The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-19 00:00:00

THE WE kTHER AND THE CRO

On Sunday and Monday the weather was
until about nine o'clock on Monday evEning,
c( mmenced raining, and it has continual to pour 1141".

out intermission ever since.
We have just se•n a gentleman who arrived fr°!:
F. aece this morning. He informs us, that the w•nthen
on the French coast was delightful on Sunday a"( 1:
Monday, but that on Monday evening the rain c°,7l;
menced there earlier than it did here ; and during
passage across the channel the rain seemed to hir°
blown over from the French to the English coast.
The barometer has fallen considerably in the
eours"
of the last twelve. hours.
vr, the
PROSPECTS OF THE HARVEST IN SUFFOLK.--.") 131 eb
very unpropitious weather for harvest operations, n'uin
anxiety is naturally awakened ; various rt ports aretb.e
circulation of the immense damage already done bY
wet, such as the grain being sprouted b fore it i 3 C
rr
and of the appearance of mildew, &c. The former t;
port, we have reason to believe, is partly core
for in a very few instances, damaged kernels to
ear of Talavcra wheat, close to the ground, p
been injured, but we have not yet seen ail 1„--1;
pearance of mildew; and the wheat dies as fine a cu-01
as can be desired. In this district harvest coterneni of
during the past week, but the very short interva oS
suitable weather pre vented much progress i 5
the dry soils in this immediate neighbourhood. "le.:a s
every prospect of a average s field—quite nS tavy
crop, if not better, than last ye ar ; but upon wet 'ere •
laud, where harvest was not yet commenced, our
sions are very different : are acquainted with IV
districts where there must be less than last ye feel
several coombs per acre, and, in some instances, `wn to
confident, there will be a deficiency of from s've;ble
ten coambs per acre ; but, with an Unque't'°/1 of
deficiency in the ear, and not a great abundoacebio
s'raw, it is impossib'e to estimate the lir,°;b;otis
deficiency from last year, when there was a prod! i`+
crop on heavy land. Upon the whole, .our impress'°;bis
from a close inspection of the crop of wheat, over
it "
theta
and the adjoining counties, on both wet and dry
w it
must be something under an average crop, fsolt
tolerable quality.—The barley, on alldescriptions ('
promises an abundant yield : on dry land the clt,11; 00
appears good, and much is tow fit for the scythe; _.,`-The
wet heavy. land it must be coarse and high coloured., a 59
oat crop Is considered abundant. The beans 30,fr:e,
of which great things were expected a few weeks o'thirst;
have suffered materialy from the louse, and 5"53-,ohial
less than an average crop must be expected. The last
of turnips is generally very good, and till within theca for
e, k or two, promised a plentiful supply of 11' fferocl
winter, but on 'no t descriptions of s,,il have snadl
from con,taut t; and we fear even dry. weather! 61
not replace the injury sustained, which is increvlo;
the hoeing when the weather is unsuitable for 113'
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work.—lpswich Express, August 19. fthe
THE HARVEST.—In the accounts from most e
it
counties in England, great fears are expressed, 'l'4 be
seems to be the opinion in most parts, that there ro",citlt
a deficiency in the crop. In Huntingdon a large brc-
is mildewed.—Essex Herald. Still
TIIE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The weathers os
continues very dull. We had a few hours' sua,itin the
Wednesday, which made a visible improvement it,111.0
appearance of the standing crops of wheat ; 00'A°m:re
to look much brighter and healthier. The lodgeu
are damaged by mildew beyond any hopes of regc,ol
should the weather become ever so fine.the
people have commenced cutting mildewed croPs;croe
sooner the while of it is cut the better. Lodged
t or
of barley are suffering very much from the wet' 01
daily were clover is growing up through it' 011:
hooking of peas has commenced in many Placch-;(itit
it is found that a great many are growing' v-j3efr
the pods; they are generally well corned. Tor
go on well; the crop is altogether promisinkolll
nips and colesced grow well; there is some c`'
in keeping them clean. The price of vvbtittlo
reached 355. per load eight or nine days age; 0,1
quantity brought to market became so grea;,'
millers and merchants have since refused to gicvnioioll
than 33a. Holders of wheat have still a strong °rotitY
that prices will soon be higher, as a very large th,141.41
w.ll yet be wanted 66. f ire the new wheat can he ",ictorP:
to market. Should the weather become fine tlO,
immediately, harvest would not become gertertl",
county until the 22d or 23d.—Cambridge inair
Press.

