The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-15 00:00:00

THE WEATHER .4 ND THE CROPS.
The weather on Wednea lay in the metropolis was a decided im-
provement; there was scarcely a drep of rain, and the clouds
were higher, lighter, and fleecier, than for, several days.
There was no sunshine, but the temperature was better, the
wind was light, and the signs are all favourable.
The progress of the corn crops towards ripeness since
sour last has been much less rapid than might have been
desired, though a perceptible advance has taken place in South
Lancashire. We trust that no very serious, and still less any
irreparable injury has been done to the crops up to the present
time, and that, if the weather should be tolerably fine
during the remainder of the month of August and in Sep-
tember, we may still have an average harvest, taking all
descriptions of crops into account. The hay crop which is
already secured is very large, and the after-grass is most
abundant, thus securing abundant food for cattle, without
trenching on the grain crops. All kinds of spring corn
and roots promise well, and though the wheat has been much
battered, and can scarcely prove a good sample, yet there is
still no reason to anticipate a deficiency in quantity.—Liver-
pool Times.
WORTHING.—The want of genial weather for the approach-
ing important operations of the husbandman is the subject of
daily remark. The speculation, during and between showers,
existing among farmers having old wheat on hand, as to how
and where they may obtain the highest price fir it, forms a
conspicuous feature in their present mental and practical pur-
suits. The threatening of ill in one respect may, indeed, be
legitimately turned to profitable account in another ; yet that
the inausprciousness of the season, which, if not suddenly and
speedily averted, will visit so many poor homes, should be a
source of gain, gratifying, as in some measure it undoubtedly
is to those who produce the crops so likely to fail, seems ano- .
malous. There is no wheat cut between the rivers Arun and
Adun, and none yet ripe. The crops generally stand up well,
and are heavy —Sussex Advertiser.
H EATII FI ELD. —The rain, which has fallen in torrents
during the past week, has completely spoiled the many acres of
hay that wire already very much damaged ; and at this instant
the rain is fast falling, with a boisterous wind and a sinking
barometer, insomuch that the most inauspicious forebodings are
becoming prevalent as relates to the crops, whether of hay,
corn, or hops. The partial blight of potatoes, which was first
noticed here about a fortnight ago, is now found to be spread-
ine, and similar statements are given from different parts of
East Sussex. May Providence avert the threatened catas-
trophe, and send us far different results from those of 1816 and
1817. Tne crops generally are abundant, but hot suns are re-
quisite to mature them.—lbid.
Ilt ENHEAD.—( FrOM a Correspondent. )—I arrived this
morning from southwards, having had my trip to Ireiand
stopped at Plymouth, by the very contrary wind and stormy
weather. The harvest in Devon, Somerset, &c., is very un-
promising ; and I cannot help thinking, from all I saw and
heard on the roads from Plymouth to this place, that the crop
will be quite under an average. This will combine, with any
severe pressure on the money market, to sbake the financial
stronghold of the Government. Wheat is fairly up from Bs.
to 9s. a quarter ; and as the chief stocks are now small, and
these in the hands of speculators (the farmers having been
compelled to thrash and sell early, from want of straw, which
was very light last year), the average may be expected to rise
soon, so as to let in the 450,000 quarters in bond, at a low duty
and high price.
11 ueesecnoes.—The weather still continues very wet and
dull ; the most serious apprehensions are now beginning to be
felt for the growing crops ; it is evident that the lodged crops
of wheat are mildewed ; the wheat, after fallow, is also mil
dewed, whether lodged or not. The very heavy crops of bar-
ley which have been lodged this month or five weeks, are root-
grown ; the yield, quality, and straw will consequently be bad.
We have noticed a great quantity of smut amongst the oats ;
the loss from this cause cannot be less than a quarter per acre
in the Fens. Turnips and tole-seed gu on well. There is yet
a considerable quantity of hay to carry in the late districts; it
is very much injured. The price of wheat has now reached
