The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-10-20 00:00:00

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groat conccrn-ooch an the rrl,us.i,iiohlueflt. we s'ill say,
it railway echiasse by one set of proprietor' who have bywn
Injudicious in their management and expenditure to
another company. As representing • great naval port it
has been my duty to uphold the navy. I have felt it till
plea, in tlso -Hollse of tsimusoes to urge upon the country
the absolute noceseity
U we are to maintain our position,
of wearing for our naval
service the highest and greatest
etlieiency-(clusers). But when the demon-I cannot call
it by any other name-of economy took possession of the
late government our naval reseurces were allowed to
dwindle, but now fortunately we have at the head of
those affairs a man of great physical and mental power*.
My friend Mr. Hunt, weighs te stone and he has a head
tes Ids shoulders fully conituensumte with the strength
of his IselY-(laughter awl cheers). Ile he ;rut very
quietly. Some asked him why if he found fault
with the former (Severn:tient he did not at once
dip into the Imperial Ex,•hetiner and sup;ity what
was wauttng. nut he like the Chatham schoolmaater put
" that and that," together before adopting any hasty
nieasures. It was on the itSth January last, that Mr.
Glelistene intimated to the people of England that he
interatel to dissolve Pali:client. The necessary stew for
dissolution, a fresh elotion, and the neaseetubling of the
New Parliament sieotopicd two months of what would
orlinarily let lucotnitl to legislative work. With this
time I 'IL the Government unexpecteelly called upon to
U' .5550 the reins hail no time to organtee their policy. bat
V. take tin eetimates ea prepared by their
,oa awl sb ths• I.,st they could. But I shaft
think tile passing of .eventy Bible, as we slid, was • barren
see-.ion after all--(cheers). Many of thee measures were
important ate' have already been alluittel to. The Church
Itegalation Bill was a private measure introduced and
carried through Parliament by the united voice of the
House of eolunsows ; and I hope it will prove the settle.
went of tin questions disturbing the nation which it
dealt with-(elieers). I have great plca.sure in attending
your show. Agriculture is progreasing, and I don't see
why yours should not he one of the first Societies in Grimt
Britain (cheers). You are progressing in the number of
entries and your crops are improving. As to your
labourers, although the Dursatshire peasant was repre-
sented to me at use time as the most degraded creature
on earth, I end from experience that he can be favourably
compared wills any in the rest of the country-(cheers).
The CliAlltel %N, in proposing "Prosperity to the
Melplash Agricultural Society," coupled with it the
health of their indefatigable Secretary Mr. Loggia"
--(cheers.) Ile said like many other great institutions
their Association had had its vicissitudes, Ile could
remember sitting down at thiiminster in connection with
a iraciety now extinct, then known as the "West Dorset."
Then they migrated to Itlelplash and appeared in another
form, attaining • certain amount of success, but it was
reserved to those latter days to achieve such • degree of
' pnisperity as they bad seen that day-(cheers.) They
had nut only had business hut amusement, provided by
the hunting jumps (cheery) He had seen some magnifi-
cent rode Istit then it most be remembered they had
ouch rich soil-no chalk downs, bat really their marigold
were so large that one hail ts, walk round them Ahmed
1 --(laughtrar and applause.) Then he adiaired his friend
1 Mr. Pope a line bull -(cheers.) He much approved Of
' these meetings, when, they met together, made up their
differences, awl parted the best of friends. Lastly there
' was the hearty zest of the members, and their excellent
secretary's devotiou to the affairs of the Society, whose
, mariageruent involved a great deal of hard work, and
' requirol some one with a head upon his shoulders to
keep them straight They had that gentleman in Mr.
Loggin. He would therefore say "Long life to Mr.
' Leggin," their worthy secretary-(lend and prolonged
cheering,, wound up with musical honours.)
