Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-06
FOREIGN.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

q t.4ff.s@ LONDON, AUGUST 1901.
Events, both in the natural and the political world,
have held their onward course during the dscon-
tinuance Of our communications. Many of these
events have been noticed and commented upon in
your columns, and need no allusion to by us. The
course of nature has been silent and certain that
of politics the reverse in both respects. The great
eclipse OF the occurred at the very moment and
in the exact way which astronomers had foretold,
thus establishing the truth of science and the
stancy OF nature and the earth has again matured
its annual provision for the food of man. Already
has much OF the rich harvest with which " autumn's
yellow lustre gilds the plain bowed beneath the
strong arm of the husbandman. Truly grateful are
we that accounts from nearly all parts of the King
dom describe the various crops, with the exception
of that OF the potato, as being most satisfactory.
The hay harvest is entirely secure and nearly all local reports
speak favoraby of the wheat barley, oat beam and pea
crops We do not think that the potato crop materially in
ured yet but in many districts undoubed marks Of disease
rapidly extending themselves Should the weather con-
nue favorable think of the wheat south Of Peter
borough will be by the end Of the week. In connexion
with the harvest think may appropriately introduce
the following very favorable notice Of valuable invention Of
American origin, which the Great Exhibition has placed be-
fore the British agrcuurss and which has been brought
into very satisfactory operation
aMr j. J. Mechi has published letter dated Tiptree
Hall August in which he says: sThe American reaping
machine by Mccormick, has been at work all day on my
farm cutting heavy crop Of wheat very long in the straw
partially laid and estimated at five quarters per have
arrived the following conclusions That will act perfect
" level land with standing crop that will cutfrom ten
per day. according TO circumstances that
the quantity cut depends the activity and strength of
the man who has it by rake from the board on
which il falls; lit hard work for to remove one acre
and quarter per hour that our open burrows and deep
ALL IS thou
chine that the paddewhess do not any way beat out or
inure the corn that certain ng notifications in its de-
tails will be required where Gas my CASEY the straw IS very
long that it will cut laid corn where it falls toward the ma
chine that where falls from it. is desirable to cut such
portions by hand that proporonate number Of hands to
bind the cut will be required according to the CROP The
machine will be cutting all day should wish
finished my harvest with it. but the proprietor desires
try in other counties. In conclusion, feel conviction
that all our respng will be done by horse
chimes !"
But whilst thus rendering feeble tribute the copstancy
and the bounty nature what does experience enable us
to say Of the events which arise from the social and political
doings Of man, acting either individually collectively
Can we safely wisely prognosicae any Of the results
Can we venture to deduce moral social political effects
from apparently palpabe moral social political causes
Alas for the verify Of all ancpaons when and his
proceedings furnish the materials for them We think
can safely challenge the most politician to name
any event in the political world Of 1851 which he confidently
anticipated in $50. We that the Old World will
furnish no such example. We willing to hope better
result in the Ne,o World, where the policy Of public men is
less crooked and selfish where vested interests divide
kind into classes and where privileged orders contend for
the pepeuaon Of abuses order that their interests may be
protected We quite that social and political effects
proceed from social and political necessarily and as
unerrngy as effect flows from in the natural world
but nature is perfect and imperfect the laws of the
former general those OF the latter various, vague and
unstabe the former understood to great extent by those
who have lima and ability to investigate them but who
will venture say that he understands the policy and the
principles Of any leading politician depends upon the con-
ssency Of any sovereign of continental Europe How then
any one reasoning from political appearances venture to
deduce political results We have tried our hand at the
business and again we blush at the recollection Of
our errors and shall be cautious how we ansgress in future
The Ecclesiastical Titles Bill was almost the only leading
Of the late session Of Parliament although we Do not
forget that the country has been relieved from the dsgracu
burden Of the window tax and some promise held out that
the property taxa good in itself il fairly evied-wi in
future be more equtably appooned An improved patent
law bill was lost at the last by ntermedding
in the House Of Lords.
We have seldom read any thing which gave plea
the House Of Commons on the 18th of July His lordshp
stated that the improved management of the Crown lands
had been so great 900 paid in asyear in re-
ducon Of the ESQ., 900 voted for the civil list In fu
ture bis lordship added "the revenue from the Crown
lands will be sufficient support the dignity of the Crown
without touching the $780, 900 voted by Parliament In
other words the Crown will support itself from the income
Of its own estate We have not the at hand to en-
able Us TO ascertain what other sovereign Of Great Britain
beside her present Majesty has thus SO udcousy managed
his or her own estate enable her to support what is
called the dignity Of the Crown" All hail to her Majesty
and her malicious stewards for bringing about satisfactory
a result
Tho Corporation of the city Of London at present OBJ
IF -,,.ensy unfavorable notice by the Times The
opposition offered to the removal Of Smh6ed Market the
narrow and selfish spirit ia which issued invitations for and
the very unsatisfactory in which conducted the royal
festival at Gudha and lastly, the very imperfect and in
ADEQUATE representation Of the metropolis Of the British
Dire which offered at Paris, its recent offences All
three no doubt says the Daily Ne,o dsageeable and
unpleasant incidents in the contemponeous history Of
London but not whom made the most Of conclusive reasons
in themselves for the destruction Of municipality which in
its day has done liberty great services Better than
this must be shown"
The Crystal Palace and its contents continue to occupy
much of public attention. and draw every day their tens
Of thousands Of vsite from only every part of Great
Britain Blu. from almost every part of the civilized world To
the 18th instant inclusive the grand total Of visiters
67O OLA the greatest number day "a, l22on
the 10Th July The amount received at the doors to 18th