The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-27 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL•

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 27.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steatn.
ship Baroda, Captain Haselwood, with the heavy
portion of the above mails, has arrived. She brings
35 passengers, 3 packages specie (vaiue not stated),
Indian curiosities and Delhi jewellery, value 3,350
rupees, and 152 packages Sundries.
The Baroda left Alexandria on the 12th ; in the
Mediterranean she experienced strong head winds,
from Gibraltar to Finnistere strong westerly winds,
across the Bay and up the Channel light variable
winds and fine weather.
Oa. the 23d inst. in lat. 41.11 N., long. 9.27 W,,
spoke the British barque Dorothy, and exchanged
colours with the company's steamer Delta, bound
for the East with the outward bound mails of the
20th.

Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Meanee, Gib-
raltar, Phoebe, Royal Oak, Resistance, Chanticleer,
Psyche, Firefly, Hibernia, Racer, and Redpr.',le; at
Gibraltar, her Majesty's ship Procris.
GIBRALTAR, Aug. 21.
The new French Minister accredited to the
Sultan of Morocco, M. Aime d'Aquin, arrival here
from Malaga, yesterday, and left this /33;1:Ting for
Tangier, in the French steam frip,a'" Jura, After
landing the French Minister Jura
goes to Vera
of the French army Cruz, whence she will ce-
.4vey to France a portion
The follow ,of occupation.
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'`'g British vessels have arrived here
since the inst.:—Schconer Pacific, 16 days
from Swansea; brig Britisher, 22 days from Car-
diff; schooner Maelota, 14 days from Cardiff;
schooner John Pierce, 16 days from Cardiff; brig-
antine Mountain Lass, 24 days from Cardiff;
echooder Integrity, 14 days from Cardiff; schooner
i;%'illiam Tucker, 20 days from Liverpool ; brig
Alpha,ls days from Newport; steamer Genoa, 10
days from Glasgow ; schooner Ellen Vale 23 days
from Swansea ; ll.M.steam sloop Racer, 7 days from
Falmouth; her Majesty's gunboats, Tyrian and
Wizard, 6 days the formar, and 61 days the latter,
from Falmouth ; steamer Milan, 6 days from Liver-
pool ; schooner Pride of Anglesea, 16 days from
Newport ; schooner Edward Margaret, 14 days
from Newport; brigantine Harry Herbert, 15 days'
from Newport ; steamer Fortuna,6 days from Lon.
don ; and steamer lonia, 7 days from Liverpool.
Exchange on London, 90 days' date, 511 ;
Paris, sf. 29c.; Marseilles, sf. 30c. ; Genoa, 5f.31c.;
Madrid, 8 days sight, par ; Cadiz, 13 to 11 dis. ;
Seville, dis; Malaga, 1 dis.; Barcelona, -3 prem.;
Almeira, Valencia, Alicant, par. Freight without
alteration,

The Telegraphic Treaty between Hamburg

and Holstein.

The followirg is the exact text of the telegraphic
treaty concluded between the city of Hamburg and
the Federal Commissioners for the Duchy of Hol-
stein, to which exception is said to have been taken
by Prussia :
Treaty for the regulation of telegraphic communi-
cation of the free Hanso Town of Hamburg with
the Duchy of Holstein, and over the frontier
thereof, as well as with Cuxhaven.
As in consequence of tie negotiations which have
taken place by order of the Senates of the Free
Hanse Towns of Hamburg and Lubeck and the
Federal Commissioners for the Duchies of Holstei❑
and Lauenburg, upon the conclusion of a treaty for
the establishment of the te,egraphic communication
with Hamburg and Lubeck through Holstein, it
appeared desirable to regulate at the same time the
telegraphic communication of the free Hanse Town
of Hamburg with the Duchy of Holstein and over
its frontiers, as well as with Cuxhaven, the nego-
tiators appointed by the Senate of the free Hanse
Town of Hamburg and the Federal commissioners,
viz,, Syndic Dr. Carl Hermann Merck and Govern-
mental Councillor Carl Ernst Emil Lesser, member
of the ducal government at Kiel, have agreed to
and concluded the following treaty, reserving its
approval by their respective superiors.
Sec. 1. The free Hanse Town of Hamburg un-
dertakes the obligation of forwarding telegraphic
messages coming from and by way of Hamburg,
and destined for a northerly direction, upon the line
existing between Hamburg and Altona, or upon a
new line to be constructed ; and binds itself to
permit the ducal telegraphic administration to for•
ward messages destined for Hamburg and distances
past that city upon the line to be maintained by
Hamburg between Hamburg and Altona and
through the Hamburg telegraphic offices.
Sec. 2. For the use of the wires upon the ducal
state telegraph lines the Hamburg telegraph sta-
tion shall pay to the ducal telegraph administration
50 per cent. of the gross receipts calculated accord-
ing to the tariff in operation upon the ducal state
telegraph lines.
On the other hand 10 per cent. will be returned
to the town of Hamburg as compensation for the
works it will have toetindertake to join the ducal
lines.

