The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-23 00:00:00


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A meeting of this club took place at the King's Arms
haat, Dorchester, last Saturday greenlet& when there were accept three instead of four. It was wed the use
t --Mr. It. Genes (president), kle G. W. Homer,
thiuntie gcrfeßorthernlytiormn,;,,kwcettYloefethfr:aeh,BHuhilast4i,ethhael:k:littintaa:
of undissolved bones on arable
esl)l;'...f. G. Homer, the non. R. Lyttleton, Mr. Caltheirpe,
suunthdecriehth,
T. A. Homer. Mr. Loader, Mr. T. Chick, Ur. A.Posa, islengclq.bauseed
bib. if. N, Howard, Mr. R. Fowler, Mr. W. 11. Dean, Mr.
lialwrideinjeola twaolitil.er ms oreren'itlianle
thought it one tenant; might be tf kful for. Ile had
licinautels, Mr. IL W. Hawkins, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Allan,
always been thankful fen email mere es, and believed this
Mr. H. Taylor, Mr. testy, Mr. H. Lock, Mr. A. 11. Lock,
a step in the right di tion. But he should have liked to
Xr. J. Fowler, tr.c..
see a clause in it for giving a tenent compensation for the
The annual rumba( and dinner were fixed for I.sth
froahvagnaetshoorof irrhi'isgubintilbeganne, cittibe:ufh on emminatinn he
A 'I
IPh I e l'assdever said ha waa very glad the subject for
itione:liaictin:Xe Talra,dlootrollhas ailikrhr.deuelsttleirncfredirarntorsind iota;
discussion was of sufficient interned to attract • larg
, anthed.anno,tolife,r, attendance, and he wee sure in Mr. G. W. limner's han
of a tenant—(he , hear )It wasanotPritegrht°rth:raiiilln
It would be treated in • nunderly manner.
1 ,i_should tark_ e h. is farull rent and • tradgeman perhaps sa. in
eh, Ilonah, of Athelhampton, then read his paper, of
which the following is • summary, on the Act for amend-
,lti.t.ltnoetuse..(inegual tenes with others would
i"lll3uce leulactilonri
In the law relating to Agricultural fielding* in England.
• they ha.l remonsible tenants. If
Ho pothted out that under the name of Tenant Right the
I t f the Bill has long been before the agriceltural
au ear ii
Lorld. and has attained • considerable degree of import. • "tan. ..whi let LOW acres the manure and seed merchants
es in consequence of the rise and progress of high and others thought hien trustworthy for a few hundred
fin,...jug. In introducing the Bili the. of Richmond Fehl tdis : but sometimes, in a year or two, things went all
canal attention to the fact that as long ago am the year JC. but the landlord did not truulle as he gut Inie rent.
VMS the House of Commons appointed a select co ttttt intece tii ldie case of perilous holding e.tstes for life the Bill
to consider this subject, and the important evidence taken
t
would prove useful. Whether it pined or not would
by them showed "that there was an unsecurity fur the tenant
make no difference to him pereinally as he always f led
for capital invested in the soil which prevented him from mu er a long lease, ana by the ruin to which he had
investing as three au amount'
as he
otherwise would.- . referred he had 'fenant Right to all talents. and pu .
The force of due has been so much felt that en many ' Where everything was upright and straightfonvard
estates Tenant Itight has become an establiehei fact by
• f
between landlonl and tenant nothing better could Ise
private arrangenient between landlord and teutnt. CM ound. But in the majority or cases there was
general has thi. become in some districts, that it haa .no ouch Tenant Right ; they got in how they
, could, and out how they could. Bit that was not the
obtained a legal standing an " custom of the country.'
Lincolnshire is • notable example of this, and it ei an 1 way land in this country ehould be managed, where every
indisputable fact that, under Lincolnshire 'renant Right, ',Yen is war.ted and the utmost improvement is essential.
farming has flourished. Additional meurity to the emu. j He believed the Bill a step in the right direction ; he
pier lists led to increased outlay on the land, and to the ' wished they would step a little fewer ; but it must be
raising of larger crops of corn and meat, comequently to . recollected it was nee. to int:mitre a memeure whet'
the ine•rea.ou of trade, the more extensive employment of would hare lii, chance of hemming. eel that Parliament
labour, and to the increase of national wealth. Hot in consisted chiefly of landownere and not of ~.cupiene. Ile
many diotricts neither local custom nor private arrange- wondered that when such an importset subject was to Ise
ment ham given the desnired security, and the loud dennuill discussed that that room or any nom in the town was
for legislation on the Tenant ltight question has moue sneto hold the farmers desiring to attend. Seeing the
from fanners, many of whom are in this unsafe position aleithe Prevailing. how could it be ixpected any would
and from others; who honestly believe that a wellolige.teal auy would waste their time and beldame: in pnonotling
measure ..1 Tenant ltight is required, in °flier that the these object& During the greater pat oi his life he had
agriculture of this country may have before it a caner of taken interest in thb matter, and the vault had leen very
unreotrained p Doubtless the peening of the irldn unratiefactory te himself, for be got " more kicks than
Land Act haa ha • considerable influence in hastening halfpence :. wee mire to be tola of everything that seeesned
legislation on this subject. Passing on to notice the chief prejudcial 111 the change brought nbout, while ed the
provieions contained in the new Bill, and referring to the • 'week..i effected the recipients wen carefully talent—
three classes of improvements.; for which • tenant is to les (laughter). The otherday he was sittiag in an Assessment
entitled to compeusation, he suggested the addition to • roe ttttt dee awl a pennon them mid he ati thank the
the find chum of watercourses and the filling up of pita, j Chamber for the rating uf his shuoting, but he (Mr.
and levelling land ; tcfithe mecum! the sow I Fii" ler) ret"inded I . 'oat halted sever heard him thank
and other seeds; and to the third, laying down arable tho I •hander for getting off half the ent of the police and
land hi Pasture and abandoning right ha break and crop Imunties --(Laughter). The Governmegt mid they Almond
the rano., upon leaving. Clause 7 stated that the amount .do ne
Uir beet he pa. the. Bill, ent he hould s not be
1 riiiirprise.l it about tlie lia,7
thof Phen. . wr h. tin it, C 1,4
St telllllll..i. comet ...ten Damn Ise a motel simile Nirly
repreeenting e., much of the addition made by an int. i acludeel in the 'anasmacre e iinoti7csints awld el: .n.od
presume:id to the letting value of the holding as is un- as, is '"l
, iiiect of P ractical i es 4 tto a future tune—
exhausted at the determination of the tenancy.
Fr iiilftl'"'""e"
Ir. Dania said the previous speakers were much more
thia they would ate tho old plan of granting '
sanguine as to the merits of the Bill than he was. rdbjec-
saumpensation for unexlmusted improveuents upon • t ass taken to any interferenc • with freedom of
fixed and declining scale Ora in the rase of chalking ef"y i'
contract b. men mn m eta aud an, but that was largely a
declining in amount one-seveuth part .4 the riot price ear
liatter if sentiment; and if the measureproposed was
year) is abandoned, and the a ttttt unt of awed for all
calculated to_....elf..ect the
.ituprovementa
.for w._hich
the
unexhausted improvements is left to the referees and
country were calling, me vovernanent ought to have we
umpire. Its thought under this arrangement there would
cu of their convictions and m m make it compulsory. It
be great uncertaiuty, tending to restrict outlay, aullifying
was •
as an altogether novel principle to frame a law which
one of the chief objecte of the ineasure, and that the tswk
I might be adopted or not. If the Bill were calculated to
of the referees would be one of no common cifficulty. afford general benefit it ought to be universally enforced.
Although the plan of gi•ing compensation for unexhaueted
Under the penseissive syetean the Macs of men who meat
imgondonenta upon the declining scale from the trot cost
require such a law would Ise the least likely to get the
might not work perfectly, it possessed an element of benefit of its provisions. Those present were no doubt
certainty which comunended it . • and it waa in his opinion
well able to take care of their own interests but there
• bettor plan, than that now proposed to be substitnted for j
were others who could not di, so, and it was a delusion to
Its Clause has to the time in which improver:ll.ot was
boll out to then, this Penniseve Bill. Mr. Fowler alluded
to lie considered exhausted appeared fair. Clause V
to the niminclueion of game. Ace-mbar to the law for
required written consent of landlord for Ist dam im-
- centuries the game belonged to the occupier of the land,
pruvements. Another clause empowered matters to hut under permissive legielation the tawniests took it from
charge their estates the amount paid for mitiliitt'ardmi• them, and thus had arisen all the difficulties attendant
I lause II restricting outlay during last year te average upon the game question. Mr. Pewter thought the Bill •
of three proceeding appeared reasonable. Clauses 11 and step in the right direction: he (Mr. Damen) considered it
12 elmlucting from compensation for taxes, rine Ac.;
• step in the wrong direction. Its object was to give
and any benefit landiord had allowed, were nasonable .
' protection to the tenant, ensure justice to the landlord,
set-,ffs. Clause 14 gave landlord compensation or waste 1 benefit,, ifle Communil. ., a •
me y in genera; turougn unproved
diminishing the letting value of the holding, the 'intoning
~ agriculture, but, being pertuiesive, nineteenths might
being naLued- breaking up of old grass vellum( me exclude themselves f ruin its operation. It eue,gested
written consent of the landlord ; causing or pennitting of a scheme that might be adopted or not, but in many cares
laud to be fuel or neglected :. damage to pluitatensi better «paces were already acted upon, and he aid not
coppiceo, or timber include' in the holding • has 0
see how the meaeure in ite prment form would benefit
manure by hay, straw, j roots, or green crops retiovod off any claim As ti the privilege of landlords over their
the lilting without written consent of the landlinl ; loss , crteliters, he quoted an instance were a landlord seized a
of manure not returned to the holding in lieu of protium ' crop grown with manure had of him e bile he never get a
sold on subject to the manure being brouglt hack • ;
! ; frothing I In alteneng the law such &state of things should
mowing of meadows, other than water meadowe, without j he ...hal _(liw. hr..).
manuring : mowing of old pasture, neglect of drains, 1 Mr. INWARD said his views coincided with Mr.
outdid* or watercourse*: neglect of gates or fences; Damen** in referenee to the clause relating to freedom
neglect of ordinary repairs of buildings for wh.ch the . of contract, By freedom of contract they understood
tenaut is liable; neglect of roads; over-cropping by the i liberty to make whet bargain they liked so long as
taking of too many successive white straw crops; over- 1 it was not contrary to public policy; anything beyond
cropping without manuring g.and there is this canpre-
-1 that was infringing the liberty of Englishmen. The
beehive saving clause—" Nuthipg in this Act shall ti-event legiolatare also rightly interfered for the protection of
any act or thing not epecitied in this section from being waiswiles, infanta, and so on; but he was quite sure
deenaml w site II imin ish i lig the letti tig 'canoe( the belling." i fanners did not want protection on the first of them
in come rases it would be difficult to prevent foulness.
...A : grounds, and public policy alone could justify interference
farm taken out of condition would take some years i° lon other grounds, but this was not shown. He considered
Clean from weeds and in a abort occupation how would the Bills sort of homily which might have been drawn up
It le possible to do it, In the description of waste he by the Archbishop and Bishops recommending landlords
thought it hard to make a tenant protect the landlonl's and tenants to adopt a certain course. It was a wiahy-
timber. As to neglect of reeds they should be shown washy affair. But under the Bill, while the tenant could
when taken. Th rem is ark applied to the other Iyl get compensation for e matters speeded th , e land.
ret. lie objected to mowing zumnlows without manuring zth
lon
l could claim for anything he liked, and might ruin •
being cousidenel waste, as if the Lay be spent on the same small occupier on his quitting. With such rules as Mr.
no damage could accrue. By the last rheum nf 14 the Fowler had spoken of, there was no need for any such
landlord could lathe an unlinuitea claim for weds' legislation as that proposed, but if they were to pass an
whereas the tenant ass restricted to the matter. specified Act at all let it be like the propertsetax, and any attempt
