The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-08 00:00:00

SCOTTISH INTELLIGENCE.

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On 'Wednesday week, at the ordinary meeting
of the Presbytery of Glasgow, the Rev.. Mr. Sutherland, of the
Church of Scotland, was ordained previous to his departure for
the Cape of Good Hope, as a Minister of the Calvinistic
Church there.

We hear from most parts of the country that the operations
of the harvest are going on with slight interruption. The bear is
almost entirely cut and stacked; bet the oats will yet require
about three weeks of good weather. During several nights
last week, we bad severe frost ; the thermometer varying from
29 to 38 ; and on Monday night an exceeding heavy fall of rain,
which has lodged a considerable extent of the oat crop.—( Aber-
deen Jounce/. )
Throughout the county the harvest is now far advanced, we
think rather more than one half over, and as the weather has of
late been tolerably good, the grain is so far secured in excel-
tent condition-. The accounts from all quarters agree in repre-
senting the oats and barley as above an average crop, and of a
fair quality. With regard to the wheats we are sorry to say
that a very unfavourable report is given. In several instanced
the return bas been much below even moderate calculations of
the farmers, and in most places we believe the grain itself has
been materially injured, and the crop on the whole is considered
to be fully one-third less than an average one. In most places
beans and peas are a poor crop. On Sunday night we had a
severe frost, which has put a stop to the growth of the potatoes.
Although ice, of the thickness of a penny, was taken from some
ponds on Monday morning, we have heard that this valuable
root has not sustained the least injury.--( Herald.)
KELSO RAcrs.---,A great number of horses have already ar.
rived at KeLso, preparatory to the sports of next week ; sonic
of them, we understand, are of the highest reputation on the
turf; the use of the Fleurs Park, which has been promptly
granted for training ground, has added greatly to the accomcno..
dation, safety, and comfort of both horses and riders.
In clearing away the foundation of an old house in Cupar,
some time ago, a shilling of James I. of Scotland was found
among the rubbish. It is in a state of excellent preservation.
Another small silver coin of Edward VI. of England, was
lately found near Struthers Castle, in an equally good state of
preservation.

COUNTY OF STIRLING MEETING,
On Tuesday last, the Michaelmas Head Court of Free.
holders, for the County of Stirling, was. held at Stirling. The
meeting was numerously attended. Mr. H. Home Drum-.
mond, M.P. in the Chair. After some routine business, Mr.
Home Drummond read from the chair a letter, which he had
received from Sir Robert Abercromby, proposing, as a matter
highly worthy of the consideration of the meeting, that, in the
event of the proposition for erecting a new bridge over the Forth
being again renewed, it was his opinion that so as to secure to
the public all the advantages which such an undertaking re-
quired, it was necessary that the improvement of the thorough-
fare into thotown should be conjoined with it. That to attain
the accomplishment of an object so deeply connected with the
agricultural and commercial interests of one of the most populous
districts of the kingdom, he had to propose that a public sub-
scription should be entered into, for raising the sum of 10,00 W.;
a sum which would go greatly to the forwarding of the mea-
sure, and at the same time relieve the country from the pressure
of a heavy pontege. The letter also expressed, that in the
event of the plan proposed receiving the approbation of the
meeting, the chairman was authorised to-subscribe, on the part
of Sir Robert, the sum of 600)., without interest. It was unani..
mously resolved that the thanks of the meeting be voted to Sir
Robert Abercromby, for his communication to the meeting,
and the very handsome offer therein contained. On the motion
of,Mr. Graham Stirling, the thanks of the meeting were unani-
mously voted to Mr. Home Drummond for his conduct in the
Chair, when themeeting broke up.

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DURHAM AGRWOLTIMAIJ REPORT FOR SEP.
TE3IBER.
Up to the 13th of the month,. the weather was extremely pro-
pitious for the harvest, it being in general frosty at.nights,
which accelerated the ripening of the corn ; • but at the same
time assisted in the formation of fugus, rust, or mildew upon
the straw. Very little of the spring or late sown wheat, upon
light lands, had escaped this disease; its bad effects, it is feared,
will be seriously felt by many farmers. Early on the morning of
the 14th, a violent storm of thunder and lightning took place,
which was followed by heavy rains. On the 16th the weather . .
cleared up and continued favourable till the 20th, when we
Were again visited by heavy showers, which proved extremely
unwelcome to those whose old stock of wheat was entirely eau.
'misted, and who were obliged to purchase at nearly double
the price they had obtained for their own. Fortunately, on the
24th, the weather took up, arid has been generally fair eves
since, enabling a great many to secure a part of their wheat is .. excellent order. The wheat cuts off the ground thinner than
was expected, • and will- not exceed, if it reaches, an average;
crop. Oats upon good dry land are much improved, and likely •
to yield well ; the same may be said of barley. Beans are better ,
than was expected. Shearers wages have been extremely low
throughout the harvest, and numbers have been altogether unem.
ployed. The corn has been so irregular in ripening, that fanners
have reaped much of it themselves, and thus saved expence.
The young plant of clover, as well among barley as wheat, is
almost universally good. Swedish turnips are this year more
general than ever.; and these, as well as whites, are, for fulness
of plant and vigour of growth, unparalleled.---This month is ~
the usual season for sowing winter tares ; but the sowing may
be continued through the two next without any other than com.
mon risk of a failure.—lllarkets for cattle are nearly the same
as stated in our last• Report. Wheat and other grain a little '
on the decline.—September.3o, 1823.--(Durham Advertiser.)

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