The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-06-08 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1869.

A VISIT TO THE B TH AND WEST OF
ENGLAND SOCIETY'S SHOW.
The enterprise of the London and South-Western
railway company, in running • cheap excursion to
Southampton, on Thursday, attracted several thousands
to the town, and helped considerably to swell the
30.000 total of veitors on that day to the show of the
Bath and West of England end Southern Counties'
Association. Falier weather for an excursion weld not
have been demised, and the somewhet threatening aimed
of the clouds in the early morning only served to
heighten the enjoyment of the fine day which followed.
The train brought • fair number of exeurdooista from
Weymouth, for fashion and agricultur, have but little
to do with each other. Dorebester added well-nigh •
hundred to the par+ y, and stench sueseeding station
the platform was thronged with people Southampton
bound. By the time our train left Wimborne it• more
than thirty carriages were filled to repletion ; neverthe-
lees the nearer we got to Southampton the more we
found waiting to join the exeurzion. The Hants
pleasure seekers regarded with amazement the crowded
earnages as they were drawn up beside the station plat-
forms, and suffered good-humouredly no small amount
of handicap as we moved off leaving them to be fetched
by • "special" which was telegraphed for to South-
ampton. No doubt these Hampshire folk are very ex-
cellent people, but to the dwellers in Dorset they pre-
sented with few exceptions • very rough ungainly
appearance, and it will be no matter for surprise if all
the young ladies west of Wimborne who took this trip
are more than ever Immured at their good looks. After
• three hours' ride, Southampton water, shimmering in
the sunlight and studded with exalt pigmenting
picturesqes variety, appeared in sight, and, in • few
minutes, Southampton West station was gained. Many
of the ezeuraionista at once proceeded towardathe show,
while the town claimed the attraction of others. And
It Is wen worthy of • visit. Seaport towns have a
generally not undeserved reputation for being dirty and
ugly. Southampton—at any rate the more modern part
of it—is neither. The streets are broad and clean, and
there are handsome public buildings, large buy-looking
shops, and well kept public perks, while the suburbs
are studded with handsome villaa, and the whole neigh-
bourhood is beautifully wooded, and overlook, the fine
bay formed by the siontluenee of the Itches with the
Test. Southampton may well be called the nxetrouolis
of the south. Lest anybody should be diapoecri to
leave Dorchester, with its present heavy rates and
heavier prospective ones, for Southampton, we may as
well tell them that the townsfolk have to pay for all
the improvements which bays made It ea fair a place,
and that the rates amount to about ten shillings in the
pound. After • brief glazes at the town, we proceeded
to the show at Bannister's putt Innumerable vehicles
plied for hire on the road, and it was no difficult matter
to get there cheaply and comfortably. Near the Ordnanoe
Servey office, an immense wooden triplet arch was
eroded, the centre span being about 45 feet high. This
was decorated in the Renaissance style, with figures
emblematio of apiculture and ecenmerse, but to oar
thinking it was not half so effective as would have been
a massive evergreen arch with suitable emblems. The
Avenue, which ia the approach to the ahow ground, is
planted with sapling chestnuts, and, in a few years,
Southampton will have • road half-a-mile in length, ,
similar to the continental boulevards, and after the
manner of our own unequalled Dorchester walks. Many
on the road halted for a few moments to look at the
statue of Lord Palmerston, erected on • plot of ground
called West biarlands, which was unveiled on the
revels day by Lord Carnarvon. The agars is in
marble, about eight feet high, and represents the great
at itesman in the net of speaking.
The approaches to the Aloes of the show officials were
crowded with vehicle's and pedestrians, but the snail.
erica of the errangements prevented any sonfesion.
Mr. Josiah Goodwin, secretary of the society, was at
his poet, courteous as ever and well satisfied with the
•13410M11 of the great enii.vtaking for the year. Favoured
by fine weather, • more pleasant spot for the exhibition
could not be coneeived, but with • wet week the
miseries of the Dorchester year would have bees rivalled
V not surpassed. The iMIDOIII4 quantity of machinery
exhibited must have been the first thing that forced
itself upon the mind of every visitor and, regarding tb•
sample:Sy and value of these mecilianical agencies, one
eould not but bop, that Lord Sidney Godolphin Osborne
had visited the show, for then, instead of being des-
pondent of our farmers getting inboards beams of
education, he would surely be encouraged to promote
their education, being satisfied they will went much, to
manage well the machinery which increasingly fills es
Important • part in agricultural operations.
Wore, however, glancing at the displays made by the
implement makers, we were noxious to see the
dock exhibilled by our Dorset Mead& Pint in the
yard were plead the Divans, and for form and quality
they proved the thief attraction. Good judge& how-
ever, complain that the show tattle ot this breed are
gradually decreasing in aloe, and that although they are
handsome docile creatures they area likely to brooms
nothing better than imitations of Kerry had Breton and
Jersey sows. Twenty-two animals of this breed were
shown, and nothing could be more admirede km
symmetry and colour and indeed for as much weight of
flesh as could possibly be heaped upon such frames and
paged in such skins, than those sent by Mr. Walter
Farthing, Mr. Buller, and Mr. Barton all Devon men,
and Mr. Barton and Mr. Nixey, from Bucks, be they
young or old, balls, cows, or heifers, but, from a beef •
making and milk-giving point of view, they are not the
sort for the tenant-farmer, with • constantly-increasing
rent and the foreigner to compete with. There was
only one Dorset exhibitor in this breed—Mr. J. S. Tett,
of Abbey Milton, who showed "Roby," a cow from the
oilebratod Bradford Peverell herd. There were six
entries in this elan, end Mr. Nixey and Mr. Farthing
took the onus.
The Shorthorns were a collection that did credit to
this breed of large heavy cattle; and, being restricted
to no district, they produced 59 entries. Amongst
these animals, however, there was much evidence of
overfeeding, pertieolarly amoept the yearling bulls.
The Bev. II B. Kamera, of Marnhull, sent • roan brill,
just under two years, end a roan hider in milk, bet to
aeitber was there awarded • prise. The principal
winners were Meagre. Game, Mr. Stratton, Lord
Budeley, and Lady Pipt.
The Sussex cattle were a small show, and not by any
mew exiallent
There was • fine collection of the Channel Islands
cattle, but there is quite a fend between the breeders
In Guernsey and the Jersey farmers. The Guernsey
breeders will not allow • Jersey animal to be imported
Into their island, while Jeremy will not allow • Gams-
gay animal that is capable of breeding to pass the
shambles on the dock head at St. Hollers. Now
therefore, that the cattle of the two principal islandi
are brought. together in eompetition there is no wonder
that • considerable amount of Jealousy and dissatisfac-
tion has arisen betweea the exhibitor& The judges
epper to have been fairly shessen, as one came from
Jamey, ODO from Gueraley, and one was on isth-
mus The only thing that would have latlafle4 the
Guernsey men would have been to have awarded them
all the prises. But, then, what would have been mid
by the Jersey breaded? We laud deifies we admire
and otherwise prefer the Jersey mamas to the
Guernsey. The light delicate shades and long legs of
the latter are not equal to the more sompeot forma and
hardier tolours with the dark points of the former.
11 the ladies be any judge—and we believe their quicker
wits and more aedve or reedy Justine:age:ahem to
be good judges— the Jersey animals have the
preference. Weed, If the oows of this can
apprehend compliment, they must be soesiderably Ina-
proved in self-appreciation, for as they were seen by tb.
visitors there was a constant run of such exclaniatiogs
as " The dear little things I"" 0, the prettyi

