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THE FARMERS' REGISTER. 



plainly denied unieps so granted,) in view of the 

 towering honors, thereby bestowed, the legisla- 

 ture in their wisdom thought it would be ahoge- 

 ther superfluous to append a small per diem allow- 

 ance for the labors of said board, for their absence 

 from home and consequent neglect of domestic 

 concerns. Which conclusion was very just, very 

 charitable — conferred heavy obligations upon ihe 

 agricultural community in general and upon the 

 bourd in particular. With such wise and liberal le- 

 t.'islation who can set bounds to the improvement 

 of the Old Dominion'? 



Board of agriculture appointed by the executive. 



For the division of the state lying upon tide 

 water : 



James M. Garnett, of Essex, and 

 Edmund RulBn, of Petersburg. 

 For the division between the head of tide wat^r 

 and the JJlue Ridge mountains : 



James Barbour, of Orange, and 

 Richard Sampson, of Goochland. 

 For the division between the Blue Ridge and 

 Alleghany mountains : 



Nathaniel Burvvell, of Claik, and 

 Edward Watts, of Roanoke. 

 •For the division west of the Alleghany uioun- 

 tains : 



Joseph Johnson, of Harrison, and 

 Peter II. Steenbcrgen, of Ma&oii. 



MONTHLY COMMERCIAL RKPORT. 



For tJie Farmers' Register. 



At this season of the year the tobacco trade is 

 the only very important one in Virginia, our 

 markets being almost bare of other descriptions 

 of produce. From this cause flour has advanced 

 to S^i) and corn to 63 to 65 cts., per bushel. 

 Cotton also maintains its price here of 9 to 11 cts., 

 although it has declined in other markets, and 

 Ihe accounts from Europe are very discourasing. 

 The manufacturing interests generally in Great 

 Britain and in this country are in a depressed con- 

 dition. A diminished product of 600,000 bales 

 cotton (compared with the precedmg year) is 

 f3ufRcieni to meet the greatly reduced demand. 

 Great distress prevails in the large manufacturing 

 districts of England; in this country the ex- 

 treme cheapness of provisions prevents its being 

 ielt. 



The price of tobacco declined in the early part 

 of the month, but has recovered since the supply 

 has (iillen ofi', and ranges from ^4 to ^10. A de- 

 cline in New Orleans, where a large stock had ac- 

 cumulated, was followed by sales in a short pe- 

 riod of 10,000 hhds. at $3^ to ^S\. 



The wheat harvest is now in progress and 

 commenced with favorable prospects as to quan- 

 tity and quality, but the weather is now adverse. 



The legislatures of the United States and of 

 Great Britain have now before them measures 

 deeply affecting all interests. The establishment 

 of a national bank, the revision of the tariff, and 

 the distribution of the proceeds of public lands, 

 engage the attention of congress ; while a change 

 of the corn laws and a revision of the tariff are 

 under discussion in parliament. The results are 



looked to with intense interest by all parties and 

 all classes. Exchange on London 12 per cent., 

 on New York 4 per cent, premium. X. 



June 25, 1841. 



suBiESii^Rir or i^u'WB. 



Saturdaij, May 29, 1841. 



The Caledonia steam-ship arrived at Boston on the 

 19th, in 14^ days from Liverpoo', bringing accounts 

 14 days later, and up to the 4th inst. 



Nothing had been heard of the President steam-ship; 

 and it is almost certain now that it has been lost. 



The British ministry had been defeated on two 

 questions, in the House of Commons, on the Irish 

 Voter's Bill. But instead of resigning, as usual in 

 sucIj cases, they have announced the making the repeal, 

 or a gi'eat modification, of the corn-laws a cabinet mea- 

 sure. If the popularity of this reformation should save 

 to the ministry their places, their success in this respect 

 will produce very important benefits to Americaii 

 agriculture. 



"The London Chronicle (Radical) of the 3d instant, 

 says : — 



" The sensation produced by the Government no- 

 tice of Friday night on the corn-laws is rapidly ex- 

 tending tiirough the country. Every where it is the 

 signal of excitement and determination. By the 

 monopolists it will never be forgiven, rnd by the 

 people it will never be forgotten. Ministers have 

 fairly lliiowu thenisclvts on the nation for support 

 in tfie assertion of a sreat national right and interests 

 The lesponse will soon be heard in a. voice of thunder. 

 The untaxing of the people's bread is a prospect full in 

 view ; and the people will spring toward it like lions 

 on their prey." 



The state of things in England s«ems to be, that the 

 ministers, defeated in parliament, and despairing of 

 holding their places without new and powerful support^ 

 have sought it by offering what the great mass of the 

 common people so much want, the abolition of the 

 corn monopoly, and the extension of free trade in ge- 

 neral. After exciting such hopes, and such allies, the 

 ministers can scarcely dare to draw back, or the landed 

 proprietors and higher class to refuse consent to the 

 proposed measures. 



The revenue of the British government, as it ap- 

 pears from the report of the Chancellor of the Exche- 

 quer, recently made, shows a deficiency of £2,000, 

 000. He indicated in his speech the intention of the 

 ministry to lighten the protective duties on other com- 

 modities besides foreign grain. 



" From the new budget [of France] it appears the 

 deficiency unprovided for of the year 1840 amounts to 

 170,193,780f. Thatof 1841 to 242,C03,288f The bud- 

 get of 1842, after the reductions made by the commit- 

 tee, amounting to 41,139,594f , would be calculated 

 l,275,453,34()r, and the revenue being calculated at 

 l,160,000,000r, the deficiency would amount to 114,- 

 836,398f. To these deficiencies of the three years 

 must be added a sum of 534,269,000f. demanded for 

 extraordinary works of various kinds." 



" Serious disturbances had broken out in various 

 parts of Ireland, and the courts were busily engaged in 

 the trials of the offenders." 



The Tipperary papers contain accounts of outrages 

 at Borrisokane, Kiiruane, Bourna, Broka, Crimlin, 

 Arderony, Liskahill and other districts of the county ; 

 such as threatening notices, intimidation, destroying 

 property, assaults, and incendiarism ; but in that quar- 

 ter nothing more serious had occurred." 



" General Don Antonio Quiroga, the leader of the 

 Spanish insurrection in 1820, died suddenly at Santiago 

 on the 26th of March." 



" There is no later news from China. The arrange- 

 ment of Capt. Elliot for the adjustment of the differ- 

 ences with the celestial empire were very unpopular 



