The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-02 00:00:00

COLONEL WYNDHAM AND THE FARMERS

OF WEST SUSSEX.

The following letter has been addressed to the
farmers of West Suomi, by Calomel Castles Wyndham:
My good Friends, the Farmers of West Sussex, whom,
I addressed in 1841, as the independent electors of West
Sussex (but that was • slight error), there is a great hubbub
being made throughout the country about agricultural dis-
tress ; repeal the malt tax, down with the hop duty, and all
sorts of such impossibilities. You have never hit the right
nail on the head. You are still 8 tendering in the mud
No one, no! net even the farmers' friends will le ad you a
helping hand, to lift you up and show you your way in
these dark and moonless nights. The farmers' tr-ends are
a sort of animal (that ie, in my opinion, es 1 always bad ma
opinion of my own, and that I could see as far through a
two-inch oak plank as any mss) who have a great gift of
the gab, together with • great deal of plausible, but utter
and shallow humbug. The WWII' friends, en great
mosaics' such as before the meeting of a free session
of parliament, dim with you at soma great getherimr,
and thaa she farmer who goes to them mestinge at amid-
derable expense sialineonvenience, writhicg under hie bur-
den of taxation, crier out, Repeal the malt tag. Ha • ha!
my the farmers' friends—the farmers lime spoken outLehe
malt tax is as good es repealed ! What humbug! Poor in-
accent and bewildered farmers! How miserably you are
gulled! The fanners' friends have just as much idea or in-
tention of moving a repeal of the malt tax as I have of stand-
ing for West Sawa again. But seeing the Si, as Jonathan
would say, you are in, and repeating; what I said behest,
that I think I can see as tar through • two-
lash oak plank as say man, I am writing at this
'Dement to give you a little informatics as to the real
state of the case, and the only means of relief to
be resorted to. The farmers' friends, neither mean to re-
peal the melt tea nor yet any other tax. Look at their
speeches ; but never mind speeches Look at their conduit
in the two houses of parliament. When repeal of the malt
tax is talk d of, don't they look big I and important I and
after a little (not a great deal mind) of shilly-shallying, do
not they all agree that the expenditure of the country is
so enormous, that government cannot do without the malt
tax. Poor tureen ! The wrestler has given you another
fall. Oh ! you will have a good many more falls, if you
do not awake, and arouse yourselves' and put such
a bold face on the matter as you have never done
yet. I forget what part you took at the time of the
Rat irm Bill ; bat ere any thing can be gained by
farmer, or any one else indeed, there must be another
such • commotion as there was in those days, and If
the farmers choose, they can go • good way in achieving
this grind object, and if they do not actually band them-
selves together (perhaps, they dare not in this close barough
of West Sussex—Old Sarum hides its diminished hoad when
put alongside of West Sure:), they can at all events coun-
tenance and support farmers and others in venom other
places in its achievement. Nothieg is got in this country
now a-days except by intense and constant agitation. If
yoe let other people agitate for you without giving a helping
hand or look, your minds, :your bodies I can compare to
nothing better than • pool of stagnant water, which no one
can approach, except to say—what a nasty middle that is!
I am again, that the farmers' friends are shallow humbugs,
and have no more intention of assisting you than any one of
her Majesty's ministers here.
I 134 your pardon for thus addressing you ; but now to
the point: the only mode which can give effectual relief to
this country, groaning as it is under the weieht of tuition,
state salaries, pensions, and awhole flight of afflictions, is this :
Let the whole expense of the government of this country be
overhauled ! Overhaul the whole of the civil government
of the country ! Overhaul the church ! army and navy—
though I must say a word on army and navy ; them you
must have, and In a most efficient state, so preserve your
colonies, and preserve pesos in the land ! to protect us all
from the hands of the rebel, the outlaw, the rogue, and the
amnia, be he native or foreigner : army and nary we must
have.
. . . - . . . .

One word before I finish, and that about free trade. I
verily believe that had not the cern laws been rep. algid
when they were, there would have been an uprising in
Great Britain which would be fearful to oontemplate, much
lace to witnesi and further believe that at that time free
uade was an imperious alternative to white ministers and
the country were obliged to succumb.
My good friends, tanners of West Seems, I sabstsibe
myself, as I alwa)s have doao, your einem Maud,
C. WYNDHAM.
Boosts Lodge, September 24, 1849.

