The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-11 00:00:00

THE GAME LAWS AND THE WINFRITH

FARMERS' CLUB.

[From The Field.]
In the report of a speech--fur I suppose thus we must
call the effuei )))) -said to have been uttered by Mr.
Jackson, of Renipstone, in Itorsetshire, in regard to the
preeervation of game, there appear so lawny paeme,es to
which considerable exception must be taken by all who
love fair play, thet I beg. to offer a few rensarke on the
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J.w:dybaleir ~ Jackson,wahiic,
i..d ticiii:gli,,iosusiiii. rrytait:ilt,,,rear
General average for 23 years ... ... 129 8 9i
n.....ltearit:idd:li.,whfiit,icri:ent lutote l'i
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.1 I am, Sir, your umst obedient servant,
• Cil.titLES M. WILLICH,
ileclaring himself at °nee to be the modern or immediate . Actuary, University Life Assurance ftswiety.
perainification of that peculiar class of Salvationixtt, who 1 2.T5H, SF u:sluilkm-sgt,r:
mt,
‘PNalih,isialThl,:d.let:n.an, Jdanfo.r7l.and
to
hire
1 has ieldoin been we; general.. Any desirable fetus has
C lenient fer sins they are 'manse,' to, 1
.rfioyr
lissamdgnlaitg,retaft.der,uaponnit o.ff.ittire,ini.:4:nejanyteofairuadb.lB44earcon.6ro.-
,
By das g thom the) have 1100AI/fit,
tOl the it:/%IT. There appears to be little
In hie idek a very curi..ms one, the peachier:7:l:db:: ji
v.roirutt::ig
gone into I y offerers. The exitenient resent-
is "guilty of atealing," whilst the game preserver is, in , lain -. ~ .
Mr. Jackson's opinion, "guilty of encouraging"
IsotitiLe
1 ' We% somewhat that ..f the railway
Tlieret.i'.lit''s:n
relateM 'to the Iji. ...tont. sof the prufeanion. The dims-
creatures who, under Heaven's ordination,
the poor man of his loaf." Let me, then, re '
tromi leave rAI . 1,..4.4,-; Ilse operated erriously against
somewhat lop-sided reasoner that the law has deter-
-1,1,,,,,,n o many farmers., alld arrears of rent have
i wing the hazanlous character of the profee-
' ed as definitely as it has made Mr. Jackeon's watch
in Isis pocket his OWII property, that the game belongs to 1
t..
~.t.
sem., tle tesemet-farmer. Neither a cheaper system of
the owner of the soil on which it ie found, and not to the
cultivation. nor a newly-discovered source of cheap
vagabond prowler by nklit, whi, sallies from the beer- , ai.;‘,1.3
shop for the purpose of taking anything he can lay his I
handsu on, whether game, sheep, or font. ; mot that if Mr.
Jacke to suit au eapecial purpoer begins to iletenil an f p•
ercei 'sees lute beet
infractien of any one etatute law, he closely resembles au.ad. t Preeen" to account fee the reale
a child who, having built a tower of cards., tampers with ..
the keystone of the fabric, which if permitted to recede
would lay the entire conatruction in rustic. Let me ask
this very strange reeeonwr if the ereaervation of pine
lirines " 1.0 lipaYes ta the pn .r- through the money paid
A report prevails in quarters not given to the dimeinis
to eervants? LA 'lie ask Min if lie is in the reinoteet .
degree aware of the aggregate nueulaers of 'nen empl.syed '
nation of continfs that the Ruesian Government has
, ley the geese preservers in England, and of the uuuserical '
:4mM! concluded 'the negotiations for a loan of several
etate of their families.? IA he aware of the amount of
wills a trailing financial boune• ill
hread, meat, and money annually tistributed by mai-
-1 aeiit landlords to the poor on their est itea througloei; mippial„ at..ree,
o.,rtstit operations lately witnemed in bills on St.
.ngland, and of the aggregate cum that might •juatly . b d p . • 4 ' •
! 1 taken (ruin tenant fanners if, the mvsent at-ti id • in on laving Powerful foreign connexions. The nu-
agricultural affeirecomeidered, every fareis Was rel. Ito Petereburg are attributed in part to this event.
iti fair rental! I am the last to wish to boa-.t of the
_moil done by the clues to which I leave the honour tu i The demand for money, both at the Bank and in
belong ; but before any Man makes eucli ass ill-con- other quarters, continues steady, and the inatances in
sidereal 'mil wholemele attack an this of Mr. Jackson'. which the beat bills are negotiated below n per cent.
