The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-01 00:00:00

IRELAND.

The Irish Papers are principally occupied with comments
on, and reports of, the recent proceedings at the public dinner
given to Mr. O'Connell by the cit'zens of Cork. The speeches
of Mr. O'Connell made on that occasion, which we gave yes-
terday, appear to have produced a great sensation throughout
the country. That the progress of the " new agitation" will
be less rapid than that which we have before witnessed, can
be matter of doubt to no person who peruses the Irish Papers,
shish indeed faithfully record the history of the present
critical period. Lord Lyndhu-st and his co.obstructives
in Parliament have called forth feelings in Ireland, and raised
so stormy a spirit amongst her excitable population, that to
appease the sister country by any " instalment" whatever, will
now be a more difficult task for the Tories than ever. The
Orange papers as usual, heap abuse on abuse and throw out
from their vituperative columns all sorts of slander and vitu-
peration. But their labour is vain. They may nick-namel Mr.
O'Connell " the Demon of Derryaane." They may deridingly
laugh at the " Liberator ;" publish a false history of his origin
and family ; traduce his private—vilify his public character ;
make bad puns on the Precursor Society, and swear that Mr.
O'Connell has no other object in view than to pocket
I 00,000/. —the contemplated amount of the funds of
that Society. The enemies to good government may
order their scribes to fill whole columns of their news-
papers every day with trash of this sort. Their lies and
extravagance arc now perfectly harmless, and will be as void
of all effect or result whatever, as if the utterers had not done
any portion of the dirty and discreditable work.
• We subjoin an extract or two on the only other mal.
tars noticed by the Irish papers except that engrossing topic
to which we have just alluded.
The ConeonaTioel.—A Correspondent assures us that the
beggarly Corporation are about to offer the freedom of the city
to some of the leading Catholics. This step is taken under
orders from Apsley- House, conveyed by Recorder Shaw, and
is for the purpose of neutralizing the odium which the conduct
of the Lords, last session, on the Corporation Bill, is calcu-
lated to bring on them. But will not the Catholic citizens
fling back the freedom in their Honours faces?—Dublin Eve-
ning Post.
FIGHTING INTELLIGENCE.—A hostile meeting took place at
Corofin, county Galway, on Saturday last, between James
Henry Concannon, of Waterloo, Esq., and Edward Rochford,
Sun-hill, Esq ; the former attended by Michael Bodkin,
Quarry-Mount, Esq., and the latter by M. Costelloe, Esq.,
Galway. After firing four shots, without effect, the parties
were withdrawn.-Dublin Evening Post.
DONNYBROOK FAIR.-During the last three days it would
appear that the " celebrated" fair of Donnybrook has been
who wish restored
sh to t oall its former glory." The weather, since the
commencement
the of the week, has been extremely fine, and
offers the strongest inducement for a trip to " de brook" to all
atmospherepenetrate
r throughom
the tehned denseof Lcelcosuodn ofst r
edeuts,t
tow which
fills the
scene of fun itself, 'midst crowds of shattered jaunting cars,
which cannot be distinguished at the distance of a dozen yards
from the dust which envelopes them. The best possible order
is preserved by the police, and scarcely anything in the way of
i a riot s allowed to take place. The hack cars are not allowed
to approach nearer than I3ushfield avenue, and thus a world of
confusion is prevented.—Freeman's Journal.
LONGFORD POLITICS.—We have good reason to believe that
Colonel Henry White has resolved upon vacating his seat for
Longford. We trust that the Conservatives will take the
hint, and be upon the alert. It is probable that the Gallant
Colonel will accept the Chiltren Hundred the first week of the
ensuing Session.—Packet (Tory paper).
ASSAULT ON TILE POLICE.---COLLEGE-STREET POLICE-
OFFICE.—This
such
Scots
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Lieutenant
inquiry
the present
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ever fora
(last Thursday)
with
riot,
and
assaultingt two
th e of fo thee
Dawson-street last night. Mr. Tudor said that he regretted
very much to see men who were actually employed to preserve
efpsodlofrt
appearedt
Gaow insubordinationatdovoyglbhdaeior
therefore
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belongedpe violence
nohacuait
noets
tendered bail for their appearance when called upon. It was
stated in the office that the soldiers had been spending the
evening at Donnybrook-fair, and having enjoyed 'themselves
rather freely, they became very disorderly in their conduct,
and whilst passing down Dawson-street the policeman inter-
fered, when he was instantly knocked down; be, in return,
inflicted a tremendous wound on the head of one of the sol-
diers. A reinforcement of police arriving at the scene of ac-
tion succeeded in taking four of the soldiers to the station-
house. A gentleman also tendered informations against the
soldiers for an assault previous to the attack on the policeman.

