The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-10 00:00:00

JUNE 10, 1847.

IRELAND.
THE HARVEST.—POTATO CROP.
Duniart, JUNE 7.—The agricultural reports continue
to be most favourable, as regards the grain crops of all
kinds, and an early corn harvest is anticipated in
all quarters. A very extraordinary controversy is
carried on respecting the potato crop—on one side,
allegations are made that the disease of last year
has again appeared, and instances are mentioned
where whole acres have been blighted; but, on the other,
the most positive denials of the existence of the disease
are published. Almost withf.ut exception, the provin-
cial journals state that the new potato crop presents a
most healthy and luxuriant appearance, without the
slightest symptom of the much dreaded disease. The
dispute is characterised by all the vehemence of a
personal quarrel, and the most sordid motives are

attributed to those persons, especially seedsmen or
market gardeners, who assert that the blight is ex-
tending. It is quite probable that the potatoes in some
localities are effected, but as yet not to any serious
extent; and it may happen, as had been the case last
year, that a large portion of the early crop will escape
altogether. The disease, if it exist, must have assumed
a very modified form, and one much less rapid in destruc-
tiveness than that of last July.
But with regard to the wheat, oat, barley, and bere
crops, there is a universal concurrence of opinion as to
their satisfactory progress, and the prospect of an abun-
dant yield.

The following are the provincial reports :
A Tipperary correspondent of the Evening Post writes,
under date of Nenagh, June 6, "The crops in general in
and about this town are most luxuriant and flourishing ;
their appearance indicates an abundant harvest. As to

the potato crop, I never saw it in a more prosperous con-
dition. Let the forestallers and regraters say what they
will to the contrary, I trust we shall have an early and
pod supply of that esculent."
BALLINASLOE (COUNTY GALWAY). —We never re-
member to have seen the country look, so beautiful;
every description of crop appears in the most flourish-
ing condition, and potatoes (which were sown much
more plentifully than we thought) bid fair, so far as we
can yet judge, to set the predictions of the " black
prophets" at defiance. Bere and barley are in full ear
in many places, and in one or two instances, the former
is so forward as to be changing to the yellow ripening
colour. Wheat, too, looks luxuriant, and, on the whole,
if it be the will of Providence to cause no unfavourable
change, we have every reason to anticipate an early and
abundant harvest.

COUNTY OF SLIGO.—The crops look most prothising.
It is satisfactory to know that up to this the potatoes
look well, and this fact is really surprising, when we
consider the inferior kind of seed generally planted.
Judging from present appearances there is just ground
for hoping an early and abundant harvest.
COUNTY OF GAIL—The Cork Reporter of Saturday
says—" The weather throughout the week has been de-
lightful, and its effect on the growing crops is
being rapidly and beneficially developed. The corn
fidds look most luxuriant, and fruit, vegetables,
&c., present a like encouraging aspect. Thera
was yesterday left at our office a splendid sample
of wheat, in full ear, grown on the lauds of Mr.
A. R. M'Swiney, near this city. It is of the foreign
,peeies, called Marianople, which is reckoned the best
for the manufacture of flour. It was sown in November,
and, until the late genial weather, appeared a very
delicate crop, but it is now looking beautiful, and
will be early ready for the sickle. With respect
to the all absorbing topic—the state of the po-
tato crop—we are happy to be enabled to con-
tinue our previous favourable reports. No au-
thenticated case of failure has as yet come to our
knowledge or observation in this county. On the
contrary, all the accounts we receive, and they are
numerous and well authenticated, declare the crops
to be looking sound, healthy, and promising. New
potatoes are no longer deemed a novelty, but may
be every day of the week purchased in the market
at the rate of about a shilling per dozen. As we
have before remarked, it is only our province to record
facts as we ascertain them, and it only remains for us to
adi, that though it is by no means unlikely that some
failures have occurred in other districts, and partial symp-
toms of last year's disease re-appeared, the alarming ac-
counts published in one or two Dublin papers within the
last few days have not received credence here, but are re-
garded with distrust and suspicion, and motives of no
complimentary character broadly attributed to the writers.
Rumours of failure are every day circulated in Cork, but
when they come to be inquired into they are invariably
found to be the reverse of true, and are easily traceable to
interested parties. More than one such instance came
under our notice yesterday, where the shameful fabrication
was exposed, and to-day a gentleman from the Rennies,
hearing that a report found its way into the Constitution
(though that journal distrusted its accuracy), that Luke
Joseph Shea, Esq., had turned up a large field of po-
tatoes that failed, assured us that there was not one
word of truth in it, and that at this season of the year,
he never knew the potato crop to look better or more
promising in his neighbourhood."
THE MONETARY CRISIS.

