The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-08 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

Saaal.— Tr.* lee fine tummy weather has done
much to relieve the appiehensions that began at on. time to
be entertained .or the growing crops, ad to repel- the mis-
chief that the gloom and wet of the earlier pert of the season
were committing amongst the wheat plant Tee amount*
published irons other quarters of the kingdom are of &cheer.
tog character ; the crops ors repreeeno das much improeed
in appearance of Ate, in many districts presenting a pro.pect
of rich abundance ; and though, Iv chaps, as to the whole of
the disuicts in thi. part of the kusgdom we canner: go quite
so far, the reports that have reached us generally glee fair
I hope ea • good average harvest, all agreen that a dry June
will do much towards producing that risuglt.—Chelasalord
Chreisbell. . .

DITOIMMII3.—The elope in the Brach Hams are veer
luxuriant in stray respect. Tlitycung *host is coming up
and looking taceedlogly well, and the early sows will in
very short period be in car. ,asrlay is alp looking very
forward, and the shears of grim are likely to be WPM
abundant. The late rains have Mon vety beneficial to the
green crops especiagy, which sr* to king exiresely well
The potatoes are coming on nicely, and no CUMIN Manures%
in the sou+ f voa.
COMMWALL.—The crop throughout the county are lock
fag most promising, and nothing can creed their luxurant
ap; 01/111C11. The burden of hay looks very promising, and
the hay harvest has coramcnced at Bodmin. The young
wheal looks very promising_ and bids fair to be a heavy
crop. The same may be said of the barley too; indeed
at
luxuriant was it in Mesheriot. that on Monday come men
weft engaged in mums% it. The putstoes are looking ex•
ereasely well generally. Da the neighbourhood of St. Auttle
Ise appearance of that esculent is remarkably fine.
fours Yoaasuor.—The smaller which continues to
rear& is this nernbourhood (Doncaster) Is
as avour
able to the progress of vegetation 1.1 could be rosecise
ably desired. In whichever direction the Works 10l
directed, 'thither to corn lands, meadows, rimers',
err varderw, the eye is delighted with the prospect el
luxuriant richness, which, comparing many precodiog years,
hes been rarely surpass, d. The wheat plant has made is.
reekrale progress. As is generalli the ease, however, a d.ffer-
awe b preested, triaing (rem the nature of the soil, the
mode of ranagevart, or other circumstances, some lands
looking rather thin r to the number of raoci, and others
presenting erraordisary fro does and productiveness of
growth. Nevertheless, judging by present appearances,
there is Term to entertain the opinion that the produce
will be very b antiful, particularly if the present mouth
of Jane eyelet prove throughout warm and dry, after
the copious rain which have recently fallen in, we be-
lieve all quarters. Other descriptions of grain also fus-
tier to look well; and both beans and peas have
responded to the impulse of the prevailing favourable weather.
The potato lands have likewise made great pewees, and •
large breadth of land is now ander cultivation, presenting a
degree of healthiness and vigour which augur well fur the
(atom, 'specially if the blight, or dieser, which in rear
term bee hitlicted lamentable ravages, to the augmentation
of the prise, should not prevail this year. The clover and
grass loads present • riolinem of growth which cannot be
samara ; and the rsepactove crops, soon destined to ran bet-
foes the Make of the scythe, will prove extremely heavy's
the tonal youth is far move thick and luxueant than h
smelly the ease; while the pastures present an abundemalial,
herbage esitii,h must prom highly he ntficial to cattle sad
sheep. The present season—and the remark, we believe,
may be app)fed to the whole islend—is as full of promise for
the fitters as it is gratifj log to *knees at the present moment,
, and we trust filly calculated to mingle the feelings of pleas
sure arising from • participation of retry and fertility with
those of dirk miner and gratitude for, in other respects,
those innamerable blessings mad enjoyments which, in due
season, will be laid before um rah • beariful and beneficent
hand.—Dreaster Galena.

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. —At the
monthly g.n.ral tentage of this society, held yesterday
a: the society s biome la Hanover-square, William Compton
Domv.le, Est., was e:eoted a fellow, end the Earl of Pe
brohc, WIR. ?enroll, Esq., and 8 8. Tattles, Esg , proposed
for eleetios. Tne report of the council presented a most
favourable sec tont of the progress of the menagerie, to
which some important additions had been made during the
la t month, iticluding a pair of brush turkeys and a great
kangaroo, from Annuli& ; three lions, received by the
Erin, from Haifa; a pair of hyrax, from the Cape; a &hie.
gets', from Cutcb, presented by sir Thomas Erskine Perry;
several minor donations; and a bison calf, born in the gar-
dens es Wednesday last. The report alto Gonfalon' the
gratifying in•elligen e that a very lugs collection would
arrive from Egypt about the end of the month, and that a
net liberal prefer' from the Governor of Singapore was
• 'greeted adept daily in the B:rattieden. The report con-
/ luded by tossing that the new reptile house had b. n
opened on Wednesday last, and already contained twenty-
one spells of serpents end lizards, to which the correspond-
ent', of the society in Africa, South America, and the West
indi s, wou'd make nest additfons during the summer.
Tile FIRS IN HACKNEY.—Tto origin of this fire,
the outlooks,* of which appeared in the Erpreas of
'erudite, has not vet Men rify d, t u: it
esnmereed la tie bidrolos of Me. atd Mrs. Donna, where
ea
Plant rt•st, mouths 010 WY air. plug with wsm Upon
Mrs. D meal discovering the fire she endeavoured to wake
bar husband, hut ant rtunately without effect for some Vint.
Being at is Pistol in waking her husb Ind, she ran down
stairs to give the alarm, bulb, fore she c told regain her bed-
room, the fire had tromeded with suck rapidity that it was
imponiblo for her to make 1 or way into the room so as to
save her child. and in the attempt she was snippily aeon hod.
Mr. Duecon, being aroused by the heat of the fire, rushed
out of the bedroom. unconscious that he had :eft his infant
behind, an I in effecting his escape he too was a good deal
scorched. The other inmates effected their escape without
ear toning any damage The child was unfortunately burnt,
ald the boiy was so disfigured es to make it impess•ble to
identify it. The whole of the house was cm sumed, and we
✓f
end to say that Mr. Doorsill was not it eared. The gi eat.
est possible credit is due to Mrs. Duncan for her efforts—
unfortunately unsuccessful efforts—to save her infant, end
she is now in a most dimmer:date and suffering condition. A
great many plutons,. wereattracted to the spot during the
day, and great consmiseratie n was ezpusted for the bereaved
parents. As soot as the firemen could eater the first fl or
bark, they discovered upon the rafters, n• at the spot when
the bedstead stood, the blackened remains of the poor et ild.
An ir.oriry was Jester 'ay iratitu'ed by the brigade 'litho-
• fa the purse of aseertaining how the fire arose.
The malt leaves not the least doubt that a spark re m a
lighted r &Idle fell upon the bed where the deessa-d lay, in
the first El ror, and that the furniture instantly became ig-
nite d Mrs. Duncan rushed through the fire to tee bedside,
and attempted to reach the dec stied; but the flames an,
completely encircled her, as to canoe her to fall f.om • elutes-
tion. Her husband fortunately succeeded in pulling her oat,
hut not until she was terribly burned over tee hands, arms,
face, and other ports of her b sly. Mr. Donets was also
much burnt in reacting his wife from the bursting premises.
Both pieties have been °Woad to keep their beds.