The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-03 00:00:00

MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT.

Ellman's late sale, his fine flock of South Downs
rendered capital prices.
We have at length had the benefit of some i The farmers, stated by themselves to be O
tl:fine harvest days, commencing from the day pre- the very verge of bankruptcy and ruin, eaten L
vious to the commencement of the autumnal ' by high rents, tithes, and taxes, are yet describe'
quarter ; but we scarcely dare trust to the con- l by themselves, as eagerly catching at every far":
that is vacant. Their prospect for the ensuing
of the blessing. Thitherto, all weather-
winter is said to be most appalling, and that o°
wisdom had become foolishness—the shepherd
had lost his forecast the silver moon her in-
one can foresee how, or by what possible mealoli
, the great surplus of labourers can be fed and
fluence, and the barometer itself was often at supported. • The poor Irish labourers, in-varionl:
Darts of the country, have been excessively and
fault. Hope told a flattering tale : the farmer's
expected blessing lasted but a few days, perad- ieven murderously ill-treated (such is the phraso
venture a few hours. His corn was cut, either and their employers also, by our own. A's"
to lie soaking and sprouting in continual wet, or suredly, our government police is deficient to]
to be carried in a state liable to almost equal criminal degree, for their apathy in this casei2T
damage. Undoubtedly, we ought to be con- more especially as relates to the manufacturial
tended with our matrimony of the seasons, and I operatives. However oppressed the labourer
to take them for better or for worse; but many may be, it must be a weak government indeed'
a heart will ache at the reflections of the vast Ithat should entrust the remedy to his own paeals.
produce which would have been obtained from i We expressed a hope at the comment-m/04
the fully replenished earth, during the late that our long and tedious harvest had arrived 14
season, with a propitious summer solstice. It 1 the conclusion ; on that opinion, however, tare
recals to our memory the strange saying, said in- following is no very pleasing commentary.
deed many years since, of a humorous and letter from the Surrey Hills has this instal'
shrewd old Suffolk ploughman, whose opinion j reached us, containing the following statement
it was, " that if the old gentleman did some " What a state are we in ! the rains have re'
good at one time, he was sure to do as much turned ; of the latter harvest a very little is car"
mischief at another." As we lately hinted, there tied. Being suspicious of some wheat
has been a curious contest of misrepresentation, carted, and covered heavily with straw, I opened
from interested motives, respecting the state of it, when it was found matted and grown toga,
the crops ; one party exaggerating the deficiency, ; tiler, nearly to the bottom, harvest, dressing, and
the other, taking their text from their own, the ploughing, all corning together 1 However, l
most favoured districts, scarcely allowing of any. iam not worse off than my neighbours, some of
Taking a correct view .of the whole, we appre- whom will end their farming career this seasonl
hend, indeed we know too well, that the estimate 1 (Front the Scotsman.)
of the former is too near the truth. In the present condition of the country, everi
The late few fine days, we trust, have enabled at
other subject yields in interest to the harvest ;
the farmers of the most backward soils to finish
the result of this, we are ha `•
in a fto say, faro
e°A
la
narily laore fortunate, seems to have had the "
this most unpropitious harvest. Scotland, oral-
longer a matter of doubt. Excep
and late districts, the corn may now be consider-
a
greatest :share of the malignity of the presents all cut, and so far as we can judge from Po'
corral inspection, and the reports of corresper
season. In the Carse of Gowrie, and upon the
dents, nine-tenths of the whole are in the MO*:
best lands, wheat will be found far from an aver-
yard. It is admitted that the crop will be rattle'
age, and a great part of the crop will require the
above than below an average, and owing to the
assistance of the kiln. In Mid Lothian, all
searching winds which accompanied the West
a'.
corn defective, quantity and quality—straw in
plenty. In the higher, and less fertile parts, rains, the quality of the grain has suffered m
wheat is said to be below two-thirds, or even not less than many have imagined. For some time