in the Bill. Pawning on to 1113 as to the time for referee's to contract free from it void.
award, he headed out that it might have to be made two Mr. Donna forgot to refer to the question of the dn.
namith'o before quitting, but that time might considerably civasl letting value mooted by Mr. J. Bonner. Farms
vary the claims on either side. Touching 30, giving appeal ving been of late at a discount, whereas a few years ego
to Comity Court, he could let see why the decision of two they were at a premium. if the view Mr. Homer took was
referees and an umpire amulet not be binding 011 both right, a tenant quitting now would not be able to get any
parties.
cotuponalitiOn to obtain a charge upon the holding lae Mr. T. A. HOWER thought they did not need any Act of
comidered one of the best provisions, r otherwise Parliament, and was in favour of freedom of contract. As
Imelluras might not allow at inionorenients: and no
notice to quit Ine preferred eine or even two years to six
auggeotal brieging eimpetnantion at end of leases under month, 11,, a/Trona-a of lames, and that a tenant should
the operation ol the clause, and extending it to meet wet compensation for unexhatented improvements of his
apacial aeressonents fur improvement during a hare. 64 two years or to hey for deteriorati.m.
Altering tine of notice to m n milt Iron. six months hi a year Mr. A. 11. Is' Wit acre! Slew remarksin explanation of
ho' 36 he thought imiertant and useful, although he different clauses in the Bill
theaght le months would answer better than eithe
r 'ie. Mr. J. Poleaxe thought the Bill would occasion a good
or two ends. Clause 37 was: "Nothing In this Act shale deal of disputing, and that • better eystem would 103
prevent a leaullonl and tenant. or intending laiellonl and two )ear.' notice to quit.
{sunlit, from entering into and carrying into etrect any an .....
11. Loce mid the general opinion menned to be that
such agnement as they think fit, or interfere nub the that
teneaseire .41 011 the whole more favourable to lamb
. operation thereof." 1114 is by every ..ne reganled as the lord, flan, teunnts. If Oust were in they should consider
bepurtent clause of the bill, or, rather. as the clause his it ;Nell be anwilil.l to meet their views, and get our
which will rel.e the importance of the 1411 to rompers-
monism of Parlianient to promise istich CiallSe,
lively small dimensioui. The notable 12th clause if The Piteseseer congratedeted them on being the first
Hwang lloward and Read's bill lusinot been remisciMbsl. hody out of Parliam h ent . iliscuss the B
ill. The great
On this pout I can only express my indiviiitial opinion ouestion Set:111141 ti 110 iii the Bill needed • and also the
that the unii's"iii is • wise one. The eii•ctment of • triffieulty .d fn tttt ing a measure hi meet all wants. Fenn
munpalsory dare would have been • direct interference
, the interest evoked by it, lie concluded such a Bill was
with privet° rights, and as far I use no necessity exoda n„.,led in .onue distri..t.., hut he did not think it 11-110 in
for such interten•nce. I am not saying that tinder. no
Ittorset. By agitation the oubject lead been forciel on the
eircuandances might such a necessity arise. Land. prima (lovernment. He differed from Mr. Damen and Mr.
fa.M. ie natter.' PeePeet)'• It lass been found &bent& Howard so to the Bill being pernnicave, for it must .if
geouo to exchange Public for private ownership. If may norrs,ey le so, as what world Ile jUsitiell in I/semi might
public peceoeity mete for such a measure, the nation. he injustice in Yorkshire. i gn•at pains haul loan taken by
might resume posses..' „f ow soil,iir,,ii,in fon anu the Central c ittee on this .111.ject, and they were in•
liiiend c"i"Pei'siiiiii t° private owners' This Princilde deb.! to Mr. Fowler for the part lie hail tathen and for
has I believe, been often iullinitied In this country, as in having none a considi•rable diotance to le pn-ent in that
11 ihe .•0 sithighwaye, railways, An Such as nece.ity
.. oreasion h. give them the benefit of hie valuable expert.
might arise in tilli case Of the agricultural land of tnts once- i hear, hear). The Vieed'hainnan disi•ussed the IQ
amuntry in the 0 oat of food reaching famine prices in ii, a very temperate manlier, and lie thought the majority
ep
t."l,_"nce it lirq.,._trschi of land ,itettin• deeetcti t• of them node agree with lii. remarks en it, Ile (Mr.
e.. e purposes 'met mina, • came hiss not yet arisen
, (knee) thought 1. fair the lendlenes neiment in writing
may at once I. seen Id 'virtue: to the weekly releel:' ee should to. nsonnel for Paine...lento of the fleet elace as
the wheat market. Without such an alisolute national one tenant might wish new bares which a landlonl thought
neeeseity I should regard any interference with private .j.,.,,,,ry, aii
ji if w, it a oati is, ham
oe a
50.,.,,,,,,iieg
rights as a fon,i of ceuneat. , and as ("nein.: a ereee-
. .
, .0 .nlit to hose to pay f.,r them In In regard t.. the question
dent which might ha, e the e fleet of reducing the vele.' 0f of improve(' value, he pointed out that the referees mould
laud by leinening the feeling of security in its pueeeseion.
calculate the com n pesation intlepen.le /0 nt of the 11.1,111e11i
lam quite aware that noisy will not &gee in the °Pine.-,, rent that C. 311.1 In' 0141111Ieil, and that the landlord would
here expresaed, but alter elm/inter:dim] of the arguments
bane to miller tliii•tuatiene of the nearket in the snap of
which hays been adducal on leth sides I have been
rent. Ile riolonell the Viee•Chainanaifsniniarksi touching
"aid" t° cmiie to any "th" cnnrl"nat tit"' :t% l'n' the re-nationalising of Lind. A tenant would take care
ma.•s for the application of the Art to current tenancies of Imuself tirst, but ill ,1i iliiing 111 C would Ismelit his laud-
unless not later 01041 tlio months after its co lecement lord and the c ' generally. If the Bill loosed
the tenant or landlonl gives notice in writing to the Ohm ui0.,,, ,s is. weie „tons, i; nant,..., at the beginning if nest
that he dues nut desire the Act should apply thereto. In y..or WOUlii !WC lOC ttttt eto a conclus' on the subjeet
many COOl,l there might be difficulty in proviog itelleerY_ For himself' he did net feel ally anxiety. and was in-
of notiele,. and he Beige...tell adding that a sold
_fle dillemit whether he Mille under it or remained as at
"et te the itehtistrer of tii" district "'int! C'"lrLh. r....e.d. With a few altenntions he tl 'ht the Bill would
Clause as ex.-creed nun-ligricultUral holdings re. t-- ,r ',foil if 1.'4,1 int., law, and that at any rate it
111,C1.00011 Of the Act, and it (the last) Wall ktteu.r.l oaring ' would become tlie 10.. i.. for future agreemento.
0( ll' right' "f l'"1"ra" "r t.n""d' by law, ci"h"". "r ' The Vice-Ca site it. replied on the criticisms offered.
otherwise. The measure is evideutlr
where freee eareleesuess CT any other cause landlorn
i4t."1.N1 t"
1""t.-1 Under the 7(h clause he thought referees would make an
awanl according to the improvement made, irrespective of
and tewint hays "1-1"1"I to makea" "gieeme"t' any subsequent letting. vb.: Bill he thought would be
8 'ollaing ''f it as • wb.'"' I feel more that it coulai"' man sperially useful in mew of death and exceptional circuns-
wkw, ena oa,f,,f provision.. I believe, noecver (aim 1 ((trances, where a good utidenstanding was suddenle ter-
=timpartially), that it is drawn up with re care for minated unavoidebly. lie regretted clauses wenn not
uition's' interests than fur those of tenants. Yearly introduced to allow frac fanning with any description of
te te without agreements Lave now the protm•tion
crops, for it had liVell *hewn that the laud Wight tin 00
which Is given them by "custom" Should thin, meaoure • used without damage on • PY.tem of high fanning.
Become law, it I.elnived thou to consider well its provi- On the motion of Mr. T. Cuing, seconded by Mr.
ti na partila curly as II in
ii- Lied I° their inditidu•l DAMEN, a vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer, and
figWd they find that the new Act would place them in a ~„,
"„waiting ended.
worm pewee. than that given by " cuotene ' it would be . "'"
wise to give the necessary notice that they do nut Intend :
to come under its operation.
Thu PIIESIDENT invited discussion.
Mr .1. G. HOSEA said he largely concurred in the views
expn....ed by his 14011, 10010 Ugh he had not epoken with
hins on the subject Many of the clauses would he useful.
'There was great need fur Tenant Right in some Cl.*
especially at deaths. When a lenient, who was a gmol fanner
died hi' trustees should be entitled to compensation i
while on the other hand, if • farm bad been marsmed
badly, the landlord thould be recouped. In the early
clause+ he was lorpregoed by the fact that to entitle an
out-going tenant to compeneation the letting value must
be improved ; but that depended greatly on the times. A
man might give me his farm feeling that he could cat do
at the rent, and then the question would be whether he
could gut any compensation as the landlur,t. could not
Increase the rent, current value built depreciated. The
ant -going tenant should leave the hue in good condition. I
tout the lu-conior should not be obliged to pay for ,
what ho might never get any return. Ile op- 1
provoii I' bun of contract ; he del not think !
compulsion at all in acconlance with English ideas. The
nt Bill was an improvement on that of Masers. Read
and lloward with its (annum 12th clause, and more in
accordance with the views of the central com-
mittee. At the Rama time he believed a II yearse lea.
with 12 months notice of quitting was the beSt fonn of
agreement; and the oceanic' r olionia be allowed to farm as
he liked for the first IV yaws, selling hay, straw, an other
things 114110 prohibited, but the last four farm acconting to 1
covens& ts, and let the landlord have a right to compensa-
tion for wee.. Ile believed that agnaulture would flourish I
better tender pri. ats contracts than with Government 1
interference. Let men of capital mke the lard, end make
the bed of it on • 11 years' lease, and the le pars' fon-dom •
lie had segmented would he • stimulus to enterprise. Soma
) • rs ago the late Mr. Sturt introdueed a system of Tenant
cars
which °elle:plied &nest of the provisions of this
=metre.
Mr. Poweza mid he was anxigus to bear the riolWo of
bus brother (anisers in Dorset on this •übject, am he had
done th in e very ether county in England. Bet ther varied
•0 unlch that he wail not surprised it was found difficult to
Sun 25er lz: Years
frattea "iii gimes genetirtin.tiLfrew Bladford ranttt-re
-111.:litehtteileasey""'slirected_oeh'en.eraielnamttempthi.onati.‘is ttedhe
lett so got up Hern
for
with the land of e
at
uch information thereon. Mr. t,, .
question ands committee of the H .
ice a
m
th"
susi • •t.i to enable them to do the best
b'ect. Alter considenng all he concluded
there ws.• collecting wan (
that til/10 winch it no. carable. At
an
• ' • 'Wert—but they might i. ngrat
the expreesion of oUch vi 'so. he was thou.g.et hr ridlni-bita
trona hada.] - •(laue
ex
themselves these av and that thy might
n • freely, speak ou d .‘th"e'on'ulsgjosent," bind be coneelered Con-
• e w. till 010
...,-UV. 6 ratli, thith RatiiCillil. It was pleasing to Inina
'IP dzawu ii as that former time
thrvtietlrow. after all. that the Hill introdun, I . j
mreciale Imam of POllle 111 p
committee tthe. Itlanithed, n hula
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„a eopr to every magistrate anlito onaetie j.tt tia
because he had found there toe .h,le...iy
th.,
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induaiko.
Me.
.M. 106 ri't‘‘i AbillV 1"a"). rianudri,,i'nulei •In tshants now hehi.
•-„Alli 01111 .nr. 11°Ye' •-"l.r er • ' Hell:el:1 letter front
soil they lu"1 w"k" "`"!fa' '''..Yll).l, • ..ta it ai.i.t the
Mr. Ployer that morning in
,ts has I
in .
rub.,
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50
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h.
,Itill wa. drawn up sell' 'liAr " t .'1
Fowler) on that
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f''''''r".'rr."""fig hun
I.
rd
It -el foundernet
point, The Bill of Nlessro. Heward an . c
,hir.....
..e
on the 12th rim., prohibiting fr0w.1.,,,, oe
hush, tway.! heel:._
(Mr. Yowler) Wirt ill•rfedlY •iii'•,."..l
•iilioo.ol 1 trAli Ina
that M. Bill which 'interfered with ice".-----:- c.:.° ef .rieue '
the slightest chance of herotiiing law mina,: i5i.e...nt,,,,
and he thought its great pity that it should. lie I I' .
~,,I .
wet the many partinalars in which the Bill is the satin. . .
that 'lrak"' lie the central co tttttt ittee, although tbs.
c.eenonent had omitted , inipirtant °cu.' i'l tenth", .
eemincemation, eel, as tallow, an I protitaolo MI. .. 1
I„..ondiandr). which ought to to, coteddered. tinder th:t !
.ill, without some further agreenneut, the,Yernics c'ell° i
mist n clue tilla•ew . let, surely, oanfoin and ole,-r seeds
f'''' th" Pogrom of biting laud deem two ur three 'ear..