creatures l" and soon. Certainly they are •ery bated-
fel. Theee animals are great favourites with the
Americans. They will sire £3O, or £4O, or £5O for •
little thing that a good strong man can carry, provided
It leaf a fain* colour, and its points are dark and well
formed. We are informed £5O has been offered for the
first prise Jersey cow to go to New York. Mr. G.
Wingfield Digby, of Sherhorne Castle, exhibited
handsomely marked .7, rary dark fawn and white bull,
and • cow of the same breed, but obtained no prise.
The Herefords were not • large show, bet the collec-
tion embraced • magnificent bell sent by 11r. Ark.
wright, and one scarcely inferior, which took the
second prise, by ifilr. W. Rowdier, of Ilan:hull —his
" Chancellor," aged two yearn and nine month.; and
there was • splendid cow of Mr. Allan's, of Tasbury.
Mr. James, of Illappowder, exhibited a cow end •
heifer from his herd which reseived the high commen-
dation of the judg a.
The sheep were an interesting show, lint on the list
were the Leicester*, whose chief value is-in Improving
coarse breeds, sad crossing with slow-doing sheep when
early metnrity is an object. The Hampshire Downs
Nr7l:lii great fares. They are • big warm lot, bet
71 bear "improving," a• Mr. T. H. Seenders's
Watarcombe flock abundantly proves. The Sbropahires
with their black faces sod logs looked odd in WI Part
of the country, but they are said to be • very useful
herd, and suitable for almost any soil or climate. The
Oxford Downs had • singular appearance through being
daubed with grew** and Wire I The Soothdowns were
long list and never more uniformly handsome. Mr.
Etigden's first-price two-sheer could not le well beaten
for form and quality, nor could MINIM Roseman's shier-
Ibis. The ewes also are pictures for symmetry. fell
eyes, and general docile countenances. Sir William
Throckmorton's ewes are especially 4
good ; and the same
may be said of the pen sent Mr. R. N. 1..
Grenville, IL?. The Somerset en Dorset sheep were
the most admired in the show, sad we are glad that
our neighbour, Mr. Henry Kayo, of Coker'. From., is
pining such laurel. with his splendid sheep of this
breed. He took first prise for the best rem, and
divided honours in the other Glasses with Mr. Bond
of Bridgwater, 'and Yr. Maunder of North Molten.
Some Exmoor sheep were also shown. These are small,
with borne very much like those of the goat, indeed
they are very goat-like in their habits, living where no
other animal would, and producing the sweetest of
mutton. A few large white Costwolds made op an
exhibition comprising the principal breeds of the
country: _ . .

