The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-17 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

The Kendal Mercury describes grouse aslbeing plenti-
ful, and strong on the wing.
Chester Spring Races,lB4B, will commence on Tuesday
the 2d of May.

Mr. O'Brien has sold Mentor to Mr. A. Johnstone for
450 sovereigns.
Nr. Elwes has sold Sir Tatton Sykes for £2.000 ; he is
gone into John Scott's stables.
-ton Tuesday, the Cleveland

At , olverhampton races, on
Cup was won by b. f. Jocose (entered in the name of thi
Duke of Cleveland), beating Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress

Plate of 100 guineas was won in two heats by Mr. Shelley's
Flavella, 3 yrs, 7st 51b, beating Lord Lonsdale's Jericho,
5 yrs, 9 111 b, and Mr. H. Mew's The Rochford Lass,
3 yrs, 7st 51b.

THE HARVEST.

A very fine sample of new wheat was shown in Taunton
market on Saturday ; and we were informed that a farmer
had fifty-five stitches of wheat in one acre, which is an
increase of twenty-five upon his last year's crop, and much
finer grain.— Taunton Courier.

SALE OF GROWING CROP.—These sales have been un-
usually numerous in this quarter—arising, it is under-
stood, from the expiry of leases at the next term. Prices
continue to rule rather high, considering the state and
prospects of the grain market, but this is accounted for by
the excellence of the crops. Wheat has brought as high
as 2s. the pole, and the average of good quality is from
that price down to ls. Bd. This is equivalent to £2O the
Scots acre. The highest of oats, we have heard, was at
the Newton, where it ranged from Is. 2d. to Is. 6d. the
pole; and barley from 10d. to ls. 3d. These prices indi-
cate crops considerably above an average.—Perth Courier.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS IN CHESHIRE, AUG.
12.—Although a considerable amount of rain has fallen
since our last, yet we hear few complaints of grain crops
lodging. The oats are looking truly beautiful, and we ex-
pect the harvest of this grain will be much beyond the
average. There is also pretty well of straw, which will be
very acceptable to the dairy farmer, who saves his better
hay until calving time, by means of such useful articles. It

is delightful to ;-witness the immense progress made by the
green crops in general within the last fortnight, and to re-
flect that an abundance of such will be ready to assist in al-
leviating any inconvenience which might arise through
a partial failure in the potato. Of the latter crop we can
say little new ; the disease still progresses, though we
conceive at a somewhat milder ratio than it did the last
year. If this impression be correct, we would charge it
on depression of temperature, which is, we conceive, the
best antagonist of the disease. We have an opinion,
backed, we think, by strong facts in the last two years,
that when the dark rot is descending the stem, the sooner
the haulm and the potatoes part company the better. It
will soon become a grave question with thousands, whe-
ther to act, or to remain supine in this affair. We have
known them well preserved by hoging them above the
ground level, puttingly alternately a layer of soil and a
layer of potatoes. By these means one great object was
effected, viz., the prevention of feroentation ; or if such
teog place its rapid escape or dispersion,