The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-19 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

NOTTINGHAM.—Harvest has commenced in earnest.
Several fields of wheat and oats are already cut, near to
the Forest. At Adbolton, Mr. Lacey has cut a field of
wheat, and stacked a quantity of barley ; at Burton, Buis
well Forest, Carlton, Gedling, Stoke, and other places in
this neighbourhood, the sickle had been busily employed,
and the crops are believed to be more than an average.--
Revicio.—LlNcors.—The wheat harvest was com-
menced in the neighbourhood of Lincoln on Monday last.
In some parts the smart showers have partially laid the 5'
crops, but beyond this no damage has been done. On the
high lands the wheat is very fine, and there is an abun-
dance of straw. With respect to the fen lands, the ac-
counts are good. Barley is said to afford fair promise; and
with respect to potatoes there is the cheering fact that
little or no disease has appeared.—Stanford Mercury.
—LissEenn.--The present prospects of the weather
are favourable. Wheat is not yet ripe generally ; a
few fields are cut in the neighbourhood, and the sample
is said to be a good one. The barley and oat crop is
very abundant. The potato crop is very productive,
but the disease is making extensive ravages.—Plymouth
Journal.—PONTEFßACT.—Harvest will be general in
this district next week. The crops of all kinds are
luxuriant, except beans, which have somewhat suffered
from the louse. The wheat is beautifully rank, and
bids fair to be a splendid crop. The heavy rain of
Sunday evening beat it down iu many places, but we
hope, with a return of fine weather, it will have
sustained little or no injury. Turnips and potatoes
are looking well, though we are sorry to add
in reference to the latter, that the disease is
found to prevail to a considerable extent amongst
the early kidneys. Bradford Observer. THE LO.
THIANS.--We understand that a good deal of grain
is already cut down in East Lothian, and the harvest
will
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butay next. A
many
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be °'
immediately required. In the several parts of Mid-
Lothian shearing is also going att.—Edinburgh Courant.
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incurred by the wheat crops, which are looking
markably well ; and should we be favoured with ashorrt
period of fine weather, a large breadth of corn would
speedily be ready for the sickle. —C7tronie/e.—Susama
LAND.—For the past fortnight the weather has been un-
settled. The corn, however, still looks uncommonly well.
It is strong in the straw, and the heads are everywhere
magnificent. Turnips are most luxuriant, the ground 7
between the rows being completely covered, the safest
warranty, at this time of the year, of a really good crop.
Hay has fared badly, a great veal—in fact, the bulk—of
the crop being yet in the fields, very much the worse of
the wet. This is about the latest hay harvest we have
known, and its character may be told in two words--
light crops and ill-won. Potatoes are going to be a
heavy crop.—Sunderland Herald.
BANGOR, August 16.—The crops are all going on well
hereabouts. Some of the grain will be reaped, I under-
stand, in a few days. We had our share of the heavy
rains which have fallen ; but as they were unaccompanied
by high winds they did nut do any material injury to the
oats. wheat, or beaus. As to the potato, lam sorry to
say that the disease does prevail, but not to that great
extent which the high prices of food appear to be based
upon. A large number of young women who formerly
were employed "flowering" or embroidering muslin, are
now engaged weeding the crops. There is a lack of
work for the weavers also, and the continuance of high
prices would be a great calamity indeed.
THE POTATO CROP.—The potato disease, we are sorry
to say, has,'during the late wet weather, been spreading
to a considerable extent, but hopes are yet entertained
that, with the return of fine weather, it may receive a
check.—Ayr Advertiser.--We have, we regret to say,
a very general report of the potato disease, which is
spreading in all directions, and threatens to be again
extremely destructive.—Newcastle Chronicle.--With
respect to the potato disease an experiment has bees
tried hei • in a plot by cutting off the tops at an early
period, or when the disease was first manifesting itself,
and the other part of the tillage left, and the result is
when, in a basketful, the tops were cut, one or two may
be found diseased; while when the tops were left standing,
one-half of the potatoes are good for nothing.—Plynsautls
Journal.

HARVEST PROSPECTS IN IRELAND.
The grain crops are ripening fast, under the influence
of the warm weather. There has, however, been rather
too many showers of rain in the past few days. On the
whole, the reports from the country are favourable. A
few are subjoined

The rain,-which prevailed since the commencent of the
week has retarded the ripening crops very considerably,
and contributed greatly to dstroy the hope that the
potato disease, in the opinion of those who trace that
infliction to an undue amount of moisture, might have
been prevented from spreading if the country had beea
favoured with dry and warm weather. Our reports to-
day are not of a more cheering character. We are told,
however, by a gentleman extensively engaged in agricul-
ture, that the disease is not spreading—that in the dis-
trict with which he is acquainted it manifested its ap-
pearance about ten days ago, and repeated examinations
of his own fields have satisfied him that it has not sen-
sibly extended since."—Northern
BANBRIDGE, August 15.—The week's weather has
been favourable for bringing in the hay harvest, which
is nearly finished. Oats are already beginning to
" whiten" for harvest, which may not be so late as was
anticipated. The wheat crop is also a fair one, notwith-
standing the report of "smut and rust ;" and the flax
plant seldom looked better. But the unfortunate
failure is the potato, which I fear will be to a consider-
able extent,

