The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-19 00:00:00

TRE CROPS IN LANCASHIRE.

Is„..SProm the Preston Guardian of this day.)
ae;74,EsTorr, NEAR LEYLAND.—The crops in this
loothotutood look very promising, potatoes never
better. Carts laden with potatoes from Burs-
,
Rufford, &c., are now passing through here for
mtt,trand Blackburn. I cannot hear that there is a
ile complaint as to the appearance of the potato
tall'ute. A party in charge of one cart, which was
'partially laden with potatoes, said he had paid
the for them, and fetched them out of the field, so that
get.l.4llzer had not been put to any expense be} and
tro`Ulg them out of the ground. He stated that the
s,jel was very productive, and that those farmers who
Iss fortunate enough to have for ward crops were reapft -
fitte harvest.—Correspondent.
POTATO DISEASE.—FRIGHTENED BEFORE HURT.—
the potato
following anecdote will explain how the reports of
mitten
disease get circulated. We would, however,
vie wolf
parties not to cry " Wolf, wolf," too much, lest
oiewolf in reality should make his appearance as a just
:tation for their murmurings :—A farmer called
1147.4 a gentleman the other day, and stroking down his
exclaimed, " Oh, dear, I don't know what ull be-
et:elle
uth country olong o' this potatoe disease." The
Foqueman replied, " Why, Bob, have you got it among
II: Cropsnow," said the farmer " but my
uer has getten up o lot, up he fun TWO bad uns
Rung
um! 1"
eARDING UP STILL.—One farmer in Wrightington
k Upwards of one hundred loads of meal yet unsold. I
141)43. se that he is intending to wait for the harvest of
of „°. The crops here look splendid, and no appearance
e disease amongst potatoes.—Correspondent.
thi POTATO CROPS IN LONGTON.—Your correspondent for
hos Place must have been mistaken as to the statement
Put forth last week with regard to the potato disease
folreg re-appeared. There may have been a few tubers
tiotZl in a rotten state in some of the old gardens, which is
tln unusual ; but up to the present time there is not
'tightest trace of the epidemic of last year. On the
Tiet,r,arY, potatoes were never known to look so well.
4.11? are great quantities now ready for the market, a
blead h
Javin gone this day (Wednesday) from here
Qackburn.—. P.
8 THE POTATO DISEASE APPEARED ?—A gentle-
Who has travelled through the places named below
tp,LugLug the past week says, that after diligent ins
he was glad to find that there was not a single
ItthCPutint of the potato disease having appeared, and
hpe 18 still more gratifying, that none of the sets
missed germinating, and that there is every pro-
stitritef a very abundant crop. Places referred to,
k__",l from Wigan, through Pemberton, Orrell,
ric', Standish, Wrightington, Welsh Whittle, Cop-
-1; to Chotley.
se;I.OTITOES.—UNFOUNDED RUMOUR.—Happening to
f 4 Copy of your contemporary of Saturday last, I
:uo a statement of the potato disease having appeared
orden Park, which I beg to contradict, as I never
II: theta looking more healthy and prosperous than
we do this year. There have been some got up, which
spte perfectly free from disease.—An occupier of the
eaq,ter portion of Worden Park, Leyland.
rIZ CROPS, LEYLAND.—AII kinds of grain crops look
Vre
00" to this neighbourhood. Yesterday was a splendid
s, Wing day—fine and warm after the genial rain. For-
am
ah„.
_Potatoes look remarkably well, and bid fair for an
o'uant crop. There are some rumours here and there
theft bad potato being found—but to set up a report of
thin Potato disease having made its appearance, is, I
IKI going too fast.—Leyland Correspondent.
Th CROPS.--GARSTANG AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.
e crops in these surrounding neighbourhoods were
er known to look better; wheat looks very well, and
eregressing rapidly in growth; oats are much im-
ted, and present a healthy appearance, the grub
Aromanow disappeared; beans, since the late rains,
e well, and tbe stems are studded with bloom from
ti: top to the bottom. Potatoes present such an appear-
e as to justify sanguine expectations both as to quan-
snisiud freedom from disease; some of the cottagers
tO nave got up the forward sort have got from twenty
IsilittY potatoes at one root.—Garstang Correspondent.
ceI".t.ToEs.—MORE GOOD NEWS.—At your request I
toilt made it my business to inquire of the farmers at-
a;2"eg the market here to-day from the great potato
t,olttict west of this, and can hear no complaints of the
theLato disease; they all speak well of tbe prospect of
(lit groin crops, and state that wheat is getting every
i,fuller on the ground.—Garstang Correspondent.
114.1118 WEATHER AND THE CROPS IN FURNESS.—We
rakie 4EI a delightful week of sunshine and showers,
111 the crops are rapidly advancing under their genial
haellseuee• The grain crops are spoken well of on all
Vue, and, no doubt, the markets are feeling their in-
toLt,ee, as wheat, of which there was an abundant
PTY in our market on Thursday, fell 6s. per load.
1:0„-utees are getting up well, and our market at the
twbvr Part of the day was supplied with them as low as
‘4lsenee per lb. The crops in the ground look healthy,
,I,Protnise well.
ito Ha WEATHER AND CROPS IN THE FYLDE.—We
e had a good supply of rain, and during the latter
41.2 f the week the atmosphere has been mild and
thLte• As a consequence vegetation continues to pro-
oCe satisfactorily. Wheat, which has now begun to
tei°,:3t, Continues to maintain a healthy colour, and pro-
Btee' to be a good crop. Oats are recovering from the
eets of the grub, and have improved within the last
daro _TVs both in colour and growth; beans and barley
e"0 doing as well as possible. The fields and mea-
-0:a look remarkably well, and the hay harvest, even
so..high lands, which suffered in the early part of the
from drought, will be tolerably heavy. Potatoes
I ft.‘B district still maintain a healthy appearance, and
ht,Tuot but think that the reports of the disease have
ph,ll greatly exaggerated, probably for the unworthy
"'Poses of speculation.—Poulton Correspondent.

