The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-19 00:00:00

WAREHAM.

PROPOSED visir OP THE RATH AND WEST

OF ENGLAND SOCIETY.

A large and influential meeting was held at the Town-
hall on Tuesday lost, for the purpose of forming a com-
mittee to aid in the proposed meeting of the Bath and
West of England risteiety at Dorchester, in Itrakt. The
chair wax taken by J. li. raleraft, Ksq.. M.P., and
RI 11111 l gett those present we observed D. W. Ferrer, £4.1.,
(I. Maneel (.13., .1. Panton, Esq., H. Lock, Esq.,
Mayor of Dorchester), J. F. Bodges. Esq., B. Bennet,
E,,,,, (Mayor of Wareham). C. 0. Bartlett, Esq., (Town
Clerk of Wareham), F. Fabler, Esq., W. Yoga, Esq.,
Messrs. It. Damen, J. A. Daum)), J. Reader, If. liar-

laii.l_, 11. Luckhani, 4. Hunt, F:Jack.ti, T. Randall,

Duke, Inllnigton. J. S. Jackman', R. Fewkr, T. IL
Saunderm, Clarke, T. line, Salway,
ke.

The CtLintg AN in introducing the subject entered
fully into the objects 1 4 the society and explained the
wishes of the promoters of the present meeting to be, to
co-operate with the Mayor and Council of Dorchester, KO
OA to make the intended meeting one of great interest
to every class of society in the county of Dorset. It was
not to be • ply a show of agricultural stock and itnple-
ments, but wu to embrace a wider &LI and include
works of art of every description. To forward the
views of the Central Committee (which was represented
at the present meeting by H. Lock, Mayor of
Dorchester, by Mr. J. F. Hodges, and Mr. K. Damen),
lie proposed that subscriptious should be entered into, to
be collicted by the committee.
. . _

O. W. F.nIiKK, Eau., then 'imposed the first resolu-
tion, end hoped, as the Bath and West of England
Society had resolved to hold their meeting no near, that
it would receive every support from the meeting intl.
!Wig ; to visit it at Dorchester would be a very
different matter to them, than when Liverpool or other
distant spots were selected for thee interesting and
beneficial gatherings. The Chairman had told 'limn
th.it the coining meeting would include works of art,
as well as agricultural implements. Mr. Ferrer then
made allusion to the naked strawberry washed walls and
meagre decorations of the roma in which they were
assembled, which with its ornamentation asisumed a very
Printer canto AA • work of art. (Laughter.) After
advocating and recommending the society, lie hoped
every one who could 110 no WOUIII render their best aid.
A gentleman in the nano lied toll liii,, that his grand•
father hail received a premium in 111.11—so that an an
idd society which hail gone on doing good up to the pre•
sent time, it deserved all their support.
Mr. .1. MAUER, in seconding the resolution, made
110111 e j•diCiOU• remarks on the great iMprovenients in
machinery, and the advantage it would be to farm
labourers to have the opportunity of inspecting such
tunehinery at the county meeting.
"jr. T. IL Mir N pans proposed the sawmill resolution,
and riloi spoke of the advantages to be derived, mmmii
thought they were Immol to support the Dorchester
Committee.—Mr. ('I. %tilt I. seconded the motion.

Mr. I. 0. BthTLETr I,Tupeaed, and Mr. BENNETT
PCColl.h.4l, that the resolutions of the meeting be adver-
tised in the county papers.
J. F. Homan, Eso., (in the absence of H. Lock,
Esq., who was obliged to leave by train.) said lie Was on.
willing to let the meeting separste, without expressing
the thanks of the Central Committee fur the kindness
shown by the ',resent meeting. It wee an earliest of
what might he hoped from the whole county, from
mushy parts of which they hail received most eneoursg.
ing support. In speaking of the character id the in-
tended meeting nest year, lie alluded to the Crest
lotion of ISM. and ssid it was the wish of the Committee
to ',mke their exhibition an humble Imitation of thst
wonderful sttempt. He hoped to see from the neighbour-
ing Isle of Purbeck. specimens of its marble, si much of
which hail formerly been used in decorating religious
and other buildings—as also specimens of the raw
material from which china. and Oa.. Ice., were pro-
UCCd. After many other practical remarks, lie essured
the meeting that tli .. best efforts of the committee would
be used to render the meeting successful.
Mr. W WAN then proposed a vote of thmiks to the
Chairman, which was carried unanimously, and the
meeting separated.
The subacription list was headed by Lord Eldon, CIO;
J. H. Caleraft, Peg., H.P., ES; and 0. W. Ferrer, Esq.,