The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-01 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS

From a letter of Mr. Morris, of Spalding, Lincolnshire,
we are sorry to find that the potato disease has extended
to the turnip crop, which in that neighbourhood is much
injured.

'Since Monday last we have had very fine weather, and
harvest operations in the district around Leeds are pro-
gre.stng satisfactorily. The change is most fortunate, for
had the late wet weather continued, much grain in sheaf
must inevitably have been sprouted.—Leeds Poper.
THE SECOND FLAY-HARVEST. - On Friday, in the
neighbourhood of Edmonton, Enfield, and Barnett, the
cutting of the second crop of hay was begun. It promises
to he abundant, and if the fine weather continue, will be
well made.

DISEASED BEAN CROP.—Disease has appeared (says
the Caledonian Mercury) in the bean crop, and we fear
will occasion co!isiderable loss. It resembles in some de-
gree the disease which has attacked tne potatoes ; the
leaves become black, and the crop, at an early period, as-
sumes the appearance of premature ripening.
The potatoe disease has appeared in great virulence in
the neighbourhood of Sunderland. There is scarcely a
field or garden in the town-hips of Bishop-Wearmouth,
liyhope, Seaham, Burdon, Silksworth, the Herringtons,
and on the north side of the Wear, in which the rot has
not been very destructive. and it is feared the crops will
be almost totally destroyed.
TDB POTATOE DISEASE.— We continue to receive most
distressing accounts of ihe state of the potatoe crop in this
part of the county. The disease is universal, and—what
is worst uf all—appears to be daily increasing in malignity.
Between Lancaster and Poulton. a distance of nearly four
Irides, the atenospbete is literally loaded with foetid odour
emitted by acres upon acres of the decaying esculent.
Where the mischief will term'nate it is, of course, impos-
sible for us to predict ; but if it progresses at its present
rate much longer, there will not be a sound potatoe left in
the district.

POTATOES.—A curious circumstance attending a field
of wheat growing on the farm of H udst ou hos occurred.
Last year, the field being undtr green crop, potatoes were
raised ; like many more in the neighbourhood, the crop
proved a failure, owing to the blight, in consequence of
which the sound ones alone were gathered in, and the di-
seased ones left to root on the field. No sooner had the

spring time of the year come iound than vigorous stems
were observed shootinx up in ever y pia of the field, indi-
cating a state of health in the tuber quite unexpected. The
crop itt prolific, and, what is of greater consequence, botb
bulb and plant are free from any disease. After rel,ping a
plentiful wheat crop. the farmer has resolved to dig up the
potatoe crop at the usual time.—Dundee Advertiser.
RESUSCITATING THE POTATO CROP. —Mr. Lyons, of
bClrigohotne,d, ;n
stalks.
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down the stalk has been resorted. to at Saunderscourt,
s;ick last seek. was 556 car-
diseased. NI ' ' Every
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rick Chronicle assures us, will not be an
.ue.productiye
crop this harvest, and train of every description appears
The
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to the real amount f the
THE POTATO DISEASE.--It
is extremely difficult to
failure of the potato crop, It dues ~., r: appear that the ex-
setuh increase.aotr
,try. The
nogf

s Worse t

lan it was t

last year, and that the bltibt extends over a larger sur-

face. But nothing
can be ima,ined more capricious than
the operation of this blight. Some few fields app, ar to be
totally
, gone, but more cl g ter
to hp tni,l • • field
. A:41,1 after
y the iojory does not seem

will be found stricken in others, adds whir, wear
a healthy
aPPu'atance may be found mixed on and down
with those which are blighted. Again. in some districts,
little nr nn ininry aoopari to have been done. It has not
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yet been ascertained 110 what event tne Ue VIII, 1011 or tue
tubers has taken place, where the haulm appears blighted
i
and blackened. No doubt considerable n,qiiality will be
found in this particular also. Upon the whol however,
there can be no question that a very great calamity has
this year again befallen the potato fields, and not less in
England than in Ireland.

LIVERPOOL DOCKS
TO MASTER PORTPRS.

TIIE COMMITTEE of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS
give the following NOTICE, viz. :
That on and after the 27th day of September, 1846, the
Cargo of every Vessel from any foreign part entering and using
any of the Liverpool Docks or Basins (on the Quays of which
no warehouses are erected), must be received, weighed, and
loaded off by one set of Porters only, who must be in the em-
ploy and under the direction and orders of one Maker Porter.
And every Master Porter, before he shall be capable of un-
datak ing or receiving, weighing, and loading off the Cargo of
any such Vessel shall execute to the Liverpool Dock Trustees a
Bond, with two sufficient sureties in the penal sum of .e2OO,
for paying* or satisfying the Owners or Consigness of the Goods
so received, weighed, or loaded off, the amount of any loss,
damage. and injury which may be occasioned to such Goods
during the receiving, weighing, or loading off the same. And
any Person acting as Master Porter without having given such
Bond, as aforesaid, will forfeit a sum not exceeding ..*:5O for
every such offence.
Every Master Porter desiring to be employed in discharging
Cargoes of Ships, is requested to furnish the Committee, by
letter, addressed to the Secretary, with his name and address,
together with the names and addresses of their proposed snre.
ties, not later than Tuesday, the First day of September next.
Any further information may be obtained from the Secretary.
By order, DANIEL MASON,
Dock-office, 17th August, 1846. Secretary.