The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-19 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY, Ibur o'Clock.

EPSOM RACES.-THIS DAY.

THE DERBY.

Comet*
War Eagle .
Van Tromp ..
32 Rau. Won by a length.

We understand that the Earl of Clarendon has
been this day appointed Lord-Lieutenant a Ireland,
in the room of the late Earl of Besaborough. It is
said that his lordship will be succeeded, as President
of the Board of Trade, by the Right Hon. Henry La-
bouchere ; and rumour assigns the office of Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland, among others, to Mr. More O'Ferrall,
M.P. for Kildare. The viceroyship of Ireland is at
present administer-d by'the lord-chancellor (the Right
Hon. Maxim. Brady), the Archbishop of Dublin, the
Duke of Leinster, and Lieut.-Genoral Sir E. Blakeney,
as lord-justices. The remains of the late Lord-
Lientenact are to lie in state in the Castle chapel ;
whence they will be removed, on Friday next, to the
family burial-place, at the church of Fiddown, near
Piltown, in the county Kilkenny.

From Bourbon the news is to the 15th February.
It appears that the hurricane which had visited that
island in January was lees disastrous to shipping
than was at first anticipated. The weather inland,
howeve•, had been exceedingly severe, doing im-
mense damage to the sugar and spice plantations.
The greater part of the crop of cloves, it was feared,
from the extreme penetration of the wet, would be
rendered valueleas. General complaints are made
respecting the scarcity of money, the difficulty expe-
rienced in the negotiation of mercantile paper, and
the small amount of business transacted.

As everything must, just at present, be peculiarly
interesting, which is at all indicative of the prospects
of the next harvest, we have collated some few parti-
culars respecting the present appearance of the crops.
From the reports that have reached us, it would seem
that, throughout the kingdom, the corn crops gene-
rally are looking healthy, though backward ; and it is
said that a much larger breadth of wheat than usual
had been sown.
CAMBRIDOEBLIRE.--SMee the faimarable change in the
weather muck of the anxiety which existed regarding the
Z7Tof a great breadth of the Pen wheats has sob-
"he plant is mach improved in appearance, and
*re is sow a better prospect of the crop than at one time
was expected. The wheats on the high lands are looking
well, and are considered a full plant. The potato, which up
to this time has been a main feature in fen husbandry, has
comparaneely disappeared, arid beans is the crop substituted,
of which there is a great breadth.
COILYWALL.—There has been mach rain, and the wheat
plant is improved. In someone, the wire-worm huapp.ared,
obliging the farmer to plough up and re-sow with barley.
DELBYSIIIRIL —The late tains have produced the most
.beseficiat results with regard to every description of produce.
This is particularly the ease en the early as well as on the
late sown wheat lends, which present, generally speaking,
a very healthy and luxuriant
,appearanee, an there memono
teem to fear that the pop will prove deficient.
Karr.—The beautiful warm showers which have lately
Wen, have put a new face upon Mid-Kent. The corn and
tegiminous crops have assumed a healthier green, and the
;Lots show a much more hash and mtdoOmee sooestsose
than they did last week.. TM semieos MI Mole velem
ea abundant crop of hay. Nothing ma be Marsbselthy he ago-
?mime than the haulm of the early potatoes, which are
now just bursting through the ground.
LALCAelllite.—The crops in the neighbourhood of Wigan,
Penton, de., Welt remarkably well. In other places the
wheat, though greatly thinned by recent frost, is tilling up
warprisingly, and the "deg oWnsquita regained its Dolour.
If the maw tempeestaire OWL eintiAtte, we shall soon
have abundance of grass, and, Is good time, a large crop of hay.
NORTHOLLEILLAND.—The aceonntsreapecting the appear-
ance of the wheat trope are rather flattering than otherwise,
Pie plant being spokes of on loamy sole as healthy, covering
the round, as fares it has come, well, and only regnieing the
Crth of summer to 'mks it shoot forth. Os COW hods it
summer
so encouraging, but not so as to create any alarm.
• Norrtnstvansnrits.—in the northern portion of this
eeenty, eep,eiLlty in the North Clays, the wheat crop was
sever recollected to have a more promising appeeranoe. Id
lie early part of soot years the ghat becomes spiry, or what
is commonly called "prick-eared," in which came an 'Wind.
eat yield need never be calculated upon ; but the present
growing crops are the very reverse of this. Oa the loamy
wad caieartioue moils, too, the plant is equally strong and lax.
lutist; and it iv to be feared that there-will ultimately be •
sapersbuodance of straw, which may prove a drawback to
the general crop, should the tondos weather oeutinue as at
present. On the forest lands, on the extremely light soils,
a finer prospect never presented itself.
OILPOLDSHIIte.—The growing crops are said to be much
improved in appeannee, and the show of gram and clover
promises a full average yield.
II teal/N.—Wheats sever looked better. Generally speak-
ielg they wear a dark green hue, and the plants are healthy
and vfgoroua.
YOLISHIRIL—The reports front Doncaster are, that as far
so present aopcimunces go, there teems surmises to fear that
the crop will prove deficieet. The .eppesames presented
in the nir adowe and pastures, which have hitherto been re-
markably tardy in their justifies the *pinion ex-
pressed some time ago, by several d and expexienced hands,
that there will be a good bite before Old hfiy-day.yet."
Luthanti.—Tlte weather corttinnes fine; and, since the
late Mae, the reports of the cute of the °rapiers exceedingly
elterfal. From all queues', except some dietriots in the
hest and emelt, the crops appear in • flourishing condition,
and a far or, ater quantity of land is under cultivation than
ever was seen before in Ireland.
filecertsen.—ln parts of Berwickshire and Eaat Lothian
considerabie breadths of winter wheat have had to he ploughed
ix: and a largo part of what remains is thin in plant. Spring
want hay come up thick and strong, and never preen
better. The barley and bean crops also exhibit a healthy
and irigoroui braid. Oats however, are generally thin on
lge.trround, 'and otherwise look feeble and puny. From
Redding it is reported that the wheat and oats'
Pints are promising rapidly.
SALE OF COLONEL DUARANE'S PRINT3.--ItiestmE
Sotheby and Wilkinson have just completed the *even days'
sale of the valuable collection of prints, the property- of the
hue Lieut.-Colonel Dormot. Some of the ftembranitts
told well "The Little Coppinol," :Ne. 262 of Dauthy's
Catalogue, brought 101. " The Om at Coppinol."
263 of the name catalogue, 101. 10s. "John Luttna" (No.
301. The large " Ecre Homo" (No. 83), 171. 10s.
The Thrre Tress" (No. 204). 221. "Long Landscape,
with Cottage and Dutch Barn" (No. 217). 221. Portrait of