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The Steamship Fultow, from Havrc, m'a Southampton, sailed at 3 10 on the afternoon of the 20th ult., “as intercept- ed 05‘ Cape Blue on Finlay, at 3 :10 in the afternoon by the news yahllt of the New York Associated Press, but owing to the unfavourable Weather our despai- ches did not reach here ll” n lute hour last evening. The steJmship Indian. {mm Quebec, an the 15th, arrived at Liverpool on the 24th ull. ABL’JVAL OF THE “FULTON.” Queen Victoria was continuing hvr pro- ess in Germany, and was rccen‘vd every- whele with the most extravagant demon- strations of respect and good-will. Preparations weze making for a Royal visit to Leeds on the return at me Qumn from Germany. The Agamenman has banâ€"n on fixe,but lULUuuiLU mhIerLl lulle damage. There had been a collision between two excursion trains on .he Unfold and Wol- verhampton railway, involving dreaJl‘uI consequences. Several persons were kl"- ed, and a grea} many {rightfully Injured. Accounts oflhe harves! in Great Britain me very satisfactory. The late ruins caused some delay in the gathering of the crops, but no permanent iniury was done. The treaty concluded wnh the Chinese does not confer on the allies 1b.: right of having permanent diplomatic agents at Pekin, but their Consul Generals, resident at 'l‘ien, will be admitted to dnrect inter- course wilh the Cabinet of the Empernr. A telegram From St. Petersburgh says. the Chmese Empire is to be open to lor- eigners, and the left bank of the Amour river is henceforth to be lhe boundary between Russia and China. Baron Gros, the French plenipotemiary, is expected home from China in Ucthber. Messrs. Chaddomar, Duncan and lfiibb, of Liverpool, had suspended. but their 35. sets will cover their liablhtles. The Emperor Alexander of Rinsia, will arrive at Warsaw on the 4th of Seplem her, when the 30,000 troops who have been concentrated there, will be reviewed by the Czar. '1 he Grand Dukes Nicholas and Michael go ‘0 the Caucasus, lo lake part in (he mililary operations against b'chumyl. The French Ambassador at Coiistamin- ople sent a note to llie P0119, supporting the application 0k Prince Daniels 01‘ Monte- negro, who demands of the 'l‘urkiah Gov- ernment to give up lo him the harbour o' Spitzen in the Adriatic, which he claims as Moutenegriu territory. The Fulton has 214- passengers, but no specie. She will be due at New YOU: 01 Tuesday. Cotton market more active this week, and with renewed confidence. Price: tend upward, and fine qua|ities of AmeriCan are already 1 LG higher. The sales of lhe last three days have been 38.000 bales, 01 which 4,000 were to speculators,and 4,000 for export. The: Manchester market sympathises with the Liverpool,and all descripnom are sligl{tly highfp ‘ ‘Messrsr Richardson 8'» Co. slate that the weather has become favourable for harvesting which has commenced. There is an advancing tendency in the breadstull market. Flour quiet, but. prices remain steady at the rates advised per Ajzz'ca, viz: Western at. 20: to 215; Philadelphia and Baltimore at 215 6d 10 225; Ohio 2'25 6d. Wheat generally steady with a very firm feeling in choice descriplions 01' red; red Western at 55 6d to 6s 3d ; red Southern at (is to 65 3d; white VVesleru at (is to 65 6d ; White Southern at Gs 9d to 75 3d. Corn dull and quotations un- changed ; yellovv at 335 6d [0 34¢; prime While at 34: to 34-5 6d. Our market for provisions continues steady, the business transacted being hmv ever mainly ofa retail character. Sugar quiet with no change to notc. Cofiue dull at last quotations. Flour is quiet. Consols closed to day at 95: a 96; for money and account. Breadstklfis m'esteady. bugar quaet. In other ariicles there hax‘e been no aales of importance. In tlle London Mark“, Wheat and Flourdull am! wilhout change. Blce firm. Tea unaltered. Tallow steady. Cotton advanced. Consolsr closvd on Tuesday the 24th ult. at 955 to 93} for money and account. LIVERPOOL, August 23. Flour quiet and entirely unchanged, \vilh exception of rather better demand for Ohio \Vheat is buoyant but quiet and without change to note in prices. Corn is $111 and noginul. vaisions ggierully steady. New Yong, September 3. The remainder of the Quarantine build- ing at Staten Island, were burned last night. The conflagration commenced soon after the adjournment of a meeting of the citizens of Richmond County. Among the buildings burned were the six cottages occupied by the boatmen oi' the station. The large mansion, occupied by Dr. \Valler, deputy health otficer, and the fine brick dwelling of Dr. Bissel. The furniture had been removed from all the buildings excepting the last natnedt Dr. 8., though warned of the intended burnâ€" ing, refused to move an article. The mob, it is stated, was led by Ray Thomp- kins, chief engineer of the Staten Island tire departmen, who appeared in his fire- man’s uniform. A detachment of the United States Marines were present, but only to guard Gorernment property. No attempt was made by any one to stop the flames. Soon after midnight the Female Hospital was set fire to and wholly con. sumed. It contained 75 patients who were previously removed and placed on the grass plot, between the hospital and the resident physician’s house, the latter being still on tire. where they runained through the night covered with showers of sparks from the burning building‘s. The tire department was present, but did nothing to stop the conflugration. The 7th regiment of the city have been noti- fied to hold themselves in readiness for this emergency, but up to last adVICL‘S had not been called out. Three 01' the sick at Quarantine died last night, from heat and expowre, and still lie under me trees where they died‘ NEW YORK, Sept 7. The steamship Fulton arrived shortly before noon. The Vanderbilt arrived at Gown.