The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-30 00:00:00

About Aylesbury and Weston Tureille the crops are far front
satisfactory; the wheat crop is decidedly inferior, in bulk
and quality, to the last two years, and the weather has pre-
vented even an approach to a completion at caring. A few
file days would safely house the crop. Barley and oats am
good in quantity, but bad in quality, from the seed having
come up at twice, and stained with the rain. Tie winter
beans and peas are good, hut the spring ones far from pro-
mising, and backward. Turnips and mango d wartzel pro-
mise to ga a great way towards making up the deficiency of
the potatoes. About Wendover and Aston Clinton wheat is
thin and light, and much of it carted in a wretched condi-
tion. Barley will not be ready for a fortnight, and pro-
mises an average crop. Peas are hardly worth carting,
and [hale in the fields are nearly all shed out. Beans are
the same as at Weston. But little failiw will bo made in
consequence of the wet. About Wicdsor and Eton things
are more promising, the wheat crop is above an average one,
and has not grown to any event, and, thanks •o the drying
winds ear;y in the week, is well carted. The barley crops
aro heavy ; oats are a good crop, peas in good condi,ion, and
the crop heavy, and hems likely toy ield well. About Chet-
kern and Ameraham the wheat is under an average crop, sod
peas are in • very middling way. About Buckingham,
though slightly grown, no material berm has been done to
the wheat, the barley looks well, peas are better than is the
other districts, but the beans turning black and rather
blighted. As to potatoes, there is hut one account—the
disease is worse than wet ever before known in this county,
and on many lands will not pay the expense of cultivation.—
Bucks Herald, Aug. 26.
OXPORDSHISIE.—The quality of the new wheat wal vary
much, as exemplified in the Oxford msrket on tie 21-t,
where one sample, which was considered wall bought, ob-
tained 141, 10s. per load, whilst another with difficulty made
101.; again, in exposed situations, from the low prevailii.g
temperature and influent cold winds, there was no appe.r.
sore of germination up to the 18th. Fine maltirg barley
must be sought or from last year's produce, of which there
is but little left, and will command a high price ; oho bulk
of this year's crop, which is rath. r under an average, will be
found coarse and low in colour,snd where the clover hos grown
through it, a by no Canons uncommon occurrent,, it w i I lbe cast
iflicult to stack without afterwards heating. Oats and spring
beans are about an average crop, and have not a.. present
sustained much injury. The whiter bean has bun most
prolific, and the fortunate cultivator of this variety will
again he in the ascendant with his sample. The i arty crop
of potatoes has proved large and fine, but amongst those now
in the fields on no former occasion has the disease been so
general. It continues to spread so rapidly, that it would be
sound individual as well as national policy to cause the im-
mediate consumption of those that are eatable. With
scarcely an exception, both turnies and mmgold wurtzel are
promising a h. avy crop, whilst hay is plentiful, and the
grass lands are redundant of keep.—Jac/Jon's Oxford
Journal, Aug. 26.
WALES.—A correspondent, writing from Carmarthen,
Aug. 26, says: "The weather is strangely variable in W.les,
but the crops are as yet comparatively uninjured, and the
yield in most instances excellent."