The homes were not numerous. Even the special
prises offered tor New Forest ponies were so little
thought of that DO real response was made. The cart-
horses were scarcely worth notice except for breeding
ordinary local farm-borses. The entree altogether is
the 14 dames were under 70 head, and • large share of
the.. were colt., hacks, and ponies. The firsiprise
hunter, sent by Mr. Member), M.P. of Milton Abbey,
Blaadford. was • strong, setiveAdd-looking chestnut;
so was Mr. Bettam's fouryear-old bay mare; but
beyond thews and two or the.. others, which possessed
gentility with strength and activity, they were common
and carty. Mr. Merthyr Guest took a second prier of
£lO with his bay gelding "Swell," which, we belie'',
was the only animal sold at Mr. Radclyffe's resent sale.
He also exhibited • five-year-old gelding and an aged
pony. Kr. Paull, of Puddle.° we, entered a black
mare "Baroness," and a brown pony "Tom.",
The pigs were an excellent show, but they did not
smell at all agreeably on this hotaday. The Berkshire
breed bad the best of it.
Haring got so far through our sight-seeing we felt
more disposed for • visit to the refreshment tents than
to say other department of the show. Fortunately,
luncheon had been obtained in comfort in Southampton,
for at the tents here it was • miserable scramble to get
either eating or drinking. Beer was in such demand,
that by this Vine (three o'clock) every barrel was dry,
while other liquors were scarce. A clean glass was
difficult to get, and half-an-hour was • moderate time
to wait for being served. However, "worse difficulties
are experienced at sac"
The poultry tent was thronged, and this part of the
show was pirticularly interwar's. The Spanish and
Dorking fowls were very good classes; the C,ochins
appeared in great fore.; ard the Brahma Poona' in-
cluded many fine birds. There were numerous entries
Is the game clam; the pretty Hamburghs were few.
The white-crested black Pi:dards attrada much atten-
tion. Mr. R. Case's (Dorchester) Andalosiens carried
off a second prize, and Mr. H. Ling'. (Dorchester)
bantams were highly commended. There were • few
good Carve Cede, but the Howled were small. The
ducks and geed made a good show, and nothing could
be better than the two prize Wheys, the beet of which
belong. to Mr. H. Food*, of Whiteehtiroh, Bldelford.
The fine arts department, the tent devoted to art
manufacturer, and the horticultural @bow, were all so
crowded that anything like • critical examined n of
1 these departments was out of the question, ant we
kept out of the rush. But we beard that sionnirst
the fine arts were very many pictures anything bat fine
or artistic, that the "art manufactures" eos.isted
principally of sewing-madines which were very
noisy, and that horticulture did not appear to so great
an advantage as in former years.
The seed sheds were most interresting and attractive
to all dasses of visitors, from the amateur gardener to
the largest and most scientific' agriculturist. Kenn.
Butt ,n and Sous, the royal leadsmen, of Reading,
exhibited no fewer than 1000 different sorts of agricul-
tural, floral, and horticultural seeds, all neatly arranged
in glass cases and 200 other sorts of seeds in white
tends bags, with green and gold labels. Thu collec-
tion obtained the fad silver modal prise at the Paris
exhiblion' where it likewise formed an object of great
attrestiou. There were also 100 disdain varieties of
grasses in their growing state, having been especially
cut for the exhibition from their different fields
in their seed trial farm, near Reading. Their were
also 150 dried specimens of grassed, giving the fullest
and best practical illustration of the nature and growth
of the different cremes, specially intended for the
benefit of those about to lay down pastures, parks, or
even lawns. Mews. Sutton likewise showed an
extensive collection of roots, including their oelebrated
" intermediate mangel." Near to Messrs. Sutton,'
building was that of Messrs. Raynbird. Caldeclit,
Bawtree, Dowling, and Co. (limited), of Buingstok
who exhibited a very extecive and well
collection, illustrative of articles largely in demand by
the agriceintrist, consisting of specimens in the ear and
grain of the bast kinds of wheat, barley, and oats;
agricultural seeds, such as clovers, salafoin,
root seeds, ; specimens of the best kinds of":gair M
es grass ; seeds of grasses for laying down land to per.
maned pastures; oil cakes made from ram cotton,
and linseed, and many other kinds al astil• food;
masers., including guano, bones, nitrate of soda, silt
superphosphate. Messrs. James Ceder and Co. had •
very large and varieCeolleeition of both farm and garden
Mai, grams, Ac. Amongst the collection exhibited by
this firm was the tare vetch, recently introduced into
this country from the Antipodes, and KW very fine
specimens of grasses grown with town sewage.
In the implement and mediae, department there
was an immense collection, embracing all the leading
makers. This part of the show increases year by year,
although no pride are offered—• sufficient indication of
the growing use of machinery in modern farming.
However, there was no striking novelty, although we
found several improved adaptations of mechanical Prin.
tildes to machinea hitherto less perfectly constructed.
The machinery in motion comprised between 50 and
60 different engines and ambler, award white
Mesas. E. Cambridge and Co. contributed the mailed
engine is the yard. It looked quite • dainty toy betide
its bag lies of big brothers—or, for the matter of that,
la daptrison with the eight-bone engine ma by sits

