lerable full meeting, considering the season of the year-upwards of sixty sat down to dinner, when the usual toasts were drunk; among the rest, "Success to the Spanish Patriots," with three times three. Chalk Figure of George III-An equestrian gure of his Majesty has lately been formed in chalk on Osmington hills, the property of Mr. Wood, opposite the bay of Weymouth. Although its length is 280, and its height 320 feet, yet the likeness of the king is well preserved, and the symmetry of the horse is complete. It forms a novel and pleasing object to the pedestrians on the Esplanade, but more especially to those who are fond of water excursions, as from the bay its view is more complete. It has been carried into effect under the direction of Mr. Wood, bookseller, at the particular request and sole expence of John Rainier, Esq. brother to the late admiral. counties, there was a great appearance of governors and subscribers, at the George Inn, (Lord Viscount Althorpe, M. P. in the chair,) when the report of its present state of the patients admitted and discharged, (viz. 778 in, and 1280 out pátients, of which 1783 were perfectly cured,) and of the monies received and paid, within the last year, was laid before them, and they expressed their satisfaction, with the management of this noble charity, by which 42,288 persons have boon cured, and 5678 relieved, since the foundation of the old county hospital in 1744. After which the governors and subscribers walked in procession to the parish church of All Saints, when a sermon was preached, on the occasion, by the Rev. R. Cherton, Rector of Middleton Cheney, from Phillippians iii. 16. "Whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing." A collection was afterwards made at the church doors as usual, amounting to £94. 11s. tendency to promote idleness and immorality among servants; and accordingly have recom mended to masters of servants in husbandry not to attend such meetings, nor to hire servants without characters. Persian Professor.-A native Moonshi, named Monlave Meer Abdon Ali, has been appointed Persian Preceptor at the India Company's Col- Statutes for hiring Servants.-The magistrates lege at Hertford, with a salary of £600 a year. of Warwickshire, at a late sessions, came to a Lunatic Asylums. The plan for county Asy-resolution, that statutes for hiring servants have a Jums for Lunatics, in pursuance of the excellent act proposed by Mr. C. Wynn, is generally adopting throughout the kingdom. At Nottingham the ceremony of opening the asylum was conducted with extraordinary solemnity, and, in the evening, the president, governors, &c. of the hospital, were most splendidly entertained by Earl Manners, at Thurland-hall. To the everlasting credit of the county of Lincoln, a sum exceeding £6000 has been raised in the space of one year for that excellent and truly benevolent institution the Lunatic Asylum. We request our readers to refer to Panorama, Vol. II. page 1255, et seq. for the interesting Report of a Select Committee of the Hon. House of Commons, to en quire into the State of the Criminal and Pauper Lunatics in England and Wales, where will be found the number in custody in the different gaols, houses of correction, &c. &c. taken from returns received from the several counties, dated Whitehall, January 20, 1807, and signed by C. W. W. Wyan. In the same place will be found a Plan proposed by the Committee for division of the Kingdom into Districts, for Erection of Lunatic Asylums, and Thoughts on the State of Criminal and Pauper Lunatics, excited by the measures pursued in the late Parliament. Margate Pier. The improvements of the pier at Margate are at length determined upon. The subscription oooks were closed last month, when there appeared to have been collected no less a sum than £26,000. This sum is to be expended in securing the barrier and extending the pier 200 feet beyond its present boundaries. Military Dépôt.-Orders have been issued for the formation of a grand depot of artillery and ammunition at Weedon, as being the most centrical part of the kingdom.-A large portion of the artillery will be drawn from the southern district, and it is understood that the depot, when formed, will be second only, in point of magnitude, to the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. Northampton Infirmary-At the anniversary meeting of the Northampton General Infirmary for the relief of the sick and lame poor of all Insurance Company at Birmingham.-At a numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of Birmingham, it has been resolved to establish a company for, the insurance of lives, and for granting and purchasing annuities, to be called the Birmingham Life Insurance and An nuity Office, with a capital of one million, in 1000 shares, of £1000 each, ten per cent, on which is to be advanced in five instalments. The leading principles of this institution are professed to be as follow:-1st. A capital of one million has been subscribed, as a security for all the engagements of the institution, the proprietors taking upon themselves the sole responsibility, while the insurers participate with them in the profits, without any risk.