The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-10-01 00:00:00

LORD CARNARVON ON_ TIM AGRICULTURAL

L4BOURER.

The Impost ultheriog of the lihrholere Agricu'Vieal I
Mutilation took I hoe at Ne•laury, ou Wednesday, tho
dinner being presided over by the Earl of Carnarvon.
The Noble Lord, in responding to the tout of his
health, congratulated those present on the moues of
the harvest, and upon the advantages which had resulted
from the establishment of the Associations, and con-
tinued to say that they bad not in that part of the
country expetienoed any of the difficulties which souse
dletrioes had bad to contend with at the hands of the
labourers. There had been 'HE iuTes between employer
and employed going on around them, hot they toed been
left untouched, and he iLdu'ited the hope that this feet
Indicated, to • certain ext•et, too good act kindly
feeling existing in the °Gutty between employers and
employed. 11. was more wherever such a feeling did
exist those difficulties weal I be lessoL'et In degree, but
at the same time the questions which these disaeree- I•
mute raised deserved to be could tered carefully clot •
only by those who were rime :neon' but aint by employed. •
iventa la their cetera' course and the legiilstion el the ;
past few yen.' had had a tendency perhaps to force
upon them the results which they bed reeently boo I
witnessing, but they were only at the beginning of other
sonaidersble changes, and it depended upon thorn in a , •
great measure what course these changes would tubs. •
Therefore it was essential that they should bring them-
selves clearly end dispassionately to co:alter the tots.
Moo, and the more they familiarlesel themselves with
the regoirsiseeote which surrounded it the better it
would be for them—better for those with whom they
ware brought into contact, end better for the country;
and the more surely would the solution upon which
depended in a greet measure the prosperity of the
country be brought about—(her). Ile would venture
to irey two thine, which might sound very much like ,
truisms, but which had been greatly lost sight of In this
disinter. Fine of all, be would say that there ware two
sides of the question; and secondly, he would say that
it WY to the interest of all parties', but especially to
the three partite' unearned, tl.o farmers, the
labourers, and the lendlorde, that a settlement of the
difficulty should be arrived at amongst theineelves—
(hear). He did not like Intruders to come in and make
I, up for them, Imosuee he believed a fair, honest,
individual settlement weld be arrived at without them.
He would say a few words upon the three claws to
which he bad alluded; and first, as to the labourers.
be would put snide all the idle declamation which had
stkelejlace with regard to the lebouring clue, and it
to him there was no class lees nedereteed in the
amatry than the labourer. He wee generally peiuted
in the most extravagant character. sod if the subject
was not • serious one be would say it was almost
ludicrous—(mar, beer). Those present were familiar
with the Beglith latesseere, and he nought the great
majority would agree with him, when he said that
they were what they Were represented by their pie flowed
admirers. He woold ask, what really was the conditlon
of the English tabourer? He thought, if they would be
fair, they admit that his condition, looking back upon
the past, wee in acne few respects lees good, but in
other respects was mueh better then it used to be. Ti
was less good, he 'Apprehended, in these points. The
labourer bed probably less groom' for his own purposes
than be formerly had; the commons In • greet measure
had been enelosed ; sad whilst there had been with
eviry other class In the country a large rise in wages,
there bed not been a proportionate n.e In the wages of
the agricultural labourers; and lastly, he thought the
Poor Law Ito far from assisting the labourer in some
respects tended to aggravate the diffi'ulties of his posi-
tion. But, on the other hand, the cottages generally
were now better than they weee ; greater attention was
laid to the garden; and the sanitary arrangement+ and
artiolea of comfort were now within the reach of the
labourer whioh were entirely out of his reach before—
(hear. hear). The law of settlement again was far easier
than it used to be, and there was this further advantage,
that the services of the good wnrkman were univereaily
ref:orchard end appreciated. Therefore it was that he
(Lord Carnsrvon) objected to outside agitators who
knew nothing of the wetter interfering to attemet
accomplish an °Meet which could better be done witleiut
them. As an Old Scotch PoLleman said three honored
years ago of the famous Bettie of Pinkie, when the
length& party denred to effect with Scotland the union
of that country with England, "I like the witch well
enough, but dislike the mode of wooine"—(beer, boa).
But it would said that they were objecting to whatwbe
the right of all men in England, r anaely.the power of com-
bination. He did not think there was one person there
who we. so unreasonable is to ohjimt to combination,
but as a falcon, character in the Freers Revolution said
of Litarty, set; might be said of political combination,
that many mimes and offenoes were perpetrated in its
nanare—(beat, bear). There were two sorts of combine.
tioo-there was legitimate fair combination of a otos
for • legitimate object, to which no one could object ;
and there was combination which wee fietiti-us and
factious, and which proceeded from outside agitators,
to which he strougly objected. A erect deal had been
said and written with marl to tLe English farmer
during the last six month., which was calculated to
move both one's contempt and indignation. People
seemed to forget entirely whet the nature of tills em-
ployment was, and that it differed In a greet degree
from ieloost all those industrial ouunations which had
made the; imantry so prosperous. ilauy forgot how
largely the element of climate and weather affected his
unpation sad the result of it, and therefore they
talked what appeared to him to be nonsense
when they attemphod to apply all these PrinalPlOS