Sec. 3. Permission shall be given to the Free
Hansa Town of Hamburg to establish telegraphic
communication between Hamburg and Cuxhaven
by submerging a cable from Cuxhaven to Bruns-
butte], and making use of the poles of the West
Holstein telegraph line to carry the requisite wires.
The works necessary for this purpose upon the
West Holstein telegraph line shall be carried on
under the direction of the Holstein telegraph
administration, the costs hereby entailed being
defrayea by Hamburg upon presentation of
the account, while the maintenance of the line
will be undertaken by the Holstein telegraphic
administration upon its own territory.
Sec. 4. Provided, upon nearer examination, some
other point upon the Holstein coast, as, for instance,
Neufeld, shall be thought better adapted for the
landing place of the cable from the district of Ritze-
buttel, the free Hanse Town of Hamburg shall be
at liberty to land the cable there and carry a tele.
graphic line to Bransbuttel.

Sec. 5. The free town of Hamburg shall pay the
Holstein telegraphic administration, as compensae
tion for the concessions in sections 3 and 4, 25 per
colt, of the gross receipts derivable from the trans-
mission of private messages between Cuxhaven and
Hamburg, and vice versa, along the Hamburg and
Cuxhaven line through Brunsbuttel.
Sec. 6. Should an extension of the line past Cux-
haven take place, the private messages sent along
the line passing through Holstein shall be paid for
by handing over 25 per cent. of the Hamburg share
of the tariff for that line to the Holstein telegraph
administration.

Sec. 7. This treaty shall be concluded for the
term of 10 years from Jan. 1, 1865, and shall con■
tinue in force for terms of similar duration so long
as notice of its cessation shall not have been given
byZeither party six months prior to expiration of
one of the decennial periods.

eec. 8. This treaty shall be prepared in duplicate
and the exchange of the ratifications take place
within four weeks at latest from the present date.
Done at Ham burg, this 22d July, 1864.
(Signed) C. H, MERCK, Dr.
E. LESSER.

RESPITE OF THE CONVICT MARY lIARTLEY.
A respite has been granted in the case of the convict, Mary
Hartley, who was convicted of the murder of her illegiti-
mate child and left for execution at the last session of the
Central Criminal Court.

The Harvest.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.—The harvest has been vigo•
rously prosecuted daring the week in this county,
although in some cases it has been delayed by occa-
sional showers. The scarcity of labour has caused
wages in a few instances to run high. Wheat, bar-
ley, and oats will be about an average around 'Wis-
bech, and the crops generally have borne the
drought better than could have been expected. Pota-
toes are rather small ; the yield, however, is plenti-
ful, and there are no signs of disease at present. In
tt.e fens around Whittlesey the corn crops will not
be equal to those of last year either in quality or
quantity. Mildew has already been found to some
extent. The bean crops are nearly destroyed 0y the
fly ; in some cases they are scarcel...r•
worth CUttiDg,
and roots, such as wart:,
and turnips, ere almost
gone, like the bea.-as. The want of rein is severely
felt.

lINCOLNSHIRE.—Great progress has Leen made
with the harvest in this extensive agricultural dis-
trict during the past week, the weather having
been highly favourable. There have been splendid
showers, which have proved very acceptable to the
root crops. In some instances leading has been in.
terrupted by the rain, but nothing of any import.
ance. In the neighbourhood of Long Sutton the
white corn is nearly all secured, and in very good
condition. The wheat crop is generally pronounced
of good quality, and the yield will be over an
average. The drought has been severely felt around
Alford, and owing to the scarcity of water and
grass farmers have been obliged to fodder their
cattle. The various crops of grain in this vicinity
will, in most cases be an average one, and
the quality good. In the Trent side district
much wheat has been cut rather green, and will
have to remain a few days in stack. Though the
crops on the rich alluvial top land will probably be
about an average, there is a sad deficiency on light
poor soils. The flax crops promise a good yield of
linseed, and the flax itself is good in quality and a
fair length. The fine rains of the week have much
revived the pastures and root crops. Potatoes will,
however, be comparatively small, and the yield cons
siderably below that of last year. Turnips are a
thorough failure; onions, which promised well at
one time, will be small and high in price. In the
Isle of Axholme the chief products, wheat and
potatoes, will be much below an average.
WORKSOP AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.—The
great bulk of the crops are already secured in
excellent condition in the neighbourhood of Work-
sop. The wheat yields better than expected, but is
not equal to last year. Barley is more than an ave•
rage crop, and secured in prime condition. Oats
are light. The beautiful and refreshing rain on
Sunday morning will prove of immense value to
reddish and the turnip crops, which are very poor.
One singular feature in the turnip crop of this
season, is that on the light sandy soils it looks the
most healthy. At Mr Wilmot's, Prospect-hill farm
(a light blown-away sand), both swedes and white
turnips are looking excellent, and a field on the
adjoining farm of Mr A. Brodhurat, is also well
filled in with swede turnips ; while on strong land
and limestone, in many instances, there are not
more than one third of a crop.
DRIFFIELD,—Reaping is rapidly progressing in
every direction. Crops in this disti:et are generally
very good, and wheat especially so; and in many
instances equal to those of last year. Though wheat
in the general run may be pronounced thin on the
ground, there are instances of splendid flats with
ears hill of large grain, and the yield will be very
prolific. Barley is invariably a good crop, and has

