The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—Having seen in the Evening Sun of the 20th
instant a paragraph headed (Irish Distress), destitution
in the district of Warrenpoint, containing portions of a
letter addressed to a Gentleman in London, by the Lady
of the Rev. Mr. Sheppard, of lVarrenpoint. On the part
of Mrs. Sheppard, my daughter, who has been here for
some time on a visit, and is now unwell and unable to
write, I beg to state that the contents of that letter had
reference to the parish of Killesher, County Fermanagh,
of which the Rev. Mr. Sheppard is one of the Curates.
but does not apply in any respect to the district or
neighbourhood of Warrenpoint. What I have the'plea-
sure of saying, is, under providence, this district is in
tt:much better position than the district referred to in the
letter. Raving published that statement, I hope you will,
in justice to this town and neighbourhood, insert this
letter in your next publication.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
LEONARD WATSON.
P.S. I trust that any paper which has copied the
statement contained in that letter, will also publish this
explanation.
Warrenpoint, May 27, 1847.

HAMBIJRGH MAIL.
FOREIGN CORN TRADE.

MAYENCE, MAY 21.—We are happy to be at length
able to give a favourable report of the price of corn, as is
proved by the following notice taken from an official
source. The judicious ordinances of our Goveriment,
seconded by our Estates, which are still assembled here,
have effected a very considerable fall in the prices in to-
day's market. Whereas our large dealers offered wheat
this morning at 25 florins, and rye at 20 florins, as ac-
counts are said to have come that corn has fallen in Hol-
land 54 florins per last ; the price in the market was im-
mediately several florins lower, and our farmers who
would no longer sell their corn for exportation, put on
rueful countenances, when at twelve o'clock at noon no
purchasers appeared in the market. Indeed the sales
did not begin till long after mid-day, and though many
sellers withdrew what they had brought to market, the
price fell very unexpectedly. One of the steam-boats
that have arrived to-day, brought about 150 bales of rice
for several houses here, which must have been damaged.
In the warehouses on the Rhine it corrupts the air by
the exhalations which arises from it, and as the rice
seems to be intended for our place, to be ground and
mixed up with the flour, we call the attention of the
authorities to this circumstance, if such should be the
fact, for the article is totally spoilt and unsaleable.
HAMIIIIRG, MAY 27.—The reports brought by the
telegraphic lines of the Elbe and Weser, are most favour-
able respecting the state of the crops, fruit, and vegeta-
bles. The fruit trees are laden with an unusual abund-
ance of blossom.

ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 18.—The Minister of the In-
terior has addressed the following circular to the govern
meat chiefs. "By an ordinance addressed to me by the
Secretary of State, his Majesty the Emperor has been
pleased to command, that to provide against the exhaus-
tion of the reserve corn magazines by the speculations
which will in all probability take place this summer in
corn, his Majesty desires must authoritatively to impress
upon the government chiefs and marshals, as they aro
by law, be laidoslatresponsib up in all the reserve ingil
le,toseethat trheeseqruantiatyaozfcito,sr. His
Majesty fixed
Mejesty the Emperor intends to appoint officers to make
a tour of inspection. and in case of any irregularity and
deviation beirp; observed, they, shall be authorised to
make a judicial report to his Majesty thereof.
HAMBURG, MAY 29.—8 a letter just received from St.
Petersburg, we learn that a magazine of corn was burnt
down at Moscow, containing 24,000 chetwarts of corn
which was all completely destroyed.
The prohibitory corn exportation law of Sweden has
had an unfavourable effect upon our market, which has
been slacker in consequence for the last few days. Never-
theless wheat which had risen in consequences of the
high prices in England, tell immediately on our receiving
the news that prices had fallen in the London market.
There is an immense demand for rye, which sells as fast
as it is brought to market. Our crops look uncommonly
tine.

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DANZIC, MAY 20.—The west wind has brought in
some ships within the last few days, (54 in eight days,)
which were immediately seized upon for cargoes, at high
prices ; the number of vessels is wholly inadequate to
meet the demands of the great number of merchants
who aro anxiously waiting to ship their cargoes of wheat,
&c., which are daily accumulating.—Hamburg Papers.