The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-24 00:00:00

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deeply indebted to those wbo give them the benefit of
their experienoe. both la preparing papers and taking
pirt in the damnation& He did not mean to pat his
expertise:to &pleat thine who bad bad so much more,
bat b. was of opinion that in an ordinary
season the fewer roots ewes had before lambing lb*
better. Roots oontalned • large amount of water, and
be had heard experienced men my it had an in jurkins
effect on the ewes and their offspring. Be hoped the
meeting would be of general benefit to the members of
tbe club.

WINFIUTH FARMSIIB CLUB. limbs to leaving them in their wool, but it should be
The homier, .g this elab held at the
done early, believing that they do better during the
om mooteog
e, evening. Thore intamer and autumn, that is, whore the coon is
Bit" Dew "teen W°°la °° Tbparliej,;o4, pal:men somewhat enclosed Being shorn early they havotrJoie
were preeent—sar. J. J. Baas erns_
to provide good omit against the coming winter. The
Sounder. (VieePreeideng.
DRan(Dodrest..(teboo-r4
use of salt might in my opinion be resorted to more
"6'u, )'nNirge• we' ejt4age. ra'2' r. 13 tt, nomi. Mr. ' than is the oath generally with advantage to the health
—• iloooir' T. err. Norte ego gamut end oondition of animal" in general. Lilac
neweeehe "•r• "elleeD"D'
Vie pogarriarr remerked this was • mot business conmmtulalion to ourselves as ferment and to the oom•
munity °enamors to find not only oar own seunty,
utee
ting of the club for the swop, and in the first plass
gemehite the. on a hstter &towheee than but the country ono* more free from the footeend-month
had
disease. I earnestly trust that the Government will take
Importecoe of the subj-ot bad n.et— llual us in the past _
attracted y a But no doubt the en
larger oreetinf
every meats in their power to prevent the spread of
and hey all bad, he we sure, great satisfaction ion
that terrible disease over the oountry seal as Was so
. e
generally experienced in the year 1872. No disease
seeing Mr. Chapman &under* ainocget them to
One of the leading cao be more oontaelous than the font-and-mouth
rotpitucif"thwebadaty,haendmluigwhthosely batty: all feel con. 'Meet". My own opinion le from too mush ellienteno.
I Lam sorry to say as I believe all my sheep which
Limes is would be dealt with in • most able meaner.
At this time everybody was turning attention to had the dhoti.* were on the averse* 10.. each
of the loud in every way. Sheep lens in value one with another afterwards, that
laws6rerianniirotteorptamd nw
important item to be sonsidered, therefore it the disease, is oonveyed from piaci* to pleat by son-
informed on tagion in some way or another, and so far my judgment
twhmeirom•of theumtme"tiat, ithmdP°hrtse inhmoutoghtbe well
it wweth one of those goes it is less epidemic in its ohs:moor than it la
subjects of which no man, however long In preoti
enerally considered to be : bet on this point I am
knew so much that be did not want to irateffee,
re more. e aware
_great diversity of opinion exists and long will,
hoped this evening Mr. Saunders's paper and the Animals suffering, the leas they are moved from one
cabmquent discussion would add to their knowledge oft place the better for • time, and paring the fat does
the subjrct for consideration, viz., "Sheep and their harm rather than good until they get nearly well, when
management." vigilent attontiou la required to remove all eontraotioos
Mr. entlX•111 SAtinowita then read :the following of the old hoof which may arise, and more especially
also when to t rot follows shag the disease has left,
Ps'clire'—subjest for our diaenssien this evening is • ills not uufrequently the est.. To treat many of the
somewhat Interesting and practical one. I only regret bodily oomplaints to which sheep are liable is somewhat
some one better qeallfied hal not been selected to difficult, as it is frequently too late to save life before
introduce I, to your Loam, but Ido Ilass member of this the catulleheisktrefe efejlat ?hear
atell rewmmedeyeasmin wwhihoohamesetbe
Veneers' Club, for as long as there bodies exist, lii. the is often t •
duty of all to further, as much as possible, thosoubjects veterinary art may be made available although perhaps
horse or
has not been made a study of to math as the
for which these societies were originsily eatebliened,
dbeuallociukbi In Gollob:0in my imperfect remerks
viz, the Improvements to be effected in preobeal earl.
ost, I would only repeat t meal
culture • and) you mill I think agree with me,
d on
sop
wpirofilable you must beep them well, whether
that in ;hese times of dear meat, the topic—Shoop
their management—is not unfitted for our debate.an
sheep
food or shelter, and also be regular in attention,"
soreircitting that kind of stook which Is beat suited to the
There is, I believe, no °minty in England, teting
into consideration the general quality of much of the loyal y.
land eine its surrouLdine oinaumetanees, where to Mr. BLUNT said he was very plowed with the
proportionately great a number of sheep are to ho found practical remarks of Kr, Saunders on the breeding and
as in Dorset, and also where from circacustthe s management of sheep. He moodderei the suggeatious
alluded to these mime!' are cent to various and more he (Mr. eaandere) Pride were very good, particularly
favoured °evade" of Ragland, as Surrey, time:, Ste, and es to the management of breeding ewes. It was no
answer 90 well. As to the Various brood, of alrreu most doubt the hot that to make them pay they must be
suited to Our own county we have several ; the first, kept well and fed regularly. Sometime,. perhaps, they
of which I will notice is the Derma Horn. Although the were given too much at • time jest before lambing,
original type and what Is the true native breed has pealed which 11.1 grest,iejury. In regard t• breed greet im.
sway, omilderable improvement has taken place by provemente had been mode within the last 10 or 15
judicious Grossing with the Somerset Horn, which year.. Mr. Saunders said the Sussex DOOM was almost
has given the presentland improved breed of Dorset, extince—(Mr. SAUNDERS : The pure SUseen)—but he
giving pester weight of mattou and wool; and it moat thought snob • statement would arouse the dignity of
bee gratifilleg fact to our local breeders of Horn sheep some of his neighbours, and also some not far from
to finding the last few pears nearly
all the prizes Doroheeter, who were supposed to have Romeo' the real
for Horn sheep offered at the Road. Rath and West Bente-dole:8—(Mo BUM!: I've got some). That
of Ingluid, and ether large shows have fallen to day he passed • herniae' Turd of the "pure Sussex"
several well-known breeders rd this county. Thrash no breed. It was true they were not very largeHlaugh•
doubt that the original Dorset Horn sheep was somewhat ter)—but, no doubt, they were very valuable is Wine
of the type of its present Portland breed of this places. and were mush appreciated for their kindly
county, similar to which the old-fashioned Hampshire qualities, whilst their mutton was oonaldeeed to be
with its Roman head and immense bone and 004160 more delleath in flavour than that of the very large
flesh indicated by its name its native origin. Hampshire Downs. Sall, be thought they bad every
This dame of animal too has mond away giving plain to reason to oongratalate themselves as a oounty In having
one of better quality with heavy weight both in wool such men as Mr. Saunders and others, who had (shro-
ud mutton_ and
_proportion:their to ite size • Lees duoed snob sheep as we now ha in the Wateroonthe
amount of hone. Of the Down sheep in this count/ and other finks, and the first-class Horn sheep now in
we have several different degrees predated by an original Dorset, whose breeders took prizes almost wherever
erns of the Sussex and the Hampshire now reduoed by they chose to send them, and against all others. Mr.
careful selection W• type enited tattle Ilioality,embrarang Saunders's remarks were very much to the point, and if
more or leas strength, oonstitution and quality, forming di paid attention to them, he believed they woald do
in this county a 16SOS which has not been inaptly Wined better with their flocks than at the pressat time. He
the Dorset Down although not yet so recognised as a was sorry to say that although his was only • smell
ISIS at soy of this leading agricultural shows. Of the 0 ,ak. he had bad very bad luck in lambing, for he had
Sussex Down—the pare tiassex—it may be said to be lost about 10 per cent (That's • heavy loss," "Sorry
almost satinet in this °empty, as the system of to hear it," km-) He could not amount for it. Tie
artificial erosiing and improved management sheep went on very well indeed nearly up to lambing
has led to the introduction of • claw of time, but they began bad, and had ended bad. H•
animals which has proved itself more productive attributed the loom to • chill: the sheep died soon
of profit to the tenant-farmer. The Horn ewe is after it. Ho did what Mr. thunders condemned—took
perhaps a better mother than the Down, and, lambing the ewes to. lembiog yard ; and it might be as he (Mr.
eerier, requires • more favoured spot than the tatter Seunders) suggested, when one went wrong it was
both as r, garde food and situation, that is climate, infectious to the oth, re,
and where there are plenty of good maro:cendows aud Mr. SWETT said he should 111 re to hear Mr.
early omens. !land, the Dorset will answer possibly Saunders's •sperlenoe as to foot-rot to sheep, as his
the best But that is not the general thareeter of this were badly affected.
part of the sanity at least, where lam convinced that Mr. L 011011•11 thanked Mr. Saunders for his able
as • rule the Down answers better, being more adapted paper, and said there was few people in the county more
to folding on the colder soil", and, lambing down later, capable of giving pound &dyke, for very low bad paid
does not require the provision of food and shelter which the same attention to breeding and feeding • good class
