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THE SUN, LONDON, FRMAY, JULY 11, 1834.

AGRiCULDTJRAL EMPLOYMENT

INSIITUTION.

A Meeting of fn., General Committee was holden at the
Society's Rooms, 449, Strand, on the 4th inst.
The meeting was well attended.
The Honourable Baron DIMSDALE was unanimously called
to the Chair.
The Secretary, H. F. RICMARDSON, Esq., stated the pro-
ceedings which had taken place since the last meeting.
The Honourable Chairman then handed in the Report re-
lative to Clavering Essex. The Report was then read as
follows :
,Mr. Richardson, who was appointed one of the Sub-Com-
mittee, to proceed to Clavering, pursuant to the Resolution
passed the 30th day of May last, being unable to attend, we,
the undersigned, met at Clavering on the 18th June last, by
appointment. We conversed with Mr. John Newport, the
elder, an old inhabitant, and a tenant of the Baron, and also
with his son, another farmer in Clavering, and who is Church-
warden and acting Overseer for the present year, and others.
The parish is large and populous, the land in general of an
excellent quality, and chiefly let in large farms. The poor
are very numerous, and there is no manufactory ; and we were
informed that even if the farmers employed all the persons
capable of labour in the parish, as in the most busy period,
there would still be a surplus of full forty men unemployed.
The poor rates are consequently very high ; until lately they
generally exceeded 14s. in the pound ; but in consequence of
the Baron's brother having employed many men in improve-
ments in Scales Park Wood, the rates at present are some-
thing beyond 12s. in the pound. Shortly, however, those
men will be again unemployed, and then the rates will be pro-
portionably higher.
It is obvious-, therefore, that this Institution might, by its
interference and influence, and by a small application of its
funds, render great service to the parish of Clavering. There
is no want of cottages in the parish, and those are dispersed in
various directions ; the great object, therefore, will be to pro-
cure land for the cottagers, contiguous to their cottages.
Baron Dimsdale is the owner of entailed lands to a considera-
ble extent, near many, but not all, the cottages , he is tenant
for life in possession, but without power of leasing beyond his
own life. There are many other persons who own lands con-
venient for the other cottages, viz.—Christ's Hospital • Wil-
liam Strange, cheesemonger, No. 18, Bishopsgate Within ;
George Barlie, Esq., Yoxford, Suffolk ; the Rev. Edward
Bailie, Wallingworth, Suffolk; Birch Woolfe, Esq., Arkes-
den, near Newport, Essex ; James Rolfe, Esq., Clavering ;
and the Executors of the late Miss Brand.

In the situation where the Baron has land convenient for
the cottages, he will grant to the Institution so much as will
be necessary for these cottages for 21 years, determinable on
his death, at a peppercorn rent ; and we suggest the propriety
of applying to the other landowners to grant as much of their
respective lands as may be necessary for the cottagers in the
different neighbourhoods for the same term. It may appear at
first an unreasonable proposition to require the land without
paying rent, but upon a moment's reflection it will be seen to
be perfectly reasonable, and for the benefit not only of the poor
but also of the landlord and the farmer. We propose in ad-
dition, that the fume's be required by their landlords to concur
in having so much of their farms detached therefrom as may be
necessary, without requiring their rents to be reduced on that
account; and we also beg to suggest to the landlords that they
remain satisfied with the present rent for the residues of the
respective farms, without requiring any additional rent on
account of the reduction of the poor rates. The farmer, as
he ought, will no doubt be the party, benefitted, because,
although he will have to give up a few acres of land, and still
pay as much rent for the remainder as he did for the whole,
yet the saving upon the poor's rate will far. exceed the amount
he will be required to give up. The landlords will not desire
any advantage during therm to be granted to the Institu-
tion, except the satisfaction of seeing a healthy, happy, and
moral peasantry able to live as English labourers ought, viz.,
by their own industry, without the necessity and degradation
of applying for relief from the poor rates, but on the contrary
being contributors to such rates ; at the end of the term, how-
ever, they will take back their lands again in good cultivation,
and much improved in value ; they will have a wholesome
tenantry, and will have had such an example set them by the
Institution, that they will never again, it is to be hoped, fall
back upon the present injurious and pernicious system, but
will continue to let such lands to the peasantry with their cot-
tages sufficient for their support, and at moderate farming
rents.

