The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-04 00:00:00

HARVEST PROSPECTS.

The extremely favourable rgportg which we continue
to receive frotn all parts of the country (some of which
ue subjoin) induce the anticipation of an abundant har-
vest. Th 4 present season is one of the best we have
ever experienced.

The temperature has increased, and vegetation is
progressing very rapidly, the gen'al rains having acted
most beneficially. The hup bines again grow vigorously,
the cold nights of the last fortnight havtnic checkett
them. On Thursday morning a sharp frost did partial
mischief in the gardens, but the extent is very limited.
The appearance of the wheat is improving, though "the
ill weeds grow apace," indeed, in some places the plants
seem literally choked with weeds ; the grass grows luxu-
riantly ; in fact the whole of the crops give promise of a
most abundant gathering.—Herevord Times.
For the past fortnight the went her, though occasion-
ally cold and chilly, has been of tne most rich and flti-
iziog character. Rain and sunshine have been so
equally dispensed, that it were aimo•t impossible even
for poets to have imagined mare delightful weather for
the country, which, around in every di ection, Fres .nts
most luxuriant appearance. Vegetati,n was never knort!.
to have advanced so rApidly, and tip pru•pects cif th
hay crops of summer and m-ire impwiatit Karel v. of
autumn are such, its c.am,t tail to fill la,tru.t aif ire
av,ricultunklist's hearts with joy and gladtiess•—Cheltei,
ham Looker•on.

The seasonable rain which has fallen during the pmst
fortnight has caused a prqdigi. us growth, p irtieularlv
where vege.ition had been pre% iously cheeked. Trice
barley which presented a very ,tregular, appearance, is row
commg up remarkably well ; the wheat crops are looking
very fine ; and the meadow and pustule lands are ap-
proaching to luxuriance. Greet' vegetable crops of
kinds have made very rapid growth. The potato,. crop
prom ses to be very , ariy. Fruit re, s, wit h the exception
~t wa:l•truit io parttoular s tua!ioi:s. pronaiSr• an abun-
dant 'crop, the blossom having bee, fortunately r,—
tarded until there was little chance of any ii,joiy arising
from frost„ Cherries are abundantly r,ott thiely set
and rapid y approaching maturity ; pears are numerous,
and protni,e well, and apples, from all that we have
been able to learn, promise an abundant bearing. Upon
!hi, whole thene is now every prospect of an abundant
harvest.— 11.1 elchman.

The long continuance of favourable weather has pro-
duced the most beneficial effects upon the growing
crops ; hnd the accounts from ail parts of the country
anticipate a very early and a most abundant harvest.
The weather, during the present month—alternate
showers and sunshine—has been peculiarly calculated to
promote vegetation, and new potatoes arc already begin•
ning to make their appearance in our markets. In fact,
the prospects for the ensuing harvest are more auspi-
cious than they have been for many years at this period
of the season.—Dublin Evening Post.

