The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-05-25 00:00:00

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It was suggreted limb more Interest would be given to
this work among the young by the public, if it were
known that visitors are always welcome to the weekly
niesiti•gii. The It. It. o what hon no-rollers. wbo sulweribe
• 1111IIIIIJ.1 a 101 0.1 Is. It-r 0411,111 to tly funds, was
earhestly pl ...dad for.
Toe ado!,t ui o f the r, port, which was lead. of the
represent-01.es tibia this diat•irt to the ricwor annual
seseisin of toe ilrand Is Jae of li..gland, held at Biruil,g-
hero, was supplemeidial by • resolutioa on which hsa bven
galled the 'Creed 141,111 km." It appeared that some
natl.., of Indt desirous of entering Use branch of the
order establish these, are deterred by the phraseology
a • portion of the prairainary Questions addressed to
candidates, which. tboogh uniotentionally so, acts as a
thi-oloaical test. A pioposal has town made f a the
stmendeneat el the phrase, boil the dbtrict lodge passel
an unanimou. resolutidn tha tenolenCy ul which is to own
the way fo- a list consi.lera.i,,n of the grievance.
It appeared t the gun rut feeling that while the
aceoulits of the growling intemperance of Intl., owing to
the C .vernto. at tr in chi ,k and opines, are so
appallinx. teary 'Mort should be wads I.y isinpoyanes
orders • r eocietisi in that county to enrol VA, natives,
who ere l,• chi I victim*.
The real ii pried a very ase'ul and successful one. and
It was decided tat the neat weesius be held in August 61

