The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-11-03 00:00:00

BIRTHS.
October 24, et Dorchester, the will a Frsceis Brurl

to, and the tongue of rumour mentions,
the wife of a well-known clergyman, and as the
co-respondent, a gentleman whose name has been
fur years famtli ,r in our mouths as household
words; and that in the other case, the once fair
o•me of a wife of a celebrated journalist is
I ilshonourably coupled with the name of a

Tbe PILISIDZST then alluded to the means to be used
for informing the members of the club of the &objects
for diseumion, stating that in future instead of the
subject being advertised in the newsyspers each member
would receive information by eirculef• H. then
delivered the following

Lambert, of • son.
October 25. at Stinsford Viewsliet the wife ef the
Bee A 8 Shirley. a. d.ughter.
28, at the Vioarege, Cobe BC Nicholas, the
wife of the Rev. Haus F. llasni.ltoe, of a daughter.
October 24, at Bedelyire roadt Week Bremptoe, the
wife of Alfred Radelyffs, Eat.. of • mi.
October 18, at Fern Down, Wiroborne, the wife
of
Mr. Eli Steel, of a son.
October 10, at Fern Down, Wimborne, the wife of
Mr. W. Coombs, of twin sons.

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OPWING ADDRESS.
Ormnimmr,—We cannot fail to be reminded that
the opening of our erasion is eonnected with, as it
follows hard upon the close of the harvest, in reference
to which we meet this year under Yell different °tr.
most/moss front those of last year, and it 'memos' us
in our ansembled capacity to record our 'latitude to a
kind Providence for a bouritifel crop. It is a rather re-
markable circumstance that no particuler kind of grain
or root is to be excepted in this atatement—we have bad
• good crop all round. In thou two essentials of life
—bread and potatoes—the tupply both in quantity and
quality will be, doubtless, abundant and excellent.
With such • crop in possession we have nothing to look
for but low prices in prospect. Nor is this to be oom-
pleined of. Under the system of free-trade in corn high
prices are never to be exported, and an abundant harvest
must be the great desideratum of the fanner. That
which he has to fear, and as for u human .kill and fore-
sight can avail to guard against, is • deficient harvest,
assured as he is that deficiency can never be 00111p1111.
meted by a proportionately higher market value. If
abundance of provisions be the welfare of the state, we
have auly to rejoioe in our notional prosperity; and all
that we ask for as combatants in this battle of life, is
" a fair field and no favour." As producers of the great
commodities of life, we say if trade into be free with all
the world, then in imam, to this nation,in justice to the
farmer, loosen every shackle. Our freedom is not yet
eomplete. We ruddy accept the challenge of competi-
tion with all the world; but we have good rause to
complain that in this race our best horse is heaviest
weighted. I mean this —tin particular groin. only
second in importance to the British public, and of equal
Importance with the first to the Britiah farmer, is taxed
with a duty, under manufacture, up to tuo'thirda of Its
original value. And this particular grain is, of all
others, that which we are able to grow to the greatest
perfection. There is but • small portion of our globe
that is qualified to produce barley equal to oar home-
growth. It is • »mulish!e fact that only that climate
and soil which are to be found within • few degrees of
sorth latitude, and in which Great Britian is included,
are fitted to grow barley to perfection. I make this
statement in the bearing of mu of great commercial ex-
perience, and I ask them from how many parts of the
world they can get barley of first-rate malting quality? I
havetbe testimony of &friend who h as been engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits in Australia for the last 25 years, and
who has fought his way to a fortune, that though they
, can grow wheat in that country superior to anything
I that can be grown in England, the best barley they can
grow is unfit for malting purposes. I can confirm
I this by ocular demonstration, for is gays me
two bushele of either kind of grain. But he
I said this moreover, that our best made malt, if
I (ferried to Australia, menet, for want of the proper
climate there, be made into beer. Now look at Chia
I fact in view of a considerable and yearly increasing trade
which is being carried on between this country and
Australia and other parts of the world in the article
of malt liquor. Gentlemen t this has been a moot ques-
tion with the landed interest for many years, and the
farmer has only borne it so long became/ he has been un-
conscious of his burden, or patient to endure it. Burely,in
the wisdom of this the 19th century,and under our present
adopted scheme of fiscal reformation, we may look for
the universal denunciation of this impost, and the re-
moval of it. To initiate, or to aid this movement, loan
object strictly within the province of our club, and
worthy of it. To it our efforts have already been
directed, and not without an amount of moons beyond
our expectation& A good central committee has been
forma Tbe Chancellor of the Exchequer has been
conferred with by an influential deputation, consisting,
amongst others of 50 members of the House of Com-
mons. A committee of that Howse to examine and
report on the question ha. been asked for and obtained,
whose labours were only adjourned to the next session
of Parliament, in order that the question may approach
more nearly to maturity; and it now remains for no
and our sister societies to improve the interval by the
circulation of opinions and information, by the develop-
ment of public feeling, and by organising an efficient
system of effort—moral and material—forthe removal of
otaclais that yet resist our progress. The limit of
such an address as this will not admit of my noticing
all the points of the case. But this I must say,that the
argument of the Chancellor, if used in favour of
mere abatement of the tax, is good for nothing.
He says that if it can be shown that malt per measure
Is more nutritious for feeding purposes than barley, it
would go far to sway Ids judgment But we bind him
to his plea because it is good for entire remission.
It can and will be shown that for feeding purpmes
five bushels of malt are equal to about seven bushels of
barley. At present the five bushels of malt would be
worth about 425.; the seven bushels of barley would be
worth about 345. Remove half the duty and you would
reduce the price of the five bushels of malt to about
36a, still leaving a balance of 2.. in favour of the
seven bushels of barley. Thus the remission of
half the duty would still leave malt beyond the grazier'.
reach. But remit the entire duty end you have a
Wanes in the erazier's favour of 4a on the five bushels
of malt as against the urea bushels of barley. And at
thia time when it seems impossible for the producer of
beef and mutton to keep pace with the demand for his
article, it is incalculable to what extent malt might be
