The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-12-25 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TETESDA Y, DECEMBER 25, ISM.

DORCHESTER COAL COMPANY,
FuRDINGITVN, DuRCHESTER.

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THE DORCHESTER COAL COMPANY
-1. beg to inform their friends and the public gene:
rally, Out they Cr. no SELLING COAL as under

At tees, Yard at Fording/ma:—
per cwt.
Best Walla-end Coal
„ SUlall ditto
Cuba ls. Od.
At tAs Great Western Railway &alsom ;
Maiden
Nsistoo. Dorchester.
Itadikock Coal 1114.
Smallditto
Bamboo Coal is. 2.1. h. 24.
Ba110 ditto
Tenby Stone Coal
Calm

BF.ST TABLE SALT, end BROAD SALT for
MANURE. delivered at any Station between YEOVIL
and WEYMOUTH on reasonable terhis.

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The very bevt ROMAN, PORTLAND, and BATH
CEMENTS, BRIDGWATER TILLS, &c.
Coal not paid For on delivery will be charged Id. per
cwt. higher than the aix,e prices. But if paid for
within one month, Is. ad. per ton discount will be
allowed ; within three months, BM. per ton ; but if
not paid for at the expiration of three mouths, no dis-
count will be allowed.

The 1)o/kill:4 MR COAL COYPU:I' are also IMPORT-
ERS of FOREIGN and COLONIAL TIMBER and
DEALS, WELSH SLATE, Icc., &c., which they are
NOW SELLING at VERY RELATED PRICES.

All (Mods will be delivered, if re-
tance, (in the payment of reasonable rates for carriage.
Orilers addremsed to Mr. WILLI L'Hosose, the
Company's Manager, Fordiugton, Dorchester, will have
iminviliate attention.
Oetober.29, 1960.

JOHN CASSELL'S COFFEES
Are Sold by the following AGENTS in this District ;
DDIXIIESTEkt J. Fill Chemist.

Mrs. BROWNING, High East•st.
~
WEYMOUTH
S. CROKER, 18, Park-street.
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A:nil:niter
Briiliort ' 'biddy and Dahinett, Jewellers.
Blanilford
Here Regis
Corns
Crewkerns
Crat.horne
tharmouth ...
l'orfe Castle Mr. Wareham, Grocer.
Erershot ... .........
Gillingham
Henstridge
Netherbury W. Fowler, Grower. . .
Poole H. Thick', High-street.
e. ... .. . .

G. Soave Penny, Merchant.
Piddletrenthide J. Bolen, Grocer.
Portland
Salisbury
Sherborne
Shaftesbury.—
Wilton
Wareham T. Randall, Market-place.
W. Summers, Grocer.
Wincanton
J. Perry, South-street.
Yetininster
TOHN CASSELL'S COFFEES are cele-
eft brated for their GREAT STRENGTH, their
RICH AROMA, and DELICIOUS FLAVOUR.
Price, per 115, I!, I .4, and I/8, in Canisters, and Air.
tight Packets, from 3 on. to 2lbs.
--
JOHN CASSELL'S PURE FOUR SHILLING
TEA
consists of a combination of pure, rich, and choice
growths. It is guaranteed for its purity, strength,
and full flavour, mil strongly recommended as • truly
good and economical Tea. Sold in packets of from 2 oz.
to lib.

FARMER'S PATENT MOSS COCOA,
18. 641. per lb.
VA LU.4BLE AGENCY.

Agents wanted for CASSELL'S COFFEES and
TEAS in every place where there is not one already.
For Tering. apply to JOHN CASSELL and Co., 80,
FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON.

BIRTH.
Dec. 19, at Syruondabi.ry, the wife of Mr. Robert
Wakely, of a sow

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TIIE

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DORCHESTER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1860.

