The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-07 00:00:00

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EFFECTS OF SIR ROBERT PEEL'S MEASURES.
Duntax, FEB. 4.—The most absurd alarms prevail, in va-
rious parts of this country, as to the immediate tendency a
the measures proposed by Sir Robert Peel in producing
ruinously low prices for corn and cattle. As an example of
the extravagant delusions on this subject the Cork Reporter
of yesterday says :
" Such has been the effect on the markets in this city, in
consequence of the enunciation of the intended change iii the
corn-laws, that they are at present flooded with provisions.
At Saturday's potato market there were 400 loads brought
in for sale, against 307 the previous week, and every
anxiety was evinced to dispose of them at reduced prices.
The cattle market on Saturday was also crowded with
beasts of all descriptions, there b ing over 2,000 pigs on
sale, and offering at a reduction of 3s. a cwt. on the pre-
vious day's prices, yet buyers did not evince any desire to
purchase even on those terms, and many of them left the
market unsold. The number in the market yesterday twelve
months was 800, and yesterday it amounted to over 1,300.
Black cattle and sheep were exhibited in proportionably
large numbers. This increase has been caused entirely by
the proposed measures contemplated to be brought into ope-
ration by the Minister, the country people being under an
apprehension that there will be sash an influx of foreign
corn and provision as to reduce the prices considerably of
home produce."
These alarms will be dissipated before many days. In
Dublin, and generally throughout Ireland, the grain and
cattle markets have been scarcely affected, and an advance,
instead of a serious reduction, is likely to take place early in
the spring. Indeed, there actually has been an advance in
the Dublin cattle market within the last week.
TIIE FREE-TRADERS OF BELFAST.
The Northern Whig contains the following gratifying
statement :—" It is with the highest gratification that we
have to record the extent of public feeling in Belfast in
favour of the abolition of the corn-laws. A short time
since a petition was prepared praying the House of Com-
mons to pass a law for 'the immediate and unconditional
abolition of all duties upon foreign corn imported—a mea-
sure required alike by sound policy, humanity, and coiir
mon sense.' This petition has been signed with a prompti-
tude, and to an extent never equalled in the case of
..any
other petition from this town. On Saturday W. Pink, Esq.,
carried it with him for London, to place it in the hands of
our very worthy representative, Mr. Ross, who will give it
his cordial and able support; and Lord John Chichester, the
other Member for the town, lies been written to, with a re-
quest that he will also support it—a request which we hope
he will, after such an overwhelming expression from his con-
stituents, feel it his duty to comply with. The petition was
upwards of 86 yards in length, and had 14,400 signatures, in-
cluding those of persons of all parties, religious and political.
Among the names were those of the great body of the leading
gentlemen of Belfast. The signatures in the Commercial
News-room, which the leading commercial and manufactur-
ing gentlemen of the town are in the habit of frequenting,
amounted to 300 ; and from this fact the extent of support
to free trade given by the merchants and manufacturers of
Belfast may be estimated. The Dublin Evening Packet,
sneered at the 90 gentlemen who invited Mr. Cobden to Bel-
fast ; we request our Contemporary to let his readers know
that 14,400 names have been affixed to a petition from Bel-
fast in favour of 'the immediate and unconditional abolition
of all duties upon foreign corn.' rhe Dublin Evening Mail,
in a paroxysm of excitement, asks, foolishly, what the flax•
spinners of Belfast, among others, will think of Sir Robert
Peel's measure. We reply, that there is not one flax-spinner
in Belfast who is not a free-trader."
THE POTATO DISEASE.
NENAGII, FEB. 4.—We continue to receive the most dis-
tressing accounts of the fearful progress of the disease from
various quarters. In the King's County the complaints are
universal. In this county the disease leas gone on with
amazing celerity within the last three weeks—many persons
on examining their pits have found their potatoes, in some
instances, altogether useless—not even fit for pigs or cattle.
In several districts the poor are pining in the utmost misery ;
but with unequalled fortitude and patience, hoping even
where there is nothing but religion to assuage their
wretchedness. The heavy and constant rains of the last few
weeks—raining almost without intermission—have done
great injury ; and the softness of the weather otherwise
tends, in a great measure, to produce that fermentation of the
potato, which causes its destruction as an article if feud.
CLOSING OF THE PORT-HOLES.
The ports have not been opened, but the Government have
determined to close the port-holes in their absurd fortifica-
tions erected throughout Ireland during the state trials. The
following curious paragraph appears iu the Tipperary Vin-
dicator :
" CLONMEL.—WhiIst the public mind has been in a state
of agitation here on the subject of the corn-laws, and whilst
politicians were busy discussing the political consistency of
Sir Robert Peel, an order arrived from head-quarters to close
the ports; aid her Majesty's Honourable Board of Ordnance
have commenced operations already, for the port-holes in the
barrack walls are all closed, and there is no more sign of
Clonmel being a fortified town at the present moment, than
if millions of stalwart repealers never had pledged them-
selves to repeal the union ; even those unightly show-boxes
which overhang the barrack-gates, are about to be removed,
and not a wreck will be allowed to remain behind to prove
the vigorous efforts made in '44 by the' strong Government,'
in the futile expectation of coercing the patriots of our loved
island-home into forgetfulness of their country."