The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-12-22 00:00:00

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that there was • pried facie ease made out to have the
whole question fully disouered ; in that it was proved
that large soma of money were Invested, and lbw
poessemors were, by law exempt from paying Id. me
them towards the poor-retes. This be considered to be
unjust. In the discussion of such • question there
would necessarily be great difficulties to contend with,
but there was no reason why they should not pot forth
their strength both in Parliament and in the country,
so that their claims might be heard. There was one
thing, however, which it was notereary for them to
000 sider, and that was that the agricultural community
did not consist merely of tenant farmers, bet there was
also the landlord and the labourer. The Intend of
each of these must he couldered, and he was therefore
glad to fiod that in forming the Chambers of Agricul-
ture, they invited the ea-operation of silL It had
happened to him when he had eadsevound to speak on
such subjects to be told to mind my owe dune", bat of
the present occasion that could not be said. as he had
received, and be supposed all the allergy in the county
had also, printed forms of request to join the association
and to given the subject their sairdlet attention. Lord
Osborne then persuaded to couider some of the
objections which had bees put forth again*
Chambers of Agriculture. It was said time they
were combinations to dictate to members of Parliament
what measures connected with esultvire therstoi sufflel
rapport oe °menu ; and ate. to &Mote te the
whet rate. they Mould pay. He did not believe sub
were their objects, but simply to show to the people of
Ragland that they were dive to their own intends.
After adverting to the altered circumstances of fanners
generally to former days, bb lordship proceeded to
remark on the opposition he had sometime* nod with,
' been the fanners, and at the same time he believed that
N at any time he should alight at their doors he would
be most cordially inbound with the most prinsely
hospitality— a remark which was met by enthesiastie
'beers. He then very earnestly implored them whilst
they did all they could to promote their own interests
sot to forget the Interests of those labouring under
them, but calmly and honestly coesder every measure
which might conduce either for or against their welfare.
He then called attention to s paper he had received
among others, which be said appeared to be an agenda
paper of a Chamber of Agriculture held on the
ded Much, in which the following resolution appeared
"Resolved—that as the *domino of the labouring
dames is a mean* to an end, it is very important that
the understanding of the labourer should be enlarged,
and th.t he ought to be taught polltical uoroury and the
duty of self-denial and self-reliance, so that he may
understand his inevitable position in civilised life, and
that he cannot escape from it bye/wiring to abrogate the
rights of property." He 'Lord Osborne) trusted and
Wfieved that this was not the general feeling of those
who belonged to Chambers of Agriculture. What,
were they to be told alter long m a-s of patient
endurance by the agricultural labourer, his exposure
from early morn till events( to cold, and heat, to the
inelemennes of the weather without murmur and cost.
plaint, that be needed to be taught politicial economy
the duties of self-reliance, and self-denial, and that
so that be might understand his inevitable position in
life and respect the rights of property ; that be must be
taught polities] economy' God forbid that be should
ever see the day when the poor labourer, those hard-
working, patient and indostrous men to whom they had
that day awarded prises for their good conduct, should
feel that thein was an inevitable position from which
they could not escape but by abrogating the rights of
property. If he were told that at the presort day farms
were too large for the tenant to manage them himself,
and that it was needful to employ • bailiff or agent, he
would reply that the employment of snob a pet-on Inn
not IO Stale sympathy benne° the tenant and his
labourer; and if they wished Chamber. of Agriculture
to succeed, they must both in Parliament, at their
Fanners' Club ineetinp, and at sued meeting, as they
were then enjoying, do as mach to promote the interests
of the labourers as their own. And further, with regard
to this subject, they must consider the Interests of the
landlord. It had been hinted by his friend Mr. Portman
that if the rates were reduced their rent might be
raised. When they took their farms, they inquired
an to the average rate of wages and of rates, and took
them upon each conditions. Be had been told that in
Donetabire the competition for large farms was so
great that when one became vacant there would be from
20 to 30 applieanta especially from parties nodding in
the same or adjoining county. Yet it but seldom
happened that • stranger became the tenant. There
was always a sympathetic feeling between the
landlord and his tenant., so that when a farm beoomee
variant it was not merely with landlords or tenants •
Kure question of money, the farmer was proud to retain
on his estate men bearing the same name as he had
known from childhood, and the farmers did not like
for such farms to go out of the family, and therefore it
was that such names as Bargees, and Fookes, and
Fowler and Ford were household names from one genera-
tion to another. The rule or law of demand and supply
do not in this case hold good ; and as with the land-
lord and his tenant so with the tenant and his labourer:
It had been said how foolish it Is of theft men when
they could get higher wages elesewhere to stop on the
same farm, but these men had • rympathetio feeling,
Their forefathers laboured for the father of the master
they work for; they lived le theism° homes, and were
boned in the churchyard where they too hope to rest.
