The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-01 00:00:00

AGRICULTURE, &c.

MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH.---We have
had, latterly, seasonably dry weather, and have, fortunately,
gathered a "peck of March dust," which, we trust, will ran-
RAM our crops. This change has had a visibly good effect on
the strong and low lands. With respect to the crops on the
ground, and the spring culture, little at present can be added
to former reports. A considerable breadth of wheat was sown
in February, too great a portion of the seed of inferior qua-
lity, as are also the grass seed. The difficulties of the season
considered, the lands for the spring crops have been well
worked ; high prices and growing prosperity acting as a sti-
mulus and encouragement to the farmers. Bean-sowing has
been completed, excepting in the distant northern counties,
and with extensive improvement, since the abomination of
broad-casting this pulse has been relinquished, in all districts
where the common sense of husbandry prevails, and in some
others, where that sense is at length nascent. Beans, how-
ever, have been very generally dibbled ; few bean lands, in this
moist season, being sufficiently friable for the drill.—
The pea and oat-sowing will soon be finished ; and indeed all
the spring crops, should the present favourable weather con-
tinue. The stock of wheat on hand is now found to be greater
than hitherto stated ; and the barley, beyond expectation, will
be fully equal to the demand. Oats, pease, and beans are in
great plenty. The hop-growers are on the alert, and the cul-
ture extending. A moist and variable winter is not the most
advantageous for grazing ; but the high prices obtained for
fat stock, more particularly sheep, have compensated for all
difficul ties.

Miss FOOTE.—This young Lady set off' for
Liverpool yesterday, to sing on Monday and Tuesday next,
at Wilson's Concert Rooms, which are then to be opened for the
first time. She was accompanied by her mother. Mr. BRA-
IIAM, it will be recollected, married Mr. Wlmow's sister. We
have heard that a new effort has been made to thaw Mr. HAYNE
to Liverpool, to grace the appearance of the fair Syren there—
whether successfully or not time will shew ; but no doubt no
exertion will be wanting to bring him to terms, and to bind his
fate in the trammels of holy matrimony. We think it unlikely
that this overture will be successful ; but " Love is blind," and
nothing will surprise us in these miraculous times. Miss F.'s
re-appearance at Covent-garden is announced for Thursday next.
should she not in the interim adopt a new character.
Bo maY.—MARIIIAGESIIr WITOLESALE.—A t the Roman
Catholic Church in the Fort, by his Excellency the Right
Reverend Bishop Don Fr. Pedro de Alcantra, three daughters
of Sir Roger de Faria to his three relations, and partners in
his mercantile establishment here.— Ritta .Maria, the eldest,
and his Excellency's God-daughter, to Mr. Francisco
Antonio de Carvalho ; Anna Apolonia, to second, to Mr.
Luis Francisco da Silva; Rozaura Ditoza, the third, to Mr.
J. M. Pinto. On this occasion the Right Rev. the Bishop
appeared in the church, in his robes and mitre, and delivered
an appropriate and eloquent discourse previous to the marriage
ceremony ; after which a High Mass was performed by his
Excellency, and chanted by a chorus of excellent music, at
which were present all the friends and acquaintances of Sir
Roger, and a number of people who had assembled on this
occasion.

A thrush which had found its way into a sum-
mer-house in the garden belonging to Mr. GATES, shoemaker,
Mailing-street, Brighton, found it a convenient spot for the
purpose of rearing its young—therefore set about forming its
nest in a corner of the place, which it has completed, and is
now sitting on five eggs ; it has become so completely domes-
ticated, that it never offers to leave its situation on the ap-
proach of visiters, nor displays the least fear at their in-
trusions.

An inquiry took place yesterday at Union-liall,
before Mr. Allen, touching the death of Amelia Clay, who
poisoned herself on Tuesday evening last. From the evi-
dence of Mrs. Oliver, of the New Kent-road, with whom
the deceased lived in the capacity of servant, it appeared that
between three and four years ago, the deceased became a mem-
ber of a sect of dissenters, since which period a visible alteration
had taken place in her general conduct. Previous to her joining
this sect, she possessed a fine flow of spirits, but afterwards she
neglected her business, became quite melancholy, and was ob-
served moping about the house with either a tract 01 some reli-
gious book in her hands. She was also continually impressing
upon the minds of her friends the necessity of abandoning all
worldly thoughts and ways; and to such a pitch had this feelingof
religious enthusiasm worked on her mind,that she was frequently
heard to utter words to this effect—" that all persons who did not
attend to her advice would surely go to hell." Four or five
days previous to her having taken the poison' she appeared
to be even more melancholy than usual, and expressed the
most terrible forebodings. On Tuesday night, as Mrs. Oliver
was sitting in the parlour, she heard a noise in the kitchen,
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