same firm—bet it is well and simply made, end resew
m.nds itself by a small consumption of feel. It is
specially reoommended for thaff-cutting, and for general
work on • email farm. A horse rake, by this firm, with
high wrought iron wheels, is worthy of attention.
This year it has been improved, so that by simply moving
a pin in an Iron bar the teeth can be placed higher or
lower u may be desired, and, by an adaptation of the
oog principle to a joint in the shafts, they are easily
brought into the position required. By theme improve..
runts one man can manage the implement with facility.
They also showed • capital collection of their noted
implements medal in preuring the land for seed;
IVery farmer knows and appreciates their clod-crushers
mid barrows. _

Messrs. Taxford and Sons' (Boston and Skirbeek Iron-
work.) patent combined thrashing, shaking, dressing,
and perfect-finishing machine which was in operation,
attracted • good deal of attention end admiration; and
their nine-hone steepte-engine having it. working parts
and cylinders enclosed in an iron house, and capable of
being looked up, fitted, moreover, with a safety
spartc•trap, presented obvious advantages for barn
work, kn.

Messrs. Ransoms*, Biros, and Head, of Ipswich,
exhibited • I.rp variety of ploughe, for which they
are oelebrated, including • dont:de-furrow plough, for
use on light soils, • one-way plough which is an ingenious
implement for hill aide ploughing, or for ploughing
level land without leaving any open furrow, and imple-
ments of every description.

A hilts show of pliSugh. and other specialities from
Messrs. J. and F. Howard.' of Bedford. included a new
patent safety 'team boiler and super-heater of 10.borse
power, which eombines the advantages of safely,
economy, simplicity, durability, and portability. The
water is distributed over • considerable space by means
of cut iron tube., any of which 'nay be removed as
occasion may require without impeding the operation of
the orisise.
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lico6. Clayton and Shottleworth, Lineoln, had
engines, thrashing end finishing machines, straw
elevators (ingeniously constructed to deliver the straw
up toe height of 22 feet and at any angle), • combined
two-row revolviog liquid manure and drop drill (a clever
oleos of mechanism): Ica_ . .

