The workingman's advocate., 1869-11-20

wich Mercury. Burnham, ia Norfolk v:
the place where the jglli6cation took -
1t began with a blowing match, and ....''
competition in hedging, and when tb;,
over the laborers adjourned to the N.s
school-room, where the gentry bad luna 4 v
meantime assembled, and where M 'Oe
business Of the day, the distribnro- al
prizes, took place. First came tha
herds who received prizes from go, do"sp'
rs. Sd. for having attended the larpes,
Der Of ewes at the smallest loss in ls.S'~'
whilst one got los. for having spent ,S;lL
years faithfully in the same service wS;.V
spread over the whole time, amounts n n
pence year Who wouldn't BE- 4 4 t';q 'uaf
full shepherd" in Norfolk The aer;caso an
raj servants followed these, then doms".ua-
servants, next agricultural laborers. ''e ea,,s'0
and others, aud who for long AMI c,,.sA
service received from. 30s. to 5S. Than o'"
the men who had brought up ths .raa.' rue
families without applying to the workboS's
fer relief. One man had succeeded II
bringing up seven children without goin, !
the workhouse, and he took the A.
prize-16s-whilst two who had ~"
brought up five children, under the 49,
circumstances, got each Is. Sd. Altoesth.'
the prizss amounted, perhaps, to ESQ. n.
competitors being numerous. WIN. D,a.
carried off los. for having served one M.
ter steadily and honestly for fifty year.~,
trfls under four pence year. When ~.
prizes were distributed, Major Hollway N
livered a speech to the successful men. ~
listened, no doubt, very gratefully with thss.
four pences in their pOckes. He told a.
poor, worn-out fellows how valuable th,,,
1rizes were compared to those a.
.he victors IN the olympian nue,
I which were only q few leaves Of olive N
palm. Ia addition to the odd shilings III.
victors Of Burnham, when this speech Va,
ended, got something to eat, and then n,
tired, singing the dOxOlogy, "Prase Gd
from whom all blessings fJw."
This, sir, so far as have sketchsd Il, /,
one side Of the picture. Il has, however.
another which your readers ought also Anys
the opportunity OF seeing. Tnis was II,
grand dinner at the hotel, attended by ,
large number OF the nobility, clergy, aud
gentry. The speeches at this dinner were
on the affairs of the nation generally, and
expresse /, without any chance Of mistake
the opinions Of the comfortable gentlemen
present ou things in general
The Earl Of Leicester spoke on the pref
erence OF large 20 small farms. His bsau
ideal being large estates and extsnslV,
farms, and labor for los. week, with labor
ers who will bring up their families With
out the aid Of the poor rates, and sing Al
annual doxolOgy. The Rsv. A. Napsr fol
lowed with . speech against National Z Ia
cation, and Mr.. England, who is no dOuh
as the old song says esquire Of high d
gree" followed, stating that the evil "
we're suffering under was "over education.
or course things like these would be iupOt
sible in America Perhaps there is HOs a
other country on the face Of the earth whsI
they could have takeo place but in Z Iglanl
Will the farm lAborers Of Fog land ever
able to find their way to your forests, pfl
ries, and savannAhs, that the Landlords
England may, at their leisure, discover d
value Of their possessions without meh
cultivate them or soldiers to defend then
Another conquest like that Of William Il
Norman, may close one epoch and oPsn a
other not quite to the satisfaction Of Il
descendants of the nOblemen and gentlem'
who distributed the prizes at Burnham.
w, L. j.