The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-27 00:00:00

SIVEDISK TURNIPS.

Mr. Alexander Dennistoun has a fine field of Swedish
turnips, en his ground in the parish of Cathcart, cultivated
in the way practised and recommended by Mr. CuWien.
lie selected a field containing about three acres of an excel-
lent dry light free soil, bottomed on whinstone. lie broke
ground at Martinmas, then ploughed it across with a com-
mon iron plough, drawn by four horses—next up and down
—and afterwards formed his drills at two bouts, four feet
asunder. The seed was sown on the Uth April, one part
in a field near Mr. Dennistoun's house, and another in a
place farther up the Cart, beside Wilkie's lin. They were
transplanted, and placed exactly a foot distant, about the
middle of June, at the time of the severe drought. The
ridges were afterwards pared and set up in the usual fonn.
About a month ego, the field had a fine and highly inte-
resting appearance. The shims were strong and vigorous,
rose to a great height, and completely covered the soil. The
field has been examined by the lovers of agriculture from
a considerable distance, and all who have seen it have been
deeply interested with the sight. " I didna think it pos-
sible to raise sic steeps," said an old farmer, " and I be-
live nane in the parish ever saw the slums shaking hands
In' drills four feet frae ither." Sir John Maxwell, Mr.
Maxwell, Mr. Stewart of Williamwood, and several ether
intelligent agriculturists, have expressed their astonish-
ment at the bulk of the crop, and their approbation of the
plan on which they have been cultivated. Yesterday fore-
noon six turnips were pulled in succession from a drill
chosen at random, and they weighed on an average eight
pounds, tops anti roots. There will be 12,000 plants on
the acre, yielding a produce of forty tons, tops and roots
included. Three taken from this field may be seen in our
office. They weigh, washed and without the tops, twenty-
nine pounds six ounces.—Wargow Chronicle.

Provost Mefran of Forfar, received a letter on Tuesday,
from Mr. Peel, Secretary
of State fur the Home Depart-
ment, communicating a respite, during his Majesty's plea-
sure, to James Milne, who was sentenced to be executed at
Forfar on the 30th current.
The inhabitants of the parish of Tewkesbury have it in
contemplation to assess the owners of tenements to the
poor's-rates, iu certain cases, instead of the occupiers,
ageeably to the powers given by the Act of 59 Cco. 111.

tap. IT.
A very fine colt, by Scud, out of Folly, engaged in the
Derby, end several other large stakes in the spring, the
propetty of the Marquis of Exeter, died last week at
ewrnarLet.
' The heavy rains and stormy weather in the early part of
last week were succeeded by dive or four intense cold
days ; and on Sunday morning the ground was covered
with a fall of snow, nearly as heavy as any we experienced
last winter.—Thillkfrertiser.
A most melancholy accident betel a child belonging to
Mr. William Menton, of the Ileytnarket in this town, on
Saturday forenoon. A servant girl having gone into the
privy with several of her master's children, one of them,
about three years of age, got upon the seat while she had
turned her bad: to Open the door, and unfortunately fell
into the vault below, and was suffocated before it could be
extrieated. When the little innocent was first taken out,
pulsation was observable, but on being placed in a warm
bath, it soon after ceased. A evrener's jury sat on the body
at the White hart Inn on Sunday ev,ming, and a verdict
of " Accid•mtal D:ath" was returned: Leicester Coin.
SLIOCILISO ACCIDEXT.—Sunday forenoon, a horse and
ebaise had been incautiously left standing in the road, near
the Angel Inn, Islington, without any person to take care
of diem, whilst the owner went to transact some business.
The horse took fright at something, and ran off at full
speed along the New Road, keeping die footway pavement.
In his course he ran over and upset several fruit-stalls, the
proprietors of which had scarcely time to save themselves
by jumping out of the way. A poor blind man, well known
in the neighbourhood, who was walking along, led by his
faithful dog, not knowing on which ride to go, was ran fu-
riously against by the animal aind dashed to the ground,
and both horse and chaise passed over him and killed him
on the spot. The dog seised the horse by the nose, and
forcibly held him till some persons came and secured bins.
The body of the poor man was removed to the Coopers'
Arms, where it lies for a coroner's inquest.