The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-11-05 00:00:00

" Imam to Lb* hoof and tho horn,
BOOLVNI to lb. hook and lb. demo,
Boner to the von of cent,
With an bN.OI partly and puma"

After an szoelleet dinner,-the 'Chairman' imposed the
Isyai torts, and latimated that the Prince and Prisons
of Wales would again visit Dorset before the year Is out
—the premised visit to Criohel House being under-
stood, and the announcement was loudly aliened.
To the West ad the "Bishop and Clergy," given by
the Meantime, the Rev. Prebendcry Bonn responded.
Hs referred to the efforts being made to sow dissensios
and discord between the farmers and the laboorers, and
expremed a bops that the storm would pees over. But
he felt it his ditty to impress upon them the neonelty
of Imelda, their labourer, in • friendly and °oscillatory
=He believed the levurers would after a short
come to their senses, and see that their true friends
we,. their mitten. Noe that everything WM advanced
be pries, he did not think It reasonable to expect the
labourers would not want a ii.., and be eouneelled
them to give what imamate they eould, end also to let
them work as much by the piece as possible—the men
lilted it, it was the way to make • bad labourer • good
ose, and at the end of the year the farmer wee just as
risk as if he had paid for day work.
The MADMAN gave "the Army, Navy, Militia,
Teem/wry, and Volunteers."
Mr. BOND responded for the Yeomanry, and Colonel
Mums& for the Volunteers. giving • sketch of the
&top of the Don't battalion at the autumn maawa•
,sea, ant arpreemang the pride their soldierly (London
Weeded him.

Mr-rWp.roposed the " County Members," coupled
with the name of Mr. Gerard Stud, whom he eulogised
for entertaining the Prime of Will. during the autumn
aad to their honour.
Mr. Artrat, who was reoeived with great cheering,
aid—ti. VW-Chairman and gentionse,— WM. I
entered this town to-day It was remarked to me that it
was some 'tars eines I had been present here. My
mower was," Yes, that's perfectly true; and that is
the very reason I ham oome to-day"Hlaughterl. I
&We mmelf my Meads round about Wareham like
is, sad then having • look at their county members,
although they may be rather rare birds—(Laughter)—
they lilts to see they are alive, se I gen assure you I am
and kicking, and up to those duties arduous
I cm emare-yes, shish through your kindness are en-
tailed upon es. And gentlemen. I am also glad to be
promet is this meeting became I maintain meetings of
ads deseriptioa dos greet deal of good. I have always
=Metaled ttEsaht of public meeting as ose of the
rel. and bulwark, of our constitution,
if we veiny pievaaoss—if you have anything
to essaplela of—if you have anything upon your mind
whisk you with to let off now is the thasee—now is the
opportunity—and if any gentleman here present his
asyliWg to And fault with.. now is the time and he
will never have • better ohmos—(laugliter). And,
itentlersen, It is always • considerable pleasure ton., to
be able to on.. assocupt a set of persona whom I may
really call my frlseda Bemuse I mune from • place
where I often bear the word "friend' used—l hear the
weeds " my bottearable friend" used—l hear the word.
"my hosearage and gallant friend" used—" my
boasumble and learned friend" need---aso "my right
beaciurehle friend,' " my right hocoureble and gallant ,
friend! sad "my right hosioumble and learned hind."
Bet whim I hear those words bandied soma from cies
thle the Hems a Commons to the other I never
me help leashing, beam. I know the " honourable
and learned gentiernme on the Governmeat ads of the
Home knows that his 'honourable and learned friend"
ea the other side wants to jump Into his those—
(laughter.) I hope no gentleman in this mom, or in
any ether room, wishes to stand in my shoes. If he
doss, 1.. one of the members for the county of Dorset,
hops and believe he will not suessed.heesuse,coe of the
greatest honours num ever desired le to represent my
salve mangy in the House of Commons. Now, my
Isconsuble friend who so kindly proposed this toast,
talked about the arduous duties of members of Parlia-
ment That le perfectly owed. None of you know
the duties we have to perform. They are not only
dudes Is the inning, but also in the day time; and If
any of you wish to ass one of your members if you will
go up the Naps leading to the committee room, in the
day-time, you ere sum to tome Mr. Perbsaa, Mr.
