The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-10 00:00:00

THE CROPS.

Wheat harvest has commenced in Caledonia, Le 11'31'
and other points in those regions. The crops never were
i
better. The last week of fair, warm weather has _1;.*::
a most salutary influence upon all spring crops.
Sy
is heavy. Potatoes promise well. Corn has received*
fine start, and fruit looks fine. Indeed, a bountiful pro'
vidence is preparing a rich reward for the hushandrea°'
—Rochester Dem.
The farmers in this neighbourhood are now busy 154_,tal
the hay harvest which has commenced under the 113°'
favourable circumstances—crops good, and the weathef
as fine as heart could possibly wish for. All other erl
are looking well, and should Providence bless the lent
with a continuance of fine weather, the most abunds*,,,,
produce ever yielded by the soil of the Niagara Distl-
will remunerate the toil of the agriculturists.—Niaga'",
Chronicle.
The weather, for several days past, has been very werll3'
with occasional showers. Our farmers are busied cuttiei
their grass crops, and have larger ones than for severs
years past. The rye and corn never looked more ri
musing than at present; and should the frost hold°A
until November, one of the largest crops ever harvesr.,
in this valley, will be the reward of the summer's r-
dustry. The thermometer on Sunday and yesterday,
dicated 93 Fah. at M. Qure tropical weather, the-
Northampton (Mass.) Dem. MY.
COLUMBUS, 0. JULY 14.—THE HARVEST.--W ,
had five days of the finest harvest weather imagilusbli
For the greater part of the week the days have bee
moderately warm, and the air elastic—the nights cool.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, JULY 20.
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE. ,
$5OO New York 7 per cent., 1848 loi
15
7,000 Illinois Sixes, 1870
27 Shares of Bank of America.....
8711
25 Ditto Delaware and flud.son
10 Ditto Mohawk Railroad ................ cash..•
h 15
75 Ditto Harlem Railroad •
cash 86
25 Ditto Boston and Providence Raiir0ad..0.....•
b 3 5°
50 Ditto Long Island Railroad
Second Board. is
25 Ditto Farmer's Loan ......................... 17/
25 Ditto Harlem Railroad ........................
week
There has been very little done in Coffee this
(Ist,.
except the public sale which took place yeste,r
Mackerel continue heavy. Flour stands just as ior,s„
veral days past, with moderate sales. 2,000 buSne"
Ohio yellow Corn sold at 54 cents. 56 lbs. Oats are
quite dull.
The price of Pot Ashes is 65, 121 : holders WI
been compelled to agree to this. Most of the prime
bunch Raisins have been taken at 115 c. 6 mos. AW.
derate business continues in Cotton. There are sever,"
consumers in market to-day. The sales are 600 bales.

W EST INDIES.
FALMOUTH, AUG. 9, 8 A.3l.—The Royal Mali. Stearn'
packet Company's steamer Thames, Captain Haste, z`rd.
rived here this morning, bringing only the Jamaica om
other island mails. We have neither Havannab
Mexican mails by this vessel. Captain Haste retnaine'
four days at Nassau waiting for them; but, not arrivigt
he did not feel authorized to detain the mails any lottger-
Passengers per Thames—Sir Henry Macleod, 4-I‘,°:
vernor of Trinidad; M. Gantaume, from Trinidad; 1.
Hargreaves, Comptroller of Barbadoes; Messrs. Mao/c.
King, and Alleyne, from Barbadoes; Captain TonIKT:
Artillery, Mr. Jordan, collector of Customs, and Mess 'a
Goldsmith and Kelly, from Jamaica; Mr. Sandbacb, tll
Mr. Kennedy, wife and child, from Demerara; Mess,d'
Duffy and O'Leary, from Caraccas ; Mr. HugginE, fret
Nevins; ; Mr. Williams, from Bermuda; Mr. Cook, fr°—
Nassau; Mr. Stranack, of Madeira ; Mrs. and Miss Ys'

