The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-14 00:00:00

bsa. i weak or two and Irina up evraything he can, and
DORCHESTER FARMERS i
~ I carries It away and sells It-everybody must at once ere I
CLUR
lub Welt Owe etwr ong state of things -(appla use). You lso
The annuli' meeting el thigrahursotar afterwrimo whew aLteotwea the Landlord and Tenant Bill. I have tala
ked
Antelope hotel, Derrheatero Irt_ „eters-much better than
Unit ova with you before, and I don't, know that I have
there was a fair attentlance or 1W
lona ,deri.,:cl thea,,w„elktne„e„.,„,,Tioie much to aid to what I said then. I think there wax a
entil4 n'ye been nnecirwiti er e'er." '-' "'e `"---if general agreement amongst you when you discussed tine
Brat Maine,. was . e-••-•-lay recogniaing the melits 0
quest! on that pm would not like-and I certainly Mould
igar, awl Mr. Peon. earl
wore." their reelection.
not-that the law should step in between the landlord
rin oa 'l'l,l a hi. c 0... mot
cm-. ,;,-„,m`tilra'in 00a
ole wale_ae ,a,',w4e......,"° 11"°;••',;--ak•-- awl tenant who with to make their own agreement I
L--',:,,,`•• --a ‘'''''-' .I'47ltios take the "e''''','w"ww. '''e ?'"eto should not like the law to say you shall oot ioake the '
- - -. •e...."'t to'ce' oarve :igen, aiwt went re-apponteo ent yeti like, betone which the law lays down, and
gentlemon "..,"."'"-•,--,,,,tra. Tao, Mancini statement seta ',v.
w iebarwither of you wish for. If there be no asaoreement
amid agrnirr iir..C.l6'-iner (MT. T. C. Saunders) sheen,' • mad, then oarhaps the law Might come in an prowlsle
._.____nutte...l. el 1... 1,1., after paying 1:15 for root ',meet. what shoultibe done, hut whore there Is an agreement I
Sfaa"a".liii- th.-1--''''llyr.rt..'eth ea't 1:-.1 other rttlwaties• It say the parties ought to be at liberty to to what they
to" I The" was no uti.nr Medneen like awl think best-that ought to be what Is binding and
tree-eaainalf,l:!`:4 '•'''.lk7l,l'....t..fteir,o'ilts lt, under the presidency
not anything laid down by the legislature, which after all
si I:airmail), with Mr. D. NV. Homer in
cannot.
sproride for the different loaalitiett. The system
f. -If r"..-- i' on' ;or
-,..° ,• n'oi ro pre ent -Mr..J. Floyer, %L 1 if of farming in one district is so dlifferent from that which
was vtee vaan. It •
fiat to -r NI l' Mr, It. J. I:. Gregory (Mayor to travails in others-there is • different arrangement of
Nr• W. t.'• '-i.'-' '. . .... Dr. Al•lriolge, 'Mr. It Gauge -' • I forth, that I think local carton)u are far
Dorcheater). Air. IL Vilma. ~
' Dunn' cropping an.so
rowl..ri Illirt. L.ocis. Mr. .1. Homer, Mr. the best. With regard to Lincolnshire men they are all
Mr. It N Howard (Weymouth), Mrs ,-1 for the pawing of the Bill, but they say extinct° us from
SlYtaru• Mthrk. Al. ri.. Co.. or, Mr. Patten, Mr. A. lick Mr. it. oi.ora on i
ti -bind others but not us. Why should not
C• Kent% Mr. las it (Wilt., awl Dorset Bxnli), Mr. a ot- o we do the same I Systems are n operation in this county,
t.t.• o Iwo. ma. 6..1. Andrews (hon. kor.), Mr..). Harding and why should not we maintain our own I I have my
-trater'rsoul, . Mr. Duke, Mr. W. 11. Dean, Mr. C. Rests
/t plait and I should he sorry,
_aunt I think my tenant., too,
nt, T surerh Mr. E. ope, Mr. T. C. Saunders if the law were to say you shall not act upon it any longer,
it"
11 T t Homer, Lieut llotlgea
st, Mr. Ceerge but olopt another. I don that
't think at would be fair. I