=, or Mr. Blurt; and if you west to ass us la the
lours of the morning, ems to the House of
°siemens, sad you are sure to dad us there also—
(laughter sad applause). linos I have been in this
tom, I have bean told there's e rale that palace maid
net be Mara here, for %O no done away with. 1 ea
not may. I Mask it is dangerous that eolith, should
be atoned at these seesaw for fear of apioaltural
mendellans beim Weed into poiltisal debating stubs'
bed, what I like Is IW that the nde should east M
them ethallep that polities eheuld not he allowed; but
thee I like to break the ride myself, and talk join m
mask as I theme. I do this looms I Batter myself I
me is& polities without offending anybody. I pro.
tea, gesamen, spinet vehement or panacea abuse of
pass aaglah eistaaaan ou whatever aide of to. Howe
it Comae= they may sit. I believe, oa the contrary,
we night to be thankful to say man on whom Provid-
ing" has bestowed great talents, who devotee those
talents to the envies of his country, sad works hard,ea
whisk ever wide of the Home be may happen to sit
(spplanmedles; have never personally abused Mr. Ga
stone d-
, b ells on one ads of the House and I
the ether, and although there is hardly any political
subject on which we agree. Sall I MO ready to °anima,
be is • conetientious Minister, and I don't believe he
ever preemie a motion to Parliament without in his
'sesames believing that it will be for the general bees-
It sad prespirity of all climes of his fellowconntrynim
—(mer, hem). Having said this I hope those gentle-
men who sre In this room holding opposite opinions to
my own, will pay • similar oomplment to the leaders of
the Conesevaldve party— (applause). I ham told you
semi of the arduous datitn attaching to membership
of the House of Commons; and perhaps you would like
is. to give you • little touch of polities, and tell you
what I think of things In general. Nobody can moues
the Hansa of Commons of being wanting lath. art of
=lifor they ham pared Bills this year almost
mber. Sone of them ellen you some do
Mth There is 0011 question whisk Me not he.ome law, '
Is Irbil* I Like • great interest. It seems to have
Mina up • tartan number of the electors of the county
of Doeset—the mention of Lobel Tuxedo°. This, gen-
le • very mama question; but it is one with*
the Government have promlied to take up; shod till
=do le, sad tell its whet they are going to do it
he meting Moo is and needless on my Peri to
Warp en that subject. We passed the Ballot Bill ;
sad for myself although it km pared the limas f
Gouges and the Home of Lords, my opinion la not
thawed—l think it an nn-liegUsh sneaking thing, and
▪ hoe asi an InglilllgOLS I shall maintain my
lamb& *Mom I must now talk • little of the work
that pen on upotairs. I have been ou ocanualttee
this mer--and savor missed I thlak,but on• sitting,
entrkest time le also istarestiog to some of yoe.
:Memo the intern& of landlords, but I am never the
lima sad always speak out ray mind on any
11111404thei Mask that Is mesh the ben thing--thess i.
asieher like straightiortrard speaking eat. I have been
ea ememiltlee os the Gems Ulm and I have no

leadbrniaa I. saying that the grimmer at the pools,'
isms me* ben beetled, sad MUM* Dot la miring
UM gamy *mem from that part alther.leXpaWlMl
cza•stittri 'videos& have • peat deal oL
• ist at peatimasa ham a grime's always
ley to pima aged in their politics. I headed myself
• Meat farmer; and, if I were onei, I amines I should
wish to hays pride ia my farm, and like very much
that any guatlema driving by it shodd say
here's Ile (heard Smuts firm he knows what he's
&boat, what marital crops be has I" Now I ham time
to this ocesalusion and determination that it Is im-
posihis for • man to (arm, and to do credit to It, whore
game is over•preeneved—(ereat applause). And I will!
my that if It were not for half-a-doson potathatos. sa
may sell them, In Eicoliand—l mud sot mention maths
—who over preserve game and do Wags of which they
ought to be ashamed, I have no liewitetion in saying
we should hare had no agitation about the Game Laws.
