The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-06-30 00:00:00

COMING OF A;E OF MR. BANKES.

Thuraday. bezan at Kin to, Lacy a series of reJoirinp
which extended over the two following &PI, in celebration of
the coming of age of Mr Walter Inapt, liankes, the owner of the
Kinpann Lacy, (hole Cantle, and Isle of Purbeck estates. Mr.
iloikes Is the only surviving son of the Into Mr. Edmund George
Mantes (who died in IWO), by Kona Louisa, daughter of Mr.
Perceval North Bastard, of Stourpaine, and succeeded his
brother, who died in America In hole Ile is • data:Want of
laLy Ilankes, who Is celebrated in history by her heroicdelenue
of Code Chock against the farliamentary forces when they
attacked It during the absence of her husband.
About four o'clock on Thursday aftern.soi a number of the
principal Limits representing the various estates walled upon
Mr IlsiaLts in the drawiis•-rootn of Kingston Lacy House,
when Mr. small read the following address :—" Wens .deputa-
tion I m behalf of your Kingston lacy, Corfu Castle, mid Isle of
Purbeck tenantry, most respectfully and conlially wait upon
you to offer our congratulations on the occasion of your Dolling
14 age, and we twin:ally wish you long life and happintan, and
that you may live amongst us in the Lateen, and respect due to
your ancient family, so Imig r..-tident and honoured 1,, this
county. (Signel)Mariin Small, William Martin, John ILuailall,
11. Ilichanla, and Alexander M. Luckhant" .

Mr. Riskra espre.•ed the plemure this kind expresal.nt of
their feeling. aff,rtimi him.
. . . .

Shortly afterwarls a larze company of the 'rindlel Lena dl
to the tiber of al”ut 170, ware entertained by Mr. !tattles in
a marlpTae, on the lawn froottin; the mansion. The dinner was
suirydied by Mr. Gunter, 14 1/11Id011. Mr. Banked occupied the
chair, aupporkal ua the tight and left by MN. Inutina, >lbis
itattles, the Hon. Mrs. Bankes, of Weymouth, Mrs. Daugho,
31ra N. Snarl, and bliss Williams, Sir. k.. Manninirham Huller,
Mr. Flover, M.P.. Major-Onieral Maclean. Mr. Nugent Hanka,
Hey. blami Ganites, llon. and Hen. G. Ihnigiat, Rev. H.
Good, Mr. B. Scott, Mr. Manlius, Mr. W. Small, Mr. W. Martin,
and Mr. PartletL

At the n of the dinner, Mr. lisMiss gave the usual
loyal and patriotic Mesta.
MaJorrieneral Ilartsta responded on behalf of the army.
The Hey. H. Pima. In responding I m behalf of the navy, said
he did not expect, alter having been 52 years in the riaurch, to
be cellod upon to nap...lW for that service. Ile was for several
ytors In the navy in the reigns of George lit. and IV. Ile had
seen a great deal Inn the sort ice under Si: Henry
who war a great Tartar, for he used to flog his mi4shlpmen.
But those day 3 were got and i.ow there was nothing but saver
spoons and no salt junk or mouldy bread •-iii short, It was now
a very gentlemanly sen e - (lau.;hter and applause.)
Mr. C. Fitaurros resionded on behalf of the yeomanly, ..id
Hr. T. Mutate for thc v olunteem

the hca!th of the bishop
end clergy of the illoc.hoe.

The Rev. H. 00013. In reoly, saki the bishop In the House of
Lords, the other night, when al:asking duriiir the debate on
the Archbishop's BM, said he bad no sort of complaining to make
of any ..iitrageows Mtn:distil or confessions of the latirs in his
diocese and that the leasing of the mersure would not at all
affect it. Rut his lordship had mails a serious embalm for
he :mated to make any refervllM 114 the cuarse oif his speech
aideawakes, pet:it:oats and girdles, and knickerbockers
(much laughter).
he Ilion. and Rev. A. (:. Dorohas also responded, and said
he wae 011 e of the cul!wits hinted at by Mr. Good, and Ip• was
sure that all priarcilt would give credit to him, sod those who
thought with him, for actlng with conscientiousnirs.

