The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1841.

SECOND EDITION

THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES.)

BRITISH FUNDS.
Bulk Stock — ' India Stock ..........»
3 per Cent Red. 9O Ditto Bonds —pm
3 per Cent Cons B9l Ditto Old Annuities ...
3i per Cent Red.. 9Bl Ditto New Annuities...
Now 3i per Cent 9Bi Ex. Bills, 1,0001....2id 16 pm
New 5 per Cent — Ditto 500/ l7 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small l7 pm
Jan. 1860 l2 15-16 Bank Stock for Acct...
Oct 1859
Jan. 1860. !Consols for Acct 894
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent.... !Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgidn, 5 per cent 1024 !Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian 80nd5.......... !Prussian, 5 per cent.

Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent
Chilian, 6 per cent
Colombian, 6 per cent
Ditto, 1824.
Danish, 3 per cent 79
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent —
Mexican, 5 per cent —
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825 —
Peruvian, I 825, 6 per et

Russian, 5 per cent
Ditto, Metallic
Spanish, 5 per cent 2O
Ditto, Deferred ...
French, 5 per cent. —f. —e.
Exchange
French, 3 per cent —f. —c
Dutch, 211 per cent. ... 52
Ditto,
5 per cent. 102

SHARES
Great Western Railway (65 paid) B4
Ditto New Shares (50 paid 5B

Ditto Fifth (4 paid) - 91
London and Brighton (50 paid)... 43}
London and Blackwall Railway (25 paid)... 15}
London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd) 160
London and South Western
North Midland Railway (100 paid)
Ditto New Shares (40 paid)
York and North Midland Railway (50 paid) 78

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE EVENINN PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
GLOBE.—Mr. Smythe (if we recollect right), or
some other Tory speaker, lately at Canterbury affirmed,
that there was not a worse paid class in the country than
that of the farmers. Here is a class then, protected" with
the utmost rigour of the law " for the last quarter of a
century, and for whom this plea ad misericordiam is put
in after all ! We beg to say, we do" not doubt the truth
of the Tory statement. The first Committee on Agri-
cultural distress after the passing of the Corn-laws, con-
tained evidence that many most respectable farmers,
chargeable with no imprudence but that of ha.ving
trusted to protection, and allowed their rents to continue
screwed up, in the hope of screwed up' prices—had been
utterly ruined and reduced to breaking stones on the road.
This was under the first Corn-law, while import was'
prohibited under 80s. Agricultural "protection" seems
as fatal as " protection "to a seduced female. The first
gay Lotkario of the land was Prosperity Robinson, who
turned the frail one over to Canning, who transferred
her to Wellington, from whom the intermediate charge
of protection has devolved upon Chandos, by whom, and
his tribe, the poor victim is consigned to the cold arms of
Peel. How much longer Land is to be " protected," or how
soon recommended to repentance and the Magdalen, is
a matter for speculation. That this battered Vast has
not been much the better for protection, seems admitted.
The farmers, says a Tory champion, are about the
worst-paid class of men in the country. A worser, per-
haps, is to be found in the class of agricultural labourers.
The Wilts Independent reports two cases which were
brought before petty sessions, of farm labourers who had
been hired by the year at 6s. per week. We may sup-
pose these cases below the average rates in their dis-
trict, but they give an idea of the comfort of agricultural
labourers, with bread at high prices. And it appears
that as prices have risen, wages have fallen rather than
risen along with them. This is precisely what all ra-
tional theory would have led us to expect ; but precisely
the contrary of what is asserted by those who pretep,l
that artificial prices secure artificial wages for ILAmur.
STANDARD.—The Conservative party., and more
particularly the Conservative press, are present placed
in a position of some difficulty. The, reflection that must
enable us to get through the ew.'-darrassment is this—that
'l:nation, but a case of the
it is not one of our own
common lot of all hones. men when beset by persons who
t,
are the reverse of.h'meg. Whatever the Conservatives
may do or say
be tortured, if possible, to their dis-
advantage : Indeed, the ingenuity of our adversaries
for it founds heavy charges upon silence
goes fari.3,-„er,
In some instances, in others invents falsehood to
srspply matter of accusation. " Why will not Sir
Robert Peel explain his plan of government ?" is
vociferously inquired on one side. " Sir Robert threatens
to make a Conservative of the Queen in six weeks," is
slyly whispered on the other. And so the game is kept
up. This is no doubt the scheme of vexation which the
Morning Chronicle had in prospect when it threatened
that Sir Robert Peel's difficulties would be greatly
aggravated by the prolonged continuance in office of his
predecessors. This, too, as an auxiliary to the love of
salary, is no doubt a strong motive for the violation of
the constitution and the insult to Parliament offered by
that continuance, now, it is said, to be protracted another
month. It is now time to speak a word for ourselves
in reference to this perplexity, created by the profli-
gate dishonesty -of Minister. When changes of the
greatest moment are depending, our readers naturally
expect from us daily some intimation of the time, the
nature, and probable consequences of these changes.
Now, generally, we are unable to give any such intima-
tions, and if we could form confident conjectures in par-
ticular matters, we must feel it a duty to keep such evil:
• riahtor
wrong, our speaking at all could be scarcely otherwise
than mischievous. The example of the wisest of our
leaders teaches us, that it is unsafe to promulgate, per-
haps as yet to form, any more precise plan of govern-,
ment than the faithful observance of the Constitution in
all its cardinal provisions ; to name the future occupants
of office more distinctly than by saying that they will be
the Conservatives most*distinguished by ability and zeal
for the Constitution, and most like to reflect honour
(which in politics is power) upon their party by their
personal characters. More specific information than this
cannot be given without furnishing arms to the enemy—
arms which they will well know how to employ.
COURIER.—Our Contemporaries of the Sun and
Chronicle appear in ecstacies of delight at the prospect of
the good to be effected by the proposed conference of dis-
senting ministers of every denomination which is, we are
told, to take place at Manchester on the 17th inst., and at
which, we are further assured, upwards of two hundred
ministers have already expressed their determination to
attend. The Corn-laws and the cause of humanity are
to constitute the subject matter of consideration and
debate in this pseudo-religious gathering, from which our
Contemporaries expect such mighty beneficial results.
Now, for our parts, without at all meaning to question
the motives either of the parties with whom the bright
scheme originated, or of those who embrace it, we are
of opinion, after a mature, and, we trust, an impartial
consideration, as well of the means proposed to be em-
ployed as of the object to be accomplished, that nothing
can result from it but pure unmixed mischief. We
equally object to the composition and competency of the
tribunal, and are firmly persuaded, be their notions of the
cause of humanity what they may, that the professed
ministers of religion cannot engage, as such, in political
discussions without seriously compromising their charac-
ters, derogating from their usefulness, and damaging the
cause they mean, or pretend to promote. Besides what
claims to weight or consideration can such a body put forth
for its decisions ? -On what rounds, we should like to
know, do these teachers of dissent, and we fear in too
many instances preachers of discord, assume to them-
selves the right of deciding upon grave questions of poli-
tical economy—questions upon which the wisest and
most experienced statesmen may differ—and the tho-
rough comprehension of which requires the most inti-,
mate acquaintance with statistical details—with the
principles that should regulate commercial intercourse
between nations, and all those various and conflicting
considerations which limit, qualify, and determine their
application ? Of all the questions of the day, that
which demands the largest measure of comprehension
and of knowledge, not only of general principles but of
particular facts, for its clear elucidation, is the Corn-law
question.

