The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-29 00:00:00

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THE IMErEST.

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Lry ea, Ara. 27.—The Moat Harvest 'till h..
greatly accelerated by tlic infiu?nce of the las‘,..tree!.'s
Sun; re.ipinz is now getting to be pretty Aentril,
and especially on laiiiis aboat ti'e Maps, frog,
whence, as to quantity aul repor:s art ta•
sourable.

Some ganzs of reapers who had made specifq wee.
ments have, v:e are well informed, struck far hiclitr
prices; but let them be • are, lest they sham. fail into
the bands of some spirited Gainers, who may ,be dis-
posed to take them before a magistrate, an I, stmii,.
them spend tl:e remainder of the harvest ee.esgmbilm:
bread and water in a prison.
Owing to the extreme backwardnees of the learyt-st,
partriilge shooting, it is understood, is gentrally post-
poned in West Kent, to the 11th of Sept. and we es•
pect that the same r.znlation will be as cheerfully. and
as generally observed in this county.
11-Anoricu.—Srveral fields of train bare been cu'
down in this neighbourhood since our last, and s!ionl,l
the present fine weather continue, harvest will soon
be general. The crops, we rejoice to say, are in gene-
ral excellent.—(Worwirk Paper.)

YORNAHIRE.—TI.e harvest has begun pretty gene-
rally in the southern parts of this county, and a finer
harvest week than tbat %%Melt is now drawing to a
close was never witnessed in the memory of man. '1 be
advantages of tl.e glut ions weather with which we ale
blessed arc, at this critical season, inestimable. They
are already sensibly felt in the corn markets. Yester.la).
uhe.lt, of the fittest quality, sold front 4s. to ss. a quit
ter lower, in Wakefield marliet, thau on the prece,:ifii,
Eriday ; and the depreciation in prices generally k
fully equal to the advance which the gloomy weatlit t
of two or three treelis past had occasioned.
EDINIII RGII. AVG. *lt —ln the ordinary cootie of
seasons the harvest would now have been iu progress
very generally throughout England ; but such 11::s
been the state of the weather that the growth of the
country must be considered to be at least three woet;-.
later than usual. This circumstance would have in
tinenced the corn markets ; but the stock on band bas
seldom been seen so large a: the constuencemen• ot
harvest. There are English farmers who still io•Id
their one, two, and even three years' crops of it heat
almost entire. Landlords in many instances hire in.
dulged their tenants with time, expressly to enable
them to bold stock for the chance of better prices.
The oat and barley harvest has already partially
commenced in Dumfries and the neighbouring co•ntity,
and before the layse of malty days, will be quite gene-
ral, except in those high and moorland districts wlit
well-kept fences and thriving belts of plantation are
almost as little knots n as in the days of Dr. Johns or
From all we can learn on the subject, the wheat
I every where abundant, boas ae to grain snd straw
but the oats and barley prot.eut a very different appeal
arse, and, upon the whole, will fall consillerabi
below of an average crop. At the same time we
'seen and heard of various fieltle of oats that neat!;
rival the wheat in strength and luxuriance; but these,
we suspect, are confined to a kw favoured spot,
where the seed was not only late of being put into the
ground, but at last fell in particularly rich and fertile
places, and in this way will form but a trifling item
in the aggregate produce of the whole country.
we believe is very nearly the character of the crops it,
Scotland ; and we have the authority of an agririll
turist who lately visited Ireland for saying, that the
same description will apply to the approaching harvest
of that proverbially fertile island.
Tug Caors.—Uat harvest was begun on Fiidar.
near Ureenock, on a field belonging to Mr. Robe! t
Baird—an excellent crop.
In Ayrshire, harvest has begun in a variety of in-
stances. The oats are light. One of the fields had
been dug. The crop was nut above an • ge.
Harvest has also begun in sundry places of Stirling-
shire. Crops good.
The crops in the neighbourhood, and also in Lin-
litlagowshire, are so far advanced, that if the weather
continues favourable, the harvest will be general next
week.

Conx F:xewtxsa, ,tunuicr 29.—1 n consequence of
tl.e change in the weather, higher prices were asked this
morning for Wheat, and a few sales were made of
prime samples at rather better pricas than were obtained
on Monday, but there was no improvement in the de-
mand for the inferior qualities although offered at Mon-
day's prices.—The Oat trade continues very heavy,
owing to the magnitude of the arrivals.—Barley, Beans,
and Peas sold un full as good terms as on Monday.
owing to the wet weather.
A fire brio. out in Flier Brook-street, in West
Trignenou:h, ah( at two o cluck on Sunday mornine,
and burnt three dwelling-houses, and had not the great-
est exertions been made to stop the progress of tiorde-
structive element, still more considerable damage Trakd
have been done ; there being many thatched houses in
that part of the town. It is much to be regretted, rlys
an Exeter Peep r, that fire offices do not generally Wien
to insure thatched buildings in towns, 4 is in conic-
iitienct of the prevalence of these thatched houses that
tires in the towns of Devonshire are so exteasivrly de-
structive.
About two hundred hogsheads of pilchards were
taken on Saturday se'noight, at Mevagissey, and
about twelve hogsheads at (lerraus, since whit!' few
have been seen on the coast of Cornwall.

Crawley had his benefit at the Fives' Court ye.,ter-
day, and his merit, as a boxer, was rewarded by a good
court. Amongst the best sets-to were the following :
Curtis and Hawkins.—This was a masterly display of
courage and science, and although in favour of Curtii;
vet Hawkins worked his points skilfully, and the ap-
plause was nnanionous.
Oliver and the Scotsman of 17 stone so much talked
of, was a contrast to the preceding bout. Oliver, who
appeared a boy to his adversary, had an opportunity of
showing off his science to a tine advantage, and he kept
his fists constantly in his adversary's bead. Anderson
was not quick enough to return, but he received without'
murmuring, and sliewed much good temper.
Spring and Crawley closed the performances in a mas-
terly set-to; if any best, Crawley had it, and partic.u-,
lady. towards the end of it. The parrying was excel-
lent, and the hitting very clean.
There were no new matches made. The principal
topic discussed was on the wrangle between Cooper and-•
O'Leary's fight, upon which bets have boon so long sets-
pended. The umpires first decided that O'Leary had.
won it, Cooper baying left the ring before they h. 1•1
called time. They then took a few days to re ce:...45.r.
it, and (Mr. Jackson having refused to meddle i!)
they then said that Cooper had won it. So it refiesio.,
and the impartial part of the ring nave
under all the circumstances, a drew, and that so bets
are to be paid.

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