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Mr. tin iu. then mac to propos: the toast of the day," Tha
health of their landlord, Mr. Itainkes." Ile mid his two grand-
fathers, his father, and hts brother hail been tenants on the
estate; he had been upon it since his boyhood, and it gave him
great pleasure to find himself a tenant under Mr. hankie, to
wh they all wished long life and happiness --(applause). It
was ale., a sincere pleasure to them all to see Mrs. Itankes
aittiago., lier 1.11.$ right hand, sail it was their caniest hip*
that slic would lire for many yeare Aapplausey
Ur. Irasaza, in responding, thanked them for the very
cordial way in which the Vast of his health had Limn iinipossid
and accepted by Ulu company, and assured them that he
aiiiiirst felt startled at the issiition in which he than stood, in
consequence of the many elialigt-s which had taken place on
the estate, and although he might be justly proud id taking
his Mend among them, SS he did, that day, set he ondranwd
he thoroughly felt the groat riapoledbility which attached to
his (insition -(limr, Mar, and applause). It gave him the
greatest pnasible pleasure, howeier, to net aniund him no
easily of his tenants and friends, anvi.rg wh,tir lien. faces
with which he had been familiar tier silica he eould remember,
and it was a matter of gnat satisfaction and phasure ti Ond
that hi, bit lad Well .4111111,316• sawing 11104 wrack firing,
intelligent, and kind tenantry -(applause). In eudeavourienc
t" value his inheritance as he ought after s long minority, he
only trustmi thathe should Mar in mind the gnat kindmas he
experleneed at the handsof all his tenants for many years.
—(renewed applause). Ile amens, theta oust sincerely that he
felt most gratified at seeing annurd him *botany of his friends
and neighbour,, and lie as.sal them to accept his hearty thanks
fir the kind way in which they ha I united in drinking his
hialth, and he hoped that that would be by no 111=111 the las
oecuaion on which he might 114te agrefabil, opp.rtithity ,4
spinking to his friend. - (applause)
Mr. W. Mantis prowls:if the health of Mrs. and Miss
Bankes, and - .

Mr. !Lisette linetly impended.
The Rev. 11. (loon prop mod " the health of the Tenantry on
the Kingshm Lacy rotate."
Mr. tig ALL acknowledged the tout ti, behalf of his fellow
tenants. In the c terse of his remarks, h.: said the tenantry
wens not afraid of hating their farms or their style of farming.
Insimeted by any friend* Mr. Bankm might be pleased to to.;og
among them. who thoroushly undershoot the cultivation of the
leoh Ii knew the difference between good and bad fanning -
f..iear, hear) They had a stcwanl .11,, woo always nady, when
he mic a detkielit crop, to Make suggestions as to the way iii
weich following ening might be improved, and to give them the
moults of his idoservations when riding through tliJ country,
Slid it was his belief that there was not a property anywhere
that was better managed than the Kin,,knott Lacy estate-
tapplau. )
Mr. m
Iticii ARDS proposed "The health of Lady Ilainiitigtiani
Buller," which was acknowledged by Sir rdward Buller.
Mr. Hanoi. then saiii he nee with ftelings of the ...rote.,
gratitude to linqmse the health of a ccilUelnaii who had besot
for many years n member for the county, and who for
efrhtevii years had acted hi the rapacity oi trustee to the
esiate, lie Marred to Mr Flyer, and h was quite unable to
thank him suifiviently for the kind and careful way in which
he had looked after the property-fapptsuse). Ile had been
more than a father to It, and if it had been his own he could
not hare attetatod to it ins bonier or more anxious way than he hod door, lie deeply regretted the absence of the other
trustee, who was too well known to them to require mention•
log, and he aliould have been delightol to have seen him
among them that day -(ap).lanse).
Mr. FLOcita, 1,, acknowled;:ing the toast, aasured them he
rage with no onlinary feeling. to thank his kind relative and
most generous hoot for the very kind swords, and more than
kind words, with which he had been pliwocil intrushms the
t,xtst if his limit), Sir. Bank., had said that many years had
loss) away since his (Mr Floyer'a) emiteetion with the
,ame began, and he ho,) been phased to add that he had
exerted himself in his °Mee, and he could wish no more
grateful or noire pleasing tisainiony than that, for it was an
stisession of his •pproval of his endeavours to do his duty by
the estate and the tenantry who lived most it. Flehterni
years was a 1011 g time in the history id any dtid ho
need hastily say how he had looked forward thnoigh that long
tine hopefully and trustfully that he tui.Mt be flared Is. sm the
day when he might he permitted, as they were by A kind air)
rProviden pc ce nnitted t see that day, the ownerof that line
iZi ritanCe enter upon the possession and enjoyment of it -
(sroause). They had ato, Oil ifir,ligh Vie rooms
that day, what a noble mansion It vras that f tonsl
part of that Inheritance. They had seen the aplenilid
works of art-0we,,,,,) to none In the whole kingdom -that
adorned it. walla They were imiv &remolded under the shadow
oft,, splendid exterior, and they might well congratulate him
upon that latrimony which they trusted he would live many
year, to enjoy, and which ha) been hand,l dow,,. m1,...,1 to
those who lived about him, front a line of ancestors who had
done honour to their nein e county -(a)'plause). But there
were sights not less grateful to a young man in his position
than the finest works of art or the nobleat edificui that •
architects could raise, and that was when he uw gaglicrud
animal him, as he diii that day many of his attached Mends •
and tenants-a sight of liVing, active, ener•etiC, and he
iiii,mo7,l:l
prosperous men, In whose welfare his
sremly
bound up, and Tell whose happiness and prosperity depenilial
In pest, usearnire upon the discharge of those duties and of
that responsibility to which by his relalarkii he 'had ah,w,n
!dimwit so fully alive and of whit), he was so fully aentible
(applause). They hailed that day with great pleasure as mu,
fhi which they had ieb,..slsoi:c.ed7.ifiL.:7:,:arti,tf_thloigphatpyalalt.taiteolktsvi,otn.duht);..
steps of those 1010 had gone before hint, who had won the hearts sot the affections .4 their numerous tenantry, and that
• they no).)find iti him the saute kind, straightforward sad
benevolent landlord that they had found in those ash,: had preceded hitn ; and he wan sure Hr. Hanka, a..,1),) always find
1,, them the iume trustful, affectionate, and thoilis disposed
tenantry which it had always been their pride and Pltaaure he-(a)11.1411+0.
Mr. Higgins next proposnl" The istalth of lir Itoloion the
thgoked him for the excellent manne'r in , which he had attended to ths interest the b.t,,tb duri„4 tbb
Mr
Yeo,ssidelt:lwhlwe?ethe'xii:cirineer""44'Lliii:embdinliwtin'thni:nolldrt. thPreTohf4i:hfiT'urlhi-leait"libecultiuw47, ff
II;
ad
db
• starch tithe best fanning. It was then that he coniadied
the idea that • lan:. crel, el a mail Price waa better than a
small crop at a large price He held the sum 0 anion now
that he,)),) then. for what he had seen on various firms on the
estate nonfinned, to his mind, the aoundziesa of his opinion.
' He had seen better fanning on certain farms on the notate than
aihs7a.,:httlkiatt7i:i:ln'iliel"atilidibeoitaisl7:l2"ctimot.i'fil."l:ll., who,, the
uti.hi:iyoqi"-it.lo,duibtyyt.Uothosatlirital.:
had been expended to a very considerable extent on the estate.
over the estate, as Ma increased produeUvenessr arse tothme who
were aufficentlY acquainted with It to he able to enail""' its
present condition with Oat it tr.. toi...dy in introducing on
the estate the principle to which he had referred. he
endeavoured to knew neither landlord nor tenant -that Iralt
say, he had treated them, so to speak, as the n,. perci
1.5 heYlog the same intermt. the hail recant., hI noI". Tn) en ;
do , and it he bad failed to do justice either his jrnigmen
Waist fault and not Ma will It might hea !?old etn,eninn, ui
bin conviction was that land If il so.na ts, no 0110 normal eni
dition. was not uu useful as otherwise it an'id hn"heo,as'b
his experience hal courineed him that the greatest pr,,llt
tiirieulturat affairs was to fe r.gied by Um applha, ono rd
tatin has)
piobseritaledwi, the land. thea
trnorwei."Ce.th.:enot intake ,Oi
.i.d.
wiibard printenle property. He had alwaya
then %Wu

