The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-08 00:00:00

ENGL.'*.ND

'The weather, for the last fortnight, haying
proved favourable for the wheat harvest, the chief
part of that corn within the eastern and littne
counties has been safely housed, or stacked. The
corn in the midland awl ndi thern districts is found
so much backwarder that little even was cut before
the beginning of last week.
Where the Wheat stood up a fair reap, the
shz..kves prove heavy, and the grain of good quali-:
ty ; but where they have. been laid, on rich soils,
so that the weeds have grown luxuriantly through
them', which is, too much the case with the hus-
bandry in most of the midland counties, the ear, is
light, and the sample must of course be,in-
feri.
or.

The barley and out crops improved so consi-
derably within the last month as to promise now
a full average crop.
Pease are also great crops hi most districts,
and s 9 are deans, but the latter are found fir to
cut but in very few places.
The produce of potatoes is every where abun-
dant..

The hop plantations of Sussex
.and Farnham
have rallied so much as to promise' half a crop-;
but in Kent they. continue generally unpromising.
The second crops, of clover and grass are heavy,,
and,. if a favourable time continues; for making
them, a reduction of the' market prices will natu-
rally follow. •
Smithfield has been well supplied through the
month, and on terms favoara.ble to the butchers.
Lean beasts, particularly bred Scots, conti-
nue dear ; :but sheep are foundunich lower at most
fairs. , •

Thewool markets, both for Jong and short
fleeces, are better,

UPPER WARD OF CLYDESDALE.

We have had no injurious Windi in this month,
and the rains, though frequent, have been mode-
rate ; so that the weather may be described. RS
haling beep; upon the 'whole, mild and favoura-
ble. In thiS case the crops have slowly advanced
towards maturity, and although the work is not as•
Yet begun, there are sundry fieldi of bark!), and
wheat, and even smile early- oats, sofUlly ripened,.
as to be ready for'shearing; indeed some spots
:might have, with-out any loss, been cut ere now;
but it would seem the owners wish to. have the.
grain very completely matured. The harvest
will not, however, be general tor two or three
weeks. •

To give some idea of our crops, we may notice,.
that there seems to be a greater weight of grain
on the ground in the upper diStrict of the Clyde,
particularly above the Falls, than in either the
Midland or Lower Wards, and that, the harvest
will be nearly, but not quite so early in the former
as in the latter. This, we believe, is a' singular
circumstance. It was, however, only froth the
public roads that we: had an opportunity •of seeing
the crops in the lower districts in the county,
which view might be partial, buf which reached
to sundry nelds exhibiting the appearance of :a
poor soil, and an imperfect cultivation.
Although the pasture grass cOntinucs abundant;
and there be a plentiful supply of. fodder, cattle of
all sorts can be purchased at a reduced 'price, :fat
as well 'as lean ; the beef, however continues at
9d. per lb. but is expected to be cheaper soon.—
Potatoes. are still ls. the peck,, of twenty -eight
pounds. Meal, for which there -is little demand,
3s. 2d. per peck. Quartern loaf Is. Bd.
The farmers are employed in pulling their lint„
and taking it to the water; and those who have
bog or meadow hay are busy in getting it win-
nowed, for which the weather is very favour-
able.

near Lanark, Aug. 31, 1812

The accounts from every part of the kingdom
speak of the luxuriance of the harvest, and in many
places it is completely housed, the effect of which
has been felt at Sherborne, by.a reduction_ of 4d.
in the peck loaf, this week, and a similar depres
sion is expected in the beginning of .the ensuing
'eek.

Theist c.; September this year has' notafforded
its usual sport. Several of Our'be'st shots have re-
turned with empty bags and loaded powder-horns,
after toiling for hours over stubble land, which
formerly used to afford them many a.fine-ffenged
covey. And at one,of our principal eaach-offices,
where. scores of braces andleashes weie wont to
be crowded, only one solitary brace had appeared
on the two first clays .of this season I—Batit He-
rald. •

A Correspondent writes from theisle of Wight,
that there is now growing at the-parsonage-house
of Shanklin, a myrtle, of the broad-leaved' kind,
whose extraordinary dimensions afford a strong
evidence of the mildness of the climate. 'lts fo-
liage covers the whole front of the }rouse, which
is lofty and spacious. Some of the larger branches
were lopped off not lourago, on account of their
too exuberant growth, and timber was applied to
many useful purposes : it was found to bear a con-
siderable resemblance to mahogany.

Mela?zcholy Catastrophe —OA the morning of
the 27th of August, fourteen' men, belonging to
Conway; went out in a small fkiat to finish the
loading of a flat lyik, near Ormshead, bound with
pavement flags for Liverpool. After having ac-
complished theiriwork, they left the vessel about
ten at night, and began to row town'rds Con-wl y;
in a short while, their cries were hard as if in
great darer, 'but the vessel being aground no
ssistance could be rendered tbein. The cries' of
distrcss 'continued until one lolayell was uttered,
after which there was universal silence. Next.
morning the boat was found, full of water and
drifted 'up the river. Seven hats, two jackets, and
waistcoat,, were found on the water's edge; but
none of, the bOdies have been washed' ash Ore—
. is filled with lamentation'. Ten of the
men have left large families.' tleven widows were
unfortumitely made, and thirtylfi,re children left
fatherless. Subscriptions for their relief have
been set on foot, and the people, touched with
their sufferings, have been extremely liberal.—
(North 'Wales daiette.) •

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