The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-12 00:00:00

A GANG OF BURGLARS.

At the Fletton bench of magistrates (April 2),
before the Earl of Abort,. Lord George Oordon, and the
Rev. W. Strong, Frederick Wothard, alias Alleoek, was
charged with a burglary and larceny at Orton Stanch, near
Peterborough, on the 10th of January la,t. The prisoner
was one of the gang of which Hall was the leader, and
known by the name of the "'Pinker." Humberstune and
Strettou were convicted of this burglary at the last
Huntingdon Amities, and received sentence of transporta-
tion for life. The following is Hairs account of the
burglary
la the latter end of the summer of 1850 I had
some conversation with Ilumberstone. He asked me to
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make one to go with him to rob the Stanch House.
We did not decide upon it then. The first Saturday
in January, 1851, I was at Peterboroueh Market, and
met him again, and we got into conversation about this
robbery. 110 raid we must go on a Friday night, for they
took the money to Peterborough on a Saturday, and paid
it into the bank. It was then agreed upon to go un the bil-
lowing Friday night. I was to see Stretton and the Tinker
(the prisoner). I saw them, and told them what had passed
between Humberstone and me. They were willing to go.
I afterwards saw Humberstone, and told him so, and agreed
to meet him in Flatten-lane on Friday night. We met there.
We started acre*. the fields towards Orton Stanch, missing
Woodsione and Upton. We got there about half past nine,
and looked round the place a hit. We watched the people
is the house to bed. We all went over the Stanch un to
Thorpe. We got into a farmyard there, and took the shaft
bolt from a waggon, and culler from a plough, which were
standing in the yard. We got back to the Sundt &hoot 11 or
half-past. Wa then started breaking into the house. The
man at the house came to the chamber window and asked
us what we wanted. We said wo wanted m sy, and
pelted him with bricks ; he came down stairs and told us
not to break open the door, and be would bring to the
money. He went up stairs, and came omit and said the
mistress could not find the money, AM did not know
where she had put it. wan going across the house, and
Humberstone rammed a piece of a pole at him through the
window. We had then broke a bit off the bottom of the
door. I went down on my knees and I looked under it.
I put a gun under, and told the moat to open the door.
lie told me he would if we would not hurt them. I had
the waggon bolt to break open the door. Laid it down,
and took up the gun to frighten them. When I woe
using the bolt the Tinker had tho gun, and I took
it from him before I put it under the door. Steelton
had the plough-colter, and tried to break open the dour at
the middle part where the lock was. Humberdona and
the Tinker pelted the man at the window. 'foe man
opened the door. I went in with the gun in my hand,
Stretton after me with the waggon bolt, and the Tinker
with the plough-colter. I followed the man upstairs, and
the Tinker me. Steelton stopped below. The mistress
said she did not know where she bad put her money. I
started looking foe it, and found it between two beds in a
owlet, about 12/. in gold and silver, a spade ace half-
guinea, a piece of American coin, and a fl *eh note. I
Naked about for some more, and went down stairs. The
Tinker carried the candle some part of the time, and Mr.
Simpson (the Stanch keeper) other parts. I took the gun
with me up senies, and had it in my hand all the time I
wee upstairs, and never loosed it till I came down again.
When wo came down stairs Simpson stepped up,
and there was nobody down stairs then but our party.
I went into the kitchen. Stretton and Humbentone were
breaking open sonic drawers there, and I broke open a
cupboard in the beat room. The Tinker held the light.
Stretton and Hurnberstone came to us. We took out of
the cupboard from thirty-five to forty silver tea and table
spoons and some sugar howls, a silver drinking cup, and a
plated one, . quantity of rum, gin, and wine. We intil
some ham and beef to eat, and some ale, and made wine
and liquor to drink. Stretton put the silver spoons in his
pocket, and 1 the two drinking cups into mine. We took
three table clothe from the house, and the 'linker had three
or four bottles of liquor tied up in one of them. Humber-
stone took the flitch of bacon. Before we lilt the house
we parted the money, and the Tiuker had near his 3f.
I could not say to a shilling. as we could not make
change. Then wo left the house, and crime on the
railroad and across the fields back into Flettomlane.
There we cut the bacon into pieces, and divided it. The
Tinker made several rings out of the silver spoons—three
or four different meta The Tinker told me so : broad
rings and round ones—one as broad as your nail, and some
of the others like wedding rings. On the Monday morn-
ing after the robbery I took the cope down to Stretton's
house. lie took them, and said he would put them with
the other silver. About a month or six Weal after that
we wanted the silver to sell it. Stretton said it wits all bad.
Me and Humbrrstone went down to his house about it one
night. Stretton was in bed, and so was the Tinker. We
knocked Stretton up, and told him we wanted to see the
silver. lie said it was hid in the ground, and he could
not find it at night, but he would come up a night or
two after, and bring ROW and show us it. I had nose
of the ralver, and I never saw any more of it from that
day to this, except what 1 *ow made into rings. The rings
now produced by Mr. Preston, the constable, aro of the
make and shape of three the Tinker spoke ot, such as I
saw at Talley w ith different persons tl.ere."
After some further evidence had been riven to c-irrobo
rate Hall's testimony, the prisoner was fully committed to
take his trial at the neat Hunts ILVOZPO.
On the 2nd of April, Johd Ouess, of Yaxlev, labourer,
was charged with basing, with others, on the night of the
20th September last, committed a burglary at the dwelling-
house of Mr. Thomas Perkins, of Waehingley, firmer, and
stolen money to the amount of 20!., a gnu, silver watch,
five silver table and eleven teaspoons, two salt spoons, a
' ham, a piece of bacon, four razors, and a quantity of tea,
sugar, cureante, raisins, and pickled onions. The following
is hall's account of this robbery :—" In the latter end of
August, 1851, John Ouess mentioned Mr. Perkins to me,
who he told me live t at Washingley, and, he believed,
would have come money in the house just after harvest.
We went over to Washingley on the Sunday to look
at the house, as I had never seen it. We called
at Folksworth, at the public-house, and had some ale
on our way borne. I paid for it. There were several per-
sons in and out, strangers to me. We then agreed to rob
the house as scion as he had thrashed out some corn. We

