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.sappy to tell you that Dungarvan and the districts
lying around it have entirely escaped these recent
visitations, and that accounts from that locality re-
present the crops as being healthy and luxuriant."

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is untrue, and that' • there is nothing to justify what
you have said of he r. She is living in a creditable
manner, and every' thing you have said against her
character is totalb • untrue. She states that she is
quite afraid to live with you in consequence of your
conduct, and never c will do so again. You put your-
self in your primer it position voluntarily • you have
caused an immer ise deal of trouble and also an
immenss: deal of expense to the county by telh •
ing the antrutlif ; which you did respecting the
murder. The 3 Bench only regret exceedingly
that it is rot it t their power to give you any
severe Finis
:time nt for your conduct. Had they
the power to ilo so you would have had it to
the full extent, and would, richly deserve it.
The' determivati on we have come to is to pay your
railway fare )33 ck to London and to give you
sufficient food t, o maintain you till you get there.
Your parish is i n Westminster, and you will be
returned to youz parish, and of course left there on
your own resou tees.

The Chairuutist (to Captain Meredith).--Ilave
you any info,rmvition to communicate before the
meeting closes
Captain Merodith„ chief constable.—l have no-
thing, sir.

The prisoner was then taken back to his cell,
and will be despot ehed to London per railway to-
morrow (Thursday ).
It was stated by Mr. Dunn that the family of
Mr. Kent feel very strongly the imputations which
have been cast upon them, and which they attri-
bute to all the inmates of the house not having
been examined at the time of the inquest. On their
behalf an application was made to Sir G. C. Lewis,
Home Secretary, for permission to hold a second
inquest, but it was discoverecLthat a second inquest
could not be held unless the first were set aside on
the ground of informality or illegality. This course
not being deemed practicable, the Home Secretary
was then requested to appoint a special commis-
sion to investigate the whole matter, and it is
stated that a County Court Judge volunteered to
act as commissioner. Sir G. C. Lewis, however,
declined to comply with the application, on the
ground that it was unusual to grant such commis-
sions, and that he saw no necessity for so doing in
this particular case. Mr. Dunn also intimated his
intention of applying to Captain Meredith, chief
constable of Wilts, to examine Mrs. Kent in the
presence of the superintendents engaged in the in-
vestigation, and stated that if this course were pur-
sued he should request permission to publish Mrs.
Kent's evidence.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
Yesterday's hope of a favourable change turned
out to be delusory. It kept fine during the
whole day, but last night the rain returned and
came down in torrents, which lasted up to five
o'clock this morning, when there was a partial
truce; but up to this hour the sky is overcast, and
there is nothing in the aspect of the atmosphere to
warrant a belief that we have done with foul
weather. The Evening Post publishes remarks
from a correspondent, who has had the best oppor-
tunity for personal observation and inquiry in some
of the midland and southern counties, in reference
to the crops, and full reliance may be placed on his
accuracy. The Post is still of opinion that, not-
withstanding the long-continued rains and unseason-
able weather, there is still a prospect of a pretty
fair general harvest. In any case the harvest will
be unusually late, but if there were a few weeks of
fine weather the results would be far less unsatis-
factory than had been anticipated :
" WATERFORD, Aug. 20.
" I have been for some days anxiously engaged
in inquiries regarding the crops in the counties
between this and Dublin, and in a wide district of
country, in Wexford in one direction, and to the
south-west of this place in another. I have care-
fully examined for myself ; and I have had the
opinions of experienced farmers and other persons.
It is certain that considerable injury has been done
by the heavy rain and cold weather, but it is much
less than might have been expected under the cir-
cumstances. To some extent the grain crops, and
wheat in particular, have suffered from a want of
fulness and healthy formation in the ear; and some
fields in various districts are still prostrated, but
beyond that, and the delay of the ripening process,
I can see no damage. On Thursday morning last,
owing to the terrible rain, very many of the
corn fields had been as flat as if a heavy stone
had been rolled ever them ; but the strong winds
that since prevailed have raised the crop, and,
with comparatively few exceptions, the corn
fields are once more erect, and present a
fine healthy aspect. Almost all the fields
are very backward, but yesterday and to-day seem
to have caused a very favourable change, and in
several places the colour of the straw is deepening,
and the grain is beginning to ripen. There,is a large
extent of wheat more than the average—the
breadth planted has been more than in ordinary
years. I think it likely that the produce will be
somewhat deficient, owing to the causes to which I
have referred ; and that a good deal of this grain
will be nothing to boast of in quality; but, on the
other hand, I have seen many very fine fields which
promise well in every respect. With regard to oats,
I have to report that the crop promises very well in
all the places I have visited; and I heard very few
complaints or apprehensions about it. Barley is
poor in some places, but very good in others; and
it is rather extensively planted in Wexford and in
sonic parts of the counties of Kilkenny and Water-
ford. The result as to barley as well as wheat will
mainly depend on the weather between this and the
end of September. In reference to the potato crop,
there are many fields, especially in Wexford, in
which the blight has already caused much injury.
In other places, where the disease has not yet ap-
peared, the root is affected by the excess of moisture,
and presents a half-boiled soapy appearance when
prepared for table; in fact, it is not ripe enough to
eat. There, however, are exceptions. In general,
the potato crop, notwithstanding the very unfa-
vourable character of the weather, is in good condi-
tion. I have seen good potatoes every where, and
more good than bad, except in some parts of Wex-
ford, and there is a fair promise of a good crop,
only requiring the same sunshine and warmth
which, thank God, prevail here to-day. With re-
ference to the green crops, turnips in particular, the
appearances are excellent. Hay has, of course,
suffered greatly from the wet and the flooding of
the fields ; but there is a great deal of it—some
already well saved; and much more that will be
secured in pretty good condition, if fine weather
ensue. Altogether, I think that there is a reason-
able prospect of a fair harvest, all things considered,
and allowing for the drawbacks of one of the wettest
summers ever known in Ireland."