ripened regularly and kindly. It looks admirable
everywhere. Oats, too, are good, and of a fair
growth, but they have not ripened so early nor so
regularly as barley. It is a long time since there
were such good crops of peas—in fact, they were
never known to be better, being full of corn and
well ripened. Beans in most cases are less favour-
able. They are short and only moderately corned.
They have suffered much from drought and insects.
The potato fields, which were so luxuriant and pro-
mising in spring, have been much deteriorated and
retarded in growth by severe frcsts and dry weather.
Though the roots are small they are of excellent
quality and free from disease. Turnips in many pieces
have suffered severely from drought end the fly.
The hay crop has been a short one, and this descrip-
tion of fodder is likely to become scarce and reach
very high prices. Pastures are very bare, and the
seed fields are completely burnt up, and it is sur-
prising how the sheep manage to exist with such
scanty food. Returning to a notice of the cereal
crops, it may be observed that it is a long time since
they were so little injured by wind or rain, and,
except in vary few instances, they stand straight on
ground. During the last few weeks of warm sunny
weather there has been a magical change in the
wheat crops, which have put on that beautiful golden
tinge which invariably indicates their excellent
quality. This is remarkably the case between Drif-
field and the sea ; and it is somewhat singular that
near the coast, where, i❑ other years the crops are
generally most backward, there are this season some
magnificent fields of wheat, and we never recollect
to have seen finer than those of Mr. I. Kingston,
of Bessingby, some of his wheat and oats
standing five feet high. Near the sea are also
some flourishing fields of turnips. The present
state of the crops affords a favourable opportunity
for using the reaping machines, which have been
much in request ix this neighbourhood. Great
numbers of harvesters presented themselves at our

two last markets, and the bulk of them found em-
ployment. In any anticipated deficiency of the
yield of the present harvest it would be fully met
by the large panties of old wheat in store, which
may be stated on the best authority was never

known to be so large. Since Sunday this district
has been visited by several refreshing showers of

rain.

SIGGLESTIIORNE.--MOSt of the wheat is now
down, as well as a great part of the barley. Farmers
intended starting to lead the wheat in on Monday,
but the rains of Sunday prevented them. Mr Moore,

of Goi hill, and Mr Taylor, of Seaton, secured some
wheat on Friday and Saturday, and on Tuesday
Messrs. Wright, Taylor, and Bullock were very

busy, notwithstanding the showers. At Catwiek

and Leven much progress has been made, there
being scarcely a farmstead where there are not stacks

of the newly-garnered grain.
TaENTSIDE.—There has been brilliant weather
for reaping the corn, cloudless and dewless, and

nearly all was cut by Saturday last. Wheat on
the warp land is almost, if not fully, an average,

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but on the lighter soils of the district there will

be a deficiency. There were fine rains on Saturday

night and Sunday last, which have considerably

proved the appearance of the pastures, and will
prove beneficial to the root crops. Potatoes are

small for the season, and should an excess of rain
fall it will probably induce disease. The flax crops
aro good. Turnips here, as elsewhere, are a failure.
Harvest wages have been in accordance with tho

price of corn and the quantity of produce. The
usual prices bring 10s to 12s per acre for mowing.
The reaping machine is as yet but little used on the

Trentside.

NOTTINOHAMSHIRE—Sinoe last week the weather
has been broken. On Sunday morning we had a
heavy thunderstorm and several hours of refreshing
rain followed. Since then there have been several

showers. In many parts of the county farmers have
secured the whole of their corn crops, and on good
heavy lands the yield of wheat will be nearly an
average. Barley is the beat crop of the season.
Generally the plant has done well, and the yield
will reach a full average. Oats are variedly spoken
of, but altogether the yield is very light. Beans
thin. Peas are a fair crop, Potatoes are sound
and of good quality, but small in size. Turnips have
mostly proved a failure; the early swedes promise
the best. Mangolds are a very poor crop—Hull
Packet.

Mr E. T. Smith announces the production of
" Al&zeppa," with a powerful caste, at Astley's,
early in September ; and in order to give a novel effect to its
representation, he has engaged an American lady, Miss
Adah Isaacs Menken, to enact the part of Mazoppa, which
is usually played by a man. Miss Menken is a bold, dash-
ing equestrienne, and, it is said, performs all the "runs" (as
they are technically termed) with surprising courage and
sangfroid. As she is reputed to be a very handsome and
graceful woman, we should not be surprised to find the Lady
Itittzeppa a theatricat sensation of neat season,—,Era,

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