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lIE LONDON COIFED AND EATTNO- HOUSE
ASOOCIATION.—Yesterday evening a meeting of
the subscribers and committee of management of the above
laudable institution was bald at the Freemason's Tavern far
the transaction of general business. Mr. French in the chair.
The report congratulated the members on the increased and
steady progress the society was making amongst the mem-
bers of the trade. The amount of funded propr now con-
of 2,2601. U. 4d. The objects of the association are the
relief of aged and decoyed minims of the trade, their
widows and orphan, by yearly pensions end incidental re-
lief. The pensionary relief distributed annually keeps pace
with the interest of the capital invested. The report con-
cluded with a forcible appeal to the ssenibers of the erode to
augment its funds and present amount of usefulness.
SIR JOHN FEANZLIN.—A letter wee received on
Friday at the Joh* o'Groat Journal Moe, from Kirkwall,:
annoanciog there the arrival of Captain Paterson, of the
Jane, of Newcastle, and Captain Lee of the Priors of
Wales, of Hull (both weeds having be wrecked at Davis's
&nits), with 90 men, brought by • Danish vowel. Captain
Paterson has is his oommaiqn a sealed bottle with soma do-
cuments from Sir John Franklin, addressed to the Admi-
ralty, and picked up by the natives. The contents are not
known.
STORM AT &U.—A violent storm arose along the
Whitby °out on Sunday afternoon last, the wind blowing
a perfect hurricane from the B.N B. Between 3 and 5 p.m.
four vessels were driven on the West Sands—the Wrangler,
of Stettin ; the limns, a foreign vessel ; the Socket, of
Sunderland ; and the Black Diamond. of Brockton-on-Tees.
Another vessel, the Tyne, of Bamegate, auceeded in gain.
ing the harbour, bat was stranded in Cahn' Hope. Capt.
llanby's rocket apparatus was brought into regehition
trader the superintendence of Lieut. Baiabridge. R.N.. and
shot the line out besutifally amass both the Socket sod the
Black Diamond; the life-boat was launched in the masa
I time, and succeeded in landing the mineral mews without hav-
ing recourse to the rocket ropes. The admitablemanner In
which the rockets answered oa this ottession augur well for
their ussfulnem in saving life along this dsninevas Teri of
the coast. Some of the verde will probably be got oK but
it is apprehended farther ices will be reported more north-
ward.