HUNESTE AUDAL

A despatch was received on Thursday from
Sir John Crsunpton, Her Majesty's Minister at
St. Petersburg, stating that he had received a
letter from Lord Elgin, dated the Bth November,
informing him of the ratification and publication
of the Treaty, and of the march of the army to
Men-tsin. His lordship makes no mention of
the prisoners, but states that he was indebted to
General Ignatieff, the Russian Minister, for the
manner in which he had promoted the object of
the negotiations. Another telegram from St.
Petersburg dated Thursday afternoon was sub-
sequently received at the Foreign Office,
stating that Prince Gortachakoff had com-
municated to Sir John Crampton a report re-
ceived by the Rusaian Government from
General Ignatieff, stating that the follow-
ing English and French officers had been
massacred by the Chinese :—Mr. De Norman,
Mr. Bruce's Attach 4 ; Lieut. Anderson, Chief
of Lord Elgin's Escort; Mr. Bowlby, the Corres-
pondent of the Times • Colonel Dubut, Intendant
of the French Expedition; one of the French
Aides-do-Camp, and a Colonel of French
Artillery, with others whose names are not
given, the total number of victims being 19.
The French Government has also received
through St. Petersburg • despatch from Baron
Gros, dated Pekin, 7th November, announcing
that the Shangbae ultimatum had been accepted
by the Chinese, that the ratifications of the
treaty of Tieu-tsiu had been exchanged, that 69
millions of francs were to be paid to France as
;in indemnity, that the churches, cemeteries,
and their dependencies, which formerly belonged
to the Christians in the whole empire were to be
restored; and that • Te Deum was to be sung
in the cathedral of Pekin after the croft had been
replaced on its summit.
The Moniteur announces that on the Ist of
January next British shbjecta will be allowed
to travel in France without passports. It also
contains an Imperial decree remitting all con-
demnations which have been pronounced for
offences and infractions of the law in connection
with the press, nullifying all the prase prosecu-
wins which have been commenced. Thu Con-
stautiotimel publishes au article, signed by its

chief editor, M. Grandguillot, on the question of I
Austria and Venetia. It states that it is instinc-
tively felt that a decisive crisis is approaching,
and that all Europe seetus to have apprehension ,
for the coming spring. It therefore urges
Austria to anticipate the chances of a new
Struggle by coining to some arrangement iii
regard to Venetia, where the situation of
Austria is so deplorable that "everything is
possible except that which now exista.'
King Francis 11. has refused to abandon the
defence of Gaeta, as suggested by France aud
England, and the bombardment, which had been
suspended at the retraest of the Emperor of he
French during the progress of the negotiations,
has consequently been resumed. It is under-
stood that France will now withdraw the pro-
tection of her fleet, and leave the Sardinian
squadron at liberty to open fire from the sea. I
Accounts from Hungary state that the Con-
ferenee at Gran was opened on Monday under !
the presidency of the Cardinal Primate, and
that, after a sitting of four Lours and a half, it
terminated with a unauituous resolution to re-
quest the Emperor to grant the electoral law of
1848. The Primate, in his closing speech, ex-
pressed the hope of an early convocation of the
Diet, and exhorted the nation to union and con-
fidence. The latest atlviees state that other
cowitats are following the example set by the
Comitat of Pesth in reference to the demands
which it has submitted to the Chancellor of
Hungary.
From the United States we have received the
President's Message delivered on the 4th inst. I
Mr. Buchanan maintains that the election of I
Mr. Limola involves no provocation for dia. ,
union and states that the South is in no imme-
diate:hunger therefrom. He considers secession
revolutionary, and denies the doctrine of eonsti- .
tutimial secession ; but at the same time he con-
tends that the Federal Government has no right
to coerce seceding States into subniission, and
that coercion is impracticable. The President ,
regards the visit of the Palma; of Wales as a must
auspicious event, and says that its consequences
cannot fail to increase the kindred and kindly
feeling which he trusts may ever actuate the '
Government and people of both countries. After
the reading of the Message an amendment was
moved and carried to the effect that so much of ,
the Message as related to the perilous condition
of the country be referred to s select committee, !
etreentPsed of one member from each State. • The
Message is condemned as weak and unsatisfac-
tory, by those of extreme cipinions, from both
, North and South, and the agitation in the Slave
States in favour of secession continues unabated.

