The Baltimore County union., 1880-08-14
CorrssposdsHee BaiiimOre County UaioH.
FROM LONDON. ENGLAND.
LoxpoN. July 2lst. 1850,

LoSDoS, July 2lst, 1850.
Msssrs. Editors :-0eneya, tolerant Of every
shade Of opinion and always sympathizing with
misfortune, had her own especial reason for re-
jocing over the recent French national fete.-
Many Of the communists when baniahed from
France found homes within that city. and Roche
fort aud his friends returning 10 Paris carried
with them the best wishes Of those whose friend
ship they had won by their prudent conduct dur
Ing their nine years Of exile.
To reach this place we had 60 traverse n large
part Of France, and ut all the towns We passed
found great display Of hags and flowers which
had served TO indicate their sympathy with the
present form Of national government. Paris, 20
u, never seemed so bright and gay Il did when
We arrived there two days after their celebration
Of 18th Of July. Almost every dwelling We saw
and every store aud shop in the city had innumer-
able hags-not small would be displayed with
us-hying, which were wreathed with flowers,
natural artificial, adjusted with n taste the
French alone exhibit. The numerous trees which
bcautfy the city still retained the fruit and how-
crs they bore on that occasion. Our friends who
were in the city at the time spoke in rapturcs Of
the beautiful display there made and had but
sympathy To express for our enforced Absence
Much political import u drawn from its success
fsr which the celebration was inaugurated by the
authorities. The expenditure was borne mainly
by the people themselves. who. except n few Bona
Partis,s, entered hcartily i he scheme. Even
under imperial rule, wbf gything done
by the State. Paris did rake - brilliant n
display of lights. buntins 'owcrs upon this
anniversary. Policemen Nui of sight, and
yet no disturbance of any kind took place. not
even when some noted BonapaTtist vas observed
to have darkenel windows. "a 10 pleasant to find
the present government of fra1cc feels secure
enough TO invite and aid most Of the banishrd
communists 10 return. but Il looks rather incon-
sistent for IL at the time TO expci the Jcsuts
who seem % have committed no offence against II,
while recalling Rochcfort, who certainly will in
diet NIL the injury he upon the administration
Tho grain was about ripe Ia France, and as we
passed We observed many harvesting their crop.
but were informed u would yield less than
the average quantity. and she may be again cx-
peetcl 10 draw on u for portion of her icfcicn.
cy. The other crops. as seen from the ears, looked
well and displayed the careful attention bestowed
upon the small plants cultivated in that country.
In England great deal of anxiety is expressed
to the coming harvest. The farmer here has
had seven bad seasons out Of the past nine. and
few weeks since had the prospect of yield which
would help him pay oil portion Of his aceumu.
lated Indebtedness. Now. however, lac IL literally
Mt sea again. During the pas; month there has
been almost continuous rains. and last week y
succession nf storms swept the country nf un.
clnallcl violence. II cau:h, the farmer just in
hi hay harvest. We had occasion t. pass up
near YORK. through the midland counties two days
after the storms and found many fields more or
less covered with water the growing crop of grain
Dcutch To tue gfbund anu tue nay, which mai bccn
cut but not secured. in many cases swept away by
the violence Of the storm. The opininn was cx.
pressed tD Us by the factors at that time that
the grain crop of England would be very much
shortened and IL ;he weather within a few days
did not prove much more favorable than during
the past few weeks the quantity required from
America would once more be very heavy and nur
farmers have another year Of good prices. We
cpad almost for their sakcs hope such would be
tho case Since then the weather has proven more
favorable, but should such continue 10 be the case
England will still demand our assistance in feed
in: her people. \ few days since influential
delegation from Yorkshire waited on the authori-
t.c. To- press upon them some notification Of their
orders by which American cattle could be carried
from the sclpoits into the interior ol the Kingdom
without being hTst slaug ughtercd. IL was shown
that the stock of both sheep and cattle in this
country was steadily decreasing and the consumer
was daily becoming more dependent upon Us for
their supplies of meat. aud these restrictions added
materially 10 it, cost while dcprving the poorer
classes in the interior of the refuse portions upon
which they hal relied for their supply Of meat
food. The Provincial papers are earnestly press
in: tbs matter ani there can be no doubt but tho
government will yield. The question Of food is
the ali important one in this country and there Is
no nation which can supply it cheaply as the
Unite States.
Nothing has Impressed us more in Europe than
the universal excellence of its roads and the eat
single horse in this country perform twice the
quantity of work IL can in America, owing to this
condition Of the highways. beside the great saving
In the wear and tear of our vehicles These arc
made very strong and heavy. yet We have a
single horse carry six persons thirty miles in n
steady irot without any apparent strain. IL our
country roads were once thoroughly made as they
are here instead Of being simply patched up with
dir, each spring the saving the farmer in money.
stock and comfort would be very great. A very
large amount. too, l. saved by the farmer here in
the item Of fencing. hedging in nearly all
supply its place. and the continent that is
dispensed with altogether. While America in
tnany things has set an example the older coun-
tfic' would act wisely To- profit by, yet We should
not hcsi,a,c To adop; anything experience has
| taught them.
Last Sunday evening embraced the chance
Of hearing Mr.. Bradlnugh who has u, last secured
his seat IN the House Of Commons and at tho
present writing is feared than any other man
in the united kingdom. The seats in the church
were pretty much illel n small number being &C.
cupicd by women. Mr.. u. is rather portiy and We
should suppose upwards Of forty years of age
Iii, voice is not musical his action graceful, nor
does lac seem 10 possess that magnetism so essen
tial to the orator. His power over the audience
seemed in great measure to be duo 10 his power
Of sarcasm Of which he Is n wonderful master and
to tha; desire Of change characteristic Of the Eng
lish workman of the present time. His audience
were in entire sympathy with him and prepared
TO applaud vociferously every point he made in
his lecture. lie impressed u as evidently vain Of
| his influence. running parallel between himself
| and CObbeit. lie aims to set aside the Royal
family upon the demise Of the Queen. What he
desires TO institute we could not learn. His back
ing l. Large among a certain class. but men of
property appear disposed to hold aloof fearing
he would destroy the foundation on which British
institutions now rest. Ills inidelity, too, repeis
Others. but with his seat in the Commons secured
he may be able to influence legislation as 10
bring nboG, many judicious reforms without be-
ing able to resolve the Monarchy of England into
n Republic The Radicals are evidently the tail
which "wag;le." the wings Of this country, and
the present administrations arc quite at a loss
what to 10 with their supporters Of this way Of
thinking W.