The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-25 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

BEDFORDSHIRE.—The appearance of the crops is
favourable; the late wet weather has improved vegetation of
every description sandy loams are more fertile and promising
than usual, and Mgilleceoue soils very flourishing.
Greater breadths of carrots and mange' wureel hays been
sown this season than usual, this latter being found more
useful for spring outaaraption than the Swedish turnip,
the sacchanne matter they contain being highly nutri-
tious end fattening for all descriptions of cattle. Barley
is uniformly good, except on very stiff, cold soils, and
where it has been got in late. Beans and peas are in a
flourishing condition ; and the plant of clover thick and good.
And we are happy to my that all descriptions of crips, on
average soils, keit • xtremely well ; but the most remune-
rative sod best.looking are last years crops under cover.
CORNWALL.—The wheat plant has improved wonder-
fully, and all other grain crops are excellent. Potatoes are
looking healthy, and are coming up stroog. Oran is very
luxuriant, and the country looks well.
Ca AAAAA nansunts.—The crops of wheat in this part of
the country (owing to the late genial rains and warmer wea-
ther) are greatly improved; the early-sown spring corn has
also at present a very healthy appearance.
CUMBEILLAND.—The crop bear a most favourable aspect;
wheat, oats, and barley were, perhaps, never of late years
known to look better. The wheat, it wee feared, wouloalave
suffered eonsideranly from the virulence of the frost (which
often has the effect of thinning it) during winter ; but it has
withstood the attack in • remarkable manner, and gives
every prcepect of being a plentiful crop. The wet weather
during March and the beg nning of April greatly retarded
the farmers in preparing their land eir sowing the oats and
barley ; but, notwithstanding this, those mops are in a much
more forward state than last year, and the extent of growth
appears to he somewhat more then the usual average.
Devon, Sours.—The growing torn is still improving in
appearance, and though, in a few it 'Uncoil, the wire-wo
hes injured small patches of wheat, a plentiful harvest is
ticipated. The leaves of the potatoes continue free from
symptenuaof disease. Grass is now luxuriant.
D eltelteHlßS. —The late favourable weather has oroducea.
during the lam ten years, a wonderful advance in all veep's-
lion in the neightainrhood of hion.field. Corn of all kinds
is much improved, and, generally speaking, looking and
doing remarkably well. Grays and seed* are abundant.
HCILEFORDSHIRL—The beneficial effects of the sun are
rapidly becoming more obvious ; the wheats, especially on
cod the lands. arc greatly improved; the blade opens more
vigorously, and mei-tines • darker hue—a sign of health. The
Lent grains, in fact, both arid and garden, are manifesting
I encouraging signs of a bountiful future.

KENT.—Upon the whole, there is a promise of an Ono-
dant, if not an early harvest. On some lands which are en-
drained, and in the wheat fields which were last year cane,
the plant certainly looks rather thin ; but the vary wen and
genial weather which we base experienced for thus tut week
has given it a luxuriant appearance, and the tlllering-out,
or extension of the plant is taking place most satisfactorily.
The oats and barley are well up, and perhaps in no previous
year has the promise of abundance been greater or more
encouragNCAßing.
LARIIi6.—We have had another week of glorious
weather for the country. Copious showers, followed by
warm .unshine, have brought vegetation forward with extra-
ordinary rapidity.
The following is from Bririgenorth, May 21st: "Thee crop of
wheat in too many pLicea is sadly thin of plant, while other
portions exhibit abundance. All looks in capital health, but
too backward in growth to allow any proapnt of an early
harvest. Perhaps this is wisely adained ; for, if we can anY
way weather on till September is out, we shall have a muck
mere entire crop to meet the winter with. Grain of all other
kinds seems growing upon lands of promise. Barley was
never better submitted to our mother earth; and it has risen
most beautifully, nay, cheerfully, for so regular is it in its
growth, that each plant seems to run neck and neck wills its
neighbour. and they I trust, it will run to the and." The
accounts which we have from all other quart/in are in the
highest degree encouraging. 'Under the influence of the
genial weather the wheat has everywhere improved, and, as
regards all other descriptions of produce. the earth seems to
smile with the promise of &bondman. Frail trees of every
kind, and in all quarters, have been completely covered with
blosions.—Liverpool Albion.
NORTILUMBEILLAJID.—The crops, in genial, look fresh
and vigorous, especially the wheat and pnearms. Vegetation
proceeds rapidly, and the anutarea Ls grunts •
tediszt:
rah
ci* winter bed or odds eel. Uwlar the nerlds. In-
fluence of ad tens end anal tangents's, the spa* sees
ham recovered tram the eases of the labs frees at the
spring, and leeks ea well so ever it did at this season of the
year. What is ales el the greatest impartiree, it is growing
meek sere evaidly Am say ens ventured to hope that it
mould do doing the odd withering weather from which we
have so happily sea geed ; and will thus give us a tolerably
early harvest.
SONIZINETSUIRE.—Tma Pors.ron—At a time when com-
plaint is so loud respecting scarcity of food, it is meet ratify-
ing to learn that the potato plants an generally coming up
is a strong and healthy condition.
Sanoesufrut.—lt of oda us much gratification to be able
to state the appearance of the wheat and barley nor in this
county is indicative of a profiles harvest Should we ken
warm weather in a few days, the harvest must prove a very
bountiful one ; and as is at present no indication of the
potato disease, it is to be hoped provisions will not long re-
main at the present high prices.
WASTMOILISLAND.—We have had another week ofglorioas
weather for vegetation, which has progressed with surprising
rapidity. We continue to hear the potato crop spoken of
with great hopes of SUOMI, both in quantity and quality,
while the grain crop is giving every appearance of being a
bountiful one.

