The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-09-11 00:00:00

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ICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1866.

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after year a Pei absence of competition, and I think
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girls under thole of /even, as a child of four cannot
fairly erin.petwath one of air, although this year • chdd
of four took tit prise. The report as to the funds last
year showed titt the deficiency hes increase Ito E I 0 or El 2
but I hope ;verbal' thi. year be enabled to recover our
position, for to districts we embrace are quite wealthy
enough to eueort the society well, if they were pro-
Pitt e4ovese4. You have done we the honour to say
' that my effort en behalf of the society have been to •
certain elhentsuccessful ; the greatest compliment you
me pay me ell be to double your subeenptions by all
means, but &Able also the flambee of candidates 700
used in for ocupetition ; double the list of competing
raria endie the extra work that will entail I .hall
eel yo,n1:7.0100101Ted OD WO the greatest compliment
Hlpci..
J. P. HODON, Esq., bore his testimony as one of the
ledges, that the quality of the vegetables had not
diminished ban former years. The season bad not been
altogether prcitious, but the specimens shown indicated
▪ greet deal of very esoellent and very industrious
gardening- Is believed that on reflection most people
weula think be restrictive rule which had been adopted
wain a very jug,raana one, and that it would tend to the
attainment ofthat diffusion of its benefits which the
founder of tin society very prominently kept in view.
ID conclusioi he expressed his opinion that greeter
interest soul be taken in the society if ita nature and
objects weremore prominently pieced before the public.
The swells were then announced by the President,
and the Miii, Seeretery distributed ths certificates of
MOWN&
The Rae T. W. Kerr' expressed the Interest he had
taken for nen, yeses in the society, made a brief re-
ference tothe beloved founder of the society-the late
Mr. Fourier-and ;aid • tribute to the memory of the
late Mr. bturt, of Critobill, who be observed was a true
labourers friend, and he trade/ there were many left
b-.hind who would emulate his earnest sad in the same
direction.
The National Aantbens was sung, three cheers MOO
given for the Queen, end the proceeding. terminated.
The apeciimees of needlework *ere exhibited in the
Council Chamber. The judges were Mrs. Bingham,
Mrs. Kindendey, Mrs. 11. William% and Miss Churchill,
and they reported the work good as weal, and the
number of exhibitors about the average.
The gentlemen who officiated as judges of the
vegetables were Captain E. W. Williems and J. F.
Hodges, Esq. Now, although Wd did not hear more
dissatisfaction expressed as to their awards than arises
at every show of the kind, and have complete confidence
in the judgment of those gentlemen, we think that
deeitions as to the quality of garden produce would be
more generally accepted without demur if they
.were
given by professioed ts
gardener.. The following the
prise list .-
ALLOTMENTS, GARDENS. AND COITAGNS.-Best eel.
Bested allotments, nit less than quarter acre, 10e.
melt-James Squibb, John Chanaberlayne, &indent ;
Thomas Cement, George Puckett, Charles C. Burt,
Tsomes Brown, Preston ; William Smith, Woodsford ;
Pailip White, Oamington ; James Hardy. pen.. Broad-
way ,• Thomas Crumpler, Tincleton ; Klehard Spicer, ,
W. Levelese, Tolpuddle ; Wihiom Riggs, Bingham'.
Rebounds; George Waygool, George Temkin% David
Wane, James Thome. Bucklned Newton; F.beneser
Road, James Whittle, Richard Styles, Maiden Newton ;
Operlith Barrett, Benjamin Michell, Littlebredy ;
&tart Cox, William Danford, bongbeedy. Beet col.
tisated allotments, less than quarter acre, 7e. each-
Leri Remelt, Bockhauipten ; ILobert Ituscell, Thomas
Barrett, Henry Treviso, Bradford; Robert Miller. John
Brett, Preston; John Joy, Henry Harris, Radipole ;
Joseph Doirotoo, Susan Paul, Osmineton : Richard
Richards, Broadway ; William Loveless, limo mobs;
Seemed Williams, Tincleton ; Al/red Battrick. George
Spimr, Telpoddle ; George Keynes, jun.. Binghem's
Me.combe ; John Sibley, Bucklend Newton ; Harriet
Foe, Frank Davis, Little linterne ; C. Bonnet, William
Whittle, Maiden Newton Robert Ask, Job Thorner,
Sydliny; Absalom Mosta% Frome Yanchurch ; Job
Cot, George Grates, jun., Littlebredy ; Betsy Ellery,
Thomas Vallenoe. Longbredy. Beet kept cottage,
10a each-Jane Russell, Betsy Trivia, Bradford ;
&Ina Churchill, Winterborne ; Maria Hunt,
['Bamford ; Harriet Holland. Grace Gewaton, Radipole ;
Charlotte A. Elliott. Hannah Read. Preston; Amelia
Goddard, Wooaldord ; Elisabeth Tome, Nottington ;
Charity AO" Bine/mho ; Mary A. Riles, Oranington ;
Betbia Pitekett, Martha House, Mary A. Warren,
Tindeton ; Mary Hopkins, Bingbam's Melcombe ; Ann
Waygood, Mary Sibley, Mary Thome, Bnckland Newton;
Fumy Barrett, Little Minterne; Ann Moore. Julia
Bridle, Maiden Newton; Ann Groves. Metilile Wintle,
Littlebredy ; Johanna Blade, Mary Ellery, Longbredy.
