The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-02 00:00:00

MONTHLY REPORT FOR AUGUST.

Siam the year 1800, we have not had ouch a continuance
of the aolar heat, and der present ha t has liens one of the
earliest, least expensive to Me farmer, and most pleasmt In
the labourer, which has been known iss this country. Wheat
WAS stacked as early as July 18, and Beaus cut before the
31st. In some parts of the west, the wheat harvest finished
with July. Labourers have bee. scarce in places—evincing
• pleasing change of eitemastance front the last two years.
T4w reports of the Wheat crop continue universally favour-
able, anal the prevailing speculation is, that the present
growth, added to t►e foreign Wheat nn hand, will amount to
• full two years cuossisuptims. Waren showers might have
improved the Wheats mill farther; but its present condition
■nd quality are admirahle, the VMS large and well filled, and
the weighs so considerable, that it is 'opposed moth of it will
weigh from 82 10 641 his. prr Winchester bushel. As it was
ready fur stacking almost as moo as cut, it will be equally
ready for grinding. The whist crop is said also to be great
throughout Europe; and no doubt but as great a quantity
se possible, front all parts, will be sent to the English market.

Illegal fishing, of a curious sort, has lately been
discovered on the Thames—regular fishermen, and
large bodies or poarhers, sweep the Thames, night
and day, of sill the white 6th, for the sale of their
scales merely ; throe are sold to Jews, for manufac-
turing beads in tinitat of pearls.—roach scales
are sold at els. a gnarl; dace, ; whilst, for
bleak, four guineas a quart is the present market
price in buke' I ! The scales are torn off
them as fast as they are caught, and thaw, often
dreadfully mangled, they are tossed back into the
water to huger and (lie in torture.
EXECCTION:—Momisy morning W. P.rke, for
house-breaking; at Lambeth ; W. Cook, for bur-
glary at Leigh; mud W. /Vest, for forgery, con-
vieted at the late (;riiiillorri Assizes, underwent Ilia
dreadful sentence of the law 11t the prison at Horse-
monger-lane. The unhappy melt, from the moment
of their cuoviction, evinced the sincerest contrition.
Parke was a young matt of very respectable con.
nexions, and had a wife and child living in Scot-
land. West also, who resided for many years in
the neighhotirhood of Barnes and Richmond, had
a wife and child. Conk hell a wife and two clid-
siren. lint the latter happile„ have been some time
dyad. They all nelinowledged the justice of their
sentriice.and never did clititinall die tome resigned
to their dreadful fate.
It is a consolation to the industrious mechanic,
sod persons of moderate income, who are afflicted,
u. know, they may have the best advice (gratis), if they at-
tend at eel taiu hours—seamely, Tuesday, Thursday, and
Sunday ogoing:, until tine o'clock, al the Medical Board,
Gient Chartotte.streci, Markt.' iars-rosil. That ilionsauds
sutler Grim improper treatment is a fart—the latent seed of
a ilreadfril disease lurks in the ilsteis, &Idols domestic
happiness, and entails debility on the riOng generstiors.—
The Medical Board claims the alltutiorr at those afflicted
with Strictures, Fistulas, Cancers, Scrofulirs, Nervous
Debilities Eruptions, race, alert throat, pains iu the !wail
and limbs, frequently mistaken for rheumatism, molts is the
shin hones, &e. Messrs. COOPER and Co. afire forty years
practice iii various Hospitals abroad and in this metropolis,
are rou.olted at Woodstock-street, Oxford-street, daily, from
eight till eight ; and at the Medical Board, Charlotte.
Crest Charlotte-sired, Diackfi iars-road, precisely from twelve
until eight in the evening —l.+ Ilupt ui eel Patients, whose
tusnours tAceedrd 24 inches, have had them ret nevi, to the
surprise of the bleiliral l'rafessiuu.—A side dour, and pri-
ale mums fur females.