The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-08 00:00:00

L Co •4 N C, nC.Z.` 7... v..,..,.

rrie rol;owing is the Corn Circular
Messrs. &urge. of Birmingham, for the past year
" Birmingham, 2d month. 31, 1841.
" We have delayed our Acnual Circular later that,
usual, hoping to be able to publish our statistical informa-
tion ei,mplete to the end of tht, year; but we are rorry to
we have not succeeded. Li adverting to the state
the corn trade during the past year, we hare to iiol:ce
considerable recluctitin (cousid. ring the aery superior qu '-
lit). of thi: year's growth) in the value of mot k'niis
grain, as compiivd cz ith the corroapooding period ,ii 1840 ;
the average prices of the kingdom being resin ctivy ;v
f:illows:-1,4 month. 1840. wheat, 65: 5,:. ; b Hey, 39;
2.1 ; 40;. 4il. ; peas:. 40a. Id. ; rye. 373. ;
32,:. 10d. Ist month, 1541, 61.4. 81. •; h
2:1. ; ; w4e, I ;
OW, 214. 7tl.

" A variety of circumstances have contributed to this
result, especially as regards wheat The estiaiatei.l goal-
city of free wheat and flour, the commencement elf last
yesr, was 550.000 qu,rters. ; and there ass entered fir
home consumption during the tear, 2,463 013 qi.o-rtets.
total of 3,013.013 crartsrs, Toe soick so,
rod of 1840 is Pio..pqseil t•iot to have exceeded ai.o),000
Qt leaiiog 2 563,013 qu.oters, as the quantity e
, ei.eeoimptien it, tietittico to oui. tiwri f.otoeth. Tee
state of our monetary affair;., and the fodese of ore
or two considerable speculaieri in erilin, within the last
ft-T; months, leis probably causeel toore of the foreigo
wheat to he oresi.d on the nisi kit thin would otherw)se
here been theca'?". The erop of 1840. there is rea,..100 to
believe, peeves to be more nearly an average one, than,
eote,itforitig thy very tinge:del weather during part of last
trimmer, ?flight have be- n expected, especia ly in must of toe
eastern, midland and western districts of the kitiglom.
her the stocks: of free, foreign wheat, nor those in the
lands of the farmers, however, make it probable that we
shall have a low range of prices during the present year.
Tnere is one feature in the imports of wheat to which we
alluded in our circular of last year, that we think has not
been suffietently considered by those who have turned their
attention to our probable future demand for wheat from fo-
reign countries. In the year 1833 the export of wheat and film.
from. Ireland reached its maximum, and. amounted to
5.41,475 quarters of wheat, and 1,059,587 cwts. of flour.
Slice that period it has gradually and uniformly d. creased,
and year was only 59.522 quarters of wheat, end
180 476 owls. of flour, to the 5.a of lOch month; whle,
ourino toe same period, nearly doubt,. that quantity was
imported into Irciand fruits English or foreign ports.
" The duties on foreign wheat have fluctuated during
the last year from 2s. Bd. per quarter to 275. Bd. while the
average duty on the whole that has been liberated for
home consumption is 7s. 2d. per quarter. The price of
wheat in some of the foreign ports, as compared with the
corresponding period of the previous year, is very much
reduced ; this, however, has not yet led to much specula-
tion, though a few purchases, chiefly on Irish account, for
spring shipment, have been made. Our stocks of free
wheat tmostl3 of stale inferior quality) in Gloucester, are
19 570 quarters; 9,370 of o,lesia anti Bannot ; 5,100
Lower Belie; 1.800 Spanish; and 3,300 Datozic ; of
bonded, 5,055 quarters. Our present prices are-Eng-
lish red, 7s. 6d. to Bs. 2d. ; whirr, 7s. 8-1. to as. 4d per
621hs here ; Dantzig, ds. lid. to 83, 6J. ; Spanish,
7s. lad. to ; soft Othaaa. 7s. to 7s. 4id. ; hard,
6s. 10id. to 7s. 3d. per 601 b. at Gloucester.
" Tne crop of barley is generally admitted to have
proved above an average in quantity, though very various
in quality ; and the' price, as compared with this tints last
year, of best descriptions is as 38s. to 503. and upon infe-
rior as 28s. to 33a. per quarter.
se The crop of oats in this district is said to be very
gond ; but the limited extent to which they are grown, .
makes ii of little importance, as our prices are almost en-
tirely regulated by the supply from Ireland; and, although.
it is the general testimony that the crop there has proved
above au average, the qaentity imported into Gloucester
has not been larger than usual, and the demand more
than equal to that of corresponding periods in former years.
" Although the crop of beans is reported to be an aver.
age one, the quantity of last year's growth in hand a-as so
small, that they have borne a high relative value, which
may, in some degree, be attributed to their excellent
quality. Present price, new, 16a. to 17a.; old, 18s. to
19s. per 196114. here.
" We have had much less demand for peas than usual
this year, and our arrivals have been small. They are no-
minally worth, for grinding, 153. to Ms. 6d. per 1961 b.,
and, for boiling, ss. 6i. to 6s. per imperial bushel here ;
the consumption of the latter does not appear to be in-
creased by the relative high prices of potatoes.
" Old foreign spring vetches have realized 63. 9d. to
Bs. 3d., and new, Bs. per imperial bushel."
• •