WoacESTEßSHlßL.—Vegetation is making rapid progress,
and there can be no doubt but that the crops of every de-
scription, so fax as they have gone, are in the most promising
state.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT TO CAPT. MUNDT, or THE
BRAOANZA.—A very distressing accident happened to Capt.
Mandy, of the Peninsular and Oriental Coesiosny's steamer
Braganza, on the evening of Tuesday lest, by which his
spine was ruptured or otherwise injured. It amass that
Captain Mundy was sittiag on the parapet of a Weeny, and
seeing a wall, u he imagined close behind him, be 'dint
back with the intention of reclining against it. He had
miscalculated the distance. however, the wall being about
two feet apart from the wall of the balcony, and he went
down between the two walls for a distance of about 20 feet,
his body being bent nearly double. When taken up, it was
fund that the spine was much injured, and Capt. Mandy
now lies in a very dangerous stato.—Siuyuspore Are Press,
April 8.
EAGLE CAPTURED.—A large mountain eagle was
lately captured in a trap, on the summit of Meadhal Shoe.
chisA, an eminence in Oleamore, Btrathepey. The wings
measured seven feet three inches. The talons wire of im-
mense size, and the magnitude of the noble bird was in
every respect extraordinary. During the late lambing
season a shepherd, who resides in the neighbourhood, fre-
quently observed the winged depredator darting down with
the velocity of an arrow, and then bearing a Limb away in
triumph. The shepherds exulted not a little at the de-
struction of their formidable enemy, as he had done consi-
derable depredation among the docks pasturing in the glen.
The captor. was planned by Donald Grant, gamekeeper.—
Inverness Courier.

THE Hoe TRADE.—A meeting of extetudve and
influenti►l hop-growers took place on Thursday last, at the
Star Ins, Maidstone, C. J. Whittaker, Esq., in the chair, to
take into consideration the propriety and necessity of raking
a fund and making such arrangements as may enable
planters to dispose of their own produce without the input.
venience and expense of employing factors.--Conterbwry
Herald.

COMMERCIAL 4 MARKETS.
MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE

Two o'C(ock.—Although prices are fairly sup-
ported, we have a rather quiet market. In fart, dealers,
brokers, and speculator. ars eldsilly occupied in making up
their books, and cheek ssosenee with each other, in pre-
paration for the gnat settlement on Tkersday. The Mrs-
actions within the account now ea the eve of
up have been 0 • Tartscale, but /L lose not therefore 11
that on the final making up dem aloud be a mass orate*
to pass and balances to ireamse emeepouding. Lenge
as
of time Weiner ere k het dose tee intersesdlese
dates—for afew days, *rewash Of WO liewes&—ere&dreane
do not come into the Anal asedessent at all. Knew busies.
is a prompt matter. Consols have been tolerably steady all
the morning, at 871 to 1 both for money and Thursday.
They are now a shade worse, et 871 ; for next account they
are called 871 to 8. a continuation of a fraction more than 1.
Reduced Threes, 861 to 1. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
871 to I. Bank Stock, 189 to 191. Exchequer Bills, par to
2s. pm.
In foreign stocks we remain without material alteration.
Dutch Two-and.a-Ralf per Cents. are rather lower, at 58 to
4; the Four, at 881 to 9. Spanish Fins are 221 to 1; the
Threes, 331 to 4. Portuguese, 331 to 4. Mexican, 20 to 1.
Other foreign stocks aa before, and little doing.
Private accounts from Paris this morning speak in
more confident terms of an approaching loan. The
government, it is said, cannot raise a sufficient amount
by Five per Cent. Treasury Bonds to cover the enormous
expenditure which is cursing on in the face of a revenue
deficient and daily falling off. The issues of these
Treasury Bonds has already been the cause of much
embarrassment in the discount market, by their sbsorption
of the funds of capitalists, which else would have been em-
ployed in affording the usual accommodation to the trading
and mercantile interests. This is almost precisely the
counterpart of affain here, with Exchequer Bills
pressing upon the market, which holden, anxious
to eater into possession of their funds to face
engagements, or put them nut more advantageously, can
only dispose of at a low. With a part of the loan the French
government proposes to lend assistance to some of the
railway companies, or rather, as it is left charitably
construed, to the great speculators in railway shares,
who are emberrawed with the loads of thaw men-
ritiee, which, in the fiouriohiog premium times, they
were so eager to sceumulate. Be that as it may, the con-
tract of a loan, and the creation of stock to the amount cor-
responding., could scarcely fail of causing much perturbationin the Paris Bourse and money market, the consequenceof
which would, to some extent, effect and derange stock and
money values hem, With the unfortunate experience of
the eight millions loan contracted for here, it was perhaps
too difficult to find capitalists hardy enough in Paris, except-
ing at an enormous rate of premium, that is, in other words,
at a very gnat depreciation of price for the stock to be given
against money, to bid for, or take, a contract for a loam.

