The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-13 00:00:00

applies to the later sown crop in the more genial dis-
tricts. The chief mischief has occurred in the open and
usually early parts of the county. The week has been
a busy one all along the western border of the county,
and in the adjoining valleys of Radnorshire, Brecon,
and Monmouthshire. The cutting of wheat, oats,
and barley, and the making of hay, have in many cases
gone on this week simultaneously. The potato failure
is, unfortunately, quite as extensive as we had previously
understood. The smell of the fields in many parts is
quite offensive to the passenger along the roads. Every-
where we learn that plots of this tuber, which were per-
fectly sound and of excellent quality up to the last few
weeks, have begun to decay. Many persons anticipate
that the effect will ultimately b© to render the potato
only available in future as an early vegetable. The
weather has produced its natural effect upon that fickle
plant, the hop. The bine has made great advances, and
the condition of the burr is quite as favourable as could

have been hoped for, considering the state of the season.
The duty is estimated at 17,0001. or 18,0001. for the

district; and indeed some persons are sanguine enough
to talk of 20,0001., the sum named before the cold tem-
pestuous weather of the latter weeks of August; but
we have not heard of anything being done at such an
estimate. Should this weather continue, however, such ,
an advance will be by no means unlikely. In many parts
of the county the growers have engaged their pickers,
and will commence on Monday; in some places they
have already begun.—Hereford Times.
ASHRURTON.—The weather has been exceedingly fa-
vourable for the closing of the corn harvest, which, with
the exception of a few fields that were sown late, and not
as yet fit for the sickle, has terminated.— Western Times.
CREDITON.—NearIy all the barley has been saved in
this neighbourhood in capital condition.— Western Times.
NEWLYN, WEDNESDAY.—The favourable change of
weather within the last few days has acted beneficially
upon the corn crops, and caused a stirring among the
whole body of yeomanry. The harvest is now on all
sides proceeding in a very satisfactory manner. We
hope, however, that the rain which has fallen during the
past night will neither cause any serious damage, nor be
of any long duration.—Cornwall Royal Gazelle.
WADEBRIDGE —The recent glorious weather has
caused the greatest activity in this neighbourhood, so
that the greater part, indeed, nearly the whole of the
corn, is now safely housed, and in much better condition
than was expected .—Cornwall Royal Gazette.
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The harvest in the neighbourhood of Risca, Abercarn,
Mynyddyslwyn, Newbridge, Bcdvvellty, Gellygaer, &c.,
is progressing steadily. A great deal of corn has been
secured in good condition, although there is still a con-
siderable quantity in shock, and some uncut, but not in-
jured. There is also a quantity of hay here and there,
many of the farmers being obliged to turn their attention
exclusively to the corn harvest.—Monmouthshire
The weather for the last four or five days has been all
that could be wished for. The warmth and the sunshine
have again visited us, and gladdened every heart. A
few fields in this neighbourhood, belonging to Mr.
Jame, skinner, &c., we perceive, have yielded a second
crop of hay. The harvest has proceeded with all the
possible rapidity which the condition of the crops per-
mitted. The accounts from every quarter are of a cheer-
ing character.—Cambrian.
DARLINGTON.—We are, happily, again able to report
a week of progress in the harvest field ; for, though
visited during that period with occasional rains, no
lengthy or serious detention to operations has even re-
sulted. Though the sickle has been busily employed,
the wheat stooks have, from prudential motives, so soon
as dry, quickly disappeared, and in many instances the
bare stubble appears, while the adjoining crop is
not yet sheared. Spring wheat and crops on
late land need, however, a continuance of sun, otherwise
they will severely detract both in quality and quantity.
Instances of the potato disease are being more generally
reported, though such are found to be confied very
locally, and nut even then, to be so devastating as before.
The bulk of green crops is mostly good, and those
Favoured by vigilant supervision are, owing to the season,
vigorous and plentiful.— Yorkahireman.

DRIFPIELD.—The uninterrupted continuance of the
glorious weather ,of the last ten days has enabled farmers
on the Yorkshire, Wolds to secure a great breadth of the
wheat crop in 'very fine condition, and, happily, the fears
which filled every breast a fortnight ago, as to the result
of the harvest, have been dispelled. In this important
district scarcely any sprouted corn exists, except in a
few instances where seeds had been sown with the crops,
and the sun and rain could not penetrate. The wheat
crops being rather light in the straw, corn was not laid,
and was thus prevented being injured by the continued
wet weather. At Driffield market on the 31st ultimo,
the effects of this glorious change were sensibly felt in
the turn of the previous upward tendency of prices ; and
the fall of 6s. per quarter at the principal markets has
given t.) the gloomy prospects of approaching winter
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cheering and different aspect. On Monday the win
veered round from north to south, and the day
was very sultry; on Tuesday night there wean ather
heavy fall of rain for several hours, but onesday
the weather was again fine with a drying breeze. Should
the weather continue fine during the week, the whole of
the wht at in the neighbourhood of Driffield is expected
to be housed.—Yorkshireman.
StiAnar.—Although wo have had occasional showers
wo haw had more than a week of fine sunny wea-
ther, accompanied with a brisk wind, which has con-
tributed. materially to the drying of the corn, and
getting in the crops in good condition. The com•
plaint ii t this district, however, is general that the
crop wi .11 be far short of au average. Our only
anchor e hope is that the splendid weather of the last
week ma y check the potato disease, which is exceedingly
prevalent among the early varieties on the low sand land.
The late crops, however, are looking remarkably
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