profitably consumed for the increased production of the
besl human food. I may just bring to your remem-
brance that the history of the malt tax shows the con-
sumption of the article to have gone hand-in-hand
with the amount of duty that has been levied
upon it- and that for the last many years,
during which the duty has remained stationary, the
oonsumption has remained stationary also. We are said
to grow about 10 million quarters of buley,half of which
is made into malt. There is no realm but the malt
duty, why 15 million quarters may not be grown and 10
millions made into malt. There is no reason but the
Malt Tax, why every honest labouring man should not
have his barrel of ale Lt his owe house and drink it
there at • penny a quart. There is no excuse but the
Malt Tas,why the intemperate and the 'profligate should
resort to the beershop and cloth their families in rags.
Thine is no law in our fiscal statues so incongruous as
the existence of the Malt Tax. There is no Act of
Parliament or rather legion of Acts so inquisitorial in
their administration, so fenced and guarded ate thou.
sand avenues of evasion, $o that some of the provisions
become almost ridiculous and childish. You cannot dry
a damp quarter of wheat on • malt kiln without giving
notice to the exciseman who lives 10 miles off, and who
may then object if he Ammo to he ampidous. Let
no now, as with the voice of one man, tell the Govern-
ment that the time is some to do us justice. There is
no obstacle to susses so great as the supineness of
those whose interests are most deeply 'arrayed. We
contemn the craven spirit that turns its back in the day
of battle; we contemn more than this that spirit of
self-indulgence that in very laziness refugee a helping
hand; bat most contemptible of all is that spirit, which
can sit mocking the struggles of these who are engaged
In the fray, sad yet who, eagerly awaits a participation
in the spoils of victory. The subject of the corn
returns will claim your attention during the ensuring
session. You are all aware that the average prise of
corn in this country, for the seven preceding Mrs,
governs the sliding scale of the tithe rent charge for I
the current yearn, and thatthu &sera"e prim is deduced
from the collective returns of inspectors appointed for
that porpoise in the oornenarket towns of England. The
overage price of corn thus gathered also governs the
amount of farm rents in more °saes where the tenant is
under • corn renteL The importance of fair and full
returns becomes at ones apparent. No one objects to
the principle of the law, supposing that principle to be I
that the value of all the corn grown in the counts? '
shill thus be repreunted. But when it comes to be
meertained that in the working of the law not mote
than one-fifth part of home-grown wheat, and not mare
than one-seventh of home-grown and foreign together
ronenmed in this country 11 found in the inspectors'
returns, the rotation preens itself upon us—is the pries
of corn thus !May represented? Nor are our suspicious
allayed if ere look to the beriey esteems. It is maid we
grow aboutlOmillioo quarters. Welook totheinspectoOs
reports from 290 towns, and we find 2 millions or
millions only returned. The fair presumption is that
ooly 0011141 of the best and most valuable samples are re-
turned at all. Without any special reference to the
Act of Parliament we are justified in concluding
that the intention of the Legislature was that the
amount of tithe rent should go up or down
recording to the annual value of all the corn grown is
England. Now it is clear that if you take into
you averages oely the wheat which realised from 45.
to 50a. per quarter,and omit that which realises from 364. to
40s. ; and of barley, if you take that which fetches from
36e to 40s. per qr. and leave out that which le only
worth from 26.. to 10s, you are perverting the law and
defrauding thois who have to make them payments.
That such an hypothetical case so I have put is not far
from the fret, there is good ground to believe. Who is all
fault in this imperfect administration ? We have no
frame to suppose the inspector does not oaks • faithful
report of all the sabre returned so him, but we are given
to anderetand that he has neither the authority nor the
means for obtaining the autount of all sales made in the
isocket; he can only return the 6000111141 given In to I
him. The corn dealers on oonimenein" business are I
required to make • solemn decimation that they will
make a faithful return of all the corn they buy, But
without amusing them of holding this &aeration too
lightly, it is enough for us to know, that not more than
one in fen ever makes it at all • they have no 'pedal
interest in the matter, mid though they are nudes •
penalty, the law is inoperative to enforce it. The pro-
dupers of the grain whom the proceeding &Swats most I
deeply, have nothing whatever to do with it, nor have I
they any power to interfere. It is 'widest, therefore,
that the law is at fault, and drat the object which it I
contemplates its provisions have failed to swum lam
indebted to our friend, Mr. Dames (who on a former '
osouion introdseed this subject to the consideration of
the Winfrith club), for the leading features of these I
observations. He will tell you the course which that I
dub dangled onin order if pomade to obviate the '
grievance. I will merely add that it appears neither
necessary nor 'thimble to aim at any great agitation of
the question, or to get up petitions to Parlianaset The
evil is so patent that the proposal of any well adapted
remedy Goad not be refused by the 11°°°, of Gmissia
What is wanted is • short Act to amend tie AA tow
in existence, and the services Oi some good neseieberef
Parliament to introdues the useasere. It has bees very,
properly eusgested that the duty
_of making the
ru
should be shifted from the shoulders of those who have
no interest in the quetioet. and who have so imperfectly
performed it, to those whom interest is so much at
slake--I mean the seller' or the producers of the
cont. If it be thought salf-intereet would sot in all
cases wears their ettentioe, bind them audio penalty,
and require of them not oaly all the eons they mil at
market, but all they mil et bonne Allow me to lay
before I leave the subject that this Isa gaol in whisb
you mostlialp yourselves. Your landlords will not move
tall gessoes diem ; they will not understand the question
unfree you inform them, for though they are legally
liable for the elating of the tithe imriater, they um
virtually innocent of the whole. Preal And as for
the impropriator himself we may not only acquit him of
any desire to bring tailing wheat and black hark into
the amount, bet even of pangolin( any
knowledge of how the averages my obtained.
Gentlemen : you menet but have remarked the peculiar
diseases which have takes place of late years is the
of farming stook—l mean
modes al the disposel
especially the dbposal of sheep and cattle. Toe eassot
but have observed that • math larger portion is now dis-
posed of at home theta • few years ego. Then nearly all