COUNT ALEXIS ORLOFF.--011 being presented
to him, 1 cannot but confess that I shrank involuntarily from
giving my hand to be kissed by the too eelebrated Count Alexis
Orloff, whilst, as I had been well tutoredr,iin
t was necessary for
0 f t Iu
stniaentmo tooduec,hwhhiischfo‘rveahseianddiwspitehnsnalbylleips,
amongstacc the o dgto
Muscovites. He
was a magnificent looking man, and wore a pleturet
Fm-
press Catherine, which was covered with a diamond instead' of
crystal or glass, and surrounded with splendid brilliants. His
daughter's dress was made of English gingham, which con-
trasted eomically with the splendour of her attendants, and
diamond cypher of the Empress Catherine, which she wore on
her shoulder as demoiselle d'honneur. Count Alexis Orloff
who was Grand-Admiral in the time of Catherine, is richer
than any Prince in ( 'hristendom, and revels in Asiatic luxury.'
The hand which strangled Peter the Third is covered with
its
recompence of brilliants, amidst which the portrait ot Cathe-
rine smiles in eternal gratitude. --Memoirs of the Princess
Daschkaw.
.THE SAXON COINS, &C,We understand that
a communication has been recAved from the Chancellor of the
Duchy, on the subject of the Saxon coins and other articles of
silver found, the week before last, on the Cuerdale estate, near
thin town, and it is to the effect, that. Messrs. Pedders and Co.,
of the Old Bank, in whose charge they have been placed. are
to take care to preserve them safely, until further official direc-
tions for their disposal shall be sent to them. 'A e. trust Mr.
Asrheton will keep a sharp 10. k-out. after the treasure, in order
that he may be enabled to stocure no small -hare of these pre-
cious relics of bygone days ; for the perfect state of p eservation
in which the coins appear render them very valuable, and ..lso
a matter for great astonishment, seeing that many of them (the
.o'. ~,I',) mu,l be now nearly 1,000 years old.--Preston Pilot.
DISAsITROUS AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON
THE LANCASTER AND PRESTON R AILWA V• —Yesterday
about ten ~'elock in the nioriti lig. p trt 0. the brick work of a
leaster and Preston Junction Railway,
[ tunnel, re.,ently erected to earl," the high road over the Lan-
fire ydrds; near the White Horse
Inn, in Alyer-eough, about six mil,: from this town. tell in.
and, as may be well imagined, caused great consternation
among the workmen, and the inliabimtits of the adjoining
dwellings. The whole length et the tunnel is about thirty-
and about seven yards
informed, to he brickwork not, being sufficiently set iind
..,:;iive way, (Acing. as we are
ei.iisolidated before the centres were remitted. At the
time of the disastrous occtitrnee. four men were on
that part of the arch which ill, and were io the act
Aif puddling the brick wo• k. A k poor man, named
Richard Hall, who lived II b h I. ne in the neigh-
bourhoodßt of the railway, was buried beneath the ruins, arid
When extricated was found to be shockingly mutilated and quite
decd, Ile has left a wife and four young children to lament
his hard fate, Another
man. named Mark Cooper, was also I
severely hurt,
An excavator, named Luke ur-el, an Irish-
nan,_was likewise so touch crushed that his hie is despaired
of. The other person on the works at the time of the accident,
a_yriung man, named Henry Wilkinson, fell with the rest, but
e scaped without any material injury. Mr. Bell, su-geon, of
Garstio •-n. • • w 4., immediately 4. Ilt for, and was promptly on the
spot. Air. NI. L
aunn :,s the
contract., fin this part of the ra,l-
- ; but a rrSill ot the name of stre.ider was superintending
the brickwork, and is, we believe, the sub-eont.actor for it.
This distressing occurrence will,
we imagine, retard the open-
ing of the railway somewhat !erioaFiy.— Preston Chronicle.

CHURCH EXTI NSION.

(From the Scotsman )
IR ROBERT INGLIS'S MOTION FOR ROB.
BING DISSENTERS—TRUE CHARACTER

OF THE CHURCH EXTENSION PLANS.

Sir Robert Inglis's motion for Church Extension has
been postponed sine die, but not abandoned. We are
glad to see that the English Dissenters are at length
awakeeed to the danger which menaces them. By the
last return (to 15th) the number of petitions pro and
con stands thus :—For Extension, 2,061 petitions,
161,118 signatures ; against Extension, 894 petitions,
123,914 signatures. We could take a bet that the
Jesuit of the Standard never mentions the number of
signatures, but always that of petitions only !
We insert elsewhere a most important return just
published, showing the grants of public money lavished
upon the three Established Churches during the last
thirty-nine years. Its amount, 5,678,0001., will surprise
every one ; and as Sir Robert Inglis, though a High
Churchman, is a person alive to feelings of decency, we
would fain hope that the publication of this startling
return has shamed him out of the additional robbery he
meditated. The importance of the subject induces us
to enter into some details to exhibit the hideous injus-
tice of these grants of money ; and, first, we shall en.
deavour to ascertain the prop Itional numbers of
Chure!tmen and Dissenters in the B, itish
The population of Britain in 1831 was 16,589,000 ;
of Ireland 7,767,000. The increase in ten years is a
trifle under 15 per cent.; but, for the nine years elapsed
since the census, let us call it 13 per cent , and it will
now be—

England. including- the army and navy l6 100,000
Scotland
Ir. laud 8,776 000

27 516 000
This eXi,til,g population, in respect of religion, way lie
ekssified as iollovvs

Churchmen. Dissenters.

I ENRIild the Churchmen to -
Dm, nters as 5)o 4.
In Sc 41..rgi, as s°o 3 1,584,000 1056,000
In Ir,land, the exact proportion in
1834 was 1 u, 9/