11,. -14r.r.LOat.le.r, tee. It wan the largest Party we se lut the system *prevailing In any particular locality be
ll'C'cit'' 'scsaing at this dinner, the whole 11.1T14,1,11111e1,15 mlllll3illeal there; if there la no ar.teal at all of comPeno
ere' in the beet style, awl greatly contributed to the sation for outlay on the part of the tenant, then I think
eaew abort of the company. The tas'olee wens beautifully set, it is opnn to the tow to ',ten in sad say-if you don't
an Is lornea with c a wrratory dowers, the dinner heing agree yourselyee we shall make • system for you. That
▪ ..„4 ~ 1.., 11”..... It It is a spienolid repast, an.' the wines woula le iill very well. I will not attempt to discuss all
met lii ,a, coll,llr tidation. the ailaget . you have nom:Mem' at the meetings of the
nu. Ca ti ama V 111,11114..,4 the 11r4 toast, saying it season° del., but one can hardly on each an osocesicon as this paw
tlearest t•o Coglislootwo next to their toy.dts, ri/.. 1•11.4 over the uut,tion which has already been alluded to by
Queen. -Drank with 'Our,. • 1001-A. the Presittrist. lie lias tobi me to night and I believe the
The llitinu 01 briellv pr• m . at-I the Prince and Prince 4 :
~_ guneral feeling is that we have had altogether in the past
wk of ..- v.A
D, 14114 lin° hes. of Daistillargh. "1" `w
1 e yu,sr a pnoperous time for agriculture. But there is un-
rest if t. 4.: royal Lousily -faisto! aitwa fortunately one llark spot, and it is it matter of serious
The 1'11.4111U% then race the brats°. Ni >. awl Reserve buten:sure to farmers muleverylioly else, I mean the toe,-
Forma raniarkine ion Cno proofs affor le (ii tho A h.intee tion atteeting farm labourer,. Since the difficulties which
war if the tola 1.- owes, o icor national forc,o. have arisen ill the eastaru counties of England we have
Captain Ateilremr. r olie,l for the militi a l' nfortun- had in great tleal tof akin given, to us in serious shapes ;
ately the oil to rostit•ition it (ire, ha-I rather loon pat ia Mr. Gouge has found fault with one of those who offered
the shale by their more 0 ojellar brethren the a•littnoe''r`• whim, aad I think Ise was a little hard upon Dr. Fraser.
but lie was glad vo ate WI were la"wilbt it, l'°"",,,f I think there was ii good dual in the letter that hal letter
estim stion c. iii. 11.- Ash intea ,NnaPii•lo h.l Pr"v" have lava left alone, and I doubt whether the letter
the truth of tit , so. a ~. a'. VI it though Pei British aril alt., 'ether heti not Letter have been left alone; still I
Iswean it is bor.: ,or ..mli fur fame The beides t o think it was written with a sped intention, but it was
.goost oriole in ti, u ont • of .laptaiso Nieholl, id the II suit..
.rather misplaced ; I thin re k the was s untie of it that was
iregcos oat, who I• i "ot aa I ,li ad iot th•ot war ; awl He. very fair though other parts were not ver judicious.
beueriei lie W, ta . u:Al; a . aide or tho force generally it TioAn is no dojo of moo in England
who bare hod
~,o
called into :alien • • tai Pia, ea,) mach alvice given theta as the agriculturists -(lauelator
Lieutenant Bar okit rept: A far CIO Yeq1,131117. Ile did and hear.) Everylrely thinks he can abase the farmer;
not think the ye nuan-y were likely to go to -t•ohlete'o or whether he 1.311 manage his own affairs or not is loins
te,E._.• y foreiga c every, lout in nee of the invasion of another thing, but at any rate he can Ada inc an &grace'.