more than half an average, with very few com-
past the weather has been excellent for riplds 1
ening;
mendations of the quantity. Barley equally de-
the potatoes. In some low lying level fie
fective. Beans still more so, quantity and is apprehended that they have suffered slight) f'
both in quantity and quality, from the water thatquality. Peas soft, and not plump or well
lay between the drills, but taken in the aggrej
filled. Potatoes and turnips almost lost crops.
gate, there is more than an average crop, a".
Oats, as generally, throughout the island, per-
there are no grounds for complaint as to the quay
of the north complaint is made, a strange onelily of hwhich 015
haps the best crop of the year. In many parts
those are daily brought to '
,e
indeed, the season considered, that the fog., city. We have looked most anxiously at th
after-grass, is defective, and that hay has been progress of the harvest, and we rejoice at last to
being able to say, that for this season the suffer
a light crop. All corn crops in 'Wales are re-' being
of the poor will not be aggravated by the
ported below an average ; in the less fertile parts
evils of scarcity. In the weekly average
price fo r theo
ture, seems to have resisted the superabundance
wheat, compared with that of the 11th ; a":
of the season with more success than that of
though this may be partly attributed to temporal/
her elder sister. The Irish crops are consider-
circumstances, our impression is, that the farmers
able, more particularly the wheat, a good propor-
tion of which, on the best and forwardest lands, may now lay their account with falling markets
is reported as having been housed in fair condi-
for some time. But we see no reason to thiok
tion. Potatoes are a crop. In the United
that prices will come down so far as to deprif°
'
States of America the wheat crop is great, and them of the fair profits of their business.
saved in fine condition ; and according to general
report, more flour it is expected will be there
made in the ensuing, than in any previous year.
Upon the European continent, in many pints,
and where time rains were not so prevalent, the
corn crops are uncommonly plentiful.
Perhaps in Lancashire and is vicinity, a con-
siderable part of the midland counties, and in
Norfolk, the wheat crop is the largest, approach-
ing an average. Also in the best parts of De-
vonshire, and its neighbourhood, where the
trees are broken down with the weight of the
apples, and casks will scarcely be found to con-
tain the cider. Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, have
probably grown more wheat this year by a quar-
ter per acre, than in the last, and time quantity,
not very considerable, it is to be feared, saved
in fair weather, exhibits a beautiful and weighty
sample. Such samples, however, take Britain
throughout, will not rise in great plenty from
the present crop. The farmer's only indemnity,
indeed, an inadequate one, must subsist in the
greater measure afforded by damp and lough
grain. In the northern countries, and generally
in all poor lands, the wheat crop is greatly de-
fective, as well in quantity as worth of the sem-
i' •
le The wheat throughout Britain will not pro-
bably exceed, if it actually reached, three-
fourths of an average crop. In Ireland, they
boast of a full average of quantity, in which must
necessarily be included, a considerable share of
rough and damp corn. The corn laid by the
high winds, early, and before it had attained
maturity, has received immense damage. Vast
breadths, in all parts, were-laid as flat as though
they had been rolled, and the ripened corn blown
from the ears, is said to equal in point of quan-
tity the amount of seed, This indeed is an ad-
ditional enrichment of the stubbles for the bene-
fit of the pigs ; while, from that most injudicious
and hazardous practice of double crops, clover
and corn, together with the general slovenly ne-
glect of culture, sheep and cattle food will outrun
consumption. In fact, a great number of far-
mers do not possess time means of purchasing
live stock to consume their provision, otherwise
than on credit, and by mortgaging their next
crop for that and other purposes. The vast loss
and damage incurred from storms of wind and
floods, in exposed situations, has been noticed
in former reports ; and with respect to the latter,
furrows and channels cut through the lands, have
been resorted to for immediate relief. Flues in
barns have been recommended to dry the corn
which had not sufficient time in the field ; and in

