The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-14 00:00:00

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AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14. 1868

Mr. B. : We en only throwing sway time ;
we 'marmot compel tho Trustees to do anything.
The Clerk mid a petition had been got up by the in-
habitants of Wakeham and Weston, and if this Board
chose to recommend the petition to the notice of the
Trostem the, scald do so.
Mr. W. Gibbs thought the Board could deal with lb.
water Question ; be believed tie Trustees would give
them the money.
It was coned by Mr. B. Comben. and seoonded by
Mr. W. Gibbs, that the question of the grant money
stead over. —Carried.

BROADKArtiTIi
THU ARGAULT ON P.C. hIARTIN.—At the Shireball,
on Saturday, before H. Williams, E.q , and K. Pearee,
Eq., Samuel Taylor. carpenter. of London, Wail brUlllght
up on remand charged with a violent smanlt upon P.C.
Marie, Deeember 26, at Brooimayne.—Mr. Symonda
prosecuted, and Mr. Weston derended.—The milence
of P.C. Martin on the previous Monday was read,
showing that T•ylor went to the assistaum of a mail
named Gerrerd, when lie wee asmulting the nonstalile,
took Martin's staff from hint, knocked he hat off with
it, and kicked hire while they were etinzgling for it.
In crPll to Mr. Weston, the Cheinean s•irt the
magistrate. woili take the ease summarity.—lo cross.
examination by Mr. Wiwi in, P.C. Martin said I wee
ening to Knighton that afternoon, and I went to Mr
C.kerani's eat •M in toy round. Did net go there to
look at tut) rabbit.hunting, or get any of the bread and
cheese and beer. I know I'm not much liked in Mayne.
Tat being the cam, I do not think I wan non-ceamtilt
exposing myself by going to the rabhit.honiing. Tha
answer I gave to Gerrard when he fist addreased me
woo imPrelw'r I know. Do not think it was an illeeel
act to strike Gerrard on the shoulder with my -teff
when he was rimming seersy. D not think that T•yhm
ran after in. to take the .r•ff t 0 prevent me from aomg
an illeg.l no,. In the evening I dii the best I could to
eporehend Tay or and othem I got into the cart
aftereards, expecting I wai to comet Dore ester.
My head woe bail then.—Re-esamined : Mr. Ceekerein's
estate is In my district. I had no eonvetsation with
Taylor before Gerrard struck me. It is part of my
instruction', to atrmt any person who usoults me in
the executinn of Illy duty.—James Baseways, of Broad-
mayne, said that in the afterooon of neeember 26, he
went to Mr. Cockeram's estate with P.C. Mario. Saar
G. Gerrard, Taylor. and others. When got nem there,
heard Gerrerd say, "There's the bobby coining."
They went up to the place. Gerrard amid to Martin
" You'se no business here a swine like you." Tire
constable replied, "What are you then? a
animal I suppose." Gerrard said " You're the man
th-t tummoned to, mother. and I'll serve lot
nut for it," and he struck Martin on the month with
his am. Martin drew hi. staff. Taylor, who had come
up, said " He's dr owing his staff." Taylor at-
tempted to go to Martin, brit Fred Off red held Ili,.
hack. The constable struck Gerrard wi b bin staff, and
then J d ran away. Martin follueed, but dii not
catch him. The constable returned, and Tailor went to
meet hiin. Having done so. Taylor took hold of
Martin's staff, struck at him with it, and hit his hat.
Genet.' returned with • stick and hit Martin on the
head with it. Wane.. saw the blood run down Martin's
face. Taylor hit the constable more tan once with the
star, and lia•tin string:3.i with him to get it. Taylor
was on the ground on bra back, and he kicked up his
feet, and struck Martin. Gifford misted Martin in
trying to get the stiff, bit they failed. The constable
was obliged to give up the drugs's, because of Taylor'.
kicking. When they got into time road, Taylor gave op
the stof to Martin. Ile two (Jiff ode were the only
person• who intelf -red on behalf oil the nanst•ble. The
elder 0 ford kept either Gerranl or Taylor from both
fighting Martin at the same time.—Crownexamined
When I was at the Black Dog P.C. Martin mid there
was rabbiting at Mr. rockeram's, thet Ire wee going that
way, and he asked me to go with him. Martin struck
Gerrard on the %boulder with his staff, when he com-
menced to nen away. Did not see Martin pat his fort
on Taylor's stomach when trying to got the steff from
him. There was a party all round them —Frederick
Giffoni, iii the employ of Mr. Cockeram, corroborated
P.C. Martin and James Ssmways as to the price° tines
at Friar Mayne, un to the time when T•ylor and
Martin were struggling for the staff. Then he said he
persuaded Teylor to give up the steff, when his mid he
wouli if Martin would premiers not ti hit him. Martin
woold'zit, and Taylor would not give it tip. Taylor
kicked up his feet, and they wont " handy" to Martin's
faee.—Cromex•m ned : I believe Martin put his foot on
Taylor to endeavour to get the staff away, and it was
then I saw Taylor's feet kick up.—ltte-matnioed
Martin put his foot on Tsylorle hands, where he held
the staff.—Mr. John Good, stirgeon, said that on tire
evening of December 26th he saw P.C. Martin at the
Dorch, ate r nolioe-station. He had considerable
appearances of violence on hi. preen. H. •es lite, ally
coveted wit'i blood, and witnee found he had received
• severe wound between two and three inches I ing