statesman.
f-
th
Nader, the unfortunate Icarus, who went
. -41cis • rocket and came down like a stick, is to
i e his appearance at e Crystal Palace in a
td or two with his monster balloon. The
directors of the Crystal Palace are ever alive to
procure novelties and monstrosities, but we
much doubt whether 11. Nadar's giant balloon
will prove more than • nine days' wonder.
November is a most unhappy month for anent*
into the aerial regions. The "blue vaults of
heaven" exists no longer. It is all very well to
talk of the "empyrean,' the "ethereal regions,"
and that sort of thing; but when the sky is of
the colour of pea-eoup or mock turtle, when the
ground is mud, and "the rain it rdneth every
day," why balloon ascent' are not very congenial
to the elements, and cannot be very attractive to
spectator', to say nothing of the wretched
occupant' of the great basket house.
A case illustrative of the character and conduct
of the race of worthies who entitle themselves
"agents for the sale and exchange of ecclesias-
tical property," has just been heard in the
Central Criminal Court. The facts are of the
usual description. One Mr.*John Cox &clergy-
man of the Church of England was, about twelve
months ago, attracted by an advertisement in
the Tines of " • desirable piece of clerical pre-
ferment." The agent, named George Turner,
after having thus baited his trap, readily " ne-
gotiated" with the Rev. John Cox, and ere the
rev gentleman had seen him half-s-dosen times,
managed to obtain from him £3OO u • deposit.
Need we tell the sequel 1 After the clergyman
had paid the "deposit," the negotiations, so far
as the agent was concerned, were at an end.
Then came evades replies, promises, threats,
and at tenth the crash—George Turner is given
into custy, and the whole thing is found to be
a sham. The sdeowson was not, nor had been
for sale, though Turner had received so consider-
able a sum on account of the purchase money.
These facts were not, nor indeed could they be
denied at the trial • and the judge brought them
prominently forwnd in his summing up. In the
exercise of their discretion, however, the jury
acquitted the prisoner—a result as surprising to
the general public as gratifying to the members
of the "honourable clerical agency company."
Earl Russell's second Note to the German Diet
OD the threatened Federal execution in Holstein
has been published. From this Note it would
appear that Denmark is willing to yield, so far to
the pressure of Germany and the desire for peace
expressed on all sides, as to make the royal patent
of the 30th March merely "provisional, until the
definite position of Holstein with regard to
Germany has been settled." In return for this
concession, Denmark "hopes to obtain an ad-
journment of the Federal execution." After
thus offering another chance for the Diet to retrace
its steps honourably and consistently, his
lordahip point* to the fact that the execu-
tion, if persisted in, would only aggravate
the state of matters, as the Danish govern-
ment would, undoubtedly, make reprisals
by blockading the ports of Germany, and thus
injure the commerce and embitter the feelings of
the Germans. Should the war thus begun and
fomented extend to Schleswig and Outland, Earl
Russell intimates, in most unmistakable terms,
that the obligations imposed by the treaties of
1852 on Great Britain and France, as well as
on Austria and Prussia, to respect the integrity
and independence of Denmark, "would, of
course, be fulfilled, and might—indeed would, of
course, bring about new complications at Frank-
fort. In other words, Earl Russell intimates
that were the Germans once to operate beyond
the Eider, England would be compelled by her
international engagements to interfere.
From America we learn that on the 14th ult.
General Lee attempted to intercept General
Meade's rear by way of Fairfax Court House, and
thus cut him off from all d tract communication with
Washington. The attempt, however, was de-
feated by General Meade himself falling back to
Fairfax, which is only 15 miles from Washington.
At the latest dates the armies were still con-
fronting each other. General Hill, however, had
moved round the Federate in the direction of
Leesburg, and • general engagement appeared
imminent, unless General Meads should still
decline to accept battle. The position of General
Rosencrans in Tennessee has also become very
critical. Be has not only not received the ex-
pected reinforcements from the West, but the
Confederates have made arrangements which
will render it very difficult for any reinforcements
to reach him, while they have completely isolated
him from General Burnside. The threatened
attack on Charleston has not been made, and the
Confederate* have effectually closed the harbour
channels to the entrance of the iron-clads. The
'repulse of the Federal' at Port Hudson is con-
firmed. Perhaps the item of chief interest is the
somewhat unexpected statement that President
Lincoln has called for 300,000 volunteers. The
North is at a standstill for want of earn—s result
which, in this country, was of all results the least
expected, and will now be regarded as the most
siguificant. It is a result which, whether we
consider the hundreds of thousands of lives that
have already been spent, without attaining or
even approaching the object, or the hundreds of
thousands of men who refuse to risk their live*
in the further pursuit of that object, is in itself
I a double condemnation of the war—condemning
It as aiming at • physical impossibility, and in
not poisoning the support of those in whose
name it is waged.
I The results of the Prussian elections continue
to be more unfavourable to the King and his
Ministers than the most sanguine members of the
Opposition had ventured to anticipate. The
King of Prussia will have, therefore, to fan •
new Parliament more hostile to his policy than
that which he a few mouths since dissolved, and
further conflicts between the Crown and the
representatives of the people appear to be inevit-
able. One remedy, and one only has been sug-
gested to this state of things It issthat the
Crown Prince should at once succeed to the
Prussian throne. This would meet with universal
approval.