It is melancholy to see the state of the parish, and the
manner of managin it. _

By a printed -"scale adopted by the Magistrates for allow-
ances to paupers, a man with eight children, if the quartern
loaf be Bd., is allowed the weekly sum of 13s. 4d., and if the
quartern loaf is 10fd., the weekly sum is 17s. ; this we are
informed lis the scale when the pauper is wholly out of work,
when he is employed he gets only Bs., or at most 9s. a week
for his labour, and all allowance is stopped ; so that a man is
better paid when he is wholly idle than when he has the most
profitable employment.
This system has of course a most pernicious tendency, and
requires no comment. Before we left Clavering, Mr. New-
port, the younger, undertook to send all the particulars he
could obtain touching the land, and the owners and tenants,
thereof, with a view to enable applications to be made to them
by this Institution, as above suggested.
Under these circumstances we humbly recommend that
application be made accordingly, and that as Baron Dims-
dale, will supply such land as can fairly be expected from
him, taking into considerition the nature and situation of his
Farms, and the situations of the Farms of the other landed
proprietors, and upon terms will make up any reasonable defi-
ciency that may arise from the non-compliance of others; that
the Institution extend its assistance to Clavering, by taking
the land, and allotting it at a moderate rent, making advances
only for the outlay for the first year, and requiring the same to
be paid by small instalments, as the men can conveniently pay
the same, and then granting them terms of years on their
lands, or otherwise as in other cases, without the power of
assigning or underletting, but making them adhere to the rules
and be under the superintendence of this Institution. The
rents to be received will, as we conceive, cover the expenses
the Institution will be at. We ought not probably to omit
mentioning, that some of the poor men have small allotments
or pieces of land in the parish of about a rod, to grow potatoes
upon, but their allotments, independently of their being too
small to be useful, are taken by them as sub-tenants, and at
rents averaging about 5/. an acre, being about 4/. more than
the farmer pays. We would ask how it is possible that the
poor man can be benefited by having land upon such terms.
With respect to the whole of the population of the parish, we
did not obtain a very accurate account ; and as we considered
it the less material to inquire, particularly until the preliminary
matters are approved, and also being aware that the Institution
has already some important information upon that subject in
the report of Mr. Richardson, some time since presented to
the Committee. DIMSDALE.
JOHN MOORE.
The Secretary then read a letter he had received, stating
that other landed proprietors had expressed their intention to
giving up land, agreeable with the recommendation contained
in the Report.
This announcement was received with applause.
The other business of the Meeting was then disposed of,
and the thanks of the Meeting were presented to the Hon.
Chairman and Mr. Moore for the Report.

The Meeting then adjourned, highly gratified.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

(FROM LLOYDS.)
DEAL, JULY 10.—Wind S. S. W., moderate.—Arrived the
Frances Smith, Innes, from Jamaica.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 10.—Wind W. S.W.—Off port the.
London, Turner, and Lady Clarke, Tor, from Jamaica ; Ann
and Hope, Balarea ; Simpson, Marshall, and Salus, Metcalf,
from Quebec.—:Arrived the City of Edinburgh steamer, from
Lisbon—sailed the sth inst.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 9.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the New Eagle,
Quick, from Quebec ; Perceval, Spicer, from Mirimachi ; So-
lace, Barrett, from Gallipoly ; Kettern, Heale, from Marsala.
MARGATE, JULY Arrived off port the Sandwich, Scott,
from St. Lucia.

COWES, JULY 10.—Arrived the Bencoolen, Powell, from
Manilla ; Avance, Engstron, from Bahia ; Powhatten, Welsh,
from Virginia.
POOLE, JULY 9.—Arrived the Harton, Seager, from New-
foundland.

FALMOUTH, JULY 9.—Wind variable, light breezes—Ar-
rived the Royal Adelaide, Vivian, from Quebec ; Lowestoft,
Cook, from Smyrna; Rhoda. Aberdeen, from Corfu; Nep-
tune, Tunbridge, from Gallipoly.—Off port the Nancy, Hall,
from Pictou.
PENZANCE, JULY 9.—Arrived off port the Tom Bowline,
Romstow, from Zante.
LIVERPOOL' JULY 9.—Arrived the New Jersey, Welbray;
Troy, Allen; Henry Lee, Pierce; Isaac Hicks, Ingersall, and
Jessee, Thompson, from New Orleans ; Union, Gardner,
from Apelachicola; Victoria, Merritt, from Charleston ; Ste-
phen Wright, Patterson, and Agenoria, Brown, from
Charleston ; St. Andrew, Tautman, and Columbus, Cobb,
from New York ; Robert, Hamilton, from Leghorn ; Warrior,
Jones, from Lisbon ; Emilie, Blackett, from Dantzic ; and The-
rese, Renzenera, from Stettin. Off port the Andes, from
Bahia; and John, Souchav, from Messina.
DUBLIN, JULY 9.—Arrived the Tom Bowline, Hunter, from
Quebec.