7s. per bushel for the best samples, with a good supply,— Cam-
bridge Independent.
C lIELMSFORD. —Here and tl'ere patches of wheat were cut
in this count)' in the course of the past week, and no doubt the
sickle would have been in more general requisition, as in some
districts, we understand, much of the corn is riper than it
would appear from a cursory glance, had not the storms and
gloomy weather determined the farmers to wait. The sun-
shine and drying wind of yesterday morning set many in ac-
tivity, and the cutting of wheat became rather general, though
the afternoon showers a little damped the full ardour of harvest.
A return of settled summer weather, now so much needed for
gathering in the fruits of the earth, would set the sickle and
scythe in full operation.—Essex Herald.
The wheat harvest has commenced at several localities in
this neigebourhood, and the opinion is, as far as can be ascer-
teined, that there will be a general deficiency, compared with
last year's crop, of full 25 per cent, We have heard that a
similar deficiency is apprehended in the hundred of Tendring,
which is allowed to be a most productive district. The barley
crop is excellent, and if there should be a fine harvest, the
quality will be very good. The oat crop is particularly good,
hut tie hr and pea crops are defective, owing to an attack of
that deadly enemy, the louse.—Essex Mercury.
Prey :taus to Wednesday we had three fine days, and it was
confidently hoped that at last dry weather had set in. On the
afternoon erf that day, however, there was a heavy fall of rain,
and 'se have had broken and cold weather ever since—yester-
day being the worst day we had during the season. It began
to ran about eleven in the forenoon, and continued till four ;
but it was so heavy and constant while it lasted, that not only
were all the streams in the neighbourhood much swollen and
discoloured, but a large breadth of the crop had been laid down.
From the stillness of the atmosphere, and the weight of the
grain, the ears being now full, there is reason to fear that a
large portion of the crop will be permanently lodged. Many
fields of barley are now well coloured, and with a few bri4ht
and hot days would be ready' for the sickle ; but the weather is
so cold, cloudy, and rainy, and the crop generally in this dis•
trict being three weeks later than last year, no one will hazard
a prediction as to the commencement of the harvest. In any
event the harvest will be a late one, and unless there be a speedy
and lavourable change of the weather, there is reason to appre•
bend that it will also be a disastrous one. This is the more to
be regretted, as the crop is probably as great as ever was pro-
duced in Scotland. Turnips and potatoes have made great
progress, and look as well as can be desired.—Caledonian
Mercury.
Die weather continues, on the whole, to be but little favour-
able to the ripening of the crops—a complaint which we find
general over the country. The atmosphere is cold and re-
pulsive, and the frequent rains in many districts are telling
with injurious effect upon the crops. This has told seriously
on the quality of the wheat crop, which stands particularly in
want of sunshine to bring the grain to maturity, and which,
for want of sunshine, is every day that now passes getting
more and more deteriorated. In all parts of the country the
heavy crops are considerably laid down, and nothing can save
the wheat from being of very inferior quality, and unfit for
baking without the assistance of foreign grain, except bright
sune-rine, stirring breezes, and dry weather. In this neigh-
bourhood we have neither seen nor heard of wheat that will be
ready for the sickle in less than two weeks hence at the earliest,
and r he general part of the crop, even with favourable weather,
will be at least a week later.— Gleagotp Argus.
DUBLIN, AuG. 11.—The weather holds up, and the alarm
respecting the crops is lessening.
SLIGO, AUG. 9.—The weather has again changed; during
the week had little rain, but the crops are not ripening in this
locality as fast as we• would wish. The general opinion
amongst farmers, and persons best acquainted with the subject,
is that the harvest will be-more than an average one, but late.
However, two or three weeks of fine weather would make a
great alteration in the country.
LONGFORP, AUGUST 9.—There is a large supply of new
potatoes in our market daily, selling at from 34(1. to 4,,,e1. per
stone, but they are generally wet, from the variable and wet
weather.

