The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-10 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND CROPS.

We have had another week of almost tropical heat
and splendour. On Sunday, the thermometer, in the
interiur of the county, stood at 100 and at 84 degrees
in shade. The consequence is that crops of all kinds
are rapidly progressing ; and the liveliest hopes are
entertained of an early and abundant crop. Notwith-
standing the reiterated predictions of one or two
would- be " black prophets," that there would be no
alter ation in the provision markets till the present
crop was off the ground,_ the_ptietzJaf___the stall
of life are everywhere receding. Vegetables are
plentiful ; and very shortly there will be an abun-
dant supply of new potatoes to assist in keeping the
grain and cattle markets in check. Wheat and oats
throughout the country are generally in ear, and give
promise or good crops. Potatoes, which are so narrowly
watched, and regarding which so many rumours are
abroad—said, for instance, one day to be entirely Callen
away, and the next to be reinvigorated with new lite--
have as green and healthy an appearance as we remem-
ber to have seen them. They are coming very generally
into bloom, and are not the least uninteresting of the
flowering tribe in field or garden. We have assurances
from every quarter of Ayrshire that the crop is still free
from disease. The hay harvest has begun in many
quarters ; and better weather could not be got foe
making it " while the sun shines " The pastures are
still green and luxuriant, though we have had little
rain for three weeks ; the evening dews are heavy and
invigorating. We have thus every cause for rejoicing.
—Ayr Observer.

IM?ROVEMENTS AT FOLLESTONE.—EZtifIiiVe i/11..
provements are now carrying on at Folkestone har-
bour, under the auspices of the South-Eastern Railway
Company. Those of our readers who have visited
Folkestone will know that at present passengers for
Folkestone disembark on the top of the bill, a mile from
the harbour, although there is a small branch line
gof comparatively little use to the
running down to the north end of the harbour. Thu
branch has only been used hitherto for the conveyance
and one very important im•
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sodsuiesnre.ger traffic, whilst it stopped at the north side
. itpassengerb'.in
The branch is now to be made avail.
of the ,
provement in course of execution consists of a swivel
bfrid nv
yg trains from
iacrossn a portion
or the purpose
o
the present terminus of the
branch railway to the south q y
French boats start, and passengers-1a- •From this quay the
conveying
e
will be thus enabled
to step out of the trains on to the quay, and into the
steamer. Here it is intended,.l
to erect an extensive sta-
tion and Custom-house.
owThe principal feature', of tfhe
works now in progress, h
pi,r or breakwater at the entrance is
theto presentetehnestrten
hear!
lour. This pier is to be carried cut to the extent of
h a out 400 yards beyond the present harbour, and whilst
it will protect the harbour from being obstrugted by
shingle, it will form the western boundary of an exten-
sive harbour, covering more than 100 acres, in which at
low water spring tide, there will be. a depth of water
averaging from 10 to 25 feet.—Maidstone Journal.
THE VASSITEI TIDJARET.—THE MEANS 'OP COM.
.AIERCE.—This splendid steamer took a distinguished
party down the I:iiver on Wednesday, previous to her
&Torture for Constantinople. This vessel has been
built for a commercial company, of whom the Sultan il
the chief, and is intended for trading between Constano
tinople and Trebisond. She is of 200 feet (deck) lent*.
31 feet 6 inches beam, and 19 het deep. The engine,
are by I:flessrs. Maudslay Sons and Field, on their patent
double cylinder principle, of a nominal collective power
of 300 horses, but an actual power of nearly double
th...t amount. They made twenty-one revolutions per
minute, and the speed of the vessel was ascertained to
be upwards of fifteen statute miles an hour through the
water—an extraordinary speed considering the sine of
the vessel (nearly 1,000 tons), and that she bad on board
100 tons of coal, all her stores, boats, &c., ten tons of
water, was fully rigged. and drew thirteen feet water,
She left Blackwell about
twelve,proceeded to within
two miles of the Nore, and returned •
at twenty minutes
past five. The following were amongst
The Prince and Princess Callimaki, Sir Stratford and
Lady Canning, the Baron and Baroness Moncorvo' Sig
Jasper Atkinson, Count Rosen, Mademoiselle de Sao
mento. Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Mr. and hirsi
Zubrab, Mrs. Lawrence, Admiral Ratf,ey, Coldiel Ttai
I,.ch, Mr. Macfarlane, &c. The Cele,stream- betel was
I in attendance, and the party part.,ook of_Aariuperiv
• dojeiner, after which dancing commenced witki
spirit, and continued until the arr,ival a the vessel
her moorings.