tated one moment to acknowledge | must be a cause more powerful his mistake, and to make the ap- than advice, come from what plication; then HANSON would have been fully justified in making quarter it may, to make men part that application, and also in ex- with their money. posing DYER before the public. The reader will clearly see, that this statement of HANSON is one of recrimination, which always wears a suspicious air. There are, I dare say, two sides to the story about the smith's bills; but, at any rate, did HANSON ever acquaint the Secretary of State of these enormous abuses? If he did not, did he not neglect his duty? Did he take the steps which that duty pointed out? I guess, however, that this is not the last that we are to hear of the matter, and, therefore, I shall, at present, not extend my remarks. 66 very much to the injury of that " important class of persons, who "were continued in a state of "pauperization, at a time when "agriculture was in a thriving " state, and was paying the farmer " a remunerating profit. He there"fore hoped that the farmers " would consider the observations " he addressed to them upon this "important subject, and instead " of the labourer being paid part " of his earnings out of the poor's " rates, that he be paid by them "an amount equal to the labour performed by him. He was sure the farmers could not adopt THE following charge of Mr. Hodges, the Chairman, does him very great honour; but, I am afraid, it will produce little effect. Men will pay as little as they can for labour, as well as for every thing else that they want. There" SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS. Mr. DRUMMOND, one of the Ma " a more efficient plan to give satisfaction to the labourer, and " ultimately to the advantage of "the farmers themselves. He " knew many farmers, who at this *" time did not pay their labourers "equal to the work they per" formed, though they could well gistrates, made some pretty expo" afford to do it; but suffered them sures as to the licensing system. " to remain paupers; he hoped a I shall insert his statement in my "higher rate, or, as he before said, next. It is one of the most im" a remunerating price would be "soon given to the labourer in portant that has appeared before " husbandry generally throughout the public for a long while. "the country. The calendar was "lighter by one half in the num"ber of prisoners for trial, than " in the corresponding Quarter last "year, and the only case of any novel nature was one in which COBBETT'S ENGLISH GRAMMAR. THE Sixth Edition of this " he had been informed there were Grammar is just published. ing of French. Price Five Shil- | died French at all, will be able, lings. by such reading, to form a comAll that I shall ask of the Pub-petent judgment. He will find, lic is, that those who are expending, or have been expending, money, for the purpose of obtaining a knowledge of the French Language, for themselves, or for their children: all I ask is, that these persons will first read steadily through all that they find in the first fifty pages of any other French Grammar; and that they will then read steadily through the first fifty pages of my Grammar. If this were done by all such persons, there would, I am convinced, be but ONE French Grammar in use, in a very short time.Any person, who has never stu that, from other Grammars, he can, by such reading, get no knowledge at all of the matter; while, from mine, he will get at some knowledge of it. Those, who understand the subject, I request to compare what they find in my Grammar on those difficult parts, the IMPERSONALS, the TWO PAST TIMES OF THE VERBS, and the PARTICIPLES: I request them to compare these parts of my Grammar with what they find, as to the same matters, in any other Gram mar. WM. COBBЕТТ. MARKETS. be filled with samples, which we are sorry to observe do not reach such prices as were expected, particularly after such a blight as the last season. Good bags now selling at from 95s. to 105s.; pockets from 100s. to 120s. per cwt. Duty called from 150,000l. to 160,000l. [OMITTED LAST WEEK.] HAY and STRAW, per Load. Smithfield.-Hay....60s. to1055. Straw..40s. to 50s. Clover..80s. to 126s. St. James's. Hay....68s. to115s. Straw..40s. to 48s. Whitechapel. Hay....70s. to105s. Price of HOPS per Cwt. in the Borough. Monday, Oct. 11.-Hops continue in brisk demand for pockets; but little doing in bags. Currency: Sussex, 95s. to 116s.; Kent, 100s. to 130s. Maidstone, Oct. 7. - Our Hop-picking is now generally finished, and although the weather has been so unfavourable for the latter part, we hear but few complaints of any defiiency. The market now begins to AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, sold in the Maritime Counties of England and Wales, for the Week ended Oct. 2, 1825. Wheat. s. d. Barley. s. d. Oats. s. d. he London Average is always that of the Week preceding. 9: MARKETS. Average Prices of CORN through Suffolk it was fair. Barley comes more plentiful, Beans and Peas are in moderate supply, and there are several more vessels fresh up with Oats : out ENGLAND, for the week end-to-day. Most of our bakers are in ing 9th October. s. d. want of Flour, and our Millers being mostly out of stock, they purchased Wheat freely at the early part of the morning, and gave 3s. to 4s. per qr. more than last Monday. Barley is now more abundant, and our buyers hesitated to purchase; this trade has become dull, and is 2s. per quarter lower: and for grinding qualities rather more. Old Beans are 2s. per qr. higher, being much in demand; but New does not sell so freely. Boiling Peas rather exceed the terms last quoted. Grey Peas are 1s. per Qrs. £. s. d. Wheat.. 9,136 for 27,709 10 1 Average, 60 7 Barley....716.... 1,441 6 9.40 3 Oats....2,065.... 2,410 8 423 4 Rye .... 31.... 45 6 0..........29 2 Beans .. 887.... 1,813 3 3..........40 10 quarter dearer. Oats find a tolerable Peas....1,895.... 3,885 16 5.41 0 ready sale on the same terms as this Friday, Oct. 15. The arrivals of day se'nnight. Flour is again ad Grain in general since Monday are tolerably good, with a considerable quantity of Flour. Our Millers being much in want of Wheat, purchased freely to-day, and gave 1s. to 2s. per quarter advance on the terms of Monday.. Barley sells at the quotation of the beginning of this week. Beans are dearer. There is no variation in the prices of Oats, having but few buyers for this article to-day. vanced 5s. per sack. Price on board Ship as under. Flour, per sack - .60s. - 65s. Secords.. ...55s. - 60%. 54s. --- North Country..50s. Foreign Oats ........178. -21s. Account of Wheat, &c, arrived in the Port of London, from Oct. 11 to Oct. 16, both inclusive. .. .... Ars, Qrs. Wheat... 7,512 | Tares...... 253 .... Monday, Oct. 18.-The arrivals of most kinds of Grain last week were tolerably good, and of Oats it was considerable. There was also a large quantity of Flour. The supply of Rye.... 35 Seeds.... 79 Wheat fresh up this morning from Peas 2,244 .... .. Essex was scanty, and from Kent and Foreign.-Oats 23,790, and Beans -105 quarters. |