The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-07 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

C411.1111111141M. —The weather dein the past week
thrwasliest West Cainberisati, the Lake sad Fumes dis-
WM. has Men delightfaL There have been almost daily or
nistitly showers et rain, ad warm sanshine has suesseded
to the asoistace, so as to give the stroopest stimulant to vege-
tation of every deseription. The grain, potatoes, and fruit
are proprieties with the tames rapidity, and their present
opposite's is most proinieins. Tee hey twos. it is cos&
dently anticipated, will be very heavy, sad of superior gas-
lit, ; and msay fields will *only be ready to bents&
the scyths.—Chetborterid Potgest.

Davoir.—la the neighbourhood of Exeter, the crops give
promise of abundance. The recent warm weather has forced
all blade of vegetable growth prodigiously. 1340 re this set
in, there was a good deal of meadow land where the growth
was thin, and did not promise an average cut; but now the
appearances are everywhere luxuriaat, and there is every
prospect of a good these of bay. The wheat, fee the most
part, looks welL In many places it is strongly and robustly
frown, with a height of nearly three feet—wall 'Missed where
thinly sews and properly mewed, and of healthy
terttask of eitl The aW :far stilt?' in coming
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mipoloa with wheat. The recent wet has been especially
favouselio to the barley, particularly the late sown. The
potatoes us combs' up very well, with the health=
green of years ago, and not the slightest symptom of
as yet. It has been reported that the disease bur been dis-
encored among forced potatoes, bras there is not the least
bleed* in the field crops. The qassetity planted in the
neighbourhood''f this city is about the same as lestywer, but,
har u an he judged from the leaves, they are mostly of the
early white varieties—the sorts that generally escaped the
disease. The apple blossom could not possibly be Auer than
it has been in all directions, and a good eider time may be
calculated upon. The early aorta of apples are strongly set,
and growing rapidly. Preparations have been made for
Swede turaip sowing, and the sowing of the other sorts will
soon follow.
Lagcastlian.—We have had a continuance of growing
weather since our last, under the influence of which the
serious crop. continue to make a rapid progress. Saturday
was a very flue dos), although rather cloudy in the morning.
Sande,' wee also fine, and a very cline hot day, the tempera-
ture in the abide being as high as 70 degrees. Oa Monday
the heat was still mere intense. Although we had rein early
in the morning, the temperature increased to 711 degrees.
At night there was a heavy thunder shower, which was a
benefisial chancre, and yesterday the air mu cooler.—Mats-
chafer Courisr.

WORCilll'ltit.—On Monday evening the atmosphere be- i
came somewhat oppressive, and it was evident that an awn-
laudation of electrical matter was struggling to di-chime
itself. Ahout nine o'clock a violent thunder-storm broke
over the city , continuing fur nearly en hour without modi-
dation, in lightning, thunder, and hard rain, and returning,
though in a less violent shape, at frequent periods during the
night. We have heard of the following accidents having
occurred from the storm —Mr. Richard Loeley, farmer,
of !Moulton, lost two of his beet dairy cows, which
were killed by the lightning; and as a flock of sheep,
belonging to Mr. Quarrel], of the Berrow, ware rest-
ing In • rick-yard at Manley Castle, en their way
to Worcester fair, one of the sheep was instantaneously
killed, sad its carcase presented a very scorched appearance.
Mr. J. B. Smith, of Ashwond Bank, had no Ism then seven
ewe sheep and fourteen lambs killed by the lightning; they
were lying under • small oak tree In a field, and It is rather
dossier that the tree itself appears to be uninjured. At
this pleas the storm was very hesvy, but of short duration ;
the rain fell in ruck torrents es to flood the cellars and lower
rooms of dwelling-houses. At Terdebigg some shedding
was fired, and • tree was struck at Mount Pleasant. At
Drayton, in the perish of Chaddeeley Corbett, the electric
fluid struck the (root of a dwelling-hoses occupied by Mr.
D shattered the upper window, took a direction down
the side well, both fatefully and externally, end shivered '
the brick-work and glees of the cower window. The shock
was very much felt by the inmates, though we are happy ts
ray no lire was lost. The lightning also struck an oak tree
on the farm of Mr. Parry, almost Itelf a mile from Drayton
and completely stripped the bask ad one side.— Worceete;
Chreeiete.

Dowry.—A correspondent at Banbridge, under date 4th
inst., writes as toliows "We have bad a week of variable
yet v. ry favourable weather for the growth of crops, which
have improved very mush since I wrote my Lest. I am sorry
to have seen, in Saturday's Whig, a statement that the
potato blight bad made incipient appearance in the commies
of Down and Antrim, and the month. From my own hum.
Son in this neighbourhood, I can give such statement an
unqualified cantratliction, as they never appeared more
healthy and pv43112114, and should we hays what is (tailed
' a dry summer,' I have no doubt but they will still prove
the farmer's friend, ea my firm conviction is that the blight
is from the Lai-mewed wetness of the summers, which every
one knows huhu* the case of late years ; as an example, I
may state that 1847 was a dry summer, and we had a fair
average cr p; but, unfortunately, that year there was but a
small quantity of them planted."—Banrter of Mier.
EDINDIIIIOII.—For the lost eight or ten due the weather
hers has bun everything that could be desired. The cold
and disagreeable east winds which prevailed to a large ex-
tent at the beginning and middle of the put month, have
given place 4r breeus from the west and south-west, occa-
sionally accompanied by gentle and refreshing ehowem
Under the influence of this agrauble and seasonable change
of temperature, vegetation within the last fortnight has
made rapid advances, and the country now presente the mat
luxuriant appearance.—North British Mail.

Baiourtnc FocurirsEinfirriow BILL.—A meet-
Inc was held yorerday at the City of London Literary and
Scientific Inetiity ion, Aidengste-strest, et delegates from
the literary aed scientific societies of the United Hisodora,
to consider the draft of a bill intended to provide more of
ketsally for this. societies' exemption from die payment
of local taw. souks the delegates, there 1.411111 present
Lord Wrottesie, Mr. W. Brown, M.P., Mr. IL C. Tony,
M.P., Mr. J. Wyld, M.P., end Me. J. T. Smith ; midi dele-
gates hoc the following institatimes : Luskin Mestchnice,
City of London Literary' and Scientific, West Loaded Lite-
rary and Scientific, Liverpool Mechanise, Woolwich Media-
nice sad Literary, Wortmhaster Meekamics' Literary and
Scientific Devooport lifechanim, the Yorkshire Caddo (and
Lends and Bradtd, by special tkehtt), tepreesstipp • togs.
that 4410 y-four iostitutiess, City if Leedom Catholic Lite.
miry Society, W6lwortit Litman and Seisntille, Seashwask
Literary sad Scientille, Jews' iliensrel end Literary, Eats.
bores Literary and “emtile, Hotbeds Utility Invitation,
Haverkrdeeest, and Marylebone. Yr. BieWit, X=
pied the their. The report of the emossidee woo rood,
mediae that they had revised the bill, after pioth
ties of the many isommanleatioats wkithlestbson
to theta, and bail fixed -she .estrenme mews/
being times who hove twothisis of their imams arose se
tarymisklbatiese, and one third only from •soilethilieds.
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