The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-02-07 00:00:00

A CHURCH SCANDAL

Semis direct from tAs Gramm As tea slum of
promoting disappL i shout.

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for this month contains the followin
tate meet from a clergyman of the Established
Chu•cli, who thinks that it is the duty of men in his
poeitaim to make known facts illustrative of the in-
inflicted by the Establishment system, which,
to rmy , liuhrire Is of them can do ":
.. the livings which the Bishop of Salisbury
ha' it his aisposal, is that of WhitchureliXationieoram,
1.111 the Chapelries of Idarshwood, Cbideoek, and
htentou St. Osbriel's attached, in the aoanty of Dorset;
the gro-a annual value of the living being about £1,200.
Tim vicar Is supposed to be resident at Whitehnrott,
nod to keep two curates, one for Marshwood and a
...all chapel at Fish Pond, and one for Chideook and
S!:,:iton Ht. Gabriel'..
" 'rho hist presentation made to flit living was by Dr.
Ir.mi.on, then Bishop of Salisbury, who, about 1850,
presented this, one of the Bishop's best prima, to
• per,onal friend. The distriet contained an
tend population, very scattered, amounting to about
:000.
".tt the time of the presentation, it was in the power
of the Mabee to create two, or more, separate Mown.
bonnie,. The tithes of Chideock —where there are
~bout 1,0011 inhabitants, with a residence for the olerET•
man amount to about 1:300 per annum, The lathes
call, eted from the chapelry of Ranh...God—whore there
are about SUU inhabitants, with a residence—alio &menet
to about tatlO: thus leaving ahe amount of tithe atWhit-
church-Canonicorum —where there is • large and
aub,uintial vicarage—at about 1:6U0. Bat the Bishop
•• I this prize to one clergyman who was to reside at
Whitchurch, and to provide auntes for the ehapelries.
at ul low a coat to himaelf as he could get them • the
indueement of • title to orders facilitating atoll an
übjrit.
' la 1866 there was no readout incumbent in the
large Parish of Whitchurch Canonieorrim. Is 1867
Use eel v lees of that pariah, and of the edvapelries,with
riccessaiy weekly duties, were performed by these
curates. In Marsh, 1868, the living, it. ohapelries,
was .equestrated. It than became apparent that the
incumbeed had availed himself of the power to borrow large
EVA. of money on the security of the tithes, and that the
equestratiers could sweep off the whole proceeds of the tiring,
together • ith the llleolnt arising from the chapetries—len the
nominal atmett.i, luta t" curates. This thetas, of the Church
(if it may le called la.) allowed them to de, without leaving
one shilling for the repairs of four churches., and the main- I
aim.. of the Minds, and Day Schools in the respective
pari -ben.
"Doe of the curates resident in the 1.60111110 of Ilandiwood ;
Ins +Upend being only itiO per annum, which the Bishop
„(aighotigla the Hang 1.1411 sequestratol) lead DO power to
incr.:ow. The ,seesi, I.lllt, WiD, that the curate, who had been
in charge ,1 the ehamdry for above two years, and with whom
aU its.. pa:dliuncrs were entailed, Sating all the incidental
expea.mi of the leash throean upren hint, waa compelled, in
June lad, to rode') gene. that time the church as items.
wood han been without any regular minister; one sermon on
Sunday being palmated in the church, through the comp.&
gr,,g of neighbouring clergymen. Uneler the present arrange-
ment, Olt neat evade •:11 reside at a dbdance ; leaving
the 1a11.40 either UDoODOIAO.I, of to be let to a layman.
" regard. Whitehurch, with Stanton fit. Gabriel's, the
curate there had two fell services every Sunday, and three
foil .ervicen every altei nate Sunday, lath mote distance to
walk to Stanton St, Gabriel's. His strength WAS not equal to
theme aborious Jute., and, his health gradually falling, he
died het autumn.