KARRIAGEi.
October 29, at Leigh, by the Rev. George Thompson,
Mr. J. Bridle, of Yeovil. to last Jane, eldest daughter
of Kr. Thomas Con, of Yost Coker.
October 18. at St. [Replan's church, Bedfortaguare,
London, by the Rev.—Bloomfield. Kr. Walter W. Com-
m/ea, auctioneer, Weymouth,to Kary, mooed daughter
of Mr. Robert Guppy, West Camel, Somenet.
October 29, at Pewsey, by the Rev. J. S. Stockwell,
rector of Wrlye, Hobert Chariots Rummy Chalons, of
West KBOTIO, Wilts, to Harriet, youngest daughter of
the late Benjamin Bellwood, E.g.
October 29, at Sand, Wilbs, by the Rev. Richard
Beadysbe, m. 0., Nelson Bendythe, Bog., third son of
the late John Bandyshe, Bag., of Barrington-hall,
iCa,:+:olFhire, toCharlotte, youngestdaughter of the
its Henry Broderick, WK.' 29th Regimenk
27, at All Souls', Longhorn-place, by the Rev.
Edward Yardley-Wilmot, rector, the Rev. Frederick
Wheeler, view of Durochurch, to Catherine Emma.
eldest daughter of William Plowdea, Fog., of Schwa-
n/ark, Heats.
October 28th, at the Abbey Church, Romney, Kr.
Wiliam Newman. of Ronatey. Hanle, butcher, to Kra
Higgs, of the Dolphin Inn, Rotate', widow.
October 22, at Illelksbarn, by the Rev. B. Thomas,
Isaac, only eon of the late babe Clark, Bag., of lieddin..
ton, to &MAMA Anne, only daughter of Christopher
Heaven. Bag., of the former Oboe.
October 25. at M,lfoydctsst Chapel, Salisbury, by
the Rev. R. W. Abercrombie, Kr. Alfred Coombs, to
Kies Lotion Boyar, both of this slaty.
October 22. at the pariah eisursh, Cenford
by Wear, by she &v. 0. Frawie, Kr. J. DinronA.,
balder, of Losigamt, to Kim BS" _repro& daughter
of the late Mr. Jamie Williams, of Hamworthy, Poole.
October 28. at Evenbot, by the Be.. E. CoUina,
William Walton, bead gamekeeper for the Right Hon.
the Earl of lichen/tor, to Mrs. Chubb, widow of the late
Kr. Jamas Chubb, beker, Bosnian

CATCH-TM-ALIVE

MERRY HART
SUMMERSIDS
JULIET

Forty ran.