me, tool

Valll-11a1/-and-iielur-w.orks have been
written on the Subject of (armies, but we most have the
practical experience as well. One thing, however, is
Clear. that the mea.low and ;nave land of the farm is the
most profitable, and that we abill do well to turn our
attention to its extension as far • Pnliclicoble•
NO SCRIMS
Payment,

NO ACTIN arable at Ms. per ecre
Poor and other rates .
&ten Labourer", lss. per week ..
MOW Horses t, keep up ..
Tradesmen's and other brim.
Peveu acres Turnip MMUS, ..
Turn i p sada ..
M dozen hurdle, at 71. per dozen ..
dozen Sheep Crib, .5 25.. pa down
'Pealing 50 acres id young gnus at Its.
Seed nra, and nye ..
Med and llune corn

C. s.d.
0
0
.. 12 0
.. 11 0

le 0 0

4914 5 0

L, £d.

WINFRITII FARMERir CLUB.
A meetiug of this chats was hell at the Black Bear,
Wool, on Thumb/ evening, Mr. J. J. Bates, President, an
the chair. Mr. W. Longman. Mr. W. Budden, Mr. T.
Baseonibe, Mr. W. J. Longman, Mr. G. Bus'den, Mr.
Gillingham, Mr. It. G. Randall (Secretaryl
The PitEsior-wr regretted the attendance was not better
at this meeting which was the first of the sewion, and the
only one until the autumn. Reducing the number of
meetings did not seem to have effected any improvement
in the attendance. He was glad, however, that their
friend Mr. W. Longman hail conaented to give them a
paper on • practical subject relative to agnculture • be
was a mendier always ready to assist the club by Intro-
ducing a subject for discussion, and had no doubt it would
prove interesting and useful.
Mr. LONUM AN then read the following p:—
:
" The mobject for cenaiderstion this evening is the
relative advantages of farming arable and pasture land,
and to arrive at • right judgment we must endeavour to
ascertain if a better return is obtained for sapital
employed on our pastures than on land and the plough.
To awertain this I have calculated what amount of capital
would lie required for farming equal breadth, of arable
and pasture land. For the sake of argument I have taken
two farms of 200 acres each, the one to he strictly arable
the other meadow and pasture. Let us first considers the
..... uut of e "RAI requirwl, with 20) acres wable land.
. .
•• able •

anion, ..pital reql
Aliens I have been _..ie to aseerlain, it would take defendant. _
about £1,1711106. I take the land to ccwt 95n per acre, TA" Western COUlllite Sack-Airing C.spons v. Mr.ra.
and I have worked out the •xpeues• of awn lag on the Gol,inisSlt.--171airn 1:111 sd. for hire of sacks. -Mr .
261 arrest in that following manner :-Itent. SIIII acres at Davies (Sherborne) for plaintiffs; Mr. Atkinson for defen-
Es. per acre. LI& I have calculated poor and other rates Janis. The ease was adjourbed, owing to the absence of
to Ile alssit is. Ism acre. £4O ; manual labour, I consider I a material witness, Mr. Dunn, of Gillingham, who having
about 1:273. e may imagine it would take eight horses, been solisenaed the Judge mulcted in • fine of gIU to
so work the kiu acres in a huslanddike manner, and I be paid to plaintiff as costa. -Mr. Miasma said it was
knee calculated each horse to deteriorate in value .f. 5 per unreasonable, the subpseue ought to have been served ,
year, wisich will be ; tradesmen • bills, including earlier than Saturday morning.
smith's, carpenter's and for barns.. and various other Cotton (11altonels rotigh) V. Minims (Hinton St. Mary).-
item, ttu. In sowing 70 acres of turnips, manure to ' Claim £35u.. damage done to • doz.vart.-Mr. Atkinson
cost Nib Per acre, .C7O ; 35 dozen hurrllet, at is. per dozen, , for plaintiff.
ob. S. Dashwood for defendant-It appeared
£l2 he; ; dojo', cheep cribs, .st Ilk,; 'ceding Eel acres , that on the 24th August last, plaintiff celled at Mr. '
young anuses, at if.. per acre. .1:31.1; seed, tare. and rye , Harris s, at Hinton, and tied his horse and dogcart to a ,
£10; seed and horse corn. .Cl4O 10a The shove itema •id 1 mil 5 fr.nt of the house. Defendant's boy came by with
I believe amount to 0/14 rm. I will now endeavour, a load of barley and came Into collision with the trap.-
se far as I can. to point out the receipts for the year. gug Mr. Dashwissl admitted the collision hut contended that
ewes might be kept. Producing on an average lao lambs • plaintiff hail contributed to it by his negligence,
nil to be sold at Midsummer, making 255. each, ; said the dog ,cart stood parallel with Mr. Harris's railings.
more Linder at Wa, g2l. I considered the loss of sheep on Ile was certain hi. horse did not run back-the waggon
an arrnur, to be 5 per rent, on the year leaving took the end of the cart and slew it round. The boy did
itsi to be sold off. ad off going ewes, to make Ma. each, , not stop; end when witness saw Mr. llainm he was eery
Ills In, ;:litisheep to be slim, which will cut ott an aver- demonstrative and mimed to make any compensation.-
she Ilbe. of wool each, at 1,141. per it,., making Cu tun Mr. Ilams saw the barley load coming and ran out mime-
how we will sec what the corn Produce, 40 acres wlitwt, finitely. lie was afraid the cart wea in the way, and he
at seven iaitS per acre, :NU sacks ; 210 to be sold at ,Ll 2 went out to hold the horse. Did not see the horse lack
per load, In auka of seconds at £lO per load, total Xl>. ; out into the road at the time the barley came up. It
55 acres id barley, at nine sa,ks per acre, .2:11 sacks, at might have moved, but not more than the length of the
Me. per quarter. iffkihls.;l acme oats, to produce 12 line. The trap was turned cumpletss over, and the
sa,ls per nave. 1.1 sacks. at 34k. per quarter, glues. do • shafts broken, and the horse was drives, through the
not suppose .to tied labounes in cottages. psi have con- nibs Th., stones on the oiaissait, aisle apro.r,ia. fh„oith
shirred to give cads man 151. per week, witinsat parip,d. the load had passed over tiosn. The railing was a long
sites; I have therefore charred four cottages and gardens, eke, and the rope would slip up and down. -James White
at 1:1 each err year, Lth. The above items make a , the carter, rent tke trap was halfway out in the Pawl ; but
icirdurt of 1:117`.1 2s. Now if we compare our expenditure he should have if the hone hadn't put back. -
with 2.4.: receipts we shall tin.' a lem,•t• iii our favour of Waller Martin. of Hinton, sew the collision. The trap
f net. chick it appears that the arable land pays Was rather semis+ the road. The horse was not tied uii
about 31 per cent. icr ,itstal invested. Let us now turn dose, the pipe was alout two yards long.-His Honour
our attention to the pastup,, and see what we can Make NM he believed there was contributory negligence. It
there. First I consider there would be shout k. 1.252 of was • very motile - eircianndance that plaintiff's own
capital invested in the fano. Thera's:uses of working it Witness rushed .alt of do.ra when the load was rowing
...old lie about -Rent, 2t4e acre., at me per up. Unless the horse had tooted it ass.. impos.ible that
acre, =0; poor mot other rates, is. per acre, gni. I the collision could have oceurrest-Judwlnent for defeat-
should consider three horses to be enough to work the :Nu slant with costs.
acre- of nivailits. land. and S'skeep up the stock of horses Wilhase f;ulAl4O. Pidilletown, was sUntnioned by
I hare put go per lior-e cad, rear. gl.l. Labour, £156. Messrs. Jame owl Tess.ll, solicitors, for a bill of costa, for
Tradesmen's toll, including callienter's. haniese- Professioal n services rendered. -Judgment was given for
maker*, do'. gin I-1 44444 1.11141%.• I.,buy ni ash'. had offered to take Cl and settle the
•
nesen ocninlan,.; rake% to keep op so; at g that their agents' charge alone
each, 1.1 s; reed awl qars. for thatching hay ricks, £l7. were Li Ps, -The Judge tol.l tefoh,t.ht ho l.asi w•to,i
Strew. for litter. LK atatisioling to g. 4111. I shall suppoce sery 110,444 -if be had professloaaj ...reit.ce he loud
1., let a dairy nf An con it, at all Ins. per vow. 4E5; out. Willed, tie pay for them.
„jog ctott, £0; two arttages and gardens, Lit; snaking a The other cases were of no interest.

