The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-05 00:00:00

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AGRICULTUrtAt REPORT FOIL Jl,TLY.—Dunuft.
(DUB LfN ATORNOtti-114051', AUGUST 2.)
The farmers, reduced almost to despair from the prospect of
the crops at the end of last month,
.partieularly potstoes and
oats, are noW, owing hi the 'plettiful rains, most sanguine of a
good crop of those necessary products, which constitute the food
of the bulk of the people.
The wheat crops are thin in generid, owing to embed soviiee
season, and the ex reme rigour of the winter; however, there is
full promise of an average ceop.-. ,
The shooting of the wheat this
year is later by three wear t
than last season. The Continued rains and cold weather wi.l
occasion the harvest generally to be a month later tharelast
year, as the crops as yet are not filled so as to make them heavy
at the head. Good weather in the months of August and-Set
tember will make ample amends for the cold and iate spring.
The early meadows are scared), half a crop, which, together
with the unfavourable season in making them upe will cause.
good hay to sell high next spring; but such hay farmers A 4
kept back their mowing will have double the produce. Ti,
butt of the grass it is feared will be injured, and spoil the colou
of the bay.
Barley looks well, and promises to par the farmer this year
better than any other crop, on aeekint of the change in the dis-
tillery laws and reductioirof the inalt.duty.
The crops of ltape axe but indifferent, being, greatly hurt
by the inclement winter and cold spring, and, by reason of the
late rains, partly grown in the bull.
Store Cattle presented at the late Fairs have been a mere
drug, scarcely a single buyer asking the price : and springers.
are at present lower than they were for the last 60 years ; horses,
however, of a good description, meet quick safes at an (Ma-
eouraging price ; but common farmers' cattle, generally Lsod
in a four-headed plough, are bought at fr0m,..3 to b pounds...a
Pig jobbers were on the alert during the whole spring, buying
up for the English market ; so that good stores of a year ola
will Low bring from 50e. to 31.
Notwithstanding that there is Sernelling favourable in this
acciaint, the county of Dublin fannera have but a glOomy pros-
Feel before them.--a late harvest, which is always hazarchee s
and uncertain, and the bad feelings of, the Gentleman who weee
, diasatisfied with their tenantry at the late election, some of
whom now seem disposed to come down with rigour on the
miserable tenantry who, front the war rents, rigidly exacted,
ire reduced to the lowest degree of poverty. Expeeieece should
iew h those Gentleirienohat rack rents and hard treatment are
not the way to gain the affections of an industrious tenantry,
whom the buidlord should be more afraid to lose, than the tea-
antry to lose the 1. ndl rd.

LETTER FROM SIR IL LEES TO CAPT. ROCK.
<c" BLACK Rocx, FRIDAY, JITLY 18, 182 a.
I do not believe there exists a Roman Catholic in ti:3
county of Dublin, or the adjoining counties, who would hurt 4
hair of my head; should General Rock, or any of the Limerick
assassins, venture into these parts, on a campaign, and do rn,t
the honour of attacking my Castle, I will lay fifty uineas to an
old rap, that I will put more lead into Rock's hinder part, than
Doctor Doyle has in his head, just to balance the murderous
vagabond in his retreat; and as to his assassins, I will bag tliant
as fast as I used to tumble cock grouse ea the 20th of August.
I am always ready to receive visitors of his sort, and I can hi;
a bat flying with a single ball. The poor fellows in Dublin
have been.deluded by the villainous demagogues; and I owe it
to them to say, that although on the road at all hours, day and
night, never yet have I experienced any thing but the mos;
marked kindness from the lower orders ; but they are not cold.
blooded murderers, therefore the humbug above, and all like it,
will be ever despised and laughed at by
" HARCOURT LEES."

