The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-29 00:00:00

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..(Frans the Liverpool 71mes.) .
We •PUtp.ose to give in this article the results of severed
rides 'made...during the _ last and the present week, in
Lancashire and Cheshire,- for the purpose of observing
the state of the crops-and the-general appearance of the
:Butnielteor3a:o.DuGuter)F.7,-RODY, AND lluvTosz.—The appearance
is very beautifill.a:t;hreeg'nr€eregniriog.f. tihrenranenadeorvißrislwanadYpeaustttuinreg.;
is most brilliant; • and the.corn crops all give promise of
aarbeunjdnastncue;;;ln'ghe wheat plant is very thick, and the oats
through the ground. Thisisesaurally:
enough for a good crop, though a little later
than u Y noesterday morning the ploughs and harrows were turning
ever the ground tOr the root crops; and we are glad to
say that the appearance of the soil was very good. Al-
ftehwouwgehetkshe,re has been a great fall or rain during the last
yet the evaperation has been so rapid in the
frequent intervals of fair weather, as to carry effe the
superfluous ineisiure fruit and There ii`a great pr,tmitie stone
pears in this n,ighbourhot.d.
ltAiNiitm, —The wheat looks tolerably well even in
this stiff soil; but the working of the land ltai been
much impeded. Great progress has been made during
the last sew days.
NEWTOS.—I-ff•re all the crops look very promising,
and farm-wee kis well ndvauced.
Itartms Voss —.L'ise crops look well on all the-re-
claimed mosses, where the land is well drained. The
grass is very abundant; the when plant thick ; and the
oats, which were got in early on these roils. are, teem
two tin three inches big% In some places they hare been
thinned by slas. hat not to any serious a xtent. This is
an evil which may bo prevented by sprinkling hot lime
over the land, early in the morning, before the dew is
dispersed, and whilst the animals are still on the Plants.
Potato setting has made great progress in the fields ; and
in the gardens the potato plants are above ground. The
sheep kept on these lands are giving a very large crop
of lambs this season. On one farm which we are ac-
quainted with there are 108 lambs to 69 ewes.
ISLAM TOWNSHIP —There is a great show for dam-
sons, pears, and all kinds of fruit in this-township; and
along the whole valleys of the Irwell and the Mersey.
The oats are beginning to show themselves in many
places, and the wheat looks well on all land that is
either naturally dry or which is well drained. On wet
land it is turning yellow, but not losing root. As a
proof of the earliness of the season, we may mention that
the cuckoo has now been heard in this neighbourhood
for nearly a fortnight, an that swallows were seen
hawking for flies on Good Friday. All kinds of wall
fruit are setting
Canissres.D.:—There is a tile manufactory at work in
this township, which is supplying the farmers with what
they have so long wanted—the materials for thorough
draining. There is very little land in South Lancashire
which is sufficiently drained by nature to dispense with
artificial draining, even in ordinary seasons; and in wet
seasons like the present, the superiority of drained land,
both in case of cultivation and healthiness of produce,
must strike even the most inattentive. It is too late, how-
ever, for drains put in now to do much good this season.
In this neighbourhood every cottage has its garden, all
full of flowers or vegetables, and every farm its orchard,
and the appearanee and odour of the country are equally
delightful. In the cottage gardens, cabbages, lettuces,
onions, beans, and peas, have taken the place of Oa
gad
potato,en tos
withouta a
considerableiair quantity extent,
ut hr pou
ug
:ha t thereu beds s
a. re
Pre-
vious ;07
vious to the failure of the potato in Ireland, the ready
through these villages swarmed with Irish pig., but you
may now drive 20 miles without meeting with a single.
Irish grunter.
Hollins aoLLINS GREEN.—In crossing the River Mersey at"
Green, we observed that the river was not higher
than usual, though the undermined and crumbling banks
Ora the Cheshire side still bear witness to the strength of
the winter floods. The meadows on both sides of the
Irwell and Mersey have been flooded two or three times
duringcrop
thea winter months, and give promise of a double
,bau
syTahbe, sedimentve the
he s
trleeafmt byat both these
e r
r j,. streams is
awlemreost as fertilising as that of the Nile. The swallows
and-"pthovetershUbsoil more 'opesnt,tialisf,tt,e;
WARBURToN. The awl' •
uch
oak, which is gvnetrba:yb(pch, danereptherhe
.rainved.r.rieThehre,
L
and even the lesirisi becl
ridointihees,
a tine tree on the Cheshire side of thel7l
sycamore, the elm,
all grow luxuriantly. This is a country of (m)ceh"r Chadds (eennd
market gardens. The road sides are lined with dim on
trees, and the farmhouses and cottages are buriedain
blossoms. For at least ten miles from this point, either
up or down the river, every village seems to be covered
with a vast sheet of bloom of the purest white, and the
roads are perfumed with its fragrance. The wheat plant
is very abundant threugh this and all the adjoining
townships, and in general it retains its colour. The oats
arc coming up very regularly. Large quantities of early
cabbages are cultivated in the fields as well as in the
gardens, and there are whole fields of peas, the plants
in which are two or three inches above the ground. The
clovers and grasses are most luxuriant, and in one or two
shulte! el spots the Italian rye-grass loug enough for the
scythe.

bUNIIAM MASSEY.— All the corn crops look well in this
beautiful township; the potatoes are planted; and vege-
tables of all sorts, as well as grass, are very promising.
A tile manufactory has been formed at Wood Houses, to
the right of the Bridgwater Canal, the produce of which
will render the draining of this fine district perfect. Lord
Stamford is setting a good example to his tenants by
draining his park at Dunham Niassey, which has long
wanted it. The woods at Dunham, though not yet in
their glory, are yery beautiful, from the abundance of
blossom on the wild cherries, and the delicate tints of
the yourg leaves.
ALTRINCIIAM.—This is one of the earliest and most
fertile districts in the North of England, and nothing
can be more beautiful than its appearance at the present
time. The same remark applies to the appearance of
the crops in the townships of Stretford and Barton.
In addition to the above townships we have visited then townships of Worsley, Ashley, Leigh, Culeheth, Naar_
church, Risley, Orford, 'Warrington, Atartinscroft, and Elixton, during the last few days, and our decided
impression is, that the prospects for the growing crops
are favourable. The only exception is with regard to
oats, and even as to them there is still time fur the.
growth of a full crop.

