The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-02-23 00:00:00

ritoPoixb xi* 60a:4 ktcuiwns.

illTeltetneY luth by master and tun to go to ft (Or
thin purpose. It would be °powdered • I,lht resoutoe.
and the mon met •ith under such cit.-it:Potted* anal
nnt be very litthty ihnoght of. The fanners lIWnO
their Lees spinal; the rut ce, aui
ti, .t It had deo • notelet loath. leateed .4 "goipg to
fair" !UV hire from ceeli other; and tdere in every
facility fot rash parts seeertaisdng *list they teduire
and must ley that if eia•ters *mail be • little mote
Particular is inqniring info the charecter of the men
they supss than could possibly be dcne in • crowded
(Mr, they would not be so meet. inconvenienced as they
are by having men who get into their scribes under
tercesurfaneu reef went reeeethhite preereerst for
I considet that soy tui•hoomienlattioil az to Zhiracts r •
most diabolical, act. By haying the fair and biting at
this Seinen Of the yetr, I believe it tends greatly torn.
courage • roving disposition among the labourer.,
which we .hoald Onchrtvolln by every possible
means, to prevent; and then again, the evil habits
which grow out of such deposition cannot but
have a banefel elm* epee our rural population gene-
rally. j understand that yott coo•tly hire the year
In this pointy, and I think that the periodwhen you
terioritete the engagement is equally inconvenient for
maltreat and the Men, end alike injutione to the in.
threats of both. It your carter, your shepherd. or any
other useful men leave you in April, it is just the
Alias when hia experienced services are most required;
and you may be sure that during the tints he is under
wellise, or intends to glee you notice, be will not be
very ettentive to his duties. Your shepherd is the
very man of all otheta that you ought set hi lois st
this semen end it Is also it grind ineonVenienee to be
changing your carter, or any other labourer, jut when
you are getting so buy lithe field. Thus two or three
days were frequently lost upon • farm; and if the money
vales of the labour thus Minium away over the whole
emits wait estimated, it *odd atttount to something
way considerable. The deficit 'unite, cottrse come not
ef Your pockets dirsistly, or out of the poor's rates,
Which amounts to the mints thing. When the teer's
service shined Is Ord ...me man would say to them-
selves', "Summer is coming, and I ran get work any.
where ;" and so • love of change is inculcated in youth
and continued throughout life. AA an lest ince of which
I beard the other day lota fact, that • labotin'r tuned
that in 30 years he bad had no lee than 90 changes.
Jut Imagine • man deluging 30 times in 30 years, and
fancy what an enormous emoent of inoilleenience be
mut have indicted upon himself as well as his cm-
player.. No* no one can doubt that a fide wlMsh
tends to keep tth Ouch a systere as this Is objectionable
is the ettreme, and CIUIOOI he too strongly condeuined.
But at I More said, it is .not only the master who
staff' tit betides the men. There Is the destruction of
his !meditate by remedial, end the baser* which he ens.
tains in his garden or allotment not being properly cub
deeded at a period of the year when he should be
setting in things for the !rummer. I Would therefore
urge for the benefit of all that this hiring fair should be
aholialvd ; and that it has many evils of • mord dr•
ser,ption no one who was in Dorchester last Monday I
think .ill be bold epoogh to deny. lam far from ob-
jecting to the labourer having • little rational enjoy•
most, for we know the old adage say., "All work and
no play makes Jack • dull boy. And I lite to see
everything done to make • man comfortable and happy
in life. H•ving said no much in opposition, not only to
this old obsolete statute fair, but also to the time of
hiring, you will naturally expect that I ahead suggest
souse other system. Well, I can speak from an eared.
ems of SMOG five-end •thirty years that • very different
OW prevails In Kent and the adjoining counties, with
time moat socceolol and happy results. Little difficulty
is experienced there in getting good and respectable
labourers ; and I sin happy to say that the changes are
comparatively smell. We there found lebouren living
yearafteryearon the same farm. and land lies u pon the same
estate separation after generation. lam happy to be-
lieve this is also the ease in many parts of this county;
bet the number of wagon louts of household goods
that In.. passing along the roads in the erring show
that the (Muses are far too numerous. While, there-
fore, there is gosh competition an the labour market—
while so many other avocations are attracting the beat
men from the rand districts, we should do all in our
power to attach the labourer to the soil upon which he
Ii born. I should state that in Kent the carters and
Shepherds are the only men we hire by the year, and
they are engaged at Viol:mimes, which is the tithe we
generally tithe in sneh (atm ',eremite e. we regent., a
Month's notice being tespiired before leaving. If the
carter is a young num he gets £lO or ele a-ye.r, with
board and lodging in the house. There is also the
caster's mate, who Ands • similar hoot-, with £3 or id
...par wages. They have no p rqui•ites, with the a:in-
ception of Ed to the c.rter, ant Et to his mate, at liar
vest. There is no stated time for hiring the other
labourers upon the farm, inasmuch an it is a weekly
Angagement, With it we. k' notirre chi either side; hilt
is I have stated, the change are not at .11 fle•
quent A considerable portion of the labour on the
farm is also done by piece work, . r "Vitt" work
as it is termed here; but this is a mato u
which I find also prevails to a oerain extent
In Donetabire. Now I think it would be • crest
advantage if you were to hire at Michaelmas instead of
Candlemas, as in tho former eeseon there is less to be
done on the farm ; and Is insequently, if you are coin.
pelted to change, the time Would not be so valuable;
While ill mistake not • labourer who thought of thane g
would pause if be bed a dreary November fog boos
him instead of • bright May sun You will lam sure
believe me when I say, that in mitring the above re-
marks I have equally at heart the welfare of the labourer
pa *ell as the employer. My object Is to advande the
ieterests of both, for they are PO irklintately connected;
that oe• menet stiffer without its in some way os other
affecting the other. I will now gentlemen, pass on to
the other division of my subject, namely—the Payment
of Labourers; sad ha the first place arm will allow me to
my, that although the county ,4 Kent is held up as
being one of the best paid distriots in England,
/ believe that in Darsetshins the difference is
so great as would appear at first night ;
bat that on going into detail. It *ill be (mind the
bearer here ree4ves about the *one as he does there
in some shape or other. In Kent they are all urinary
payments, and no perquisites are allowed in any shape
whatever. A good labourer is paid abut 13.. 61.
a week, but then his tune in strieny kept, and stoppages
are made if he is late, or if he is prevented working half
a day by bad weather, and out of his earnings he
has to pay about la: • week for his itottarie, which will
have lls. dd. Then, as he has no perquisites, he tea to
buy his fuel and pay for his potato gronnd, Which we
may safely put down at another Is. per week, further
redoing the amount to 10a. Ad. Then are
also the stoppages for loss of time, which perhaps
average another Is. per week, which brings down
the amount to 9s. fiti. I should alga state
that the wages rise and fall aceording to the marketable
pries of wheat—thus, if wheat ranges from 40s. to Ms.
quarter, the figure is 3s. 31. per day; midi( it ranges
n 110 Ms a. end . per quarter we Pay da. 64. per day.
Emie .
my experience we have never foetid it necessary to
nuke any deviation from this rule. Now in Dorset-
shire I find that it is said year labourers get as little as
Be. per week, in money mordent, and the neighbouring
ounties are said to pay About the same. But then
there ate the peremisike. In the first plate you provide
%emu with a cottage, which ie la per week; potato
potted and fuel Is. per week. Then again, I end ill,
not the custom in this part to stop for loss of time, or
for wet days that are lost in consequence of any little
casualties., which is dried, done in Kent, so that the
man is paid fora full siz days' work under ordinary dr-
enmateness. I ealdulate that the eddrintsges he den."
in conereasnee Of this dornetoppige is folly le_pir
week. In Keel, too, the bibouter's time Is Med
six in the monde, till de in the evening all
the year round, with only one hour at seen
for dinner, so that he makes 11 hours a clay. Now
here I And that besides the dinner hour there is
time, allowed for bra:defeat, and also for refroell-
rnent in the stickmen, by Which 1 eitita that
• man loses another hour every day. thus I will pal
down that hare the time is 10 hours a day. which is ens
boar lees than is the custom in Kent; and this lees
time if iodinated at ltd. per hour, would repremet
Is 3.1. per Week: Now, gentlemen, if you put all
these Agetwi together, there Will be As. In dopey,
for °tithes, In, for Potato *nand and fuel, Is. for
stoppages and wet days, and le. 9,1 for the difference In
the amount of labour done by the men here and in Kent,
which in the re will bring up the amount to
13s. 3d.; ore withoot saying anything about the
adventure of " it" cider, or (flier things allowed
by the fanner at a pride, theta if Only di-freemen, of
3d. in comparison with what sped in Kent. I therefore
think that you will agree with me that your labourers
are paid about the same as they are in what is termed
one of the bed paid *sunder in England. Palming on,
however, to the question more immediately before us,
you Will permit lio suggest that It would be far pre.
fezable if you Would pay your labourers sitlly in
money, Without eV eiception. There may some
advents/es in making eentaln payrpenti ip kied, bat
upon the whole I think the system Is a bad one. As
has already been remarked in this room, "it is of no
little cone coronae that you should bring all your in-
ferior wheats Into the market," which would materially
redoes the corn averages, elput which you have to make
such irdportant payments ea the tlthe tent charge,
sometimes corn rents, and valuations belneen interning
and outgoing temente. I believe the labourer would as
• rule prefer money payments. nod by this means he
would be pleased in the position of doing what lie liked
with his wages, end speeding his earnings in the beet
market be could and, I would not only say—pay in
money, but permit roe to ail humility to day, pay 01100
a week, and that On Friday night. I have arldpied this
plan eine I Nave had the management of an estate in
this locality, and have found it to iiii•wer exceedingly
well. I edema's the Friday's payment on this ground.
that it gh,s the Meurer • great advantage in making
his Saturday.* provition for tbe canning week. The
wife un ms to merket and ptirehase to the beet tidvails
togs, without the h0d5...11l losing any tide I and by
having ready money in her hand, of course she can get
things elasapsr and better than going on credit at the
village shop.. Thus the lahoerer would eau the per-
anitages Which must naturally be plaited upon &vales
for *tat la culled " itistribittiost"—• system :rate
illustrated by the old story of the halfgesay
that, before it reached the hands of the anal pur-
chaser, bad five-pence half -pannyattsolsed to its original
value. You must he aware that the small tradesman
In the rand districts hem nob Um same facilities for parr
chasing goods at the first mart as the larp dealer hes
in the provinsial tows. This diMealty balm iwaressed
by the labourer not being thls to pay each for the
articles he requires, and thus the shopkeeper has to go
on credit to the dealer in the Mains way. The poor man
was also way often drawn info debt farther than be
would ever drasin of. by the habit of sandhi to the
shop on trust. Our (\nutty Courts are largely etlPPlitel
with cams in 4:annealed, and it is sontsina to bear
the deleodsate, in order to eseuee Pigment. Pia" that
they have only ad, a week, of comae avoiding any
Omsk% to writes. I observe that at the lad
DOVhIOII onset there were two moss of labourers who
were sammened for lefi, and E 5 17s, respectively—large
wens for aft in their position, and subsidy there were
lOW dodo draft sealed them. How was it that
parr wan Imened in this way? I will tell you.
IlsMlClSPisallty they, generally speaking, get their money ,
am • moods' and aremequently they get things from
the Allege she, on trust till reekoateg lime Domes, sad I
malealleffrerallieseod seeenn.tants, at the eet of Abs
inesek lied .bat they had overrun Abs constable."
and time they go ea beeesdag mem and snore involved.
lithe,. eiet nations I de set lithe Ismat &Wm to
mune the wharedar of the denary struceepets as a
dam. They are MT often useful ia a sad of
*nem meet live. I would however Imia sopped
for your aewridaraMon whether a great Jammu-
MOOS weekt sot he WNW by making year

