The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-30 00:00:00

American Emigrant Company is an enterprise well
established, based on large capital, and owning vast
tracts of land. The American Aid and Homestead

Company proposed to establish a line of steamships
between New York and the Scandinavian countries.

The undertaking has, it is reported, failed through
the financial incapacity of the company. We ex-
tract the following from the iron Age:— " The
United Government has, we learn, sold to the Ame-

rican Emigrant Company the Cherokee reserve
lands in the State of Kansas, known as the ' Neutral

Tract.' This tract comprises about 800,000 acres
of land, and is sold, in conformity with the terms
of the treaty, for cash, for poo,oco. 'The Secre-
tary of the Interior, in negotiating the sale, was
careful to guard the rights and interests of the In-
dians, and wisely elected to secure to them this
large amount of purchase money, without risk or
abatement, in preference to dividing the lands into
small parcels, and incurring the cost, contingencies,
delays, and inevitable losses which would result
from such a mode of sale. By this measure the
Secretary has, at the same time, promoted in the
most effectual manner the interests of the country,

especially of the State of Kansas, as the company,
we understand, will bring its powerful agency as

rapidly as possible into operation to direct the stream
of immigration in that direction. This will speedily
lead to the increase of population and the conse-

quent development of the rich and varied resources
of the section. Thus will be carried into effect the

sound policy of the Government in regard to the
settlement of vacant lands, and the interests of the
State of Kansas will be, at the same time, mate-

rially subserved. This is another and important
step taken by the American Emigration Company
in the great work for which it was chartered, viz.,
"to encourage and assist emigrants from foreign

countries to settle in the United States."

The work of levelling Fort Hill, at Boston, was
commenced on Tuesday, Oct. 2, and will not be
completed before spring. The earth excavated will
be used in extending India, Central, and other
wharves, and will increase their value $7,000,000.
Twenty acres of territory lying between Broad,
Pearl, and Milk-streets will be included in the pro-
proposed improvements. Washington-square will
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given by the Patrie, it is the lightest service weapon
in any army. The Prussian musket is nearly double
the weight.

Colonel T. Bigelow Lawrence, United States
Consul-general for Italy, is at Boston on a brief leave

of absence.

The report of the East Indian Currency Com-
mission is now completed. It declares in favour
of the immediate introduction of a gold coinage in

India.

Agricultural Prospects.

The week opened with a dry morning, but it was
somewhat threatening, and at 1 p.m. rain set in,
with a good deal in the afternoon. Monday was
a dull and thick morning, and at 11 a.m. rain
set in again, and at times it was very heavy.
No field work could consequently be proceeded
with, and the damp atmosphere was much
against the thrashing of wheat, although the farmers
might be dispsed to bring out more than they do,
now that prices are more to their satisfaction. Tues-
day a dull, thick day, but no rain fell, yet field-work
could not go on. Our advices were as under :
From Suffolk : " Farmers are now busily engaged
with wheat-seed and outdoor work generally." From
the Wre.-it Riding of Yorkshire : " Wheat-sowing is
kept back on wet land. The betd quality of potatoes
has a great influence on the prices of wheat ; but as
turnips are good we trust the prices of meat will be
easier, and thus a little relieve the consumer." From
the East Riding : " Weather has been on the whole
favourable for autumn sowing, which thus far has
proceeded under the most favourable auspices." From
Bedfordshire it was remarked : " Autumn sowing is
proceeding rapidly ; land in fine condition ; in some
localities wheat is coming up on light soils. From
Wiltshire it was stated : " The weather has on the
whole been favourable, and outdoor work is progress-
ing favourably." From Northumberland : " The
weather has been changeable since our last report ;
yesterday, however, was very wet ; to-day is fine,
with a south-west wind." Wednesday was a fine
day, at times sunny, and field work would go on
steadily. From the west coast of Scotland, on that
day, it was remarked: "The weather has been fine."
Thursday was a thoroughly wet day, with a low tem-
perature ; wind, N.N.E. ; thermometer, 45 early
and 48 deg. at noon ; barometer down to 29.50 in.
Our advices from Suffolk stated :—" In a former
report we said : ' A cold wet spring never yet pro-
duced any abundant wheat crop ;' such is the case
this year, our yield of barley is equally complained
of. This season greatly resembles 1853, and we may
see an important change in the grain trade before
Christmas next. The sad wet and unpropitious
harvest weather we have had since Sept. 6 has not

