Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-01
FOREIGN.
From the Morning Herald.

From the Morning Herald
HiHch fAPERs'-We received by the France our
regular hles of French papers, from which although
Ehy contain nothing very lnte have translated the
borrowing interesting articles of intelligence
DISTRESS IN THE WINE Observation-Disclosures
'fou al the departments IN which the wine is Guilt
Vated announce that misery is at it's heiUbt and TINT
IL pa4y felt in the districts where The be.t
are produced because indirect taxation renders nos
SIDE all speculation foundedupon the cnre and nyescr
ali"h o good wines, the proprieors being forced 10
sen lhehl TOT the INNS IN Competition with wines of n
poorer quality, and nt nearly the same nricea 1Tbr
they ma themselves reduced To the donble nnos.hI
~ OF working their vine ards and paving ths eYcisc
IA the department OF the Gironde great number OF
Poetors have decided to spade their vines this vonr
out single time, instead of doing il twice according
TO the Constant method hitherto pursued es tbeir
eiiues VIII not suffice for that expence In many
IONS OF the same department. and in that ofthe Dordo-
que, inc collectors were reduced to the unpleasant nc
cessy OF exposing to sale the wines of the proprie
tors On many occasions they have not been able To
hnd single purchaser, and in other cases they have
sod VINE with the casks at so francs the tun contain
ing O hectottres The four casks being valued nt az
francs, the wine is consequently sold or1 fronr On
sous the hect0es 1t results therefore TINT the
pretors could not have paid four fths of his taxes
tho sale Of the casks which he had pu released
10 contain his vine, and that the price Of the wine
itself paid but fifth of the duty upon L. He has
mus lost all the interest upon the value of his proper
w. all his expenses of cultivation and the price of
ms caSK.-Ihey write from Bergerac that the inbab
onts OF that city have resolved to suppress entirely
the duty which is levied there upon wine, in order
TO mitigate os much in their power the nseries
OF the cultivatOrs Of vineyards. Thus bv these feel
lngs oI COMMUNICATION, which we cannot too much
honor, tho city Of Bergerac will renouncc bv these
useful taxes perhaps even what is necessnrv II will
DC forced to replace the income heretofore produced
by duties levied upon Wino by taxes upon other ar
ticos OF consumption. This is an example which il ia
credtabie to have given, and which viii I've initiated
without doubt, as soon circumstances will permit
AZ Toast IN oil cities in the vineyard regions.
Such facts Indicate TO the government. that the
present system OF Legislation is bringing ruin. with
irghttul rapldty, upon tho most valuable wine dis
tricts in the kiDgom.
WINE ~ SWITZERLAND. The povernroonf ne Co
hcva has sanctioned the prOet Of IA law which re-
peas Tor "eyoye the duties on wine in that city
u mas reduced the wines Of that canton and of other
onions IN Switzerland three sous, and makes an
equal dmuntion upon the wines Of France and Sa-
VOy
Tho veteran members Of tho iepion Of honor in
france their widows and orplhns are petitioning
he government for their pensions, which have been
THHhem from them since the restoration. They
Pcau Win strong arguments fgQn necessity, vested
Igh' Hnd The public utility offuhlling contracts in
1imar cases. Their memorials ore signed BY nu-
meroi5 lieutenant generals, 1,arshals colonels, &c.
Iher claims stand on the official lists "a "aFrears
which have been refused by Ministers on the ground
oitheir being Abolished by aaw oft82O with their 70.
Irrespective effect TO 1914 Among tho petitioners
we perceive the names Of AuRerenu, st. German,
az Clair, Dousmerit, Lenoines and the otbor chic 70
tf'ippWsicl 10 Tho auTai3 uf &c rc~C,urt