The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-06-04 00:00:00

BATH AND MUZT OF ZNOLAND

SOCIETY AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES'
ASSOCIATION.

PAMON-H.I.H. Tin PESCI OF W•Lik ILO.

PUamu?—lxlo.xClTalDuaz of WAlLBolOrluff,
The 1871 neeeing of this flourishing society at Dor.
'theater opened this (Monday) morning with every
prospect of brilliant Gnomes. In no previous year have
the entries in say of the departments been so numerous,
and never before (we veutnre to say) has the society
been so happily located as now in the fair town of
Doridasetse. The weather—that dreadful bite noir of
the exhibition when held here in 1860, seems disposed
to make amends for the disasters and grief it mond on
that camas" by putting on its most cheerful &neat
seeing how mat* it has been "out of sorts" this meson.
sad the we to be apprehended is a few showers, yet
they may be yellows* to "lay the duet" which in a few
So. days go largely obtains on our road, with their
caulk, sabeolL
Agriculteral societies are now legion, but in the days
when this essoeistion first saw the light the Winn
were, Was the manes of those days compared with this '
modern railway expresses, jam a lb iught slow, though
they got Mk, a quarter for their went, and it was an
saterprim of ao smell labour to undertake in tne year
1777 tis• seliddishment of "the Bath derlealtoral
Society," fee that IMP its infantile designation. The
founder was • Mr. Edward Bask, and be beeame its
first enreteay. ail zeal and the novelty of the thing
snared immediate messes, and under the presidency
in following years of the Earl of licheeter, the Earl of
Ailiebury, and the great Deka of Bedford especially,
the melee, teereesed in members ant prestige. But
then sante the great crop of ascii/id:meal societies in
counties sad district, throughout the country, which
drew off treat the Bath society mirth of It. life-blood,
and its anasel shows hennas smaller and lees attraetive.
Then Kr. T. D. Adam', on of the many wise friends
the society km kid, suggested the enlargement of iti
sphere of skies and the widening of Its Dada The
proposal wen adoothd. sad in 1852 the title of the
eocilern was extended to "tn., Beth and West of
Neskeeed Seelety," and the Taunton meetitg wee
held 'War the new regime. Great 6400•111
attended the selitrgement of its boriers, and the society
hag gone cis flourishing. with bat partial checks, up to
the pesseat time. The first antaigunatioo proving so
satisfactory, there was no opposition, although coed ter.
able cantos was displayed, when to 1868 the proj set of
adding to the society and to its title " Toe Southern
Counties Aseniation," was mooted. The marriage wee
happily sleeted, and the first meeting afterwards was
held at Southampton in 18611, that WWII being the head
quarters of the association which hid been absorbed.
Of course the objects of the sooi4v are to advance
agrieultare—the original motto •• Work and learn"
expressing the opinion ant practice of its promoters,
and as a sesoadary but necessary sonseqttenn, to benefit
the puha' at Urn. By the off,r of substantial prises
the society easearaget improvement in the breeding of
seock, forth Is as honour sat sommaing more to take
• Arse, or ens a second, and may be a third at any of
the ediereelhetes meetings, stock the products of gush
imamate being of extra value in the market. The
Implement memefasterers do not get mine, bat prices:
originally awards were 1121110 to them bet toe preemies
was serusfasitory to none, and they were abandoned.
Now the Implement depart= sat of toe show is always
full, and manafaitterers evidently hut it answer their
purpose, by the wattles they eeli on the spot, and in the
reptintios they moire, the benefisial results of which
are felt loin slier the show has been don awa r.Tue mink
sad the implements are the leading feature of the show.
and have sever bees to attractive as this jest; but,
besides, there an horticultural and arts departments
that meet the popular mate, and combine to render the
exhibition alike expellent both for business and reserea.
Nom At the Gaildford meeting, in 187 L it was re-
solved to hold the next show at Dorchester, and a local
committee gate to the Couneil of the S misty the
required guarantee of £9OO towards the expanses, and
an undertaking to pay for the use of the show grouad
and levelling it, the trial fields, providing water, brniag
off the 'Almekeeper, and other matters, medi-
tating the satire liability—some £1,500. Saheerip-
tione we, belled from the nobility, gentry, agri-
sulturisto, sad tradesmen of the wintry, and
toWnwlay Oa& response followed, although at
the present thee then is some deficiency on the total
estimate The renting of the show yard sods £lOO,
and staldag the gate toll free daring the show rune
away with nearly £5O. T'he local committee I beaded
by the Ma B, Dames, Esq..) a mahatma whom
Maw for the position is pre-eminent, for he is both
agriculturist sad merchant, while his uniform Madness
and murky renders „him a fitting exponent of the
feelings of the town at this time tower& the society.
They have ben heartily and unanimously supported by
the towadelk, and their efforts have been ere 'nod
with samosa