the advance of spring provides them. is I have already of sheep, and the moults to be obtained. Mr, Saunders
said greet improvement, in thelbreediag of Sheep have said that he kept his sheep frequ-ntly on grass and hay,
been effected within the last few years, atill more but oome of them had not the opportunity of doing that,
remains for breeders to sustain and improve on what be (Mr. Saunders) had. For himself he had to feed hie
has been already so well effeetcd. With regard to generally on roots from the latter part of September;
mutton and woo,, to the production of which in • very and he should like to hear Mr. Blunders's opinion as to
groat extent we have to look for • still grealer return whether summon turnips or swedes were best for owes.
annuity to moot our increasing seine/cm, rather than He used the former, letting the lambs or tags go in front;
to the production of corn, remembering also, as many tho ewes in the day were on an old phase of aloes'', and
of you must, on looking bank to the tines when wheat at night went upon tho roots with pleat, of bay. U.
was about the came as now in mullet value, and did not approve of swedes before lambing, as he thought
mutton at only ratter over half its present value, and them was more denger of inflammation than with
with the prosperity of trade in thh country which I common turnips. He was not an advocate for giving •
trust may tong continue, together with the inarethed great quantity of either, bat was bound to give "certain
earnings of those engaged, anti • still increasing popu- quantity. This year his sheep were poorer than he liked
lotion, may we hope to see the price of meat well them to be, but, though he had had several bad oases of
sustained. Does it not therefore offer us every en- drawing lambs, he had not had one go wrong, which ha
ocuregement in lookine forward to the future to select attributed to the owes not being kept too high.
the best kind of animals of their reep•othe chows Mr. KWv sold he agreed with almost all Mr. thunder'
which we inn secure I need Lot remind you of this, had said. In regard to the question as to common
as the prices now paid annually for animals of good aed turnips or swedes], he bad kept his ewes wholly on roots;
well-known pedigree would have been something from the beginning of November to the middle they had
alarmieg to our forefather', to say nothing of common turnips and then went to swedes, and had as
the theadocilly beard of deny prime paid for many as they liked to eat night end day. So they bed
a bull at 1,000 guineas and a 100 guinea ram. The gone on up to this time. He healed the roots • few
proper meltwater:it of sheep dowry,' every west- days or • week before they were used. Be had lambed
derselon, 64 WOU as the selection of the right sort of down all but about • hundred, and hid done very well,
animal, on which to bestow that Wootton, and in this except in • few oases of drawing. The sheep were in
respect very much remains yet to be effected. I would pretty good condition, and healthier lambs and owes be
say therefore as • rule keep them well, with regularity never saw. Tbe ewes had plenty of hay wish the roots.
both as to the quantity of food given and olse as to There were diffnenoes of opinion he knew, as to
the times of attendance as far as posable ; I fear that common turnip' or swedes, but he really thought now
too much food at one time and not sufficient at soother be should prefer swedes.
Is rather the rule with many than the a:elation ;leo Mr. LONGMAN : You have boon fortunate with them:
again with dry food, I meth more especially hay whieh Mr. eneterr eald although ho did not call himself •
should be given early in the autumn and pays the con. 0 sokmaster he was very fond of sheep, and liked to
sumer in the benefit to his stock then as well as at keep thom well. No ono could have had better or
any later season of the year. Whether all breeding more practiced experience with sheep than Mr.
or grazing or both combined to a greater or lees Saunders, and his remarks were entitled to great
extent, Is or is not Ltd) mod profitable isa geettloci weight It was said, speaking of stook on hill land,
which cannot be solved Inc moment. Many tell us that that you could not fat them. He foil come sheep him.
In this satiety We ought only to breed and send our *elf, and wee quit• aware they did better in yard, but
stock into other districts of England to be grazed out, they were so deble to foot rot that he dare not keep
Ido not think that winter-grazing pays sea rale, that them there ; boddes, as Mr. Saunders remarked, you
Is in the open liaison our cold and exposed bills, but want them on the land to leave the manure where it is
during the seremer and autumn months sivem thrive required. Mr. Saunders had not towelled upon cutting
land do equally wee cornparcd with throe of the warmer roots for sheep. He had done so for many years past,
and more genial districts, and therefero ornadoadiy II" fatted • Int of legs last year, and had to kill or loss
with plenty of food and to spare during the more something like 15 per (sent. In the six months he was
favourable season of Its year, grazing with breeding about it. He did not mean to say he toed the whole,
Wily Wrathful.' to combined with advantage. This but he was obliged to kill many doe sheep. This year
year I fear with tee high pries of breeding 'took, and he altered his plan. Ho let the teg, have plenty at
also the high price of all feeding stuffs, there is little uncut roots, and the ewes follow to clean up. As 1006
margin for profit to the grazier. Grazing sheep during as the owes lambs'] the togs went went alone but be
the winter months can only be profitably carried on in allowed them to have plenty of roots and plenty of
connection with good shelter in some shape or another, room, so that they could work bank, and he found they
The use of temporary yards of an inexpensive did; and If they Ids a little it did not matter wle,n
character in different aituationel on the farm roots were plentiful. They sow did very well, and be
where they are likely to come into use annually, did not loin them. He used to have the turnips mated
sheep being driven thither during had weather from the land where tiny grew, and put in heaps for
say from this field one year and the adjoining two or three months. List year he gave lib best linseed
ono spotter, cannot be too highly recommended to your oaks and old beans, with a little pollard; but this year
consideration, for if not required for grazing purposes he had been using • mixture—raw Hawed ground
they would often be the mewl* of saving many young through • mill, with bran, cotton cake, old beans, and
Lambe which might be sheltered there during occasion- pentad.
ally very rough and inclement weather. Discretion Mr. FIAIINDgIin : A very good mixture.
must direct when to shelter and when not, as during Mr. Soo•rr : Ho attributed his previous looses to his
fine weather sheep do equity well in the open field am sheep overfeeding and lying about—they did not have
under cover ; being also covered with • good oast it la *enrols* enough bed Do engendered cibesse. lie had
more in accordance with their nature, and there- always teat sheep when he hid out tho roots. Be was
fare too great confinement is not desirable, besides the advised last year at Wareham to out swedes fin his toga,
great advantage derived from the treading of many of but he said he was afraid. Young sheep were losing
OUT light soils and the distribution of maser) over the their teeth at this time of the year, and no doubt
lend, and not to be lost sight of, one of the objects to would do better on ant roots, but wee it not better for
be aimed at in keeping sheep. Fur all kinds of sheep him to do as he was doing with hie previous experience,
whether brooding or grazing fed on panty of roots the if they did not get on quite so fast The swedes he
more the water 'rash constitutes nine-tenths of the used for Gutting were in perfectly healthy condition.,
whole pleat can be reduced so much the bettor. Is is Mr. Saunders spots of exercise for sheep, and he
from this canoe, that is thee insomption of too greaten thought it important lambing *win abould get proper
amount of water contained in the roots that we hesto exercise. Only this season his shepherd said to him
much occasionally of bed Intik with lambing owes, more 'You're not going today. them through all that mud?"
eapairiaily when perhaps little dry food has been given but be told hint he was, lie ha 4 heard Mr. Henry
in conjunction therewith. As a rule I find that ewes Itiobard's lime after time ear Give them exercise,
living on gram and hay until they lamb, although not even if you have no object in View, drive then a mile
SO high in condition erode** • healthier and better and back every day, till yea see them steam a bit." Hs
crop of lambs than when they have been living on roots did not go so far is that; but he thought there was •
and hay entirely. I would however prefer some grass good deal in it. Out of the first IA ewes lambed this
and roots, together with hay, to any other course of season he lost 7. Tbey had been lying quiet ; and off
diet ; butts any cam the roots should be drawn from turnips into swedes. Then be decided to drive them
the land several days before they are cessumed, mo as every day,ned after the first 100, out of which be
to reduce the menet of natural water oontained in lost 8 or 9, he only lost 3 out of the other 350.
them. This tole will apply also to other sheep fed on As to condition his ewe, were only in hie stock °midi-
roots as well, and more especially towards the spring tion. Lambs he thought should be encouraged to eat
Imaeon, when the roots make a eettend growth. KW owe or something of the kind as soon as possible: it
ewes in rather high condition before lamblog• moderate not only made the lambs mush bettor, but staved them.
amount of eternise is ea • rule beoefloial when they He baud people say their Jei=bet were dying, lant he
of • Gemini e the ' it ae ' lack of semething to