on
the top of the head, m well as savior) contudon of the
bead. He was entirely disabled, and witnem reonon•
'tested on his being allowed to return to Btowimayne,
because he did not think he was fit to go. Martin had
been under hie care ever time. The constable lost an
immense quantity of blood, and received a severe shock
to his eystarn, which quite disabled him. Cross-
examined: After having bronght a man through ell
illneu or an accident, have never made out that it was
more ae114011.1 than it warranted, hot juat what I thought
it demand it. Through what I did Martin is what he
is. Have seen him frequently. Sew him on Friday
morning, again Satorday.—Mr. Weston : Did you lime
• menage from Broaimayne salting you to go to me
him on Suniley or Monday' —Witness Not—Q.
Think ? h. I'll swear I did not tom, knowledge.—Q.
When did you see him nezt?—A. I believe I did not
see Vim from Saturday till Tuesday.— Re-ex mined : It
is not toy habit to magnify • case after all is o'er. I
think Mr. Weston's remarks were quite uncalled for,
lend unjust to the profession. When • medical Man
cornet here, I consider he doe" so to give pro-
feesionel evidence, as an independent whims. I
to not boast of mem, hut leave them to
speak for themselves.— Mr. Weston then addressed
the Bench for defendant. After all that had paned, he
expected a much stronger c•-• would have been made
out on the part of the promautioe. Notwithatendinc
the dreadful injuries which Mr. Good said the constable
lied buffaloed, they found he did not consider it
necessary to see him from Saturday till Tuesday, and
that was a fact which spoke for itself. There was no
doubt the policeman got a crack on the head, and there
wanes end of it ; hot he submitted that Mertin brought
it upon himself. 'laving to go to Knighton he went
out of his way to go to the rabbiting. where a large
somber of the villagers were ass- mblee, with whom
he was very unpopular. Having done that, he had no
right to claim protection of the Court as a policeman.
Then when Gerrard spoke to him he made use of very
offensive hingusgt, quite unbecoming an officer sworn
to preserve the peace, and thus began a row which
ended in his being hurt. Taylor wishing to avoid 1111•
unpleasantness called Gersard'e attention to the fact iif
Mac tin drawing his staff. Gerrard and the polimoiso
struggled, and Gerrard rao away, when the policeman
followed and struck him on the shoulder, ther.-by
becoming the aggressor, which was mother reason
why he could not claim the Court's protectioo.
Tafor seised the staff to prevent further injury being
done through the constable exceeding his duty. It wee
said Taylor kicked Martin. Yin; but Taylor was on
his book, and the policeman had pot hie feet upon his
stomach, using him as • lever when trying to get back
his staff, awl it was bate n•tural impulse to kick up
his feet to free himself. Taylot offered to give up the
staff if the constable would promise not to strike him
with it, and did do so. His client
injuries to the policeman's head, bat endeavoured to
prevent the row, though in doing it things hammer'
which probably would not hay., done, but their blood
was up. He hoped the Bench would consider that the
imprisonment and expense Taylor bad already suffered
would be deemed sufficient for any offence he bad coon
initted.—The court was cleared while the magistrates
consulted. On resuming, the Chairman said the Bench
had tire's the ease a good deal of eonsideration. and had
taken into acoount the defence made for the defendant
by Mr. Weston, who had done all he possibly *mild to
find out mitigating circumstances in the case. But the
Beneh were clearly of opinion that this assault on the
constable was very unprovoked, and it arree from a
came they exceedingly regretted, viz., in conseinence
of Martin having done his duty by summoning • per-
son of Broadmayne for selling bread without weighing it.
If there wee one thing more than another in which de.
fendent sad others °nein, to protect the police, it was in
doing that, for that Act of Parliament was speciaSly for
the benefit of the poor man, sni therefore it was doing
them • kindness to summon surth as evaded that law.
As far as they could judge an assault had been con,
mitted on the constable by Taylor, and as they found
Martin was not in the execution of his duty in the
ordinary way, they would convict defendant of a com-
mon amault, as the law called it. Otherwise, it was a
very uncommon assault, and such a one as they would
be very sorry to see brought before them again. For
they very nearly killed the policeman. and in the heat
of their blood, as Mr. Weston mid,' might have done it,
had they not fortunately been in tome measure re-
strained. 'lire sentence was that he be imprisoned and
kept to bard labour for one calendar month, after the
expiration of any other sentence he may be undergoing.
—lt will be remembered that on the previous Monday
he was fined (5 ore month, with the othess, for resisting
the police when they went to Broadineyne in the evening
to arrest him aid Gerrard.—Taylor's froher alted that
• fine micht he infficterl.—The Chairman said he should
not feel justified in doing it, for it would not be done for
• poorer man. —The young man seemed mush surprised
and oreat-fallen by the judgment.