-2d. It not only pays the sum assured on each life, but at the expiration of every seven years appropriates one-third part of its profits to increase each policy, in proportion to the aggregate amount paid by each person for premium, which gives persons assuring at this office every reason to expect their representatives, will receive a very considerable addition to the sum insured.-3d. Every proprietor is under the necessity of making an assurance, and when it drops, a new assurance must be made in its place, which gives an additional stability to the institution, by a perpetual renovation of policies. Portsmouth Water-Works, New Buildings, & and liberties, held at the Guildhall, to take into -At a meeting of the inhabitants of Portsmouth ed to investigate the plans, proposals, and esti consideration the report of the committee appoint towns, Mr. Nicholson's plan was preferred as the mates, for the intended water-works for those cheapest and best adapted for the purpose. A subscription was immediately opened, and in twenty-four hours the sum wanted (£32,000) was raised, and the books were closed. Seventy shares of £50 each were likewise taken condi tionally, in case the money should be wanted,, P The King's Proclamation for Meeting of Parliament. By His Majesty's Proclamation, given at the Court at the Queen's Palace, the 23d of November, 1808, the Parliament that stood prorogued to December 8, is further prorogued to Monday the 16th of January, 1809, when "the said Parliament shall, on the said 16th day of January next, be held and sit for the dispatch of divers urgent and important affairs; and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens and Burgessés, and the Commissioners for Shires and Burghs, of the House of Commons, are hereby required and commanded to give their attendance accordingly, at Westminster, on the said 16th day of January next." ter bubbles up; consequently it is of that thickness, of Great Britain." I indeed am not one of those -Present and future State who consider the increased luxury of the country as a public benefit, or as any proper criterion of public strength and prosperity; yet, when 1 see the great bulk of the people (I speak not of the vicious refuse of an overgrown capital) to be bet ter fed, better clothed, better lodged, and better educated, than the same class either ever was, Newspapers.There are at a medium publish- or now is, in any other part of the world, I caned in London every morning 16,000 newspapers, not but look upon the situation of this country to and, every evening, about 14,000; of those pub- be extremely prosperous.-1 am not ignorant that lished every other day, there, are about 10,000. our commerce is the parent of our national opuThe Sunday newspapers amount to about 25,000; lence; and that our opulence, rather than the and there are nearly 20,000 other weekly papers, number of our people, is the present sinew of producing in all the enormous sum of £245,000. | our national strength. But should commerce Enormous Shark.-A most enormous shark ever desert us, as it has deserted all other counwas caught by the fishermen at Hastings, Nov. tries in which it once flourished, I am anxious 184 it was entangled in seventeen of their nets, that we should still be able to maintain our sta and completely broke them all; but being wound- tion as a free people, among the despotic powers ed, and nearly spent, they contrived to tow on of Europe. It would be far better for us, to be a shore this monster of the deep. It measures 30 free nation of labouring peasants, than a nation feet in length, and upwards of 20 in circumfe- of gentlemen, wearing chains of slavery gilt by rence, and is supposed to weigh at least ten tons; the gold of commerce,An improved agriculture has four rows of teeth, and the throat is so large, is preparatory to, and productive of, an increase that it could swallow a man with the greatest ease. of population. The time I hope will come, when It is considered by all who have seen it to be the an unproductive acre of land will not be found in largest of the species ever met with in any of the either of these our fortunate islands; and when se of Europe. Colonel Bothwell has purchased that time shall fully come, we shall have food it for his friend, Mr. Home, the surgeon, of Sack-within ourselves, for the annual sustenance of ville-street, who intends to dissect it, and place the skeleton in his museum. Monument to Wedgwood.It has been resolved by the proprietors of the potteries inStaffordshire to efect, at Burslem, a monument or statue to the memory of the late Josiah Wedgewood, Esq. by Voluntary subscription. The Etruria workmen have collected £70, as a just tribute of their respeet to that great and worthy character. Ancient Pie Nie-Sep. 18. Wednesday se'n night, Shelford Bidwell, esq. was elected mayor of the borough of Thetford for the year ensuing; on which occasion the usual entertainment to the corporation and most respectable inhabitants was giten; the sources from whence it was (as usual) derived, are not unworthy of record: the roast beef is provided by the town elerk; the boiled beef by the tenant of the tolls