Bo math far that committee: I dare not say more
about it But there is one more point in the game
laws which the English tenant farmer would like to
me remedied. la 99 eases eat of 100 the Mad would
he pleased for his londlord to come and have • fair
dare shooting, but he don't like being eaten up by
ironed game—Mitah applause). And what is eme—
lt* don't like—and if I were • Mutat farmer I oould not
stand—if • laadlord wishes to live abroad anywhere,
or suppose be hippies to be in Shortstrest—osaghts4
I dart lay you all ham beard of tint—sod goes away,
for him to lee his place aad the shooting to • stranger.
What would be my feelings U I were • tenaat farmer
to see Mr. This or my Lord That omit down, and
preserve hares and rabbits, shoot them, aad in many
eases send them up to Load= to be sold! That would
be an outrarame state of affairs, and me &mending
Ohs interference or Perliament—(ippleuse). There has
bean mother thing said tom. sines I have been in this
town—" Take sere what you say"—(laughter). "BI
eadal what you are about"—(laughter). "Take oars
what you my en the labor qnsedou"—(notewed Muth.
ter). Now, potiernen, I totally and entirely differ
from those matiemen. I am gotag to take ears, but I
shall spook out my mind as year representatimaed si •
landlord; wen I ad to do so—if I shirked the questioa
—bliaked it, and passed it over I should not be ert=ll
of being yoitrimpressatedve—applaase)—end I
be ashamed to be • landlord—(shiers). I have • few
words to say on the labour guide*. I have several
words to say to the labourer, aad I wish there were
present Ma Made of the Milken' petty—that seems to
be the wait ealsehlevous plans In the comity of Dorset
—(iambter)—for whenever ailltittion dose on it aware
'intim from Iffilberoe—it is aloud as in that way
as Shaftesbury Is for poll. imr). I should
like to my some words to the Ithemer, • few words to
the tenant farmer, and • great many to the
Now as I sold before I always Otos myself la the
position of the aggrieved peaty, or the party meddler.
log themselves aggrieved. I'll OOMMODO• With dm
labourer; and I ask myself ought we to be astonished
—ought we to be angry—ought we In say way to be
annoyed that the Dorset labourer should come forward
and ask for an thrums of wages? I say desidedly not.
Just loot what happens. I don't know whether 700
keep your eyes open, I do ; aid I me In the various
villages in my neighbouritood—Witchamptom Low
Crishel, liottektoo, and Garage, As., bore with penny
papers going about. Well, you coal suppose those
papers are not reed; and the people see f all well that
the wages of the insehaalos and adieus' in diffieriat
towns have bets raised conerlderably—that the wages
of the mason, the oarpenter, the blacksmith have base
Maimed, and both they and you know very
well ,that emu the wages of mammas have
been Wormed 40 per oent They know the 'ideate
now applied to agriculture. Your implierseals, are they
not changed? Whoever heard 20 years ago of stem
plough. and the long list of other modern &epitomes'
which I have not at my &rare' sods to tell but no
doubt you have. Moos that time all these quietism
have sprung up. It is known you require skilled
labour ; therefore, lam not stall "aerated the labourers
require that there wages should be ; and I will
say more that the ooadities of peasantry throughout
Ms south of Ithglaid requires sectidorable
lion, Well now, madmen, having said this In !avow
of the labourer& I wish very moth the disoonteated
heeds of the Wearies popalations were pressed, for
I em ware la.. their hied and I believe they would
listen tome; and I would say to them there Ismail •
thing is this world as give sad take and if the labourers
table they an gulag to have Hall their own way they'll
find they are very mash mistaken. I should Ulm to isk
the labourer two or three qualms, and ff he lakes is
em of them peony papers aad reads my mewl% I hope
itie will answer them to himself. First of all I should
Ilk, to ask him "who now is your red friend, the
farmer, the laud lord, or the itiaeraat demagogue, who
omes down from Loodoo, with no other purposs aad
no other aim but to foment quarrels aad sow
between the employers and the employed; sad who,
when he has dorm it, thinks bibs. doses very clever
thina.'and goes away leaving the poor men in the
lursh ? "—(mpieties). Now I wish to tall you an
anecdote. It mimed this Inerniag, so I have mens
warm from it. It mord those hideout demagorlas
and mischief makers. Thom always have been in this
sountre and always will be • ',risk' set of men who
mon to live for no other object libm to set dm against
dam, and be as iniaellievous is they possibly can be for
the rake of gaining what I oall most unenvi&ble
notoriety—(applme). As I tame away from
home this morning I called to a labouring man-
-1 wish to be aeoursto—his name was Joe. I said to him,
Joe, have any of theme moo been down In this part of
the oouutry ? It's all oorreet He answered, " yes they
have,' and I asked him to tell me al they said. He
replied "well sir, from what I ma pick op they do
abuse the tenant tension; they tall us they are our
natural enemies; that they never paid us half they said
they did, and that it was their great alai to mush, rata,
and have as entirely under their thumb." Did they I
say anything about the landlords? I looked. "oh
yes " he "they told us the landlords were not I
much better because they do ha* op the farmers"—
(laughter), This Is • overeat stem-eat of all um took
Ow*. Did they say any more?" I raked. 'Yes"
he said, "a little more." "What was it?" I Inquired.