In reply Hr. S•ortuinta thanked them for the oom-
pliment, and proceeded to reply on the comments
made. All to Mr. Bissant's ill-luck iti the lambing
yard he thought it might hare arisen from contagion.
He was not in favour of too many roots before lambing.
but • oertain quantity end plenty of bay. As to foot
rot he said free use of the knife and • few dressings of a
salve composed of two parts blue-stons, one gunpowder,
and two verdigris, with • little linseed oil, generally
cured. In very bad oases, separation of the worst
affected might be • good thing. In regard to oommon
turnipa or swedes, he said the ewes did better on the
latter, but he thought the former the safest. Mr. Ellis
had been very fortunate this year, but perhaps the
same worse of treatment neat year would turn out
altogether different. He thought spooking generally
this season had been • very favourable one. Mr.
Boutt's louse when he out the roots be could not under-
stand. He was In the habit of cutting swedes, and
recommended it more particularly for hogs at this time
of the year. He felt sure Hr. Boutt's 111-luck arose
from sows other eons*. As to giving roots once or
twit)* • day, he thought ono* but, letting them at
night fall back siting anything left and have plenty of
hay. He eonourred with Mr. Randall's remark about
regularity of treatment. He liked to get lambs early,
and as soon as they could eat it he gave them split
beans, which he greatly preferred to peas. In con-
clusion he thanked them for the discussion, and hoped
it would be useful.
The proceedings then ended.

