The Sun. — 1839-10-31 (London, England)

EVENING EDITION  AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR  OCTOBER.  Our monthly report must he in a great degree Teo I hated by the weather, which, we are concerned to say, ha pss e n 4020. to,. je,eerenev have cmening), euiegrarhnetds dstaooy tsph:eo, wherein rttieeoi when nos rsiew, we hed thi tb rain has faller;, sometimes in considerable volume,° r'av leasriit however, intervals df fine sunny gleams ; these have mialenovdteleir been tyislausm of more l bneieern,ituhsattit3a,ran rafter rteto or three days' continuance, ark threec!, days sa of fine feature weather atthhee late;r a glut of rain has followe haved.That bitleee ground krounepdt in clamp has alwaysam remained saturated ge ne withral rel,water,iew thereainndtheasM ek -lane .beenE.r. but littlewind, The the sheaves condition. press states—" The weather has been changeable to ti:e 21st October, a good deal of rain having fallen in the I northern counties of England, where, however, the utmost I advantage having been taken of every favourable interval, a considerable quantity of grain has been secured ;" but it teas feared in a very iudifferent state. In Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham, some parts of Northumberland, and in the west of Scotland, a good deal of corn remains out, " but south of those counties the harvest may he considered es finished." Of Ireland we hear nothing but contradictions ; the Emerald Isle is celebrated, for its verdure, maintained by a vapourous atmosphere ; if to this be superadded volumes of rain, during a period of four entire months, it will not be presumptuous to conclude that the labour of the husbandman must have been subjected to smious perplexity, to say the least of it. The eastern English counties have been far diffcrentiy treated, the harvest has been superb and capitally houseJ, and the following extract will confirm this fact : • " The average prices returned from the cast coast continue to come exceedingly low, which i will prevent any , decline taking place in the duty ; it s almost certain ) that it will again rise to 75.9 d. per quarter on lihursday next (October 9.4)." Thus far we have taken a rather lugubrious view of the subject ; but here we will stop, and endeavour to show its bright side: The corn crops in all the eastern end midland counties love been secured long since, some in fine condition, and others in a state which cannot be compared with that in which tee have known them tO be housed in former wet seasons, Mpny farmers have made " more haste than good speed," ,end thus we may account for that rough and cold sensation which is perccived in thrusting the hand into a sack of wheat. In North Britain our accounts lead us to infer that iP quantity the grain will much exceed that of 1838. The pastures exhibit a verdure that is quite extraordinary, and all green fodder is abundant. Turnips have felt the influence of the bright sun and equable temperature which October has, upon the whole, been favoured with. The earlier kinds, as the white round, tankards, &c., arc large, firm, and heavy. We have this day inspected fine specimens, weighing crone 7 to 14Ibs, or more. Stubble turnips, known as the " Dutch," grow fast, and are looking healthy. Clover after barley is, in places remarkably close and healthy ; it presents a fine ground covering. A vast supply of fodder for animals is provided, and great numbers wiX be fed, and kept in the finest order ; hence there will be an abundance of live-stock. We welcome the appearance of the white-rooted carrot, and, having seen this . day a specimen of medium size, weing slbs, and being assured that 30 tons per acre may be expected, we must recommend a very general trial of a root so salubrious and productive. The figure is more that of a white beet than of a carrot, but the leaves and flavour, we are told, resembles those of the latter plant. Potatoes seem to be fine, and abundant ; our own are prolific, and very mcaniy ; but if, as in Ireland, the plants have been much swamped, the tubers, mast we fear, be somewhat injured. October, as a whole, has improved ; and though the weather of the third week was hazy and very glooenee which state was brought to its climax ley the excessivo , rain of Thursday, the 2.4 th, the cool steady current that set in from the north-cast on Saturday, and still continues, has much dried the ground, and rendered it fit for the plough. Wheat-sowing proceeds, and some is upe looking as strong, and more green by far than we have seen it in January and February of late years. Early sowing we deem an error ; the plant becomes rank, and frequently suffers from frost. In that rick district of Kent, called Thanet, wheat season commences in November, the rocky statum of chalk secures pet manent moisture and effectual drainage, and few failures of plant occur. Different lands end climates will, of course, dictate some modifications ; but, as a general rule, we think that a middle period—as from the third week of October to the end of the first week of November—will include the most propitious wheat season. Fruits offer a doubtful result. The apple orchards have had a total failure in some places ; in others they yield a very fair quantity. Of timber the extra growth is astonishing. We think the coppice woods must have done the work of two years in one. A fair balance, therefore, is struck between the good and the evil, and if, as it is highly probable, the next year prove a fine one, we shall soon forget the damage done to the corn, when we trace the great benefits which the present wet state of the land will not fail to secure.  An inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon, afr Brentford, on the body of a biker's wife, named Hope, who committed suicide by stabbing leers* with a knife in the side during a fit of drunkenness. It had been rumcured that the husband of deceased, with whom she was quarrelling just be4ore the occurrence, bad killed her ; but this was fully disproved by the evidence. Verdict—" Insanity, through drunkenness."