THE CROPS.

LATEST ARRIVALS.

Considerable progress has been made on the higher soils in
this district (Doncaster) in the cutting of the several corn
crops. Extensive breadths of bailey and oats have fallen
before the scythe ; and the sickle has been partially brought
into operation in the cutting of wheat. The heavy rain which
fell on Tuesday night has not retarded the exertions of the
reaper so much as might have been expected. A brisk wind
would doubtless that by
crops. hai l which
T he
prevailed during the whole of the following day ; and its be-
neficial effects are visible on all hands, and fortunately hap-
pened
tenot
great accompaniediuje
injury
to t
e
haveor m
donew a s
weather since Tuesday has been remarkably favourable ; and
should it happily continue—and the probability v is
that
it wi.l
now become settled—the result will be highly gratifying to all.
We are glad to perceive that Earl Fitz william and several
other extensive proprietors, have determined to defer shooting
till the 17th of September, with the view that no injury may
be done to the several corn crops.
EAST RETFORD.-During this and the last week harvest
operations in this neighbourhood have b
occasional showe, but
nothing either to injure the corn, or to prevent the labourers
from pursuing their occupations. On the evening of Tuesday
last, this neighbourhood was visited w ith one of the most
awful thunder storms we ever recollect ; the rain positively fell
in torrents, and the glare of the lightning was more vivid than
we remember to have seen it. Early on the morning of the
following day the wind began to arise, and by the usual time
of commencing labour the corn was quite dry, and the weather
hitherto has been oxceedingly fine, with a dry cold north-west
wind. Many large breadths of land, particularly of barley
and oats,
have been safely housed in the very best con-
dition, and the cutting of the wheat generally is in full
operation. Of this grain no doubt now remains that the
yield will be a full average one, and the quality is
admitted to be remarkably tine,
universally and free fro
m
all kinds of disease. Barley and oats are very heavy, and in
point of quality have not been exceeded for very many years.
The bean crop ripens slowly, but the pods are plentiful and
well filled. The turnip crop cannot be better, and but few
persons recollect it so good. Potatoes are framing well, and
promises as large a yield, and those of a quality fully equal to
the one of last year. The apples are all but a total failure,
whilst plums are so plentiful as in many instances to break
down the branches with their extreme weight.—Doncaster
Gazette.
This part of the country has been •
Wok~soP. again
favoured with another week of such weather as is calculated
to bring the fruits of the earth very fast to perfection. The
farmers are now very busy in cutting down their corn, and
some of them have already secured a little in good condition.
The crops, as
• far as our own observation has extended, and
according to the in
formation of those whose judgment is
more to be relied upon, are really very good ; and the har-
vest, considering all things, is in a pretty forward state,.._
Cornwall Gazette.
The harvest has been proceeding most favourably during the
past week, owing to the fineness of the weather, and the result
will fully bear out all that we have hitherto anticipated as to
its productiveness in Devonshire.
The corn harvest in the neighbourhood of Southmolton is
getting on rapidly, a great deal has already been harvested.
A field belonging to Mr. John Surridge, of Sampford Pe-
verel, containing three acres of the finest wheat ever remem-
bered to have been grown in that parish, or for many parishes
adjoining, was cut during the past week. It was supposed by
competent judges, that it would realize full fifty bushels per
acre. The corns have been counted from 120 to 140 in one
ear, and in many ears the corns run six in a chace. We have
seen a quantity of the cars, and counted them. This splendid
wheat is named the Radical wheat, from its excellent good
qualities, and finding its way straight
down to the lower recesses
of the victualling cffice--doing the consumer good all the way
along. It is more than a match for Mr. T. II '
ussey sConser-
vative, the good qualities of which, however, such as they are,
we should have introduced to our .readers,
had we been favoured
with particulars.—Western Times.

