The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-04 00:00:00

LORD MORPETH

Defeated in the strife for power,
In the mid haunt of his renown,
He proudly brook'd reverse's hour,
And did not wince at fortune's frown.
He stood with sadness in his heart,
At having miss'd an honour'd goal,
But nobly threw all spite apart,
And prov'd the brightness of his soul!
There, in the place of former pride,
Half humbled with a manly woe,
Dash'd envy's poison'd shaft aside,
To play the fair and generous foe.
To own a rival's triumph grand,
Bow to the gainer of the race,
And give him, with a liberal hand,
The winning courtesies of grace!
While thousands gather'd round to hear
How he would meet his fallen fate ;
Warm, earnest, solemn, and sincere,
He charm'd the men who came to hate!
'And,-while his lofty spirit shone
All jealous:meanness high above,
Bound still more closely. to his own
The hearts of those who-came to love!

Then, when his eloquence grew Still, ,
And admiration's voice rose loud,
There rush'd the warm and generous thrill
Of kind emotion through the crowd.
And strong, 'mong foes, and friends, as round
The gentle inspiration ran,
All felt that his farewell" had crown'd
An honoured and an honest man !
.Bode Light, No. 111.

THE WHEAT CROP IN AMERICA.
The following is the report of the appearance of the
wheat crops in Michigan, Western New York, Virginia,
and part of Maryland :
" The Detroit (Michigan) Advertiser gives a most en-
couraging account of the wheat crop. The simple fact
that the crop looks poorly in two or three counties in
New York, will not materially affect the supply. The
increase of the product since last year in the counties
within thirty miles of Detroit is greater, we are sure,
than will be -the deficiencyin Western New York. Ana
in the State of Michigan there will be an increase, over
last year's product, of more than the entire product of the
Genesee Valley, for the crops in Michigan seldom looked
better. Although there has not been a great deal of
rain, there has been enough to give sufficient vigour to
our great staple. If there has been a deficiency else-
where, the world need not be alarmed. It can fall back
upon the prolific Peninsula, which (the Advertiser says)
can furnish a worse currency and a better wheat than
any other state in the Union.
" The Buffalo (Western New York) Commercial says,
speaking of the remarks of the correspondent of the New
York Express, writing from Canandaiguat under date
of June 22, that the wheat crop of 1841 will be less by
six millions of bushels in the State of New York than it
was in 1839, being less than one half a crop. 'We think
it so great an error, that we cannot but regard it as a
mis-statement designed for effect.' It adds, that unless
some great calamity shall befal the grain now standing,
before it shall be harvested, there must be a large surplus
in the country, and the market price cannot rule above
the value of wheat and flour to ship to Europe.
" The crops on Long Island, so far as we can ascer-
tain, are all flourishing. The corn looks exceedingly
I well. Wheat and rye are very forward, and give pros-
pect of a good crop.
"The Richmond Inquirer of the Ist of July says :
—ln several parts of Virginia the prospects were
very promising—but we understand the late heavy
rains, falling at the very moment when the
latter wheat was ripening, and the harvest for
the forward- was coining on, will Seriously in-
jure it. The rust has appeared, and is doing much in-
jury ; but it is impossible for us, from the information
before us, to estimate the degree of loss which will be
sustained. We do not understand that any price has yet
been fixed for wheat—but it promises to command a good
price. The corn, which has been kept back by the late
spring, is now rapidly improving.
" The region of the country in the vicinity of Martins-
burg (V.) was visited on Friday last with a very heavy
rain ; on Monday and Tuesday we had also plenty of
rain, which has been highly beneficial to the corn and
potatoes. The wheat crop, we believe, will be a fair
average, should there be not too much rain between this
time and harvest. Our farmers say the wheat only wants
sunshine now. The adjoining counties of Maryland
have also been visited with several refreshing rains lately,
and we learn their prospects for a .good crop are quite
flattering."
The accounts brought by the Britannia are favourable
upon the whole, though the prices of wheat and flour
continued high, and though there were some partial
failure of the crops in particular districts.

THE PULPIT DRUM ECCLE-

SIASTIC.

