7 SEPTEMBER 1839, Page 6

taken principally from provincial papers published on Saturday last :

anticipated. The greater portion of the Lent grains have been safely hews, and it must be borne in mind, that the weather, at the commencement and the crops are full an average. Hop-pulling wilt not begin before thrumdee of the present, was not so favourable as it had been during the greater of September at the earliest.—Ilixelbrd Times.

the late wet weather; has been secured in fair condition.—Leeds Mercury. neighbourhood.—Leicester Chronicle. CUADERLAND.—The last few days have been extremely favourable to the Stars.v Ishaeos.—The harvest is generally going on at Scilly, but the er, interests of the farmer, and great haste has been made to get in the remaining will he sadly deficient. The cattle will suffer severely in the ensuing wets, part of the hay crop. Dry breezes and sunshine have prevailed, and a teed: through want of straw. Although the weather, for a few days past, leas bee or so more of such weather would suffice to make much of the grain in this dry and warm, much of the injury already sustained is irremediable.—nyons neighbourhood fit for the sickle. Most of the growing crops in this district Journal. present a charming appearance, though the wheat in some exposed situations lueLAND.—The wet and warm weather we had for the host few days in the has partially suffered from being " laid" by the late heavy raine—Kended neighbourhood of Dublin is considered very unfavourable. Nevertheless, the Nercury. accounts which we have received from all parts of the country are generally Cumberland); but altogether the prospect is not so settled as to justify us in contemporaries. We shall only, therefore, refer We have had some days of tolerably fine weather this week (in West satisfactory. We have not room to quote the paragraphs jileithsinfrbornitefourviii.oronviinicidlp. suppoiing that the serious injury which the wheat crops have sustained in this penury the reports of wheat are highly favourable. lee Limerick little damage; district will be now repaired. This injury, we are afraid, is wide-spread and wheat and oats considered superior crops. In Mayo crops in a pretty fair ante decisive, and threatens the most grievous calamity to the poor farmers and to In Galway heavy rain—great apprehensions as to the result. In Wexford the community at huge. The crops of wheat look well to the eye of the pass- wheat short in quality and quantity ; oats, barley, and potatoes excellent, he ing traveller; but upon inspection and handling it is found, with regret and Derry generally good ; but Some apprehensions as to the continuance of therein. reluctance, that most of the heads are half wasted, and that many contain not be Antrim they anticipate an over average in grain ; wheat heavy mdse. a single pickle. The damage done is most lamentable, and.cannot now be re- liaising, potatoes excellent. From the home counties' particularly those north medied. The other corn crops are in a much better state, and a fair average of Dublin, the itecounts are not SO good, as the wheat has been seriously yield may be looked for. Potatoes and turnips never looked better at this damaged.—Dublin Evening Post. period et the year than at present.— Illiitchaetu Herald. During the week until this day our mornings have been propitious, but nia Neweesrise-uroe-Tvsis—We have had little or no min since Tuesday ; fell to a eonsidemble amount at intervals each day. This morning we were Wednesdny and Thursday were height sunny days, yesterday was cloudy, and without sou altogether, and the rain tell very heavily till an advanced hourof to-day we have a return of min. The accounts from the interior represent all- the day, which is still sliewery. We entertain serious fears for the wheat, the heavy crops as being much beaten down by the weather, and speak un- Adlitil lies prostrate in many places, and is much injured. Oats and potatoes favourably of the appearance of the wheat crop, the colour being much coin- are luxuriant in all directeons, but barley, which is generally good, has Iwea plaieed of, being dingy instead of that fine golden hue which it invariably partially injUred, as has likewise the hay. Our accounts from the proviso assumes when in It fealty state; moreover, there are complaints of mildew hay- are by no means cheering.—publin Packet.

