The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-23 00:00:00

agriculture.

7'lll ("ATTU. PLA4IOII IH CRlalllllll.- The Cheshire
magistrate' have resolved a loan of 2270,00) from the
overammit, so enalits them to Meet the looms restedned
by the rattle plevse. The amount will be payable to 30
years, the repayments to comment* three yean hates.
In the West Riding of Yorkshire en additional rate of •
halfpenny in the pound has been laid, to great the
torspessation to farmers whose cattle have bow
slaughtered.

Ma. AND TEI iiAUN TAL—Mr. Mere,
one of the members for South Ellempshire, skated as aa
wricelteral mestieg at Shrewsbury, on Saturday. ss,ss
Mr. Disraeli has intimated that his sours@ with mord
to tbe malt tax must be guided intheli by the enimint
of support he is likely to mare from the oonntry party.
The right bon. gentleman has complained that that
party del not gine him the degree of support which be
had expected when he proposed the reduction of lb.
ten in 114112; but Mr. More moms confident "that if be
now brought in. bill proposing to repeal the ter en

malt, and to put it upon beer, there were a Widest
uuluber we Liberal members in the House of CUO10111(1•1
•hu would not hesitate tw vote with but,
necessary. against their own party, in order to ensure
the 1011116110 of such a messare."—DerGy Mercer,.

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TIM Rev. Caeon GIIDLZIiTrJNI LED THE Arvitterr•
TURA'. LABoUtutitel. -- The Bev. Chinon dirdlevos.
c.... 01 Metal, and Vicar of Ha%erten, has wilder et;
foliose to the Tiads:—" You were kind enough lost
n,ositli to publiali • letter which I addremedt.,
respecting the ill-conditioned dwellinga and low w
of agriettlteral labourers in any own pasiah, as well.. in
other parts of the county of Lava and some other
counties. You will, perhaps, be as much surpristd,
and ootainly aa much pleased, as I am with the co,,!c
of that sores' to public opinion, azd ell/ not posaib:y k,.
d sinclinesi to pubiish this short account of it. In a
G. day. alter Ito. publication 4 that letter I
applications for labourers on every sadvastarou tents
from various parts of the country where wart sc.
high, and labourers, even on high wages, very sourcc;
I have Amoy sent three (smiles, and am ou the poi"
of sending two more, to one estate in the oeighhao.h,x4
of Duhho, on the very liberal terms of payment of the
whole expense of the removal of the men with dair
▪ a and children, 14e. • week wager, a furnish. hes,
and garden rent free, and half the wet of. suit./
log elotbee for each man. I have two ellen. Genii.
engaged for Yorkshire at Martinota., at wagoi
12s. 61. a week, house and garden rent In-c, and part
of the met of removal allowed. I have an &wheat.,
I from Berkshire at day wages of Ile. a welt, sod
wages during the summer of from 13e. to 20, a etck ;
and from Hertfordshire for 'a whole gorge' of labiltr‘e,,,
at WILIM varying from 151. to 18.. a week, scoordi,,,
capability. Owing to the difficulty arising from de
expense of the removal when this is not pmvidel for,
and the fact that very many of the labourers i,114
neighbourhood are by the custom of the country legally
bound to their employer. till next Lady-day, at may 1.
✓oute time before meo are foam! in • position to accept
di the offers last mentioned. There Is, however, to
lack of will, bat only of way; and, without doubt, et
next lady-day, when the taro. idlest year's baits will
expire, unless the farmers generally are prepared, at
sollle do now, to give better wages, abandon the truck
system, pay in coin, and treat their labourer. in all
respects better, these will contrive in some war or other
to raise the means et removal to those parts of the
country in which they are now aware they esu
make the pleasant change from wages at 7a. or a,
• week, with deductions for house rent and wet
days, and the remainder partly paid in grist,
the comparative wealth if lfis, or lbs. per
week paid wholly in coin. The agrioultand labourers
in the badly paid districts are, as well as myrelf, deeply
indebted to you for publishing my Brat letter. Tlisy
are under great obligation also to those of your read..
who have so promptly adopted the practical way &hove
described of assisting me to compsss toy ohje,t. Fro,
trade in labour la as fair for all parties as in everyl lug
else. Only there can be no smith thing as free trade 1,4
the agricultural labourer, but rather he is completely at
the mercy of the farmer as long ash. is kept in ignorant.:
of the existence of a better market for labour, or whet
he knows of it, is hindered by extreme poverty from
attempting to reach it. Such ignorance is now to a
certain extent' removed, and will no doubt be still more
completely remove I, when accounts are received by their
friends from those who have already chasmed their
homes. As for the expense of removal, it would b. wyll
if all, as fares possible, who epply to me for labourer,
would, as has been already done by some, offer to tilt.,
tither in whole or part, that expense upon themselves.
And it may not, perhaps, be too much to hope that
WM. independent person. who take an interest in my
work may be inclined to
piece • small sum at my di.-
peed for this purpose. When all obstacles are thus
removed, wages, like water, ale sure to Ind their level,
and free trade in agricultural labour will be really
established."

