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The young man, I3arke.., who was sentenced to
death at the last sessions of the Central Criminal Court,
for a capital assault on a female ret.Barnet, bas ecceived
a commutation of his sentence, and is to be trefsspertael
for life. The communication to the Sheriffs, annourreios
the extension of the Royal mercy to this censiCt, was
signed by Lord NormanGy en S.Aurday evening.
The Dunyhes Courier, speaking ofjahe crops,
says—" As regards get.eral graniferous results, it is
still adventurous to speak with anything approaching to
certainty. Some farmers complain, while others do not,
and we have no recollection of any season in which it
was more ee.flicult to strike a fair balance. Much de-
pends on situation, and on heavy holm lands, liable to
flooding, there cal be no doubt that the wheats sail
barleys hive beet' ;;featly injured. Among tire hills and
moors there is still a considerable portion of grain to
cut ; but, with few exceptions, it is in good order, cow
pared to the heavier produce of the plains below, and
the remark is general, that those who reap latest hid
fair to reap best. Over the whole range. of country
alluded to, the crops are considered better than the;
were last year, and hill-men, in place of requiring
help thews/lye:, will he able to adminieter relief to
others, by swelling very coniic'erably the general store.
Up to the evening of the 31 curt., the weather was de-
plorable in Dunifriesslike and Galloway; day after day,
and hour after hour, the elements battered the flattened
corn fields, wad along with that evil drenched the stooks.
'l'lds was a sad state of things which menaced diurnally
millions of property ; but Friday, the 4th, brought a
blessed change, which not merely revived hope, but
banished care by the employment it afforded. Even
the morning was ushered in by stormy breezes, which its
stirring the trees, dried the stooks ; and as the day led- ,
vanc,d, inning work went forward far and wide. Sa-
turday was a still more beautiful day, and great in
amount must have been the good effected before the
shades of evening returned. Some farmers continual
leading to a late hour at night, and barn yards fere-
viously hare of stacks, appeared transformed almost'
magically the knowing day. On Sunday not a drop of
rain fell, and as Monday fortunately bore the same else-
recur, carting end cutting went forward simultaneously
in every tarinlnv.vee,i Portpatrick acid Dumfries.
THE COTTON CROP.—As usual at this period
of the year, the speculations on the probable extent of
the cotton crop in the United States are aleuddant.
Implicit reliance cannot, however, be placed its the
opinions advanced on this important suliect,
have seen 'several letters brought by the Great Wes-
tern from the cotton districts of the United States,
from which we learn, that the plants, which at first
promised well, have suffered severely from the ravages
of the worm and front the long-continued drought.
Various opinions are entertained respecting prices;
some of the planters apprehending a low rate. from
the state of money affairs, and others anticipating
',ALsie,cfateckset. Viktu OseatTs4,l-
are nitikirrg thioughnut the southern states .to keep the
crop from going abiatul early. Tne dreadful devasce-
tions of the yellow fever at New Orleans natn-.
rally assist these views. The opinion fitiietscrally Olt- ,
pressed is, that the whole crop will not be greatei
than that of last year. The intelligence Anal Geor44,
in the Yew York .lotrnal (f. Cornmescs,, is eOa, . „
firmatory of the v ews taken by the writers
of the letters above alluded to. The crop of Georgia, -it is stated, will fall far belt*/ an ave-
rage. We subjoin an extract of a letter, dated
Indian Springs, Oct. 9 :—" I have before staed to you,
that cotton would advanc.! every where. It is now cold
enough lot: frost ; and, if there was dampness sufficient
in the atmosphere, there would be from The crops
look as though fire had scorched them. I care not what
is said—this crop will not be greater than last yettiVe
The sickness and low rivers, together with the knoW
ledge the planters have of the deficiency, will mrt6; i
late in going to market ; consequently it will be seams
when wanted for use."—Liverpool Albion.
