The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-19 00:00:00

WALES.

MACHTNLLETEL—Haymaking has made cong
progress in this neighbourhood, though a little ret3tocr
these last few days, in consequence of the bozY:oirels
sphere which has prevailed and the occasional s'"h-
which have fallen. The hay crops are light, ay.%-rat'ev.
the average quantity. Clover and ryegrass are pa hod
larly deficient, and the farmers' fodder for the
winter will he in quantity, but we trust not in 01,100°
much below the average. Wheat being now ill, 00,
requires some weeks of fine weather to bringit ""/ et'
turity. Our correspondent had an opportunity :die
serving the crops in the counties bordering on %0'
Bay, and be assures us that appearances at preeett rite,
an abundant harvest. Wheat straw is short, u"so
bead is heavy. Potatoes look most luxuriant/ .0
there is as yet no appearance of the malady vlbie„ipat'
hitherto so mysteriously destroyed this valuable rmof!
We sincerely trust it may please Providence to re
from us that fearful disaster for the future. roll°
ABERYSTWYTH.—Hay-making is now very gel° ell°
the neighbourhood. The crops are light. lib° 1300
crops appear well. The gardens at Llanbadare t/
produced- better crops of apples than at resell
Shrewsbury Journal.

THE WEATHER AND CROPS TN
A sudden and, indeed, violent change in the 'IT el'
occurred yesterday afternoon, when heavy el°tl:ce;
lected overhead, threatening a thunder-storm,
has been experienced during the last week in 0:190
portions of the British isles. No thunder, howover'eP
heard in this neighbourhood, but late last night, II:00k
to the time of our going to press this (Monday) 0%,
a succession of drenching showers descended, !Aid'
panied by a close and sultry atmosphere.—Belfast
Letter. bo'
Tarca'

The weather since our last has been very Vgiv A
we have been visited with a good deal of rani' elier,
much fear that such may retard the ripening of the
cci oso
crops, which everywhere look most promising, 013001;
we may not have as early a harvest as we anticiPeie
The hay-making i 4 going on very generally in this°
bourhood.— Waterford Chronicle. br°V
A thunder-storm, accompanied by heavy V elf
over this town at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Fears were
tamed for the safety of the potato crop ;
happy to state that all the crops are quite saf, and.o
and
was there an appearance of a more abundant a
harvest. New potatoes are daily selling bete j.
Bundoran at 10d. per stone.—Bsillyshannen Ifel. a
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RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE•

(40,
GLASGOW, DUMBARTON, & HELENSI3O
A meeting of the shareholders in this undertakin,gtb
held in Glasgow on Tuesday ; Mr. W. Buchanan 'll
chair. Pf°.
A report was read from the deputation which baci„pitif
ceeded to London, from which it appeared that,
'
to carry the bill in Parliament, they had been 0,
to make a contingent agreement with Lord Blantry'rie
which he was to he paid 12,0001. as the purchel.;.ilY
of land acquired from him and the compensation w
mage done to his estate, should the railway go 1,1
Mr. BURNS moved that the undertaking 8%4
abandoned rather than so large a sum should be par vo'
Mr. A. EWING moved that the company 0"i1011'i
proceed further with the undertaking until it c°,..;ioe'
ascertained that some measure of relief could be °A13.0„.
from the severe terms of the agreement with Ler'
tyre, and that the provisional committee take fled
ascertain this, and that the meeting be mijour
Friday for their report. ttija
This latter motion was agreed to, and the
separated.

ROYAL ASSENT TO RAILWAY BILI)21104i.
On Monday the royal assent was given to the 'c," $0:
ing railway bills, namely—Cape Town Railriloc:
Dc;ok ; Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and f,ote
Carnzarthen and Cardigan ; Fife and Kinross ; 001
Dunst*ble, and Wel wyn Junction ; Manchester, She so,l
and Lincolnshire (capital) ; Staines, Wokingblrf' 0,1
Woking Junction (alterations) ; Stockport, The'ee,oo
Whaley-bridge ; Stockton and Darlington (capitaiii
West Somerset Mineral. Of the above 10 sets
for the incorporation of new railway compsuit
total number of railway acts passed this sago, co
including 17 for the incorporation of new rally:l'J
panies.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS ffie 5
LONDON AND NOUTH-EASTERN RA.ILWAY.---no + 9
turn for the week ending July 14, 1855 1:21,5v, 11
Corresponding week last year 20,21
Increase in 1855 £1,5104(
LONDON, BRIG-AUTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAO
9 ig
Traffic return for the week ending Julyl4
14,
3100 1
1855 215, •6 il
Corresponding week last year 15,5,454 i 1
Total of the half-yeaz to this date, 1855 31,„';72 1•1eho
Total of the half-year to this date, 1854, 3J,"" tot '0
GREAT NORTHERItT B.AlLWAY.—Traffic returo 1 $
week ending July 8, 1055 219,49 11
Corresponding week last yOar 18,9'001
LANCASHIRE AND YORILt.
-MIRE RAILWAY. Sart/ 1,111
turn for the week ending July" 15,1855 ...... £22''`A ' 4
20,77" olr
Corresponding week last year... ,. 0;6 1
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY„—Traffit; ill ;,i
the week ending July 15, 1855 , .. £6,`-c) '
~ b,r3"

Corresponding ireek-last year ..., ........:!;-4,,
$ll 01
Increase in 1855 .., ******* ie 4
.
CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic retura
Z2v ~7 0
9
ending July 14, 1855 .
Corresponding week last year