The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-09 00:00:00

THE TVE..I THER AND THE CROPS.

YORKSIIITZE.--In the North and East Ridiegs of York-
shire the weather is well suited to harvest operations, and
all over the district the scythe is at vvork.aln some places
the grain has been 'loosed. Potatoes continue to look
well, and turtiips are improving. Generally speaking fruit
will be a good crop, though some fears are entertain_d as
regards apples.—Manchester Guardian.
GLoucEsTlinsizißE.—lVe have stated that reaping has
commenced in all the forward parts of the country, and there
are now but few (if any) rural parishes in which the sickle
has net been, and is now, from daybreak to dark, busily at
work in gathering in the golden grain. The weather has,
since our last report, been very beautiful, and fur the most
part dry, and under these circumstances the grain harvest
has progressed with great rapidity, and a very large
quantity Iles been garnered in first-rate order. The straw
this season is large, long, and strong, end the ear ha, bccn
found, with but a very few exceptions, to be very bulky,
and the whole ground to be well stocked. With a continu-
ance of favourable weather, a gold cast of fine quality may
be expected. We are very happy to be able to state that
that portion of the wheat which was beaten down by the
torrents of rain that fell some time since, on being cut has
been found to yield touch better than was generally antici-
pit Of course the grain is smaller in size, and as it is
well known that when the stalks have been blown down the
ears or ver do fgd4y ril,rn, tlr slra pie is (!nwil, red
is be pretty guuti. Of ou:ze tui has ledue d the expected
loss to the growers whose crops were laid at that time, and
the cause asigned for that part of the crop turning out so
well, is its happening early in the season—its being so dry
a season, and the prevalent high winds; had it occurred
later and been a wet season, the purl beaten down would
not have produced anything of value. The harvest of
barley, oats, peas, &e., continue to progress very favourably
and the Lent grain promises well. All kinds of the green
crops show great improvetnent since the showers of last
week. A great many potatoes have leen dug, and the
averaze yield is good, arid re rejoice in being able to state
that the absence of disease is almost entire.—Bristol
Times.

DunTlA.3s.—The harvest in some par's of the counties of
Durham and Northumberland has already commenced,
several farmers having this week began to cut their wheat,
and it MO, no doubt, become general by about Monday
next, the 9th inst., being' about a furtnight or three weeks
earlier than is usual. The crops arc abundant, and the
grain is of a superior quality.—Durhatn Advertiser.
DEVONSIIIRE.—IIarvest operations have commenced in
various parts of the county, and report speaks very favour-
ably of the yield and quality. The green crops have been
materially benefited by the recent rain.—Exeter Gazette.

FEARFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday a
fearful railway accident occurred at Gartsberrie, in conse—
quence of a large excursion train fur Stirling, containing
about 1,100 Sabbath scholars and teachers, running into a
mineral train at a crossing. The engine was pitched off the
line, and about GO persons were injured, 20 so severely that
they were unable to proceed to Stirling. Black ryes and
bruises were very abitnthrit, and the hand of the Rev. Mr.
Brown so ROVt rely cut that he bed to return to Coatbridre
in order to have it dressed. For►unatrlr, the train was pro-
ceeding at rattier a slow Flee, or the con(equenees would
undoubtedly have been fearful.—Stirling Journal

The Cape of Good Hope enjrys one of the
finest climates in the world, and the vegetab!e productions
of the colony rank high in public estimation, and no wond,r,
if other productions at all approach in quality the wines
(port and sherry) which have been lately received from that
colony, and which are sold by Messrs. Weller and Hughes,
of Crutched-friats. There was not the most remote idea
that such delicious wines were to be obtained from any Eng-
lish colony. The quality and flavour leave no! ling to be de-
sired, indeed, they appear much finer than the ordinary
foreign wines. The price (ilOs. per dozen), combined with
the purity and wholesomeness, will wi!hout doubt ensure an
immense increasing sale of these delicious wines, which op-
pear well to cicsvryc public pgtrotoge.