The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-25 00:00:00

THE CORN CROPS.

We regret to state, that the wather which has prevailed in
this neighbourhood since our last publication, has been ex-
tremely unsettled. Rain has fallen repeatedly ; the atmos-
phere has been generally gloomy; and the winds from the
north and north-west have been cold and boisterous. Under
these unfavourable circumstances, little progress has been made
in the ripening of the crops ; and although the wheat lands on
the more elevated situations have assumed a browner hue,

those in lower aspects are yet far from a state of maturity, and
will require much sunny weather before they are fit for the
operations of the sickle. On high sandy soils some crops of
rye and barley have been cut in fair condition ; but even with
the occurrence of bright and warm weather, which is be-
coming more and more desirable, several days must elapse
before the harvest becomes general.—Doncaster Gazette of
yesterday.
The weather is at the present moment exceedingly preca-
rious, the fine warm days enjoyed at the beginning of last
week, and which were looked to as the commencement of set-
tled summer weather, having given way to cold heavy blasts
and terrific storms, particularly for the last two or three nights
by which much of the standing corn has been sadly beaten
down. From all we have been able to gather touching the
state of the wheat crop, from particular inquiry in different
parts of the country, we are inclined to believe that a season
of greater variety in the amount of produce on different
descriptions of soil has rarely been known. The blight
and red gum were beginning to be felt, but their destruction
has not extended very greatly. Much will depend upon the
state of, the weather during the next fortnight. While
the weather permits the sickle is in full operation.—Dorset.
Chronicle.

The harvest has commenced in the vicinities of Worksop,
Clumber, and Warsop. A considerable quantity of oats and
barley has been cut during the last week ; and in some places
in these neighbourhoods the wheat harvest has also commenced.
The crops have ripened very rapidly during the last ten days,
although the weather this week has been rather more unfavour-
able at intervals than the preceding one. The crops of all kinds
of grain are looking remarkably well, but particularly on the
forest land, where every field teems with plenty. Should the
weather continue favourable, there is little doubt but that some
parts of the forest land will yield more during the present year
than for the last four or five years put together. A person tra-
velling over the forest ground, and unacquainted with its yearly
produce, viewing the crops of the present season, now in full ma-
turity, would feel anxious to have a farm on the rich and luxu-
riant forest of Nottinghamshire. A more abundant season
than the present was scarcely ever witnessed since these forests
were first cultivated.

We regret to state that the wind for the last two days has
been so high as to cause a serious loss to the farmers where
the cornis ripe and uncut, and we hear farmers speak of wheat
and oats lying much thicker on the ground than they were
sown. With the exception of thin crops on high and exposed
situations, we feel great pleasure in repeating what lie said last
week, that the wheat crop is in most places in this county bet.
ter than was thought, and that the mischief said to have been
dune has been exaggerated. The crop of oats and bailey
seems generally to be the best that we have seen for some
years —Brighton Gazette.
The last three or four days have given rise to serious appre-
hension on the part of the agriculturist. The most stormy
period of the past winter scarcely exceeds it in intemperance.
High winds from W. N. W. and W. S W., have continued
without intermission, accompanied occasionally by heavy falls
of rain. This being the case we cannot say much for the har-
vest as yet uncut.—Waterford Chronicle.
(From the Dublin Evening Post of last Thursday. )
The .weather in Dublin arid its neighbourhood has been
decidedly bad since our last—until this morning. On Tues-
day and Wednesday the rain came down in floods; there were
short intervals, however, of very warm sun, and the weather-
glass, which was down to much rain, has recovered a little, and
is now rising at change.
Nevertheless, it is most consolatory to observe that the ac-
counts from England and Scotland are highly favourable.
From the interior of Ireland, not quite such as we should wish
to anticipate; yet, almost all authorities, from all parts of the
country, join in the opinion—not only that no irretrievable mis-
chief has yet been done, but in the prognostic that heat and
dryness, for three or four weeks to come, being conceded, we
shall not only reap a full, but a bountiful harvest.
There is, we are most happy in saying, one crop which is
really superb—the Potato : a crop, besides, not likely to be so
much damaged by the wet as others. When we consider of
what importance this crop is to the population of Ireland,
what good cause have we to be thankful !
Taking all the premises, however, into consideration, and
even giving all the force to which it is entitled, the last ac-
counts from Mark lane, which state that there was a decline
of Bs. a quarter on Monday on the price of that day week,
we still are of opinion that all the Corn now in bond, and
much more, which must be imported, will be consumed in
England—a great part, for the present, paying duty—but,
subsequentln that the remainder will be let in at the nomi-
nal rate.

Our Dublin Contemporary then proceeds to call particular
attention to our observations on the Corn or Devil's Laces, and
quotes one of the many articles which have recently appeared
in The Sun, having for object the destruction of the land-
lord's tax on bread—a tax the most impolitic and absurd, the
most cruel and unjust, that can well be conceived to have been
permitted so long to disgrace the legislation of any people
pretending either to intelligence or to freedom.