VALUE OF RAILWAY 81IA.RES.
We pointed, in our last review, to the enormous fall
which had taken place, during the five weeks ending
with the 24tb March last, in the market value of our owns
railway shares, and in the prices of foreign funds. We
regard it as a favourable symptom, that this ruinous process of declension would appear to have been effectw
ally arrested, and, in some instances; to have given place
to a gradual improvement of value.
The following figures will explain themselves,
with reference to railways; and the following table will
exhibit a similar comparative statement of the leading
seourities in the foreign stock market. It will be
observed that the greatest decline in the table is in the
shares of the Bank of France, caused chiefly by appre-
hensions for the integrity of that institution under the
present government of the republic.

At 19th At 24th At 22ed
Feb., 1848. Mar , 1148. April, 1114*.
Great Western .• • . ..... .... 102 . 92 .. gs
Litneashire and iorkshlre .• . • 79 .. 72 • 70
Brighton ... ••• • • . Western
••••• • • • .
37 •' 30 • •
Undon and North Western .. 147 • . • 29
• • 121 .• 121
Do. South Western .. 46
Midland .......... • • ....... 116 .. 100 :: 961
York and Noi th Midland .... 75
.. 62
• • 65

cte.rtlilcate • •
DDou.tch 24per14 pecreicite.n
Belgian lionds, 4 Per cent , 90 .. —5B
IRussianL.Bonds
i of France ihares
' 53
per cent. ....
We ventured tpi ..8.•
3,19°8514
....
6140 .. 40
cent , 111 • . 59,
• • 87 .. go
French Reuter, 5•• 5S
shares could scarcenit' inthe
Do. cent..... 117
tact would seem t 0.74 ::
1,6006551 .....•
1, 4601;
and we conceive that no price of sterling railway
express an opinion, in our last ar-
tick, that the decline
proceedgre rains
ky foufr. tdhiesre.o
discomfiture
havey answered to our expectation;
So tar
willthe
be encountered b
that the currenty valzauerdiftigha still further anticipation
thees investments is much
more likely to improve thinicontrary. It seems to
us this there are very strong. grounds for such an.
opinion. . The neces.ities of the times, and the rapid
fall of prices, hare already extruded
tion ;of the weak -holders of railwaya very
large
por-
tion property. and of
holders who had borrowed the main part of the pur-
chase money on-tlif•-•4lmoglviik --cd-ctur7strurilur-nisrowlvOs,
covered by a margin to the lender. There is not, there-
fore, the same liability of having the market every now
and then inundated by men who must sell their shares
under any combination of adverse circumstances. Fur-
ther, the interest yielded by investments made at cur-
rent rates is very greatly in excess of the returns which
can be obtained in any, other quarter,- of equal solidity
and repute; and, as a final reason, the mass of foreign
capital which is seeking a safe resting place is this
country will hardly continue to be poured into one of
the most uncertain and least profitable outlets (Consols),
when another and a better species of outlay is so close
at hand. In pointing out these considerations, we have
not the remotest desire to excite or advise speculation;
we shill have succeeded as far as we intend if any of
our roiders concerned in these undertakings are pre-
vented from estimating their gains or losses at too high
or too low a figure, in consequence of the present state
of the.market.—Bankers Magazine.

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DEATH FROM
.IMPURE.. 4-tn.—Yesterday afternoon
(
an quest was held before Mr.
Arms; Bethnal green, on view
Swinby Sanders, aged twenty-one years It appeared
from the evidence that the deceased was a horse-hair')
dealer; and resided tit No. 37, Gloucester-street,
Hackney-road. He was considered a very healthy inset
until about a fortnight sinceriih-efilie. complained of
extreme thirst, and he was afterwards found to be suffer-
ing from a fever of a very malignant character, and he
expired suddenly on Monday last Mr. Gavin, a surgeon,
made a post mortem examination of the body, and attri-
buted death to typhus fever, which was caused by his
frequent exposure to the foul air of a filthy privy out-
side the house. It had not been emptied for nine year;
and the effluvium arising from it was most noxious.
The drainage in the neighbourhood was also very in-
sufficient, and numerous deaths had been caused by the
impure air. The jury expressed their surprise how
families could live in such houses, and directed the
Cororer to write to the board of guardians, to direct
their attention to the • neighbourhood, and devise some
means to remove the nuisance. They returned a verdict
that the deceased " Died from the effects of obnoxious
Vapours of a privy, and insufficient drainage of the
neigh bdurhood."
POLItICAL CHANGES.—The Earl of Shannon,
whom, family for many years were identified
with the
Wbig Party, his joined the Carlton Club.
, Sir Lucite.
O'Brien', Bart., brother to Mr. Smith O Brier?, has also.
become's Member of the same club. Sir Lucius enteredi
Parliament as a supposed Repealer at the East Clare'
'election.