The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-21 00:00:00

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 6
Bordeaux,Toalouse, and

21,
7%... 73/4

Cet te
Dutch Rhenish 3
Great North. of France
(Laffitte's)
Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 ...... 2 3
Great Paris and Lyons 2 ...... 2
Louvain and Jenieppe... 4 ... .
Luxembourgh
Lyons and Avignon
:Namur and Liege
Orleans and Vierzon ... 6 ......
Orleans and Bordeaux... 4 ...... 121
Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2
Paris and Lyons, Gan-
neron's,
Paris and Orleans
Parts and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg
(Ganneron's) 2 ...... 2%% 2%
Do. (Compte de L'Est) 2 ...... 2,,,g 23/p
Rouen and [lavre ...... 16
Royal North of Spain .... 2
'Sambre and Meuse .... 6
Tours and Nantes, Mac-

kenzie's 2
Verona and Ancona...... 3
West Flanders
MINE
. _ ...... .

63/4
3
218
4t4,

Real del Moute,Unregis. 33% 4 --
JOINT STOCK BANKS.

Australasia
British North American 50
Union of Australia

48 ix;
25%

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS

Since our last the weather has been rather unfavour-
able and wet, which has retarded vegetation considers •
bly, and we tear this harvest will be rather a late one.
The atmosphere has been still and heavy, and several
showers which have fallen, have lodged a good part of
the crops, and there is reason to fear permanently.
Green crops have grown amazingly full and heavy, from
which there will be more than an average return of
straw. Barley, if the weather should keep dry for a
few days, will be cut in our vicinity and throughout
several parts of the country. Turnips and potatoes have
met between the drills, and there is no doubt that from
the very few failures in the latter, there will be an
abundant supply. Mr. Gray, Auchterneed, has planted
in one field, and given the like advantage to all—seven
different kinds of potatoes, all of which look exceedingly
well, and we shall be glad to learn to which of this selec-
tion he gives the preference, and which is the best adapted
to the soil and climate. From Strathspey we learn that
the crops are lodged in many places, and that every-
thing is deteriorating in consequence of the continued
raw and humid weather. Some nights ago frost was
rather keen in that district,- but happily no injury of any;
consequence has resulted from such an unwelcome visi-
tation. The crops are well advanced in Morayshire.—
Ross-shi,e Advertiser.

During the past week we have happily been favoured
with a decided improvement in the state of the weather,
with every appearance of its continuing. During the
early part of the week this neighbourhood was visited
with occasional showers, but by Tuesday, and Wed-
n-s(lay the rain completely ceased, and, though the
atmosphere was cloudy, there were occasional blinks
of sunshine both days. On Thursday. Friday, and
Saturday, we had a continuance of bright dry
weather, with the sun rarely obscured by clouds ;
indeed, with the exception of some very slight frost
daring the night, which has done lath if any damage,
the weather is all the best well wisher of the eountrycould
desire. Patches of barley have been cut in- various
places in the neighbourhood, but for wheat, or oats,
there is no appearance of the reaper being required for
a week or ten days to come. There is one characteristic
of the approaching harvest which wears the indication
of our most favoured seasons—that is, the crop is most
abundant, with every appearance of being ready
nearly about one time. If we have much sun-
shine, the oat harvest will, in many cases, precede
that of the wheat, But, in the forwardness of
both these descriptions of grain, we do not recollect of
having ever seen greater uniformity; and if the weather
but keep dry, there is little doubt but the roullt part of,
the harvest will be over in two weeks from its commence-
ment, or by the middle of September, which may yet
place the present amongst the most early and bountiful
years on record. Since the above was written, we re-
gret to say that Sunday throughout was a day of rain,
and ill-fitted for harvest purposes —Glasgow Argus.