GAS ANN TEI DIVISION OP' TH3 HILLS° INTO
DINTNIOTS.
The motion on the notice coPof read Mf°ll°."
"To %eke into consideration the dreirability of lighting
the Wand of Portland by rotxt winter, end m•ke ar•
to °milder the desirability id tacking
rangement. with the go. 00111PSIly for the porpose, and
Fortune's Well,
Chesil, Cestletoern, sid,nwell and that portion of
Porthind known ma Underhill, a separate district for the
Purpose, and arranging for the light i.ig of tho same
forthwith, and making a special district rate in respect
of Promisee an? prop .rty liable to be mseesed to such
rate situate in suet. dititrict."
Mr. A. &given asked whether it was In the power of
the Bosrd to d i vide the is and? He did not think they
could divide the wholeisland ; the people Under Hill
did not pay mare than onedourth or onedifth of the
rtte.a altogether; •nd that was a serious matter for some

of them t; thini about.
A Member • That in letting the eat oot of the big,

Gavial& —(laughter).
The Clerk eaphined that the Board could make a
Ils"lal "fiat rata in each eases where a certain portion
Of • district required work done for the sole benefit of

that part.
Mr. W. Gibbe asked who put that notioe of motion on

the pacer?
The Clerk said be had &impel the motion.
Mr. W. Gibbs : The notice I sent yea rens "To take
into eonsider.ttion the desirability of lighting the vs
lamps in the public streete." I must decline to take up

o—ui-tu-ri-;tar

the motion as It now aids.
Mr. A. Serieen : Could we make a special rate for
Fortune's Well, and not take in the whole of Under

