Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-21

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monico,ion NAV be reached ~ four hours rom Liver
pool !, IS located The midst OF coal fields
/ Prevous,o l-l2 German WOOL was unknown IN THIS
niarket-thc Dporta'ioiis of Tue aer descriptions o.
the a-ticl, being made exclusively from Spain. Al
this time one half of the quantity consumed is grown
IN Germany from whence the annual receipts exceed,
IN value % 900 coo pounds sterling The Rerno sheep
succeed much better in Saxony than IN SPAN In
England although efforts were made by GEORGE III
to raise them. so as exclude all foreign wool, the
experiment, failed IN despite OF the high duty OF SIX
pence per pound on the article, which existed from
| 1919 10 $500. and which well nigh broke down all
the manufacturers OF tie liner qualities oil cloths
| The duty now is only one shilling per ext.
The decree OF softness OF texture OF wool, depends
altogether uooa the sell which the animal feeds ;
and that Of England, generally, is light and caca
reous as 10 produce hard Inferior description, wholly
unsued for superior broadcloths. Moreover, the Me
rino sheep are not very desirable to the farmer, who
looks for his profit TO the than the fleece
Mutton constitutes species Of provision to the Eng
shman which he considers indispensably necessary ;
and sheep TO produce fine wool-such as the Saxon
ai,cays be Kept lean is supposed, that there
are 40 900 900 of sheep in the United Kingdom, and
but very small portion of that number produce lseces
suitable for cloths This is the larges! wool growing
county in England b.. The seep neither so large
thrifty IN Lincoln where the fleece not uni'e-
cuen;ly weighs twelve pouuds.
Wi,l sGch variety Of sn and cini2e, rs wc have IN
the United States, there many reasons why we
should direct attention 10 the rearing oil th's
animal than We have hitherto dome Look at whai 80
Immense Of wealth they are 10 Saxony, merely
for the fleece, winch seldom weighs there over '"o
pounds and. on ,l ar.rel-ate, exceeding pound
and halt The country, E1st of the B'ude Rdge,
IN Virginia. particularly the poor ands-is as well
adapted to the MerIno sheep Saxony-and the rich
bottoms, The upper portion of ihs Mississippi valley,
woai produce other descriptions, eGaal 10 the largest
III England. 1t u.s. | AIN persuaded, perfectly practl-
cable TO make exports 81 "oo, III twenty years,
equai III value 10 our exports u! cotton at present
THIRTY years ago. Saxony did not produce p6ana TOT
expectation, and her income at l:s time IS d0ate 'hat
winch We receive for ear chct saple. WITH the vast
na;nneT OF Germans IN the atea States, who MAKE
the OF shepherds, should IL orce turn "uE ut
,enton 10 this interest Sacep wall snesisl almost any
where the American Cont,n"nt. ine flnest mutton
the world except the SumaFa, IS produced IN Lou
siana, near New Orleans though the fleece IS 50
ccafs. 10 be uaii, fo- tie leon and, or the ALE
ghany moun,ans, the meat IS also peculiarly good,
while the wool is OF an excellent quality. Thus 1t
Will be seen, that the Highlands and low. lands-ln
warm climates and cold c!imates-,hey may be bred ad.
vantageousy We cannot be too watchiul OF oar true
interests China will have 10 be supplied with wool
le.s after awhile This should be thought Of. AS
emigration extends beyond The Rocky Mouo,ains tnrS
will be difficult obtain, and, iot hem the Chi
nese viii have 10 substitute coarse v.oollen goods.
Parliament is to assemble ,!;C !ad of February
It's Gcl,hcra;ions looked To- wh intense aociindr
Shoud nothing be done to aneoFa,e the condition OF
the working classes one has the Fcscence '" lore
tell ttr consequences TO ihe GOVERNMENT. Inc ti"n
C. = Nl,eTs NJ T., remarked IN speech which he
delivered n few evenings suce 10 tie an..Corn Law
League that the Sufferers MUST be HEARD, or
ttey WILL be FELT" And THIS opinion prevails
generally. The fer of such occurrence will sweep
away the odious dav which has so long existed upon
Breads,ufs. The landlord IS prepared to yield, be
he clearly foresees, that upon this his safety de-
pends The operatives, mentioned in former lie.
