The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-22 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY FACT CON-

NECTED WITH THE POTATO DISEASE.
WINDSOR, FRIDAY. The following most singular fact
in connexion with the alarming disease now so prevalent
amongst the potato crops throughont the kingdom cannot be
too generally made known. Publicity being given to the
circumstance may be the means of causing other persons
than the party in question to adopt similar measures with, it
is to be hoped, equal success in reference to the preservation
of their crops.
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(then) ensuing winter and the following spring, in order that
they might rot, and thus act as manure for the land. After
remaining in the ground for upwards of eighteen months, he
had the land upon which they were grown dug up ; and then,
to his great surprise, it was discovered that the whole were
entirely free from disease, and that every potato, without a
single exception, was perfectly sound, and in the best pos-
sible state. Mr. Giddings's crops of potatoes, this year, are
in the same diseased state as they were last season, scarcely
one being fit for human food. He has, therefore, determined
to adopt the same plan he formerly pursued, by letting them
remain in the ground until the spring of next year. Several
of the neighbouring farmers, whose crops are similarly
affected, have likewise determined to try the same experiment,
with, it is to be hoped, the same successful atfl 101

CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL. —lt is witl, much pleasure
we are able to state that the effigy and table tomb of Richard
Bishop of Chichester, who died in 1252, which was in a sad
state of mutilation, has, after some months' labour, been re-
stored by Mr. E. Richardson, the sculptor, and replaced in
its late position under the shrine, in the south transept of
the cathedral ; where, with much pomp and ceremony,
Edward I. with Queen Eleanor and the Court witnessed the
translation of the Bishop's remains and the setting up of the
present tomb, in the summer of 1278. A rose window has
been placed in the east gable of the cathedral.— The Builder.
We learn from Posen that, in consequence of the
scarcity of provisions felt in that province, and which the
presence of a large body of troops could only aggravate, the
King of Prussia has countermanded the grand review which
was to take place this year between Franstadt and Guhrau.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—A notice has been posted
at the British Museum, announcing that the institution will
be closed from the 31st instant to the Bth of September,
after which the hours of admission till May next will be
from ten to four, instead of from ten to seven.
REAPERS.—During the last ten days great numbers
of reapers, from Donegal and the west of Ireland, have left
this port, chiefly by the Glasgow and Ardrossan steamers,
for the harvest in Scotland. The Londonderry and Isabella
Napier steamers, on Monday last, freighted each nearly
eleven hundred of them, and we understand that six hun-
dred more were waiting at Portrush to go by the same ves-
sels. In consequence of the numerous railroads in progress
affording employment to able-bodied labourers, hands for the
harvest in the sister countries are in great request just now,
and good wages are paid. Those who passed through this
city showed, both by their general appearance and the im-
proved state of their clothing, that their condition has under-
gone of late considerable melioration, notwithstanding the
great failure of the potato crop of last season.—Londonderry
Journal.

NEGRO CONDESCENSION.—A paper in Philadelphia,
edited by coloured men, says :—" If a white girl is sober,
careful, and industrious, she should be as much respected
and taken care of as a coloured lady.
HIGH TIDE.—On Friday about noon the river pre-
sented an unusual appearance in consequence of the tide,
which rose to a very great height, causing much damage to
property placed in all the ,:,11 lying warehouses near the
water side.