The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-01 00:00:00

THE NEW COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.

Yesterday Col. Lake ((f Kars) was present at the Brard
of Commissioners of Police during the transaction of bliSi-
ReSi. Col. Brown presided. Whether Col. Lake was pre-
sent officially, or was only acquiring a knowledge of the
routine duties of the office, is not known.

RETURN OP THE EARL OP EGLINTON TO DUBLIN.
His Excellency returned to the Viceregal Lodge, from
.he north, yesterday evening.

Mr. James Cooper and Col. Moody had interviews
with Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, yesterday, at the Colonial-
office.

GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—The
67th half-yearly meeting
of the shareholders of this C61;11-
pany was livid yesterday at their offices, 71, Lombard-street,
Mr. John Wilkin in the chair. The report of the directors
and a statement of the accounts for the half-year ending the
30th June last were read to the meeting, and gave much
satisfaction to the proprietors, who unanimously adopted
the same. The usual dividerid at the rate of 10 per cent. per
annum was declared, and the cordial thanks of the proprie-
tors voted to the chairman and directors for their continued
zealous services in' the management of the company's
affairs, after which the meeting separated.
SALE OF ESTATES.—The estates belonging to the
late Miss Lambert, Over-sands, were offered- for sale at
Newby Bridge, by Mr. R. Crewdson, a few days ago, and
were sold in lots at very high prices, realising upwards of
£30,000, the Duke cf Devonshire (since the sale) being the
largest purchaser. Important lots were sold to capitalists
at Manchester, Bury, and Whitebaven. Mr. Crewdson
also offered for sale on Thursday, at Ulverston, the Head
Style estate and other detached prcpertie3, under a decree
of the Court of Chancery. Nearly the whole of the pro-
perty was disposed of at high prices. Mr. Ainslie was the
purchaser of a large portion of the Road Style estate at up-
wards of £4,000.--Westmoreland Gazette.

MARVELLOUS EscArE,On the 19th ult., es the
up express train was descending the incliue towards Beat-
toll, the ei.giue driver to his horror observed a little child
about four years of age sitting in the middle of the rails,
along which he bad to pass, picking up stones into a small
pitcher. Unable in time to arrest the progress of the train,
he pushed on in intense agony till he reached the station,
full of fear of the consequences. Ou inquiry, however, the
infant had been found,uelther harmed nor afraid, pursuing
her work, by the mother, whose attention and fears the
passage erf the train excited.—Dumfries Herald.
TILE HARVEST IN SCOTLAND.—We have zig-zagged
over the southern half of Scotland during the last few days,
and in all directions the crop is being secured under most
auspicious conditions. In the eastern end of Strathmore a
number of reaping machines are at work, and though occa-
sionally going wrong from want of skill in management,
they have done valuable service, and fairly satisfied the
farmer how valuable en ally inventive science can now bring
into the harvest field. Experienced parties say the farmers
are deficient in sharp, vigsrous working of the machines,
and recommend a change of horses every two hours, sad to
keep the work in a brisk state all throve!). ln the later
parts of Forfarshire the crops ate all ready, and cutting
goes on uninterruptedly. If there is a fault in the
case, we think the fatmers are taking matters toe easily,
forgetful of the dreadful hacksets and perils of the
harvests of 1836 and 1857. Up through tile Perth-
shire straths all are busy at work, the blue bonneted,
wrinkled Celts toiling away in-small bands—the fewness
of the reapers suggesting ideas of impossibility its to
tha ingathering of the spreading fields of grain. Around
Perth the bulk of the wheat crop has been stacked. There
several farmers have been doubly diligent, labouring late
carried
and early. The heavy rains of t fie evetang of Thursday the
19th cooled the air, and, since then, the weather has been
crop.
crisp, and singularly adapted fortllesoeri
gcl was never
of tle
u
Everywhere the reports are good, and corn
gettins.
to the stackvard better condition. In the Lothians the
been
leading is far advanced. In Berwickshire2s the shearers
have, in some instance', g a week, with
rations—spirited farmers seeming determined that they
should not stick at trifles in getting their harvest work
accomplished. We have passed and examined numbers of
potato fields. They may be described as still keeping
aheadin condition, of previous years. Occasional fields do
emitsinell, but the crop is much less faulty this year. There
may be failure to some extent, but appearances justify the
belief that each will only be in a mitigated form,—N'orth
Pritish .Afail.