THE CRora.—Scarcely a day passes but the unwel-
' come intelligence of the increase of the potato disease
through Ireland reaches us ; but although we are in
some degree suffering from the appearance amongst us
of the mysterious visitant, still we have reason to con-
! gratulate ourselves that it has not shown that degree of
virulence which marks its course through many parts of
the county Waterford. The intermitting showers are
rather unfavourable to crops ripening for the harvest.
In many places we have observed several fields of wheat
very backward for this advanced season, and partially
laid owing to the recent heavy rains ; while other fields,
especially in the northern suburbs of the town, are all
but arrived at maturity. The oat crop appears very
healthy, and will, in all probability, afford an abundant
yield ; indeed, generally peaking, the potato and wheat
have been the only crops which the farmers can com-
plain of."—Clonmel Chronicle.
The weather during the past ten days has been unge-
nial, and unseasonably severe. The quantity of rain
which has:fallen hash been unusually large, and we expe-
rienced but very few fine days—seldom two in succes-
sion. The effect has been extremely disastrous to the
potato, which, we regret to say, is sadly affected by the
blight, the ravages of which are every day becoming
more apparent. It is hoped that, if fine weather sets
in, the progress of the disease will be stayed ; but a
continuation of wet can only tend to develops and ex-
tend- the rot. The other crops—cereals, turnips, &c.,
are going on remarkably well ; and, if we except the
potato, the harvest is 'likely to be an abundant one.—
Newry Telegraph.
THE POTATO CROP.—Alarilling reports of a general
failure in the potato crop are very prevalent in this dis-
trict, and though we are not disposed to believe all we
hear, yet we are satisfied, from personal observation,
that the crop is damaged to a very serious extent, and
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er.iprecarious_ bsitlte than at the cor-
responding

THE MOORS.—At the Glenfiddich and Blaekwater
shyo t ' ogs in this county, belonging the Duke of Rich.
mond, his grace and party had excellent sport. At
Glenfiddich, the noble duke, who was only out a
couple of hours, had 101 brace grouse. The Earl of
March killed with his own gun 60 brace. Lord Hill and
o r dt
been
BLieatienkowxa
tebaggedbad betweenting,
General t h ell
t,LiirjrdEbr.
had 291 brace ; Colonel Jebb, who
ceßeo.orgwea
At
Bowater
was only out two hours, had 9 brace grouse, and
1 plover ; and Mr. Cox bagged 51 brace. On the
Benrinnes hills, in the upper district of the county,
the Messrs. Grant and party (consisting of Mr. War-
ren, Loudon, and Mr. Grant, Shenval) bagged to four
guns 51 brace, and two hares, in about 4 hours' shooting.
This is one brace more than what was killed same day
last year. At Wester Elchies, Mr. Parks killed 30
Luce. The birds are all healthy and' well grown, and not
a" cheaper" to be seen. A high wind, which prev.dled
the greater part of the day, placed the sportsmen at some
disadvantage. On the Glenrinnes moors, Mr. Smith,
Minn ore, and party, bad also excellent sport, killing 30
brace before 12 o'clock at noon—the birds being reported
strong and wild, but quite healthy. Nor were the
Strathavon sportsmen less fortunate. The Lagganauld
shootings are about the best in the county, and this year
they did not belie their character. The weather there
was, however, somewhat unfavourable. The morning
opened rather unfavourably, and in the early part of the
day there were several heavy showers. Towards fore-
noon, however, the weather cleared up, and throughout
the remainder of the day it was dry, but rather windy.
In spite of these disadvantages, the party made goodpstg
some of them the heaviest we have to record. Lord
Henry Bentinck had 80 brace grouse ; the ge
King had 75 brace ; and James Hall, Esq., 581 L John
ibr:tlseeo.
Mr. Walker, at Belnabo-lodge, in Strathav
brace,eri,n Th.
good sport, killing not less than 70
whole of the gentlemen in this quarter
would have
had larger bags,
Inverness, in the
character of the day. In Moray
andwas enjoyed. In the
upper districts, some good sport
bags
were made, for ma
heavy
district of Advie, some grouse were
Sunday 26 boxes of
Saturday five, and on
but for the somewhat unfavourable
sent south per mail from Advie.
From Inverness our
"Inverness has been very gay
during the past wee
correspondent writes—"lnverness
with the numerous parties pulsing
through era route
for shooting quarters. Tire hhootin
that the sportsman could desire as regards the weather ;
h we cannot give particulars of the success
and although season has opened very auspiciously. The 12th was all
birds were in capital condition, and.
the
of individuals, the general report front all directions
is, that the
sport abundant. During the day the dealers
in game in town were well supplied, and towards
evening, great numbers of boxes poured in to be des-
patched to distant quarters." From Ross•shire, our cor-
respondent writes late on Saturday night, as follows :
The moors in this county this year give every encou-
ragement to sportsmen, with the exception that the
birs are rather too strong. The young birds are at
least ten days earlier than, last year, and after a few
days rain they will try even some of the crack shots to
fill the bag. But there is an uncommon show of fila •
doventa.
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