The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-10-24
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
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LATEST FROM EUROPE.
The Bristol Mercury says there is not
the least sign of an Improvement in the
wooden trade. Goodsare selling at prices
truly distressing.
Lord Rodon has caused 40 ejectments
to be served upon his tenants in conse-
guence Of the part they took at the late e.
lection, in favour Of the popular candid
ate.
The evangelical Magazine contains an
advertisement, to those who may wish to
adopt SON or daughter, or both, Of two
fine children, of about 10 years, whom the
parents, in consequence of misfortunes, will
assign over to the applicants, as their own
offspring!
Anot1er Disinterested Ioatriot.-It is
said that Mr.. lowering has realised E1O,-
600 by his devotion to the Greek cause !!
The report gains ground of a change in
the Viceroyalty in ireland. 1t is said,
likewise, that the friends and opponents Of
the Catholic question in the Cabinet are
in imminent danger of coming to rup.
ture.
1t is conjectured that the effect Of the
lie
mission Of grain, win be, that England will
become a customer to the foreigner to the
extent of four millions. 1t is not, howev-
err, to be imagined that this will wholly
leave theacountry in the shape Of specie
a considerable portion Of it will no doubt
be required in manufactures.
State Of the country. !,
MANCHEsTER.--We are even now una.
BILE to announce any such improvement Of
trade as will effect any Improvement in the
circumstances Of the working classes
The goods market, for the last three or
four weeks, has been more animated than
It was during the summer months but the
demand has, very few instances except
cd, occasioned no advance Of prices nor
has 1t encouraged themanufacturers to give
out work to the unemployed weavers, who
consequently continue in state Of melan-
choly destitution. Such as have a legal
claim for parochial relief, receive assist
ance, az liberal as the circumstances of the
times will permit and others who have
not strictly legal claim, but have long re-
sided amongst US, and borne good charac.
tiers, arc occasionally relieved by our ht,.
name and active overseers. But there are
thousands, and tens Of thousands, to whose
assistance the law cannot, by even the mos
liberal construction Of its bepiGcent spirit
be extended, and who are consequently en-
during distress the intensity of which it il
impossible to imagine ;-for every variety
Of wretchedness which the most active i'm
, agination could combine for the formation
OF one picture of exquisite misery, couls
/ not furnish such scene as may be behel,
Y in almost every cottage in the back street
= of this town. A gentlemen ON Wednes
y day last went into some Of the streets be
l. tween London road and Ancoats, wishin
: to behold with his own eyes the conditio
j. Of the people whose misery he was willin
@ to believe was exaggerated. On his re
IS turn from his melancholy search, no tol
IS us with an expression Of horror that he re
: GREETED the indulgence Of his curiosity.
/ Il" wish had not gone," said he; 9Th
Y wrctchedncss was too great, even to b
: SEEM" He had seen houses with no othe
!, furniture thania truck covered with straw
J, on which the heart-broken father sat wit
e a glazed eye, and death.like expressio
n on his countenance, seemingly uncOnsciou
d Of the wailing Of the half naked childre
J, who lay around him. He had seen ema
Q ciated mothers, in whom even the extrem
g OF wretchcdness had not extinguished hop
G nor slackned exertion, trying to sooth thos
}, starving, wailing children. !.
1. Saddlescorth. most lamentahl
IS distress is now experienced in Saddleworth
., Trade was never verse than at this mo
d mens. Tho number Of unemployed poo
I" is daily increasing, and many Of the smal
d farmers are literally starving; not NOR
b than one fourth Of the operatives have an,
il employment, and those have only ahou
}, half work. Vegetation has suffered agrea
/; deal less from the drought here than in les
e mountainous districts