The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-19 00:00:00

Agricultural Prospects.

The week opened with ; fine breezy day, almost
approaching to a gale, from S.S.W. Monday was
dull and warm with not so much sun, when a great
breadth of corn was secured in the north in the
finest condition possible. On Tuesday the atmo-
sphere was close, wind N.E. to N., thermometer 72
deg., barometer 30.20 in. In the West Riding of
Yorkshire harvest has ended, and there will be
some as good wheat and barley as in any county
this year, although with a variety of quality in
either grain. From Sunderland the accounts on
that day stated :—" With the exception of some
rain which fell on Saturday night, the weather has
been fine and hot since our last report, and if it
continues as at present, the harvest in this district
will be secured in about ten days. The wind during
the week has been N.W. to S.W." We did not
expect so much time would be required to complete
harvest in that county, although there, as well as in
Cumberland, this is always late. From Lancashire
it was stated :—" The weather hasbeen oppressively,
and unusually hot during the last ten days, allow-
ing the northern harvest to be gathered in much
better than in the southern and midland counties."
Wednesday was a hot and muggy day, with very
little sun, but the thermometer and barometer both
very high, giving no intimation of an immediate
change. From the east of Scotland it was remarked:
Another week of most seasonable weather has
enabled the farmers in this district to complete har-
vest in fine order." Still, from the samples of wheat
exhibited at Edinburgh there will be a great differ-
ence in quality, as prices ranged from 335. to 435.
per quarter ; whilst with a large supply of new
barley, all appeared to have been affected in colour
by the previous weather, although ultimately secured
in good condition. Prices had a wide range here
also, from 245. to 335. per quarter ; though the
weight will be excellent, with some up to 561bs. to
571bs. per imperial bushel, and ourmaltsters will no
doubt be steady buyers. Some of the Scotch oats
will be 431b5., in fine condition, and of a tolerably
good colour and dry. From:the west coast of Scot-
land it was stated :—" We have had another week
of fine weather." From Norfolk our advises say:—
" The weather the past week has been exceedingly
hot, with light winds from the S.W. The
potato disease has shown itself in this district,
and the turnip crop is reported to be suffering
badly from mildew." Thursday was another
hot day, sunny and breezy ; wind N.E., ther-
mometer 75 deg., barometer 30.20 inches. Our
Suffolk letters from near the coast state :--" We
have had a week of Indian temperature, but it has
not improved the condition of our wheat; the samples
shown here to-day were the worst quality and con-
dition ever remembered, and but a very chance lot
fit for our millers, who were the only buyers." From
the interior of Suffolk it was written :—" The weather
has continued bright and unusually hot for the
season. The cutting of the second crop of grass
proves very satisfactory." From the East Riding
of Yorkshire :—" The weather since our last has
been exceedingly hot, and most of the corn in
this district is now secured ; that portion recently
gathered must be in fine condition, owing to the
extreme heat ; and the northern harvest is likely to
prove much superior, both as regards quality and
condition, to both the southern and midland coun-
ties." Friday proved another hot day ; but there is
not much harvest work left to finish up anywhere.
Saturday was close and hot, with the thermometer
up to 75 degrees, barometer 30.12 inches, slightly
falling, wind north-west; whilst a change does not
seem far distant in the weather, clouds gathering in
the southern hemisphere. There are some unfavour-
able reports about the turnip crop, mildew being
very visible in many counties ; so that the intense
heat of this month has not suited that plant. Farmers
now anxiously await rain, which would soften the
hard ground and assist them in ploughing for the
autumn seed time. The varieties of seed will be
obtainable in one part or other of the United King-
dom ; but the southern samples will not shine, and
from the north we must look for more assistance
than customary in this way. Orders should now be
given to secure the choicest qualities possible, and
allow of time for procuring them from a distance.—
Mark Lane Express.

DEATH OF THE PRINCE DE CROY.—Vertumien
Philipp© de Croy, Prince do grey, major-general in
the service of Holland, has just died in Paris, at the age of
75 years. He had married the Princess Constance de Croy-
Sobre, and was grand uncle to the present Duke de Croy-
Dulmen, the head of the family. The prince leaves four
children—Prince Emmanuel, married to the Princess
Leopoldine de Croy-Dulmen, father of threo sons and a
daughter ; Prince Maximilian, Duke de Croy-d' Havrecht
by entail; Prince Just, married to the Countess d'Ursel,
with a son and two daughters ; and the Princess Augusta,
married to the Prince'of Salm-Salm. The house.of Croy is
of high antiquity, and one of the most illustrious in Flan-
ders—a circumstance which, we need hardly remind our
readers, Scott has skilfully availed himself of in his novel
of " Quentin Durward."

