The National Register.
London, England, 1822-10-06 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER.

Harvest was finished in the southern and forward districts
during the course of the last mon h ; in the northern and less
favoured, during the present. A tolerably accurate general
estimate may now be formed. On all the best lands, wherever
situated, the wheat ctop is considerably above an average, the
quality uncommonly weighty and fine; and the straw, although
not so bulky as in some years, substantial and extremely valua-
ble. The oat straw, as fodder, will almost equal the hay of some
years. The spring cups, it is now confirmed. are generally
defective, but the quality is generally good ; upon moist and
productive light lands, however, sonic of these crops have reached
an average ; and, with respect to barley, it is remarked in the
barley counties, that the old stock on hand equals in quantity
the new growth. Hays and grasses rather of tine condition than
very great plenty, with exceptions of heavy crops and constant
plenty of green food, particularly aftermath on various parts.
On potatoes and turnips nothing new, the former a universally
productive growth, the quantity greatly enhanced by superior
quality, the latter defective in both ; as to Swedes, scarcely any
quotable crop. The eagerness of the farmers, and the two
growths, occasioned part of the wheat almost every where to be
caned and stacked prematurely ; whence heating and a necessity
of preventive measures. A great bop and fruit year, even to
pears, in some parts. The greatest grape season of the last 40.
like eider manufactory has commenced. The live stock said
flesh markets, as well as that of corn, have of late made some
.wand and some advance of price; but autumn, the season of
plenty and of overtiow, is at hand. The failows are backward
for want of rain, and vety little wheat has yet been pet into the
earth. The state of the farming interest is truly deplorable, in
which the poor labourer must necessarily share. Sir Henry
Bunbitry has taken ths lead in recommending, by a circular to
his Suffolk tenantry, the discontinuance tor the present of the
use of the threshing machine.

ChITIIISM.—A party was very uncharitably dis-
cussing Mr. Bank Idatory of Rome—" Really," 'add a gra-
tientan, " yon ail appear to las very hypercritical and cansorioua,
fir my part, 1 like hi:. Komo much Letter thaa bia company."

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-13-ETLik:L UNION.

A meeting of the British and Foreign Seaman's Friend
Society and Bethel Union, was held on Wednesday evening
at the city of Loudon Tavern, Bishupsgatc-s•reet, and notwith-
standing the unfavourable state of the weather, was most nu-
merously attended. The Right lion. Admiral Lord Gambier
was called to the cruel:. at 0 o'clock, and after a prayer had been
made by the Rev. Mr. Brown, of South Ockendon, and a petal
sung by the company assembled, the retrospect of the proectd-
ings of the society during the last year was read by one of the
secretaries. From this document it appeared that one of its
grand objects had been to diffuse through all ranks of the cam
inanity a proper concern for the moral and religious state of
seamen and aeahoya, trusting that, when that was accomplished,
means 'night be devised to improve and *meliorate their condi-
tion. The success of the exertions it had already made ex-
ceeded the most sanguine expectations of its warmest fiiends,
and was to he seen iu the fact that the Bethel Union was now
frequently requested by moral and religious parents who had
children with an inclination for the sea to point out to them
•' such vessels in the merchant service as had commanders who
feared God." It likewise appeared that the society had taken
into consideration the state of the waterinen who ply on the
Thames, and that the result of their inquiry had been to dicover
that there were 60,000 persons on the river for whose religious
instruction nu specific provision was made. The retrospect
stated that the society bad dune what it could for them, by
causing sermons to be preached ut different stairs and in various
chapels ; and added, that a new gosling chapel, to be moored or
the 'fuwer, was in contemplation for their benefft. To check
as far as possible the drunkenness and impurity to which sallies
ere exposed by lodging iu public-house*, and the shameless
imposition practiced upon them by unprincipled men, the society
took, last year, a house in Ilermitage-walk, Wapping, furnished
it plainly with beds, &c. and placed it under the superintend-
ence of a pious active Men, who has spent the greater part of
his life at sea. The mos► happy consequences are ant,cipated
from this plait, which has met the approbation and support of
the East India Company. The retrospect, which extends over
20 closely printed pages, concludes with a minute detail of the
efforts which the society has made at our different outports for
the improvement of our sailors, and of the attempts which have
been made in foreign countries to co-operate with the exertions.
After it had been read and approved of by the meeting, several
reverend gentlemen addressed the meeting, and inculcated the
necessity of contributing to its funds, as it appeared from the
financial accounts that they were nnequal to the expenditure
which the society had to meet. Several resolutions were thee
put and carried ; officers were also chosen for the society
during the next year. Thanks were then voted to Lord Gaut-
hier ; and, after another psalm had been slung, and prayer
made, the meeting broke up ; hut not without leaving a liberal
contribution for the society in the hands of the gcutleinen who
stood to collect it at the doors.