The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-03 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

We collect the following accounts from the provin-
cial papers respecting the harvest in different pare of
the country. 'lle Yorkshire Gazette lays:
Ws have trim all our correspondents the most cheering
hrelligenee as to the pregreu of the harvest and the produce
of the crops. As to the mope, we loam from our agricultural
neighbours that they are realising their anticipation,. Wheat
will bee fall average produce. Many of the crops of barley
are very fine. Oats are extremely variable ; we have seen
some fields which might be pronounced good, many are only
moderate, and some bad. The crops of turnips have never
been excelled; potatces are abundant and good. Chicory,
chick is extensively grown in this district, promises to be a
full crop, and the great advance in price within the lest few
months, from 91. and 101. per ton to 181. and 201. per ton,
mast nave been highly beneficial to those growers who had
not previously disposed of their abet. List week we pro-
mised to present some report so to the state of the harvest in
the principal agricultural districts of this county. We are
happy in bring in a position to fulfil that undertaking.
he Brighton Herald states that :
Prodigious quantities of sorn of all kinds have been car-
ried durum the week, is capital order. We have heard of
one gentleman whose wheat was so fine and heavy, weigh-
ing 6411 w. the bushel, that he sold it—bting early in the
market, and when the new wheat wen wanted—for 161. a
load. This, however, must be regarded as en isolated and
favourable case ; but good wheat has been generally sold at
from 131 to 131. 10s. a load, and as the quantity is double
that of last year, and immeasurably superior in quality,
with an abundance of straw, the protlucer, have not any-
thing to complain of yet ; and as the pototoes have in mtny
cases tailed, and the harvest is said not to be so pod in
America as usual, we doubt if the price of corn will be so
low as some of the prognosticators of evil thought. if any
were wicked enough us.wish for 'cavil-, in order that they
might obtain high prces, they will be disappointed this
year ; but there never was, nor never can be, too much Lod
in a country.
Tie reports teem the subjoined counties are equally favour-
able

lllST.—During the last week the weather has been moot
propitious :or the harvest, aid immense qufintitii s of corn of
all descriptions have been curried. The fields are middy
bare, and should this delightful weather continue, a few
more days will put an end to the anxiety of the public as to
the safe housing of the crops. The reports of abundance are
the tame, and the quality cannot fail Win; good. It is cot-
sidered that hops in some districts have railed a little, the
growth, however, will be very deficient, a diocese and vermin
have roads too great ravage among them to give any hope of
even a tolerable growth. The duty is estimated by the
knowing ones at about 90,0001. Restecting the potatces the
reports generally are favourable, much more so than we have
bad for some years, and there is no doubt that both rich end
poor may this year indulge in their favourite rentable.
From some districts, however, we receive intelligence of the
appearance of disease, varying in its effects from merely per.
vial to absolute desteuetrn of crops. We confess we do not
entirely rely upon these reports. In more than one case we
know of the crop hoeing been hopelessly condemned enme
time ago, and even dug up in despair, but which have sic ce
proved of as sound • quality and of as fine a 1111011 f as any
ever hrcught to table.
NORFOLK. —Ten or twelve days have stirred, been de-
voted to the business of the berme-field, during whici,
period, the weather has afforded every possible facility fur the
due performance of field labour; onisequently a portion of
the wheat crop is already put together on the rick, and • still
larger portion only awaiting the action of a few clear days
to prepare it for the same purpose. Although we have thus
far advanced in harvest, it would be difficult to form a oorreet
estimate of the condition of the wheat crops. The bulk of
straw is enormous, and the fields exhibit a more f einiduble
array of sheaves than we ever resign:o)er to have seen at any
former period within the last fifty years. But, as • natter
of nurse, the else of the ricks with afford no criterion to
the amount of grain, nor will the number of bushels bear any
proportion to the solid contents in cubic feet, according to
the ordinary merle of calculation. Moreover, we have rea-
son to believe that the best lands will be found to yield the
worst crisps, both in the quantity and quality of the grain,
unless, perceiver, in • few instances, where either& smaller
quantity of wed bad been employed, or where the luxurious
terbage, from thick sowing, had b.en reduced by feeding
cattle or Sheep thereon during the months of March aid April.
When tho wheat crop is disposed of, as we trust it will
without any untoward visitation of the elements, there will
be no delay in proceeding with the harvesting of barley,
since the grain is fully ripe, and awaiting the operation of
the myths. In this particular, the above rental is inappli.
cable, since the only good crops of barley are to be found
upon the really mellow and fertile evils, but of this we shall
be better informed when the proper time arrives. OCS ore
raid to be somewhat deficient almost everywhere, but u the
bulk of hay is large and the quality unexceptiooatile, the
one will about coubterbalance the other. Turnips are pro.
lensing; the earl .sown afford good shelter for the col eye of
young birds; a eirentnstanle, at the commencement of the
shooting season, which indicates the thaiving condition of
the plant.
The potato blight is rapidly extending its ravages from
field to field; and will, unquestonably, ere long Lccoms
universal. _ . _ _

