The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-21 00:00:00

.Agricultural Prospects,

The week opened with a fine day, with the wind
at north-east, bright and clear, and a prevalence of
white clouds. All this would be serviceable in dry-
ing the lands and making them fit for the reception
of the seed on the following day. Monday was
fine and most favourable for the progress of au-
tumnal tillage, and the. farmers pushei forward
wheat sowing very vigorously, as a great breadth
of land was planted on that day in the primest order
possible ; and, although the season was far ad-
vanced and considered late, yet the grain was com-
mitted to a good bed, and it will soon germinate ;
whilst the early sown,"of which the extent was very
limited, is now up, and has assumed a vigorous and
healthy aspect, being strong enough to resist sharp
night frosts occasionally prevailing. Tuesday was
a damp, foggy morning, the wind veering round
from the N.E. to the S.E., and S.S.W., thermome-
ter 47 deg., barometer 30 in., and falling steadily.
At three p.m. slight drizzling rain fell, and the
evening at times was wet ; still, up to this hour
of the day, the work went on well and fast.
Our advices from the West Riding of
Yorkshire stated that " The weather was dry
and colder, with a frosty air. Turnips were proving
fully as well as was expected six weeks ago. The
demand for wheat was nearly over." From Suffolk
it was stated—" Farmers have lately been able to
make some progress with wheat-sowing." From
Northumberland it was remarked :—" The weather
since our last report has been fine, but cold. Wind
variable ; to-day it is S.W." On Wednesday morn-
ing it was evident that heavy rain had fallen in the
past night ; but the day proved fine. Field work
would be resumed on all except the very heavy soils,
and a fair extent of land would be completed. The
wind blew from the N.W., thermometer 48 deg.,
barometer 30.20 in. On Thursday the morning was
foggy, but though the day was threatening, no rain
fell, and good progress was made with wheat sow-
ing, for no favourable time is lost in pushing for-
ward this work at all points. Our advices from Suf-
folk thus proceed :—" The weather during the past
week has been favourable, and farmers have been
able to get on well with seeding." On Friday ano-
ther unfavourable change took place in the weather;
the morning set in wet, and we had a thoroughly
rainy day ; the temperature was much higher, ther-
mometer up to 52 deg., barometer down to 29.70 in.,
and all field Work suspended. This was the more
unfortunate, inasmuch as, had it continued dry,
nearly a finish to wheat sowing would have taken
place by the end of the week. Saturday proved dry.
and favourable, but the ground having been so sa-
turated with wet the previous day, field work could
scarcely be proceeded with until a few more dry
days had been experienced, while moderately fair
weather next week will enable farmers to finish, and
they will'have time to turn their attention to thrash-
ing, so as to be in readiness for the landlords' claim
upon them at Christmas. Whether they will bring
wheat or barley to market in the greater supply will
be dependent on the price of the former, but the
latter must come out whilst the demand for malting
qualities is good, and during the season. The de-
mand for wheat, on the other hand, will be lasting
up to another harvest, and we fancy this will not be
pushed forward so freely, as the importation of fo-
reign must be trifling for months to come.—Mark
Lane Express.

AN UNPROFITABLE VOYAGE.—A schooner has
put into Plymouth Sound, after a voyage to Spain and
back with the same cargo. She left Swansea with a cargo
of coals for Seville. On her arrival off St. Lucia, on the
Spanish coast, the captain learnt that the Spanish autho-
rities had ordered all vessels coming from Swansea to
undergo quarantine, on account of the yellow fever cases
that occurred at that port. The schooner was first ordered
to Cadiz. On her arrival there she was ordered to Vigo;
and on her arrival at that port the captain could not ascer-
tain what was the length of the quarantine it was proposed
that he should undergo, and returned to England.
EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE. Every yachtsman
(says the Dublin Express) will share in the pride
with which a correspondent relates a brilliant, and, we
believe, unexampled exploit which has just been performed
by a small yacht of only 25 tons, which is not a stranger to
the waters of Dublin Bay. The gallant little craft set out
from Liverpool for the antipodes, and arrived safely in
Sydney after a splendid run, performing the entire distance,
16,000 miles, in 180 days. Such an achievement affords
grounds for reasonable exultation, not more as a proof of
the nautical skill of our amateurs than of their adventur-
ous spirit, which quite casts in the shade the most daring
feats of Alpine climbers,