The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-10-21 00:00:00

DORSET MENDICITY SOCIETY.

A meting of this society was kali at the Shlrekall
oa Toads) the Lord Lieutenaat of lb. musty (the
Earl of She!'Asbury) preelang.
The Chief Constable presented the fellow* revert :
Dereheeter, 14th O , 1113.
Ily lord. and yostleaers,—ln laying before you • elatoont
od Mr
th• ." iblealcit7 Bookers operationefor the bee aloe
mouths. 1 have the orkdaetlon of beng able is 'Whom L"
that vapory hes contblued to Moron to this county. TY
retoan. reoolved from the 1$ Union from let Jouary to
SUM Ibristobn, 13711, show Mot, there went only 1,84111
admissions. to cruel ward. slimiest 11,054 In the corresoodleg
period of MO, belay • redustlee of over 77 per cent. U cow
pared with the period provisoa to the adossoo of " the Don't
outgo" As • further proof of the eztroodirry reductim.
which Ma take. place in the number of all dessairlono of
foam via., Moo who frown! the Went houses no .111 r
the trent lord., • moo of all parsons baring no vl•ible
moo of oblation was taken throughout the coautry
(Including all borough.) ow the be October, when It wee
Sound that Men woo enly Na varreota to Doer on thee
night. They were gletributed ao la lotiglege boom.
I; la Mail wank 4. Prom these hem It vette appear
Mat prolonlonal aseadkoney hoe Wee rettoold In thin county
se moth ea it le roads to rorpoot, and r then to.. boo
may 17 sonnettai ler various doom wader the Vagrant Lek
la Um int throe guarbire of 1173, apart 157 la the
of 13119, the emir' of the rale.
ehlortrilrairthe irinkL,4 and the gaol. meet have boa
condfieshie. A. Um wawoos of lide outgo ono wobbly
espowd ow the pub& helioguMd, that no tray bow er
went fog food, 1 may mowden dote,/ the prewar year
3,1130 Yokels have been eselomped kw breed at the dllisrent
rebel w•Ucen. The reeelpes sad aspsediturs hare betas.
lawn :—ltoselpes—Baleare to Mad. IA ./wary. LIO Ile 01,
.übecrlpolon. sod ode of tlelrola IX Is. total £ll 1. IC
• tune-IPald for breed eft 111 id, dello...try end
Mltu£l9l..". sd• Pit" u 4
toad ""°'lt ..,IC`ZI`I,I44!
It will In nen Moo the shoes, that the sodety laos bon orris&
on as • cooperatively Wiley or* bat the great oiled has
been to provide food Mr three who ore really in ern* of work,
to that there should be DO mass for ladiorainate aloe
giving, for It muanot be too Ansel, uryed that toy LEM
IMODDIVIOODt to beggars I • ore meow of ooelnwing Mem
In hablia of Idleness LI no In orlon —I have Lc. AITAIT
Sitosn, Eloworary Seorreary.

Trip Chief Constable also presented a return &bowleg
the saving to the WAR by the deeresas fa the number
of oommitals to the gaol sad ol adinkidects to the Uslons
If they had aostinaed at the same rate as In 1869.
Tait saving to the mat of maintenance in gaol via
£54 10'. 54., and by paymcata to Colons, ethrolatlag at
nu rate of
19e. 81. 2d. per night, IEB7 9s. ; total,
Rl4l

: That is very Important, sod shows
what a myth, there ban been to ON rats.; and indi-
-0440111 what an amount has been saved cf private charity
and In the prevention of fraud. No doubt the saving
was double the amcuut stated—Captain A. Brown said
the society was carried ce for £4O a year, all by volun-
tary subecalptions.—The Charms' moved the adoption
of the report, and it was cordially sdopted.—Mr.
