The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-27 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

The weather proved very fine at the opening of
the week, sunny at times, and wind south-west. Monday
was thick and hazy, wind variable, and temperature high,
the thermometer up to 68 degrees, barometer 30.15.
Tuesday was a fine dry day, temperature rather lower,
wind south-west to south-south-east, with a steady falling
barometer, indicative of a minden change. Thus far in the
week it was moot favourable for the growing crops,
which were making good progress, from the genial state
of the atmosphere. Our extracts are all corroborative of
this. From Lincolnshire, on that day, it was dated :—"The
weather is now all that can be desired for the growing crops,.
which are progressing rapidly in this district." From
Suffolk, on the same day, it was remarked, "The weather
continues warm and forcing." From Northumberland it
was observed, " The weather since our last report has been
fiae, yesterday and to-day very hot, with westerly winds."
On Wednesday a sudden change occurred ; it was fine and
dry up to noon, but much colder, the thermometer having
fallen to fifty-two degree., wind south-west to west, and the
afternoon proved very showery. Rather too much wet was
considered to be falling for the wheat plant in many dis-
tricts ; still the advice. on that day were on the whole
tolerably favourable. From Lincolnshire it was remarked:
" The progress made by the growing crops this week has
bceu satisfactory, and the wheat plant is looking very
healthy indeed. The weather, too, has for the most part
been propitious, and the bean and pea crops are
well reported of. Beans were scarcely ever so free from
filth as at the present time. The grass crops promise an
abundant yield.
From Nottinghamshire our advice. say :—" During the
past week the weather has been fine, but on some days
rather cold. The wheat plant is progressing quite as well
as can be expected, and on the well-drained lands it is
coming on wonderfully. Beans are strong and healthy, and
peas doing well." On Thursday our advices from Suffolk
state : " The heavy rains of last week have been followed
by brilliant sunshine, with a high temperature most favour-
able for the growing crops." Nearer the coast in the same
county it was remarked : " The weather during the past
week has, on the whole, been favourable to vegetation, and
our present prospects may thus be summed up : Wheat,
upon well-farmed staple soils, good, but decidedly bad
upon our light lands, with no chance of any material
improvement. Barley very stunted and yellow upon
our stiff soils, but generally promising on other lands."
The day was a favourable one, sonny at times, but rather
cold, with a nice fresh breeze from the westward. Friday
was somewhat dull, with slight showers, but on the whole
favourable. Saturday proved very fine : although the
morning opened cloudy, and rather threatening, it turned
out "Queen's' weather, so unusually fine on any particular
day connected with her Majesty.
We sum up our advices by stating that in our opinion the
wheat plant is too luxurious for a good yield, and that there
is more danger from its present appearance than if there was
less straw. We never recollect. with so much rain in March
and May, that an abundant yield was realised. We expect
to hear that in some early districts wheat ears have this
week been seen on some very forward pieces of Talavera,
end that during next week there will be many instances of
this sort having partially shot Leto ear.—Mark Lane lex-
was.

LONDON' BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.
—An adjourned extraordinary general meeting of the pro-
prietors io this company was held yesterday at their Oineal,
London bridge, under the Wharncliffe datums of theßailway
Clauses Consolidation Act, for theisurpose of approving a
certain bill now before Parliament. Mr. Leo Schuster
occupied the chair. The chairman submitted the following
bills for the consideration of the meeting, and moved that
such clauses of those bills as related to the company be
approved. They were both permissive bills : "A bill for
making a railway from Horsham to Dorking, and for other
purposes ;" "A bill for making a railway, to be called the
Pest Grinstead,Groombridge, and Tunbridge Wells Railway,
and for other purpose.."- *r. Scott (deputy chairman)
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