FUNERAL OF A MILITARY KNlGHT.—Yesterday
(Monday) Captain Hollingsworth, the late military
knight of Windsor, was buried with military honours in
the catacombs connected with St. George's Chapel. The
procession proceeded from the residence of the late knight,
in the lower foundation of the castle, to the chapel, in the
following order :—The corps of drums and fifes of the 2d
Battalion of Grenadier Guards, playing the " Dead March
in Saul ;" a firing party of 100 rank and file, under the com-
mand of Capt. Blundall, Lieut. Lord George Pratt, and
Libut. R. Dawson. The coffin was carried by six privates
of the Guards, and the pall borne by four military knights,
followed by relatives of the deceased and the rest of the
knights. On passing the guard-room to the chapel, the
castle guard turned out and presented arms. At the con-
clusion of the burial service the coffin was lowered into its
last resting-place, and three volleys were fired over the

grave.
DESPATCH OF THE WEST INDIA MAILS.—SOUTH-
AMPTON, Sept. 18.—The Royal Mail Company's
steamer Seine, Captain Revettl sailed this afternoon with
the fortnightly mails for the British and Foreign West
Indies, the Pacific, California, Central America, &c. She
took out 155 passengers, English specie, £5OO ; jewellery,
£878; Freuch jewellery, £2,143 ; quickbilver, value £lOO ;
and a general cargo of French and English merchandise.
Amongst the passengers by the Seine are Captains Paul
and Francis, for Greytown ; Rev. Mr. Gribbell, for Calon ;
Dr. Cameron, for Demerara ; and the Rev. Mr. Barker, for
Antigua.
ALUM BAY SAND.—We are pleased to observe
that the Alum Bay pits, from which the famous white
sand for making glass is obtained, are once more in full
work. A very large trade was formerly carried on with it
by Messrs. Squire, who held the agency, but owing to vari-
ous circumstances the demand fell off, and has been of late
years almost nominal. An enterprising firm have now,
however, taken a lease on it, and by the aid of tramroads
laid down in the pits, and other modern improvements, a
very large quantity can now be shipped in a short space of
time.—Hampshire Advertiser.
CHURCH APPOINTMENTS AND VACANCIES.—The
Bishop of Oxford has presented the Rev. Charles
Palliner Tidd Pratt, M.A., of Jesus College, Cambridge,
curate of Longworth, near Farringdon, to the incumbency
of Bracknell, Berkshire, rendered vacant by the resignation
of the Rev. Herbert Taylor Howes. The Bishop of Peter-
borough has instituted the Rev. Walter Cotton Hodgson,
M.A., of Trinity College Cambridge, vicar of Wotton, near
Thetford, to the rectory of Swepstone-cum-Snareston,
Leicestershire, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev.
John Hallward, M.A. The Bishop of Exeter has licensed
the Rev. Lawrence Johnstone Stephens, M.A., of Gonville
and Caius College, Cambridge, to the sole charge of the
parishes of East and West Anstey, Devonshire. A new
district has been formed out of the parish of Walworth, in
the diocese of London, and the Rev. G. Dale Copeland, of
St. Bee's Divinity College, Cumberland, formerly curate of
St. Jude's Church, Manchester, and more recently a mis-
sionary in connection with the London Diocesan Church
mission, has been appointed to the incumbency. The
Bishop of Manchester has licensed the BEM E. C. Haynes,
M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, formerly curate of
Drayton Beauchamp, Bucks, to the incumbency of Ful-
wood, Preston, on the nomination of trustees. The Bishop
of Worcester has licensed the Rev. A. Cordeaux, M.A., of St
Catherine's College, Cambridge, to the curacy of Treding-
ton, near Shepston,on-Stour, on the nomination of the
Rev. C. H. Watling, M.A. The rectory of St. Paul's,
Covent-garden, has become vacant by the death of the
Rev. C. E. Oakley, M.A. It is worth aoo a year, and is
in the gift of the Duke of Bedford. The curacy of Uttox-
eter has become vacant by the death of the Rev. Edwin
Braithwaite, M.A. This is in the gift of the Rev. H. Abud.
The vicarage of Walton, near Thetford, has become va-
cant by the preferment of the Rev. Walter C. Hodgson,
M.A. It is in private patronage.
SNUFFING IN SCOTLAND.—We are informed upon
the most competent authority that during the last two years
the practice of snuff-giving has been discontinued in Scot-
land to an almost incredible extent, and continues rapidly
to diminish. The aggregate orders taken for the supply of
the retail shops by several travellers do not now come up
to the "lines" formerly booked with ease by one good
_ house,—Edinbur✓l4 Courant.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BRECON RACES.-MONDAY.

