Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-08-28


HARD TIMES appear to be the eompain, al, ov.,
Coobett,iR late Register in London Sc forth cer -,
factsas regards the present distress or wan, NJ
active business in England, that are yer, srkina h
ascrioes much of the mischief actual state of the
circulation, as compared with lavish issues by
bankers in past Our purpose, however, not 10
up'' us reasoning out to present his facts
winch are mus numbered lN. T. .4m1rican.
81 have been through West Ken. and East spsesy mo.
self; Gays MIR. Cobbe,t) Mr.. Hunt has been ,b,on,
Wiltshire Berkshire, md Nfiddesex; IhavU seen friend
from the South OF Hampshire, from the Nor,b of
mat county nave seen letter from Montgomery shire
aud another from Yorkshire; aud have gentleman
from biiStoi, and another from Leitesterire On the
authority OF all these beg YOU that there are
no corn stacks in these counties thing quite new you
VIII please to observe; thing known befo. within
the memory ct the Oldest living, yer ba va
been the previous harvest, whatever might ave beu
the price of corn. The Cause the cornsacks have he,
hed FOR years past pledges the country bankers Tor
the false capital advanced by them a We now BEEN
sold in order to pay the balances from the farmers
to the rag rocks the cultivation rrie on by borrow
ed money; and now the bubble ha bust
go Butter sells in Yorkshire fresh butte at s;xm,oce
per pon"d IN Lecesershhe eightpence; in the Wead
of Kent at eightpence, at Tunbrdge Il tenpence
W. Cotton prints selling in for less than the
duty which they have paid; namely per Yard and
cotton stockings for boys at penny pair for men at
6yepence!
hvepence the pound very 10 London, at sixpeuce
20 The country hvepound notes, unless at the rocks
own shop, are exchanged by paying treepence in the
pound Some WEIGH drovers paid other day a,
Gudford in Surrey. They doubtless wrote in their Jour
nal, "Nem Bring sovsreigns next time we come fon
home"
"6. WEIGH cattle, bred in Wales aud sold for the mar.
shes in SUSSEX and Kent, particularly latter have
come by tens this instead Of hundreds. One
in the neighbor5ood of Romney Marsh wrote, abnst
Christmas last his correspondent in Wales send him
sixty head, in the month of tne before June (early
IN Hay) he wrote to his correspondent 20 send bin
one, there being no money TO pay with. 'a 49,
~. farmer in Sufry that used to pasture for the n;%t
hundreds of these cattle three four times in the wee
throughout the months of June, July and August has nor
had one head during the last mopth
49, farmer upon the borders of Sussex atm, Surrv sen.
some Dorset Ewes 10 three separate fairs one month.
y cattle MARKET and never had any bidding at ali As
hem at either of the places The were sound and
in good condition ~
9 The Norfolk and Suffolk ia mers saw sNntbne sell,
In Inc West OF England they say 'Noihen Sells
40. The Welch farmers sa " the sStacks arc all o
and We must 60 'ater uM.' e'
eco wheat 's falling in price no,withsta ndns all this
~ ihese facts are all correc and i, rea iy do.s -,
pear to be the duty of Mr.. to induce me
bankers 10 oegIn to pot ont those 5 notes. which no ~
~ Us a"d assures you that they would out out az eonn
as ihey got rid of the ones.' ~
H. Now, in conclusion, lei me besse.b ro
hrm some people (and oh! do scod them, s. ~, n
req coats will give way: up for the homo of ~
Cloth, and promise all that talk to me- fresh bn,,. %
"gIoat pound" Ip.s CComnWh.
II r ,. there at this time more shons chr, go, :;
street. 81 Giles Holborn, Skinner Street Newga,e
nan street, Gracechurch Street Fenclurcb S., r.,
9Ueet HUI, Lndgate Hill, Fleet Street. and the S,ra,d
"'e ep Hnes more shops shut those stres,s nj
o""o"' man any man living before a, anv one
1e' ana declare II to be fact, that trsdesnen in on
' "esaie rs wen as retail, carry tn cir bust
ness al kss over and above the interest of THAR
The shipping o.! the Port Of London is in a su 90
sra to than the wholesale and tail trade ''