“ 3 A.M., on tho 25111. hhe passed the Arago on the 29th mm, 900 miles from Cowes. a Hungariaanegilnelit fired ball cart; ridfei on a German Regiment, killing two, sh wounding eight. The news by this arrival is mainly anli- cipated. The Veteran aclor, Harley, was dead. During: military rgview VatY‘ienna, LIVERPOOL MARKETS ST. Joan's, N. F., Sept 313$?) LIVERPOOL, 20m r» The demand for money in London on Tuesday was only moderate. The funds were very firm, and closed at an improve- menl. It is reported that Governor King has‘ gom‘ to Albany lo proclaim the county of1 Hicbmond in a state of insurrection, and m call on lhn Hillilill‘] for [be defence of the quaranline eslalrhslunenlâ€"lo direct the nuthoxilies to reburld, and order the At- mrney General to prosecule (be violers, and we Ilu: county of chlnnom] lor dam- ugEM Alilniusal bluten Hand are getting wry excifing. The Cnsllelon Board of Htallh have paSsed resolutions to station a 101cc ol‘fifly men at the quarantine gates, 1p prevent any one passing in or out. A collision bthe-en u 'lrelglll and pas- smger train Occurred at Fulukill, on the Hudson River Road, [his morning. TWO cars of llle freight train were demolished, and its engineer killed. Two or three pas- sengers on the other truln were lulled, and achrul wounded. There were 73 deaths by yellow fever in lhis city for the week ending Saturday. Oswmo, Sept. 6. Extensive preparations are being made here for the reception of Mr. W. E. Everett, Chief Engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable expedilion. He is ex- pecled on the evening train, and come~ "n a visit to his moiher who resides in lhis City. The slea’mship “ General Bush,” has arrived here. with Brownsville dates lo the lat Instant. The Liberals captured 'l‘mnplco on the 25lh ult. General Mira- mon and [he re-aclionists were hotly pur- sued. General Vidaurxi was concentrating 10,000 mvn at San Luig.wilh the inten- tion ol marching on the capitol. Funds were plenty. A fearful gale and inundation occurred at Brazos on the 26th ult. NEW Qua/ms, Sept. 6. The demhs by yellow fever in [his city, on Saturday, gluoumfd (o 89. *3 Mr. \V. R. ROBERTSON, of Toronto, is authorised to collect and receive monies on behalf of this of- fice THE FARMER, THE MIDGE, 81c RICHMOND HILL, SEP. 10, 1838 Agriculture is undoubtedly a sci-’3 ence, and a right noble one too, neglected though it is; for it is the science of food by which alone man is kept intact a bodv and a soul. The pursuit of Farming is the first requisite of society,â€"even the most barbarous nations are ob~ liged to follow it with more or less of steadiness and industry. Our very life depends upon the quality of the food we eat, and whether we are to be starved or not, de- pends upon the quantity grown; or in other words, our health and wealth lies not in the discovery of new Eldoradoes or Californias, but in our agriculture. Disguise or at- tempt to ignore the fact as we may, it still remains indisputably true, that the first requisite of man is food, therefore it is that we watch with intense anxiety the progress ‘and improvement of the farming pursuit, for “the pestilence that walketh at noon day.” laying low in the clods of the valley many of Earth’s fairest flowers, does not cause us halfthe disquietudeas does? the announcement of the failure oft the wheat harvest, which has been to a considerable extent the case during the past two years. We call upon every farmer to consider at- tentively the reason why there has been a failure, and then with intelâ€" ligent head and willing hand set about destroying the cause, and the effects at once will cease. ilriiifil) (iltihnur. The crop has been a failure, and why? that is the first question.â€" The answer is that the failure is owing (at least to a considerable extent) to the ravages of certain in- sects denominated Hessian Fly, Wheat Midge, and Weevil. These insects are the Farmers bane, which destroy his labor and nullify his ex- ertions. This enemy has got to be destroyed ;â€"put that down as a fact,â€"and set at once about doing it. We ridicule the remedy pro- posed hy some wise-acres, who say “ discontinue sowing wheat.” Do‘ no such thing as to lay down and die beside the difliculty, that’s not the way to conquer iL Suppose for a moment you carry out this sag gestion, what follows; is the midge destroyed? No! But that principle would soon bring us to starvation, and ruin the country; because some- thing else might attack your other crops, and van would soon be driven to adopt some more rational course. Our advice is, never giVe in to the enemy in this fashion; never let tiny insects conquer sturdy Yeomen. We have just stolen a march upon old father time, by an New Advertisemets thxs Week. The Colonist J. B. DeeGier. Constable To Letâ€"A Blacksmilh’s Shop. CHARLESTON, S. C. Sept. 6. NEW You, Sept. 7. Ocean Telegraph, which sets at de- fiance the monsters 01 the deep; and for shame, never let it be said that you cannot grow wheat, be- cause an insect destroys it. No! annihilate the little Vermin which hitherto has paralde your energies Be assured you can do it, if you onlv try. The old school-boy rhyme, will come true we Will warrant it. “ For if you will persevere you will conquer, never fear.