ITOIVO

The CUAMMAN said there was a question which
was • very important one to the agriculturists and
oorn.dealers attending this market, in which thyje
friend, Mr. Eraser, Ind taken a moot actin part. lie
eras prepared to make a statement to the Meeting
which, if the *theme eras carried out, be (the chair-
man) was sure would be conferring en obligation
upon them all, and he bbotild bb much obliged if
Mr. rarer wohld Illy the matter before the club.
Mr. Ettrion said be availed himself of this oppor-
tunity, by enuisadon of their chairman, to lay before
them a scheme which he hail euggested to the Town
Council 1, r the erection of a new Corn Exchange. fle
used a- t toll them the advantages this would oonfer,
imams,
_th,T experienced the 11l oonvettlenees of the
present builft4. It was so dark Hitt It was altruist
impossible to see disown without going to the windows
or doors, and in • frill market it was with meat
difficulty that that seuld be done ; god ij wee to cold
and damp that it was very uneomfortable for those
persons who had stalls tbere. An Ilea struck him the
other day that something might be done to im-
prove this. The Town Cduncll be on /eyeful
occasions received Mot for erecting o ces behind the
Corn Exchange, bet all of them had interfered either
with the Council Climber above, or with the lock.upa.
At the last meeting of the Council a proposition waii
about to be brought forward to •11010.4 this space sod
not to appropriate it for any use An idea then gashed
across his mind—why should they not have a new Corn
&change ? By taking in the poultry market a space
would be obtained quite equal to the present Corn
Exchange, and with • glass roof, a board floor,
too fire places, it would altogether be one of the
meet comfortable places for them to transact business,
and to convert the present Cora Excilmege into offices
so long needed for the age of the Connell. At
that meeting of the Council be wished that the
plan of encloaine the piece of ground should be
poetponed, as he would be prepared to
anoth, r. On Friday • want:Atte* meeting waltll.l6,
and no confident was he of the SUOMI et his
plan that he employed Mr. Howley to make
a sketch of the greelid plan of the proposed
building, *bib)) he (Mr. Honor) laid before the
committee, end he was hippy to say that
it met with their universal approbation—so much
so that plans and specifications were ordered to
be prepared, to be laid before the Council at their next
meeting in throb. He knew it was the opinion of two
or three members of the Council that the proem.'
would not answer. They sold that farmers liked to be
In a positioe lo see What was passing up and down the
street. (Laughter.) That watt not his opinion of the
farmers of the preseek.day. He ebuld not think they
came Li Maria for the pltrpc Se of wailing for tame
"Oiling cause to tern up to mom them, sent as a
dog-fight, • runaway horse, Punch, or of hearing one
of the gn atest pests of the age, a German bend dunning
their team mode into their ears. (Laugoter. ) It
the scheme meld be carried out he knew they would
gladly avail them-elves of the opm•rtunity to go into a
comfortable ibce to transact busium If they ap-
proved of this scheme ha would poly ask them to pose
• resolution to that 'tett, as he bad no doubt their
secretary could Present it to the Counoil, at their
next meeting, which scold have great weight in bringing
this deairable objert to a satisfactory conclusion, and in
"is months a suitable building might be erected.
The VICR.CHAIRMAN, in the course of his renter*,
on this subject, raid he hrd called the att-ntion of
many agriculturist' attending this market to the pro-
priety of having an Exchange the piece of ground
alluded to, and he had net one indieidual lay
bet that, It would lie • mos excellent plan. He did
bay— although everything had been done by the tow,
for giving the farmers comfort in plan ng the Exchange
at their disposal, for which they were grateful and
thankful—that of all the market place.. he had ever
wood in the present was onto( the coldest and dampest I
and as for seeing corn it, Was one Of the tnti‘t Improper
places he knew of. If they Wanted to inspect • sample
of corn lolv-y were obliged to go to the windows or doors ;
and as for writing • el:legate after three o'clock in the
wiser time that was an impossibility unless they went
to Mr. Ewer's desk. He then alluded to the comfort
and conveniences which the new building would confer
upon the agriculturists, and proposed that Mr. Ensor's
proposition should be carried out, stating that he
should be most grateful to see it done.
Mr. Joni Hoene ismondeti the propositioo, believing
It was a thee lit the right direction, although the Cori..
ration of the town had done everythieg to mommodate
the agrioulturista of the district.
The following resolution was earned unanimonslv :
" That the members Of tllO Drareliester Ferment' (lob,
having considered the prose... Pion submitted by Mr.
Estee for the removal of the lament Corn Exchange to
another site, which would be Oiled up with greater
ooneenlence and comfort, hereby Feared their unanimous
end cordial irpirobation of the scheme, and would
esthestly recommend the proposal to the Town
Council."
MINOVIAL T 1 TKO MARTI KT enable.
The CHAIRMAN enquired elute steps had been taken
by the Nommittee appointed to draw up • memorial for
presentation to the Board of Trade, relative to the
present unfair method of making sore returns.
The SICRETART (Mr. Andrew.) said he torpid only say
that the memorial had hese prepared, Ho was then
requested to read it, trlsEh was to follows,—
"To the /Insolvable the Board of Trade, London.
" The u.emorial of the Chairman, Members of the
Dorchester Yeomen' Club, and others
"Serena :
" I. That the corp mittens LA a very defective in tl •
290 twee whim the returns are taken, that not ot •
thl7d part of the quantity of sore grown in the country
is ever returned r represented in these returns.
"k That as the tithe anal rent-charges are Java&
ably the rents of fame, and as the pricesof corn between
outeg and itecoming tenants are frequently governed
by these averages, it is imperative that a more maid
and better system be seed.
" Tette atemoria is therefore earnestly
that your honoorable Board will muse some metut%
he adepted whereby the evil 110 long and gum*
compbutted of may Ile remedied.
"And your memorildistil will eftet. ttrity, kg." 1
71ts fireaateet continued, that he did sot kllOl, he.,
oder clubs were going to present their memorials. but
he should recommend that as they were about to have
new member to represent them in Parliament. Mae
they should entrust them to him, and ask him to pm.
met them to the Board of Trade. If the menserild
from the chili tees ergot In ite envelops only to the
Board ot nue. mai dodl.l look skit aid say, "-bee,
doek come from? oh, from the I
Armen' Ctib," and it would then be put aside • but
if a member of Parliament went, he was somebody',aM
they always made a low bow to him and said, 'Sic I
the metnocial shall be mnsidered.* (Lettgbeer ) No
doubt Mr Myer *Mild be very glad to present them.
Mr. 3AUNDEAS agreed with Mr. Asdrews that the
course he had suggested would be the bed, and said if
the memorial front the Winfrith Farmer' Club was
not gone to the Board of Trade it ahoeld be presented
with the one from the Dorchester Farmers' Club.
Mr. CLINIMIN was thea salted on by the Chairman
to deliver the following
Ltfroan.
Ma. PReartiart, MIL 111Ct•PNIONIDIDIT, AND GINTLir
—.-Having bees solicited to introduce the subjeot
for this evening's di...wipe, I YAWN you that I do so
with the greatest possible diffidence, !mamma as I feel
it is one which bee been previously hurdled by mach
abler minds than my owe in Vali eouhty land as a own-
parative etratiger in these parts, I also feel thait I ocenpy
• sothewhat delicate position in appearing before you on
such • question as we now have for consideration. I
however venture to address you, in the humble hope
that my observations may give rise to • alsousion which
will be the means of promoting Hsi happiness and wet
fare both of yourseive• as employed, and the agricul.
tend labourer as employee ; and if earthing that
IFinittbsirom nab should lead to say good melt, I shall
eassedingly pleased an to d grateful you for allow-
nie this opportunity of impressing my opinions.
The subject then before us UM evening Is, "The
System of Hiring and Prima of Agricultural
Labourers ;" and need pot *laid Too with any re.
marks on the laryartent hearing which it has in refer.
else* to the relats between master and man but 1
will he is metes as is poesibb oonsiatent with the
nature of • enbjeel with* gives rise to so many
different questions, briels peactleal nod motel, having
these fer farther elaeitlation by the lentleanee
I ha r swing eround Me. Ity
egret, toZsare°,. will be minsipally sosened eo
a • bleu whim have Mena use is eonemsence of
many different custome whit* prevail in this county as
compared with some other sounties, sespeoially that of
Kent, with which, by a long residence, I am more par.
tieolarly acquainted; but you must understand that I
by no means wish to dictate to you on any one point;
rather would I leave it to your superior judgment to
adopt or mime anything that I may say. The matter
Wore u divides hoeU into two heads ; and taking the
Hiring AM In order, I most at cede say that I was
greatly surprised at the enema whim appears to pre.
vall so mask in this district of hiring ae the annual /air
which ha' bees held in this town daring the present
week. Inlaid have wished that this question had been
brought forward a little earlier in order to some steps
harlot bees taken to puts stop to sucth a prac-
tise that as estate attendee has so eseuecsly begs directed
to the evil, peer Maims will doubtless have additional
weight, there below photy of time before another year
rolls round he
lamottnna bat•rasardaadir,i'fatitin father say tiClietbresrea.dwislas
a time whoa week a melee prevailed in the sensty of
t.INLI it his **Ts liana . beams phoebes. There
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ci ths yearly somata ahaisgiai *ass se racrilasecc•cem.
them was g grestAlrerndseame of peuzlisa
wow..RI allOMMISMI; Manley is slim
roller. last 30 yam asareely say besieges hes , dem
In the shame of hiring. It is based ecmisidored quint