CONGIIasiONs tin:NED BY THE Lc,iiii LIEUTENANT
OF THE CoUNrY ow DottaliT.--sth Dursetahire Huge
Volunteers : Charles Joseph Theophilus Molitor°,
Esq., to be Captain.-9th Dorsetshire !title Volum
teens : The Rev. James Jones Reynolds, clerk, to
Ice Honorary Chaplain.
THE DoEciiksratt Hirt": VoLVNTEEKS. —We
understand that Captain Kindersley will invite the
members of this conipany to dine with him on at
9th January next. The TuWfitiall II;13 been engaged
for the occasion, and Mr. lbowe, confectioner, has
received the appointment .of caterer on the saccaaniii.
'The dinner will consist of lieVull courses, with a
bottle of wine to each man. Several distinguished
personages, we hear, will be present, and altogether
the affair is expecte.' tic come off with great re/W.
Sr eon' lir:l°N or Tiir. Doitctm.rsii lilbi.E Co.
PANY.— We believe it is in enntemplation to raise
a subdivision corpain connection with the Dorchester
Compauy of Rale Volunteers at Maiden New tun and
Cattistock. About 30 gentlemen had given in their
names a few days ago, and the subscriptions were
coming in very satisfactorily. There will Ice sepa-
rate drill, except on special "minions, when the
members of the subdivision will attend at Dorchester
with the company ot which they form a
.part.
D011(11E:GEM CIIIiINTMAS MARKET.-- -The show of
meat in our market on Saturday was very
superior, both as regards quality and quantity, and
our butchers fully supported the high reputation
they have so deservedly gained in former years.
Where am e was so much excellence it might, by
some, be deemed inviduous to particularize, but we
may say en paarenal that the rivalry amongst our
principal butchers was of the most spirited and
praiseworthy kind, all evidently toeing animated
with a determination, to the best of their ability, to
please every lover of good cheer.
Doman QUA ttntit EitosionS —The following prisoners
are for trial at the above Sessions :--Josepli Wright,
stealing one sack bag, at Hanoprenton ; Edward Bland-
assaulting and illtresting one Mary Lovell, at
Langton Long, Illanolford ; J Ante. I iollop, aiding and
abetting Edward Illandford, at Langilon Long, Bland.
ford ; Edward flak/good, stealing 12 pounds weight of
iron, at Winiborne Minster ; (admitted
to hail November Zlth, letiio), stealing 3 lambs, at
Swyre ; James Pike, the younger, loreoking and enter-
ing the dwelling-house a George Wilkins, at Stower
Provost ; Clierrett, stealing one bushel of
w heat, at Cootie Mullen ;Jc,elh Daeitlge, stealing cer-
tain cdcoiccel, at ILoiden Newton ; Mary .t,lin
recei•ius of nne 'William Carpenter, 1111 l silk Ilreto, sell
knowing the same to have been feloniously stolen. at
Weymouth ; Eliza Cher/a:man, ditto ; Charlotte
Ste, ens, illiCit;silicon N.,rilials, stealing certain monies
and other articles, at Bridiairt ; the ,aine, guiding
•hout three or four dozen watch keys and a wilt eye
glass, at Bridport ; Benjamin Cherrett, atcaling one
drake, at Spettiabury ; Joan* If:avoid, :dealing three
silver spoons, at Wiiiihorne %under ; orly,
ste.ding one smock frock, ..ne jacks t, and ..ne I...ndlter
chief, at Horton ; the same, atealing one coat. ill.,
ice, kerchief, and on pair Naas, at I lc,rt,cii; Grore;a•
Recta ~,,, I, stealing 30 pi.tinils cc eight of hay, of the
value of It. C.d., at Bruadwinaor tlc ilium Itielimidpl,
ditto ; Sault Mar-lc, cclii cix rug he fake pretence, 2 pair
of hoota, at Bridport.—On had : Tlioniaa Lu ge,
lug +old healing one James Ihsrtiett, at Broad a ricer;
Mary Green, Aealing a ilustiiity of whei.t act Mar,di•
wcucl; Wlllll.ll Henning, stealing 20 pounds ws ight of
lead, at Wimborne St. Gilca; Chita. Fry, stealing live
rabbit traps, act St. ti ; Thomas Prier.
stealing a brown cloak, at Melcoinhe Fheigh, ; the
.111.1, stealing a cloak, at Meleinnhe Plegia ; Willi sin
Stickland, stealing 4one screw plate, ono tap wrench, and
one pair of pincers, at Portland.

creasing the rates at the present time, as they
tended the ratelayms, On account of the hail araeoit
last year, .eie hot in A poAitloll to hcar it. —salew-
quently, n the inigiNstiiiti of Mr. Drew, the resuiiii
Woe was altvidd t.,euiplii)ing 2 additional men for
4 woutils only.

