Chudleigh Agricultural Society: The Annual meeting of the above Society which comprises a number of other parishes in the vicinity was held on Tuesday at Chudleigh. The ploughing, which in all the classes was very good, and other matches came off in a couple of fields belonging to Messrs. Whiteway and Perrett … (description) … The dinner, or rather a cold collation was held in the Town Hall. Here there was a sad falling off, not more than about fifty being present. Agricultural depression was assigned as the cause. The Earl of Morley presided, and amongst those present were also: … includes H. Pinsent … (speeches – anti “free trade”.) …
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GRO0412 Hennock: Henry Pinsent: 1844 – 1894