hag exhibited itself in particular localities, and this disease is most apparent on We had a great deal of rain these last three or four days, which, comings

sods bordering the sea coast.—Neremstle Paper. the hook is about being put in the corn, has tilled the minds of the people with LIVEHFOOL.—The harvest in the neighbourhood of T.iverpool has already the utmost degree of apprehension for the fide of the wheat crop especially. commenced, and a continuance of favourable weather for another fortnight Several parcels of new wheat, as will be seen by our letters at foot, Inmate would see nearly the whole of the grain housed. From all parts of the country peered in Limerick, Clonmel, Drogheda, &c. As to the samples which hoe the accounts are of the same gnmfying nature. In some places the cutting yet appeared, the quality is thirty spoken of; but we cannot shut out from out has begun, and although heavy rains and gales of wind have had the effect of consideration that the last three or four days of continued rain must have done laying the crops where they are exceedingly heavy, yet they are not materially a great deal of damage. We spoke this morning with a flumer from %nods, injured, and on the whole they have not looked so well for these three or four in the county of Kildare, who represents the standing wheat as sprouting. yetue back. The growth of wheat in particular is expected to average from This is bad news, but we are bound to give it. Our Waterfind correspondent bee to six quarters per acre. As is the invariable consequence of a dear says—" The complaints of the wheat crops are very general in this part ofthe period, there has been a great quantity of wheat sown this year : therefore, if country, and it seems pretty certain that the yield will be below an average, the weather proves favourable, we may confidently expect that after harvest Dublin Pilot, September 2. wheat will fall to 40s.—Liverpool Mileary. The wheat in Ireland, at least, will unquestionably be short. It has been Deauam.—The weather has been very favourable since our last ; and in injured by the frost, and suffered severely by the subsequent ntins. In some some early situations the crops are beginning to turn yellow. We have heard places it has been prostrated ; iu ninny it has been knee'd—that is, bent frame Of some partial cuttings in tiUS neighbourhood; but generally the harvest will be joint of the plant, so as to impede the circulation of the vegetable juice We very backward.—Daream Chronicle. speak of the home counties principally.—Dublin Eveniny Al.

late fine weather, is as manifest es it is pleasing.—Derby Reporter. bog, on poor and wet lands, the after-crop is no crop at all On the Western

Chronicle. Preston Obserrer.

Ltscosw, on Tuesday, was visited by a thunder-storm, accompanied by heavy SOUTH OF SCOTLAND.—The crops of every description look excellent, and rain ; it was felt more severely in the Northern part of the county, where a promise an abundant return. The potato crop in particular, upon which the heavy fall of hail was experienced. The standing wheat is reported to have poorer classes so much depend, never looked better, the tubers being large sad sprouted in several districts ; if this is true, the crops will turn out much mealy. They are now selling so low as twopence per cap.—Kelso Chronicle. worse than was generally anticipated. Harvest has commenced in earnest in THE LOTHIANS.—The weather during this week has been very favourable the neighbourhood of Louth. Several fields of oats have been submitted to the for the operations of the harvest ; for though we have had some showers, they 'lithe, and wheat-cutting has likewise begun, with every prospect of an abun- were not such as to interrupt the work of the reaper for any time, and we le- dant yield. In many 1;i:tees in this district there is considered to be more than lieve they have been partial in extent. Shearing has been going on in varimw an average crop.—1 ineobi Poem parts of tine three Lothians ; at East Linton harvest will be general this week, SUSSEX.-..lhe harvest, with a few exceptions, is finished throughout Sussex, and the crops look extremely well there. In East Lothian there will Inc 111117 from Ireland and Scotland are equally favourable.—Both Journal. Courier. it°' we

Thieves and disreputables of all sorts formed part of the assemblage ; there a solitary gleaner. to be seen. . The Arany ricks are thatched, the fields in sevntliet;Itetcreospsenailpety.g,etatiiiiillgoinal mil:3;e, en

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Sunshine and shower alternately have tilled up almost every hour of four lye hear that other tournaments are spoken of for the ensiling year : of the seven days since our last, and altogether the complexiou of the wetit li(

quality, the crops arc turning out Very satisfactorily.— Inmate, Herald col The following noblemen and gentlemen have been appointed Di- HEREFORDSHME.—The beautiful harvest weather in the early poi o'f tie de

