The National Register.
London, England, 1818-07-05 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JUNE.

The continuance of hot weather, through the month, il.ll
forced the different crops of grain, so that an early hal -t
may be looked fur. On cool free growing soils this ma)
found beneficial; but a large extent, not only of light, to,
also of heavy land, hurt by the chilling rains in the-Spriug,
as now deprived of vegetation by the drought, so as not to
promise even a return of the seed that was sown. The late
sown Balky and Oats have suffered most. Beans and Peas
are partially good in most districts. The young Closets
which planted well, arc much burnt up where the spring
corn is thin. Turnip husbandry is thrown very backward iu
most parts, from the want of rain ; so that Swedes cannot be
got in so generally as was expected from the lateness of the
season. The Hay Inr. been got up in good condition in most
counties, but the pi oducc will not exceed half an average
crop. Potatoes, though not so abundantly as last year, pro•
mite to be finer in quality. The !lop plantations of Kent and
Sussex, have shown an increase to fly within the last ten days,
and in some of the principle ones the homy-dew has recently
appeared. The grata lands in some districts arc burnt up, NJ
as to Wind little prospect of feed. The Wool market is
brisk : long Wool reaching As. and Southdown fleeces 7us.
per toil. Smithfield has had a reduction of prices for most
articles front the heat of the weather, and the Cattle fairs
have expo ienct d a declension of all Lean Stock, except
Sheep, from the great scarcity of feed. Good cart Colts :II e
scarce and fetch more money, but ordinary horses of
most kiuds are nearly unsaleable.

ANECDOTF..—A gentleman passing Lymington church, whirr
under repair, observed to one of the workmen, that h tAntsg.it it
would be an expensive job. .4 Why, rah" replied he, .• in my
opinion we shall accomplish what our Rev. Divine has endeavoured
to do for the last 30 years, but in vain—bring all the parish to re-
pentance!"
On Monday se'nnight, a person, stating himself to be a Mr. Har-
vey, a son of Admiral Harvey, arrived at Wilin's Hotel, Falmouth,
in his carriage, attended by two servants, one in livery, and the other
said to be the butcher belonging to the family. immediately on his
arrival he made inquiry for a vessel to proceed to France, and finding
one which was chartered by Mr. F. S. Symons, about to sail for
Noirmoutier, he took his passage and sailed early on Tuesday morn-
ing. Previous to his sailing, he said, that he had come from Lon-
don as a candidate for the borough of Grampound, but being too
late, he was anxious to proceed to France. Early on Wednesday
morning a person from the EiAteard bank, reached Fahnoutli
pursuit of the fugitive, who, it seems, had succeeded in obtaining a
considerable sum from that house, on producing forged documents,
and giving a draft on Admiral Harvey. It understood that several
other hanks in this county and Devonshire, have also been defrauded ;
so that the swindler has escaped with a full purse. As the wind was
favourable throughlthe whole of Tuesday, the successful depredator
has, no doubt, reached the French coast.
A few day- ago a considerable party of farmers and others went
out in two boat..., :won the river 11 yre. to fish ; they agreed to snip
a race, when untbrtudutely the men in one of the boats, not only
crowded too touch sail, but also in order to lighten the vessel, threw
out a good deal of ballast; when a squall of whit' upset her iti
deep place with a strong ebbing tide, and suddenly went down wilt
every one on hoard. 1 bus perished, through their own imprudent...,
six respectable men, several ui whom have left (implies to deplore
their loss. The names of the sutferers were Hawnsoa, Bradley,
Croft, Captain I bziienson, Lord (of Willing), and l.ongworth,
farrier, of Gartiang. Only two of the bodies had been picked up on
• Sunday.
Thursday a grocer and tea-dealer, at Bank-top, Manchester, was
fined in a mitigated penalty of 351. for having in his possession seven
pounds of imitation tea. Also another in;the sante neighbourhood,
161. hits. for having in his possession duce pounds four ounces of a
sintilar spurious commodity—Several publicans were compelled to
submit to the seizure of various en:unities of foreign spirits, fur
being found under the strength required by the Excise 141 w.
04 Thursday se'nnight, during an electioneering outrage in York,
Mr. Kirk was crossing Cemey.street, when a stone weighing three
pounds and a half winch had been thrown with fruit violence stru....k
hint on the head, and caused his &nth in the course of the night...—
Some other ruffians sent an annonymous letter to Sir M. M. Sykes.
threatening him with murder unless he immediately relinquished-his
election, and retired from York.
On Monday last a young man, a little inebriated, was flout-haling
his hat, tailing out. •' larded for t via! )--n the military l"
and tapping them opprobrious :111111C-'; when m: of the I. ‘f -guards
rode furiously up. end g.ive him a scicre blow on his head with a
sabre. and eat him in Z;ible ttuututx. He was conveyed to a
chemist's shop in Tavistock-sireet, in a state of insensibility.
A gentleman, named It.sliop, of Vauxhall, riding on Tuesiday
afternoon along the London-mail, Borough, on a hlood horn, a cart
Coming by. his left foot caught the wheel, and lie was tiriy.va
Ilis leg was broken by the wheel going over it, and he was otherwise
much hurt.
at Kini.,Nland toll bar, near London, a six inch
whAcelfewwagdgirlys Ii
at had
to pay the extraordinary sum of 151. !Os.
over weight. It was loaded with furniture, going out of town ; and
the proprietor, in his anxiety to carry all he could, had put a dokto
ands Ilia, or ter, dozen sacks of coals in the hotly of the carriage. •
On Monday night Wortley, the constable, apprehended a woman
is the act of breaking into the treasury at Vauxhall Gardens.
Last week H. Shepherd, helongiw, to the Lazaretto, at Stanc;at
Creek, in t tit of derangement hung runiself.
t` alai lay Mr. o.lley, 'of the eatuuturcial-rtatd, expired
fining directions to his housekeeper.

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