tzo
Ihe Isolievial tie y would do their oluty as the eyea turist -(laughter.) One thing they always say is '• You
of the qt peet..,oiat wir hearths anti homes. Ito it.. not make half enough off the land ; there is a deal
saw no melon aoltv the yeroinaory should not he kept. in more to be made out of it, and till you do that you cannot
an efficient state. Yoe tia last, low mart. during .M'h expect anybody to ben your aide. There ought to be
he hail Wel the honour to howl a ...mann talon to the force, swore money made they say, so that the landlord I suppose
all the itupecting officer, hal ~pokes .of the latrwt rould have a little mere- (laughter and "Oh !")-the
regiment le the highest terns, awl Ile holed thoy would
, tenant a great dead more, ant the labourer more still
merit the rune to unonionolat iota itt lila future --(applaine., -(laughter 1411,1 applaww.) All that is to roue out of the
Lieut., litmosee replied fir the janitor loraneh of the land. But what I say is this: look at England, look at
reserved force, Tee voltintoers end mamma to deserve :Scotland, I don't know about Irelanol, Tin always afraid
their support sympathy, cad encouragement, and, 8.14 when I set to Ireland, they are such Eutaw fellows that
long as they slid that, Ito was sure they would have their you don t know what to be about, if an agricultural or
;services acknowledged in all assemblies of this kind- any other subject affecting Ireland comes up lam always
Caul:luso/ a little doubtful about it. I have travelled a great deal and
The Catitliiiiv prop,ed the Biehop on .I t•lorgy, awl heeu over us et of Euroje, and I say without fear of con-
elsristlan alion.t.r. of all denominations. We ha,' a traffictions for I have seen it myself that there is no
learned and ear:Bout Ili-Imp cowl a hardworking body ef c ottiotry in Wirer tor in any part of the world where
clergy in this .lioe 4,, awl he wa, sure all would desire fannine has attained anything like the perfection that Is
to pay them the natal compliment on the present °tun- found in Enelouid aunt Scotland, for it is the beet and
Mon. llto was happy to think we hal not in this county highest farming ever *home on the face of the earth.
• Dr. Fraser Ile was sorry that any Bishop of the Perhaps I ought to except some small spots, may be •
Church tof Engine,' shout,' have acted as the Bishop of little bit of Belgium and a few other parts where a sort
Manchester had done. Ile won't' not says word more of garden farming is carried un, but that is a totally
on the subject, as he was qu se ite re every right thinking different thing, and nobody in his sober senses would
man will be of opinion that though Dr. Frazer may be a propose we should go leek want, or forward, or whatever
learned awl clever num he was quite out of olace in ocou DAY rail it, to garden farming-to small holdings in
interfering In the alsputo now raging between employer, loatuslaud to be cultivated loy the stewle. All the tendencies
mil employed in the ea dens counties. Ille (Mr. Gansu) of the present day are in a contrary direction. Small
meld not think it was incumbent on the Bishop to inter.
Legitimates go to the wallas a general rule; largo businesses
fere in the inatter-Lapplau cc). are those that flourish ; it is the great system i and not the
Mr. Fenian proposed tho health of the county little ones, whether in manufactures, or shops, or
member'. It wars tout which nee lial no Introduction anything else, that pay, while small systems go down. It
from him ; anti he would congratulate the Chairman on is just the 53111 e in agriculture I don't mean to say lam
having on his right the Model County Meruier, such. a for very largo farms, but no man in his soler sense.would
member as he (Mr. Fowler) could wish mane oill"r advocate cutting up England into little plots such as small
counties iseseatal, anil such a member a", he wialted this linen could cultivate with the spade or any small system of
county hail three of -ffseighter and applause). On a late husbandry. Ltak at what the landlonts and farmers hare
occasion a very etrong wish was expreased to hares con- done in England and Scotland. See their farm buildings
test, and he believed the other two gentlemen unwed to allot the raeck they have produced. What stock can
Mr. Floyie entirely the Itavlng of considerable expense com-- with it? It is taken to every part of the world.
