The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-10 00:00:00

THE 4WRICULTIJR.4E SITLIATIoN.

At the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon, Heorge
II •llitage, Lep, barrister of the Oxford circuit,
.ieliaered a lecture of much iuterost., and of vital
import ewe to the agricultural comininaty. Although
Weduesday Wad market day, the attendance was
looked. Aurnipt Wore p.esent were the Mayor and
Deputy•nayor.
oir, lio.hugs at the outset drew a picture of the
condition of kinuiug aud tanners during the Boman
perm I when arable culture was first iiitroluced.
V3ZiO3II iuslustriee were tr.,in time to Lima intro 'Laced.
bit agriculture made el real progress until Let century.
At the " CO‘l3 13311/' petiOl--1611;—atinculgurista saw
the ueoessity of directing theiseeives to a new course,
an I nation p "Wet introduced greater coup
leti.ka ; B. ash Cal iiaiuse invested their interests in
.t merles, whrre the railway system ot that vast coo-
ti..eut was eneouraged by Eugium capital. There had
b uo much emig...uou, out trout teas 'source may be
r a ced many of th , trials of ag rice (aril ts.
It,, 0,11 311 in LOW warn that agricultao was
distreeed and poorer thou ever. Tile
oi rcstioo waa—what shoul i be done to meet the
ucw order of Viiugs I Coin warn not lover ii. price
than during former years, au I tio:ke had dituintshed
in an al inning OC4fell; the local outdoes bad increased
—how couli tue farmer meet those face, over which
he had tin c allot! At Pouusibury Fair. 1) orchester,
, the ewer day, he notated an tumours number of
' splendid sheep. Alt the beautiful pens there were
sold to the Imather Ii be elaughterad. It Wad& senous
in .tter, for how wss the farmer to avail kneel( of the
weals= to etock his fsgw, I, till it, rte.! Agriculture
was reAaly the fouudeusin of the couatry. + wealth, so
it became the duty of at t lice how its calauddea can
Ulf avert •-1. There was a toot amount of capital un-
employed, but no weaUl by which this vest :amount
couisl enrich our own ferias. Willie Woe the remit ty
by whi .13 this mon -y was t. be obtaintil from Lityllat
tote: It was the siu-1 of the legislature Li deal wit .
Ii que.ti in, and tale who rep. esen.e.l time people
del not 0,1•0141 it, but be feo, outs if •he matter were
.el 3 to haul, 11, C. 131•1 :al 3UC:_-11ai ly dealt with.
ihe law of " di•Zicage " aced serious.y a.minst the
tanner, btt it omit be WU lug,/ &Ct ia every way bene-
ficial to him aul he tenant. If so diva...set, Ow
L gislat Are c mist deal elocessfally with the Bill of
its A. and eueinle the fa. Mee to obtaiii loans
Iron ellf3aeut PI iltreee• (Ardis were alrea ly
o •uo out .4 it .I;avatiou, but In, L gislato.e sAla le 114
stir at all, ant the suture awl ai ...a -k as it null
wed be. :Muse time ago a IL .yal (.; Maintiloiea woo
app Wuxi, l'Ut what were the rep.cecutatives doirm !
•tine uad p dilate I out a sin,.imt W.y t bout tue
fanner.—it orally seemed ea it 1.33 g wore time last 'Mug
in their onioda. And here wet s reprcseutativsa ecut
by electors to the House of Connuotas, but bow was it
ttory never took it. baud the in'li of leinehttihg the
asricul end commaraity I There to really no Cl3auCl
f .r .4,11.314T3re wh,ls V lnli a oi.aki of thing. eatem; bat
me time atili and meet cones stied the fanner .hall
heist that the alvautages of agi Militant shall be
.cc-viol ;It bee 1113,1 Wear euty ti see to it. The
Lului c loututt.i • y uol te3113 1 ..ing from i0,01.10,0i1U
ii Clii,etitt,Ouo ye aly, hat the eras not continue.
vatril acres in thie cooutry Wsra but three against
