The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-01 00:00:00

IXTURES FOR SEPTEMBER.

RACING Fl
Hartlepool 3
Eccles 3
Sunderland
Cheadle (Star ) 3
Warwick
Wiwilow
Totnes and _

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Bridgetown . 6
Weymouth .... 6
Rochester and

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Chatham.... 6
Bfreltton - oa

Toes

W a Meet-
ing
Bernet

Birmingham et
Sparkbrook.. 10
Doncaster .... 11

ieol4----
Dover l3
flolbeck
Pontefract

Lichfield l7

lakeater—..... 19

Lanark 2O
Manchester 20
Liverpool Hunt
C
Lincoln
Paine's Lane 24

iie*markstii.
U 25
Walsall
North'Horton 27

Monmouth .... 27
Chmtetfield.... 27

Warwick take* place on Tuesday and Wednesday
nest, aad will be strongly supported, it being the last great
meeting prior to the Doncaster eat nivel. The Leamington
Stakes bids lair for a field of about 17. Little Harry sad King
of Trumps are in great force for it, after the York running.
The Kaffir and the Nabob are well in. Little Harry is
penalised at 61b. Flyaway goes for the Castle Park Stakes;
Muter Horton, the Welter Cup ; and Speed the Plough (or
King of Trumps) the County Stakes. The Great War-
wickshire will produce nil. There is a first ease entry
for the Warwick Cup, and it is not unlikely
that Wild payroll will be sent for it. The worse
is is capital order, and from the quantity of stabling
engaged, there is no fear of a paucity of horses. The
Greet Western and North Western companies announce
that return tickets issued on Tuesday, will be available for
the return journey by any tree on Wednesday, but pawn-
gen with ordinary tickets, returning by eapren train, will
have to pay the difference of fare.
The Curragh September Meeting, now just at
hand, has as yet caused little stir M sporting circles, or even
at the Curragh, notwithstanding that a body of some 6,000

militia, with a few of the regul►rs, have already taken up
their quarters within the encampment there, inducing daily
a large. influx of visitors. The meeting will be one of
very cons.derable interest, tht programme containing 19
items to be decided is the four days.

An offer of 1,500 guineas was made by a foreigner
for Kiag of Trump*, just before he started for the Derby
Plate at York.
Birdcatcher was put for sale at York last week,
with a reserve price of 1,0001., but did not change hands.
A cup has pet been completed, to the order of one
of the wealthiest of the Hong merchants, a true-born Hog-
lish gentleman, who sends it oat for the next Hong Kong
race meeting.
The Devon and Somerset staghounda will meet on
Tuesday at Marsh-bridge, and on Friday at Simonsbatb, at
half past ten.
A " sporting military gent " has backed Coates.
the London pedestrian, to row a boat 25 miles, end to walk
25 miles per day, for six successive days, the pelostrian being
congaed to accomplish the 50 miles each thy within 12 boors,
alternately rowing and walking from 7 o'clock cm. to 7
o'clock p.m.
two " S
at SQUIRE"---ooM2
,r 2. Oabad 2
tt nettliom to
stakes.
by Rifleman's

The R 6861111 barque, Ariel, captured outside Bel-
fast Lough several months since, was set up for auc-
tion at the Belfast Custom House on Wedumday. 'Fhe
first bid was 8001. ; and after a spirited competition
between some Dublin and Liverpool merchants, she
was purchased by Mr. Bingleburst, of Liverpool, for
2 600 i.

The Rev. Augustine Maguire, brother of the hon.
member for Dungarvan, having applied to the proper
authorities ter permission to proceed to the Crimea
for the purpose of undertakivig the duties of chaplain
to the Roman catholic troops, has been intormed that
his services in that capacity would be gratefully so.
cepted.
The subject of the ilex crop, about which inquiries
are in progress by order of government, having ex-
cited some attention, the report presented to the
Bandon Flax Society by their practical instructor,
Mr. 1). J. Boyle, will be read with interest. It is so
follows:
Having arrived here on the 18th inst., I proceeded to exa-
mine the flax mop, al: of which intended for green steeping,
having been already pulled and ii steep, or else been grassed
after steepirm, and by far the larger portion of the crop wee
being pulled and saved on theCourtsaisystem,so as to preserve
the seeds in the best possible manner for sowing neat spring.
The crop, g Ily speaking, is very good, except when
old or inferior seed has been sown, and the improvement in
the pulling and g 1 handling of the crops very evident
and re elects great credit on Mr. 8. Penrose, of Malloy, for
hie unwearied exertions among the growers who will find a
ready market for all their flan as moon as it is in • miffl-
neatly dry state to be delivered at the factories of Knox
end Bandon.