and probably their watt -It was having such a colleague Yet the men who tio this have advisers who tell them
and the unwillingness to give huh my trouble or expense. you don't do half enough, and unless you do • great deal
Not that he wished to s,oy one word against those other inure we shall have no sympathy with you if you come to
two moonier, in their position excepting that lie wislota the bottom. But where is the man who does all he ought
them to till that positoon as they always exported county to 010 1 Is there not improvement? have we not gone
members to d,o-(applauw). The county member is aheaot ? I 3111 on the wrong side of GO, and remember what
always in his place when he meets his constituents at farming wa., 50 years ago. I say it has immensely Ili,
meetange of this de.scription--(hrta bear). 11
...'w w-'l4"ei proved. What fault can be found I Some people perhaps
did they soo thow other two amongst them on these expect to advance by large bounds-to take immense
occasions i-(hear. hear). What hal they beard of them j u,; but I believe we are going on safer if we pnweed
since last January, when there were a.,ne, two or three steadily. The question is-are we doing our beat-are we
lines in the county papaw thanking the ,deeburs for again exerting ourselves to the uttucat in tho station in which
ratenting them and placing Men in the same poidtion a.„, ~,, rdund r I any we are. Have not the great agri-
they hat hitherto held. But what they intended to do cultural tueutinots promote,' the proluction of such stock
now they were there ho (Mr. Fowler) dui not know --if as was never before seen in the world 1 and is that not a
they (the company) knew ho certainly did met; he had proof we are doing our best I Then, machinery isbrought
no means of knowing. They knew the menders were niore awl more into use, as well as all the other appliaucas
gentlemen of position-he Isobel/IA there Was not one tof science. Anti the very existence of this Farmers' Club
word could be raid against them, for they were genticnien Is a proof that the agnculturista of this locality meet
In every sense of the wool • loot MA county members they together to isupnwe themselves in their particular calling
wanted owtnething more -(laughter and applause). Ile and do all they can to produce to the utmost of their
would not dwell any longer on this matter, but protrew polVer fuels the soil of the country. Are we "pen to the
their health,., and mar they in the future show themselves tharta, on, frequently mauls against us I I say no, for we
more frequently, that the electors in all parts of the are exerting ourselves as much as any class in England
county may know their opinions and be satiate' that -twadlonla and tenants, and laleurers -and I should be
they did their ditty according an their con diluents loc- sorry to Mut out the labourers because they are an ins
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Bern' that duty to be -(applause). It giving the least lie 'moving chase But we are In difficulties with many of the
would assioriate with It the natio of Mr. aloyer ; mar he labourcno novr. How is it? L1e,311,10 they are led astray
long lieu a.,1 a. long he 101 r county member, and he only IT mien who woul•I be better employed ill other ways, and
wished from 1114 heart they caul,' also say our :enior Who have mete them diwatiseed and 11111'e checked Una
county member in the proper sense of the wort as u•dl
„ a- istance which we naturally hsoked for from tour
a.,1l
i in yeari-(tlidaie with " thrill: ,ht.o4 for air- labotorsars. They are coining iit between to, and preveci-
Moyer.") iii-'us fa fur from carrying "ut our great object
Mr. FLOYF.II, M.P., 10,0 wonmad ortlially rereir,"l. •1' pro:idiot for the fool of the country. ::,0
said :It et. add hale.-1 be veer ungrat int of ny• if 1 dal
, there is no fault to be fount' with WI:
not retailm to, whielt tutu iale.al f•• i, soy si•teere thane. thry cannot Ilemn on on, with any show od
to you all Mr the very kiwi matinee mu wheal you have 3,1 1.1,`C..11111 soy you core not doing what ) •Inn can. I say