A letter from Clonmel gives a deplorable account
of the destruction of property in that quarter by
late rains. The writer says :
" On the estate of Mr. Walpole, in the pariSh of
Whitechapel, in the immediate vicinity of Cahir, a
small inland river overflowed its banks on Thurs-
day, and covered the lands adjoining, to the extent
of five acres on each side. This land was princi-
pally under grass, potatoes, and a small breadth of
corn. When the water drained off on Friday
morning, it was discovered that the entire five acres
were covered, on an average to the depth of two
feet, with a deposit of gravel and stones, many of
the latter being upwards of a quarter of a ton in
weight. About 30 feet of the road from Michels-
town to Clonmel, which runs through this locality,
was torn up to the depth of nine feet ; and, as 200
feet of it are still under water, it is impossible to
ascertain the exact amount of damage it has sus-
tained. The small bridge which spanned the tail-
race of Mr. Walpole's flax mill was also broken
down, and the bed of the stream choked up with
the fallen material. At Rehill, a place about five
miles west of Cahir, the three arched bridge which
crosses the river proved inadequate to give passage
to the water, which completely choked it up, and,
bursting its banks, inundated the lands at both
sides to a considerable extent. A field of splendid
wheat ready for cutting, and about two acres of
potatoes, were completely ruined by this disruption.
The soil is thickly strewn with a hard concrete,
consisting of sand and stones, among which were
found great numbers of dead trout. Close to the
bridge the house of a shoemaker named White was
suddenly surrounded by the flood on Thursday. It
poured into the house, and he was obliged to place
his family on an upper loft while he ran to call as-
sistance. In this quarter the course of the river
has been totally diverted, 'and it now flows along
the road, which for a time was rendered useless for
all purposes of traffic. The fine modern bridge at
Burncourt has been extensively damaged. The
floods burst the right arch, and carried it
away totally, after which they rolled into the
wheat and potato fields over the embankments,
and ruined them completely. These are only
a few instances of the immense destruction. 01A