The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-02 00:00:00

the erprel.

TO CORREOPORDISITO.
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NIGH WAThR AT LONDON DRIDOI.
Taw Me—illsesiar, 41k. II lb,
Tomairow—adm. 416 41- Mk,

LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2.

LORD LONSDALI, on Thursday last, told the mem-
bers of the West Cumberland Agricultural Society,
that "though the farmer formerly gained by his
wheat trope, there is at present an appearance that
he may attain the same advantage by another road."
Here we have another Minister speakiog out. The
farmers must no longer rely on their Tory friends,
but on themselves. This is what Free-traders have
long ago declared, and now we have Tory landlords
and cabinet ministers singing the same song. But
the Free-traders have always said something more—
which is this—that the farmers must have fair play,
and not be asked to pay landlords' rent and feed
landlords' game.
Whilst the workhouses are getting empty by the
operation of Free-trade, the gaols are gradually
getting their usual glut at this season through the
evil working of the Game-laws. The farmers com-
plain of distress, and Mr. InsaAnt is expected to
afford them some relief out of the pockets of other
people. How much better would it be if that relief
were legitimately and honestly given by a repeal of
laws which fill the prisons, impoverish the farmer,
and lower the moral tone of the rural population of
the kingdom. Lord LoNsDALE should see to this—
if he really wishes to be a " farmers' friend."
Before the year 1832, no one in this country could
all take, kill, or poseur game, unless possessed of
a freehold estate of 10)01. a year, or had certain other
qualifications which were deemed equivalent—one,
for instance, was being Captain in the Militia!
In that year an alteration was made, abo-
lishing the necessity of a property qualifica-
tion to kill game, and authorising its sae
by licensed dealers, but in other respects the stria-
coney of the law remained unaltered. Birds sod
beasts of game still matinee things sacred to flee
landed ol4u-ehy.. and are protected by heavy Ines,
lengthened imprisonments, cumulative penalties, and
successive punishments. Let us give a few ems-
plea of the law which it is one of the special saimimm
of the present DERUY-DIsRAELI Administration to
uphold. Is it on this acoouut they ham hood Weer
with the firmer/ ?
Taking or killing game out of season, ems an a
man's own land, subjects him to a penalty of 10e.
for each game beast or bird, or even an egg, or to
two months' imprisonment with hard labour, to be
inflicted by that unammilate tribunal, two justices.
Any. person taking or killing game without a gams
certificate is liable to • penalty of SL, or three
months at the treadmill, at the fiat of two worshipful
gems preservers; and he is liable also to be made
totiopay fora certificate 4L, and also to pay an addi-
penalty of 201. for sporting without • certifi-
cate. 'The two latter same are recoverable before
two Conimiesiooms of AirosedTaxes, and in case of

non-oraset, the a stireder " is impiigoned for six
months beyond thejestiese then months' imprison-
ment. M e mid length= the list of these atroci-
ties, but is not the Oen me* manna ?
And why are nth eppremin laws enacted ?
Simply beano there esa be espreprty in,
game animals—Hesse they are e lie
st mbiokens
which are domesticated, and meet be confined
within boob sod identified. No men sea my any
individual wild animal—any hue, rabbit. ne phis-
sent—below to him, except whibt it lOW= on his
own land. According to law and remiss alike game
ssimsls mmeftre nature ; they are his only who can
capture them; they cannot be confined or identified.
And lessen they are creatures in which the marl
who ems them can only hare a temporary, looting,
sad bagman interest, the game pressmen have ea-
acted hese laws and swage puthhassils he disk
It will be ronuebeed that at the
the Marquis el &meow de-
lOWA the Gemelaws becalm • the lodised hes the
smogs inane in the pine on Ids bed that he has
demestio Fernley" ; mad such is the standing
Whey se the EfeaLIGNITIML So ma kor the
them at the grs•prourter who imsecoess
folly invaded let us turn to the ono-
bail operation of the Cianglaws and pas preen-
ratios.