belttl_ple:tv• 1 t.111••••••14 tin., :math tor op ose,l i or mu ,boom' 'we are .loil.g inure i very year to produe m e ample fool fer
Mr. F•tttrlOC. It •.C•01•1•111c lowcat.•jal vf a. ill 41,1aat feel th,, osenotry, ated WI lime :15 wa do that it is all that can be
very •i, 01,1i..4.• Ito hint lor the ‘e kiwi too Inner iii expected Then they sae the lahouture treul.l be usu h
whirls he haasp awn of in:., i,0r...,,,,aty at th,- soot thoe hotter off if Mu y eaels had a piece of land. If they- think
I moot I think be allow.sl-1 hope he r. -ill allow me -to it desirable f• e the labourer to settle on a little piece .if
!bad a little fault With 111111. Illi, ha. s. it neat Icily that 10,,.1 last...oof being employed as it journeyman at wages,
My (two eon...aro, are neon who till t at.ir posio ions it. • shy aota't they try it: There is I bitty of laud in the
way that la to ..1 tonslitslole to tht•tot na 4.n.• iii wlerh market When the representatives of the Union went to
eery few country eentloe,en ran air ass them -that I sir. Gitastone they ati.l "We have plenty of money
ton mt to l' limo in'' sniw ; lout Is° t."`""1 a litti'' 'wit "I'4 then why tiou't they buy a tract of land. WM if they think
them heme' n' tiler 41 tint ''ww' l't't''re th' 'r r'n'titu'''''' that the lalsomer in teal of being emioloyol at weekly
a anal in further awl tse•re,o 'rma' seautoor ,cittewletlde wages noel.' 1., butter by haviiig a 011131 Inlet of land at
the kindle aof the comity ist again tol ..-sing them to 1/0 a Pro Per yearly rental I suppose, why• tlon't they try it.,
their repnowntaive, in P.srllineont. Well lot thou yeit nu,' see his Inc would k,vt on llf Ise does gut .11 tlwy hare
know I must room,' toy e.,,,,1 friend pi j, e.,,, o, ir fault pone.' their case, an.l then it would he toi0:11 l.) other
that they do not nem. Icf,ore their ..., ti ti,',, a env lais ewers to set lip in tloat way, cs-coopy their small plots
rate on- of 00.1,i .. resat,. Ima nod I coo 11,.* .1• . Ore of land, and if U. dourid wou i that would Ins 14,14 MA
bOth tli•I 11..1, A, 1, f h.,. I , . i.i.i..... t 0,., ii..
~, of a hat the 1 nion ad...vocates say on the mibiect is right.
C°l°'""°' t" l''''''' '' Li" nut. i'''l'i'''' ''' ''' ' "•'1"-". "'"I Wit I doted it. Uinta think a inan settled on a small
that member. -lambi • mu- b :foie ;le •i, • .o. t. 7•1•• Ai val itettitill tif land will inake Into way, make it pay hitu, and
say w hat they Ir. I •:,-,t t I ..4, . In lOW' tI! I ..• ~.:11,•... Inc as is-ell as lie 4,114110 W on the wages usually paid on
bered this t • the fir .t. I Wien., gather.,, o ,o; ~4,- alit ir, set all good farina in this e ty. I min A small weepier of
there Iris boot partaking a the mita,. or ,i..!,,igg jj'aa a
Lund. I have iti aeres whieh I believe is fennel pretty
Publ.' ''‘‘ s'"". ''i'''''' s" ins" l'" '" 'l'l •I. I'l" Lull is well, for I have a goal bailiff, but I know that if a man
that the ;in l . t t 111 i
a i l'-'11," '.-:1-'''.. -...,;-',..'f,i'•: of wort' u. it?. 4111311 ,Wilitill WAS liVlll4 011 that laud and Carmel it
Mar l'° r'm *" ,' ''."' n' '')‘"°"•-•"''' !"'•".. Vil" r. %i I .14 -and that I believe is 115 well MA Ile rout,' do it
the" ii.n""l.l""'L '31,11."' i'll""CCA± .." ';i'7"rt.'"it). the melt his will get out of it would be nothing like
even on -acme a went 10 0110.511.011011,1 '1.4. 1 was 1.1.31 T what he room °aro ii., a labourer if employe:l no a good
when the High SW rill was Plevolbs 'a ' I woo ''ne f the farm at the wages now given. You will say to me perhaps
Isappy three ch..- ea 10 this great r.roltr to repreent what do you propose I Are you for agricultural unions on
them-there I win at CIV poit, antics ho wens the party the part of Cie masters, to meet those on the part of the
lhefons whom the High 1i..011f.. la ele that .leelaration • Labourers l lif there are strikes are you for lockiny
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Than, wa . In gosil friend the High NM.7rilf (Sir Wayne!' x
Nepean) whit inwle the deilaration ; Under Sheriff.
