The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-13 00:00:00

THE WEATH

THE CROPS.

The delay occasioned to the harvest by the rain of Thurs-
day. (for we are sure that no mischief was done to the corn),
was quite made up to the farmer by the good done to the pas-
tures, and to the rape and turnips. Since Sunday the weather
has been very good for securing the corn that was still out;
and by Saturday very little will be left. Altogether, we are
sure that in this neighbourhood a good crop has been secured
in very good order, where the farmer had a little patience.—
Brighton Gazette of to. day.
Since our last publication, we have had two or three days
having a decided appearance of "settled fair," being the first
weather bearing that appearance that has been expel ienced in
this town since the beginning of June; the barometer is now,
we believe, higher than it has been at any former period dur-
ing the summer; and the days have been extremely fine and
pleasant. We regret to say, however, that they have been
followed by nights of such excessive coldness, that we
fear the corn, green as it still was in many place, must have
suffered irreparable injury. Fortunately, in most of the dis-
tricts in which wheat is extensively cultivated, it had attained
a degree of maturity which would place it beyond the reach of
serious mischief; and the effect upon general prices will tot,
perhaps, be important ; but the losses of individual farms in
hilly districts, must be very severe.—Manchester Gaardian of
yesterday.
Several days of delightful and propitious weather, which we
have now enjoyed, give hopes of a prosperous termination of
the harvest in this neighbourhood. Shearing has become
general, and in many places the wheat has been housed.
Liverpool Courier of yesterday.
The present will be a prodigiously busy week, and our ar-
dent hope is that there will be lots of stacking as well as
stooking. The barometer, while we write, is higher than
we have seen it during the whole season, and nothing is
wanted save continuation to render the forthcoming an average
crop, with the exception of wheat. That a great breadth
of grain is laid or lodged, we at once admit ; but wherever
the ears are full, partial undergrowth forms no great ob-
struction on the barn floor; the hook of a patient reaper
copes with and overcomes considerable twisting with less
loss than is generally supposed, and that point gained,
the wind of the fanners will throw readily into heap, for the
use of the bestial, everything in the shape of unsound grain.
Since the above was written, the weather has improved, if
possible, in splendour. " The glass" at length touches "set
fair," and the phases of .‘ the bonny lady moon" herself augur
strongly in favour of continued drought. On Monday morn-
ing more than 300 shearers appeared at market, all of whom
were hired, at wages varying from 20d. to 25., according to
distance and capability. —Dunlfries Courier of yesterday.
From all parts of Ireland, as we have stated elsewhere, the
accounts are favourable. The Dublin Evening Post of Tues-
day states :—" The weather is most propitious. This is a glo-
rious harvest day, and there is, thank God ! every prospect of
what may be called an after-summer, to secure the poor man's
harvest."