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TILE FGOD QUESTION 22,.17 .BELGIUM.

T4e,AlouilAsur Beige publisbee ,the following cir
cular addressed by the Minister of the Interior to '
all the governors of provinces :
BRUSSELS,- Sept. 17.—M. le Ceouvernear,—The high
orice of articles of food hal, placed all nutionii, and Bel-
gium in particular, in a situation calamitous for the peo-
ple. ThiS situation properly awakens the most lively .
and constant solicitude of governments. To meet its
exigencies it is fitting that et degrees of the adixtinistra- ..
Live hierarchy sbauld show themselves mere active and
.noreiotelligent than ever, and should exhibit that zeal
And devotedness which have distinguished the authori-
ttes of Belgium during the various crises which the couo-
tee has passed through in the course of ten years.
Toe 4tartirg point in studying the wants which are to
h 6 ,Tatisfif,l i. an exact knowledge of the yivld of the
t)' rvest this year. I have already invited you t - trans-
, tto me the fullest information you can obtain on this
pint before the 10th of October, especially concerning
i
whcaf, spelt, rye; buckwheat, and potatoes.
`I
-recommend-you anew to exercise the most peropu•
lens care as to the exactness of the indications which

you transmit to me, and in the meanwhile to forward
r"P a general sketch of the agricultural situation of your
province.
You will please, also, at the same time exert yourself
to discover the quantity of corn, the remains of the last
"rweat, which is still in the hands of the farmers or
merchants. For this purpose censult the most experi-
ettwti men among the chiefs of the various departments.
Neg!oct no useful information upon this important mat-
ter, and keep me regularly au courant with all that
relates to it.

Another object for your assiduous care should be to
Seek the most efficacious and practical means of remedy-
inz the privations and sufferings of the working classes,
which are se,. worthy of interest. For this purpose it
cwat ith
will be h
the eatlyiaolb
shoulduneri of c
p(l)amcemYerocuersaelufd the
irie
agrimucnuil--
terai cenrnittees of your province. These, composed
of men well acquainted with the moral and ece-
nninical situation of the working men amongst
w,,oni they live, are epecially corn! etstit to give an
n on the general measures which should be pre-
pared or taken at once. These bodies will probably he
able also to give yon useful information respecting the
gupplies of lood which may be expected from abroad to
make up the 4efieiency of our harvest. They may a!so
exercise a happy influence upon the merchants and rua-
nufaaturers, the proprietors and the farmers of their
dia'riotg, in order to confirm them in their berevolent
feelin?.s towards the labouring classes, and engage them
to asgero to the latter the benefit of a salutary patronage.

In diition to general measures, the adoption of A h'iCh
it may be proper to decree, there are others which by
thilr character are better adapted to particular
si,uation,. iq essential that from this time forward

you should fix the attention of the communal authori-
ties upon measures suited to diminish the distress of
tie masses, and which have been applied at former
,/ochs not without success. Solicit the aid of the
clergy, which has never failed ia its ministry of peace
and charity, and the moral ascendancy id which among
our working p )pulation is sa legitimate. The
tureaux de bienfaissance constitute a most devoted
machinery ; its aid should be sought with confidence
and accepted with gratitude. Where private associa-
tions exist; or nay be formed, with a charitable aim, it
is proper to facilitate their organisation and encourage
their development. The intervention of provincial me-
dical committees is also very desirable, and we cannot
sufficiently second their efforts to ameliorate the sanitary
condition of our principal centres of industry.
The markets should in a special manner engage your
attention, and that of the communal administrations.
While combating those prejudices of which the corn trade
is too often the subject, it is proper that you should
watch thatno manoeuvre calculated to influence the prtoe
of food should be tolerated, and that sellers, as well as
buyers, shall have the fullest security in these transac-
tions.

The high price of produce makes it more than ever a
duty of the administration rigorously to watch over its
sale; from the double point of view'both of quality and
quantity. For the sake of justice and humanity it will
be n ecessary to live e very family guarantees against odious
adulterations (odieuses sopkistications), and against fraud
in the use of weights and measures.

I still hope, Monsieur, that shortly, when agricul-
tural produce shall be supplied in greater abundance for
consumption, prices will undergo considerable reduction.
prudent, however, to make preparations for a leis
satisfactory eventuality. I reckon on your devoted as-
sistance, and am persuaded that yon will neglect nothing
to stimulate in your turn the zeal and activity of ail
those whose aid you require for the accomplishment of
the difficult mission which circumstances impose upon
us all.

P. DEDECIEZB, Minister of the Interior.

THE PRICE OF CORN IN FRANCE.

