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London, England, 1858-10-02 00:00:00

lII.—EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS. (From all Sources.)

Surplus Balance beyond the Charge of the Consoli-
dated Fund for the Quarter end June 30. 185 e,
iz.:—
Britain
Ireland Z116,054
g 416,054
Income received in the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1858,
as shown in Account 1
16,964,052
Amount received in the Quarter ended Sept. 30,185 e,
in repayment of advances for Public Works, Jac 427,042

17,807,148
Balance, being the deficiency on the 30th of Sept.,
1858, upon the charge of the Consolidated Fund In
Great Britain, to meet the Dividends and other
Charges payable in the Quarter to Let. 31, 185 e,
and for which Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) will be
issued in that Quarter

THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY'S HARVEST-

519,002,006

HOME.

DURING the last two or three years the Earl of
Shaftesbury has given a series of harvest-homes
upon different parts of his extensive estates in the
neighbourhood of Wimbotne St. Giles, Dorsetshire ;
and that for the parishes of Horton, Chalbury,
Woodlands, and Hinton Martel was held upon
Chalbury -bill, on Saturday last. The day was
beautifully fine, and a more appropriate spot could
not have been desired for such a gathering, affording,
as it does, a magnificent prospect of the surrounding
country. After attending Divine service, the
labourers, both male and female, to the number of
about 430, assembled in a large marquee, on the top
of the hill, where a bountiful good old English dinner
was spread with much taste for their entertainment.
His lordship presided at one of the tables, and several
ladies and gentlemen assisted in dispensing the good
things provided. On the repast being concluded and
thanks offered up, the health of the noble earl was
proposed by Mr. John Newman, and drunk amid
enthusiastic cheers.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, after impressing upon
his hearers the duty of thanking God tor the bounties
of the harvest and for the good things they had
received that day, said :

My good friends, having you here, I must take this
opportunity of offering to you one or two words of counsel
—sound and good counsel—the result of experience, and
stimulated by the great desire I have for yoar welfare.
Now, you men, I address you first. I do implore you to
turn to good accoant the advantages you now enjoy. It is
within your power greatly to improve your own conditon.
You are, I am happy to say, now placed in far better cir-
cumstances than you used to be • you have more indulgent
and mere kindly disposed employers, you have a greater
amount of occupation offered to you, and if you will but go
zealously into the work before vou—more particularly into
those large works of drainage I am carrying on now and
shall continue to carry on for the benefit of the estate--it is
in your power to realize such wages u may place you and
your families in a far superior condition than hitherto. But

Amount applied out of the Income for the Quarter
ended Sept. 30, 1854, to redemption of Exchequer
Bills (Deficiency) for the Quarter ended June 30,E
1,735,696
185 c.
Amount applied out of the Income to supply Services
in the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 185 n
Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter
elided Sept. 30, 11,48, viz.:—
Interest of the Permanent Debt .. 5,524,049
Terminable Debt 1,430,325
Interest of Exchequer Bills (De

ticiency)
The Civil List
Other Charges on Consolid Fund
Advances for Public Works, dc...
Surplus Balance beyond the Charge of the Consoli-
dated Fund for the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 18(d,
viz.:—
Great Britain
Ireland

nil.
101,259
37'2,799
2,•5,818

7,097,245

i19,002,G05

when you make these wages, recollect they are not to be
expended in idleness and indulgence. Above all things,
beware of the pothonse ; above all things, beware of drink.
It is the great, the besetting curse of the working population
of these realms. I have told you before, and I will tell pa
again, lest you forget the fact, that the working people of
the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland
expend upon beer, ardent spirits, and tobacco—l am almost
ashamed and regret to say it—no less than 65,000,0001.
every year of their lives. Why, only conceive what such a
sum of money would be in the pockets of the working
men,—only conceive what such a sum of money would be
expended in the imrrovement of their homes, in the
education of their children, for the general benefit of them-
selves, to be laid up in savings banks for an evil day, or the
period of old age ! Yet all this you have within your own
reach ; and that enormous sum of money—which if the
Queen were to endeavour to take out of your pockets in
the shape of taxation would cause a revolution—you spend
yourselves, to your own misery, the misery of your families,
and those who come after you.

