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has been made in wheat within the last week in my
time. From the East Riding it was remarked :
" The weather is now hot and forcing ; the wheat
plant is in ear, and present prospects are favourable
for the coming harvest." From Devonshire, in the
Exeter district that is, it was stated :—" We have
had uninterrupted bright hot weather since this day
week; very favourable for the growing crops and
saving hay." From Lincolnshire our advices stated :
—" This week I am able to give you a more satis-
factory account of things in general with us. Last
week's rain has done wonders to the crops, and now
everything looks promising. There is a better
chance for a crop of corn this year than we have
had for many years, and harvest will be early.
Turnips are now safe." Saturday was intensely
hot, the wind having gone round to the south-west.
The morning being thick and foggy, a change
seemed approaching, and in the afternoon some
heavy thunderstorms were experienced, with much
rain in the evening. Previously, a large quantity
of hay must have been secured ; and taking the
great improvement in the crops, and the enhanced
value of wheat, " agricultural prospects" must now
be good, as farmers will have rather more to encou-
rage them than for a long time past, particularly if
the present prices of wheat can be supported for the
next crop. Some of our correspondents say that we
are going in cycles as regards the prices, and that
we are to have now three years of high rates to
compensate for the last three years of low.—Mark
Lane Express.

" That the House of Commons elected by a portion of the
adult male population of the United Kingdom is a violation
1 and a mockery of the principles and intent of the Constitu-
tion, and that the factious and class opposition by To; :es and
sham Liberals to the late moderato Reform Bill, together
with the injur:ons and insulting language used towards the
working classes, renders it imperatively necessary that the
Liberal party throughout the country should unite in in-
sisting upon the amendment of the representation of the
people in Parliament being carried out to the extent of the
householder and lodger, or full manhood suffrage." -
Mr. Osborne, the next speaker, and the seconder
of the resolution, complained that the police had
attempted to frighten the landlord of the Reformers'
favourite public-house, and expressed his conviction
that Reform would soon be demanded by assemblies
numbering hundreds of thousands. The resolution
on being put was, of course, carried, and Mr.
M'Gilchrisf proposed a vote of thanks to Earl Rus-
sell, Mr. Gladstone, and their "coadjutors" in the
Ministry—a resolution supported by Mr. Bradlaugh,
Mr. Finlan, and Mr. Baxter Langley. One or two
other speakers followed, one of them, a Mr. G. H.
Mantle, expressing a firm conviction that the adop-
tion of Reform was as certain as that the " moon
followed the sun, and that the sun was the god of
day." Tile speakers had by this t;me become rather
exhausted, and the crowd was waxing slightly im-
patient. The side meetings had broken up, and the
main body followed the example, first of all, how-
ever, passing a vote of thanks to Mr. Beales, the
chairman. In a short time the part of the column
occupied by the leaders was cleared, a large number
of those present remaining somewhat later and en-
joying the amusement of storming and defend'ig
the other three silks.

The advi3e given to the assemblage by the chair-
man and other speakers to proceed at once to their
homes at the conclusion of the meeting was followed
by the great bulk of the people, the Central Com-
mittee of the Reform League repairing to their head-
ters in the Adelphi-terrace, and the Lambeth,
Westminster, Hoxton, llolborn, Clerkenwell, and
Marylebone branches, ranging themselves under
their flags and preceded by their bands and com-
mittees, marched off the ground in an orderly and
q&et manner. It was evident, however, that a very
large number were bent upon finding some amuse-
ment before returning home. The eccentric costume
of a gentleman in a red shirt attracted the attention
of one division, and by this portion he was pur-
sued until he sought refuge in Scotland-yard.
Another division proceeded to the house of Lord
Elcho, in St. James-street, but, as a large number
of policemen were on the spot, the mob did nothing
but hoot, hiss, and groan. A third division pro-
ceeded to the Carlton Club, and indulged in similar
demonstrations, the crowd in the two latter instances
being almost confined to youths and roughs. Many
respectable men were present, but they were in each
case to be found among the spectators, and not
among the mob itself. A large number of the mem-
bers of the Carlton Club thronged the steps, and,
not content with hissing and hooting these gentle-
men, the mob every now and then rushed forward
and attempted to t: Ike possession of the steps, an
attempt in which they were each time foiled. Vari-
ous things were thrown at the members of the Club,
but the fact that the road is paved was sufficient in
itself to prevent auy recourse to stones as weapons
of offence. After a little while the road was cleared
by some policemen, and the crowd then proceeded
to the Reform Club, cheering " Gladstone," to tho
chorus of " ile's a jolly good fellow, and so say all
of us," whence they subw.quently paid a visit of the
same nature to Mr. Gladstone's residence in Carlton
Ilouse Terrace, dispersing shortly before 11 o'clock.