an lathe -ii-ieads of a ma._ .hiphedby Lae way to
take theta front food in one field to that of another.
Bad luck with ewes arises from various mimes, soot.
damned sometime., and sometimes otherwise*. Shepherd's
doge in my opinion do more miaehlefithan is often
thought of, especially when In the hand'. of • bad
master. Its quite a rarity to see • good old-faahloned
sheep-dog, moat of them being "mongrels." In the
north of England it ia not so, and at some of their
Agrioultoral Shows, prises me offered for tho best
ahepheni's dogs both in monoy and silver our&
Although I have advocated temporary sheltered yards
for sheep I do not altogether epprove of what many
term ''leinbing yards" that Is where the •wes are drawn
every night before they lamb. I do not mean that bed
look always happens !litre but it sometime, occurs that
fever iprinas up *adore animal perhaps dim and leaves
the iofection which Is rapidly cohort by oth, re and
many great los.es have occurred in this way before it
can possibly be remedied ; therefore I prefer where
• dry pasture or old ley ground with porous sub.
soil is to be found to lamb down in • fold
moved daily and shelterrd round If neoussary, to
drawing the ems to • straw yard laid out for she same
rname. At lambing time when emu tile, and in most
ok. 01 any fair somber there are some deaths, the
shepherds should not be allowed to skin those which
die, as thee, le no doubt that the shepherd has not
'infrequently been the means of inadverteatly oonrovioS
dhow from one animal to another. After the ewe, have
lambed those with lambs should be kept separate In
pens or other piston, for • few days, until the ewe knows
her own lambs well, end the lambs their in mother,
afterwards they may be placed with others and do wall
without danger. I do not think that Ignite eau be kept
too well after they are a month or sin weeks old,
and should be encouraged as quickly as pordble
to go forward In the turnip Sold through oreep-hurdies
of ohleh plenty should -So provided on every farm.
Lambe also require plenty of ohmage to thrive and do
• lt is here somewhat that our neighbour, io Santa
and Wilts teach us • good lesson in the growth of
early rape, he., duet* which very mush is to be
at▪
tributed tho lied and weight of their lambs masa are
Britford, Wilton, Weyblll and other fairs. r do not
say it Is entirely due to the proof of feedlot their
yobs that all suooses Is due as I believe there hi some.
thigi in the olluasta or soil more milted Ouse is so here
for sheep geoerally. I am speaking now from the
knoid.dpe shish I have of my rams sent into the
imrk,au 000otice asd of tear reapec.ive couditious when
they retura home at the sod of the season. As a
Repaid rule MAU lots of chop together shrive and do
50,,er tie.. Toryiarge numbers, as in the latter cue the
weather animals too often do badly under those Mroum-
Menem, mad plenty of roam should be given neowasitat-
lall Plenty of Mantissa wilt& every farmer should have
•••141k for kis as* all meow. I as ab.ezla

