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party, I do mot twit to that opiate's; yet, to wet the sag.
session, and to prevert awl technicality defeatiog the justice
of the osae, I kreby give notice to the Directors through
you; sad require of than to publish aectirdioely Foortette
Day previous to the bolding of the 'seat Dearest Gnirk sock
Netter that 1 gave at their last General Cubit, via. ortiat
(the Meoserial of Mr. Merobisswev sod the Papers reads(
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GM., met that fast Nem *mesa amia News. Tberapera
lad G. mai Mews. Crawebey awl Co. be remitted.'
" I am, Sir,
" Year thiet obedient gertailit,
" T. T. RIGBY.
" Tetchy Leh+. mar Blarbiatier, Haute,
rioreasbete,llll2l." •
JOSEPH DART. immfarry.

NPOITAIIIT
AGRICULTUNAL MEETING.

Os Maids% perfume' to odvertimemestot amber of the
.6101 minaret arld farmer* of the smear of
feiaFii itaess-Vetl Lewee, for the purpose of taking isle
musfiersties the Foment depressed state of Agriculture.
TheiaMmiteiliwet the Boar lee was literallytill; Ng on the
preposition of Mr. ilissma, sea. the Right Hose hie the
Earl of ligreemet was, with unasimity aid uniemeel •p-
-please, selwited to Mkt the Chair.
H Lordship, in measplyieg with the request ofthe meeting,
said, that It had sot been his intentios, on mitering the
room, to take so promises& • part in the proceedings of the
day. His reams was, that he had considered the agricultu-
ral %itemises attentively, hot had yet found biumelf usable
to cease to a declaims oa so intricate a subject. How-
deer, having assisted at gracious agricultural meetings, be
would certainly obey with pleasure the wishes of the present
meeting, sad listen to what auy of the Geodesics iceman
should he prepared to state.
Mr. ELLIMAN, see. having presided at the meeting of
the Agrieolioral Association', begged to 011ellii011 the object
of
allsembillig on the present occasion. Many were of opi-
nion that it would be • preferable coarse to call • aseetiag
with. coesty, but fur himself,' he most say, that on such
museum, where. diversity ef °Finial would be certain to
prevail, he was persweded there would be loamy talkers aced
few beervre, acid that eoeseemently little Wasik would he
fogad 10 result. There were, he understood, armful Gee-
tleesee present, who had been deputed from the eastern
part assume, to state whet were the feeler. aid °pietism
there upon the subject; sad he shook' therefore sit down
is especiatioa of Isearisig frees them the sentinteals of that
Forties of the county.
Mr. LAMBE (a Magistrate from the East of Susses) said,
that he had attended a meeting held at Roberlshridge, on S..
turday, on which measles he bed bees deputed to attend at
Lewes this day. He wee authorised to (sprain a hope that a
manly weal% would be called, sisce that would be cma
lately the most cadent mode of eiviag to the conaideratimi
of the .object that importance which was cm highly desir-
able. la the part of Some: where he emitted, the distress
was Only alarming ; and he spoke not merely of the con-
Aitken of the occupiers of land, but also of the state of 'the
lardlsede and clergy, who, as well as the former, severely
frit the premiers of the times. The reduction which they
hakes compelled to make le their incomes was very se-
noes. He would menus). • fart, which gem is itself cm&
ant to prove the justice .1 what be had stated, as to the
amoust of diettess. The masher of men out of employ
in the essims district was mom alarming ; so mock so,
that it hod hem competed there were, at the premed es.
meet, is on. rape atom plug of Hastier), no lest than
1,000 persons I. such a predicament ; awl this appalling
eakalation had bees corroborated by Mr. thrum of Battle,
the clerk of the local Magistracy. When, however, be raid
that there were so unsay sea destitute of employmeat, he
imam to include is the number those who had been hired by
Ike farmer without oceanic). fur their services, at • rate
greatly beyond the school value of their work, he giviog,
perhaps, ten shillings for what could have bees performed
equity as well by horses at the coot of our. The com-
plaints now espreseed proceeded from men who, during the
war, had come cheerfully forward to support their share in
the burdens of the country, and who considered it • duty
equally binding to come forward as they did now.
Mr. HAVILAND was also deputed to attend from the
eastern part of the toasty. He had nut however been aware
that the Gentlemen who had last spoken would be present.
