The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-08-18
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GREAT BRITATN.


United States, the cry Of 'stoo much RAIN
prevails in some paris 81 England
The London correspondent or the Iporia.
writing utdcr date az Jtlne 3Oth. snys.
t'Rai1, rail, rain. This Is the burden 81
4 onr daily song. Rainin the early dawn,
h iii the midday, al evening and at mid
fnlght, Matters are beginning to look sc
i rions The crops hate already suffered
considerably, and il is scarcely possible
THAT we can have even SIN average harvest
i w arr d mouth behind hand: tie law
lands hayt beeu flooded the corn on the
.fclay soils has purity persisted: 3 the pota.
tors IRE Threatened with blight. other
\ root crops are ID an equally bid contlitian;
and the hay is Il good deal damaged. We
3have not Ind 50 bad season for forty
( years except HI 1855, which was also scry
rainy and cold. Abroad theWeaihef llas
/ also been very unfaynrable in several
! countries; aud the yieltl varies a good
deal We shall have, no doubt. is draw
largely on. your supplies, and II. Won are
1 promised 4 good harvest; your aerieultir
1 lists may look ont for 4 good time. OF
ronrse, absolute deartil now -a.days Is ont
\ ot the question; but q winter &c high
/ prices and distress seems inevitable. We
are threatened also with another strike IN
the building trade; and the agitation Ipr
parliamentary reform seems likely io Be
4 carried on III the midst Of scarcity, dear.
ness, high poor rates, and eyasperated
feelings a gloomy prospect enough;
/ though hardly more gloomy than tie
3weatheF, Ia which we seem 10 have. been
embedded for soloAg period. III. Warmth
L III 4. mere "Reminiscences Of past days; the
! san a hypothesis. Fruit Is hardly 10 be
1 obtained unless you are willing 10 pay five
/ or SIX shillingsfpr astnall basket Of straw.
berries. or an tqnall i extrayagant price.
/ fora pound Of cherries. You are Obliged
ito fall back on dried figs and raisins, aud
1 TO fancy il is Christmas, which You can
! very readily do, except for the leaves on
I the trees. Fires are indispensable; great
Iicoats highly desirable; nackintosbes at
q premiums light summer clothes at a.
discount; umbrellas rising in value; and.
goloslles going at any price Yetto-nor-
ROW is the FIRST Of July. and there il not a
sign Of amendment. The clouds are hea:
willy brooding OYER me as I write; the
weatherglass gives ne no comfort; and
begin TO think TINT tue summer by this
lime Is irreirieyably lost. = {. .s 5.5 Il. y
In the House Of Lords on July tile 9Th,
the state OF aifairs IN Sicily was debated
and the conduct Of Garibaldi was eulo.
gized. 4. 3,
in tlie House Of Commons III reply 10
! "A question. Lord John Russell said the
government had demonstrated with the
Neanolitan government against the repe-
tition at Messiiii and Naples Of such afro.
cities as had been committed at Palermo,
and he had every reason 10 believe thar
the renionstranees would not be without
effect. \.
Sit Robert Peel called on The govern.
nlent not 10 assent 20 the anne xation Of
Sicily TO Piedmont.
Lord John Russell repiied that the no.
IYcrnment could not depart from the great
principle. that the people had the right to
choose their own government without iu-
reference. ...5 +.
Ri, In the House or Lords on July 9th,
lord Bfougham defended the conduct Of
the reyOlntionists and OF Garihaldi, and
hoped that the promise Of the csnstitn,
lion would fail to save tho detestsble Is
rant Of Naples .
u lt was stated In Parliament that the
British forces III China reach i /, 600 men.
AZ the 4tl Of July banquet at London.
Mr., Dallas spoke IN strong euiogy OF
GaTibaldf ..,s -: . II. ..5 =: r. !
.Ys. i r a u t'I5.
& SlGSfffgA ATT File Tariif corresponds
ok The London 1fgtee writing under date.
of duly LIST, says 81 hear from the very
best sources that n person % high rank.
Just on his retnrll from I,lfis, vllo saw.
napoleon at Fontainbieau, related that
this monarch had expressed himself, IL
the most llnequiYoeal and positive terms,
that il had become matter Of necessity
that both the Bourbon, of Naples and the
PontiF Of Rome should slecamp. The
Emperor added chat It,. Was possible the
pope might iulIabi the isfailid of Sardinia,
with the nominal sovereignty over the
island butaliowing Ii the full enjoyment
of its present free Institutions. Ny iu-@
foFlilant added, that the court and the
whole population % France are ii i state.
Of the greatest indignation on account Of
The eowardly Outrage To- which their re. .
preventative, Baron Rrenier had BEEN
subjected in Tie street Of Naples That
tie Emperor expressed himself in the
above language t.haTe no rei9on TO doubt
10 What extent his words conveyed his
:t9wn real secFet int eatin1s and resolutions,
and TO what extent his viii may be taken
us the last decree of fats. Time viii In all
probability soon reveal The real fact Is,
perhaps. that European public opinion is
driving Napoleon LII beyond al his orr.
ginai plans. Tie Emperor pfoiassed the
utmost admiration for Gaflbaldiis past
exploits, and said France would never be
a hindrance to the furtheranec Of thar
hero's future achievements