acted upon that principle, and nothing gave him greater
LlErure than to we the prosperity of tile landlord and the
ness of the tenants (Applause.)
concluding toast was ••1 ic healths of Mr. Mon and Mr.
Nugent Banker.' who briefly msponJed.
A few song 4 were then sung by a number if the tenants,
after which the emitimay repaind to the grounds, where the
admirably trainol Wei or Mr. Eyers, of Illandfool, played
selections of music at intervals. It was announce' that there
would he a display of fireworks in front of the mansion, mul
the public were cordially invited to c 'me and witneas than,
the grounds being thrown open to all who chow to avail them-
selves 4 the privilege. Towards dusk the nada loading fren,
the towns mid villages in the district were busy with
pedestrians on their way towards the smile of the fete, and the
number of carriage parties, which included many of the neigh-
bouring gentry, was very large. When the hour approached
at which the display of fireworks was to begin, them were
several thousands of persons in the grounds, and the exhibition,
which was under the management tif Mr Bruck, of Crystal
Palace fame, waa thoroughly enjoyed. The display which
began with the firing of a royal /elute, lasted a considerable
time, as the programroe was a very lengthy one. The rm-
axima included a great variety of recams, shells, stars,
wheels of various designs, sod terminated with a special
IlerVlODbeirli,g lo letters of fire the inscription "Long life and
happiness to IY. It It," followed by • fro de pee of 200
rockets tired simultaneously. The front of the mansion, the
terrace, and the fernery were illuminated by rows of gaily
coknarad Mimeo fulnd Interesting. lanterns, the effect of which was very beauti-
a
On Friday the cottager, on the estate had • bountiful enter-
taininent, aiidoll batunlay these rmiding hi the Isle of Purbeck
similarly miebrated the My in,' u • 0/111114 of age.