Catena Inquired if there was icy reselation as to ehi
time of admitUag vagrants to Unica.honars.—Captala
Brown said ba meet Unites they were not admitted
before sight o'clock in the seining.—Mr. Wendt :
But how late f—Ceptain Brows: I belie,* most
Unions are closed at 10.—Q. —ls It eompubra7 as the
Master of • Union to receiver vsgrant. at say hear 1—
A.—l believe not; it d as the Poor Lew
regulations. At Donee/ger no vagrants were relieved
before 8 p.m. or after 10 p.m. Mr. Caleratt remarked
on the swkwardoese of vagrants going to Weohltilt
Ueda' as We sell at eight, when the master was in
bed, and ths place was all abut up. Than they were
boood Is bathe recruit,' on adelegos—(langhter). Mr.
()madden: To., and they dislike It very much. Mr.
Caleraft : Do you tun cold water or hot? Mr. Coarehill
said in Direheater "sold r a man was brought up •
few days ago who got into bed without having his
bath, and when aroused broke two pumas of glass. Mr.
Waren thought it uned• to put vagrant' in cold
water. He appealed to Mr. Floest as to the preotioe at
Dore/seater, but the bon. member said they wets rather
short of water at Dorceaster Union, but were nos in
treaty for • supply. Mr. Waren thought said water
might kill some vagrants. Another magistrate remarked
that batlites a vagrant was taking a " lop coat" from
him, and left him chilly aid wretched. It was ono-
Mooed that the subscriptioas from oaf Mao, of the
eocuit (Whaborne) leatquarter was roily ih., and it was
that was on. of the dolma Unions la Dorset.
—The meeting than ended.

MELPLABH AGRICULTURAL ROOMY.
The annual show of Ws yearly extending satiety for
West Dorset district look plasm in Briciport as Wednes-
day last, who. there was • partlealarly good sad large
imbibition of stook. Is the claim for horsed stook
Mr. J. Pitlield, of Bytorsdeltury, woe vary easosseful,
while his brother Mr. A. J. Pltield took the prlsoipal
booms for horned sheep. The harm were numerous
bud of good quality: the trials of the boaters were as
latoreetiag lesture of the day, and • splendid Waal
Wanesg to the euellont hon. usc. (Mt. Leak) wee
judged the Wet as all heads. Other details will be
found lotto prise ink width was.. follows :
Jona—Par root Mr W. Balboa, Warlord, Mr B. Percy,
Wick...: Stock—Mr P. Road, arldbooa, Ilaaaraor ;
Mr 0. Tont, Obooloborao ; Mr W. I Hall, moos, PuolAbotoaa.
Ploughing—Mr J. Lethal, Lararatook ; Mr J. Totowa, Atoka
Abbott.

,—Cossioon turnips, 1.5, Mr J. Pitield, Symonds-
bortig. strond root crop, AS, („los by Mr A. Duro, Mr IL
a Besaloster. 4w,. Swede*, Ai sod Al. Mr A J.
Pitts ltyps I swot Maagotd. lA, Mr A. J. 714.1.1;
Al, Mr D. liddlerombs, Allingtos. I sons root.. 21, Mr 0.
W. Way, lrndpols Richly coottosoded. Mr Dlddlonombe.
acne , AA, Mr Fooksitatiyalanisrloczon= rild
lir A. J. PR/WC
rretTillit godsons Itrogold. Ilk. and IS.
JO4 Mr A. I.
P 101.04; blot Ilesdss, Al Is, sod les AL Kr J. POdeld.
U comas Turnip% Al sod HO, Mr J. mum.
WOOS —Fr= bora lock not li. tbso 100, Edword
Ilsoorsys, Mr A. J. POlistd. Mit lambs from QM elm. Al 10.'
Sod, Al,James 1.14.11,Mr J. W. Way, VS lamb. trots WO
111•11111. Dews Sock not'es than 100—Ill, 111., Gel Hallett,
Mr R. Pos4.SU luabs, 210 ewer. /Vomitus wore Moo
swardod Sto plssa add maim
Boum of CO tor bit honker Mr N. M.
Lqr psi: 04 .url,itaal
:::;Wt7PUIgI4r. Cart ; Mr
Hac
S. Stoke Abbott ; highly corsTaanoodot, MrlDavy.
kney, 1, Mr J. Hasid.
Carrot —Da, AS, Ir. W. I Davy, Dearotoolar ; SI, Mr J.