â€"Try again. If at first you don’t sue- ‘ceed, try again.” The evil discovered, and thus half the battle won. Now for the re- medy,â€"or as Carlyle would sayâ€"- “ The Morrisons’s Pill.” The only remedy to our mind is to find out the habits of the insects; or in plain language, get the history of the in- sects, learn all about them, and then try and destroy them ; but first of all, you must know your enemy and its tactics, and then try different experiments till you succeed in destroying them. From all we can learn, the enemy is but a recent comer amongst us, and we earnestly hope that the farmers of Canada will make his stay cf very short du- ration. The best way to learn the history of your foe, and also his peculiar mode of warfare, is by reading the best books that can be got upon the ‘ subject. Do not be. afraid ofspendâ€" :ing a few york shillings upon the subject; if you are, your wheat crops will continue to be destroyed till doomsday, and be no more than you deserve ; neither be content with reading some few brief ex- tracts from the newspapers, (for lthose extracts are given merely to incite you to push your inquiries still further,) get all the information you can _upon the subject, and try the various experiments proposed; as remedies, and if any of them turn out to be correct and real re- medies, do not fail of letting your neighbors know the joyous result; but if none of them succeed, try some experiment of your own, rest assured that if even your experi- ments do not succeed: in trying the experiment you will learn some- thing that you never knew before, and that will be of great use to you in the future time. Talking of books, we have two now lying before us, which we confidently recommend all agricul- turists to peruse attentively. One is by a Practical Farmer in Mon- treal, and contains many interesting and instructive remarks, (together with a statement of various expe- riments tried) upon the subject.» The other is 8. Prize Essay on the Hessian Flv, Wheat Midge, and other insects injurious to the wheat crops, by the Rev. Geo. S. J. Hill, B. A., of Markham, which was kindly forwarded to us by that gentleman. He has handled the subject with consummate ability, and has evidently given it much study, the results ol which are laid before the reader. We cannot too‘ strongly or cordially recommend the Essay to all Farmers; indeed no Agriculturist ought to be with- out it. We give the following ex- tracts ofthe Rev. G. S. J. Hill’s work (which we take at random) simply as an inducement for our readers to purchase the work, which to Farmers is decidedly Livaluable: " Remain nguinsfihe larva or pupa hnTe been recommended by lame. ‘ It is possible.» ‘ any: Mr. Duncan. ‘ Ihut Mr. Gorrie’s plan of ploughing the “hut slubbles. and having whnl is culled a skim couller attached of such acousxruction as would cut and Iny about an inch of the surface at the bottom of tho furrow, won‘d bury many of the pupa at such a depth as to rondul their resurrection improbable.’ This method. however. could not be udopled where the field was laid down with gruss and clover seed : which \vnuld also be a reason for not adopting the next remedy proposed. viz :â€" Burning lha Stubble ll’wr the crop has been taken 06‘. This. perhaps, as in the clue of the joint worm and Hamlin! flv will be found the most efl'eclual melhod of lvssening the numbers of the wheat-nudge. When the stubble is shurl and ucanh'. lho conflagralion may be as- sislod by lraw, or olher influnmnbla matters. il'iv. is rank the fire will be suflicioul lo heat the whole surface on the ground, and in all pro- babilin will destroy the greater part if not lho whole of the pupa. heal being speedin fatal to lhem. The farmer can lake the precaution of laying down his clover and grass seeds with barley or some other spring crop. and even ‘whero clover has been laid down wilh when 1 il. wuuld be boiler to sacrifice it. if at the "me l. limo. the doslrucliva flies can be got. rid of. A: 1 large proportion) of the larva: which liva to become pupua remain attached to the harvesting grain till separated from it by the process olthreshing. whan they pass away with the chafl'dugt. and are apt to return directly or indirectly to the ground. care must be taken to plevent such a contingency, by carefully so- parating lho chafi‘ dust and burning it. A me- thod d doing this has been suggested by Pro- fusor Henslow. which is both simple and ufl’i- cielt Ho “ya. ‘ir occurred to ma, mm if a wire gnu-Le sieve \vu placed before the win- nowing mlchine in unlopinz position, so u to auow ihachnfi'lo {all upon it. and then roll from it. the pup. would pass through. and might he ought with the dun in a tr-y placed berew the sieve. The plln wen tried and found to newer utisfnctorily; and doubtless mighlbo mlda the mum. were it generally adopted. of collecting and destroying myriad: on myriad: of the pups of this destructive fly. 