Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-09

several other ladies' the wives Of men Of rank and
East India milionaires are spoken of as having dab
bed in the funds and in railroad shares, and to have
suffered thereby. The principal lady speculator is
mentioned without hesitation in the public journals
as being the MARcmoNEss OF AYLEsBURY, the second
wife of the Marquis of that title, and the original
of the specializing LAZY BERTHE and Beilair Of
UIsraei'S last novel, Iancred. Her ladyshp
does not appear to have made any secret of her
sockjobbing propenstes, for her carriage, bearing
the of her noble family, and attended by SER
wants in the family liyeries, was very frequently
seen in Bartholomew Lane, near the entrance of
Capel Court The Marquis is said to have paid
haf his wlies deficiencies, and to have provided
for the payment of the remainder
| We have a great dearlh Of home news at pre-
sent; the elections are all over, and the state of
parties in the new Parliament will vary very little
from what you have been advised Of The last
political demonstration is that which was made by
Earl FITzwMLIAM, at the dinner of the master
cutters at Sheffield. His lordship appears to be
much dissatisfied with the conduct of the electors
of the West Riding of Yorkshire in having return
ed Mr.. CoBDEN to Parliament, instead of waiting
upon him to solicit for nominee. His lordship
was very caustic at the dinner, both with Lord
MoRpETH and Mr.. WARD, two of the Admnstra-
ton presents and it appears to be very doubtful
whether he may not be found in quasi opposition
attitude at the opening of Parliament. His being
so would do his own character, which has hitherto
been consistent and liberal one, more injury
than it would any body any thing else. 1t would
not, however, be the first time that his noble family
has turned political summerset
SEPT. 10, lS47.-The following extract from
4 late Liverpool Albion appears to embody, in few
sentences the sum and substance of the present po
liica manifestations, and to express the opinions
of the thinking part of the community
The Ministers will be stronger in reality in the Par
lament than they are in seeming They will be strong, not
only in their own strength, but in the divisions which
well reign, in the camp their opponents In all great
social questions and in all gradual and progressive improve
men they will have the support of the Peel section against
the bitter and bgoted section Of the Tories But must
not be overlooked calculation of the relative strength of
partes that apple of dscord has been among the
Tories by Lord George Benncks bold and honest
avowai that he will not march through Coventry with them
in crusade against the Roman Catholics This has made
confusion conounded' among them, and has com
peted the disruption of the faction. Its fruits already
visible Mr.. Toemache, at the South Cheshire election
repudaed the further leadership OF the noble Jockey In
Warwckhre the Tory candidates have done the thing
In Bucknghamshire the versatile Dsrae unfured flag of
independence, very little one, for himself would have
thing to do with rustic violence and actous opposition and
as the Turks say ate dirt by the bushef when speaking of
Sir Robert Peel whom he begins to recognise
great statesman and all that he while Benjamin was
merely Lord Georges cad and shadow during the conlaw
battle In Short the Tories party, thoroughly bro
ken and II the Ministers only show prudence In
the management of the Parliament, do not what
throw them out If they only bring forward good
sures nothing can disturb them"
/ From the state of parties let us turn to the state
of the weather, respecting which it may be report
ed that the English climate fully maintains its char
acter for variableness. Fires and faanels are now
in the ascendant but after the equinox we hope to
enjoy that usually very fine season, an English
autumn. Your delicious Indian summer is not for
n ttpn buf nv IF itch
are very pleasing may they be realized.
| walk through Covent Garden market at this
season would afford much novelty and surprise to
an inhabitant of your peach bearing neghborhood
What would he think at being asked IS. dozen
for peaches not equal in size and quality to your
neighbor Bates's third rates Nor would his sur
prise be diminished being required to pay Is. for
six very indifferent looking tomatoes, l2s. for
moderate sized and half-ripe looking melon, and
proporonate prices for apricots, grapes, and figs !
1t is fortunate thing however, and provdential
arrangement, that here, where fruit is scarce, and
Of dear, there is not, owing TO the difference
of climate, any great desire, and probably only a
proportional necessity, for it. From what | have
seen of English fruit, | should pronounce the
gooseberres and pears to be by far the best that is
produced. The former have lately had much atten-
ton paid to their cultivation, and | have plucked,
and without much difficulty, in private garden,
sixteen gooscberries which together weighed more
than ID. avoirdupoise
Good wheat may now be bought in Mark Lane
at AS. per quarter or IS. 3d. (about Sl1s) per
bushel-a great falling off from SO, which it sold at
for short time The Alb. loaf Of bread is now
sold for SID. it once sold for Is. There is, how
ever, much wheat in the field yetin Lancashire and
other northeastern counties, but nine-tenths
of the crop has been safely gathered in. Rumors
of the failure of the potato crop again very pre-
valent passed market gardener yesterday who
was digging up his potato crop; his reply to my
inquiry about it was that it was very deficient, and
that "potatoes would soon cease to be food for the
poor man." The same accounts come from Lam
cashire and other parts of the country. ="
HERMITAGE INSTITUTE,
Montgomery County, Maryland.
Mrs. GENERAL WHEELER informs her friends and