told Salmon and Titman what we intended doing, and they
were quite walling to join us. A short time after that we
all met, and agreed to rub the house on the following Satur-
day night. Guess said he would go over to Peterborough
market, and see if he could see Firkins, and watch him.
Then he wax to meet us at the plantation called Morborn
Thorns, between eight and nine o'clock that night. We
met there accordingly, and went straight across the fields to
Mr.'Perkins's house. (Hall then described the dress of
himself and his companions.) Guess had a fustain
coat on, hat, breeches and leggings, and a pistol in
his hand. Before we went into the house he pulled
his coat off, and put his shirt outside his clothes.
I cannot say what he had on his head, but he had
a handkerchief over his face. I think Salmon had
a pistol, but whether in his band or pocket I cannot say.
Gaels carried a biggish horse pistol. Salmon's pistol had
brass about it. Salmon had his shirt on outside, and so had
Titman, and I had a red striped jacket on, and all of us
something over our faces. Wo got to the house from half.
past nine to ten o'clock. They were not gone to bed. We
lifted the latch of the door and walked in. Salmon led ;
Guess followed him, I think ; then Titman, and I went in
last. They were at supper—Mr. Perkins and an old lady.
Perkins was smoking his pipe. Guess said, You've heard
talk of Dick Turpin, haven't you ?' Mr. Perkins said, Yes;
and Guess said, I'm Dick Tenpin, and have brought my
men with me, and we want your money.' Mr. Perkins
then said, I know you want a sup of beer.' He took
up the jug from the table and went to draw some.
We stopped him in the passage as he was going. I
took about two pounds from his pocket, within a shilling,
over or under. Salmon took his watch. We then went up
stairs, Salmon and me. Titman went out of doors to watch.
Ones, was left with the old lady. Mr. Perkins went up
stain with us. We found more money in the drawers on
the staircase, and 6s. in Miss Perkins's pocket, that lay on
the bed. Altogether 31. 16s. There was a half-sovereign
amongst it, in a purse. We then went down stairs. Mr.
Perkins and the old lady went up. We took some silver
teaspoons and tablespoons out of a cupboard, and some gin,
and sat down and ate and drank. Guess carried Miss Per-
kins some wine up stain to drink. Taman and Salmon
afterwards went up stain, and brought down two hams and
a piece of bacon. We sat there drinking until about two
o'clock on Sunday morning. While we were there, the
handkerchief fell off Guess's face. .We parted the money 1
in the house before we left, taking the liquors, hams, and
bacon, a gun of Mr. Perkins's, his watch, the silver, and the
money. Salmon bad the watch. Titman had the gun.
We then went to Yazloy. Salmon had the plate, and sold
it to a man in Peterborough-bridge Fair. We hid the
hams in a straw-stack. The same night we fetebeerthem
away. The straw-stack fell over during the day with the
things in it. Salmon, me, and Gueu fetched them away.
Ws all had some."
At the conclusion of Hall's evidence in chief, the prisoner
denied ever going to Washingley with him to rob Mr. Per-
kins, and said he went with Hall on the Sunday a flatting.
Hall asked if a house was Mr. Perkins's, and he said yes.
Among the property stolen were four razors; one of them
was an old family razor. Four razors were found in Guess's
house when he was apprehended, and one of these Mr. l'er-
kins identified as the old family razor.
Some other evidence of a corroborative nature was given,
and the prisoner was fully committed for trial at the neat
Huntingdon asaises.—Litscohuhint Chronicle.

