The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-13 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

There was a very strong breeze throughout the
first day of last week. ea that all corn previomly cut was is
a fit state for being carried on the Monday, when a peat
breadth of land was cleared in all the early districte.
Tuesday proved remarkably fine, and harvest-work went
on well. • From Lincolnshire, on that day, a correspondent
says : "I never saw the ears so well filled as they are this
year. The thin crops are, however, storm-broken, and the
good crops lodged ; yet I expect • good sample and a fair
yield. Potatoes are unmistakably affected with the old dis-
ease, which, however, dry weather may somewhat mitigate.'
The favourable state of the weather continued up to
Wednesday night, after having bad three most favourable
days for the reapers. From Norfolk on that day it was
stated : " The weather is remarkably fine, and on early
lands cutting is begun ; and we shall have some new mani-
ples of wheat on Saturday. As soon as thrashing allows,
I will give you information as to yield. If weather cos-
tumes fine, I think the large ear and quality will quite make
up for any thinness of plant. Barley varies, but on the
whole will be a good crop. Beans are defective in places.
Peas
Throughout Wednesday night and a considerable part of
Thursday there was • heavy fall of rain, which pat a
complete stop to harvest work but many ay that
their barleys both cut and uncut, were materially Mas-
ked by the moisture, being both mellowed and yel-
lowed, and so rendered more suitable for the =Haters.
From Saffron Walden, on that day, our correspondent
i writes : " The harvest in this district has now become pretty
general. We have had thirty hours' rain, which has inter-
rupted further proceedings. Probably halfthe wheat is
cut, but nothing carted beyond a field or two of forward
oats. Should the weather sow take up fine, no injum but
rather benefit will accrue from the wet. Barley will pro-
bably be much improved, as it appears to be ripening pre-
maturely. I hear from reliable authority that the crops is
the southern part of the county do not promise nearly so
well as in the north." From Suffolk, neighbourhood of
Woodbridge, same day, it was stated " Our reports of the
quality of the new wheat to-dey are good, but at present it
a too early to speak of the yield. We have rain to-day,
which is much wanted foreverything in this dry district, if
we do not get too much of it."
Whilst the weather has been so fine in the south, is
Scotland heavy falls of rain bad been experienced, and oc-
casioned floods on the west mast. Their crops programed
slowly to maturity ; and it will be fourteen days before har-
vest becomes general. The reports are of • varied charae.-
ter ; and there is some apprehension that the potatoes are
affected this season in North Britain. _ .

wFmm the
ives;}ai44Y7oiiirare, on Friday, it was
stated :—" With five weather tho wheat haryeat will soon
be iiretty;eneral in thiadistrict, but more especially towards
Doneaeter. The quality will be good ; bat I cannot think
the yield will be also good." From Lincolnshire oaths savoy
daylt was observed With os the barley has sot dens
lately very nicely, for it seems to die flimsy, and without
curl. Pais, perhaps, might do good, sod whilst I sea
writing it has begun to fall ; at any rate we eat
never expect to opal the sample of the Radish we have
seen." So far as thrashing has proceeded the yield of
wheat is in nearly every cue dimppointing. Three quar-
ters, two quarters and a half, and one quarter to six
bushels per acre Lave been reported of the Talavera. We
have not heard the result of other sorts, which it is to he
hoped will be better, otherwise the deficiency will be peat,
and the thin plant not compennikil for by large heads, wide
apart. Quality in most seasons produces quantity, but this
year will be as exception ; and such is not only, the case in
Fgland, but in many parte of the south of Europa, the
severity of the winter being the chief canoe. The weather
proved favourable on the Friday, and remarkably fine oa
Saturday—gunny and breezy, with the thermometer up to
73,Ivrind westerly, and the barometer well up—so that a
large quantity grain was secured in prime condition.- -
Mark-fame Szprear.

mcyai-Adlt.)KLiwouGht RreAnt,iL:Zioul7r
CiaritiraTlAntilirongcrWs aeodWeogitle:r:
in time of the method of warming their careages intro-
duced by our continental neighbours lost frillioo, which
should be adopted in this country, involving, as it does,
only a trifling expense, and being a great boon to travel-
lers. The waste steam from the engine, instead of being
allowed to escape into the air, is conducted from the
pipe of the engine by mean' of a vulcanised lodiarnbbar
tubs to pipes Cam, zli which it circulates under the
seats and throughout the canape As soon as the train
is let in motion the steam commences to circulate
through all the systems of pipes and' warms the carriages,
Ant, second, and third class equally, end, being connected
with each other by indiarabber tubing, they one be im-
mediately detached or reunited at pleasure. In a train ea
the Lyons line two thermometers placed in fimfeclar. or-
riages marked 60 degrees Fahrenheit during the whole
journey, sod in the second and third-class carnage' the tem-
pasture was sufficiently elevated to allow of the
oc!=
winter's journey being accomplished without
However cold the carriages may be when at rest, as soon r
the train is started the steam commences to circulate through
all the tubing, eat communicates an agreeable temperature
to the whole train.