VitoITABLES. HONEY. &READ. &C.- In this class the
prizes awarded were-for Ist, Is.; 2nd.4..; 3rd, 2.. &I.
Onions -let, Hannah Foe, Little Minterne; 2nd, Charles
Way, Tolpuddle ; 3rd, H. Hurst, Eitiadord. Under-
ground °Lions-let, Harriet Fox, Little Minterne; 2nd,
G. Cement, Stinsford ; 3rd, G. Watts, Littlebra dy.
Carrots-Ist, R. Spicer, Tolpaddis ; 2nd, W. Wills,
Littlebredy ; 3rd, E. Paulley, Little Minterne. Parsnips
-Ist, J. Chamberleyne. Stineford ; 2nd, J. Braden,
Stineford ; 3rd, E. Cross, Tolpuddle. Beet-root- W.
Palmer, Littlebredy ; C. Way, Telpuddle. French
beans-lot, E. Paul ley, Little M interne; 2nd, F. Davis,
Little Minterne ; 3rd, C. Way, Tolpuddle, Cabbage-
-Ist, W. Palmer. Littlebredy ; 2nd, It. You, Little Min-
teroe : 3rd, J. Chamberlayne. Red Cabbages let, F.
Davis, Little 'tinhorns. Savoys -Ist, J. Chamberlayne ;
• 2nd, It. Paulley. Cottager.' hale-Hon-let Fox. Turnips
-lit E. Paull.,; 90d, C. Way. Broad Lean.-Ist, H.
Fox; 2nd J. Slade, Meleonsbe; 3ed W. Palmer, Littlebredy.
Early Potatoes-Ist W. Palmer ; 2nd F. Davis, Little
Minterne. Late Potatoes-let, W. Palmer ; 2nd, W.
House, Meleombe. Kidney Potaleee-lst, W. House;
2nd, R. Fox, Little Minterne. Honey-Ist W. House;
2ed, Ann Symonds, Stindord ; 3rd C. Hommel" Long-
bredy. Breed-Ist, Maria Hurst, 13tineford ; 2nd,
Catherine Fos, Little Minterne: 2nd, Elise Hurden,
Stinsford ; 3rd, Sendrina Slade, Melcombe ; 3rd, Susan
Squibb, Stineford.
INDORTIT, Sinews, AND ECONOMY-James Lovell,
Minterne, journeyman tradesman, hiving worked up-
wards of lOyeers for same employer, El.
Senoout -For sending the greatest number of chil-
dren to the parish day school, 10a. each-H. Pomeroy,
Bradford.; W. Neale, Meleombe Regis; 11. Peach,
Knighton ; Cross, Tolpuddle ;W. Bishop, Maiden
Newton; 'W. Wooddord, Longbredy ; 5.. to Harriet
House, Bingham'. Ideloombe. For sending greatest
numbee of diadem to the pariah &today school, 10a
each- L Hutchings, Melecenbe Regis ; W. Keats,
Upway ; R. Cross, Tolpuddie ; W. Woodford, Long.
bredy. For sending the greatest number of children
the most regularly to the parish day, and Sunday
echoed during the past year, El, William Hardy,
Broadway. Boy pupils who have longest attended the
perish Sunday school, let, 104., Frank Trevett, Woods•
ford ; 2nd, 75., H. Crumpler ; 3rd, 8/., 8. Goddard,
Wooddord. Girl pupils who have longest the
perish Sunday school' let, 10a, Jane , Bingha's
Meloombe ; 2ad, 75., E. Boni* Meloom Regis ; 301,
54., S. Thornier, Sydling.
