The Sun.
London, England, 1801-10-02 00:00:00

MONTHLY AGRIeTILTVPAL REPORT.

• Tit E present season has- shetini all the commonly
received prognostics of .abithdance, and a general
crop of all the fruits of the earth—throughout the
summer alternate warm showers and dry weather;
a profusion of nuts, acorns, hips, haws, sloes; and
beach mast—the same signs are supposed to in-
dicate the severity of the approaching winter. By
the laSt accounts from the Continent, the crops
seem every wl\ere to be equally abundant, as if, by
natural tOnseqdence, the late universal Scarcity was
adually reversed. The asped seems flattering in
the highest degree to this country, where the first
necessaries have too long been at a most exorbitant
rate; but a crop of wheat upon the ground, or even
in the early period of threshing, has often disap-
pointed the most experienced praftical. men. We
shall be able to speak more positively of the yield
of this year's wheat,both in point of quantity, and in
the quality of the marn:laftured article, two or three
months hence. The wheat has been generally well
harvested throughout South Britain; in the North,
it has been, in some degree, damaged by the rains,.
and by the del-ea of drying winds. There will,be
a considerable quantity of smutty, wheat in the
North, and in the Counties on the Southern Coast,
in consequence of a blight caught towards the
end of July, and the beginning of August, from
mists and showers, accompanied with cold nighzi
winds. It clearly appears now, by accounts from
all quarters, that the stock of old English wheat is
fairly exhausted, nor is the quantity of superfine
Foreign, on hand, at all too abundant, compared
with the demand for grinding with the new Eng-
lish ; of ordinary Foreign, unfit for the English
bread manufadoty, the quantity, (as is usual in all
importations) is immense. Never was there in Bri-
tain so widely extended a growth of wheat and po-
tatoes in any former year, and we are warranted in
expeding a very considerable redudiort of prices. •
Throughout Corn Wall, Devon, Somerset, WiltS,
Berks, and all the South-west to the Eastern Coast,
all crops are most abundant in the West, the Bar_
ley crop partictilarly great. Same account from
Wales, including Hops and Fruit:
.From Hereford to Oloutester, Oxford; and
throughout all, the middle Counties, to the Fens
and Lincolnshise,_ we have the flattering accounts
of every. species of produce. In Yorkshire, all
the crops of Corn and Fruit, great and well got
in : farther to the North, the Oats are, in many
•Distrias, discoloured, although they are plump,
and Nceigh well ; and the Barley is stained and
coarse. The average price of 'corn, Sze. for Eng-
land 2nd Wales, from the returns received in the
Week 'ending September i 9, was, for Wheat,
SBs. rod. ; Rye, 5.4.5. Bd.; Barley, 4.95. 9d. ; and
Oats, 3os. , •

f 6 I.Turnips look well in the best Counties, but ':hey
are said not to apple well in the North ; consider-
ing the vast spread.of Potatoes this year, (by some
aiserted to be even fifty times greater than any pre-
ceding), the crop of Turnips cannot be. expeded
so extensive as usual ; the Potatoes,. however, will
be found a noble substitute, by. those who have
convenience to steam or bake. them, should the
season prove rigorous. Of Rape and Cole, and
even of Tares, as cattle-feed, we have heard but
little, and wish to hear more. Hay is said to be
a particular good crop, and of fine quality in the
North. Of artificial grasses, no material account
has. reached us.—Hay, at St. james'slarket„ on
the 19th of September, fetched from 31. to 51. i6s.;
Straw,
il. tos. to It. 765. 6d. At Whitechapel
Market,
it fetched frotn 41. to 51. 165.; Clover,
from
6s. to 71.; Straw, fl. Bs. to 11. I6s.
Of
Potatoes, the quality is said to be generally
good this year, and nowhere better than in Here-
tordshire ; in some parts, the Northern particular-
ly, they have been affeded by the etirl, a dis€ase
from obstructed circulation, obviously occasioned by
the same misty and blighting weather which afFea-
ed the Wheat in July and August.
In Worcestershire, and in all the Fruit Counties,
the trees absolutely bend under the weight of the
crop : it is to be hoped this great abundance will
not encourage the too free use of sour harsh Cyder
among the lower classes, so produdive of the Co-
lic in the Cycler Counties. 'Wall Fruit seems to
be the smallest of the Fruit crops.
Uops, a general great crop; and; in the best dis-
trios, the quality of the pockets very fine. in Kent,
Surrey, and Sussex, the speculators are fairly caught,
with nearly the whole of last year's stock on hand.
Old bags, three to four Guineas per cwt. ; pockets.
four to five Guineas, the satne which, some months
ago; fetched 221. rot. ! • ,