"They abased the parish doctor, and the club dod,e
he said ; "for they said we were deeded aud taktio in
by them ; that when an old men sent for one the
bet time be did not oome, the second time he did I
not come, and the third time he did ooms and
found him dead, but did not eare whether he had
gone up or down—(great laughter). As for the '
young man, if one sent for the dollar he would
give him • ha'perth of malt In • pint of water, and
@barge half-a-crown for it —(lmghter)." This is a
correct mount of what took plass—(meek Melds").
I dou't believe Joe—(and you ma ifo sad see him year.
self if you like) —told me • weed of untruth. I 'eked
him another question width Is very important—" Did
the labourers believe It ? ' and he replied "Yes, I think
they liaised every word said to them." This is •
serious matter. You are educated; they are not. Th•
weds or diransioa and adieblef which these Moored
demagogues BOW WiallOt be told by me Of anybody la
this room. If I wad about and did half the Mi•Obia
they do I oertidely should not sleep for • fortnight—
(laughter). Now I have • little more to my to the
laboaree dike he must bear in mind, and dab to ask
him nee or two questions. Is It not true that the
farmers of this scanty is • rule hays been paying you
during the dater for wet days as well ern toe ?—(hear,
beat). Is It not equally true that the tenant farmers
as a rnie throughout this county employ old moo as
well as young men? Is it not also the foot that the
brume of this county very ohm pay men aged from
66 to 68 the same wages as men of 24 or 25, merely out
of charity ?—(hear, hear). This labour qmstios must
be looked d on all sides. It requires • aortae amount
of tact and othoffiation • sad I believe if landlords,
femora, and labourers, would oaly do as I tell theca
Weighs the garden wil be milled m • astata
and durable fath--(apPleass Having said esm6:2
for the labourer and maid the labourer, I mem to the
tenant farmer. I'm not going to preemie to &state to
the lamer' of this county what they are to give their
labourers, whether 120, or 134., or anything el.;
but I my it is the bounden duty of farmer' to give a
fele week's dim for a fair week's work. I say it lead
the Mandan duty of the fanner" of this county, and I
hop. tor 'goodness' sake they will listen to this my
adder, and do away at ode and for over with those
perquisites whatever their sham—(hem, hear)—and
give the Wowing man so mach money every Settarday,
and let it he esti to him "There's your mem and your
money." While you do otherwise, -I dea't care if you
give & In moaey and 12. In perqublothymill never get
any credit for the Lb. worth ol perquisites, and Me
men will go away sad WI everybody, end I shall item
about it all over London, that the Dorset farmers only
give their labourers 13e. • week —(brmr, hear, sad
&pigmies). Now, if the farmers will allow me, I will
entreat them—a. my honourable fried (Kr. Wald)
mid—as be kind and amoilletory to their labourers, as
I am sure they have been, and if they some forward aad
resmeffully aad quietly mak for an teener" of warm I
believe to ahead every ems it will be graded to them
her., hear). But as I ham said before, and I
iip
It, this ;median of labour is a landlords' game
tios—(bes r, hear). I protest against gentlemen musing
about the matey interteriag la this matter. Let
farmers sad labourers settle it. Hut I repeat it is •
landlords' question, sad it is their ditty to lake it up,
look matters In the farm and see if they caned died
an amelioration. I believe they can. Geatlemen have
said to me "Why is this a landlords' garde.?" and
I have answered theen—beranse if this goss on all the
temente will lases their farms and I shall have
to lower my rents; and I don't like it—(applaess and
lenghter). That is the teeth of the matter. Unless
the labour question is settled farms will fall Into
head and the landlords will be the endow" in the
end, though not foe • you or two: If it is settled, It
laud be to • peat extent by the landlords. I have not
told you what I aingsdnig to do yet—(lsughter). I
ham always maintained my opinion on this saideet,
and have known my ditty. though I'm afraid Pm not
done it, but I intend to dolt. Untied to eel Ih• led
In this county La doing my duty as • landlord, and I
hope in • few yam there will net be •
tenant farmer on my estate who will act
be able to snap his fingers and say I am comfortable in
retard I, my labouren and everything eite—(mplause).
