The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-07-01 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS

Particulars of ,the storm of Saturday week
appear elsewhere. Afterwards, the oppressive heat was
much mitigated. The thermometer, which was as high
as 80° on Saturday week, was not higher than 64 ° on
Sunday, but since then we have had a gradual rise in the
temperature, until on Thursday the thermometer stood as
high as 75 ° in the shade, and yesterday still higher than
that.

Vegetation has made ,rapid progress in this district
(luring the week; the meadow grass has sprung up
considerably, and promises a very heavy crop ; on the
seed lands it has been very generally cut. Wheat, oats,
and other cereals also look extremely well, and in the
neighbourhood of Bowdon and 'Hale the wheat is now very
generally shot, which is also the case in other parts of
Cheshire; the stem is tall and well grown, and the ears
are of a good size, so much so as, with ordinarily favourable
weather, to give promise of an abundant harvest. Oats
look,exceedingly well, but they are late. As regards po.
tatoes, we never remember amore abundant promise, and
turnips and mangel are coming forward well. .In Lancas-
hire we have prospects of more profuse crops than usual.
The most genial and brilliant weather now „prevails
through the length and breadth of the land. ,Fruits and
vegetables have become cheap and abundant. in the
southern sand midland counties the bay harvest is in full
operation, and there is every prospect that the corn crops
will not only be abundant but not unduly late.

THE NEW PHILADELPHIA PACKET

WEST3IORELAVD

We .had the pleasure of viewing, during the past week,
the splendid new packet-ship Westmoreland, recently
constructed in Philadelphia, to take her place as one
of the line of packets between that .port .and Liverpool,
and we must at once class her as one of the noblest of
the immense ;fleet that America has within the past year
added to her mercantile marine. The\Westmoreland is,
by American measurement, about one thousand
tons register, ,hut such is her model, and such
the capacity of her poop and deck houses, that
here she will probably be set down at about 1500 toils.
Her model somewhat differs from the modern school.
She has a plump swelling side, great heam,a lair rise of.
floor, and a clean run and graceful lines, but forward she:
is rather fuller than what are classed as clipper.oraft ; this
will enable her to carry an immense cargo, and give room
to carry on a large amount of canvas. The Westmoreland
from the knight heads to the stern post is 1,75 feet long
and about 190 feet over all. Her beam is 37 feet, and her
depth of hold 23 feetti inches. The passenger accommo-
dations of this ship are of surpassing exceence. She is full
8 feet in height from deck to deck, and is not only. piereed
through to the keel with numerous hatches, but the
admirable plan of ventilation, by octagon funnels
.of stained glass, as introduced in Collins' line of
.stearners' is here adopted. These ventilators are .h
feet •in diameter, and have the great advantage .of
admitting light as well as air, The poop, which runs
asdar forward as the main hatch, is formed into cabin
and second cabin, the latter having excellent state.
rooms for nearly 100 passengers. , The cabin is beau-
tifully .finished ; indeed, it is a maater- piece of cabinet work..
The -" walls" that form the state-rooms, a panel of maho-
gany and rosewood, divided by boldly projecting octagonal
pilasters, resting on the caps of which is a deep architrave
beautifully picked out with gold and colour ; hut the
whole is so harmonious, and yet so light, that effect is
produced without confusion. There are accommodations
in this gorgeous apartment for twelve passengers. The
houses on deck, which run amidships from the main
hatch to tepgallant forecastle, form a surgery—an hospital
with 16 berths—carpenter's shop, the captain's cuisine,
and the passengers galley. There is no convenience
wanting in the fitting of the Westmoreland ; in truth, the
accommodation of this class of vessels ?lOW approximate
to the blessings of " tome."

The Westmoreland, under the command of Capt. Dacan,
late of the John Barton, will no doubt prove a fast sailer.
She has already made one excellent passage ; and from
the manner in which she is sparred there seems every
reason to suppose she is ' • bound to go a-head."
This ship has attracted considerable attention since she
arrived—her exterior appearance being highly imposing.
She is decorated by a well-carved graceful figure of Diana,
which surmounts the. stem. Iler stern is richly relieved
with ornamental scroll work.
The Westmoreland is consigned hereto tile euMrprising
firm of Mom. Mlienry and Co.