The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-04 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR
NOVEMBEIL
(From the Farmer's Magazine,)

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The first subject which unquestionably demands our
attention in this Report is the immense quantity of
rain which has fallen in the course of the month. That
the excess of moisture has been great, almost beyond
recollected precedent, at any previous corresponding
period of the year, no one, we feel assured, will attempt
to deny ; hence have arisen difficulties of no ordinary
character, against which even the most skilful and most
practised agriculturist has not been able to contend.
In this respect, as, indeed, in many others, we come be-
fore our readers under no very cheering auspices ;
yet, and notwithstanding the accounts which have con-
tinued to reach us from most parts of the United
Kingdom, but more particularly from our provincial
districts, we earnestly conceive that, prospectively
speaking, there is not so much cause of alarm as
many persons have intimated. True, the saturated
condition of the land has rendered the operation of
wheat sowing one not only of difficulty, but in many
instances, of impossibility ; while it is a fact, that up
to the time we write, many farmers occupying heavy
soils in those counties usually most forward, have not
commenced that operation ; and others, who may be
considered fortunate enough to have sown a portion,
complain loudly of the depredations of the :lug, and
the rotting of the corn before it vegetates ; combined
with this that thousands of loads of manure would have
been carted for this golden crop, could the fellows have
borne the weight of the teams. If, however, we refer
back to the year 1839, we shall find that, independently
of au unusually bad harvest, many wheat growers were
unable to sow scarcely a tithe of their corn before the
latter end of December, and immense breadths in-
tended for that grain were never finished. So far,
therefore, we must not despair, as, if the weather
should prove propitious during the greatest part of De-
cember, no reasonable doubts can be entertained of
most of the winter wheats being placed in the ground.
But should this not be the case, a genial spring may
work wonders in the vegetable creation, especially as
it has frequently been observed that spring-sown corn
often yields nearly or quite as heavy a return as that
which has been drilled in the autumn.
The young grain plants which have come under our
observation have looked remarkably strong and healthy,
with a degree of regularity truly pleasing to the eye, not
only to that of the amateur in such matters, but also
that of the practical man ; but the switches have ex-
hibited a comparative thinness, arising from a difficulty
of finishing the major portion of the fields where situated
in hollows, in a workmanlike manner. To revert to
the slug, we would intimate that the best method we
have ever discovered for its effectual destruction, has
been that of throwing over the land, previously to its
being ploughed, about 15 cwt. of slacked lime to the
acre, as hot as it can be handled, which system has not
only put a stop to the ravages of the insect, but pre-
vented a recurrence of the evil in following years.
As relates to the present year's yield of wheat, ac-
counts are extremely various ; but the more general
opinion seems to be, that it is certainly beneath an ave-
rage by about one-eighth ; this, together with the infe-
riority of the samples offering in most of the principal
markets in this country, has induced many persons to
imagine that the quotations will rise far above those at
present quoted. From what we have been able to learn
it may be fairly stated that they have reached quite
their maximum ; but any material depression—unless,
indeed, the supplies now forthcoming should greatly ex-
ceed the consumptive demand—cannot with any degree
of certainty be looked forward to. Good dry and heavy
corn must, of necessity, command remunerating prices ;
but, for the secondary and otherwise out-of-condition
sorts, terms must be low, from their forming the bulk of
the receipts.
Barley is the next in rotation as claiming our notice ;
and we must state that fewer really fine sorts have been
brought forward than we scarcely ever before recollect.
This is accounted for by the bad condition in which it
was secured, and to many of the storms which passed
over us in the early part of August, laying most of that
which was heavy in ear, and that which had an abun-
dance of straw ; consequently most of the parcels have
proved very coarse and damp, with a difficulty in getting
rid of them. As to its acreable yield, no complaints of
consequence have been made, but it is far from being
considered a good crop, or rather such a one as a far-
mer wishes to have in his possession ; hence the qua-
lity of next year's malt must prove anything but satis-
factory. and very high rates will doubtless be demanded
for superfine parcels. Of all the white straw crops, we
should say that oats are decidedly the best, both as re-
gards quality and quantity, both of grain and straw ;
but the most abundant may be deemed the potatoe sorts,
with which all have every reason to be satisfied. Both
white and grey peas answer the expectations formed of
them, but the haulm has been scarcely worth the ex-
pense of carting, from being spoiled by the rains. This
is of but minor importance, when the large supply of
inferior and damaged bay on hand is taken into the
account. Mazagan beans have, as usual, turned out
very profitable, as they are almost invariably carried
somewhat earlier than other sorts. Ticks and
horsebeans, which have produced a large quantity
of straw, have not proved so good as the former, yet we
cannot do otherwise than report favourably of the pulse
crops as a whole.
The securing the mangel wurzel and other bulbous
roots, has occupied no little share of attention, and many
light land growers have secured enormous weights. The
wet has proved somewhat prejudicial to them, and great
injury has been imparted to the land As well as the
forthcoming crops, from the difficulty in carting them off.
Potatoe raising has gone on briskly whenever a chance
has presented itself. In partial instances the rot has
been diicovered, yet the general crop is considered good,
both as to weight and quality. This refers particularly
to Scotland, Yorkshire, Essex, Devonshire, and the
Channel Islands ; from which quarters tlie receipts in
the metropolitan markets have been much on the in-
crease, and appear to suit the dealers remarkably well,
at low figures.