'Snvonl can; of thc‘oficncy of fumigution in preventing (ho doproduiom of thou insect- are recorded in the agrlcultural papers of the United States. For this purpose bt-imstone has been used in the proportion of one pound to every bushel of need sown. Strips of woollen cloth dipped in melted brimstone. and fastened to sticks in various parts 01' the field. and parti- cularly on the windward side. are set on fire. for several evenings in succession. at the time when the plant is in blossom , the Imnke and fume: thus penetrate the standing grain and prove very offensive or destructive to the files. which are laying their eggs. A thick smokt‘ from heaps of bnriiag weeds. sgrinkled \\llh britnslone. around the sides of the field. has also been recelntnehdtd. The Rev. Henry Colman, Commissioner for the Agricultural Survey of Massachusetts. says that lime or ashes strewed over the grain when in blossom. is aprevautive which may be relied on with confidence. For eveiy acre oPgrain, from one pack to a bushel of newly slncked lime. or of good Wood ashes will be required. and this should be scattered over lhe plants when they are wet will~ dew or rain. Two or three ap- pllcations of it lmve sometimes been found necessary." From this it will at once be seen that the pursuit of agriculture re- quires wmething more than man- ual labor to make it successful, there wants intelligence as well as the strong hand. We fear that the pursuit of farming has been left too much in unskill‘ul hands. It has been the fashion too much among farmers to undervalue edu- cation, when it would not be too much to say that there is no trade or profession where education is so much required, or where the re- lsults of it can be so easily seen.â€" lWe commend the above remnrkstn the calm consideration of the Ca- nadian Farmer, and let us hope that the evil which now renders abortive our exertions will soon be banished from our midst. The above is the title ofa new paper prol'essedly printed in Aurora. We suggest, however, an alteratinn in its name. It ought to be called The Leather Organ, inasmuch as Mr. Beatty is evidently its sole Editor and Printer. We rather think that the subscribers will feel rather cheap when they discover how nicaly they are sucked in. It is rather too bad, when they pay for the Sun, to get mere Laather in stead. The editorial is an amus- ing piece of bombast, very much ‘akin to impudence. It says: "Thinking the largest of our two pres~.es tea small to meet the progress at the times and a discerning reading public. we haw mudrs urrangcnients with the large prining establishment of the Toronto leader to yrtnt it on a broader sheet lhnil pronnsrd in he PIOrllocllls We doubt much if a -.ountr_\‘ sheet. nil in 100 miles of Aurora can issue it: large a paper, containing the same amount of matter. and in as small type, " Holding no sectarian prejudices or pur- tialilius, truth shall ever be its aim, with a determination never to sat down taught in mal- ice. at. the same lime claiming the tight to no- Itze pnlilic nifairs. and the actions of mow mun elected by lh" sufliagv of [its peep-e. in a [one oi c .ndid patriotism and spirits of llnp’ll'llhlll)." It on a broader P-oslvoclus We sheet. nil. in 100 nu large a paper. of manor. and in If this is not humbug, we will‘ say it looks amazingly like it. Of course it “ holds no sectarian pre- judices;” how in the mischin should it, when Beatty is its mas- ter. Then, again, its own press is not large enough, and so to make it up, theyjust get Beany Io aher the title of his weekly, and put in stead Aurora Sun. llow devaluâ€" It remains to be seen how the Aurora p9uple will relish a Sun of ‘ Leather in their midst. Rich this, very! Look out for your Orchards and Gardens; on Sabbath night last, [he Orchards and Gardens of several of the inhabitants of Richmond Hill were robbed oTapplesroniongfi . Some of the trees were comple ly stripped, and whole beds of on (ms were taken up We advise yr neighbors to be on the alert and strive to catch the vagabunds. We have received a communi- cation this morning, (Thursday) from our Scarboro’ Correspondent, which came too late for this week’s issue, but it will appear without fail in our next. \Ve would again respectfully urge upon our numer- ous correspondents the absolu necessity oftheir sending communi-‘ catihnl earlier. We cannot ins rt them unless received, at the latex by Wednesday’s mail. The above is a very interesting and Valuable paper. printed in New York. Its object islo devote itselfto the interests of Scotchmen in Am- erica. It. is exceedingly well got “P- There is plenty of home news bmh fl‘Om the old sod, and also thigh llleil‘ adopted country. The editorials are very ably written, and. altogether, it is well worthy or the Support of all, but more especially 01 those who hail from “th land ’0 cakes.” We hope and Predict. for it a very large cir- culation, which it richly deserves. We cordially recommend it to levery Scotchmen, and also to all ‘ who desire a good family paper. SCOTTISH AMERICAN JOURNAL THE AURORA SUN. T0 CORRESPONDENTS. LOOK OUT‘ This Magazine, for September, has just come to hand. It is full of useful information, and contains the account of several methods for desiroying the Midge, &c. We recommend all Farmers to sub- scribe for this useful Magazine. Sm: Permit me to notice a short letter, from a correspondent, styling himself“ W. 1).” under the caption of “ A Secret Association of Young Desperadoes in the Village of Rich- mond Hill.” In reading the com- mencement, I approved of it,â€" thinking that reterence was made toa few at the rising generation whose parents: seem no way over- anxiuus to follow