of the navigation; the geese by the tenant of the bridge tolls; the game and wine is provided by the mayor elect; and the keeper of the tavern adjacent to the guildhall, finds the plumb puddings. This is an immemorial custom in the above very ancient bo tough may it not have been the origin of the presunt fashionable Pic Nies? thirty millions of people at the least, and with a population of thirty millions, what power in Eu, rope, what combination of powers, will dare to attempt our subjugation?"Bishop of Landaff. Holderness Agricultural Society-A most rest pectable assemblage of the members of the Holderness Agricultural Society was present at their meeting at Hedon, on the 19th of Sep tember. Previous to the dinner, the following question was discussed, viz." What are the comparative profits of crops of hemp and flax, with respect to each other, or to crops of corn?Is the land on which they are cultivated more of less fitted for a succeeding crop ; and what sort of land is best adapted to the growth of hemp and flax ?" A very interesting conversation ensued, and it was the opinion of most who took part in it, that much of the land in Holderness is suitable to the extension of the cultivation of flax. Michaelmas fair, samples of nearly 30,000 weight Sommercourt Wool Fair.-At Sommercourt of wool were produced. Some very fine fleeces from the flocks of lord Falmouth, Sir Christopher Hawkins, Mr. Gwatkin, Mr. Roberts of Newlyn, and others, were exhibited. The woolstaplers, Floating Istand.The floating island, which has however, seem to discourage the sale of wool in emerged from the bottom of Derwent water, Cum- the open competition of a fair, thinking it more Berland, three times in the course of about 30 years, their interest, perhaps, to make private purchases Mas recently appeared above the surface. At first it from the farmers, of fine and coarse wol at one Wasofadark brown colour, but soon bécame enver- and the sme price. The object of the gentle A with verdure. It contains about an acre of men and farmers, we appréhend, is, to obtain a ground, and is quite stationary. By thrusting a pole fair price for their wool in propertion to its quality in several places to the depth of three yards, the wa-' and fineness.-The Agricultural Society, by recom | mending the establishment of wool fairs, and by the sale of wool at 16 ounces to the pound, as in other counties, instead of 18 ounces, as commonly sold in Cornwall, to the prejudice of the farmer, have in view to obtain a price adequate to the quality of the wool: and, as Cornwall is particularly well adapted to the produce of fine wool, it is probable that, by obtaining a better price for their fine wool, the quantity of fine-woolled sheep would be greatly increased, and the commons and waste lands very much improved, to the great benefit of the community. in the highest condition.-The party witnessed the result of an experiment to determine the relative increase of weight between soiling and graze ing: the trial commenced the 14th of May, and was concluded on the 4th October. The animal soiled had gained 16st. the one grazed 9st. 93lb.Six Highland Oxen, which were tied up on the 29th of June, had on an average, increased 8st. or a pound and half a day. The animal grazed was allowed an acre; the green food consumed by the animal soiled, was not the 6th part of the two cuttings of a good acre of clover.-Gentlemen were appointed to see animals from various parts of England weighed, an experiment undertaken by the president to prove the early maturity and propensity to fatten of the different breeds, to note the consumption of food, and the qualities of different green crops.--On Friday morning, an astonishing concourse of people assembled at an early hour at the Schoose, to view the prize-cattle, which were numerous. The farming implements attracted much notice, as did the ploughing match. -A large party rode round the farm with the pre Leicestershire and Rutlandshire Agricultural Society. The annual meeting of the members of the Leicestershire and Rutlandshire Agricultural Society, was held Oct. 14th, at the Crown inn, Leicester, the earl of Moira in the chair-the meeting was most respectably attended. Mr. Hose, of Melton produced several samples of wool from Crosses with the Merino breed: one in particular from a new Leicester ewe and Merino ram, for the wool of which, if produced in any quantity, he had been offered by some eminent manufacturers double the value of the price for Leicester-sident, Mr. Curwen; after their return, 630 sat shire wool. Caernarvon Society. -The Caernarvonshire Agricultural Society, duly appreciating the importance of improvement, has appropriated a class of premiums to tenants only: those who have their farms in the best general state of cultivation, and in the neatest and most exact order as to fences, drains, &c. or who shall drain or improve the greatest quantity of land, or lay most manure, or raise and consume on the farms the best crops of turnips or cabbages, or lay down the greatest quantity of pasture or hay, or raise the greatest number of forest trees, will be entitled to premiums varying from 15 guineas to two guineas and a half. Sir W. W. Wynne's Meeting.