payMehtil In eath, and paying weekly. There yearly hiring! ft ese !"d4yearly hiring with the
Would then be no etense for She laboerer to run potato groan& but it he did not perfera Its eontsect
Mt. deht. oh the idea tthathis master hal not pki &hell mold d
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rIfl; end kipl,*(lig thet this tea. nett the ease, thee o,ness ...id lin agreed with les non abouthop- r.
xceper twee,. Lire Mortal( to Melee If i.e we. the Credits*, time. awl he considered the hirine es. a
loser. I I efieve th femme ie edy ttt psy hitd
i s one. provided the lelourer performed his eon.
angel ts amp se aid)? era honestly eatrind ;ae t tteet. Ile bind a ale pherd ye.r, lit he et
nity MI Ftedaye, I &nide' eller b'eftefitte, if the agreement that he wasted.. whet &m
lic (Hr. utter.)
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would t•tirl toenra pretentinp meth eofshe demoral- ordered hint to do; hat Ir. eonmeenenee of di.oree log hte
izing and pemicions system a Sundee tee( fne; weiclj *dere lig di -01.arred hen at erre, mei smoldered that
I afmi d preveils in epee places As simple) era Of he was inst./fed in ,n doing. ezpn sod Morrell in
labour it behoves us t do all in our power te impure/ favour of • it'el'••l'm's
tho conditiou of those e &meted wi both th ris bo morally VIAIDSI Paid labourers bolt.,if°
cod LI.
snd physically, end we oannot too Mehl, appreciate men every Friday lortnigist. and coteddered that no
gotirl:holie.t. othl Opright hkeruter. - Tim Vier-CH*lsel tat And Ciretames offend some
Before concluding, I would Plat throw (Mt one stip farther ienou Its on the sul Pet, soil the weetiug wes
gelation for your coesideration, and that is, whether It brouilif to • sloes by a mate of thanks being accorded to
would not be practicable to get up • kind of declare- Mr. Clements.
Mon. signed by the farmer, of tee county, that they
bi,set
ri a
easy- dt. a y
t, To [hider
ritfi cannot
the
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fair
will not hie et the fah.. If much a doeumeut was
distributed among the labourers pH t to nest Candle.
it
I fellio°
wtwould
ground
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oh er
it
ya
wgreat.th nika
it nicht convenient to hire. If you still make yearly en-
-111,15e5t4 I Fire tholight Whether there could
not be a kind of register offer" in the teern foe seri-
cultural, as there now are for domestic, seridete,
watch a master or a man could ioimediately notify his
requireinente. The,e puerto I will, however, 'wive to
weer head.s than my own. I have now, gentlemen,
rlily to thank you for the patience with width you
hove listened to the imperfect re. arks I have hastily
tl tepliter. The subject. belie as opens up a
wide field for disetteion on different collateral point&
and my object has been rather to open up in areenient
than to exhaust all test might be mid on these various
cp mita& I thall no* bs most happy to hem the Si..,
of the members of tee club, whether in opposition toot
in soppott of any I have volunteered to cameo' ; and if
there 1. anything tlpon whh I can give any further
irderotation, Ishall be mist Lek'', to &mom the
libations that may be pitt to me. Whateeet if Ow
rerult of the evening's debate. I trust it will in mere
meteo, tend to promote the interests of both employer
and •eipleyiel, and that ncebiug I have mid will
esi.d in lb* slightest degree to weaken that mutual
eeteetu and pod undentandtm that should at all
time. exist between the fanner and the agricultural
labourer. (Applause.)
CrlsteM off, in inviting diwnstion, said the
iniontt in which itr. Ciemehte had brought the
subject before their Petite, ht lit dot sonless, had
elten ride to the emaiderofien of (oleos far More
important than Le OM cllsporael to se.pect yieen it was
mentioned frir diaeumiene It tem tabled of great
important,' to the employer and employed. and them
we Mane palate ohieh lit,. Clenteut. had touched
opon, Which Were polnie di great intetest to them;
and be shotild be now most hippy to I.eer tee re.
marks which gepUemen might make silo the'ludlect.
Mr. Deeming considered that the method of paying
labourers on Frldayo was most Important. He bed
teen it practised for 40 yelp, and be knew it made • great
difference to them when they mad tithe their money in
tune in orier to go to the best market ; he thoUghl at
least it was equivalent to a shilling • week, because if •
labourer went late on Saturday nights to market he
pal enormous prices for his articles, and consequently
ran into d.be He believed they ought to be pitied more
than blamed because they ran into debt. He hoped to
see the prinsiple of Friday paymenta thoroughly carried
into effeet in thla county, and believed the opinions
which Mr. Clement' had advanced to be d aaaaa
importance. When be lived in Wiltshire be used to
to hear • great deal said about the wages of agricultural
labourers in Dorset, end he wrote tre some friends in
thin county for Information, and he arrived at the oon:
viction that the labourers of Dorset, were better paid
than those of Wiltshire. Ther perquisites were so
nn.nerous that their wages were quite equal to them
given in Wiltahlre.
Mr. G. Hoarse remarked that wine few years ego
lie had the honour of &damming the club upon& similar
mtbjeci, and had advanced almost the mine ideas as Kr.
Clements, but tht re were some differences between them
He had raid that yearly egret plants were not good. He
(Mr. II mar) thotleht in filmy pepects they were deter-
able,and nrged reasons for so thinking. The consequences
of a Weakly agreement were that non and masters were
dependent Rpm each other. In speekinf of the wages
nt eitle paid to agriculteiral labourers, a weak, Mr.
Homer, said that that had very lit' • to do with
what was really paid them. He had taken Ilona
trouble to Sod out the paymenti actually made, and he
foam' that in one case where they had bees le., •
week for " tutt" wink, besides perquisites. Lebourers
very of ten got high wages when at " tub" work.
Matting to the method of payment, be seer no doubt
all ptyinents. In money were goal. Money was nn-
doubted!, Hie standard by which the value of labour
WVS aieertalhed ; but wit n • labourer got his wheat at
a fixed rate all the year tound, btead did not swell his
untold at the village Am. Het asked why the club
Afield not open • register Med in the town, where
bleepers in want place, might register their names,
so that any one oho wanted a a remit might look down
tie list and suit themselves. In fairs there were many
m n who woold snit empl ye's. but there mere so
el toy that they oould not find them out
Mr. J. Floolzo Mid be heal taken a few notes from
lir. Clemente' lecture, and the !Int was open the hiring
