The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-06-10 00:00:00

TIIE WEST OF ENGLAND LABOURERS.

Sao mays '—The eighth annual demonstration of the
labourers of the West of England was held on Use top of
Ham Hill, tionsernitoeire, on Monday, amid a pouring
rain, some hundreds of people being present Deputations
from the several labourers' clubs in S merest and Devon
attended OA well ae delegate. from the National
Agricultural Labourers' Union. From the various districts
the people marched in procession, beaded by ban& An
unusual degree of Interest in the proceedings seemed to be
created b the announcement that Dr. Kenealy. M.P.,
would be one of the speakers of the day. The chair was
taken by Mr. George Mitchell (One from the Plough), who
opened the proceeding, by reading several letters of
apology, including one from Cardinal Manning, one from
the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon, another from Mr. Samuel Morley,
M.P., one from Mr. Itylands. M.P., and one from Mr.
Sullivan, M.P., all wishing the meeting success, and the
latter—Mr. Sullivan—in the course of his letter writing
as follows :—"My beet and heartiest sympathies attend
all wise and earnest effort, to better the condition of the
dames you mention. You may not quite agree with me,
but I hold that the destruction of the peasantry or cottier
close, and the reduction of them to the condition of mere
labourers, inihout rights in the moil, was • &oestrous
blunder, if not, indeed. • gigantic wrong." Several other
members of Parliament also wrote, expressing sympathy,
Dr. lirmealy, M.P., who wan received with cheers,
advocated the re-imposition of the Ledges, the
abolition of which had imposed on the people fifty
millions of annual tasation, to pay for the wars which
were got up for employment of the aristocratic classes,
for the people. he contended, had no part in thew He
would also advocate a law which would prevent the
possession of more than 5,000 acres of land by any one
person in the community. He moved the following
resolution "That miming the great increase in Use
notellation of this country, and the danger of forcing too
Urge proportion of the rural inhabitants into the towns,
your petitioners therefore pray that • bill may be framed,
giving all cultivable land into the charge of a special
repreeentallve body, cempenasting 01•110r5 eireoeding to
raheable value, and that such changes may be made in the
Land Laws as shall tend to incase's the cultivation of the
soil by segmenting the number of small proprietors,
limiting the area of woods and perks, conflerrarron• to
paddocks, so that England may become a n load,
where the game laws would become an &ben rty and fox-
hunting imposeible, that the people who have been driven
of the land may reture to the cultivation of the soil, and
that there may be abundant employment and cheap food
for the people : that the constitution of the countr7 may
be strengthened and her prosperity increased. The
ruaolunor, having been seconded by Mr. Handel Caesium,
was adontei.—Mr. Thomas Halliday as • delegate from
the National Reform Union, moved the second resolution,
condemning the general policy of the Government, which,
having been "scowled by Mr. 0. M. Bell, delegate of the
National Agricultural Labourer,' Union, was also passed,
together with a petition to Parliament in favour of the
county fninchise, the payment of eleetiom expenses from
the rates, and the shortening 01 Parliament.

FOOD ADULTIRATIO/I.—Dr. Tripe, public analyst
of tbe Hackney district. reports, "that all the samples
La examined, except one, were sold aa mixtures of
cocoa, arroonatt, and sugar, the exception being
Cadbury's Cocoa Itsesnos, which was ganMns. The
anttity of starch in the other samplea varied between
4 00 per alit— so that allowing for sugar, there
was not in wane .pf them more than le per mak of
0000111. AS Wade like.this IVY comparatively rasa'
leas in a food."
Parrracnov.—The Chou= iron manufacturers have
bid no nine in Onnyinmoc liana= consumers of the
bloattstga of Protection. Bnng relieved from foreign
competition, they have generality raised the prices of hoe
SD per oast.

R 0115401 Wall. —Bert 'rebid Water known. I prefer
it to the other Mineral Waters Before tile public. (Pro-
tium wa,k),.. Rime} Bald everywhere. Retell 6a
pas dozen Pint.;Bl.per dossn Quarts. Originalpeek•WO..
eirateinint 50 Quart Glass Bottles,Vs. l 0) Pint ditto..
46a —The Rosbaoh.Coespani. limited. T 5. Ingsbury-alieus.
Laudon. E
Affl ipsy,ich, on Friday. Mr. P. W. Wilson, proprietor
a the 8., 4011.00 stailff fleet, was presented with •
cheque for £5OO, hefts, the meta incurred In Volludin4
-libel wising Olit of the Mumble* Swig'
Cada .crhi.. moult WlME.lohented by the presentation
of • very handsome sad two bronze Agana
The preeentation was BTUs, 1t.,. J. T. A. Hervey%
rector of Bisotley, wiz Itirwitk. NOR of the Bfshop of Bah
and Wells.

Twx waten of the Mine, which thembised to sob.
merge the whole district from Mantua to the Adristic,
have subsided, end that the beaks, whirls in severnl nem
were crumbling away, have bees strengthened. Oa the
Ps the in...tees damage has been &me at Molars, line"
miles below Mantua. .11.1srp arm Is droded and relief is
conveyed to the iihablitats by 'crepe of lighters moused
by eddies& No lives have been WA, and it is believed all
danger is over. TIN, ammo to propony }a am pester.
however, owing to=r4 Itioot of tho Yew. this
vas awed by the II BM
Thise=c4 Nerd UN fahlialibisg, but leas
dot II aboa 11001ROBSIBIA wills
riciered WOINSItY.

Mrs's Lothly (Ootibeod and 800, London and Paris)
say.:—" For dine, and theatre no newer or prettier
Style has been introduced than the white helm, draped so
the chest, Saw worn with open dresses as very long, and
one of the two pointa is arranged as • half Jabot reacling
to the waist and turning • little towards the aid.,
Dessiption of the zieedliework designs-I,t, the Oarolne
dressing Jacket—this model is made of cambric and
ornamented with pleatitip and bouiliontas of the same
and embroidered insertions and edgings. ena501.1,,,,7
table-cloth, bathing shoe, lace parasol, sole of bathind
shoe, narrow lace trimming, knitted edging, and • varietg
of oselol fancy work. Description of the diagrainabeet
aide 1, drat model tunic and pealern second model—the
Marguerite flan ; third—the Ls Varner* confection;
fourth—morning coiffure of Indian muslin. Damiptios
of °Awned plate dregs of pen silk with
plastron of darks. shad.; second —costumes of Pompadour
and Pain; ths bodice opens over • deep waistcoat of
corder with satin, the ravers being ales of Pekin. the shirt
hat • foulard tunic draped with bows third—three
°datum*, of black grenadine striped satin, the pullers are
caught in here and there by handsome stress ornaments.
Ca neck is opened and edged with Breton lace, short
sleeves and ranee are of the same. Deorription of the
rut-out pattern—this pattern consists of See pieces,
waistcoat, front of the bodice, sidelines beck. and
Marquise sleeve. These pattern. given so kindly enable us
to follow the prompt style of dress.

rpug LI-NIVRRSAL TUBULAR WATCH AND AIR BISD,
I Superior to lb. Bede of one Compartment, Cheaper and
more Durable, more Portable and lees Cumbersome, Emily and
teedily repaired. Highly approved by the Medical Profession.
Prise bled.) awarded at !Sanitary Conant.. of Great Britain,
1878. Pocock Bros., Patentees and bole Manulaetwere, 1316,
Southwark Bridge-rued, LB.