GENERAL HARRISON ON
SLAVERY.

The following curious letter has been handed to us for
publication. It is from General Harrison, the President
elect of the American Union, and is in reply to a letter ad-
dressed to him on the 2d of Si ptember lest, by Messrs.
Tappan Leavitt, and Dresser, on the subject of slavery
Cincinnati, Oct. 1. 1840.
" Gentlemen,—Your kind letter of the 21st ultimo
came duly to hand. The subject on which you addrese.
me, I look upon es one of the greatest importance to
the people of this country, though I have generally re.
fused to answer the numerous queries addressed to me,
generally from my political enemies, knowing they
have intended to injure me with the south. In my
letter, however, to Judge Morr.s, of Massachusets, which
thought
had the liberty to use in any way that he
t
proper, except to publish, I expressly state my views
on the abolition question. I therein state, that I
joined an abolition society at Richmond, at the early
age of eighteen; and that I have seen no reason
to change my views on the subject since. And I will
now further state, that I believe Congress has full and
complete power to legislate on all subjects relating to
toe district of Columbia, and should use that power by
abol!sbing slavery in tile district. And although Con-
gress, perhaps, has nu power to interfere with slavery
in the several States yet so anxious am I to see this
Immense evil put down, that I would willingly sign a
bill, should one pass Congress, appropriating all the
surplus revenue for the purpose of purchasing the slaves,
or for indemnifying the States that should voluntarily
abolish the system. The appropriating the surplus revenue
for this purpose is no new idea with me. It is one I have
long entertained, and have more than once so expressed
myself. and I hope yet to live to see so desirable an object
accoroplished.

" You are aware, gentlemen, that this is a delicate
subj.;,ct for the peace of the south; and, whatever is
done, should be done w.th much caution. You have
probably seen my letter to Mr. Lyons, of Virginia.
You will, o course, know what kind of estimate to
place upon th,t+, written as it was to a southern man,
and a slavenoaler. I have refused, gentlemen, to make
promises or pkdges to any great extent during this can-
vssa ; but. as the great c(litest is so near at band, I have
no hesitation m declaring the above as my sincere senti-
ments, arid hov you wilt find then to accord, at least in
part, with y, ur am, Gentlemen, very respectfully,
your ob,i:ent servant, '7 W. H. HARRISON."
Slavery Reporter.