Hill?
The Clerk: As the Board likes.
Mr. B. Comben thought dividing the island Into
di.trixta would involve the Board into no end of trouble
and expellee, and the matter after all would be left to
the Secretary of State. He thought the matter had
better be left to stand over—This we agreed to.
Mr. W. Gibbs thee meek' to the first part of the
mot.on on the notice paper. He said thia was the thi.d
time he had brought before them the desirability a'.4
necessity of lighting the publie streets with go& This
should be a question for the whole Board, and not for
any individual member. He had no wish to nand
forward prominently in the matter, they all knew the
desirability and necessity of gas, and he wished the
Board would give the matter their serious attention.
Perhaps the Chairman woeld relieve him from the duty
and bring up the motion himself —(laughter).
The rhoinnan : Do you t .ke the Cluirman to be a
fool? I pay more than one-tenth of the rates—(re-
mewed laughter).
Mr. W. Gibbs contirued : lie had paid the Chairman
tbo compliment at all events. A great deal had been
odd and written on this subject. and he took this oppor-
tunity of thanking the gentlemen of the prom for
writing on the lOW her, and SISO allowing contributions
on the subject hi appear in their journals. He wool.'
be sorry to divide tido Board ; he would be sorry for
any one of them to allow their name to go before the
pehlie se on oppuu to gas. A. a Hoard they sl.ould
remember the responsibility that devolved upon them.
Thu were responsible to the public, and if they failed
I in their duty the public would allow the blame to rest
on thee, lie ens not quite lure but that of any
aocident happened in the roads for the wont of having
gas whether this Board would not be liable to an action
for damages. The cast of having gas after sU would be
I but a trifle, and for his own par he did not believe it
would out the ratepayers anything, after what Mr.
Hogerth Paid to !rm. Did they expect the Trustees to
come to them and set them to light the lamps, and
' prornpe to pay the coot? They would be unworthy the
name of men, and unworthy to represent the ratepayers
I of the islend if they exported it —(churs and counter
cheers). With respect to Fortune's Well the gas might
be lit there fnithwith, but he did not think the Surd
should be called upon to pay the out dnring next
summer. He thought the amount (C 18 might be
obtained by voluntary oontrihntions from people Coder
Hill. He lugged to move "That this Board eonsfirrs
. it dePirable to light the island by next winter, and that
the Clerk write to the gas eompany to ask on what terms
they will do it."
Mr. A. Striven said the Chairman just now implied
that he objected to the gas question because be paid one.
tenth of the rate'. Was it • fact that the stone trier.
chant. objected to pay • rate which wonit not amount
to a farthing per ton on stone? He thought the prin•
eptl gentlemen should be written to, and he thought
they wcold not be •gainst paying their propottionate
rating. He would suggest that the Clerk wnte to the
stone merchants on thi• question—(onee of "Order")
He aeconded Mr. Gibbs'a proosition.
Mr. C. Hind mooed as on amendment "That we
enter into no gas arrangements until we are in a lintter
position than at present to meet the outlay." Half an
hour before the Clerk told them the rate had not heen
collected by £270. -and that they were In debt }:300
more. They were in want of water and might do with-
out gm. Mr. Oilibe appeared now to been great eon.
Minna. in the Trustees ; a abort time since he had no
faith in them : totes little recantation must have taken
place in this ease—(laughte-). After a little more time
Tru.sees would let them hue some more money. They
bad better wait--(ironicel Aunt).
Mr B. Collins : Can we recover the rates?
The Clerk Certainly.
The Chairman: And have one-tenth of the inbsbitants
latitmoned for them.
Mr B. Collins seitoaded the amendment- If the
Fortune•-eell people paid for their gas there would be
no opposition. The distureanae was owing CI the
ga• bill being paid out of the rates. Had not such been
the case he thought there would have been uo oppo•i-
tion to having gas throughout the whole island. If
they were going to have gas, and water, and keep the
roads in repair, he did not know where the mouoy was
coming from. They should not calculate from one
year's highway rate. One year the rate was
£822 whilst the eeoond year was only £450; because the
tut year was £l2OO, it was not fair to say it wont
always be so. The trot year they went under th
Highway Board the roads and footpaths were in a
I wretched condition.
Mr. A. Striven : More than £3OOO were spent in three
years on the roads; so don't put it down to £450 •