The most delightful harvest weather now prevails,
and with another week like the last two or three
days we shall have the great bulk of the crops
throughout Irelaad perfectly safe.

THE HARVEST.

Essex.—The harvest is proceeding most satisfac-
torily in this county, and a considerable breadth has been
honied or stacked in the course of the present week, in
better order than the unsettled weather at the commence.

ment of the operations led us to expect. But, h xwith-
standing this, the markets rise, and the consumer naturally
uhs, why is this ? There appear to be several causes for
it. One is, that at this season, when the agriculturists,
both muter and man, are busily engaged in the fields, a
day cannot be lost to attend the neighbouring town. Again,
our own crop is not so heavy as anticipated; and though
they are likely to overflow with grain in the United States,
the harvest on the continent le not so abundant—in some
countries it is so short that a demand for grain Irom this
country has sprung up. The potato di , too, which is
becoming general, and we fear will commit serious ra-
vages, must augment the price of corn. Chelmaford
Chron.cle.

LINCOLN/11114n —We are now in the midst of h t,
and should the recent splendid weother continue, in another
fortnight the greeter part of the white corn will be in stack.
As usual, reports of almost "all disea•es which corn is
heir to" are prevalent, but (except in tl e Peeping Fen and
Bourn Fen, where from the light nature of the soil the
seed was blown away by the high winds in the spring) t►ere
is not much to complain of. The present crops are not
likely to produce the extraordinary yield we had last year,
yet the harvest must be called a good one, and the tamer,
with present prices, will again realise handsume profits.
Some new wheat was shown in our market on Tue.clay, and
very high prices were asked for it. In Spalding district the
harvest is proceeding steadily; the labourers have made
good but not extravagant wages. There will be a great
variety in the samples; g lly the yield, quality and
weight will be much below lest year's splenuid produce,
end somewhat below the ordinary average. A few new
ampler of wheat were shown in Spalding market on Tues-
day; one choice lot from near Holbeach was sold for
831.6 d. per grafter.—Stamford Mercury.

The appearances of the present season have given power-
ful arguments to the believers in the atmospheric organ of
the potato disease. The disease first made its appearance in
this neighbourhood during the close dull weather or about a
month since, and continued to increase during the preva-
lence of rain and thunder storms ; when the weather became
clearer its rate of progress became slower, and in many cases
the stems continue grecs, although every leaf is blackened,
if not gone. We hear of scarcely any complaints as to
quality or yield, and diseased tubers are c-mparatively rare.
Wilts/we independent.
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SCOTLAND —Since oar last the wehther hes continued
still more and more unsettled, not a day having passed
during the last week without lessor more rain having fallen,
notwithstanding which, stocks are multiplyirg in the field
to a surprising degree; indeed, harvest has now become
quite general in this neighbourhood, every farm displaying
its band of willing reapers; neither a there any of the usual
ay at this important sewn of want of hands or
too low wages, so frequently heard in bypast years.
Both the quantity and quality of !grain will be at lea►t
an average. Potatoes as a whole are keeping well as yet,
although in some places there are unmistakeable evi-
dences of the disease of former years, yet, as compared
with previous seasons, it is scarcely worth naming, and we
fearlessly sesert that there will be mcre food this winter
obtained from the potato crop than has been any year
since 1645, provided the heavy rains of Sabbath night have
not had an extraordinary injurious effect upon the tubers.
Numerous fields of standing grain have been laid com-
pletely fist ; indeed we have not experienced so unfavour-
able weather at the commencement of harvest fur many
years bark, To-day (Tuesday) has been dry up till one
o'cloek,and promises well for the afternoon, with a strong
breese blowing from the west, and the sun shining
brightly.—Ayr Adoorrisir.