he parish of Worsted extends ever 2.500 acres
of land ; the population is about 850 souls. The Vicarage
is i s the gift of the than and Chapter—the Vicar has
never resided. On the death of the late Vicar, a petition,
signed by ail the church attendants of the parish, was pr -
sented in favour of the Curate, the Rev. Mr. Spordens,
who, from his attention to the poor and high character as a
clergyman, was universally respected No notice was
taken of this petition. The great tithes of the parish are
leasehold of the Dean and Ceapter, renewable every seven
years on payment of a fine. The fine in 1833 was 6921 ,
but was raised to the exorbitant sum of 878/. 10s. in
the year 1840 ; a reserved rent of about 60/. is also paid
annually. Thus it appears this Holy Incorporation, has
received somewhat more than 2,000/, in the last
eight years from the parish, besides a law bill of 43/. to
their agents. Now what return has been made to the
parish charities? We have seen how their souls are cared
for 1 The Sunday School, supported by voluntary sub-
ser porn, Its received 01 The Clothing Society, which
owes its existence to the assistance of private benefactions,
has received 01 The distressed widotss and other deserv-
ing objects of charity have received 01—from theDeeti and
Chapter. Charity coot ieth a multitude of slim; God
grant that the Members of this Holy Incorpirration ma
not y
ot want a germ! nt. Bu..it is not fur me a simdle
diet, unskilled tit tht, science of the striaging phrase, to
cif r my comments on the above facts —Correspondent qf
die No. with Mercury.
THE NEW PENNY PIECES.—(From a Corre-
spomient tit the A.thenceurn have just seen urine of the
copper penny-pieces which have lately issued from the Mint.
Of the devices, either of the obverse or reverse, it is not
necessary to make any remark ; they are the work of Mr.
W. Wy on, the Chief' engraver, and display the same
grace and skill in execution Which characterize his pro-
duc:iot.s. Here, however, all commendation must carve,
In all other respects, I can only speak of tais coin su
term.; of disapprobation. First, as to the qu lily of the
metal : it is 50 ill-prepared, that upon very many of the
pieces the surface has broken up in flakets. Secondly, as
to the striking : I have not seen a single piece which is
what is called well struck up—that is, the parts in highest
relit f, as the hair above the Queen's ear, and the hedy of
Britannia, are not cleat ly expressed ; the impression of
re. die is riot fully one entirely given. Yet we ii iv ,
at the Royal Mint, the finest macainery in the w‘ I.lsl
for stiking coins--the same which, at the Soho Mint,
where it was carefully worked and atteraled to, pro-
deeed coins which, at least as far as the ne'chanieal re-
sults are concerned, were unrivalled. Thirdly, as to the
dies : they are evidently very badly made, exhibiting cracks
and depressions. How many have actually been broken,
we have not the means of ascertaining ; but I must be-
lieve that many dies have entirely failed, or the authori•
ties at the Met would not hesitate to throw aside those
which are so evidently detective. In fact, they hare nit
remaining a sufficient number of perfect dies to carry on
the work. Fourthly, as to the surfaces of the coins :
many of them are extremely rough ; but whether this arises
from the bad quality of the metal, or from burning the die
in the process of hardening, I am not quite certain ; but
I believe both causes of imperfection have existed. I
need only refer to the coins themselves, to prove the truth
of the above renia:ks, and to satisfy every person, that the
proceedings of the Royal Mint require investigation and
correction.

A FRENCHMAN'S IDEA OF CRICKET.—We
got up a tolerably god match behind the Hote, Rayai, on
the beach at Di• ppe, for the amusrm,nt of the Duchess
de Berri, in the star 1820. We mustered. r its
ficulty. two elevens; the bowlers pitched their bails with
scientific precision , the batters defended their wirlets
with great skill ; short and long stops were on the alert;
in fact all the performers acquitted themselves most admi_
rably. As soon as the first innings were over, one of :IL,
party, who had been most active in the display f his
athletic powers, approached the Duchess's carriage in the
expectation of being e,-)mplimenied on his ex,ttions ; in-
stead of which one of the suite asked the gentler:la,, to
h.s utter dismay and confusion, when dle game of crtehay
was going to begin I—Sportsman in France.