The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-24 00:00:00

FOREION.

By the most recent advice, from the north of Europa we
Tetra that the weather had been more favourable there
than in this country, and harvest operations appear, on
the whole, to have progressed auspiciously. There are
some complaints of blight, mildew, and shrivelled grains ;
but we are inclined to think that the produce of wheat
will tarn oat well in most parts of Germany, se well as in
Poland.

From Holland send Belgium the reports us lase satlsfac-
rawand is Frames the oorn-cropo appear to have been
y *And by the prevalence of wet weather during
the but two or three weeks.

—The 80seouataf;atbeBaltie are of a more subdued tone
this week than we were prepared to espect, and at some of
the lower porta a reaction in prices to the silent of about
2s. per v. bag, 14 memo, taken place.
At Dyad& hasway_e'. the tendency had been the other
way, mill Mew Med the 17th instant state that a large
beseama bed bees deface there at gradually improving rates ;
/wink Mgl obwalzed 46e., and for hue bug quality (the
46a 6d. per qr. free on board had been paid.
Carl" qrs. bad changed bends.
Kestiplierg letters of the 16th August speak well of the
wheat and rye crops ; the latter had been secured, and the
former was fast being housed. Barley and oats would, it
was feared, prove very abort, and of light weight. Wheat
had been in fair request ; equal to 42.. to 435. per qr. free
on board had been paid for 611ba. highwixed, and Us. to
40s. for 611 b.. red.

At Btsttia, os the 17th inst., the weather was very fine,
and harvest qperations in that neighbourhood were fast
drawing to a dose. Very little is said about the result,
from which it may be fairly concluded that there was
natMeg Meanwhile of ; and this belief is further strength-
ened by die het that prices of wheat had since that day
week ressisilig. per qr., and fine qualities of red were then
quoted MA, Ms. per qr. free on board.
At Realaak.sa the 113th August, holders of wheat were
very lb. aid dieuet the harvest was progressing auspi-
ciously, mien hid manifested no disposition to lower their
prettied's", las qualities in granary being then held fully
as high rat say =ipseriod.
Advice' from , of, last Tuesday's date, speak
well of the weather, mad t l progress made in securing the
crepe. The somewhat exciting reports from hence had
failed, therefore, to produce much influence, and prices of
wheat had given way about 21. per qr. Stooks of Spring
corn had been reduced into a narrow compass, and barley,
oats, &0., had brought fall terms for local cansumption.
At Amsterdam, ca Monday, there was considerable ex-
citement, and prices of wheat row 6s. to 75. per qr.
At the Black Sea ports the wheat trade seem' to have
remained quiet. At Galata the best qualities of wheat were
obtainable on the 2nd inst. at 245. 7d. to 261. 7d., and at
Ibraila at 22e. 2d. to Ms. per quarter free on board. Freight
to the United Kingdom wee 10e. Bd. to 11s. per qr.
The advice' from America speak well of the harvest, and
supplies of old wheat and flour having been brought
, the tendessey of prices had been downwards at
the principal markets. That America will be in • position
to furnish large supplies of Oreadstnek seems tolerably
certain.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
ABllo4,llllol%—The weather this week is this neigh-
bourhood hae been very changeable. On Tuesday evening
a ahem Asks over the town with great violence, and
owed mask alarm. The lightning was very vivid, and
thallesise Allowed each other with groat rapidity, whilst
the pm& et thunder were fearfully loud. Many parties
woes Misted with partial blindness—a dimness of eight,
whisk lasted several minutes; torrents of rain descended for
ma hear and a half, doing much damage by inundation.
elhelild the present fickle weather continue, serious feats
are mitertained that the crops will greatly suffer. Wheat
is in market, on Tuesday, rose from A. td to 7e. 6d. per