He begged to corroborate most strongly what had bees mid
by Mr. Lambe, as well relative to the existing distress, as to
the propriety of calling a county meeting. He was per-
suaded that such a courre would have a much better effect,
sad be doubted nut that as example on the part of Sussex
would he fetlowed ihroeghout the kingdom.
Mr. ELLIMAN, join. said, that •ilesioa having bees
made to the hap ',lsolation, he would beg leave to read
from the evidesee offered before the Agricultural Committee
of the House of
.011111e100.)11, a questios put to Mr. Banos,
together with his mower. It was as fellows:—" Have not
most of the farmers in your district a bop garden !—He ; I
thick at least thee-helf of the district is out what is eons-
mealy understood to be is the hop onantry. The place 1
live in divides that part of the country ; to she eastward of
me there are a good many hops; to the west they are not
found to answer; sinless they will grow any where, aid
them they tee get: no refers fur the.. The greatest chi-
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Issoom greet 'May
genesis set of employ. ei degetediegle sompled i. &mein
sea gravel, er what mom* semi, io pose; lug and thisniug.
Lord EGREMONT irll maims to aseestelo whether in
the rapes of Lefts mid Pommy, the properties of seem.
eloped pampers was equal to thee is the rope of Hastings ?
Me. PAYNE said, that Jo Member, where he resided,
.these were al present shoot SO or 110meraemisitelit eels
ploy. la reply to a genet.% from ski Flab Oedemas,
Mr. Payne observed, shat Mgr hatantillommege ei re.
deicing the poor rotes, is emsommeoeffeholliltke Ible prise
Of eons.
Mr. HAVILAND Mated, that is Illumeek the men.
'her of paupers had greatly increased, ess Muds or, boileod,
that oat of a population of 1,955, then were actually 400
(that is, 'Retesting the whole families) anemplemd. Wad.
bunt mid other oeiglsbeerng parishes were similarly in-
itiated.
Mr. LAME remarked, that the poor rates afforded bet.
• very deceptive criterion, by which to estimate the rod
amonst of distress. In the east of Seam, there premikd
a system of hilleffsig the poor; that is, the fanners sewn-
ally booed themselves to miatain each • certain proportion
of
paupers, who were thus prevested from resorting to the
parish for relief. The rates were by ibis mem apparently
kept dowel but if, i• melt • ioniser, the farmer paid eine
Minims for labeler, which be could have hod performed for
six, the sorely, of To ought, in reality, to be lidded to the
amount of the nles. If he went to the market for labels en,
be certainly would pay mach ler ; sod observer might be
the temporary result of the puss, befell esovineed that the
posse rates would be eoavoidaWy increased.
Mr. HITCHINS said, that if say Gestlennue from Hail-
Mao were is the room, be would give a lansesitable among
of the slate of things in that perish. Ma himself hid wills
mused • heart-reeding seem there a few days ago: be at.
laded to the eenspatios of drawing morel, Mad wan, as
had been truly said by soother Geologies, meet laborious
sad degrading. Au additional evil too wee. Oat the ass
this employed smelly cowhides' their labour by tee o'clock,
after which time, bung bathing to do, they bod'rfetworoe to
Poaching.
Mr. INGRAM had coasiderelde megirly in Hailimine
and he most say, that he thought It 4114111Inefili to saw
pers occupied in the way whiele4oollollo destAltd; toe
farther proof of the feting which upon itranbjegeo
he mistimed that they hod Rem Me lOW mama
the degrading appellegielli of Clielelek. lie (MlNwiestl+
agreed with Mr. Lemilienlmddeldulldhe poor ratoselatekee►
tin eritecieti." 15 wes, porhopeleggerawspiliess itoMatehlow
trade wpm the meetlog ; but assoperteemAisl dm,
it, be mold take the liberty of hustenaidesed to
he the any mode is which relief 011mlleffi. Every
possible someragemest ought Who 111/111.600EPIeolluee
etf Foe isotope', the colitmlibelledileeerosed
wee amble of giving moth employmeet; opkike felland
tallow which are brought from Roane emßillsomodipts
might be pranced me bona. le seem, 40111filloserimil
country could prudent. Goventsaeot onglittloi tioserageg
sod is this way mach might be dom. 'Thema Owe of dle
present difficulties was, without doubt, tamales; while
mosey was Omitted we could get on notwitheModiog the
pressure of inseams; but mew than 100 whys t 1 the penal
note was radioed to 20s. all parties experionseddiffleallise.