-1711can;r1;lk lie incumbent is icin.rmiident • his place of
&Pale not Irving known in the neighbourhood. tsestions such
IM {IMMO are salted by hundreds throughout thin district, by
Churchmen and by poople of other dimommotidea—What
geji,kozy doing Where la hi. power? Mot not.
pioter to enforce an incuminut to reside on ha. bowlike,
An.l, ai dan mot omiply iiith the injaitiction. raanol the
14-aa,.a. tato:tim li•ihic from him? To all such inquiries there
ii setnfactiery answer. The evil goof on, and Jud=r.:
U.,.uitis of money but rowed on the living. It may be
th,t it will take tee veers, or more, to clear of all claims.-
Nun. we know something about Whitaker&
Cetonieorom and can correct some of the Liberator's
"tuts." stating the grou anneal rat& is mialeadiag,
an Vie actual income is £5OO or MOO • you less than
that sum': The:Bishop of Salisbury did not make the
Lot presentation, bat the Bishop of Beth tied Wells
(Law) by his son Chancellor Law, ileitis the living to
one of am &schen of " Tracts few the Tin& No
doubt the condition of the perish at present is very mad,
Lot the " gloom and deulation,dieweit and indignation"
which, it is mid, prevail in the district, are but
creations of the Liberator's imaginatiom Affel• it is
eomplained that not a shilling of the tithes oolleisted
cm be expended on the repairs of the fur eberehos,
or the maintenance of the Rebook ; yet nobody keews
better than the editor of the Liberator &et the Wald.
logs °snugly be kept up by a voientary rats, sod
that schools, if not supported by the fiteishiemers
mast be kept going by • 5•41001 Board and elosal ram
really the Liberator alum that imish
medal as this sae only be eared "by the nailed Warts
el lagleahmon, whose hearts are set epsa the
Um of Chun& from the tilistm" But timely thiaarafre
extraordioary denotation ; foe sow there are oessalonal
. .
If that were breught shoat there wonkl
41, for the diseriat Is too poor aad the
mut/ te staletatai that '•fros ekereh la
Utah is the ideal of the liberatkisists.
Ii nob the eau • what is wonted list
the Dieser Arai exorable his an
toe the selaistretheas et the eittrii
the tithes eonosted. Thus wealit a
, sad the plea for
hs washowsd• Titeme=aelli.freieW.
ashes. but the pureed eseseistee
*Ms is that they mo tee eftaa

serviette, but -if
be none at all
rrrt too
No • ee,-
the I
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or USRFUL VEGITABLEI IN AN
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Ptak tha brit sorts for 'm-
osaic°, 6 quarts.
=tt ditto, ditto.
Barna. Runners and
Dwarfs, 1t pinta,
Bon, tha loot 1 packet.
Boncole, or Yak, 1 packets.
Brum& Sprouts, 1 ditto.
Broccoli, the hest sorts,'4 ditto
Cabbage, best torts, 6 ditto.
Savoy, finest curled, 2 ditto.
Carrots, brat •OliC 3 ounces.
Cauliflower. 1 packet.
Celery, white :nal red, 2 ditto,
Com Trunc.huds, 1 ditto.
16ndis-e, hut aort, 1 ditto.
Cron , plain, curled, Bc., 4
ditto.

Coiffure.
cucumber. bast sorts,
packets.
Leek, large sort, 1 ditto.
Lettuce, Sutton's Superb Co.
and other.. S packets.
Mustard, 4 ounces.
Melon, choicest, I packet.
oflon,linprored Reading and
other., 3 ollneeS.
Parsley, aplendid curled. I do.
Paranip. Student, 1 ditto.
Radial', !West sorts. 6 ditto.
Spinach, 4 ditto.
Turnip. Ana aorta, 3 ditto.
Vegetable Marrow, 1 packet
Sweet anal Pot Herta% ditto.
Tomato, 1 ditto

Any articles eat required will be exeludei, and others
included *Guardia' to the wish of the purohaser.

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Farm Seeds. and Flower Seeds. gratis and post free
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814SIMIEN TO THE QUEEN, REA.DING.
N. a—Messrs. 81:121011 have numerous customers with-
in tha eireulation of this Paper to whom they eau
with oessAdessee refer as to the saperior quality of
their seeda.

