The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

THE CROPS.

The apprehensions which were excited by the
heavy and continued rain have disappeared in the presence
of bright hot days. The greater portion of the hay crop
has been carried, but it has sustained considerable damage.
The cereal crops look most promising, and should fine sea-
sonable weather prevail, there will Le at least an average
yield.—Welshman.
The settled weather of the last few days has quite altered
the face of nature in this district. A week or two ago there
were sad forebodings as to a wet harvest, and at that period
the crops of wheat looked anything but promising. Slinkd
the weather, however, continue u fine at it 110 W is, the
harvest will prove better than was g Ily anticipated.—
Bucks Advertiser.
The weather continue.* sunny and warm, with a fine light
breeze, being in fact excellent h t weather, drying and
ripening the crops. From numerous district* we hear of a
partial commencement of the barley harem. If the weather
continues as at present, reaping will be general in this
quarter in the course of a few days.—S:otsmon.
Reaping has commenced rather extensively in this neigh-
bourhood (Reading), though but little has been carried,
I the time not admitting of it. There is still a very general
complaint of a deficiency in the ear, and we believe this to
Ibe well founded—to what extent time will show. The
barley is a very uneven crop, the heavy rains of July hyving
laid it much, and in consequence the quality is so much
injured, edge grown de., that fine malting samples will be
catharses:Ea.—Berk:airs Chronicle.

ROBBERY OF MONEY.--This afternoon information
wu gives of a daring robbery at Mr. H. Hartshorn's, Three
Kings Tavern, Orangsvarmt, Bloomsbury. A 101. Bank
note and a 61. Bank note, 201. in silver, in a bag marked
" H." and about 64 is gold, were stolen.
BURGLARY IN Sono.—This morning it became
known that the premises of Mr. H. Bonham, boot and shoe
niatinfularer, Gerrard-street, Bobo, had been broken into,
and from two to three btu:Arad pairs of boots and shoes,
besides other property, curried off. e •

MUSIC.

HEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
(IMO* 013 D OWN IllIPORTNIC)
HEREFORD. MONDAY.

The 1320 d festival of the three choirs of Worcester.
Beretord, and Gloucester eommeeses to day, sad the rs.
hal:sale of the oratories, t:., at the Cathedral, have
myopia all the morning. To morrow (Tuesday) the
Wog festival commenets, sad is the soaatime
the town is bogies's, to mule ea saweateel upset
of bustle and activity, and the lahabitente look foe
ward with anasnal anxiety to the proceedings of the
week. Very few strangers attended the rehearsal this
Illersiog, a prohibitory fee of a guinea being &seeded for
the pried It —a regulation most satisfactory to the artiste',
at least.

In the programmes issued by the committee we observe
it stated that the proceeds of these festivals have of late
Haan scented to each widow 201., and to each orphan in
the diatom ltd. That each institations stand in need of im-
mediate encouragement is unhappily too manifest from t►e
presses somber of applicants more than twenty-fire
orphans and eight widows—while the necessity of (stare

support is equally evident from the feet that them are
within the three diocese. 147 bindle's having as noose
below 1001. per 112111111.
The stewards who take ups themselves the passkey
reepossibilities of the festive) are the Right Hen. and Rev.
Lord &ye and Bele, Sir Raeford J. Jones Dryden, Bart.,
of Boultibrook ; T. W. Broker, Req., M.P., the Lep; B.
Chadwick, IN., Psdleston Contt ; H. 8. Stratford, Req.,
Thorpe lebentiam Hall ; W. T. Kevin Davies, Esq., of
Croft Castle; J. H. thrkwright, Bn., Hampton Court; mad
the Rev. W. P. Hoptos, of Bishop's Fromm. Her Majesty,
se usual, accords her royal contempt* to the festival;
Lord Bateman, Lord-Lieutenant of the county, is the pre-
sident, and the Bishops of Hereford, Gloseester and Bristol,
and Worcessa are the vice-presidents for 1855.
Mr. O. Townebend Smith, the honorary searetary sad
esoductor of the festival, has succeeded is neuriag • goodly
amity of vocal and instrumental Mlent. The principal
reenlist' an Madam Grist, Madame Clara Novelle, Mrs.
Weir, Min Mose, Min Dolby, Mr. &ma Reeves, gigue
Mario, Mr. Montan Smith, Mr. H. Busby, sad Mr.
Wein. Miss Moss and Mr. Hereby are Weal artistes ; the
latter being of the Hereford Cathedral @bon. Mr.
Diagram is leader of the baud, which is sleeted skiefly from
the London concerts. Mr. Ataott, organist of Gloucester,
presidia at the organ, and Mr. Dove, organist, of Worcester
Cathedral, at the pianoforte. The choral basil has bees
selected from the them cathedral choirs and the choral
enisties of Hereford, Gloucester, Worcester, mad Liver-
Pea-
Tenday, Wednesday, Thereday, and Friday morMsgs
will be devoted to the performs.''' of gamed mask at the
cathedral, and there will be similar concerts at the Ulm
kill on Tuesday, Wednesday, sad Thursday evesisp.
Os Wednesday eight there will be a ball after the 'assert,
sad on Friday sight there will be a grand full dress ball at
the Shirehall to vial up the week.