The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-08-01 00:00:00

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I.—To the Labourer in Husbandry, *errant of a member or
his widow, who shall have brought up and maintained the
greatest number of legitimate children with the testa propor-
tion of parochial relief, and who has retained a good character
—Robert Obaldeoett, in the service of Mr J. W. James, Map-
powder, 13 children, seven weeks relief, £2.
2.—To the Labourer in Husbandry, servant of a member or
his widow, who shall have worked the greatest number of
years in sucousion upon the same farm, or with the gams
master, such number of years to be computed from tho time
such labourer attained the age of 16, and who has retained a
good character—John Squibb, in (the genie° of Mr. W. Way,
Kingston, AB years, 2 months, 3 weeks. At
3.—To the Labourer in Husbandry, not exceeding 60 yams
ef age, servant of a member or his widow, who shall have
worked upon the same farm or with the same muter
or mistress, the greatest number of years in suocesaon, such
number of years to be computed from the timo such labourer
attained the age of 16, and who has retained a good character
—John Gale, In the service Mr. John Chick, Compton, 112
years 11 months 8 days, £2.
6—To the Labourer in Husbandry, not exceeding 85 en
of age, servant of a member or hie widow, who hall have
worked the greatest number of yearn in agreeedoe "pore the
same farm, or with the WWI muter or mistrals, such number
of years to be computed front the time nab labourer attained
the age of 16, end who has retained a good character—William
Sattrick, in the service of Mr. T. L. Homer, Tolpuddle, 18k
' year., di
6:—To the Manservant, of • member or his widow, who has
lived the greatest number of years In euceeeslon in one service
with • good character—Henry Hunt, In the service of Mi.
Herbert Williams, 25 years, di
7.—To the Women-servant of a member or his widow, who
haa lived the greatest number of year. In succession in one
service, with a good character—Selina Pain, in the service of
Mr G. Burngate, 8 years, 1 month, 18 days, M.
B.—To this Womanaervant, not exceeding 30 years of age,
of a member or his widow, who ham lived the greatest number
of years In succession in one service, with • good character—
Caroline Mead, In the service of Mr John Groves, Weymouth,
8 years, £2.
o.—To the Woman (Married or Single), servant of a member
or Me widow, who shall have worked the greatest number of
yam In suoossion upm the same farm, or with the same
master or mistress, such number of years to be computed from
tho limo such woman attained the ago of if, who has during
that time sustained& good character, and if married has brought
up her children in a respectable manner, and has been ready
st all time to go out to work when called on so to do, Ann
Made, in the service at the executors of Mr. Henry Hawkins,
1111 years. 3 months, 9 children, no relied, .C 2.
10.—To the Woman (Married or sine.), not exceeding 60
year. of age, servant ef a member or his widow, who shell
have worked the greeted number of years in succession upon
the same farm, or with the same master or mistress, such
number of years to be computed from the time such woman
attained the ago of 16, who has during that time sultained a
good character, and if married has brought up her children In
a respectable manner, and haa been ready at all times to go
out to work when called on so to do, Jane Durrant, in the
utilise of Mr. J. W. James,l2B years, 7 mouths, 7 children, no
relief, EL

LAYS

To the Shepherd who &all rear the greatest number of
iambi in proportion to the number of ewes put to the ram
(with the least loss of ewes between putting in the ram to the
251 h Hay, the loss of one ewe to be equal to the loes of two
Lambs), out of in estallished Down dock of 6-teeth, 4-teeth,
and 2-teeth, consisting of not lees than 600, which shall have
been living on the 25th May, 1871, or sold before that time to
a butcher, (Merge Prior, shepherd to Mr. Henry Peeks*,
Whiteiburch, C 2. 707 Iambs, from 717 ewes, and 7 ewes 14111 L
Ditto Down Soak of not less than 200, O. John Oliver,
shepherd to Mr T. A. Homer, Tolpuddle. 458 lambs from
414 ewes, and 7.ewes lest,, .