thought aria* from to—plok up
Is the shape of sake or eon. He asked Mr. Baunders's
(mitten as to folding lambiag ewes ono. or twice • day
on turnips. He thought it beet to give • small pleas
twice • day. AA to breed of sheep that must depend
on locality and how they were situated in regard to
grass Lind. They 000.ld sot keep Horns without plenty
of grass Land. lie found the better the quality of the
sheep be could keep the better he mild do with them t
he inacle mutton faster, end got • better price for it.
Hie fat sheep went to Witiaborne market, h• had •
name for doing them well, and made a good prioe.
He wee very fond of stock, and was very liberal with
artificial feeding. (" D 3 they pay V') He did not
°edentate that, but he did like to turn them out well,
lie know Mr. Saunders's were • very good sort of
sheep, but all he said was he thought they got • little
bit WO heavy. However, he did not And any fault
with them. Be had rams from the Wstereembe Rook
this year, selecting some of the boast quality. As to
foot rot, he never thought muele of it. He bought 150
tot year that were badly affected, for Lie shepherd
said he didn't mind it, for be could get ild of It In •
week or two, and so be did. Be used the usual oint-
ment two or three times after matting out the loot pro.
periy, and they noon recovered.
Mr. BIUSANT referred to the use of rook salt, whieh
he spoke highly of, and the *lab generally concurred.
Mr. RASDLI.L thought it impossible to lay down any
general rule as to the management of a breeding Rack.
IQ different localities the practioe mu.t vary, and all
they resold do was to act to the best of their judgment.
Bofors lambing they generally kept their owes on
turnips running behind the hogs. He thrught it •
mistake to keep changing with breeding step, and
that he greeter the regularity observed the better.
The PaiIDIXT said they had to thank Mr. &under*
for bringing this st.l jent forward ; and he had. this
greet advantage that every one in the club would have
000fideuee in big judgement which had been matured
by the best of experience. It was a subjeot of
enormous ramifications, and there were great difiloultlse
In dealing with it on so,ount of whitlow' in soil,
alienate, and oth aireum.taneee, besides which they
heel to vary their managemuut according talkie ooltiOoll.
What was anocessful one year, might prove jost the
1111verlie In the following one; and, as Mr. Randall said,
it was almost ImpOsottgo to lay down any fixed rules.
All this made prastioal experience so mesh more
voluble. livery season brought its difficulties ; the
grope they bad to feed lure not the same, and the air.
enneet•noes of their stook were d.ffdrent. No doubt
they had to *Weft shiep adapted to the land they
oecupied, aid in feeding had to make the beet use
they could of what the load would proclaims. Hy such
dismission' as these they got at practised results with.
oat the Gnomes of tarrying them eat and the lees ad
Now it would involve; and title made then as maw

THE DORSET COtrNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1814

rev. gentleman gave them • 010411 instructive and
Interesting lecture on "Th. roada of old England"
whleh he illustrated by some very large and handsome
diagrame nap ekildrea were exceedingly pleased, but
the crowning part of their I q ism at the close of the
lecture when every child received • ben and an orange.
The La:sobers and • few friends now repaired to the
Timings and partook of tea in the dining room, after
which • few hours were very pleasantly spent in the
spacious and oomfortable drawing room.

CAUNDLS MARSIL
NARaow Iteoars.—A [DWI of the name of William
ia (putting hay hers haa at with • savors
asoident. Falling from the top of the stack with di,
tato in his hand, he pitobcd upon its edge, which
out • gash in his right breast about six lushes long and
two lushes deep. His Wades wore attoaded to by Dr.
Darla, and he is doing well.