We perceive that the Rev. Fielding Ould has been
glorying in the successful political preaching of the
Liverpool clergy, before Mr. Edward Litton's Orange
constituents, at Coleraine. The Rev. Gentleman seems
to have blown his own trumpet with great vigour and
complacency ; so much so, indeed, as to draw a slight
remonstrance from the editor of the Mail against these
and other attempts to monopolise all the glory for the
clergy; and to leave none for the press.
In order to show the sort of feeling which the clergy
of Liverpool are endeavouring to excite_ amongst the
working classes in this .town, we copy the following 2.6-
count of a meeting at which the Rev. Peter Brown,
enrate of Christ Church, presided, from the Mail of
Tuesday :
OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—The half-
yearly meeting of the Vauxhall branch of this excellent
Association was held at the Burlington-bridge school-
room, on Tuesday evening last. The Rev. Peter Browne,
curate of Christ Church. presided, and opened the meet-
ing* with an eloquent speech, in the course of which 1w
alluded to the gratifying results of the recent elections in
England, Ireland, and Scotland, and called for an in- I
crease of Protestant exertion, in order that the triumph
now achieved might not speedily relax. Mr. Evanson,
late of Cork, proposed the first resolution, to the effect
that the present state of Ireland exhibited the evil work-
ing of Dens' Theology. Mr. Evanson alluded pointedly
to the murders and outrages committed upon the Pro-
testant clergy and others of the sister country, and at-
tributed all the demoralizing practices of the Irish
people to the baneful effects of Popery. Mr. Greene.
an operative, seconded the first resolution, and said
the time had now arrived when it became the duty
of the several Protestant Associations to call upon
Sir Robert Peel to repeal the Catholic Emnaicipaticru
Act, which, in the memorable year of 1829, he was
mainly instrumental in having passed. Mr. Parsonage
proposed the second resolution, to the effect that Popery
being founded on a system of blasphemy as regards
God, and degrading to man in his moral and spiritual
character, the Protestant body at large were called upon
to stand up and to protest against it. Mr. Leeming se-
conded the motion. Both the resolutions were unani-
mously adopted. The Chairman then wound up the
meeting by delivering a suitable peroration ; after which
several new members were enrolled, and the meeting
closed with singing and prayer. Previous to the de-
parture of the assemblage, the three watchwords of the
Society—namely, " Scriptural Education," " Church
Extension," and " The Repeal of the Popish Emancipa-
tion Bill," were given and heartily responded to.—Liver-
pool Times.

In the parish of Rochdale triere are at present

1,527 empty houses.
THE WEATHER.—Since Thursday last the
weather has been of a favourable kind, and though the
temperature has not been so high as we could wish it at
this important season, we have had an absence of rain
and dry bracing breezes in its stead. Yesterday the sky
was unclouded, and the sun extended its cheering in-
fluence in hastening to maturity the crops which so abun-
dantly crown the fields. We regret to observe that the
weather in the south of England has been such, from
the long continued rains, as to give rise to a feeling of
uneasiness regarding the fate of the growing crops, and
this has brought the speculators more abundantly into
the market than at any former period of the season. On
a review of the accounts from the various parts of the
country, however, we see no just cause for the alarm
which has developed itself. In spite of wire-worm and
rains, it is admitted that the yield, under present cir-
cumstances, promises to be a full average one ; and there
is yet sufficient time for the Weather to take up, and per-
mit of a favourable season for harvest, as has been the
case in many similar preceding years. This feeling of
uneasiness has, however, had the effect of advancing the
prices in Mark-lane from 3s. to 4s. per quarter during
the last fortnight, and the tendency of most of the pro-
vincial markets is rather inclining to be upward. The
six weeks, or regulating average, is 645. 2d. for wheat,
but the average of the week which has just closed is
665. 3d., showing an advance of 2s. Id. Should this
advance be maintained, therefore, the duty, which is now
22d. 8d , must be reduced in a corresponding ratio. We
observe that already barley harvest has commenced on a
small scale in Morayshire.—Glasgow Herald.
FRANCIS BAILEY, ESQ., F.R.S.—We are de-
lighted to hear that Mr. Bailey, so well known in the
literary world, has recovered from the severe injuries he
received six weeks ago by being run over by a horse
belonging to this establishment. On the 21st of June
it will be remembered he was thrown down and ridden
over in consequence of the rider losing all-command of
the horse, and was conveyed to Charing-cross Hospital,
where he remained several weeks, attended by the sur-
gical and medical officers of that establishment, when,
being pronounced convalescent, he was removed to his
house at Tavistock-square on the 11th of July. On
Monday Mr. Bailey's carriage drove up to tin; hospital,
and he came into the board-room to return thanks to the
governors and officers for the great care and kindness
with which he had been treated in that charitable insti-
tution ; and at the same time, with a grateful yet truly
liberal and humane feeling, he presented to. the trea-.
surer of the hospital a cheque on the bank of Sir
Charles Price and Co. for 100 guineas, and one of ten
guineas from his sister, Miss Bailey ; and we believe lie
also made some handsome presents to those who were
specially in attendance upon him during his confinement
at the hospital. •
ENGLISH PRONOUNCING DICTIONARIES.
—lt is a curious fact that there is no English Pronounc-
ing Dictionary coirpiled by an Englishman. Stephen
Jones was a Welchinan, Sheridan was an Irishman, and
Walker was a Scotchman.
We were much gratified at witnessing the ar-
rival at the Broomielaw, on Thursday, of the splendid
ship
.Ganges, to load machinery for Constantinople.
She is the largest vessel which has ever ventured above
Port-Glasgow, being 728 tons register, or about 150 tons
larger than any vessel that has ever come to otx bar-
bour.—Glasgow Argue.