ALINGTON FRIENDLY somEry.
This old established club, which holds its meeting hut
once in two years, was this year pinthreed in a field called , THE LAND LABOURERS OF THE WEST.
" Broad Mea.l," kindly lent by Mr. D. E Bebi toonlse, on I
Whit-Monday. the weather Iseng vi, y tine. The band In beautiful weather, on Monday, the ninth annual
of the lot Dlt V. was Is attendance by permission of gathering of the farm labourers of Somerset and Dorset
Captain Whethani, and played seine excellent selections NM held in the "Frying Pan." at the eunimit of Ilam
during the day. Dinner was pr.,' led tinder a large Hill, situate in the Somersetshire estate of the Duchy of
marquee by II At T. ump, 41.( the tires Keys, Bridport. Cornwall. A departure from the order of preceedings in
The tables, which were gaily adorned with flowers and former years was mete by the abeence of the usual
pot-plants, were laden with viands of the beat description, proceetione from Alontacute and oilier places. The
including every delicacy the season could a.fonL The except ol fineness of the day induced the bolting of the
catering, by Mr. Trump and his assistants, as usual left holiday lite on the hill during the morning varioue
nothing to be desir d. ' amusements being provided, and dancing was kept up till
Upon the removal of the cloth the Chairnian (S. the time fixed for the meeting The organisation of the
Whetham, Eaq.), prior to giving the loyal toasts, explained meeting was also this year confined to the agency of the
the reason of his occupying the chair on that occasion. Liteurere Union and no members of Parliament were
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Mr. .1 Legs who had consented to preside, was precluded announced as au attraction. The promoters of the meeting
from attending by reason of a domestic affliction. on their arrival o'er,, met by bands. At the commence-
ment of the proceedings the crovrl cma.l not llsvc 1.11111.
The usual loyal toasts were enthusiastically received, bered lees than six thousand NI.
people,
.reat proportieu of
.
and with musical honours by the band. I whom were of the farm labounng clam. The chair was
The (7ibtaamse next gave "The Bishop and Clergy of I occupied by the Rev. J. T. Home, of Yeovil, who in open.
the Diocese ana Christian Ministers of all denciminationen lag the meeting dealt with the claim of the labouriii.{
They had an excellent vicar wkom they welcomed that classes in counties to the poaseseion of the county
day among them, the Rev 9 9 Kedille, whose name he franchise. The people of the country bad .lefinitely
couple.' with the toast, declared for a Liberal Government, and the enfranchise-
The rev. GENTLEMAN in response considered the clergy nient of the county householders was one of the works
were out out of their sphere at gatherings like the present; which must be done by the Liberal Parliament. At
if it was tit for them to be with the periehioners on present the labouring classes had freedom to think, to
occasions of trouble and affliction, it was meet they speak, to write, to marry, and to pay taxes, and if they
should he with them on OCCAni.lla, of their rejoicing. tie happened to live in a Parliamentary Iswough, to vote.
had been inquiring if it was usual to hold divine service I He argued that it was illogical to refuse the laleourers the
at the church on such occasions, and hal hero told it wee right to vote lecateie they lived in villages and not in
customary some years ago, but had fallen into disuse. Ile non"' Innltil town a few miles away' It had been mid as a
th
should be pleased ia e future to open thus ,
church, it reason for withholding the franchise from them, that they
would do them no harm and ped.ohly he the weans of were not interested in foreign affairs. There were
doing them good (Hear. beat) After speaking in hundreds of labouring father and mothenf who mourncrl
courteous terms of the Bishop he lik reseed Me hope that sons lost in the Afghan and Zulu Wars, and they certainly
none of them or himself would over do anything to forfeit hat a 41.,ep interest in foreign affair. Some letters (nen
respect for each other. those invited were read In apologising for his absenee
The "Army, Navy, and Volunteers," couplet' with the
names of Mr. K 'lent for the Yeomanry, and Mr. H. , Mr. Biggar. M.P., wrote, "I consider the interests of the
Hansford for the Navy, followed. The CHAIRMAN referred '
: Irish small farmer, who tills the land, and of the Englieh
farm labourer who tills the land are very much alike, amid
to the epirit the forces Inad given evidence of in Afghan. , till they get fair play and fair conipensatiou for their
heap, Zululand, ke, which preyed them tote of the same labour no real pnerperity can le expected in them
metal as in the days of Waterloo. The volunteers of the countries. Mr. Joseph Arch. President of the Agricul-
Brielport division were having a skirmish with the : turn' l'hunrern.
Ca in, was then introduced and was
Ikaininster Corps at that moment, and be trusted they neeived with loud and continual cheering. He proposed
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would come off with a bloodless victory. (Laughter.) the whole of the resolutions together to the following
Mr. CLENT and Mr. FIANSPORD appropriately responded. effect :-1 That this meeting expresses RA gratification at
Mr. H. N. Cox then proposed the toast of the day, the return of • Liberal Government to office, and believes
"Success to the Mington Friendly Society," templed with I thnt nothing will more conduce to the safety and
the names . f Mr. R. M. Stembridge (treasurer), Mr, ,t, I Pmeperity of all classes of the community than the
Ralson (secretary), M sire S Whetham, John Hoare. and I extension of the suffrage to all householders. 2 That
I). E Bidillecombe (trustees). Mr. H. Houusell (chairman this meeting views with grave apprehension the large
of committee), and Mr. H. Hamden, (member of coin- numbers of farm labourers out of employment, while,
mittee). Mr Cox expressed the wish that the society note/Rh-tending the beautiful weather, large quantities
might continue as successful in the future as it had been of land are still lying uncultivated to the detriment and
during the pest, and was sorry there was but one trustee SOrioUlllollB not only of the labourers themselves, but of
present the public at large. This meeting therefore requests
Mr. H. Houesam. returned thanks for the kiwi manner Iler Majesty's Government to take immediate steps to
in which the toast had been given, and expressed the , devise n'nne practical means to insist upon the proper
pleasure it adonis I him to assists society with which he cultivatiou of the soil, in order that labour may be
had been connected for 13 years. The report for the two pr .perly employed, and more home-grown food pro-
years, read by Mr Hounsell, showed the number of ream- , &iced or the people. The third menu ution urge I the
bets now on the books to he 198, three members had died I House of Commons to abolish the use of the "cat" in
during the last term, and five had lost their wives. One the army, navy, and prisons, on the ground that it is
hundred and seventy-seven will receive divisions, IN I actually productive of the violence it is intended to
receiving se Lk yd., and eta zt be. pd. each. There was , cure. If, he said, he , ould judge by the meeting, the
a balance in hand of 6.1. The services of the medical i i eople or Somerset were extremely glad that a Liberal