!IWO& 7.4. 4.0:7 sons, AS sod Ll, Mr J. MAW. Pak
bikes, not cm I pars, At sad Al, ditto: Moldy soma
mooted. Mr Z. O. Legg; boa I-year bolter, LS sod Al, Kr
J. Pitletd.

—irises —Horn rmtli.nKr. A. J. Maid ; born nun
lambs, Mr H. J. blobs; 11 bawd mos, it, Mr A. J.
Meld, it; Mr L • highly sammeadad, Mr James
Wrmall. .alidlvin: barn Mama /KM+ A- J. ?Mad
rldrlin, Andrews ; emumarted, Mn. Davy, Toodomr.
Pres.—Boar. if, Kr W. leal ; semmanted. Oolossi Bury,
Bow. £1 Its, Mr W. Modleld. Partudont ; Al, Mr J. Davy.
Three young sows, tl, Kr T. Welds% Dania
Irrue Moat —loe, cart colt, £2.4 /sky 00111, it,: S-year
its, parr dairy cow., KM bull al, it Mew calf—Mr
J. Mind. lee boar Mg. Mr Parmiter. IL home, Kr K. O.
laigg. al, pony, Captain Gyres. les.oart mit. Mr T. MIA.
IL posy. Mr. Loren; low, 10s, Mr R. Fo.k.r. LI, pig,
Colonel Mummy. To., bull calf. Mr. Tom Oak £l, 10 horn
eerie, Mr 0. T. Millar. 10a, I haws, Mr Walden.. LI,
Handords, Mr BIG. Limp. it. cob, Mr Dommett it, agri-
cultural bores'. Mr A. J. Pitfold. AI, biome, Mr T Chick. it,
Hereford, Mr lt 0. Lapp. tatren by the Rev. W. J. Pope.
Pony under lal, Mr J.
Tbe dinner took place as fee Drill Hall, when over
200 amembi•d. The W, H. B. Portraan, M.P.,
prodded, sod there wore perneut :—Mr. J. Gendry,
Mr. B. P. Gundry, Mr. J. P. F. Gundry, the Her.
bendary Brosdley, th• Rev. B. HfIUdOITO, (Realtor
of Bridrort), the K.,. A. Fox, Mr. H. Damen, Mr,
H. Taylor, Mr. F. Taynr, of Dorchester, Mr. T.
W•ldin, of Game, Mr. J. Herdiug, of Watemon,
Mr. T. Chick. Stratton, Mr. N. K. Loggia, (Boe. Ike.),
Capt. Good, Mr. T. Hommel!, Mr. Partaker end Mr.
S. Pooh., vloenhalnueo, Mr. J. Loggia. lir. Nestor,
Mr. H. N. Con, Mr. 0.8. Miller Mr. J. Temples's,.
Mrs Pitleld, (3), Mr. Whethsio, lid. Hine, Mr. Brealstor,
Mr. Collin., Mr. Duns Ise, ha Groat regret was
upraised at the abeam.; of Mr. Gerard Start, M.P.
In proposing 'the gems." the Mainsail remarked
on Her Majesty's polittaal Impartiality.—Thls wern fol-
low•d by "Lb. Priam sad Pr esof Wales, and the
wet of the licyal Family."—Th. Chairman then gave
" th• Army, Navy, Yeomanry, and Weaken." Th•
army was ready to perform any service, and tht
spirit and willingness of the eSsen WM shown by C:er
volunteering for this missraleis Ashanti* war." As
to Sir Oantett Wolaley, he regnstkd or site • man wee
•mploysol in so inglorious sad daemons a eampelgu.
