The National Register.
London, England, 1816-09-09 00:00:00

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SEPTEMBER 9.

PROVINCIALS

WE are' concerned to find, that other countries, as well
as our own, have shared in the melancholy effects of the
late storms of wind and rain, anti have thus experienced
a presage of probable injury to the general fund for the
provision of man. We refer our readers to our Provin-
cial and Coasting Intelligence, for details of those tre-
mendous commotions in the :tem:sphere, which during
their short continuance, threatened evils of no ordinary
magnitude to all exposed property, but particularly, at
this critical period, to crops of all descriptions, whether
in a ripe or growing state ;—and thus alarming every
benevolent mind fur the future interest of the grower
and the consumer, and presenting. in addition to the
commercial and financiel difficulties of the times, a pros-
pective view of the ensuing Winter, dark and melancholy
beyond the power of language to describe.—Let us hope,
however, that the rays of contfitrt will still continue (as
at present) to break through every rising cloud—and
that the future possession of real OA will be enhanced
by a retrospective view of the awful calamities, which
might have befallen ns.—For present good let us be
thankful—and prepare ourselves to meet, with manly
fortitude, every probable, or possible, ill, which Provi-
dence may inflict upon us.

Denys:sr.—Much wheat, we understand, has been cut in
the eaatern and western pelts of this comity ; and report speaks
fityouriebly of the crops, both in point of quantity and quality.
Brighton paper.
. The crops, particularly the wheat, in this district, still lank
green; And harvest will nut generally commence for these ten
days. A small but fine piece of wheat, very much laid, just
turning yellow, belonging to 31r. Symonds, of this town, was
begun to he reaped on Tuesday last; but the heavy showers
Winch fell yesterday impeded the work. Almost all the crops
are sadly driven about by the late storms: this, however, will
furnish employment for the poor labourer, though It will make
it an expensive vetting up for the farmer. There are some
complaints, too, of a defect in the ears, owing to the cold rains
which rat upon the wheats joist as they were in bloom. Esecpt
from some hill) places, the crops of turnips arc must excellent
in this and the adjoining hundreds.— aotfoUe paper.
New wheat and barley were sold in our market on Satnrday.
The wheat was of excellent quality, weighing 1a score alb., and
fetched 2 guineas per sack.—Bath paper.
The harvest has commenced is this county, and in many
parts the crops arc very line; but, generally speaking, much
damage has been sstained from the wheat being laid by the
continued rains we have experienced ; and is here this is the
case, the smut is very prevalent. The hops have been neatly
all destroyed in the course of the last week by the inclemt lit
season. The apples in ninny places are abtindant ; and if we
are blessed with genial weather to ripen the friiii, a muds
larger quantity of cider will be made than was at one paled
ex petted.--Hereford Joarenal.
New wheat and barley were sold in Bath market on Satur-
day. The wheat was of excellent quality, weighing 12 score
filbs. and fetched two guineas per sack.
On Monday night there was ;s considerable fall of snow in
the lower Imes of "Cambridge and Huatiligelonsliires, where
the frost was so severe• as to destroy all the crops of cucum•
bees and French beans iu the extensive market gardens round
the city of Ely.
MainsroNC, Snrr. 2.—The appearance of the bine and bur
is much more unfavourable than a week ago. The vermin is
much increased and prevents the hop growing out. Mould is
alarmingly increased and completely destroyed many hundreds
of acres of fine grown bine. The dreadful high winds Of Sa-
turday and Sunday have done great injury every where by
blowing down the notes, and large branches torn from the bine,
with hops laying on the ground in all directions. It is consi-
dered that the calif wet weather will prevent the hops getting
to half their usual size, and in many instances they will not get
out of the bur. This accomit will apply to oast parts of the
kingdom. Duty at 90,0001. If no change of weather in a few
days, it is thought the deity will not be half of what it is now
laid at. We have not had so high a wind at this seasou of the
year, since August 11390.
SEPT. 3.—The prospect of a favourable harvest, of which the
fair weather of great part or last week had afforded a cheering
hope, was on Friday night clouded by one of the most violent
storms of wind and isin, continued with little intermission till
yesterday morning, thathassoecurred at this period of the year,
within recoilectiou. Its effects, independent of the tearing up
and breaking of trees, have been to strew the shocks of con►
on the ground, where cut and ready to be carried, and still
more to injure that which was already lodged; to the hops in
in this vicinity, %%Inch a ere just bursting forth in many grounds,
promising a crop, the ilestructioa by the levelling of the poles
and emisequent injury to the plant, has nearly equalled any
similar disaster; and in the orchards and gardens the far
greater portion of the fruit has been stripped from the trees.
CHELMSFORD, SEPT. o.—The difficulty which the agricul-
tutists esperiencet in housing the present clop of corn, is
much increased by its hulk. It is allowed by all, that a liner
crop has not covered the face or the earth tor many years,
than that which now only awaits the arrival of tine weather to
fill not only bates, hut the stack-yards elso. Notaithstand-
lug the heavy rains which have taller, 07e husbandman has not
been idle, as a considerable portion of the wheats in this neigh-
bourhood haw• been cut; amid some breadth of oats as well as
burley now lay waiting the genial effects of the suit, and the
brisk warm breezes, with widish we hope shortly to be blessed.
The coosegaemees of the late frosts are very tapparent,altliough
portialiy so. The. putatoz.s. the beaus, pease, and barley, thew
the infects of this estraorilmary visitation. 7lie gripe-vines,
the produce of which have uow -become very doubtful, are
mart' leen rid, and ahead) remind us of the alive outs:tine winter.
Miring the week vs e have had swims of had, and sonic snow
is said to have fallen iu a neighbouring county. The second
crop of clover and Mass is now lying, both in town mud
country, in a state num•h to Ile regretted, and without static
like weather shordy, will lose all its virtue. Although the
si i.son is not so favourable- at the present moment as not
iwpd-
ttent %sista., retinue it, still ac are instructed not to despair;
as we well know that out. sun-shiny day will, atthisseasunuf the
year, lolly compensate for two days' rain; and the industrioug
will be ever ready to " make hay while the spin shines."- That
this has not !Will totally negleeted, the samples of new wheat
produced at Braintici ti.itrisvt, on Wednesday, fully prove;
sad where =I. and upwards was given fur this year's produce,.