NIIDLIWORK.-Plain work by gide between 15 and
16, Os., Fanny Woodsford, Sydhug ; se. GI., Annie
Allen, Bradford. Ditto, of girls between 13 and 14,
55.4 Caroline Blade, Lonibredy ; 4s. fd., Mica Mills
Kinpton; 4a, E. Symonds, Stindord. Ditto of girls
between 12 and 13, on Bohlen. Piddletrenthide ; 4a,
Blies Haskins, Alton; 3s. GI., Mary Way, Tolpuddle.
Ditto of girls between U and 12, de., Rose Cmmpler,
lincleton ; 3s. 6d., Amite Cook, Meloombe Regis;
S. A. Chaney, Lougbredy. Ditto girls between 10 and
11, 3s. &1., 8. A. Simms; Puldletrenthide ; 35., S. A.
Croft, Longbeedy ; 24. 64., Eliza Day, Knighloo. Ditto
of girls between 9 and 10,3.., S. A. Saunders, Stafford;
og., S. Howie, Tincleton ; 2.., S. J. Respell, Mins-
ford. Ditto of girls between £1 and 9, 24. 6d., Annie
Hurst, Standard ; 2a., Louisa Strange, Buokland
Newton' Is. 63., Ads Mettle, Maiden' Newton.
Ditto of girls between 7 and 8,2 s. 6d., Betoie
Cox, -nneleton ; 2a, IL Mines, Buckland Newton •
Is. 6c1., A. Mullett, Stafford; ls. 64., Martha Hardk
Broadway. Ditto of girls under 7 24, G.L. F.
Deanen, ford ; 2/s., M. Curtis, Buokland Newton'
Is, W., It. White, Longbredy. Girl's coloured frock
made at school, sa, Charlotte Kinden, Breadmayne.
Girl's white frock made at school, is. C. Keats, Up.
way. Knitted stockings: 6a, M. &wring, Upway ;
sa, E. Satchel', Broadway; 4a, T. Peach, Knighton ;
35., 8. Deal, Longbredy. Sampler, or other apecimen of
marking: 6a., 8. Follett, Upway ; Is., IL It. Snelling,
Langhredy; L Porter. Knighton; 34., E. Cross,
Tolpsddle. Darning 5e., IL Grumpier, 7lncleton.
Patchwork quilt, 5.., 8. Croft, Broadway. Knitting,
&.,13. Cox, Tuseleton. Shirt by mistress of • parM
school: El, E. Harris, Becklend Newton; 10a. IL
Guy, Alton Panora.. Shirt by pupil testator of a parish
school, 10a, E. 'OAS, Meloombe Regis. Plain work
by a women: 10a., IL Mortimer, Broadnayne ;
Made, Malden Newton. Knitted Meekly's hig
woman, Ti., Betsy Wellman.' Wooddord ; 5... K.
Symes, Broedmayne. Solock-frooklby a woman, Ti,, I.
Wills, Knighton.

Mr. Petite Cale said be received • nritkin ". ten °'clwk
at night to meet the committee next morning, and li:
could not attend to the appointrueDi. nor be Prlard tmr„
do so. What ought to be dons was to turn
Milledge and himself each with • het of the property,
and the rents at omens received, with the
period the
existing levee had to run. Then Mr. Mill edge would
go over the property and net their value upon. tt, after
which they could meet •uil make their calculetious NI to
the amour 4 of the purchase money, awl the 511111 to ho
charged for rceleising it for a period a 70
iyears. It
was all very well to Bays meeting would be in.d to iettlo
the 'natter at ouch and such a time, but let them 410
buanin a, in a basin-se-like moaner. _
The Tows CLINK thought it would be sninsietis
pro.loce the rent roll At the wetting.
Mr. POTilLe tRY said it would he utterly treeless to
alt round • table to In the sums At which the acoreral
properties were to be released, unless iii. y k"nw what
condition they were in, and what they were worth.
The Tows Chian agreed to get out copies of rent roll,
and the discussion dropped-
The MAYOR add the first subjeet:on the agenda paper
was to emaider what woe to be done in reference to
Inset the claim of Mr. Goodyear against the market.
house feed. A long discussion MOO; upon the suby:ct,
which the reporters were requedied not to report. At
length the subject was disposed of by Mr. PirrHECAIIT
propering "That the Town Clerk be instructed to nail
upon the bondholders of the Market-house to meet •
committee of the Council to ascertain the best coons to
be adopted to raise the means of dimiliarging the wise.
tisfictl claim ou the Market•bouse fund."