Tax CHANNEL TOLANDS..—NATIONAL DEFENCES.—
Vbsorst Hardinge, the Muter-General of the Ordnance,
=-odby Lieut.-General Sir John Burgoyne, the
eneral of Fortifications, and Capt. the Ilon. A.
arrived at Guernsey in the course of Thursday, by
H.. M. Lightning, for the purpose of making an official
inspection of the fortifications of that island, with a view of
matertaining how far they would protect the English coast
from an invading force. Their lordships, after a careful
arid lengthened survey of the several ports, re-embarked on
board the Lightning, and departed for Alderney. After
viewing the works of that island they will proceed to Jersey
on a like minion.
BONDING IN MANCRESTER.—The trado aro via-
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ritedly availing themselves of the privilege, ss we have-al-
ways contended they would ; and we cannot doubt, with
our convictions of its great advantage to thin town and
neighbourhood, that the system will be extensively carried
out. We understand that Mr. Gardner, comptroller of the
customs, Liverpool, has been here during the past week,
having been appointed by the Board of Customs to revise
the present staff of officers in Manchester, with the view of
reducing the expenditure to the lowest amount consistent
with the security of the revenue and accommodation to the
trades; and of arranging offices at the bonded warehouses
for the customs officers, prior to leasing their present ester•
blishment is Mosleystreet.—Manchesier Guardian.

SPORTING.
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.
In the subjoined programme of the engavinients for this
meeting we have prefixed an asterisk to the horses at New-
market on last nisit.
MONDAY.—(THIS DAY.)
CRAVEN Ryazan of 10 sovs each, nod 60 added ; 3.y
olds. bat Sib; four, fist lib; five, fist 13Ib ; six and aged,
Art the winner to be sold for 6001., unless exemption
from being sold is claimed at the time of entrance, and
horses for which this claim is made to carry Sib
A.F.

HANDICAP SWIt AAAAA KIR of 20 tors each, and only 5 if
declared ; for 3 and 4-yr olds; the second to r, ceive the
forfeits. D.M.