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1863.

our draft ewes, and • terse portion of our lambi, were
driven for sale to the largo midland fairs, whereas now
a very considerable number are made tut fat, and told
to the butcher at home. Nit that our home consump-
tion is so much increased, but that we manage matters
better than of yore and and out the way to sell our
stook at their best elite and highest value, and instead
of running after the dealers we get the dealers to run
after us. This is as it should be. Better to lose the
tail of your coat than thi brim of your hat. Plenty of
good carcases will be sure to attract plenty of good
butchers. Another remarkable tact is the new auction
marts for sheep and cattle. This has become quite •
new feature in agricultural transactions, not only in this
neighbourhood, but in many of the mrrounding towns.
An objection has been taken to the place on the ground
of its preventing that accuracy of judgment which a
farmer ought to form of the quality and value Si his
own stock. I confess I cannot ese the force of this
argument, for surely public competition will inform him
of the value of his article if be cannot affix it, or it will
correct his estimate if he has net it too high or too low.
The presence of the stock is evidence of the wish of the
Seller to dispose of it; and if the supply should happen
to exceed the demand, he has the remedy of • reserved
price, should he have the desire and the ability to retain
IL There may be other objections affecting particular
came or individuals ; but putting them all amide, it must
be acknowledged that the place pommies many very
great advantages both for buyer and miler. The former
has the opportunity of securing the ;articular stook
that suite his pompom. whilst the latter is not misled
by the opinion or confused by the banter of his par-
ticular customer, besides which much valuable Owe,
which used to be wasted in barganing, is now saved.
The larger the number, and the better the quality of the
stook produced for ale, the larger the number and more
various the customers • and acting and reacting on sash
other as we may expect they will we may rea.onthly
anticipate that the town of Dorchester, around the
neighbourhood of which • much larger quantity of stook
is bred and fed than is necemry for the supply of the
inhabitants, and at which such important railways
converge, will one day become, what it has been pre-
dicted it will become, the Smithfield of the West of
England. All credit and support is due to our enter-
prising young friend. Mr. Ensor. No wonder that his
successful undertaking should have provoked a powerful
oompetition. I have no doubt there is room for both.
All that is wanted is plenty of good animals, which we
farmers will do our best to supply. mad good accommoda-
tion for the public, which there is every TOSOCItt to expect
from the Mayor and Corporation of Dorchester, who have
always shown them-elves ready to eremite the intermits
of agriculture. In the adjustment of such beneficid
measures we cannot but have observed, with sincere
regret, the differences of opinion that have arisen
between the partied to whom I have referred. As
farmers we intuit have regarded the discussion with
peculiar interest, inasmuch as the flea and bone of
contention is the flesh and bone of our producing.
This must be my apology for alluding to the
subject and in the settlement of the question, which
I have no doubt will be accomplished in a manner
conservative of the true interests of the borough, and of
the p.m and goodwill of all the parties concerned. I
have only to express the hope on the part of agrimil-
Guitarists that the altered condition of the times and the
adopted principle of free Ode will be kept steadily in
view. I have beard from • quarter which I cannot
discredit (though I have looked in vain for any confir-
mation of the report in the newspapers) that the Town
Council, in complying with the application of Mr.
Symonds for shedding at the Fair Field. have intimated
their intention of abolishing their claim for tolls, and
of hada; s free market. If this be the ass* we cannot
but rejoins in the happy termination of their din... Anion,
and express our higher sense of their wisdom and
liberality. I now approach a somewhat delicate subject,
which indeed I would fain avoid, but which my duty as
President of this club, and the deep interest I feel in it
prosperity, compel me to notice. Gentlemen: I allude
to the part which the press takes in our proceedings.
I am the last person to rake up old grievances; and for
my Writ part, as well as on the part of all the members
of the club, I would say as to what is past, we have
shaken hands all round, and mean it. But it is neces.
t•-y we should clearly understand our position for the
future. At the formation of this society it became a
question of oonsideratiod whether the pre., should be
admitted to oir counsels, and I am sorry to confess
there were some valid objections urged against
it. But se great did the advantage appear of
publishing useful information (one of the prin-
e,pal objects if the dub) that that question was
decided in favour of its admission. Now although the
press might freely ant seen 'merely criticise any
observations tla, may here fall under its notice, if our
proceedings be faithfully reported we have no fault to
find. On the contrary, we are ready gratefully to
acknowledge the benefit they render us, whilst we repay
the obligation by oontributing to their stock in trade.
But should the press, from want of accuracy or skill, and
therefore unintentionally, or from maimed offence and
disaffection, and therefore misrepresent the spirit or the
tenoin of our proceedings,our course is simple and clear.
In the one me it is unqualified rim its work in the other it
has abusod the relationship in which it stands towel-dans,
and we must bid it withdraw. In our banded capacity
as a club, we feel and act in hernionious unity, and if
one member suffers all the members suffer with it. If
differences should arise amongst ourselves I think we
have wisdom enough to settle them in pesoe and unity.
But if offence should be given from without to any
member of our body, it would be taken as an offence to
all, and all would resent it. The power of the press
In the aggregate no one denies, but even that depends on
the Went and appropriateness and truth with which
they wield their weapons. The power of the individual
press depends on the mime conditions, and is limited to
the circle in which it finds acceptance. But powerful
as the preen may be there is one thing more powerful
still—the power of an honourable and useful character.
Descending a little to particulars. I must for
one moment trouble you with this further explanation.
What is read or Token in this room becomes the
property of the club on its delivery. It becomes
the property of the public on its being pub-
lished in the newspeite rs from the notes of the
reporters. But the manuscript themselves remain the
private property of individuals,..ni if they accommodate
the reporters with them it Is • mere act of gratuity,
to save the reporters, or to supplement their lack of
ability in transcribing; and if they withhold them the
editors have no one to blame but their own reporters for
failing to take proper notes during delivery. By way of
illustration, I would say the manuscript I hold in my
hand is very much at the *trek.' of the reporters on
one condition, namely, that it be published in its
Integrity. I lism no objection to any kind of etrictun
editors may pass upon the observation., if they deem
them worth notice. but I have goof reason for saying I
cannot have them &hedged or altered for any purpose, or
under any proton°e whatever, if I Five up the paper.
The Vici-Cimanag, in proposing • vote of thanks
to the President, said be was sure there could not be
one amongst them who had not been highly gratified
with all they had heard from their chairman. He thought
the subject* that he (the president) bad brought forward,
and which would be more fully carried out at their
future meetings, were of deep interest to them, the
agriculturists of the county of Dorset, as well as those
of England He hoped that they would be unanimous
on one particular pat of it—that of the malt tax; for he
believed that if anything would give them some chance
of getting cheaper malting than they had at present,
that would be one great step toward. it. They were
now prohibited from using the produce which their own
soil brought to maturity. As their chairman had justly
said, under free-trade they would not act as free.
traders and good men if they did not with all
their heart and might carry that system to its full ,
extent. He was much obliged to the chairman foe I
bringing forward this subject, as well as that of the
corn aveTsre, as that was • moat important point to
the • turista of England. (Cheers.)
Mr. CIASZ seconded the proposition.
The PILUIDENT.io replying, said he could only thank
them for the kind manner in ehich they had listened
to what he had brought before them, and for the kind
manner in which they had received it. Ho did not
wait for any praise in this matter, but he did
ask them to address themelves to those two particular
subjects, the consideration of which Mr. Harding had
alluded to, with some amount of earnestness and OMR
It very much depended upon themselves, he thought, as
very Dinah had resulted from their movement in the
question of the malt tax. He did not believe it would
be assuming the language of flattery to say that tbe
present movement which had agitated the country ea
the question, very much originated in the efforts of their
friend, Mr. Damen, and the way in which this club
took up the question. If it was carried on and porta
vered with earnestness, they would see much more of this
movement than they were sometimes inclined to think.
There was one thing which had struck him lately
when talking to persons on this subject. They made
use of such observations as these " There is no doubt
It will owe. off; sooner or later it must come off; but the
question is when will it be taken off? Are the 'amen
prepared to have it taken off, and the country I" What
peepaation was required of the farmers? Simply to
move in the matter, and to show their disposition and
earnestness in the movement. Let each of them express
their infilltlloll on the subject, and that would be gaits
sufficient to carry the question. As to the merited the
question it bad [OM to boast of, but in thee. days of
fres-trade the malt tax could not stand. The President
then expreleed • wish that if be had made use of any
statements not correct and according to facts in his ad-
dress, he should behappytobenorrected. The stalemate
had been made upon di e best authority be oould get on ffie
subject. He then alluded to the erection of mats
i shedding n the Fan Field for the accommodation ef
mock, and said although he had not men any report In
the newspapers he had heard that the Town Council
had determined to throw open the market free.
The flacireaar (Mr. Councillor Andrews) said Moro
had been • proposal placed before the Oooson for
increased accommodation for stook in the mark
and the Council had decided upon ereeting shedding in
the Fair Field, and the only question that had to he
decided was, at what sum per head for stook could be
charged for this secommodation. Buildings could not
be erected without some expense, and then cause the
question how the Council were to be repaid for their
outlay. Many gentlemen had suggested that a toll of
Id. or 2d. per bead should be charged upon stook to meet
this expense, but whether that would be the ultimate
end of the affair he could not tell. However, it had
been decided to have the shedding, and so far that warn
in the right direction, because it would he for the bale&
of the town. and for those parties attending the minket
to have • place to put cattle in. Seeing the
markets si"l:7l4ewere now springing up about them, it
was their duty to provide all the accommodation they
could for those attending this market. The fair at
Startninster now affected our fair. Five years ago that
fair affected them but little, but the truths was that new
owing to the railway accommodation, 50 or
miles made no difference whatever. Distance was am
annihilated, and any fair within the range of 50, 00.
Or even IOD miles was affected by another fair bang now
held on the same day. Therefore it was the duty of
the town to provide KU the mommedation they weld
eith the funds at its disposal There was one thing to
be said of the Comte, that they could not go and ran
the town into expense, without having some notion—
mom mammallihe notion —how they could nimbus*
themselves for the outlay.
Mr. Brigitin HARD= inquired wbete it Was pro-
posed to erect the shedding?
The BSCILItiaT said in the present Felt road.
Mr. HARDING I was in hopes that we should get •
better Me.
A leaØhe.ed desultory dimension thee easeag us to
obtaining • better site for • mark than the
preeisat, several sites being machosed, whoa the &err
Lay replied that negotiations had been made with the

