Star.
London, England, 1829-07-29 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

There is a good deal of inquiry respecting the future
intentions of Government with regard to the Savings' Banks, and
much anxiety is expressed as to whether the sales of stuck will be
continued. but nothing certain on the subject has yet ttanspired:
A well-founded complaint is made, that the public should still be
kept In the dark on so important a matter, It being known that
several millions of stock can he brought to market on account o:
these estabhshments.

Harvest has already commenced in favourable situa-
tions in this county. On Monday ■ field of wheat of the btst
quality, bekmging to Mr. Robert Grigg, was cut near East Lone.
On Wednesday 3 bushel (24 gallons) or new barley, in prime order,
and which weibbed about 170 lbs. was sold at Truro, by Mr.
James Martin, of Rialton, Lower St. Columb.—Falorsouth Packet.

TILE CROPS.— A correspondent, who travels through
the West Riding of Yorkshire, says—" The bay harvest is la-
pidly drawing to a close. under favourable auspices ; and though
there has been a great variety of weather, the crop has been on
the whole well gathered. Corn of every descrip:ion looks well ;
even oats, which a few weeks ago were almost despaired of, have
r d amazingly. Nothing but hot weather is wanting to in-
sure to us an abundant harvest. Potatoes never looked better, and
the early sown turnips are in a thriving cooditlon."
It is with sincere regret we have to state that a serious
depression in trade exists at present in this neighbourhood. New -
castle, notwithstanding its various sources of traffic is in a very in-
different state, but it is nothing compared with the condition of
North and SJUIL Shields. These towns are 'brunt entirely de-
pendent on the shipping, but to whatever cause this depression is
to be attributed, there can be no doubt of its esisteuce. We have
beard of several instances of shopkeepers intending to remove to
Newcastle, because they find they can get no business dime iu
Shields.—Neuvrestle Paper.
Harvest commenced in the parish of Ballantrae on
Friday the 17th inst. on the farm of Downan and Hoimpark, the
property of Jas. Carrick Moore, Rai. —Mr. Andrew 11 right, the
'tenant, beginning to a fall of bear or about three the grain
being perfectly ripe and of superior quality.
The crop of apples this year will equal, and perhaps
'need, any thing within the last Si) years. In all the oichard-
around and below Taunton, &c. the branches are so loaded as to
require pruyping. The crop of walnuts is also prodigiously great.
Bath Herald.

STATE OF Tilt LABOCRING POPULATION.—The
condition at the labouring classes in the manulastunug districts of
this county Is truly distressing ; hundreds are unemployed—the
parishes are excessively burthetted with poor-rates—numbers of
persons used to comparative opulence are reduced to beggary.
ley flour, purchased in small qu intities, and baked hi cakes over the
Are, is the only subsistence of many. It is a pleasure to observe
that the persons suspected of various robberies In the neighbour-
hood are not numerous. but such as have in more prosperous times
been remarkable for dissolute manners and dishonest practices.—
Ossifenhans Chrande.

We have received notice of an improved machine for
cutting Thtbet shawls, which is likely to be of great beoeSt to the
manufacturers In Paisley engaged in these articles. It has item
constructed by Mr. Andrew Baukirons the ingenious inventor of
the cbenelle-cutting-machine. Since the manufacturing of Thibet
shawls commenced in Paisley, several cutting machines, suck as
are commonly used in England, have been brought to Paisley for
the finishing of the shawl cloth. Mr. Bauldrons, on examining
some of these machines, was of opinion, that however well they',
were calculated for Gaishing heavy broad cloth, they were by fair
too heavy far the llgkthbrie they were applied to in Paisley. He
accordingly set about constructing one on a principle completely
original, in ding whisk he has succeeded to this utmost expects-
tient. From his macbble being constructed to cat the cloth length-
ways, and the full bessidie Is plies of across the web, it enables
him not only to execute 11.11M1 elk at mice, but without leaving the
selvages uncut, uis the ease with ether machines. Mr. Beuldrons
has now got is machine fair premet, and has found that it will
both cut the cloth mete many don dime at present in use, and
be fat more free from ammiedoi images on the elf:ob.—GU:gm
Orsessick.

The Philadelphia Chronicle says, that " John 011en-
asagraphainsinertseen ass a letter to his address is the Bahl-

mere pid-elke."