--liaTeint.TiTliwavrteraxvs of 25 soya each, 10 ft fur four
year aids and upwards. T.Y.C.
11111DLYAIWOICCH STAKNa of 200 cove each, 11 ft for the
produce of mores covered in 1818; colts, tfst 71b; tilli. a,
Bst 41b; untried stallions or mares allowed 3lbs, if tedlt
Albs. Alt. M. (3 cube) •Luke of Redford's Hugo;
•Sir R. Pigott's b f by fit. Francis out of Prioress (in un-
tried); Mr. Worley's—out of Oxonian's dam (stallion not
declared.)
SWERPSTAX EA of 100 son. each, h ft for the product of
mares covered in 1818, and out engaged in either Itithllea-
worth ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, 8t 4lb ; those by stallions out
of mores that never bred a winner allowed 31bs : if I,,th,
611.5. Ab. AL (4 subs.)—•Col. Peel's Livermere, Mr. Ore-
vine's Protection (3lbs), Col. Peel's b f by Touchstone out
of Hersey (300, Lord Orford's I by The Emperor out of
Camarilla (MIA).
SWLEPATA K PS of 100 *Ova. each ; h ft for 3-yr olds ; colt.
fist 7lh each. Cambridgeshire course. 611,,.—•L0rd Exe
ter's Ilex, Lord Exeter's Little John, •Lnrrl Hes-
perus, •Mr. Payne's Wingenund, 'Juke of Iletliurd's
Carrier, paid.
A. L vermeil.° will walk over fur the Ab. M. 100 sous.
stakes, mid Hugo for the Itiddicswurth, there will only bo
three races, viz., the Craven, the 100 sins. stakes, Cambridge-
shire coarse, fur which llce, Hesperus, and Wingenund,
are left in, and the L.M. Handicap, fur which the fulloa ing
are the weights:
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKE, 01'20 Dom each, 6 ft if de-
eland L.M. Guy ?daunt-ring. 4 yes, 144 7111: Exeter,
4 yrs, Not 4th; Recruit, 4 yrs, 84 41b; Telescope, 4 yrs,
See; Livennere, 3 yrs, 7st Db.

TIAIIDAL
SWIMPSTAKYS of 10 soya. each; 3-yr olds, ist ; f9ur,
Bst 41b ; tire and upwards, 13,t Illb ; winner to be sold for
SW tie. First half of Ab. M.

PLATE. of SOL, for 2yr olds ; colts, Eist 711.) ; face,
4 slb. First half of Ah._ N.

.
HANDICAPPLATE of 501. for 3-yr olds and upwards.
Cambridgeshire course.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP of 2.5 SOTII. each ; 10 ft, and
five only if declared ; wilt. 200 added for 3-yr olds and up-
wards; the second to receive 1001. out of the stakes ; tho
winner of the Northamptonshire stakes, or of the Metropo-
litan Handicap, 711 a.; of both, 101 be extra. Clermont
course. (58 subs., 25 of whom paid 6 sons. each.)
Age. at. lb. Are. It. lb.
Tcddington 4 9 0 Father Thames . 3 .5 9
Aphroditi; 4 8 6, *The Old Lad .. 3 5 8
Ilernandes
Payment
*Officious
•Ilardince 5 7 B*c by Faugh.a-
Grand Duke 4 7 4 ballagh, out of
*The Proctor 4 7 .5 Dclia
Merry Peal .... 4 7 4 c, by Melbourne,
Tom Maltby.... 4 7 3 , out of Sally
Knock Knoll .. 4 610 Warfoot
•Tophana
•Ahderbanfann .. 4 6 8 •Caracars
Haresfoot .. ... 4 8 7 *Poodle
•Ilarpsichord.... 4 6 4 *Royalty 3 5 0
•Coryphee 4 8 3 Phimatead .... 3 5 0
*Lady Agnes 3 6 2 *Pluck
•Odessus 3 512 Maria
' Constantino .... 3 610 &tarry
01.1 Rowley .... 3 .5 10 . 'The rent declared ft.
TUEODAY HIDDLEAWORTM STAKES of 200 >Av.. each,
h ft, for the produce of mares covered in Ibis; colts
Bst 71b, filli, s Bst 41b; untried mares or stallions 'Massed
311 m., if both Albs. D.M. (5 subs.)—*Duke of BNlihrd's
Weathergage (It untried), *Lord Exeter's b f by St. Martin,
out of 'Toga; *Mr. Mostyn's Rosary; *Mr. Mostyit's
Magnea, *Col. Peel's The Nabob.