I will now tell you another amide& about somebody
of.. When I was in Loden the other day, driving
to Easton-square station, who should I see the,, at
nine o'elook in the morning, but Mr. Gladstone, I
said to myself, here's an opportunity, for I'm lik the
busy bee improvim each shining hoar. I'll say nothing
bat get into a rad my carriage with Ur. Gladstone,
and have • nios little ghat. I did so, mad m rode
together from Ilestonnquim to Husby, he and I alone,
1 moor experisemd during and • elements+ journey
the whoe of my life, alatatigh ha knows I am •
Camerestive and vote *sabot him whenever I have
the nitylaughtsr)—saything more plessant,
agreeable, or affe. or sath • fond at informatiou tad
man holds in his bead, I never same arose lam, life
before. After being hi the swims • wee f age
to myself Pll ran him a trial en this labour qmpttee.
So I said "Now, gr. Gladdose, do tell me what
I am to do about this question of the labourer' I am
going down to Wareham, and for the life ef me I deal
know what to my exceed whet I think myself." H.
drew back • little bit, and said 01 cannot exactly tell
you what to say, but I With it is • question of supply
mad demand, which in • few yeses will settle Melt."
Bet, be added, I ham ea intim& Mond (and silts
very mush to his reedit there's no harea in mistiming
his nanes-111r. Toileamethe) sad he told roe that • few
yearn ago, when he same Into his properly in Suffolk
be found • foimmibl• 000 of r lahourom all
at war with the Meat faiddra Whoa Mesa
arrived the labourers tried to make themselves as un-
Itteallant and Obagresabis ss they amid. What dlii

Mr. Tellemasho do? lie ad to work at oast bedding
adage; is that all ids read@ had gra& to
Mr demos& tia the various lona,
_mid evna
labourer siliameato Will, he led ..k. MA shift
bra them dad eitoakl net Ira karts Ur plash agar
—indeed of there Man dimoden and dinned liter 111
DOW nothing but Warr eas with areethar —(bur,
boar). Therefore. I way, this garden in ler the land.
lards, although is may not be plasma to them, aid
although seas of them may say they are not able to
&dad It. It is the Wooden duty of the daellords
throughout this estantry to band the required number
of oottare is their various farm. leased, rade.
mo. s hays goes is far that at a farm of mite al
Punks I have ordered four adages to he built, sad
have riled them " Oladstoorrow • ter and
applause). Now, Imu going to say which
will not he Net all palpable to the farmer I rood
bolo it. W• all have oar ondshole and I Ira mine.
I know it is is very unpopular thing to say, but I am
going to ay it all the same—l like to have the cottages
in my own pameedon, but this I shall my to those
Who will cooopy say sew indwell—ad how tkaightsa
my taants will be writ try road my speech— Yos
have this cottage and allotment of is, but I orasider
It wig vie sow and part of the bargain that joi work
as the farm where yea or.. Ifl air that •
and for a meter* like to have the cottages in my oat
hands, I does think the tenants have anything to
oomplain 01—hue,, rad. Now I Wok I have summed
up patty tall my ideas on the labour question. I
have sta horsily, straightforwardly, sod
I may have said tome Wags not palatable to the
labourer, or or two not agreeable to dr twat, and
several exesedlagly diagnosable to the laadJord—
tithy,ter), But
II have :ore most ceamdkilym aid
&dries I have given is upon tra: Klan*, of equity,
right. and judos ; and lam andaced that tithe
landlords, ad farmers, and labourers will only reed
my read, and rho my trivia we shall he a mouped,
united, and Arm body, ads to resist all steaks wharf
from members of Paribunent like Mr. Auras
Berbert, or lidera% demagogues ilk. llt. Amis. We
shall be asited,and yoa know "Unity is strength." But
if as the other heed, you neglect thi• advise, we
Panel 6111011(14 ourselves, and such a state of things
continues, we aril very mom —to re a vulgar phrase
—ooare to grief, brass we know that "• house divided
aided itself is are to fell "—(applatupo).
