The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-23 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

The week opened with a hot day, wind ranging
from north-east to south-east. Monday was a fine day, and
a great deal of harvest work was accomplished. Wind
NICE Thermometer 72 degs. Barometer azo in.
Tuesday was • dull day, bus it held up fair, and our
advioes oo that day ware, from the Fast Riding of York-
shire, running thus :—" Weather continues as favourable*,
possible for harvest, and tatting is going on in all dim.
tams in good earnest. Seldom or ever was • finer seems
experiment for the ing•thering of the crops, and in the
southern counties • good portion in already housed."
From the West Biding of the tame county it was re-
marked—" We have to report, a continuance of dry warm
weather, and the cutting of grain is proceeding well ; bet
little yet carried. Wheat andibarley are well spoken of as to
samples of weight; but the barley would be better no doubt
for a few Me showers. Potatoes are advancing in per,
and many mall are found this year. Turnip, and =mel-
ee:ma are still drooping for want of rain. A great deal of
wheat will be carted m the DODCWiIIf districts before the
end of the week, if the weather continues fine." From Nor-
folk the manse day it was stated :—"The weather continues
brilliant, and hornet work is rapidly proceeding. The
root crops are suffering severely from want of moisture."
From Suffolk it was stated : •' We have a menet:moos
of warm, dry weather ; and harvest operations
are progressing rapidly." From Lincolnshire it
was remarked —" The weather during the pest
week has hem all that could be desired for harvest
operations, and great progress has been made in these
districts." From Lancashire it was stated Harvest
work is now pretty general in West Lancashire. The=
though somewhat partial, have assumed • rich arid x
livery, generally associated with the idea of abundance.
Barley and oats protons large yields. Yr heat by no unease
equal to last year, but rather fair ; cutting and carting is
the order of the day, very little field room being neemary.
Potatoes are abundant, aud of excellent quality. Turnips,
other roots, and pastures are failures for want of Mill. olhr
i Wednesday it was rather cooler, bet eo rain, sod harvest
work was being pushed on most vigorously." From
Nottinghamshire the advises were A considemble
I quantity of grain has been eut and carried since
' last week. As regards the wheat crop the mounts
vary; in some places it is pretty good, while in others
there will be a deficiency. Barley looks well, but the
grain would be benefited by a few genial showery Oats
are • light crop ; beans vary ; pastures and root crops are in
• very poor state." From Suffolk on Thursday, near the
coast they were : " The weather commies hot and parchieg,
but with very cold nights ; the glass falls a little, and shook
the wet of Northern Europe be travelling to oa, those who
secured their crops during a dry and warm atmosphere will
Dot repent. Harvest is fast progressing around us ; ott the
early leads the wheat is all secured, sad • portion of the
barley. The quality of the new wheat does not improve in
estimatioe, sad, with some eseeptious, is far inferior to last
year." More inland in the same county it was remarked :
" Availing themselves of captioned fine weather, farmers are
pushing on with harvest work, and bring very little genie I.
market. A large breadth of wheat has been secured, sedate*
barley. Samples of both mops are exhibited, quality ranging
from very One tornadoes*. Repartee( yield ominous tong."
Friday wan a dry day, and much awn was secured—wind,
; thermometer, 64 deg. ; barometer falling steadily
down to 29.60 in., threatening a change. From the West
Riding of Yorkshire, it was stated :—"Siam my advises of
Tuesday, have to report • continuance of dry weather, hot
it has best cooler, end nights frosty. Today is dull, and •
speedy change is indicated. A good deal has Wes done is
reaping and carrying daring the week. Some samples of
new Yorkshire barley were shown, quality rather hard and
steely." On Saturday morning, from 7 to 8 a.m., the.,
was rain ; the day was dell, but it held up until 4 p.m.,
when • little more rain fell, but it was tot sufiicient to
prevent carting. The wind was N.Y.. I. the morning, went
thee to &E., and is the evening was round to the S. W. ;
barometer, 29.701 e., and slightly ruing. Still, rain was
threatened."—Aferk Lane Mynas.

FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE BAT/REG.—An extreme],
sad sight was witnessed oa the Long Sunda, at Tyneniotith,
on Sunday. Mr. Robert Filo:oar, a young man, who car-
ried oa the besieges of • mem in Newcastle, had gone
down to the neeside, and although • heavy ma wee
at the time, be revolved to bathe. Relying upon hi=
swimming powers. be entered far into the water, sad, by
the sequel, his indiscretion was rendered awfully apparent.
In a moment be was overpowered by • drimic wave, and
immediately disappearing be was sees Is rise no mom the
body up to Sunday eight remaining undiscovered. Dimwit*
mime amertiofte to the motility, every effort of which the
peculiarly dangerous eireumetances would permit appears
to have been need to avert the tearful Issas whisk serfted.
A mong the spectators of the melaaoholy mese wee the wife
of the unfortunate gentleman, who bad aseompanied him
from Rewords. —Newmark arrorocie.