560 
is usually uncertain, dependant, probably 
on circumstances,, Some complaints still 
continue of the roughness and intractable 
state of the clays and heavy land fallows, 
which had no winter frosts to mellow and 
render them’ friable. The consequence 
will’ be‘not only a bad tilth, but super- 
abundant crop'of couch grass for future 
seasons. Turnip-sowing (few Swedes this 
year,) has been in full progress; but, 
should the drought continue, there will be 
no want of fly. On good and moist soils 
the potatoes look blooming and luxuriant ; 
on those of an arid description, the crop 
will be greatly defective: they are, how- 
ever, cheaper now in some parts of England 
than ever before known. Sheep-shearing 
chas been universally early, and most suc- 
cessful. The wool, having had no impe- 
diment to its growth from the rigours of 
winter, and the sheep having been well 
kept, their fleece was early ripe, weighs 
well, and is full of condition, Notwith- 
standing the want of rain, the crops of 
grass, natural and artificial, with some 
failures, were never earlier or heavier, nor 
the hay better preserved, or of a more nu- 
tritious quality, being full of seed. Hops, 
with all the usual defects of an uncertain 
season, are likely to prove a heavier crop 
than may be agreeable to some consider- 
able holders. Many farmers, who conti- 
nue the old practice of broad-casting beans, 
will find the present season a corrective 
one. Soiling cattle and horses has been 
very successful, The advance on lean 
stock has continued, whilst the depression 
of price in meat and corn has been regu- 
larly progressive, forboding a still farther 
and perhaps considerable decline. Milch 
cows are cheaper ; pigs and pork below 
every thing else in price. In a consider- 
Political Affairs in, June. 
{July 1, 
able number, of counties, the. reports, are 
favourable, as respects the labourers,— 
plenty of employ, and no reduction of 
wages ; which, together with the cheapness 
of necessaries, has greatly and happily re- 
duced the ‘poortrates. Remarkable’ that 
the accounts are) not so satisfactory from 
some of the richest and most fertile coun- 
ties, as from those of a directly opposite 
description, ‘Apples, are, said to’ promise 
abundantly, and the crops of pears, to tbe 
somewhat better than was expected in the 
spring, Letters from. Scotland do, not 
speak very highly of the corn crops ; wheat 
most promising. The corn-markets, weary 
of the dominion of currency, have lately 
agreed to be governed by the weather; 
and a certain sect, styled political econo- 
mists, have succeeded, in the ‘variable 
market of opinion, to all the odium conse- 
quent on our agricultural distress.—Days 
of uninterrupted sun-shine began in ‘the 
middie of May, and the thermometer ave- 
raged from 62 to 65; but from-June 1 to 
26, it averaged from 68 to. 75, and in. the 
sun was from 100. to 108, though in, the 
night it fell to 50, and often to 40.. Of 
rain there has been two or three showers, 
and one thunder-storm. 8 fd 
Smithfield :—Beef, 2s. to 3s. 2d.~-Mut- 
ton, 2s. 4d. to 2s. 8d—Lamb, 4s: 6d, to 
5s. 6d.—Veal, 3s. to 4s.—Pork, 9s. 4d. 
to 3s.—Dairy pork, 3s. 6d. to 48.—Raw 
fat, 2s. wes baits 
Corn Exchange:—W heat, 28s. to 60s.— 
Barley, 18s. to 26s.—Oats, 17s. to, S0%—> 
The quartern loaf in London, 94d.—Hay, 
60s. to 86s.—Clover do. 685. to, 953—= 
Straw, 28s. 6d. to 48s. ; 
Coals in the pool, 36s. to 48s, eae 
Middlesex ; June 25. ‘ 
POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN JUNE. 
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GREAT BRITAIN. 
HE past has been a month of 
great agitation! A population 
in an extremity of relative distress, 
with an inefficient Parliament, and 
crowds of state and political quacks, 
tendering their nostrums, and abusing 
the anxiety of the people. 
“All kinds of real property are de- 
preciated with reference to money. 
Land lets for half the rent of seven 
years ago. Houses in the best situa- 
tions in London fetch no premiums, 
and let at reduced rents. Country- 
houses and mansions may be. had for 
two-thirds. Agricultural produce sells 
for half; manufactured goods are ge- 
nerally lowered thirty-five or forty per 
cent.; shipping property is reduced 
one-half ; colonial property even to a 
third ; and nothing keeps up but the 
stocks, debts, bills of exchange, mort- 
gages, and the interest of debts. Re- 
gular industry therefore is baffled, and 
personal prosperity is become a spe- 
cies of lottery. 
Asa means of simultaneously depre- 
ciating money, the Bank of England 
have agreed to discount approved 
bills. at. ninety-six days for four per 
cent. ; and it is understood that the 
bankers will discount good bills on 
the same terms. There will conse- 
quently be a market-price of four, per 
cent. and a legally attainable price of 
five cent. on long-dated or second-rate 
bills, as the parties agree. We anti- 
cipate much commercial benefit from 
the arrangement, and prefer it infi- 
nitely to the dangerous experiment of 
repealing the Usury Laws. Let us 
hope it will pave the way to a reduc- 
tion of interest of the stocks, and other 
debts, one per cent.—a concession as 
necessary 