WATERFORD, JULY B.—Arrived the Royalist, Vein, from
Newfoundland.

LONDONDERRY, JULY B.—Arrived the Williams, Thoburn,
from Miramichi ; and Henry, Lambert, from London.
PENTLAND FRITH, JULY B.—Arrived Thomas, Roberts;
Ni-
cholson, Bathurst ; and Isabella, Retchie, from Narva.
BRISTOL, JULY 10.—Arrived the Indian, from Quebec ;
Frances, Smith, from Miramiebi ; and Clondolin, Roche, from
Newfoundland.

Arrived off Beachy Head, the Countess Dunmore, Miller,
from Van Diemen's Land.

The Nuncio proposed by the Pope to Madrid,
for ecclesiastical affairs only, is Monsignore Amot. But the
Court of Madrid will, no doubt, have the good sense to exact
a recognition of Isabella's right to the succession to the throne
of Spain, as a preliminary to the reception of any agent of his
Holiness in that country.

On Tuesday evening last, about six o'clock, a vio-
lent storm passed over Waterbeach, in this county. The elec-
tric fluid struck a building on the vicarage farm, in the
occupation of Mr. \%. S. Wiles, in which were about twenty
quarters of oats ; both building and oats were entirely con-
sumed. It standing fortunately some distance'from any other
buildings, no further damage was sustained.—Cambridge
aronwle.

1_•-',-J71•:LON SESSIONS.--(THIS

The Recorder arrived at the Guildhall at the usual hour to
hold the Adjourned Sessions, but could not open the Court,
because there were not three Aldermen present. He then
proceeded to the Lord Mayor's Court, to try a case of com-
pensation, but finding that it would occupy much time, and the
business of the sessions being imperative, he returned to
Guildhall, when only Alderman Lucas had arrived. Eleven
o'clock came, when the Jurors complained bitterly that they
were not only jammed in a suffocating court, but neglecting
their business without performing any public service.
Mr.. ALLEY said, his Learned Friends at the bar had also
great cause of
.complaint ; for some of them had come up from
the Hertford Assizes (which were now on) at considerable ex-
pense; and neglected their circuit duties. He hoped that, ere
long, the City would inflict a very heavy fine on absentees, for
there was nothing so likely to insure aldermtuaic punctuality as
a personal fine and a free-cost dinner.
The RECORDER admitted the justness of the censure, and he
regretted its existence ; and hinted that, after so many
causes of complaint, something should be done to prevent
neglect of municipal duty. His Lordship expressed his deter-
mination to go through the business of both Courts if he sat
until midnight.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.—JuIy 8.
WHEAT, English, White, per 70Ib.
Red
-- Scotch, Welch, and Manx
---- Irish, White 6 8 7 2
Red 5 6 6 0
Foreign 7 9 8 0
OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 3 6 3 I )
lrish
Foreign 0 0 0 0
BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter... .....
---- Scotch and Irish, per 60Ihs.
---- Feeding 3lO 4 0
BEANS, English, per I:nperial quarter 4O 0 43 0
Irish, ike
Foreign
PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter 44 0 48 0
Foreign
Flouit, English, per 2801 b. 4l) 0 41 0
----- Irish 'l7 0 38 0
OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs 2O 0 26 6
INFIAN CORN, per 4401 h.
RYE, per Imperial quarter
MALT, per Imperial quarter 5O 0 58 0
IMPORT or GRAIN for t4e Week ending July 7.
Wheat. 1 Oats. Barley Flour. Oatmeal.
(Irs. Qrs. Qrs. 'Foreign, Brls.llrish,&c. Scks. Loads
3,635 , 1,723 3i2 500 4,382 1,427

• SOUTHALL CATTLE M A RKET.—JuIy 9.
The supplyiof Beasts and Porkers to day's market was moderately good ;
of Sneep, Lambs, and Calves, rather great. There was a numerous at-
tendance of buyers, but the trade was rather dull; at the following prices
per stone of Sib. to sink the ofrals :
Beef 2s. 10.1. to 4s. Od. Veal
Mutton 3 2 4 2 I Pork 2 6 3 4
Lamb 4s. 2d. to 5s 2d.

Beasts, ISO; Sheep and Lambs, 3,421; Calves, I 00; Pigs, 29. A con-
siderable portion of the supply left the market unsold