Star.
London, England, 1823-09-01 00:00:00

MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT.

Wheat harvest is at its height of activity throughout
the southern counties, and much corn has already
been carried in the best condition: also wheat has
been cut in the most forward of the northern. So
great a quantity of rain basing already fallen, a very
prosperous latter harvest may be rationally expected.
From actual and close examination over-a considera-
ble extent and variety of soil, the wheat-straw is re-
markably clean, but the ears bear the masks, in a
greater or less degree, of having suffered from at-.
mospheric vicissitude. On the whole, however, the'
crops haveescaped wdnderfully, the variable nature
of the season considered, the deficieocy of solar heat,
and the constant rains. This good fortune is doubt-
less attributable to the long prevalence of the western
winds, to the speedy- absorption and evaporation
which have constantly taken place, and to the cold
alternations not being of long continuance. The winds,
during some weeks past, have alternated, almost
daily, between south-west and north-east. In such
a season as the present, with winds in such opposite
quarters (it has formerly happened), the whole crops
of the country would be nearly destroyed.
Late accounts from parts of Scotland and Wales,
speak of incessant heavy rains beating down the stand-
ing corn, and causing that to sprout which has been
cut. For this calamity there is no remedy but in a
favourable change of weather. Take it throughout,
the wheat crop is great, both in corn and straw, as is
also that of barley. Oats good but in few parts. In
some favoured situations the beans have escaped ; in
general they are the worst crop of the year; and with
these hops may be classed. Peas a variable crop.
Turnips superabundant. Potatoes in vast plenty.
There is a great bulk of hay, but the quality gene-
rally ordinary, and much of it damaged ; on which
account, the reduced price of salt will prove benefi-
cial. The after-grass is most luxuriant and heavy.

A Tread-wheel is about to be erected in Chester
Castle, for the employment of twelve persons.
Land is greatly increasing in value in Wales : a
few days back, at Garraway's, several farms in Bre-
conshire were sold at very high prices. Two fine
farms near Talgarth, comprising two hundred and
fifty acres, were sold to Mr. BAYLEY, of Nant-y-Gloe,
in Monmouthshire, for a sum which, with the trees va-
lued at Is. a stick, will, it is supposed, exceed E 12,000.

Romay.—Saturday evening, a young Lady,
named Hilden, was going along the King's-road,
about midway between Grosvenor-place and Sloane-
square, when three boys came up, two of them
passed her, and the third snatched her reticule, push-
ing her at the same time violently forams!, and ran
off. On calling for assistance, the other two boys
seized her, pretending to assist, and would not 'hear
what she had to say, but kept asking what was the
matter, until their companion escaped. A Gentle-
man on horseback coming up, alighted and rescued
her; but the suian who robbed her was then out of
sight, and there being no proof of the others' connec-
tion with him, they were permitted to escape also.
Doer..—A meeting took place on Friday morning,
in Battersea-fields, between a Mr.. Ham and a
Lieutenant MONTAGU. The former was attended by
a Captain RUSSELL, the latter by a Lieutenant PHIL-
LIPS. Upon firing, kr. Haanv's ball passed through
his antagonist's hat, about two inches above the rim,
but it fortunately did no injury. Had it been an
inch lower, it must have killed him upon the spot.
The ball of Lieutenant Mcarraou slightly wounded
Mr. HARDY in the leg; but it was so far from being
of any serious consequence, that that Gentleman,
(after having it dressed by the surgeon in attendance)
walked a considerable distance. After the first fire,
the seconds interfered. Lieutenant Morraao apolo-
gired in the most handsome snanner, with which Mr:
HARDT expressed himself perfectly satisfied; the
parties then shook hands and separated, each accom-
panied by his second.
THE WRATHRlL—Umbrellas have had an unprece-
dented sale, the number made having exceededthat
of every previous year by one million four hundred
and fifty-nine thousand three hundred and one ; we
have, at the same time, to lament a falling off in pa-
rasols, which, however, it mustbe remembered, are
smaller than parapluies ; and the one is an article of
necessity, while the other is one of lusury. The sale
Of stamps for quack medicines is infinitely increased,
particularly on pectoral lounges, and essence of
mustard for chilblains, which were very general in
the dog-days. No young Ladies have suffered, we
rejoice to say, this summer, from the indiscretion of
eating ice when violently heated ; but more persons
than usual have been burnt from sitting with their
knees over the fire. Coals have had a lidely sale ;
and warm hearths and light works have beguiled the
tedium of our long winterlike days. Christmas tales are
all in a state of great forwardness, and horrid mur-
ders will come out earlier We than any preceding
year. Not a single dog took occasion to go mad
during the dog-days, and the number of Ladies who
fainted at the Theatres fell somewhat short of the
winter average. Knee-buckles and corderoys have
been sent to the ,Highlands. and 7508 persons have
been committed to Bridewell for sleeking on brick
kilos, and breaking into bakers ovens r