ROSCOMMON, AUGUST 9.—The constant heavy rains with
which we have been visited has done much injury to the crops
in this county. The hay crop is very late, and fears are enter-
tained that it will be much damsged.
ATHLONE, AUGUST B.—During the last week the weather
has been very wet, and it is feared a continuation of similar
weather would do immense injury. The crops, generally
speaking. a+ yet seem to have suffered little. Potatoes of a
very excellent quality are selling in our market at per
stone.

Yesterday was really a ft-arful day for the country. The
weather generally, this week, has been most favourable, fur
the n easional fall of rain was not injuidou=, but the conti-
mons, dull, heavy rain of yesterday, without a glimpse of sun-
shine, or a slight breath of air, spread universal gloom and
despondency. Last night the rain came down in torrents, and
this morning has opened with a dreary prospect. The corn-
fl his, whose standing was healthy and vigorous the day before,
are prostrated in many places. At Meelick several fields of
pasture were swamped by the mountain flood, which is this
day accumulated on the lands of Lower Meelick. Deficient
embankineut is the great evil the farmer is exposed to in these
d►stricts.

The weather, since our last, has been very wet ; however,
the cret,s have not sustained much damage. The has has suf-
fered in colour; some of the heavy crops, although bent under
the pressure of the constant wet, are not in a dangerous condi-
tioe ; new potatoes have been selling freely at 4;6d. per stone.
—Firi:ytmeath Guardian.
'Never del the crops look better, with the exception of wheat,
which, in many places, has suffered from the rain, much of the
grain presenting a rusted appearance; but this blight, we trust,
is pert ial. The present wet and unsettled state of the weather,
however, is giving some unea,,iness. This is a very critical
season of the year. Should it clear up, the harvest will be most
abundant—if rot, grain of every kind will be much injured.—
Tyrone Constitution.
We perceive the speculators are at work in consequence of the
late rain, and wheat, Hewer, oate, and meal have advanced con-
siderably in the Louden aid Liverpool markets. Wheat is up
Is. per dell,. ; fl or 4s. per sack. There cannot be greater folly
—the man who ran sell ar present prices is else to do so, for a
few weeks will depress them lox enough. The crops have re-
e.-ivied no injury whatever—there never was a better premise of
an abundant, harvest, and if the weather keeps fine, which is
probable, prices will range lower then they have done for years
past. We are blessed here with delightful harvest weather.—
Saso Journa'.
Nom', hstand,ng the cause of alarm that has for some time
past ex;sted, relative to the state of the coming harvest, we are
hsppr to be able to state, on the testimony of an intelligent
correspon rot, who has just returned from the counties of Ttp-
perery, Kiikennv. and Cork, that the appearance of the gene-.
ral (Tops is of the most luxuriant character. He states that
although passing by four hundred fields of wheat, he did
not wit tisss one field out what was perfectly upright. Oats ap
peered equally abundant, with the exception of two fields, a
part ef ts hech was partially laid. The potato crop appears
more abundant than for year' past. In the counties of Tippe-
rary and Kilkenny' our cerrespondect says that the wheat crop,
although far advanced, is not so much so as in the county of
Cork. In the latter, particularly about Perrinos and towards
Cork. the crops appear rapidly approaching towards maturity.
A few weeks of sunehine, which we hope to obtain, will set
ever) thing right. Cork Examiner.
Derieg the last week the weather has been very wet, and it
is feared a continuation of similar weather would do immense
injury. 'i he crops, generally speakeg, as yet seem to have
suffered little. Potatoes of a very excellent quality are selling
in our market at 441 per stone.—eithleno Sentinel.
Doting the last three or four weeks the weather has been
very unsettled. On Monday the heaviest showers of rain that
base been witnes-scd fur many years fell in this neighbourhood.
The cops as yet have not sustained much injury, and if the
weather snort takes a favourable change a most luxuriant and
abundant harvest may be expected.— Tyrawly Herald.
For some time past the weather has been in a most un-
settled state. We have had severe cold winds, with copious
and frequent showers of rain, which, we fear, must cause eon-
sidereble damage to the forsrard crops in this part of the coun-
try. Last night the rain descended in torrents, and should
there be a continnance of weather like the present, the worst
fears may be enterained fir the safety of the harvest. We
hope that a kind Providence will order it otherwise.—Galway
Mercury.

GLASGOW CoTroN SPINNEUS.—Ac a full meeting
of the cotton ors of Gla.s-g,ow and vicinity, along with
the tenter 3 of sdf-tieing machines, held in the Institution
Hall, in Great Hamilton-sfreet, on We;hiesday last, it was
unanimously agreed that under present circumstances it is
advisable for the trade I.ft clernard from .hrir employers
an increase upon their present rote of wagei. It wa,
left, however, to a th:legate inee.-zing representing the
cotton-spinners of 11:nfr,wshire and Glasgow, to 11,
hrld in Paisley, to arrange the amount to be asked, and
the manner in which it should be demanded.—Glasgew.
Nationat.