THE DORSET COUNT/. EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE., TUESDAY, MARCH 28. 1875
_

--
'ctal
.w s shall find CenlPare
tr.2B
eand.d
with
the
rec
eip
ts
A REMARKABLE UNIONIST CELEBRATION. ,of them were getting better wages through the influence
capital
iiiv • balance of .41,7, ;About 71 per cent on the I There was a remarkable Unionist celebration on Wed. •of the Union, yet held aloof from it. They were like
centage fr2:6,„te,...4._,1h0wing the cairn to be double the per nesday last in the little Tillage of Briantcpuildle. Itorset, the Irish soldier who went into battle : afterwards his
seem. then-- 'or and Paste land than aralde. It wben there was a great gathering of agricultural labotwers, elttain Teiked hitu what deeds a valislT he had done.
-
4nd..
th desirable to improrwur meadow and pasture ; their wives and families, t., do honour to Mr. James -lisirs-11:4: said. " I cuts foot off one (lithe enemy." "Foot.
For a greater extent thanbitherto has been done. 1 Hammett, of Tolpudille, iine of six men who on that said lie, why did not you cut a his head r .1114- be
a quicker, rollvi need that such lan of fair quality will make , day 41 years ago were sentenced to IleTeil years' transportn• 1,14;01.'11st was.•ffalready." Non-ntionists he compared
an I I s
-'• • ”ester return lan arable. We are all tin for being concerned in the f„rmation of a 1-aboarene It the Irishman—they were reedy to come in at the
1 Ito flee. T. Neat, of Dorchester. who was at the
awarea „cultivators 44 the soil tit the most fertile ground Union in the village where they had used and labounsl. death, Ltd now stood cowardly aloof. He concluded
the land ale
. tnes soon exhausted and impditable, unless renovated I The whole history stklits like the record of some far " mold great cheering,
br manure. for manure like moey does vilest good when ' gone time. and I. worth Islet ropotition to remin,l no of I
r"-'l'l. It i', highly .U 41.214004 the productive qualities 1 the enlarged liberty we rr; 4.i• ior, as well SA other 1 VieCti,,, r.,llilY to one of she audience. WM Premed to
,uld all be brough into operation, but how . obvious lessons which u e have not time or space to . ',it • " •few words, and be briefly expressed his sympathy
beet to accomplish this object 1a matter that requires a I indicate. with the labourers in con•titotional and Droner
COllliderahle amount of experiene and discriminations 1111 ' It teems that in 1*.31•2 there was tt fee,' ~,,ement I er.di•avours biitupn•ve their ....ial condition.
no -
As f one rule can be laid down 'or the cultivation of all I amongst the wo-kin- elm— - di:Ain Let' er a wges. The M J.U.I M. C•11. .. Itel 7 ' Boil& 31,..••• •• • . _ . . . . . .. _•- • --

then—lvo-

the. y ni!

