo continued his present worm,
Mr. Smith most make an effort to win on future
oceasions—(laughter).
"The Mayor and Corporation of Dorchester" was
responded to by Mr. J. Galion.
"The health of Mr. (1. .1. Andrews" was proposed
and cordially drank, and that letitier.all reponded.
The Chairman gave "The health of the preellent for
the ensuing year, Dr. Blown Hawkins,* and it was
drank with great cheering.
Various toasts of a complimentary and local character
(Including that of the matters of Foxhound., oroporied
by the Chairman, and responded to by Mr. John
Homer) followed, and a pleasant evening was spent.