The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

TRAPTIO RETURNS.

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open soma alma.% 1884. 1/41.
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last Ina= :

roti 7,8 8 9,1E4 MU) 14.75 t
ortb-West Provinces NW 8,1.11 11,811 NM 4,607

ALMUCULTCPAL Ramer FOS SOUTH DEVON.—
The loss drought stfiloontinaes, without any promiae of rain
for the present, and possibly mot until the equinoxes, paral-
leled ooly in the elderly agricultural mind by the exceed-
ingly dry summer of 1818, when the writer has been told
large breadths of barley were sown, grown, and harvested,
with no rain to nourish the crop. The harvest is pro-
stymies rapidly, cutting wheat with the aid of the
reaping machine being largely resorted to, and
with very great success, being cheaper, quicker, and
better than the reap hook. The reaping machines
for bade/ and oats are not desirable, owing to the cora
being left in sheaves instead of the continuous swathes so
desirable for the even drying of oats sod malting barley
especially. The crop of wheat cute up tatter than it pro-
raised, tin quality is excellent. Barley and oats are scarcely
ea average, the early sown barleys only promising • gad
even crop tad sample. All the green crops are sadly salar-
ies from drought, especially the grames. The is
making sad inroads in the early turnip crop, clearing
acre after acre in many a flourishing piece ; the bulk of the
crop is an utter failure. The maogolds are also suffering
from the grub in many instances. The apples are
dropping much, and the crop is already injared to •
serious extent by the effect of the drought, earwig]) in
the limestone and other sadly soils. Store bullocks are •
drug is the market as well as ball fat 011411. Store sheep,
owing to the price of wool and mutton, and the greater
facility of keeping them on " rout task" provided there
is pigsty of water and shade, are in fair demand. sad mating
at • fail overage prim Fat stock of all kinds is selling
well, and is likely to increase in price, seeing the difficulty
of making meat Is the future for some time. Look-
ing at the season of 1864 to this time, with the low price of
wheat, the small quantity of green crops in
prospect,
and the large outlay likely to be required io artificial=
to carry the sheep stack through the winter, we meet
Nato& oa a profitable year for the farmer.—Western Mom-
imp Newt. . . .

Homoeopathic practitioner, and the medical
profession generally, recommend cocoa as being the most health-
ful of all beverage. When the doctrine of bcmeoopathy was
find introduced Into this country, there were to be obtained no
preparations of ethos either attractive to the taste or acceptable
to the stoma-eh : the nut was either uplifted In the crude state
or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice.
J. Epps, of Loudon, Ifosnoropathk Chemist. was Induced in the
year 1931 i to turn his attention to this subject, and at length
succei:ded, with the assistance of elaborate machinery. in bring
the first to produce an article pure In its composition, and so
refined by the perfect trituration it receives in the process It
through. to he most acceptable to the delicate stomach
for s
general as
use Egges Cocoa Is distinguished sa an invigorating,
grateful breakfast beverage. possissing a moat deilcious aroma
Dir. Hassell. In his work, "Adulterations of rood,- says
"Cocoa contains a great variety of important nutritive princi-
ples—every ingredient necewary to the growth and sustenance
of the body." Again i—•• As a outrider. theca stands very much
higher than either coffee or tea." Directions—Two tesapoinduls
of the powder In a breakfast cup, lilted up with boding water
or milk. 'old in tin-lined tlb., gib., and lib. labelled packets, by
grocers, confectioner,. and chemists.—(Advertisement.]

BIRTH MARRIAGES. AND DEATHS.

BIATHP.

ADAM.— August 12, K Prfarpraed, tilbazw, the wife el the Rev.
G. R. Adam, of • sou.
BEDFORD.—Autrust 12, the wife a/ Mr. J. T. Bedford, at KM.--

street. Soow.hll.l. of • men.
CORDlN.—Aeguat It, at Windier Lodge, Hammersmith, W..
the wife of Mr. T. R. Cobden, of • eon.
GASHILL —August 11, at If outagneplaoe,
the was of W. Gaakell, Foy.. of a daughter.
LlAN.—August 12, at The cottage, Tunbridge-wells, the wife of
F. Lean, Royal Marines Light Intantry, of a sea.
P2Ratait —August 11, at Perey.vthaa, Gulldtord-road, South
easslngtos, lira. Z. S. Parkes, eta son.
MARRIAGES.

ich west,

ARNIAOR—DOWSTRAD. —August It. at Cuisine, Lincolnshire,
by the Re►. B Turner, R. Mutton. Zig , of York-house, ghat-
tleld, to Frances Am, daughter of J. Bowatead, Seq., Ct dk-
hlll, Calstor.

Immi—LiVramoar..—Auctist 11, at SI Marra, Lambeth, by
the Rev. IL G. Maul. Norwood, eon of Mr. G. Marla of
Made-hill, Solana Anti. daughter of Mr. Livermore, of Ken-
nington.
TIT /Walt —BIDWELL —August 11, at Horrinver, Suffolk. by
the Be. L E. Shelton!. J H. Turner, Esq., to Fiancee Cita-
both, daughter of J. EN.
DEATHS.

OONNOP. -August 11, at Biadaeleliall, near Reading, the Bev.
'elm Coady, aged 79.
11M11117808.-Aaguat It, at Charleeatraet. Berkeley-gum the
Ileu lin latiguaos.
JlBBl3oB.Nebu -Ampiet 1; at Ampthilleetaarel Harapatead.road,
IP la, Mtg.
sow=— 13, 11, at CWtoe-read, Ctmedesepaaare, Mr. William
Rowe. tte.
88AF -.a

Aitilgii:—Aagast 11. at Ashley Some. Tyadarspark, Bus
tel. Joseph aredrlbb Sherries. Zaq aged 74.
ITDSIIY.—Auges4 11, at The Bourse, mat Maidenhead, Sarah
Asa. Logy gyelmy, aged ea.

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Leasbentpabest. d lib Olbr el Looks, Maier. at tM
no" la Layabbr lA4yesa. taw rrielast at 111110strms.—•
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