The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-17 00:00:00

STATE OF THE WEATHER AND

CROPS.

BALLYNACLASIL—The rain has fallen all this day in
orrents without a moment's cessation. The injury it
will do is incalculable. lam sorry to add, that within
this week or two there is a system of petty robbery car-
ried on nightly, that until now never was heard of in
this quiet county. No wonder ; the old potatoes are
three parts rotten or wholly gone, and their new crop,
of course, not fit to dig. The increase of mendicancy
is deplorable.— Wicklow Correspondence.
The only field of wheat that we have yet heard to
have been cut was a field belonging to Thomas Rose,
Esq„ of Court, in this county, which was reaped on Wed-
nesday, and it was injured by blast and mildew ; it was,
however, grown on rich low land, to the crops on which
the damage was chiefly confined.—Limerick Standard.
Ross.—Notwithstanding the very fickle state of the wea-
ther of late, several fields of wheat are already cut in this
neighbourhood, and next week We have no doubt harvest-
ing will become very general.—lfcreford Times.
We have had another week of ungenial weather.
There has been comparatively little sunshine ; a good
deal of rain has fallen, and altogether that fine warmth
for which we are accustomed to look in the middle of
August, has been almost wanting. As a matter of
course the grain crops are in rather a backward state ;
and whatever sort of weather may be in reserve for us,
we are not now to have an early harvest. We per-
ceive that the same remark applies to other districts of
the country ; and those who have good opportunities
of making calculations, affirm that the general harvest
will be under an average.—Leeds Times.
Considerable anxiety is felt in this neighbourhood as
to the effcet of the weather upon the corn harvest,
which is now partially commenced, though with pros-
pects not certainly of the most flattering description.
Several fields cut have been exposed for the last week
to almost constant and heavy rains, while the standing
crops have suffered severely from the winds, which,
in violence almost equalled the gales of November. If
some great change does not take place in a few days
the result must be disastrous. Most of the wealthy
millers of this neighbourhood and the Corn-factors
have left for the Continent to get supplies.-Deeonport
Chronicle.

Wednesday was really a beautiful day, and yesterday
also continued fine till towards the time of nightfall,
when the rain again eescended in torrents, and continued.
with little intermission throughout the niht ; and to-
day has been exceedingly unpropitious. .1 e believe we
may state with confidence that the wheat crop is seri-
ously deteriorated, and irremediably so, and that the corn
crops generally, as well as the potatoes, are in imminent
daryer.—Limerick Reporter.
Owing to the very unsettled state of the weather, the
hay harvest is very backward in this neighbourhood, and
most of the hay which has been long down, appears to
he in a very bad state. The corn also appears to be
much injured from the long continuance of wet ; there-
fore, the most intense anxiety is felt, not only among
the fames. but also throughout all other classes of the
community, for a favourable alteration, otherwise the
injury to the grain crops will be much more alarming,
and the result very serious.—Hereford Times.
A great quantity of wheat has been cut during the
week in the neighbourhood ; but, from the continued
unfavourable state of the weather, little or none has been
carried. Bread is now selling in our shops at twenty-
pence per gallon, and butter at ls. 3d. per lb.—Hamp-
shire Advertiser.

Reaping has commenced in many places in this county.
but, we regret to say, under very unfavourable auspices ;
indeed, if the last fortnight had been real dog-day
weather and that mostly summer period expired on Wed-
nesday last, we should at this moment be nearly- at the
height of the corn harvest throughout Herefordshire.
We have not had heavier rains for months past than fell
between Tuesday morning and Wednesday evening last
—throughout Tuesday night and Wednesday morning
It came down in torrents, and cannot have been other-
wise than injurious to the standing grain, which, as re-
ports say, is .much down in many parts. In our corn
market on Saturday last wheat was very scarce ; the
little in offer, realised a considerably advanced price, and
it has now a strong tendency to rise rapidly. In the
hop grounds the cold nights have done more mischief
than the. heavy rains. May the next month be more
congenial both for corn and hops. There will be a new.
moon on Monday, and the weatherwise foretel new
weather—may they prophecy rightly,—He? eford Times.
During the greater part of the present week this dis-
trict has been visited with heavy rains, which have done
serious damage to the crops. Large quantities of hay
still lie on the ground, and the corn. crops are laid to
such,an extent in many places, that a month of fine
weather will scarcely be sufficient to repair the injury
already done. More gloomy harvest prospects have
scarcely ever been recollected. Manchester Times.

ConNWALL (NEwQuAY.)—The harvest has partially
commenced in the parishes of Lower St. Columb and
Crantock. Several fields of wheat, barley, and oata are
in progress of cutting, bat from the showery state of the
weather and want of sun, the harvest is more backward
than usual at this season of the year. The crops in tit?
neighbourhood are promising a fair yield.—Devonport
Gazette.

SOUTH or DEvon —The late rains have, in some
places, where there is a great sheer, laid the wheat.. The
crop of new potatoes is very good, and they are selling
from Bd. to 10d. per peck.—Deronport Chronicle.
A field of wheat at Handley Wood, in the parish of
Staveley, Was cut on Thursday last. This may be stated
as the precursor of harvest in this neighbourhood, not
its commencement. The heavy rains thst have fallen
during the present week will nuguient the embarrass-
ments of the farmer.--Derbyshire Chronicle.
The weather has been wet, cold, and generally unfa-
vourable in this neighbourhood, for the last week ; but
we are happy to learn from farmers of the county, that
the crops have not as yet experienced any injury, hut
w!t a few fine days may remedy. Last evening the
rain fell in torrents.—llloamoutkiktre