The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-09 00:00:00

MONTHLY CORN CIRCULAR.

The following is an extract from the Monthly Corn
Circular, issued by the Messrs. Sturge of Birming-
ham :--

" Birmingham, Bth month, 4th.

"We had rain more or less—on twenty-four days of
the past month. Nevertheless, the crops have made
more progress towards maturity, although it has also
been very cold, than could, under the circumstances,
have been expected ; and should the weather prove
favourable, a good deal of wheat and barley n ill be cut
next week. In some places the wheat is ripening a good
colour, but the greater part is dark, and more or less
blighted. The quantity of straw being larger than in
either of the past three years, will in some measure make
up for the deficiency which, from the quantity of wet,
and lateness of the season, will be found in the yield.

" Our prices have advanced during Vie month about
4s. per quarter, and there is now every probability of the
duty receding to near its lowest point, even if the weather
should become fine. Prices have risen in the Baltic
from ss. to 10s. per quarter, but no advices have yet been
received of any materialtrise in the Black Sea or Medi-
terranean ports. Our present rates are for English red
and white wheat, 9s. to 9s. 2d. per 621bs. here. There
is no foreign left. Odessa soft would bring Bs. 3d. to
Bs. 6d. ; hard, Bs. to Bs. 3d. ; Dantzic, 9s. to 9s. 6d. per
601bs. at Gloucester.
" The barley crop is large ; at least the quantity of
! straw is great, but a good deal is much beaten down, and
even that which stands up is reported to have filled
badly. Some winter-sown has appeared at market, and
sold at 40s. per quarter. Grinding and malting parcels
are both scarce, the former 28s. to 325. per 392 lbs., and
the latter at 38s. to 40s. per imperial quarter.
" The stocks of oats are nearly cleared off at Glouces-
ter. They have advanced fully Is. per quarter, and
what remained are held for a further rise of is. to Is. 6d.
per quarter. The growing-crop of this grain is still
favourably. spoken •0 f, and we believe the quantity re-
maining in Ireland is still greater than at the same
season for many years back. Black Welsh and Irish
are worth 225. ; white, 225. to 245. per 312 lbs. at
Gloucester.
" Beans are only about Is. per quarter dearer than at
the lowest point ; there are, however; few English offer-
ing. The reports of the coming crop are conflicting,
an we expect it will vary much in different places.
English sell at 16s. to 16s. 9d, and Egyptian, 15s. 6d. to
16s. per 196 lbs., at Birmingham.
" Most of the white peas are cut, and some secured,
and these are reported to be near an average ; but the
grey are late, and likely to prove unproductive. There
are no free foreign in first hands, having been cleared off
at 16s. per 196 lbs. here."

Information has been received of the landing of
the first body of settlers sent out by the Western Aus-
tralian Company, under their Chief Commissioner, Mr.
Waller Clifton, and the commencement of their colony,
Australind. It will be remembered that when the land
'foil- the site of Australind was sold to individual pur-
chasers some doubt was raised both as to the title and
'the quality of the soil, and that the Colonial Minister,
therefore, permitted the Company to transfer the settle-
ment from the place originally intended, Port Lesche-
nault, oil the south of Swan River, to Port Grey, some
two hundred miles above the river. On the arrival in
Port Leschenault, however, in March last, Mr. Clifton
immediately went to Perth and conferred with Governor
Mitt,
.from whom he learned that the land at Lesche-
nault lied been reserved for his fellow-emigrants, and
was instantly at their service. In the meantime the
emigrants themselves lied examined the land in the
neighbourhood of Leschenault, and were so perfectly
satisfied with its qualities and position, that, finding
their title unobstructed, they determined to go no fur. -
'then Australind is therefore planted, according to the
original intention, at l'ort-Leschenault, and the accounts
from this, the ypnngest English colony, are of the most
favourable promise.—Colonial Ofizette.
SAXON NAMES.—An inference Of acme im-
portance may be drawn from the fact noticed by Mr.
Turner, in his " Manners and Household Expenses of
England," that the household servants generally bore
Saxon names, because it corroborates the opinion, thiz!,
the Normans employed the people whom they had sub-
dued in menial ollices—" hewers of wood and drawers of
water t'—" We may note, as a striking peculiarity in
this doeument,,that the household servants are generally
1 distinguished Saxon names, We have Hande and
Jacke of the bal ealiouse I Mole the tailor, and Jacke
the keeper of the Countess's hartiersi Dobbe the Shep-
herd ; Diquon, Gobitbesty, and Treubodil who were
often employed in carrying letters ; as well as Slinga-
way, a courier, whose name is most opposite, and was
derived possibly from his gait and manner."— [From some
of these names we now have Hanson, Jackson, Hickson,
Dobson, and Dickson.]
DREADFUL ACCIDENT Et THE OVERVIEW'
ISO OF A HEARSE.—On Thursday AtiefliOart a .'''.l.,y
oafrßearmighHtoanll.,
alarming accident occurred at Portslade, in did iiennL):
this county, and a barrister of Lincoln's-inn, were interred
Esq.,
Oscin.,the above day the remains of Samuel
late the chief distributor of stamps for
in the family vault, in Portslade Church. After the_
mournful ceremony was performed, and the relations and
friends had returned home, the bearers and attendants,
as usual, prepared to ride back to Brwigahrtdosnoofn
athdeorteopn
.of the hearse. It is said there were up
others all attempted to get up and it
at the same h
some of whom had got safely on the roof, when tfie,
moment, and caused an a
unfortunately happened tlliaartruthaendhosrtsreusggmlinogve,dand
t thet e
pulled the vehicle over, crush-
ingd throwing the others
weight of so many persons
those who were getting.
of the men were more or
dLari'le'aFer'nm or a leg dislocated or
off with great violence.ha
less injured, some d into Portslade as speedily
as broken.possi b l
e
They.d ,wererg.i7an,i ?assistance procured, when some
gsehritoonu.sly
injured, were
daetr Pwoerr tse lbarod eu,
gbeing
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andthtoe r
CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT MAN..
cIIE STEit—
CA.RMARTHEN, AUG. 5.—A few friends fa-
you:
able to the repeal of the odious Corn-law met to-
gether
last Friday, to take into consideration the question
of sending a delegate to the Convention at Manchester,
when it was unanimously- resolved that Carmarthen
I should not he backward on such an important occasion,
and that the Rev. H. B. Jones, Baptist Minister, should
be appointed to represent the feelings of the anti-mono-
polists at the approaching assembly. Asubscription was
immediately set on foot to cover his travelling expenses,-
1 and is progressing most favourably. It is hoped and ;
ex-
pected that other parts of the county and principality
1
will make a vigorous effort to assist the millions at this
important crisis.—British Queen. • • •