The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-14 00:00:00

ROYAL ACETICULTUR AL SOCI ETY.
LLWES, TUESDAY EVEST,4G.— 'hr (tidiest Sit., Al of
the Royei Agree/Aural S, cis ty writ S. 1:, i; g the
present week, in the little toan or Lewes; red tit-se is
eery prospect of the occasion proving a highly satis-
feeetry ore. It is hardly nscessary to reinerk the' the
locality is net If coospimeets he ::heals of aerieui-ure,
end the situation is such es to render it highly probable
that the agriculturists of the summit dig couni tea will
concur with ntee:eurs tine the pubtic, in making the
meeting a worthy successor of that held lest year at
Windsor. Brighton, situated within halt an hour's ride,
May be expected to send its full quota of amateurs and
pleasure seekers; while the London and Brighton Rail-
way Company have announced arrangements which will
Probably have the effect of attracting a large number of
visitors from the metropolis.
The picturesque scenery around Lewes forms an ad-
ventitious feature in the event, but one which will
no doubt be appreciated by all who may now see it for
the first time. The strucques erected for the reception
of the Cattle and implements are, us usual, capacious and
soutolous in detail. To-day is appointed for the recep-
tion of stock, and the work is progressing rapidly.
Several refreshment booths are erected near the show-
yard, and to judge from their number and ales, there
will be hi lack or accommodation for any imaginable
accession of visitors. It is rett&r unfortunate ter the
B°eiele that the elections in the district are now in pro-
gress, end will continne to be so until the show hus
terminated. The nomination for the county occurred
no later than yesterday, and the election will take place
at the latter end of tee wet k. This may operate pre-
judicially as regards the attendance; but, amidst the
wordy contests which are heard at intervals at the dif-
ferent places of resort between oppuring politicians,
the obj.cte of the Royal Agricultural Society uppeet:
to form a common and cordial bond of union which
Prognosticates well fur the practical results of the future.
As to the character of the show, it may be, observed
generally that the display of cattle is very excellent. In
the Sussex breeds there is, as might hm'e been expected
Material for favourable comparison with any pre ceding
Show; and the breeders in the
Lewes
neighbourhood have so
far justified the selection of Lewes the council and
hPheld their own fair fame in a particular department.
The site of this year's show being so remote from the
short-horned districts, it would have been unreasonable
to expect an extraordinary display of short horned
acin"le, bat, taking everything into account, there is
no ground for disappointment.
The
aaPictnent-yard, however, seems to exhibit the
concur in praising ost merited progress in the path of improvement. Ail
cation of that department, and the judges will
no doubt make a most satisfactory report. The appli-
cation
steam-engines to ploughing has ben tacili-
As regards reaping, the machines of
r"sr& lileCormick and Hussey have recently
eceived improvements from English manufac-
ers, by
which most, if not all, of the defects which
they exhibited have been removed. After careful trials,
ill'aey are now believed to supply almost all the require-
euta of the agriculturist in the various circumstances
a" the vari-us localities in which they may be
ether). The implements are still in course of trial; their
rasher and the interest attached to the results pro-
rae'ing the experiments longer than was anticipated.
The show will be thrown open to the public to-mor-
Zwl the implement-yard from eight in the morning till
m
and the cattle-yard at one o'clock, with the proviso
iTthe latter case that ccthe judges shall have delivered
their awards." Both departments will be open on
4
i_eursday and Ftiday, from six in the morning till six
30 .he evening; and on the former day the dinner of the
%!ety will take place in the pavilion.
Lewes being a small town, the double attrac'ions of
leehnty election, and the annual gathering of the Royal
. grieultural Society are using up all its accommoda-
tions
.• The inns in the town have increased the bulk of
tae beds; and the tariff of sleeping apartments, according
b°,:l law which appears to be of universal operation, has
eat
Prepertionably elevated. It is impossible to say
will be the stato of things to-morrow; but as the beds are nearly all engaged
before the commencement of
sethe
in
tilseextent by any
e shhyst it is probable that Brighton will benefit to
left behind visitors who may wish to be located
c.eighbourhood. Should any one be unfortunately'
Yard m
by the last train, the booths near the show-
beg may be put in requisition. The heat to-day has
5-1:1 intense, and those who are not compelled to be out
te keeping in the shade.