Caittuiiinx;:-Grave apprehensions were excited during
ft=week by the very unsettled end unreasonable
. The late heavy rains have does considerable
injury to the orops, and will seriously detract from the pro-
, specie of eke harvest indullged is a few weeks ago. The
weather today (Thursday) has improved, and is sufficiently
Ana for harvest opperatioas. The crops are at for the
sickle, and a week or two of fine weather well enable the
farmers to secure them. The potato disease is general, and
sad havoc has been made bf it—Camerae* Journal.
HCNTIKODOWSIIIIII.—The cutting of the corn crops LB
pregremtog alowltyin oonesque
wet andsn ceyori.ortbsoe
.weesther, which
time. lr
has been remarke
little of the corn has been stacked, and that must be in Very
condition. Reports are prevalent of the corn growing in
the sheaf ; and should this unfavourable weather continue,
great damage must ensue from that cause both to the cut
and uncut corn. With • bad crop, both in quantity and
ee quality, and withwther unequalled for harvest Operations
sins 1800, the prospect of the agriculturist is one of gloom
and despondency. From all accounts it appears that the
preset t crop will be wone than that of 1850; thus, with
frae-trada prime, the ten farmer will experience two years
of unprecedented bad crops out of three, a combination of
circumstances priming with great severity and hardship
upon him.—Carnbrie (Amuck.
OXFORDSHINLE.—The weather dace our last has con-
tinued to give the greatest anxiety to the farmer ' • it rained
heavily the whole of Saturday night, sad early part of
Sunday morning—so copiously did it come down that it
inundated the meadows and low lands contiguous to She
river Cherwell to a greater extent than hes been known
for some yeare. The afternoon of Sunday was clear and
very hot, and after so much moisture must have caused
the corn to sprout, as well as otberwiwise sufficiently to
damage the barley (which had been lying in the rain of the
previous week) as to render it unlit for malting purposes.
Comparatively but little corn has been carried this week in
our immediate neighbourhood, the greatest breadth was par-
hap cleared en Tuesday morning, but that must have been in
questionable condition; the rain on this day set in heavily
about three in the afternoon, and put a stop both to cutting
and carting for the day. Wednesday, Thursday, and yes-
terday, the scythe and reaping hook were kept is pretty
full play, and a great deal of corn has been cut ; the rain
which has fallen during these three days has been mostly of
a drizzling nature, with a murky atmosphere, just sufficient
to prevent the carting, but net the cutting of the corn. We
have not beard of any corn having been carried in suffi-
ciently good condition for the barn. The second clover crop,
which was so full of promise, presents a sor appearance,
and will prove, we fear, of but little value. The afterfeed
on the uplands is abundant, but in many of the meadows
will sustain much injury from the good.—Ox ford Journal.

TIIE WEATHER AND HARVERE IN SCOTLAND:9k
Since our last (says the 'Scotsman) the weather has been

highly favourable for the operations of the harvest, Dot a
drop of rain having fallen, and the bright sunshine has
been accompanied by light breezes generally from the
south-west. The temperature still expeneneed a ext.emely
rare in our northern latitude, both as regards its uniformity
and height. The thermometer at nine o'clock for the last
three days has been steady at I 6 legs. At three o'clock on
Wednesday it was 72 degs. ; on Thursday, 72 Ileac ; and
yesterday, 71 degs. 1 his, with the brightannshine, has
rendered out-door exercise somewhat oppressive, and
labourers in the field must have suffered much from the
heat. Since Weelnessl.iy the barometer has also advanced
from 29.56 to 29.93. This high point, with wind from
the south-west, is indicative of a continuiume of
fine dry weather. In this neighbourhood little or no in.
jury has been sustained by the heavy rains, and the crops
still remaining to be cut are so ripe that there is consider-
able danger of abrading should we be visited with high
1 winds. In the west of Scotland, particularly in Lanark-
shire, a gloat paucity of labourers for cutting the crops is
I experienced, and such a simultaneous ripening of the crops
bee never been before experienced. Leading to the steels-
' yard is now general in almost every district. Some farmers
in this neighbourhood complain that the grain has not har-
dened in the stook, and that it will nut be soon ready for
threshing—a contisiviauce of dry hard breezes, with sun-
shine, brine neceuary to put it into prime condition for
stacking', On the whole, the farmers of Scotland have
reason to be grateful for their present prospects.

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