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 cleat, 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 folio 11
fine and most favourable for the progre
tumnal tillage, and the farmers pasha forward
wheat sowing very vigorously, as a great- oreautu
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.

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AN UNPROFITABLE VOYAGE.—A schooner has
put into Plymouth Sound, after a voyage to Spain and
back with the same cargo. She loft 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 lover 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 ho 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 130 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.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Monday.

The Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princess
Louis of Hesse and Princess Louise, drove out this
morning, attended by the Lord Charles Fitzroy.
His Royal Highness Princess Beatrice also drove
out.

Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Princess of
Prussia and Princess Helena walked and drove in
the grounds.
The Crown Prince of Prussia and Prince Louis
of Hesse went out shooting.
Her• Majesty held a Council to-day at one
o'clock, at which were present Earl Russell, the
Duke of Somerset, and the Right Hon. Sir George
Grey. Mr. Helps was Clerk of the Council.
Earl Russell and Sir George Grey had audience
of the Queen.

The Right Hon. W. Cowper had an audience, to
deliver up the Insignia of the Garter worn by the
late Viscount Palmerston.

Mr. Justice Lush, Mr. Lees, of the Colonial Ser-
vice, and Dr. Hilditch, Inspector-General of Hos-
pitals and Fleets, were introduced to her Majesty
by Sir George Grey, and severally received the
honour of knighthood.
Viscount Torrington and Major-General Sey-
mour, C. 8., were the Lord and Groom in Waiting.
_ _

The Right Hon. W. and Mrs. Gladstone had the
honour of dining with the Queen and the royal
family yesterday.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.
MEL FORD, Monday.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales will arrive at Melford, from Sandringham,
to-morrow afternoon, and are expected to remain at
Melford as guests of Lord A. Paget several days, in
order that his royal highness may enjoy a day or
two's shooting in his lordship's preserves. On Tues-
day night a grand ball is to take place at the Hall,
to which all the elite of the neighbourhood have re-
ceived invitations. On Wednesday morning the
shooting excursion will commence, and the shooting
party will be composed of his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, Lord A. Paget, Lord Proby, Lord
George Paget, Lord Berkeley Paget, Lord Suffield,
Lord Hinchingbroke, Major Teesdale, and Captain
Barnardiston. The village of Melford has been
most elaborately decorated, and will be illuminated
nightly during the stay of the royal guests in the
most brilliant manner that the limited resources of
the place admit of.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn are
expected to arrive at Chesterfield House towards the end
of the present week, from Baron's Court, Ireland.

Viscount and Viscountess Barrington left town.
yesterday, on their return to Beckett House, Berkshire.

Viscount and Viscountess Ingestre will entertain
a select circle at Grimley Hall, Leicestershire, during tha
week.

Viscount Uffington, who arrived in town on
Saturday from Ashdown Park, left town yesterday on a
tour of visits.

Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton are receiving
a succession of visitors at their seat, Tatton Park, Cheshire
Lady Annaly and the Hon. Miss White have
arrived at St. Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square.
_ _

The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
left town yesterday afternoon on a visit to his Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury at Addington Park, Surrey.
The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, IMP., and
Lady Emily Peel are expected to arrive at their mansion
in Whitehall-gardens this evening from Dublin.

Sir Adam and Miss Hay have arrived at Far-
rance's Hotel from Scotland.

DEATH OF VISCOUNT DILLON.—The death is an-
nounced of Charles Henry Dillon Lee, fourteenth
viscount in the peerage of Ireland, who died at his, seat,
Ditchley, Oxfordshire, last Saturday afternoon. The de-
ceased was born in Dublin, on the 20th of April, 1810, and
was married in 1833 to Lydia Sophia, daughter of Mr.
Philip Laycock Story. He is succeeded by his brother,
the Hon. Theobald Dominick Geoffrey, who was formerly
a lieutenant in the 60th Foot. The late peer's father as-
, 1-1,-,n-fc: of Lee in consequence of his grandfather
havmg married the eldest daughter of the second Eat of
Lichfield, of the Lee family, now extinct. The family is
descended from a common ancestor with the Earls of Ros-

coMb-ion,

Strand Theatre.

