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to build a grand hall for their future for his miracles in Ireland. Let him convocation! Now this is spirited close the Orange lodges-banish the -it proves not only a dignified con- tithe-proctors-restore the absentees tempt for the laws, but it also un- ---secure the people wages for their deceives the charitable part of the labour, and condemn the clergy to English community, who so lately give labour for their wages-let him subscribed such noble sums, under substitute industry for idlenessthe delusion that the Irish wanted piety for superstition, and patriotism money. They have enough and to for party spirit-and we will undera spare too, it appears, in a good cause. take not only (according to his late The Catholics, however, are by no request) to post-pay our thanks, means outdone-quite the contrary, but shout with the most stentorian they have again called in the aid of parish priest in Munster— A miPrince Hohenlohe, and he has per- racle, a miracle, a miracle !', formed another miracle by post!! A daring burglary was committed This has taken place in the person in Lambeth Palace, during the abe of Mrs. Mary Stuart, an inmate in sence of the Archbishop of Canter, the Convent of Ranelagh, near Dub- bury, on a visitation. We need not lin-she was dumb and bedridden, say the plunderers got nothing. They and had received the priest's viati- found the Reverend Prelate's house, cum for her final journey, when as a Christian Prelate's house ought Prince Hohenlohe interfered, and ren- to be, without ornament or treasure. dered the viaticum unnecessary, by

The assizes have now terminated setting her on her legs again, and universally, and, we are happy to restoring her tongue to its pristine observe, that the different circuits activity. She has taken her oath, presented a less fearful calendar of that she is quite well, notwithstando crime than usual. The new law, ing that she was attended by no less dispensing with the passing of senthan three doctors ; and the most tence in capital cases, where it is not Reverend Doctor Murray, titular intended to leave the convict for exeArchbishop of Dublin, has actually cution, has been generally acted on. circulated a solemn pastoral letter, Where the punishment is to be comdeclaring the miracle to be complete muted, it empowers the Judge merely in all its parts ! It must not be for- to have the sentence recorded, which gotten, that this Doctor Murray is not only saves the criminal from sus. placed at the head of the Roman Ca- pense, (in every sense,) but also acts tholic church in Ireland, and that as a great relief to the feelings of the the great body of the people look up

Judge. to him almost with superstitious re

The Morning Chronicle newspaper verence. His word is law amongst has been sold by the executors of the the Catholic laity, and with this full late Mr. Perry, for the benefit of his consciousness about him he pub- family. The Edinburgh Review lishes this impudent juggle to the places it at the head of the daily gaping rabble! Far better would press. It brought the enormous sum it become the Catholic clergy of Ire- of 40,000l. ; a fact, for the credit of land to forget their little selfish the literature of the day, worthy of worldliness-to sacrifice the mam.. being recorded. mon wrung from the popular ignorance, and, by educating, enlightening, and unbrutifying their flocks, The wet weather during July and render them worthy of the liberty for August has been exceedingly unfawhich they supplicate. If the jar- vourable to getting in the hay crops, gon which Doctor Murray has pub- concerning which there is much comlished be true—they need no longer plaint. The turnips, however, have humble themselves, and weary the been greatly benefited by the cirBritish Parliament with their peti- cumstances that have acted so in. tions :-let them write to Prince Ho- juriously on the hay, and they every henlohe, and they can get their eman- where promise abundance. In the cipation by return of post. If his southern, western, and eastern disHighness possesses the gift to which tricts, the harvest has generally begun le pretends, there is an ample field with every appearance of a good

AGRICULTURE.

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crop as to bulk. New wheat has on the 5th of March 1819, when the even been shown already in Mark ports had closed, no more than 597 Lane, but the cutting of the corn quarters remained under the King's," generally hbeen much retarded, lock. The crops since 1818 taken tonot only by the want of solar heat, gether have probably exceeded the but also by the showers which fall so average.

It should therefore appear incessantly. The markets we con- that until 1822-1823, the effects of ceive have been nearly altogether re- the large importation of 1818, which gulated by the state of the weather; operated probably to displace an and though there has been a depre- equal quantity of English corn, held ciation of from 5s. to 7s. per quarter back by the grower or merchant, on wheat in the course of the month, could not have completely ceased. (and the depression would have been These are the reasons which induce yet more considerable but for the us to place such reliance on the year large purchases made for Scotland in 1822-1823 as likely to give the deMark Lane on the 17th of August), sired results. We are told, indeed, we consider the price, such as it is, to that foreign grain has been conhave been maintained by the fears of tinually smuggled into the market a wet harvest. The supply of flour through the small islands and through is still excessive, and that of wheat Ireland, but we are convinced from has been an extraordinaryone in the bulk and nature of the article, relation to last year's, when it from the inquiries instituted by the is considered that at the same pe- Committee of the House of Comriod much new wheat had come in mons, and from the importance of the and the harvest was so much further discovery to so many persons conadvanced. The comparative supply cerned, that smuggling cannot have has been for the month to August 18, been carried to any extent sufficient inclusive

to affect in any considerable degree Wheat. Flour. the universal supply. We therefore 1822.........47,274.... ..32,887 conceive that it must now be admit.