The Ladies' Plate (handicap), value 40 sous ; gentlemen

riders; professionals, 71b extra. One mile and a half.
Mr. Jones's Truant, 5 yrs, lOst 51b (Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr. A. E. Williams's Game, aged, lOst 91b (OWner) 2
Mr. J. Turner's Reinfrid, 3 yrs, lOst 71b (Rudd) 3
Mr. Melbourne's Laura Dear, aged, lOst 31b
(Mr. R. Treen) 4
Betting—Even on Game, 6 to .4 agst Reinfrid, and 2 to 1
agst Truant, who made all the running, and won in a can-
ter by two lengths, bad third. The winner was objected to,
as was also Garus, the second horse, for being in forfeit
list. The matter stands over for the adjudication of the
stewards this day (Tuesday).
The Beaufort Stakes of 10 SON'S each, h ft, with 50 added,
for 2-year-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b ; winners
extra; maiden allowances. Three-quarters of a mile.
19 subs.

Lord Coventry's Cotillon, Bst 71b
Lord Uxbridge's Life Guardsman, Bst 121 b (in. 31b ex.)
(Custanee 2
Mr. F. Rjwland's Nine of Diamonds, Bst 41b(in.:31b ex.)
(Goddin..,, 3
The following also ran :—Bitter Sweet, Beekhampton,
and Mother-o'-Pearl.

A good start was effected, and Mother-o'-Pearl led to
the far turn, where she bolted, taking Beckhampton and
Bitter Sweet out, when Cotillon took up the running, and
won in a canter by six lengths; a bad third.
A Selling Stakes of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; two year
olds 7st, three Bst 81b, four 9st 91b, five and upwards 10st.
Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. G. C. Morgan's Melbourne Mary, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (£2O)
(G. Sold)
1
Mr. Wadlow's Danaus, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b (40) (Rudd) 2
Mr. J. Thomas's Eugenie, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (20) (Gray) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Danaus, and 2tol on Eugenie. Wun
by a neck; a bad third. The winner was bought in fur
85gs.
The Second Year of the Brecon Biennial Stakes of 10 bova
each, with 40 added for foals of 1862 ; colts Bst 101 h,
fillies and geldings Bst 71b ; penalties and allowances.
One mile and a half. 17 subs.

Mr. W. Owen's Filbert, Bst 101 b (J. Goiter) 1
Mr J. P. Rowland's Desiree, Bst 41b (J. Aclaius) 0
Both raced all the way together at a good pace, but
Filbert came away at the distance and won cleverly by
two lengths.

Match—Mr. Perry's Pixie (late Turn and Go) by Vander-
decken—Harriott, aged (Mr. Holford, jun.), beat Mr. A. E.
Williams's Bellhanger (Owner.) Betting-5 to 2 agst
Ball-
hanger. Pixie made all the running and won in a canter.
The Breconshire Stakes (handicap) of 10 sous each, h ft,
with 50 added ; winners extra. Two miles. 10 subs.
Duke of Beaufort's Black Rock, 4 yrs, Bst 41b...(Cannou) 1
Mr. G. Holford's Dick Turpin, 6 yrs, Bst 41b (J. Adams) 2
Mr. J. Turner's Knave of Trumps, yrs, Bst_ (Rudd) 3
Mr. E. Brayley's Pelios, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (J. Goater) 4
Mr. F. Morgan's Isle of Man, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b ...(G. Sopp) 0
All got:off well together, Dick Turpin making the running
at a good pace, followed by Knave of Trumps and Black
Rock. The two ran together to the distance, where Black
Rock came away and won easily by half a length ; bad
third, Pelios fourth. Isle of Man did not pass the post.

A Hurdle Race of 5 sous each, with 25 added ; three-year-
olds 9st 21b, four lOst 41b, five list, six and aged list

41b ; winners extra. Two miles, over six flights of

hurdles.
Mr. Halford's Loveletter, 3 yrs, 9st 101 b (Owner) 1
Mr. Turner's Ajax, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (Hardcastlo) 2
Betting-2 to lon Loveletter, who won by two length's.