the advice of Sn- lomon. Not dreaming, in the least, that young men were meant as the principle actors in the “ Deâ€" tective Soc.ety,” till I came to the close where “ all right-thinking persons are called upon to put it down, that it might not result in another stain upon our Village like the midnight attack by similar blur/(guard on James Simpson.” in loolczng at the last paragraph. l thought Young Men Were intend- ed; as neither Old Men or Boys would he likely to be engaged in administering doses ol‘ tar and feathers to any individual. That any society of that description is under the cognisance of the Young Men olthis Village [unequivocally deny, and would further add that I believe there are no Young Men who hear any similarity to those whom “ W. 1)." by so unenviable a cognomen, wishes to warn the good people of the village against. 'l‘hat men may he hired for so loul an act, must he admitted, but else- where, and not in the Village of Richmond Hill, they must be sought for. None here have so far swer- ved from the paths of morality as to be the perpetrators of an act so mean. upon any individual how- ever deserving he may be. Yours, 8w. Richmond Hill, Sept. 9, 1858. [In reference to the above, we begto state that our correspondent is a highly respectable one, and we are distinctly assured that of- fensive letters have been sent to several very respectable parties in the neighborhood. W9 think that such being the case, it behoves every young man to repudiate such conduct. We are glad to find that the majority of the young men in this village are determined to dis- countenance such digraceful pro- ceedings.]â€"ED. S a: You will oblige by giving the following an insertion in your paper. To the Rev. Henry Wilkinson At the regular meeting of the membcrs of the Richmond Hill Division of the Sons of Temper- ance, tile following resolutions were moved bv Bro. R. Marsh, seconded by Dr. Langslafi, and carried unanimously :â€" “That the thanks of the members of Richmond Hilt Diviston are due, and are hereby tendm‘ed to the Rev. H. Wilkinson for the able afid eloâ€" quent address delivered by him on Temperance, in the \Vesleyan Chapel, on the 23rd inst. FARMER’S MAGAZINE. (Eurrwpnuhenrr. “ Also that a copy of the above reso'uiion be forwarded, by the R. S., for insertion in the Richmond Hill TI‘Lbunn. To the Eduor oflhe British Tribune Richmond Hill, Aug. 30, 1858. ROBBERIES 0N WICHMOND HILL. SlR,â€"FOI‘ some weeks back a gang of thieves have been plund- ering the gardens of the village.â€" There are parties suspected; and if they follow up their midnight vis- its to their neighbors" gardens,they will meet with such treatment as their conduct richly desarves. The contemptible and dastardly thieves whose courage prompted them to enter a widow’s garden, and steal her property under the shadow of night: are thu meanest ofali cow- ardly “prigs.” [t isto be hoped that this Gang will he brought to justice. Yours. &c., Sm :â€"â€"I have just seen, in your valuable paper, an account of the failure, to a great extent, of the harvest in your section of the coun- try. I thought that the slate of the crops in this part of the country would be interesting to you. Hay has been a much lighter crop than usual; Fall Wheat is only half a crop, and a very poor sample at that; Spring Wheat is just as bad; Peas were much hurt by the heavy rains in the spring, but will be about an average crop; Oats were never better than they are this year. So that, take it ~altogether. I do not think we are worse ofl‘lhan other people. lunisfil, Sept. 6, 1858 To the Editor of the Britvsh Tribune THE CROPS IN lNNlSFIL. CAIUS POMPTINUS. Richmond Hill, Sepl. 9, 1858. To the Editor of lhe British Tribune‘ To the Editor of the British Tribunoi H. SANDERSON, W.P. H. HALL, RS. A YOUNG MAN. Yours Respectfullv, \V. HUNTER. THE PROVINCIAL EXHIBITION From the Globe. The Provincial Exhibition to be held in this city a few Weeks hence, promises to Dur- in}; each previous year, we have had to be oh mast satisfactory character. congratulate our-elves upon multng a great step in advance, but on this occasion our progress will be largely beyond the ordin- ary ratio. It is the aim of those ernploy ed in the- work to have fully and fittineg represented In all their branches, the vari- ous productions of Canada, so that a com plen- estiinate may he formed other capa» bilities. For thv accomplishment of this purpose, the arrangements are of a greatly extended character, a large amount 0t money has been and will be spent, many attractive features have been added, in fact the ingenuity of the Central Com- mittee has been taxed to the utmost, in order to accomplish this desirable object. ‘ As the result of their labours. it. is anticiâ€" pated that the entries. which lust year numbered four thousand three hundred and thirty-seven, will on this Occasion be in- creased to an extent, perhaps, of forty, cel' taiuly of thirty per cent. The building in which the Exhibition Is to be held, was on Saturday last handed over to the Committee by the contracturs. Its present appearance confirms the im pression previously formed. that it is ad mirabiy adapted lor the purpose for which t it Is Intended. The internal fittings haVe been contracted for by Mr. Harding, and will be completed in a week from this date. It has been arranged that the western wing of the building shall be appropriated for the display of horticultural