He hoped he would withstand Lb. "health. climate.*
As to OUT navy, they were hardly kept the other day
from having • shot at the Red Repubdosai of Spain,
bnt th• gallant Admiral on the station very properly
obeyed orders from borne. From *het they saw of the
Spaniuds at sea, It was evident we neat hay* no fear
of meeting the tipaniek navy. A. to the yeomanry be
was oat a that body himself for 20 years. He thought
they now attempted to drill too mush Ilk. regular sol-
diers, whores. they should be trained more as mounktd
71te volunteer. he fell wore every voluble
' asstliary farm 10th. regular army.—The Rev. A. Fox.
who was • naval shapleis for 16 years, respomktd, and
bore his terithnowy that there was a• leer terse la the
wedd.—Mr. B. P. Goad., replied tor She
sod rogrollod so Soy pun au won sootra=s

mimmkmelml•i=l.mmom=o

jets that bed&not-Omplate Geed _
valuated is . Lyear's Mara •
lag off of 12,000 members, 'lila he revoked, bat es
long se the velasther form existed, he believed the
Dorset regimet of niaateers would Wei to it
-
The Cbaktosts ears "the Bishop sad deny NW Chris.
han .isigtgirc dal deneminatime Be hoped the day
waster distant when they should have so Bishop's health
to drink. If the Church of Pascland Is to be disasters-
Bated, it will coos not from without bit from within.
AB locg se Me holds herself together nO pressure from
without can discetablidh her, but what La did leer was
ipseihelsepsineernibhed iotal.obadotiemovansi:ona:bernitligi.dhtlfmv,teemap....dieasy
illiwort.maadmothe:tl
might think Wm • prop
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ndlissistautbetwobfetdh_inorusgs •ouldor are
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of England
H. hoped it
went. If they iverreddo:litThe 1t... Prebeudiry ii.amLlVipti.neeit
idebtejoiti;:hh?.:,..k.silepk:dtb7:7lLdiesdabtlehp°;Lveeniadzo:tarn4:_el.
pressure would
reception of the toast ea very significant in t%see days,
He remained on the improvement in the agrkalture si
the Matelot since the moiety bu then in ono:silos,
oongratulated them on the show, and said be bad no
doubt that when the hon. gentlemen sad other
members of the House of Commons had taken same of
the burdens off the land, agriculture would remise the
prestige to which it was fairly entitled. -The Rester of
Betriport also responded. -Mr. Dsmen proposed " the
Lord Lientment and magistracy," remark* on that,
nor ?lees, and bow couch ratepayers appnekted any scam
of theirs tending to the economical administrebea
of the ficanors of the county --(applauee.)-111. J.
(Sundry replied is feliaitious terms, and then proposed
"the members of the Home of C. reatees,' sad
particularly the health of the hon. member pretreat
The lion. W. H. B. Postmen. M.P., saki as behalf
of himself sod his two absent oollsegues he baked to
return them mod amen thanks for the very Meaty
wsy in which they bad reosived de tont, so kindly
proposed by Mr. Geodry. He believed it was semi as
than. meadow for the member of Parliament who
happened to be went to soseant for his absent
oolingses Ibis be skald do sweet satittlestorlly. His
Mead Mr. Gerard Start who was to bare tam the
chair sae at preen detained ia Lemke by • most
Internam' family event ; and le Portmaa) wee
afraid from what he beard it wee not exasky as be
Gould have wished, that was to say, he had got another
daughter instead of what be very mock wished-mother
son: but they moat all wish him betide look next time
-(laughter). Hs other ingleggee, Mr. Moyer, had
been engaged toll*, trying a very hem, appeal nee at
Hornbeam-(bw, beer). Now assording to custom he
weld give the. some atilt mccent of what they had
done or not dome tat the past session of Parliaments
They bed pared a Jadisaten Bill, which he usidersteed
was considered by the prolusion • very valuable
mearure. The Home of (ommiase also mend a Load
Taxation Bill, but its.ses to an untimely end whets it
loft their bespitebk doors. They tried to pre • unsure
for Magadan in Ireland, but that also asses to grief
very early in the snake. Hr. Start alluded to Owe
failures in • feasting way at Dorchester, saying the
Goversment eat on the Treasury bomb with their beads
en that: breasts hake( Ilk. • lot of beaten seeks-
(laagliter) -with sot • peek kit in them-(lesughter).