Mr. J. A. D/LNIZ propeeed " the Lord-Lieutenant
and Magistrates," sad spoke of the mile! Outcry roanner
In which try had dad with Um oases that had arisen
between orders and men in the worse of the permit
agitates.

Mr. 0. W. Feasza rewarded, and said that although
be did nob thisk Mr. Start's homily would save them
he brined that if they sated In its spirit, whitest
themives to dates, much good would be
Magised might yet be • happy Pre for
Mauer Marra sad these unfortae•te baker—of
whoa he was not .me—
Mr. Leone (hos. sea) read the Met el awards. He
said the sorry sonuesseed the year with • baker of
sad had nerved 4 1.; after mks swam
then was • balm* of Hs. Some lambent had not
paid their subsoriptious, sod he exposted le
shoat £l5, and have • nicks of about £3 after marks
all demaile—(applemr.
The Cearagel gave the berth of "Lord Elden, the
pare of the sor ety"—(applauso).
The Bev. N. BOND proposed the health of "K. J.
Weld, leq." • pothers brag on his erre mope
these, and drag all he OmM for the 'arrests at that
4014017- —(aparr).
Mr. WELD said after what they bed heard of the ease
of the unfortuare landlords, he thought their eangratu-
Wier should rather be turned Into oradolosion Ha
would de all he °mild in the perks in whirr he was
placed, relying ea the co-optation of his tousling to
eery his efforts into benefollal operation. If, as Igr.
Blurt said, united in making the labourer °ou-
tdated end by *Mg him se good ram
maktien sa they could, sad Meg their bar aorta fer
his welfare, he thought the ithierantagleares new going
about would soon be forsekes—(aeplanse).
Kr. nen= proposal the health of "Mt. J. H.
Oaleratt,* Me vat no desist shear from some very
good erase.
Mr. OVUM proposed the health of Mr. W. (3. Ley
es the most sealeus sad hard- werklag iteareAm7 be
over kart, sod adored a little prise it re were wasted
for anything as • tribute to ILL Larry's efforts for this
M. LAM replied, asylag It was his earner desks to
see the sesisty prosper. Os the labour question he
said ILI ease farmer reald do the beet he mid for
his labourers, and be seggeral • written yearly agree-
meet, with fixed hours foe rob mix mouths, the men
being paid lt • week extra in summer, and an arrange-
ment that if la th• spring • Vie were required to
work loafer he should be paid at a orris agreed rate
for it. Be thought the old prairies of Peeing all
labourers alike mar be altered, and sea have wages
receding to their worth. He regretted to beer that
the Bradford Berry had been suspended. or wee
Marred to he samended, on sealant of the IJakalesi
in that neighbourhood. He hoped that would net be
the me hare, but that they word all the more Mir
to support the society sad promote the welfare of the
meritorious labourers—(eopleur).
Mr. Baer proposed "The Judges," and expressed a
hope that these easier= would be fully maintained.
Mr. UDALL and Mr. Hanna replied.
The Cmiame proposed "The Press," and the sore.
was aoksowledged.
The CH/MINAS In highly complimentary iefOIS pro-
posed " The VierChairmse," the trel being reosived
with applause.