In this city there is yet not the least indication of im-
provement in monetary affairs, and traders, even those
heretofore considered most solvent, find it exceedingly
difficult to obtain discounts on any terms. There have
been many failures—a few serious ones, but the bulk of
the stoppages are amongst small struggling establish-
meets which had been trading on credit. The principal
failures are amongst the wine, leather, and grocery
trades.
At the share-markets there is an almost total suspen-
sion of business, and to effect sales a great sacrifice
must be made.
The half-yearly meeting of the Hibernian Banking
Company was held this day. The usual dividend, at the
rate of five per cent., was declared. The directors, in
their report, express their regret that the state of the
money-market does not allow the bank to afford the
usual extent of facility in the way of discount to their
customers.
REPRESENTATION OH THE CITY OP DIIBLIN.—The
Committee of the Repeal Association have convened a
meeting for to-morrow evening, " to consider what steps
are necessary to be taken, in order to ascertain the
strength of the Repeal constituency, and to secure the
return of two independent and uncompromising
Repealers for this metropolis."

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
The meeting of to-day. being the first of this body
since the death of Mr. O'Courtell, has been looked for
ward to with a considerable degree of interest, and the
attendance was consequently extremely numerous.
Amongst the more prominent leaders of th- moverneht
present were—Maurice O'Connell, M.P., J. M. at'Don-

nell, M.P., J. O'Connell, M.P., Alderman O'Brien,
M.P., and several members of the corporation.
The chair was taken by

Alderman DELAHUNTY, of Waterford, who briefly
addressed the meeting, urging the necessity of united
action in carrying out the principles promulgated by the
deceased leader of the Irish people.
The SECRETARY submitted to the meeting communi-
cations from various quarters to the Association. The
clergymen of the MulUngar Conference, after express-
ing their deep regret at the demise of Mr. O'Connell.
and their confidence in the Member for Kilkenny, say,
" We rculgni,e the Loyal National Repeal Association
as the organ of our political principles. The creation
of O'Connell's judgment and patriotism, it is guided by
rules which embody his spirit. Organised by the great
emancipator, sci.ooled by the eloquent lessons of such a
master, still clinging to the principles, and revering the
maxims of wisdom he has bequeathed to his country, it
is the only public body entitled to our confidence, and to
it we will adhere."
The citizens of Waterford forwarded resolutions
adopted at a public meeting consequent on the news of
the death of Mr. O'Connell, the principal one being—
" That more than ever convinced of the inadequacy of
all other measures proposed to remedy the great evils
in Ireland's social and political position, and to
raise her: from her present most deplorable con-
dition, it is our firm, deliberate, and unalterable
purpose never, until success shall crown our efforts, to
cease seeking and working by those loyal, peaceable,
and crimeless means which the Liberator has devised as
the surest, the speediest, and most unexceptionable to
obtain the only effectual cure for Ireland's grievances
and miseries, the restoration of a Parliament of her own,
devoted exclusively to the promotion of her welfare, the
development of her resources, the preservation of the
lives of her people, and securing to them that prosperity
and happiness which it is in vain to expect from imperial
legislation.

An address from the Trades Political Union to Mr.
John O'Connell was read by Mr. O'Brien on the part of
that body; to which Mr. O'Connell made the following
reply :
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no redress, but, on the contrary, an adoption of the
insults, is to be expected from the Government.
" We are, sir, your obedient servants."
Mr. O'CONNELL (in continuation) wished it to be ob-
served that that letter should not be regarded as ema-
nating from the Repeal Association, but from the Roman
Catholic Members of Parliament generally. If the
Government persevered in refusing that reparation
which, it was conceived, was due to the feelings of the
Catholic clergymen in question, it 170Llid be necessary to
bring the matter under the consideration of the House
of Commons, and have the whole correspondence
brought to light.

JOHN-O'CONNELL having handed in several re-
mittances, gave notice that he would, on the next day of
meeting, move that a financial committee be appointed,
whose sole business it would be to manage the monetary
affairs of the Association. The Honourable Gentleman
then, at some length, urged on the Liberal constituencies
of Ireland to make instant preparation for the coming
elections, which he believed to be near at band.
After-the dispatch of some unimportant business, the
rent fur the week was announced to be 631. 3s. 3d.
The meeting then adjourned.

ELECTION MOVEMENTS.