improved this anticipation, and the deficient yield of
wheat and barley on our fine staple soils is now
daily confirmed. A great change has certainly taken
place, for prices of both wheat and barley have ad-
vanced 10s. to 12s. per qr." From Bedfordshire, on
that day, it was observed : " The late rain has
greatly benefited the meadows and fields of turnips,
mangold wurtzel, and other green winter food for
cattle." Friday was a fine bracing day, sunny at
times, and some work would be accomplished in the
fields. On Saturday there was a dense fog, while
it remained thick throughout the day, but dry ; and
being the second favourable day, we think some
progress would be made with every description of
field work. A great effort will be made to sow
a large breadth of wheat this season, and the in-
quiries for choice and approved sorts are numerous
from all parts of the United Kingdom ; to secure
such buyers must not care so much about the
quality. There are some very fine Chidham samples
secured early, and these have been run up very
high, as for such millers are very liberal bidders ;
weighing 641bs. to 651bs. per bushel, they tell in the
manufacture of flour. The next approved sort is
Chidham,that also commands a good price. Amongst
the red samples the golden drop stands high.—Mark-
lane Express.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

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VALETTA, Oct. 25.—11er Majesty's despatch ves-
sel Psyche, Lieut.-Commander Sir F. Blackwood,
arrived on the evening of the 20th inst. from Port
Mahon, after conveying Lady Paget and family to
that port from Rosas Bay. The squadron, consist-
ing of the Victoria (flag), Prince Consort, Gibraltar,
Royal Oak, and enterprise, was lying at anchor in
Port Mahon on the 18th inst., and the Cruiser, 5,
screw sloop, Commander M. Singer, which left
Malta on the 15th, to join the Commander-in-Chief,

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENINO, OCTOBER 30, 1866

The Fatal Prize Fight.

arrivals from Constantinople, as well as from Tunis,
has been taken off. The quarantine at Alexandria
on arrival from Southampton has been removed
but, as yet, we do not receive them here in pratique.
The rigorous infliction of quarantine has apparently
be,

en attended this year with so much success in
keeping the mysterious enemy from among us that
the authorities at Malta are loth to de-
tract from the value of the experiment by any pre-
mature relaxation of the quarantine regulations."
We understand the Channel Squadron is ordered
to Portland from Beerhaven. The Ocean will pro-
ceed to Devonport, and the Bellerophon to Ports-
mouth.

The screw corvette Pylades, 21, 350-horse power, I
Capt. A. W. A. Hood, has arrived at the Nore from
the North American and West India station, and
yesterday went into harbour, where she will be dis-
mantled preparatory to being put out of commis-
sion. She has transshipped her powder and shell to
the Ordnance transports for conveyance to the Go-
vernment magazines at Chatham, to which place
she will also send War Department stores. She is
rather leaky, and from the lengthened period she
has been in commission, nearly four years, she will
require an extensive overhaul and repair.
Yesterday the first of the 9-inch tier of armour-
plates for the ironclad frigate Hercules, 12, 1,200-
horse power, building at Chatham, was fixed in its
place on the broadside of that vessel, the first tier
of plates, of 6-in. in thickness, having been already
fixed. The work of plating the Hercules is now
being pushed forward as rapidly as the resources of
the establishment will permit, there being upwards
of 100 tons of the 9-inch plates now in the factory
undergoing the planing, boring, slotting and other
processes in readiness for their being bolted to the
sides of the frigate. The plate fixed yesterday is
16ft. in length by 4ft. in width, and on being re-
ceived from the establishment of Messrs. John Brown
and Co., Sheffield, where the 9-inch plates for the
Hercules are being manufactured, it weighed 10i
tons. This weight has been reduced by the planing
and slotting operations to nine tons, a portion of
each plate of the pier being required to be planed
away to a thickness of 6in. to fit the lower tier of
plates.
The 6th company of Royal Engineers, which ar-
rived at head-quarters, Chatham, on Saturday night
from New Zealand, on the completion of its period
of colonial service, was inspected yesterday at
Brompton barracks by Col. J. L. A. Simmons,
C. 8., director of the Royal Engineer establishment,
and in temporary command of the district. The
marching-in strength of the company was 11 non-
commissioned officers, one bugler, 79 sappers, 13
women, 15 children, with Lieut. C. Ferguson and
Lieut. C. IL C. Hulkes. The 6th company took an
active part in the suppression of the rebellion by the
Maories, and from its lengthened absence from Eng-
land its strength has been considerably reduced.
The company will, however, be augmented to its
full compliment from the depot companies at head-
quarters.

Last evening, at the Charing-cross Hospital, Mr.
Langham, the Deputy Coroner for Westminster, re-
sumed and concluded the inquest upon Edward
Wilmot, the young man who died shortly after
taking part in a sparring match at a west-end
sporting house, as detailed in The Sun. The case had
been adjourned in order that some of the persons ac-

tively engaged in the match in question should be
brought before the court, and now Inspector Silver-
ton, C Division, deposed that on Monday last a man
named Daniel Morris came to the station at Marl-