, 1877-07-18

fH1 coxNoNB oIvEs A HINT TO nEAcoxsTrEtp.
LONDON. 1u!g 17.-Thc House Of Commons
lsFt night, lj6 to 1853, passed notion tn tho
effect thai the recent appointment at Controller
OF the Stationery Office Is calculated 10 diminish
the Influence and usefulness Of select commit.
tees Of the 1lonse and discourage tho zeal Of
tue officials Of public departments. The vote is
,nsssesti' - thc Contrqller r plgo:t was
vho j. fen!i Of Il. fa, ~ Tho ers'sa aepSIn,ment
sonttayeucA the Recommendation Of tho Select
Committee Ut the House that Tic Controller
o's o. the Stationery o'l,sc s4nuId hess teshn1e
ii0ott does mot fulfil this condition, having
been previously employed At the War Of1lce.
:. Ihe ff'rss, commenting on the above, aays:
-. mlhe results Of last night rannot be serious
Thc Ministry will hare received a gentle adn,t,-
hitlon tt' b. a little more careful in Their ar-
polntNcNts. An D!.raclt morn than once de-
elaied. It vas a proud CHARACTERISTIC Q: genius
TO dhectn the spirit Of tie arc in which Us lot
was rast- Lord Beaenuat]c1d will read in Inc
votc warn!nE that the spirit nf tho ngc must
ronaSe."
THE nREADsfutFs TRADE.
Ina Marx Lane Estrn.* In its weekly review
Of tho British corn trade eays: Although re.
ports ase somewhat contradictory. the general
opinion seems to point to more favorable cercal
St2pa than were at onc timc thought likely.
y Mtcat sars have aea out under the inauente
OF increased moisture, aud the prospects sccsu
T., promise fair harvest However, Il Is not
likely that the home crop OF n viii come up
TO-, ;" ~, H. avGsage ; atsouEh It rlf probably ex~
ssGd s,iI the stsoft crop Of ast year Reports arc
nent. Adyiees arc n,''s no. W 70 1 i.voras!e 1ait,
As few weeks since. Considerable damage
Pas occt, done by the recent storms, whtct, laii
and apathy following the recent decline ia
prices, 4 decided reaction has taken place in tho
Wheat trtaHe, md values advanced two shilings
pcr quarter at Mark Lauc and the country mar
creaSo !u tho dcH'an1, especially for Russian
Nllrat, from The country nsillers, wn, as rule,
hela no stocks TO fall back upon, and arc now
6cgtnnlnC To feel the effects of tho scarcity ot
markell. md .the. effect It must exert on
tra1c was clearly shown at Mark Lane
on Monday last, when business was
most animated III spite Of continued heavy
the growing crop: 1lcnvy ns such imports arc.
and notwithstanding London has received from
Et. Petersburg snec the opening oE navigation
four tisncs ~ much m during the corresponding
etHnvnlcnt to tl,s supply, a. etcatncrs arc being
cleared as rapidly a. they arrive. and nothing of
consequence Is going into grauary. Tho
IMPORTS into London from Germany show de-
oil tntcuts made up by supply from Russia and
India. Ancril las ceased to bc regarded, at
my rate for tits seaso,, a. the eo,,rcc Ut su,,-
Ply. but a. tew feature II may he noted
at moderate prices, and this quarter viii acquire
additional Importance during the next two
months, a. rcports continue fairly satisfactory
from the Atlantic btatcs, while from California
nay be- expected. With fomcwhat unsettled
weather and small arrivals At tprts Of tall,
trade TOR arrival car.ocs OF wheat has ruled Ilfm
during tho past week, and prices hare improved
Ing to qualltv ot car&oes on passage, and for
shipment there las been MI attlve demand, md
m Improvements of two sltlluugs per quarter
has been established.
In make there IL an advance Of ak pence ia
ntnc renGu per quarter.
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