_
Dunwen.—The weather till Friday, when a greet deal of
rain fill, has been highly favourable for the cutting off rain,
and a considerable quantity of wheat has already been
reaped, and some small quantities safely housed in the best i
situations in this district. At the next meoket day the
" new sample," will have many inspectors, and, se far as we
can learn it is likely to be generally c ineidered very fine and
plump. The crop we are assayed will be fully an averap is
bulk, and the yield decidedly superior to that of the last two
or three year. A eonticuiuice of fine weather is now only
required to cause harvest to become general, for during the
last week a rapid change has been made in wheat, which has
no. assumed the "golden•hue" so delightful and interrsting
to all who have pleasure In rural scenes. In the *oath the
whole of the wheat crop has been gathered in, and the
quantity and quality are reported as excellent, end in every
respect satisfactory.
Dzvonentan —ln all the earlier parts of the county, hor-
net was finished in the past month ; and if the weather con-
tinues favourable, in a wo-lt or ten days little will remain
to be done in the cold and moorland districts. We believe
it is generally admitted, that the crops of the different kinds
of grain are respectively above an average. Many potatoes
still remain untainted by the mlsterlous disease, and the
sound ones already come to maturity and dug are of an ex-
cellent quality. There am some, though we believe no ex-
tensive, failures in the turnips ; but where there are no
failures they are mostly of a large size, so that an p
crop may be calculated on. The pastures are fresh and
green. In short, it is a most auspicious mann. In the
orchard districts, though the apples have been diminished
by blight, as much cider will be made as is usually consumed
in the year.
NOWILLUPTON.—We have had, up to the present hour,
glorious weather for the Gluiest. The wheat yields well
generally; quantity abundant, quality excellent. We hear
seven quarters to the acre frequently spoken of ; and in one
instance, a man of " large hope," as the phrenologists would
call it, talks of eight.

Loss or THE WOLVERHAMPTON MAIL BAGS.—
On Wednesday night last the mail bogs from Wolverhamp-
ton, Bilrton, &e., were lost fa transits ender the hallowing
circumetanees. It appears that Mr. W. Fairborn, hair.
dresser, of Wedusbury, is the contractor fur the conveyance
of the ateil bags, which are carried by a small pony cart, and
that he has been in the habit of employing occasionally a
man named John Clarke to drive the mail for biro. On
Wednesday night Clarke was employed to drive the mail,
and received the begs at Wolverhampton, Bilston, and Wed-
nesbury, as usual; and on his arrival at Wes: Bromwich the
pos'master, on coming out to receive the bap, perceived the
flap of the cart down, and it was then diecovi red that the
whole of the mail bags were minima. The mater became
suspicious from the answer given by Clarke on his return to
Wednribury, " that the bags were all right," when he at
the same time knew that he bad lost them ; and he was
given into custody. The police at Wolverhampton were al.-
priced of the lose, and inquiries were made in the district
through which the mail cart passed. Clarke's horse was
searched, as it was fully expected be bad bons concerned in
robbing the mail, but nothing could be found to confirm such'
• suspicion. Ultimately the West Bromwich bag was picked
up:by a woman, near Morley, and the others were found be.
tween the latter place end Bileton, by iiman who was passing,
and we hear have since been restored. Clarke was ret at
liberty. We believe there was netting lost from the bap—
BiurrngAans liercssry.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT Pftolf CHLOROPOR3I.
An accident of a eery melancholy nature occurred on ihurc-
day afteroood lolly. Adams, resident physician in the Oyle-
r rest Hospital, Olugow. It appears that, on the previous
day, having occasion to make use of a quaniity of chh.rolorm,
to took several doses hinotel to try its strength, but without
any serious consequence; however, having on Thund .7
afternoon repeated thin dangerous experiment, and incan.
thusly incrusted the dose to a very tarp degree. he no
sooner applied it to his lips than he insmedisttly fell back
end expired. Several physicians were is immediate attend-
ance, who did everything which skill and experience could
suggest, but without effect, as life was extiner.—Nortle
British Jtar 1.

THE CHOLERA.

Return of deaths from cholera and diarrhoea re-
ported to the Geeeral Board of Health on Seturday last,
September I :

IN TEI METSOPOLIII.
Superintending Resistna's
and St. George
Theriot : Utathe.
St. Giles Cholera. DlA:reboil.
West London
6 I
St. George, Southwark 2
Greenwich
Bethnal-green 2O
12
Bermondsey
10
St Olase
10
Lambeth
41
Whitt:dispel
17
Stepney
Marylobos*
6
St. George-inShnEast
St. Mary, Newington
St. Pancras
Poplar
&tend
4
St. James, Westminster
Clerkenwell 1
St. Lake
2
Camberwell
8
St. Saviour, Southwark
8
Hackney
Islington
Kensington
Hampstead
Wandsworth
Lewisham
East London
g
Shoreditcb
B. itherhithe l7
6
Chelsea
9
City of London
8
Bt. Mutininthe-Field*
Holbornl
Westminstsr 4
St. George, Hanover-tquare } as Muni
Total ...... no

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1
1
3

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