The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-20
ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE,

amount. The Russian teiegraphc dispatch adds
that the American plenpotcntiaries first succeeded
in bringing China to terms, and that agreement with
France and England followed, and did not precede
| that step.
1t is officially stated that Great Britain has no
idea OF taking possession of the island of Perrin, in
the Persian Gulf and that all she proposes to do in
regard to 1t is to recommend the erection of light
! house for the use Of all nations
Louis Napoleon has given orders for the construc-
ton OF naval battcring rama ship proof against
theenemys guns, and capable, from its immense
mass and great velocity of running against and
sinking any vessel selected for destruction This
idea is from the EmperOrs plans, and WILL it is
expected, effect Il complete revolution in naval tao
tics as understood and practiced at present
All Switzerland is in state of insurrection
against the railroad lords, whose political power is
rapidly extending over the whole continent.
The French per cents have at last reached the
figure 40, the highest they have attained since the
! Crimean war.
Since Count Persgny's speech on the necessity of
the English alliance it is observed that he is more
than ever favored by the attentions of the En-
perOr. 1t is thought probable that he will resume
his former diplomatic position at the Court of St.
James.
Prince Napoleon has already cOntrived to disgust
all the principal officials brought into contact with
! him in connection with the Ministry of Algeria
His desire that the Ministry of Marine shall be at
tachcd to his present functions eXcites such feeling
in the Imperial navy that it will be impossible to
comply with it, His absence from the tetes of Cher
! bourg was entirely owing to this hitch. He took
this opportunity Of making an excursion into Swift
zerland, in company with two or three of the most
| notorious courteZans of Paris.
The PruSsian Regency question is on the of
being finally settled, it being admitted on all hands
that the King is not likely again to his SOW
| ereign functions. The Prince of Prussia was to
start about the middle of September for the militia
ry man9uvres in Silesia after which it was likely
| he would pay visit to Warsaw, where he had
| been invited by his nephew, the Emperor Alexan-
der, to assist at grand review of the Russian
| army
The Turkish Government is about to establish a
| journal at Paris, to represent its interests.
The report is current that the Bretons are pc
titiOning that the title of the Duke of Britanny be
! given to the little Prince Imperial. True or not
the mention OF such thing, joined to the adhesion
| that province has warmly testified to Napoleon
III. has painfully affected the legtimsts; all hope
! is gone, now the stronghold has surrendered.
recent letter from Rome in the Paris Debdts,
says "a certain Count Gaddi Ercolani was some
| time back arrested in this city, as already stated
and imprisoned. Long comments were made on the
subject but it now appears that it is a religious
affair, the Count having been guilty of lending to
some persons the Protestant translation of the
| Scriptures, known in Italy by the name of Dodati
! Bible
novel emigration scheme finds favor in the
eyes of the people of Glasgow, Paisley and Green
ock, and public meeting is about to be convened
in the City Hall of the Scotch commercial metrOpo-
| lis, to lay the plan before the public. memorial
will be submitted to this assembly, and afterwards
presented to the Queen praying that to secure law
and order in British Columbia, a body Of unemploy-
ed Scotch operatives may be sent out to that colo
ny, armed with the saw, the axe, the shovel or
spade, and the Minnie rifle. Memorials to the same
effect are being got up in several Scotch towns.
| PROBABLE YIELD OF THE ENGLISH WHEAT
CROP.
