The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROSPBOTS.
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The week opened with drizzling rain, and the
wind from the south west. The temperature on Monday
' was much higher, thermometer up to 56 degrees, and
although theta were • few slight showers the day wee the
most spring like of any experienced this season ; wind month-
west, barometer down to 29.81 Inchon. This sudden and
favourable chimp was, however, of short duration, for on
Tuesday morning the wind was round to the north-east,
and • thoroughly rainy day set in, accompanied and mixed
with snow at intervals, the thermometer haring fallen to
40 degrees. It might be fairly called a mires wintry
day, and we fear a most unfavourable one for the wheat
plant, as we have had complaints frog various dietricts
on the heavy and cold soils. In Lincoloshise on Tuesday
the weather was reported to be " cold, with rain at
intervals ;" and in Suffolk the same day, " the weather
is stall cold aad uiispringlike." In Huntingdonshire it wee
stated the "weather has been unsettled, but on the whole
outdoor work her been steadily proceeded with." In York-
shire it was said, " Weather mild and open. and spring sow-
ing makes rapid program." Wednesday was • gloomy, dull
day, but without rain, the laud too wet for any pro-
gress to be made with field work. Thursday was a
thick and hazy day, without however being wet,
but still little could be done in the field ; those farmers
who were saxions to finish the hoeing of their wheat
could not proceed with it, nor with sewing on the heavy
sods. From Suffolk on that day our advice. state:
" The weather during the past week has continued cold,
retarding vegetation, but favourable for the completion of
seeding operations." In Scotland the weather is reported
to have been very wet, impeding field,hboar. On Friday
the morning was thick, with occasional sun ; thermometer
50 dep., barometer up to 30.36 inches, sod the work
in the field would probably program quietly &pia. From
Tuesday to Friday the wind generally blew from E., vary-
lag from N.E. to S.E. Warmth was mock treated.
i Saturday proved a nice day—occasionally gleams of sun
,and thermometer up to 52 dep. ; barometer, 20.30 in.
Wind rotund to the &W. in the morning, sod N. W. to the
afternoon. A good deal of field work would be doom and
some farmers might finish sowing on their light soils ia
the early districts, and get on with hoeing their wheat,
always • most important work at this mama of the year.
The thrashing of wheat has not gone on very fast, although
deliveries have occasionally been larger; but the farmers
have no entioursgeniest to bring much forward, and some
parties appear to think that casualties may transpire to
canes • material reaction in prices between this time and
harvest. The deliveries of barley continue to drop off
weekly. and ia some districts the stook appears to he ex-
haunted, choice Chevalier qualities bringing dtis. to 38e. per
quarter.—Mark lase Express.

Paornisow Juwirrr. —The following letter has
been addressed to the Editor of the Rewrd :—" Sir,—A
staterneet has appeared in the Rerord to the effect that
Profaner Jewett derives a ' handsome income' from private
pupils. Having been among the number of Mr. Jewett's
pupils, and being well aware of what has passed in Oxford
during the lest few years, we are in a position to give this
statement our unqualified deniaL Mr. Jewett ham been in
the habit of giving his services to gentlemen of whatever
college, who have ben preparing for the university exami-
nations, and those serviess have been eetirelygnituitaa—
Jog, Brawl., Professor of Eeglish Literature, Glasgow ;
EDWARD Camz, B.A. Balliol College, Oxford.—The Col-
lege, Glasgow, April 7, 1864."
8111008 AOCIDINT AT TEL LIVIRIVOL GRAVING
DOCIA-84 man were severely injured on Saturday, at the
Queee's Graving Docks, Liverpool. by the rope of &siege
trinliwez. The men, ship carpentry, aimed JIDNIGliar-
o Linden, Hugh Pediagtoe, Patrick Murpb
Edward M'Keversgban, and Thomas Elsner, were at work as
the side of Mashie William F. Storer, when meal the ropes
holding up the stage upon which they were stradieg awe
way, and they were thrown to the bottom of the dock. The
men were promptly conveyed to the botpital, where their
serious hectares sad contusions were attended to. If the
stage upon which the mss were standing had bees a little
higher, they would all most probably bare hem