The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-22 00:00:00

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tna Witalhigteroloist *twit terminated with a day of
brasy:attd min, by which the rims were mach
swollen, every led of field labour completely obstructed,
Ind the out standing, corn so perfectly soaked with wet as
to render its removal for same time impracticable. On
*oder, the hopes of the farmer were animated by a
cloudless sky, with a sharp frost/ air, which continued
until Tuesday evening, and during these three days of
sunshine great progress was made in cutting down and
securing the crops; bat on lYednestley morning we had a
/acumen* of that unfavourable weather to which we have
been so long accustomed, the rain falling without inter-
mission throughout the day ; though at a distance of a
Gs, I"..tu.Carhsle the operations of harvest suffered
little interruption. On Thursday there was a cosetant sae-
cession of showers, at short intervals, to the great injury
of the grain in the fields, of which there is a cotsiderable
quantity still iq stook, and in some places nitreaped. It
would appear, however, that this excessive fall of rain has
been confined to a narrow district, and bas affected neither
the g 1 harvest nor the corn market, which continues
to decline; the average of England and Wales having
fallen daring' the last month upwards of 12s. a qnarter.
'Yesterday the weather again became mild and pleasant,
with a clear sky; and when this paper was put to press,
bad the appearance of • centinuance.—(Carlisle Journal.)
At Sherburne fair, on Monday last, the show of sheep
surd cattle were anprecedently large. The pens contained
vpwards of 10,000 sheep, two-thirds of which were driven
away unsold. as were also a large majority of the cattle.
The pricis of both were full ten per cent. lower than at the
last Stofurd fair, and a further decline is anticipated in
col:sequence of the great inundation which took place on
Saturday throughout the West of England. the low lands
not being expected to show their faces again this fall.—
Suckers were plenty, and notwithstanding high prices were
demanded, the very best sold as low as 131. Inferior horses
quite a drug. •
A few days ago, as the barriers of King Sampson, Esq.
werspin pursuit of a hare, she, to avoid them, took over
the cliff at Beachy.head, and na%,killed. Some of the
hounds followed, when one shared the fate of poor puss,
and another was much injured.
DlSTwessimo OCcewRINCIL-11 will be recollected that
in the neighbourhood of St. Ouorge's-lields, most of the
bve streets were inhabited a few years since by " a mixture
of all sorts :" when it was resolved by the 'higher autho-
rities to, cleanse the " Augean stable" of the nuisances
which were proverbially applicable to that quarter. Capt.
Cmik became thC sub-lesser. and his name is now substituted
-fur many old ""origi.nal" streets. We have. indeed;
Cooke's ?fleet East, West, North, South—eCooke's-p'acc,
Noi. 1,2: 3, &x. and llood-strebt, in•the lioroughgroad, at
one end is designs:led Cootie's-street, East, whilst at the
oilier end it bears its original title. In this and some
ober of 41as neighbouring bye-streets. the Captain am
pointed an spot tux the collection of the weekly rent*, but
unluckily for the tenants the Cantata has forgotten to pay
the sground-rent ; consequently at 'this moment there are
thirteen men in postieutou in .00, many tenements ib
Coolta:r-street East alone, and others elsewhyre ; and the
whole of their, little stock furniture must be *old to
.satisfy the "daa's demantlp." ".Alps of the inhabitarits are
warkirig mechanic,. !he " diatiess"ficanforced, the
crusioquences must 'be' Mast serious to an ift,lualrions class
of in4iviilusls, moat of whom have. large, families. An
magi,has. beep made, htit,no hopes arc held out of any
viatica of theiedistresses.