• Mb $7 be claimed under three heeds—first, the
dal as al ackadtand =
sad the im-
Ia pod aessedly their
Winn as loam ; and , thirdly,
tOs dommilholha at lablvOng elan, on&

intatgine. And here let us 'mark that
1161 ;mile the ruder sr
min% C=11117.1440nt for their Inns, whisk
the lamb as at pay from die pain grows en
the bed, yet landlord reeerne the gaine
to seek an extent as nearly to destroy the tenant's
naps. Is hie evident; be the Ciene-law Com-
mittee, Lord Hountrom mkt he had lien a gene
preserver and afterwards bear em sztimsive ism
prover of land, and be soon found the two nega-
tions—a preserver of gene and an improver of lead
—octly incompatilis." lie " I son
forms ••farmer deans of inboards( sarong my
tenantry and into the asighboadmod a better Prism
of cultivation, that it was ins* *aim to de on
unless I completely deeneyol the Lees: Air the
attempt merely to reign them was min, he a
rad ~XI repaired the ambers to ewe am Mist
dist I found there was so ideal men bet eadas
destruction." Anther viten% Mr. O. Galinen, of
MIA, had made a metal eapaineet as to the
acted quantity of farm reins nonmed by hone
sad rabbits, sad he hand OM irm dlommul
as neck es one sheep. dad k mime ht reediest,'
that berm and rabbits are varied ill emir the asp
—picking here, nibbling there, sod new is earn*
in other plaese—from seed time op to harvest, in
that the acted quantity they ertmone, Inge as it is,
forms a*adisimprfeet raresure of their astrestive•
ass. 'lllr. OACIITLIT, who kr NNW yens
D nano" gantsdmego is the Ann of thy
e
Dube el joura,A.ND in _ hood the War
wee Ghent We. per sere AM the limb of the
Ilembein Mob en tell Kneeing abed the km a
!serer lame when his lambed preserves gene.
Of the "sad= af the
_gaime stne IN Innis
ems benne will nlies. Mr. Morsyn Ink a bra
Is. Medea es Mee kr 18 yews, and tits gene was
remind to the badierd. When the tsusotiisd the
farektevosgindlerd sad his eon were tSe,r and
the colloquy took pins :—" I • said
Mr. Mona, " to what extent I might the
=tinof game would be carried; and hie (the
gly was, Oh, Coorca, I mere yea
ne gem: word tr. be preeervtrti: hart yea.' elm;
saftne, -y Imam peaks the "series Will
be imprilmemt es ay pet.' Netwilifiefamiling
this verbal pisige._ the bereer wee nobody b.
Jared by pre. AM merit the remelt. The Oman
reprenand lie grimness about the game
to the hrolict—the agent who was pre-
sent at the og in a Arm but reepect-
ful manner; sad the reply rewind was, that
he (the spat) had no power or aided.' _ewer the
game, mmi ha imilined the truant to the hoof pew
keeper. The inept appibd to the keeper, sad wee bid
that the grestity of geese was no mere then anal; he
plain, Tgee mamt
that the basal Amid hen to mes-
h. me ienreseleas basin, the gins."
AM to noisy this the bean Amer agent
to fOrmohoonr a men mmeery, the bomb
et Abe ante had been expressly Mid met to trouble
the badieed with direct complaints, but to mead=
ell emir grievances to the agent. And this is a fir
=lof a pate prenerver's neeelity—u the
ce preen's' Mateo bow to their cost.
Bet vest as is the tbstrestion of Arm peaches
awed by game, sad serious as are the asimsYeb to
, limn farmers, these Map elk into weft by nes-
probes with the demandiredee which gra
am mow& the Womate dames. Fen
men led by their indent ie peen ; it what b the
=fesissager or emu . ia the peasant beeleseas=
simpeeted, el
Mena belongs a prosedbed man ; Inn* Pe-
ewee% bents den not imegley him, ern do bop.
gabs liablb paused by pwiteg rosin him ism
valuable as a labourer to the few who de and

her. le AIWA their bY a
reit= Thisedirth 11. _ he
emes.l.2 bears atom ;-1 set
.ies
isksiweL ~......, ia me=
"airley—;;;lth
sad , NW
crimes elyfire shoat • A rife where.-
eyes pen is Imply preeenells aslsapiritif Weed
and mit gran op kiIIOSII the Wierstiag ekes=
and tbsovsess of lawl, bless= se ma sr key lea
walk abed the Mb= womb 'tithed beim elomg
by the seaskeepere sae his motives sod
sell= is tuition. L sheet, game pitervatios h
the sews. aro el =say of our asset noel
ahbile=l ma the Cless-lawe retardAtemeel kr
prweeents weeywhere. If the whi. I.
mkt the hspFej ese way of &keg elhossally
weld be te ONO= the fleasolswe.