Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-01
From Our Regular Correspondent. ]
Our European Letter.
LONDON, Eng, Oct. II, 'S2'

London is beginning to see the first sug-
gestions of the returning tide at the rail-
way stations in the minging of luggage
laden cabs in the streets and the drawing
up of blinds at West End houses. This
change will 60 on gradually until the end
of the year, when the tide will come roll
ing in until it is once more at flood in the
spring. As rule, the winter season in
London, judged upon society canons, is
very unimportant compared with the sum
mer season, but this year will be an
exception to the rule, as we are to have
winter session of parliament, This will
interfere somewhat with the hunting season
in the country and bring many persons to
town who generally remain away until
after Christmas. Shopkeepers, theatrical
managers, and others will be glad of this
diversion in favor of the metropolis. The
time will also be made additionally inter-
esting by the return of large number of
troops from Egypt. Society will once
more have the young officers of the guards
in its salons. The household troops will
60 about with an additional prestige, and
| if no unforeseen difficulties arise in con-
nection with Egypt, there seems great
promise of the year closing in sltisfacto~
rily, if not for the entire country, ut least
| for tho m atropolic
A singular advertisement was to be
seen this week in an Essex journal. A
large farm was offered at one shilling per
annum rental, not one shilling per acre,
but for twelve pence any person inclined
to agricultural pursuits might be installed
on a large farm in the vicinity of Colches-
ter. Some wondered what it meant, but
the explanation was simple enough. The
farm has got out of cultivation, and u
number of bad seasons have prevented
tenants coming forward. Should any
farmer be disposed to try his luck he must
not expect always to rent it for shilling.
Tho tenant will, after the farm is once
more put in cultivation, have to pay TWEEN.
ty sbillings an acre. Even then, if we
have a repetition of seasons rs good as the
present there is prospect of doing well
on this Colchester farm, The oddly of
the farm being offered for shillng-the
lowest price on record-has naturally
attracted much attention, as showing the
depressed condition of agriculture in some
parts of England owing to a succession OIL
bad harvests.
There are signs thats the black clouds Sc
long hanging over the Russian imperia
family are at last clearing away The
anxiety caused by the attacks of the nihl
lists led to the imperial family living in
the greatest seclusion. In fact, the palace
wasIfor long time fortress, rather thar
house. But at last the car has deter
mined not 10 keep aloof from his subject.
any longer, and on the fcte of his patror
saint appeared in public. mixing freel,
with all classes. The nhiists must hay,
seen by this time that, if they rcall,
desired reforms, tho way to gain then
was not by assassination. The bulk OF
the Russian people appear to be loyal, ant
afew wholesome and necessary relaxation.
of that despotic rule which has gver
cause for disaffection would soon produc,
a better feeling between the car and hi,
people.
Englisbmen may be pardoned for prid
ing themselves upon the extent 10 which
their skill and enterprise have deveIoped
the ship building industry:and the mari
time carrying trade daring the last lhirt,
years. The paper recently read by Mr.
Hyde Clark in the economic section of tb,
British association contained some remark
able statistics Illustrative of this enyrmou
development. The total tonnage, cxclu
sive of the river steamers and vessel
engaged in the coasting trade, cleared an
entered into British ports, was in roun
numbers fourteen million tons IN 1856
twcnty-four millions in 1861 thirty.si
millions In 1870. and iifty-oght million
in 1880. Thus, In the short space of onl
, three decades the British shipping trad
has quadrupled. Though there has bee
Il considerable increase in the tonnage {
q sailing vessels. tle Improvement is chiefl
+. noticeable in the tonnage of steamship,
$ The number OF steamers in 1850 was 10,
than five hundred, but now the numbe
has increased to nearly fonr thousand.
q AUGUST.
A COW in Bucks county. Pa, havn