-The annual entertainment, established by Sir Watkin Williams Wynne for the meritorious purpose of improving the breed of cattle and sheep in the principality, took place on Friday the 16th of September, and was attended by the principal agriculturists and farmers in North-Wales, and the adjoining counties. It gives us pleasure to state, that the increased number of claimants for the various prizes, and the improved appearance of the stock shewn, afforded the most ample testimony of the beneficial effects which may be expected to arise from this excellent institution. The morning was occupied in viewing the different animals at the farm, and the sale of 150 ewes, which averaged 45s. each; the company, nearly 500 in number, then adjourned to dinner at the house; after which, the prizes, consisting of seven silver cups, were adjudged, and delivered to the successful claimants; and the letting of several South-Down tups by auction closed the business of the meeting. Workington Agricultural Society, &c.-On Thursday, Oct. 6th, a very large party of gentlemen and farmers, from various parts of the kingdom, attended to inspect the Schoose farm, belonging to J. C. Curwen, Esq. M. P. and to view the different implements at work.-There have been soiled at the Schoose farm, this year, above 100 horses, and 60 head of cattle and oxen, all The motion down to dinner, and partook of every rarity at the hospitable table.-The premiums were distributed at the assembly rooms.-Mr. Benn, of Middleton Place, previous to their leaving the tent, proposed that a piece of plate should be presented to the president, as a mark of their esteem for him, who was the friend of the farmer, and the zealous promoter of the interests of agriculture. was unanimously and cordially approved. Before the society broke up, a superb vase was presented to the president, by the Manks branch of the society, with the following inscription:-" To Jon Christian Curwen, Esq. M. P. Member of the House of Keys, and President of the Agricultural Society of the Isle of Man: In grateful acknowledgment of his strenuous and successful efforts in Parliament, in defence of their country's rights and independence, and of the benefits which their agriculture has received from his protection and his example: this tribute of their respect is presented by the natives of the Isle of Man, 1808." -The president proposed a general association to put a stop to the depredations committed upon turnips and other green crops, which would be no less for the advantage of the farmer than the la bourer, as every step towards improvement increases the demand for labour. Lunnan and Vinney-Water Agricultural Society.-The annual feast of the above society lately held at Dunnichen, was numerously attended. The show of cattle and horses, in the morning, satisfied the judges that the improvement of those valuable animals had not been unattended to by the members of the society. After dinner Mr. Hendrick, minister of Dunnichen, was appointed chaplain to the society, in the room of the late Mr. Wright. The president congratulated the society on the rapid progress of the district in agricultural improvements, particularly in the sowing of wheat, and informed them of his hav ing obtained a promise from Sir Joseph Banks of a specimen of a new spring wheat, brought by that gentleman from abroad, which has the valuable property of ripening well, although sown as late as the month of April. The president has also ing the expectations of the society. Several of the finest long-horned bulls and draft stallions in Ireland, were candidates for those premiums. The long-horned cattle still maintain their superiority. The shew of North Devons was highly respectable: several beautiful specimens appeared among them. There were one or two good Teeswater or Durham cows. The Hereford cattle have entirely disappeared.-The society inculcate in the strongest manner an attention to milk and availed himself of the favourable disposition of Sweden, to commission several hundred weight of the best Swedish turnip-seed, that seed being known to degenerate when long sown in Great Britain. Its culture for spring food, and that of tares for late autumn food, for all kinds of stock, was warmly recommended, as was the culture of pease and tares with dung and the drill. Several new members were admitted; and the next years meeting was fixed for the 4th of July. Long-horned Oren. As a specimen of the long-butter, as well as to beef, in the selection of cows horned breed of oxen, in Westmoreland, Mr. Simpson, of Wattsfeld, near Kendal, bought, in March 1806, four 3-years old oxen, at the sale of the late Mr. Wilkinson, of Pallet Hill, near Penrith, which he fed on hay and grass only. They were killed and sold at Liverpool, by Mr. Edwards, butcher, in Dale-street, on Saturday the 8th and Saturday the 15th days of October, 1808, at the following weights and prices, viz. £ S. d. 12 8 9 14 15 4 0 0 3 3 4 hides, 597lbs. at 5d. per lb....... Ditto carcases, 4,308lbs. aver. 64d.do. 121 4 £152 7 4 ·Herefordshire Agricultural Society.