oilt.hheistac"unruht.Dnatioei7mtbhlagre o.BounfUttli4:lostalitisol..4.ll:r.isst
witaksipt..frienct
Tuarsday night, and was • brilliant oases A month
ago it was Laicise sd there would ho a falling-off In the
attendanse, but this was by no means the case, as
upwards of 300 ladire'uod gentlemen wore present, and
the mules hall was thronged. The municipal Is iild•
jugs had bon quite transformed for the oussion by the
art of Mr. J. 11" ilsonah, upholsterer, he. of Cornbill,
aDboicrcheTsteher,
eanntiraantono.f.ormferrombalal •ispbp.e.airre,edircoio:et. sauniat-
the rooms oa either side of the approach to the b
ll
room were formed into convenient anteroom'. The
decorations of the ball-room, and the brilliant lighting
feature,
of
sore.o heightenedfh e
Th e building,
front
effectatn .1, 1 i iolitihpetahro
ceteds:t sowrrmr &i:eitoh
ed
with
eite.sfinouvesers wa entwinedplaaed waititarogus iseLerrz.cr.,Ownria,
niadkindasniands Dwthhes th appeared the titles of the fo,,r 1217,T:tau:
on
epon "oeb:iillanydociafroththeaetehe°ilkhaosiulro.rfneadbleeousartredrapewlt.aa'ydeslaieghhiiholfy.
walls ere
draped with pink and white In broad bands, white
mull° aad Algerian rep tsunami silvered the °entre
door, and large has:dams mirrors were suitably island
on either side. There were two or three fancy site
tables. and chairs end couches were provided in draw•
tog-room style. Along the sides of the ball from oorbel
to Derail was extended • string *ours of ivy leaves
and festoon of Bowers and evergreens, while in the spas
between the line of ivy and the pyridine garland was
placed a cinder of fir ornamented with bright flowers.
'The reassess on "Kivr side of the hall were outlined
with ivy, draped with pink and white, and bung with
muslin curtains ; San or conches being provided in
thece nooks, they were both useful and The
blank wall of the Council Chamber was nearly Gnawed
by • French hunting seen.' this was surmounted by a
trophy composed of foxes' heads, hunting whips, horns,
he., while a festoon depended from the crown of the
arch and was loop d up at the capitols of the piers..
The doors of the hall had received a good deal of atten-
tion to reader It smooth and glib for the damn. The
GulldhsU was seed as the sapper-roma, and the arrange-
ments were similar lathes of (comer years. Mrs. Howe
of Cornbill,eaksred for the brilliantearty,and this depart-
ment is said to have been managed excellently. The
staircase were misled and decorated, and • portico of
the old Corn Exakinge was used as a tea room. The
following is a list of the distinguished company
present :
LAD'S/J.—Lady Miami, the Hoe. Katherine Beat,
Mdlle. DesGestey, the Hon. Mrs. Portman, the Hon.
TA*. V..1.4*. oh.
11.Vams Proems, Miss Williams Freeman,
KIN Gooddem, Mks Macgregor, Mrs Charles
Lethbridge, Mrs Clay Her Eleymer, Miss Parke, Mrs
Vera Fame-Benet, Mrs Colonel Hares, Miss 'Thornton,
Miss Emmet, Mrs Bromley, Mrs Kyrie Chapman, Kim
Edges:iambs, lOss de. Vians, Mrs H. Portman, Mks
Edith Portman, Miss Fader, Miss Weld, Miss Agnes
Weld, Miss Coastamme Wad, Kim Lacy Bragp, Miss
Locks Bragg", Mrs 0. Masa, Kim IL Miebel, Kies O.
Michel, Mias Fiera W. Freeman, Mies Farquharson,
Mies Tumor• Has Mrs H. Turner, Miss Paget, Mrs
Viscose Bepeeld. Mrs Lee Walser, Miss Lee Warner,
Kiss Edith Okedes, Miss Mary Okeden, Mrs. J. G.
Templer, Mrs Major Asia., Mrs Pyles, Kiss Fyler,
Miss Ras Astall, Mrs Cisolm Batten, Miss Batton,
Kim Alice Baths Kiss Beth Chisels. Batten, Mies
Eleanor Sea& the Hos Harriett Scott, Mrs Diglsy,
Kase Miehel, Miss Edith Parks, Miss G. Shirley, Mrs
Charles T. Paris Mier E. Phipps, Mrs Laschooby
Phipps, Mrs Mar& Mies Karel mad, Mrs. Bishop,
Kril'homas ?tooks, Mies Leaky's., Mrs Luttrell, Miss
Jell* Williams. Kim IL Williams, Mrs Blackstone
Williams Mks Neville, Mrs James Fellows, Yea
Fellows, Klas & Mega. Lady Glya, Miss Sparks, Miss
Flores" WysAllse., Mies Grows Mrs Await Brown,
Mir Mobs, Mrs W. rads Miss Alice Farquharson, Mr
Whalley, Mks Cometanee Whalley, Mrs R. P. Father-
stashes/1, Mrs Garr Glyn, Mimi Aerate& Paterson,
