The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-22 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

There has been a most favourable change in the
state of the weather throughout this week. With very
little rain, • large breath of laa ha. been sown with both
barley and oats, the seed going into the pound under pro-
mising auspices, and not too late fora good crop, if only that
we have suitable weather during the summer months. The
change has been very serviceable to the wheat plant, which
had takes an unfavourable turn, from so mush wet; and
that which had gone back, and was aiming • yellow un-
healthy appearance, ham already improved, and, with •
genial temperature, would soon swum its healthy
Prom Essex, ea Wednesday, it was remarked—"
Friday we have bad fine weather, with cold
winds, and this nice change has given the
farmen • chaos to finish parlay their spring-
sowing, many of there being engaged this y in
the work." In Scotland, on the same day, our advices wan
favourable, stating—" The weather, ADO* our last, although
still cold and backward, has been favourable for spring opera-
tions, and farmers have made good progress." From Lin-
colnshire it has been written—" The weather is now better,
and sowing has programmed satisfactorily. Beep has gone off
much, owing to the sharp frosts. Much wheat is yet looking
indifferent, but it is too goon to make any progoosticatioes.
Wheat-stacks are becoming exceedingly scares, end necks
in granary are also scanty; in fact, I think there never
was so little wheat left in the hands of the fanners."
From the neighbourhood of Bishop's titortford it
was reported that " the farmers are now Lamy
sowing drained lands, which are working
In Sussex we have seen the drills busily occupied with
oat sowing, and rollers following up the work closely,
making the fields look neat and clean. Again, on the pan
lands bush-harrowing was extensively going on ; and, with
very little exception, the groom green and healthy,
without being verraq
forward.e With another week of dry
weather spring tills? will be very far advanced, and on the
whole, we fancy, 'mvicultural prospects" are far from
discouraging. A good harvest of most articles would be
very acceptable to all farmers, and tend to put matters in
better order than they have been for the past two yeas.
The wet season of 1860 was particularly trying, and the
short yield of fine quality of wheat the following year did
not assist to mead matters. With many farmers both
years have caused great anxiety. English b•rley appears
to be thoroughly worked up, and malting samples are much
wanted, although prices are as high as at the opening of the
season.—Mark-lane Ezpreas.

THE CHARING-MOM RAILWAY, AND DEMOLITION
OP HONONEPORD NAM= —Operations were yesterday
commenced by the matraeliers of the railway company for
the removal of the extern* warehouse* and shops occupy-
ing the site of Hongerford Market. With two or three
exceptions, all the tenants have removed their businesses to
adjacent localities in the Strand and Charing-cross, and the
entire area is under the dominion of the auctioneer's hammer
and the contractor's axe. The railway company have ex.
pended a large sum in compensation to the owners of shops,
and the materials of the two well-known public-houses at
the foot of the bridge are to be sold this week by &scam.
Consequent on sinking the cylinders for the completion of
the Charing-crosiclindge on the fdiddlescx side, the old
access to the river steamboats over Hungerford-bridge to the
per' is Dow stopped, and passengers have to pass down into
Villiers-street, where a strong temporary wooden pier, about
100 feet long and 15 wide, communicates with the steamboat
platform, the paisenger traffic over Huagerford-bridge being
altogether uninterfered with. The new pier, which is •
perfectly plain but substantial structure, was yesterday put
to the teat by the passage over it of many thousands of
11 paean to the river boats, and appears to well Gamer its
"ra,..i. OF THE RAILWAY ARCADE AT THE
SOUTH EMITTER B.AlLWAY.—Yeeterday, preparatory to en-
larging their station accommodation for the North Kent and
Greenwich traffic at London-bridge, the Shuth Eastern Com-
pany commenced the demolition of the Itailwaparcade that
has existed fur so many years on the left-hand approach to
their station, abutting upon Duke-street ; all the ciampiers
of the shops having been settled with by compensation, and
the premises purchased for the new station, the constrem
tion of which will be commenced immediately.
AcciPsur ON THE TAYISTOCK RAILWAY.—On
Friday morning an accident occurred to the train which
loaves Tavistook at 9.20 a.m. The train was an unusually
loag one, and had safely crossed the very high satinet about
half • mile from the Horrabridge station, said, on entering
a viaduct • little distance further, the museums were
startled by • sound as of something breaking. The train
slopped is a second, and, on examination, it was found that
the pistons of the engioe were broken. Alter • detention
of an hour, another engine arrived from Plymouth, having
been telegraphed for, and the tads proceeded ea its journey,
reaching Plymouth at 11.10 instead el 10.10 a.m.
DESPATCH OF THE AFRICAN Mann.--OU Thurs-
day next the Royal Nail steamer Macgregor Laird will be
despatched from Ides/meal with the malls for Madeira, Te.
serail., and the turbine stations on the West African mart.
The box at the Liverpool Poet-office will be open on Thurs-
day. for the receipt of letters, &c., until 2.15 p.m. ; and
with late fees of 6d. at the landing stage until 3 p.m. The
Macgregor Laird is • handsome sad fast steamer, lately
added to the African Mail Compury's fleet.
The excellent flavour of Dr. de Jongb'. Light.
Brows, Cod Liver Oil has bees sautvereally appreciated. Dr.:.
xted,4..tojleszarir Prelertbed sots " roe x.
unable have Dr. de Joagh's OU, sad I ban be ea
perteam that It agrees perfectly with makapmeale vibe were
unable to at the so.oalled • reftaM.' er WA* Cod Liman free
Its sickly taste, which was not at all comet deed M ln De. de
Jongh's OIL' Sold only to cepoledl balks. IL If.,
and PL. by Dr. de kagit's gleteanser, Wafer& sal 00., IT,
Mead, Leaders, and