WZONT4D.IV.

SUBSCRIPTION PLATE of .50/.; 3-yro-olds, ist ; four.
71b; five, 94; six and aged, adt 21h. T.Y.C.
HANDICAP PLATE of SOL, for 3-yrs-olds and upwards.
AY.

HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 20 rots. each, 5 ft only it
declared, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; tho second to receive
the forfeits. Cambridgeshire Course.
SWEEPSTAKES of 10 son. each; 3.yr-olds, 7.t; four,
Bst 81h; five and upwardr, Sist Ilb ; the winner to be sold
for 1501., &e. Ab. M.
SWEEPSTAKES of 10 nova. each ; 3-yr-olds, colts, Sat 71b,
and fillies, Bst 3lh • winner to be sold fur 2001., 6tc. ; find
half of Ab.M. deneral Aneots'e hr c by Orlando, out of
the Princess (5 • Duke of Bedford's chc Hugo (311 w).
• Mr. Batson's Khadidja, late Aback; (31b.). Lord Ches-
terfield's c by the Knight of the Thi,tio out of Dices (3dis).
Lord Clifilen's Ilymettus. Lord Clifden's e by Lanercost
out of Flycatcher. Lord Exeter's fby Benson out of Me-
rope(3lbs) • Lord Exeter's bI by St. Martin—Toga. Lord
Glasgow's f by Alarm out of Plirsalis (3lbs). Mr. Gre-
ville's hf by Alarm out of Jane (31bs). Mr. Marc'. f by
Touchstone, out of Event (31bs). Sir J. Hawley's Bob
Major (51bs). Lord Orford's Fire Queen (31'w). Lord
Orford's f Mina (3ibs). Lord Orford's ?Mina (31bs).
• Lord Orford's fby lon out of Exotic. • Lord Orfersra
Sophistry (311)1). Mr. Payne'. Glenluee. Mr. Pavne's
llirsuta. • Colonel Peel's Livermore. Colonel I°, el's
fby Slane out of lodinu's dam. Colonel Peel's b by
Touchstone out of Hersey (31bs). • Colonel Peel's Lapillist.
Baron Rothschild's b c by Alarm out of Languish (11w)
General Anson's f (dead) by Orlando out of the Princess.
Lord Chesterfield's f (dead) by:Knight of the Whistle out of
Direr (311rx). Duke of Bedford's Sophistry (paid). Duke
of Bedford's f (dead) by Cotherstone out of Reminiscence.
Lord Exeter's f (dead) by Phlegm, dam by Velo -iptale.
Lord Exeter's Martinet (paid). Sir J. llawlej't Miteri-
cords (dead) paid.
THURSDAY.

St rOIfRIPTION PLATE of 301. ; 3.yra-old, Gat 121 b; four,
Bst 7th ; five, get. : and aged, Oct 31b. ; the winner to be
sold for 3001. D.H.14

HANDICAP PLATS of 501., for 3-yr olds and upwards.
T.Y.C.

HANDICAP PLATI of 70i., for 3-yr olds and up-
wards. D.I. _

HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 20 'ors. cacti, only aft if
declared, for 4 yr-olds and upwards ; the second to receive
the forfeits. A.F.

SIWZEPSTAIES of 10 sort. each, for 3-yr olds, 7 716;
four, Bst 12Ib ; and upwards, 9,t 311 i; mares and geld-
ings allowed 31h ; the winner to be sold for 200 t , &c. ; if
entered to be sold for 1501.. allowed 71b, for 1001., 121 b;
fur 7016 e, 161 b.; for 401. 211 b. D.M.

