The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

CHESHIRE.—The Chester Chronicle, of Saturday,
reports as follows :—" The general impression is
that the hay crops, though fair in quantity, are not
quite an average. Being late, of course the pros-
pects for the after-grass will not be so good. The
fine genial weather of the last few days has very
materially improved the prospects for the corn and
potatoes, and in most districts the yield will pro-
bably approach an average. The turnip plants,
generally, look healthy ; and beans are most promis-

mg."
NORTH LANCASHIRE.—The Preston Guardian,
of Saturday, says :—" A week of fine warm weather
has enabled farmers, by energy and perseverance,
to house a large portion of the hay harvest in excel-
lent condition. Though rather thin in some places, it
has turned out to be a heavier crop than was at
first expected. The recent heat has also had a most
beneficial effect upon growing cereals and other
crops; but on some lands they were so far injured
that no length of fair weather could compensate the
injury done by the long and severe winter."—The
Lancaster Guardian also reports that wheat is look-
ing much better under the influence of the hot
weather ; but adds that the crop will be thin.
YORKSHIRE.—The Doncaster Gazette, of Friday,
says :—" Much corn is not yet in ear, but the
earlier crops have had a most favourable time for
flowering. On thin soils and cold undrained land
the wheat is far from good, but in others the yield
will be an average one—far better than was ex-
pected. While, therefore, the general return may
be equal to last year, which proved worse than ap-
pearances then warranted—it must still be set
under an average. Barley, on the other hand,
looks much more promising, and there is every
reason to hope that it will prove a full crop. Beans
are better than for many years past. Mangolds,
where they have been unaffected by the wire-worm,
never had a more healthy appearance, and the
early sown turnips are equally so. On the higher
soils haymaking is allbut completed. The swathes
have been heavy, and with a continuance of fine
weather another week would see most of the grass
and clover in this district satisfactorily secured
Potatoes, so far, look well, and should they escape
the disease must give an abundant crop.
SOMERSETSHIRE.—The Western Press of Satur-
day reports that the high temperature is rapidly
ripening the cereal and other crops. Harvest pro-
spects are daily improving, and the hay crop has
been secured to a large extent in excellent condition.
WALES.—A correspondent, writing to the Worth
TT ales Chronicle, from Towyn, says :—" Hay-
making has commenced in good earnest ; the crops
are exceedingly heavy. The wheat and other
grains are very luxuriant, and an abundant harvest
is anticipated."—The Cardiff limes reports that
the hay harvest is going on, and in some instances
good crops are being won.
PERTHSHIRE.--The Perthshire Courier, of
Thursday, says that every species of crop is thriv-
ing well, and there is every hope that the harvest
may not be so late as was at one time anticipated.
AYRSHIRE.—In the Ayr Advertiser, of Thurs-
day, we read :—" The sunny weather is making an
improvement in the appearance of the crops. The
most of the winter sown, and part of the spring
wheat are in blossom. When the ear has emerged
from the shot-blade the erop looks thinner than
was anticipated ; but the favourable blossoming
season must conduce to a good deal of grain. Early
oats are shooting out, and the later sowings
coming rapidly forward. With oats as with wheat•
it is now obvious that the farmer's hopes of a good
return must be connected with a productive rather
than a bulky crop."
NORTH or SCOTLAND.—The _lnverness Courier, of
Thursday, has the following:—" The advent of
bright sunshine, just when it was particularly
wanted, at the flowering of the cereals, has been
most fortunate, and altogether our prospects here
appear to be better than those of the farmers in
• England and the South of Scotland. We have had
L no heavy rains, and, though the weather has been
_ cloudy, vegetation has advanced rapidly and satis-
factorily. Hay reaping is general about Inverness,
and the crop is excellent."

Her Majesty and the Duchess of Kent honoured
the Prince and Princess of Leiningen with a visit at their
residence, No. 1, Parade, West Cowes, yesterday. After
remaining about half an hour they returned by the steam
floating bridge to East Cowes.
The Marquis Conyngham is said to be in treaty
for the purchase of the celebrated schooner yacht America,
now in Cowes harbour.

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The Prince and Princess Hohenlohe Schilling-
furst have arrived at Long's Hotel from Paris.
The Prince Wittginstein has arrived at Long's
Hotel.
The Thellusson property at Barmby Dun, con-
sistinc, of upwards of 900 acres, has, we understand, been
purchased by Mr. John Newsome, of Barmby. It is
stated that the cost is near upon £50,000. It is not im-
probable that other parts of the Thellusson property may
shortly change ola ners.
We (North British Mail) understand that Sir
James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, has purchased a screw
steamer in Port Glasgow, with the intention of fitting her
with two swivel guns fore and aft, besides side guns. She
is meant to act against the piratical prahus on the coast of
Borneo.
The Great Eastern, having been cleaned and re-
novated, was opened for public exhibition on the 3d July,
and was visited by 1,500 persons, the price of admission
being one dollar.
THE EXTRAORDINARY POISONING CASE.—
LIVERPOOL, Monday.—The man Thomas Winslow, who is
charged with the murder of four persons by administering
poison (antimony) to them, was again brought before Mr.
Itailes, the stipendiary magistrate, at the police-court to-
day. Mr. Aspinall, barrister, who appeared for the prose-
cution, requested that a further remand of the prisoner
should take place, as it had been found necessary to perform
a large number of analyses, and as the results of these
iin-
vestigations—which were being conducted by Dr. Taylor
and other eminent scientific gentlemen, local and me-
tropolitan—hadhad
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in time for the present adjournment, and, as it was
desirable to have them completed before the inquiry took
place, he applied for a further remand of a week, more par-
ticularly as the delay did not affect the prisoner's liberty,
he being at present incarcerated under the warrant of the
borough coroner. Winslow was then remanded for seven
days, Mr. Cobb, who appeared for the prisoner, consenting
to the postponement. Mr. Aspinall observed that he would
not guarantee that they would be ready to proceed with the
case even at that period.
The Tottlonnais publishes an itinerary of the
Emperor Napoleon's Fojected tour in the month of August.
His Majesty, it states, will leave Paris on the 16th or 17th
of that month, and proceed direct to acey, thence
successively to Annecy, Toulon, Nice, Ajo, Algiers,
Marseilles, and thence either to Paris or Biarritz. The
whole journey will occupy about twenty days.
TRANSMISSION OF PARCELS BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND FRANCE.—We are informed that Dr. W. 11. Brown
(formerly one of the lecturers at the Panopticon and Poly-
technic) has devised a method of transmitting parcels
under water across the Channel with great celerity ; so
deliveries of goods and letters can be effected on both sides
several times iu the twenty-four hours. The details of the
scheme are not before us, so that we cannot offer any opinion
83 to its feasibility ; but the advantages which would attend
its realisation are obvious, and we are, therefore, glad to
learn that a company is being formed to carry it into effect.
—Dover Chronicle.