One (and reshape a principal) soiree of relief would be
found is measraging the productions of the soil; sonsher,
in swain every possible reduction is the 'seminar. of Go.
verossest. The mesas and amessaries of life not base sow
so high as ia 17112, it could not be deemed a hardship to
bring shows the unman of poblie Akers to the same
standard. He spoke sot el- the poor clerks • he did net
think they were the periwig who should he made to suffer;
on the contrary, they merited all that they received: bat he
spoke of • redaction in the salaries of these who could well
bear a diusination of income. Another made of relief might
be, to take off the taxes which pressed bard open the lower
orders, and to make up the deAciemy by • property lax.
These were the views which be eesertsined apes the subject,
sad these the modes of relief which be should feel disposed
to point oat. He did not, however, offer them its the shape
of a spindle ennusitiou, but steely as • declaration of his
sentioseats and feelings.
Mr. ELLMAN, sea. conceived that the emotion at pre-
sent before the meeting was, whether as sonease or then-
oinicio had takes place in the poor nem. From his own
personal means of observation, be bad so hesitation is say.
lug, that the rates bad very materially ionmard within the
last four or live years. This mosey which • farmer paid to
his labourer bensod the angel vales of his work, onsiested,
he was cuoviseed, to as much as the whole of the poor
rates, sad be knew mot shy the farmer, more thaw others,
should be compelled to pay at melt a rite. Ile disapproved
of the plea of billeting meatioseed by Mr. Lambe. There
had ben two or three meetings at Fremield out the emo-
tion. whether mom should be billeted or paid by the fel.
men. Last year • system bad monied of penis( up to
minion the labour of pampers; nod this, perhaps, was a
fair criterion. Last year there were strong hearty men who
could get so muse than sixpeotu a-day; sod, • shot time
ago, he happoeed to be at a friend's is the misters pan of
the county, who, hiring a moor Faso of 23 or 24 yen
of ape, would give him so more Ikea temente per day.
To himself, who occupied *early she whole of the parish
in which he resided, it was a matter of perhaps little
consequesee whether the WOWS were paid by himself, De
paid set of the rates; but is those who lived in large pa-
ribe s it Meanie a very important object. Ile did conceive
the farmer was sot homed to pay more them what was a fair
price; is which case the pour nisi, he was certain, would
be doubled, sisce there were at this mossiest many osseous
out of employ thee at the sameperiesl last year.
Mr. MARTIN observed, he had bees informed by Mr.
Marshall, that in his parish there were 100 peepers oat of
employ. To so high • pitch, Judged, bad *biota proceeded,
iu eonsespiesee of the poverty and dissatisfactim of the pour,
that the overseers were threatened, sad actually considered
themselves in dreier. He left the remise, from this, to
lodge what most be the 'insane's of the pariah. He scarcely
keels if be was authorised its 'tenor (what be had been sold
by Mr. Marshall) that so essinnoes were the poor noes, as
to determine him to dispose of his estate, Media; they abbe-
lately consumed it up.

Mr. ELLMAN,juu. rose for the pogrom of adverting to
what had faller firma his father, who bad said that he ems-
ceived it to he a poist of little importance to himself indivi-
dually (as occupying nearly the whole of the parish in which
he resided) wheilier his !shearers were paid by himself or trot
of the poor rates. With all deference, Ise ( Mr. Elliman. jon.)
thought that there was a very material differeuee, at least as
to the ansouut of relief which be was entitled to expert. Hy
hiring labourers from the weighbottriog parish of Rummer,
ths work might have teems dune for hall whet it bad woolly
coat • ' so that out of the 1,0001. which had been paid, 75n1.
oaths, in fact, to go to the poor rates. Redilingbawr, the
parish in which be (Mr. Entree, jun.) resided, was little bur-
dened wit% poor. became there beieg early three oe foot roe.
copiers, they had agreed to take the men theineelves awd lad
them work, isi order to preyed' their becuiriag a horde* is
the pariah. lie had mew men employed in drawing beet*,