The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-16 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

The last week, though rough and disagreeable, was
very favourable to the harvest. Immense quantities
of grain have been housed in this part of the country
and in Scotland, whilst in the south and west of Eng-
land the crops are all safe. We are happy to say that
the accounts from Ireland are also very favourable, es-
pecially as far as the oat and potatoc crops are con-
cerned. Should we have tolerable weather during the
present week, very little grain will remain out in this
part of the country. We believe that the result of the
harvest will be such as to render any further importa-
tion of foreign grain unnecessary.—Liverpool Times.
During the past week, in an excursion extending
about sixty miles, we have made observations on the
state of the crops throughout portions of Cambridge-
shire, North Hertfordshire, and 'West Norfolk. Oa
the southern side of Cambridge, and in North Hers,
we did not observe any corn outstanding. The turnips
appeared slightly improved by the late rains. On the
road from Cambridge to Littleport, after passing Wa-
terbeach, we found the farmers in the midst of their
oat and bean harvest. It would seem that in West
Norfolk, in the neighbourhood of Downham Market,
much more rain has fallen than we have been favoured
with here. The pastures and turnips looking most lux-
uriant. 'File oat crops appear very heavy, and we
should imagine that by the end of next week the harvest
in that part of the country will be nearly finished.—
Cambridge Advertiser.
Accounts from Newcastle state that the weather dur-
ing the past week has been vet), favourable, and the
harvest had become general. Considerable progress
had been male in leading and stacking, and in various
places the reaping had been entirely finished. The
accounts received in respect to the quality of the grain
are highly satisfactory.

TILE TRIAL OF ELIZABIDE FOR

MURDER.

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The case of Elzabide, the hearing of which occupied
the Court of Assizes of the Gironde three days, was
brought to a conclusion on the 11th of September.
on the ground of insanity, and the advocate for the pri-
soner, in the course of along address to the jury, endea-
voured to establish this positron by reference to the opi-
nions ,lof several physicians, and to the conclusions
advocate particularly urged on the consideration of the
a medico-judicial work. In conclusion, the
jury the fact that the accused 's grandmother died in a
state of complete monomania or imbecility. Nine
points were then subniitted to the jury ; one relating
to each murdcr, and the remainder in reference to the
questions of premeditation and robbery. Atter a deli-
beration of about two hours and a half, the jury found
the prisoner guilty on all the points, and the President
of the Court immediately sentenced him to the punish-
ment of death.
During the
mained perfectly unmoved, and, after baying the Court,
passing of the sentence, Elizabede re-
drank a glass of lemonade and ate some grapes with
the greatest possible composure.

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