CORN.

MARB.LkNE, Famar.—Th• milder weather,
coupled with the advance in the Bank rates, bad •
weakening influence upon the grain trade to-day,
although no material change tok plaoe in prima The
suppltes of English wheat was short, but from abroad
tho arrivals were rather liberal. Bales lo all qualittee
were 'floated 1001/11. at the rat,., current on Monday
last. Radii °hanged hands to • fair extent on former
terms. The malt trade ruled firm, with %cavity. There
was • large supply of oats, the better qualities of whioh
ruled Gm, *lila • isoderase &mend. g • wee steady
both in value and inquiry. Beaus and peas were quiet,
though quito as deer. Flour was paredand somewhat
saatiou.4, et recent currrnsion.
CHELMSFORD, FalDAT.—Tber• was a firm demand
for fine rpialith a of wheat, which hero sold at the
extreme priows of laot week. :toting oorn la also in
demand, at rising quotations.
DERBY. FLIDAT.— Fair show of wheat to-lay at
fully D. more money than the priori of last week.
Fine barley IL dower. Other artiolt a about the same.
' LINCOLN, FI111:1•T.—A good show of wheat, wiciob
sells at lot' foillll. Barley is somewhat spare., sad sem
at 4. loop, moo,; fine samples from It to 2.6. more.
I peas. beaus, oat., and Indian corn are all 4. more
I money.

ILIVICRPOOL, FAIDAT.—Tho ensrltLt opens quiet.
Wheat is at about Tuesday's prices. Floor steady,
without ohang.. Indian sore in good requed and
dearer; mixed American, 30s. 3d. par quarter.
STA /A FORD,ilraiDAT.— Wheat was shoot the same,
and rather worse to selL Barley at last week's prices.
Other core the rams an last w.lk.

WAKEFIELD, FILIDAT.—The wheat trade wag gni...
Ftwe wheat was Foams and rather dearer; in other
aorta there wee en change In vidne. Fine bark, fetch, d
high prices, and for general run there wan. flrdein.ud
at lakt w..elr'e rate.. Been, and oats were rather dearer.

illitMINO LIAM, THURSDAY. —Better supply of
Engliel, wheat, aud a fair demand et last week's quotc.
lions for cood sample..
SIANCIILSTF.It, TllolllllDAT.—Finest simples of
English white wheat were some., and brought extreme
prkes, while other sorts were only in moderato demand,
as ale rstet.

BRISTOL, THIMADIT. —We had a fair supply of
Eneßah wheat oa our minket to-day, which .old freely
at full prime. With a good arrival of Carsten liaa
woek's prices wore fully maintained, the disband being
chiefly for the finer desoriptlons. !faith); barley of
iPProved quality searter, and fully Is. per qr. higher ;
grinding and distilling parcels in demand, at a similar
nivanoe. For sata more inquiry, at 61. per quarter
im ',Torment.
DEVIZI93, THUSADAL —We had a moderate supply
of wheat at market to-day, but the trade was slow, and
only best qualities maintained last wndi's prices ;
inferior sorts were sold it Ism money. There IVY a
considerable quantity of barley on offor,but the quality,
generally speaking, wee by no moms first-rate. For
the choicest wimples 455. was obtained in two sloop-
timid iastauom, but the general run of busmen. was
done at a lower figure. Rest wheat, old and new,
31s. M. to 335. 64: per nook; moondary ditto, 23e. to
294 64: barley. 33.. to 45e.; fine flour, 475. to 484. ;
beet mood*, 424 to 43..; oats, 225. to 274 ; peas, 181.
to ; beau, 194 to 23..; rys, 18e. to 18e. ; vetches.
4.8. 94 WA Wad, le. 3d. pm plies.