Judgment Sunimmmetn—Plideutets Coil v. Sarah Stietiond. Mr. Vlekely wee satisfied the uncle did not encourage the Meneils Minn•atoototolidllr, s) Ph"watails Willikh King, aged
—The dedendant is • 'lngle woman working out of door, and boy to steal. Hie master (Mr. (lrinunett) gave the boy a very Lesementh,
as such work is not very good at this meson the order wail had character ;he had missed a groat quantity of biscuits Tbe meeting tree mailed for the purpose of reeelVlni
reduced from fa ed. to 25. per month, and the case adjourned. from a place to which he had Imes., and he often stole sweeta aad approeieg the WALDO. sheet, and deelasigg a
Thomas Burge v. Alvin Jeferg. —The defendant is a single One month's imprisonment and Ave years' Inc Reformatory.
dlvideecl.
man. a groom in the employ of Lord Wolverton, and his Honour The boy blubbered, and bagged not to be sent to prison; he
made an order for SI in a fortnight. and the Wanes in would rather to to the Union.
instahnente of Lie month, or committal for 25 days,. d WNW* sheet w
Ambrose Burdett, of Totnes, Devon, a painter, was brought ' The followleg report an Ore teed b?
up for being drunt and stooping in a closet in hit vcretreet, at Mr. Stone :
OREFORD FITZPAIN& half.rest It on Monday night. ,The Thrortors hare pleasure In Informing the sharehohlan
place on Monday with the About a quarter IDA 11 IDA night, P.C. Cooper found him that, notwithstanding the continued high prim of oafs and
UNUSUAL OCICURRLSOL Affoone.z.oivitiefil.lattleprournttatmeet drunk in High-street, rouse' him up, and afterwards found other materials ate required for the manufacture of Its, the result
him asleep In a closet at silver.streA. lie had 201 on him. of the half-year's working, tow:tiler with the balanoi brute:ht.
hounds. A fox was started in Peddle Wool, and made Prisoner said he woo out of employment, and had dreliPuil in forward form last hallicar, enahlie them to reemeiwnil that a
for the outskirts' of this village. f t trotted two or three with some friends. 110 Was eery sorry. Dividend at the retool 5 per cent. per annum Ise declared ir:ro
Fined 54 and allowed till I...morrow to Iry f Income Tax, and the Balance to Ise Cll7lOl lot-sari ta. Lk
farmyards, and thee made • bold dash up the main ' - • - ' "
hall -Year. The Dividcopis win bo ~,,.i,k „, " ' 0
Prism,: seemed tod to undenaand this cooje de a' oter, nest thin ci_dit
street, through the very centre of the village, with .04
en , and said be widiod be hal the money to pay. days after the adoption 'f this rei.irt. The tias Rents" I, oho
hounds and horsemen In tall ory. It again eluded them WINDOM KILLS NINT PAID. h.II..NINIX b: in exesss sa the CUrrt")..n.ling hall of to t )..ar by
by running throu.ch another farmyard, bat WM finsl:y A number of boys were bronzia un for nonpayment of linos icznn oe. Oit- io l'hieetiiher lest the Directors apidie.t io
sun down and killed just at the top of the Village, on inflicted last putty session day for smashing whieows of houses Board of Trade for powers to increase the price of Gas Ina,
the Belehldwelliroid. in the Front. some of their friends applies' for a week's se. fel to ss. ad. per loos cubic feet. which, after *urchin
extension of the time in order to get the money. enquiry, was granted. The Act under which these powers
•
They were allowtal i.lll Friday; but two paid at once. ~,,ce obtained is operative only for two years The Auditor
who retires by rotation is Mr. W. T. Hallett, who edam him-
self for re-elvetlon.—li. DAMON, Chairman.
-- 'MANCE *next, iatcxxesa 31, 1673,
Capital ACC...OM&
1573. Dr. ILL-Mids. C 00.
Ity share Capital, the whole of which in Iliad up.. 30000 u 0
„ LOOM Account .. .. •. .. .. 740 0 0
FL
ri.Delstr:am ...
in
Lb.
char.

A:37M 0 1

1573 cr. Expenditure.
To Amount expended on %Seam. and Preliminary
and Parliamentary Expalls,ll .. ... • 8 31:800 .
Trade A ccotilli (abbreviated).

I,r .
Expubliturc. ,
To Coals •nritonized .. .. .• .. .. 4.105 13 0
„ Melaka and Maintenance .. .. .. .. 4.-. I 15 t
Other Expenses .. .. .. „„ .. 859 2 2f
~ Balance avaiLable for Dividends .. ~ .. l'o7 19 9

L 4421 16 10k

('r. Income.
By Gas torl 5141 tr Rental for hall-paw, tiL 1—
ptersber 2.tlib, 1.73 .. 1149 6 7
31st, 1a73 211 9 4
3MO 15 11
„ Coke and Creg.ze 594 12 14
„ Tar, 30. . 114 4 31
„ Alunionlacal Liquor •• 304 3

£43:7 16 10i
Balance. June 30th, 1,73 SI: 6 11
Leas Dividends, June 30th, 1,73 750 0 0
CI 511
Balance as put abovo Account • 707 13 9