2.1 in A no. lea, .111,1 et they Were told try Use ltoial
Comarileimaitit that toe couipctitiou with .1.1Stiloo:.•
a.m.,' nut be a lasting one, whilst millions if square
miles in that c .ntiurnt were yet uncultivated
a:oripgrawiug in this country was prac.itilly duce
ansl what were they going to di in a few
yeare! l'arochisl matters—in other words, local
Mu-dews—were increasing, auil in come districts
they h wellosigh treble I. The burd.o
the it location rate fall+ eutisely on lh an i—lie
taught test was wrong and unfair. Tue price of
ed,au„n ehould come irmn tue pockets of the peep 0,
3114 not fall ou the occupiers of leek Tu. I,l4hweY
rate bad Uitestisfacturily Jut:ceased, and the burden
t lion t/OcUoitlie ; all poems u5,..1 the made at Lieu.
expense. If these bur Jana were coot/solely added,
hiw were nu fanners to maintain their ground? The
banks Were tramsfull of money, and cap toasts would
be glad t use it if they could get safe security. The
remedy was hut far t) seek, and he was watching
attentively to see what action the members of the
woul I take in the matter. It they had the
will, the county members could deal *ith the matter,
and private capiteliete would advance in .uey to enable
the restockiug of farms, an.l tue co eying on of a
remunerative iudustry. Ito (Air. t.-usted
the farmers would not allow the ground to be cut
from hi aeath the.- feet. After speaking of the prince
,of Aineric di corn and freights, he express tcl the wish
that th y might tind people in every county who,
like hi:ilea, tried to bring aleeit a *tat, of thing.
which atiouuld enable the tanner to carry out hit
industries profitably a it should he. Tee
fanner/ th•enselves had it in their powers to
exercise a v •st It r the matter. 'l'6e moment an
acriculturel iroeti on tame 11.'4' 3 all 11,1114.1 It was
like talking to empty beeches—he did not wish to
reflect anything up in the county members—but It was
N.,. It could only be re •nettle Iby conferring with the
repreen wives. It was swim'. matter, but it could
! be actomplishe I, and the mean* are In the fanners'
hands. Agriculture bad etaffercd through the want of
direct retire* -nt alien iis this matt r. At present the
vast agriceltural interest ha I driftsol into two channele
--one -ball of the commuuity presuinably supported
the Couservatives, ail the other half the Liberals
Poit there wria no direct power in the House in the
In.erets 1,1 a.ritulture. In every runty In England
there should lie a no. • else .1 to represont agricuiture,
and nothing but agriculture, whose special me ion
abonlil be til wa•ch ova its intends. There was a
41;411111 op-heaving in the eountiy, drifting to this
dire,t " r presentation. The Ballot Act was inri-
tu!Kl t . enable every man to vote secretly, and it was
a delusion Ii sulp..e the b ht wls hot !secret. Thom
c 0.111,1 poser loin the loan Is of thew to whom the
franchise io exteede I, PO it was easy for agricUltUriets
to Rise their vote to the person rah., advocated
atricultnr-, awl that only •, farmers would have
Vie whole pow, him their hinds if they liked to
eu'rci" it. Tho • cial condition of the fadning
I.olnumnity w 0 far from 'latish's:tory. Public
eitlices wet.) pre-nn .lily inert to all Omelet --rtc-pt
the agricultural class l'here was hardly a farmer's
eon in Vie civ.l 11-r Vic., and even in the profession to
which he (the lecter.-r) ha I the honour to belong.
Where Were the acricilturiati ? Profeedons were
represents I in the House .4 Commons—barristere
were there (a-bern and
yes!)
but nut this agricultural
classes.

