The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-06-26 00:00:00

NATIONAL FARM LABOURERS' LAND

UNION.

The first annual meeting of the shareholders of the
National Farm Labourers' Union was held at Learning.
ton on Tuesday. Mr. J. E. M. Vincent, chairman,
presided, and there were present about twenty-three
shareholders, from Surrey, Warwickethire, Gloucester-
shire, Winchester, Norfolk, &c. The report of the
directors stated that the pant year had been one of
difficulty, expense and anxiety; notwithstanding
which it was with feelings of satisfaction and congratu-
lation that they viewed the results which had been
achieved. The opposition they had met with had
=used serious expense, but beyond that the move-
ment had sustained no real injury. The union had
now secured 146 acres of land for the use of its mem-
bers, of which 100 acres had been allotted to 60
agricultural labourers in plots ranging from a quarter
of an acre up to four and five acres. They had also
settled terms for tsking an additional plot of 20 scree
near Bath, and were ie treaty for an additional 25 acres
in the same locality. The men estimated the money
value of these lands at 4s. per acre per week. The
gruos estimated receipts of the union from all sources
was estimated at over £l3OO, in return for which there
I were 146 acres of land, the net profit rentals of which
were set down at L'9o per annum. 'the directors
I regarded these results as very satisfactory, considering
I that the past year had been one of commercial
depression, and that many of the great commercial
companies had sustained serious losses. In conclusion
the directors expressed their intention of immediately
placing 50 acres of land, at Newent, Gloucestershire,
, under cultivation for garden produce, which they con-
I fidently believed would lessen the working expenses of
the union, and realise such a profit as would enable
them to declare a good dividend. The report was
adopted, and, on behalf of the farm labourers, a
beautiful illuminated address, framed and glazed,
was presented to Mr. Vincent, in recognition of his
services to the labourers.

The solicitors of the Mariuis of Bute have sold the
Western Mail, a Conservative daily newspaper, established
in Cardiff eight years ago, to Messrs. Owen and Carr for
the sum of IX,OOO.
THE SHIP FRITZ REtrrEa sailed from Hamburg on the
15th instant, having on board the following number of
passengers bound for Rockhampton, Queensland: viz 93
single men, Z) single women, 115 married people, 123
children between the ages f 12 and I. and 15 infanta
making a total of 106 souls equal to 324 adults. The
single women are under the care of Mrs. Trodel, Dr. E.
A. iC..ich acting as Surgeon-Superintendent.
There are, it seems, 21.10000 wolves in Russian Europe.
In 1875 they killed 161 persons, whereas in 1819, 1650, and
1651 the average deaths were 125, so that the brutes are
increasing. One hundred and eight thousand cattle and
other live stock are annually destroyed, besides poultry
and dogs, the former being the usual diet of young wolves.
The total loss is estimated at 15,000,000 roubles per annum,
and the log in Siberia is said to be very considerable,
especially in reindeer.
After deliberating for two hours Thursday, the '
• of the recent collision at W,