year.
B Comben, like Mr. Gibbs, wes aware of the great
desirability and necessity of gas. He would mill the
attention of the g.ntarman who made the amendment,
that when the water question was brought up he uu.,
oppaded to having water; now he brought up watsr to
oppose gas, and by and bye he would bring up some-
thing else to oppose both—(hear, hear, and laughter)
It seemed to him that Kr. Hind was opposed to every
hind of improvement. Of cow,* be would have water
In preference to gee, but the scheme they had in con-
templation was so expensive that they eould not
grapple with it. Th.y might carry out minor improve-
ments in the meentime soonommally. and en be able to
do the lot in the worse of time, but if they always
I remained at • standstill they would do nothing. If
! they went away with the noton no improvements were
either wanted or desirable, they woold still remain in
the WM, state they had been in for the last 100 year•
The lamps were not to be lit at the elepetlee of the
Board till next winter, and by that time he hoped th.ir
finsnose would be in a satisfactory condition. If the
lamps were lit during the summer in Fortune's-well the
I inhabitants would pay for it by voluntary muliscraptiocs
Mr. A. &riven compared Portland. with its privileges
I nod charter., and the wages paid to the labourer. here,
with the condition of rural population. in the South of
England, but said that notwithstanding the worse
staie of the latter they still were wvilioed enough to
have and pay for ga.. Why should Portland be for
ever in darkroom? I rho speaker was here interrupted
with odes of "order.l
Mr. W. Ginba, in reply, said all were in favour of gas.
Dad Mr. Collins think they would pin anything by
waiting. 21.000 was expended last year, and how far
short would it be this? He strongly urged the having
of a.• throughout the island,
The Chairman inquired at whose cost the mains, fic.,
would be laid down
The Clerk replied that the Res oompeny would have
to bear the cost; the Beard could stop the supply when
they oboes.
The amendment was then put, when Mews. H.
Borisov'. B. Collins. R. Lana. J. C. Lena, C. Hind, and
J. Hodder voted for it. For the resolntion—Mesers.
!W. Gibbs. A. &riven, B. Comben, E. Pearce. S.
Pearce, W. White, B. B. &riven, and It. Flew,
Neutral, Mr. B. Stone. The resolution was therefore
earrisd.
WAITING A RATE.

The next question was to consider the desirability of
making orate.
It WM decided that the old rste be ordered to be
collected in by the 30th January. cede new rate should
afterwards be made. nom who did not pay by the
30th inst, should be summoned.

DTI LAWS.

_
A oontinitt.e oonlistmg of Menem, B. &riven, B.
Oollino. B. Comben, K Pearce, and W. Gibbs was
formed to meet at the Bo•rd•room on Monday, to
consider and pass the alterations made in the bye-laws.

THZ WATII 151JPPLT.

Mr. W. Gibbs moveil that Mr. Holland be invited to
gO and examine the spring at Easton, and report on the
supply of Irate: there.
Seconded by Hr. B. Collins.
The Chairman said that when near the lighthouse
last year he found • large supply of water flowing from
Culverwell ; even in the dry smarm of the year there
was a flow of water there running to waste. He
thought it might be better to turn the stream to
account than meddle with that at Easton. Top Hill
might be supplied from them* by means of • reservoir.
He also thought that if the Government at an, time
required • greater supply of water than they had at
present, they would take that at Calverwell away from
them. An engine would be quite out of everyone's
way there.
Hr. J. Hodder said he was there a day or two sines
and there was • capital flow of water. The holm stink
by the Government were now fall of water.
Mr. B. Comben suggreeted that Mr. Holland should
inspect the water at Calverwell at the same time.
Mr. A. &riven advoested having a cylindric.] tube,
the same as that in citc at Ventnor, in the Isle of
Wight. The water at Easton then might supply the
whole of the island, and the expense would, not be
homey.
The Clerk said be had been assured there was plenty
of water here, and referred to a private 'theme, by
whiuti, with the sanction of the Board, water would be
oonveyed to the ratepayer's houses, and only those who
used it would pay for it.
Mr. J. Hodder seconded the motion, which was agreed
to.