The learned barrister c melts led his interestinz dis-
c ,urae— which iasted an h,nr and three quarters, by
abating that rural ir (Nance must be brought to bear
no this quest,n, an 1 the remedy must be found In the
persons of three repreinuative EL

coNOREGATIONAL effURCH RECoaNITION

Mpeting,• I • hig,y interesting character were
held in con main with this church on Tuesday, wl,en
a inth:ic recowlition of the advent of the Rev. W. J.
Bain (late of Bilston) to the pastorate of Bridix,rt was
c.lebratd. An eat-Iltot tea was prapared in the
Schoolroom at five p.m. The spacious r .OWI were
chastely decorated with fl..wers and greener+, the
appearance being charming in the extreme. The
dlowirg lades care trep.:—Mrs. J. r. Sunhat s.
Mrs. Corrr.k. Mr,. It Reid. Dlr.. W. ltrld. Xmas
Pv..• and Fold. 3fi.e Pitcher, Mr.. Newton. N 1...
D. P. w.ll. lr.. ti. Pow 11, Mr. (linen,. Mrs. I).
linens:ll, Mrs. U .r 1 n, Mr,. Payne. Mrs. ti. 11.
Pwelm, Mfrs.(re, Mr, Prince,
Mr + Puckpitt, Mrs. Mouton', Dl,s. Thorburn, and
others.

THE PrlA.le gUTIIG

To k t.leco n ths chap el Id 7 p.m end wee Pre'ided
e.ver be t` e Ellen E. ass, of (lairmen
the POnwt C .unty Asecia ion), who was suppor.tel
IT the It, Dorchest. r ; li.v. J. Ogle,
$ ..rb .rne • 11.. r. C do, hotrillonth ; 14.•. IT. 11.
Randall, lieatolaver ; R.,. W. J. Bain (pastor-. lect),
Captain M.,tie (Secretary), Mr. J. Moutsith (Supt. I
of Schools), and Munn. S. Moves and K. Tollsy, of

The igniir rsudered some fine anthems during the
evenin4, B-boil. I Bring You 1;1.1
" I is th. Peo,.le that Know the
Joyfui "II Yo Love Me, Keel, NIT C.ln•
mun.lmento," /cc. Mr. :4 Champ, with his u ual
si the e. ~j,awl Mr. C. Wurrun
ehle:l at the org.n.

The proco.obs a c .mrnewed wi•h ninrieid whon the
Rey. :4 cninlett. of \l ye ntuln,,lnke. rim I a lec.n, and
tho Rue. J. Vaughau, of r, °Crud
i•rayer.
The CH A I KMAN Cd r,tged the ahcente of the Rev. 11.
Gray, ILA t it tr I If • htd rec-ived a
telegram f. cen th t 11 I e.,3.11,.: it of M 11,04
"I'4'l". lir' I.;"n• I gait • 110.0.nr,na11.1 it
him-elf ant to g L in o four oilferihd •r oats, but he
I.mn I no ohoidas to mice ither of them at he Ii ol
p tilt f time to innl. nor all. (Lam:MAT.) The
uee oinoU of thii gathr. la era, I .no of interest in the
libtory of title church—the r,corihtion of Mr. Bain la
it, pastor. They were all glad, ue felt wire, that they
hal settled e happily, and he trusted they might
'coulee much peace and bisector from the Moat High.
Atter alluding to the fact that Itiehope in the Chur.:b
of England Ans loin, ine iple thought, the power of
appointing tho Holy Spirit to rest with those they
appointed over the peoplu, he obierved that the Ijun-
grr,ati.ntl Clinch, ol ell cohere, medataine (the right
of il.g .verumeot, and thic tie held to be a wise
p 1. Thai ehurth ha I looked out with much hope.
and he wee moulted mach prayer, tor a ',actor. Ile
MIA ILIA glad t Intne me many preedit to ate wd a
web: .m 6 to the Rev. Mr. Bum; lau wi.hed him "Gut
speed." (buy ha i had a ,•11CeeMei .0 tai godly men int
!hot church, mut in in. s Rile mind been born here. Tuat
till, nem re at, uoinp iii 11 it b., of (iod was his earnest
Ill',) en, and tney iprAytd Lea . their luturo mighu b.,
bright and prosperous, and helpful Wall men. (Hier,
heir.)

Mr. h.v.urs u;.on thi lepresentativen of
caurelt.