Kiss Georgina Pateres, 11 Bullock, Mai Gold, Miss
Fykr, Miss Shkiey, Mile Lannert, Mrs Colonel Cooper.
Mrs F. Asks Mn Fos, rime Warrington, Mrs
Beauchamp, Kim A. Auks, Mrs Wickham,
Mire Bower, Mn Yeatman, Kiss Yeatman, Miss
Oox, Kim Bowie Lioyd, Mr. Lionel My's, Miss
J. Lloyd, Miss F. Tarns, Mrs Willmott, Mrs Carrel,
Miss Cared, Mrs Balqay, KM & liallock, Miss Sash,
• King, Miss Beaky, Miss G. Warrington. Miss
Beaky, Mrs Ashford-Coward, Kies F. Ashford-Coward,
Mims Isitee Houk, Miss B. Austen, Mrs &Lueders,
Mks Foster, Mies Saunders, Miss Anderson. Mrs Leer,
KW Len, Miss A. Barton, Mies Middleton, Miss H.
Bares, Mies Wkshain, Miss Campbell, Miss Laura
McCann, Miss Dlnkson, Miss Florence Dickson. Mrs
Mims Dandy, Mims A. Wyndham, Mies L
Church Kiss Radolyffe. Mrs B. W. Parke, Mrs F.
Radallffe Miss Henrietta K. Banks, Mks Morrice,
Mrs Jots; Mills, Miss Bile. H. Parke, Miss Florence
Wills-Sandford, Mrs S. Willaaandford, Miss Way,
Hoe. Thanes Digby. Mies 8.0. Shirley, Mims Shirky,
Miss Mary Mirky, Miss S. T. Phippe, Mrs C. P.
Phipps, Kra. Parry °lnds, Miss Oke, Mks KB.
Shirley. Mrs Torkingtem, Kies Torkington, Mrs Leopold
Paget, Mies Barbee, Mrs R. Wingfield Digby, ha.
OWITLIMOI.—Lord Disbr, Mr Joha Michel. the Hon.
Brined Dien, Captain Hon. E. Dishy, Major Sykes,
Captain Augustin Foster (Warmest!), Mr Neville-
Grenville, M.P., the Hon. Homy Seat, Mr. R. J.
Weld, General C. Michel, Sir Bruce Won, Major
Portman, Mr Vete Pane Smote, Lord Angleas, Mr
It. Wingfield Dishy, Colonel Glyn, CR., Lieut. K
Shirely, &N., Kr Herbert Cary Batten, Mr. Gerald
Fitzgerald, Mr H. Wyndham, 21st Fusiliers, Captain
Pieter, Colonel Newton, Royal Horse Artillay, llfr E.
Barney, 3rd Dragoon Guards, Kt Harding. Mr John
MWa, Mr Morris, Mr W. H. Staid, Mr G. Barton,
Mr Lewallis Shively. Kr Arthur Shindy, R.N.„
Mr A. Barton, Mr R. C. Barton. Mr. J. Sparks, Mr
tl.."°n Philin W.... M.P.. 171...1.• U. U.
Barney, Mr Wilfred Booby, Colonel Attyes, Colonel
Cooper, Mr & F. Auten, Captain Hunt, Mr.
Hamilton Montgomery, Mr James Farquharson,
Mr Daniel Stephens, Mr. Hugh Spike, Mr
Jocelyn Rooks, Mr George Gordon, Captain
Armpit Brown (Chief Constable of Dorset), Captain
Whalley, Mr James Fellows, Mr Charles Fitzgerald,
Mr Frederick Wars Captain Luttrell, 11. N., Mr 0.
W. Mail, Mr Enna, Mr Claude Paget, It. N., Captain
Kelsey, Mr. Michel, Captain Medlyeott, A N., Lieut.
▪ Wihtfield, Kr Hairy Maedonoell, R.N. (R.N.&
HMrergil:redeims).rielit Ei(eganWorl.nd:mileaneß.:ch:ClmiTharobtioa.MaiMewatf!hmi);
Regiment), Mr 6PCieNto". EvlnFßish"kri A. WWI, Mr J. L. MeMardo,
Mr A. W. B. Kirwan, Mx Virulent Reynolds, Rai.,
Kr Falink, Mr Tumor Mr Henry Fano, Mr Iran
Hippialey, Captain Everett, Kr W. Groves, Captain
Briggs, the B.s E. Pickard-Cambridge, Mr A. Kyrie
Chapman. Lieut. Brumley, /1.-FLA•, Colonel Hares,
General Parke, the Hs Henry Seat, Mr G. R.
DowdesuU, Mr Rowland Mr Baden Powell,
Mr Marie. Lethbridge, o:p9leseilituefrindham, Mr Too-
good, R.H.A., Mr Caldwell, Captain sired, 12th
Lyon" Clapian Masks, Royal Dragoons, List.
ILN., Idlest. Oman, R.M.A., Mr. Chandler
Coentyllomder, 7111 Royal Fusiliers,
Ma•
jor Bogie, Lied. Bete and Lieut. Browne, H.M.S.
Aeneourt, Mr H. B. Middleton, Captain Hey worth,
Mr &disk. Captain Bahasa, 7th Finals's, Mr
William Lehr, Mr Chaska 8. Nicholson (Northumber.
land), Mr George H. Miller, Mr B. E. Saunders, the
Hon W. H. B. Portman, Kt, Mr C. Haulm; M.P.
Mr G. 0. (ihruehill, Mr H. R. Worthington, 10th
&Demme, Captain Cole, Yr Mamie, Lieut. Pringle),
Captain Carter (B MS. Masash), Captain Gladstone
(Royal Marine Artillery), Mr Parke, Lieut. IL W.
Dowding (KALB. Warrior), Dr Carey, Commander R.
Duokworth King. Colonel Pepe. Air Fyler, Mr
Radelyffe, Kr Cornish Henley, Mr E. 13. (Warm Mr
B. Marker, Mr K. W. Williams, Captain Wald,
Lime. Shirley, aviede Sehreber, B. A.. Captain
Trahsll, Kr W. Okras, List. Younghasband, Lieut.
Breast, 8.11,A., Kr A. JIM (H.M.B. Warrior), Kr
E. Kansa, Mr P. Weeks he.
Kr. F. Tergoit's quadrille band, from Southampton
was engaged. The programme wee an under :