—(loud cheers). If 'then then was this bond of sympathy
of the labourers because of such associations remained
with them year after year, he would my let mercy
prevail, lot your labourers have your sympathy, your
assistance, and do your utmost to promote their
happiness. Lord Osborne concluded his most interesting
and able speech by remarking that it would probably
from his failing health bath, last time he would address
them at their annual dinner, and trusted that he had
not in any way given offence to any. He then pro-
posed lb* health of Mr. Charles Hambro—(greet
applause).
Mr. FLOYDRO, in responding, thanked the company
for the kind way his health had been received as the
member for Weymouth, and remarked that after the
very able and masterly speech of Lord Osborne he felt
that any remarks from him would be ill-termed.
"The health of the president (J. J. Farquharson.
Req.), and of the vioapreddmit," were then proposed
by the COLIMA*, who spoke of the former as the good
old 'squire of Dorset, and bore testimony to his kind-
ness- (the tout was received with great rotthuslasm).
The RSV, B. FAIQUEMISION responded on behalf of
his father and remarked that he thought It could not
be said that be was • shargeable man,., the mune
NON servants were working with him as were in his
(Mr. L's) childhood. Referring to some of the doer-
rations of Lord Osborne, with respect to the want off
good adieu ansommodation for labourer', he remarked
that though there was dill very great need for improve-
ment, yet be rejoiced to say that daring the last few
years the condition of the labourer had been math
improved in that rawest Heftily agreed with all that.
Lord Osborne had said respeettng the duty of sympathy
and kindness being shown by farmers to their labourers,
and with regard to their wages he mentioned that •
large farmer near Dorchester had made a computation
of the wages received by one labourer and his family
daring a year's service, and found it wee £136, besides a
bottle to live in. Be (Mr. Farquharson) did not
examider there was much to complain of. He believed
that the condition of the Donn labourer had Improved,
was improving, and would go on improving, and he did
nee behove there wu any grounds for pointing to this
Smutty as one where his trondition was worse than In
alustieer.
Ctratanai then proposed "The health of the
Mayor and Corporation and prosperity to the town and
be& of 13Iendford."
&Wog ABBOT!, Req., briefly responded, and Med
!sadly sheered.
"The health of the Committee" WY thee proposed to
which Mr. R. Fowler responded, and alloded in eery
twin tome to mr. Burgess mar., IS a WORM and bind
friend of the moiety. He then proceeded lavish on
the establishment of Chambers of Agricolture and
thanked Lord Osborne for bis excelleat speech, an
stated that 45 osrabses el the New Hesse of Commom
were also members of Chambers of Agriesiture, and that
their chairman was also a M.P. being he 'apposed the
first tenant farmer who had been so honoured. Mf-
Fowler. then proceeded at some length to speak os the
rating question, and strongly maintained that C was
most unfair that those who had thousands in thepublio
funds should be exempt from paying rake m that
property, and protested against overseers luring to
colloot rates from poor men Riding in cotters" with
doors without paint, and windows often with*, glut
and with only barely sufficient to live upon, whilst other
lived in affluence and paid soared, anything.
Hog. 11. B. Forman said he had anotkor toed to
'rouse by the request of the Chairman but beton
doing no he wished to make some obeerrattnis on what
hat fallen from Mr. Fowler. Be should side his views
frankly and idly. The question need by Mr.
Fowler was • most difficult ene—it was that of direct
tuition in the plus of indirect Muncie. As long ea
he was a member of the House of Commons he should
ever oppose any measure to substitute direct itaxation
for indirect taxation as he believed such& tneentre would
be destruction of the best interests of his country. He
would also remind Mr. Fowler thal if the burden of
taxation were spread over the while,:otizdoadePt!
charged in the eonsolidated fund it
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a system of centralisation, to hich be
was alu opposed, and to the Oeverament
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other things, and local t woald cease.
Hs considered Government harqtre :sub already to
manage, and though he would give the Climbers of
Agricultan that support vista after du ooseiderstlon
supporths
he would not
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the piano, agooespanisd on menet by Mr. lettylagtos,
and two or three sonde songs inn ming by Mr. Skinner.

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