C .10 aiu 31.11611 N Mete I that all debts were cancelled
at tue en I ..if la.. ysar. I . Assesoub.,r L. two
F. J. Amain reshos d, ant. WI th. tru.tee. were II ill-
new on . h.d t• be app 444.1. At in. emit,
id thd pow Mr. A...tiu wail to tta.by, awl thou,
cashing about, they inn wit, Mr. Itsiu, who had a
m..st c and Unadituous most4.oll—tioh a baud
was 101 l up Agaiust low. Mr. Ha n pre.sehed his hr.t
sennou as their pastor on the hr.( :3UII I iy to Seph.,lll-
- air, mid aal grant low a long INA. I of preoperity
ant,W.tet thew. (.tpplan...) 'fury were Ite deer .d
ad debt, and had 3 bai..llCits haul utl:ls.
Mr. J. MuarearS, on behalf of both church and
Sunday eidhould, wittimpuo) I Mr. Baba :wad cordially,
as well ac Mr.. 6.6111. They had both been woeful and
emelt beloveia. Bilitoa.

Mr. H. Item ex areeeed hie pleasure to find some
Irian is teal c cue 41 the way front Bil.tam to express
the 10TO for tveir late pall or. nag Moald bear wore
about Mar. Hain lierealter, avid in a year henco ttiy
would lay—as did the ilacll OE Sheba—.. TllO If
was not told." lie lea, sure the most iusuguine
expectations would be realised.
The paatur.eleat rose, and, with deep emotion,
thanked heartily MI present lot what had been said id
Tue relitiouship of pastor and people was just
the ground ou wilicu iis work can be most heartily
done, but when that feeling is removed it WM intensely
painful. He felt the uuz alfectionitte iutereet in the
church and people of Iliistorp. but God removed, ant
he followed Hu guidaoc Ile now tame to take his
place among • people from whom he gathered. must
hopeful expectation. lie hail received • letter that
Lay from their late pastor, Mr. Austin, of Derby, who
in it expressed the kindfies. and co-operation of Ins
late church. That war cheering to him. However,
ha would ask them not to exi:e t too much of bilis.
HO Mad but a Weak, humble (or titian, but he woo d
pray God so to these their work that a great harvest .if
souk may be gathered to Christ. At the bcginniug of
hie wort he had no fear of auticipatiog God's
smile and favour. Ile trusted he should not
be found wanting to any public duty in the
town, and in the sympathy of their graud
work, he felt how much Le had in common with his
people. lie hoped he would he worthy of their wel-
come, their c ...operation, their sympathy, arid that
they would pray for him that the Word ot God should
be glorified. He thanted them for their in :ration of
Mrs, Bain. She was a great help to Lim, as • pastor,
and they may rest assured she would n it spare herself
in the work. lie had come to a place full of anti-
quarian riches, with gran I statuary, such as he loved,
and into a genial atmosphere
The CHAILLII4S thou eX.alldeal a 111 'at feeling and
cornet greeiing to the past a. elect on behalf of the
corny miiiisters, who w0u..l welcome Mr. Bain into
their milat with the aaracaL prayer that Goa would
prosper their hoult hero.
Meows. it., TOLLki arid .1. ItiAviA, of Bilatou' cost
a 'dressed Ste weetiog, glilug ....penance or the kaki.
livid and Christian 1114aadr In which Mr. liaall'a pastor-
ate had beeu wham:tad at ILlstou, when
. . .

