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Law returns in the Burton Union gave the wages as thirteen 

 shillings a week, and two daily quarts of beer. Pauperism 

 was low 37 per cent, only of the population. 



SUFFOLK. 



The Commissioner to whom we were indebted for the summary 

 of information we have been giving, did not furnish us with 

 the wages for Suffolk ; and therefore reliance must be placed 

 upon the Poor Law returns, which gave the wages in the Bly thing 

 Union as from ten to twelve shillings a week ; in the Samford 

 Union, eleven shillings a week; and in the Stow Union, ten 

 shillings a week. Pauperism for the county 7 per cent, of the 

 population. 



SURREY. 



It is rather curious that proximity to London had a more 

 beneficial effect upon farm wages in the case of Surrey than 

 in that of Essex : for in the county now under notice wages 

 were returned as from twelve to fifteen shillings per week ; 

 and, by piecework taking the average of twelve months one 

 or two shillings per week more. The Poor Law returns made 

 from one Union that of Epsom gave wages of fourteen 

 shillings a week, and for the Godstone Union, one shilling less. 

 Cottage rents were except near London, where somewhat 

 higher prices would naturally obtain about eighteenpence a 

 week. 



SUSSEX. 



A general estimate for Sussex gave wages at from twelve to 

 thirteen shillings a week ; but Poor Law returns were as follows : 

 in the Horsham Union, twelve shillings ; in the Midhurst 

 Union, the same ; also in three other unions, the same the 

 Thakenham, the Ticehurst, and the West Hampnett Unions. 

 Pauperism was returned at 5*5 per cent, of the population. 



WARWICKSHIRE. 



This county was agriculturally made famous by the " strike " ; 

 and it was pretty widely known that the strike was against 

 twelve shillings a week, the rate given by the Commissioners 

 for the period not very long before it took place. Cider as well 

 as perquisites were occasionally given. Cottage rents were 

 from a shilling to eighteenpence per week. The Poor Law 

 returns gave wages for the Stratford Union as eleven shillings 

 a week, and for the Warwick Union as twelve ; and pauperism 

 at 3 -6 per cent, of the population. 



WILTSHIRE. 



We come now once more to one of the south-western counties, 

 and find, naturally, that the rate of wages drops, and was re- 

 corded as from nine to eleven shillings a week ; but piecework 