Are terCls
THE DANGER OF EATING MUSCLES.----""S a,
w.°
morning, a man and his wife, named Walters, ra- sere
in Crown-street, Soho, together with their Chil noel
attacked with most alarming symptoms, in eonsPss s°
of having eaten profusely of muscles, theirergs
heads beirg swelled in a frightful manner. Me;ioiest,:'
sistance was procured, and the contents of the
adm
were ejected by the stomach pump, and antidotes 0031
eistered, with the desired effect, to the man and wis
but the child, a boy of about four years of age'
in a precarious state. • 116'
ABOTHER RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—PRESTC)",'cieIe's
17.—A frightful, but fortunately not a fatal, iao;
happened here this morning (Sunday) at 8 oe,lc'eti. 101;1
train of nearly 30 carriages was starting slowlY, ;vets!
Preston and Wyre Railway station here for Fr, to 1"
and was crossing the Lancaster line, which is ei.e'950.4"
and hefora it 11*d rwr,r, it train from p-nd elft"
dashed right into it. The engine threw "13 11.0esr/1
waged two of the Fhetwo el carriages, containit'gdieielif
100 persons, got off the rail, and was almost ialule•sst of
brought to a stand-still thereby, and by the wels' ir "
the two carriages, which hung across it like a r-toei
paniers. These carriages are such as are usually a fall
for goods and cattle, but were this morningcra°93egre,
with human beings. The consternation was„oger"
enough, but providentially the injuries to the pa' be it,,
are not serious The cause of the accident
may ~eC
tributed to the Lancaster train leaving Lancaeterneselie
past its time, and coming almost into Preston t't
30 miles an hour, instead of 7er 8. Signals wer9ielfl
for it to stop, but the efforts of the driver Were vele
tual to check the engine, which was a light four-9
one.
THE SUDDEN DEATHS OF CHILDREN.---- es,flt'-fjj
Mr. Wakley, hell an inquest at the Dtthes(lsibe's
Munster-street, Regent's-park, on the body of .1' rain°
Barrett, aged five months. Early on Saturday'
the mother of the child, a fine, and apparently 9' sarlusj
one, found it lying dead on her arm in bed. She -ell
the child at 'midnight, and then it appeared ',-ell
lively. A juror said he thought it had been °' sow
The Coroner said he did not think and nothing 1)0'
so,
be more erroneous than the common opinion 01 ir bet"
ing the sudden deaths of infants by night to ',heti, sell!
overlain by their mothers. The truth was, t 0 1'
finest children died suddenly when they were 1,1), deed
as as when they were in bed. The cause of thelrroble''
13 '
was, in most instances, an unsolved medical „
Verdict, "Natural death." ,
TAGLIONI IN THE PROVINCES.--Tagill,',ol4
anticipated, bad a capital house on the night '31:11t,
fit. She appeared in Dublin on Saturday DTI:, af'4,
irs.a! also appear there three nights this w",O
which slid visits Edinburgh, and, we believe, 'Zeit'
ter, prior to ;:er final departure for the Coo'
Liverpool Albion. 4. se'
of art try
ART-UNION EXHIBITION.—The works -
lected by the prizeholders of the present yyarl "stia°,`;
Union of London have been deposited' in i"` 11.11'e
street Gallery, in order to be public's exhibite.Eth
works have been selected from the London l stetiof.
tions of the current season, viz., the 13),,,Y3.,9
jets' Soy
dewy, the British Institution, the °".."'