Mr. 3. A. DANIS in responding, made soar practical
observations ea the labour question, regarding which,
he mid, they had heard • great deal if somas& No
doubt Mr. Brand, the Speaker of the Haan of Com-
ma; was • man of great ability, • vary rem rasa in
governing the Hour, but be had made a very wrong
hit upoo this nutter, In suggesting that there should
...dr • partnership between the labourer and the
farmer. A more ridiculous proposal he had never
heard, because they all knew no farmers, that there
were ',risk mars when there were no profits to
Personally, he had farmed for • perW of 40
Jean, and he mild well remember the time when the
whole of the root VS/ absolutely paid out at the mita
Now in the brat radon that brought such • state of
things as that, the partnership suggested by Mr. Bread
would he blown to atome—(lstobter). One of the are
practical spesehes on the subject perhaps had rime
from Mr. Lowe, who had shown that labour was •
marketable article. Mr. Damen orourred k the
advice giro by Mr. Blurt, rot, whatever they paid,
wages shard be giro Is hard cash--(heer, hear). At
the erne time be suggested that there were many ways
In whir the farmer atoll *Mt the labourer. For
butanes, when the latter desired to bake his own breed,
be might be afforded the MOON of obtelalog wheat at •
lii, marketable value. Agra, e, he might
be allowed to keep • pig. He (Hz. Damen) thought
the labourer scald keep • pig with great advaatage ;
he himself had known fastener where the wife fed the
pig as regularly as the children. Hie advise thee to
his brother farmers was that they Mold midst the
labourers in every possible way, to lay rdit their earn-
ing, in the ehespest merket—(hear' hear). Yr. Brat
was perfectly right when be said that this question
mu of tritest to the landloed in • greater degree than
It was to the tenant, Mara ultimately It must sem
to the landlord. &Irking on this mar of the sub
jest. Hr. Damen reminded them that so • farm of has
500 to 600 acres on which some 20 labourers war •
employed, an &drums of wages at the rate of la per
week per heed would imam the outlay to the SIMMS
Of 0/0 per ream, while • rise of Ba. would Mom it
£l5O per year. noss perkier who said ibis queries
wee ezelualvely berme the tenant sad the labourer,
took • Very Darrow view thereoL The grunion, as he
bed jest said, must ultimately some to the landlord.
With rasped to the cottages there could be no quirks
that thane In this misty were not la that state la
whish they ought to be, that they were set rah as to
reader the oseuraete °referable sad happy in Mir
homes. He tally endorsed the suegestko throws out
that property had It. dutdes as well es its right. He
held It to be the duty of every landlord to see that all
his holdings, groat or mak had both sullisket and
rarer cottage *commodores for the labour moaned.
Let all slams put their eberakt to the wheel the. im
believed this dldiseltyveull he art in enamels, moil
than was imagined, let them do their ditty In this
MAUI. then they would be able to defy all the
agitators. The latter ram of me had he knew said
may hard words, but he did riot brier that
fusers of Dorset at all events were deserving
of those hard words. lab it be remembered that
there was searsely a parish In this smutty but what had
Lis benefit sorstr, Its eloshlag slab, It. gnat Mak or
other sovietise of that dessriptlon. Now it these mils-
' tors word only whoa they ibetid the
sell upon the searetaries of them sosLimmatraeyviljws=
Ind that al the head of the list el superhero to them
speared the name at the perm the kedlerd, the
Mani farmer—that the.. all subseribed to km.
Then perhaps it would be seen that the tamers were
sot that greedy set at men that they were reprembed to
be, that they did net take es meek aeries of their
°tree they del of their laliesiews—(aophasse).
lb. WELD proposed the glesesestal Onadidake.“
Mr. Mite thought it their ear were treated well
they would always be satisisd. When tbe agitation
sommered he raised Went is, and had never goes
through • harvest more aridastarily.
Mr. 0. &Jai said hie ma bad 'akin • peat number
of prase, sad to the vales it nearly 'OW. He had
leeresesd the wages of kla seen, sad had not heard •
ragle complaint.
Yr. BLISS proposed the "llneraosessfel Candidates."
The Ficia-Cearame proposed the Mayor and
Cornatioe of Warrant, and the Nayer (Mr. Penton)
' Visitors" folkiwed.
Kr. Dugs responding thought the laboar question
tank* only be met by Undress united with Armors
Mr. Pre also replied. Hs was 'Neer-Aeries the
labourers' agitation would not readily die out; and be
thou&t • rise of wages did not aserearily War Maud
losa, Pears when better paid the Labourer lived better,
sad there was increased resumption sod higher rates. '
The health of Mr. Weir, who had lent sheep for
&wing Gad ploughing ground; and at Mr. Sly,
followed. After which the reel of the reek( was
spent la oravirelity.