The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-16 00:00:00

THE FARMERS ON FINANCIAL REFORM.

ST. GERMANS CORNWALL.
A meeting was held at S'. Germans, on Monday,
to take measures to support the guardians in their attempt to
reduce the 'dories of the °than connected with the union.
Mr. LITTLIITON, of Dandrake, occupied the chair.
Mr. 7. BLAKE, of Lutdrake, proposed the followini re-
'Glades :

That this meeting entirely concurs la the opinion of tlitir board of
yeardleas as to the Juana and liberality of the offer contained in the
meohatim pawed by them on the 4th of January last, ussaely—" Re-
solved, that aniklent press ads have been Mown by the mmolttee for
matsfaimhe Sollowterr vedeetiens:—Cierk, hue lOtti. a year to ;X,
after Amy nest ; relieving eater, from SQL to 701., rater sod
matron, 104 to SW • chaplain, tram SQL to 33L ; sehooloshalose
from 2.51. to 101.^—and that the remuneration proposed to be glum le
fair; and that this meeting pie lge themselves to use merry somititu-
tonal means to have the above re,olutkm serried into direct.
He mid he entirely concurred in the language of that
resolution, and with their guardians who bud attempted so
properly to reduce the salaries ; although, had he been con-
salted. he should hare gone further with the reducions that
Uwirr4.744'. Elit seconded the resolution.
8. DESIAINBRAY, E.g., proposed an amendment:
That as the question of reducing the saLwiev, of the officers of the
is was carried by only a small majority of the:boordof
it is Mviisbie me peeMone • further eenaideration of the mg=
wait the gazing et the Bighway hall, when further duties may be
required of the art and other oftleers at the same salaries.
Mr. TUCKER concurred almost entirely with the re-
marks made by Mr. Demainbray, and fully seconded his
amendment.

After some Mscumion a allow of hand, was taken, when
only three were held up for the amendment, which was
accordingly lost
Mr. MAY, of Botnaflenting, proposed the mond reso-
lution :

'at a memorial be presented to the Nor-iew Commissioners
urgently reporting them to recoa.ider their determiintion of not
allowing the resolution as pared by the Board of Guardian', on the
4th day of January last, in reference to the oforeand redtietiost., and
conveying to them sue opinion that by their coinciding with the pur_
port of the said resolution, it will have the effect of calming the grow.
l'tg discontented feeling now so generally espreveed.
In the course of his speech he said that the aristocracy
pretended to have a greet regard for vested prorerty, but it
was only so far as they them es concerned, for with
*no stroke of the pen they had done away with what thou-
sands of their tenantry c ,n,idered to be vested property.
(Cheers) In their opinion the farmers were as ignorant as
she cattle that drove their ploughs, but he could tell them
that the farmers knew as well as any one when they were ill
used, and he could tell them that it wee by the loot ace of
them farmers they had managed to trample upon their
rights.
After some discussion,
Mr. C. JEFFERY remarked that the tenant farmers had
certainly taken their estates under the ides that protection
was to be continued, whereas n)w they had to live in the
beet way they could under the auspice. of free trade. (Hear.)
What they had done to-day, and the resolutions they had
come to, was the first step taken to getting • reduction of
the whole national expenditure. (Cheers.) He thought
the poor law commissioners, who were no doubt vay wise
in their own conceits, ought for all that to. be exceedingly
careful haw they ventured to interfere with the doings of
each • respectable body of men u the St. Permute' board of
guardians. (Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN having put the resolution, it was tar-
ried without a dissentient vice.

W. SYMONS, Eq., of Hatt, propoesd the seat racist-

That it it the opinion of this meeting that the bill now before per.
listaimt to amend the laws relative to the management of the
highways in England and Wal • ill, If carried out in its t
farm prove prejudicial to %Ito inn rtista of agriculturista ; that a
petition be prepared opting the planing of the mid act, and that our
manlier. Mr. Carew, he requested to present it, and Nipped the
Fraser thereof.
Rev. Dr. FLETCHER, etconded the resolution, which
was put and carried.
Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting
concluded.