The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-24 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON5 THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1846.1

affairs in that locality into immediate consideration.
Parliament, ho said, should assemble in three or four
weeks, and endeavour to avert the painful evils with
,vhich the people we,re threatened.
Mr. JOHN O'CoNNELL announced the resignation of
Dr. Cann, of Kilkenny. It was with tbo sincerost sorrow
that they aeclated his resignation. He hoped that at a
'uture period Dr. Cann would adopt the principle which
the Bishops and Archbishops have adopted, ho meant
the glorious moral force principle.
Captain BRODRICK seconded the motion, which passed.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL said that there were others who
wished their names to be removed from the books; he
would move that Mr. Hay be desired to comply with
their wish.—Passed.
Mr. 11. D. BROWNE, M P. (who entered the meeting
a short time previous), then came forward, and was
warmly received. He said that he would not detain

them long, but he could not let such -an oPP:;rtunity pass
without fully expressin2; his full approval of the " O'Con-
nell moral force" policy, and his strong disapproval of
the course pursued by the " physical force" gentlemen.
—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Browne) was always a re-
pealer, and the more he saw of England and Ireland's
relative positions, the stronger he was in his belief in the
absolute necessity there was for a native Parliament.—
(Cheers.) The Learned Gentleman next alluded to the
Labour Bill, which he said he hoped would succeed in
establishing the golden rule of agriculture or commercial
labour—" A fair day's pay is worth a fair day's work,"
and " a fair day's work ought to have a fair day's pay."
It was a good measure, and one of the first good measures
ever passed for Ireland. —(flear, hear.) Now he had
heard of repealers being abused for supporting the Go-
vernment which passed it ; he would ask—why should
they not support a Government which seemed disposed
to do justice—and which was composed of such men as
Mr. Ward, Mr. Gibson, Mr. M'Culloch, and Sir Wil-
liam Somerville ?—([Tear, and loud cheers)—men who
were known to be the ardent friends of liberty, and
whom he believed would yet be found amongst their
ranks as repealers. his principle would be to take their
support, and alt the good measures they could get from
the Whigs, and use them as stepping-stones to repeal—
for nothing but repeal would satisfy them.—(Loud
cheers.)

Mr. hAUCIINAN, T.C., next addressed the meeting,
in handing in some money, and expressed a hope that
ere long he would see a reconciliation between the" Old
and Young Ireland parties."
Mr. O'CoNNELL said that they would be most happy
to effect a recouciliation, but, as. he had often stated
before, it lay with the Young Ireland party to make the
move, as they had swerved from the rules of the Asso-
ciation, and could only be again connected with it, by a
determination to agitate by moral means alone.—
(Cheers.) They had erred, and they were the parties
to repent of their error.—(Cheers.) The Honourable
and Learned Gentleman then alluded to the Labour Rate
Bill, and the Treasury minute regulating it. He said
that that order directed that the wages should, in each
locality, be twopence lower than the wages given by the
landlords in the neighbourhood, and if such were the
case, the people would be starved, as the wages in the
county of Meath, one of the best counties in the country,
were only ninepence farthing a day, in summer, and
sevenpence-halfpenny a day in winter, which would leave
only fivepence-halfpenny a day to support a labourer
dur.ng the approaching winter. That was the calcula-
tion as regarded the best counties; but in other parts of
the country, in the west and south, there would not be
threepence a-day coming to the labourer uuder the
Treasury regulation—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear")—
therefore the Government should at once consider the
matter, and make provision to give fair remuneration
for a fair day's work.—(Cheers.)
Mr. J. M. M‘DoNNELL, M.P., then handed in some
money, and made some observations with regard to a
Mr. Lynch—(Hear, hear)—whom he denominated " the
rotten Papist of Mayo," stating that he was not even fit
to drive one of Croal's coaches. He said that he would
not advise any one to do anything improper or illegal ;
but he knew he would not starve if food was to be got
at.—(Cheers.) In conclusion, Air. M' Donnell proposed
the enrolment of Mr. Pearl, of the sth Dragoon Guards,
as a member of the Association: which resolution was
seconded and passed.
After some short pause,
Mr. J. O'CONNELL rose and said he did not know,
but that it might be dangerous for gentlemen in the
army joining the Association.—(Cries of " Hear.") He
would, therefore, beg to move the suspension of his ad-
mission for the present, until they should have an op-
portunity of consulting some mere legal persons, more
competent to give an opinion than he was.
Motion withdrawn.

Mr. BOURKE postponed the reading of the report from
the Repeal Discussion Committee, until Monday next,
in consequence of the hour to which the proceedings had
been protracted.

After which the rent was announced to be 611. 16s. 4d.
Mr. Bourke was called to the chair, ;and the meeting
adjourned.

THE CORN TRADE.
BRITISH.