Mr. LOOGIN returned thanks, and went on in his
characteristic hum .urous vein, first alluding to the
, improvement in his health since last year, saying that be
hail been laid up six out of the twelvemonths, but he was
getting so fat now that he should moon want his two
horses to carry him-(laughter.) Next, as the representa-
tive of the Melplash Agricultural Society, he thought it a
matter for congratulation, that they het arrived at the
pitch they liadi-(chcers.) No one would ever ask where
Beausinister was after their meeting, and having two
menders of Parliament a ~,,, nget them. Why it would
give the town quite a national character-(a laugh.)
Let them look at the show of jolly good looking facet in
the room. His friend Mr. Giles Symonds had niade
double the value of the land he wild at Isridport a few
days ago, loCe311.: lie dilated upon the healthiness of the
place, and go where 10, (Mr. Leggin) would he could not
Wel any place to ...mat their neighhourlsood. In all the
islai•es lie het visited he had never seen such note, grass
and corn as they had in Dorset, and this was all owing to
the Mclntosh Agricultural Society--(laughteri Why, Mr.
A. littield got ieninde wore for his sheep than anybely
else, and it was all owing to the Melplesh Agricultural
Society -(laughter). He had been to Scotland. What
ilid he find there f Lambs three months old selling at
In lid. cacti -rather different that from XI US. each-
(laughter). Ile should have brought home one for •
specimen ,oily the vendors would not sell them singly.
Going further he might mention as interesting to them
that after Mareh next it was proposed to rate gatue
rescryol by the landlord - (hear, hoar, awl a Leigh). As to
the lal.surers of their district not being intluence,l by
hlger or Polgcr (a laugh), the fact was they were so well
treated that whets those agitator, came they could not
get si a mucting-(ilwers). slut he could assure them
the siwcess id their society was not tine to bum, lest to
Ibis, coninsittee. tel he liellretl wilietlll.loe perhaps by •
nice little way he hail ut smoothing natters- (a laugh):
lest the result was they had that slay :AI entries, 1511
members, and CWU in money to give away-(loud chests).
All the tine nets and corn were owing to the Melnlosh
Agricultural Soeiety : the encouragement to supply good
I.osts and manure came from their society ; in fart Many
.lirect and indirect benefits and advantages arose irons
this' prolienitis asacciation(reneweal cheering).
Sir 11111.VNECX Hi iii: NEPEAN propose' thy Chairnion's
good health, raying comment was untieivera- it would
hen inityseilde to flatter Mr. Royer, MP. Hryandeonie is
a, bander., does," hang politiee Mr. ',toyer is a gentle-
man. *Mali of Lesion!, a kind landlord, apd a.trun friend
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--that's the Aort ot man they wanted —(eheere) The
farmeri eught to like him. tiiey couldn't help it. He (Sir
Helyiletie) W;IA a2.11h.L11 former himself ; he hirl a pig, a
(rvimr. of Ltaghter).
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i !au mass briefly returned thanks, remarking that
h.. th ati:ht they WOlll4l iI:IVC IOOCTI tin.sf of hearing his
voice hut he niust sineerely thank them for tho kind
they had laia hint by attending in such lare
her, aiel.lrinking his health in the manner they had.
WA, I they had given Sir Mclyneuz an opportunity
C.. In:C.:nig such an amusing spoxch --(laughter and
c)ieer4.

dAME-4 F:I.I.IIiNsiToNE proposed " the health of the
Vies-olsairssion-•—.Messrs. IMey. Parnaiter„ and Fooks.
Ile p trticularly wished to esetple with the toast Mr.
Davy's 113.11 e as Ise underst” I i.e Wit i uncut the gentle-
men who originally brought this Society into existence.