lithourens of Tolpuddle wens genie.; as. a week. lea in all
the district roune all additi• mal shilling was the current rate;
to tl..gy asked to 13.'1116(41h, the same sum. The masters
to give as much as other., but del not c trey it out:
Tt .e.fr Mr. W. M. Pitt, .I.le. and Mr. JollleS Inuntiton,
J.P.. were annealed to. nett timilly thc clsagynian of the
parish (Dr. Warren), but vi about effort ; indeed, their
wages were redureil to se., then I'. 7'.. and abed October,
Park a further fall to as, was threatened. Under this
Eememseymicatittesleal7authgrahiecihrwa::::s:::o.tpi.t.c;
state of things the labourers eonselted together, and
George Loveless rigasated a Friendly Society amongst
"tt":"tion(ehrmielg*StecTeiefrotymo;
Trade Society ttave them inhirmation how to preceol,
Lahoumteil.. and the suhstance lif their mks woo as
and contributions to suped
follows :—That there Amin lie a loage in every parish, a
Lthaned
those who quit work whi.n aesired by the grand bib'
that no per,on shout' turn out for an advance of wages
without the ...need of the grand lodae; that if any man
divulged any of the secrets of the society Isis name unit
dewrintion shoul,l lie cent round to all the lodges, ana
members shmalil shalisie to work with him ; that no persq. n
sheuld be adiiiittea to their meetings when anink
that no obseeni• wing or toast shouts' he allowed,
and that. they shwa.' not countenance any viol-nee
or violation of the laws of the realm. !Welders
were ennaleil in the new society. making a
ilerlaration if eecrecy• a
ith their eyes lilinafola.l awl
their hawk upon a book. This went en for a few ',loathe
but on 21th Feliroary, Pak Genre., loveless, Janie.
lovele,s, John awl Thomas Standfichl, James Brine, and
James Ila 11111 l ett. were arrestol for violation of the law,
awl were trio! at the March .Issie.s„ 'afore Baron
William, under :a- Geo. 111. cap. lEL an sit for the siippres•
pion of ninthly amongst the marines awl wanton at the
Nona The charge was alministerina an unlawful oath.
ILIPI, unit, the direction .if the Mile.. they were hien.'
malty. llf their emend a-sel conduit an I character ell
the witnexese testitiola Paron Wiliam's, after two aas a
consideration, sentence] all nix to sevoi yeara trensperta-
lion, and they were forthwith shipped elf to New South
Wales. Out in the penal colony they suffereil ;rest hunt-
ships and privations, a dJm H aes ammett was virtually
retort
eold as • chava. In ii r his one serum of the
trawmetien will he fo iiii. Their convii.tione created a
great stir thew:abed the COMItIT, Mae,. nweliegs v.are
bed and monster peti en 4 were ;in-amt.:it and noun after
(as was melee:4..l) free pinion. were gondol the men,
but they were not informea of the muse, awl it was three
or four years hefore they all "ait their liberte. Loveleas
reaching lAinaiin June la. Peg, and James Hammett awl
others subsequently. [George Leedom, is dead. James
Loveless, the SLandfits, and Mille are flourishing in
Canada, and James animett is leading a quiet anil
respectable life. working as a bricklayer, in his native
village of Tolteelale
Naturally, the t7nionists of to-day in Dorset honour
these early niartyrs in the cause, awl it was iletenuined
to celebrate the list anniversary of their conilemnation
be the presentation of an address and some little testi-
monial, A few gentlemen synipathising in the movement
contributed as wen AS fellow-lalseirers in various parts of
the country and in Donsee and the formal presentation
took place on Weilneelay.
The local ITnioniets mustered in the afternoon, wearing
the blue ribbon of the Union, and they marched in pro-
cession through the village to the Music of the liana, and
then held a tea•ilriskina in the large tent erected for the
meeting. About sie o'clock the labouring class 'flustered
, in fore, toil amongst them was the hero of the occasion-- I —Mr. James Hammett. hut there WILFI no eelloniseious.
Mr. Ileorms considered Mr. Longman had calculated nese of heroiem in him ; therehe sesse is sinipleauinsled plain
pretty accurately, so far as he could see, hut if the resells old man, who bail only done his LIMY maardina to hi'
were so small as he had estimated them he did not know light iii the past, and now rath••r shrank from the
how they were to continue arable farms. It was well prominence in which he was plarecL A singular fact in
known that those who had pasture were best off, especiallyJlMel Haniniett's ewe. is that he was not present at the
Ilion. the cultivation of amble land had cost no much lodge when the iath wax adminieterol to the informer,
more. He reckoned that the outlay for labour WY in but that it wes his brother John—a fact which George
SOMe departments about one-third more than it used to etc -5 affirmed in his statement of the affair, awl which
be ; aid unless an alteration was made he thought the both .1111.1108 Hammett and his brother John said was
poor hills of this district would go out of cultivation, or true at this meeting.
be put down to imam', as he was now partially doing. Mr. J. Smith, of Whitechurch, presided, and there were
!tones were extremely dear, for it was • very mean with them Mr. aeorae Howell, secretary to the Puha-
looking animal they aot for Jaita and manual labour had mentary I 'dentin, of the Trades Cum:rout Mr. 'lidera
similarly increased in cost. It was certain the arable Evans, well-known ae the author of many of the stirring
farms were • very poor investment, and the pasture only Union tongs, Mr. J. C. Cox, of Helper, a frequent visitor
gave fair profit. to Unmet, Mr. Riehariein, from the National Union,
„... Mr. 11. Mayor, of Blandon!. and others. Mr. T. Burt,
There was a general conversation on the statements 1)1.1' . who WllO. expects's', could not attend, and it WM SO
made in the per, and while it was conceded that • farm aria; several „thar,
of mixed arrble and restore would give more favourable The proceedings were commeneeil by singing the
results, there was very little difference of opinion es to aia oda comp..' r . • .y d e.r. Is o. LAM oe S, the follow.oe tne occanon e
the accuracy of the estimates made by Mr. Longman on a tune being the Old Hundredth :
term of years. e
Mr. Berea !said he was afraid the d W meet this day,. freemen,
discussion had resolved Not as ' combined,
s slecree
into generalities, and be roe" to thank Mr. Longman when for Unto the felon'unjust power s doom consigned
Introducing the subject. Although the discussion had The pioneers d liberty.
not amounted to anything very definite, it was quite
clear that the difference between the relative earnings of No brute hoofs on our !anion tread,
arable awl pasture lend is something considerable. Mr. No nil laws our freeepeosh mar,
Longman calculated stable to peeled, about 31 and While honouring the illustrious dead—
pasture 74. and if they adopted the average of two as the The gainte of lalaufs calendar.
fair product they only got Si, winch could not possibly We weet to pay our grateful debt
pay. Ile holed soma of the items had been under- To those who bore the felon'. lit;
estimated a otherwise fanners must keep very poor Their unjust judgee name* forget—
houses with only 5I per cent., and taking the risks of The memory of the vile shall rot,
ordinary years. It was just possible he haul taken • low No stone may mark the exiles' graves
average, which made considerable difference. However, In instant lands beyond the lies,
it was evident that it was desirable they should Who wore the clanking chains Of slaves
increase the pasture land as much as pomade. Ho Because they stniggleil to lie free,
thought, on the whole, Mr. Longman had taken • low
Theed
estimate of the produce, although to reckon wheat at £l2 ey nno stoned urn or bust
y
a load, was far above the present value; and a calculation Who MOO in onder thingeon lay,
The tyrant's Niue is turned to dust,
based upon the present corn averages would be still more
Th fl f da
in favour of pastureland. m ltut from the date laid before e eons ame we sing thIS y.
them it appeared the alvantages on the side of ligature Thss life they lived to us impart.,
were some 40 per cent. above arable, and, therefore, the Strength in the light with brutal wrong;
former was that to which they should largely direct their We keep their memories in our hearts.
attention. It would be generally adniitteil that in this And wreath their IMMO in flowers of song.
country the competition is much less in the produce of The Citaiaeaa briefly re:in:lkea on the necessity for •
meat than in growing wheat As to corn, foreign countries Union of the aericultural Labourers, to place them on
competed with them in the market'', hut if they hail fair equal terms with the employers when making bargains
protection against the importation of foreign stock which for serviee.
woulil be prejudicial to the health of their cattle, he Mr. (awed: Howlett, inoved—" That this meeting fully
thought they hail a fair chance of making • moderate approves iif the snails male by Jawee Hammett and
average profit between the two. But if they had to eMI. others in trying to form a Union in Donee in lad, and is
Lena against foreign competition in corn, and were also sery proud thisilay to make known to the country at large
Adana to the introduction of epidemic dawn amongst that the righteous effiot then crusheil out by the aria of
their stock, he did not see how English farmers were to the law, is to 'Lay an establishol fact in the county of
bold a fair position in making the brat of the land. Con. 'some" He refereed to the drained...ages mai, ahiea
sideration of the facts adduced, would, he thought, in • the six men were sentenrea to tmnaortation. ansl said
tew y ears lead to the reducing of the arable Land and the that he haul searched all the records he could find for
increased proase-tion of homegrown beef and mutton. menthe infiirmation as to the time when they were pue
'le thought that was the direction in which farmers Wined, but in vain. He had reel the byel•sws and rules
sheds' torn their attention to ensure the best results for if their society: awl coda find nothing in them lint an
the eapiial investol. They were indebted to Mr. latheg• exemplary rode ender with+ any man miald lee pond to
Mat] for twinging ferwara a subject of lei much importance, work even in 1075. But it was a sent-et society, awl thi•y
awl he prop iwil • vote of thanks to him. haul • secret atm which was changed every quarter, and
Mr. Bennet: peconiled, and said he washed Mr. Longman ' that was construest into an oath. But the fact was they
haul inahesiol away "it of the ilitticulty in which he had were really prownitel for belonging to a L'nion. The
rim," them, by telling them hew to farm and live, law brought to hear On them was not posed to apply to
the.. indListriaril classes et all, lint against 1111 l timers in the
Mr. Losidlee reternel thanks. Ile hail put a the hrou ,li
fimims to the leet of lies judgment. Perham; some items "Y• . • '-.
mit the country. a/reties:a ws,re mineeliately hen in
I al WAS O blow etrui kat r - -
w ere unileratatol, lea whe mittiey sold wheat at a higher
prise the emit wee often Wel, and nut so reinutierative at .11'n'I'.'n•-!.‘ni oth.er Isafge. b_iwnit, c!linuie,nr.,ing on the 21th
Beano the iiev. Or. . me vete pars in toe mat, and liotsert
eaten good hut sold at el a aid:. three movea a resole ion. Ito that a petitiiin was cent to
The proceelina then ended. Parliament siimiel liv '25.000. The working-men and
__..............
ing. awl sent up a great petition On the 12th April, Mr.
working•women -(applaue.)--ef Nottingham hell a ineet-
Colibett presentea ono, awl D•sniel Illoman' supported it.
lord Howick in the Mal., of COallOoll4 illatifiVNl the eine
vienon, and it was ale, AAA,' as all aggravation of the
"'knee that two of them were aletholist tin:wheel
theighten. one of the rules of the Union strictly
prohibits,' all obscenity and profanity at their meetings
isll reliaioes end imlitical slisniso•inie all ml.:snit
BLANDFORD. AI violation of the laws. tin the 21st April, a vast -
t 'mail' I '01; Irr. MonanY.--iirfore Judge ',error. titiele asseielasi in Copenhagen Fields tii go to Lord
4 goboxy ?Urn, v. ll,ary Pin, —Claim 94. 441. Defen- Monseithe. an I prewiit a petition Aimed hY 2,4•Miii•
aanas wife attend...l. ae elle email not afford to let her pest the alini ter wined them on the ground that it
Imelcsna low Isis time. She wail she tcnilenel Mrs. Thorne oemisd to Is- intinail mom But lie receive,' it from the
is. Id. 1111 the :nth of December, and asked for the icailer, 'if Ow 11111 l meth'. ana laid it before the Kim: with
shilling which was owed her hemlines!. Brine hail wail Mrs. a rec ..a.iii u i'..c is.rdou ; but although that ass
Thorne two hams, and she hall paiil him le. short. When thine a ithin a loath ..1 their sans L•tinn, awl thi• general
Mrs. Briar bail Thoreas wife of it, she wit " Oh, w upppo hat ssitio um n tha O t wl won- immediately pardonel.
• liar yin• be." Annie Elia Thorne, plaintiff-1s dasighter, they did not all get their Warty till three or four years
sca,, caii,i. and mot the money waii counted out right, am,,! after. Ile reissarkea 01l the sometime-, of Widening
that leo mother never called Mrs. Brine • liar. 'blue Judge thew phoicers of libertv. awl the noel ter raw:daring
said defenaant should have pleated the Is. as a setolf ; their eat ly struagba awl starriest.. Sine,' POI Oen: hal
awl ordered payment of the amount in 2s. 04. instal. been act man ,ti•t isessia for the benefit of tie...irking
meets. chaste After long efforts they got rid of the tot if the
tJ,srpli Davis %%Slept... n Raw. —Claim CA for breach of con- hors against combination. and now they were ii, moch
rect. The wain reed° near Sharminster Newton. protected under the Trades' Union Act as any other
Plaintiff said on the P.U.h Janinary he saw defended at the ...nets% He notices' the vast nunilea now le•longing to
Iced Lion, at Sturmineter. lie said he hail two cows for Trate Unions, and the large feats at their emit motel. while
sale, ails' witnne agreed to purchase them for .CI7 to., annually they held* great Parliament .4 lelour, *she'll
paying him 10s. "earnest meney." He Wila to fetch the I irpres,nt,d 700,090 0, hiiikino m. 4, . ray liaa a. Itaha.
beasto next day'. but when he went Rose was not there, ins•ntary committee tis look alter leastition affecting th
and ha went to lii, house. Ile there 'saw defendant who working climes, of which he was the warders'. lid how
said he couldn't let letwitness,have the (WON and offered re
him different was membership of a Uuiiiii IWO' from what it
the lia. back. Ile refused to take it mans his expenees was in Pal I Now it was honourable and easy, :mil they
were paid. The cows were afterwards sold for 134. With 1 haul members. of Parlianient easily to Esteem their wishes
the lien iin the sale he estimated his damage at LS. —By as to legislation, instead of the oppressien awl trate.-
Mr. Brennand : CI7 5,. was to be pail on delivery. lie . portation Jalllea Hammett awl his fellow-Labourers
haul the money with him when he went for them • but 'suffered in ROL But Unions were yet required : for
defendant said he couldn't let them go, as Mr. Creech had although the Criniiiaal Law Aniewluient Act and the
been up there. Mr. Rose, the landlord of the Inn, lent Masters' and SerVallta. Act were great advances on the old
him Ills. to pay the earnest money, but he made no agree- laws against combinatiiin, there acre many pante romir-
ment to share the profits of the deal with bini. Saw irug anienament, and. as Unions in the past, with all their
defendant on the sth February, and offered to refer the clieelvantages, had done so much go.l, how much
matter to two fanners • lid not for any particular MOIL More powerful were they known to confer limed I.n the
liefen•lanta father had.died, and his mother after the deal working elasees ; soil therefore he urged a was the duty of
had administerecl to the estate. —Maria lide, landlady of them all to belong to a Colon- Wianen, though they
the html Lion, corroborated the particulars of the deal. could not belong to the Labourenalanion, coulaeneoursge
There were leis, between thena and she advised thens to the men to join it. And it was of the greatest importance
divide it, which they did—Defendant gave hia version of they should he of one mind, as those who held aloof tenant
the transaction, and said when Davis came to him he to thwart the efforts of those in combination. Without
hadn't the money, and he ref sliced to turn the cattle out. Union they could not meet the power i•f masters. What
They were to be pail for on delivery. When he sold the the Union wanted to make was AtoOki masters and good
cows he tweight as the el-lest son he hada right to sell, and men, and fair contracts between then', recollseting that
no one elate-sled to his donee no. Plaintiff came to him on the labourer who sold his labour had as much right to get
the Sth February and saiil he had sold Job Rose the cows, the hest price for it as the man who took his whent to
and he was going to give him £3 for his trouble—By His market and sold or hail over as he judged best. 4 'ole.•
Honour: If plaintiff had paid the money he could have beating this anniversary` he hoped wadi' he the leaning
had the cows.—Elists Blethnuin and Km Rage (defendant's of a new era in Dorset, awl that hceeeforth labourers,
wife) were esiled .—His Honour said he should take • mechanics and working ~,emu of all grades would do their
lenient view of the matter. Ile did not think defendant , duty to one another—tappLeuseh
meant any harm in what he ilia, and the justice of the ' Mr, HOWARD EVANS seconded the motion. They
.were
case would be met by his paying AA and costa. Mr. met to do honour to men who were calla' " felons:. bat
Atkinson appeared for phuntiff ; Mr. Brennand for one need not I ' i t that, for in all oases SOO° 111

