The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-21 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND_ THE CROPS IN THE

NORTH.

After a journey over a considerable portion of the
norh of England and the south and west of Scotland
during the previous week, we feel enabled to give a general
view of the aspect presented by the country. The first
thing which strikes the traveller is the extraordinary late-
ness of the season, so that notwithstanding the unusual
warmth of the weather during the last fortnight or three
weeks, we may pronounce the crops as fully a fortnight later
than they ordinarily are at this time of year. The wheat, just
coming into bloom, looks in some spots of an unhealthy co-
lour, but this observation more especially applies to the
eastern district of Durham and Northumberland. Along the
west side of the island, from Carlisle to the Clyde, the wheat
is more vigorous, though lees advanced. Everywhere,
however, excepting in the immediate neighbourhood of the
large towns, it stands thinly on the ground, and is neither
strong in the straw nor heavy in the ear. Barley, though a
better crop on the whole, yet strikes us as being light in the
ear. Oats are very variable. In many fields there has been
a partial failure in the germination of the seed. This is
principally the case on the heavy landP, and seems owing to
the wetness of the soil at seed time. In other places, where
there is no lack of plants, there is a remarkable shyness of
straw, whilst on the more fertile lands, and in genial situa-
tions the crop is strong and well coloured. On the whole,
we anticipate • deficiency of this grain. Turnips
hereabouts, though twice, and in some instances, three
times sown, are still a failure, and very partial. West
of Heehaw, however, they ook well, and are being
hoed. Swedes about Haydon. bridge are looking better
than white turnips. The fly has been very destructive,
whilst the dryness of the weather, which on the east
coast has been of very long continuance, has retarded the
growth of the plants, and rendered them for a longer period
liable to the attacks of vermin. Beans are rather abort, but
they have not been extensively sown in the district through
which our observations have been extended. This latter re-
mark applies also to peas, though where we saw them grow-
ing we thought them vigorous and well advanced. The po-
tatoes, as a general rule, we never observed more healthy
and promising. In a few instances, we have seen fields show-
ing extensive failure. The cause we do not know. The
symptoms are a curling of the leaves, the stunting. of the
haulm, and the non, formation of tubers. In one instance
which came under our notice the unhealthy occur in
the proportion of about two to every healthy plant.
The healthy and unhealthy plants are interspersed.
Everywhere the hay is light, and especially the
new land. The old land crop here Is better,
though not heavy. The clover hereabouts has extensively
failed, not to the same extent, however, on the other side of
the Border, where most of the crop is still =stacked. Here
much of this is secured fortunately, and by far the greater
proportion of the old land is cut and much in pike. We
have had some genial and most refreshing rain here since
Monday night bet. The weather is by no means yet certain,
and occasional heavy showers still continue to revive vegeta-
tation, though they retard the operations in the hay field.—
Durham Advertiser. . _

The long and continued drought in the spring hid
the effect of stunting the braird in eats, by which means the
farmer will provably number fewer ricks in his stack-yard;
but the most sceptical admit that the haulm never came
stronger, and if the present fine weather continue, nothing
can be more promising than the yield is likely to be. Barley
is everywhere a splendid crop. Wheat was generally con-
sidered to be deficient, owing to the " cauldrite" weather
in the spring; but the oldest inhabitant cannot recollect
a more propitious season for cereal productions than the
last three weeks. Showers and sunshine have made up
for the stinginess of April and May. Such • season for
blossoming has been seldom witnessed, and now, that
delicate process being over, though the sickle may not lay
low such lusty sheaves, yet the triumph of the flail will equal
any year that has passed lately. The quantity of hay is
short, bat the qualityowing to thefine weather, is excellent,
and ooth lea and waterside are completely secured. Perhaps
the largest breadth of land ever known has been planted with
potatoes in this district this sewn. Every night during the
week refreshing showers have fallen, and have restored in a
great measure the luxuriant appearance of the pastures,
which had become " browned " from the recent drought.—
Carlisle Journal.