ToWN II LI..

On a,, applieatimi from Lieutenant Webford, the
use of the Townhuil was granted for the riti• hand
to practice ita free of expense.

HARBOUR MARTER'S REPORT.

The ,fiarbohr Masteu's revolt %SP considered, sod
all additi,mal light sas ordered at the laudlog
of passehgers from the steamers.

ROAM. Of IILALTIL

Two tenders had been received for repairing and
macadamising l'ettioiat lane, from St. Mary's-street.
Mr. W. H. Williauis uttered to do the work for
£64 11w; Messrs. C. svan,sui and C. delay for
IN. The lowest tender was accepted. On the
motion of Mr. thaw, the rowl leading from Ill',
square to the jetty was ordered to be repaired.
The right-hand aide of liing-stieet, leading from the
Ksplau.wle Li the rahway elation was ordered to Le
repaired. The recommendations of the Surveyor
respecting the relict-a of Sprim.: fardens were also
ordered L, be earrnd into tiled, and a erowong to be
put (low II ea the ii' at aide of the iron bridge.
A letter was reatiflolo Mr. the pr.priefor
of the gas work,, in reply to the late cola, tolellea:We
Irvin the 1,...,1 Ile stated that it aas very
disheartening that whatever expense and endeavour
a person might glee to 014.1111 MlCee,a. lie lroUlei it
IleloaOhle ta please all jetales. Its regietted very
much that there an, sill! any cause fur complaint,
and recommended the Board to consider the que,ition
of purellasilig the works, when they could havc
light as they ilningia proper. Ile was quite willing
to disps f the winks, all they were no sinecure,
and during the hod IN inontlis he had spent 12,000
to make them tame efficient, but apparently without
etas:ear. Mr. Church, the manager, attended, and
the Mayor told Inin that according to the contract
he was liable Li a penalty of 6,1. for each lamp not
lighted every night. Mr Church explained that
under cermin circumstances it was impossible to pre--
vent some of the lamps going out, and sail that
every triton had Leen used to light the town was-
facturily. Ile said that he could state, on the word
of a loan, that he firmly believed every lamp, oiu an
average, continued six feet of gas per hour every
night. They haul antlered great hisses, and had heel,
ahnost leeltiletl to stop the works, and he expreaseil
his regret that the contract for the public lights
would hot sooner terminate, as the piuprietor had
made a bad bargain. To put on the retorts lie him-
self and been .tISO out of pocket. After some
further business the ineeting separated.

was on Friday week apprehended by Superintendent
Brown, of the Dorset Constabulary, and Cnnreyol ti
Somliaiiipton 441 a ehatge of atealing a XID Rank of
England note, three .td ditto, mild a cheque for
LI Os ;hi., and gold to the amount of C 517, making
altogether 152. Tim prisoner's name in Sarah Annie
Hogg, a sinart-I..king young woman, who had been
in the employ of Mrs. Piunegar, of 53, Alk,ve BM%
Southampton. as forewoman in the dressmaking
department, and it appears that one night in the
middle of October last she called to Mr. Piunegar
that thieves were in the house, when it was found
that the lewd( door had been opened, and the cash
boa, containing about £lOO, removed from a drawer
and placed clues to the door, but a purse with the
alsive-nalued articles was Missing Information was
given to the police, and they came to the conclusion
that the rubbery had been committed by sonic per-
son in the house. Prisoner left in about a fortnight,
and after going to London, came to visit sane
friends at Evershot, where a watch wan kept upon
her moremente, soul it was found that she had been
changing gold at two or three places. On Friday
last Superintendent Brown consequently went to
her lodgings, and on being charged with the offence
elle admitted her guilt, delivering upthree LA notes,
and £6 in gold, as all that she had kit. She was
taken to Southampton the same night, and at bier
lodgings in tint place about £lO worth of wearing
:Ippard uar which she .elmitted 1:11.1 locen
purchased mall a I,..rtion of the nt,len !Jamey. I lii
the following Morning she Was taken before the
magistrates, and ..n pleading platy, was sentenced
to six wonth's hard labour.

