The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-10-29 00:00:00

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WAREHAM AND PURBECK AGRICULTURAL
SMIETY.

The simnel general meeting of the members raid
friends of this society was held on Thursday last at
Waiehain. The labourers, about 40, to whom pre-
miums were awarded, attended at the Bear Inn to
receive them, after which they were regaled with an
excellent dinner a roast aud boiled beefiniutton,and
plena_ pudding, presided over by J. 11. Calcraft, Esq.;
rilllter, Fay taking the vice-chair. They were
afterwards lath:eased iu appropriate terms, and at an
early hour took their departure to their several
homes, Laing greatly delighted with the proceed-
Inge
The members and friends of the society dined
together at the Red Lion Hotel. Never was an
agricultural dinner served up in bettor style.. The
wines were superb, the waiting was good, and alto-
gether the landlord, Mr. Yearaley, acquitted himself
in a manner which, called forth the eneoniurns of all
present. About 50 oeutlemen sat down to table, and
the chair was taken by Henry Gerard Start, Esq.,
hi. P., supported by the Hon. W. H. B. Portman,
M.P., and the Rev. N. Bond; and the vice-chair
was ably filled by J. 11. Caleraft, Esq. Among the
company present were 0. W. Ferrer, Esq., Captain
Fyler, H. Minty, Esq., J. Filliter, Esq., J. l'anton,
Esq., C. Filliter, Esq., C. 0. Bartlett, Es' q. and
Messrs. Damen, A. H. Luckhaan, W. H. Garland,
11. Symonds, J. Reader, Clark, Jackson, Ellis,
Sudden, Beggs, Whittle, Hill, Voss, R. White,
Bennett, Ace., ke.
Eyres's oelebrated quadrille hand was in atten-
dance, and added greatly to the attractions of the
evening, fully supporting its firmer reputation, as
being the first quadrille imna in the county. Mr.
George Gunge, of Loudou, who was also engaged for
the eaewiell, sang several songs in excellent style.
On the 111100111.1 of the cloth the CHAIRMAN pro-
posed "the Health of the Queen." Ho said that
whether we looked upon Her Majesty as a mother or
a wife, we saw in her an example for imitation, as
well for the poorest as the richest in the land. She
reigns, not perhaps by '• Divine right," butsho reigns
as a niouarch should reign—in the hearts and affec-
tion* of her people. (The toast was drunk with the
usual bouours.)
The National Anthem was sung by Mr. Genge,
accompanied by the band, the whole company join-
ing in the chorus.
The Secretary, Mr. Fatal's, then read the list
of prises, an fellows :-
11..ouonieo.--Class I.—Men with two horses without
a driver.—John Snook, servant to Mr. H. J. Garland,
£2 VA. • Frederick Harris, servant to Mr. Richard
White, CVOs. 6.1.; David Ramie., servant to the Misses
Beaton, 10s.
Class 2.—Boys under 17 with two horses and without
a driver.--John George, servant to Mr. R. White,
.£2 10s. ; William Biles, servant to Mr. Walter Squire,
£2; John Rickards, servant to J. H. Calcraft, Esq.,
10e.
Class 3.—With oxen and a driver.—William Davis,
servant to Mr. Henry Symonds, 1.2 10*. •' Nehemiah
Langford, servant to Mr. William Budden.il Os. 6,1.;
Richard Hawley, servant to the Misses Beaton, Rls.
Sugar SHIARINO.—Men.—Henry Harris, servant to
J. .1. Farquharson, Esq., £2 Is., Stephen Laws, set'
vent to Mr. 11. J. Garland, £1 Os. fel. ; John Harris,
servant to Mr. John Udall. 10s.
Boys, 18 years.—John Ilarria, jun., t to
Mr. T. N. Kendall, El ; George Wilcox, servant to Mr.
m Willia Sudden, 10s.
ilowixo.—George Basket, servant to Mr. Stephen
Bennett, £2 158. ; Joseph Wilson, servant to G.
Weld, EN., El Or. ca. ; James Loveless, servant to
Mr. T. H. Saunders, 10s.
SsiarugaDL The shepherd who has reared the
greatest number of lambs from a flock not exceeding
600—William Trent, servant to Mr. A. 11. Luckham,
310 lambs (rein 303 ewes, £3; John Sennetk, servant
to the Misses Beaton, 338 lambs from 380 ewes, El.
CARTKRIS. —The carter who has lived in the same ser-
vice the greatest number of years' and having main-
tained a good character (Sr sobriety, and not having
been fined for any offence on the road, George Damen,
servant to Mr. Charles Kent, 18 years, £2 lee,.; John
Mead, servant to Mr. William Fookes (Hohne) 12
years, tl lbs.
Lanouitten.—The labourer who has brought up and
maintained the greatest number of legitimate children,
with the least proportion of parochial relief—William
Mesden, servant to the MiIAVII Beaton, eight children,
without any parochial relief, LT—Labourers who have
worked in the same service the greatest number of years,
—Matthew Masters' 48 years 4 months, servant to Mr.
Chitties Kent, £2 ; James Squibb, 48 years, servant to
Mr. John Udall, El.—Labourers, under 40 years of
age, who have worked the greatest number of years—
not under 10—in the same service, David V. Amen,
servant to Mr. John Udall, 28 years, £2; George Hol-
land, 23 years 6 months servant to Mr. Charles Kent,
el.—Labourers, not exceeding 21 years. who have con-
tinued in the same service the greateat number of
years—W lair= Clover, 14 years, servant to Mr. Fookes
(Holme) Cl 10s. ; Joseph Barnes, 11 years 6 montha,
servant to Mr. 8. Bennett, 15e.
Women LABOCRERIL—The female who has worked
on the same farm or with the same master the greatest
number of years—Mary Symonds, 42 years, servant to
Mr. William Mark, El lbs. ; Martha Rawls, 23 years
10 months, 'servant to the Mines Beaton, £1 ss.
FISIALE DuMFAITIC fiLRVANTB.—The female who has
lived the greatest number of years in the family of a
tradesman or agriculturist in the district--Mary
Dime-
mock. 9 years 6 months, servant to A. H. Minty, Seq.;
Ann Roberts, 7 years 3 months, servant to Mr. C.
Yearsley.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, remarking
that he hoped the (ley was far distant when His
Royal Highness should reign over us—not from any
disrespect to the Prince, but from our affection to
Her Majesty, whom he trusted might yet be spared
very many years. But with respect to Ilia Royal
Highness he might say that wherever he had bees,
