The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-21 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND CROPS

THE CROPS IN IRELAND.-It is, far and away, too soon
to despair and croak about the prospects of the harvest, al-
though we are free to confess, that the broken state of the
weather, just at this crisis, gives plausibility to the ominous
tone of our contemporary alarmists. Much rain, accom-
panied by high wind, has fallen since we last addressed our-
selves to this subject ; and last night was particularly incle-
ment and unfavourable to the heavy crop. Nevertheless,
there is something compensating in the mixture of rain and
wind which prevails ; the latter drying up the former almost
as rapidly as it falls, and strong gleams of warm sunshine
ripening what the moisture has filled. No injury has hitherto
been done, which a week of warm breezy weather would not
amply remedy ; and we have sufficient trust in the good and
allwise dispensations of Providence, to rely, with confidence,
on the succeeding season, for the realisation of those hopes
which, up to this period, the general progress of the harvest
has inspired.—Evening Mail, Monday.
Rain has.fallen during every day of the past week, but net
in such quantities, we are glad to say, as to do any injury to
the crops. Accounts from all parts of the country continue
to represent them in the most flourishing condition, and as
affording every promise of yielding a plentiful harvest.—
Whitehaven Herald.

NORFOLK.—The fine weather has forwarded the harvest
during the past week, with only the interruption of a few
showers on Tuesday, and which were far more beneficial than
injurious. A great breadth of both wheat and barley is car-
ried and stacked, and a still greater breadth out. If the sun
shine as fairly till Saturday night, in many parts of the county
the wheat will all be secured, and in most parts the greater
portion will be down. The rapidity of mowing over shear-'
iug is the manifest and most considerable advantage. To our
eyes the crop has appeared more abundant in the shock than
when standing, and corroborates onr belief that Norfolk never
enjoyed so fine, nor, as far as it has gone, so fair a harvest.—
Norwich Mercury, Aug. 15.
KENT.—Last week great quantities of all kinds of corn were
cut and carried in prime condition. The tveather up to Satur-
day was as favourable as could be expected, and the farmer
was busily engaged in the field. On Sunday the weather was
wet, and yesterday, from an early hour to the evening, the
fall of rain was tremendous, accompanied by ♦iolent wind.
We are afraid that the uncut strong wheat will be laid, and
the barley in a similar state, will be much injured. In the
afternoon of yesterday we were visited with a terrific hail
shower.—Kentish Gazette.

GLASGOW.—We deeply regret to state that for some days
the weather has been very unfavourable to the progress of the
harvest. A great deal of rain fell on Sabbath night and dur-
ing the greater part of yesterday, which must have laid the
crops in the more exposed situations. Harvest can hardly be
said to have commended in this quarter, although a few fields
have been cut; and unless the weather speedily take up, very
little can be ready for the sickle before the latter part of this
month. We observed last week along the whole line of the
Edinburgh road the most promising symptoms of more than
an average crop. The fields of wheat, oats, and barley, the
latter considerably in advance of the other two, but all green
for the middle of August, looking strong, full and healthy ;
and the same remark applies to the aspect of the country in
the vale of Clyde.—_-Scottish Guardian.

—NEWCASTL-E.—The corn harvest has partially commenced
in the county of Northumberland, several patches of barley
having this week been cut on Tyneside, Coquetside, along
the Tweed, and in the neighbourhood of Wooler. The croc:s
of oats and barley are very abundant, and as the season ad-
vances it is found that the wheats improve both in quality
and quantity. A few gentle showers during the present week
have materially improved the turnips and pastures. For the
last three weeks the weather has been all that the anxious
husbandman could wish, and looking at the prospects which
the country now presents there is abundant reason for thank-
fulness. In about a week or ten days it may be expected
that the harvest will be general in the northern counties of
England.—Newcastle Journal.

We have been informed that one of the most extensive
engineering
establishments in Glasgow has received an order
for the construction of one of the largest marine engines
which has ever been made, viz., 601 horse power, for the
passage from England to India. Whether or not the ship
is to be built here we cannot say, but from the performances
Clyde.
dhull or ship
of the Britannia, which are noticed elsewhere, we have good
reason,an on her account, to be proud both of the machinery
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Herald.

A YOUNG PRISON RR ,—At the Luton petty sessions on
Wednesday week, the clerk,iy calling to the officers, asked if
the prisoner Joseph Hide were there The officer said
Yes ; "when the clerk, e '
with all due -solemnity, read the
warrant against the defendant for wilfully and maliciously
Ts ceremonial,
,thi " Here," said
breaking the windows of John Foa.
the clerk asked, " Where is the prisonAerft
the officer, pointing to a pretty little boy tween three and
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four years old, who was quite delighted at beingi;e
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the magistrates, standing Gn a form. On beholding
ter-
rible offender, he court burst out laughing, in which the
child joined. The magistrates asked who could lave
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granted
a warrant against an infant like that ? The clerk said
wife of the complainant had applied for it without stating
boy's age ; if she had done so, he would not have granted it.
Mrs. Fox here came forward, and amidst roars of laughte.
r
demanded justice against the child, whom she saw " with her
own eyes " break the windows. The magistrates immediately
dismissed the warrant.—Bedford Gazelle.