Übinese bad been guilty of should not *gain take
Place.
Lieut. J,nM returued thanlie in helialt of the teth
Inirwtluntcere, Anil rxiirtssei • hole that. unikr
tin it new capt,nn. the ci p would improve both la
regard to efficiency Anil number..
Eni.ign A ratan, is ate", on bring called, rimponcled to
the 6.04.

The Citxlext.ssr nest prep.med " The health of the
laird-Lieutenant, mid the Maigistratee of the county."
(Cheers.)
Colonel ADTZ returned thatlke. He wan young aid
inexperienced, but he WU happy to 111,1 he had more
than once witneased the presentation of of white
gloves. He hod no doubt tli.it the volunteer movement
hal, to a certain extent, given a stimulus to tin. country
in th• way of order, and fir Ida !art ite agiuM like to
WO more of the lower class join the volunteer foroe.
He thought that when men had plenty to do,•there leas
leas of immorality to he witnessed, and the labourern,
by attending to drill after their hours of daily work was
finished, would be initiated into habits ,d order, and
would not be no likely to fall into vice an they would
were they idliegth.i, time away. Ile would therefore
like to see all raiko. front the bighea to the lowest,
nitouldering the rifle and attending to discipline together.
With regard to those societies, lie could not but think
then were calculated to du • areet deal of good.
The CDAIHMAN next proposed with a giest deal of
pleasure, "The health of the County Montag.,"
tChcers.) They were three Men whine e.liial an repre•
selitAlvet of a comity were ahloni to lw :net willr•
They were not all a.;re,ll iii .Mni,n oil Pon,. I'MnIN
And lath:Ts it was redl thy acre not, hce.mse at aas
well known that if all woe of the collie 01.i00,11 WU
snook! Ind be able to i;et in at all. 'cwo of their mem-
bers were alinent on that oecaon,ll, Imt I,e thought they
might well congratulate themselves for hat log for one
of their Member, • gentleinan if the stamp o Mr. Putt.
nenti. (Great applauned Ile heggel most curdially to
propose thin t...ast, coupling with it the name of Mr.
Portion.: who wan present. (Great cheering.).

