The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-10 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

The state of the weather, and its effects on the pre.
sent harvest, :naturally enough continue to eXcite
great anxiety in the public mind. That irreparable
mischief has been already done to the runt
.in se-
veral districts of the kingdom, either by the late
rains, or by the peculiarly ungenial state of the
weather previously, we fear there can be no
doubt; but the extent of this mischief is,, we hope,
overrated in the secants which we have received from
various quarters ; for we know of no calamity which.
in its effects on the country in its present critical
situation, would be likely to be attended with.
more distressing results than a bad, and consequently. •
, defective harvest; to the farmer (excepting the com-
paratively few who have been able to :retain a
considerable proportion of their grain) the high prices
which he might obtain for his reduced quantity of
marketable corn, would prove no adequate compensa-
tion for the injury done to his crops, and the necessary
additional expenses of getting theta iu ; whilst to the
public at large, and more particularly to the labour-
ing classes, these higher prices would prove a grievous
addition to their present sufferings.—(B: i 4,41 31c; -
enry.)
We are sorry to hear from all quarters that the
continued rains during the last fortnight, are like-,
ly to he attended with serious consequences to
the wheat crops now ready for the operation
of the sickle. In many places, besides ih
injury, resulting from blight and mildew, the
late rains have caused the wheats to sprout again. As
a natural result of these untoward appearances, the
markets are hooking upwards.—At Devizes yesterday,
another rise took place of nearly 61. per quarter; anti
there was a similar advance in the Warminster returns
on Saturday. In the vast tract of corn lam' in th
neighbourhood of Devizes, we are told, not a quarter of
he wheat is yet saved.—(Bath Herald.)

Gt..% 41101 V. St PT. 4.—Yesterday morning the steam•
packet Rapid arrived at the Brootnielaw from' Ireland,
having on board his brace the Duke of Montrose, his
son the Marquess of Graham, and suite. Lord Lon-
donderry crossed at Donaghadee to Portpatrick, front
whence, it was Understood be was to proceed direct to
London. in expectation of the ants* of Lord Lon-
Ory, otdorriestro given• to take a the dust that
bad accumulated on the statute of the late Mr. Pitt.
Saturday afternoon the Dunira, from China, anti thr
Bengal, from Bengal, last from St. Helena, passed by
Portsmouth for the River. Sir Hudson Lowe and Staff
ate passengers in the Dunira. Colonel Sir Thomas
Reade landed with the purser of the Dunira, and set off
fur London. . _

Mr. Dobsoe, the Admiralty Midshipman, at the
Beachy Head station, has stated in a letter to the
Editor of the Sussex Advertiser, no such words were
uttered by the officer in his conversation with the
Duke of York as in any apathy respecting his
duty, on account of the vexatious circumstances with
which It was attended.

We are requested to state that the Talbot ant
Ivanhoe Steam Packets sail regularly from Liverpool
for Dublin every :Woodsy, Wednesday, and Friday,
two hours before high water. Office, No. 20, 9t.
James's-street, Liverpool.
BOXlNO.—Randall and Marten fight to-morrow for
3001. a-side. Martin, who was the last opponent Ran-
dall defeated, has been increasing in reputation, while
Randall's constitution is supposed to have suffered by
his trade as a publican t lie is nevertheless the favourite.
Upwards of 200,0001. is depending upon the issue; and
one gentleman alone has sported 5000/.on Randall. Martin
is in his 25th year and Randall 26th. The battle will
take place at least thirty miles, if not forty, from the
metropolis.
Peet Li:in.—Wednesday a severe and well contested
battle was fought on the Warwick race-course, be-
tweei William Bullock and Thomas Hall, for 40 gui-
neas aside ; the former seconded by Sampson, of Bir-
mingham, and the latter by a person whose name we
could not learn. Hickman, the gas-inas was time-keeper.
Bullock has been of fighting celebrity for some years at
I Birmingham, and Hall, who is about 19, has in many
instances, shewn the most determined cour4ge.
in setting-to, appeared; from his attitude, to possess
some science ; but it is only in attitude, as Hall's right
hand was constantly at wort: upon his head with effect.
Hall made his stops with great skill and accnrecy, but
seemed to bit rather wide; he, however, won the battle
after one hour and 50 minutes hard fighting. Buttock,
who seemed to be a glutton, was dreadfully beaten; but
Hall did not appear to have suffered much, as he wee on
the course in the afternoon.
CORN-EXCERNOE, SEPT. 10.—Our market being, very
thinly supplied with Wheat this morning, what new
samples appeared being very rough, together with the
unfavourable state of the weathet and the reported in-
jury which the new crops has sustaineiliby the late rains
caused a brisk demand for Wheat, and prime sample;
obtained 10s. more than en this day week.—Barley is
2s. a 3s. per Quarter dearer, and Beans and Peas sobl
full 3s. per Quarter higher.—Oats are 21. per Qmarter
dearer, and met a tolerable brisk sale at that advance.—
Flbar is expected to raise 101. per sack.
• Egrocasu. s;
s. t. Small Beans .. 88
Wheit,llLeat, sad Essex* Tlek ditto . tld 00
• New Oita, -P0tat0e........
01d.... — Ditto, Poland....a • .941
Suffolk-. • ..... 58 90 Ditto, Feed le 22
Old Flour, Per Sack: • 94 TO
Norrokk, (Old) ... its Vt ,per Last 9B 31
Rye 00000000000 ... •
et al eat, Austrian....
Malt.. • 99 * • tale 1' itios is
White • 'lll se tie. ;A43 AA Eli 50
Baer" •Mwalswe Suilivel • Her et 66
Gray s '
4111,111111111.0 y
Intl of all desqiptioni of C4ttle 't lit en* e
beast obtained last lioadarr pile* 'Mt she r
sorts were nominal in prier: • '1 t- :Vast 34
Hst:Manarre.-No alteration iw umstiwiee un say.
—fitrawand Clover as par oar last.

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