Duchy for them, but they could not be obtained. He
auggeated that the best course would be to obtain •
longer lease on the present Fair Field, as the
life on it might die suddenly, and they would then
be without • market pound at all. He believed it
you'd be wise to retain the present one, because if it
was laid out as intended, there would be as much
accommodation afforded as would be recinired for luny
years to come. He then alluded to the intention of the
Council to encleaeour to enlarge the present Fair Yield
by throwing into it the Bribionin premises and Kr.
Lambert's stables.
After some further remarks on this subject, Mr.
emdßos:llgemot
any
y Ipt
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of
oenrelPetahreytolikis'diu; thtehrentfottehheye
thought the town and Corporation of D .rehester ought
to provide the agriculturbte of this neipbourbood with
the beet accom in ode ion for their stock The
&accommodation bad been very mush improved
within the last few years by the erection of Mr. RellOr'll
tattle repository, so that farmers had had the beeedt of
sending their stock from all parts of the country for sale
by unction. The acoommodation was •great thing, and
further accommodation by having a similar sale yard.
might be benellaiaL Aceommodstion was • great thing
towards farmers increasing the flambee of stook sent
Into the market, and for the prosperity of the town.
Since him remembrance there only need to be fortnightly
markets for • part of the year, from the 14th of February
to the July fan, but now they bad them throughout the
year. Before theee were established only the local
dealers came to buy stock brought to the market, but
owing to these fortnightly sales of cattle dealers came
from all tarts of the country, estecially when a great
number of stock were offered for tale therefore the
Town and Corporation of Dorchester must be benelitted
from the increase of stock and the number of persons
who demo into the town, and for this reason ought to
give every facility in their power for the aounumodation
of stock, and for the comfort of farmers.
Mr. SIMS, on being called upon by the President to
offer • few rensarks, called the attention of defilers
and owners of stock to being present earlier than
• heretofore, so that the auction might commence earlier,
' as it was impossible when there were a large number of
beasts for sale to get through the business in one day,
i at the time at widish the Miles DOW commenced.
' It was not businesslike to begin the suction in the
afternoon, whilst at fairs farmers could begin at nine
o'clock. He therefore suggested that the auction should
comn_enee at 11 o'clock. so that besieges could be then
got over without interfering with the dinner hour or
corn market. He impressed upon owners of stock to he
punctual to the time.
Mr. HOWL' thought there would be no difficulty in
this to farmers. The only thing wu whether the trains
would suit dealers. He thought the time of sale de-
minded entirely on Mr. Bum If he was to advertise
, it and make it known, dealers and farmers would be in