MIL IfffiltAELl ON POLITICS.
Speaking at a banquet of the Merchant Taylors, in
London, on Wednesday evenin.:, the Premier said : -It is
more than a generation since I end had the honour of
being present in this hall, at the time an illustrious states-
man was leading a broken and disheartened party. For a
considerable period the Tory party had not been in due
relations with the people of Engbuid. Liberty, d industry,
an religion were the chief objects then to have engaged
attention. Mr. Pitt, Lord Granville, and the mostilius-
trines leaders of the political connexion to which we
belong had not arrived at conclusions on these great
subjects. Had they been adopted earlier, we should have
been spared forty years of agitation. However, at that
time their thoughts were engaged on war, and were not
favourable to political retie hen Our political opponents
have since then attcuipted to remedy the -rievances and
supply the deficiencies which the cwattry had experienced.
They adopted certain doctrines .1 continental growth and
had givmi them the name of liberal opinions -ffaughtert
Much had been done which was of advantage and benefit,
but the people hail be, n at times alarmed and offended -
(hear, hear). These thi es gnat postdates had now reeeis
a solution. We have gut reit; equalitY with the
National Chunit We have maintained a inonanhical
and aristocratic Constitutiomt. with a large distribution ot
political power a 1111 l tig the people, and we have found a
free exchange of runnuoditied coniihiterat with the mahs.
tenance of an untaxml native induatry-(chiters). Thum
the Tory party finds itself upon the ventage ground that
had been foreseen by the genius of a Pitt and by the
tenacity of a i.ranu ille. By the favour of the Crown and
by the confidence of the people, it was once again ill power.
Whether the Tory party will Ise equal to the work it had
to accomplish was now the question. He must say they
were encompassed with serious difficulties. In a country
like Britain, every day brought ite Weight of anxiety to
Loose who had to administer affairs. Howe% er, he was
happy to say there uad nothing at home or abroad at
present to daunt the spirits of these to whom the govern-
ment of the country tt as entrusted (cheers). At home
the people were peaceful, prosperous, and contented; and
abroad, although fitful Anil unsavoury circumstances oorne-
times made themeselveu apparent, there never was a time
when nation,. and people were .0 anxioua to win the con-
fidence of England. The Premier went on to say that the
confidence whidi we °um:hi:shad in our institutions arose
from the greater political experience which characterised
the generation to which we belong. Amid changes of
dynasties abroad the people oh England have reflected on
the causes which brought these changes about and have
made the country and dynasty so secure as they are-
(cheers). lie then referred to e condition of the Church.
If he believed in every rumour that he heard in the street,
the Church of England was now ii. great perii- (laughter).
He was at a lees to distinctly peroeive the quarter from
whence the peril arose. Instead of been apathetic
and indifferent, it was full of dtality, and perhaps he
might any full of euthusiasta. He was told that the dan-
ger arose from the division of parties ; but they t re.
member that there ever vas a thee. even from the
days of the Church of Arasaletn, when parties did
not exist in the Church. Even in the hallowed en-
closure of the cite:trite:wet precincts free thought
would become restlee and would Beek inqutry.
But there was no (=that the great parties in the Church.
If they had fair play, would oppose the principles and
practices of the Itefurontion-Ootid cheer 4 There might
be eccentricity, whirl would have to be checked and con-
vedied ; but while ea checked and controlled in spiritual
as well as temporal affairs, no grinder mistake could ever
be made than to oersecute (cheers). The view he had
always held lie -all believed in-that, instead of being
this:atoned with Langer and decay, the 4 lurch was full et
life, and one of the most active agents in the elevation of
the condation .1 the peuple to which Mohan politics must
mainly trust -(applause). It WAS our iluty in every way
to maintain toil uphold the empire, which was our glory
and boast In thews remarks the right hon. gentleman
dtil not widi it to be underd.ouii that Learnt his colleagues
were in fat our of what ,1 “.4 called paternal government
They were °mused to doing that for the people which
they iambi do for thenesdves- (cheers). lie telt it was
the duty .1 the Government to guide and stimulate thelni,
and lend to them that energy and extterience which could
only be a result of au urgenteation of the Government
If, said the right hen. gentleman, we continue to have the
conduct of affairs, this is one great object to winch ow
attention shall be given, lie hoped that the English
people would under their administration continue to rival
their forefathers in the great deeds they had accomplished,
and would make their country a model for the encourage-
ment of the rust of the world-(loud cheers).