at the Winfrith Club Meethig on the lauded gentry of are exceptional. In the Stock Exchange, however,
this county, in a fair spirit of inquiry. he ought to loans on English government securities are obtainable at
snake himself atanainted with eenuething like a ate- rates little snore that' nominal
thstical &cement of the etate of facts having regard to , Eeriness t itow Hem.. - 'flue following are the
the- ;amount of bread either taken from or put into the 1 Cuetoin-house return.' of the exports from Hull from
thin of the ',mein; population. He (Mr. Jaekeene 1 Ikeesuber, 1857, to November, 18513, both inclusise :-
quotes the line of " Wise unto him who withholdeth I Plain calicoes, 47,757,361 yard.; printed emlicoes,
corn from the people." Well, then, might not I say the i 35.:40,176 yards ; cambric'u and niuslins, 48,690, yards ;
smile-though I always avoid a reference to Ifuly Writ, l lace, gauze, net, am! crape, :10,961,571 verde ; cords,
toilets ous sacred themes-mot apply those word* to the i jeans,_fustione, velvets, and velveteens, 150,408 ; cotton
fanuer or tenant fanner who, fr bad forming. dun , thread, 4(,6,ltielfb ; cottons unenumerated, declared
not produce one-half of the wheat which hie I snub., unaer i value, £11,012; cotton pin, 79,273,062 ; cotton and
the Weedier of Providence and simple indisatry, were . linen mixed. 14,643 yard* ; linens, partly declered in
'intended to furnish to the general good ? Mr. Jackson value and partly in 'Needle. 1:15.202, mid 6,2147,249
forgets that some inen live iii lionaea of glass. and they . yards ; linen thread and yarn, 12,002,4951 b. ; woollen
had better not begin the casting of stones. Mr. Jackson 1 gooas, C 35,303 ; woollen and worded goods. 1:1,204,56e ;
1, antreea that " when Ilia father, with a large young woollen met cotton geode, 213,331 ; woollen and worsted
family, was striving to gain an honest livelihood, he WAS I peen, 14.9:44,8291b. ; woollen and cotton yarn, 1:2,937,
much annoyed by game." But I should like to kuow ; and 20,4601 b. '
whether or not the teilant thus alluded to was paying a'
game rent. or if any allowances were otherwise made to Itall.WaV RECEIPTIC-The traffic returns of railways
bins by his landlord for real or supposed damage' in the United Kingdom published for the week ending
There are always two aisles to • questi )))) . Mr. Jackson January 1 amounted to 1:425.710, and fur the corres-
oertainly exposes one side-I should like to see the ponitmg week in 1851 to £397,140, showing an increase
other.; but lie gets 11 very gooil reply to the elausage he of 1214.630. The gross receipts of the eight railways
claims for his respected parent in the editorial remark having their ternaini in the metropolis for the week
which followed. endue, As above aniounteit to .4:173.4143. and for the cer-
tain. word, then, as to the real value of tenant farmers' reeporsding period of 1857-5.4 to £167,434, showing an
assertions an to the damage done by game. Here, increase of 13045. 'flue increase its the Eastern Colin-
where I write thus article, l have not my taper* by site, ties Railway tea to £367 ; on the Loudon and
' hut before this is printed I will endeavour to ;act them. North-Western to 1!:',/44$ ;on the London and Black-
We have it on record of the anionnt of damage said by wall to I:114; on the Lindon. Brighton, and South
tenant farinera to be annually occasioned to them by Coaat to E 9 ; on the London and South-Western to
ganie on various properties, and, among them, uu the L':lori ; and ~is the South-Eastern to L"314 ; total,
estates of Sir John Shelley. I forget the pier cottage £1.958. But frosu this must be deducted 1:889, the
at which his tenants laid it ; however, to be on euite decrease on the Great Northeni, and £24 on the Great
the right side with his tenantry, this landlord at once Western, leaving the increase as above, £6,045. The
offered to destroy all his game, and eurrender the future reiwitita on the other railways in the United Kingdom
destruction of it to them, if, en 116 doing no. they would ted to £252.227. and for the corresponding
agree that their rent's should be raised to one quarter of period of lrkiri to 1.-229,i;12. alloWing an increase of
the amount at which they laid their annual damage, 1:22,.85 in the receipts of those linee, which, added to
and not one tenant would accept the offer. Lont Sall., the iticteaee on the nietroplitau lines. niskes the total
bury ales fixes, or used to fix, the rent of game out a ' increase £24,639 as couspared with the corresponding.
tenant'. (arm at sixpence an acre, and there is scarce a week of 1857-8.
tenant who thinks it worth while to pay that emu. -
lastly, I c ))))) eto that speciee'of wiht annual which. . Tilt KEVENrE.-Tlic new year properly commenced
if not kept within reamm, will do a vast amount of ' with the publication of the accounts. of the revenue for
, damage -I Mean the rabbit.