The comparatively high value which wheat has lately
attained has (as we expected would be the case) induced
farmers to thrash pretty freely, and large supplies have
been brought forward at many of the leading markets in
the agricultural districts. Until within the last few
weeks the quantity returned as sold weekly at the towns
which furnish the materials for making up the, general
average for the kingdom rarely exceed. 100,000 qrs.,
whereas the two last returns are, respectively, 150,000
qrs. and 152,000 qrs. Large, however, as the deliveries
from the growers have been of late, the demand has
about kept pace with the supply; and very little altera-
tion has, consequently, taken place in prices. Public
opinion appears to incline as strongly as ever to the be-
lief that prices of wheat will be considerably higher
than they have yet been; and though the upward move-
ment has been checked by the increased quantity brought
forward, we doubt much whether any material fall from
present rates will take place. The extensive failure in
the potato crop is a sufficient reason for coming to that
conclusion, even were there no other; but it is now ascer-
tained beyond doubt that wheat is the only kind of grain
which has produced anything like an average return, all
spring-sown corn and pulse having suffered so severely
from the hot dry weather throughout the greater part
of the summer as greatly to detract from the yield.
lUnder these circumstances a very large importation of
foreign grain is sure to be required; and as many of our
continental neighbours are no better off than ourselves,
we shall have to pay dearly to induce them to supply
our necessities. For the present, however, a calm has
succeeded to the recent excitement; and at some few of
the leading markets a slight reaction has occurred in
prices.
From the western and north-western markets, the ac•
counts are also much less animated than they have been;
former prices were, however, tolerably well maintained
at Bristol on Thursday, and, excepting an abatement of
about ls. per qr. on wheat, very little change occurred at
Birmingham.
At most of the shipping ports on the east coast the de-
mand for wheat has been good; and though the supplies
brought forward have been liberal, good qualities of red,
weighing 621bs. to 631bs. per bushel, have not been sold
below 545. to 555. per qr. free on board. On the whole,
less impression seems to have been made in prices at the
different provincial markets, by the subdued tone of the
London advices, than might have been expected; and
there certainly does not appear much prospect of even a
temporary decline.
Our advices from Scotland inform us that the harvest
was fast drawing to a close even in the most backward
districts, and that the extraordinary flue weather had
enabled farmers to secure the grain in capital con-
dition; still the crops of spring corn would, it was esti-
mated, prove very short, and even wheat barely an ave-
rage. In regard to potatoes the reports from thence are
as bad as at any previous period. And though the in-
clination to buy wheat had been somewhat checked by
the rather dull accounts from the south, the article was
not quoted lower on Wednesday, either at Edinburgh or
Glasgow; while oats were held at enhanced rates at both

places.
The Irish letters are for the most part taken up with
speculations on the probable effects of the failure of the
potato crop. The disease seems to be even more general
there than on this side of the Channel; and oats, a crop
of very great importance in that country, are also repre-
sented to have yielded considerably short of an average.
Rather increased supplies had, ho Never, prevented any
farther rise occurring in quotations of wheat. _ _

The arrivals of wheat coastwise into London have
been only moderate; and the show at Mark-lane by
land. carriage samples from the home counties has been
small. The averages are beginning to show the effects
of the recent great rise in the value of wheat; the last
general return for the kingdom was 505., and that for
London 545. per quarter. Either on Thursday next, or
the following week, the duty will recede a step; and,
from present appearances, we are inclined to think that
it will continue to fall until it reaches the lowest point
in the scale. This is, however, now comparatively of
little importance, as there are no stocks of consequence
in bond; nor is there much prospect of foreign importa-
tions of magnitude, the French and Belgian markets still
offering better prices than Great Britain, and the bulk
of the pnrchases recently made at Baltic ports have
i therefore been for shipment to those countries, to the ex-
clusion of English buyers. Of foreign free wheat there
are still good stocks at this port; and somewhat more
anxiety having lately been shown by holders to realise
the extreme rates of last week have not been supported
Both on Wednesday and Friday the transactions were
of a retail character, and it was necessary to give way a
trifle to induce purchasers to come forward. Bonded
parcels have been held so high as, in a great measure, to
check business. Orders continue to be received from
France, limited rather liberally; but the high preten-
sions of sellers have prevented their execution. Of the
7,504 quarters of wheat which have arrived from abroad
during the week, very little has been offered for sale
from on board ship, importers preferring to land in bond,
in expectation of higher prices hereafter.
The town bakers have not bonght flour quite so freely
during this as the preceding week; still there has been a
fair sale for the article at the lately enhanced prices.
The demand for American flour has alio in some mea-
sure slackened, and, in partial instances, an abatement
of 6d. per barrel from the extreme rates of last week has
been submitted to, to make sales. Good brands of
United States flour in bond have been inquired for at
275. per barrel for export; but holders having declined
accepting below 285., few bargains of consequence have
been closed.

The arrivals of English barley have not been large ;
the malsters having, however, determined not to follow
up their purchases at such high prices as those lately
paid, the trade in this grain has become dull, and the
trifling business done in new barley has been at slightly
reduced terms. Grinding qualities, whether of home or
foreign growth, have been held very firmly, and have
commanded fully as much money as on any previous
occasion.

Though malt has come to hand sparingly, the receipts