CORN MARKETS.
MARK LAWN, Friday.—The supply of English wheat
on sale to-day was very moderate. The emote waa
at the full prima of Mooday, and •elearance wee effected,
The market was moderately supplied with foreign
whivat. There was • steady demand for most qualities,
and the quotations ruled firm. Floating cargoes of
grain were in steady requeet, at fall currencies. Floe
barley mad firm, at fall quotations; bait Inferior
qualities were a dull inquiry, at late rates. Malt was
steady, si full quotations. Oats were in fair supply.
and steady request, at fully late rates. Beans MA peas
moved off steadily, as full prices. Them wag a taut.
demand for flour, at quite late rates.
Per W. he Qv
- '

wunT I. •
Zeoes, Kent, red, 47 to 55
.* Ditto. new ... 4ltU
" 4* to 55
" Ditto, 46 to 58
Norfolk asd Lissols.
reJ, IS 1. 64
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"Dâtlo. neSS
SARUM,
Wslting
Distilling
Grinding

NS to IA
... lei W 4)
ti to 36 ,

WALT.

vain.
Wlnanntore, spring ...
• tic s.
Town mad., per 290
Nror
41 onaeb01d...
Engliala, 944-- ... 20 to II Country
" potato ... 23 to 31 Norfolk and Salfoot
lkotth.ford 21 1. 17 oa•4hlp
Biturros, Tbursday.—The pale week having bets
favourable for thrashing, we bad • good supply .f
English wheat offering to-day, and mostly in good con-
dition; tt.e demand was good, at an advance of from la
to 2a. per qr. Foreign was in reqnert at a similar im-
provement Malting barley of all kinds yam the turn
cheaper; grinding sorts could elm be purchased at le.
1110011 y. Old oats were scarce and dearer, but new bemg
in large supply were no higher. Beans and peas were
unaltered in value. Indian corn was held for some ati•
vans*' which checked the sale. Flour sold freely, at
quite Ls. per sack over last week's priors.
LIVIOLPOOL. Fnday.—There was • moderate at-
tendance, but business wan hardly as active. Wheat,
3d. per oental, and flour ls. dearer since last Tuesday.
Oats and oatmeal, from present scarcity, being 'deans:ad
rates. Beans, peas, and and barley firm. Maize, Is.
dearer, and in firm request.
WAILIFIKLD, Friday. —Messrs Mackie and Bons report
wheat at 2s. to 3s. per quarter dearer, with • fair sale.
Five barley fully a• dear. Other articles remain.
unaltered.

Saw*, potato •
Ils.h. vrldt:

Tick
Harrow
Pigeon
Gray ...
Maple...
Whim

r. 4.1 . . Nadia: --Ind

... Site 11
111 to xi
...IV to

36 I 0 ZS
39 b. 11
n to it

Suffolk . ... 06 to 70
mil Wan 433 lo 70
Brown._ - •63 to It

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OATS.

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