The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-14 00:00:00

AMERICAN ADDRESS TO THE RUSSIAN

EMPEROR.

[REUTER'S EXPRESS.]

ST. PETERSBURG, August 8.
The extraordinary mission from the United States
of America, accompanied by General Clay, the
American Minister at this Court, was received to-
day ja- the Emperor at the Palace of Peterhof.
The Lion. G. V. Fox, Under-Secretary of the U.S.
Navy, presented to his Majesty the address voted
by Congress congratulating him upon his escape
from the pelil of assassination. Mr. Fox made
the following speech :
" Sire, —The resolution which I have the hon-
our of presenting to your Imperial Majesty is the
voice of a people whose millions of lips speak from
a single heart.

" The many ties which have long bound together
the great empire of the east and the great republic
of the west have been multiplied and strengthened
by the unwavering fidelity of the Imperial Govern-
ment to our own throughout its recent period of
convulsion. The words of sympathy and friend-
ship then addressed to the Government at Washing-
ton, by command of your Imperial Majesty, are
fixed in the eternal remembrance of a grateful
country.

" As one of the wide family of nations, we yield
our willing homage to that noble act of humanity
which is especially referred to in the resolution of
Congress. The peaceful edict of an enlightened
sovereign has consummated a triumph over an in-
herited barbarism, which our western republic has
only reached through long years of bloodshed.
" It is therefore with profound emotion that I
offer to your Imperial Majesty, to the emancipated
subjects, to all the people of this vast realm, our
heartfelt congratulations upon the providential
escape from danger which led to this spontaneous
expression of regret for the attempt, and thankful-
ness for its merciful arrest and failure.

" The story of a peril from which a kind Provi-
vidence has delivered your Imperial Majesty brings
with it the remembrance of the mighty sorrow which
so lately filled every loyal heart in our own land at
the sudden loss of our chief, our guide, our father.

" We thank God that a grief like this was spared
to our friends and allies, the Russian people.
" May the Father of all nations, and all rulers,
protect, prolong, and bless the life which He has so
signally preserved, for the service of the people to
which it belongs, for the good of mankind, and the
glory of His holy name.

(Signed) G. V. Fox,
Assistant-Secretary of Navy.

Agricultural Prospects.

The week opened with showery weather, but was
mostly fine during the after part of the day, with
occasional bright gleams of sun, and strong breezes
from the west and south-west. On Illonday the
morning was thick, with an uncertain promise; pit
10 a.m. slight rain fell, increasing at noon, and this
proved a settled steady fall during the remainder of
the day, while at night it was very heavy, With a
violent gale of wind from the south-west, the ther-
mometer at noon down to 58 degrees, and the baro-
meter as low as 29.75 inches. On Tuesday heavy
showers fell, with a continuance of high gales, and
harvest-work was generally suspended. Our advices

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from that day were mostly of an unfavourable cha•

ratter. From the East Riding of Yorkshire it was
stated : " Weather has not been at all favourable
for the crops ; a good deal of rain has fallen at in-
tervals, with a low temperature for the season of the
year, and the grain comes slowly to maturity. The
cutting of oats has commenced in some forward
patches in this district, but harvest will not be gene-
ral for a week or ten days, even with hot forcing
weather." From Norfolk : " The weather since
this day week has been unsettled, and a
good deal of rain has fallen. To-day is
fine, with a gale from the S.W. Harvest has par-
tially commenced in this neighbourhood ; both barley
and wheat are reported to be falling light." From
Lancashire it was remarked—" The weather has
been unfavourable through the week, as we have
had boisterous winds and some heavy falls of rain,
which have laid many of the grain crops, now fully
ripe. Cutting has commenced pretty generally
through West Lancashire ; the farmers speak well
of barley and fair of oats; but of wheat they report
rather despondingly, with lighter sheaves than usual,
and they are anxious for a more genial state of
weather." From Suffolk our advices run —" The
weather. continues cold, and with very little sun.
Wheat cutting has just commenced, and as the day
advances will become more general. The opinion
of the crop is not encouraging." From Noithum-
berland it was observed—" The weather since our
last report has been cold and unsettled ; wind va-
riable, since yesterday S.W., and rain." Wednes-
day was a very showery day, continuing to be quite
unfavourable for harvest work. From the west
coast of Scotland it was remarked—" We have bad
much rain during the week." On Thursday some
slight showers fell, but being a very breezy day har-
vest work was partially proceeded with, though our
advices were'not very encouraging. From Suffolk,
near the coast, it was written—" The weather con-

tinues dull and unsettled ; the amount of rain, how-
ever, which has fallen is not heavy, but experience
tells us that to produce quality in grain we need a
dry warm sun at the critical period for the ripening
of cereals." From the interior of the same county
our advices stated—" The continuance of unsettled
weather during the week has very much interfered
with harvest operations. %Vheat cutting has be-
come general, some fields are already cleared, and
a few samples of Talavera were brought to market,
but the condition is bad." From Buckinghamshire

it was stated—" A large breadth of ;heat has
fallen before the sickle ; the same remark applies
to oats, but little of either has been carted. The
weather continues showery, and unless we get
settled weather shortly, I fear the wheat will be hur-
ried into stacks too quickly. As I have told you
before, the quantity as to yield varies much, accord-
ing to the nature of the soil. On the heavy clay
districts the crop is a light one." From Warwick-
shire—" We have had another week of very unset-
tled weather, which is now looked upon with much
anxiety, interrupting as it does harvest operations,
which otherwise would now be general. On Friday
the morning was fine, and it held up to 1 p.m., when
showers again fell, and continued at intervals for
the remainder of the day." From Devonshire it was
stated—" Harvest operations progress. We have
continued threatenings of rain without much falling,
so that large quantities of corn are cut, and a con-
siderable quantity stacked, in condition dry enough
to save it, but not dry enough to come immediately
to market." From Lincolnshire our latest advices
stated—" Since last week a great change has taken
place for the worse as regards the growing crops,
owing, no doubt, to the cold wet and ungenial wea-
ther. All the best crops of wheat are much lodged and
twisted, which must prevent the ears from being filled
as they should be ; and, besides, mildew has fallen
upon many crops, and when this occurs a great defi-
ciency is the result in both quality and quantity. The
barley is much laid by the rains, and I expect to find
the grain small in consequence." Saturday was the
only day without rain during the week, but it was
dull and gloomy at times, and although the barome-
ter has risen and got up to 30 degrees, the weather
does not seem settled. Still the temperature being
higher gives hopes of improvement, and next week
will be yet more important than this has been, as
harvest work will be more general.-31ark-Lane
Express.

ART UNION EXHIBITION.—The private view of
the pictures and works of art won in 1866 by prizeholders
in the Art Union of London; took place on Saturday at
the Gallery of the Water-Colour Institute, Pall-mall. The
exhibition, including several works of considerable excel
fence : among them Mr. Beavis's "Drawing Timber in
Picardy," Mr. Birket Foster's " Winterbourne, Bonchurch,
Isle of Wight," and Mr. Henry Warren's " Deborah Sitting
in Judgment." The last-mentioned painting has been won
by a prizeholder ig New Zealand. Altogether there are in
the exhibition 109 oil and 150 water-colour paintings, to-
gether with a marble bust of Hobe, a pair of bas-reliefs in
ivory, and a vase with Cupid and Psyche in relief, by Mr.
J. Barkentin. There is, moreover, on view in the collec-
tion a resinc9d copy of " A Wood Nymph," by Mr. C. B.
Birch,

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Aug. 13.
Her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning
with Princess Louise.
Princess Beatrice went out also.
Prince Leopold drove out attended by Mr. Legg.

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