The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-30 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

CiMaliinE.—The harvest in general has progressed
in thaw districts equal to the most maguine expectations
formed of it, and the greater portion is already out of the
reach of mischief. The oats in general are very bright, and
unusually abundant. Even from fresh enclosed heath land
on the Delamere forest—or as Nicholson has it, " The forest
of grey"—with merely a marling, most splendid crops have
been carried. Some trilling complaints exist of the Swedes
becoming curled or distorted in the leaf, bat we think it is
nothing annual; probably indicative of the commencement of
mildew, which is sure to pay badly cultivated plots a visit.
We cannot boast of potatoes in this neighbourhood ; a good
deal of complaint exists, and some anxiety u to the future.
Let um hope for the best, but at the same time prepare for
the worst. We are happy to say that moat of the cottager in
this part of the country have a plot of carrota or parsnips.
In the event of any potato decay, these will at least keep
the pigs quiet, and enable the oottier to reserve his potatoes
for lib own yes We hops parties will look wall W the
thinning of late turnips in due time.
Yostasalan.—We have had another splendid week for the
harvest. A great breadth of grain has been cut, and much
of that which was last week in the sheaf is now in the stack,
secured in excellent condition. All the accounts we receive
confirm our own observations that the snips will afford a
full avenge, and many of them state that they will far
exceed that amount. As to the root crops out report is
by no means equally so satisfactory. The white turnips (like
the beans) will prove a failure. fhe Swedes may
.yield an
average, but they Will scarcely exceed that amount. In York-
shire, we do not hear or see much of the disease amongst the
potatoes, though unequivocal symptoms of its existence are
to be found in some districts. In Lancashire the case is very
different; whole fields, hitherto wearing • promising ap-
pearance, as struck with the mysterious blight, and are
sinking rapidly to decay; and in Ireland, where it was
hoped the malady had ceased, the accounts of the 'present
week forbid us from longer indulging in that expectation.
From Scotland we learn that the disease his shown itself in
the neighbourhood of Aberdeen and Dundee, and it is said
that owing to this cause the farmers in Wigtonshire have
commenced to pull up the stem from the potatoes, leaving '
the roots in the ground. There are two mitigating circum-
stances in the midst of this disaster. The one is, that the
quantity of land crept with potatoes is much less this year
than in each of the yearn 1845 and 1848 ; and the other, that
the disease is less general now than it was in those years at
the end of the month of August.
Scorcarrn.—ln Ayrshire the harvest will he about ten
days earlier than was at one time expected. All along the
sea-coast, and on dry spots in the interior reaping is general,
and in another week a good deal of the grain crop will be In
the sheaf. Although oats in general are not reckoned
heavy, yet in some places they have turned oat well. Wheat
looks well, notwithetar ling the fears of the fly. There are
still rumours of garden patches of potatoes having failed,
but the general crop, and indeed all great crops, never
looked better. Thrashed and meadow hay win be had for
50a. per 180 atones, and a finer article commands from 50e.
to 6.51. Altogether harvest prospects are good; and
hopes are entertained of plenty and moderate rates. We
may here state that, on pasting by the nursery grounds of
Messrs. Imrie, a few days ago, we observed the somewhat
unusual sight of so many as about 2.5 acres produce of ex-
cellmt turnip seed, in straw, suspended a ropes in the ore
air to dry. In Wigtonshire a good part of the wheat is
already in the barn-yard, and there and in the Stewartry it
is commonly expected that the grain crops in general will
prove heavier than last year. New Oats and Oatmeal have
already made their way into Ayr and other markets. A
report has reached us that the lower district of Wigtonshire,
where, in its palmy days, the potato need to be a staple crop,
the disease has made its appearance, and that on one farm at
least the owner had begun to pull away the thaws, leaving
the roots in the ground. In general, however, over the
entire country it would appear that the dieue is both much
milder in type and far less extensive in its ravages than last
year.

REVISING BARRTSTERS. WESTERN CIRCUIT.
North Hunt', Mr. G. R. °nephew ; South Hants, Mr. John
Aldridge; North Wilts, Mr. George Poulden ; South Wilts,
Mr. Richard Mneing ; Dorset (county and borough), Mr.
Joseph Douglas and r. John Greenwood; North Devon,
Mr. Charlie D. Bevan ; South Devon (county and borough),
Mr. J. Lorena and Mr. J. S. Steck ; Rut Cornwall, Mr.
Herman Merivale ; West Cornwall, Mr. Henry Traill
Erskine; But Somerset (county and borough), Mr. F.
Slade and Mr. J. S. Grates; West Somerset, Mr. Charles
Saunders.

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LATE FATALTSPLOSION OP VIE CRICKET STEAMER.
—A coroner's *nest on the bodies of lire individuals, killed
by the explosion at board the Cricket steamer, was opened
this dos by Kr. Bedford, the Coroner of Westminster. The
. p had not closed at the time of going to prem.

•
THE INCREASED CHARGES ON THE EASTERN
COUNTIES RAILWAY have moth diminished the trAMIC Rom
Stamferd. Many madam= who heetterly received their
goods by this 1l a time ta the Reati-Western Com-
pany, and get emir sesseirarlise by way of Sibson ; and
the number of millions awl pisesereossiters mina the line
between Stam sad Pelenbarengl les materially fallen Off.
POTATO C10n...-Of the MESS Of the potato crops
abroad, the deer of the Gardeners' Chronicle, who has
been at name.pdts Si gain authentic information, says :
lee ems is my isr &chance:. uio justify tts 1"-
lisvfmg tint Ins beget is over, and that the principal part
of theepsera barred of this root is safe ; and thus are
seek sanimeed the opinions which we have this season
ventured S. espreas, that symptoms were more favourable,
sled that the immleily bed lost its virulence. It is the same
ea the Oasnimmt. per Pa h letter of last week will have
rowel al amests es le the French crop ; potatoes at
N. bushel, while the Mb. loaf is 1 Od., Indicate an
amuses im
ef the am. and a confidence that the
TM amkaa, We have shallar Information
Ism ml again appear to to equally satiahmory