nir p.I friend Mr. Cumuli. ; hit deck, MrA. Eloyer, and
myself -that was all --(latieltterh I do wit think it wag a
time when one eicalil wake a long speech : there was
Imbed, to hear it; aol. at 1 /131.1 before, this is the tint
occasion since on which there had been anything like a
public meeting of agrieulturigit awk at the preeeit
saselubly. This is thc annual meeting ef the I)ircheiter
Farmers Club. It so happens I hove. the ;."1.1.:1, advantage
of living within the ...owl of Ihirchetter l.ell, el.Ke by
the oil town, AIM when nteetings ore,. hr.. awl I no,
at home I am ghel to come in and talk over old times
and new timen or anything else you like. Ilet my
excellent colleapits live a long way MT. WO no donbt
look after their neighbour.; awl it would be rather
hard for other pert.. id Dorset, though of course here
In the neighbottrhood of Dorche•ter we think we
stand first, if we claimed the whole of the three
members. While I have the honour to repnirent this par.
tic ular Part I will homy hied to attend on ell etch occasions
as the present, and here I an. at my pint betide my good
friend the Pnithient : awl you need not tinl fault with
my two excellent c `11C34110.1 no falljOg in their ditty to
you and the county at large )10ClUINC thee are not here at
this dinner whieh aft-r 01 it but a local Litter -a it, .et •
log of the Ferment' cluli td Ihrrehetter. and I sittipite
you and Mr. .whir too will think inc equal to repre,et
pig so august and important a body an the three member.
Of the County of lionet at Gait gathering-(laughter). I
have felt how inadequate I have been on many °citations
to dome duty at your representative, but this evening I
do hepe you will contider my appearance amongid you as
• fair put in for the twenty membeni-Baughter and
aPplaute). !laving said no much let me my a wor.l or
two on the pretent assembly. You merit an the il,yeheiter.
Farmers' Club, to take a look back on the paid year and a
look forward to the emiting ono. I don't know whether
my rood friend Mr. Genge is to ue your president for
another yow-iyome,"Yee")-liut I believe you have
experienced • very gool year ender his pre•idency. I am
not • member of the flub hem.ae I ain n„t a ttractie.d
agriculturist, and have to fill arduous and fatiguing duties
which tax my health quite as much at it it equal to bear,
besides ethos which are as much at I can conveniently
discharge at other tintei and in other plaees ; therefore
it would be imputable for me to take any part even if I
were able and qualified an member of your (flub ; hut
you know up in special ovation. when you do In.. the
honour to invite lue, awl It it within my power to meet
you, I am glad to come and talk over any particular
matter you may have to diteuts. I alto have the pleasure
of reading in the piper' full and anew:its, intiount, of
your protweilingt. Not long ago I read the report of your
mooting when WWI tiIPICU•01011 the subjert of the (Mine
laws and the Landlord and Tenant Bill, and I thought
the discussion-I hope
:I sin not guilty of speaking in any
terms of undue complouent -would have time credit to
any weembly of fanners in any part of England. Yon
discuteed the Game 1A.., and there was an abeence of all
party fooling or party tiiirit Intl.. sense of looking at it
IA a question iif farmers against landlord* I think the
landlonhe interests were as fairly considered by theee
present am their own. What Ilia I }rain from that I Not
that your oli)ect it the same as that of those who have