From The London EconomistI
Seldom have such differences of opinion as to the
probable yield of the wheat crop been entertained
! as prevail in reference to this years crop. And
this arises from the peculiaritics Of the
! mild winter following favorable secd-timc produc-
ed in most districts, and almost all kinds of land,
! full plant of wheat which has resulted in a bulky
yield of straw all except the lightcst soils. Then
a long period of harsh and dry easterly winds
in March and April, during which the plant on the
| lighter lands and in exposed situations scarcely
maintained ITSELF and there was some complaint of
deficiency. But on the stronger soils especially
where such soils were in good condition. the check
afforded by cold spring rather beneficial to
the wheat plant than otherwise, and prevented the
undue luXurance at one time apprehended Then
followed considerable falls Of rain, though with cold
nights in May, which completely established the
plant and induced very general anticipations of
Early in June hot weather set in, and we had for
fortnight or more such heat recoect any
previous instance on this country for the last forty
years. This the critical point. The wheat
shot into ear with extraordinary rapidity. Many
farmer who had been absent from his farm for a few
days found wheat fields, which he had left without
any ear Of corn visible, with all the completely
harvest. Then the most glowing accounts of the
crop were given all sides, though here and there
a correspondent intimatcd doubts whether the color
of the quite satisfactory, and whether pre-
mature rpening not to be apprehended. This
was succeeded by heavy thunderstorms, rain, and
wind, which laid immense breadths of wheat every
where, which occurred just before harvest, and
! tended much to the abatement of previous high
hopes. Then the harvest came on from ten days to
fortnight earlier than in average seasons, and,
upon the whole, has been well got in, though few
weeks during its progress have passed without some
rain. The rain, however, has been remarkably par
tia though most districts have had it in turn.
The yield of the wheat is very variable,
pecally that of white wheat, which does not seem
able to withstand rapid and extreme variations of
temperature so well as red. Some OF the samples
of white wheat produced in Mark lane weigh low
as II or As lbs. per bushel, while others ranged
high as G5 lbs per bushel. The red wheat is more
equal, but still showing great variations in the sam
Piles. Some of the inieriority of the samples
is attributable the straw having been laid and in
many places it laid early in the season; the
produce being fit for little except poultry feeding
On the strong and well-conditioned lands the pro
duce is everywhere the best and it will be from
such lands the wheat crop of this year will be
brought up to average, lift still be found to have
reached that point.
This is the question on which so much difference
of opinion exists. All farmers admit that the
sheaves light but many point to the large guam
tity of straw grown, and contend that from much
more than an average crop of straw, an average
Weld of wheat will be obtained. The state of the
markets shows that such is ut present the prevalent
opinion. Compared with the great wheat crop Of
last year. shall certainly find yield deficient,
but whether it will be above or below the average
| if any one knows what that is-it is more than
usually difficult to arrive at any satisfactory con-
| clusion. The best farmers, comparing their wheat
of this year with that of last, cannot fail to be
struck with the difference between them, and
with their large dependence upon the season for
success failure.
| The II ARvEsT IN IRELAND.-Thank Heaven wei have
been blessed with glorious weather, the croakers
| and GROWERS are silent. The potatoes are good,
! abundant and sound, notwithstanding what alarm
| lists may say to the contrary The wheat crop is
housing in fine condition. Employment is likely to
be general for time, from the immense breadth
of potatoes sown, the farmers entertaining fear
of the rot, suspended digging them during harvest
! operations; but which will have to be resumed
with energy after the present busy season.-Cldre
! Journal.
| THE HARVEST IN FRANcE-In the majority of the
speeches delivered by the provincial councils, sub
ect affecting the interests of the country is alluded
| to, namely, the result of the harvest. Amongst
| the department of the Haute Vienne, who
says the harvest of all kinds Of produce is excellent,
and promises fully to satisfy the most sanguine ex
pectations, and to recompense. amply the labor OF
! the agricultural population. The project of the
BOuches du Rhone says that although the harvest
! in that department is somewhat inferior to last
years the result is gratifying. In the department
of the Disc want of laborers has mad most PERM
cous effect, butlodder has suffered more than grain
BRITTsH NORTH AMERICAN CoLoNIEs.-The idea
of uniting all the British North American posses
sions into one great federation has for some time
| been under discussion among the people OF the col
Onics, and has found much favour. The feeling
will most probably receive an impetus from the
rapid settlement of those western territories which
| have hitherto been little more than uninhabited
wastes. And now the project receives official
enlargement The Governor-General of Canada,
when proroguing the Provincial Parliament on the
10th ut., stated that during the recess he should
ask the Home Government to discuss the princi-
| pies upon which such a union ''may perhaps here
after be practicable" This phraseoIogy would
lead to the suppostion that the desirableness OF a
federation is already acquiesced in by her Majesty $
Ministers. The effect of such change upon
the colonies themselves will very much de
pend upon the powers which federal congress
-. Int fAA L.lr