0 BB TOWN.

For the leformation of striation, we may note that
Dorchester is the amity town of Dorset, and one of
the most paesiest in the south-won of Ragland.
Formed on the Roman model, indeed by the Romans
fig Dlll9ollll* he principal streets ere at rigid angles.
Originally it wae sorroanded by well., bet now only a
resistant of the aselming masonry remains, and on the
debased osaasts flourish beautiful avenues of trees,
prlde of Inwelimem, lb. edrairaMon of all who vials
h. 'ballet am% have lately been mad* to Sub those
walks into "show " order, end signal moose' liar
atersded tile *Sorts of the ememitts, supported by
the Übsral sad volitater7 sostribations of the ialtabit.
oats. For sesely a mile a broad gravelled path ertonde
around the tows, Linked on Steer side by well-mown
Emmy petite, sad the time afford at the name time
the plowman* umbrageous sheds. The cheetoute of
She wont walks are In blossom, but the keen (rode of
Wet weeks ohm did teem great damage—shrivelling
up the moo exposed branehes as though they bad been
burnt, and sadly starring the efloreseents of the whole.
Nevartbeless our promenades are unique, and are may
So be equalled by the boaleverds of coatioental dike.
For the skeeks a &aeration sorninitters was formed on
Om 26th kpril, sad they oolLeted about £l7O for the
adoiranieet of the town In maceration of the exeibitioe.
The inhablisale tit/ kneeing lied don. all that painting
and gesersi furbishing could to make their prom6se pre
eintsleki,and everybody must admit that Dorcheeter is
ems of the siesseet sad skeet of towns. The sommittrie
mosaisted of the Mayor, Dr. Aldridge, Br. W. pielo,
Kr. J. F. Hedges, jun., Mr. T. S. Biggs, Mr. G. JO.
Oregary, Mr. C. & Heber, with Mr. B. Barnett., hon.
issuers, sad meretary. They held several meetings,
sad the result of their labours ia—that the loath and
well walks will be illuminated on Tneeday, Wednes-
day, Thimeday, and Friday evenlap, Iflr. AMC'. of
=tyay, being astruated with the work. He will
upward. of 4,000 ooloured lumps in the two
avesses. Inns are extended moose tee wake from
kiss as edged* Ides at short intervals, In the middle
of the Sou% walk Week • handsome obandrilier formed
with verieffahill lamps sad lu.tre menden* and in
several parte of the walks then are trophies
for Should the weather be Ina,
the illumiardies of the walks will be of tbe
mot plimemable sights of ill• week. While pLaMesteding
mid she " many-eoloured tree" displayed, the shams
el mule win be added, (or the sommittee have sugagod
Sd D.B.V. hand to play lb different points in tee
walks Wit evening during the illuminatios—froes 9
S. 13 Tins Oh* cosurnitiee provided for the deem&
liim of the Wm, rad the streets surpass is tasteful
odsnusest ray plies that the pew, his mown.
✓isite& Thilsjarl of the work was satrusled So Mi. J.
L'l4=Doeskin, Dorchester, Tbe Elighetreet
11
itset Vesetlen masts steeled it [atonal.
of a how yeele al the adds of the footway, on sober
Side the• sok/seed red, while, sad blue,
ganinemled whit a trophy ot greesery and Sewers,
midi* a elmormage displayed, ada
hasdamse shields, with le• arms of Sb.
prissidel desery is the sweaty, died to a large name.,
of tee masts, emblem le swim an attrostive show.
Ties Leen mai se mast all through the sirens are
*Nisi Sills. at pima wady a ails loft