SIR JAMB DUKE'S REstoxanox.—Boarox.—The
resignation of Sir James Duke, one of the members for this
borough, has caused great excitement among all parties in
the borough of Boston. A numerous body of electors as-
sembled at the hotel in the High-street on Thursday, when
Mr. C. F. Barber, a member of the town smell, proposed
that a public meeting should be called for the purpose of
supporting Mr. D. W. Wire as a candidate for the represen-
tation of the borough. It was aloe proposed that a ember:rip-
non be forthwith entered into to defray the expenses of going
to the poll. Capt. Pelham made his appearance on Thurs-
day morning to canvass, and left by train at half-put 10.
The high church party, it is said, will bring forward either
Stanhope Beam, Esq., of Kearnaley-hall, or Mr. Humfrey,
the Queen's counsel.
MARRIAGE OF LOLA Mome.—This extraordinary
lady, whose connection with late events in Bavaria will be
fresh in the recollection of our reader, was married yester-
day to G. Stafford Heald, Esq., of the 2nd Life Guards. The
ceremony took plate Ant at the French Catholic Chapel, in
Hind-street, Portman-square and afterwards at St. George's
Church Hanover-spare. kir. Heald is a very young
_man,
not haviniiag attained his majority. He is, we believe,
related to Mr. Heald, M.P. for Stockport, and possessed of a
very large fortune.—Pat.
DIQUEBT.—FATAL FlGHT.—Tosterday, Before Mr.
Bedford, at St. Georp's Hospital, as to the death of Joseph
Smithen Beamthamp, aged 45. On Tuesday evening the
dement and some other friends wore at the White Horse,
Cbelesat when a quarrel arose between hid and a man
maned BeWnen Tawas, by when be was knocked down,
sad, in idling, Ms bead owes hs eantast with &stone. When
be yes wholly end in that state wee
to St. Georges Hoopiesic bat be continued so all
scat y, sad died on Thorn* norniag. The jury re-
names • wain of " Hansbeegbase" against Trowen . • and
tbe willows were bowed own to prosecute at the next
woks otthe Central Criminal Heart.
COHNIBIION ROBED BT THE LOBIYLIZUTINANT
Oil Banorantics—R. Yeomanits be newt in tbe Soak
spian Hogback% cdry Boesky.

THIS DAY.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

LEWES, July 17 —There is ar.re deinz in her's at 3s. to Sa„ 1
per ewt. advance. With few exeepti ins the accounts are of a cheer.
leas character, and a very short crop appears probable. Duty, 70,0004
AID4Torn, July 19 —Another set ek lies piaci and we
are still visited with fresh fly. The vermin continue Latins :md Ins
orea.ing, particularly in tome grounds that two or three weeks ago
were but slightly affected, and more ho..ey dew I, BIM to be KM
Several gardens have given way rinse oar Mat, particularly the
Golding' and Canterbury., and some of them rapidly. One or two
*ors of grapes, under high culture, that were smitten early as well
os severely, and had norly ce.ised growing, have, within the lea
three or four days, rallied a little, and have begun to make some fresh
work. The strong grounde where the cultivation has been well kept
up, continue to tied on their murre, and contend stoutly against the
long and severe attack to which they have been subjected. some
moderate showers have fallen within the tart twentr-four hoar,, an*
this afternoon they have been attended with thunder, but not anal.
dent to reach and lantilt the roots, yet enough to freshen the foliage
and perhaps Invigorate the vermin. A great portion of the planta-
tions is sell sock of bine, and rems of the strong grounds ere
threatened with mould. On the whole, we do not outsider our pod.
Lion is in any •ay improved. We are considerably advenoed in tics
month of July, and time is getting very preeous.
STAPLEIII:IIBT.—We hnve a few grounds @Untidy ins-
proving, but tome ere decide dly worse 'Mice fast week. We are very
baplatty ;" in some gardens they are imprsving, and in others going
rk.

fALDINO.—We are mush the some as last week. Some
are worse, some are bettor, but there to certainly no iniprovereent.
BEAST/AD.—Some of our Woe is improving and some get.
time worse. The present weather may benefit us or otherwier.
MIMIWORTM.—We are ouch shout so we were Lot .reek,
The remold la increasing, and the uncertain weather hays it.doabtrld
whether It ts bed foe the bops or otherwise.
WROTMAM —We are a vast deal worse than Lit week, and
continue full of vermin.

WESTRItHAIt, July 19 —There are shout 160 Retell of hop/
in this parish; ten acres are looking well, and are chug from remain
(earapt now and then a hill), and promise at present to grow a fair
crop. Thrve Is also a slight improvement In some gardens that are
infested with vermin, but have continural to throw out fresh shoots.
In by far the the greatrst proportion, however, the bine is dried ups
and there is not the alichtest chance of growing any.
B01:01ITUN hlweentLera.—Th, re In nut murk difference
since our last. There is no improvement, and the showers of yester-
day and te-day bare in mans place. area of a very bad street.
TROSLEY.—We are et,,,rt ul bine, a, d very bad.
Blttl.lho.—We are very bad, and no prospect of improve-
ment.

continue very bad indeed.
lit•istoN.—We consider that our hop. have considerably
imptoted and got env h Moaner within the List four days, but we have
a great portion very ekwk of bine.
iSitENCRLET —We are n•d better than lut week, and we
thine the rain we have had will help the lice.
EAST Burros.—&me of our bine is looking tolerably
well. The lower part of the pariah is very bad. The vermin is very
Flatly
ROLLINOI3OI:BN.—There is no improvement since last
week. The hear, rains are tximficial to a alight degree, but not
much.