' The Town Ci rig read • letter that had been received
from Mr. Seen. r Meade reopectiog the removal of the
railing from the King's Statue. He considered that toe
removal of the roiling would be produotive of unsup-
portable nuisances committed there ; that therefore toe
[Drury to the property in the neighbourhood would be
very great, and considering that he and his family bad
been 47 years residents opposite the statue, be urged
that he had strong alaims to ask the Council to protect
the statue by new railings.
Mr. Miht.crioe complained that the removal of the
tailings was a source of great annoyance to persona re-
siding in the neighbourhood. Ile bad beard that a
family lodging at Mr. Ferwell'a, opposite the statue, had
been cniopelled to leave in consequence of the nuisances
eotainitted there. Such a state of things must be
remedied immediately—it would admit of no delay.
Sometime ago Mr. Hawkins offered to plant the enclo-
sure with shrubs and Powers, free of cost to the town,
and he thought that they ought to accept of the offer
and re-enelow • space for the purpose. At all events
something must be done, as this 'mimeo° would be
greatly increased if the fleet wintered here. The thing
was so urgent that he had that day attended at great
inconvenience to himself to bring ~he caw before the
Council.
The MAYOR said that if they had adopted his proposal
of a new pedestal, they would have got rid of the
railings, and at the sometime obviated any nuisances
being committed there.
Mr. HARFLR was surprised that the railings were ea
gweeipitately removed alter the protest he raised at the
last meeting against the thing being done. Now that
the railings were removed, the corners of the pedestal
were blocked up with barrows and scrapers, and amis.
&noes were committed at all hours of the day. He hail
goo° to the expense of having • drawing prepared of a
plan for • new railing, and if the Council had no feud+
to carry out the work, Mr. Thompson had promiied to
give £lO to have it done by voluntary subsenptions.
Mr. A/THWART said that if the corners were always
blocked up with barrows and scrapers, as Mr. Harper
bad said, no nuisances eould be emnantttal in the corners.
That was quite certain.
Mr. THollan thought that as he made the proposition
that the old railings should be removed, some explana.
Ilion from him was necessary. It would be in their
recollection that his propoaltion was simply to pull down
the old rails, leaving it for any after consideration what
further should be done. The mown why he proposed
tha. those old railings should be taken away was that
they were broken, could be entered, and were by far •
greater endoeinent to nuisances than now the place was
open. The statue, all agreed, looked better, and he had
made inquiries from the surveyor and other parties 'v-
oiding in the neighbourhood, and they had toPI him that
they had seen no nuisances committed ; and, indeed, 1.6
had Roue there himself twenty times a day for the pur-
pose of looking, and he had seen nothing of the sort, nor
had ho ever seen any indications of any nuisances having
been oourwitted. Het even had there been, he thought
that it would be far more creditable to the town to pro-
vide proper conveniences in proper place., than to shut
the public out entirely from every nook and corner of
the town. During the summer season there were nu-
merous excursion trains bringing large numbers of visitors
to the town, and where, be would oak, was •dranger to
go! They actually compelled them to go to some corner
in a public thoroughfare. llad numbering nuisances
been committed at the statue he should not have been
surprised, and he thought that the town ought to pro-
vide such moommodation that no one would think of
going there. For example, there was an excellent place
in that immediate neighbourhood—jest at the manures
to the minds, where conveniences might be erected—on
one side 4f the way for ladies only, on the other side for
gentlemen. Ile had no objection to their beautifying
mid enclosing the ground round the statue, but decency
and duty both prodadiued that they ought by all means
to afford proper accommodation for rietorg and such as
might require it.
Mr. POTHICARY said that having seconded Mr.
Thomas's proposition for pulling down the iron railing,
be wished to remark that his reason fur so doing was
the dilapidated and disgraceful state they were in. if.
had no objection to new railings being put up, but be
thought that as such railings would be more especially
for the benefit, or rather, to edgily the qualms of theeo
residing in the immediate neighbourhood, they should
lie asked to do it at their own voluntary expense, and
not call on the town to do it. They might, if limy
fenced it in, beautify the endoeurs. Hawkins had
shown his drill in front of the Gloucester and Royal
Hotels, and if he were to do the wine round the base of
the statue, the pleas might be made highly ornamental.
If it was enclosed, it ought to be done in an ornamental
manner and become an honour to the town instead of •

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Mr. HOWARD said that Mr. Thompson had told him
that he would get Mr. Crickmay to give a design and
subscribe £lO towards carrying out the work, if the
Corporation would permit it to be done by voluntary
contribution.

