The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-31 00:00:00

STATE 014' THE CROPS.

Never has our habitable globe in this part of the world ex-
perienced more beneficial rain than at present. Hay continues
to be taken to Merthyr from the upper counties weekly. It is
cheaper than it has been for many years.—Welshman.
Hav-making has already commenced in the meadows in this
neighbourhood, and the crop promises to be one of extraordi-
nary luxuriance.—Salisbury Journal.
The weather since our last has been most favourable for vege-
tation, and the crops everywhere exhibit an improved. aspect.
—Ross-shire Advertiser.
Tits CROPS.—A practical farmer has favoured us. with- thle
following report :---Never in my remembrance have I been the
lace of the country in so flourishing a state, from so compara-
tively small quantity of rain which we have been blessed with,
after the long drought ; the wheats on the good soils never
looked better at this time of year, although so much cannot be
said of the poor soils; yet on the whole they have rapidly
improved. Beans and peas during the last week have much
improved, but they will want more moisture to make them
come up to an average crop. Generally speaking, the early
and the late sown barleys are looking remarkably well ;
of potatoes there can be but one opinion, that there will
be an average crop ; the grass crops in general will un-
light, come what weather it may.
fortunately be late and
The fruit, both apples and pears, will he in abundance ; they
have never knitted finer or thicker, or grown faster, and are
row considered beyond casualty. With regard to the hops,
they have made most rapid progress during the last week, but
as from five to thirty are
I regret to say that their fatal enemy, the fly, has attacked
them in right good earnest ; asmany
to be seen upon a leaf in every hop plantation throughout the
country ; it is early yet to form. an opinion, but should the
eather continue a few weeks the same as it is at present,
many of the weaker plantations will be seen bowing to the
bans ful effects of these eestruetive insects.—llere.ford Times

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.

It rarely haprens that a good settling follows a Derby, won
by a great public favourite; we could mention a di zen instances
in which the reverse has been the ease ; but, it will be sufficient
to instance the Cadlsnd, Bay Middleton, and Coronation years;
it is with regret we add that the Attilla year is likely to rival
the worst of them. Up to Saturday morning Lathing had
transpsed to induce a suspicion that there would be any serious
defalcations ; the names of two er three parties, it is true, were
made rather free with, but we heard nothing that surprised us.
On Sunday, however, it was announced that Mr. lieales had
been hit for 18,000/., and could not l.ay ! The news came like
a thunderbolt—for independent of the amount of the deficit,
it must necessarily place many other parties who lost on the
race in a very It has also affected
embarrassing position.
several who fondly imagined they were winners. Of this class,
one i 3 hit tor 3,0 W/. (the same gentleman lost between three
and four thousand pounds by an absentee in Bloomsbury's
2,
year); another for 1,97 a a third for 000 i. ; ; three Cr four
for 1,000/. each, and so on ; all his personal friends suffer, and
from what came out yesterday, we are compelled to look upon
it as one of the mast hopeless cases that ever came under our
notice. The individual in default was of long standing on the
turf, and, up to the paralyzing declaration ore Sunday, was
i onsidered one of the safest men in the ring; Of course, thik
subject, and its probable influence in other quarters, en-
grossed the attention of all present. %
Ne shall be enabled to
speak more fully in nur notice of the settling, which commences
this day.

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A GAOLER REWARDED.—The King of Prussia,
says a letter from Berlin, 23d inst., has Just conferred on Gen.
Sir Hudson Lowe the Order of the Red Eagle, first class.