The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-04-01 00:00:00

TIN LABOURERS' UNION.

Donnie Burrito% (From the Labeetrere Oessse
Ceeoniele.)—The moalibly meeting of the Raimictive be-
longing to D3teet Distrkt waa held le Blandford ci
Marsh 18th. There wise • fair attoodanse. Th. goals
of payment, of executive members for attendaties at
meetings rsoonimended by the executives.* Learaingtoa
was soorptod and thought to be very liboraL A resolu-
tion was pseud in favour of the Friendly &obito that
is fuming into operation In connection with the Union,
and it was thought all the labourer. woald soon be in
the Vidal, when this was adopted. The Rev. J. D.
Snow wai appointed treasurer of the district. The
treatment of the moo In this district Tories very much,
but where we get on (rah ground the same hostile
spirit is eshibited, as was trot shoe• on ground that
was broken op some time time since and which is now
roam. Hr. Ilsokrell, • farmer of Bpettishory, near
Blandford, is meeting his labmtrers in a liberal spirit;
he is now giving his carton 18s, per week and oottelie
rent free; genera! labourers 14.. an I cottage rent free
be is deserting of oredit for no readily meeting the mat
on such advanced term,. While he is doing this there
are scores of masters treating their men very roughly
and meanly. One man come to me on Saturday lad
who is working one farm rooted of the Earl of Pem-
broke. in Wiltshire, by Mr. J R at a village
named Ibbeeborne Wake. The man has • wife and
sin children, stud his torment wages 10s. • wonk. He
asked his employer to consider his low pay, and to give
him • rise in wages. He told him he should not rise
him The poor moo then toll his master ho should
leers. The master replied, "He could go and be
This former gives about L 350 for 800 awes
of land, and charges he poor labourers lo per pushfor their allotments. We mast not wait for anything
to turn up for these poor oppressed moo. but must go
and tarn it up at onoe We cull on ..11 the laboariirc at
once to run into the Union, which is their mill refuge,
and there they will liod strength to help in time of
nest. 'lle poor men are groaning under the tyranny
of their employer. I nuripene we shall have to
depopulate the county of amioultural labourers before
wo produce misob eff it. We rejoice their deliveraooo
is some, for the Croon will prove a deliverer to these
poor slaves of the soil. Too rieh men of our e natty
are astonished at the orderly manner In which the
business of the Union hal been condosted. Cheer up,
men, your untie Is a righteous one. Right is on your
eide I Be united, couraceonc, and Arm ; the HMS will
soon appear when yon shall enter into the eojoyisiont
of the good things God has rein broedeut in the earth,
and which it is His will you amid enjoy as the reward
of your toiL-111r. S. Wedmore reports that during the
put fortnight .he has visited nine pieces, held eight
pablio meetings (averago ettendenoe 400), established
two new branches, sad enrolled 123 momborc—Mr.
Snook and ni)aelf have atteodito two meetings this
fortnight, whon about 40 members have joined in
!Union. The mea are oconiog in fast; but although we
are emsteritiy workirig, LON.* are hnocirecia of pimae
not yet worked op. We aro intending to employ more
delegates to visit them plume yet uutonolied.—Hanng
gLiOll, Distrait Secretary.

LONGBURTON.
George Taylor, labourer. of boughurton. took • fine
swarm .oft bees opposite Mr. Jsmss Webb's, of that
With, on Tonwitty afternoon, and In ths averting
snosesolutly batted them.

KZYNEBTON.

than Paws or Po?Aross.—At the sale at Rushton
Cottage, on Wedoesd.r, by Mr. J. J. BI auett, potatoes
averaged 2(lt. 91. per seek.