Bask Stott. le 91 --......'..a.
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3 per Ct. Red. ALM, egi . $ Pre 04•96. 671 i
3 per CL CLOW II AIM , 84 ilttebereareillik. tar 24. p
PORISION rumps.
a pan CI. doortax Bootie. 46 4 1 ow Owl Oreasida Me, 111 le
44 per Ct. Mika Hoods, kt 2 O. 1244rr0g Sao. le I
13 Pr, LY.II. gitto, 1 prir Q. Minitaa 0148.10 i
3 per Ct. Breslll4l Dart..El 4 6 pm OIL Irgraelaa Ma., 311 II
Ditto Kew, 91 3 Outo. 044.,133 4
4 per CC Mew. Arm 110,33 7 rpetr&"1.11413134 B. 144 10
Ditto Milian Dot. 9l 3 BMW Ilprij Stb. 311 1
Ditto 0614.13. Derf. DU, I per Ct. @paw "la, .13. 4
Oolutobloa &mato, 19.14., 15 34 . 0pm1912 iolberiod airy Pli If
S ,18 Ct. Daolsh Mo. 32 6 affair Pm.. aki., 411
If per Cl. Dutch Dd.. 44 e 2 peat. V 440.419413 Ma, 37 9
4 per Ct. Certe. Doted, Up 9 1 Toiteouslo De1e479.11149.. 11 It

1 RAILWAYS.—The tone of the market is firmer,
with more enquiry for shares. The bidding, at Lamoad's
pale this morning evinced more spirit or confidence amongst
the parties assernhled.
BALES EFFECTED UP TO TWO TIIIB DAY IN LONDON.
(Ye sterday'. pekes will be bend be last page).
Arob., Nett, 800 & E. J., It Wm. BaR, & Kg. 4 a
P. 0.9212., 181 19 Marnb. sod 80•06, t
Do. York Exien., si 6 Mkilend.,ll34 15
Ent Lancoshire New, St Do. New, 38i 4
Do. New Scrip, 11 I Do. New, la i
East Llnerolnshire, 7t a Newcastle R Bernick New, 64 1
Grind Northern, 2 1 North British, 30
Great Weetern, 108 91 Do. Thirds, II
Ito. ILslses, 651 Nneth ghtfrardshire, si 1
Do. Qrs., 181 Preatan lb Wyre lialrec A, 12
Do. New, 74 1 shrew.. & Mr., 412.4 B, I
Leeds lb Bradford, 841 S. E. and Dover, 331
Loa, Brighton, &S. 0064, 511 f Do. New (R. KO No. 1, 191 t
Ica.* N. Wegner', 171 Waterford sod Enemy, • 61
Do. Ors, L B 8., 24 Won HAW, Union, 4 d
Do. New, 111 York & Newasetle, 3)41
Do. Or. th., M. &8., 85 Do Fret., 211
Lon. sod ,t. Wastero, b York & N. Midland, 82
Do. New, 27 Do. Eaten., 40 39)
Do, Tenths elec. 31l De. Pref., 91
Lynn and Denham. 201 New. camper, 11l 1
Man. & Lents Mhos, 81 Pa to and Lres, 51
Do. Thirds (Keg.), 4 d Paris & Stranbourg, it
BIBMINOHAM War 24.
The day was formally observed as a holiday here, and the
brokers only ussabled for a short time. ft will be not to