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Messrs. Richmond and Chandler. Manchester, have
excelled in chaff cutters, and their audioss webb for
conveying the hay to the knife, and the form of their
knife, which has an edge twice as long as the mouth
piece, and yet nuts the whole length of it, is a triumph
in perfection of arrangement
Mee es. Garrett and Sou, Leiston. Suffolk, bare their
latest improvements embodied in their drills and other
articles. _

Yearn. Woods and Cooksedge, of Stowniarket, ex.
Whited a novelty in • miniature oentrifmral pump, for
elevation water to howie and other tanks.

Mr. Walter Wood, of Upper Thames-street, London,
'bowed his mower, an instrument blob has never been
beaten.

--iies-Tira P. and W. Hobbs, of Bacingitoke, bed
large assortment of farmingjimplemente, the most notice-
&hie being the thatch-sewing machine, invented by G.
0. Gooday, of Great Leigh', Beer ,_but improved and
manufactured by the exhibitors. The object of this is
to enable the farmer to make his thateli at any period
of the year, and he has a perfectly watermoof covering
ready for use at a moment's notice. . _

The Bristol Waggon Works Company showed their
farm and harvest car* • skeet sweapini-mpekine sad
cart for collecting and carting mad withdat manual

✓-1-I;e4;.—Brown and May, of Devizes, had engines,
threabiog and finishing machines, and • circular
saw-table, which would be (mind very useful on a farm.
ILeasis. Burgess and Key, of London, exhibited im-
proved reapers and mowers, and machines capable of
performing both operationa.
Messrs. Hawke., Spencer, and Co.. of Rowbarten
Ironworks, Taunton, showed their Ingeniously eon.
etructed patent chain corn drills, sad a useful little
isalf-aeting used drill for the kitchen garden, doing the
work regularly, economically, and with ewe.
Mesas. Nicholson,' (Newark) haymakers, combining
lightness and strength, are well known. They appear
now to have attained the extreme of simplieity.
Messrs. Pickidey, Elm. and Co., of Leigh, Laneashire,
make a speciality of chaff cutter., end their" exhibits
combined all the recent improvements. They also
showed several varieties of "The Standard" mower
and reaper ; patents in horse rakes, American hone
rakes and bay collectors—and Brother Jonathan seems
equal to producing no end of novelties; and a general
collection of implements.
Messrs. Priest and Woolnougb, of Kingston-on-
Thames, had a collection of drills and horse hoes on the
lever principle, and a turnip, roangold, and manure
drill, invented by the exhibitors, for guano, superphos-
pb.ea, bones, ha, or for distributing the same brood-
eget, by which the seed may be deposited either with,.
separated from the manure aa preferred.
Mears. R. and J. Reeves, of Westbury, exhibited
their patent economical manure and eeed-drill, which
regularly artificial manure. in their pure state, or
with a small quantity of ashes, from two to twenty
bashela per acre.
Messrs. Ruston, Proctor, and Co., of Lincoln, had
several kinds of steam engines, combined thrashing
and finishing machine, and • cheep assent circular
sawing bench.
Messer. Samuelson and Co., of Banbury, rahowed
their "Eclipse" reapers, mowers, combined rowan and
cnren, ko.

—iiia..—faaker and Sone, Andover, exhibited no kis
than 27 machines in motion, from a steam cultivator to
a chaff-cutter, and 122 different implemente for farm
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—imam. E. B. and F. Turner, of Iptrish, had •
Shone portable steamengine, provided with apparatus
for adapting it to any possible work, a thrashing and
winnowing machine, and • variety of cznaben, splitters,
and bruisera
Mr. W. Downs, of Bornsey,•showed a capital imple-
ment for digging potatoes, which may be attached to •
ordinary plough.
Mara Holmes and Son, of Norwich, had • portable
seed-shellar, which has lately bean improved so that
trefoil seed may now be shelled by It as well as clover.
Mr. S. Lewin, of Poole, showed several portable and
flied steam-engines, • circular saw table, and a patent
sr titary pips machine on unproved principles.
Mr. A. Day, of Bridgwater, had au apple mill, con-
strewed thoroughly to crush the fruit and braise the
k rods, whereby a line flavour is imparted to the eider,
and it will mill a bushel of apples& minute.
Messrs. Woods, Cooksedim and Warner, from Suffolk,
offered • patent weed extirpator, foe harrowing out all
stufaes-growing weeds. A humane lamb hurdle, having
opening, whist, ' may be harassed or dizoluilhed, sur-
rounded by rollers, so that the wool la not chafed off
the iambi. Also an asphalting apparatus, furnished
with which an
..iam.isbotuer may prepare end lay
asphalts floors and
.T. Carr, of showed his patent disinte-
grator, which will pulverise anything, from locust
6ans to tin ore.
Messrs. lankester sod lion, of Southampton, exhi•
bited the Norwegian 000ldng apparatias—ea admirable thing for shepherds, he.
Messrs. .1. Tack and 800, of Path, showed thi,
Elorniffotion stile, for footpaths, whiah obviates rrianilwr.
ins. and it WA, tog) to °Pen, and self-elosing.
Varna"' forms of velocipedes were exhlidutf by
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Lsokester and Co., SolithamPten, Penman,
Brown and Co., Loudon, mid Hill sad lima,
Staffordshire.
It was odd to Ind a patent automaton mule leaf.
turner, for affixing to pianofortes. at Mr. J. Great's
(187, Upper Thamsewtrset, London) stead, in moose-
Son with • model of • dung putt, aad Grant's portable

