The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-11-21 00:00:00

MR. SOCTT AND THE "NEW SOCIAL
MOVIIMSNT."

Mr. Scott Russell has addressed • letter to the members
of the two Counidls of Working Men and of Legislators,
giving
the history of the "new social movement." Mr.
Scott Russell declares that "one of the chief causes of
the movement was an utter disbelief in the Wildonly
patriotism, or statesmanship of mere Party Polities."
"Our great Social Movement was, therefore, the reverse
of • political mesmavre." Mr. Scott Ru.sell traces
beak its genealogy to Prince Albert, and ventures to
assert that had he lived till now he would have been Be
leader A far more legitimate origin is suggested for it
in Kr. Russell's own conviction • conviction which
had grown through twenty years' experienee, and
ripened in the forcing heat of the French war —"that the
ecedal relations between the different elegies of
society in Ragland are too Intolerable to last long;
and that they must either be speedily and timely
eared, or they will suddenly ouro themselves." This
conviction induced Mr. Basset to give the evils which
depress the condition of working mends months' study.
Re found them to be—the want of clean decent houses
out in the sunshine ; of an organised supply of food •
of leisure for family duties and pleasures; of local
government; of systematic teaching; of public p irks
and institutions • and of the organic Awn of
the public aerviOe for the public good. Mr.
Scott Russell believed that they required •
revolution—" Revolution by form or revolution by
good will;" and, he adds, "we chose the last." The
anonymous peer to whom he 144 addressed himself
and whose letter he publishes, distinctly proposes thit
it shall "take pleas by means of a large ant friendly
organisation of the educated, wise' and refined men who
form the English eristooricy with the able, skilled, un-
educated, but well-meaning working men who form the
bone and sinew of the English nation." In pursuit of
this social alliance between the upper and lower sec-
tions of English society, Kr. Russell appears to have
addressed a good many peers, to have had favourable
consideration from nearly all, and active co-operation
from • few. The myrterions"Council of Legislation'
was actually formed, though the ex-Cabinet Minister
who formed it did not keep its members tally informed
' of what was expected from them, as of the three Whio
who were to be on it only OW had formally accepted
the duty. But, awarding to Mr. Scott Russell's
ins-
presslon, the seven resolution', based on the seven wants
he had formulated, were actually in the hinds of the
l peers as early as February, and he appears to have
believed that the Peen Conseil of Legislation had
I accepted them. It is at this point the misunderstanding
took place. The peers had not agreed to anything, Mr.
Scott Russell and the Workmen's Council thought they

bad agreed to the seven resolutions. Toe poi nis as sei
forth in Mr. Soon Russell's letter are only wines; the
resolutions se ..at out by the working men are pro.
pools for meeting those wants. lii. at this point that
the movement as stopped. No agreement has ever
been come to as to litive proposals; and when Mr.
Soon Knoell left lingland, all he had arrived at was
that "be hoped soon after his return to communicate
to the of Legislaton the suggestions of the work•
hig men as to the ways and means by which the seven
vest legislative messurse slioald be carried Into effect."

It is reported that Mr. Water, U. P., will shortly be
raised to the pearep, ender the title of Baron Woking.
ham.
BALK or Bram Hozane..—Ten of Sir Joseph
Bewley's blood stook were on Monday brought to the
hammer at Tatterrsega, sad realised • tot vl of 7,270
guineas. The highest pries was realized by Pero Gomez,
the mooed for the Derby and winnow of the Bt. Leger
le 1869, who was lauteked down to Mr. K.
B. Christopher for 3,000 guineas; the purchaser, it
was supposed„ haring a oemzeimion from • Continental
agent. Count Benard,the owner of Adonis, gave 220
=for Fitz Boland, winner of the Two Thousand
in UK laving previously bank% Marlisibe the brood
Este ke 300issiessa.