ST. STEPHEN'S HAND.
°ll the 4th inst. the Emperor Francis Joseph
Ilheted the " wonder-working hand of St. Stephen,"
Whichin the chapel of the castle at Buda. A singn-
Lp is
2°
story is connected with this relic. In 1081, that is
0 years after the different Hungarian races had
been united under one ruler (the Duke Arpad), I:or
Gregory canonized the first kieg, Stephen, and his
rCe at
haeindlar of ere to be removed from the vaults of the_
Stuhl-ceissenhurg When the atone coffin
Lw
and3i
raeuna, ed 4
w d i
in epsrceosveenrce d
presence of
thattli the
e t
skeletont"reigninghakdinut
right hand. A terrible noise was made about the miss-
ing member, and a very valuable ring which was on
one of its fingers, but no tidings were heard of either of
them until some years after, when a certain Abbot Her-
euritu, who had formerly been treasurer at the cathe-
dof ral, communicated to the Monarch, a romantic stor)
analething baying been committed to his sate keep
IttgatbY a beautiful youth "dressed all in white;" further,
4141,1t?l:training what it was, he found it to be the
that ' Saint, ring and all gin perfect order,
h• 18, well preserved. The worthy historian Fessler.
„.Imsclf an ecclesiastic says. " Ladislaus saw through
onif leurius, but kit God to dell with hits." At the time
hoth R r
tr,„---olnaation, the precious hind was sent to th*
Tht,--I°`eilus, Rigu,a, and in 1771, the Empress Mark
where"' had it deposited with v ist ceremony on the spot
e her deseeJdant has recently seen it.
A.,

Ccording to the Am-rican advices received, it ap-
peearc that the harvest promises extr-melt' well in almost all
plto In California it is th,,u that enough barley
Le raised this year to meet the demand, but the growth
9' wheat will not be more than will be required for seed.
tee teethe following memorandum is from the C
of Mexican Bondholders:—" Messrs. Baring, Brothers,
and Co., have by the Mexican mail, per Thames, received on
Paccount of the 800, 00 dollars advanced by them for the
aYnlent of the last January dividend on the Mexican debt,
,Irom Vera Cruz, 9i,000 dollars; from Tampico, 23,595 dol
liars 92c. ; and advice of a shipment from San 131 as of 12,000
dollars. This makes the remittances arrived on this account
623,315 dollars 60c.; and the advices of shipments not yet
arrived, 42,8!4."