—At a late meeting of the above society, the premium for the best new variety of the apple was adjudged to T. A. Knight, Esq. who produced an apple he called the Fozley apple, being a cross between the yellow Siberian crab and the Orange pippin ; in size it is nearly equal to the old Golden pippin; the pulp is of a deep yellow colour, and the juice remarkably rich and saccharine; the wood and blossom are supposed to be as hardy as the native crab. IRELAND. for breed. There never has been at any of the society's shews so fine an exhibition of new Leicester sheep and the tup breeders pay more at-, tention than formerly to the quantity and quality of their wool.-The South-Down sheep appear likewise very much improved, and the competi-, tion among the breeders of them is more spirited than ever. The society have purchased ten more tups to distribute through the mountainous. districts. The committee have strongly recom.. mended the importation of the Merino breed, which it is supposed will answer extremely well in the temperate climate of Ireland.-Many of the swine exhibited had superior merit; there has been a rapid improvement in this species of animal since the Farming Society was established, and immediate steps will be taken to disperse their improved breeds over every county in Ireland. Some very fine draft horses deserved the premiums for standing gratis in the four different provinces. The Suffolk punch horses reckoned best adapted to the agriculture and landcarriage of Ireland. A very handsome black draft horse from Leicestershire was shewn for the province of Munster.-The committee made a fullreport of the society's proceedings during the last year, and transacted other important business. are In Panorama, Vol. III. p. 418, will be found an account of last year's fair, to which our readers are referred for comparison-and likewise to p. 418 of this number for the Agriculture of France, from official authority. SCOTLAND. New Prison, Exchequer, Library, &c. at Edinburgh.-The first stone of a new prison for the county of Edinburgh, was laid on the 8th. of Sept. by the hon. W. Maule, M. P. grand master mason elect of Scotland, with the usual ceremonies. This erection, which has long been wanted, is to be on a scale worthy of the metropolis: the whole of the houses between Forrester's Wynd and Leberton's Wynd being purchased, and about to be taken down, to make room for it. The plan is admirably calculated for the comfort and security of the prisoners, and the preservation of their morals, as the several classes will be kept entirely separate from each other, which could not be done in the former gaol. Another set of public buildings is also begun for the further accommodation of the courts of justice, a new exchequer, and a building for the reception of the magnificent library of the Society of Advocates. It runs westward from the parliament house, and will form a most magnificent pile of Grecian architecture. Ballinasloe Fair, Ireland.-The great annual fair at Ballinasloe commenced the 5th October. Lord Clancarty, as usual, opened his park at Garhally, the day before, to accommodate the proprietors of sheep; a greater number appeared than for many years. On Tuesday, the 4th, 60,000 were sold in the park; and on Wednesday, the 5th, above 20,000 in the fair-green, making together 81,174: not a single sheep remained unsold; and the price was full 16 per cent. more than last year. There was a striking improvement both in the form and condition of these animals, owing to judicious crossing with new Leicester rams, which are in good demand, a sufficient supply not having appeared at the fair. On Thursday the horse fair was held; there were very few good ones, and these were soon bought up at high prices. The bullock fair was on Friday. The improvement in their frame, particularly of the three years old, far surpassed all expectation. The price above last year is supposed to exceed 20 per cent.-The meeting of the Farming Society of Ireland was numerous and respectable, more than 300 members being present. The society dined together on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The shew of breeding stock was far superior to that of any Ploughing Match in Perthshire.-The Highformer year, and the encouragement held out by land Society of Scotland having voted a sum of the society in their last premiums to induce the money to be bestowed in premiums for the en most distinguished breeders to let out males, .couragement of ploughmen in the Coshieville or gratis, has served the public in a way far exceed-Weem district of Perthshire, the competition took place in a field belonging to Sir Robert Menzies, upon Friday, the 21st of Oct. in presence of several members of the society, a number of gentlemen, farmers, and others. Twenty-one ploughs, with two horses in each, started for the premiums. The work was performed greatly to the satisfaction of all present, who expressed their opinion of the good effect of such competitions, the different competitors shewing a dexterity in their method of performing the work, far superior to any thing formerly known in that part of the country. The first premium being two guineas and a silver medal, given by the society, was adjudged to Donald Macdougald, servant at Pitnie.