1823... ..41,203.. .40,332 ted that the crop of last year was We have looked towards the agri- fully equal to the consumption; and

; cultural year (from harvest to har. when two other facts are taken into vest) of 1823, as the year of momen- account, first, that the supply of flour tous import to those who regard the now on hand greatly exceeds the deagricultural question in its economi- mand, and secondly, that the harcal light, and with a view to decide vest has been so delayed as to make the grand point whether the domestic the consumption of the intervening growth equals the consumption, and period between the last and the preas a necessary consequence, whether sent harvest, at least thirteen months, the fluctuation in price has been oc- this addition to the duration of the casioned by any other cause than the year may perhaps be equivalent to relation of supply to demand. Why the quantity above an average, which we look to this year in particular, the last year's crop (great in bulk but arises from the following recapitula- deficient in quality produced. tion of facts. For the twenty-seven The whole quantities of wheat years, ending January 5, 1819, there brought to Mark Lane are as folhad been an annual average importa- lows :tion of foreign wheat amounting to 1821-1822 Quar. of Wheat 492,263 (as near as may be) 500,000 quar

1822-1823 Do. Do. 400,355 ters. The crop of 1813 was proved before the Committee of the House

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91,908 of Commons, which sat in 1814, to And yet it should seem by this acbe fully equal to an average crop and count that really one-fifth less of a quarter. The importation of 1813 wheat reached Mark Lane this year and 1814 almost amounted to the than last, but the fact we stated in average. In 1815, it was no more our last number will very nearly if than 134,462 quarters. In 1816 and not entirely account for this pheno1817 together, it equalled the ave- menon-namely, that the country rage. In 1818 it was 1,509,886 millers have bought wheat in their quarters, being as much as the ag- own home markets, and sent the gregate average of three years; and grain as flour to London, thus inte

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cepting one branch of supply and increasing the other. There is, there fore, at this moment a vast glut of the manufactured article, and the supposition is strongly corroborated by the quantity of water which has enabled the mills to work all the summer, and by the prevalence of strong winds which have also kept the windmills going.

It appears from these documents that the weekly demand of London for wheat sent coastwise, has been 7,799 quarters, in flour 9,464 sacks (the supply of the year having been 492,151 sacks); but the latter sum contains a quantity more than has been taken off, and may perhaps exhibit a surplus of at least 50,000 sacks. The quantity of wheat actually sold in Mark Lane bears a remarkable equality with the quantity brought in-being 387,218 quarters, only 13,107 quarters less purchased than introduced.

It should seem then from these premises that nothing but an uncommmonly unpropitious harvest can prevent the price falling, perhaps immoderately; for although the agriculturists are probably more able to hold than the whole trade was in 18211822, yet nothing can stand against the fact which we consider to be now established, that England grows fully enough, and has more now on hand, than her consumption requires. This is a truth, which is as important as any in the whole circle of political economy.

Hops are still represented as a tolerable crop, and the duty it is imagined will be much lower than it has been for a long course of years.

Smithfield has been but ill supplied with prime beef during the month. Good Scots fetched 4s. 2d. on Monday, and the market was cleared out. In mutton and lamb there has been no variation. Veal is quoted at higher prices-say 4s. 8d.

COMMERCE.

The commercial transactions of the last month have not been distinguished by any remarkable circumstances, either at home or abroad. The temporary blockade of a few Spanish ports, as a natural consequence of the war, is a measure too limited in extent and duration to have any effect on the markets of this country.

The business done in cotton, as might naturally be foreseen, has been far less than was caused by the extraordinary speculation in the month preceding; but notwithstanding a sale of 30,000 bales at the Indiahouse on the first of August, the prices have on the whole remained steady. Surats went rather lower at the sale, but good Madras gd. higher, being much in demand instead of good Bengals, which are not to be met with in any quantity. Twothirds of the whole were taken by speculators. In the week previous to the sale, one house in London took 4000 bales of Bengals on speculation. But little has been done since the sale. At Liverpool prices have rather declined. În London, the sales in four weeks, ending Aug. 19, were 12,000 bags; in Liverpool, 38,800; arrivals, 28,300. The quantity of coffee brought forward by public auction, for the three weeks succeeding our last month's report, was so very considerable, that a progressive decline in the prices was the consequence. In the week ending August 19, an improvement of 3s. to 4s. per cwt. on British plantation took place, though the sales were rather extensive. On Tuesday (19th) there were four considerable public sales,the whole went off freely and at full prices; good middling Jamaica 108s. to 116s. 6d. middliug to good middling Berbice 109s. to 124s. Towards the close of the sales, the Jamaica descriptions went off rather lower, on account of the quantity brought forward, good and fine ordinary 84s. to 90s.; St. Domingo very good ordinary, 87s. 6d. The sugar market has not presented any remarkable fluctuations; upon the whole it has been satisfactory; the demand for raw sugar was rather damped last week by the importers demanding higher prices; however, a good deal of business was done, and an advance of 1s. obtained on the brown and middling qualities. The market was rather bare of good working qualities, merchants keeping back their sugars in expectation of higher prices. More business is doing in refined sugars. Large lumps have been in demand for Hamburg, and crushed sugars for the Mediterranean at improved prices. The grocers are likewise large buyers of fine goods :

in fact, the market is not fully sup- such as materially to affect the prices plied with goods of any description. of oils. The wet weather has caused Foreign sugars are in more request, an advance in rape oil. At the Comand prices from Is. to 28. higher have pany's sale on the 11th, the saltpetre been obtained by public sale. There (4000 tons) was chiefly bought by has been a good demand for tallow, speculators, fully 1s. higher than was and the prices have rather advanced expected. Company's pepper was and are still improving. This has mostly refused at the taxed prices. been partly owing to the high prices Cinnamon, first quality, sold fully 1s. of meat, and partly owing to the above last sale, viz. 7s. to 8s. 4d. prospect of an unsuccessful fishery. Pimento has been in good demand The accounts received up to the be- and improving in price; 620 bags on ginning of this week had not been Tuesday sold from 8 d. to 9fd.

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