Voila —irsorattaii Moe.
guathille —The °ovarian.
Valet—Pi looses Louise.
Laaairs—llie Favorite.
Valio—Christlas.
Gialop—Frase
Coen—Lord of Lorna.
Vibe—Corporal T%aae.
ctuadrille—Tae
Valea—Caelno Maas
Galop—Cuplif• Arrows.
Laasen—iroperiaL

Valse—Fataaaa.
Oalop—The Fury.
Lancors--St. Patna'..
Vass—Visioaaa.
/=daltraery.
a—Selected.
slas—Delavrars Caws.
Lasears—Ths Latest.
Vass—Labyriath.
lop—Daybroak.
VaWe—La Adieux.
Cia

m.TI

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1871.

Linto bet end mattes, or sold ; and, in a season ilk
orrain
uof.neoiliiro.plparQqpnri.alittyd,
fanordhoarseporktoi:op,ol
atyhobehawyr.annetle
this, all are well aide to portance judge of the
saving • little hay or corn. By using steam power
there was a saving of the time oocupied by horses
travelling t and from fields at • distance from t
homestead. By its use they could rid the land of couch
im of
and other woods in the autumn, aol the land was left
in an excellent state for the absorption of ammonia from .
the rain-fall. All would acknowledge that matrons
cultivetion was • great check to the growth of weeds.
As soon as the corn crop was cleared off,
the a tabbies
should be stirred. Much of this could seldom be done
without steam, as horses were required for hharvesting.With steam as an auxiliary, hones could be used in the
lighter work of shaking out the soil from the couch and
stubb'e roots, at a time when there was usually sun
enough to kill any weeds; and even if there were
nothing to clean out °tithe stubble, the land was greatly
Unseated by exposure, for, moving the soil caused many
seeds of weeds t 3 germinate, and the egp end lame of
insects; buried in the soil were exposed to the attacks
of birds and the action of the sun whereby they were
prematurely batched or brought forward, so that they
died during the *biter, With steam they were ebbe
to do the right thing at the right time. After feeding
off rye or veteliss a turnip crop usually follows, and
with ate 'mu, • large breadth of land might be
got reedy in one day in a fresh mould.
and
grown,r
hi
one
neis
seine
nkru
mowt r‘hodreli ni afs season
u.p pgivelayttwhhiwe
u.cips
plant
hras
~eupndroo
tuoshibel,epocrop,ripened.cu h
w sas.
me
a day or tw, saved was of great consequence, as it
was highly desirable to keep all the moisture ponsible
in the ground. Steam made the farmer less depen-
dent spoil the season. Strong land should be well
drum:el, not hare tiles simply buried, or cultivation
was elm met wasted upon it. On strong land the
common practice WA for the he:ea' to wads ..ingly or
one on the land aud two in the farrow : from the
frequent trampling, the sole of the furrow became
hardened to a degree that would appear Impossible to
any one not acquainted with the fact, and although the
seed might be put in on • fine day when the surface
was in good, order, whoa the hoavy reins caws, the
water stayed too long near the root, of the wheat in
the early stages of Its growth, and frequently caused a
large number of plants to die, looming a thin crop. In
each time of ploughing an sore the horses make
350,000 footmarks •' but steam implements do not
trample the land, and their weight is less in proportion
to the ground covered than thst of a man and a pair of
horses to each furrow. To avoid leaving apa °nig-
y.to to. o 0000 crop *taut it. 000.,
land except to sow the seed. If cultivated when dry
and hard in the summer, the soil will break up in large
rough pieces (as possibly some hail seen at Mr. Laver's,
at Chickerell) andthe upend wind dry it up ttli vegeta-
tion almost ceases, really having the same effect as a
proper summer billow, and making an excellent pre-
paration for wheat. No treading having taken plasm
the pan is absent, so the water can get down to the
drains il too great a quantity falls. and the clods will
fall in precisely the male manner as lime, Which. if
sleeked, and left alone, will become • powder, but if
beaten with a shovel is turned into mariner and sets ,
hard when dry. • similar effect may be teen on clay.
By sultivation when dry they have toe weather to
reduce the clods instead of employing homes to roll
and harrow. An implement driven by steam at the
usual pus (about five mike and an hour) snacks and
shakes the land blow where the tinea penetrate,
making • free passage for water to the drains, while as
no pan is left water will rime to the roots of the plants,
or the roots find their way to the moisture. For grow-
ing turnips on strong soils steam was • valuable
aid and made it pay. Cultivate the land at the
latter end of the year, westing in manure (if an,
is to be put on) with the digging breasts instead of
mould boards on the plough. By this operation the
land was left la large loose pieces mumbling the ,
state In which it would appear after spade hathaudry. j
This was the best means of allowing the water to
penetrate widths frost to reams thelarge pieces. So
let the land remain till the spring, and then drag
down without allowing the horses to go on, as. though
the land may be dry on the top, it would recoil° wet
below. When it had again became workably dry,
drill the turnips. He would give his own experience
of the benefits derived by each crop from steam out- ,
tivation. Turnips were leas liable to the disease called !
" finger and toe" or "grapes." which he attributed to
the mixing of the lower soil by degrees. and having
• good deep mould to work in. Barley improves in
quality and quantity. Wheat increases ill yield and
quality, and, in many places, in straw. Eel clover
derive, great benefit—comes with • stronger plant and
dose not go off by losing root, which war • gre it consi-
deration independent of a heavier oorp, as one of our
leading chemists &eye the roots of • good crop of
clover on an &ore are worth as much in msnurlel
value as eight hnodred weight of Peruvian
guano. Right or ten years ago he doubted whether