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.
•
DEAL, AVG. 4.--Wind W.S.W—Came down from the
River and remain the Montmorency, 'Wood, for Quebec; Asia,
for New South Wales; and Richardson, fur Mirarnichi.
FALMOUTH, Au G. 3.—Vilnd S.W.—:arrived the Bar-,
mony, Lewis, from Newcastle for Oporto; Assiduous, Davis.
from Plymouth for Seville. Sailed the Ann, Williams, for
Dram. Arrived off' the port the Salus, Crithway, from Lon.
don for Newfoundland.
YARMOUTH, AUG. 4—His Majesty's revenue cutter Hawk
picked uson Saturday evening. oif the Newarp Light, 2013 half
ankers of Geneva, 19 ditto of brandy, and 20 ditto of tobacco,
which she yesterday lodged in the Custom-house at this port.
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The Caesar, Jane from Haniburgh to liavannalt is totally
lost on Cape HolualL, moit of the cargo saved.

• DREADFUL FIRE AT 'NEW BrtENTroon.—At
half-past tiine o'clock last night, a most dreadful
fire broke out at the Castle Tavern, New Brent•
ford, which, in a short time, was totally de.
stroyed ; together with all the out-houses adjoin-
ing. The engines soon arrived on the spot, but,
through the great deficiency of water, the endea-
vours of the firemen were almost useless, and,
fears were entertained that the devouring element
would spread its ravages to the adjoining houses.
Happily, however, the family and the whole of
the inmates were soon removed, together with
the horses, carriages, &c. But we are sorry to
,fay that the whole of the stock of Mr. Founts,
the landlord, and that of his servants, was totally
ddestroyed, The nccident, we understand, oc.
curred through the negligence of the servant
girl, who, while putting the children to bed,
carelessly placed the candle too near the curtain:.
None of the property was insured,
bitzAosruz. Acorn:cr.—Yesterday afternoon
an immence concourse of persons assembled on
the shore at Chelsea-reach, to witness a grand
rowing..match fur a subscription poise and other
prizes, given by the inhabitants of 'Chelsea, to be
contested for by five pair of oars. Several small
guns loaded with pebbles were placed oh, th':
beach, to be fired as a signal for starting ; and.
when the competitors came in, two men, named
Saunders .and Sisson, alias Mopp3 Sisson, were ' '
appointed to attend to them. I V hen the 'men.
were coming into the Adam and l.::ve to decide
the first heat, Sisson applied the hilt Poker to thre
that gun, and it went off; on coming teilie second
the prime was out of order, and the gun ruispert
fire: a multitude of persons clone and stood.
round whilst the defect was re reedier!, upon
Which .the .other. man, Saunders, liked the third..
amongst the people, who ran in nil directions,
and, shocking to relate, the. whole of the con-
tents entered the right hip of the man Sisson:—
The.poor felloV," fell insensible ter the ground,
bleeding dreadfully from the wouird. Satilidels
was instantly secured and carried to thecage. The
wounded mats was assisted to the ':Mouse of Mr.
Smith, .a surgeon in the neighbourllood. On's.
arnining the -part, a wound of conA lerable thug.
nitude presented itself, penetratin't to the hip
hon.e, the contents lacerating the tioteriesin their
passage.. Nir. Smith dressed the vinund, awhile
poor fellow was placed in a coach and carriedyto
St. George's Hospital, where he 110 w lies id a
very dangerous state.
A public meeting has been held at Kilwinan^
for the purpose of. opening a sobwription to aid
the Spanish nation in their struggloi for inflPi)end-
ence. Resolutions were passed crldernnio4 the
la r .
conduct of the intruders; and a lebscription is.
going on which will in all prOiaiii its amount to
a handsome :sum,. considering .110 "1" of the
pI a ce.---,- (6/m.s.g.ow Chi:onice.) - .
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11,0nur,A—Mrs. BELLAsIV,, of 3.84 fiohn-steee.,
n a.,
titlfdr;row, gave iliforinatio4 to Nisi its:An,tk.
head Officer at the Hatton...orden lolii-at-oroce,
`yesti4day, that on the ceti
,predt4 day,, witlist.rtt-
terEcthig'Divirle' Service' aiihe C..94'110040 cli,ito
in:Ceolpstreet, flatrefi.gard.to, itt,tt...,.kiOket;4as
picks d'hr priise, continual seiveill SoVereiii;uS
antl,a quantity of silver, as she suspects, by i
well-dressed female who sat near her.