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attendance.
Mr. Rigeoll replied that the trains would suit dealers
so as to commence tininess at half.past 11. He had
advertised last year for the sales to commence at that
time, and butchers bad come front Weymouth by the
early trains, but owners of stock were not present to
set their value on their toasts, end therefore the sales mold
not commence at that time. and this led to discontent,
as Seturday being a busy day the butchers could not
afford to lire so much time by waiting about.
Several member remarked that if owners of stock
were not present at the time appointed for sale to com-
mence, tire stock ought to be sold so as not to delay
business.
The Pam:line intimated that Mr. Spooner weal
deliver the second lecture, and the proceedings Uses
terminated.

DORCHESTER—Putman Coax Maass's% &tut-
day, October 31.—Wheat trade in • yen, depressed ,
state at the previous week's rates. Good samples of
barley eagerly sought slier, but interior descriptions
utterly neglected.
Ma. ENSOR'S RILPOSTTORT SALZ.—At this fortnightly
auction, held Saturday last, there was a good attendance
of buyers from a distance, but in consequence of the
short supply of fat beasts and sheep, their immediate
requirements could not be supplied. Beef realized
lls Cid. to 12s. per score; best wether mutton. Bgd. ;
and ewes, 7gd. to Bd. per lb. Heifers and calves from
l:14 to £lB.
Essersor or TORN COUNCILLOIIS.—As we predicted
last week this event paved off very quietly on Monday,
no opposition being offered to the retiring councillors
Messrs. Henry Lock, John Bishop, Thomas Bennett,
and James Frond, and they were therefore re-elected.
In the afternoon and evening the bells of St. Peter's
Church rang merry peals, and the town and drum-and-
fife bands paraded the town in honour of the event.
Two Titan ON FULL —ON Sunday morning two
pollard ash trees were discovered to be on fire on Mr.
Henry Mayo's farm, at Frooine. The fire was
diacovered by • female servant connected with the
farm on her return from Trinity Church, and she at
once raised an alarm, and the trees were cut down.
The cause of the fire at present remains •
mystery, but it is believed to be the act of som
mischievous individuals. The result of iruch reckless
conduct might have led to very dims muz results, as
the trees being hollow served as chimnies, and the fir*
raged with great fury. About 70 or 80 yard. from one
of the burning trees were two bean and four oat
stacks, and the wind blowing very strongly from the
south-west, carried the burning embers in that direc-
tion, but fortunately without injuring them.
The Wsarsia.—The reading of the thermometer at
Dorchester for the past week is as follows :

Cougrr Pivrr Sessions, Shirehall, Saturday.—
Before H. William; K Williams, R. Thornton, and S.
H. Swalield, Esqrs.,Hajor Franipten,and Major Sykes.
DRUNILIKXIIIS.—JOIeph Groves. James Holland,
James Smith, Henry Harvey, Thomas Vinoent, and
George Hoare, of Piddletown, were summoned for
being drunk.—The case was proved by PC. Byrnes, who
stated that on the 26th of September be saw the de-
fendants fighting opposite
positethe King's Arms at Pidd
p le-
town. He them. but afterwards they com-
menced fighting again.—Fined Se. each and costa.
Joseph Groves. jun., was also charged with being
drunk. Joseph Samwaye said on the 16th of October
he found defendant fighting at Erershot, and was
very abusive—Bound over to keep the peace for throe
month; himself in £2O, and two sureties in £lO each.

