At the yearly meeting of the Burton-on-Trent Farmers' Club, on
Thursday evening, Mr. Adderley, M.P., Mr. Evans, M.P., and Mr. W. Gisborne, gave expression to their views on the difficult position of the agricultural interest. Mr. Adderley urged on proprietors the necessity for meeting, in a temporary manner, the depression of the present transi- tion state. Mr. Evans acknowledged that if prices continue as they are, there can be no doubt that the relations of landlord and tenant must un- dergo considerable alteration. Mr. Gisborne declared his opinion, after giving the whole subject his most impartial consideration, that the ianded interest is unequally and unfairly burdened in respect of local taxation : nevertheless, with respect to burdens, he was little sanguine of a reduc- tion ; he did not blame Members of Parliament, nor the Ministry, on this subject ; for the real fact is that the constituencies themselves care no- thing at all about economy. We ascribed the fall of prices to the fact that commodities have for many years increased faster than gold: larger supplies of gold, especially those from recently-discovered sources, will check this ; already he thinks that the lowest point is passed, and that there are signs of an upward tendency.
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