The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-04 00:00:00

ment might spend a few thousands of onr hard-
wrung taxes in importing German brides. When we
c insider what we have expended on the GarmanLe-
gion, and the importance of re-populating the Hi gh-
lands with a more " sober and inclustTiou " and at
the same time a disciplined, body of me.), we feel
how much our countrymenkre indebted to us for the
plans we have laid down. There is nothing like con-
sistency in all things. Nothing has hitherto been
more consistent than the conduct of the British
Court and Government, and, by sufferance, of the
British nation towards the German levies and our
own army and people. We trust that these pro-
positions will go far to redeem this journal from
the charge of a vulgar, English, anti-German spirit.
If we be guilty of stealing a march upon our con-
temporaries in thus recommending a plan which
might more naturally be expected to adorn their
columns, all we can say is that they are welcome
to pursue the idea without acknowledgment. We
only steal by anticipation what might well be theirs;
they are in the habit of first opposing our views,
and when the time comes for realisation they pro-
pound them as original, and maintain them as
their own without a blush .—..liontimg Advertiser.

THE DUKE OF .IVOIiTHUMBERLIND'S
PREMIUMS TO PRIZE FARMS.

The beautiful and fertile district around Stanwick-
Park, the seat of hip Grace the Duke of Northumberland,
in North Yorkshire, has this week bee❑ the scene of an
interesting competition for prizes given by his grace for
the beat managed farms on the Stanvvick and neighbour-
ing estates. These prizes were originated last year, and
consisted of 38/. for the best managed farm exceeding
200 acres, and of one of 151. for a farm not exceeding
200 acres, but more than 20 acres. They were announced
to be open to all tenant farmers residing in the town-
ships of Standwick, Aldbrough, Melsonby, Gayles, Dal-
ton, Forcett, Eppleby, East and West Layton, Caldwell,
Barfortb, Cliffe, and Manfield, and to all tenants of the
Duke of Northumberland in Yorkshire. It was intimated
that the award would be given for good cultivation, state
of fences and gates, roads, water courses, buildings (as
far as depends on tenants), live stock, implements, best
kept accounts, use of artificial manure, or the contrary,
and including everything connected with good hus-
bandry, and to be adjudged by three competent judges,
when the crops were near maturity, but before cutting
had commenced, probably in the month of August. It
was sated that prizes under these conditions would be
given for three years, namely, in 1855, 1856, and 1857,
and that the successful competitor would not be entitled
to gain the prize in two successive years. Competitors
were requested to signify their intention to compete on
or before the 13th May, addressed to Mr. Aroh. Moore,
agent of his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, at
Stanwick. Last year the schema opened most success-
fully with six competitors, three of whom were his grace's
tenants, and three those of other proprietors, thus evinc-
ing that the interest of the prizes was not confined to
the estates of his grace. The prizes were then awarded
to a tenant of the duke and to the tenant of the Earl of
Brownlow, neither of whose farms could, therefore, be
offered for this year's competition. This year there were
five competitors, viz.