-The second premium, being £111s. 6d. also; silver medal, to William Auch, servant at Mount Alexander, in Ranock. There were five more premiums given, and the other candidates, though not entitled to receive premiums, were suitably rewarded for coming forward. Punishment of Servants.-A repectable farmer in the Carse of Gowrie, some days ago, desired his farm-servants to remain at home, and clean and dress their horses every night at eight o'clock. This they all (five in number) peremptorily retused; and upon their being convened in a summary action before the justices for the Perth district, they admitted the fact; whereupon the justices found that the master's orders were not unreasonable, and granted warrants for committing them to Perth gaol until they found security to fulfil their service, and to obey all their master's reason able orders. Getting in Harvest on Sabbath Day.-A case of a very singular nature came before the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr a short time since. The ciroumstances are as follow:-In the harvest of 1807, there was a great deal of wet weather. At the end of one of the weeks it brightened up, and a drying wind prepared the corn for being housed. The Rev. Mr. Wright, minister of Mayhole, at the conclusion of the forenoon service on the following sabbath day, stated to his congregation, that he conceived the favourable change of the weather might be made use of to save the harvest da that day, without violating the Sabbath. Several of his parishioners availed themselves of their pastor's advice. At the next meeting of Presbytery, however, one of his reverend brethren thought proper to denounce him, as having vio AGRICULTURAL REPORT. Midland District. The moisture and showery disposition of the season in the preceding as well as in the present month, has afforded an unusual quantity of feed for live stock, both in the meadow and pasture lands; so much so, that in some counties they have scarcely a sufficiency of stock to consume it, before it becomes injured by the frosts. It appears that the sowing of the wheat lands has been very favourably completed; though the early seed is now well up, and nearly covering the ground. The potatoe crops have likewise now in a great measure been taken up; and are found in all the Northern districts to turn out uncommonly well; affording a much larger quantity than last year. On thrashing out the grain crops, we are sorry to find that in some cases they do not produce so well as there was reason to suppose from their appearance while standing on the ground. Since the finishing of the ploughing for wheat, the farmers have kept their teams to work, as much as possible, in making up the land for their spring crops; a mode of husbandry which is of the utmost advantage, and which should never be neglected, when it can be proceeded in with convenience. The wetness of the season has completely stopped the growth of turnips, and both the Swedish and common turnip have suffered much. Other green crops have not been materially injured. Essex. The wheat begins to shew itself, much more wet: as we shall shortly want and looks very promising; if we do not have frost to check it-Potatoes have turned out very fine, and have given nearly a double crop, compared with the produce of last season.All kinds of green crops are very abundant and luxuriant, notwithstanding the rise in corn, we do not think the appearance of wheat, when thrashing, is altogether so unpromising as has been represented and in this county it may be reckoned nearly a full crop. lated the fourth commandment; and a solemn inquiry was accordingly voted by a majority of the Presbytery.-Against this resolution a comEastern District.-Wheats are got in replaint and appeal was made to the Synod by a nu-markably well, as the lands work kindly; merous body of the Presbytery. This appeal came they are up in general, and look very promis before the Synod at the last meeting. Very able ingly. Turnips and cole-worts are a moderate pleadings were made on both sides, after which plant; they are likely to be high in price. it was moved and seconded." That the Synod Peas and beans prove to be a light crop, in should find that the Presbytery of Ayr have acted thrashing out wheats handle very thin and in this matter in a precipitate and informal man-light.-The stubbles plough well and are ner, and that their sentence ought to be reversed." It was also moved and seconded." That the laying up for the winter. Synod find the Presbytery of Ayr have in this matter acted properly, and that it should be remitted to them to take such further steps in this business as they may judge best."-After reasoning at considerable length, the Synod, without a vote, agreed to set aside the whole proceedings of the Presbytery in this business, Upon the whole, we trust not only appear rances are favourable for the approaching season, and year, as far as can be estimated; but that there is no cause for any apprehen sion as to the real quantity of stock of corn, &c. on hand for the supply of our markets, and the support of our population, |