The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-02 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

A Gentleman just retnrned from the North gives
the followiog particulars respecting the Harvest
" weeks ago, when passing along the
Great Canal, I noticed that the crops were very
greet), and considered Harvest some weeks later
than last year. On reaching the Carte ref Fal-
kit k, I found it folly three weeks earlier
than upon the hanks of the Canal. The
Strath, a few miles above Stirbrz, and extend-
ing as far down as Kircardine, is rather earlier,
shearing having commenced on the 13th ; and
doting last wet k a very considerable part was cut
down. Proceeding to Perth by the village of
Dollar, I noticed the crops to he about a week
later titan nu the Frith from Dollar to Glen-
far g ; the country exhibiting the same appear-
ance of lateness as about Kilsyth. On reach-
iog the Vale of Erne upon the sixteenth, I was
astonished to find so little cut down, for as far
as the eye could reach (from the top of the
coach) the numerous fields of wheat were waving
in golden brightness, Such was the state of the
crops around Perth and down the Carte of Gowrie
to Dundee. When returning in the end of the week,
I was delighted to find the reapers had been very
buiy, and I have no doubt this week will nearly half
finish the cutting down in the Carte of Gowrie,
Strathaven, anal round Stirling and Alla*. The crop
appears to he a very good one, and the grain filled.
As a proof of the superior quality of the grain in
some parts, I heard of one gentleman who intends
to send his oats to the mill without kiln-drying
them, they are so dry when cut down. I have
no doubt Many such cases will occur, for 1 never
saw the grain so solid before being cut. Some
farmers were afraid there would be a scarcity of
shearers, owing to the warm weather ripening
the grain so rapidly."—(Glasgow Papers.)
The crops, in consequence of the late uncom-
mon fine weather, having ripened rapidly, a
great want of hands to cut them down is felt in
most parts of the country ; but in the neighbour-
hood of Glasgow the reverse has been the case,
considerably more shearers having appeared at the
Cross than there was demand for. Wages two
shillings, without victuals.
On the moor lands of Lanarkshire the oat crop
is seldom ripe before the middle of October ;
but this season the harvest has already com-
menced, and as they have had plenty of sap and
beat to nourish the plants to perfection, the farmer
is in high expectation of a most abundant and
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early crop.
A field of oats at Dalmellington, of the hest
quality, belonging to Mr. Wight, was cut down
oil Monday last. We are informed the harvest in
that neighbourhood has not been so early for the
last 50 years. 11l the lower situations of the
comity of Ayr, the harvest is now nearly general,
and in some of the earliest places part of the
crop has been stacked. New meal was expected
in the market yesterday. The demand for shearers
is now pretty extensive and urgent. Two shillings
a-day without bed and !maid are given.
The harvest proceeds with spirit this week, and
the crop is in such good condition that it is cut
down in one day and Cart ied to the barn-yard the
next. Mr. G. lit guitar' had yesterday formed six
stacks of excellent wheat, into which he had not
put a sickle until Monday.—(lnrerness .Journal).

Dr. GARLICK, of Detby, has bad A verdict of
2,0001. awarded against hint, for wtiting Keith
chalk on the walls ot that town, to the, detriment
Of another professional man.
Gaoss birosToa.—Tuesday afternoon a most
incorrigible beggar, named James Parry, who is
about twenty years old, was apprehended for the
fourth time in Holborn, by one of the Officers be-
longing to the Mendicity Society, with a petition
in his hand, and his flesh exposed to view in several
places, to excite compassiou. When the constable
met hint he was tXpOSI111: his breast to some
persons, saying it had hero broken by his father,
who had turned him out of doors, 11e was con-
veyed to the Society's office, in Red Lion-sgeare,.
and searched, when three bad shillines and a
quantity of quick silver were found in his posses-
:ion, how which it may be interred that he had
comb;ued with the business of beggar the equally
lout alive, hilt tlloll' dArgerous profession of lifter-
inz had mow y. He was taken before Mr. FAB.
KANT, at 1;ililboro..1.11 strL et Poiit aid
Lira committed to isun.