At that meeting alluioa was made to himself in
regard to his esbeenoe from the Dorset Chamber of Agri.
cotters esesting to .onside, the Leadlord and Tema*
Ball, it being said that at similar me- tinge in ether
'counties there were to be seen ten moorhen all in a
row, and •hy didn't the Dooms members attend? Be
would tell them in a few words why be did aot melee
dowo. Be knew that the Bill would not be proceeded
with, and therefore • aseetlaf to molder it ma only be
UN a Oriessitat expressiom marring a deed hone."
He wee aware it wee to be withdrawn, and re-intrados*/
nest session. He should have voted for the snood
reading, but if in °mantas spy provides resalsed
width laddered in any way with free mairest haters.
landlord sad tenant he should have voted against It as
the third reading. He wished to stale this that there
might be so apprehension of his views as the goodies
He believed agrioulturiats were well able to lake ode
el themselves In hernias with their kediords. If they
re a bed lascliord they son knew it and let him know it
tee ; audit they bad agood is., sad be did not do ka-
Ciak* they thought be owitt,they goes ressinded
:m and he thought that legisladoe between lead lord end
Miami wes as • general rule not wasted in this croliz/
At the sum Ilse If the Bill be brought is
men masks, as It very likely would he, he stead
follow the comes he bad itielleated. Om slams is the
Bill enabled a landlord to recover oompsoneMas from •
lemma who left land In s bad condition:, and with
turobk-dewe beadier, bet he thought • tenant %Leder
such eirestrestasees woad wet peobably be s beekrapt,
'and that the landlord mast pet op with the lees as be
beet might, as DO legidaties could help him Reverting
to my kultard topies he said, he spoke before them
very humbly for be did not pretend to be • prectiaal
egrieeltstriet ; he only looked at matters as sargully
sib. mold ; and be hoped that any Wog he said they
would take at the opinioes of an outsider and sot of a
practical farmer. As to tbe question of high prime
there were two wan of lookiog at It He ma sot
sure the present high peon was a very good thing for
the farmer; sad they were certainly not good for the
eon/timers. He would tell them why he did not think
them good for the sericultaral bitterest. He saw mem
who bad been famine for a great mazy years going
out of It and entire :id of their sack; he wee very
sorry to gee them standockg their occapatioes. AM
there Were young man eondog tOtward lailolle 10
take fa- me, but who were hampered by the high
price' of stook, as when £2 COO or £,300 'edged
for • mail farm years ago it now took yearly
doable that sincent. Bo that he did sot think
high prices an unmitigated good. As the prosperity of
the county wont on, se wage, in every oecepatioa
rose, so they must expect high prima TM tempermes
Roemer., was also !mother cause of the maintename of
the bleb peke c f meat. He heard the other day from
• butcher that the labourers who formerly mod to ge
Is his shop of a Saturday night to buy refuse oast-
the word lilts-no Wager did so. but Paid the bed price
sad had the bed bite- (bear sad laughter). It wee •
;I;;Z geedprice twhieerde label web; heistertewsdgeestr brett.
failweo of temperate habits witlals enabled men haer:ltand
el speeding their earpiece in the public-bonsai to bey
good meet for their faxediee-whinheser of those auum
Was the right me he eoukl not but rejoice that the
laboartm Inwe able sot. provide for themselves.
The creestioa was how were they to meet the increased
demand fr meet He eopposed that for see pence
who need to set 11 20 ears ago ten did now; and be
put it to them as prsctiml farmers to dud the remedy.
He Unasked that partly from the bleak wages de-
manded by the mileultural labourers, and partly from
the high pride el stock, he should see a good many
bits el had whisk formerly grew green mops gradaelly
rotors to deep rues, and that hill sake whisk bad hosa
broken up to produce cora would gradually nem book
to gran, OS it Wae found con growing did not pay es
wen se prods/sag amides Is regard to antages they
bad bean called the larmitan ot an miss* sad most es
be regarded, and sot se • magas of lag laterest.