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MARDIE.—We are very bad indeed ; slack of bine, very
foul, and no chance of • crop.
Tau MALLISOa.—The bine that was good is doing a
little. Thew that were bad are ding worse. The showers we have
had to-day and yesterday will scud the bad into worse. We ace ne
prospect here lout eta blight.
ROILEMONDEE.—Swan of our grounds that were not foul,
have become very epoch so within the last week ; whers are cleaning
very fast. Let the weather come which way it will, we cannot gnow
a heavy crop. The rain is as likely to be injurious as beneficial.
CATT AND WEST FAELEIWI.—We are improving, and
getting cleaner from vermia.
BARMINO.—We are much about as last week. There is
flu improvement.
FAH.NHAM, July 20.—The fine showers of Tuesday and
Wedneolay have done wonder,. for the hop plantations in this dis-
trict. On the best lands the vermin have entirely left them, and they
are fast getting into burr,',•and the stock bine liar evidently felt the
beneficial effects of the change of weather. Our duly, which ham
hitherto stood at 3,0001., bids fair, with a coonnuanec of favourable
weather to reach double that amount. The neighbouring parishes of
Froyle, Ceonotall, and Bentley are still, from the slackness of bine, in
a very hid stole, though sonic slight hrprovement may be noticed.
more especially in the latter p 1 ce._

hik;riaLit, July 18 -11, some of our gardens the hops
look a little cleaner, and are much improved. The fly is rather gone
oft. Taking the parish through, we find same grounds of hope that
we are, to cay the least, not retrograding this week.
BRIGHTLING.—We prongunce our hops, upon the whole,
worse than they were a week ago. It is true some favoured
spots may be said to improve a little, hut generally speaking
it I. quite the reverse, and wider any circumstances we nuinot grow
many.
C eCK FIELD, July 17.—We are as bid as bad can be; In..
stead of an improvement matter. look worse. There are now no
hopes for a crop, and it is doubtful if they will be worth the picking us
some few garde no.
Burma, July 17.—The prospect is anything but cheering ;
a change of weather may pos..lily b. beneficial.
CATSFIELIi, Jule IB.—Without a copious supply of rain
shortly, the bine will suffer materially from the drought.
Csow immix, July 17.—We are in nearly as unfavourable
a condition as we can be.
Bung, July 17 —Still foul and unhealthy ; so much dry
weather has been prejudicial.
lincamtv, July lb.—There is an improvement in some of
the blighted gTOWItiS since last week, while others are decidedly get.
ling worse. The good !mends are
_going on remarkable well.
LAMHEIIHURST, July 19.—We can Mil. week report a
slight improvement in our plantations, more ens chilly on the strong
grounds; where the bine is shot t, we think then, pant redemption.
The vermin still follow on the latest shouts, and our prospects are
anything but cheering.
00Vinutlitse, July 20.—There is a slight improvement in
some few grounds, but generally throughout the parish the bine in in
a worse state than it was last week.
11,0THEItFIELD, Jul 19.—We have bad two or three
slight showers within the last day or two, but not to do any good to
the plantations, which are very bud; indeed, nothing better, but
rather worse than last ark. A fre.h generation of lice have made
their appearance, and have commented eating up what their predo.
ctwoore had left.
PEMltUttlr, July 19.—1 n some of our best cultivated gar-
dens, and where the tines are forward and strone, we are improving;
but where the biome are backward and foul, we are worse than last
week,
Connors, July 19.--Bince our last, in some gardens there
L an improvement, but, being short of bine, we cannot expect many
hops.
Ester PECKHAM, July 19.—We cannot quote much alters-
the appearance of our parish; we have looked rather cheerful all
the year, and we do so now.
}RANT, July 19 —The hops in several of the grounds
appear to have partially recovered.
PaASMAItIH, July 19.—The hope in this part show strong
symptoms of Improvement; nevertheleat, there are grounds as bad as
ever, with no chance of recovery.
UCaFIELD, July 19.—Hops continue to do very badly for
the most part; upon the whole we arc worse than last week. The
buckets of the duty begin to take alarm at the black state of the bine.
and are at their wits' end to know how they ran hedge out.
LEIGH, July 19.—The bine in some grounds is improving,
bat in other grounds it is going back, and is undoubtedly past
recovery.
SPEW/HURST, July 19.—The midsummer .boots are
pretty free from vermin, and in several grounds there is a prospect of
a crop.
WITHTHAM, July 19.—The best grounds continue to im-
prove, and the bed grounds seem to get worse. The bine in some
grounds were drawn the other day, not being much more than half.
way up the pole.
Woartrso, July 19.—Within the last 48 hours we can
see that :here is some little improvement In the best grounds. Mr.
liuggett, we believe, has the best garden. In sonic gardens there
cannot be any, as the bine is too far gone to recover.
HEMITM9NCEUX, July 19.—A few showers within the last
few dare have refreshed us; we want more, and then no doubt but
we should pin a little. At present we must sot hang out; another
week or two will decide the point.
ICKLERHASI, July 19.—We fine some few gardens here in
a meet flourishing state, free from vermin, and in every appearance
will be productive. The weaker grounds are daily Pinking ; but littler
hops' enmities to the result at this advanced season of the year.
BEEDIS, July 19.—We have to notice improvement in the
gardens that are moderately free from vermin; but a change for the
worse ha. taken place on grounds with good bine, some of which are
much honeyed and blink, and the lice appear to be doing much mis.
chief. the weak biped gardens, which are KO overpowered with lioe,
are almost in a dying state; there are many acres in this state pad
recovery.
I.7DIMORE.-Boute gardens in this parish are in a very
flourishing state, but there are many acne of ground in a very
diseased and weakly state.
TICEFIUMT, July 19.—Our hops are in a very bad state;
where the bine is stronger they are not doing so well, the vermin
is following the young shoots. The weak bine, of widish we have
very many gardens, is still loaded with KIM, and the present prospect
is bad.