l‘aking experience as a guide, this cannot tail to be one of the most attractinâ€" l‘eatures ol the exhihition, especially as the products. construction of the building afiords large scope for the exercise of that taste, which adorned so admirably this department at Brantl'ord last year. In the western win; Will be placed the heavier articles ofmanu- lecture, steam engines, stoves, carriages, tin-ware,safes, &c. For the exhibition of fancy goodsjewellery, ladies work,plate and pictures, the extensive galleries have been resurved. Pliilowphical instruments -and globes, both novelties in Canadian manul‘acture‘ but which we are happy to say will be forthcoming, are also to find a place there. In the centre of all, and facing the side entrances, will be erected a l‘nnntain, tilteen feet high, of an appro- priate design. Great progress has also been made in laying out the grounds. Four inches 0| gravel are to be placed around the hall. and the City c0rporation last Morda)‘ evening voted £300 for the grading and planking ol'b‘trachan Avenue and King street, to the entrance of the Fair Grounds. From the bottom of York street, on the old front street track, a train will run every twenty minutes. right up to the hall, at 12.3 cents, including a return ticket. The Exhibitiuu will be formally opened on the 27th by Sir Edmund Head. It is expected that the. British ambassador in \Vzhhingten. Lord Napier. will also be prvsent. Since h.~ residence among nut- American friends he has done much to secure their respect, though his real or fancied interference in N'caraguan affairs has exercised them somewhat. It is al- most needless [0‘say that a hearty Welcome awaits him here. There is some found- ation for the belief, too, that several American gentlemen who stand high in tho- ‘ estimation of their countrymen, will luvour Us with their presence. It was oaiginally announced that the exhibition would be open for four (luvs only. When it WM remembered. however. that during the three days’ law at Brant- ford more than thirty thousand people Vifiit eJ the town by rai'way alone. and that nuny stepped away fearing that thn-y would not be able to obtain accommodation for ‘ the night, it was thought better to add eien days to the orignal four; But as i 's nnposfible to keep the live stock so lo 3, they will be releasad at the end ol' 1 e fourth duy,thc mechanical productinm alone remaining. The extension ol‘tinie thus given will. no doubt, cause an increasv of visitors, adding also much to their com- l’vrt,as it will in a great degree prevent undue crowding, while ample time will also be given fora lull examination of all the dullerth sections. After a good deal ol‘ discussion it has been decided to light the Exhibition with gis, so that it may be kept open at night. This decision has admitted ofarrangeinenls being made for the delivery of lectures of an instructive and poiiular nature, not dry’ didactic allairs, but such as are calculated ’0 instruct the people at large. The Openâ€" in; of the Exhibition Wlll be enlivened by the Metr0politan Choral Sooiety, COIllpl‘la». iiig one hundred and fil‘ty vocal and be- tween fifty and sixty instrumental perform- ers, including in tliei’énks the first pro- fessional and amateur talent of our city ; among whom may be mentioncd Madame and Miss Wonkey,Mr. l. D. Humphrey's, the Rev. G. Unions, Mr. Briacoe. Mr. aelby, Mr. V'al, Mi. Noverre, Mr. Gra~ ham, Mr. Tripp, Mr. Maul. and others. An orchestra is to be erected, and it is probable an organ Will follow. The music srlecled for the occasion will bring out the full powers ofthe Society. ‘- En passni‘t” we may mention that this same sociity w.ll increase the attractions ofthe week by giving three performances at the St. Lawrence Hall on Tuesday, \Vedllesd‘dyi and Thursday evenings. including Hnyiln‘s grand Oratorio of the Creation, with mis- Ccll-iienus selections,and probably Handel's oratvirio of the Messiah. It is also under- stood thnt the Creation Wlll, on one ol‘tlie evenings of the Exhibition, be performed ' by another haciet, numbering more than 100 parim‘mers, under the leadership Of Mr. Carter. We are pleased to learn that the me- chanical department promises to be bener represented than on the last occasion. Mr. Northey, of Hamilton, will send to the Exhibition a steam plough, the first, we believe ever made in Canada, which will no doubt excite great interest. In an- other deparlmeut there is also great room for improvement. \Ve allude to the Fine Arts. Of course it is not to be efliected 1 thnt Canada should have attained great ex- celluncy in this line at present. She has heretofore been occupied far more with the necessities than with the luxuries of life. For this reason a good picture is seldom met with, though We have an abundance ot’ bad ones. Still, we have some good pic- tures in Cnnada. and we venture to prepuse t') the possessors of them that they should be lorwarded to the Exhibition. English gentlemen, when called upon, responded nobly to the request. and have successive ty Sent the chalcest productions of the old masters, to all the chief towns in the king- dnm. Let the possessors of pictures in Canada profit by the example thus Set them, and we shall have a better collection to show our country visitors than many of them have ever yet seen. As we have alieady mentioned,upwnrds of thirty thousand persons Visiied Brant fordlast year. Considering the