The Hen. W. 11. B. Poicru•N, who, in rising, was
received with renewed cheering, told lie was played in
a position which Inc thought would have been more
itlitly filled by Mr. Kertieyelitr -that of three membern
rollol into one. (Laughter.) H stuod the; e to respond
to the teast which Mr. Hallillrll Mid SO kininly proposed,
and which they lied au heat Lily re, eivell. fel:, hew-
ever, that it was somewhat difficult fur him to is Heim
the task which was expected of him, as hut hole
while ago he w,La taken seriously to task by ono of Co
pai ers published in this county fer having at an egri-
cultural meeting indulged in stale polities, and after-
wards he was lectured in the same paper fur talking t.f
agriculture ; 111 that lie felt Collie what in a fix what to
asp on the present occasion. (Laughter.) There were
• few ;towing events, however, which lie would take the
liberty jest of alluding to. He was pleased to find DLit
the intelligence that hail jut arrived by telegrepli w••
to the effect that peace heel been proclaimed in
and he trusted that the terms upon which it was
brought about would lie found, when they received the
particulars, to be such as should guarantee a lasting
peace. Another moat striking circunistence which had
recently occurred, and to which he would just allude,
was nearer lionic. Lest year when they not on •
similar occasion to the present, they were arming
theitiselvee to resist any attack that might be made
upon them by their dear ally across the water ; but
within the last few days the Government of France
had 'wetted a measure— not in • spirit of enmity
against this couutry—abolishing the lensitport eysteni to
Euglislarien, so that if idly member of that welt ty
wishtel to see how agriculture woo going on in that
country, he would now be able to go without the fleece
arty of having • pasitport. It would be remembered at
tl.eir twit meeting, lie ventured to say that with regard
to the new Reform Bill he believed another year would
see it in very much the same posit.on it then was, and
the proceedings of the last tiession had verified that
prediction. When the question was brought brier,:
Parliament, it woo received with the greatest apathy,
both in the Hi/11/le and by the country-. There wen,
however, another question, which he regarded as
of far greeter importance than the reform question- he
alluded to the Bankruptcy Law, end although last
session the Bill that was Introduced was withdrawn, lie
trusted that during the ensuing session the Bill to be
introduced might passed into law. (Aniplause.)
Another question which l concerned the rateeayere would,
inc believed, be also brought before Parliament. He
thought that it was only fair that a Hoard of ratepayers
shouhl have a check upon the county ex)nenditure, Anil
lie trusted that such a measure would pees before the
chinas of another year. In giving ex; resaion to these
sentiments he by no means inteeded any imputatiiin on
the county magistrates. }le believed they really aunt
honestly intended to act economically in regard to the
county expenditure, but it should not be forgotten that
it might no happen that certain magistrates inight get
some little crotchets into their heads in which they
wished to indulge. For example, one might 'Tenably
wilds to see the exterior of Dorchester gaol highly ortm-
inented, whereas tieese wino lived in another part of the
county might nut think such onianientation very dean•
rable. (Hear, and laughter.) Ile would like to see
their other members preaeint on that occasion for eeveral
reasens, but they knewthat one of them was at present
in Italy. He sincerely trusted they would see him
safely back and were lie present that night, Inc would,
no doubt, be able to giee thein IrMlle Very important in-
lormatieu rospecting the present aspect of affairs in
that imuntry. For ins own part, he did not think that
the affairs of Italy had yet quieted down,
but on the contrary, that V. once might prove the
etihject of another bloody ear in the spring—that there
would be a struggle to free that portion 'totally with
the rest of Italy. Having very briefly glanced at one or
two foreign questions, lie would now come nearer 111,111 e.
His friend on Inns right, in proposing the toast of the
&nay and navy, had said something about the elder I,OIIN
belonging to the idle dames, whilst the younger branches
went into the army and navy ; but he thought that
taking tine chair at agricultural Ilinuere and leeng mem-
bers of Parliament was doing something. He was ena-
bled to speak upon the latter subject, &lel he reedit
assure them that members of parliament sometimes
had tip do a greet deal that was disagrecahle, and they
knew that nothing was mitre oppoietl to one's feelings
than being obliged to du what they did not like.
He remembered that la,,t session (loveriinicnt brougl.t
in an Irish Bill which met with a determined opimsition
on the part of many of the Irish members, who divided
the house upon every clauee. leird I.44lllletatolle's sup-
porters of the measure moet heartily wished the
Irish membere back again in Ireland, keeping them inn
the House till a late lima ill the nonrning; but his Imre-
stnin maintained his coolness, and after several envisions
hail taken place, very hunnourously said that it was
high time for the minority to go to bed. (Laughter.)
The Irish members laughed at the remark no faceti-iudj
mask, and allowed the Govenninent to pas, the u.n astre
without offering any further opposition. He would also
just nnnennti,nmi a little trial of temper and patience which