TIIE DORCHESTER LABOURERS.--Ttlelititty
a benefit took place at the Royal Victor:a Thraere, in
behalf of the Dorchester labourers and their families.
Shortly after the return of these men from trausporta-
tion, a committee was appointed to procure funds for
the pUrpose of purchasing sena!' farms for them. About
1601. of the sum requkaed for that purpose.,(nctw,ea
400/. n 1 3001.) Priti still deficient, and the benefit of
last of last MO., was for the purpose of raising that
sum. The lieces selected consisted of .King Harild,
.17,.tuds, and Rob Roy, In the course, of the
evening the Dorchester labourers severally returned
ttianks for the sympathy that had been shown their
families during their temporary transportation. Ihe
house was fully and respectably attended.
TetE HARVEST.—The intelligence received to-
day can be regarded only as a contribution for the as-
oertainnient afterwards of the precise amount of the
falling off in the quantity and quality of our home-
grown produce. A great deal of rain during the past.
wcek has fallen in many parts of England ; from S-tvt-
land we learn, that thought showery, the rain of, the last -
few dries was partial, and has done but little harm ; Itut
Ireland has been visited by heavy rains. The storm
of Thursday has done much mischief. On Saturday
Last, however, the Dublin Eveninq Post said the glass
gave reason " to augur favourahiyufor thto.rettinintler
of the harvest." The same journal.. states that "-the
period has now arrived when an opinion may Le formed,
with some degree of accuracy, as to the 'result of the •
harvest with resp.:et to the Wheat crop. Even in the
yield acre is a deficiency fully to the extent of eine-
third, and when the very inferior quality of the grain is
taken into account, the shortness of the Wheat crop
roust be estimated at nearly one-half. This is a tremen-
dous deficiency. As as illustration we may mention •
that two-thirds of the Wheat exhibited et the ,
Corn Exchange this day (Saturday) was bought up by
distillers, at prices ranging so low as from 19s. to 275. •
There were very few samples of sound new Wheat,
hut the few lots of prime quality in the market went
beyond 40s. per barrel."
UTILITY OF GEESE AND CUDDIES.—A flock
of geese, particularly where there is water to keep their
wings clean, are not only ornamental about a fatul
steading, but subserve certain useful purposeS which e•
the great world of London, and the other crowded marts
of commerce, wot little of. The descendants of cackler'.
that sa,:ed the capitol of Imperial Rome may dirty
the grass •occasionally ; but unsightliness of this sort
is of brief continuance, and there are compensatieg-.
services which far outweigh the othcz
wimp flied
in the well-adjusted scales
of utiffiy. It lota '
long been remarked that cattle of all kinds
ure never unhealthy in a goose gang ; and the reason
assigned is simply this, that geese consume' with com-
plete impunity certain noxious weeds and grasses which
taint more or less, according to their abendance, the
finest paddocks depastured by horses, bullocks, and
sheep. Most farmers are aware of this, arid in many
cases where the beeves appear sickly, change is tried,
and the soil which the tacklers tread converted for the time I.ting into a sort of infirmary. A number of
years ago thu then tenant of Tinwald .ofains found
his stock affected with a disease called'' Red-water
and though a farrier was called in, and the usual
remedies tried, the catile•doctor's prescriptions failed •
in producing the slightest apparent beneficial effect.
In this dilemma he was advised by some of the
neighbours to place a couple of cuddies in the usual cow
gang ; but Mr. H. in the first instance merely laughed.
"at such superstitious nonsense," and declined rath.er
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long_
to have anything to do with the
eared chirurgeons. In the meantime the disease, in,.
running its course, threatened to lead to the most die-
astroue consequences, and at length a brace of donkies:4
was tried, much on the prinCiple, as the farmer said)
himself, "of drowning men catching at straws." Thatz
the ass is fond of coarse herbage, down to chatitping ?
the thistle by the way side, is a well-known fkat ; and
as the cattle shortly after recovered, the e;uddies g
their names up es the best furriers in ten parishes.-e.
Inverness Courier.