Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-10-18

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IL o'clock,-which news, together with the
anxiously. expected Steam Boat from Phlla.
delphia, with the Election news, attracted
large crowds down town. Wall.street has;
seldom been in more of ferment. The
Flour Dealers on one side, greedy for the
grain markets,the Politicians and every body |
greedy for the Political news. Our London
dates are to the 10th of September, and Liv-
,erpool to the Goth inclusive, the day on which
Captain s. took his departure. . .5'2 f"'
The Royal William has over sixty passen-
gers.--She wasishort of water and fuel FOR
some time before she came in, she had to
burn every spare article that could De 1ounq
ID Sr,'' III . F''0' Z y London, Sept. 18th.
It has been noticed on this side the water
with pleasure, though not without some mix
ture of jealousy, that steps are being taken 10
! establish O line of steamers between New
! York and Europe. One result OF this Will
most probably be,-that efforts will be made
! to continue the running of these vessels from
England during the winter, though it IS not
finally decided on. / learn that the owners
Of the sailing packets are not at all appre-
hensive Of being driven out OF the trade: II
will never answer the purpose OF merchants
to pay 50 per cehtmore for freight, Wnlchthe
steamers charge, besides which, it. il now
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share of the additional traffic Of all descrip-
tons which is stimulated by, and arises from,
the increased facility Of communication.
In the absence Of more serious matter,
public attention has been for some time
drawn to certain large gatherings OF meet.
ings of the working classes, the largest OF
which took place yesterday, in. the open
space near the Houses of Parliament, in
Westminster. The objects soughtto be obtain
ed are, universal suffrage, annual Parlia-
ments, vote by ballot, and paid representa-
tives. These exhibitions are looked upon as
perfectly harmless the great political lead
ers take no part in them, and the bulk Of the
people regard them with indifference; the
sober and thinking classes not being displea-
sed that the strength and energy of the: rest
less. and discontented should spend itself in
fruitless efforts'to obtain what, in the present
position of affairs, may safely be considered
as purely chimerical objects; whilst tho re-
al reforniers and those who conscientiously
seek 10 purify and amend our Institutions re.
greet that attention is withdrawn by these
vague attempts. for the prosecution of more
rational and more attainable ends. t hsit4
4, Among the, nuisances OF, this nature as
mainly affecting the industrious community.
is, the repeal of the corn laws, the operation
of which is severely felt this year. The av-
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wheat IS admissible for home consumption at
one shilling per quarter. Notwithstanding
| which there is every probability of our actu.
ally running short before this years growth
| can come into use. This is certainly show
of things which loudly calls for a remedy
Still what is called the agricultural interest
is SO powerful, and the prejudice in its favor
SO strong, that long time may probably
elapse before this vicious monopoly is got
rid of. '.is{!l - .<."4& sass - Yto' *';i
REVIEW OF THE BRITISH GRAIN MARKET.
From the Market Lane Express, of Sept 10. ia
Since our last we have had uninterrupted
fine weather and the harvesting Of wheat,
barley and oats, has nearly been brought to
close III all the southern counties of Eng
land, and seconsiderable breadth Of peas
and" beans has also been secured In the
northern counties u large portion OF grain
has been cut, and good deal carried; much,
however,still remains out, and in some of the
less favored districts it will require another
week Of fine weather before the sickle can
be, actively employed. ..,s..-,i, 80,
The damage done to the grain crops in the
north by the heavy rains of "Wednesday and
Thursday se'nnight'is stated to be serious,
large breadths having been So badly laid
that but slight hopes are entertained OF the
corn being harvested in, even tolerable con-
dition these complaints are, however, only
partial, and we still hope that the result will
not prove SO unfavorable as /; anticipated.
1t is yet much too early to form any thing
like an accurate estimate Of the yield, even
in those countries where the harvest Is con-
cludedl; complaints of the wheat not thrash
ing out SO well as was expected are, howev-
er, already beginning to be pretty general,
and we are afraid that the crop OF grain will
turn out decidedly below an average; much
still depends on the weather, as scarcely one
half Of what is grown north Of the Humber
is vet secured. a79"#G''" a." 2'"i'I Tf"H
Z IL appears, however, pretty certain that
prices of wheat have for the present reach 1
ed the lowest point; and from the firm tone
of most of the country markets, an. advance |
may be looked for !; in fact on the east coast, |
prices have already improved from Is. to Is. |
per quarter from the lowest range. In the |
midland counties the value of this article |
has also an upward tendency, and at Liver |
pool on Friday, an advance of about I'D per |
7Olbs. took place. telb ii ,e.3 ,.|p'~a |
Our letters from Scotland are filled with I
dismal accounts of the damage done by the
wet and stormy weather lately experienced /
there the rain had been SO heavy that ma
ny ofthe smaller rivers had overflown their
banks, and much mischief had consequently
cnsued; great portion of the heavier crops
was also beaten down. Our correspondent
from Aberdeen states that the oat crop inthat
neighborhood will not be fit to cut till the
beginning Of October. even in the lower part
of the country, and in less favored situations,
the fields will scarcely be cleared before the
commencement of November.
The storm had. however, been succeeded
by fine weather, and the barley harvest had
been partially begun. At Edinburgh, on
"Wednesday there was very little grain of
any description offering, and moderate
business was done at the prices of the previ.
Gus week. AT Dundee, Aberdeen, and BanfE
the value Of all kind Of corn was also firmly
~ The tempestuous weather which visited