The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-04 00:00:00

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

It gives us great pleasure to observe the rapid progress
which the manly game of Cricket is making in the north,
particularly in Cumberland. Two or three years ago the
game was scarcely known in that county,—now there are
about eight strong clubs, and during the present season
several spirited matches have been played. The cricketers
of Cumberland are fortunate in their patrons,—amongst
the most conspicuous of whom may be placed Wilfred
Lawson, Esq., of Brayton Hall, a magistrate of the
county, a gentleman of large fortune, of the most affable
manners, and possessing a warm love for the old-fashioned
character and manly sports of Englishmen.

A correspondent informs us, that a man of
upwards of 60 years, who is afflicted with paralysis, and
who has been above 20 years an inmate of the Protestant
Alms-house in Little Ship-street, has been lately turned on
the street, because some spy gave informati.n of his having
been once seen coming out of a Catholic chapel.—Dub44
Morning Register.

Extract of a letter, dated liuntingdon, Au-
gust 3 :—" I rode on Saturday from Bedford to this town,
and was delighted to observe along the entire line of road
(20 miles) that the wheat was looking admirably. It is,
indeed, laid in some places, arising however, apparently,
from the excellence and heaviness of the cmp alone.
Having heard some complaints of the ears not being well
filled, I alighted at intervals and went into several gelds,
and as far as my opportunities enabled mQ te, judge, I
should *ay that the complaints were utterly. without foun-
dation. Neither did I see any m..dtkw worthy of men-
tion, and the grain waz exceedingly plump. This day
twelvemonths I rode from Burgy to Bedford, and the
wheat was then•laid flat to the earth by tha continued and
violent rains, the mildew had in:lueeeit exceedingly, and
every thing presented o appearauce precisely the reverse
of the present. iteapmg has not yet become general;
but in many parts. I observed the -sickle busily employed,
and the. slmcks stood very closely together, giving proms*
of an abundant harvest. One circumstance 844. me
very forcibly, and that was, that the stack,xards arc every
where nearly empty ; very few stacks. to Ile seen in them,
and none scattered, as we generil,lly 4n d them even at this
season of the year, 46111.4 the fields. The papers tell us.
that the barley c-eop is lamentably deficient ;' but that is,
flat tie :.sae, speaking generally of the coun,tty lying be.,
tween this place and Bedford ; en the, contrary, j should
say that it is a fair crop with her,e and there fields where
it has not recovece.j the long.continued drought of May
and June., The clover layers are very short, and the seed
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cloves toCle wretchedly ; but turnips arc ali44laut every
where, and neither drought or the fly has done the least
injury to them. Peas are ?g.d ; the beans are touched
by the fly in many places, but are podded well towards
the bottom. o,f tI4 stalk. On the whale, I should, say
that tlr.prospect is highly satisfactou to the farmer and
the country, and that we want nothing but a month's fine
weather to malie the harvest really abtpdant,"—. Tinos.