framed a Bill for doing away with the Game Laws
altogether, and who, as far es I understand, wish to get rid
a mune altogether. I did not gather that was the wish of the
county -(hear. hear). What it detinel I If they do not
want to get rid of game what it it they with to dot Let
them put it in a practical propmad before us. If a man
says "1 want to get rid of Ltatte. altogether," and there-
fore of the too.' Laws I can understand him ; but if he
wishes to keep any 1e3130 at all, how can he It without
eume (Mete Leapt If there be any proposition for ini•
proving the prot hoons of the existing (Mine laws let 114
coonitler IL; Iolt whets a man comet terwaril awl soya "
wish to do away with the Game Law. altegether," %hat
other soul easi have than to game in
med. IL may idiviet, lost what will be the
result where there i view the greats-it am out of game I
The only war li, which game could I, prosern d without
the laws would be in this way —4 111 in Mei 3 ri irre-
spective a the I; ...... Law., if )10 mere. a tr.-patter ..ay
himto
J you re
an, lily land, you mutt leave
it ; and if he not he may TVILOVO I . That in the
law. What would la the ninittittence / t mm with large
ght retain a Large force of kvepers and nay to
then. "You
miYou look out for tre.pattert and linter .41 every
oust and if they won't go put them ar by the .tning hand
--mans fwli. But that would lie • retrograde Ate,,
front civilisation to barbarism, and if way genie were kept
at all It innald be by etupliqing a baud of men aide to
remove troll...writ-fore,, then, to leave laud if they ill
not choose to go of thenuselve., in all ordinary place,
where there was wit that protertion all thug:nue would be
dastruyed it must be to;_ how ited.l it otherwise 1 It
would be the first duty of the fanner to hinatelf to destroy
what game then, ow- on It,, Intel, beeattiet if he 'lid not
I t would be overrun I. all ..,Isl4 stool foritiothing
"au pow of the tear; how emit.' it be prevented
It could not. To Ming Ut a Bill wi a member ha.. 114010. to
abolish all I;11.IIIC i t.. tbe teterst alum,' thing any-
r, ran He. .1 mspo-itioti fo.r limiting the ezeettire
,d me. 311.1 ,tottl,tg rot • if the plies iif lietilw
Same men the farmer • heal %Melt 1.. sir) dtbjeett.imble.
W. 04 bet an turn matter. If is gentleman laveA in the
hewe and fulfils all the hut ie. tsf • Lwidlord there, tome
nround for an. lIC 41.011• I ha, e the. pri 4100'111a
the same at if he were the lan 'lord himself, but to let the
isms away from the fanner to mother
Who Portoir+ c4naes down from London person

"'it' Well. I say, first of all, if strikes take place no man
can say to the fanner he is not fully justified in locking
oat as against a strike. which is ea endeavour on the part
of farmers to keep wages where they are. But it is •
different thing alien you come to consider whether upon
tho whole it is for the interest of the farmer to go to that
extremity. With regard to Unions, even if your
labourers join such an organization I doubt very much
whether it is to the interest of the farmers to meet it
with a Union on their pert. When the movement
rotioneneed I stated here that I woo against
griesiltund U nions because they necessarily
boot to opposition and hostility. We must not he too
hard on the labourer; men come to him and say "You
ought to have a piece of land, Li • week, awl on on ;" and
a Mae would hardly be liesh and blood when told instead
of Vbs. he ought to have XI a week if he did not say "
should like the SA better." No one can wonder at that.