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an unfavourable change, and activity became more active in the comers ie

weather, amusement being cheerfully resigned to the duties of busies,: al Yesterday (Friday) morning opened with heavy rain, which continued alms at

THE HARVEST. unremittingly the whole day; ardently do we hope that the weather will

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take up fitvourably. There is much diversity of opinion respecting the ei,

The progress of the harvest, and the condition of the crops in various petted wheat cost, some looking for more, others for less, than they Millet 11

Dennysuine.—We observe very flattering accounts in the papers of the We have passed over fourteen counties of Ireland, and, with the exception promise of a good. harvest in various parts of the country. We should be of certain small districts on rich gravelly soils, the crops are greatly damaged happy to report the same of our prospects in these parts, but it is our duty to and beaten down by torrents of rain. The loss of hay on the banks of the state, from tine best information we can get, that although there is apparently Shannon, Blackwater, and numerous rivers, is truly deplorable. Wheat is no deficiency of grain on the ground, there is a certainty of an great deal of it flattened, and vegetating underneath. The early crop of potatoes is tolerable; heieg unsound. The improvement in the appearance of the crops during the but the produce is soft and unwholesome, unless on very dry lauds. On the ICAMBRIDOIL—The continued fine weather has greatly unproved the crops, coast, in Clare, Galway, and Mayo, the peasantry must starve it out during f± and in the upper part of Western Northlk the harvest may be considered the ensuing winter. The barley crop is strong, but twisted about in all &Tee' closed. There is now one general movement throughout Marshland, and, in Bons. Oats are very green—they stand up well ; but when they will be ripe, the event of the present weather lasting another week, these lands will pro- with no much wet weather, no calculation can be formed. The bridges are duce some of the finest grain that has been seen for years.—Cumbridge washed away, or datnaged in every part of the country.—Correspondent of the and, as far as we can collect the opinions of the farms, it may be considered an average crop, except the beans, which are deficient both in straw and corn.as a fair average crop.—Brightmi Herold. in the Haddington market on Friday last, a farmer from Dunbar showed a WEST OF ENGLAND.—In the counties of Somerset, Wilts, and Gloucester, sample of perfectly ripe and well-filled oats, which he was offering for odes.' the harvest is proceeding very satisfiwtorily. The weather has been favourable, Caledonian Mercury. and the crops throughout the kingdom, though thin one some lands, are gene- Wesr or SCOTLAND.—Ilarvest has partially commenced in tine neighbor rally good. Of wheat there is, no doubt, a fair average yield, and oats and hood of Glasgow ; we observed to-day (Wednesday) on tine banks of our met barley are above the average. We bare not only ate average quantity of wheat, the sickle applied to both barley and wheat. Mr. Baird, fanner, Oldhall, ass but the quantity sown is considerably- more than usual. The latest accounts Paisley, commenced harvest in a field of excellent oats on. TuendeY.-01°89* The wrest M now. general on all the low lands in Dunbar district. The ttopisexcellent.—Echnburgla ATBSIIIRE.—The harvest may. be stud to have been fairly commenced, at Joint ;a particular localities of this county. Several fields of barley have been code's; and in one or two instances oats have already fallen befiwe the icicle. The weather, alternately shower and. sunshine, is not so propitious as ,ire could wish ; still we believe the crops are to exceed expectation. NORTH OF SCHTLAND.—A considerable quantity of rain has fallen in the North within the last three or four days. Several fields of barley are already eat down; but the great bulk of the harvest is, of course, yet unreaped, and much depends on the weather at this critical period.—Inrerness Cimrier.

Barley harvest has partially commenced m Cromar ; and, if the weather

continue favourable, will soon ripe general. Oats are beginning to change colour; bat will not be fully ripe for a ein.isiderable time. The craps of every description are very uhunlant„, and require only dry warm weather to bring them to maturity.--linasken tonstaulional.