rto Bev. J. OW.C., of Sherb.Jrno, obeorved that the
church here had wade a good and wise _loins in the
*aka:time of Air. Data, whom he woul personally
WeiCoale into tee fellowship of the Congregational
Church of Dorset. The *pint of former paetors h... 1
hot pakiveJ away, and he trusted Hr. Baia would
Isle kur long enough here to leave the improper of the
ALivier. They were, of unuke hopiu,; great things of
their new paator, uut he would upon them ;he
kaveessity kg a lull and hearty oe:operati with aim in
his labours. They judged their mini/W[4 by their
eleeeed, atull by Sir. B.in't oneness the church here
would stand or fall. lf Uteri me te be p fiver in toe
pulpit there it to be th s grace of God in till pow. If
they wouil I have ble.ekuga they must cue kurage him ;
Uhe do.* them good an We is OW light of Ili Spirit
upou tuem, they e.t.a I n it li, afrai I o, let him kukkw
P. ant h:s wok w kuld tee kiirected by the N.kirit of
God; by eneauragem wt they w kuld Le laying the
to:lode:fon of It loigoloie • t themselves. lluity win
r. makc sp:endrl auweesses, aid Ii that was
kk rv.k I they would never regret the day when Mr.
Li a.ll W 0111441 to hi.pe.l/10 AL Ilriklport,
The Blur. F. CLAIII:C., of Caerw,uth, having brialy
kyokan.
(lie Hey. T. Ntavc, of I)orchester, at Ireise4 the
merthig. lie re-petted the duo was so short, for hi
'meal I nit be able to fo.l ,w up, in ceusequeue I, his
tiakie th Nig, and, bawler' he 11.64 I: JUDI prepare I,
wit'i Wh A he LuoVW 11/.11.4 a capital .pooch. ;tear,
hear," ant "G. ou '). It. caUle tore t., Well:01110 a
hr do•ir Soraelguan—nA only a SeotCLIll4l, but, he
belived a native of the same oil town kg Howie
(ILIA'. he kr). lid hal into WI to rAy a little of the
Cerigian ini,kistry ol 01ftier:1 tones, tie remeisibercti
the wiuistry ot the Bev. JOIIII IL •gos here—a family
name wad the eh itch ant eo who
bet. iende hint aith Jee waskog kaikineek and affection,
lie reuseinb :red, ti.., 10e1.61/ uruf At. wh, iu
liii new spriere W. 54 tuinkiii..; ot thun that night. Mr.
841 I Ile I II MI Lee 11,01., w of r api 04 the Ii fiAie of
gr..at awl !ogle wen, wh 'had Ishoured here before him,
an , gr. Bahia rphele of AUJIW here, would be one
ut the lagged; Alla imullucutsal in the c suu.y. They
were to Ingot thd past aid to dr t the future, whik.h
Is.. belidvel woul l be even more pr ,pereus. Their
pr.,..peciLy rested on a much 111 eL4I/10 feundatioim
teen that of narrow differences, a $.l the Waled of time
pas: would intensify their faith. 111 had hu sympathy
wit.' the doleful view taken of Chroniau work, and
Chriatiau work we, novel wore worthy of
than it wai at present, that times
sere nage dillieult for Chrigi.da work he
adwitte I. bat he lehl no sympa:hy wit., the poS411.1:s:
view of the IL, e. Never we,. the uppo:LUOIlLs 11./C
work grander then they were to-day, and if we auto
not in front and foremast in the battle we were not
worthy of Christ 1111,1 lii. (lapel. There was ne
cha:.ge in the suhdance ot "the message," which told
mei, now to ii.., now Ile well AD htireatter, it inspired
men with heroism and chest a halo of light aroun.l
infidelity. For himself, he had not troubled about
infidelity, he wad not one who thought the religion
wee going to the we'! when IlraklLaugh took his seat in
the 'louse of C/IDLWeIe. Wear, hear.) The ditty was
to proclaim Jesus, for there was little else but Him tu
the Bible, Ho trusted in c inclusion that Mr. Bain's
lala.M4 would be crowned with heating success.
TUC ROW. Mr. Vat;uftas, having briefly spoken, a
hearty vote of thanks Wag &C0../:..10L1 the rev. Chair-
man. . . .

la roswase, tho liar. E. Ev.tss said he ha I been
asked which war the most hop .rt.nt church—that of
l'o• le or Bridport. Lot each chetah tee which cutil.l
d 6 h ino-t i 6. • the lultor.
Ou tim ut.tiii,f Mr. MIN, vote ot thanks IWILe
coc ',dud the aio. 16r proVl6lhl,l the te.r, au 1 the
various rei.eaassitativea fa attending.