Ile well knew the el:dimities of such an undertaking, and
the need ssf fostering eare afterwards. Mr. Davy t
have given a very great deal of his own too, and enera
iii doing sm. Whilst he as proposing this Vaud he
thought be would ask a by they scraped the horns of their
asissimb --(A voice: TO hide their age). They could not
hisle their age they could never do so. 11., defied them ;
they could do so no wore than in the case ssf a polSminan,
wha when Ise looked at his prisoner would straw a con-
clusion at once an to his age, say 10 —and then he was
Is sskesi for 40 at once. If an animal which hail undergone
the operation were taken ta a Northern show he would be
comic 1111 l esl at once. It was not for him to give advice to
these, they knew a great deal better than he slid, but he
looked upon a natural horn as the finest thing in the world
--(loud laughter). Thu toast was then drunk with musical
h ll ours.

The ICE CHAIRMAN revondeil, saying although he had
been unsureeAsful in one clam to-day. he would challenge
thew for /5U to-tnorrow morning. with the ones that had
he.iteri_thein.

---MTlCii•Tvea and Mr. looms also responded.
The prizes were here distributed, the Chairman address-
ing is few appropriate remark, to the labourers.
Mr. T. COLIMX gave "The successful competitors" in
some appropriate retnarks, saying they could not do with-
out competitors, especially successful ones.
Mr. A. J. I'vevistu responded. Its was very proud of
his podtion, and only wished there had been more
competitor.. Ile should like to see the sheep that would
beat his—as he should then know where to go and get a
ram or two--(laugnter). Ile had shown them a specimen
of a Dorset horn sheep, and if he had pleased those who
went to the show by so doing he was glad. Referring to
rapt. Sanctuary's remarks, he said he regarded it as tuore
profitable to get one heavy crop a year. What was Capt.
Sanctuary's crop I(A Voice: Rye, £5 an acre). If he had
put that £5 on the animal he intended to exhibit, and
grew one crop, he would have been much more likely to
base won a prize.
Mr. 1(01sX1t also acknowledged the toast. They bad
Suet (mitten worthy of their steel that day, and beaten
theta. Fle had great pleasure in being there. Ile
expressed his gratification at the show of stock, and the
hearty way in which the operations had been carried out.
Ile bore testimony to the goal results of establishing
such societies as theirs. A well bred beast cost less to
feed, and yielded twice as much money as an ill-bred one.
Mr. CHAPMAN Sacanses also responded, congratulating
them on the great progress the society had made. He
proposed the health of "The Judges," the speaker
remarking that the stock they had leen ,that day would
look exceedingly well in any show-yard in England—
(cheers).
Messrs (Amax STMOIDS, GIBBS (Brighthaeh and
Gituataiaa responded to the toast.
Colonel COX gave "The Committee of Management."
It was in • large degree due to their exertions that the
success of the show was so great.
Mr. limn (Gerranda) responded.
Mr. W. Coteox proposed the he/dila of Messrs. Paul,
W. C. Davy, J. Davy, and If. J. Smith, who had lent
their fields for the use of the exhibition.
Mr. Dory responded.
Mr. W. 11. Slial.EV gave "The ')ontine( Prixes"—thone
gentlemen who bwl Come forward, and backed up the
ms.iety Ilry offering prizes, and to whom they Were IntiCh
indebted.
Mr. J. GI'NURT responded, as did also Mr. R. Dimes.
The latter gentlemen made a very practical speech, in
which be iliscuowd the question of providing education
out of the rates, strongly condemning it. Ile also asked
why the agriculturista should not have a Minister of Agri-
culture I They had a president o' the Board of 'lrish,,
mei why should not the agricultural community have a
similar official to look after their interests I He depre-
cated the agricultural community choosing any
particular party or lueinher ; but selecting those who
would effect the mast good for them, lie also alluded to
the injustice of the governMent taxing One class to pay for
others—a 4 was the case in the recent Act relating to
turnpikes.
"The Press" was proposed by the GilvIRM tN in very
complitnentary terms, and duly responded to.
,It being now nearly
his seat, but other emoldnuentary followed, and
altogether one of Ups best meetings tin, society has ever
1.1 was at length brought to a close in the most pleasant
Manner.