by the week. He thought th.t gentlemen or Ms tub
had rather mi.underatood the hiring. He thought the
hiring at Dedy-dey was a weekly one. An agreement
was made with a man et so much per week for the
yeis-,, provided he did his work ratiefeetwily. They
meld &obsess him at the end of a week if he did not
do the duties required of him by the m .at. They
agreed with shepeerds and cer•ere foe so muck per
week for the annual hiring' but if a curter was to go
out with his team and get drunk they could bring him
before the =glob 'tee and discharge him et • week's
notes*. He man of opinion that a Miehaelmse hiring
would be far preferable to a La ly.day one
for shepherds and carters, but be would not
fay It was best for common labourer,, and
Laxly-day was • bad time to change tom. In Wilt-
shire the hiring was from ,Miehaelines, and it was
preferable, bemuse masters, abepliddit, end eartere might
have a unsunderetending and they might tweed to do
their &Aim which would result in serious oonsequenees
to their Socks and horses. Alluding to the payment of
labourers in Kent and Dorset, be said he should prefer
money payments if they could be adopted generally
throughout the twenty I but es a fanners' °lnterim them
Macy and enter into any agreement to do so he thought
would be odt of the question ; neither should they my
time would not Pee them anything in the shape of
wheat, home, feel. potato ground, and other thing',
which they had had for so many years, and by which
they had been in much beneetted. He thought they
won't have • very difficult task to get a good *orient
without they gave him wheat as 5.. • bashed- If they
bald do anything to alter the existing state of things,
he should bo the Arse to come forward, bra it would
be useless unless there was a general feeling through-
out lite county to do so. He gave hie Men
6, a-week, together with their house, fuel, and potato
ground, and they were mach better of than those who
only hod le& liespeding laboutere time, he observed
that in this county they were AIL employed and payed
by the week. They were paid is waged whether they
were at work or not. If employers adopted the
peneiple of time payments they would be in pocket;
but the ques'ion was whether that would benefit the
Labourer. In Kent labourers ocesinieneed work at
riz o'clock, whilst throe in Dorset did not do rat until
meet or half-pad seven, and he gave big men half-
anhour for breakfast, and an boor for dinner, and
they left 4 work *boot our o'elock. Be contended
that if the Kentish employer/ weed get go many
hours' work for Ils ed. a-week frost thefr hibourette
that they were not paid so well as those in this edriety
wording to the time they were at work. He be.
hawed that Friday :debt paymento would be pro-
&maitre of much good, and would prevent the
la batter trawl running into debt in the village &bops,
where he bail to pay dearer for biz articles than
would otherwise be the ease. He Then raPained that
the labourer very often ran into debt at the Mtge shop,
and at the end of a month there was so mach Mealy
to tat. Many of them men could not either reed
or write, or if they could mad they could not write,
and thus did not know whet they awed. If men
were paid every week they would not oob' be able 10
remember their ecorunt from e eels to mob. bit
be able to go to • better market. Hesboaldbe
to see the liring at Candlemas fair abolished, for it
we. Me of the greatest nuisances existing. Ile believed
If there wee • register office for labourer, that it
would be • principle which *mid in all cases meet
the wants of the employed and employers.
Mr. Hides suggested that when the new Corn Ez•
ohanp wan built. that • register office should be tnuensd
there, and that the clerk of the market should be
appernted register.
Mr. Orman* Haerifiro seid he quite agreed with
the emitimenes eipriessed in the lecture of Kr.
Clemente, awl sem muds obliged for the information.
He himself We. a plat &Ave.:rats for mow payments.
and them, as be meek ffie the
true srrnetem ewbdelleved that Michaelmas met the
limper time for hiring.
Mr. Duce s.tl be agreed with Mr. Clements In many
points, partieulsrly as to the time of Mehl& end he
thought Miebeelmas was far preferable to Gendlemas.
He alluded to gads remarko made by_ Mr. George
Homer, in which that o said he was In
favour of hiring at Caorirstilars7because farmers had
more control over their men; but he (Mr. Duke) WY
of opinion that they had more power over their
if they hired them at Michaelmas, se when •
kad prdengeeted he would not leave ia
the summer, ind be be ved they had some boldest
upon them in the winter'. He did not believe the
hiring was • yearly agreement. H. hired his men by
the week, sothat if one did not suit he could discharge
him. He WVA of opinion that Michaelmas Was the best
tints to change labourers, but remarked that if there wee
oo dcod tins fOr so doing they would never think of
changing. He did not approve of hiring Imo at (eine
became they could not 64 out their elaracters ; anti
with regard to • register office, he did notethink they
would ever find • good labourer who would pet his
name delete
Mr. GINGS was of opinion that yearly Mel
best, and speaking of the TOO of payment for lat.=
said railways and the penny pose bed brought thinp to
• level, and men now knew the velure of labour in owe
dungy as well as in another. He thought they poid
fairly in thie musty, or else they would not here the
men they had. His mama in employing laboorers wad
to get the best he meld before the fair, sad then from
seeing their MAWS obtain their chanerars. His az.
melee*, of Weise at fairs was that be ones hired a
carter. He come and took his horemand went of with
them, and he had never seen him sines. He thouebt
that was • specimen of men hired at fare. His custom
was to pay fortnightly, and he thought Monday was the
hese day.
Mr. AdDISWII mid that Mr. .1. Homer was a little in
the wrong when be mid he did not believe the birth;
we. y. If a ma& did not perform his embed they
maidyearl discharge him. He thought, however, that the
best way for these hiring, was that dud add master
should be milled to a mouth'. .dice.
Mr. Hong' said poen were only hired by the week at
the fair, but it was understood that the hiring should
be from Lady-day to Lady-day. They only agreed as to
so much wages a oath. bat their homes, fuel, and
potato ground were for the year. If at the end of a
week • men did not discharge his duties well be meld
disoboriod. That was the custom which he hod
ianaxwa reoterked that Kr. Hower bad laid
that it ww swierstood that a was would day from
lady-day to ladret. If they gave a datne palate
Pond tad • tattap, & sot that show that it ems a