By accounts from SeotlandNe learn that at length
the whole of the crops have been safely stacked or
housed, though in bad condition, especially as relates to
those last secured. The growth of wheat does not ap-
pear to have come up to the expectations of the far-
mers ; but that of other grain is well represented.
Good wheat, in the various markets, has sold freely at
full rates of currency, but in other corn a limited
amount of business has been doing.
In Ireland, a large quantity of rain has fallen, which
has considerably retarded the progress of out-door farm
labours. Of the corn great complaints have been made
by the growers, and a large • surplus of inferior grain
remains on hand. Tho best heavy wheat and oats have
commanded a steady sale ; but otherwise the demand
has ruled dull. Potatoes have turned out remarkably
well.

A BRIDEGROOM IN PAWN FOR
lIIS MARRIAGE FEES.

On Sunday morning last, a loving swain, aged about
forty-five, whose name is Mr. John Kidd, of No. 22,
East King-street, shoemaker, along with a blushing
bride, one Mrs. Caroline Hicks, of Richmond-street,
shoebinder, presented themselves at the parish church,
to be made one flesh, according to the rites and
ceremonies of our law.established Church. The cere-
mony being ended, and the marriage duly regis-
tered, the usual fee of four shillings, was demanded ;
when the newly-made Benedict delared his exchequer to
be in a most impoverished condition, one lonely shilling
being the whole amount of his capital : his lovely
spouse, not anticipating any pecuniary difficulties quite
so soon, was not prepared to assist him in the emer-
gency. In this dilemma the churchwardens were
called upon to decide what steps should be taken
to compel payment, and they immediately ordered
Mr. John Kidd to seat himself quietly at the far side of
the vestry, and consider himself in durance vile until
the requisite sum was forthcoming ; they then requested
Mrs. Caroline Kidd to sally forth in search of the need-
ful, to enable her to redeem her husband with as little
delay as possible. John Kidd, took his seat as directed,
with meek resignation, like a philosopher, and there he
sat with Job-like patience for a full hour, until the
patience of the Churchwardens was exhausted,
when they went out in search of a policeman ;
but instead of finding a police officer, they found
the unfortunate Mrs. Caroline Kidd standing in
the church porch, who had just returned with the do!e-
ful tidings that money was not, come-at-able, and begged
gs in the morning
decidedly
She said her hus-
that her husband might be reieused, and she would pay
tbhaeodthrweaes sliillin a
religious man, and not given
to drink, and could not account fee his pecuniary
difficulties, only, by supposing h e had expended the
whole of his money in purchasing the marriage ring
on the previous evening. The worthy bridegroom
was then asked why he bad been so foolish as to
place himself in such an embarrassing situation
when he very coolly replied that "he and his wife
were very anxious to get together, as they could then
do with one house instead of two, as at present."
The Churchwardens then agreed to give John
Kidd his liberty on the . terms proposed by
tNolrs.proCviadreolinfoer Kiddsome
young(thin Kid
(thinking they might have
but at the
same time warned them, that. if the money was
not paid according to promise they would be
unmarried by advertisements in each of the Leeds
newspapers, on Saturday next. As we have not re-
ceived any such advertiseinent, we presume the money
was duly paid.—Leeds Times.

The Paris Globe, in noticing an account of the
distress amongst the operatives of Nottingham given by
its namesake, the London Globe, says
people's eyes as to the
hilanthrophy. If these
___., The misery
of
the workmen of Nottingham is another fact amongst
tune of having the white
aNt
workmen,
oi thousandirek msii ,awcwhahtoii
oehlnia
voughtEnglishthe tmo misfortune
oe open
skin and of being Christians, had but blacked their faces,
hands, and feet, and set up a toad, as the object of reli-
gious worship, the Anti-Slavery Society of London would
certainly not have failed to offer them it ssistance."
During the last month, and including the 31st
from 23,163 depositors, a whom 3,179 were new, and
270,321 f.
October, the Paris Savings' Bank received 3,
paid 2,380,000 f. out.