The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-09 00:00:00

DISTRICT OF QUEBEC.

AGRICUT,TURAL REPORT.—The spring which
wears its appearance much earlier than usual was yet tardy,
and the general seed time commenced only about the sth in-
stant; some patches of ground exposed to the sun on the north.
shore below Cjuebee, were sown as early as the 25th Ultimo.
Altogether agricultural labotirs are more advanced this year
than last by nearly a fortnight. The weather was favourable
for putting the wheats in the ground, which is now pretty ge-
nerally done. The grasses look well but are not long enough to
aflbrd pasture to cattle. The clover and timothy sown with grain
crops last year are luxuriant and have withstood the winter safely.
The drought which continued to the 3d instant had retarded
them on high grounds, but on that day abundant rains fell which
were followed by severe frosts on the nights of the 3d •itli and
sth instant, that may have (lend same injury to tender garden
vegetables. The labours in the garden have gone on pretty
rapidly, the weather, however, during this week has not been
favourable to them. During winter, agricultural prodtice has
been low, and the complaints of hard times were general. The
rumours of war have effected some rise in our wheat, which
sells now at a remunerating price. The intercourse with the
United States has created at least a temporary demand for oats
which we understand until late this spring were sold in the
upper district as low as tenpence and one shilling per minot.-
Bth May, 1823.

.The late OMNI us G gmum G TLCHRIST, 'Esq.
—Mr. Gmcnnwr was born in the year 1779, at the same
place which gave birth to the celebrated Bard whose reputation
It became his lot to defend against the attacks of the Rev. LISLE
BOWLES. It appears, that he was originally intended for the
sacred office, for he was at an early age matriculated at Mag_
tialene Colleges Oxford, and continued there during two yeara;
but his destination was impeded by an advantageous offer
of his uncle, resident in Stamford, who being in a declining
state of health; invited him to commercial pursuits, and, dying
in 1798, the conduct of his business devolved upon the de-
ceased, and iu 11301 lie tOutul himself master of:+bovvitire con.
cern. Here it might:have been supposed that his connection
with the muses and literature Would have terminated ; but the
seeds dimming had taken too deep root in his mind to be thus
eradicated. Amidst all the toil and attention necessary to trade,"
he contrived to maintain an active correspondence with all his
literary pursuits. The first article in which be is known as a
public author appears in the Monthly Mirror for August IWO,'
to which is prefixed a very accurate portrait. To this pub-
lication, then conducted by his friend Moors, author of
My Poeket Book, 4.c. 1.e., and to the Censure Literaria, he
became a liberal contributor. In 1802, at the early ege of
twenty-three years, he was elected a Fellow of the Society of
Antiquaries; a distinction which he justified by displaying
an extraordinary knowledge of and
..taste for the peculiar
learning of the reigns of br.lzanETlE and her immediate sue.-
cessors, and publishing an enlarged edition of the writings of,
the amiable and facetitous poet, Bishop COBBET T. Ilk next
literary production was a successful defence of BEN Joxsorr
from the imputations cast on him by the commentators on
SHAKSPEAIIE-111AtoNE,CliALMEpS, and others. Be was an
occasional and not infrequent contributor 'to The Quarterly
Review, in which some of the most admired articles, chiefly
in the poetical and antiquarian department, are, from his pen.
Previously to the publication of his Letters to liowvEs, be had
become a contributor to The London Itlagazine; anti at about
the Mine period, in conjunction with h(. Talmo t, of Fleet-
street, he brought into public notice the Poems of the peasant
Ct.artu. He continued his literary exercitations till his weak-
ness became so excessive as to debar him even from the plea-
sure of reading. He was seized about ,a year ago with a gene-
ral imbecility of body, which no advice nor medicine could re-
medy ; and on Monday morning he expired, under a total ex-
hausture of physical strength, at the early age of 44 years and
a few months.,-(StamArd News.)