deprecated generally the administering of oaths, he
remarked that Freetnasom and Orangeuien took similar
oaths and Were not mole.ted ; and the pardon of the men
lie believe I was ultimately brought about by the Radicals
of the day threatening to prosecute the King's brother,
the Duke of Cumberlan,l. who was Grand Master of the
Orangemen. /le mentioned with coinmendation the
letter of a airchester attorney to the Government against
the arbitrary conduct of the trial. The serious part of
charge was that member* joining the society were
Liken into a room whore there was a painting on canvass,
which one said I,ml:ea like Death, and another &skeleton.
Rut. so far as he could find, it was by no means so
formidalde an ordeal as Preemmins go through, of whets,
however, he was not ..ne and as to the Good Templan
he could not at all tell what their secret ceremonies and
oaths might be. With reference to the changes which
have taken place since P.:14 in the laws, he thought in
mime ways they had gone down hill, owing to hick of
determined action amongst themwlvest. Although they
conhi not now be imprisoned for combination. the
Pow Law Wax not RI goal in some respect* as the
Ad system ; and iii this county they had been
deprived of common and tertiary rights which the/
used to enP.y. Still, even in country districts, lay organi-
satien they might new protect themselves munch better ;
and, by and bye, when they the franchise, Parliainent
would attend to matters affecting their interests. 'The
gstieral notice taken of the Laboorers' Union was an indi-
cation of its power. But he was anxious to see thenm true
to themselves ; they would then make evictions from their
eottages ti impoasible as seven year.' tratommrtation ; and
they would get I 'ottage Right under whiela unman if he paid
his nut and combieted I self well should not be evicted
without emoremat ion. for that principle had been largely
recognised in the Irish land laws. While he deprecated
Ills, siolenee shown in Ireland, he admired the pemistence
with Which the Irish urged their just rights. Referring
to the ea ietions at 'ililborne last year, he mid the Unionists
should have let those cottages stand empty till Fanner
Fowler Awl Mr. Mamel-Pleydell had agreed not to discharge
Uitiontsts. and also have left the service .Isiieh employer.,
It wa- in their 'an power, if they acted courageously, to.
put an opl to such tyranny. He thought in no
ether e *nary hut there been such hard usuage of
Unionists m here, although they had met with
great oppoeition thronghout the country. At Dewsbury
Ili.. woman wearers f,inol a I•iiion. awl a iwin who
assisted them, by writing a few letters, was discharged ;
but he had got a better situation elsewhere. The
beginnings of Unions were always ditheult &nil involved
suffering. Ile hoped that by and bye they would have
the county franchise, and meantime as householders lie
, urged them to exercise all the rights they had, in vestries;
1 mentioning as now pending, the election of church-
wardens, and advising them to attend although at loss of
time in such numbers that they coold carry a resolution
hereafter to hold the meetings in the evening. The law
cousidered then. all churehmen, whether they attended
church or not, 140 they could all vote. In many parishes
the churchwardens bad the di-Imml ..f charity money awl
charity land ; and he thew to attend at tae
Easter vestries awl elect pariah churchwardens from
arnongst thereat:lre& Ile urged this as a preparation for
the exercise of the county franchise. In conclusion he
prmented the testimonial to Mr. Hammett. Ile regretted
Mr. Arch WU unable to be there to di it, and so did Mr.
Arch, but he was at • very important meeting in
Norwich. Mr. Bert, M.P., was also very sorry he could
not attend, as he wished to express to them the sympathy
of the colliers of the North and their determination to
support them in case of need. Owing to the sudden
arrangement of the meeting many sithectiptions had not
been collected, Ind they include.l contritiutions from Sir
Nike, Mr. I'. A. Taylor, M.P., Mr. Pennington, Ml'., Mr.
Burt, M.P., Nlr. Hugh Mason, M.P., Mr. Wilson, of
stmettield, and other peiisuainent Liberals, as well as various
working men lit Derbyshire colliers, the Women's Union
at Dewsbury, men at Midland Railway works, 5 children
of Sheffield, and the Unionists in Dorset.
The addre-s was very nicely written and illuminated by
Master It. It. Roe, of Itlan.lford. It is to be framed
and glazed. Mr. lox read the whims§ as follows :
Addrea to Mr. James Hammen.

Dear Sir,
We, the members and friends of the National
Agricultural Labourers Union, are desirous of tee tlfying
to the esteem and regard in which you are held by us, as
one of the Early Martyrs to the cause of Unionism. We
are glad id the iipportunity which this flay affords as being
the 41st anniversary of your most union and cruel con-
viction at the Dorchester Assizes, 14 offering you some
small token tif the appreciation that we feel for the efforts
that you then made towards improving the condition of
your starving fellow-creatures, and of our disgust at the
sufferings that you and your comrades had in conaequeuce
to endure.
. .

Many of us are your neighbours. and are desirous of
joining in this address in testimony to the upright life
that you have lel during the many years which have
elapsed since your retnrn to your own country, whilst
others who are now lighting the I iattic of humanity aid
righteous cotohination in different parts of the kingdom,
unite to do honour to one Who was called upon to endure
experiences so painful when contending for the mlf-same
proiciplus.
We congratulate you on having lived to see the day
when thousantlis of your fellow labourers in Donietshire,
and hundreds of thousands thniughout Egh;land, are
united together to resist oppression and to obtain their
just rights, in societies identical for all practical purposes
with that you ui vain tried to establith 40 years ago in
Tolpuddle.
e know full well in this county that the days of
oppression are lier yet over, and that We have many a
battle to wage in the future. The merciless evictions for
the crime of Unionism on the estates of Mr. j. C. MAMMA.
lleyilell, Sir itiehard Glyn, and others show that the
same cruel spirit of violent intolerance towards their
h bier neighbours yet lives in our midst; but we also
' know that events are all marching on in our favour, that
our cause is daily growing In strength and hers, Mel
that not even a Whig :Ministry dare now to repeat the
conduet of which they were guilty in 1014.
It is said that "the blood of the martyni le the eon' of
the Church," and we also feel that the MUM t,f Union, the
. cause of true buttianit,.. was hastened and gainel strength
by the outrageous peaalties indicted upon you and your
comrades. • .

In cooclusion we 'mild assure you that it is our earnest
lira) er that you war live to sloe many wore and fax
greater liletesinxii won the action of the Labourers'
Cube' for the villagers of your native country than those
which have been already pined,and we are confident that
your ini•luory, when it nun plow the Great Pallier in the
perfecting ethic pleas to call you to Himself, will lite in
the lonrts of our rhililren's children, not as a rebel, but
IM a Noble Pioneer ii! the righteous wovetuout in which
we are one and all toiling.
.I. C. eon Consultative
11. j Cofiouittoo.
. . . . . _

