The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-05
Among the Enslisii Farmers.
icorrespondenceof The Richmopd D'spateh.J
PERRY, NEAR GREAT STAUGHTos,
ST. MoTs. HusTISGDoSsHTRE. 7
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May 90 1870.

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May 90, 1870. }
I have been vegetating for some time
among the British agricultursts. The VII
lace in which am now located is as rnrat
as one Of our country court-houses in Vlr-
einia. The news of the world usually
reaches here but once week. when the
farmers go to market. Once settled down
In a quiet farmhouse 10 such place as TINS
and one soon learns how many little worlds,
distinct and seIH-occupied, there are within
the great world. Perry remains as 1t was
when saw it ten years ago, except that tue
Squire has built new lodge at his park
gates, and the rector has had new SCHOOL
house erected. The farmers have logged
along in the interval in the good old fash
ion. never disturbed except by the visits OF
the doctor on the occasion OF san addition
10 the family"
Times are hard with our bucolic breth-
rem. and everywhere there are first.class
rrumblers. / have one friend here who
deserves the distinction Of being able to
rrumbIe more to the square inch than any
man have met, even at the CROSSROADS
groceries OF Old Virginia. A jolly lie these
British farmers used to have when rents
were lower, labor cheaper, and seasons
more favorable. Their houses. were the
most comfortable in comfort-loviug Eng
land. They lived well. hunted we'll, slept
well, did well. and died well. They. voted
with their landlords, and had no bother
about politics. They accepted the religion
Of their fathers, and knew nothing about
hctcrodoxies, either ancient or modern;
The good old times have passed away, and
vLot With landlords exactng and Iaborers
rebelious, the typical John Bull is having
\ rourb road to travel. He Will have to
emiorate soon either abroad or into the
doleful portals of the court OF bankruptcy.
IN a letter which have addressed to Cap
tain Irby, the general agent Of the Bureau
OF immigration, at the request OF that gen.
tIeman, have more fully reported on the
condition of the farmers among whom l
have been ruslicdting in the northern, mid
land. and home Counties. II the Bureau
will take action at once we may secure Tor
Virginia part of the farming emigration
winch is certain to set in ere long.
Huntingdonshre is not so badly OIL rs
many other counties. The landowners OF
this section are more liberal and the labor
ers more workable than elsewhere Hence,
much as my friends about here may grum-
bic, they are really far better placed than
thousands are in the midands and in the
northern and western counties.
All around here may be described as the
Cromwell country. Old Noll lived ut Hunt
inrdon, seven miles away. At the fine old
mansion OF uinchinbrook youn" Oliver ana
" BABY Charles" had little tstic cncoun-
ter, which was prcmonitory OF stcrncr
struggles in later life. In Huntingdon
Cromwell brewed good ale, and poured
Herewith Puritan harangucS down the
Threats Of his customers. Two miles IN aAo-
ther direction hence is Great Staughton
church. wherein is monument erected by
a Cromwell who was NGlpS uncle. OiiFer
was no Darvcnu. He was born OF the landed
aristocracy, ana on his mothers side had ne
roya[ Stuart blood in his veins. Beyond
Great Stauohton is E!mboltnn, quaint ola
town retired from business, with moscow
erred gables and grass-@ro~n streets. In the
castle OF kimbo!tnn, the noble residence OF
the Duke OF Manchester, died Queen Calhe-
rine, which recalls to my mind lie splendid
representation OF Mrs. kcan OF the death
scene in the lonely life OF Queen Kate.
have heard so much OF scc:aran STRIFE
in England that it is genuine relief to hnd
nne Mace where religious animoS!tico are
unknown. There is only one little chaEt!
in this hamlet. Perry Is in the parish Of
Gran'ham, miles away. The single place 81
worsbiu is Il Baptist chapel. ana Bart'St
service : arc conducted every Sal bath morn
inc and afternoon. On Sunday aight- DIS
seytcrs and CEurchmcn attend IN Episco-
nal service conducted by the rcct"roi Graft
ham in the Baptist mecting-hol>c. For
thirteen years this noble clergyman, IN"
Rev. J. II. Pucke, has been the leader IN Il
local evangelical alliance, which ought 10
rebound to his everlasting honor. In AL
Ec"land, sad to say, have never met with
pnOlber similar case Of apostolic friendship
between Church and Dissent.
Wherever we 20 in England we find cvi-
dence OF the antiquity OF the families NOT
only of the aristocracy aud landowners.
Inn Of the woman class now known as
gentlemen iarmcrs.' The name OF IN
ancestor oi the family with whom ani stay
ing appears on Il jury list Tor the county OF
Huntingdon in the reign OF hihS NualleS
l.: and thus this family has pcen lot celliu-
rios seated in this district, and going on
from father to son, Us TcnnySon SAYS.
:. dong their duty to the land" 1t will be
,rliniul SEVERN. OF old associations when
nncicnt families like this have TO transfer
themselves to new lands and new iredShipS.
But in many, many instances il will have to
done: and if the good old families ever
commence general migration il is easy to
see how Old Virginia, with its dnclen no
LiesSe and love for conservatism III men
ana things, will attract them far more than
newer and lcss-lirmly rooted communities.
AS have been writing girl has passed
the window Of the room | occupy whose
name awakens strange memories OF curl
Gus phase in English history. Alice Cadc
may or not he Of the family which pro-
duced Jack Cade, but the very name re-
minds Us that there were agricultural labor
ers centuries before the days OF Joseph
Arch and those "unons" the members OF
which having nobody else to abuse in these
halcyon times OF highly-paid labor and
comfortable model cottages seem just now
to be deyoing themselves entirely to al
tacks on each other. Many farmer in
America would be glad to occupy house
as good as that pretty generally provided
for the English laborer.
The Ohio, which sails on June 21s', Mid
summer Day, will bring out freight pecn-
iarly valuable to the undersigned, who
hopes soon to greet his Virginia friends
again. ST. ANDREW.
Ontlnwry in West Virginia.
Special to the Baltimore American