A WOPD TO MY LEAN FRlENDS.—Readers of tho
Independent may recollect a brief article from my
pen under the heading " A Word to my Fat Friends."
Many persons have wfitton to me about it, asking various
questions. The point of the letter-writer, however, has
generally been this : "You have told us what people should
do to become thin ; can you tell us what loan people should
do to become plump and seemly ?" My purposi at this thee
is to answer this question. 1. Be thank:ul that you are not
fat. Man's body is designed for use. Lean, flexible active
folks should be duly grateful they do not waddle, wheeze,
and sweat. Besides your chance for a long life is, on the
whole, better than that of the fat man. So gratitude,
that your case is no worse, is your first duty. 2. You must
begin the consideration of your emaciation with the phy-
siological fact that the quantity and quality of your flesh
depend upon the character of your digestion. The dyspep-
tic and consumptive eat enormous quantities of nutritious
food, but grow thinner day by day. Lean people are not
unfrequently great eaters, but the food is not appropriated.
Such bodies are like our great Peninsular army, which, re-
ceiving constant supplies of men and horse, constantly
decreased in size and strength. So my dear shadows, you
see we must determine, first, to give you more thorough
digestion and assimilation. You probably eat too much.
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after the food has been well digested in the stomach,
it must mingle with a good supply of oxygen in the lungs
before it can be transformed into the tissues of the body.
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best food with au impure atmosphere. 8. Bathe frequently,
that the effete matter in the system may easily escape, and
thus afford the best opportenity for the deposition of the
new material. 9. If married, cultivate assiduously the
quiet sentiments of domestic life. If unmarried, and of
proper ago and health, seek iu the most perfect and satis-
factory of all earthly relations that freedom from the fret
and discontent of life •wl,ich only a true marriage can give.
—By Dio Leu,is,

CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS.—An official
return has just been publ;shc I, wToich g:vcs particu-
lars respecting the ten Ilayal Commissions wb;cl- since tho
year 1852, have been appointed to inqu'a into corrupt
prac;ices at elections. Tine exr zmscs of tbee commissm is
have been rs follows:—At Canterbi-y, £1,675 18s 5(1. ;
Kingston-upon-)lull, £5,335 is. 10d.; Maldon, £l,OlB
19s. 10d. ; CamblAgo, £2,159 ss. 11d. ; Barns:epic, £1,989
17s. 7d.; Tynemouth, £1,735 18s. sd. ; Galway, £1,114
Bs. 11d. ; Berwick-upon-Tweed, £2,362 15s. 7d. ; Glou-
cester, £2,275 12s. ld. ; Wakefield, £1,797 14s. 10d.—total
£21,466 Gs. sd. Eight prosecutions were consequent upon
tho inqusries made by the Commissioners, a judgment of
none prosequi was entered in each case, and the total amount
of costs was £4,952 3s. 4d.

Russell and Mr. Gladt
were informed, through sates inkin mentality,
that tyrants were odious in the sight of God, and
as the banner was placed conspicuously in the neigh-
bourhood of a gentleman who for some time was en-
gaged in gesticulating and violently waving his
hands, it is not impo7sible that the staple of his dis-
course was somewhat to the same effect. A number
of the gentlemen who were to deliver adOresses were
told of under Colonel Dixon for ser ;ice at the right
hand corner of the square, and others under
Leverson, for duty at the left hand corner, and the
crowd was seen receiving instructions on every side.
Mr. Bradlaugh, who was with the main body, was
asked b take path in the proceedings at one of the
offshots, but he at once declined, judiciously adding
that the position which he then occupied had only
been attained after a good deal of trouble, and that
he had no wesh to work his way back again. On
Mr. Beales resuming, it appeared that a letter had
been published advising the Lord Chief Justice to
deprive the speaker of his office of rev'sing barrister.
The "vile caitiff," as Mr. Beales characterised the
writer, evidently knew very little how staunch that
gentleman was to his colours, and how little either
he or the Lord Chief Justice were to be influenced
by such an epistle. Mr. Luckeraft proceeded in a
similar strain, and after expressing an opinion that
those who talked of putting down the working classes
relied upon bayonets for support, moved the follow-
ing resolution :