To the Shepherd who shell rear the greatest number of
ewes put to the ram (with the lead lose of ewes between putt-
ing in the mai to the 2511 May, the be. of one owe to be
equal to the low of two lambs), out of an established horn
fleck of 8-teeth, 44eeth, and 2-teeth, consisting of not less
than MO, which shall have been living on the 25th May, 1871,
or mid before that time to a butcher, £2, John Donned,
shepherd to Mr W. B. Hull, Draw, 909 iambi from 806 ewes,
and 0 caw lost.
Ditto horn flock et not less than 903, £2, 12dwer4 Samways,
ehepherd to Mr A. J. Plttleld, Hype, Brklport, 621 lambs
from 460 ewes, and 4 ewes lost.

=AMMO.
To the Laborer, not exercising the trade of a thatcher, who
shall have done the thatching upon a farm, for the longest
period, In one paroon's employ or on the same farm, HI,
Moray Crouter, in the service of 111 r. IL Foote., 15 years.
The CHAIRMAN then addressed the labourers. Good
friends and neighbours, said he, I have great pleasure
in presenting to you on the part of the society the prises
you have won. Some people may think yours Ls • very
humble calling, but thine is none more honourable,
oertainly none more ancient, and none in which if your
servioes are faithfully, diligently, and honestly per-
formed, you may more confidently look for God's bless-
ing—(applause). These prises may not seem to be of
any great value, but they are given as tokens of our
esteem and good opinion of you. You have worked
hard for them. and I believe you all tidily
deserve them. I hope User will enable you to
buy perhaps some little addition to your household
oomforts—oomethlng that will make the home more
oomfortable in the aiming winter, and to look • little
pleasanter than it would othertee do. We are all
anxious that your homes should be comfortable to you
—we all foal and know from our own experience that
the home Is the piece from whence all true happiness
comes: It In just the same whether It be the cottage
or the grandest palaoe in the country. if a man is not
happy at home he Is not happy anywhere. Now what
tall makes your home happy It is the good wife—that
is the first thing—(langhter) —and so I say to the young
men, take owe to choose a good wife when you marry
one—(applintes) ;—end when you have got • good wife,
use her well—(bear, hear). You may depend upon it
there is many a home made nnoomfortable for want of
a little oars of the good wife. You cannot be toe careful
of her, you cannot be too kind to her, you 04111104 treat
her to* well. And then, look after the children. Many
of you are good workmen, you have pined prises to-
day by your skill and good work, and for your diligence
and good oonduot. Bring up your children to do the
same. Teach them when they are young, You may
tomb • boy when he is young: it is a difficult job to
teach a mai when he hold. You may bond the twig :
you can't bend the tree. So as fir as you can encourage
your children to walk in the same path you hays trod:
and I hope when we are all gone, and our sons have
taken our places, your children may come to receive
prizes from the Dorehester Agricultural Society as you
have done to-day—(applanas). I will not detain you
with more words. We are very glad to see you here
to-day we hope you have had a good dinner (voles:
"Very good, sir"), and that you will go on in the same
path as you are now doing, and, as you have shown
yourselves good servants, may to the end of your lives
Sell you have got good masters —(oheers). He proposed
the heath of the lebourers—(oheers).
The labourers then retired.

The CULLMAN next (IT he Prince and Princess of
Wales and the rest of the Royal family. He referred
to the fact that the Prince of Wales on Monday was to
open the show of the Royal A.piaaltural Society at
Dublin, and that hat year he visited the Bath and
West of Ragland Society's exhibition at Guildford, and
was shown round the yard by a distinguished agricul-
turist of Dorset—a man whom be was sure he might
say was • repremsztative man amongst his fellow
agrisalturists, and eminently Stied to instruct His
Royal Highness, as he dare say he did, in all the
mysteries and palate of the sleek. He was quits sere
they Gould not have wished to hey. Dorset or Ragland
at large,better represented than It was that day by**