The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-10-16

The CRors IN EuRoPE.-The annexed article
upon the condition of the crops in Europe, and
especially in regard to the potato crop Of Great
Britain, will be read with interest. 1t is from
the London Economist, paper of high charac-
ter:
There was probably never a season when the
accounts OF the crops were more conflicting, nor
when their real condition was more various
Facts collected in one spot are no criterion
whatever, even for other places in their immedi-
ate vicinity. Frequently in the same parish
Will be found crops Of wheat as fine, or finer,
tnan nave been seen for years while in others,
not less than half of the crop is entirely lost by
pight, rain, or wind. If this be true Of single
parishes, 1t is even more so of different districts
Throughout the South and West of England, it
Is unquestlonably true that the crops have in
places suffered very much, but that they are
very good in Others But what with damage
oy blight in some places by rain and sprouting
IN others, by wind in Others, and the scarcity OF
labor for reaping everywhere there is no doubt
that the crop in quantity and quality is below
an average. In the North of England, in Scot
land and in Ireland, less injury has been done,
and the grain crop up to the present time prom
es to be good.
A similar condition prevails in the continent
tai accounts, which have, however, been more
uniformly good during the last week. There,
there is less complaint of blight but more Of the
change, however. in the weather is producing
more satisfactory results than were of late an
tlclpated and so far as grain is concerned,
there is no ground for apprehension that any
deficiency in this country will not be readily
made good from abroad, without any very ma
teral rise of price.
But by far the worst feature in our home sup
ply of human food, is the destruction of the po-
tato crop. In many and very important dis
tricts, the loss is more complete than in any
former year whatever; and these remarks eX-
tend less or more throughout the whole length
of England, from Cornwall to Northumberland
So far as the Continent is concerned, there is
less said about the potato disease than last year
especially in Germany.
The 18th September, this year. was the COM
pletion of century since the introduction of
the "New Style" as it is called in the calendar
The New Style differed from the Old in two par
ticulars: by emitting eleven days after Sep
TENDER list, On calling the I'd the Is, and by be-
ginning the year on January LIST, and not on
Annunciation, or the 25th of March. The length
of the legal year 1852, was, therefore, only 2S2
days. or about forty weeks. The Old Style is,
however, yet in use in those countries Russia.
Greece, &c.,) where the Greek Church is pro-
fessed, although inconvenient and manifestly
erroneous.
MORE SIGNs.-At Eaton, in Ohio, last week,
tnere was good old fashioned gathering OF the
friends of Gen. Scott. In the procession was an
Irish Scott Club, numbering ITO members, with
banner displaying the Shamrock, with the
words "the Irish boys of Hamilton for Scott"
There was also German club, numbering 65,
with banner inscribed German Scott Club
from Han,iiton.''
Three hundred and lfty-six C) more Cincin-
natl Germans have bolted from the so-called
democracy. The Atlas of that city says that
Hamilton county in which it is situated will
poll 900 German votes for Scott
Major Downing, in his last letter to the Ma
tional Intelligcncer, remarks:
"Im afraid there's Wing drift going over
the country that'll swamp us. Sailors tell
about the big tenth wave that rolls up and car
ries every thing afore it. and I'm thinking it
seems to be a good deal SO in politics. There
was a big tenth wave in 1910, and you remem-
Der what work It made. 1t looks good deal
as though there is another big tenth wave roll
ing up now, to swamp the democracy and upset
Congress"
The floor Of the Crystal Palace is soon to be
taken up, when vast treasures are expected by
some to be brought to light. 1t is said that !
large sums have been offered for the first |
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