railway in miniature, which is ressomenendedas valuable
on boggy or stiff wet land, for running oat meanie
without o frost, clearing off root moos, ice.
Messn. %maid, of Norwich, bed • centr 6gal lawn
clo•ner, to gather leave. and other loom tubstauc.a,
completely distribute the worm caste, and 1161015
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Bradford and co'. washing machines attracted general
attention. and were put through some severe tests with
the most satisfactory results.
The patent Milwaukee lantern was shown by Mr. F.
Churtou, of Southampton. It is adapted f..r use in
stables, harries, and coach-houses, burns parafin, bat
requires no chimney, the lams being enclosed in a wire
uulfe•
Boby's (Bury Bt. Edmunds) corn screens and hay.
makers Cr. too well known to need more than mention.
Monle's patent earth closets were exhibited, also the
patent dry and smell-tight commode made by Mx. F.
Taylor, of Romsey.
Mr. J. E. Martin, of Southampton, contributed &
stand containing bit ludia-rubber manufactures, garden
eneines and hose. hall mats, and a cookies apparatus,
for whish is claimed these powers :—By Outing the
sauespao on an ordinary ere for fire or els minutes
after boiling np, sufficient caloric can be sollected for
the food, to remain without any attention from
eight to thirty hours (according to sae of apparatus)
beyond the usual time allowed, with advantage AA
regards quantity, quality, and etsoootny of foal and
labour. All this tune the food will remain smoking
hot and osonot be oeor-000ked. In addition to these
advantages, the complete apparatus constitute, the
"simple refriorator," for the preservation of ice,
which has &tinseled mesa notice from medical men and
others.

Dialers. J. Roberts and Sons, of the West of Ragland
Carriage Works, Bridgwater, sent. variety of carruiges,
harness and velocipedes, and all velocipedes of the ex-
hibitors' manufecter• are warranted hand-wronght from
the best iron and steal.

Messrs. H. J. and C. Major, of the patent tile works,
Bridgwater, had just inside the entrance to the yard •
shed for the exhibition of roofing and other tiles, in.
proved and manufactured by them, roofing tales, ridge
tiles, malting fl aoring, garden edging tiles, plain and
ornamental building brick', chimney pole, vases, km
&aides these, there were very many implements sad
much apparatus, for facilitating operations on the farm
and in the kitchen, but our time was now well nigh
eshiausted end we were tired of sight seeing.
Leaving the show yard, with the stream now flowing
towards Southampton, we bad Jost time to call on a
friend near The Avenue before returning to the railway
station. On reaching Southampton West we found the
platform crowded, and as the trains drew up there was
a general rash to the carriages. % littl, patience and
tact enabled us to get • comfortable seat in &tremble
company, and the homeward Journey was safely though
slowly made, Dorchester being reached by about hell-
past ten.
On Monday 1,552 were wirnittel, on Tuesday 6,173,
on Wednesday 7,532, on Thursday 31,139, and on
Friday 10,593.
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The public trials of machines took plus at Teetwood.
Nine firma sent ons or more reapers and mowers or
combined machines for doing both operations. These
were Messrs. Howard, the Beverley Company, Mr.
Walter Wood, Messrs. Samuelson, Menem Pick'ley &
Sims, Mr. Bearsley, ef Ripon, Messrs. Foster &
and Mr. Page. The work which most of the machines
did was of • most exultant character, acoording to what
wag required to be done by each individual machine.
Mesas. Howard also worked • steau•nlough and diger
with one of their goo boiler 12.horsa traction engines,
and they did some most exoeUent work, although this
was pursuing a public exhibition under the greatest
difileulties that we ever saw encountered. Messrs.
Tacker & Son had their excellent windlass at work in
the roundabout systcm. The implement they worked
was one of Messrs Fowler & Co.'s fourfurrow Waned
ploughs. Bat the work done was not sati.factory at
the ends, although it we. fairly turned after the plough
got to the work. Pitie's remarkable three.wheeled
double•forrow plough was also at work with three
horns.; and as good work was done with it at shoot 6
hashes deep, with three horses, so any one need see.