borne, from St. Kitt's. get
The Thames brings about 30,0001. on freight.
dates are—from Jamaica July 9th, Nassau 20th, P" '
muda 25th, and Fayal August 3.
" Her Ladyship the Countess of Elgin," says ti3eo
Jamaica Dispatch of the 7th ult., "still continues ja
very precarious condition. We understand that heo
medical attendants, who were in consultation up to alai.
hour yesterday, considered the probable issue of her

ness as extremely doubtful. -
" This crisis in her Ladyship's health cannot be other:
wise than heart-rending to his Excellency the Govern°'
The ladies of Spanish-Town, we learn, have been WI;
mitring in their attention and endeavours to contribute
her Ladyship's comfort, for which they deserve gr
credit."
The Countess of Elgin on the morning of the steanlerr
.
leaving was somewhat better. Lord Elgin was popu,inbe
The House of Assembly would open in October. ".
crops were expected to be very good. 4;41
Sir Charles Adams had arrived at Bermuda for
Belize, and sailed in the Illustrious, on the 23d,
Halifax. pa
The 20th Regiment had disembarked on the 25th, fa
on the 28th the Ist battalion Rifle Brigade were to eniDr_4
for Halifax. The Ringdove and Reindeer, survey g
vessels, were there. The Gleaner sailed same del 0
England. The Tay sailed from Turk's Island the ,14
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of July for Jamaica. The Tiviot was expected ri"-
Havannah at Nassau.

The Jamaica despatch has the following :
" We are glad to perceive that the passengers Ito
Jamaica so long detained at Turk's Island—the Cutfr,
of St. Thomas in the East, the Archdeacon Pope ;
and Mrs. Anderson, &c., arrived safely at Falmouth to
the 26th May, and will be in London in good time
give evidence before the West India Committee."

•
DANISH Ciaims.—The following was ordered
the motion of Mr. Hume yesterday:—Copy of any ole
morials from the Danish Claimants, presented- to I'
Lords of the Treasury since February last.
evi
The General Steam Navigation Company's n
steam-ship Trident, Captain R. Sharp, that left Brown
:0
wharf, Poplar, last Saturday evening, arrived at Grant
Pier, Leith, after a most excellent passage of °all
hours.

BIRTHS. de
On the 7th inst., in Harley-street, the Right Hon. Lsal
Tabley, of a son. of
On the 6th inst., the lady of William Cook, jun., Esq"
Roydon Hall, Kett, of a daughter.
On the 7th inst., at Elm Lodge, Elstree, Herts, the wife of
Captain Morier, R.N., of a son.
On the sth inst., at Bury St. Edmund's, the lady of John
Greene, Esq., of a son.
On the Bth inst., Mrs. James G. Eleter, of Hans-place'
Sloane-street, of a son.
On the Bth inst., at Hampstead, the lady of D. S. Bockeit'
Esq., of a daughter.
On the 9th inst., at the Paragon,Blackheath, Mrs. Frederick
Luck, of a son. 7

MARRIED.
On the 9th inst., at St. George's', Hanover-square, John se
Delane, Esq., 8.A., of the University of Oxford, second son °'
W. F. A. Delane, Esq., to Fanny Heratia Serie, widow of the
late Francis Bacon, Esq., and daughter of Horace Twigs,
Esq., Q. C.
On the sth inst., at St. Pancras Church, Charles Day, En''
of Upper Norton-street, Regent's-park, to Frances Henrietta,
only daughter of Joseph Hinds, Esq., of Grafton-street, Fitz-
roy-square. ,

DIED.
On the 3d inst., Cornelia, daughter of the late Major B.
Blake, of the Bengal Army, aged 12.
On the 4th inst., at Brunswick-place, Southampton, Mill
Golightly.
On the Bth inst., at Charterhouse-square, Henry Bowraf
Esq., late of the Royal Exchange Assurance Office.
On the 6th inst., in Devonshire-street, Portland-place,
Eleanor Anne, eldest surviving daughter of Sir Molyneux
Hyde Nepean, of Loders.court, Dorset, Bart.
On the 9th inst., at the Gothic House, Richmond, John Cal.
vert Clarke, Esq., aged 83.

London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of
No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office No. 112, Strand, in
the County of Middlesex, Wednesday, August 10, 1842.