MARDIN.—Our hops are slightly improved in appearance,
but they are so wretchedly bad and much bine not half way up the
pole', that we can do bat very little.
Bnuoirrox Mem' Euiss.—Our prospects for hops are very
indifferent. Some of the grourds that went early into blight, chow a
little improvement, but they can never recover to do anything, being
so very short of bine.
BINGSDOWN, STANSTIAD, AND ABN.—We are all in sad
plight in this quarter, and with blight, drought, and fire blast, aro
completely done brown above the hill.
WADHVILST, July 19.—The hops are still getting worse;
in fact in some gardens the hope are completely gone, what few leaves
there are are nearly black and quite shrivelled up, and the bine O of
a dark yellow colour.
BVITED, July 19.—We are still in a very bad state. There
is an increase of vermin within the last three or four days.
CRANBROOK, July 19.—0 n a strict examination! combined
with the most minute inquiry into the state of the bine iothis locality,
we are not justified in reporting a general improvement. Sonic few
pieces are progressing favourably, while the plant in a considerable
number of plantations remains stationary or Is retrograding. The
hop crop for the present year may with truthfulness be said to be
hanging on a thread of a very slender tuture. In the grounds of
Mr. W. B. Sharpe, Mr. Cooke, Mr. George Oyler, and some few
others, the burr is developing itself; these are bowlike, but even in
these there is a considerable sprinkle of vermin.
EWNVIIST, July 19.—Moat of the hop gardens in this
parish remain in a miserably blighted state; some persons think a
soaking rain is the only remedy by width we can gets small crop.
CarirsalluttY.—'flie Kentish Observer of Thursday last
nays;—"ln the past week there has been what may be called
struggle between the vigourof themldsummer shoots and the vermin;
and though we have had tolerable warm weather, 'emoting atnight,
still the vermin having obtained so great a hold, the hope are mush
worse than they were a week ago. The nigger does not appear to
have any energy, and, whilst travelling over the outside of the leaf in ;
quest of the young, the older vermin are afforded the opportunity of
continuing their ravages underneath unmolested. As fast as the
Fong shoots put out. they are followed by the vermin. Overborne
tiy the lice in particular, there is want of sap in the shoots, which
preclude the simultaneous bursting of the burr. A large block eater-
miler is also found in some grounds, whichiseamewhatextraordinary.
honeydew abounds; and, in fact, there is almost a total blight.
There cannot be a crop—not half an cwt. an acre generally. Nor
there time for recovery. It wants but am weeks to the mad peak.
Staadard.
Woman's*, July 20.—The blight es the esolrattatked
rum& le beginning to die, and huh slimes are appearing, but lass
weak a state that it is oar they umaot throw oat any boos.
Where the plant vie not sea impowessoat maim ph
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Market gatut.