he had by his conduct, won the esteem of the people,
and that when he left them he always left a good
impreession behind. (Drunk with three times
three.)
The CHAIRMAN next gave the health of His
Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the rest of the
Royal Family. (Drunk with the usual houours.)
The Citanteast next gave "Oar Army and Navy,
and brave Volunteers." We ought never for • single
moment to forget the defenders of our country. The
army and navy, be was glad to inform them, were in a
state of great efficiency, and he believed that at no
time were they better prepared, or more fully resolved,
to defend and uphold the dignity and honour of their
country. With regard to their Volunteers, lie zegrettol
that Colonel Mensal, whom be had the pleasure of
meeting here last year, was not present MI tl,is occasion.
To that gentleman, as the colonel of the Dorsetehire
Ride Volunteers, the greatest praise was due for his
energy, seal, and perseverenee in raising the Volunteer
come of the county, and the success that had attended
his efforts in raising the regiment to its present state of
efficiency. He was present at the late Volunteer review
held at Dorchester, and he was happy to say that they
were not second to those of any other county in disci.
Mine, nianceevring, and military bearing. With this
toast he begged to unite the names of Captain Fyler
and Captain Ferrer.
Captain FILER, in acknowledging the toast, said that
the army abroad had the greatest desire to stand well
in the estimation of their countrymen. The greatest
p'easiure they felt, next to that of 1111 approving oon•
seien,..e of having done their duty, was, in having the
•iiiireb,tion and esteem of their fellow-countryinen,
and their most anxious desire, after having been in an
engqiement wag, " What do thy say in Enelaudr He
begged to return his sincere thanks for the honour they
had done the Army and Navy.
Captain FARBER returned thanks on behalf ofIN olun-
teens. The Volunteer services included the Yeomanry.
Artillery, and Rides. Ile hoped and trusted that these
three services might never know what it was to go into
actual service, but if they were to ho called nion lie WAS
sure they would be mat anxious to do their duty. The
Volunteer Artillery and Ride Corps afforded them the
other day an opportunity of witnessing their proficiency,
and he must say that nothing could have made that day's
proceedings more gratifying, than the knowledo it was
owing to the virtues—for they were nothing less than
virtues—of their gallant commander, that they lied
attained the proficiency to which they laid claim, They
kuew they were not so proficient es they might be, hut
they haiti claim to being on the road to greater peace-
ti di than they had yet attained. He suppoacd they had
the iluck, and what they wanted now was encourage-
ment and support. They had derived many advantages,
which they would not oth,•rwise possess, in having an
officer like Colonel Newel, who could appreciate the
merits, and enter fete the feelings (4 those he com-
manded. The corps, under his (Mr. Farreea) command
o the day of the review, had the good Sellw to nude.
GM perfect silence, to which might be attributed much
of their success. And now he would much like to re-
commend their Case to the inhabitants of that district.
Many might help them by their subscriptions. They
were the most economical set of fellows that ever stood
before the public. They gave their titue and their ser-
vioes, and an addition to this they did gave others from
having to take • very deep pull out of their pockets.
lie trusted, therefore, that under these circumatanoes
they would render the Wareham Corps every assistance
by their subscriptions. And not only so, but if they
could not join the corps themselves, let them send their
pang muse. They would many of them be glad to join,
slid it would, besides being beneficial iii other respects,
keep these out of mischief.
The Rev. N. BOND, on rising to propose then set toast,
said that they had that day the honour of the company
of tea of their county members, mid when he last met
Mr. Bsymer, be said that bad he not an engagement
that day at Milton Abbey, lie too would have been pre-
sent. Many of them had different opinions as to which
side of the House of Commons their county members
ought to be foiled, and they sometimes wished them
absent from the Louse when they were pi, sent. But
whatever the feelings with regent to their parliainoutary
cmtelnet was, they very much wished always to see them
at tlik convivial board. He hoped that in future they
would often see them there to receive their advice ; to
talk over matter' together with tho farmers, relative to
the welfare of the labourers—to hear what they propelled,
mid what the nation proposes to do. Ile perceived by
the nvort of the proceedings of the Agricultural Meet-
ing at Malpteish, that some of the speakers made some
rather severe remarks because the county niemben did
not happen to attend there. Now they saw the good
reenita of the Malplaish Society speaking out, as there
were two of their ,nembers present that evening, and
if they neglected attending hereafter, he thought they
had better do something to warin them up a bit, as the
Malplaish people bad done. (Laughter.) The rev.
gentleman concluded by proposing "Time health of the
County Members" with three times three. (Cheers.)
The Hon. W. H. 13. PORTMAN, M.P., on rising was
received with great applause. After thanking thew
present for the very kind way they had received the
toast so kindly proposed by his fnend, Mr. Bond, be
proceeded to remark that that gentleman had said it
was slways satisfactory to them to have their county
members present on these occasions ; but lie could aisure
them that whenever he hail an opportunity of attending
weeding.' of this description, it was equally satisfactory
for him to be eamougmt tbmw. It aught be expected of

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