DORCH ESTER. —Tan Foariwowlso Etienne.
The Sheriff, C. W. Digby, has issued his writ for
the eltellon of a Knight for this county. consequent
On the vaigantlon al H. Let Seymer, Eq., to take
place .t • quarter before eleven ~'.luck on Satunisy, in
this town. The event creates very Rule interest, toes
mush as op to the present time there seems to be no
likelihood of having a contested election, so the! 11 is
veiy pOiable that the present candidate, J. Flom,
Eel, will he *Rotted to r.pr.sout this county un-
molested.
DoNCIIRSTIR PITCHED CORN MAORI.; Saturday,
February 20. —There was a large supply of wheat
and barley, but the demand vu of • retail
character, and choice samples only reelised last
week's price.. To force sales of seoond•rate quality
a reduction of from 2s. to 31. per quarter had to be
: submitted to. Oats for seed i demand at full
rate•
MALT Or STOCIT. —AI Mr. PAsOr's fortnightly sale at
I his Repository on Saturday. there were 125 bead of
Aocki and vo phew. About 40 fat beast !Nu) ,old at
prices noising front 124. to ISt par snore. A few choice
oxen were eagerly putobiosed for 1330 to MS, tOt. each,
whilst ware prime fad hulls realised flow Eft to £27
emit. The supply of heifers and calves Was goad, 44
being a offer, and were disposed of at prices varying
iron' £ll to £l7. Torre we. a good demand for
b wieners, which fetched from £7 to £l3 10s.. and fat
calves from £2 to 13. Mutton sold from 131 d to 9d.
per lb. Some choice horn and down wethers were sold,
the former at Bea 61. to eds., and the latter from 48a.
to 60•.
Rattolous TRACT Sootirr.—The annual meet-
ing in tomossiou with thia society took pleas at the
Townhall on Tuesday evening. There was a
newsreel attendeace, over which the Rev. R.
Smith, rector of Scatted, presided. The Rev. J.
P. Stiffrey, Aseeiation Seeretary, attended as the
depirtation, and gave some interesting details of the
working of the society.
121L•ND Rittatitti• PROMOTION. Mr. MUM,
Smith Barfoot, seemulmises assistant, Bristol
concretion, has been appointed flretelees assistant,
Ware, 10th division, Ware collection.
Rirte Cola.—This corps has received a large
number of recruits, who are making rapid progress
in their drill. The muster roll amid general
condition of the 3rd Dorset has at Do time been in
each • favourable Wide an at peewit. The old
members are steadily at drill, and the new comers
are endeavouring to qualify themselves to join the
ranks as early as possible; but no recruit is &Civet
to do this until be has passed an individual semi. ,
nation at the hands of the captain. New great
onata of the authorised pattern are to be at once
issued to all ranks Including the band, and new
clothing is being made fot suck men as require it,
and also& silver badge for the efficient, of last year,
60 in number. The baud under Mr. 11. Wellspring
is also making great progress.
&come Auorroa.—The High Sheriff has appoiditid
Woodford nooks, Esq., barrister-at-law, Ole:doll
audiror.
CotAMIAL AND CONTINVITAL CRORCH 80CIITT.—
&reams were i.rewshed at Christ Church and St.
deorie's Church, Fardingtoo, on behalf of the funds
of this society, do Surolsy. Os Monday evening •
Wblio meeting took place at the Tonenhel, when the
Re*. Ernest COWIOI, sorscistion secretary, delivered
some Most interesting detailc respecting the operations
of the wrier at home and abreast. The Rev. James
Fisher moulded the chair, and Nests wee a numerous
attendance.
, Twit Werienita.—The reading of the thermometer at
Dorchester for the past week ii.. follows

