The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-16
For Shipping Intelligence, see 4th page
The CROPS IN EURoPE.-The New York Post o

ID
Wednesday says:
"W Gather unsettled and unfavorable for crops" is
the stereotyped report from the other side by al
most every European steamer for the past ninety
days. The Importance to us of this untoward
6low at the crop prospects of Great Britain and
central Europe has become so well understood that
the fluctuations in the funds and the varying phases
of the London money market attract little or no
attention, certainly excite no uneasness here, as
these changes are brought about by influences
which are contributing to our good fortune. The
weather has not only been source of great anxiety
to the farmer, but has controlled in a measure the
engagements of Lombard street. England never
feels easy under short crop. Her manufacturers
are TOO dependent on cheap food to be Indifferent
to this great element of prosperity. To the def
cheney in wheat is now to be added the injury to the
rye crop of Germany. The London Times Paris
correspondence of June 9th, received to-day says
'Ihe weather has changed considerably for the
better within the last two days. and it is to be
hoped that it will continue fine as it is at present
ihis is critical moment for the wheat crop, which
Is now IN blossom. The accounts received from the
south of France continue to announce the fayora-
BILE appearance of the growing crops The reports
from the wheat growing districts in the neighbor-
hood OF Paris represent onethrd of the wheat crop
to be excellent, ene-third passabe, and one-third
bad. All will depend on the weather: a scorchinp
sun is now as much dreaded as rain. Letters from
Agiers state that the wheat crop in the province of
Oran was much injured by the excessive heat,
which set IN at the moment it was arriving at ma
announce that the wheat crop is ripening, but that
the present harvest cannot be reckoned among the
most abundant. The news from Germany an.
nounces that the constant rain has seriously injured
the rye crop. This is the more unfortunate as the
people of Germany rely upon that grain for their
subsistence"
The RESURRECTION IN SYR1A.-The Syrian news
OF Mount Lebanon and the country at its feet, laid
waste, and the Christian population Greek and
Maronite, butchered by the Druses, aided by their
co-rellgionsts, the Turks, under a government
which the Great Christian Powers have thought
proper to introduce into the family of European
and civilized nations, attracts attention The New
York journal of Commerce asks
chow long can such state of things be tolera-
tedI Whatever may be the ulterior, or the hidden
motives OF Russia, she has not moved whit too
soon IN the business of calling the attention of the
other Great European States to the condition of
the christian populations in the Turkish Empire
France seconded the movement; but as England
and with her Prussia and Austria, held back delay
was agreed upon, to allow the Turkish government
to enquire into the case. And what has the Sub
lime Porte done? She has sent the Grand Vizier
into the Northern portions Of the Empire, and we
believe he is making a stir in the Roumella, and
possibly In the Danubian provinces. If he will 90
into Albania and all the side of Turkey borderinp
on the Adriatic, he will doubtless find enough
to do.
But it is the East and especially SYRIA. that the
Turkish Government should look after and protect;
for there its protection is emphatcaHv needed
But instead of protecting the Christians in Syria
she has been recalling many of her troops from
that quarter and now permits the rest to take part
with the Druses, the ancient and hereditary enc
mics of the Christians on and about Lebanon
whether of the Greek the Roman Catholic
Church.
DR.. Cumming, of London who is the only emf
nent prophet of these days. places the destruction
OF the ottoman Empire in the year 1866 we be-
leve We are inclined to think that he may be
right, or nearly SO. We could wish to see the
Turkish Government upheld (if it can be made an
honest and faithful one) until the purer Christani
ty, which is beginning to spread both in the Eu-
ropean and Asiatic portions, shall have peryaded
fear that this is not to be.
Something must be done. We often fear that
Russia and France will one day settle the mater
by each taking part of the Turkish domnionsl
and allowing Austria part, and giving ND a nor
tion to the Kingdom of Greece. And thus the
Turkish Empire would dwindle away, just as the
Greek Empire did, until the Sultan would have
little more than Constantinople and $ oall dis
would get Egypt and Syria, (including the Holy
Land,) countries which she has long desired to
have. % r.sl -tt-e,s frs
A BLOODY AFFRAY.-On Saturday evening" the
7th instant a number of Spaniards and Chinese
engaged in a quarrel at Proctorvie, Louisiana },
and the Chinese were finally obliged to fly. Run
ming their boats at the wharf they were enabled
to escape by their friends interposng and checking
the ,pursuers. After they had escaped the Span
iards attacked Chnaman who was standing by
Witnessing the scene BE was large, powerful
nan man and shook off the FIVE attacking him. He
% .nen grew long knife from lis belt and awaited
ninnos nho.nel attack This was soon made, and be
nsta. 'he knife into the first man, killing him
so Isa.y tnat ne soon died The Chinaman then
hnHe 70. r. the ne water wadng bis friends
boat sod az 1s eomna 1nfen up The spanard in
his arms, and received the con tents Of ,m,im up
breast He was instantly killed. making the third