Joaosei Asicit t or National Agricultural
11. Tavi.oa f Imbourene Union.
11. %von. for Dorset District,
Mr. Cos added that Mere were special reasons to help Mr.
Hammett, as the money colleetel on the return of the
others who reached hone before him warn distributed, and
he il id not share the tem:Mot the puld ic autiscription as did
Loveless and other, who afterwards went to Canada.
George Loveless in the pamphlet declares that Jamie
11.1.1,101 t was not present when the oaths were affnainis-
tensl, but it was hisbrother John, and Mr. Ilaminett mid
the ,1111 e. MI that he wally suffered wrongfully. Resides the
address they gave him a watch, whirl. was inscribed as
follows : " Presented to Mr. James Hammett, of
Toliablille, March 17, 1575, by the members and friends of
o„. Lix,..rera l' in Iwirset, ax a. mark of great ,
restart for his patience and courage while imilergoing •
sentence of seven yeas' transportation for belonging to a
Labourer.' Union in Dorset in the year IND." Ile had
al., tole's:sent to hill a purse of ten sovereign, (applause/.
Ile trusted it woull please God to Mess James Hammett. I
and grant him MALI years of health awl prosperity --(4reat ,
cheering).
Mr. .11311114 Ilawarry, wise was greeted with nnich
applause, 'all : Gentlemen, I return you my thanks for I
this kiwi bete ~,,,, ial presented to nie. It appears to me '
a great deal bettes than what I got 41 years ago -a
sentence id eleven years' transportation put on me. I WVI
net the man who deserved it. I belonged to the Union,
but I WWI not in the lodge at the time the men awore I
was, it was my brother John, and here he is and can tell
you (Jolla : "That's all right.") But I wait transported
t . a foreign lawl awl sold at a slave, but, thank God, I've
got over it and 4,1111111 safe lack again. When I got to
Sydney, after three weeks' quarantine, I was takLn into
the barracks, awl the tirst sight was WO were all ranged
round, a man was brought in, a Istrrel nillB.l into the
1111.1.11 e, the man stripped, belie! W7os, the barrel, and
given 25 lashes .in the bare back, :15 on the backside, and
on the oalves of his legs. Aftsr that we were all sold
out as slaves at Li a head. Each inan's liallle was written
tot a slip of paper, and then the agents drew for men to
send un the country' ; that was tho way I was drawn oat
ant sold for Li. After being ml.l in that way I sass
taken mit in the town to the agent, who surveil me with
rations to go to anotlivi part el the country. I inquired
how far it was. "11h," he said. " not far ; 1181 trideg...
I asked, " Who's going with or r anil he replied "Nn
iine." "How am It.. find the real r I mid, and he told
ine " You'll Hod the road right enough." So I was served
with '22 days' rations, which I hail p, carry on toy back,
and toy bed—(" Poor fellow.") I said to him, "Look out
at the door and tell me which way I'm to turn," for
I didn't know the way in a foreign land any
more than any id you would. So one mid
"Gi up Bricktield Ilill, and inquire for Liverpool 4,
' you're sure to find your way." I travelled to. end
I at night there was no lodging for 1.-e ws I hail no
I money, no I had to camp out under trees and strip boughs
, off to shelter me. That wba the way I travelled the MO
1 miles, w;th ow one toiNiilo me, no place to sleep in, and no
U.I h•latti to met any. My feet were tender after being so
long on the ship, awl I could wernely travel. I did not get
there for till>, after all my rations were gone, and I only
had what I could get at any hut I came across. Ilut 1
reacheil my destination at last, awl thank God I have
reached this destination now. I thank you all for your
kindness, and am much obliged to Mr. Cos and the other
gentleman, and to the labouring men for giving me thin
testiitionial—(applaum). Ile then showed the watch, aid
said—lsn't that letter than having 7 years put on you,
and that for • wrong cause* —(applause). We only tried
to ,to good to one awither the same as you're doing now,
hut it was brought in we had unlawful comhination, but I
can't see bow that can he: the oath only bound our own
own Ott to work while a strike lasted. That's all I was
transported tor, and I was not there when the oath was
taken. —'(The obi man was greatly cheered).
After this a resolution in favour of the ...way Inuichise
1
was mrriel, on the tion of Mr. Richardson, representing
the Natimial E. ll i ~,, seconded by Mr. Mayor, iind 1.14
alter the proceelitags elbleL
wxylrouTH.

the best of rt-teniiiid—e;;;U tl;e- inhiSe stole walk, because
years ago it Watt the ~,tom for the bad men to loek up
the t•rl men —(laughter). They had met to do honour
to e stainless memory of George Iroteittte• end to
meognise the worth of .latues Hat 'at and his fellow.
sufferers. Sono' little time age he read the account cat en
by Loveless of his suffering, under transportation, and he
felt how difficult it must he for a Inall to feel courageou:
under such circumstances. But "time Itax its revenge,,
andthere they were in such numbers that all the gaols in
Bonet would not hold them—fiaughtert In imlea the
prophet Jeremiah wax
pot into prison for being faithful to
his country and his God ; then: was that toibworn man the
apostle Paul, put into a dungeon at Rome for labouring
in the servire of humanity : and a certain tinker WO years
ego they put into prison, yet he of all othero in that time
is the one that ha, won honour—that IkAford tinker
Bunyan. Labour too has had its martyrs. Wat Tyler in
beginning to he understood, and Jack Cele and you btlee
Iltetet heroes too ; but all of them hail the luisfortune to
bee a little before their time, a if the men whet e""ti"Htneti
Hammett atrl the rest he would say nothing : they were
dead, gone, and forgotten : and it was not worth while to
OW anything hanih about them. But he was afraid, that
as Mr. Alrxxly said of the Scribe. and l'hari,ees, they
had left identy of grandchildren behind them—(laughter)
—and that they did not imprisen them now only
,I",renee they had nut the lower. 'looting a few Hine-
tre_ttete• of Present intolerance. he referred to the
preaching of a Sirveex clergyman, who silently 01,10ee0
the union. One Sunday recently he went there to
hear him in the nioniing, nodti Pre'wh
"
though Hot from the salve pulpit, in the afternoon. The
14trimh.^ " Evil men and sedueers shall teat worse
and worse.
t ith the "evil men" teferred tn, and The union leaders were at
seducer, hee x-
ra the nriginal ttregk to mean cl nee identified
seata (hrking Cal')'
at him) and (giving another 'tweet lout):
awl he e
, by cautioning the labourers against
being le° n'trnY hY such men. Looking rented he et.",
only lint two or three laboun.r. present --(laughter) -
ha" there Were Awl to bear his sermon in the afternoon,
It was strange that the lergY did not 'lte'rr° the 'agh. "f
the time. ; l'Y their unduct they were alienating 'the
people from the ehurch and front religion c'ut'
eluvion. he thought they should lawn a less-m. 4 grett.nt‘de
from the present eelebrstion. when thy
improvement that had been 'it!'" to that
The masters he wi Lied to learn a r 11111 l
that till the injustice lalsoirers now Nialfer i- removed
there lin•ncr will ly, lottiji-it,to
the Peet Wnettes.". audition I monist. learns lesson of duty
front Hammett and Levels..., who had beisalnetl ezel
sUffert"l' and they AU MN MAHN; the benefit. Hawked'

MR. If. EDWAkI”:, M.P.—We are very sorry to hear
that our estoenied repre.entative, Mr. 11. Edwards,
is in ill health. Ile is to go to the South
of Europe, where he will stay a few weeks, and we
are sure that every one in this district will fervently hope
that Mr. }Awards may dense much benefit from the
change.
THE REv. T. Cansvga, the esteemed rector of St.
Mary's, ho., during his winter tour on the Continent, found
the weather unusually severe. as. indeed, it has ham in
our blank and it is feared that he has not derived all
the advantage that was hoped (ruin the more moderate
climate yf the South.

NON• .ETTING BM HARBOUR DCIA— On Tuesday
I wt. the Putty Customs. Wharfage, itaid Harbour Itues,
fir the p.m, commencing 2.lth inst.. were offered hy
Messrs. Milledge and lion at the Guildhall. Mr. Jesty,
who offered 11.4151. w. the the nly fabler ; and the reserved
pr icu buint: £l.lOl, the us were wit let. This is rather
all unfavourable sign, as Mews. Coeens and Co., iptve
1;1, 1.%). . _ .

I.l,v.rung.—"rharkw Inekenv" waA the title of a let ture
delivered at the Temperance Ilalk Park-greet,
ne.lay evenin,: in connection with the "(axton Lodge."
by Mr. Watwon Thornton. of the Wevtcrn
Temperanc.. League. The chair wav taken by Mr.
who. injudroatiring the lecturer, alluded in a
very able manner to the rank 44 Inckeni a. a writer. If
they knew little of him before hearing the lecturer they
uoubl now lw able to judge of the true picturev he drew
and :old forth to the world. Mr. %anion Thornton,
thou,;ll a )oun4 111411, Very much pleased the audience,:
he n.. 011 .ti.tiuctly that not a word watt lowt. The
it-de from the '• Election of Beadle" and
T,.ppertit- More newt ; that from Marigold.
a. "The I icatli of Little Neils,' win, very touching. and
of " Mnf. Ilrown on the Tichborne ra.e" Warn V.TY
.1“1.11e. A vote .4 thank,* to the lecturer and chair-
man brought the meeting to a close. There was a fair
attendance.

other respects the whole et the works hare been elecoted
practically In accordance with the plan furnished to the Local
Government Beard when the application was made for their
sanction In April. 187.2, the only deviation being in matters of
detail, where slight modifications were found to be Mean-
tage,,us i. carr? in,: • tit the works. In reply to the second
part of your enquiry tie., ' With regard to the further works
prop.. .I, I mit to request that if they did not form pert of the
original s •herne a detail d statement of of the works contrin-
'Clod may be supplis I.' I think I cannot do better than quote
the following extract front a report of your engineer dated 20th
October, 1574, which, alter referring to the report he nod re-
ceived front Mr. • iceman. the bor ugh eurveyor, as to the favour-
able working of the new ey•tem •4 drainage continues, • This
being so, it may I crane a que ost n worthy of early conakiera-
lion whe her it would not be advisable to form a weir in the dam
of sufficient dimension to drain on, in conjunction with the gate
when ,'pro, the whole of the water of an or finery smog tile,
and thus to scour ou any raid aunt due to the •evrage, should the
same be deposited within the harbour. If the present arrange-
meat of discharging the sewage of Weymouth into the tidal
water within the honour ii to be a fiermanent one, awl there
are strong probabilities that this will be the case, then in order
to complete the eystein and abed additional means for flush-
ing the harbour, it would be Judicious to construct the war at
an early date, If not at one., when the pitching is being
repaired, especially WI Its 004 would not be great' This extract
shows clearly the object of the works contemplated, of which
the following is • detailed statement A new weir to extend
orer eight bays of the piles which at present support the gang-
way over the new dain recently constructed &cruse the Back-
water The total length of this weir will be Inn feet, and will
commence at a p,int about DI feet from the new retaining wall
recently built at the Melcombe end of the new darn, and
extend out to the eastern pier of entrance through the dam,
the end hay. six, that nearest the mortice gate being I:nt.
Ron wale and the remaining seven bays varying (non Ilft
loin. to lit tin., centre to centre. The ',regent paving and
puddle in the body of the dam for this length 44 eight bays hi
, to be rionovol, a, that the top of the sill .4 the weir may be
placed at twelve inches above low wart ,ell an ordinary spring
, tide. Cast Inn guides are to be fixed on the outekle
of the northernmost piles with flanges, so an to admit of
wrought iron plackets or panels sliding in them these slackers
being bind or lowered when thought necessary by means of •
portable crab travelling ,to rails laid on the prcient gangway.
Portland cement concrete will be deposited in the centre ,S 1 the
dam tinder UR, Weir, and an &prof. •4 rough rubble stogie win
be formed in I lit of tbe weir and entrance; the present
inkllng •4 the darn Is to be removal and re-set, after intro-
ducing flesh publ e under the .atile where found to he Mega-
, eery. In omelUsi..ll I on. directed by the Loaal Hoard to beg
I the favound you to send down an inspector with as little delay
ea possible.
"I am Sir,
•• Your obedient servant,
" Fes. (7 STOVALL,
T,,a,,tY,rk
" C. S. Real. rm., Secretary Local dovenunent Ward,
Whitehall, Loislon.7_

Mr. IKIJ4 extol he must take exception to the course
atlopte.l : the matter, sta he hail alnmily obaerved, should
have been bnnight before the Board, awl the letter to the
Hoard above about.' have been tlechleal upon by the mon-
hem.

