The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-09-18
From the ". Y. Jour. Commerce.


The foundations occasloned by the constant heavy
rains in Fiintshre and Denbighshre have proved
furious and in some instances destructive to the iron
works in those counties. The Cosdra!on Works be-
longing to the WEIGH Iron Company have sustained
very considerable injury. The bridges. dams and
cuverts belonging to those works carried away
10y the tremendous torrents bursting from the springs
on the night OF the 24th The waters in the vicinity
of the works the extraordinary height of TWEEN
ty two feet above their ordinary level, and in few
hours exngushed the furnaces Such was the I'M
peuosity ofthe food, and the influence of opposing
the elements of fire and water that the most
apprehensOns were entertained, that the furnaces
would have been blown in the air. Happily the bull
dngs sustained the shock, audit is with pleasure that
we record that no lives have been lost. 1t is stated
10y the oldest inhabitants in the neighbourhood that
such awful effects from mpetuous were never
before witnessed by them.
The Stamford paper says it is iamentable to witness
the havoc which the rains have created the agr;cu-
turai prosperity ofthe country. The overfuwngs of
the rivers in Cumberland, Northumberland, Durham
Lancashire, ottinghamshre, Lincolnshire, &c. where
the banks admitted oflt have flooded the adjoining
country. Manufactures have been undermined and
overthrown, bridges and buildings swept away, and
many lives os
The wet weather has retarded the ripening of the
gram generally, and greatly injured the crops. In
vera places the wheat has been beaten down beyond
recovery Hay and clover are much injured, that
the latter has risen 20s ton. Wheat n our mar
ke has advanced from 3 to As per quarter. So inur
Gus have been some of the showers in some PARIS
OF Yorkshire, that in maay places, the six
feet hours. In Hotderness from IS to 80 miles
the country presents almost unbroken sheet of
The produce of thousands of is r0tiinr
the ground The Glasgow Chronicle notices the
dreadful effects eff the rain in Scotland The crops
i'll France have all suffered similar cause. Tie
wheat from EsseX Kent and Sufo K: sell ng IN the
London Make from is to 70s. per quarter. Flour N
demand at 3 to Sos per sack. The Liverpool Mcrcu-
~ OF The LIST of Aug saws, 1--WE continue to receive
from all paris of the kingdom, accounts of the dsas-
trous consequences OF the heavy serious ap
prehenss"ns are generally felt for the coming harvest
1t adds, that the corn market has advance sd Il
busneI. In Manchester the advance IS greater
The Liverpool Mercury Of Aug. L, suys:
The late American Tariff appears to us to be of in
fnlteiy more Importance to England than any topick
touched upon in the Royal Speech aud vet there is
not even an aIuson to it. Here we were dsappont
ed had hoped that ministers would have told the
Americans, in the face of all the world that if that ia
riff is 10 be persisted in, England can and will procu g
her cotton and tobacco from some other quarter We
nave no doubt OF the practcabity Of this kind of JUS
slfable retaliation and we hope next week TO show
4hat cotton equal to any that America Yields can be
had cheaper than any now imported land nearer home
INTO the bargain.
Parliament was prorogned Inc 28th Of July, which
occasion the Lord Chancellor read a speech from the
king from which the following passages extract
ed:
THE endeavours of his majesty to effect the pacif
cation of Greece in concert with his allies the King of
France and Emperor of Russia had continued nnaha-
ted.
His Imperial Majesty has found himself under the
necessity OF declaring War against the Ottoman Porte
upon grounds concerning exclusively the interests OF
his own dominiOns and unconnected with the spuIa-
tons of the treaty of July g. 1897.
CHS majesty deepy !aments the occurrence of hos
tlllty and will omit efforts Of friendly interposton
to restore peace.
''Fhe determination Of the powers, parties to the
Treaty of the 9th of july effect the objects of the
treaty remained unchanged.
'tiIs Imperial Majesty has consented to waive the
exercise in the Mediterranean of any rights per-
tanning to his Imperial Majesty in he character of
Behgerant Power, and recall the separate instruc
tons which had been given to the Commander of his
naval forces in that directing hostile operations
gans The Porte.
"iis majesty will therefore continue to combine hi
efforts with those of the King Of France and his I'm
per'a Majesty for the purpose of carrying into com
piee effect the stpuaons of the Treay of the 9Th of
july"
Expedition to the Morea.-There is no longer any
doubt OF the intention OF France send expedition
to the Morea. 1t will consist Of eighteen Battalions
of Infantry regiment Of Chasseurs and deach-
ment OF Artillery, under the command of Lieut. Gen
Ma'zon The troops TO be at Tou!on by the 9Th of
August, but only or 5000 men will sail on the 18th
OF August. The rear will follow, and reserve of 6,
600 men wisay the French papers, be formed at Tou-
lon to reinforce the expedition if necessary. The OBJ
lect Of is, by cutting off Ibrahm's communica by
land as well as by sea, to force him Egypt.
London Courier July 3d.
COLLEGE RECORD.
Yale CoLlege-The annual CONNIE ncement at this
institution took place place on Wednesday, the 10th
inst. Some interessn0 eyercses usaI m this occa-