The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-19 00:00:00

Alorylebone won by seven wickets:

POTATO BLIGHT.—IMPORTANT.—Sir, I hope it may
please you to give insertion to this lets r, important, in ms
opinion, at this critical moment. The potato blight of 1845
has made its appearance in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight,
and Devonshire. This I have seen with my own eyes, and
there is not the possi,ility of mistake. Fortunately, the
tubers arc but as yet affected very partially, but they will
c,ine diseased on the supervention of moist and wet wea-
ther, if the following precautions are not immediately adopted:
Pull up the dwased stalks by planting the feet at either
side ; ramp down and harden the earth, and trench up the
ground well, leaving them in their mother earth, and
digging them out as required. It is a fact, that
exposure to the sir subj, eta blighted potatoes to
decomposition ; and all the nostrums of lime and dry mould
ore only c.rviceable as a protection from the air: but it were
much better never to sxpose them to the air! In 1845 I
recommended th.i above plan to several farmers in the south
of Ireland, and they Jigged sound potatoes after Christman
WI fields which lied yielded diseased potatoes the previous
Augu•t. Tke theory I then gave was, that the diseased
potato tuber had an inherent vital recuperative power when
ant deeply diseased— a sort of " via niethcatri a. natures".
and this 1 believe to be the fact. At all events the stalli,
or haulm, after a certain time of growth, is not necessary for
the maturing of the root, and the cutis or skin will thicken,
and the potato become mealy if left in the ground without
the stalk ; therefore, to hive a diseased stalk over it is weir,
than folly; and it is lazy and foolish to mow or reap the stalk,
imtead of plucking it up by the roots. for you will inevitab:y
leave a dist ased portion behind. Your obedient servant, W.
HERBFAT S.avtinsas. Gan Cistle Cottage, Dartmouth,
July 17.
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TILE POTATO CROP.—Tho early TAW() crop is 80
a' utulant in the Lie of Wight that the Tory best sor;s are
aelrng at Cosecs and in other pert et the ixlAatl at 31. the
Fallon and Is. 91. the bushel; awl they are perfectly tree
om disease.

THE POTATO CROP.—There cannot be a greater
injury committed against society than spreading false rep.crta
as to the state of the crops ; nor can there be a more unjust
one than that reported in reference to the potato crop. A
report has gained currency, from a writer who has addressed
letter to the Times, but at has been ansercrad by other cor-
n, pondenta, who admit " that though some unfavour stile
reports of the di ease occur, the prospect is favourable:"
indeed, from all quarters, happily, we are enabled to say, our
information is most s tiisfactory. It may suit the purpose of
some to raise the cry of failing crops." We warn the pub-
lic against placing a too ready reliance u2on such report,, as
interest may ciictare their manulacture, in order to raise
prices."—Lineorishire Times.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN
AND lIIELANU.—The fifth annual meeting of this society
will comnu nee at Lin oln on Tuesday next, and will terms.
oat, on Monday, July 31. The following is a general pro-
gramme of the proceedings:
Tucsd ,y.—ltoseption-room at Railway Hotel. Introductory meet-
ing at 12. in County Assembly-room, near the Cathedral. Resignation
of the presidency by the Lord Bishop of Norwich, to the Karl Brown-
low, president elect. Visits to antiquities and objects of intea est in
Lincoln: remains of the itiehop's palace—the castle—Mint wall and
Roman gate—vestiges of ancient Lindum—the Jew's house—John of
Gaunt'. house—the Mechanics' Institute, an ancient monastic build-
ing, Sic. Opening of the Archaeological Museum at the Assembly-
room. Excursion to Monk's house, and other objects adjacent to Lin-
coln. Public dinner at the Corn Exchange. The F.arl Brownlow, the
peiaidsut, in the chair, at sin. WedneisLay.—Seetional meetings at the
County Assembly-room and Stone-bow. Prole-tor lecture on
the cathedral at the County Assembly-room, at 12. Visit to the
cathedral. Converrazione in the evening, at 'right, at the County
Assembly-room. Thursday.—Excursion to Stow and Gainevrough,
returning by Torksey. Convernazione and sectional meeting in the
evening at the County Araembly-room, at right. Friday.—Excursion
by rail to Southwell Minster, Newark Church and Castle, and Wolin.
em Hall, the neat of Lord Middleton, Soiree given by the Mayor and
miportion at County Assembly--room. Saturday.—Excuniion by
special train at nine to Tattershall Castle, Eirksteud Abbey, anal
Banton. Early and Mediaeval rectinn at the County Assembly-room
in tine evening. Monday.—Sectional meeting at the Assembly-room.
Visit to Temple Bolero. Excavation at the Round Church of the
Templar-a, starting from Lincoln at nine. General meeting at the
County Arsetubly.roora at one. Central °flies at the Guildhall in the
Stone-how, at the foot of the High-street; where every information
may be obtained regarding the proceedings of the week. •1 he
Museum is at the County Amenably-room, near the cathedral, where
the principal meetings will take place during the week. The riven-
lion-room, on Tueulay, will be at the Railway Hotel (near the sta-
tion), where ticket. for the meeting will be issued. The minster, the
castle, and pa incited churches and objects of interest in Linteln, the
mu-earn of the institute at the Assembly-nom, Re , will be open, free
of charge, to the bearer of each ticket. After the commencement of
the meeting the general reception-room and central odice wall be open
at the Guildhall, in the stone-bow, the aheieut city gate at the foot
of the High-street, and near the Saracen's Head hotel. Railway re-
turn ticket, ale i-sued at Eutitonequare, at one lure and half, each
return tickets being available between the 2111, of July and the 3rd
of August ; members will be required to show their porn cards of
ailmiesion to the Lincoln meeting in order to obtain the return tickets
referred to. The temporary mu-cum of Abe ingitute is at the County
Areetubly-room, our the cathedral.