advant- ages 'l‘oroulo eniuvs, and the length of time tm- Exhibition will remain open, an inâ€" crease of HIV per cent is probable. The railway companies have agrred to carry passengers and goods bolh ways for one "are. We believe :1 like arrangement has been come 10 with the steamboat owners. and the placing of the " Arabian," be- tween Roches'er, Oswego and this city, has also been mowed. Whether or no! 11 e number of visitors reaches forty or My [Joustind as expected, it Is perfectly ap- parent that Wn shall have as many as we can cnmfortably entertain. Eve of our largest hotels are now closed, but some of them may be opened specially hr the oc- casion. We hope the Exhibition Com- mittee will [00k well alter this matter, anJ see that ample accommodation is provided. BUREAU or AGRICULTURE AND STATthCS, September 3rd. 1858. l SIR,â€"A number of circulars having been issued by this Department for the purpose of gleaning informtion about the probable yield of the crops of 1858, and the disezues afieeting them, it is desirable at this season of the year to let the far- mers know the result of some of these in- quiries, in order to guide them in the sowâ€" ing of Fall them to judge of the propriety of leaving part of the land for Spring wheat. Thirty- wheat, and enable fire retmns from twenty-six counties have been received and anaIVSed. In eighteen 01’ these counties the wheat miilge and rust have been very prevalent, and the crop seriou-ly injuredâ€"namelyfin \Naler: 100, Oxford, Grey, Norfolk, Durham, b‘outh b‘nncoe, York, Kent, \Vellund. Victoria, Perth, Essex, \Ventworth, El gii1,und Ontario, in Canada \Vest, and \vereheres, Brome and Dorclnster in Canada East. In three the rust and mil dew, without the midge, were very de- structiVeâ€"namely, \Valerlno, Peel and Pontiac. The wheat crops in étormont (,arlelOn. Grenville, La'iark, anJ Russel, l.) Camilla \Veat, and Uuntingdon in Can- ada East, are will to be tree from disease of any kind, except a slight rust in l’tus- \cll. The Menage produce of the whole twenty-six counties is 1‘2.‘2 bushels per acre of winter wheat, and 11.} bushels of spring wheat,â€"shuwing a deficiency ol about 40 per cent, in winter wheat. and lo per cent, in sprng wheat. A fact worth nothing is, thnt the spring wheal culled File or Glasgow wheat, has entire- Ty escapeifinjury from rust; and also tha all spring wheat sown after the 26th 01 May, has escaped iniury from the midge (or wheat fly.) being too late for the fly, which deposits its ova From the 20th June to the middle ofJuly. Wheat thus late sown is not forward enough to receive the depOsit. A species of wheat. called the Mediterranean wheat, is also said to be free from the ravages ofthe midge, but. does not appear to be highly approved in other respects. The «spring. when called club-wheat is universally condemned, as hPing subject to rust. Never before in the history of Canada. has so much iniury been done by rust as this year. Many of these reports show that it arises generally, if not always, from Want of proper drainage, and oi early sow- ing of early kinds of wheat on well shaped ridges. well \vuter-{urrowrd, which are a great aid in the way ofdrainage. It may be. that the influences of hot, damp, close, muggy weather ailer a drougln,are “ less sudden" on well-drained, deeply ploughed. well-cultivated lund ; and these sudden influences are what' cause rust. by the greatly increafied sap bursting the straw “A Ammlmr aln\vn\lÂ¥nl‘(l<, indent! of rising greatly increafied sap bursting and flowing downwards, imtead to nourish the ear. This is x bably the cause of:ust than {u to nourish the ear. This is more pro- bably the cause ofzust than fungi, or in- sects, to which many attribute this mast destructive disease; the straw 0t rustel wheat will, on examination, he found to be cracked longitudinally. Willi regard to the midge, all reports seem to concur that early sowing ofearly seed on early lund,mude early by good drainage and Well shaped ridges, is the best preventive; but, under pre~ent circumstances, I think a Millions farmer w uhl do well to 50!! one half of his land in winter wheat, and the other half in spring wheat, using the IbOVe precaution of good draining, 81c. From the Globe’s Correspondence‘ THE CROPS OF 1858. A Mr. Alexander McKenzie,n prnc-ti cal farmer, has written a valuable little pamphlet. showing from repeated experi. ments that a dressing of lime spread 0| the land soon after the grub of the midge has fallen from the wheat ear, and “mils? n a soft state, is a complete rein edy, de. ‘ straying the grub entirely. This little pamphlet is well deserving the attention of Farmers, as lime can be easily procured throughout almost all of Upper Canada, and can be burned without any very great expense, and in addition to killing the grub. will add much to lhe fertility of the soil- A Mr. Swan, the owner of the farm ‘0 Which was awarded the Is! prixe r Cayuga county, New York, as being me best managed farm, stale; that hr. les- ~ened the dealructiveness of the midge very materially by sowing a ban-cl of salt m the acre aher the wheat had braided-- \Vith regard to other green Crops, the reports show an average yield about the same as in other years: rye‘ 195 “the”, per acre; barley, 19', 315. Of these last there are fifteen returns which state that. they Were free from rot up to the 30th August last, and eight which state that the rot had commenced; the other twelve give no report as to rot. which no doubt they would have done had it be It prevalent. There is certainly a great je- crease in the extent and deslt'ucliveness ot this disease. and it is hoped the root. will hereafter be more generally cultin. ted. The prevalence of the rut has hitherto deterred many from planting. I may add that there are other coun- ties which have not yet reported‘ but which are said to he very seriously affect- ed by midge, rust, and blight,â€".