Dales. 1

Feb.

314 Direction
Noon 8N of Wind.
42 d waw
48 84 ISW2 NW
42 28 NW NT
36 26 N&XE
38 21 NE
3411451 NE
wnwearoirma WILLIE
441281 ENE
421291 B
38 25 8
41 38 W
48 re Nrkkg
51 38 OE lc 8W

fftate of
Weather.

Mi-ty, driss. rain
Misty, fina
rp.•
run
Pine, alight aiiew
Ana
Cloudy, snow
TRAIL

LAST

Pin,
Fla
Foggy
Foggy, cloudy
Foay, misty
Foggy
Foggy, lino

At the Petty Sessions held before the Mayor end
J. Gilpin, Req., William Franklin and Joseph
Beale were fined bs. and oasts for being drunk.-- -
Robert Semen and Jane Hibbs were charged with
attempting to rescue • prisoner from • military
micort.-Screen wee dismissed, but Bibb' was
eamdlitted for 14 days.
Cotill2e Peery Sessions, Shirehall. Saturday.-
Before Major Steward, G. T. Boilo.k, Erg., F.
Bounden, EN., and Captain Sindersley.
ALLEGED NEGLECT TO MAR °AIMS ow RAILWAYS,
-Josiah Bangor, of Maiden Newton, was soremosed
by Inspector Morrison, of the Great Western Beltway,
for neglecting to fasten • eate on the Wilts,
Somerset, and Weymouth Railway. - Fiederick
nn engineer in the company's @artist,
proved the cies. On the 12th inst., about 10 o'clock, as
his train WWI between Maiden Newton and Orimstone
station it ran over and killed a cow which had strayed
on the line, among-t • great many others-Thom..
Cox said defendant was in his employ. On the day in
question dung had been carted from his fano amass the
line to an opposite fleld.-111r. Weston, who appeared
for defecdant, submitted that it had not been shown
that he left tlyp gates open.-The Bench disagreed the
eass.-Ilfr. Weston remarked that the portion of the
line in question was very dangerous, and it would be
well if the railway company erected a lodge and
appointed a man to open NA shut the gets.
Aseinte.-Cbarke Beller and Alfred Greta, of
Grimetotle, wee summoned by John Stevens, dairyman
of Stratton, for asitsdltipg Symonds appeared
for complainant, and Mr. Weston for defendants-Mr.
Weston stated that defendants were in the service of
complainant, but in 'omega/nee of some family jars
between complainant and his wife, defendants, acting
:pon the &dries of the latter, pushed her husband out
f doors. They admiued the offence and expressed
Jarrow for white they had dons, and promised they would
never do so again.-.4r. Symonds said he would accept
defendants proposal,
_ea complainant had no wish to
punish them. bat asked the Beath to caution thorn that
in future they must not Interfere in any disputes
which took place between haaband ani erlfe.--This was
dope, and the case was dismissed on defeudentis paying
the co-lis incurred. . -

Spy—Wafter Nutbeam, of Omar Moigne
Wes suenuotied for waling beer wittiest a horses.
P.O. (Ansley said : On Saturday evening, the 6th bast,
he visited delendent's house. He sew some men
hove four pinto of beer, for which they peid.—Mr.
Weston appeared for defesident, and elicited that
witness had been in disguise se a gone masker for some
time, and now occupied the unenviable position of a
spy and informer. He was ordered be do so ;" he
was on special dirty." 1k gave one of the men 1.. to
get moms beer.—Mr. Weston admdted the offence, but
said. in extennatioo, that it was hi. first, and urged the
Bench to be as lenient as possible.—A tinnier charge
was then gone Into against defendant for walling beer
on the following day, which Mr. Weston admitted.—
Fined 10a. and some for the first offence, and el and
costs for the emend, or in default a inonth's imprison.
ment.—Mr. 'restos applied for a seek for payment,
which was granted.
Ifirgaugo WOOD. —Solleph Cheney and William
Trivet, two boys of Punekenwle, were 'await:mod by
Richard Mellish, for stealing wood.—Compkinant said
be did not wish to paves the ems, and defeodants were
Aped k. each and teen, the Bench remarking they
blamed their parents for allowing them to bring wood
home.
Gap'. of the rune place was sumuseued
for similar offence and mulcted in alike fie,
At the Towel:ell, on Wednesday, before the
Mayor, William Bodine and Thomas Bmltb, two
j miserable-looking lads, with whom was also a very
I little child, were brought a p in custody charged
with ereating • disturbance, and making use of bed
language in the public streets on Tuesday evening.
—Prisoners ware sentenced to seven dayi imprison-
ment