Little could the habitite of the Strand Theatre
at the close of the summer season have imagined
the brilliant sight that was presented to him on his
taking his seat at the commencement of the winter
campaign. Such a perfect transformation has
taken place within the building that it now presents
one of the most brilliant sights in the metropolis.
During the recess the interior has been thoroughly
remodelled, the roof elevated, the stalls and
boxes elegantly refitted and enlarged, and new
entrances to the pit and gallery constructed in
Surrey-street. The decoration of the interior has A
been confided to Mr. Bradwell, and well has he
executed his task, as nothing could present a
prettier or more tasteful appearance than the " au-
ditorium " of, literally, the New Strand Theatre.
A very excellent company has been secured, and
Meyerbeer's 'Africaine"selected for the opening bur-
lesque, the leading part, that of Inez, being supported
by Miss Ada Swanborough. It will be quite sufficient
to say all the points in the grand opera have been
seized upon, and in each case the artistes admirably
enact their respective parts. The mounting of the
burlesque is superb, and it is no exaggeration when
we say it is quite on a par with those splendid pro-
ductions which secured the late Madame Vestris
such a world-wide reputation. The scenery, by
Mr. C. Fenton, too, is worthy the highest praise,
the council chamber and the cabin of the " Don
Quay" being perfect marvels of scenic illusion,
taking into consideration the actual extent of the
stage.

The season has been commenced with spirit, and
we sincerely trust it will, in its progress, meet with
the great success it deserves.

MINISTERIAL CHANGES.—Mr. Goschen has ac-
cepted the post of Vice-President of the Board of
Trade, vacated by the Right Hon. W. Hutt, whose retire-
ment is supposed to be influenced by the miscarriage of the
negotiations in which ho took part respecting the treaty of
commerce between this country and Austria. Sir Robert
Peel has now resigned the Irish Chief Secretaryship, and
will be succeeded by the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue.

EXETER HALL.—Tho " Creation," with Miss
Louisa Pyne, Mr. Leigh Wilson, and Mr. Santley, will be
given by the National Choral Society, under the direction
of Mr. G. W. Martin, on Wednesday, the 29th. This will
be Mr. Santley's last appearance in oratorios this winter,
and the first appearance of Miss Louisa Pyne.
TIIE REPAVEMENT OF OXFORD-STREET.—YCS-
torday the entire thoroughfare of Oxford-street, which Ilse
been repaved nearly throughout the whole distance, was
again thrown open to the carriage traffic. There has been
continual stoppage now for many weeks while the repairs
were being carried on, and all vehicles were in consequence
compelled to diverge to the right and to the left, to the got
inconvenience of the neighbourhood.

EXCESSIVE BRAIN-WORK is probably the side on
which some of the most useful men sin most reck-
lessly. Exercise and regularity and care about food may
counterbalance the mischief up to a certain point, but the
fuel can never be supplied with a rapidity and certainty
proportionate to the consumption. The long lives of the
judges are commonly held up as a proof that the hardest
work is not inconsistent with health. But it is worth while
to consider that, though a judge works a good deal, it is
not all work which taxes his mind very severely. It is not
like the work of an original author, for instance. 1211°
judge sits a great many hours of every year in a court, but
his mind is not keenly on.the stretch throughout the whole
of every case, perhaps not even of the majority of cases.
And, in the second place, a judge always has an enor-
mously long rest once a year. The vacation is long enonglit
to permit a thorough renovation, and this is the gr.°
thing. Every holiday is so far an advantage ; but tbe:
can be no doubt that one prolonged change of occupati°rt
and surrounding is of a better kind than a number of sb°,,,,
changes, not one of which is sufficient to allow the cyst
entirely to recover. It is a mistake, therefore, to argboig
from the example of the Bench that man may w°ll‘lll.
brain eight or ten hours a day, most days in the year, wi
out seriously impairing his health. Yet men of all se.blio
and conditions are constantly attempting this impossl
feat. Men of business and politicians, and student
journalists all supply instances of the fatal sin of the
..Tog
It takes so long to rid the mind of an old habit of 10°''
at things.—Saturday Review.