The Myron remarked the objeet was expedition. It
svas the IllmlillU,iQJ wish of the fboir.l at the last inetting
that an inspector should be sent down 0, 24001,1 IA 1k...41We.
The reply to the Board &bon simply stated facta. No
opinion was expressed as to the advisability of anything
being done, and there was no wish to v,itivey ally false
impression. The letter of the lloard above WWI answered
in such a v ay that an in.pect.r should come down ; it MIA
wished the :natter should he completely and tiaallg
investigated and s..ttled.
Mr. WALKER I found no fault with Mr. Stegealts
eh I might have found fault. I simply say it is
precedent to set—one which we may regret
ahreepvlikt

PROPOSED ENNAISURE NEAR TRE DRS ROUSE.
The MAvoR on behalf of the cot ttttt ittee for enclosing •
piece of land near the gas houae, stated that the eunnuittee
suggested that the gas corrumny should have the Piece of
ground, which fronted their gateway, of 62 feet. whieh
would he taken in a sweep until it Crime to nothing at tits
and of the gateway, and that they should have the Pp,.
of land right down to the may wall, so that they would
have the whole charge of the piece of ground. The cont•
pony had undertaken to fill up the space, so that there
would be a 3+l.feet rrialwxy. makimr a tirst-rate road.
There could be no doubt the arrangement would be a great
benefit to the public.

It was gener!ally considered the new arrangement wind&
be beneficial to the town, and a resolution was rn,pose4
pro fonn.l approving of the plan now iallunitteil, a former
resolution on the same subject being rescinded.
Mr. AtLitineat said he should object to any right of
water frontage being given to the gas company. It WM
a splendid speculation he observed, for parties to hare a
piece of land leased them with a water frontage, and then
when this was required to demand compensation for it.
He, for one. should oppose the right of any water frontage
being included in the loam to the gas company.
Mr. RODENS said this piece of so-called land was one of
the nuisances to the town; no one else would look at it
but the GM I ompany.
Mr. TALBOT would rather recommend the Gas f'ompany
to build the house on their own land, than having anything
to do with this piece, if members of the Board were not

ATLINBURY was reminded that only • lease would
be granted to the Gas Company, and the resolution waa
amended by • stipulation that there should he no compen—
sation for any after b., of water frontage.

THE LIGUTINO OF THE PARK •ND IRE IMPLANAPP.
The RI•VOR sidenitted a proposition that the gas &Mr-
pany be requested to fix 13 lamp,. n the remaining rej-ji,,
of the Esplanale—that part nnt at present supp'o.l -sod
that the same be lighted from August 15th to the lot of
November, at a charge not exceeding .P. 12 per :swum. ilis
Worship mentioned the band frequently played after
dark. and that fact, he urged, increaoed the desirability
of providing the proposed additional lausupu. The inspector
of police bad informed him the oervices of a policeman
were necessary in order to keep °pier on the Esplanade at
the time in question, and thr.d suet serious complaints
were made in reference ta obstructions and annoyances
which people suffered from at a certain Part of lb*
Esplanade.
Mr. Tuns 0.-.laganled the present 'rhinos via monstrous
absunlit;., 0.n,1 saw plainly that if adopted it would lead to
the ~..peuditure of .1:51) per annum. In the Park lamps
were absolutely neccosary, lit be wan against useb•ss
extravagance such as that now propooe.l. As a share-
holder of the gasworks ho wa pn,liebol from taking any
Part in a Contra,t with the gu company, and he should
object to any person interested in that poupany voting on
the question.

- VINCiNT Would like to ,ee the Park properly
lighted, and would vote for lamps there, if they were
propoled.
Mr. I.I.NDIE lid it wrnt rather vtrong language for nr_
rekie k: Ah.,eiggLi,r.
three months in the year the attractions of the plane to

Mr. A TI.PIIIIt RV WWI of opinion they hotter finish the
Park lighting before incurring any further egyenae.
A Veicr : Moth.
Mr. Wgint would like to we other Oar.. lighto4 ap, well
U the I.l4l.lanwle it they cont.! aifora It, liut they were
hound not to throw away money where they could not.
I afford.

--Air:"ATI.FAIII:RT remarked it would he ridiculous to have
lamps on the Esplatuule a dark night and yet not hare
them lighted.
The Msviiik thought there need he no fear on the point
of ettraysAance. No town was in such a disgraceful con.
dition im not to have lamp., on a place like the Esplanade.
The additional lamps there would not involve much
ettprvisc....

-111-I::WALKISR *ruin favour ot the proposed scheme being
carried out he was stare the expense would not exceed
Life year..

_
An-anienrlment wn then move,' to the effect that fte
eonviileration of the imitation he picitponcil until die
aecevartry Imre woro lixnl in the park. Fivo vote, were
given for the .onendoient while only two were returtleill
lor tho ori• in%l

•
The 411041.1111elitWt4 thentore
None of tim ;pot share-holders voted.
called a "

VIM RATVI
A Loma noAou into if 1.. let. in the .e was ree
the estimote mint 4:2.21.1 1.1. and the ynt,,lde
of the property .1:12.2.17 Is. lit
Tee SI al OR mid as they were aware, their financial
ended at the close of Alicalf. soil the accounts were also
up and puldiyheil at the mot of Slarelu. I'onsesioontly
the ;car was divii'ad into two half-yearly account. He
thuoulut it we.. of the utmost importance they should
grate tw.o rate. annually. at six months sport. The.
Pre,tl.ll rate wool., land them lip to the owl of August,
and in future the rates would lie granted regularly : the.
Anthei ng f num the I .t.. 4 Septeuelluer to the end of Fehnourny.
awl the yeemail from the first of Mandl to the end .4
August_ lie Iwlieved yueh ammgrunent .a thie
wodd he doing more than anything elm- towards keeping
the rate. down. The Lark upon the ratepayery woodull
thea be half yearly :hateaul of .... sig to eight ~,,, 'thy:
It vas in ronscanenee of Its present rate having !wen
matted thrd they were ume- enalde to lit; the amount of
the rdrs rate at Is. 1.4. instead of in. a. formerly. There
woe, he remarktyl, lout one iliffieuulty :against the proposal,
which was thin—that on the 27th of the premlat iii th an
instalment of over LiflO woodul heron...hue to the West of
Eneand Insurance Company on the loan of L,2:y",agg. It
was imposOhle to eolloel the. within the time. etpaially
as twee was a further mytalment of Peal to he provided
for, in all 1.1.3111. Ile would suggeet therefon, that instead
of paying on the Sr th thi4 month half-a-year'y intuyreyt
they should pay fleVen month. which WOlll,l 'kir,.o rot-
mother yak. Ho would propose that with the view of
oillisteg the Iwulaneo in hand ouch a Num yhoulil La paid as
would enable the treasurer to defray the wren months
interest instead of the 'ix months' an forma*.
A snarls' it istriet rate of2d. in the the C was recom mended.
thy Tow. I "Liddt mentioned that this month they would
have sufficient to pay the CUM prino:pal.
The two rates recommended wise adopted also the sug-
gestions of the Mayor.

NO RURIRISJI IN TOR PARK.
Kr. WAtiout asked whether in the accounts allowed
the scavenging of tile Park was takca into consideratirm.
He had randrithere eve years and yet had never seen the
scavengers' cart there. They paid for it and ought to
demand it
laspector Vickery was here called in, and questioned on
the point He explaised, that the scavengers had not
visited the Park for the simple reason that there wax no
rubbish toihe bail!

-41(r7W-saii-ir we's complimented on this aatisfactm7
elfte u3stkaixerm-r: hum: warnilllHrOeted to see that the scaverigfac
visits to the Park were made and he promised this akould
be iloan.
Mr. THOMAS believed the whole Council could sot move
all the rubbish out of the Park —(A laugh).
SIR JOHN criong's
The MAYOR presented Sir John Crindsis acsmunts for
services rendered in connection with the drainage .1 the
borough The first of these extended from July. P 72. to'
July, 10471. the charge being £627 75.—.6217 ole. lid. for the
services of draughtsmen, clerks, ae., and .6110 M. 6d. for
prAessional aid.

Mr. Id Num: Is that alit
Mr WALKER; HOW much has been paid previously.
Mr. Titoism: Oh! here is another little bill.
The MAYOR that rued another hill from Sir John from
October PCI, to February, I/475, including the
completion of every thing up to the present time ; this
amounted to £161156.—t% is. being for the mervires of
sanstants, d.raughtamen, clerks, ac., and .C 65 lka for
himself.
Mr. Itonaarsom observed that ea the works included in
the amount were not yet carried out he thought it would
be_Fmninture to Pay thrs bill.
The MAYOR CORAWRYTAI it was very premature to send to.
Sir Joon at all for the second accounts.
Mr. WALKIIIii: Will you tell tue what has been Mid Sir
John belore,
The Y
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nib MAYOR: I da not think Sir John has been Paid auy.
king before for professional services.
Mr. LENDIR : I think about £7OO.
Mr. WALKER: £9OO.
Mr. Romurrsox again remarked that Sir John must ,;lve
Lhem some little Ulna to pay the last bill.
The MAYOR, read the letter accompanying the bilk. in
which Sir John said as he had pail m much i""neY ""ot
hi,. pocket he hoped he might receive a remittance at on
wely date. It was difficult, he added, to state what would
he the proliableamount of further expense incurred by him
under use constnirtion of the weir. but he thought it would
be covered by two.
111 r. Luce : Pay the first bill; leave the other an open
question..
Ur. Lemma : Whatever we have pail previously will not
exonerate us now.
Ur. WALKILR : I only asked as a matter of explanation.
The MAYOR : Anil you are quite entitled to have it.
The Town (*Lear Informed the Board that £O4 6s. 441.
had been previously paid.
Mr. MoRERTSON proposed that Sir John Condos bill of
;SSC be paid forthwith.
Luca seconded.
Mr. Wino wished to pay the whole amount of Use

them

T 111.114,4 remarked that the Lament of the mm
ROUili male a great Ikon, in the I:l.4ted Irdattee they hot
left and weth which they were going to do so much. Ile
comodereel tlii; hills were very moderato.
Mr. LUTIDIL remarked that Mix John Comia'a charges