, 1879-07-08
GREAT BRITAIN.
Tho Continuance OF Agricultural DepreH-
Slon-DlscusAtnn by thu c0hden Club.
Srie InrE Herald.

Tho Continuance OF Agricultural l)eprcn-
slon-DIscusaton by thu Golden Club.
Nrio Inri: Herald.
The agricultural depression In Great Britain |
Inns been fett for d long tinio very severely
by tho tenant farmers. Reports from all pnrts
Of the United Kingdom Bpeak Of hundreds Ut
farms remutninE u,,ct In spite OF tho reduc-
tious that have been mado on numerous
sAtates by the landlords. Tic subjoct has
been treated at considerable length III letters
published In the jhra|d wherein our corrc-
spondrnt pointed out tile necessity of taking
Legislative measures for improving this conul'
tlon uf the tenant farmers. Tho depression In
tue agricultural districts llas 1naau itself soycro
Iy felt, OF course, on the landlords, ant, cOnse-
uucn.ly, the landowners sitting IN Parliament
hive u considerable interest In the discussion of
the Question. The l'aV HAL Gazeits said re-
Gently: "rt,e prevalent belief to tlle severity
Ut ti,e depression existing IN English agflruIt-
ura Will be cnulIrinet by thu figures rccuntly
Caun1nittrr. lle r,on III WHICH tha Conultttec
nut ia stated to have been crowucsl with farmers
anxious to obtaln reuurilo,l, nj t'lcir assass-
nents On t .,. E5.u'd ,t ,sir 'cnss @ y
wr!ttcn cyiheace,-evlssencu whicl showed
most remarkable 10 atata oi Thugs. Thus one
lan,,tatly OWNED two farms osc1,r!ed rI.o ey lhG
Eb;o. Which Ind been reduced to 4asali. This
la.ly's nruule, hetcfnrc, trntt her LANDED prob
| crty has shldcnly dccrcasel FROM t05U to I6,u.
Ip niue otcr cs.sts rents lMu been reduced
from, It;s, 10 Eitf, 4StS tn E7oD E35S to 4-.SU.
I.AXltu E3tD, EilU to Ett, 4S3U to lta. :4-sa5 tu
EleU, Elm 10 4su, !..uo to .ElG5 Roughly, thu
reduction, srel.a to lave averaged abs'ut third.
/ Suvh sudden luss Of tncuAn. cannot but
4crtul1sly tutrrfcra with tho usual expenditure
uf tu owl.rrs Ut ihe taIl; n,nl that agat'l will
reaet upon trade, already suffering BY the d.
trcnciy interesting: II tnetnber IT tarlla-
Ipul,t Woiltl sul1 t0r return II this assessments
thus lowered throughout ihe country, A te.
terjpruilt IN ll,u yailu VI lam, to ths extent, II
'ttsa; at4 ee'cra'' Is aues'io" u na'lo".l son'
Tie subject was also discussed Ut tile recent
gathering OF thu Cs,bien Club, niu', ultllnuth all
thu speukcts naturally spoke enthusiastically ot
tIo,,s" there wcru many admissions !at .lc d..
1,tessiou Ia 1Ir manufacturing alIst agricultural
distrtcts ncc.irtl tn le tnkeII into consideration
'tllp Earl VI EorthbrouK had that 'but lof lEst
trade liz present dspsssslun III Enulan.l would
huyu bccn much more scrturs. "As Regarded
agrEcuiture," he satd, "he did ut st'lk lint ~
prescnt rDadition WAS IN .any ucEree t" bs Ut
tti0uted, by my ono wlao lad really coltsifeEec
tho subject, tu tile passng uf tn REPEAL ot TIN
Corn laws. There was no oue wl'o did not rc
member tho condition Of iEie agricultural nlef
IL tns lIouss Of Colu'l'ous Illosed for tte YER!
cotulntttce wlteh thutu wlau were adYucatln,
, lie interests of ,Ese tarmers nuw wer
. moving for,-yiz., cnn,mitsec to IL
uulre Into the condkllun OF the ne
rieultufal tutcrests.-and when In sal
upot, tie higt,rst authority tl,At from ali part
Ut the country eauu ttle csy ta,at tho farmer
u wete ruined. Thut Waa Gufur0 tho ropeua Of tls
: Corn luwt, Mheu protection TO british asEleult
i ure existed; a,.l Mr.. James CMrd. w1o wa
). probably tila highest authority they aai uno
= agricultural subjects IN this country, tu las
q wrote book. In which ht yentircd to say, il u
| rG all tbi4 Ort,t,kletD$ that KEE8 nl1u1
that Tine ti4t tAe british farmer und te Ian,
I'd intcrrsls would ba perfectly ablo to meet u
competition Ut lhs foreigner alter The nbo!allo
il pf protecttoi,. Mr.. Catra tile other DAY Wt0
l. another book, Iu which hu s!loHsl most clear
d. that what he had said in lSD hsl turned out
d. ba tlls f4ct. The average rent per Yeaf ln III