The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-24 00:00:00

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ANNUAL REPORTS.

(From the Anglo-American Tinter.)
The Commissioner of Agriculture, in his annual
report, says—" It is gratifying to observe the evi-
dences of vitality in Southern agriculture, which is
progressively and successfully marching the forces
of recuperation, and gradually dispelling the de-
spondency resulting from the losses of civil war,
the change in the labour system, disruption of fa-
milies, and the impoverishment of estates, A sys-
tem of internal agricultural exchanges has been
established with many of the Governments of
Europe, Asia, and South America already-, includ-
ing Austria; Prussia, China, Japan, India, Guate-
mala, and British Honduras. Arrangements have
also been made for valuable exchanges of rare
seeds, plants, trees,: and various products of agri-
culture, with the botanical gardens of Kew in
England, and Melbourne in Australia, the India
Museum iU Loudon, the Cape of Good Hope Ag-
ricultural Society, the Botanical Department of the
British Museum, the Commissioner of Patents of
the Argentine Republic, and the Central Agrono-
mical Society of the Grand Duchy of Posen. The
production of grapes for table use and for wine-
making has become an interest of great importance.
The introduction of new and improved varieties is
rapidly cultivating a discriminating taste in the
general public, which must be gratifying to those
who have laboured long and faithfully in its dis-
semination. The distribution of plants from the
experimental garden during the past year embraced
thirty thousand plants. Many thousand scions and
cuttings of fruit trees have also been disseminated•
Great care is taken to preserve the nomenclature to
guard against errors in the numerous varieties cul-
tivated. The following exhibits the disposition
made of the seeds, under the appropriation, from
the Ist of December 1867, to the Ist of December,
1868 :—The total. number of papers and packagee
distributed was 592,398, which includes 32,129
sacks of 'Winter wheat, imported by the present
Commissioners, as follows :—To members of. Con"
gress, 223,672 ; to agricultural and horticultural
societies, 98,861; to statistical correspondents,
86,391; to individuals on application, 183,470.
Total, 592,398. The Report, though brief, gives
a view of all branches connected with the Depart'
went of Agriculture.

Professor John A. Nichols, of the College of the
City of New York, died at his residence, Nov. 28. 110 bad
held the chair of Mixed Mathematics there since 1832, and
had previously hold the chair of Experimental PhiloSO*
as successor of General Wm. B. Franklin.
The Secretary of the Treasury has rejected the
nomination of Gen. Comely, of Dayton, Ohio, as super'
visor for the southern district of Ohio. Comely was recoil'
mended by Gen. Schenck, and his nomination has bee
pending a long while. It is probable that Commissioner
Rollins will nominate Col.- Crane of Cincinnati for the
place. Crane is recommended by some of the best men
in the Government service.
General Spinner, of the Treasury, writes fav°-,,,.,
ably in his report of the women clerks employed in
bureau, and recommends equality in salary with the 01.7
3f like qualification. This will make a considerable d"-
ference to the well-informed and intelligent women eor'o-0
ployed, as the lowest grade of the men receive $11",,
per annum, while the highest grade of the women Nee"
but $9OO. at
Weston reached Belfast, Maine, on his gre d
pedestrian tour, on Tuesday night, Dec. 1, and 13°5°0
through Belmont, Scaremont, East Palermo, Washitigto.ai
Somerville, Windsor, and Augusta next day, reach
Hallowell at night.
Whelan has been removed to Toronto to hoe
the case as to whether a new trial shall be granted to bias

discussed. t
The trial of Mrs. Clem in the Criminal Cour. 11.5
Indianapolis, for the murder of Jacob Young and
wife, is creating considerable excitement. The Court P„;
hibited the publication of the testimony, but the al
13-a
noon newspapers published it, taking ground that t,f
order of the Court is arbitrary, and without authority
law.

001

Secretary Seward has instructed AmericAn -v
sills on the isthmus of Darien to see that American city
c,
be not forced to contribute to the treasuries of rival filc;
tions, stating that American naval commanders on e3eto
side the isthmus have been ordered to afford Nulled
protltion to Americans whose persons or property PI"
be in jeopardy. etlt
It is said that O'Baldwin, the prize-fighter, vu
over to America to study the penal system. Ile is n°l4.-

gaol.
General Seymour is in New York, and 1,1.
serenaded at his hotel on the 2d instant by those who
supported him for the Presidency. fire
A portrait of the Hon. John Greenwood, I,
Judge of the City Court of Brooklyn, has recently bee
placed in the court-room. The court was established la
1849, since which there have been four judges, viz., t
Greenwood, Erastus D. Culver, George G. Reynolds! 8

the present incumbent, George Thompson•
said, bits
B. Davis Nixon, jun., of Syracuse, it is
been invited by Mr. Hoffman, the Governor elect, t 0 is
cept the position of Private Secretary; General Fr f'
Townsend, of Albany, has been designated Adjut.-G°i/c,„ht,
and Gen. James M'Quade, of Utica, will be, it is thoub
the Inspector-General. cag°
The Hon. H. C. Newcomb, editor of Me Chl t
Journal, has retired from that newspaper, and, if ot
to the United States Senate, will resume the 1061-
his prOfession. • the Mr. A. 11. Jackson, of New York, silo min
cost of Indian wars, and what the sum will be for Otetir:fie
nating the existing tribes of savages. Ho appears t° S ~0
ar
imagined his figures. He estimates past - to
Pt°
$1,000,000,000, and the same sum as the cost of the
ones.
and
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Births. ta-terf6Cef
FIENNES —On the 20th inst., at 16, Queen's O
ga—
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Lady Augusta Fiennes, of a daughter. aro,
Ilorrrourr—On the 22d inst , at 29, Belgrave---..°
Countess of Hopetoun, of a daughter. of
M.H2AAN—On the 29th Oct., at Mauritius, the W-
jor-General Ullman, of a daughter.

Marriages. . she.,f)3oeiel,
BLACKBURN—ROBERTS—On the 22d inst., a., v0,,1,1'
daughter of J. B. leobeits,
Thomas Blackburn, of Doncaster, to An,' Ve
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field. el e 0
Esq ,of Broonlgr°"0, t'
THOMAS—WALLACE—On the 17th inst., at Botil°Ms44
Mer, Edgar Hastings Thomas, Captain Maclll4,ol
Christian Jean, eldest daughter of Alex. NY '
late of Calcutta.

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