stream would do much good on light land, but now he
could find numerous instances where great benefit had
arisen by orealtieg up the land to a greater depth than
before—in many instances penetrating • bed of her tenet'
sand and gravel (very similar to the pan in the clays),
which clues the land to burn, and in many eases told-
lag up the water. Sand soils, as e rule, burned most
where they were least moved and most trodden.
here the land had been cultivated deeply, the moisture
seemed to descend and to rise again as the top because
dry; so that he contended loosening the soil caused the
land to burn less. Light lands, as • rule, qmickly got
, foul it not attended to, but were more easily than clay
brought back to • good state. By steam they could
be worked immediately one crop was gone, made ready
for the next, and the moisture retained, white the soil
was stirred below. On all lands by steam cultivation
the temperature was ins-used and more evenly 111100.
...I and roolo of wore thrown op
higher than by horse labour, and none of the weeds
torn up were re-planted as was the case with the
horses' feet when turning at tho ends or when worked
abreast by the horses taking • wider piece to walk in
than the width of the drag. To have the full
benefit of steam cultivation, the fields should be
as nearly rectangular as possible, from 20 acres upwards
in area, and as fiat Ili may be. for though it is passible
to cultivate • hilly field by steam, no man can do it
so eoenomioally se •GS one. An example of what can
be done in hilly field, may be seen at Altou P•ooras,
where steam is made available for all purposes, and for
the cultivation of the land under groat natural diesel-
vantages in the shape and level. of the fields. There
the cultivator is first used, and then the usual ordinary
impleineots of the farm—rollers, drags, &o.—are at-
tached teen ingenious (rain pwork, anl worked by the
same tackle as the oultivater. A great deal of credit
was due to Kr. Bernell for what hi did there. In cal-
culating the value of steam cultivation, regard should
be had to the advaatap of having the operations per-
formed quiekly, and that when done, if the farmer has
his own &peerages, there is no necessity to keep the
motive power at the same or nearly the same most as
when at work; while, if he hires, alter having paid
for the work required, de his not the trouble and
anxiety of providing for the horses and the men to
take nate of them and the impleineats they work, and
which horsed could not by any possibility perform some
,of the operation, befommentioned. Another iudireot
! benefit was that when steam was used on a farm there
1r4.11 generally • quicker and more business-like mode
of conducting the work.
Mr. J. C. FOOKII said he had no doubt steam would
henceforward be more and more used, Ho had em-
ployed it for the last sit or seven years with the most
satisfactory results, mere particularly on strong land.
After feeding off a piece of seeded, he used the steam
cultivator and followed with the drags and roller,
using very little horse Lebow. barley was sows, it
vegetated well, and he obtained two quarters more per
sore than he should hue done otherwise, if indeed
without steam be amid have asel it all, and mast not
have left it over for an salami' crop. He used Howard's
roundabout system. There was a great deal of time
wasted In consegaenoe of small fields of 15 or 20 acre,'
and if the landlords weuld allow their tenants to grub
up sash hedges it would be a great stimulus to steam
cultivation. Ile corroborated Kr; E idioms as to the
benefit to the turnip crop of stem cultivation ; for this
year the greater portion of his turnips were grown
rafter steam culture, and he had sa.?crop bettor than his
neighbours. Last year in parts of his fields which were
not straight, and difloult to cultivate by steam.
he *imbed with horses in the usual way; but
over the area cultivated by steam he bad two
auks of wheat per we more than on the
other pats. Bat he did not think light duel
land could be cultivated so theeply by steam as by
horses and oxen. Where homes or oxen orold plough
an mere or an we and a half • day he thought it best
to use them; hat where it required three or four
horses to plush half an sere • day, while steam
would cultivate ten or twelve, be considered steam the
proper pewee to use: With steam cultivation they
wanted more edentate men, and the labourers wore
bettor off : the men he bad liked the work, and did
mush more than formerly.
Mr. Ilawirlen said he hid occasionally hired steam
tackle when be had been behind hand with his work,
but he did not think he had crown any more corn
through lie use. From one 20-acre piece of land.
which used to be like • garden, after the steam culti-
vator they had picked 140 loads of flints On light
land he doubted whether steam cultivation was bees-
ficial, although it was an *Advantage to be able to hire
in • diffieult season when the work was backward.
Mr. HANOI said many years ago he occupied • farm
with a sandy soil, and WM much troubled with "club.
root." A Mead of hte thought he did mot plough deep
enough: at that time the land was in riourie of being ,
ploughed, and he direatedpart should be ploughed two or
three inches deeper than itsaaL After that there were ten
times as many of the sucueding crop club-rooted over
the general area than where the land was ploughed
deeper. He believed deeper ploughing was the best
preventive of lab-root. lie also mentioned the superior
crop of turnips grown last winter by Mr. Randall, of
Winfrith in the pert of • field steam cultivated over
uthveat,edwhbicyhstewatam.PreLteddeeoy by horse labour. There were
more than twice as many roots grown on the land cal-
stirred—and it was rather
light land—than on the otter portion, so that he must
bear his testimony in favour of steam ealtavation for
light land.

