The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-08 00:00:00

BUTTER.

Claes 1. For curial buttar.—lat, £3, Mr. J. H. Fowler,
The Elms, Stanton Drew; 212 d. £2, Mr. Richard Dennini,
Chilthorne.
Claim & Fresh butter.-14, 413, Mr. Henry Bran, Mud.
lord ; Ind. St Mr. A. Ralibetts. Cattieteek,
Class 3. Fresh butter. not lees than 611:m. weight, made
from the pirelaret of rows of any breed—tat, £3, Mrs H.
S. Watts, Hendford, Yeovil ; 2 id, £2. Mr. R. T. Williams,
Frorneesid.
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-4:-.For the best cli.l of fancy buttsr.—/2, lbs. T.
Rawlings, Wiwi Lydfor&

THI DISNES

Was held in the large ro )rn of the Town Hall under
the presidency of th. Marquis of Hartington. who was
supported by the E.rl of Cork and hrer_y (Lord
Lieutenant of the county). Mr. W. S. Gore-Langton,
111. P , Mr. M. Guest. %LP.. Sir T. Dyke Ached,
Maj.u. Paget, M.P., Colonel El. A. F. Luttrell
(high Sheriff), Mr. C. T. Dyke Attend, Hon. W. Ff.
13. Portman, M.P., Mr. G. F. Luttrell, Mr. P.
Taylor ( Mayor of Taunton), Mr. J. Bradford (Mayor
of Yeovil), Mr. Chisholm Batten, Captain Stuckey,
Mr. Carey Batten, Dr. Aldridge, Mr. J. Perud-
Jillard, Mr. It. Devenbill (Chairman), ac,
After dinner the usual loyal end patriotic tosets were
honoured. Major PAGET then proposed the health of the
Chairman.

The noble Mangum, in the ccuree of his speed), said he
wan very much at rude cod pleawod to see the care taken
and the interest manifested in the cheese end dairy show.
The B.,merset farmers were not open to the reproach that
they could only to on the old lines, and that having been
content all their lire, to grow corn and fatten beast.,
they could not return their attention eo other &t-tides of
farm produce. Major Paget and M. Gorr-Langton had
no doubt been the spokesmen of the wishes of tenant
farmers end tin agricultural community of the dietrict.
He regretted that his trot 'tenement, among them
was when, in common with the rest of the country,
they still suffered from the depression caused by •
series of disastrous season.. It was • rather curious
circumstances that, unlike anybody else, the (wirier
had more friends in distress than in prosperity.
(A laugh.) He would not enluire whether this resulted
from • spirit of pure philanthropy or had anything to do
with the fact that farmers had TOW, end that when the
pockets were empty. political opinions wen, opt to ).,s us.
settled. (Laughter.) Of course, It emu his duty fled in
the list to refer to those whom the farmer considered his
friends, and who always called themselves so—the Con-
servative party. (Laughter.) What remedies did these
gentlemen suggest Dow? They beard nothine now of one
which used to he 'much talked shout Mr. Gladstone—
(loud cheers)—had been unkind enough to deprive one rat
of the farmers' friends of their mein article of trade by
I rep •aling the malt tax--(cheers)—shout which they
formerly heard so much during bad times when the
Liberals were in office. The great Conservative party was
somewhat divided in the advice It now gave to farmers.
I Some bald out to them a prospect of reviving Protection
o—ClNo2—owhalutohf tla ehrir Countyrdwit great Plosatir• the frank and
yaliy oiembers that they would
have notating to do with leading the farmers after a
delusion of that deetription, sad he only wished that all
count, roawolowtitinlo end oil who hod an interest In tbs