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

THE 1141? VEST IN SCOTLAND.

MID-LOTIIIAN, Sept. 7.—Since the 2Sth of last month
there has not been 24 hours without rain, but light winds
soon removed the moisture and permitted the corn to be
carted home. Three days' work was had last week, part of
Monday, and to-day, after threatening in the morning, it
has cleared well up ; although a good deal of crop still re-
mains out, it has suffered little from exposure, the outside
only being slightly darkened, while there is no sprout, and
the grain is in good keeping condition, though rather soft
for early thrashing. In the oat-growing district three-
fourths are cut, and a good deal carted. The Volk of crop
is about an average, and the quality promises well. In the
early district the quantity of write corn in the fields is
trifling; there is, however, a considerable quantity in some
parts of the middle district. Deans are now nearly cut
down. There are no large crops of either straw or grain,
while many fields on good land are very poor • the returns
as a whole must be below an average. Potat'oes, from the
state of the weather and harvest work, have not engaged
attention, and at present, and indeed for some time hence,
the quantity affected with disease will not be ascertained.
Swedes go on improving; yellow and purple-top turnips
have benefited most from the rains when late sown, but
there are many miserable fields to be seen. There is plenty
of grass for sheep and cattle.
WEST-LOTHIAN, Sept. 7.—As our farmers have had the
benefit of only three full working days since Tuesday week,
the amount of harvesting business done has been somewhat
insulted. Luckily, the rains that have fallen during the
period having been accompanied by a low temperature and
occasional breezes, no damage, at least in the lower part of

the country, has been suffered by the crops, and about-three-
fourths of the white corn there is now secured in fine condi-
tion, and another week of good weather will finish the har-
vesting of such grain ; but we fear that in higher districts
there may be some sprout in the barley, although not to any
material extent. In these later quarters about one-half of
the crop remains to be cut ; and as little has vet been carried
another fortnight at least will be required before the fields
are cleared. Beans are now in the stook, and will need four-
teen days to put them in condition for the stack. Although
the showery weather has retarded the progress of the har-
vest, it has, however, been of essential service in promoting
the growth of the turnip crop.
FIFE, Sept. 7.—ln all the earlier dishicts the cutting
down of the crops is drawing towards a close. The grain is
now nearly all ripe in the higher parts, and another week of
fine weather will enable it to be put in the stook. On many
farms in the north part of the county the crops are all se-
cured, and although the stackyards have often been larger,
all parties are satisfied that they will thrash well out. On
first-class soils the wheat is most abundant, but seveial
parties are complaining that there is a little mildew on. the
light lands, which will deteriorate the quality. The spring
well as was expected, and
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fallen keep the turnip crop growing rapidly, so that wehave
still some prospect it will reach an average. Potatoe stems
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are
now generally much withered, and the disease has been
progressing bothin the gardens and fiei ds —ScotBnian.
ENFIZEWSIIIRE.—AgricuIturaI operations are greatly
impeded by unsettled weather, and although all the gTain.
in the neighbourhood is in perfect condition for cutting,
this work is proceeding slowly, in consequence of its fre-
quent interruption by rain. The moisture has not, how-
ever, inflicted any damage on the crops up to the present
moment. A large quantity has been reaped, but the
greater part of it is still in stook. The potato disease has
proved most injurious, and fields which were at one time
valued £3O an acre are not wor th half that sum. Consider-
able loss will thus be sustained by growers in this vicinity.
The potatoes in the market, untouched by the blight, arc
of most excellent quality.—Greenock Advertiser.
BANTYSHIRE.—Fanners are now everywhere busy with
the harvest, and the weather during the past week, if not
particularly fine, has been such as not seriously to impede
operations. Already some have actually completed their
harvest. Among other cases of earliness may be men-
tioned one remarkable instance. Mr. Allen, Inveramsay,
had a field of bere in stock on the 11th of August. In
connection with harvest work it may be interesting to
mention that the enormous quantity of 160 acres of grain
was cut down on the farm of Bettie in the space of eleven
days, and finished in time to lead several stacks in the
afternoon of the last day.—Battshire Journal.
INVERNESS-SIIIRE.—For the last few days (says the
Inverness Advertiser) we have been favoured with splendid
harvest weather, and the consequence is that great progress
has been made all around. In our neighbourhood few
fields remain uncut, and a good proportion of the grain is
already safe in the stackvard. A few days more of such
weather, and harvest will be over in the low-lying districts.
The cereals are tureina: oust a fair average—in some cases in
the neighbourhood of Inverness they are greatly superior to
former years. The only drawback on this cheering state of
matters is the state of the potato crop, which is giving way
on all sides.
DUMFRIES-SHIRE.—The close of August and commence-
ment of September have been very unfavourable for harvest
operations, the weather having been very unsettled, more or
less rain falling every day during the past week, and on some
days very heavily. Had fair weather remained, loading, which
had been in abeyance during the previous portion of the
week, might have been resumed on Saturday, but though
that day was on the whole fine, rain fell. for sonic hours in
the morning, and the week closed with very, _little, if any,
increase to the number of stacks in the district. The baro-
meter has again fallen nearly as low as 29i inches, and
there is little prospect of an immediate return of good hair,u4
to .-
vest weather. Sprouting has already been detected,
Should fair weather not be at hand serious damage grain
Our Whithorn correspondent
in stock may be anticipated.
informs us a good deal of grain was led in that neighbour-
hood in the end of the week. The rain
now been more than
enough of moisture, and has done good to
turnips and pastures, but there h
a more genial temperature is
wanted, both for securers!,promoting
a• the cereal and the
growth of green crops.—Darno.ics Courier.

FLOPEMENT.—At the Liverpool police court
yesterday (Wednesday) a man and a woman, named Wil-
' liam Markham, aged 29, and Ann Billet, aged 47, the wife
of a publican in London, were brought up, charged with
robbery and elopement. It appears that the woman is the
mother of six children, and having formed an acquaintance
with Markham, she procured £360 belonging to her hus-
band, and eloped with him. They came to Liverpool,
where they took a passage to Quebec via Galway. They
were both apprehended at the London Coffee-house, Lord
Nelson-street, and on the male .prisoner was found £33 and
a gold watch. After the cue had been on into, an order
for their removal to London was granted.