You may My they ought not to believe such men, hut
they emue dowu here, and 'perhaps they have the gift of
talking; and if the labourers are hot astray awl induced
to cuter Unions you must not be witch surprised ; and I
don't think I should be inclined to meet that with a
counter Union. When two parties are first arrayed
aaiinst each other they may not feel very strongly as to
saying or doing hard things, but AA time wears on unkind
expressions aroused perhaps accidentally on one Aisle, and
arc met by hard wonls on the other o hich provokes
hostility, and that is the evil of Unions. The parties
most for extreme measures become generally the leaders,
and tho difficulty of coming together again increases
every week awl every month the difference exists.. $o I
say don't let us have recourse to Unions unless it is
absolutely necessary, but tryeverythingelse. Don't have a
lock-out unless you are driven to it, I don't think an'
one could say you would not be fully justified in adopting
such a course if It became alooltitely necessary, but let
us try every other measure first Wherever there are
strikes nwl lock-outs they always end in sonic kind of
compromise after both parties have suffered severely. If
we can possibly obviate that suffering and get rid of such
a struggle it must he best for all parties; and then there
are the unkindly feelings which must remain after the
contest has eeriest. Bitter feelings on both sides are but
human; where men have etiffered deeply they will feel
deeply ; and I fen quite sure it will he a good thing if we
can see our way to preserve the old kindly relations with
our servants which have heretofore existed. There are
hundreds working in all good feeling towards their
inasters, but if any lock-out were to occur what would
heroine et it all I We should he going backwards instead
,d forwards, one might almost say for centuries, But you
niay reply we may be driven into it Yes; hut "Suflis
cient unto the day is the evil thereof." Let us do our
lest; and I helieve our happiness as agriculturists depends
in a (peat inoasure on the relations in which we stand to
our poorer neighbours—the labourers, and I should regard
it as a very great evil if that kindly feeling which has
hitherto existed were in any way impaired: it would he
the greatest calaniity that could happen to us were that
friendly relation destroyed. It is of course • difficult
subject, in which all our interests are deeply concerned.
No doubt you will at r.ny rate to a grafi extent sympathise
with floe in that feeling. I am always pleased to meet
you on occasions like the 'Present and (fl have said any.
thing with which you cannot agree I am sure you will
give me credit for speaking with every desire to say what
is right, and just, and fair to you and all others. I will
now only thank you once more foe the very kind manner
in which you received the toast of the county members,
awl for the very kind reception you are always pleased to
,rive to mo---(applatuse).
The CHAIRMAN propese4 with the Most thelr eatisfae.
tioa, and felt sore they would have equal pleasure in
rmeiving it, the health of the member for the bonmgh of
Dorchester—(we:, hear). It was the first time they had
had the pleasure .if drinking his health in public, and he
(Mr. ;ewe) ambit:lke this opportunity of congratulating
rise town of I torchester, and that portion of his constitu-
stil that returned him so Isoolsomely to Parliament, on
their Lasing secured such a member. Ile (Mr. ifenge)
felt smite certain he WAA " tho right man in the right
OA,: Ile also congratulated those gentlemen who did
not support Mr. Itryiuer on baring had providesl for them
a better member than they would have chosen for them.
:o%es—(l:sighter). A. years rolled on he believed that
although perhaps the hors. member might not earn out
every little crotchet they entertained, they would like
loins-', much that shard,' ever another contest occur they
would support him, and retake his majority even greater
than at the recent election—(laughter). lie felt quite
bele that in all matters of duty Mr. liryiner's leading star
would he his country's gout, lie could say vt.ey touch
more of him as plain Mr. Ilryinero4 Ilsington
Ile was a kind awl liberal friend, ever willing awl ready
to help and du all he COULI for those around him, an
energetic sportsman, a good neighbour, a kind friend awl
benefactor, the worthy son of a worthy father. lhey had
only to go to Puddlietorrn to see what good he hal 50....111-
1•11-lied in the last few veins lie pnsposel with three
cheers the health of Mr. Brymer, M.P. for Dorchester—
(applause).
Mr. Ilmtnat, M.P., thankol them very sincerely for
the cordial manner in Which they bad received the toast
pr.usi-e.l in pooh very kind awl friendly terms by ho
the I'lusinsour. This was the first public gathering
Is had attended since the election. When he had the
'ensure of apPearing before the constituency of Dorches-
ter be had never yet spoken in public ; and he inust alt
that at the present time be knew nothing about it either.
But up to that time he had not thought much about