The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-04 00:00:00

IRELAND

DUBLIN, SEPT. 3.—Since Friday the weather has
been very unfavourable for harvest operations. It is
gratifying, however, to know that in the south and
south west the greater part of the corn crop is cut
and saved. Some new wheat and oats have already
been brought to market, but the condition of both,
owing to the rain, was rather soft. The former only.
brought 12d. per stone, the latter 70., prices any-
thing but remunerative at the present prices of land
and high rate of taxes. In Clonmel market on Friday,
wheat of good quality was sold at 9d. and 10d. per
stone. The Limerick Chronicle states, on the autho-
rity of a correspondent who has just finished a tour
of seven counties, that such an abundance of corn
and potatoes have not grown to maturity for many
years past, and that several farmers are obliged to
enlarge their barns and granaries, such is the fruitful
supply of the earth.
TREMENDOUS THUNDER. STORM.— For the last few
days previous to Saturday the weather had been dark,
dull, and sultry. On Saturday evening, about four
o'clock, some slight rain fell, and it continued at in-
tervals up to about seven o'clock, when a regular
deluge (as it were) set in and continued with in-
creased violence up to nearly half•past eleven o'clock.
For some years back there has not been so heavy a
fall of rain for the time, and we fear that considerable
damage must have taken place up the country, as the
Liffey, yesterday, bore marks of an inland flood of a
serious character. During the rain a thunder-storm
set in, and in the memory of any man at present
alive there was not such a continuous and brilliant
sheet of lightning observed. In fact, it might be
said to have illuminated the city. The peals of
thunder were awful, and almost shook the houses.
The rain ceased before twelve o'clock, and yester-
day was particularly fine, but it rained very
heavily in the course of the night. A
large elm tree at the first lock of the Grand Canal
was struck by lightning about eight o'clock in the
evening. It has been riven about thirty feet from
the base, occasioned, it is evident, by two large iron
staples being placed for some purpose at the point
stricken. The chasm is about twelve inches broad
and two inches deep and continues the entire dis-
tance of thirty feet to the ground. The collector's
house adjoining had several panes of glass broken
with the shock. We have also heard that a man
residing in Essex-street was deprived of his sight by
the electric fluid ; but we hare not ascertained the
particulars.
DONNYBROOK FAIR,—The fair terminated on
Saturday, when, at six o'clock, the tents were struck,
and shortly after the green was like the baseless
fabric of a vision, not having left a wreck behind.
We may observe that the greatest regularity prevailed
throughout, and that there was not a single riot
during, the week. The police behaved very well.
TUE SHANNON IMPROVEMENT WORKS.—These
works have been at length brought to a close ; on
Monday a great portion of the river was turned into
its natural channel, ;and in a few days we expect to
find the navigation opened for traffic.

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SCENE AT A BURIAL.—On Sunday afternoon a
scene of somewhat singular and novel character took
place at the burial-ground of the district church of St.
Peter's, off the Walworth-road. It appears that in the
early part of last week a man named Gothard, who had
for many years carried on the business of a green-grocer,
in East-lane, Walworth, was seized with cholera, and,
after a short but severe illness, was carried off by that
frightful epidemic. The deceased had been remarkable
for the attention and care bestowed upon a favourite
donkey purchased by him twenty-six years ago. Such
was his affection for his " Moak, as he called him, that
it was his practice on every Christmas-day to give him
the first cut of the plum-pudding, a treat which the
animal seemed to enjoy, as he ate the plummy delicacy
with the greatest avidity, and washed it down with a
pint of strong ale. Even on his death-bed Gothard did
not forget his favourite, for in his will he directed that
the donkey should follow him to his grave as chief
mourner. This extraordinary request soon got wind in
the neighbourhood, and at the time appointed for the
funeral some thousands of persona assembled in the
churchyard. The authorities connected with the church
determined that such an unseemly exhibition should not
be allowed. The friends, in consequence, determined
only to lead the donkey as far as the end of East-lane.
During this portion of the mournful procession the
animal walked at the head of fourteen couple of mourners,
with crape tied round its ears. So great was the crowd
about the church that the aid of the police was obliged
to be called in to prevent some thousands from forcing
their way into tho church and church-yard after the
corps. Order was with some difficulty preserved, and
the burial service was performed by the Rev. Mr. O'Riley,
ono of the curates.
PRINCE ALBERT LEARNING GAELIC.—.We trust it
will not be considered as infringing on the privacy of
Balmoral to state that it is understood Prince Albert is
taking occasional instructions in Gaelic from the Rev.
Mr. Anderson, of Crathie, with a view to acquiring a
knowledge of a language connected with the literature
of the country, and which forms the dialect of a class in
whom his Royal Highness takes much interest, and.
among whom a considerable portion of his leisure at thin
season of the year is likely to be regularly spent. II
Anderson is himself a good Gaelic scholar, although a
Lowlander.—Perth Courier.
The weather hero is remarkably finefor harvest
purposes; and we understand tbat
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Forfar-
shire linen trade is good, and, as the harvest offers out-
taaovuotuh;seabsiy eastern
a„dbiestrdice
out-
door labour, the supply is limited. The herring fishery
ort the eastern coast has also done well for the fishermen,
although not so well for the curers, who find prices ex-
tremely low; but, in the meantime, all classes of the
labouring population are in good circumstauces.—Glos-
yew Daily Mail,
INCENDIARY FIRE AT HENDON.—A correspondent
writes as follows:—"
I can positively Allow me to correct this error, as
declare, from personal observation, that
the fire was not the act of an incendiary, but occurred
from the stack igniting from its own heat. The fire was.
at Coventry Farm, in the district of Mill-hill, and broke
out on Saturday, August 25, a little before ten o'clock at
night. I was one of the first on the spot with a police-
man and my own gardener. The rick was then blazing
from the centre, and the fire was all internal, where no
incendiary could have got at it. The adjoining rick was
partially fired by the sparks from the other. I have no
hesitation in declaring positively that the fire arose from
the hay heating, and such was the general opinion of all
practical, disinterested observers. The neighbours anti-
cipated fire from the smell issuing from the rick days
before, and one experienced farmer actually advised the
proprietor to have the rick cut through, feeling certain
that it would fire from over-heating.'
More than 90,0001. has recently pasted through
the office of Messrs. Sale and Worthington, for the pur-
chase of freeholds in Yorkshire and Cheshire fQr the
Freehold Muilding sad Load Ats9vitlita.