Swgzi•svAgits of 501. each, h ft, for 3-yr olds that never
won before the time of closing for this stake ; colts, Bst 71b;
fillies, Bet 21b; those that have started twice before the
time of closing allowed 41b; thrice or more, 6lb ; to be
claimed at the time of naming. D.M. (3 subs.) Mr. Ca-
rew's The Suttler (61b) ; Mr. Herbert's °demos (61b); Lord
Derby's Longbow.
SWEEPSTAKES of 100 son. each, h ft, for foals of 1849 ;
colts, Bst 71b; filthy, Bit 41b; the produce of mares that
have bred a winner of 2,000 guineas, Grand Duke Michael,
Derby, Oaks, or St. Leger, 71b extra; those by stallions or
out of mores that never bred a winner, allowed alb. D.M.
6 subs. *Duke of Bedford's Weatherguage (31b) ; •Lord
Chfden's Munn; *Lord Clifden's Herperus ; •I,ord Exe-
ter's Stockwell (31b) ; •Lord Orford's Alcoran; Mr. Pane's
Glenluce,
CLAIM STAKES of 200 an. each, h ft, for 4-yr olds;
colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bat 21b. D.I. (5 subs.) *Lonl
Exeter's Phlegm; Mr. Greville's Amide ; Mr. Howard's
Grecian ; *Mr. Mare's Recruit ; Mr. Osbaldiston's Moun-
tain Dew.
MATCH, 100 son, 25 ft, Bst 71b each. D.M.—Mr. God-
dard's c by Auckland dam by Itedshank out of I'rublem,
against Mr. B. Bateon's Den Nevis.

F&IDLT.

HANDICAP Swinerreins of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for all
ages. T.Y.C.
Swatriersnsa of 10 son. each, for 2-ye olds ; colts,
Set 71b; fillies, Eat 4lb ; the winner to be sold for 1604 ; if
entered to be sold for 1001., allowed 61bs ; for 80/., 91bs ; for
501„ 121bs; for 2.51., 16Ibe. Last half of Ab. M.
POST STANZA of 100 sore each, h ft, for 4 yr olds;
colts, Bst 7lb ; fillies, Bst 41b, not named in the Claret.
T.M.M. (4 subs )—*Midas, Runnymede, l'rimo Minister,
Lamartine.
Bwinrsvinza of 100 Soo. each, hR, for 3-yr olds;
colts, fist 71b; fillies, Bst 21b. D.M. (4 subs.)— General
Anson's Bull's-eye, *Lord Clifden's Sackbut, *Lord Exe-
ter's Ambrose, *Colonel Peel's Nabob.
SWENTSTANNS of 50 SOPS. each, for 3-yr-old Men,
Bst 71b each ; those by untried stallions or out of mares that
never bred a winner allowed 4lbs ; only one allowance.
D.M. (6 subs.)—*Lord Exeter's f by St. Martin out of
Amims, Lord Exeter's fby St. Martin out of Scarf (41h.),
Mr. Payne's Hirsute, *Lord Clifden's f Rosary, *Lord
Orford's br f Sophistry (41bs), Duke of Bedford's Sophis-
try ham d
rtine, Father Thames, Grecian, and two or three
more from Dilly's,- will be hero to-morrow, and Primo
Minister on Thursday.

ENTRTES FOR MONDAY (TO•DAYA
CRAVIN STAlLM—Harpsichord, Little Savage,Waverley,
Lady Agnes.
HANDICAP. D.M.—G uy Mannering, Recruit, Telmeope,
Livermere, Exeter.
The races not expected to commence before three.

LATEST BETTING.
PINWILAILKET HANDICAP.
7 to 1 art Raololph I $ to I list The Old Lod
6to I Maria ICI to I Olecknaa
FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP.
7 to 3 soot Voltlgoor.
DERBY.
i 3 to I loot Augur.

ALLEGED STRIKE AMONGST
On Thursday between 70 and 80
this port at the same time, the
carrying the flag of Union. W
(creme had arisen between the
consequence of which they unanimously
the fishing ground until some -- -
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PIitYTECTION AND THE FORTHCOMLNO

ELECTIONS.