BIRTHS.

May 26, at Wbiteehurett Heastridge, the wife of Mr.
RlihuHrru, a a son-
Jane 3, at Mahon Cottage, Ryde, Jul. of Wight, the
vile of Arthur Bolden Tarsier, Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.
May 27. at St. Mary's Church. Southampton, by the
Rev. Mark Cooper, George Carter, of Upper Clatford,
Andover, second son of Mr. George Carter, °anville,
Blandford, to Mary Anne, youngest daughter of the late
Mr. Willem Judd, Broughton, Hants.
Jane 1, at St. John's Church, Broad-street, Bristol,
by the Rev. W. W. Robinson, and the Rev. James
Duman, Lieutenant Walla= fiwaflield Bail-y, R.N.,
of Chelsea, to Frances Magdalen, daughter of the late
Commander Thomas Atkinson, R.N., of Longhill,
Weymouth.
June 1, at Leeds pariah church, by the Ray. Canon
Woodford, William, second son of the late J. Clough,
Eel., of Walton House, near Tadearter, York, to Annie,
eldest daughter of the late Thomas Dowding, of
Wimborne Luster.
Jane 3. at St. Stephen's, Paddington, W. H. Azford,
Esq., 118„ of Bridgwater, Somerset, to Amelia Elise
Maria, daughter of the late Robezt Berry Niblet, Esq.,
of Lonadale Hone, Dorking.
June 3, at Christchurch, Wincheeter, George Henry
Brett, to Emily Katie Dallas, only daughter of the late
Lieutenant H. G. Dallas, of the 33rd Regiment
Madras N.I. _
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Jeu;3, at St. Peter's church, Dorchester, by the Bev:
B. W. peers, Mr. Francia Charles Hussey, of Bettis-
combs Home, Crewkerne, to &num Mary, only daughter
of Mr. Charles Pommy, Dorchester.
June 3, at St. Saviour's, Paddington, the Bev. John
Loveband Fransia, of West Buokland, Devon, to Laura
Jane, youngest daughter of the late Edmund Defies.
Seq., of Beryl. With, nomerestaltke. No cords.
June 3, at Trail. near Taunton, Somerset, Heusi
Montag.. Treeohard, 15114 (King's Own), Light I Jaen/.
to Georgems. Louisa Catherine Tower, eldest daegi!ler
of the ime John McDowell Skate, Seq., Captain R.N.
• DRAT Hlll.
May 27, in New Road, 'Mollronte, Mary Min, Oar
Obilia a Mr. John Grey, aged 9t rare:
May 27, at Christchurch, Mr. John King, apholsimers
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, at her residence, RI, Royal York °Mak
Chi ton, 78, Jana, widow of the Bev. Williams
Davis°° irklnW, D. D. reMar of Seaton Yalu, Wilts,
end daughter of the Leta Richard Melo* Haq.,
Compton Bainett, in the same amity%
May 30, in her 83rd year, at her residence, 16, Harley.
road, lite. „Tow, wood park. ggra Mary Dyer, widow
of the late nom" DT., med., formerly of Creech St.
Michael, Somereeteliire.
May 31, at Stratton. Mr. Thorns' Witho, .e 4 68
yews.
Julie L es 6, Bookstonehrersae, Southampton, Bair
both, the beloved wife of Major-General Tryon, and only
daughter of the late Liestt.-Otneral, Sir John and the
Boa. Lady nave,.
May 27, It Dorchester, Mary, widow of the late Mr.
John Winter, civil engineer, aged 52 years.
June 6, at Collitowstreet, Dorchester, Mazy, the We
of Mr, R. !Giber, aged 63 years.

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