Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-06

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sure OF stating, that the wheat-harvest is
proceeding rapidly. Several farmers have
aiready carried a great part OF their crops,
aat trom the present fire weather. there
Is the best reason To hope that in inc
eof the next weeh, the greater part
OF the wheat crops III this part OF Soner-
sctShire vii! be safely housed.
Taunton Paper.
Wiltshire. 1t is confidently expected,
should tn weather pro:e favourable, that
the corn in Wiltshire will behouscd IN the
course of the next three weeks, in conse-
.Guence of the unprecedented number of
persons now seeking TO be employed. 1t
Is singular fact, that Mr.. Robert Can
ming, a most wealthy and respectable far
Iner, OF Ogbourn, Willis, has now sixty
nersons employed, reaping one piece of
VIII at
Worcester, Sm. l3.-The average prices
In our hast market were from 100. to i2E.
The plantations have since suffered so
much from the cold nights, that all the
hopes ofa favorable turn are vanished, AS
the crops IN general from the present APP
pearance, viii scarcely answer the OK
pence OF picking.
drerGge price Of Corn per Quarter
Wneat IDS sd ; Rye 45s Tod /; Barley
SIS 4d ;0ats 26s Sd; Beans 4ns Cd Pease
4os. Id; Oatmeal Dos Al /; B;g'-s Cd.
Lomioa, Sept 10.
A second edition was yesterday pub
iished by an evening paper, announcing
the dissolution OF the French Chamber ui
Deputies. Such an event would cause
us less surprise than regret. We cannot
but dS>ire to see "a neigibo.uiny nation
ENJOY In practice as well as IN theory,
the advantages of Il representative GO
yernment. The French ministry has
been iens in a false position from the at
tenptto tisiuiu theory from practice, * TO
act with the minority instead OF deriving
constitutional support from the MAORI
ty of the national representatives. The
Inajoriiy consists of the principal landed
propTietors in France the minority
mostly of men who have been i'm place
under the several successive governments.
The former are supported by the landed
interest III general the latter merely by
theirsupposedinfluen withministers and
by their connection with the republicans
u Bonapartists. We are well aware that
the absurd and unconstitutional measure
OF controlling the majority of the nation
al representatives has been the principal
object of the Petit MiNsteye, which has
unfortunately been but too successful in
guiding the Grand Hinisters, as if has itself
received an impulse from the agents of a
certain foreign power; but we had hoped
that the monarch possessed energy e.
nough to adhere firmly to the spirit of
the constitution nor shall we readily
give credit to the reported dissolution of
the chamber, until we find il formally con-
frmed by the publication of the royal
ordinance. Not only are our letters of
Thursday and Friday entirely silent on
the subject OF any such ordinance; but "A
Hench paper of Saturday questions the
truth of the report, and the funds on
Thursday had actually risen to SO, in
Guiding the dividend. Itcan scarcely be
believed that measure, which must de
lay the settlement ofthe finances, and NAV
throw the whole nation into state offer
nient, could have been adopted without
causing at least Il temporary depression
OF the funds. All that we can say is, that
the motives assigned TO this measure by
the correspondent OF the paper in que.,-
ton, are at once iInpolitic and criminal
lie pretends that the chamber is to be dis
solved, because the majority prefer Mess.
Bouvilie and Villele 70 Messrs. Lame and
Decazc; that in consequence the same
electors VINO chose this naiorictv are 10
be convoked for u new election; and that
the only dliterenccis to be, that instead OF
tom hundred and two deputies, the new
chamber shall consist of 264 Now as
1t is well known that the present deputies
were received with enthusiastic applause
by their constituents at the close OF the
last session, and as they cannot have
since forfeited their popularity, it would
seem that the only probable consequence
Of appealing to the same electors, would
De 10 obtain the return of the same men
or that, II the number 70 be chosen should
BE smaller than before, those who had
the most votes on the former occasion
(and who, generally speaking, belong 10
si.e .iaIorty OF the Chalnber) would be
preferred now. There is no way of a
todinS this consequence, but by remodel
Ing tie electoral colleges, which cannot
be done without a special law regularly
passed with the concurrence of tile three
branches OF the Legislature and if il be
proposed 10 dispense with this too, for the
purpose OF forming electoral bodies with
out such sanct on, then the constitution,
both IN letter and spirit, is nullity. and |
TO talk Of representative government is |
a mere farce. The means by which the |
aIledged vi tory OF tie uitya-ni,aste,iaHsks |
Tor there are HitraS of all cOlors) is said 10 |
have been gained, are of a stamp with the |
motives 10 which II is attributed Let |
tiers, 1t IS SAID, were intercepted In |
fercepted Nv whom2 OF course bv |
tie minister ofpOlice. And these letters |
contained what Plots against the row |
al government! No, but "obnoxioiIs |
And how Obnoxious WIN