The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-02 00:00:00

NAVAL IN TE LLIGENCE.

(From the Brighton Gazette.)
PORTSMOUTH, MARCII 31.—The Asia, 84, Capt. Fisher
and Pique, 36, Captain Boxer, have arrived at Chatham,
the farmer to be paid off, and the latter to be refitted with
all dispatch.
At present, not a single ship is fitting out, at Plymouth
or Portsmohth.

The Indus, S 4, Captain Sir J. Set-ling, Vernon, 50,
Captain Walpole, Pelican, 18, Commander Napier, and
Nautilus, 10, Lieut. Beaufoy, form the squadron at Spit-
head ; the two first waiting to complete their crews, and
the latter for orders to proceed.
The transport, Belle Alliance, is fitting out at Deptford,
to convey stores to Singapore, for the use of, the squadron
on the coast of China.

Active exertions are making to complete the 50 gun
frigates, \Varspite and Dublin, tor commission. They will
be ready for the pendant in about a month. The Vindic-
tive, 50, is also in a forwar.l state.

The Twced, 20, Commander Douglas, and Iris, 26,
Captain Nurse, have sailed, the former to the West Indies,
and the latter to the coast of Africa.

The troop-ship Apollo may be dailly expected to arrive
from Quebec, with the 24th Regiment on board, having
recently landed there the 68th Regiment.
The brigs Curlew, 10, and Acorn, 16, were in Simon's
Bay, Cape of Good Hope, all well, on the 22d January,
refitting to proceed to the west coast.

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR

MARCH.

Since our last we have passed through a month of splen-
dour. Such a March has rarely been witnessed or re-
cc rded, and its effects hava been equally inspiriting.
There have been, perhaps, six or eight partial marks of
frosty rime, produced an hour before dawn; but in no one
instance have our thermometers, however situated, denoted
the freezing degree ; once we had the mercury at 33 de-
grees. The eiuinoctial period passed with rather iormy
concomitants ; but though clouds, packed together in huge
culluis., theweather°usmasseP' came with south to south•weste-ly
cl was littlr more than showery, it could
not be called rainy; and, therefore., we augur that the
spring and summer will be decidedly genial, generally
sunny ; but the gleams relieved by seasonably alternating
showers. .

It is a glorious and benign season—full of promise and
hope. Wherever we go we observe all the crops rich and
healthy. The snow saturated the land, and stored it with
fertil'zing ammoniacal salts, and (Nary subsequent shower
hence, e has been less of March dust
(f,r thy..., volume of rain has been generally below an aver-
Moisture has been sufficient, yet not re-
dundant, ut ;
and the land has been ploughed, harrowed, sown,
&c., without one serious interruption, Oats, beans. and
peas are up and flourishing. Wheat varying a little in
intensity of verdure, but everywhere healthy, beautiful, and
abundant ; very much spring wheat has been sown.
That which we thus record from our own inspection,
our correspondents affirm. And now we vria turn our at-
tention to distant intelligence, which we obtain from the
compendious statements in the last Mark Lane Express,
previously observing, that, after all the " fears," and evil
surmisings of interested dealers (for such are abundantly
setlitive and ever on the alert to create alarm), the truth
is plainly told, unvarnished, and without qualification, in
the cheering quotations to which we now solicit the reader's
attention.

From Yorkshire, to the 19th of March—" February
commenced with severe but seasonable weather ; this gra-
dually gave way to la ry warm and extremely genial
weather for the season, and even March sust lined the same
character up to the 15th; since, the evenings have been
cold, south-east winds and a little rain have followed. To
begin with the wheat crop—we actually have to say that,
never in our recollection was the appearance of wheat so
favourable ; the plant is full, so much so, that you may
travel for fifty miles, in almost any direction in the coun-
try, and not see a single field deficient in plant. The
blade looks exceedingly broad and healthy, creeps along
the ground, and in many cases already covers the Lind ;
neither the frost of winter, nor the drought of the period
since the storm, has at all injured it. A very small
breadth of barley will be sown, but large enough, we ap•
prebend, to supply the diminished demand. The prospects
of wheat for another year, therefore, are excellent ; and
should Providence grant us a good harvest there will be
more than a supply. Turnips were never known so plen-
tiful. Stock sell, well, farm work is extremely forward,
and pastures are beginning to look green."
" LINCOLNSHIRE.— We have now passed the equinox,
with the gales cf wind usual at this season, all from the
south, and without more rain than a few showers. Vege-
tation has made an early start,
and is acting upon the
wheat and grass lands most energetically. The first sown
beans are beginning to break through, and barley and oats
will soon follow. The hawthorn hedges are partially in
ha``, and everything indicates an early spring. Cattle of
all descriptions are enormously dear.
GENERAL REVIEW.--( Extract. )—" With a continuance
of extraordinary fine weather, great progress has been
made with spring sowing. Bean and pea-planting is
already finished, most of the oats have also been com.
rni•ted to the ground, and even the sowing of barley has
been generally commenced. Since the breaking up of the
frost till the present period (29th) the weAller has been
highly favourable for all apecies of husbandry. The
ground tamed up pliable and mellow, and ploughing
suffered no interruption ; the surface was rendered dry
by brisk winds and sunshiny days ; most of the seeds cot:-
sequently gut an excellent bed, Subsequently we have
had occasional showers, and already Leans, pet!, and oats
have appeared above ground ; meanwhile the young v heat
plant has daily been gaining vigour, and at the present
period the couatry pre,ents a truly delightful aspect."
In Scotland the favourable weather experienced during
nearly the whole month has enabled the farmers to get
tise'l forward.
From Leland the accounts Ric precisely s'milaa. The
markets of both countries continue to be indifferently
supplied with grain of all kinds, and, though the demand
had by no means been brisk, former prices had been well
supported.
As these statements tal:y precisely with what we oh-
" 0, it will be fair sad just to consider them per,