The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-01 00:00:00

MONTHLY. AGRICULTURAL REPORT

The latter hay,harverst is scarcely yet finished
.
in many parts the- 'quantity as great as ever-
known, but Most of it ilainaed, and of inferior
condition., The turnip lands Iptve worked wcll'
but sowing is not :yet..completed; the forwor"4
turnips and cabbages appear. healthy. The ,f;117.
lows in a' mellOw and. friable state. All lands
throughout the island, capable of growing a cro?
of crop of corn, haVe been applied to that per-
pose.
The stoutest wheats have been a good
beaten down by the rains and thunder-stortosA
whilst the light crops upon poor Lands have bOlt
a,-"arently improved. Mildew and smut ha"
been diScovera within thnhist fortnight, with 3
considerable quantity of brands or burnt ear3z7,
The' mildew or blue mould. early has been early
universal upon the corn this year, although'
noticed till ()Hate ; butas far as the limited ider
sonal inspection of the present reporter has 0L.,"
tended,,- corn
.bas, never been more. clean and
tree from vermin and 'impurities, Under
circumstances, than in the present
This 'is probably to attributed to the iinuso
Mildness 'of. the N. winds, an: to their short
intervals of duration, although so ficqUe.m, a l'ir"
ciimstaile most favourable and preservAive of tile
crop of wheat.- An various parts, the crops in.
neral arc most luxuriant awl bulky,. and a frial
from the coast of S4STSCY.,_, -boasts- of long-
large ears of wheat, with great plenty of
Throlighout the country time ears of Wheat arc
said to be of moderate size, and the promise °9l
both corn and straw to 'be consideralqe.
N.L. winds; the bane of vegetation, have detract—
ed much from the present, which might otheriss:-4 -
haVe been the largest crop of corn ever grovv,Lie
in this country. These frequent and unavoidab'A
aceidents add unspeakable force to the.thousaO'
arguments in favour of a'Bill of 'general inclosore'-
an advantage which Scotland has- enjoyed fOL,
more than a century, and .to which so- much "Je'.
its prosperity is to be. attributed. Rye among
best of the crops,, and harvest ex ,acted with."% 'l,
fortnight• the fowardest counties. AcCoolh".
of harvest in foreign parts thus far satisf,actorit f
Heavy edmplaints from too many quarters
tenancy-ap-will and" short leases, those lamentab'
preventions of improvement, and 'poisoners of tbi; •
very source of public and private interest. iteci'
as high as, the times will bear, but long leases, the
p6wer of transfer, no obligation to summer fallo"
and no absurd pettifogger's restrictions. 711-
'above complaints are mixed with high encomit
upon certain landlords, most particularly of
and -Scotland. Norio''''

Of potatoes the report generally satisfadtoiY•
'llse fruits much blighted) and the same inal:,(lsr,
must necessarily have extended to the
,bops.
wool trade at a stand; nothing having transpire
. i
at any of the marts as a sufficient gule. The
oak-bark harvest was successfully finished.-7—R4P••
a good, crop.
' Middlesex'; July 27.

MONTHLY BILL OF MORTALITY, from the 24th
of June to. the 29th of July : '

Christened. • I . Buried.
Males . . .`lO7l Males .• . ,' . 803 1531
Females ~ . . 1145 2216 Females 7928
Whereof have do.:al under Two years old, 436..
1. . .
. . IVETWEEM.
" . 1:1
' .
cl ' and 5 ' lal 50 ',,,tna 60 . . . • • ii;
51-i 10 . . ... . .4 . "66 60 —• 70 . . . • • ig
149 ,--- 20 . . .. • i . • 65' 70' -L-•'80 . . . . • 51
20 30- , 86 180 -- 90 . . • • • . 1
..:.

-40 _ 141
40 59

90 - 100 . . . • •

BIRTHS.
The Conntessaf Caledoii,-of a Son and Heir. 1,
On Monday last, at Stoke-place, the Lady. of Capt. 1-10%f"
tiy;'e, of a Son and Heir.

. . MARRIED.
On Thursday last, at Mary-le-bout Church, Mr. DriOr3it'
to Mrs. pussek, -relict of the late J. L. Dussel.
. •
The same -day, at 'Newington, Surrey, Mr. Huns” Ar
nold Homer, of • the Edgeware-road, to Miss Louisa FrALI
Wallis, of the former place.

DIED.
ar On the 25th January last,- on board the East-ladi ca,‘°„43.5
pany's ship Scalehy Castle, in Dampier Straig-fiLs, To-'"—
Harley M'Millan, •Esq., in the r23d year of his age. -lb
On the lqh ult. Mr. Duncan Macpherson, of Acharia‘
. Argyieshire, in his 84th year. - d'
On Monday last, William Hallier, Es.q. Deputy of nt'a
street Ward, aged 78. _
On Tuesday last, at Paultons, 'Hampshire, the infant dr/
of
On.W Lady
ed
G!;•trude Sloane.
nesday last, at ftye, in Sussex, Captain .5.-- 03('
dock, aged 75. • 11
The some day, in his riOtlt year, at his son's •house in 4.: e
shopsgate-street, William 'lihw, .E.c.i. late is .Et-i.-411, ii,
County of Derby.
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