ii. 770 i, g
litmorandion ..i St"ck, lk.cLuil.r. 1,71 .0.54. 3 9
Ditto Ikvembtr, 1b72 A:MIS 9 :.;
Mr. DA11,.27 said the time& sae last reesetane had been
somewhet on anxious time. They had lost Capt. Cannes,
and filled up the vacancy by appointment of Captain
Robene, who would retire by and bye. 'l'm) price of soil
continues high, being 16i. at the pit's mouth, the price
originally paid for the same being 61. and this Is not ai,
the trucks Dome barely weight, the coal is small, met
some of it refine. This loia octrealtated its use of
cannel, bat even with this costly adjunct, the gut is
not alareys satiafactory ; bat the dirsecors hope yet to
Improve the <malty is • considerable degree.
North-country ,coal yields the Inlet coke, but
less gas, and of inferior quality to that from the
best inland, and the manager proposes to too half of
each, so es to meet the requirements of their enstomers
who require • strong coke. The directors regret
the inoonveniencie caused by the late scold, nt to the
pip..; but this has been remedied and cannot occur
again. Complaints have been made of the in, ffi d.ut
pressure in the upper part of the town ; bat a larger
main Is to be substitute', and in other places the
Directors will supply larger muting, as opportunity
offers. He called att ntion to tbe amount received for
ammoniaced I:quor, which they could not, in cownquence
of sleek, for comet toe, raise to-• marketable value.
The price of vs, though rowel-Inel of, is lower than
that in any place throughout the country with one
exception—Choir.) The company rely get £5 per oent.,
arid cannot receive more than 44, while the Meat:cod
price of gas is maintained, and therefore he thou.:hi
the public have the best alit. He moved the adoption
of the report—Meer.)
Mr. TIMM/DWI len., thought it folly to um the
cheapest coal. as they paid for dirt. Sot he thought
contracts might In obtained for a large quantity. at a
price that would enable them to use tel rabiy geed
moaned ooal. He offered to get prices from various
persons, and thonght he *mold get it cheaper. Small,
weak, end dirty coal could not produce good gas—(bear)-
Mr. R. Tnowas was obliged to Mr. Templeman.
He went on to say that he of jected to the appointment
, of Capt. Robins in plum of (dept. C 040111,041 there wore
other members of the family on the Board. He thought
the shareholders, it being so near • meeting,, should
have the election of their directors (Jr he did not
befits,' in the Derwinlaw priedple of eirtotion
but in freedom cod publicity. On • former
occssion he had expressed the hope that the Sotird
would have selected a person more acquainted with
the practical working of the ha fuses. If it had been •
eraper'm business, he could understand the election of
drapers, and so of gentlemen of other profession.. So
coin a public meeting as it was, he thongbt the diree-
to,s ongtit not to have iii!ed up the vacancy, but loft
It to the shareholders. The chairman had spoken of
seaborne coal not being so gsa.productive as Weill ;
but he had seen the working of • eompaty who i.,.•
seaborne coal only, and th. y rot such results as this
company never ottairod. nix months ago the nianse,-r
ten.le-rd his resignatioo, advertiser:mute were Wu. d,
candidates' testimotiile were soot in, and • la-ins
amount of trouble was taken to sift the testimoni., s.
But Mr. Stone was asked to stay, and said he did nut
idol Co Ctogi the Atlantic in the win'er. Now the
winter is ps.t, and he naked wi.ether any stags had
Non taken to r. place Mr. Stone; but be was told
..No," "no, and that was elite got. H. dill not wish
the shareholders to be mate non•entitles of, and il they
were satisfied wilt thu to.n.gement, he was not—
(ht Sr.)
Mr. ROBESs tad hoped the meeting woutd havo
puma cif without their annual but -baiting. Ho
thought it would have been more h0n...4 if Mr. lit toil
WO attended in his place at Ow director'. meetings,
end spoken ain't anything he did netlike, reth-r then
have chosen a public' meeting to mie rumstks
altogether wide of the merit. He (Mr. fiaben-) had
t•ken a. greet an iutereit as any one, not elegising
Mr. Th Anse, in the company. Ho never had any
1
benefit 'lwo it.
Mr. Tangos: Nor I.
. . ... _ _

:1-.44;s7rlWh'y you iad £lOO.
Mr. THOMAS Wag not diVeD tO Me, it WU for my
up .nses al.d lose of Vise.
Mr. Hookas cootioued that Mr. Thomss wanted t 3
be directorate, m.w‘or, and di, awl tr.-re
Out rw.o soy di.turhercemilets Mr. Tr.orna.
When Mr. Auder.on survey..d the woi hi Mr. Tao
who bsd been th, means of brin,lng him down, we.. t
present. If Mr. Tnomu did wa like the direotorJ, la
him lure tlp m.

