The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-10 00:00:00

THE PRESENT STOCK OF FOOD

IN THIS COUNTRY.
We perceive in the Gardeners' Chronicle returns from
various parts of the country of the stock of food at pre-
sent in the hands of farmers, as compared with the
quantity usually held at this season of the year. The
returns from this county are from six different districts,
and they have been furnished by practical men, who, it
is stated, in most cases also consulted with their neigh-
bours before sending their reports. The return for the
district around Launceston was prepared by Mr. J.
Wills, who gives the quantity of wheat at present On
hand at about an average for the season ; barley, not
two thirds of the usual stock ; oats, little more than
seed on hand ; potatoes, none ; turnips and other roots,
rotting ; hay, in great abundance ; the extent of whea-
sown ho states is above the average,
but in appear
ance the late sown is sickly. For the district about
Saint Germans the return is by Mr. R. Polgreen,
who states the stock of wheat and barley on hand
to be about the average ; of oats, the usual quan-
tity ; potatoes, bad and scarce ; turnips and other
roots, in some places rotting ; hay, plenty and g rod ;
the wheat sown he gives as about the average, and in
appearance it is very thin. For the Wadebridge
trict the return is by Mr. J. Pollard, of Clapper, who
states the quantity of wheat on hand to be an average ;
barley, not quite an average stock ; oats, about as usual;
a great scarcity of potatoes ; turnips and other roots in
fair proportion ; hay, above the average stock ; the ex-
tent of wheat sown is about as usual, and the early
sown wheat looks well. Mr. J. Roberts, of St. Austell,
reports an average stock of wheat on hand in tthhat dare
is-
trict ; the stock of barley and oats is short ; ere
scarcely any potatoes ; the stock of turnips and other
roots is small, owing to root ; hay is plentiful ; the ex-
tent of wheat sown is above an average, and in appear-
ance the plant is backward but healthy. For the district
around Truro the return is furnished by Mr. W. F.
Karkeek, who s ates that there is at present an
average stock of wheat in the hands of farmers ; of
barley and oats less than the usual stock; potatoes, very
few; turnips and other roots are one-half rotten ; of hay
there is a large stock ; the usual extent of wheat has
been sown, and in appearance it is thin but healthy. Mr.
J. eters, of Tehidy, rep an average stock of wheat
Pon hand in that district,orts two-thirds the usual stock of
barley, and a deficiency of oats ; of potatoes there
the
re
none for sale ; turnips and other roots are rg
hay is good ; the usual extent of wheat has been sown,
and its appearance is healthy.—The following conclu-
sions are deduced from the returns from different parts
of the kingdom :—That the present stock of wheat is
probably one-fifth or one-sixth less than usual, at
that
present appearances are against an early barves ;
sthueffirceeis
flo'erryseleitdtl;e
are unusually short ; that there are enough of
desireso atoets
in the country for seed only, because no onesiort
ino
plant the usual quantity ; that turnips are very h
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porch oft appears that
large stock of hay is at present
of England and
the extent of wheat sown in the
quantity, and much injured by the frost, and that a very
Scotland is as yet below an average, owing to the seve-
n 'ty of the winter, which has delayed all field operations;
but a fl averag ha been got in over most of England,
and therule can bee nos doubt that an unusual extent will
be sown.

was a tremen.
At a certain German town, last au
ft'er driving the whole
dons furor abort Jenny Lind, w o,
GERMANY.—JENNY TrheEreSTUDENTS.,
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place mad, left it on her travels ear )ot morning. c
moment her carriage was outside
.the ga es,_a pack of tame
AND
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' bedroom, and
demanded to be shovrn Jenny s swept like a
' dup stairs into the room
.indicated to them, tore
whirlwind in strips as decorations. An
and wore them d
pant students, who had escorted it, rushed back to the inn,
up the sheets, eman, of amiable
Englishman, who Wastaying in the hotel,
appearance, an able-d'hote and was
to breakfast at the t , observed to
baemmeuch disturbed in his mind, t and to show great terror
whenever a student came near him. At last he said, in
a low voice, to some who came near him at table " You are
hour or two afterwards a bal old
English gentlemen, I observe? Most extraordinary people
these German students; as a body, raving mad gentlemee.,,
no," said somebody, " on!), excitable, but very good
fellows, and very sensible." By heavens, Sir !" returned
the old gentleman, still more disturbed, then there's some-
thing political in it, and I am a marked man. I went out
for a little walk this morning, after shaving, and while 1
was
fell into a terrible perspiration as he told it—
gone,
nall •up my sheets, and
are new patrolling the town directions with bits of
'em in their button-holes."—In the confusion the students
had gone into the wrong room.—DoVas Jerrold's Weekly
of that village, farmer. From what
the affair, Mr. Serjeant was pro-
" they burst into my bedroom, ts)re
Newspaper.
MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—The parish of Hari-
ton, in this county, has been thrown into the greatest con.
sternation, in consequence of the mysterious disappearance
Saturday, the
13th instant, and being a person much given to drink, he
called at the White Horse at Barton, which place he left at
of
feeelkdiciran. can learn
ahgoem Serjeant,
C respectingam bridge market, on
about twelve o'clock at night, in a st al e of intoxication, and
has not since that time been seen or heard of. Mr. Serjeant
mostly took sums of money home with him, and it is feared
that he must have been met by some person who knew his
habits, and robbed or perhaps murdered him. Ills rela-
tions have caused every possible search to be made for him,
but without success; and on Sunday last nearly sixty per-
sons were engaged the whole day in searching every hedge
and building, and dragging every brook between Newnham
are liarlton, but no trace of the poor man has yet been dis-
covered.— Cambridge Adverttser.
RETIREMENT OF MR. VALE FROM THE STAGE.—
Vale. the veteran comedian, to whom we have all been
indebted for many a hearty laugh, takes his farewell
at the Surrey, on Wednesday, the 17th inst. We all owe
Vale a debt of gratitude. As boys, we looked forward to
seeing Vale as one of the greatest treats of the holidays.
As men, be has beguiled for us many an hour which would
otherwise have hung heavy on our hands. Vale is now about
to say vale; and as an honest, worthy (elm, and the best
of choice spirits, the least his admirers can do for him is to
give him " a bumper at parting,"