A PREVALENCE OF FEVER.
et`'n epidemic is springing up in cities and towns, under
ttlaliar circumstances, which demands the serious at-
/146,°4 of the Government, the Legislature, and the
tll4',_e ; a striking illustration of which is afforded by
Paaracter and the extent of the fever which is pre-
rig at the present moment in the metropolis. Dur-
th: the months of April and May the admissions into
Condon Fever Hospital were treble the number of
4lislions in the three preceding months of March,
erear?ary, and January. The number is steadily in-
YeFS'ng. Wards which bad been shut up for several
lel are now open, and are already full. There is at
aa-treeent moment scarcely a vacant bed in the house,
ofd tae
days ago patients were brought to the doors
toc;"e hospital, but could not be admitted for want of
Vittlii4;• and soon upwards of twenty were on the list,
1:,.7111g their turn for the next vacant beds.
tvmtit Of the total number admitted during the last
VeLtoonths about one-third are Irish. Of these, by
14 ;Fie greater number have either recently arrived
hhi.'"ndon, or belong to families that have received
11:13og or acquaintances just arrived from Ireland.
or felv of these poor people were actually in a state
vo, ter en their arrival, but still more were in such
hfsba4, ened and exhausted condition, that they fell into
oer in a few days after their abode in the wretched
‘sea and the poisonous localities in which they lodged.
144-11 ease of this kind acts as a ferment thrown into a
tep,,as of materials just ready to take on the pro•wss of
-4.lenta
an. If the season should prove warm, and
tae W
txi`vil_ttir close and stagnant, that process must go on and
d in all those fever districts. The character of
the Prevailing fever is also peculiar, and. exhibits one of
gYmptoms hitrto thought to be distinctive of the
a$ e, namely, a rheemarkable tendency to glandular in-
'lnation In plagues these glandular inflammations
thiefi •
y attack the glands of the groin, constituting
mpot in the fever at present rapidly spreading over
every part of London, they attack the glands of the
heck and face, particularly the parotid gland; but be-
Yond this difference in its seat, there is no appreciable
difference in the nature of this affection in plague and
tYphu S.—Chronicle.

DOMESTIC EXTRAYAGANCE.—The wanton and I '
eked extravagance that has taken place, and is taking
Lm, by u servants in many noblemen and gentlemens'
eeldences, and even in many middle class families, calls
for
an immediate correction. The waste of bread, meat,
cttees &c., in many families is truly shocking, and
"eh if heads of those families were fully aware of,
—Gould produce astonishment to them. A correspondent
writing to us upon this subject says he has seen such
the
d' and wicked waste of bread, meat, potatoes, &c., by
"e omestics of a gentleman's family near to where he
Zaides that it has positively shocked him. A. n
I,i Mediate correction ought to take place by the prin-
Zals of all families; not a niggardly correction, but a
lasury one of wastefulness.
a°, EATII OF Ma. PAFIVORTII.—The death of Mr.
Buonarotti Papworth, late Vice-President of the
neliel Institute of British Architects, occurred on Wed-
-I,4F„iILY last, at his residence, Park-end, St. Neots,
aft"iter he had retired from London, after more than
,4,Years professional practice. Amongst the clients
"ern he owed an extremely varied practice he num-
several of the late branches of the Royal Family,
,iteeed ially the Princess Charlotte, and alto the present
the! e,fWurtemberg, from whom he, having destge_ed
ip,l4llace and English part at Kaunstadt, received the
lintraent of architect to his Majesty.
eo7.r. Daniell, the African traveller, has reached this
tivertrY, after escaping all the vicissitudes of a compara-
hts Y unknown country in South-Western Africa. lie
user several attacks of fever, and escaped death
eth:r various guises. lie has, however, reaped. a rich
I°lngieal collection, which he intends immediately to
,tlYlrfore the Ethnological Society. He has minutely
nek irsecl the distinctions which the various tribes of
if•es of the south present, compared with the un-
Por-tised men of the north of Western Africa. The
-....441gue5e possessions, especially the penal settlements
marked attention.
and rich field of inquiry—have engaged
.his
great
attention. The slave trade is rapidly gaining
ed in Angola, and the adjacent countries, to the
wi„ detriment of our b-gitimate commerce ; and, not-
ea:e.ltanding the reputed vigilance of our cruisers, a
ee of slaves have been transmitted to the
errtua the exports of a few months exceeding the
eq i 17 amount of past years. A vessel has b6en
aelutiPPed in the port of Soanda, the chief Portuguese
Wit,etnent in South Africa, and had successfully escaped
o; a full cargo of slaves. One of the members of the
b,„,!'eguese Court was implicated in this affair, and has
tUatniStied from his post by the Government,