lir. THOM Ls said he did not agree vrith Mr. An ler-
son being employed, he said the only one fit we 31r.
Alfred Pony.
This was contradicted In forced pines'.
Mr. Abil YIT had had the honour of proposing Cs i.
Robing, and believed he would be • voitiobl• 121.4
Mr. Thomas sail be objected to Capt. Rebels, because
be belonged to a fermi party, but the shareheiders
elected the &restore, 'colliding thou who beloog., 1 to
that party. Am t 3 Mr. Theme's romorks rob at
drapers, he did not see why rirepsrs should not be •)le
to manage finance as cell as bakers—(isughter).
Capt. ROBINS said his was an oneotighl honour ; but
he had a large state in the comptcf, and would give
. all the attention be 000ld to it—Clieerh
Mr. Geo. Anderson'. report was then read :-
1 The report stated that Mr. .tn.lenion, in every rcweet found
the property very much M0r0i...1 and exten.l,l since his
former visits in ood ii tI WIC tACCiltioll tlnisuiwy had
be" isdieiouslY exiwisicd-111 insist rospcvts they vvvre
capable of an extend ~,, of lideinets of 50 per cent. Ile took
e.xception to the sat ill which the retort. are sut ii the
arches : four retorts with the furnace below them, instiod .4
having In each arch six retorhs radiating ',Ulla afunnee
jawed higher tip. and in the midst of Its work. Three ...ha
ha which the ret..rts ore worn .slit might he sil wt. Clii ri••:ild
pnxiiice 70.010 feet .4 gas lief tt hours (non little inor, Moo •
fourth of the ioke WM!, if it were Newcastle lust is the
roil etn;4nedtioxal hut producc such good coke, he cull soy
--with one third of that used. The cost of the ree,totrocoon
would be cl7O. If they burnt their tar, instead of selliie at ii*o.
per Limo gilt they would ILIVC 11:300, ass tar to loon ir o.vr
worth lid. to ffed. per rd.. whereas the company sold at IA
They should sell tar at &I. to 41. a gallon for local 1',1,1•..46
sod him the remainder. Even at 3-1. to 4d. per gal. it o, the
climissit paint to be got. Ti burn it Pr..Pertr it i.nitl4
done in Mr. Antler...is funtocc. As to aitim,.ii the
offer .4 So. per 1,000 gals. for .00h ilv:roe of Twaddle v is
so (*imitable that he could nit ~,,,, nod making soil 11..• e.
There are inland coals which produce :10 gale. of the Imo to
Um ton of mai, lost id little strength, whereas Newt-odic • el
only produces to gals ,to the ton, but Of double Stre,ll.:lll
Ainicrwm then i,roeee.ird to give directions for purifoio.: tits
gm further from He said its itljUit • nolo*
and fittings, but the extraction saves time sod labour, sod It II
proaSsble as an article of eale. The asmoonia should briog
elose upon 4100 tier annum. With respect to the kind 4 not.
he did not feel in a position to give definite advie. : it N. 50
commercial flUefill.,ll Thcim, from the retunts not a glsel
gaippniducing coal, and it is cheaper than New cadle tool; I.ut
it produces inferior mice. If they hada good Nt wea..tie coal
to mix with it, they would have a latter mid harder
coke, but this was no proof it would mill better, Memos be
had sent some hard coke to Calais, and It :sad Ittifli bei,inst
the people had been it,toitonnol to softer i.e. more .v.rthicill
coSe U they bought Newcastle coal, they nut gr,st Mk of
has ing niere rulkivii palmed off on them. some only prodwing
o.oooft. to the ton. 11: could not Our hot they could
ill laimor. The leakage account cootinm-i favourably IM
similia towns, being about 15 per cod, of the gas wade. And
pnoing the pipw nod meters do thrill duty fairly, and -or
nothing to be gAined As to breco:, if they ...ilia se!, it
largely, he recommended WOO,: up the bresze thus, in. to -
it If at 41. per ton, if not to let it dry ink it a ith trr and sio-s
for fuel In conelmioit Slr. Ander...lt offerml to and, r with
Mr. kltone if he Mille tO 10114011, soil rciiiarkol that in, tllr.
Stone) had all the stl4 au& he could iledm 1.. curry OUt
nom. If the directors adopted the proisoition Mr. Andersa
bah:veil they would Inater their potation by .C.klu it year.
Mr. by lit mod he was gnu. as large., emooreed Ia
the company as Mr. Ttedosa. As to the company
spoken of by Mr. Thomas who tied reaborne oos.t,
that company did not oonttuue the use; bat uow biy
as much inand cool as they peels y eath As 14
himself he was qnito cmttent to go coo from day ttoddy
irAenina!gu'eli"enanar.:l7‘t.toshit:::ePilw:itrtllt:littdghtwerse3°2:TioginrolPeati.obnhria:Pl4l:;r. 'tb°' .a.u.°7". all
foundl' ,00i
tin it
tini
gas rental bad increased E 1.600 • year Hood the
owe pony took on eh, Mosinee'. A 'pan coed I not
incr.-us his business by folding his buds and crossing
be legs and that hod not been the come with him ; this
had bees the hardest Mau he ever worked in —(liear.)
TPoir boi debts, instead, of, as usual in watering places
b ins .C. 24 per sent., were only about lla 61., per ceLIL
—(applause.) They bad reduced the tussooottoted for
gas to 10 p.. 4 cent., which is lee than In mot com-
panies In the Klogdom—lfurther applause ) lu a,soor
to Mr. Bebop., be sold when they comosoncei it vas
18 per cent. As to the untrue for demolition of the
old chimney and building a new out., the directors
'lolled to have tenders, and they came in at obJat
£2OO. But he thought he oould do it for loss, the
direotors assented, and the old ashlar stone taken from
the base of the chimney
actually paid for the new
chimney, leaving other materials, so they hod aetuollf
saved £2OO by letting bins do she ameh—tapplanse.) As
to the retorts and the burcing of breeze and tar, they
must e member these were spesdalities of Mr. Anderson's
own, in which he was interested. With reference to
the ammoniated liquor, he (Mr. Stone) recommended
the directors early to street a DOW scrubber, but at Ord
they did not do it one was afterwards crested, and the
ammoniseal liquor was passed through it, and he br
sold 100,000 gallons when It was below markstsble
quality. Sines the leak was stopped, he la 4
sold the liquor at • price beyond what any °the
company obtained—Guar). As to soil they wee
now paying more than double prise, it meth( 275. ; at tie
works, sad beside tied 10 per amt. must I.
1010 0n 100 WOlO 01 quality, U. bid labsersi tor or