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defendants van.-The Superintendent of Polioe said be e p run was r. omas now es,
had received numerous complainta from farmers in the ' butcher, of Thomas-street, Dublin ; and the defen- announced that they were unable to agree to • verdict, 11
being for a verdict of manslaughter against the driver of
neighbourhood, of the 'tip...re rented by the defendants, dant was the daughter of a Spanish nobleman, and • the Southampton engine for causing the death of a drover
and also of the damage done to their respective pro. formerly the widow of Captain Verschoyle, an officer travelling by the other train, and two against The
perties-Fined ss. each, and the costa, 10s., between
them.
in the army. Plaintiff made the acquaintanc?. of the Coroner said that, acting on the ruling of Baron Bran,
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Timms.; Lurk, of Loeghurton, was summoned by Mary ' defendant last October on board the Liverpool boat well . rhe should discharge the jury, and the proceedings
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ea end.
Whittaker, for an assault-The parties are returning to Dublin. The lady was possessed of n"llid e"te to
neighbooure, and the alleged assault took pi me on the 'co About £ll,OOO has been received at the Mansinn-housensiderable wealth, and resided at Roebuck Hall, '
19th of May.-Complainant went to the defendant's house a few miles from Dub on account of the Metropolitan Hospital Sunday Fund.lin. Mr. Knowles had been C,,nsiderable damage was done by lightning Thursday
on the Pith ult., with • small pair of hoots for him to twice previously married, and he had one child. He dying a thunderstorm which burst with much severity
rep or. and defendant promised they should be done neat accompanied :Sirs. Verschoyle part of the it-ay home 0,, r a wide district of Scotland The spire of Kelso Town
day. She went the nest day and asked for the boots, and from the boat, and she invited him to Roebuck Hall, Hall WWI struck and damaged. Four ewes and' three lambs
he threw them at her, hitting her in to siooisch. She
that evening. He became a frequent visitor, and they , were killed while grazing near the same town. In Largo,
picked up the hoots and attempted to leave the bons.: trot
' defendant jumped at her and caught her by the throat, engaged to be tried. She w with h' to
were engag ma _ went him r
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ese.Fifepedshire, • cottage was totally destroyed. The inmates
' and pushed her against the wall-It appeared that the Liverpool, and he procured a marriage licence, and
quarrel arose in regard to money matters ; defendant took her on to Loud a The Bishop of Peter!, rough lhursday consecrated the for a preliminary excursion. Church of St. Saviour, Leicester, which has been erected
threatening to psi: complainant in the county court unless They stayed at the Euston Hotel, and raw all the ,in a rapidly.increasing neighbourhood. at the sole coat of
she paid turn, an existin,g debt, upon which she abused sights; but she there showed him some anonymous , the Rev. F. G. Burnell,. The interior of the church is
him, and he afterwards put her out of his house • -Defen- letters she had received from her friends, ridiculing ; spacious and magnificent, it being seated to accommodate
dant called two witnesses, and afterwards the Bench dis-
missed the case, each party to pas their own costs, his position as a butcher, and also some paragraphs of ' 1,100 worshippers. There is a tower and spire 150 feet
Thomas Pollard and William Pollard. of Yetminster, a "m .
8 ilar character which had been irrerted in the ' high, and the donor has also presented a beautiful peal of
b' ' Then he b h ' l I eight bells. The cost of the church is £11,500, and with
w summoned for being drunk and riotous, but did not Irish Times on the su jec . en r rot erm- aw,
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aypesr.-P.C. House said nn the 19th of May he saw the Mr. Verschoyle, and Mr. Charles Hamilton, a the incumbent's house and the endowment the gift of the
v' re .
two defendants near the Railway Station at Yetminster. barrister, scaled upon her to &muscle her from the I donor will amount to about £30,000.
ENGLAND VERACS FRANCE. - For generations
They came up to him and began swearing at him, and a match, and the consequence was that site ran home , Chocolate has been iMported in large quantities into