TRIRFAZAING is SCARCE( OF 6•lll.—George &worn,
lakiJarer of Ower Moline, was charged with treolooloilt4
In search of gain. on land in the occupation of Mr. Best
on the 25th of October—Mr. Weston appeared for the
proseeution.—John Hawkins, Polotvoller to CoFtsio
Foster, at Warmell, said no the day in question,
between 11 and 12 o'clock in the morning, he saw
defendant with • dog and stick beating a hedge at
Ower Moigne. A rabbit sod hare were started, which
the dog ran after. Witness told him tr. cell his dog off,
which be did. Defendant refused to five his name.—
Fined 5.. and met% or 14 days—The money was paid.
Taz Now Clime Acr. —James Croft, George Soper,
and Thomas Lewis, all of Frome Vauchureh, were
charged with having in their possession, on the 25th of
October, • hare and two rabbits, and also • gun.—Mr.
Weston appeared for Lewis.—Sergeant Holloway said:
On Sunday, the 25th of October,between 11 and 12 am..
he was at Maiden Newton, when he heard the report of
• gun, which appeared to come from some fields at
Frome Vauch reit As he was going in the
direction where the report of the gun came
from, he saw two men in a field belocrine
to Mr. Willa, walking towards Maiden b
He went to Frame Vauclaurah, and as soon as he came
to the croesway met Croft and Shaper. Croft had
a double-barrelled gun in his hand, and Sliver had
something tied up in his skip. He stopped them and
examined Sloper's smock and found two rebbita
and • hors; and also a powder flask, shot ease, and
some ceps. Witness took posession of all these things.
Lewis was • few yards behind. He stopped and
searched him, and found in his possession a single
barrelled gun, loaded and capped Moyer said he had
only just got the gun from his master, Mr. Cox, to keep
the birds off, whilst Croft said be was carrying the gun
for Sloven Lewis said be was keeping off rooks for
Mr. Wills.— Defendants were lined 20s, and costs, or in
default one month'. hard labour, and the guns to be
forfeited.
TRESPARAIIIIO IX SEARCH OF RiBISIT/L —Michael
Crate, Thomas Swyre, and Robert Mitchell, 'showers,
of Fordington, were charged with trespassing in seareh
of conies on land in the occupation of 11r. JARMO
Harding, at Piddletown, on the 18th of October.—Wm.
Meech mid On the day in question he was in a field
called "Long Close," belonging to Mr. Hardin —He
saw three men in another field about a mile distant.
Two of the men were against a hedge and the other
one was against • rabbit burrow. He went within
40 or 70 yards of defendants, when they perceived
him, and Mitchell and Sept. took up several nets
and ran away. He did not see Crate do anything.
He overtook them, and said he should summons them.
—Fined 40.. each, end roosts, at in default two months'
hard labour.

ARBACLT.—WiIIiam Brown, • labourer, of Winter-
bourne Steep Leta, wee charged by Mary Parker with
assaultins her.
2,4thayeared that about 8 o'clock on the
7Rgyen:Antel (ther at Stapleton, wOctober henin detendtant stanudp-
to her, and some words of a not very complimmertary
character were exchanged between them. This canted
the indignation of complainant, who threw a cinantity
of water over defendant, who retaliated, striking her
two severe blows on her right arm—For the defence
• witness, named William Taylor, was called, who
proved seeing complainant throw • quantity of water
over defendant, end hearing her call him very had
names. Defendant then struck her once with • stick
acmes her arm. —Case dismissed.
BREACH OF THR PILACL —Edward Childs and J
JogoPP,
_Young man, were charged with breakinTtt
peace at Eversbot.— P.C. Millman said on Sunday, the
26th ult., about nine o'clock at night, he maw defen-
dants fighting near the Holeywell Station He parted
them, and they then went meow quietly.—Dismissed on
payment of costs, 3s. MEL
MIMI MID FIG HTING.--JSRIti Holland was sum-
moned for being drunk. Defendant did not appear.—
The cue was proved by P.C. Hymen, who laid that on
the 90th ult., he found defendant drunk and fighting at
Piddletown, at three o'clock in the afternoon—Fined
5a and FOAL
VAGRARCT.—JAHNS Rim& labourer, wee brought
up in custody .—P.O Hymn
rowid Puddletown,
to Henry t, at ea o'clock on Saturday
moea—Prleamer we. disiebeiged on promising not to
, offend spin.