(Tram lbir Daily Ni..)e

Whatever they may do in the towns at the corn-
ing eketion, there can he no doubt that the Derby-
ite candidates will try the protectionist dodge in the
country electoral districts. Farmers have ta...eu said
to be $ confiding ;so confiding in truth that they
actually invite treachery oft the part of their politi-
cal laden whom they would pledge to the per-
formanee of impossibilities. But it is not altogether
trust in protectionist politicians which heels the
fanners to require their candidates to adhere to the
name of protection u a shiboleth, though tho thing
itself has literally died of exhaustion.
They recollect very well, what their landlords would
fain forget and have forgotten, t hat fur years and years
the one doleful cry of the landlords was " free-trade
in corn will ruin the tenant farmers, or at least the
existing body of tenant fanners ;" the corollary being
that tenant fanners ought to rally at one man round
the candidates the landlord cliques who control the
county elections should think fit to propose. Well
their object was accomplished, for at nearly all the
county elections the farmers, sinking their opinions
on all other questions, gave their active, earnest, and
undivided support to protectionist candidates. Men
who had for twenty years been sound and liberal
politicians—not a few of then, with strong democra-
tic tentletickw that would be absolutely horrifying to
Lord Dratie —threw overboard all their previous
opinions and convictions, and teased up their bats fur
any booby politician who would promise to maintain
monopoly prices of grain and law-made scarcity of
food. That the combination of a dominant landocruey
with nineteen-twentietha of the capitalists engaged in
cultivating the soil of this kingdom was a formidable
one, none can deny. Nothing but the soundness
and justice of the cause of free industry could have
enalokd the adweates of free-prude to sustain so
onerous a contest. The contest, however, was fought
out, and the combined forces of landlords and tenant
fermi is, the sordid taxers of the people's food to keep
up tints, and the dupes who had been deluded into
engugunwuts on the faith of artificially enhanced
pica, were eibmally routed. They could nut defend
or retain their monopoly when established be law ;
does any one imagine that a similar combination, if
it could* be gut together (which is impossible), could
recover from the industrious classes of this county
the lost monopoly of food ?
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Now politician; know the restoration of protection in
any form to be impossible, and farmers for the most
part know it also. Why, then, is it probable that pro-
tectionist professions, vague promises of a contingent
innovation of some duty on foreign corn, are likely to
pron., attractive to the frirmers at the coming elections?
Simply for this reason :—the tamers seek to hold
their landlord politicians to the continued assertion
that a protectionist policy is essential to British agri-
culture. because that policy failing, the tenants will,
on the landlord's own showing, have established a
CIA% fur reduction. 'fhe landlords, on the other