Ter, are quiet But that quiet, If nothing be done for
thea, is Ike The awful stiffness which pfecedes the
Gesoa'ing tempest
In l-eIs there is more distress than in Manchester,
occasloned by greater tim,aa;ion OF employment
ContTas:ed w,th l-9, the WAGES Of labor, in connec
ioa with dear food, in 1872, were rs three 10 tigecr
two itths less haa realized the former year. The
uiierv destitute coudli;on OF the people here iio live
b. lh-lr Industry n.ay be III their haggard and
woe. worn ami IN then e:nacated forms
tiuNGEc and WANT plainly stamped upon thelr
features they written N letters oil ebony across
the face OF clear, full moon. They have sold or
pawned every article OF decent apparel belonging TO
them, order to procure merely suiic!ency Of diet
TO keep them alive. Parents without garments 10
60 TO Church, ana children are too ragged 10 send
% School. Romeos A1o.hecary was apoarellcd
Ike Prince, compared with The unemployed \ ORR
SHERMAN. How painful 10 behold such melancholy
realities, as | have witnessed since we separated
Nsrer have wished for the wealth Of CrGsus until
recently. Il had II, oh what rcJolcings would
have left behind n'c in my pilgrimage, through the
man uacturing and mining districts o: England My
up tie b,oien.h hearted of relieving The weary and
heavy .ladened of clothing the naked-of feeding
the hungry. would have descended INTO the coal
mines, IN this region, and rescued IRON sepulchra
existence, the females and chlldren who are made 10
perform the work Of The TX end the donkey, by the
merciless battles would have restored TO h, mother
The boy oil years old, who is forced INTO this dark
abode where the Ugh, OF Heaven IS shut out, and have
provided for him and for her food and ranent. would
have takea The o.Than lad from his cruel master and
unnatural servluGe, IN The bowels OF tie Garth, CSC
feet beneath It's surface, 10 nome where he Should he
Supplied wish plenty. / would have withdrawn The
youny maiden from the subterranean road which she
Is compelled travel daily, upon her hands and feet
d!awar Is q! eta n connected w'tn eE body
car wei.hty enough iot cames load-and placed
her at az institution who're her education should not
be neglected The -heariiessness, The inhumany Of
England, ia permitting such oulrages upon society and
npun the moral energies OF her people, in her
coileries IS enough 10 invoke upon her the whitening
power Of Heaven II is estimated that The loss OF hu-
man life III the mines of England and Wales IS about
l0G persons annually, nearly ell OF whom under IS
years OF age Ii they ifuliy murdered, greater
blanc could not attach 10 the Government, than for
suffering them 10 be- wantonly sacrificed they
To convey ga you idea Of their condition, ad
G;,io 10 -, ohservatIlrs, Suha'D few extracts
fsom The Report Of the ch.Grens enp,cy G.cn Com.
;l.isSiore's, cauue cted wi,h maes and colieries:
ia the mines "a he Eo'hshi7e coal fields, the 'heE-
n'omeor stands IN ae Ear Toas =; !'om 81 % 81 H.
/
In the deep mines II; Northern coal ii.G, tue
pera'ore IS cons ra'''y h CHER. In some parts OF
!! ,nkw c7:no.t!, co..,e-y It iga ~ and
this high temperature is by confincd 10
a single pit. "Sometmes the proprietor himself en-
gares all the NO people and PERSONS over them
that they perform their dnty bnl other cases,
the proprietor contracts with the chef workneu, who
lure every one who is employed n getting the coal
and bFpgnE /, 20 tie foot c the shaft at is the
b.'tics apprentices who wcrs; used, These lads
made 90 60, where other would not 1T he,F
n,gu children "a if'hey ~ino 10 4, they take them
10 gts7ates who commit them "a PRISON. edward
Oakley. ~ Gears Of oge, went down to the pi. =
never received any &aGes gm,, he was observed Is
years apprenticeship. Bates ret apprentices ffoa,
tie parish, and seud tier children learn other
trades. The apprentice car learn nothing" "Ihomas
Noo.house Is without father or moiher-was apPreH.
ttced ct years Of are by the ove-secis-nsvcr mad
enough: of victua and ciohesoid clothes ought
for him al the rag shops fiis master stuck pick into
hn--hit HIM with ;he belt mawl and edge thre "
Goals at him. Exhibited his wounds Twenty, and
upwards, occasioned by hurrying in low workings,
upon and around the pnous Of the vct,ebrn