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Aro. so.
Although yesterday morning was unfavourable, the
weather improved before noon, and we bad a beauti-
ful harvest day. This morning the sky is serene, and
the weather all that man could wish at such a season
—warm sun and a light dry wind. From all parts
of the country the accounts assure us that perma-
nently-settled weather has set in, and harvest opera-
tions are in rapid progress in every direction.
Several arrests have taken place in Clonmel. The
parties are not prominent in political affairs here, hut
are in easy circumstances, and of the class of com-
fortable farmers and shopkeepers. The names of the
parties are John Preston, Edmond Maher, Jeremiah
Kealy, John Linane, Pat Ormond, John Brennan,
Stephen Morrissy, James Butler, James Day, En-
mond Kennedy, Michael Brien, and James Britten.
Although the statement that the special commission
would issue immediately was made upon good grounds
it is now said to have been premature. The govern-
ment in fact is not yet prepared. In the first in-
stance the arrangements were rather delayrd than
speeded, because it was supposed that Messrs.
Dillon, Dohany, and O'Gorman might be made
amenable. As this is now less probable it is no
further considered in the proceedings. The crown
solicitor probably was not able to go fast enough—or
probably the proverb " slow and sure " was remem-
bered by those who have the direction of those
affairs. This delay has, I also understand. not been
uninfluenced by other considerations. 'the crown
solicitor's office here is certainly unintermit-
tingly at work preparing the commission, preparing
the indictments, and arranging the evidence
—the letter being very embarrassing from the super-
abundance of the material. The preparations now
have made such progress that the commission may
issue this week or the next, or any day or week
which may suit the public convenience. Unless some
consideration not now present to the law authorities
at this side should arise, the commission will have
issued, the indictments be fund, and all preliminaries
completed by the 25th September.
Mr. Justin Supple, of Tralee, president of the
Mitchel Club, and Mr. T. F. Gabbett, have been
arrested. The fo:mer is a solicitor, and was taken
into custody at his own house in Tralee ; the latter is
said to be a Limerick man, and a relation of Mrs. S.
O'Brien, whose family name is Gabbett. He is said
latterly to have lived in America, from whence he has
recently arrived at Wexford where he was arrested.
Correspondence establishing complicity with the in-
surrectionists, and a considerable sum of money have,
it is said, been found upon him.
A discovery has prevented the carrying out of thu
promotion of head constable Callaghan Foote, to a
sub-inspectorship. A Mr. C. R. Mahony, of Capel-
street, in Dublin, whose proceedings in our recent
political circumstances have caused him to become
suspected by the authorities, happens to be a relation
of Mr. Callaghan Foote. When Mr. Mahony was ar-
rested, there was found amongst his papers a letter,
written by Mr. Foote, urging Mahony to write and
procure insertion inethe newspapers for a letter com-
plaining of the neglect of Roman catholic(' in the pro-
motions from head constables to sub-inspectorships,
and giving him instances in sustainment of the com-
➢laint, of which the writer was one. Mr. Foote has,
tt seems, been always an active member of the force,
particularly conspicuous in 'fipperary for his vigilance
la capturing offenders. His conduct at the recent out-
break manifested firmness and courage. After notice of
his promotion had been given him—after he had pro-
ceeded to his new station, had been complimented and
presented with a sword by the gentry of Templemore,
his late station,the letter above referred to wasgot. Mr.
Foote was asked respecting hie relations with Mr.
I Mahony. He denied all knowledge of him. His let-
ters were produced—he was confounded and con-
victed, and sent back to his duty as head-constable.
However the complaint respecting the non-promotion
of catholics May have violated the rules and etiquette
of the service, coming from such a quarter, the autho-
rities will probably remember it. The worst part of
the transaction by far seems the untruth respecting
Mr. Mahony.
Another fire occurred in Cork on Saturday. The
premises of a brushmaker were burned, and the loss
sustained was several thousand pounds, only 2,0001.
of which was covered by insurance. The Cork
papers, and certainly with justice, exclaim against
their corporation fur neglecting to get up a firs
brigade, as it seems the destructiveness of the fire
was owing to the want of a timely supply of water.
The policeman with whom Mr. S. 'O'Brien shook
hands at the period of the attack on the party in Mrs.
McCormick's house,was yesterday at Kilmainttain, and
identified Mr. 0 Brio].

THE POTATO CROP.—The Pilot publishes a letter,
written at Carlow, speaking in terms of great confidence
as to the preservation of the potato. The writer is a phy-
sician of some distinction. Your readers will recollect that
in the course of my communications last week, I was ena-
bled on good authority to speak with confidei.ce of the com-
parative safety of the crop in Carlow indeed, of
the little injury it had sustained. This letter cor-
roborates my account. The same eff.ct is observable
in Fermanagh—that is to say, the h►uhcs are
black and decayed, the tubers continuing sound. In
, Limerick the same state of matters is observable in some
degree. A letter from Galway, published in the Mail,
states, however, that "the whole potato crop sown since
May 1, about 9-10ths of the whole, is all gone; not a stalk
to he seen." Would it not be well if it were seen whether
the tubers were gone also