They contended that all property should be liable to
the support of the poor - not only land but every kii
of property in the country ; that ay ell the property or,
the country generally is liable to contribute toward
our national taxation, they contend that it should be
made equally applicable to the maintenance of the poor
-that they shou d be asiiesseil in the • yine way as with
regard to the Income-tax at the present time-
plause). They contended that *I. in the pound -
col ected in the some way, upon the seine iatio, at the
same expense, and with the same machinery - would
pay all the poor-rates of the country and that there is
no reason in the world why it should be confined to
the o nership and occupation of the land. He (M.•
Damen) quite concur-rd in that opinion ile not
see why those people who had made their fortunes out
of the oor should not help to support them (hoar.
hear). They *ere we I aware that in the last few cen-
turies. as it were, things were completely changed in
this country. In the time of Queen E izabeth, when
the poor laws were first p 'Bed, nearly all the property
in the country was owned sad occupied by siricul-
turista ; nine tenths of the population lived in the
country districts, and there were no manufacturers.
he only manufactures that were known at the time of
our great grandmothers was a "spinning jenny," with
which they used to spin the yarn for their own require-
ments -( sughter) All the valuable pr perty at that
time was in the shape of lands and houses ; bet since
then they had seen the growth o the manufacturing
districts- and a clam of people had arisen- t e " Great
Moneyocracy" as they were called-who paid compara-
tively nothing towards the support of the poor of the
nation - (hear, hen). These people had used the poor
as long as they had any use or them, and when they
had re ired and put Vieir money into the funds. they
did not pay • single farthing upon that capital towards
the poor.rst •- (h ar, hear) He sho ild like to hear the
p °positions contained in that circular discussed more
fully than it was convenient or desirable to do on that
festive occasion, because he believed the suggestions
made in it were of immense imporiance to them as agri-
. . .

He believed thart ev, ry liberal man

whether he be landlord or tenant, merchant or manu•
facturer—wh ha I. the interest. of the poor at heart,

