The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-17 00:00:00

MIS DAY'S ShIPPING.

LONDON, Aug. 17.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather but rather
cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH Aug. 16.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—
}larpwell, from 'Shields for New York. Sailed—Her Ma-
-sesty's ship Osborne, for Ostend ; her Majesty's ship Me-
gsra, for Plymouth.
CowEs Aug. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—New York,
steamer, from New York; left on the 3d inst., and pro-
ceeded for Bremen.
.._NEWPORT, Aug. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—H. M.
11use, from London for St. Thomas. Sailed—Alliance,
for St. Thomas.
CARDIFF, Aug. 16.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Elba,
int Monte Video ; Tizabel, for Bristow ; Eleanor, for
Quebec.
FALMOUTH, Aug, 16.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Lady
Stanley, for Montreal.
DUBLIN, Aug. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Troin, from
Quebec.

CLYDE, Aug. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sisters, from
Trinidad • Bangalore, from Matanzas ; Sea Bride, from
Richibucto.
SUNDERLAND, Aug. 16.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Lan-
taster, for Bombay.
LIMERICK, Aug. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Currier,
from New York.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 16.—Wind W.—Sailed—Hibernian,
screw steamer, for Montreal.

LONDONDERRY, Aug. 15.—Wind W.—Sailed—Eliza-
beth, for Quebec
NEWHAVEN, Aug. 15.—About 100 casks of sugar have
been landed from the Caroline C. Dow, from Hay mnah
for London, which was wrecked off Beachy Head yester-
day • and if the weather keeps moderate, she is expected to
ue floated to-morrow.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.
„....Arrived—Buffon, from Nantes . Havre, steamer, from
tiavre; Ralph, from Swansea:
No sailings.
(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Arrived, August 16.—Christiana. from Quebec ; Grace
Darling, from San Franciso ; Western Star, from Bar-
bados; Witch of the Wave, from Antigua; Eeita, from
Archangel.

DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Passed—lanthe, of Liverpool, from west, for Rotterdam ;
Albatross, from Surinam, for Amsterdam.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The magnifi-
cent weather of the last few days has been most suitable for
harvest operations of every description. Nevertheless, we
learn that the crops of wheat and other cereals are scarcely
1115 to the average. There has been a good deal of blight,
81) cially amongst some kinds of white wheat, which more
than compensates for the heavy ears and good straw of other
deBcriptions. So far as we can judge from information which
has reached us, the crops appear to have been extremely
variable. Our spirited agriculturist, for instance, upon a
Splendid
piece of upland at Arlington, expects his wheat to
Yield
five
quarters to the acres, whilst his next neighbour,
an equally skilled practical farmer, states that his wheat
;r°PB have not been so unpromising as at present for the
last 99
-" Years. We were informed the other day that a fatal
disease or murrian was prevalent amongst cattle; but we
are happy to earn that this fear is exaggerated. There have
been a few isolated cases of pleuro-pneumonia ; but nothing
of a nature to create serious apprehension. There have
alBO been some well authenticated cases of pleuro-pneumonia
amongst sheep, which is the first time, so far as we are
tare, that that fatal disease has been seen amongst them.
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