The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-14 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

As the state of the harvest has become of late one of
the current topics at the Stock-Exchange, where every
effort is made to produce an unfavourable impression
from its present prospects, the annexed extract from the
Bankers' Circular may be quoted as a moderator, at
least, of that feeling, since this is a publication careful in
collecting facts relative to the harvest :
" On the exciting and very interesting. subject of the
harvest let us first refer to facts, and primarily to those
relating to the stock of old wheat. Last year there
was new wheat sold at Mark-lane in the month of July;
this is the Bth day of August, and not a bushel of new
wheat has yet (we believe) been gathered in this king-
dom—indeed, that fact is certain. Consequently
we have completed a full measured year of con-
sumption, and rather more. Yet we find that the sup-
plies of old wheat of home growth, at almost all the
country markets in the wheat-growing districts, were
larger in the first week of August, 1845, than they had
been in any preceding week during the whole of the
twelve months immediately preceding the first week in
August. We are told by a letter from an acquaintance,
who has till now doubted the accuracy of our report of
large stock, that on visiting a village in his neighbour-
hood wh..re a great quantity of wheat is produced, he
found every farmer had 'a stack or stacks of old wheat
of 100 quarters or more.' He does not say how many
had two or three stacks, nor how much they had stored
away in granaries. A capitalist in the north of England
advised an intelligent corn-factor to lay in a stock of old
a-heat. The reply wa;, "I dire not buy much, the
price cannot be high, there is such a sight' of old wheat
in the hands of the farmers.' We quote the precise
words ; and, having stated these facts in confirmation of
our views respecting stock, we need not again advert to
the :,übject."

Persons in the City, who have carefully examined
the lists of foreign railways, with a view to see their effect upon
the circulation, have estimated that about 10,000,000/. must
be snit out in the course of the year on account of the shares
held in this country, exclusive of what has already been paid.
This fact—which seems incontestable—should serve as a warn-
ing to speculators to be more than ordinarily careful in their
operations, and not to rush into the market on the strength of
the facilities which the present state of money affords. They
should always bear in mind, that however well stocked the
vaults of the Bank of England may be, that institution has lost
its expansive power under the present system, and can no
longer step in to supply a deficiency in the currency, the issue
of notes on securities being rigidly limited to 14,000,000/. It
is the more necessary to repeat this circumstance to the public,
as even those who ought to be best informed on the subject are
often found to entertain a vague notion, that the Bank could
afford some assistance if they were willing, whereas it is im-
possible to entertain a view more fallacious. The weekly pub-
lication of the Bank returns ought to convince every one how
completely all operations in that quarter are restricted.— Times.
BAPTIST BUILDING FUND SOCIETY.—OH THe,;(laY
the annual meeting of the members and friends of this Society,
established in 1824, for the purpose of relieving the chapels of
the above sect from debt, as well as erecting new places of
worship where they were required, was held at the Baptist
Mission-house, Moorgate•street. Joseph Fletcher, Esq., was
called to the chair, and addressed the meeting on the import-
ance of the Society, and the benefit it would render to Chris-
tianity if supported. The Secretary then read the report,
from which it appeared that the receipts had been for some
time gradually diminishing, and for the last year were 521. less
than the preceding year. The sum available in the hands of
the treasurer was but 6291., of which over 5001. had been
granted for the objects of the Society, which relieved most of
the metropolitan chapels from the debts with which they had
been encumbered. Several addresses on behalf of the Society
were delivered in the course of the evening.
DEATH FROM TILE ATTACK OF A BULL,—On Mon-
day evening Mr. Samuel Murrough, a medical student, of
Castle-street, Oxford-street, expired from the effects of in-
juries received from the attack of a bull whilst walking in a
field near the chalk-pits at Gravesend. The deceased was in
his twenty-second year, and had lingered from Wednesday last.
A STRANGE '.TROPHY.—The 34th Regiment has
in its possession six brass French drums, taken from the French
34th Regiment at Arroyo del Molino, in Spain, in 1811,
when under the command of the late Lord Hill. Also the
baton or staff of the French drum-major. The drums are
still used by the drummers, and are smaller than the English
drum, with the rims painted tricolour.
MINING CAsE.—At the Flintshire Assize-s an ac-
tion was brought by Mr. John Davis, of London, against Mrs
Crockford, the widow and administratrix of the late Mr.
Crockford, to recover 5.000/. for coals taken by Mr. Crock ford
from under property purchased by the plaintiff in the year
1839. The property in question was originally leased by fir
John llanmer to a person named Scott, and afterwards ac-
quired by Mr. Crockford from the assignees of the latter, under
an assignment and conveyance of the interest so leased. The
colliery leased by Sir John Hanmer was known by the name
of the South Mostyn Colliery, and ran up to property belong-
ing to 'Mr. Crockford, called the Abbey Colliery, and it was for
having anderworked this latter colliery into the boundary of
the former that compensation was now sought. The Abbey
Colliery had been worked a little before Mr. Crockford came
into possession in 1839, but on his taking it the works were
conducted with greater activity and vigour, and a pit was sunk
very near the boundary line which separates the two collieries.
In December, 1841, Mr. Bagnall, a mining engineer, made
diallings above and below, at the Abbey Colliery, and found
that Mr. Crockford had overworked his mine to the extent of
27:3 yards. An action of trespass was brought in 1844, but
was left a remand at the assizes, and in about a month
afterwards Mr. Crockford died
; proceedings were therefore
taken in the present form. After the examination of several
Witnesses an objection was taken by the defend.,nt's counsel
that the plaintiff had no title; in this the judge concurred,
and the plaintiff was nonsuited.
TO PRESERVE FLOWERS THROUGHOUT THE WINTER.
Pluek the flowers when half-blown, and place them in a
closely-covered earthen vessel, dipping them, with the stalk
downwards, in equal quantities of water and verjuice, mixed
with a small quantity of bay salt. The vessel must be kept
closed, and in a warm place ; and then, if in the coldest day of
winter the flowers be taken out, washed in cold water, and held
before a gentle fire, they will open as if in their usual bloom.
INGEN tops FRAoo.—'The following ingenious fraud
was practised on Tuesday upon Mr. Maninon, a tailor, residing
in Rupert-street, Haymarket. Mr. Maninon had been occasion-
ally employed by
Gerard-street, who represented himself as a musician. Yes-
a foreigner named La Blanc, residing in
terday he called upon Mr. Maninon and left a flute, which he
represented to be a valuable one, in his care, begging him not
to allow any one to handle it, as an unskilful person would
destroy its tone. Shortly afterwards a very gentlemanly-
looking person called on Mr. Alaninon and ordered a suit of
clothes. Seeing the flute he took it up, and after examining
it declared he would willingly give 121. for it. Mr. Maninon,
knowing the owner to be in difficulties, at once declared his
ability to procure it. An appointment was made for three
(Meek at the gentleman's residence in Sackville-street, and
the tailor, after a hard to gain with the owner, bought the
article for Si., and hastened with it to Sackville-street to find
that he hid been hoaxed. The flute was not worth 10s.
On Tuesday Mr. Waklev, M P., hell an ii:quest
at the Elephant and Castle, Oxford-market, on the body of
.
William Lambert, aged 71. The deceased, who was a cloth-
dresser, in the empl ,y of Mr. Shaw, 18, Little Portland-street,
was suddenly seized with a pain in his head last Saturday, as
he was getting some wool in his master's shop, when he ex-
claimed, " Oh, what a pain I have in my head 1" and fell a
corpse. Verdict—Natural death.