The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-01 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JULY.

The state of the weather and the crops, previously to the
late destructive hurricanes, had partaken of that varidge
character which has distinguished the spring and summer t
of the current year, though not to any great or hurtful ex-
treme. Hope was still left of somewhat perhaps berme(
the usual average of crops. But, oh !' for the vanity of
human wishes—or rather the folly of placing a dependance
on the most uncertain of all uncertainties, that which itself
depends upon wind and weather. Perhaps we may no
longer dream of an average of corn crops.
In early districts, and among early and sedtdetta hay--
makers, that harvest, a most ample one, has been snecets-
ful. Its finale will he of a different character, and not to
the credit of some, who, it is averred, are in the unthrifel
habit of employing too few hands. The tares, it is said,
so luxuriant and covered with blossom, from late unfa-
vourable causes, will not he productive of seed. On dry
and good lands, the wheats blossomed sufficiently tarty,.
and were affected by no chills or atmospheric changes, buq.
by too much moisture, and by the rain penetrating and lodg-
ing within the flower, which necessarily has an unfavourable
effect on the maturing grain. A cold and blighting tem-
perature, accompanying the rains at this critical period,
would have ruined the crop. The frequent gales of wind,
however, did much mischief to the bloom, and beat down
much of the corn. Of the rye, barley, and oats, there is I,
no novelty of report ; in general, the corn has not eared sa
fully to size and weight as was too sanguinely expected, but
promises to be so productive of straw as to constitute the
present a great fodder, as well as grass and hay year. Its
some parts the beans have suffered so much, from both the
slugs and the rooks, that considerable breadths have beets
mown for cattle. The fly also has been too free with the
peas; both those crops, are, nevertheless, of good pro-
mise. The turnips, mangtl, and potatoes, flourish at the
head of our crops. The present season has served to sec- I
tify the popular error that mangel wurael is irspenetrabk:
to the attacks of the blight fly, since some small part of the
crop has suffered considerably from that cause.
On live stock little is required to be said, but that that-c-
-is great plenty in the country, with a superabundance QC
food for their nouris.hhomweon.etr.,
aSretodreecciainttilieighianvesoymetneb,eiegenrtepoo:
dear, which has caused much feeding land to be under-
no variation in the wool market, nor is it
psTtrhoocei lt,racebdii s
tit'irei coers
in regard to price. This luxurious country must.
and will be attired with the finest cloth, and our flock-
Inastera, whether they can or not, will not grow wool equal'
in fineness for such a manufacture.
Ot the melancholy effects of the late hurritanes and.
overwhelming rains we have to say, great and ruinous dis-
tres must have been produced in the northern and north-
western districts particuiarly. Overwhelming floods, in:
one instance, of even twenty miles extent. Buildings,.
corn, hay, cattle, property of all kinds driven away by the
overwhelming element : even lives lost. The damage to
the crops of corn beaten down will be immense, in which
the whole country will share in varionerlegrees.—Montitfif
Magazine for August.

The Duke of CUMBERLAND arrived at
residence in the King's Palace, St. James's, shortly be fort
twelve o'clock yesterciy, from a visit to his Ma., es-r y at:. to
Royal Lodge in Windsor-park.
MONKEYANA.—Mr. LANDSEER, we Ter:.
ccive, has perpetrated another part of his " Monk eyana.
Really the satire, obscure at first, is now becomin S quite a
bore ; the artist should pause in time, and not tihipwreck
his very superior abilities on a barren subject. With the
engravings, however, we find no fault, they arc admirable;