SHOAL OF HERRINGS OFF THE ISLE OF MAN.-OD6
of the most beautiful sights which has been seen for perhaps
half a century was witnessed on Tuesday evening (week), at
the entrance to the bay of Derbyhaven, Isle of Man. About
eight o'clock there was observed an immense bottle-nosed
whale, or what is called a " Perkin moor," amusing himself
about a mile to the eastward of Fort Derby, on St. Michael's
Some of the spectators affirm that he was at least CO
feet in length, and when on the surface, for the purpose of
respiration, he threw a considerable volume of wator full 40
feet in height. He gradually approached the bay, eviiently
in pursuit of an immense shoal of fish, which were observed
on several occasions actually in thousands to burst out of
the water at least a couple of feet. Tole continued for up.
wards of an hour, until part of the shoal (which prved to
be full-grown herrings) ran themselves on the rocks o
imme-
d
whoiately under the lighthouse. A. pair of amateur fishermen,
we the same time plying their occupation with some
of p,yal Charlie's "whim gees," not far from the scene of
action, were terrified at the sight of the monster fish,
and one of them, who is deaf, and who could scarcely hear
his companion at the other end of
thate boat when
shouting at the top of his voice,
ant thunder. heard
dtotohlei
4Pouting of the whale like
refuge from the monster of heldt eep in a small creek at the
P 2 int of Fort Island, where they remained in safety, gazing
with astonishment at the terrified shoal of hthererinegesp,anfidntdbineir
tel raentless pshallow water, madeursuer, until his majonce esty o
more seaward, he
filself in.wce lot ofgn
ventured out and surceeded in bagging la a
rtirile herrings.—lsle of Man Paper.
4ORTING EXTRAORDINARY.— One day last w".k„
natt,,th_ )
e coachman of J. W. Empson, Esq , Ripple Hall.
Le,l-rjewkesbur was a alklng round the fish-pool of that
iColan, with; gun in his hen , he heard a noise in the
Itn4 thinking it was caused by rats, he fired in th,
to ,-1,"011 from which the noise proceeded. On walking up
`ue spot to bag his game, he found that he had killed 11
'l'37 tine tench.— Gloucesier Chronicle.
COMPOSITION OF A SERMON.—Dr. South, a man of
great learning and virtue, relieved himself of his clerical
duties one summer, by travelling rather incog lle wet t
into a country church in the north of England one Sabbtc h
morning, and heard the rector read a sermon. In comir g
from the church, the rector suspected him to be a brother f
the ministry, and spoke to him, lie received the rector's
courtesies, and thanked him for he very edifying sermon he
had preached, suggesting that, it must have been the result of
a good deal of labour. " Oh, no," said the rector, "we turn
off these things rapidly. On Friday afternoon and Saturday
mo!ning, I produced thus discourse " "Is that pus ible,
sir?" said Dr. South. "It took me three weeks to write that
very sermon."

IXPENSE OF THE MONEY ORDER OFFICE.—Y-s-
-tel day a return to Parliament was published, from which It
aPoe,rs that the expenses of the mTiey order department of
the Post-office for the year ending the 31st of December last
Were 69,t991., and the amount of commission received was
77,42:4. In England and Wales the enmminion received was
fi4,7147. ; in Ireland, 6,2831 ; and in Scotland (including 631.
iatereston the Bank account), ,4
MONEY ORDERS.—According to a return yesterd
issued, it appears that in the year ending the 31st of December
last there were 4,661 027, money orders issued In the United
Kingdom, amounting to 8,880,4.:0/. 163. 1:i. The Great Exhi-
bition no doubt occaioned an mei ease. In the preceding year
the number was 4,439,713, and the amount 8,494,498/.165. 7d.
Ad vic s is
- "'oat Odessa to the, 2d in-taut state, that
owing to the fine weather recently experienced the crops for
the present season, which are reported as abundant beyond
precedent, are now considered safe. The rye would be ready
for cutting in two or three week,, and the wheat shortly af-
terwards. The arrivals ot the old stock ot wheat had been
extensive for some (143- h
, but prices were nevertheless firmly
St
rnaintaiud,large transactionsan had taken place. From
Pe.er,ehurgh the csre t" the sth July, but
ex they
contain no news. The rate cf excbang od latelpe-
rienced a ,light rise, wbicu would render
itha t worth while
to ship gold.
The letters from Nantes regar the crops in
the west of France state that there will be a most abundant
harvest for barley and mate, and an indifferent one for beans
and rye, while that of wheat is still doubtful. The breadth
of laud sown was larger than usual, but it suffered in the
early part of the season, and is now endangered by the
scorching heat. There are, consequently, some persons who
do not anticipate a larger yield than in 1851. From the
the Mediterranean coast,
south of France, and especially on
Vie accounts are scud to he highly satiAnctory. In the
neighbourhood of Bt.rdeaux, and the Spanish fronti.r,
the lisree4 is considered a good one, but in the Languedoc
it is described to be indifferent ; and front Toulouse the
statement is, that both the wheat and rye crops are below an
average.

Gni. Noll' ttY, —A out o "9.'Tnnh:yfrl.47ll'.
tl)i3 district are to s,ol for Australia th,a week.
embark at B,tket:head. It i. to gretted that largqr
Meat numbers
funds are not available for the conveyacce
of poor Highlanders who
by emigration.--inverness are eager to better their condition