hand, want some measure of protection, be it ever so
nominal or transitory, because it will enable them
to bit: out of their predictions of agricultural ruin,
and stand upon the value of their commodity, their
land, in the market. Let them once have obtained
some measure, call it protection or call
it compensation, which gives, or affects to
give, some class-benctit to the occupiers of
agricultural land, and they will speedily cry quits
with their tenants; and then to any application for
reduced rents on account of free-trade and moderate
prices, the answer will be, " you don't like your
farms at the present rents, there arc others ready to
take them." This is the sort of under-game hind-
owners and farmers are at the present moment play-
ing off against each other• and in order to play it
they both profess a faith in that protection which they
well know to be a falsehood and a sham. It is a
case of diamond cut diamond ; it presents the agri-
cult arid mind elaborating a series of super-subtle and
one-sided combinations, which might be more truly
than courteously designated low cunning. Nothing
can be more utterly hollow than the pretences of
both "ides; still the immediate effect will probably
be to render the profession of protectionism one on
the means by which it will please a majority of the
farmers to be gulled by the adherents of the DERBY
ministry.
Now, the profession of adherence to
.protection,
whether it assume the form of a remise to " re-
verse " the fees-trade policy, as with Mr. CHRIS-
TONIFR, or only to" modify it," as with Mr. Secretary
%I.POLE and Mr. HENLEY, involves the necessity
on the part of the free-traders of re-arguing the
question, notwithstanding it has been finally de-
cided. With this view let us bring together a few
of the facts upon which the argument must tarn.
First, then, we have the undenied fact that all
• dose. of traders and manufacturers, the masters and
men, capitalists and workmen, are thriving, and are
likely still further to thrive, under the free-trade
pdicy ; and that they one end all understand the
source of their prosperity, and mean to defend it.
Next, the agricultural labourers are more fully
employed than formerly, and the real value of their
wages, its power of purchasing the necessaries of
life, is greater than at any time within the pest cen-
tury. The pauperism the rani districts has also
wonderfully diminished. Such notices as the follow.
ing, which we find in a legal newspaper, may well
be called "a great fact" tar free-trade: "At the
board of guardians of the Bluster Union on the 26th
inst. (March), there were but eight applications for
relief from the twenty puking in the Moister die-
triet, and of this number thane was not one tram W-
eeder. From the sixteen peddles in the Bletsk
don district there were bet eleven application. lA.
somber is eanseely sewed? And this, be it noted,
sewn in a party agricultural district, and where
the husbandry is by no means of the "cobalt dia-
meter.
The ;awaken of distress them if distress then
be, is naiad to agricultural aghast*, the Meant-
tanners, and it must be upon their ease that the ap-
peal for protection must date be made. Their con•
Lilies is to supply reasons for meeting ea demo-
eyeary law far their relief, or for the " eat-deor
relict " of their laadlorde, or there out be we melon
for the eneetiosot of any such law. If the landlords
sad !nem cosset make a ease kw sending round
W bat. the hat soot eat be sent nand at sit, end
=Velms meet net be entreated from the
W ether dense of this nation.
Let as inquire what are the feats in this instance.
We tars to the Amore' Mossim, a proteetisaist
pwiedisel so lens as existed, aad we find
in the gamed agrieul repeat for March, that
W Menem in the act kw, and coneneently the
as el goon°, has of ,sum boded to wheats rather
then diminish the pe*mhee of impresser and then
follows a long dk " kir the repose d rennin
against an exclusive agency for, and • fixed- rise
of this now asessisry article to geed farmers t and
the public and the shipowners are called upon te
"assist is breaking down a most absurd and
ohm sosoopoly. It is well to see the enfruwer
hoisted with his owe petard. But we cite due pas-
sage for the Wad the het iiiielaped, that there wee
an
year, that eseressuely theremed
anglemensption of
tea
and still snorebe revdroll Amen
during die eurrent year. We miens is energy
this indicates ea do pert of the fismang body, and
in the emcees oath energy is athiere, but it is not
a fact which tends M make out a case foriorotectiem
So, ague, from the same authority we kern, "tint
fat stock has paid better than grain of late years is
too evident to require any lengthened obeervatkel4
consequently we perceive that the use and consump-
tion of clinks are steadily increasing." And this
increased coasaopptt of oileake is coincident with
• due great slresdinee of [stock] food on most farms,"
which " has prevented tie necessity of purchasing
largely of cake, although the consumption of the
latter article his been on the increase." This proem
that more farmers than formerly are using artifl.
vial food for their dock. Well, then, it is •
great relief to the philanthropic mind to find that
we have ant been abundantly fed with fat beef, mat-
toe, and pork for some years past, to the luau and
ruin of the tenant-farasere; that we are not when
munching our roast bad as Mr. Kann says we are,
picking the bones of a Lachlan agriculturist Here
also the case far compulsory charity to the owners
and occupiers of lied breaks down. Then it seem,
there is some reason to fear that the Australian
shepherds may run eff to the a diggins," and mend as
/en wool than mel-p yet. seek is the present ezten •
-
f our 40011116 ttlidc, that more, Mbar than
ft ,itt by the tlailhatarere. The
wig as Ms maw of his Hoek, ,
as 044 sossigontios pries to the
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