The MAYOR stated that Mr. Criekmay gave the design
which he had proposed , and had the corporation ap-
proved of his alteration being made there would be no
nuisance nor need be any fencing round the statue.
The pedestal would be oval. two steps would approach
the pedestal, the height of which would be ten feet from
the ground, and the statue being six feet, the extreme
height of the whole would be 16 feet. The work could
be carried out for about £BO, the whole of which sum he
believed would be subscribed by parties residing in the
neighbourhood. He strongly urged that his design,
which he again produced, should be adopted.
A long discussion followed, the general feeling being
that the statue, in its present form, should remain, and
that it be railed in, and the enclosure planted with shrubs
and ornamental flowers. At length the discussion was
brought to a elms by the following resolution moved by
Mr. Milledge, seconded by Mr. Drew, and carried
nnanimomly :—"That • design and estimate be invited
for an ornamental railing round the statue, and that
committee be appointed to solicit subscriptions to pay
for it."
A letter was read from the superintendent of police to
the effect that half the fines indicted by the magistrates
belonged by Act of Parliament to the police superman.
'Won fund; that since 1862, the amount duo to the fend
from this source was £56 ss. 6d., of which £ll 9.. Od,
only had been received, leaving E3B 14s. 641. now due to
the fund, which he requested should be paid forthwith.
On the question being asked what had become of the
balance of £3B 14s. 61., the Town Clerk said that the
Magistrates' Clerk who received it had kept it in part
payment of the amount due to him from the Council.
Mr. POTHICANT said this was another instance of the
old loess way of doing business. Because the Council
owed the magistrated clerk • debt, the clerk paid him-
self from another and different source. How much was
owing to the magistrates' clerk.
The MAYOR stated that Mr. Arden had • claim against
the town which he had repaid himself out of the fines,
with the exception of about £4 or IA
Mr. POTOZCAAT objected to these irregularities in the
amounts. If they were allowed to go on they would
never know what they were about.
Mr. TM.= said there was • lot of questions brought
up incidentally, discussed in an illegal way, end allowed
to drop, became they were not on the notice paper. He
proposed that this subject should be placed on the notice
paper' and that the amounts should be ordered to be
prodooed at their next meeting in order that they might
be examined and settled.
The Harbour Muter, in his report, drew attention
to some repairs required at the Pile pier, WI also of
the non-painting of the pier by the lessee, according to
the conditions of his lease. This led to some discussion
respecting the payment of rent by the lessee, but the
press were requested Dot to report the discussion.

*LOCAL BOARD 01 HEALTH.

Mr. HOWLID drew attention to the state of the rings.
He said they bad got rid of the shows and circuses
which were formally allowed to exhibit there, but he
thought they might be needs attraetive to the visitors.
There had been some talk about winter gardens there,
but the spot he considered warn too confined for that
purpose. He though, however, the railings might be re-
moved, the ground levelled and (reecho& and two or
three fountains placed there, if it could be obtained
bola the lessees. The ground belonged to the town,
and the object of the lessees tithing it was to prevent
say bonne being erected in front of these already built.
By his proposition, the object for which it wee
lewd would be done away. If it were
gravelled, it would be an excellent place for
a promenade, and the town hand playing there
would be very attreetive to visiton. He con-
cluded by moving that the Town Clerk be requested to
ascertain on what terms those who have an interest in
the rings would be disposed to part with it.
The motion was agreed to.
A letter was reed from Mr. Owen, Runnynieede
'Villa, and Mr. Cambridge, Fairfield Villa, complaining
of a imagines arising from an open gutter near their
prises, and asking for a covered drain to be laid down
for conveying the sewage to the backwater.
Mr. Mthtaixin again celled attention to the Great
George-street drain, and said that if it were carried oat
It would not interfere shit lb. Hawkasley'e plan, as
would be seen by a teenage he would reed.
Mr. Pceraszaae objected to the reading of Isolated
purism ; it ought tole considered as e whole, It had
a great deal of money, they were anxiose to get ik,
again and win for it, and now it wee obtained
Town Clerk's office unnoticed. He pro-
'niel of the report be printed, and
be called by the Mayor to °octal.
' the meeting adjourned.

Cleal, were re-eleoted. The subordinate offices
were tilled up in the usual manner. Bro. Nett.lefold
was re-elected as medical officer for the year ensuing.
A donation of L 2 from W. 11. B. Portman, Esq.,
M. P., was reosived a the meeting.