ho did not do—(laughtar)—and given satiatuties,
but ho proferred large fields. He sent • set of Mathis
to Lytolutt to cultivate 38 acres, and in doing that
pierto they quarried enough stone to build two or three
mansions—(lauihter). In another plau they worked
18 inches deep. breaking through the sandy pa* under
the depth usually cultivated, and give great sittisfae.
tion there. In the eoming season be should like to
9hboemaritace.rso.lnidweia.42gthh.t...7.7l.o_,,usqduathree
larger
totheenbeltlivaterte_ilrearom.
Mr. 11•11DIfiG spoke of the advantage of steam ettl.
tivation in forwarding the work just after harvest, and
as giving very satisfactory results.
Mr. T. C. SLOSIDIAB believed that steam would be
increasingly used, and that seisms, would devise
provel Implements. He thought that on some farms
the extra outlay 'peke' of by Mr. Taylor would prove
advantageous, but be should like to know how in •
general way steam cultivation would compare in ex-
p .no and results with horse labour. They mu multi.
vated by steam • field that was in one part gravel and
the other clay: the latter was much benefited, but be
thought they went • little too deep on the this' land.
. Mr. GING' thought there could be no doebt that
'team eultivation was beneficial ea heavy lend, and
that it was very useful when the work was behind
hand. With regard to the use of steam on light lend
It was • moot point. It was • great adventage to be
able to hire steam apparatus, and he thought it was the
right principle. When • young men wee taking a farm
It MA • serious question, shall I buy so many homes or
employ steam? and if he could deposit on hiring
steam power, he could do with lees eapdtal mad fewer
hones or oxen. In all states of moiety there was
nothing like healthy opposition, indite was glad that
their old friend Mr. Taylor nade his steed against
the direct principle in steam cultivation. When he
wanted to employ steam he should not inquire which
was the most scientific system, but he should pat
the practical question, whieh will do the work ln
the boat manner at the lust oost—(applause).
Mr. TAYLOR mentioned selling • ten-horse engin*
ond taArle to a farmer in 1863, whloh had done good
work ever anon and had but little repelling. It was
used to thrash all the corn and to cultivate • sonsider.
able portion of the land. Mr. Barnes, of Alton Pronoun
—whom Mr. Hddison had referred to—sent for him to
net an elevator to week. At that time they were
threshing in Whatootabe bottom and at the same time
conveying barley and straw airily half • mile, and
corn three-quarters of a mile, up a hill and through
two gates—all this at one operation; and the hill was
each • one as would regain four horses le pull up it
20 seeks of birley. Stearn was also seaooye4 to cart
la 1. 01., and tvalavad = sad
ta-
ckle (roundabout system) gave greet rile
Mr. BaUeram inquired the prioe per sere for stem
cultivation.
Mr. G. W. HONER said he had seen land cultivated
both on Mr. liddiaon's and Mr. Taylor's systems; both
did it very ; and the chief Interest of the farmer
lay in the question which did it cheapest. He believed
the charge was about 10s, per um for cultivating to •
depth of 12 or 14 incites. On light land that would
net be required probably more than once in ten years.
It °council to him that Fowler's implement might be
! made as wile again or four times as wide for a shallower
depth, and the charge be proportionately redoes:lC
Now, if their land could be scarified for 2s. 6d. an sore,
he was sure they would not want for custom—
(laughter).
Mr. EDDIBO3II, in replying to the remarks made
said steam would compete with horses on light land,
and had the advantage of doing • large amount of
cork in a abort time—as much as 30 acres • day.
lie did not think many farmers would buy engines
because he did not find mea oared to work them.
selves when they could get anybody else to do it for
them—(ltughter). He thought it would be impraotic.
able to work an implement wider thus 16 feet on
walnut of gate-posts, roads, he. As to what could
be done on Fowler'srestem that had yet to be proved
—he had moor yet seen the field he would not try.
If there was anything to be done the other side of
Ridgway he should be happy to look at it, and
to give • challenge to any other man. In break-
ing up the subsoil of light leads they must
remember they stirred up hungry soil and should use Men
manure. But they should go deeper by degrees. As
to the powers of engines for drawing Made about •
farm, be thought steam would eventually be universe/1y
employee for moll purposes. They harffiy knew as yes
what could be done with engines. They were used for
'busses, and • friend of his had been drawing guns for
the Prussians to Meta, and afterwards to Pane ; and
the only difficulty he met with wee the want of bridges
strong enough, though be certainly described it as •
roughish timo—(laughter). As to the price no delinite
sum could be stated as the shape, also, and moil of fields
varied so mash. He did not know that he had had
more than 32s an sere for twice over, or 30e for one*
per acre; and he thought the least he bad taken was
93 an acre for ones. •an avenge about 20s might be
talon for twice provided It was not strong land. He
should be happy to look all seders • pries for any kind
of field.