There meld be no question it wee the para•
mount duty to do his utmost to provide good settage
sceommodation far his Mamie and their Likens's--
(hear. bear). He thought they would all agree with
bile that la the sounty of Dorset is the lad 25 or 33
years vary groat steps Is adman had be,.. made is
cottage socommedatioa. But Makin canape or the
furniture of an estate, they mast remember the fend-
tore el • house se
vt,Ftlty amil quality de
very meth ea the of Si. oven ; there
were leadowases li as it were from Mod to mouth,
who mould not afford to sink tk• awls& required to
balk mem" so they most not be bins ~1:1 • but lead-
lords who had the moms were he thostrie is linty
bound to have milkiest setames built sad kept
thorough repair as their estates kineaget the
in the monk of leglaad It was lased that the bed
workmen gathered about them pits where there Were
the beet retheres ; sad so dealt the primdele applied
showiere. As Is the seatrol of the eddies he
theaeht the prow thus' to do, looking at the
fast that lb. Isedlord has the reseetady and
the shilgatios of repatriate, was to allow as esak
fans • sends number of as wee* required
der tk• head sem of the fares= keep the cabers
eater the Ladled's mead. Where a foam was let on
leen a aided megabyte of oedema should be imisded
la the lease, and the rest kept la the leadkers model
belie* to the beanie leader snarly egreameat. Ho
believed that be he a lair anamesseat hekessa leatierd
sad dame, sad seek se might to be Wide:Mary be all
bat the most annenuable. One of the poet dilleallise
eta laaillord is regard be setteges wee small rapeks.
In his tides he data went in sad asked "Uygur
seders seatketablew' "Is it watertight r and new
time he beard "rein some Is thee or there." rum
were seall lalittOre, bat they materielly elfeeted the
erase% of the lamer el the maw ; and it wag •
=cellisidt this. for a perms who had tray oedema
hig metre] to look to all these easiest small
metier,: sad he kind, he was sorry to say, amens
the stagehand population of the county=
ticialerly in the eastern pert, they were very l
and vary uswilling to do the smalls* Udall to bele
tiessesives. It was net se In some wadies, for seem
sea when they foetid &broken slate or a bit of repair-
ing required would set to work to do it, for It sod a
mere nathing Is time and Inside. He wee told the
other day by • landowner-this Ran l llobeeter-
that he found the handiest and most self-reliant
of his cottage tenants were in the seighboar.
hood of Abbotebury, belog mostly seafaring
men moustomed to the natUness and as,, they
were obliged to Inks on board ship, whisk
_they
earried tato meads* in their mummy and as he feted
them Miter oared for, better whitewashed, and kept is
better repair Una say others on hie meats hie meet
tined it to show that the (salt of delestive etelleses
ohould not always rest with the landlord. A esemdkee
had been sitting for the greater Peri of two geseleas es
the Game Laws, He would tell them at mete his
opinion of the Cisme Laws, sad be believed in that
opinion be should be supporMM by • very large
Hon of the people in thie country: he did not ="te
see the Game Laws abolished, and be would tell then
why. He thombt if the Game Laws were abolished,
they must have a mute strider law of troepa., whieh
would be very irksome sad very d to autay,
particularly people who live in large towns, sod are
now soonstomed to ratable here and there: they do it
merely for elouseaseat, and, doing no harm, no see
says • word to them; but If they had • striet law of
reeZ:• great deal of harmless rambling would be pet
e to: and, therekos, while he whiled I. •••
egmething daybed width would menet great Wary
...fred by the secumulatios of grated game,
arty In Wee where the property was /et
6-17s.hooliag keret, at the setae time its did
1104 agree with the report of the Gan Laws
eldraittee, which receameaded that rabbits shook be
left absolutely frisadlem with very h Mad
Whist them so that labourers might spe:idephelf their
time in digging for rabbits, and armada' themselves is
that way, latish would destroy their interest is the
lan"l'm work. They must also remeeeber that rabbets
were an Important part of the feed of the gorielw B•
should not like to see rabbits entirely 'Merely dome
away wlth-(Voke : Hew about the rater) He knew
the rabbit was not • perste' ealasal.-(Voke "N.,
hlll iala up.") Many gesligmes pretest be dare say
had the Meeting on thek farms, sad he did met think
they wind like to em them all dome away wills dr.
Blurt said whoa the slaimilag we. net kept la the kad-
ised's heath It should be fret offered to the Omani ;
aid that as that sal** ha dila% am a WOG. tar
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