°Mose, Dr. Danube. had not been requires) much. The Government hat been returned to power. For six
members would not get so much as on previous years, but ' yes" they had been urging on a Conservative Govern'
within 2.1. of the amount of Met time. Many people , meet the necessity of extending the county franchise,
thought these clubs were of no benefit to the members, and their efforts were only resented ; but be contended
but, after calculations, he knew such statements if their sone were talen to fight the country's battles,
were incorrect. hey earnestly wished an increase of end the fathers taxed to pay for those battles, the
members. The hon. subscriptions were Is. el. less than fathers lied • right to a voice in saying when wars
they were het term, should be begun, and when they should end. The county I
Mr. Cutgrr kindly offered to become a sulacriber to the franchise hail got to come' and if the Conservatives I
club. i objected, he advised them to take a dose of political I
good working committee, with Mr. Howbeit as chairman,
Mr. BALSON, as secretary in response, said they had a ' niorphia, and go to sleep, fir, whether they slept or
GENERAL ITEMS.
and trusted the society would maintain its success. I watched, the franchise was coming to the labourers.
l There were eleven million acres of land uncultivated in I
Mr. HANSPORD also responded. ! the United Kingdom crying out for the labour now There is great suffering and woad in Bosnia,l
letter '
The " Doctor" was then toasted. I unemployed, and that was evidence of something wmng LORD NORTHBROOK AT THE ADMIRALTY. —By a
The Chairman said the committee had received •
while there were no many starving lie declared that , minute signed in February, all officers and clerks
from Dr. DeoZlloe. who had iutendal to be present, but • wrong must be removal. The speaker argued at length . could remain in the service, if physically fit., until they
serious case prevented him. Everyone knew how kind that the condition of the farmers in Great Britain Was reached the age ..f 65 years, or until they had coin.
and attentive he had been, and it was satisfactory to leant due to the fact that men with capital to w .rk only I pleted 40 years' established time for pension.
that he he had recently been made a magletrate for the twenty acres were attempting to work five hundred. lie Admiral Carne, being of opinion that this order should
borough. If hp only made as good • magistrate as he did said there was no foreign competition. We sent to , „,,,,
a doctor, therlwould not he a better man en the bench Auer ha for foal because we wanted it, if we were to ndln"'"Y al workme has mly to n, so successfully proved
, the justice of his representation that the men who left
The health of the Hon. Members was thee drunk coupled depend on the present fanning for our foal the work
with the name of Mr. R. nommen, of Kingstaxisl, -wlic, would starve in six months. It was said that farm ng I the yard on Saturdey last are to return for another
briefly responded. could not prosper till wheat was eight shillings the ' five years, or to complete their 40 years.
The VICAR of Alington then proposed the Chairman bushel, which meant their loaf at eightpence. It would During the perfonnance by Mr. George Rignokl's
(cheers), who was known as • kind master, lied respect.,') pay the farmer better to get four or live shillings a company of Shalespere's Henry V., when Mr. Rtgnold
in his social relations. It wss very kind for him to come bushel for • yield of fifty bushels an acre, than eight as the King made his appearance on horseback, a trap-
when Mr. Lew was unable. "T hree times three" were shillings for Moen or twenty bushels iin acre, and if the door in the flooring of the tag and the
s gave way,
called for the Chairmen, Mrs. Whetham, and family. present race of fernier, did not do this they must
• horse gradually disappeared. ere was a good deal
Mr. WHCCHAM assured them of tbe pleasure he clear out. The speaker concluded with • giOnn4
ex in being once more amongst them. Ile tribute to Mr. GMstone, adding that the Crown lof excitement among the spectators, and much con'erred to the beneficia• I results to be received from such attempted to dodge the country by sending for Lord fusion prevailed upon the stage, but no one, even the
societies if not abused, If, for Instance, when the money Hartington, and that England was never more horse, was hurt.
was divided it went to pay off old scores at the beer.house. Republican than when the people decreed that Mr. Glad- i Two thousand Salts entered Beau'), opposite Jellala-
the results could not he berm& ial to themselves or their stone should be Prime Minister, and the Crown obeyed bad, on Wednesday.. They were surprised by a body
families, or if used for a week's "enjoyment" after the the decree —Speeches were also delivered by Mr. Balls, of our troop, lyinge: anabush and lost heavily_. _ Fifty
club breaks. the Rev. Mr. Ilastings, and Mr. George Mitchell—Daily , dew
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were left. venteen Ghasis kited 0
were t . n
The health of the vioe-chairman (Mr. Hounse)lh " The Neter
Pr,jl.- "Ladies" and "Visitors" were duly honoured. our side only a few men were wounded.
Mr. TROMP responded to the host and hostess, when Mr. TIDE lion The Bishop,( Niancheider, preaching at Farnworth
D. & Biddleoorube received warm thanks for lending his E SECRETARY AND MR. PLIMSOLL on Sunday, drew a contraet between the English and
field for the occasion. The money was then distributed, Mr. Plimsoll has written to his suPPsrtere desiring to I Anieriean election systems in regard to canvassing,
when the business terminated. Various sports were retire from the repreolatottoe of Darby to favour of Sig I MEI expressed • wish that we could take a leaf Out of
indulged in outside during the evening, and ncing was William Harcourt Ttie
although the R,oti proposal was submitted to • I America's boa. He said he believed that nearly all
kept up until d Gen ark. eral conviviality was kept up Private meeting of hiesupporters -- -
Tuesday night, and, the vice that accompanied a political election came of
under the canvas until a late hour. alth on
. cil section demurred ti having a second " that wretched canvassing," and that it would be
wow nspreeeitative the .
_ decided to
~,,,,. . em j eity of there preseet
_ well if it could be abolished.
mead the resienation at a meeting to De The 1., annual rePort of St. George's Hospital loan
A story reaches me from the West, but whether true held on to
night. Mr. Plimsoll, in his letter I --•
etatad that I f the dal./
Sir Wm. Harcourt was a warm supporter al . Interesting table 0 ooneumption of stimulants
or not I won't pledge myself. It may, however, be •
. Sipping Reform. Ito which patients On eir admission had been
worth repeating. Hera it Is. A learned cleric,
It is anuo.re •
familiarly known in this localiZa • huge broad- end in Derby on Wedeeedareytereeon that I sac_____lstomedr adds that the largest consumer of spirits,
Sir Robert Peel will U.."... . William . no_ took 20 to 00 Blames of gin daily ; and that the
brim, rnemadm. arm breeches, img week sg the
evict
of um L.. . --- Sir unrcourt ni the ! etteu,..._-,-,
BASIN elect:.
..;24consumer of haw aged N 5, never exceeded 26
hones a a ladiin hie viliege. The servant being new in pieee et mt. pliana "me tits Home lingelan
eacissautt pnvelb largest
day. It is added only one " total abstainer "
to the home, anew not who be was, but gated In the ha the lowa. can be discovered.