May, from Cornwallorse brought up charged ,1
with drunkenness and vagrancy. —The ore was
proved by P.C. Mitchell. He found her and her
child, a little girl, early in the morning, drunk and
asleep on the pavement near the Old House at
Ronan He awoke her, when she said @he could not
get any lodginp, and wished to be taken to the
station, where she was accordingly lodged.
Prisoner said the reason why she was drank was
bemuse her husband had left her, and she did not
know where be was gam —Committed for seven

dap.
TRI DORCHISTRI ARD DOISITIRDLZ INDUSTRIAL
PROTIDIIIT &Of:KITT, LtRITID. —The tenth quar-
terly meeting of this society was held on Monday,
the 15th inst. Horses LW* leg., kindly con-
sented to preeide. In opening the westing the
chairman congratulated the members on their having
established and kept op a society inch as this. It
was a sign that the workiarnien of Dorchester were I
endeavouring enoceedially to keep pule with their '
fellows in the other parte of the country is the social
Mitifwhich is taking plsos throughout Zuglead,
tlietinguishing its working-deem He told 1
them that in Apra last the number Of enwperative
societies in the Kingdom was above 804 and that
their receipts for the year ending December. 1802,
exoseded two millions sterling. Ile hoped namdenity
would prevail mons dawn, for that would=
tend to beep than in prosperity. He lead
with hope to their awinheining their position, sad
not wily as hat be their wintianally reederieg it
After a few remarks au the inflames
otropeneritive owiesies *wow* IN 0006"
of the workhog-obeesa wad esperially of the wield.
qua ewe, wed slits repealits bin wishes for the
asthma meow Of tin -MOIL he 11104 on

tho ercretary to real the report. halance-sheet, and
otimr p.iper• require.l to be lap' helot, the meatiet,
The r. p•rt 14,01 m fo:lows:—•• Your canimittee,
mvining the quarterly statememts to he laid lirfur,
you, are wleastal to be abli to give • favouralde
r..port or the eneisty's progress. Our pasha°, h..,
as will presently be shown yom improved in every
respect. Members have been admitted to the
number of 14; and as only lee have withdraws.
there are nine more on the books than there nem
. . . .

at the end of the last quarter; the total ember beie-1-
thereto., 161. The whole number of Mans
ra n daring the quarter was 16. The iocresso on
the receipts for goods sold wee very hrs.,
f 4.9 lat. 41d. against £435 10e. of lad quarter,
Time committee haveengsged with 11r. Hayward ter
a supply of meat to the members, and an allow-
auce is to be made to the society ma the amount
members spend in his shop. Thus you will beam.
forth have the arlditionol adventure oi receiving •
bonne on this article. The ennitsitttne ho gear
efforts in this direction will Its by the
members, who should purchase at this shop as mai
of their meat as they ean. The broad trade is slowly
pining ground, but it is gaining ; and though use
tile of it is not yet very lams, still it is twits as
much as it was during the lira few weeks that it
war carried on. Oat of the balmier* standing to tie
society's credit, the committee are prepared to guy
bonus of 4d. in the A, oleo the members UM
'authorised them to do so. The baboon in flavour of
the society we observed to be £26 Os. 71d., and this
is after allot/log 12 3s. Old. for the quarter's intone*
on shares, and El for deterioration of lined stook.
A resolution was pared that a reservelned should
be formed by stetting aside 12 10e. from the profits
every quarter. A member of the Tomil society
repeatedly smeared the iseeting,sarld such laughter,
that though Its had only paid mut shillings into the
funds of his society, yet, by hie leaving back hie
bonus his shares now amounted to Mires pounds, madi
be expressed himself surprised that more pores. is
towns where a moiety was established didn't think
it wroth their while to bosom ispeashera A retest
thanks to the eharrauut was thou pewsed, rad WA
meeting broke op.
BOROUGH PETTY Seettrier, Needay.—esfoser
Mayor. J. F. Hodges, and 8.. Davie, Paq're.
Carriloll TO IIAIL•CANT DRITRRIL—Batined Wed,
SI bridport, a tuail.oart driver, was anutrooned by
Mr. Charles Parsonothe post oMee master of this lows,
for being guilty of drunkenotro, whereby the safety if
letter bap were in denser, and in eioneemessin of whit&
he bed rendered himself liable to • penalty of M—
lle. Weston appeared on hohaW of the prosesutius, and
said it was directed by the authorities of the peetalles.
—George Thome said lot was • letter asater he the post'
offlop It ass part of his duty to see that the
b,gt brought by the mail carts were eeriest. D..
fendant was driving the Bridport mail cart to this towg
on the 7th. He (witness) remembered Mammies( gp the
race on that manias, bringing the Bridport and Lymg
bar, and Charmoutb rack. These were not all 02ai Ito/
natit to have brought ,• there were missing the Winter-
bourne bag sod the Able Asbury Cottle pouch. Witsesi
called defendant's attention to the fact, when be muffled
out masa inx which he could not understand, and left
the office. He was int abated at the Hose. He re-
turned again about • quarter-pest tee, bringing the
missing bags with bn. He was then drank .8d
stepered against the counter. Wittman took the bags,
leaving defendant with Mr Penton., who ordered him out
of the office. Whilst defendant was gone after the
mime ng bats the mail f o. London had been dispatched,
so that the Winterbourne and Abbotsbory letter. could
not be dispatched until the following morning.
Defendant had been in the habit of driving the mail.
cart for See years, but sometimes another man did so,
both of wh•on were servants to the contractor. He
hat
Pavans, master of the post-office, proved that defendant
did at bring the Winterhourne and Abbotabury mails
ootil 20 minutes par ten, instead of arriving .4 20
rojetites to ten. Defendant au intoxicated, and whilst
In th,et state witness did not say much to him, bee
ordered him out of the office. The mail-carts were
made with • box. into which bap were placed lf the
,„,..,(„„„ ones had been so placed, it would ham been
i7;poZbie for .th,:•m to have fallen oat. In compasses
aof tthhi6dipdtel:4 be rmorted the affair to the surveyor
`6,1 instituted the present proceed.
-p
ings —By the Bench tie couldnot say .bstbor
fondant had ever read...". winea•stri cooties
before driving the mail Ile to.'"l tobay, do" so.
an I it ought to have been tbeoisTamor s duty at
&biped to ham sworn him in.—ln de....ecemdlo"tat
said the home shied. End be simptenol the lA:4u n.°P fell
out. He denied that be was drank.—Mr. ..`Twebdi
•si I that the contractor for carrying the mail* oile't
be responsible for the conduct of his siewants, and
boptd be would not go unpunished.—Tlie DOM&
mitigated the penalty from £2O to lb mid cods, or in
f mit one month's imprisonment, and expressed an
opinion that it was a great pity that the Pod-aloe
authorities did not take some pvoossdlngs against the
contractor se well ea his servsat.—D.feodant would
hot pay thr fine, and consequently tb• other alkuluilivir
was pat in form.
Joviems Orreargraa.—Riohargl Mona and Janet
1,,a1.-r, two little boy. of Fordingtoo, were charged br
Robert Heist for throwing stoma, to the damps sad
annoyance of the public. —Defendants pleaded guilty,
end it wee ultimately abated that Pullman, *Moues se
young in years. had been guilty of stooling boss one..
measion sod upon another had stoles souse knives. HY
mother ism sot present, but bad intimated that he woe
so incorrigible that she 'meld not do &ambit,' with
wishipl him tube punished.—The Mayor, addreeeleg
Putman, said it was only • few weeks eines that he
appeared before him for stealing buns, bert kiumbase
and remonstrance had had no nest not hiss. and
he most now be puniA•ti. He was sorry to mod re
young • child to prison, but it was the only way at
tramming him from his vicious sets, and be should
send him to gaol fro • week. His worship pee lb" Ober
Seeder some most suitable &dries. urging him to leave
his evil co pan ions, and flood him 2a. 6& —William Sum
age i 14. also pleaded guilty to • similar offento, sad was
Soul A..- -Superintendent Poems, said be had roseived
nommen ermiplaints fr as parties about doom being
'brown in the streets, an I the Health told tkty ewe
dot. mined to put • ,top to such pr endings, end
authorised the pollee to take in custody az nosh pewees
who should be so deascts I.
DIUNKISIII3B.—JaDe Roberts, • prostftel• of
ikrdiagtoo, was charged with being drunk and &beim.
—The ease wee proved by P.C. IMMO, and defeciaset
was committed for • fortnight.
Eez.Livo Baass.—Jamos Patten, described as a
smith. from Jersey, wet brought up on n mend. charged
with steeling two brass tape, the property of his
mastor. Junes Spencer, to which be plaided guilt
Prosecutor said that prisoner worked for him
ocoarhosally. He had on several occasion missed boos
from hb shop, and on Thursday marked a brass tap,
which soon after he discovered to be missing, and nt
company with Superintendent Pouncy, proceeded to •
marine store devises at Fordington, where he found
the one marked, and another one which be believed
was his property.—Mrs. Simmonds tamed buying the
tape of poisoner, and he was a...milted for • mouth.
Tus Paastemaa 811.1.—A looters was delintrodsia