THE NEW POLICE.

In the forenoon of yesterday, Mr. Coleman, one
of the inspectors of the fifth division of police force'
came to Hatton-garden Police-office, and stating re
the sitting Magistrate, Mr. ROGERS, the following
circumstances, desired to know whether the super'
intendent might not be vested with a discretional
power under them, and others of a similar nature'
About eight o'clock the night before a female
brought to Eagle-street watch-house, and detained
on a charge of being drunk and disorderly in the
street. The superintendent told her husband at the
time that if he called at the watch-house the follon'
ing morning, when she was restored to sobriety, 1116
should be discharged, and permitted to return 11°e
with him without putting either to any further
trouble. It was now 12 o'clock, and the female still
remained locked up at the watch-house, but 511
being scanty of clothing, and without shoes, and the
day being rainy, he (the inspector) wished to kno'et
for the information of the superintendent, whether,
she might be discharged from the watch-house,
whether it was compulsory upon him to send bet'
and all other persons in her circumstances in future,
,r
to the office, for examination before the Magistrat'h;
Mr. RoGEas ordered the inspector to bring r'"„
female before him to the office, and said that eyeriv
individual put into the custody of the police tipon,i;
cha.ge, must be brought under the Magistrates /.1,„
risdiction, to be disposed of accordingly as the
Ac:4,
cumstances of the case may require. As to the ul'r,
cretionary power of the superintendent, under Celt
mix special circumstances, he (Mr. Rogers) kg
nothing; nor could he say one word about it; Dirt
g
if the superintendent wished to be informed on
subject, he had better make application to the oe
cretary of State.
The section from Gray's-inn-lane east, embracinf
Leather-lane, Hatton-garden, Saffron-hill, and th
adjoining streets as far as Clerkenwell on one aids'
and the city on the other, was added to the fifth
vision, and placed under the superintendence of thy
police force last night.
'•
Mr. LAING told Inspector Smith, of the sand dir
vision, that the officers belonging to this offieew°l,
ld
be in attendance to conduct the police onstalo
over this section, and to acquaint them with 814 h
parts of it as required most their vigilance. 1"...
Laing drew the attention of the inspector la a par",
cedar manner to Field-lane and West-street, runnifiP
into Saffron-hill, which, he said, were nothing 01!
thin dens of thieves and prostitutes, and desired the
b
suspected persons found lurking about either of those
streets after the first night, should be taken tithe
custody, or driven into the city. He expected t
tne.
most important benefits to result to society from h.,
organization of the new police force.

the view of the present harvest and that of 1823,
in a considerable degree similar to the present,
those farmers who embraced the earliest oppor-
tunity, had the good fortune to be right, since of
two evils it was the least, to cart their corn in a
moist state, than to leave it abroad exposed to
successive and continued rains. It is said there
will be a much greater quantity found blighted,
rusted, and mildewed, than has been generally
reported. Of barley, the quantity will be consi-
derable, but fine malting samples at no rate
plentiful. The winter beans, not a common
crop, have succeeded best, and the old practice
of pulling instead of cutting them, has been
much, from necessity, recurred to, attended with
state, that
the disadvantage of the produce being mixed
with lumps of earth.
No notice whatever, from any quarter, of
wheat sowing ; and the fallows are in such a
forpu. paddled d
new and
crop,
gettinag in the wheat
r-take of much
oi h
attended the harvests
A considerable quantity of wheat will be in de-
mand for the seed, no inconsequential item after
e( iiffictt foyu l
is
which
il
as probable
to partake
a short crop ; and it seems the general opinion,
that the stocks of flour in the hands of the meal-
men and bakers, are low beyond all late prece-
dent. The general prices of live stock are much
the same as our last, with a similar variation from
different parts : in some, store sheep are said to
be dearer by four shillings a head. At Mr.

BIRTHS.
On the 29th ult. Mrs. Kingdon, New Bank-building 4
of a son.
On the 29th tilt., in Upper Brook-street, Lady Etai
Posey, of a still-born child.

MARRIED.
On the 30th ult. at Windmill-hill, Howard ElphinsWiySe'
Esq. only son of Sir H. Elphinstone, .Bart. C.B. to t
boll Julia, youngest daughter of E. Curtail), EB9•P Ph.

fur the county of Sussex.
Oa the Ist inst. at St. George's, Hanover-squere'deet
Jim-s, Esq. late of Trelawney, Jamaica, to Emily, c' od,
daughter of Thos. Richardson, Esq. M.D. of Brentv"
Essex.
xts
On the Ist inst. at Milford, Hants, T. Leaved
Saumatez, Esq. second ton of Admiral Sir J. Si'
Bart. G.C.8., to Catherine Spencer Beresford, Y°ll;Joe
daughter of the late gallant Col. Vassal ; and at the she
time and place, the Rev. E. P. Henslowe, Chaplei" wipe.
Royal Artillery at Woolwich, to Honora Mary Gel;ter°
eldest daughter of that distinguished officer. The A'
General of the Ordnance gave the bride away.

DIED A polo,
On the Qd inst. in Newman-street, Anthony '
E.q. aged SS. 10.1)' of
On the 29th ult. at Clifton, R. N. Newman,
Thornbury Park, Gloucestershire. , OW
On the 28th ult. in Suffolk-place, London, J•
den, Esq. of L isburn,lreland.
William Wil'°t3'
On the Ist inst., at Hastings, Mr.
aged 3fl. 0, of
On the Ist inst. Susanna, wife of Mr. Henry De
Fore-street, Cripplegate.
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