The numbers in the Live Stock Department are in the
aggregate not unlike those of the excellent show of last
year, although, of coum, more numerous in the entries
for the distinctive breeds of the district wherein the show
Is held. All the principal breeders and exhibitors, whose
animals are well known to the agricultural world, will be
represented.
The poultry show will rival, if notexoeed. that at Oxford
in 1811, which was up to that time the largest ever held
by the society.

An appropriate speciality of the exhibition will be an
extenaive and choice display of the artistic wares for
which Worcester is famous. The Royal Porcelain Works
and other well-known makers will have stands in the
arts manufacture department and their names are a
guarantee that the reputation of the city will he main-
tained. In the picture gallery there will be in addition
to numerous contributions from residents in London and
more remote parts of the kingdom, a number of choice
paintings and other works of art on loan, under the care
of an influential local committee, appo nted for the
purpose.

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The horticultural department will, aa usual, form all
attractive feature of the exhibition, and will consist of a
number of rich specimens from the floral collections of
gentlemen and nurserymen in Worcestershire end adjacent
counties_

The open_ judging of stock will commence precisely at 10
o'clock on Wednesday, June gad, the gates being opened
to the public an hour previously. A new regulation to the
effect that no animal or article shall be removed from the
yard until the morning after the e'ree of the exhibition
will, doubtless, be appreciated by those who visit the show
on the Monday. In previous years some dissatisfaction
has been expressed by those present on the last day, that
the animals were removed before they had a chance of
seeing them. In fact, it has generally been considered as
a reasonable explanation of the fallinroff in the attend.
anoe. At Worcester, however, the show on Monday rill
be as long and as complete as on previous days, and this
fact will doubtless induce many residing at a distance to
choose it for their visit.

On Thursday, at noon, the annual meeting of the society
will be held in the show yard, under the presidency of the
FAA of Coventry, when the report of the Council will be
presented, and the President and 33 members of the
Council elected. The prises offered by the society for
horse-shoeing_atportable forges in the yard will be com-
peted for on Friday by smiths representing several of the
western counties. The bands of the Grenadier Guards
and Royal Marines have been engaged, and on the Friday
afternoon they will in combination play a selection of
concerted pleas.
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It may be added that the show yarii at Worcester is
particularly accessible from and near to the city and rail-
way stations, and that special trains will be run to cult
the convenience of visitors from all pact—many of whom
will no doubt be additionally attracted by the architec-
tural beauty of the cathedral and the proximity of the
far-famed Malvern hills.