Live Stork, both fat and lean; at an inimense
price, and the latter not to be obtained in quantities
equal to the feed on the ground, a plain proof that
we have sadly anticipated our Stores, and negleaed
breeding ; an improvident system, which, if per-
severed in, will have very serious conseqbences.—
Breeding sows are at the enormous price of from
five to seven Guineas each; three Guineas to three
Guineas and a Half, for such as formerly, were sold
at eighteen shillings to twenty shillings each.----
GoOd horses have been all the spring and summer
excessively scarce and dear, an.l yet, there seems
rather a less than Usual attention to increase the
breed, notwithstanding" the prospeet of a great
:demand at the return of Peace:

In Smithfield market, on the list of Sept. reef
fetched from 4,5. 6d. to ss. 4d. ;. Mutton gs. 4d. to
6s. Bd. ; Veal 4s. Bd. to 6s. 4d. ; Pork 6s. 4d. to
7s: ; Lamb ss. 4d. to 6s. Newgate and
Leadenhall markets, Beef fetched from 4s. to 4.5. Bd.;
Mutton 4.5. iod. to ss. zod. ; Veal 4s. to 6s: ;
Pork hs. 4d. to 7s. ; Lamb 4s. Bd. to ss. Bd. •
There is a considerable quantity of WI-..at well
got into the ground, in the forwardest Counties ;
and in Essex and Suffolk/ the drill-husbandry seems
getting by degrees into fashion.

Yesterday morning a young man of the name
of Williams, belonging to Mary-le-bone-street,
Golden-squarer was drowned, by bathing in the
Serpentine River. EverY effort, as recommended
by the Humane Society, was teed for his recovery,
but without effea,

PARIS; SEPT.

P,EVOLUTION IN noLLArm,

HACIJEj SEPT. 19;

The aCknowledged necessity of a change in the'.
Constitution of the Batavian people appeared some-
thnes to occupy the attention of the majority of the
Executive Direlory of this Republic: This majo;;
rity has at length submitted its projett on this head
to the sanetion of the people, by corfAtinniCating it
in the notification to the Legiilatie Body of thiS
Nation:

A single voice in the first chftmlier or the Legis:-
lative Asembly formed the majority against taking
the opinion of the people on these circumstances:

The scond chamber was divided in opinion : in
order to prevent the consequences that might arise
from a debate oh the subject; and to allow the
people time to avail themselves of their rights; and
to declare their wishes., the Dirdlory has in its.
wisdom thought proper to suspend the Sittings of
the Representative Bddy till the People shall have
made their declaration ; and the Provisional Clos-
ing has been put, in exzeution yesterday, by the
Minister of the Geueral Police and the Comtnand-
ant of the nativiari troops/ in the Cuirititutional
Distrit, according to the orders of the Diredory;
and with the approbation of the Presidents of both
Charnbets;

This business has teen executed withotit any dis.
turbance, and without the knowledge or oppositiod,;
of a single person. .
When the whole iVas eitaed, the ExeCutive
re Doty ihvited Citizen SEMONV i LLE, Minister
Plenipotentiary (A -the French Republic; and Gene',
ral AUGER.EAU, to attend at the place of their sit-
ting; in order to inform thcm of the rroica, and.
of its execution. 'the Direeaory has, in the mean
time, for the Maintenance of the public tranquil-
lity; made an Arrere, by which it confides to Ge„
neral AUr-;tREAU the command of the Direaorial
Guard; that of the Legislative Body, and that of
the other Batavian troops stationed in the Consti-
tutional bistria. Every thing passed in the most
perfat order; and General AucLitEAti thdught it
incumbent on him to accept the command; in order
to give still greater security to the public repose.
• Citizen SEMONVILLt and General AVCER EAU
have in no respea meddled in this business : nor
has the Frenth Government prescribed any preli-
minary tritasure.--(Moniteur.)