â€"viz, Hast- ings, Prince Edward, Middlesex. Lennox, Addington, 81:. The new lands. ltmv‘ o-rer, north of Hastings, on the Free Grant Road, entirely free from midge, and nearly so from rust. Yours truly, WILLIAM BUTTON, The following is an extract from the private letter 01 a medical olficer in In- dla, (Llled Calcutta, June 11 zâ€"“ lu the lasl lbrlnigm every one has been in a hol- alr ball), use lemlyeralure rising Occas n- ally in 1112 coolest part of [he housio 100 Fahxeuhelt, and [be ground becoming so lieuled, [but for hours after the sun has set there 1% no perceptible change in [he Lempenature of llle air. dome persons ~ay it was as hot and dry 18:31; bu' 01h- els, and anion-‘1' these are old “films, as- sext there lna< not been such a twinsr seav sun for the lust. forty yeaxs. In the upper .urnnnces they sufl‘er from the ho! wmds, but they have the advantage of comparaâ€" (H‘er unol nights. We have lost a ser- ous number 0! men from apople‘y,by diâ€" rcc! expusure to the sun. 'l‘hvre have been a great many deaths among the pea. plc conneclcd Wllh the shipping in tho river; IhPir names Seldom appear In the Zoe-ll newspapers, for tlu: victims are only known in a very limited sphere, and all within this circle become immediately aware of their deseaxe. Eyeryone is praying for the rain to come. It isa mis~ take to :uppose the natives hear such heat as we have had lately with impunity. l‘hey complain greatly of it: and have tneir instance: 01 coup de soled, their nun levers, and other heat dint-a305, just as Liuropeuns have. Ul‘courae they are'i'mt as frequent, Itut‘ generally so st-Vere. Unstoms. mode at live, and their light inuahn co:tume,_iuat protecting the skin, but lea ing every movement at the body tree and niturul, render them leSsliable to ~uch diseases, and moth-rate them when they happen. 'l‘ln‘y suller from the erup- tion known as prickly heat,old and young. l‘he only peisons among the natives so“! to he altogether free l'rom it are the cool- ies, and those at lower cante, who Wear no rlnthes excepting the cloth abo‘t their loins. They are never known to hate it] Perhaps lherel‘oxe the lt)dropalhic heat- llH‘lll to which persons who wear clothes are involuntanly :ubjeClEdâ€"fOi, take what I:rccuiutifm one may, they become so many we], bandagesâ€"is the real source of this tropical plague, by artificially causmg new tum port: 01' the skin to contract, block- Ing up tlu- perspiration in thrir tubes, and so giving flat: to that itching, and tingling. and peculiar seimition, as it one were wounded by little flights of Lilliputian ar- rmva, from which rhe " prickly heal” ile- riv-s its name. The skin becomes rly as rough as a nutmeg grater, ll‘M.‘ ‘he projeclmg lecki-d up lglobules of per: ira- THE HEAT AT CALCUT [‘A- iion, which seem struggling to escape from the red irritated surface in their neighbor- hood. Fnrewell peace and rest when this torment becomes at all aggravated [run any cause. HnWever, it is the least of the evil consequences of such weather as We have had lately. Indeed, some pet'- sons argue that, like the mesquitaes, prickly heat is a special provision for our welt'ureâ€"goadin; us up to muscular ex. erlion, when. without it. We should be paSsively yielding nnd sinking under the torpit‘ying influences around us, with alâ€" most ast'atal a result as if we were re- signing ourselves to the deadly sleep in- duced by extreme cold. It is satisfac- tory, perhaps, to see advantages even in Inu‘qullo bites and prickly heat. After the above Was written, between (our and live o’clock in the afternoon of Saturday, June 12. Calcutta was Visited by a storm of thunder, lightning. and rain, lea ‘ g man" persons fondly to [tape that the r3?! season hnd at last set in. No rain has fallen since. but we have not had such in- tense heat as had been preceding it. 11 may he juuged haw welcome a tiall of ruin. a: that l have described must be, “Ith I mention that before the storm commenced, the thermometer under the shade of the vernnduh was between 95 and 96 dflgs‘ R, While a short time after the rain had hum tuning it «and at 3] degrees F-r 1‘ R, While a short time after the ram nu- been fa|ling it stood at S] degrres F., : difisrence of nearly 16 degs. of tempera lure I To purify 1he rIv-2r Thymes. about 250 tons of lime are every day thrown inlo it war the London sewers. at an expense 01‘ $7.500 per week. Mm lune also been engaged during the period 0! low Water, In covering b0!!! banks with lime. In COVfl‘IlI The New stands that 1 graduates fro Within a 11"" the LII-ates from scnom, mu: m...u hiu a few days from Syracuse., of whom are going to ship in u gelâ€"the Othello. Captain Kiln North Pacific Ocean, whaling sixu-en Be Jl' rd Slandnrd “nth-1:- yonng men. rtcent l, hue arrived there In Syracuse.,N. Y-u g to ship in the sun! Captain Kilman, for Secretary. cvdmg it. 1'- nv a {all nfrain us! be, W11?" I “D com-nean, 1e shade of 'he and 96 “S‘-