British Artists, and the two Water•col.° il D
to
cieties. They are in number no less than ,2'," „,‘ ,
ted
two highest prizes (300/. each) have been 'lei:o9os,#
the purchase of Mr. Elmore's picture called "I:itirslia e
of the Guelph and Ghibeline quarrel ;" and Mr. Doql.,
beautiful group, entitled " The First Whisper ss'ed
The two 2001. prizeholders have punch and of
Hart's picture of " Sir Thomas More .600 e
Daughter,' and Mr. Claxton's conlresl
asras,,,te
" Jews lamenting over the ruins (), it"( SIP-s'e
The 1501. prizeholders have selected lues'ir, Le-r,
" Festival of the Law," a Hebrew incident,„ witbeie
landscape entitled " A Stone Quarry," and Mi.' I.oi
ington's pastoral group called " The Grectiriff;o 16
following pictures have been purchased by it Jot;
prizeholders :—" A View in Naples," W. Le,theL, '
Windings of a River," T. Creswick ; -tire'rella";;J
Philosopher," J. G. Middleton ; Turkish in. iip
W. Miller ; "An Illicit Still," J. P. 11111 piel9lse
" Coblentz," E. W. Cooke. Among he rilPts
and works of art purchased by the inferior,
are some by Inskipp, J. Bidges, Hurlstosj Chalon'
E. Williams, sen.; Linnell, Clater, fealTer
RA.; A. Johnston, Pyne, A. Cooper, &A•; Feting'.
Taylor, A. Penley, De Wint, Fahey, CoPLee),giev9oe
Prout, D. Cox Oakley, W. Bone, jun., and °.
and n 6 s
The exhibition forms a very interesting onelt.
doubtedly comprises a considerable shoe °. has frig
though, whether each individual prizeholde_ce le
played the soundest judgment in his selection lu
admit of question. "---00,0
DEATH OF THE WITCH OF Wisereeire
ndon ;tat
terday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the L° „sty boo
pies', on the body of Mary Freebank, aged
a fortune-teller, and well known in
sob, iquct of the " Witch of Whitechapel.' "a) a Ilerrest,
the e 7,a;sature'i;,,
the 9th instant, in the afternoon, a man, r94:seotOt-elle
saw her lying in the middle of Great Pree- she
and the wheel of a cart was passing oNer .. which,/
was picked -up, aud taken to that hospital, #01t!'020
died on Tteteday last. No one could exac_o;iee. °
she fell, and the di iver of the cart was not '1,3 bole
fact until h e was called to and told what ha
u 1/0144'c
Verdict, " Accidental death." ht of- "
Mr. Fi Daum, the master shipwright nvertilt
mouth Deesisyard, has recommended the ec.) ~,s, ill so
M •
one of the old 74's, known as the Forty ...scuts ;lee
block-ship, avith screw propeller. Advertir b(1100
been issued fur•engines fur block-ships, at 100.000
it has beer, decided upon that each port fro 00
oltl 74':, mounted eith 50 guns each, nr'Us dieets',
monsitirti; 30 guns, to be kept in constant
17,, vlerf
the ser,e‘v principle. Some delay
arsangint the weight that is to be put int_ Set
believe at it is now finally setthd.
•tb •
liss to, 0170,", etlivies
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Gazette. i 5 " I' •
FALLIJI:E OF TUE POTATOE CROPS.
cs pees jP
deepest cot teem we learn, that a :species ma
et'" al, " •
sudd, nl)r Attacked the potatoe crops,
is pot' ow
raysge, stappears tO have been, by no re„3: the
to have s %I/ended its influence througt")- toc"
and in some grounds to have total!):
~,s the a 4,1
whole pla utation. The haulm first indleafrose,
by assurn; ng a dark and withered ef'l3t`Htter
speedy de :Lappositton of the vegetabl l'esenatl.lo.!
causing a' ineolerable stench to arise, WWI tieit
„""tre le
degree neceE,':lo°
surrounding asmosphere to such
ifs% rsieimiet vil'irstathibeee'ro"u'ende
affecteCS beeqw.ng soft and PIO °YI
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abteoccosiliteoh:ens 701,70