The firßt general report on the Indian wheat crop, issued by the Agricultural Depart,-* ra.ynt of India, has baeu received in England, the following being a summary : — The area under wheat iv the Punjaub was about 6,046,200 acres in November, or about 2£ per cent less than that of last harvest. The " normal " area is 6,765,000 acrea. Apparently, since November, the area has been increased, but to what extent is not estimated. The prospects are des cribed as good throughout the province. In tna north-w-a^^rn provinces and Oudh the area is estimated 10 be little larger than that of 1888, buo mia was bad'y nodded iv gome districts when the report, was i~sue.'. The season Las elso r.een unfavorable in the Ontr-il Province?, whore the wheat area is less (.haa u&uijl. PrOßpeot3 appear to viuy n good deal, and thA repot $ ifl sumewh&s con futing. Thj Bombay report ropres'.nts tho area of tho crop to be about 2,527,000 acres, ior GOO.OOO 1--8S than that of last year. Tuo proSt-ectß aro good in some diatric.s, and poor iv othorj. In Berar, c-gain, the area i 3 [ diminished, waib the conditiou ia geaefcally good. In neutral ludii*, R^jputana, Mysore, and Hydersoad the outlook ia goueraiJy favorable; in Northern India tho crop was in jeopardy from want of rain wben the riporc w,B issued. The gold discoveries in Lo^er California (sajs the Liverpool Post of a recent date) are creating intense excitement in every town in fche southern part of the State. The Santa Clara district, where crowds are | rushing, is 150 miles south of San Diego. All along the line thousands are in route to the scene of the excitement. At San Diego the streets are filled with strangers outfit ting for the mines. An average of GOO men have left daily for the mines during the last four days, The servants at tha hotels and restaurants haye nearly all left. Two-thirds of the force 6n th.Q Quyaniana. railroad are gone, Tho best indication regarding the value of the

mines is that no one has returned. The telegraph operator* have also joined the prospectors. A gentleman, who came from the Santa Taranta mines brought with him 9000dol in gold dust, which he deposited in the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank. The miners who came to Los Angelos for supplies the other day returned at once. 