The Weekly Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Cleveland District. — 1879-07-19 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

YEOMAN, J.P., proposed "Success to the Skelton Agricultural Society." He thought the show reflected great credit upon its promotsrs. He had 5- 3n the subscription list, and he was amazed at the amount which had been collected, and he was quite sure the secretary had shownjgreat energy in collecting it. He held that the real cause of the present depressed condition of the agi:cultural interests was bad crops and bad prices. Was there any remedy for it? The Farmers' A l'iance Club said that the best way out of the difficulty was for the landloras to give temporary relief to their tenants. But if the depression was likely to be continuous that would be of no avail. There were those who whispered " protection." He had been brought up all his life to believe that free trade was a thing about which there could be no discussion, a thing which must be believed in as they believed in the Bible. He did not come before them to advocate protection, but he was old enough to form his own opinions, and he did not like to be told that a matter of that sort was above discussion. The question was a very serious one for them, and they should examine into i; for themselves.  MT HAMILTON, jour., responded to the toast. Mr A. BUCEIANNAN propos( d the health of the Judos. . _  ..1r ROWLANDSON, in responding, urged upon farmers the desirability of supporting the Farmers' Alliance, and makin7, up their minds, ircespective of politics, to send t :twit farmers' representatives to the House of Commons.  Dr. MERFLYWEATHER propo:ed the health of the Best an in Yorkshire, Squ' .e Wharton." The toast W 11.3 r eived with enthusiasm.  Squire WHARTON replici, after which the Chairman propoxl the health of Mr Thos. Petch, the Secretary. Mr PETCH, in responding, expressed the pleasure he felt in furthering the interc ti of the society, and his vatitude to the subsclibers for the help they had afforded.  THE MINERS' WAGES DISPUTE I' DaOTTON.—On Thursday arbitration proc: :d-ings were held at Saltburn in connection w:th the recent pronosal of Mex. s Motrit,on and Co., of the Brotton mines, to reduce their miners' wages id pet ton. The men have received the amount in question for about four years, and it ha 3 always been ranked as coasideration money for sp:ciel circumstances connected w:th the mine. Upon the proposal for the reduction belt"; made it wa3 refull, 1 and brought bafore the Joint Committce. Mr France, of Loftus, and Mr Thomp.:on, of South Skelton, were then app&n t arbitrears for the Owners, and Mr Dunn, the Miners' Secreti and Mr Campbell, of Eston, for the miners. The arbitrators appoi,ated Mr Rutherford, estate a,,ent, of Coatham, to act as umpire. The arbitrators and limp'-e went Oroulh tie Ide3srs Mori:son's mine, and heard the owners caLe, and sat at the Coltham Hotel on Friday to hear the miners' rejoinder. The furniture, &c., in Mrs Thomas's house at Richmond will be sold by auction at the Assembly Rooms, Richmond, on the 30th inst.  A Liverpool sausage maker was on Wednesday fined £lOO for having on his premirel a quantity of putrid flesh meat. All the animals had died of disear.e.  Wm. Armitage Earnshaw, described as a retired naval capt3in, having residences in London, the Isle of Wight, and Wath-uponDearne, was broulht up on remand at the Leeds Town Hall on Thurcday charged with having committed forgery, and with havirr, misappropriat. 1 several thousand pound's payable under a marriage s3ttlement on his wife. The Tre7-ury pro:_ecuted. After seven' witneKe3 had b: as examined the piLoner was committed to the Assize 1. At Manchester Assizes on Thursday Robert Thornley, 52 years of a :e, was indicisd for the wilful murder of his wife at Gorton, berr Machest3r, by cutting her throat. By direction of the Judge he was found not fr,Jilty on the &,:ound of insanity, and was ordered to be cellars: I during Her Majesty's pleasure. The Indiaa Government has d 1 thoroughly fortify Koorum and Queti,-„ and constitute thec3 places depots whe-e-t supplies of ordrance stores wil L 3 concentrat I ready for lice in ca-ie of emer&ency. He Majesty is to b 3 recommended to ;,:ve parmis-ion for tho:e regiments which top% p:-t in engagements to inscribe the words "Au Musjid, Peiwar Kotal "on their colour, and give appointments in recognition of the gallantry displayed by ell ra 11( on thee occasions.