The Moniteur of yesterday contains the follow-
ing report to the Emperor, by the Secretary of
S tate for the-Interior
Sire. —The produce of .the last harvest sad the awl', 1.
additions that may Wilk NOVidair thtirtittiire
States, and other countries inorefavaired than oar own, •
insure to our population the necessary stock of food• for
the year's consumption. Commerce, thanks to the secu-
rity; encouragement, and facilities afforded it by your
government, will be fully capable of supplying the mar-
kets, and corn will nowhere be deficient. But its price,
momentarily high, gives rise to privations that have
moved your heart. You wish for their alleviation to
multiply on every point of the territory both labour and
succour : by your orders, I submit for your Majesty's
signature a decree opening for this subject a special
credit of ten millions. The assistance of the depart-
monis, communes, and private individuals will double,
treble it necessary, this fund of beneficent prevision, and
the labouring classes will once more bless the incessant
and aternal forethought of the Emperor for their suffer-
ings iud requiremtnts.—l am, &c.,
Thic Minister, Secretary of State for the Department
of th Interior, BILLAULT.
Tip° following is the decree :--
Nitpoletn,
B3t the vrace of God and the national will, Emperor
of the French, to all present and to coins, greeting :
On the report of our Minister, Secretary of State for
tt'2t. Denattineut of the Interior ; considering the law of
Juriei'22, 1854, fixing the budget for the financial period
of 1855 ; eunsidering the decree of the senate of Da.
cerober 25. 1852 ;

We have decreed and do decree as follows :
Art. 1. Oar Minister, Secretary of State for the De-
partment of the Interior, has opened to him upon the
financial period of 1855 a credit of 10,000,000 f. for as-
sisting works of communal utility, and for bestowing aid
through the bureaux of public charity.
Art. 2. The confirmation of this credit will be proposed
to the LeLi.lative Corps.
Art. 3. Our Ministers, Secretaries of State for the De-
partments of the Interior and of Finance, ara charged,
each in so far as it concerns him, with the execution of
the present decree, which will be inscribed in the Bulle-
tin des Lois.

Done at the Palace of Saint-Cloud, this 22d day of
September, 1855. NAPOLEON.

TALLY TR,ADE.-IMPORTANT DECISION.

At the Clerken well County Court, Sept. 22, an action
was brought by a draper, named Routh, in the tally
trade, against a mechanic, named Watts, to recover 3/.
2s. 6d. for a silk dress, supplied to the defendant's wife.
The defendant said he knew nothing whatever of the
transaction. He never authorised his wife to pledge his
credit, but these tallymen did not care what woman they
ti
nt ot,hseo
house.long a s title
was
a c unfortunateryingheuvsiblaunpdo badn
thea
classes, and the sooner something was done to
prevent men being ruined by the indiscriminate credit
fgwyeiao:l:kn sticksicntrogcredit th
thoughtless wives the better it would be for all
working men. It was a positive fact that scores of
women got dresses on purpose to torn into gin, for
they pawned them as soon as they reached their hands.
The husbands knew nothing of the matter until they
got served with a judgment summons, and were sent
tl prison, It broke up scores of working men's homes,
and lie implored the court not to make him (the defend-
ant) a victim to this state of things.
The Judge—What do you earnk. week ?
The Defendant—Thirty shillings, I am
expect
a Iwlceoorrpkbp
working
by trade.
man's wife
wJiuldegliek—e Iyoaumrs chlaesa tnl yo
ooc of
oi opinion otno that
ba n d t o provide herrdt
articles
eistst
bcoheuetlnutxhfuoe
rri
knowledge
ooarshiisenidlgkg dresses.efoorf
the wife might per-
ibsaan debtd.
Hcaodn ttrhaectae
Thia,prse,
ibtewajsuswtiifideedly idniffeprleendtg,inigor the
who husband'scoulds
dren or wife, such as a cotton dress, theher ch built.
expensive silk dress was a common necessary for a work-
ing man's wife ? The plainar should have known this,
flild he must pay the penalty of gi -' g indiscriminate
The decision appeared to give 8.
credit to wives. I have no hesitatio‘inru ay thatcr e d
ai tn.
giving judgs
mini. for the defendant, with cost n 1 -
• c tion
infinite satisfaction to a
crowded court.

TrIE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR GLOSsor.—
Tbe jury in this case, on Friday night, after a patient
i""tiAa'!on, came to the verdict that the deceased died
from accident, but accompanied their verdict with re-
eomtnendal ions that the company
should put up a rail or
feefenca to raj- c the battlements of the viaduct, and that
e,ey should place the distance signal nearer to Manches-
b-r, ,o Oi:A trains would stop short of the viaduct when
thcy o; get into the station. Mr. Eargreaves,
superintentlont of traffic, said he would present the re.
commendations to the boar,' of directors, though be
fened the first of them, if acted upon, would increase
th risk of danger.
PRlZES,—Returns of vessels seized or cap-
tured, whether under the Russian, neutral, allied, or
British flag, and against which proceedings have been
taken in the High Court of Admiralty of England, from
the 29th of March, 1854, to the Stli of August, 1855,
were ordered to be published by the House of Commons
on the 14th ult., and on Saturday they appeared. The
list includes the names of 1;35 vessels in all. Many were
captured under Danish, 'IN; sit wcgian, Swedish, German,
Greeks, and even Tuscan flags, which were simulated
by the captured ships.