Heavy showers until Sunday last had, since our last account,
continually thwarted the labours of the harvest field, but on
that day the weather assumed a seasonable brightness, and has
continued very fine to the present. Since then harvesting has
Bern resumed with uninterrupted activity, and a great quantity
of wheat and barley has been cut and set up in mows. Some
injury has been done to the crops by the late rains, but on the
whole more than an average may be expected ; and another
fortnight of fine weather will see the whole of the corn in this
county safely housed.— West Briton.

IRELAND.--The weather is glorious, and promises to rea-
lise our most sanguine anticipations. The accounts from the
country are highly favourable. All the reports concur in this,
that the harvest will be late ; and a late harvest in our climate
is always a subject of great anxiety. Though, therefore, we
may flatter ourselves with obtaining a full,
or nearly a full
average crop, it is, on the other band, ,equally
certain, as we
took occasion to state more than once, that every pound of
Foreign Grain under the Queen's key will be let into the
market, at ten shillings, five, or half-a-crown duty, before
Christmas •
f not at the mere nominal rate of a shilling.—
Dublin Evening Post.
BALLY MA IION. —This harvest has had as many lives as a
cat, and nescaped drowi , to fall legitimately. by the cold
steel ; and the day I foretold (the 28th) the sickle commenced
at the wheat, and on to-morrow I will have the first wheat in
the market, and a further supply by Saturday's market. The
weather has at last in reality taken up, and the farmers are in
high spirits, and tha next three weeks will be the busiest that
came for twelve months ; for hay, turf, flax, and corn must be
attended to.
It is particularly gratifying to be enabled to remark that
the gloomy bedings in which the agriculturist, not without
reason, indulged, in consequence of the late harsh weather,
have been partially, if nut wholly dissipated, and have given
place to joy and thankfulness. The weather since Thursday
has set in beautifully fine—quickening the growth of every
vegetable production. The harvest, throughout the counties
of Tipperary and Kilkenny, is general, and should the present
weather continue, it will, we have no doubt, be saved for the

greater part, by the termination of this week.— Waterford
Chronicle.

NEW YORK, AUG. 16.—0 f some interest to you will be
the advices as to our summer crops. Our wheat harvest has
been all gathered, and au abundant one it is too. It was cal-
culated that we should be able to export flour to the amount
of some 10,000,000 of dollars before it became known that the
Indian corn crops were so much injured. This will alter the
destination of our surplus wheat. It will be required at home.
In ordinary seasons the corn crop of the United States equal-
six times the wheat crop in measure. It is supposed that full
one-fourth of the Indian corn growth will be lost by the
drought. This loss will be equal to nearly three-fourths of
the value of the wheat harvest, for maze generally bears a
price in proportion to wheat as one is to two. Already the
stocks of maize in all our marts have been taken on specu-
lation. In this city it is up to one hundred cents. per
bushel—almost equal to the price of new wheat in Rich
mond. Luckily fur the cotton planter, he has in nearly
every instance cultivated corn enough to keep his negrocs dur-
ing the coming season, so that the surplus maize of Ohio will
come eastwards. Rye, oats, potatoes, and buck wheat hare
suffered equally with maize. Whisky has risen in price, for
a large portion of this liquor is made from maize. In an area
900 miles in extent, comprising New Jersey and part of Penn-
sylvania, Maryland, and all Delaware, so severe has been the
drought that many of the farmers have cut: up their maize
fields, for the sako of the fodder, and arc preparing the ground
for a winter crop. In parts of Virginia and North Carolina,
up to the 7th instant, they had not been blessed with rain
since the fiest week in June. This was especially the case in
the region round about Raleigh, North Carolina. In Balti-
more maize ha.-i risen to 100 cents., and no supply to meet
the demand. New wheat in the middle states ranges from 120
to 165 cents. per bushel of GO pounds. The price of new flour
here is 7 dol. 50e., and in Cincinnati, 4 dol. 50c. per barrel.