REPRESENTATION OF THE BOROUGH OF

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ing.was received. with great applause. The Noble Lord
having apologised for his inability to attend a previous
meeting on account of his domestic affliction, proceeded
to announce himself a Liberal in the strict seise of the
word. He had sat in Parliament during the most event-
ful seven years, perhaps, in the annals of this country.
He wai in the House of Commons during four Parlia-
iueuts, and assisted in the great struggle for the Reform
13.11, against Tory intimidation and Tory corruption.—
(Cheers.) By the Reform Bill, the demon of corruption
had been to a great extent exorcised, but he did not
hold the Reform Bill as a perfect measure, or one that
ought to be final ; he felt that much good had been done
by-it.—(Cheers.) Catholic emancipation and the aboli-
tion of negro slavery, were some of the results, but
although this was the case, and that the Reform Bill
had extended the franchise, it had done nothing to pro-
tect the voter.—(Hear, hear.) He (Lord Dudley Stuart)
felt that therefore he was bound, in order to protect the
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ening of the duration of Parliament; but he had now
seen good reason for altering his opinions, and declaring
himself in favour of a shorter duration of Parliaments.—

(Cheers.) He (Lord Dudley Stuart) had voted with
Mr. T. Duncombe for a repeal of the rate-paying clauses
of the Reform Act, and he was for the extension of the
franchise ; but in the present state of the country he
could not give his adhesion to universal suffrage.—
(Hear, hear.) The Health of Towns Bill was a most
important measure, bed to
but all notuwpapsorta
Bill goldwhichthat deprivedglittered,
and he was
Englishmen of the privilege of local self-government.—
(Cheers.) He believed that the existence of our local
institutions was the mainstay of English independence,
and therefore was opposed to the principles of centrali-
aition, and the new Poor-law as a part of that system.
—(Cheers.) Another most important matter was the
government scheme of education. He (Lord Dudley
Stuart) gave his support to the measure so far as it went,
but he considered it might be extended still further for
the benefit of the country at large.—( Hear, hear.) He
was a member and supporter of the established church in
this country, but at the same time he wished that no
civil disabilities should exist on account of religion.
With respect to foreign policy, he (the Noble Lord) be-
lieved his conduct with regard to Poland had shown
that he was the opponent of tyranny, although at the
same time he was not, as had been alleged against
him, the advocate of war on that account.—(Hear,
hear.) He was most desirous that they should cultivate
kindly feelings with their neighbours the French people,
and he was the friend of peace and justice all over the
world.—(Hear, hear.)

In answer to a question put, Lord Dudley Stuart said
he would not, as an honest man object to the endowment
of the Roman Catholic priesthood, nor would he object
to do so with regard to Independents, Wesleyans, Bap-
tists.—Eoh, oh I and hear, hear.) His Lordship further
said ho objected to pledge himself to any measure,
because he considered it unconstitutional.—(Oh, oh !
and hear, hear.)
Mr. Churchwarden HOWARTH moved a resolution to
the effect, " That the thanks of the meeting be given to
Lord Dudley Stuart for the frank expression of his po-
litical opinions."
Mr. HETHERINGTON seconded the motion which was
adopted, with a few dissentients.
Mr. Seargeant SHEE, in answer to loud calls, came
forward to address the meeting. He bad not the advan-
tage of the Noble Lord of being rocked and dandled
into a legislator. He had bad through life to present
his ticket at the gate; and be now came before the
electors of Marylebone to cope with the Noble Lord.—
(Cheers.) He (Sergeant Shee) did not apprehend, like
the Noble Lord, the smallest danger from the immediate
advancement to household suffrage—(Cheers)—and when
instruction and education advanced he would have no
fear of a greater extension still.—(Cheers.) He would
vote for the ballot whenever proposed, and he would
also vote for Mr. Ward's motion with respect to the
Irish church. With regard to the Catholic clergy of
Ireland, he would never consent, please God, that a
a single farthing of the hard earncd money of the Pro-
testant Dissenters and Jew of England should be taken
eut of their pockets to support the Catholic church of
Ireland.—(Loud cheers.) After complaining that the
N,:ble Lord, although be had done a great deal for the
Poles, had dune nothing for the people of England, and
that he had come to supplant him as a candidate far that
borough, Mr. Sergeant Shee declared that he would
carry the contest to the close, and he believed the result
would be that he should be member for Marylebone.—
(Loud cheers, oh, oh ! and laughter.)
A vote of thanks was subsequently voted to the chair-
man, and the meeting separated at a late hour.