SROSPECTS OF THE HARVEST.
THE HARVEST.—Reaping has commenced in this
neighbourhood. Tuesday and Wednesday's rain has
laid several fields of wheat, but no mischief has as yet
been done. _

SOUTH OF DEVON.—The late rains have, in some
places . where there is a great shear, laid the wheat.
The crop of new potatoes is very good, and they are
selling from Bd. to 10d. per peck.
SALTASH.—The weather here has been more like No-
vember than August for the last two days—incessant
rain and wind. It is feared the corn that is in a forward
state will be beat down. The wheat certainly looks very
fine and beautiful, and harvest has commenced in some
parts of the country ; should the weather be fine, the
harvest would be general in a few days. Potatoe crops
were never so fine, and in some places the apple-trees
are weighed down with fruit.
THE WEATHER . AND THE CROPS! IN CORNWALL.
—The cold ungenial state of the weather lately,
has tended much to retard the ripening of the crops ; and
the wind and rain of the present week have beaten them
down and done them considerable injury. A few days
of fine weather would render a great number of fields in
different parts of the county fit for cutting, but the pro-
spect of having such weather is not very encouraging
at present. A correspondent from an extensive corn
district in the north-west of the county states that the
appearance of the wheat crop is all the former can desire,
and the spring corn is looking very promising. The
markets have, however, advanced considerably during
the week.— West Britton.
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS IN NORTH
DEvoN.—We are exceedingly sorry to state that since
our last the weather has continued of the same ungenial
description which we have had occasion to notice for
six weeks past. Some portion of the hay remains in
the field, much of it mowed, and it must have received
material injury; the price of good hay is likely to be very
high. But attention is principally directed to the corn
crops, of which the reports are most satisfactory. The
bulk is said to be very good, but in consequence of the
coldness of the weather and its extreme wet the ears
have not filled; and, what is Worse, the canker or yellows
and the rust have appeared generally, the former especi-
ally in the white wheats. The maturing of the crops is
greatly retarted, and the harvest will certainly be very
late. The barley is said to be lay-ed greatly by the
rains, and though there is every appearance of a full
crop, it is likely to be thin and coarse. The oats look
better generally than either of the other crops, but they
are very much laid, and the yield will not at all ap-
proach the result of last year. We have only heard of a
single instance of the commencement of harvest, which
ofis isneltfhp p
sown wheat
of Bishop'sheat
wasreaped
Saturday
where
last, a s small fie
vo er
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Devon Journal.

A lady belonging to the Church last week re-
fused to have her baby inoculated with vaccine virus
taken from a Methodist's child. She said she would not
allow her children to be wade Methodists of.