The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-09 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

In our 'agricultural observations last week we antici-
pated, somewhat too confidently, an ensuing week of fine
weather for the completion of the harvest in this neigh-
bourhood -;"instead of which we have bad several showery
days, when! the work of the field has been interrupted.
Upon the whole, however, there is little reason for Complaint.
Sunday Was by far the worst day, but the rain which then
fell so heavily was succeeded by a brisk breeze, which ena-
bled the farmer to set to work early on Monday, and to ac-
complish a great deal of what remained to be done ere the
return of the rain on the evening of that day. The fact is,
that in Cornwall the custom of securing the corn in mows
in the field as quickly possible, affords great protection
against any material injury from catching weather, until the
whole can be carried safely into the homestead. Some re-
ports have reached us of partial blights affecting one half of
the ear of wheat, so as to render the sheaf proportionably
light and nnproductive—but taking this county generally,
and the'crops collectively, we believe that we are fully jus-
tified in retaining our opinion of the great productiveness of
the season. Of barley it is admitted that the crop is unu-
sually abundant.
The potatoe-crap never bore a more luxuriant appear-
ance than it does at the present moment. And as for
turnips, after all due deductions for the ravages of the fly
and the caterpillar—the mildew and what not—a greater
or more superb breadth of this valuable plant never met
the eye, The accounts continue favourable of the wheat ;
disparaging accounts do, and always will, prevail at this
season, but on the aggregate we hear nothing substantial to
shake our belief in a full average return. Many reports are
also current prejudicial to the barley crop, as being light on
the ground, short in straw and ear, less breadth sown than
usual, and others of a similar tendency, but these state-
ments arise from partial information, and are not to be taken
as representing the general crop, of which few, if any, com-
plaints are uttered from those counties which are more par-
ticularly dedicated to the cultivation of the article. Oats,
in this county, though stunted in growtb,have headed well,
and will be little, if anything, short of an average produce ;
while in Ireland, the out-granary of the kingdom, the whole
land seems to smile with plenty, and only the continuance of
fine weather is required to ensure a bountiful return to crown
the anxious hopes of the farmers. In Scotland, however,
the season has been attended with much solicitude to the
agriculturists; and the harvest, should the weather even
be most auspicious, must be late and very precarious.—

Cornwall Gazelle. •
We have much pleasure (observes our Retford corre-
spondent) in stating that nearly the whole of the hat vest has
been secured in this neighbourhood; in the best possible con-
dition ; and a few more fine days will see the whole of the
white corn safely housed. Indeed, with -the exception of a
little barley in the clays, all of consequence is got in. The
crops of wheat, particularly in the clays, are considerably
above the usual average ; and on the sands they have proved
to be very good. Barley is admitted to be deficient in
quantity, and coarse in quality. Other descriptions are
pretty good and not to be found much fault with.—Don-
cosier Gazette.
The frequent showers during the last week have mate-
rially retarded housing the corn ; and we are sorry to find
there is still much wheat out, much more than we expected.
Indeed, several farmers on the Downs in this neighbour-
hood have cot finished cutting their wheat ; and on Friday
and Saturday last the wheat that was out sprouted, in many
situations in the Weald, in a greater degree than been seen
for many years. Very little oats or barley is as yet carted,
and the barley is growing fist. The oats arc discoloured,
but not materially injured as yet. On Monday the corn
was in good order for a few hours, and a great deal was
housed ; but the rain that fell during the night put a stop
to the work, and in very few situations was anything done on
Tuesday in securing any corn. The rain has certainly done
a great deal of good to the turnips and grass, and in many
instances to the fallows ; but yet the damage done to the
corn is, we fear, of a more extensive and serious nature
than vas at all thought c.f.—Brighten Gazette.

The King of Holland has ordered the construction
of a steam towing-vessel of GOO-horse power, to take mer-
chant vessels up the 11Vne from the sea to Cologne.
EXTRAORDINARY BIRTII.—Last night the wife
of ;lame.; Battle, a carpenter, residing at No. 7, Barnett's-
yard, Soho, gave birth to three children, two -boys and a
girl, who, with the mother, arc in good health ; this makes
seven children she has been delivgrPd of in little better than
three years, having given birth twice to tw4lti,
who are all
living'except one, which was carried off a shcrt time since
by the tricules.

Yesterday mDyning about 11 o'clock, as a gentle-
man named Ridley was crossing OA Strand near Northum-
berland-house, bc was knocked down by g wgtpr-cart, and
one of the wheels paised over his chest, lie wis parried
to cbaring-cross Hospital, and 4 considered to be in 4
vet,' reartrielo