The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-19 00:00:00

WAREHAM.

PROPOSED VISIT OF THE BATH AND wan

OF ENGLAND SOCIETY.

A large and influential meeting was held at the Town.
hail on Tuesday last, for the purpose of forming • coin-
inittee to aid in the proposed meeting of the Bath and
West of England Society at Dorchester, in 1860. The
chair was taken by J. H. Calcraft, Esq., 1f1.P., and
amongst those present we observed 0. W. Ferrer, km.,
Col. Manuel, C.B.' J. Penton, EN., H. Lock, Eaq.
(Mayor of Dorchester). J. F. Hodges. Req., Bennet:
Fey., (Mayor of Warehom). C. 0. Bartlett, .sq., (Town
Clerk of Wareham), F. Filliter, Esq., W. Voss, Esq.,
Mesas. R. Damen, J. A. Damon, J. Reader, H. Gar-
land, H. Luckham, S. Hunt. F. Jackson, T. Randall.
Duke, Lillington, J. S. Jackson, It. Fowler. T. H.
Saunders, Clarke, T. Causes, —Randall, Solway,
W. Besent, &c.
The CHAIRMAN in introducing the subject entered
fully into the objects of the society and explained the
wishes of the promoters of the present wetting to he, to
co-operate with the Mayor and Council of Dorchester, so
is to make the intended meeting one of great interest
to every alas* of society in the county of Dorset. It was
not to be simply a show of agricultural stock and imple-
ments, but was to embrace a wider field and include
works of art of every description. To forward the
views of the Central Committee (which was represented
at the present meeting by H. Lock. Mayor of
Dorchester, by Mr. J. F. Hodges, and Mr. ft. Damen),
he proposed that subscriptions should be entered into, to
be collected by the committee.
0. W. FAIRER, Esu., then proposed the first resolu-
tion, end hoped, as the Bath and West of England
Society liad resolved to hold their meeting so near, that
it would receive every support from the meeting and
neighbourhood, to visit it at Dorchester would be a very
different matter to them, than when Liverpool or other
distant spots were selected for these interesting and
beneficial gatherings. The Chairman had told thew
that the coming meeting would include works of art,
as well as agricultural implements. Mr. Ferrer then
made allusion to the naked strawberry washed walls and
meagre decorations of the room in which they were
assembled, which with its ornamentation &ruined a very
primitive caste as • work of art. (Laughter.) After
advocating and recommending the society, he hoped
every one who could do so would render their best aid.
A gentleman in the room had told him that his grand.
father had received a premium in 1801—so that as an
all society which had gone undoing good up to the pre.
sent time, it deserved all their support.
Mr. .1. HEADER, in seconding the resolution, made
some judicious remarks on the great improvements in
machinery, and the Advantage it would he to farm
labourers to have the opportunity of inspecting such
machinery at the county meeting.
Mr. T. H. Btu:4Ellms propoaed the second resolution,
and also spoke of the advantages to be derived, and
thought they were bound to support the Dorchester
Committee.—Mr. CLARKE seconded the motion.
Mr. C. 0. BARTLETT proposed, and Mr. BENNETT
seconded, that the resolutions of the meeting be adver-
tised in the countyspen.
J. F. HODGES, ~ (in the absence of A. Lock,
Req., who was obli to leave by train.) said he was un-
willing to let the meeting separate, without expressing
the thanks of the Central Committee for the kindness
!shown by the present meeting. It was an earnest of
what might be hoped from the whole county, from
many parts of whiA they had received most encourag-
ing support. In speaking of the character of the in-
tended meeting next year, he alluded to the Great Exhi-
bition of 1861. and said it was the wish of the Committee
to make their exhibition an humble imitation of that
wonderful attempt. He hoped to see from the neighbour-
ing Isle of Purbeck, specimens of its marble, so much of
which had formerly been used in decorating religious
and other buildings—as also specimens of the raw
material from which china, and glees, k. 0., were pro-
duced. After many other practical remarks, he assured
the meeting that the best efforts of the committee would
be used to render the meeting successful.
Mr. W VOISB then proposed • vote of thanks to the
Chairman, which was carried unanimously, and the
meeting separated.
The subscription list was beaded by Lord Eldon, CIO ;
J. H. Calcraft, Esq., LE, ; and 0. W. Ferrer, Esq.,
C 5.