The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-08 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

AYRSItIRE.—Wo have been favoured with most
delightful bursae weather during the last ten days. The
clear sunshine has been of great advantage to the wheat
crop, and the searching breeze' which occasionally prevailed
have brought the early cut corn into good condition for
stacking. Since the beginning of last week, farmers have
made good progress with the all important labour et the
season; but, bolting at the county in general, we
say that the present is a rapid h t. As the work
goes on, our previous remarks on the appearance of
the crops are generally confirmed. The oat crop
everywhere looks lighter in stook than the farmers antici-
pated. This is not surprising when we recollect the rapidity
with which it has grown and been matured. Sot we are
happy to say that the crop is giving satisfaction in the bars.
The general statement is that the yield is abundant in
proportion to the bulk of straw, and that the quality of the
grain is superior. Sufficient progress has not been made in
the thrashing of wheat to enable us to form an opinion se
to the yield ; the crop lulu scarcely so bulky in stook as
might have been euppoeed from its appearance, but we think
it will reach a fair average. Beans ars ripening rapidly. They
are early, the pods are plump, and though the straw ts pena-
-1 rally short, the appearance indicates fully an average pro-
dues.
LuecoLueniai —The harvest in the neighbourhood of
Lincoln is rapidly drawing to a close, the must active exer-
tions having been devoted to the gathering and housing of
the wheat. Generally speaking it bas bees got in In good
condition, and several samples have been brought to market.
Dossow.—The harvest is pi-greasing rapidly in this
neighbourhood, the weather being exceedingly favourable.
A considerable drawback is experienced in the scarcity of
labourers. Aa much as a guinea per acre is said to be in
some cases given to reaper.. The yield, and general con-
dition, quality, &e., of the crops seem to be exceedingly
varied, no two persons agreeing in their estimates. The
wheat crops must be got in before anything like certainty
can be known.
SPALDING —Growers stoutly assert, and we fear with too
much truth, that the yield will be far from what was antici-
cipated. The heavy crops are slightly touched with mildew,
and being laid ai..cl twisted with the wind, they have not
ripened properly ; hence the shrivelled appearaaes of the
kernel. Notwithstanding this, the crops are, g e fly
speaking, sufficiently good to prove very remunerative to the
farmer, and • greet deal of corn has already teen secured in
splendid oesdition.—Stamford Mercury.
LIICZATIN.—The h in this neighbourhood is being
fast got in. Most of the wheat crops have been carried, not-
withstanding a complaint of the scarcity of bands. The
yield is considered an average one, although some parties
estimate it as much lighter than last year's,—Slawforif
Mercury.

THE LATE HORRIBLE
AT AN MYTERIOUS
MURDER BRIL.

A very remarkable circumstance has just trans-
pired. It yid be remembered that at the time of the dis-
covery of the unfortinsate girl's mutilated remains an opinion
was entertained that the assassination was the work of some
lusatic, and that a man seemingly insane had on more than
one occasion been seen near the spot, where he had
frightened several ladle s, aid had on one occasion run after
some children with what was believed to be a razor in his
I band.
A day or two sines a letter was received by the superin-
tendent of our police force, Captain Fisher, from it. police
superintendent at Beath, stating that a young man, evi-
dently in a state of insane depression, had been found
sitting down near the Vale of Neath railway. The com-
munication seated that the young man had no hat, that his
clothes were torn sad disordered, as if he bad been lj leg
about in woods ; that he was exceedingly sullen, and wculd
give no account of himself, and that the only Cue which
could be discovered I. his place of residence was the frag-
ment of a Bristol grocer's bill, which had been found in
his pockets. Inquiries were made by our police, and it
was seeert•ined that a young man, of somewhat gloomy
and eccentric habit', bad gone away from there.
and bed been sought for in vain. Nothing had °s-
oured at that time to suggest inquiry as to the
period of his departure, but the superintendent of
police at Neath was at once communicated with, and the
luoaiic was brought to Bristol by packet. Al the way on
the voyage he preserved the same sullen silence until he had
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said, " where a muter was committed." The
off leer in whose charge be was affected ignorance of the oc-
(metopes, and said, " Who was murdeted there—a man or
• women?" to which he replied, "A gel." After this
he returned to his former sullen mood, and said scarcely •
word mere lentil delivered to his friends. Now, it is very
possible that the young man might have spoken of the
murder from having heard of it, but the circumstances
altogether were so remarkable that the police are employed
in making a diligent inquiry on the subject, particularly
with refereed to how he was employed on the day of the
tragic occurrence.

011IPTAL PALM-413MM) DAT.—SEPT. 7.
—3.tha4iceso es payenont, 6,482; ditto b sew" tickets,
i 061.—Tolal, 7,133. Cornspoadists flay bat Tsar, 7,027.