he experienced on another occarecon. After sittieg tin
the House till a late- hour, listening tins tedious debate,
without any apiwrent prolobility of coming to a divi•
sion, he determinol ton gin home and go to bed. He did
so, 1110 hail just got into his first sleep when • meesenger
Caine for him to gin down to the House ediateljt to
take part in the division. He feared he niust plead
guilty of some little direlection of duty inn th•t OCCablUtl;
as the "eldest son" he perhaps tapok ailsantage of that
'Position and rerimined in bed (laughter.) And now lie
would just allude to another topic. his read inn the
newspapers a speech of Mr. Bright's, at some society
a eliert time since, which lie considered contained two
or three fallacies. Mr. Bright contended dot the law
of primogeniture in England, was infaiuuus. Now, as
an " eldest son" he must beg to differ must tleeillt thy
from that gentleman. (Laughter.) Mt. Bright *aid
that all landed property ought to be equally divided
amongst the whole of the children, as inn France and the
United States, but he (Mr. Portman) maintained, were
such to be the case in England, it would be impoodble
for property to be kept together to the prosperity inf
the State. They had • specimen of a state of thiegs
such a law would bring about in Somenatalore
and the Vale of Blackinomr, where they raw manly 10011
of small capital who were unable to do justice tip their
fanns. Mr Bright said that tine law of primogeniture
was destructive to the independence of the English
yeoman, but this In, denied. It was the men
who were not independent, for runt having sufficient
capital to carry ou their busineus they get into difficul-
ties, rind were too frequently obliged to go to the lawyer,
who ever after had them under his thumb. (Hear,
hear.) There was one thing, leiwever,
which he entirely agreed with Mr. Bright,
—although, perhaps, his (Hetet* Mr. Julius and
Mr. Atkinson might not on heartily fall in with inns
•lelrel, as it would interfere with their business. He
stated that the sale and transfer of lane ought tei be
more simple and less expensive than at pi-scent. (Hear,
hear.) Now he thought he had detaitied the meting
, almost long enough. (Cries of " Go on.") His friend,
Mr. Adye, had made one observatien respecting the
volunteers, with which he mild not quite agree. Mr.
Ady• stated that he would like to See more of the lower
order in the volunteer?. the wished by MI uuucana tan say
a single word of disparagement against the labouring
class, but they must remember that by ermine those
who composed their volunteer corps, they put weeping
of warfare into the hand. of those who would not In any
other capacity become soldier., whereas the lebouring
classes went to fill up the ranks in the regular army and
the militia. He again aincerely thanked them for the
honour they had done this county members, and begged
to apulogise for the absence of Mr. Seymer, from Indium
Inc the day previously reeeie et' • letter ateting his ina-
bility tin be protent I/II Gist occasion on account of being
from home. On many points Inc entirely thffered from
his hon. colleagues, but there was tine peint on which
there could not possibly inc any difference of opinion
between them—their sincere desire to promote the
agricultural interest, and their determination to remist
any attempt to exalt one branch if the community at
the expense of the other. (Cheers.) &fore he sat
down he bejejed to propose the health of their excel-
lent chairman, who, although he hail Mt lately come
to reside amongst them, had dune all he could to
promote. the olijects of that society. 'f lie hon. gentle.
man concluded by proposing " The Health of Mr.
ilambro," and thanks to him for taking the chair that
evening. (Great cheering.)
The CliatiMAN briefly acknowledged the compliment,
and peel...seed "mine health of Mr. Farquharson the
president of that moiety." (Great cheering).
of
Mann, ment," coupling with the toast the name of Mr.
ur
rd
tt.e
mien
re
hmoac
regard to that Society. There had been a if
ffhi tin mime.
tli.PeliaannbuiugeTrrreeriliniuglttunf:::}tegro,nou'lutd'ttediatvi:idlhe;"(2.iiilut":turt:::(lmitet.')LBu.vi:te'r:lll:,:i'almwelcuct'iNsium":itiriabliltaeyit"'nultelti:.rih"',iketn'aT,ikmtilnattgl;h hue trusted
"P:::aetatt:.'.llePu:r:ll
forum tine
' slisrogwesitrz-Lionp,of.rfectltielytopies dieeneet e' cer'tlt.rs": tit' :She 'gp'b e(.ll;ri' r e:lar it imniiot
meeting. changed • good t
ilhallti ftriomin isis'"nlienreth'tey these
tie
he.'
brat eatahhshed—not only in this *minty, but in iiths r
;meta of the country. Theme soeieties origunated In a
political feeling—they very justly rime mum that feelnlig ;
but the circurnatsnee which gave rites to them had in a
very great measure, if not altogether. hnanoemi away.
Tile fact was, they met together as agriculturista, snit
looked at everything around them threugh the nuedinm
of agricultural spectacles. He could also remember the
time when gentlemen Cam. to that room and brought
before their notice subjects such as they considered '
were requisite for the farmer to know. They brought
brought before them notice experiments which they
hscl niade—experiments requiring a great deal of capi•
tal, of ingenuity, and hennummag ; they bad Pointed out to
them how theses/permeate had beau conducted; they

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Ilatt.Err, Juit., of 4. S.j.bur,4rr.cNrchreto.
Printer, at the oaks of The por.d CovJy gays:
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1860.
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