The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-28 00:00:00

HARVEST.

CHICHESTER, JULY 26.
I am just returned from a tour of about 500 miles. The
wheat crops look Ixee.-dimly well everywhere; peas may
be considered a total failure; beans very indifferent; bar-
ley and oats in some parts very light; grass crops every
where much below an average. The rains have been very
pat tial. In some parts of Shropshire there was a succes-
sion of fine shows rs about a fortnight ago, which had the
desired effect of changing the appearance of the country
moat completely, and as it were, instantaneously ; Worces-
tershire at the same time, in general, exhibited the sad ef-
fects of the drought; the rain had been partially felt in
Gloucestershire and Somersetshire ; Wiltshire had scarcely
been visited by the rains (at least, the parts I passed
through) ; the same may be said of Hampshire. The har-
vest is in full progress in the two latter counties, wheat
was carried its some parts about the middle of last week, as
were some oats; there is an abundant crop of fruit in many
parts of IVOrcestershire; the hop vines also look remarkably
well, and are very clean • cherries were selling in Ludlow
at 2(1. per pound, very good ones; fruit scarce round !Iris-
tol, cherries 54. per pound, all sortsof fruit proportionably
dear; butter at Birmingham, Wolverhampton, &c. is. Gd.
and Is. Sd. per pound. The artisans in general, complain of
not having employ for more than half their time, and that
at reduced wages; the glove trade exceedingly bad in Wor-
cester and Ludlow, in the latter town may he seen groups
of glove-cutters, who, when in work at dick trade, could
easily earn 30s. per week, now breaking stones in the
streets, to M'Adarnize the town, as a tlernier ressort ; good
men's gloves may be bought there at Is. per pair.—Brigh-

Non Ga; elte.
TuNsaloos WE u.s.—The reports of the harvest in the
neighbourhood of Tunbridge Wells are of the most fa-
vourable kind, especially hops and wheat. Bets are freely
taken on 190,0001. duty. An early harvest will .R made.
The hop binea in many gardens are in burr, clear from
lice and blight. Strong hopes are entertained of great re-
lief from the present pressure on the farmers from the
growth of hops this year.
SCOTLAND.—The rain of Thursday and Friday has been
seconded by clear unclouded weather, and a north-west
wind. All speculations with respect to the crop may now
terminate. In a dozen instances on the road between La-
nark and Glasgow the harvest is begun, and will be general
in about a week. The oat crop is everywhere deficient
in straw. In some places it has totally failed, and there
can be little doubt that the ports for foreign oats will soon
be opened. Barley is very short in the straw ; but well
eared. Wheat is universally good. Potatoes have greedy
improved by the rain ; but the crop is likely whit short of
a good crop.—Glusgou, Chronicle.
EAST LOTHlAN.—llowever surprising it may appear in
these times of extreme distress, shearers yesterday were so
scarce at Linton, East Lothian, that there was not one at
the market for ten who would have been requited. Al-
though offered two shillings per day, those who presented
themselves declined, at mid-day, engaging at that rate.
The crop is ready for the sickle, and hands emnot be got
for cutting it down.—Edinburgh Observer.
We yesterday conversed with a Gentleman who has just
returned from the tour of Galloway, and learn 11-om him
that wheat, barley, and oats, throughout the whole of that
country, were quite ready for the sickle. Wheat he repre-
sents as a very fair crop, and barley and oats as extremely
short in the straw, and also rather doubtful in regard to
grain. We hope, however, that in the latter particular the
farmers' fears will be in a great measure disappointed;
and as to the deficiency of fodder, our friend assures us
that the prospect of a second crop of grass was never more
promising. This is a remark which applies to every quar-
ter where rain has fallen ; so that should the turnips, rape-
seed, &c. come well forward, and the winter prove open,
we may yet escape the extreme scarcity of fodder which
has beeu anticipated. In Dumfriesshire the crops, from
being more late, have derived great benefit from the rain ;
we hear also of some tolerably good fields of clover, and
everywhere the grass is becoming excellent. Nature is yet
only putting forth her first effort of strength fur the season.
and the result may perhaps be more salutary than, in the
late period of gloom, we were led to believe. The great
quantity of rain which fell here during the latter part of
last week, has completely descended to tire roots of the
potatoes, and given certainty to our hopes of an abundant
crop of that indispensable esculent. Shearing is now quite
general in all quarters around us, and the weather promises
to be in every respect favourable for securing the fruits of
the earth.—Dumfries Courier.