the 'Fawn. 7:11, o; 71.1;;;;I.ay -evening-,
Gale, rector of Tin-borough, Soinerset, on total
abstinence and the Permiseiv• Bill. The Rev. N.
Houle occupied the chair, but the attendance was not
very numerous, notwithstanding that the bills annower
Mg the meeting were beaded "important to the re*
payers of Dorchester." The chaininin,in an appropriate
speech, introduced the lecturer, who sonsuienesd Wti.
address by remarking that be was come to speak to M.
audiences upon a alibied which was not seated Ia iaw
portanoe to anything Shot could be brought before
them in the present age. There was more involve!,
in the settlement of this questsoa than in any other.
Diens was more gold, human life, humm haPpinessi
end more of the welfare of man for time and eternity.
at stake in this question, or any isombination of qv*
tions, which could be brought before them. TM
speaker then graphically dmeribed the miseries
from the drinking customs of the unintry, and ptra
out the remedy, urging them to &benders the intoxket-
ing liquor, which were now mining the Led. As ilbe,
• eomplained of existed by law, by law meet it be
removed, and they might to have time power to remedy
this, became they bore Wm burdens coesequwat on the
unrestricted sale of liquor. He maintained that apes
the question of representetion they ought to be heard
and have a voice in the mMter. They now weal to
I the Government upon this ground, and demanded that
they should give them the Permissive Bill. Thor
were petitioning for this purpose, sw=
two-thirds of the population of a parish
bare power to prohibit the granting of Bemuse
for the sale of intoxicating drinks within that
district. They did not want to abut up ser el the
pubis! homes, °sly they wanted to stop the tugs 11
beer shops could be kert ores for the sale ef Mat
°inters, instead of Intoxicating drinks, and if FOND
hones could be roantasei by simply mviebbog
suitable moommodation for man and beam, i
were willing to pay for both, and wished them Z
sated. AU they wasted was for the sale of intosi-
c iting liquor. to be probibactd, and for the Sunday
tr .flie to be done sway with. But if thie was done lh
would be altar ruin to many houses, as they meld 'at
lire various the Sunday trate°. The rev. nottlets9
rettaluded by tesettioolng the evils awed by dui Wiser
perste habits of the English people in India end other
pone of the world, and urged all to tome and bele
forward the Permissive B.ll.—Tbs R... H. B. 51,119
proposed the following resolution :—"That in the
°Maio* of Yd. roosting the only efinleat means el
counteracting the evils arising from the mama' bale al
intoxicating beverages, woold be the emetmeet of •
permissive law to made the ratepayers of NAY Ps"
or township to veto snob ode within their distrieS bY '•
of a two-third majority; and it thereto» resolves Mar
sort the 1./.lted Kingdom Alliance in ils temall
to obtain sueh an Art by every lsgitilu.lmhesseto. md
political inflames." In the mune of bis
said that in • loss he the Ni h. of lingleirita"
amities, there were 12 plasm of worship sad 12 ishembr
whilst there were 80 made houses and 14 beareines.
£II,IIOO were raised manually for religlons institstion.
whilst MAC were west in iatexisalflag &MA.
rates antomied to £9,705, whilst £1,440 were aenseer
spent for the detemeion and punishment of ado& 80,
believed 04 if they were to inquire fete the slant'
affairs le their essetty tows they would be in a shwaße'
position. He wee told that there wen fe sable besoll
and beer shore in the with • popelstim "1
7.000, and they meld easily tell bow may Plow"
worship and rheas they had He add he tow Ml*
£lO.O 0 were upset in poor-rotes mitosiget •
909416",,.
' 01 17,500 is a PriM sl 40 putelies every year is
._
musty. Their hearts ought So be dined op bf """
eloquent), of Kr. Gale, aid they ought to do all OW
meld to farther the object& of the N.l whisk wosti ha
brought Into the Home of Comment in two or 11110"
weeks' time by Mr. lemon.-11.r. Verses ermaded th
mopes% ea, widish was carried samba nnle, mid Wm.'
migneterve wre &Stashed to the pettdom m prreestedo
So Parlimmet. Votes of thanks were &warded to tha
shabmsa and listen', mad the mesing separated

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