, 1879-08-13

Tho Inference drawn from tho comparison Of tho
twcHly-tlnu sertcs OF untcs Is il!Ml frApliE vii!
nut hryln .!ll Sept: 13. md lsc harvest VIII not
close tn Uct. y. Tin further VIZ advnncc iht0
autunln the more 1rccarlous vi ho the wcashcr,
nnt 1,nlrsA tho ncxt twu months nre utllis1lni!V
1ne thc liarycat Will be pour IN: cvoty reehact.
md tndt'tcrcntls got In: N"r does TIC miset''sl
throw muci, Of the anttilnn sowing late !nto tic
Jrar. Bcsitica the Losses cn.n!lcd by tho, char
hcscr OF the rrop itsu1f protsactcd and irrcru'
lar harvest tells In tho Item Of labor. ftie ar-
.ycst.cn must 9e kent In hand. though unal',st
To do nnyt!l'ng for DAYS and cven wrecks. All,
things considered. It 10 rcrY poor LOOKOUT eTeif
farwell.totio farmers. at'.l II MANY Of them
kindness Of their landlords tn nnot the deure:
citation VI pro1Mcc, It II to bs tcarod tl1nt unny
will hare to rctew the appeal this autumn or
next spring.
BAD seasona. VIC arc coutin'allv assured, cot'1o
torc ;llrr. and wn have been 1atc'y told, nprar.
entity with long retrospect and careftti calcl-
tatihn. that lit every cycle there are several con.
current years mora or less Of ons character, aud
several contusrent years Of anotler. II the
ftMscs III the HeAt year b. hs Ereat Al those IN
This. or IA the average ot the three years, thc
farmers, very lew Of whom have any capital In
rcspryc-verv fam Of whun nre not III debt
will have to throw I'D their fnrms. What they
will do in this extremity We sannot Gucss, but
there Is nothing regular English farmer thinks
less Of than emigration. 1t ts graseis doubted
MhGffiee no Is tue f}Ent TnRn 10 ffllKJltbs nllii
whether Mora Paddy driven out Of his potato
ntot Is mot moro likely To make hfs way tn the
Antipodes than yeon'an Of the old English
sgtlool. Hne the results of such calamity. as
wo are suffering will extonl far Out Of TIE agri-
cultural circle Some Thousands Q! landowners
will havc to do Without rent to rcduce their ca.
tnbisfmcntB, pitt down carriages and
iorses, turn on undergardencra and Ia.
botera, dtsp0se Of their London hotlsch, an,l
reducs the heuson to few weeks in lodgings
or 10 still ftwcr at 4 hotel. They will.
perhaps, even less reluctantly, shut up their
COUNTRY hottscs, AMI live for yenr or two With
TUT chre, ostcntatlon. or cvcn comiOrt In Con-
ttuental hotels. All this portcnds The discharge
Of mnnv servants not very well fitted tn make
their war In tllu world. and loss Ut profitable
custom, to many tradesmen. Not only some
kinds Of industry, and aomc Special Localities
also. wilt sulfcr more than their ehara IN such
an agricultural collapse as that which Is a.
least not improbable The residential neigh
borhood Of Luutlon md the watering 'plares-
Will feel with special force anr general restrtc'
uon uf RESOURCES nnd curtaifntnt OF exponli-
tlire. Religion and philanthropy vii! he touch
cd bv the sprestlFnE blight OF means; Indeed,
a1ready VIC read OF a rrcat. missionary society
being Obliged to reduce by 6 per cent all tts
salaries antl grants. Th!s IL gloomy prospect.
1t is not the usual tone in which te future Of
the country l.ns bern discussed of lAte years.
solid und enlightened poicv. It waB hoped
would aurn1onnt all difficulties md leave no
1ooplola even lor capriclous fortune or tue
malignant atara When the PRINCIPLES we're TIM
doubted a1ld established, could they be ever
batiled bv tho shcer force OF ctrcuHstnncesf
Wo may 1.-Two to sec whether this be possible.