Mi. weld, at Dilworth Cagle. placed the entire de-
. the year and quarter which both terminated on the 31st
stnieti .... of the rabbit". at hie tenant.' ,ikpo,.at t hus
,_ i
.11,,1.t.i 1
iTlige.firgrr ssaser.e
,ii.tilit.earre„sit interesting.
tlTitZerecoisrresan tinsolculreZ
Ile ohjecteil to permit hie landa ti be invaded by . period in 1e:17 of 4:L125,496 ; a decree** on the year of
thieve-A and vagabotpes under the pretence of killing I
the i 4:4.103,347 due wholly to the reduction uf the income.
rabbits. and consequently he put Isis own peoele, or men . tae, which ~f;,oes a total (all id c7,546,mei. We borrow
selected by him, under the °niers of the fanitere to . a sui 1111 l eery from one of our daily contemporaries :-
' deetroy the rabbits-the fernwre to pay sixpoice a ' .' There is an increase in the Custemis on the quarter
couple for all dine brought into their possession. Which ' isf '619 Itel I ed with 185" b it
t ~ w lell compar w ~. but 11/
.. ecrease of
by re-sale, would leave, say, a profit to thou of eight- I
' . L•2O AM if the compariein be made with Mob ; on the
, pence • couple on all so delivered. 'Vie farmers , ' •
ar the incream as comment with 1857 is g 1,627.648.
declielea to .I.m any such a thing. What becomes. then. ' 1.. •
nat e51e,000 only when compared with 1816. Them
or the vat amount of damage so often talked of, and '
I'fel:reams are owing elm' in part to a reduction of
• where the injuetice in the position of the tenant •
balances in the hatele of collectors, the- net increase
farussr ? ' ariace principally mien sugar tea corn and tobacco.
GRANTLET F. BEKKELET. ' ' " . ' ' ' . .. -
. . I The increase in the excim on the quarter is L23°,000.
• ' aiol £194.11011 on the year, arising chiedy (ruin the malt
, duty. The resulte, when compared witls 1856, arches.
' favourable, there being a decrease on the year 1850, as
THE STATE OF THE WOOL-MARKET compared with 1816, uf 1:108.01.10. An the increase of
duty on Irish spirit. was estimated to yield an increased
DURING THE YEAR 155,. ' run mine of lialf-a-luillion, the result in this respect is
--- . not satidactury.
The wool-market, from Messrs. Hughes and Ronald, i .. The Revenue from Stamps is snore encouraging:
of Liverpool : , the quarters! owe an increase of £21&000 beyond
"Am regents the home demand for woollen goods the same quarter of 1857. and of £191,000 beyond 18116;
activity noticed in our last report has been fully main- the increase on the year 185 e as compared with 1857 is
caducei tisniugliout the whole of the. preoeut year, mid 1 £l'-'7.120. and shout the lame sum as compared with
lies been still further stimulates' under the intimate.: of ! MCA ; the augmentation arkCA from an impmvetuent in
en early and abundant Is .rvest ; consequently the the receipts from the Succe'esion Duty awl other beads
population employel in this important 'Drench of manta- of Revenue, and (rem the new tax on Banker.' ('hue plea.
i .
facture have been better off than in est of llama engaged .. Th Is
e m-rime derives' from 'Ana an.' Ameissed Taxes
in other departments of our ateple iniluetry. In the elle wa A .1.'211 l'r°l°°°°Ve i°ll4.°tetheht. °Witti to a°
export. of woollen goods the late panic W.., severely felt, edilitimial number of new I sea having been nniught
I 111 l iting the demand in all markets abroad, a hile the under aseessiiient. Tlo. quarter's increase is £223811.
redueed export,' have greatly aggrsvateul the distress of and that upon the year £5L013. The Income-tax shows
the ehippina intereet, and, as the crisis was 00 11104 . decrease of 1:N1.4n on the quarter. and of £7.546,000
severe in the United States, which is our best and 011 the year-a remilt "laterally to be expected from the
I ergr4 custsinier, the falling off in shin •,,,,, ha., been - remissien of taxation. The Poet-office exhibits an in-
chiefly to that iMarter. The revival in trade wan mews crease of 1:50,01.11.1 on the quarter, and of ta13,000 on the
graditel there than with Us, but, as hominess is new year, due mainly to the progressive increase of the busi-
establlsheil .en • 'mend footing, we look with confidence nese of that &pertinent.
Is, ats expanding trails to that ate.l all other market.. It , "The Crown Lands Revenue remains nearly station
is with very great pleasure we refer to the very marked ary.
improvement which line manifested itself during the hat "The head of ' Misicellaneiitts' shows an increase of
few month* in the Bradford district, to long eulfering 1192,264 on the quarter, and of £453,895 on the year.
froin priostration, withal has nose reeumed It* wonksa ' but these increases are merely owing to the return of
appearance of Mel activity. In the fine clothing trade I motiles into the Exchequer, and cannot be looked moo
a steady bueinme has been dune. and from the cant lin Ilse light of permanent revenue."