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN
CORN TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK.
BRITON. Importation' of foreign Fantle M-
OM an • liberal seals, notwithstaadiag the lew
woos at view in our market for eons time peat,
emdl tEs want of easearagement to minsfiners. By
the 'useful return jest publiehed, it appears that
lie total quantity of grain and pules imported
late the United Kingdom during the month ending 6th
September amounted to 928,438 qrs , and that within the
same period we received 332,43.5 cwt. of Sour sad meal of
foreign manufacture. Judging from the snivels into Leo-
don during the last few weeks, we may upset the next
monthly account to be equally large. Thew continued sup-
plies are sufficient to amount for the progreedve decline In
the value of all kinds of agricultural produce.
Sines our last notice the wheat trade has beta cherub
tensed by ad %lanai languor, and the fall which Ina
taken place in prices has been bout equal to the advance
previously established. At some of the markets in the
aerkeltaral districts the decline has been 2.. to 3e. • at
Mims, le.to 2a., per qr., and at meat of the large cenennilng
towns sellers have fated it necessary to give way le. to 2s.
per qv. Wheat is now quite as low as It was in the begin-
alas of September, good qualities of new red, weighing 621 b.
per being obtainable in unsay pareof the spunky at,
or even somewhat below 40s. per qr.
Nubia, kas tnaepiee4 to lead as to sitar our opialoa in
regard to the result of the harvest. The weather has, on the
whole, been favoareble for securing the cora In the late and
backward dktrists, and comparatively little now remains
abroad. More or less it jury may here and there have been
I done by the oceedonal showers ; but, speaking is general
terms, the grain carted in September has been carried in
better 'medians than le usually the ease in seasons when
the b unlit is protracted to so littera period.
I. referees* to potatoes we cannot speak so favourably.
In some of the northern counties the disease is evidently
spreadieg ; and in Scotland, where the blight wee very
partial last year, serious injury is apprehended. As yet,
only a small proportion of the late crop of potatoes has been
due, and P. is tandem impossible to obtain any imamate In-
formation as to the extent of the failure. In many bemuse,
where the haulm wee perfectly rotten, the tuber has escaped;
but it may be questioned whether, though apparently
sound, the root will keep, and moat of the growers are there-
fore bringing • large proportion of their potatoes at moos to
market ; eke effect of which, as long es the supply lasts, mint
be to lesson the consumption of other articles of food, more
VIIy bread.
Ireland we learn that harvest was fast drawing to a
doe., even in the northern parts of the blend. The system
pinged so extensively of illegally removing the crops during
the night had caused groat boa and confusion. Potatoes are
not so badly spoken of as last week ; still there is reams to
fear that the loss of that plant will be greater in Ireland than
on this side of the channel. It is difficult to amount for the
contradietoty statements received (rein thence. At one time
we are told the crop is lost; which direful intelligence is per-
haps followed, before many days expire, by each reports as
the following:—" The potato disease has not spread; and,
though the stalks have perished, the root turns up compara-
tively sound." We an only conclude that our excitable
neighbours an influenced by the character of the weather at
the time being, and that a few days of rain er sunshinenuf-
floss to impart a tone of despondency or cheerfulness to the
opinion they may be about to give.
At Mark-lane husine se has remained in a very dull state
since Monday, which may be partly attributed to the extent
of the arrivals from abroad. Of all NOrt% of home grown
grain the reeeipte have been moderate, nor has the wordy
exhibited by land-carriage samples from the near counties
been by any means large. On Wednesday the diepleay of
wheat on the Esse: and Kent stands was quite g, and,
having a very thin attendance, but few aa.ee took pi e, end
prices remained nominally as b. fore. On Fetday the re was
seidently more anxiety to sell, and lase elisposition to pur-
chase ; and though factors were inclined to mike some alight
concessions, they were unable to place the few lots they bad
on sae. rra were more offers from the eut oust, and
the prices asked for Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire wheat
were lower than those demanded in the beginning of the
week; which failed, however, to tempt our miller,. A par-
cel or two of very good red, received per railway, weighing
Wars. per tootle', were sold at 42e. per qr.
The transactions in foreign wheat have been on quite a
retail scale throughout the wont. The principal millers
have lately imp.rted rather largely, and b e.y,e th,,refore bad
little =eaten to come into the market as buyers ; meanwhile
but few country purchasers have visited us, and the utmost
difficulty has consequently been experience 1 in 'fleeting
sales at any magnitude from on board ship. Importers
hays hitherto refrained from pressing burinte., aid the few
bargains which have been clued since Monday have been
concluded on terms similar to those then currant.
The sale of flour has been decidedly slow, sad quotations
have undergone no change requiring notice.
English barley has come to head rather sp,riogly, but the