Ur. CHICK proposed a vote of thaaks ti
Eld,son and bore testimony to the advantages of
steam cultivation on light as well as on strong land.
Steam as an auxiliary power was very armful and said
well. Six or seven years ago he had land cultivated
on the roundabout system, and last year by the direct
principle. and he wan very mash pleased with both
and it answered well.

Mr. TAYLOR said he was musk obliged to Mr. Bddison
for banging forward the advantages of steam cultivation,
although i r(Mr. &Winn) worked on • different system
from what he (Kr. Taylor) adopted. He (Mr. Taylor)
used the roundabout system, INA well satiated with his
experkmoe of it, lad believed that br • farmer's own
use there was nothing to beat it in this sour try. For
lending out perhaps Mr. Bellison's might be on •
rather 'pastor aisle, bet he was in hopes that they
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„have ma • se•ltle of cultivators and have had
so "et roPo id MI, He did not think there
was anything would snit the farms of this
oosatry so well a. the rouedeboul system. A man
who was going to set up a steam-engine and thrash-
ing meekine, fox 8100 extra could have a 11-horse engine
whlehwould be powerful enough for steam olalu ration on
the rossdahost systems and 000 would supply him with
the neesmary implements and tackle. For £4OO capital
or £3O • year, he would get all he seeded for steam
oultivation on the ItmOdohopt rots= By using steam
he eoulddo with a few lane horses, and so the money
might be saved Bat to adopt the system Kr.
Eddiocma used they would have to lay down
£1,500, which wee a large sum. He had two
NU of roundabout tackle, had dose a lot of good work
with them, and hoped when the season arrived they
might have plenty to do. He bad takes up • job or two
he dig not lay Mr. iirliese ooeki set 4e, 5b41

Foonn seconded, and it wu carried.
Mr. EDDIOWN acknowledged the compliment, and the
meeting terminated

FATAL ACCIDENT AT KNIGHTON.

On Thum! iy U. Loik, Fan., (deputy-corour) held
an ingoo,t at the Dorset County Hospital, toughing the
dr•th of I /aerial Horrid.% wise had bees admitted on
Wcdoeeday, suffering from injuries received by a fall
of chalk in • pit in which he wu working in company
with s•nie other men. The following evidanee warn
taken !

Joseph Kendall, a labourer, residing at Knighton,sald
on Wednesday he was chalk filling in • pit in Met
Close, with Samuel Phillips, George Ballo* and the
deceased. They were all in the pit, tilling dung patio
with the chalk. Witness and Phillips were working
for Mx. Hamilton and George Bullock and deceased for
Mr. Christopher. Itrl Edward Santis Mr. Bannton's
foreman, had told them the day beim not to under.
mine the chalk too much, for fear it night fall. In
OOD&CqUallOO of that caution they west on the top OD
Wednowlay morning and threw down a great deal of
the earth, kis., which seemed likely to fall. After that
they again went on to work in the pit. About half-past
one wituess heard a noise, and oa turning round
observed • crack in the chalk, and Daniel Burridge
trying to run from It. The chalk ODIZIO over suddenly
caught deceased before he Gould neaps and knocked him
down, lie was ooverediwith lb. false earth. Witness
called out to Phillips, "Lord have mere; upon me',
Burridga is under the chalk." He earn, to him. heard
him groaning. and with the help of the other twe men
tried to extricate him from the ebalk. Al 11000 DO his
fan was dear, deceased said, "Lord have mercy upon
me; in the midst of life we are in death." They then
removed the chalk from his body, got him upright, and
gave hi:n a little broody which bad been sent for. Be
said "Stud me to the Hospital a• soon ea you can."
Witness put him in the sari, and Mr. Christopher's
young man took him to this Hospital. TM chalk fell
also on Bullock, struck him on the head, and he fell
against Mr. B•union's horn. The depth of the pit
was about 15 feet, and they were working under, There
was a dirty vein in the pit and the frost having
penetrated it gave away all at once.
George Bullock corroborated the evidence given by
Kendall, and added that deseased did not think there
was any danger, and said so in this morning about eight
o'olook. - . .

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siusuej philljpe /leo gave oorToboratlve testimosy;
Kr. Alfred Hollis, imam /1111•011 14 the Dorset
County Hospital, said dimmed wsk brought to the
Hospital about quarter to three on Wednesday after-
noon. He was placed in bed sa quickly as possible,
and the usual restorati Wei applied. He was suffering sash
severe collapse or shock that ha did not rally at all,
and died within half an hour at Syr his admission. He
examined him, and found It. had a fracture of the
junction of the lower and middle parts of the thigh
bone, with a good deal of sontealon around the emit of
fracture. Besides that Lie.. conld find no other
injury. He answered witnem's questions iacioherently.
die eyes were perfectly vacant in expreasion, which he
should think might be asooluited for by acme injury
other than the frecture of the leg. Witness considered
that death was occasioned by the shook to the Artoes.
and it might have been made more intense by an injury
to some internal organ.
The jury returned a verdict of "Died from
exhaustion."

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