, ezercieed there bae been no eccumuletion of goods, so
I that 1111 the whole the mums of trade has been very THE Vicrollia LOAN.-An influential meeting took
satisfactory. The SalllC realarks me,' for the most hart place on Friday on the occasion of the opening of the
be applied tvs the flannel and hosiery trade, the the tenders for the Victoria (I 1 per cent.) Railway Loan, of
other hand, in the blanket and carpet districts, the state 4:1,000.000. Mr. Immesh, of the Bank of New South
of business 11101 be-ell very discouraging during a great Wales, the chairman, read the tenders, 144) in number.
part of the year, and they have suffered in a particular seriatim, and it appeared that rather more than half
degree from the interruption in our export trade, chiefly were at the price of 107 and upward, the highest being
with the United States. Mattene are certainly looking 110, and the lowest 102, The 'atheneum fixed by tile
better now, but-we fear it will etill lie tome time before committee me the six banks entrusted with the negotia-
we are able to report any very decided improvement. tion was 107, and the total of the aubacriptions at and
As the WOOl trade was the last to feel the effects of the above that amount was I:651.0011. Applications were
crisis, so also it was the first to show eigns of vitality, receives.' for the remaining i'349,000, at the price of 107
and as SOOll as li 1111 l e wools were in the market, the up to Saturday. l'artiva Who have already tenderest
trade having driven themselvee very bare of stocks, I succesefully had priority accoreling to the price 01
there Was a complete rush to secure them, and a coin- their eithscriptions for the first portion of the loan, but
eequent opening at a fair advance upon the previously thus. applicant's of Saturday who were below the SIN I.
current rates. This at ones induced growers to raise lIIIIM were not alto...eel any advantage over others.
their pretensions, and • considerable advance was soon The aggregate . a 1111 l mit of the bids under 107 ‘...
paid. The 101111 e activity bas prevailed ever since, and £035,1100, and it I.oelllllstrange they should have been so
we scarcely remeniber any former period when the numeroue since it was known that the agents woe
advance ban been more decided and continuous. a result I restricted by the Victoria Government from parting
brought about altogether by the legitimate requirement.' with the debentures on less favourable terms. 105 was
of the trade, without any excitement of speculation. It the eiimiatma stipulated by the Government. and as
cannot be doubted that but for the late panic English ' they carry four mouths' interest this would bring it ta
wools would 11AVe reached t extravagant rates last . 107.
spring, and it may appear strange that, testwithstansling ~............
the ordeal the trade has since passed through, prices
should be now in many cases nearly all high and even
higher than before that period. This being the ream thus
early in the season. and taking into account the ex-
isting scarcity of the ran material, together with the
cheapness of food and the low rate of money, there is
btuu r,.,,,,„„ to &Debt that before next clip, in the
ordinary course of events, a very high range will he
established. The wool import from Australia for the
year ellsibite only a small increase, and continue the
opinion frequently before cepa:seed that the growth of
wool in these colonies has received a decided check,
which is very le to be regretted, as these descriptions
are peculiarly 'suited for our home inanufacturere, mid the
demand has been each year increaeing on the eolith...tit.
The general ileecription of the laid clip sloes not afford
an opportunity for favourable cs 1111 l nent, the need
important feature being the increase of burr both in the
Sydney and Victsiria districts. 'fliere has also been a
great Mare-axe in the quantity sent home in the greaer,
which has, no doubt, arisen (ruin unavoidable circum-
stances, but we do not by any mean* consider this
objectionable, although washed wools are generally in
1111 l re favour with the home trade. This is a rOille 011
. which we tunet allow the grewers to be the best judges,
and, as far as opportunities permit, they will, no doubt,
rend the wools in such condition me from experience they
find to yield the best result. New Zealand wools con-
tinue to show the same healthy growth, and are in con-
sequence much appreciated."
The wood trade, from Messrs. Churchill and ene :-
At the present time the sussed custom is followed of
reviewing the trade in woo.' for the pant year. The
course of trails had been grievously checked, in s 1111 l e
branches alumni paralysed, during the commercial crises
of the closing months of 1857, bearing meet severely on
our relations with America and the north of Europe. The
new supply had pieceh on us, elide the deniand hail
eleckeneel, ees that, at the begining of the year 1858 they
stock of wood Mall fennel ta be very large, and the scale
of prices very low. In the spring there were indieationa
of vitality, low prices always encontaging the liberal
use of wood, so that by the time the importation recom-
snenced a deep impression had been made on the dock.
'fliough the import of wood in 18118 had been lola than in
1857, yet, taken in conjunction with the excess of that
year. it proved to be ample for the demand of the
country, and leaves us with a moderate 'surplus for
consuinption in Use intervening months when supply
ceases."

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