MR. JOSEPH ARCH AND THE AGRICULTURAL MOVEMENT.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 340, 21 March 1874, Page 3

MR. JOSEPH ARCH AND THE AGRICULTURAL MOVEMENT.

A large meeting was recently held in London to congratulate Mr. J. Arch on his safe return from Canada, and on the success which has attended his missiou to that country. The rapid progress which the movement, of which he is the leader, has made, shows how much the people can do for themselves. Two years ago the agricultural lab ourers were unrecognised, except as a large class of our population accepting weekly their wretched lot, and claiming o\ir pity and our alms ; to-day it may be said with truth that the spirit of self-respect, and a desire of independence, pervade the vast masses whilst they have orgamsedaunipnwhoseaffiliated branches embrace the length and breadth of the land. And, further, they have had a deputation in London to arrange for a large emigration of their body during the coming year. Conclusive evidence of the success of that deputation is afforded by the fact of the Canadian authorities having sent to this country, with Mr. Arch, a gentleman to assist in carrying out the emigration arrangements. This self assertion and management of their own affairs have, it is computed, already increased wages from twelve to fifteen shillings a week. When the question of an extension of the County Franchise comes to be discussed, the friends of that measure will find in this upward movement of so large a portion of the rural population a strong argument in its favour. — ctoch Exchange.

Holloicay'a Pills. — This medicine has triumphed over every obstacle with which time, prejudice, and vested interest have opposed it, and it at length Btands forth victorious as the most reliable remedy for those derangements of the system so common at the change of seasons. When the air grows cooler, and the functions of the skin arc retarded, an occasional dose of Holloway's Pillfl will induce the liver and kidneys greater activity, and compensate the system for diminished cutaneous action. As alteratives, aperients, and tonics these Pills have no equal. To every aged and delicate person whose appetite is defective, digestion infirm, and tone of health low, this me lieiiie will be a precious boon, conferring both ease and strength. The " Age," in apologising to its readers for a reduction in the size of the paper on Saturdays, says: — ''The continued high price of paper in the English market has compelled this step being taken. In the face of a loss on the Saturdays'a sales, the original size was adhered to for a long time, in the hope that paper would revert its to old price, but m place of that a further rise is threatened The public will, we doiabt not, fully appreciate the reasons which have operated to cause the change, and feel satisfied that they still receive an ample share of news for the price charged." What is it that which the rich man wants, the poor man has, the miser spends, and the spendthrift saves ?— Nothing. A death notice published in the " Preas " occupies fifteen lines, and concludes thu3 :—: — " The coffin, which was covered with black cloth, richly nailed, was supplied by," &c.

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