would s .y that this was only fair—(hair). He saw—
bearing out Mr Reader's statement with legit d tro this
matte that in the y• ar 1866 there was collected for
the poor in this country the sum of £9,673,772, or more
than nine and a half m Ilion' of money Now the
maintemince of the poor in that year including both
tmrloor and nut-door relief, amounted only to
44 :185.469, or less than half the sum collected. They
were the•etore led to believe that other things were
mixed up with the poor.• ate in a way that Englishmen
ought not to submit to without making a protest against.
it, or &netting the matter, to see whether the system
was right or not—(bear, hear, and applause). He saw
In the expenditure of the poor-rate, as now collected,
there was the heavy item of ('2,209 IP4 paid towards
county and borough police rates, and 1:578,494 towards
the highway boar I expenditure. He could not he'p
thinking, therefore at Mr. Reader had expreseed,
those peopl- who had retired. and who hod now the
benefit of the highways, should bear the expense the
same as any other portion r.f the commu ity - (ap-
plause). lie did not see why all the burden should be
thrown upon the and ; he thought it was an exceedingly
unfair system—(hear, hear) The maintenance of
lunatic. was also defrayed out of the poorrate.
He
did not know whether thee was a greater proportion
of lunatics among the agriculturiets th n among other
classes of the people —(laughter) He did not estimate
that such was the case. and therefore he could not see the
juetice of throwing all the expens- of their maiotenance
back upon the land or "real property" as it was called.
He u ged upon them the importance of introducing
this subject for discussion at meetings of their club.
If it were well ventilated, it would re-alt in
benefit to them all. Yet he felt thy could do great
e
un'ess they had a Minister of Agriculture to represent
them. Sit George G ey, when spoken to with respect
to this matter, said they had a tight to ask for such
appointment, ant they were well aware th tin many
othe• count ire in Europe ministers of agicultu ewe e
appointed to look after the agricultuial interests and
to make their claims known to the authorities of the
realm Mr. 0. W. Fa•ter said h., felt the force of
what Mr. Seunders had said, that, sooner or late., the
question of the heavy inc ease of rates must necessarily
affect the landlotd, because it serape• fectly impossible
for the tenant to hold on - though he might like his
land, and he (Mr. Fa•rer) hoped he might like his
I •ndlord If the landlord and tenant wee left to heat
the burden of the rates, the tenant would be unable to
pay his nnt, and there would be only one conclusion
to be arrived at -.hat, sooner or later the rent would
fail, and the rates must come out of the lentil° I r
pocket. —(hear, hear). With regard to the last point
which Mr. Ihrinten had raised—viz„ the appointment
of is'er of Agriculture, it seemed to him (Mr.
Ferrer) a mint rens .noble and practical so igevion. end
he di • think it a point upon which the opinions of
farma• must have not only a very great, but a very
speedy influence It seemed to be a very reasonable
demand, sail one which he could have little doubt would
receive the assent of the Leg.slatu eat no ve•tr distant
time With repect to the question of making the
whole present property of toe county liable to poor-
rates—and when he said poor-tatee he reminded
tlem there wee a vast number of other things
included in it, such as Mr, Damen had enuniasted
-- when th y talked of the inciease of that tate
fro', six to nine niillions they must remember that
during that time a lorge increase had taken place, not
only in the population (anl consequently an increase of
poor lunatics an.l others!, hut the actual p ope•ty of
the country hod also largely incionacd. Therefor".
while he was bound to remember that this C 9,000,000
was borne by only c 100,000,000 of the property instead
of £llO,OOO 000, yet it was not fair to forget that the
property which hail to hear that had increased corres•
pondingly with the rate itself. Let them look at the
matter fairly, and they must not, while saving they
were oppressed because the burden was treater, forget
that the means of bearing it was also increesed—lhear,
near). Now that there wail probability —without know.
inc the eno•mous power ..f the interests that would be
affected by it -of tr .inferring the incidence of the poor
rites, the police rates, itc.. now levied upon the land
to personal property, in a very short time. was a
matter which he confessed he could not "lay the
flattering unction to his soul' of hoping to see speedily
car jai out. 4 t the same time ventilation was valu-
able; there could be no harm in talking over and die.
cussing the matter ; but whilst they tried high things
do not let them be disappointed if they did not in these
days succeed in carrying out at once what seemed so
desirable - (hear. hear) - - r. R. Damen was much
obliged to Mr. Ferrer for the candid manner in which
he had spoken of tho subject bef re the meeting. lie
was aware that the value of land had of late years
greatly increased, and they would be prepared to pay
according to that increased value, at 4.1. in
the pound, the amount now levied on the
Income-tax Therefore they were not calling upon
people to pay more according to the value, or lessening
the value in any way whatever. Hut they would do
awaywith a vast amount of the bitter feelinz anti heart'
burning which now exists, when the property was
assessed as at rese-t by the assesment committees
(applause). The machinery was all reedy. and nothing
could be more simple or fairer to all classes--(hear,
hear). Mr. Ferrer did not for one moment mean to
deny the justice of it, and still less the pleasure
which it woul I give him to see that syst-m adopted.
But, looking at the great manufacturing interest in the
north as against that of the land holders, all he said
was he only hoped they might get it —(laughter and
cheers).