quantity brought forward hes proved fully stifle, lent to satekly
toe demand. Superior malting qualities hay. hot been sold
cheaper, but secondary descriptions were decidedly easier to
buy at the dose than in the commencemer.: of the week.
Foreign barley has been freely offered at Monday's reduc-
tion; indeed in partial instances the lighter kinds, and
parcels not in firet•rate condition, were obtainable on Friday
at rates which would not previously have been accepted.
Nothing of interest has transpired in malt since our last,
and its vales has been about supported.
The arrivals of oats coastwise have been modente, and
from Ireland only 200 qrs. have been reported; having,
however, received upwards of 23,000 qn. from abroad, the
market eas been kept abundantly supplied. The principal
dealers have generally sufficient on hand for present use,
and have conducted their operations with extreme caution.
The operations have during the week been deogether ineig.
oifitant ; fine heavy qualities have been taken in ret.il
quantities by consumers at about previous prices, but to
have made poodreme In the disposal of secondary descripfions
of foreign less money must have been taken ; indeed a re-
duction of 6d. per qr. was pretty generally acceded to on
Friday.
The new English Barns left over on Monday have since
been placed ; to effect this, however, factors have had to take
rather lower prime. Egyptian Beans have maintained their
previous value.
Peas of all kinds have hung heavily on band, and the ten-
dency of prices has been downwards.
Holders of Indian corn have remained firm, but we have
heard or no actual sales of floating cargoes since last week.
FORISION.—The tenor of the reports from the north of
Europe is of a character to lead to the belief that the crops of
grain and pulse have tamed out very satisfactory, and mach
leas is now said respecting the potato disease than was the
case earlier in the season.
Comparatively little new corn has hitherto been brought
forward at any of the leading markets in the Baltic, and
stocks of old having hem reduced into a narrow compass, in
consequence of the immense shipments previously male to
Great Britain, prises have hitherto remained relatively high
on the other side.
The latest accounts from Dentaie reach to the 22nd Sept.
The EngLsh advice. being deemed more encouraging, some
speculative purchases of wheat had been made, sad Its value
had rather advanced than receded. For fine Volhynian
weighing 6.3 be. per bushel, tie. per qr. free on board had
been made, and afterwards refused; the commoner kinds
had sold from 39s to 435. per qr., free on board, according to
quality. Oa the whole, a fair extent of business had been
done, and several vessels had been chartered to load for
British ports. Freight to London was 3s. 62. ; a small ves-
sel had been taken for Arbroath at the same rate, and one
had been fixed for Grangemouth at 3e. 3d. per qr.
From Konigsburg we learn that the downward move-
ment In prime had been checked by the news of an advance
having taken place at Mark-lane. On the 21st September,
fine high•mixed Volhydan wheat was however, obtain.
able at 375., mixed at 385., and red at 3.35. per qr., free on
board.
At the Lower Bade ports but little business appears to
have been dose, owing set some measure to the want of sup-
plies of new, and the exhaustion of the stooks of old grain.
At Rodocje, on the 22nd ult., wheat, was quoted 375., and
barley 17e. per qr.; bat these rates must be considered as
nearly nominal.
From Smith' we learn that equal to 36e. per qr., free on
board, had been paid for the few lots of flee new Wheat
brought forward, whilst 375. to 39a. per qr. had continued to
be uksd for the beet qualities of old. Uderbrack barley had
been taken at if 6d. per qr., and for flue Ilekermark pens
24a. per qr., km en beard, had been demanded.
At the sear pests, where they had learned that the &d-
-euce Wadi enearred km on the 17th ult. had not been
followed up, hoiden ot wheat had brooms more saximo to
realise; MW quotestkess were, up to the period to which the
meet recent advice* emu down, too high to leave • margin
for peedt en shipments to our market,.
At Ramberg, on Tuesday, good red upland wheat, weigh-
ing 411 b. to 6111 k per bailie!, was quoted 36e. 6d. to 361.92.
per qr. free on board. Freight to London was only Is. 62.
per qr. The inquiry fur Beal Barley, which had previoudy
been rather active) Lad dukeaed, sod, owing to the high
terms asked for new (22e. to 23e. per qr.), few bargains have
bun dosed.
In the Dutch markets the value of wheat appears to have
been steadily maintained; indeed, white Zealand was dearer
at Rotterdam on the 24th, but Rhine was freely offered at
former ratm.
From Antwerp we learn that en attempt had been made
to medial% an advance of Is. to 21. per qr., which had bad
the effect of ditching badmen—Mork Lane Express.

Tan AtlarlaaS LOAM—The Instances of Atis-
Ufa do not offer an altogether saeaosptionable investmeat to
moneyed wen. With a debt (sweating in time of peace.
until it reached 1,050,000,000 awing Ow about a hundred
sad Ave saillioes sterling) in 1848, her expenditure in the
tranquil year of 1847 weeded her income by about 6,000,000
of iblielL The eonsiotioas which, aloes that time, have
dietresied„ awl the wan whisk have dislocated almost ev
penis= dim dewidon, meet have enontiouly aegmtmusd
the orldflawoot ehe maw time that they have impover
bawd plegie. awl dried up the f 0011111•11 of the state.
All theme era la favour if Kr. Cobden and the Pease
Omer we.— Cosreist.