The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-16 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

EDITOR,—In your Paper of Friday, Au-
gust 1, there is a Dissertation, at the head of
h iCh stand the words " Pro‘incial Joni-1145."
ln.ohat Dissertation there is the following Fvser-
tion :—" The land cul,ivated, and the capital
employed in the cultivation, last year, were
" considerably below the average of 16;mer sea-
" sons." It would much gratify some of your
Readers to be authentically informed how this
fact is known, how it is ascertained.

A CONSTANT READER.
***.We unluckily mislaid the foregoing letter,
otherwise it should have been msertud bu•fure.--
The article alluded to %vas in the Chester Courant
of the 29th ult. We shall pursue our plan of
taking Exttiacts •from PROVINCIAL ,JOURNALS
whose Principles we approve, but we cannot be
rcsponsible for the facts which they may contain.

The Royal Sovereign yacht, Capt. Sir EISWARD
Ow EN, sailed yesterday from Deptfot d to Brigh-
ton. The new yacht, the Royal George, has al-
ready sailed for the same place. No expence has
been spared in tendering the latter vessel most
complete in all its decorations ; and wines of every
description front the cellars of Carlton-house, with
other stores, were put on hoard previous to her
departure. She k the largest, and therefore pos-
sesses more accomotlation than any Royal yacht
hitherto constrocted A &vision of picked sea-
men and petty officers from the Northumberland,
74, at sheerness, are on hoard
.as the crew during
the attendance of this elegant vessel on the PRINCE
REGENT ; and suits of new clothing have been
provided for tl-tem Oil this Occasion, as also new
sets of colours, including the Royal Standard of
silk, which is to he displayed on board the yacht.
'Die approaching Musical Festival at Winches-

ter is expected to be very well attended—nor is it
to be wondered at, when the claims of Humanity
are united with the powers of Music. The money
artsm2 from the sale of the tickets is to be given
to the flints County Hospital, and to the Society
of the Sons of the Clergy in that County. Mr.
BARTL'imANT, Miss STEPHENS, Mr. and Mr 3.
LACY. dr. and Mrs. VAUGHAN, Mr, KNYVKTT,
Mr. BELLAMY, Mr. FIAWES and the other first-
r;:te Singers of the liuglish School,. and Mr. CRA-
MER, Mr. LINLEY, and a great number of eminent
lus•ruinental PerforinerS, are expected on the oc-
casion.

CAUTION TO PUBLICANS AND SHOPKEEPERS.—
At a Meeting of the Magistrates acting for the
North Division of Chatilingtou Hundred, Oxford-
shire, held at the IViiite Hart Inn, Chipping-
Norton, on the 6th instant, upwards of twenty
pnblicatis were eonvicted of the offence of
beer and ale in vessels not h-gally marked and
short of measure : arid several shopkeepers were
likewise convicted of the offence of retailing their
goods by false weights and short measures. In a
few instances the penalty prescribed by the sta.
tute.was mitigated, but in by far the greater part
it was insisted upon and paid in full. The weights
and measures were taken front the owners and de-
stroyed, and near one hundred vessels found de.-
&lent in. measure were taken from the publicans
and broken up, by order of the Magistrates.
INTENDED RACES oN WoRNIWOOD SCHUBBS.—
Yestertay the following Notice was served 'you
the different persons employed in pieparing, the
Course for the expected Races, which were to
commence on Wednesday next. Many of the
publicans and inhabitants in the parish of Ham-
mersmith have subscribed, and preparations com-
menced, for the erection of booths, tents, and
theatres, when the following notice gave a death-
blow to their expectations, and put a stop to the
intended races :
Sirt.,-1 do herell glee you notice not to come upon or
trespass, or commit any trespass in or upon a certain place,
called Wormholt Wood., or other Wise Wormwood Scrubbs, iu
the parish of Fulham, and County of Middlesex ; and that in
case you do so after this notice you will be considered a wil-
lid trespasser, and an action at law will be forthwith com-
menced against you for the same.—By the Solicitor in behalf
of the Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master-GenerAl.,
i)ated August 14, 1817.

0111,GINAL POETRY.

I P It 0 P T
On Two Nantes inc Me last Bankrupt

What strange events arise from Chance !
What distant things will near advance !

ride the last Glyzette.
Their fate the same—both gone to pot--•
One Fustian, t' other Ira Iter Scott,
Before that never met.—

Yet there w:11 be a distance still,
Let sportive Chance do what it will,
• Fur TASTE will both dissever;
Hence Fustian most wear out in time,
But WALTER. Scores well- fashioo'd rhyme
Will be in vogue for ever.

REGISTER OF FASHION.