few minutes subsequently, after he bad advised them to from Mr. Knowles. She, however,
speedily became I this country from France. We are glad to find the
go home quietly, they threatened to beat his brains out- the wife of her present husband, Mr. Andrew
;Thl di i for periodicals. etab
they bad a small emir-honk and a big stick in their hands.
-A man named Lancashire and Mr• Charles Bmime` ins-
Mulligan, of whom one witness said that he held a
les turned at last, and that Cadburys the Makers of
' the well-known Cocoa Essence have opened elwant
Fabonrg. St. Honors, aria. - Then'
keeper, of Yetminster, corroborated the constable, and
situation in the Post-office, and counsel hinted that h
the Bench imposed a fine of libs. 6d. each, including costs, was a canvasser defendant did-e
'oona Essence being perfectly genuine is a beverage
. or seven days in the House of Correction, not appear, but lodged £5O in court as sufficient to 1 far better suited to warm climates than the thick
, !Finial,. Thompson, labourer, of Clatcornhe, was snm- cover the expenses Mr. Knowles had been at in taking !
! remises at 90,
mooed by Earnest Clothier, a small boy, living in Bristol- her to Loudon. -The Jury awarded £l5O more, and I heavymil Id
compounds of Cocoa with sugar and starch
road, for an easank-From the evidence of the complainant their verdict was applauded. San Fa° •
At the Croydon County Court, on Wednesday, • lady,
it Mninned that on the evening of the 14th of June be .... _ ._
1 wbo wait mid to he the widow of • naval officer, was sued
was erring up Bristol-road when he met the defendant with
several other youths. One of them said to bins, "The PaCKET Tuts Is PIELFECTION. PoLAND, ROBERTSON I for £l7 15... balance of account The judge on looking
place tor little boys is out in the road, not on the pave- * Co's Prag Taxa, 6hisrarried by ffoorresserst Inspection , over. the bill of particulars before giving judgment
ment," and he was pushed rudely into the road and fell can be obtained In airtight packets in quantities ranging required some esplanation. An eminent to ffie plaintiff's
• unt war; for bonnets supplied to tdie defen-
drelprog the contents of • basket he was carrying. from Two Ounces to One
,Poundt of most respectable ! said the account
Com middle would tell his father of it, and then Grocers,. Chemists,, Bakers, f.onfectioners, Stationers and , slant a
fllisbonTentiour
iriowth..asyt,onwaishnly
lenwt)-ithforesity--lervvene.
SOMIS tb• hats wombat bin into ths stlmehatitsules.- others, in all towns and villages througirout the United ; pen
' Nary Awa T • whom% Amami that oho ahttartly Kingdom, at prices from Oa, per lb. and upwards. The ; HisuHoneeour-That is nearly £lO each. Witness-The
required • diamond spray in one of the feathers,
' wow the bit awaylahlat of the pavalosat.- public are respectfully requested to ask for Poland, i s•
• tir;eq all very coal His Honour-Costly ! I
Per the 4•11•••• • boy aamil New MOM MSS VI Robertson & Co's Pure Team, which are guaranteed to be 1 which were , • _
I who daft! that dr simphiaaat gave unadulterated. Au 8 lb. Tin of pure tea seat carriage paid to I should think so, indeed.. ell, as there is no deflate!,
United Kingdom on receipt of you ant entitled to • verdict : but it seems to me
yrevesollaa-glwa Ma a.....u. (=nit s iss sal KailnaMtion In an* . wen the d reprehensible extr. n,„ „ie. a .„„ww=s
, Wilik,-4 otwooses was whoa to be hood apainot Post Cam . For learns of agency apply ta an
; Croat lib* WM MEM Is tan pan is es Mash. lambs Warehouses. Curtain Road, KC. articles should be sufficien to dress • lady well.

WALKER'S SCOTCH EARLS, or OATH-SAL
CAKES. Bak% butter and Fuld Scotch Meal.
Every family ought to use them.
WALKER'S Royal Digestive or Entire wheaten Remits are
regulArly supplied to the queen, and highly re-
commended for perwins of weak digestion and
I "vain's.
WALKER'S Ranting Biscuits are void rif fat foamed% and un-
surprised for reducing over
WALKER'S Biscuits can be had througrrinMlegale or
Retill Grocer in the United Elardoss, or from
Um Manufacturer, John Walker

Manufactarer73l Biscuits to the Qom'', Clenised-st., Glasgow.
IV, UNGElfliildr TOOLS. Stook la be North of Rog-
r4 band. Im Drift, P NimPler, Punch-
ing and Illimpleg Illiebines, Sinnigig, am.,
el every dameAdisa. which kr sal lola us vosar-
pawed. LOWIIi Fifa& 1110011 . Mtn&