Lord Shaftesbury having urged his hearers to
avail themselves of the system of evening classes,
which he was desirous of extending, proceeded to
say :

Now, my good women, I wish to say a few words on
the responsibilities whioh rest upon you. I wish to
impress upon the women, especially the daughters of toil,
how great are your responsibilities, how vast your power,
and what a wonderful influence you can eiert over those
committed to your care. Why, you women, are you
aware of this, that more depends upon you, upon your
conduct. upon your principles, upon the mode in which you
treat and bring up your children,—more depends upon you
than all the men in the world put together? You have the
children under your care, and you have almost absolute
command over them until eight or nine years of age; and
during that time what is there you may not implant in
their minds? What is there you may not teach them to do
and believe? Do you discharge this duty, or do you
neglect the obligation imposed upon you? Oh! let me
impress upon ynt that your own happiness, the happiness
of your husbands, the happiness of your children—more,
the dignity and happiness of the country to which you
belong, depend upon the way in which you perform your
duties. What makes a great nation ? What are lords
and ladies—what are all the great folks without a moral
and happy people living in the realms ? You it is who
constitute the strength of a nation; and you it is who will
constitute the weakness of a nation if you do not bestow

yourselves, by the blessing of Almighty God, to giving to•
the children committed to your care the advice and in
struction you may learn from the lips of your pastors and
from the open Bible. God has committed to every one a
duty ; and bear in mind your first duty to your children
and your husbands imposes upon you the necessity of giving
them a cleanly, cheerful, happy home. Many a husband
has been driven to the pothonse by indifference to this and
the conduct of the wife, and many a husband may be won
back by the attractions of a comfortable home and the
decent and cheerful demeanour of the wife. Depend upon
it, there is nothing more honourable, nothing more digni-
fied, nothing more captivating, nothing more attractive
to the heart, nothing that can more deeply impress the
mind of a thinking mar. than to see the decent, happy
home of one of the working classes. Let me remind you
that there sits on the throne of these realms one who is
a bright example to every one, even the poorest in her
dominions. There can be nothing more beautiful or
more simple than her domestic life—nothing more
respectful to her husband—nothing more tender to her
children ; but cf this I am sure, that nothing would give
her more delight than that we might he able to say—
" After all, good as you are, happy and honourable as your
life may be, your Majesty is no better than the rest of
your subjects." Would to God we might he able to say
it. Do you labour to obtain that happy end? I shall not
be wanting, by God's blessing, to aid you in the work.
have done what 1 can; and by the blessing of God I will
go on to improve your dwellings and to take care that
every peasant on the estate shall have a dwelling with
everything that decency and comfort require. But then
if 1 do these things at considerable expense and labour
you must join with me end strengthen my hands, and show
the work 1 undertake is not altogether fruitless. My
good men, my good women, can I trust and believe that
from this day fors ard you will labour with me in this happy
work, for the honour of the estate, for your own comfbrt,
and for the good of all?
Lord Shaftesbury concluded with a few words of
earnest exhortation, reminding them of the blessings
they enjoyed, that they were a free people, a British
people, and that it was their own fault if they were
not a Christian people.
The observations of the noble earl were listened
to with profound attention throughout. After
drinking the healths of the Countess of Shaftesbury
and Lord Ashley, the party rose to join in the dance
or participate in the rural sports which had been
provided for their aniusement, thus spending a most
pleasant and happy day.

AGRICULTURE IN EVESHAM.

AT the annual meeting of the Vale of Evesham
Agricultural Society, under the presidency of the
Hon. Frederick Lygon, M.P.,

Mr. FOLEY, M.P., in responding for " The Health
of the County Members," spoke of the advance in
agriculture of late years, and especially in machinery.
He believed we should in the end have produced a
steam•plough, which for simplicity and economy
would be adapted for the purposes intended. He
thought that, considering the rapid communi.lation
which they were now enabled to have between dif-
ferent parts of the country, considering the facilities
of communication which had been established, and
the various disasters to which trade and commerce
were liable, the panics and the strikes which they
had occasionally to endure, the price of land would
rise ; and he believed that to hold or to occupy land
would be the best investment that a man could have
for his capital. A large purchase of land bad lately
been made in that neighbourhood by a distinguished
foreigner—the Due d'Aurnale—who, he thought, had
made a good choice in the selection of land, where
he would find some of the best specimens of English
agriculture. The duke had also entered kindly into
the objects of the Vale of Evesham Agricultural
Society, by offering a premium for the encourage-
ment of the growth of mangold-wurtzel.
Subsequently, " The Health of the Borough
Members" being given,
Mr. HOLLAND alluded to the threatened Reform
Bill, observing that, whatever its effects might be
upon that borough, ha was sure it would he found
that the people of Evesham would support the prin-
ciples of liberty and political freedom, and that
they would be ready to do what was necessary for the
welfare of the county generally.
Mr. RANDELL proposed the health of the chairman.
The Hon. F. LYOON replied, his remarks being
entirely non-political.
Numerous other toasts were given and responded
to, and various agricultural topics were discussed
with much gusto.

A 'TAUNTED HOUSE is the object of superstitious
awe at Greenock. The occupant is the wife of a
seaman, who is alleged to have been first disturbed by
certain mysterious moanings. The poor woman has
actually been frightened both out of her composure
and her house, going at night to sleep with a
friend in another part of the town, leaving the
ghosts in undisturbed possession of the house.

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