The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-12 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, THURSDAY.---The Review at the CIO;
ragh in honour of the Queen's birthday passed 011'
yesterday with great eclat. There was also 11
review of the Dublin garrison in Phoenix-park
honour of her Majesty's birthday.
The return ordered by the House of Comnice,
gives the following satisfactory figures as to the
way in which the City of Dublin Steam-packet Coo'
pany's new boats have performed the postal service
during 239 days—On 207 occasions the vessels fic:
rived at Kingstown jetty on the average 20 minute'
before they were due; on eight occasions only wer;
they behind time, arising from causes at sea, on twit
of which they were detained by fogs more than half
an hour. The average of delays caused by storms 01'
the other six occasions did not exceed 18 minutes'
On the remaining 22 days the retardation sla
caused by the late arrivals of the railway trains a 0
t
.
Holyhead, as explained by the Post-office. It
.1,,
but justice to the London and North-Western Rat',
way to state that, unless during the severe frest
which prevailed in January and February, tl9:
trains have arrived on Holyhead jetty in excelleP
time.

The following agricultural report for Ulster,
copied from the .Northern Whig, might be taken
as representing the harvest prospects througheo',
the other provinces

" Our agricultural reports this week are univer-
sally satisfactory. From every district our corres-
pondents write in terms of high hope and expects"
tion of a bountiful and an early harvest. The season
has been wonderfully favourable for vegetation, and
the rain bas been so well alternated with heat an
sunshine as to stimulate and foster growing er°,l3o
4,0
of every description to an extent which is quit
unusual at this period of the year. The genets
result of the numerous reports we have received
may be summarised thus :—Potatoes over the whole,.
north of Ireland promise by far the finest crop that
we have had for many years. Not a trace of dis•
ease has appeared, and the croaking voice of the,
alarmist, which was usually raised about this period
of the season, is not to be heard. Flax, which 10
Irish soil may
u°
been in a largely increased breadth, is
and generally coming into flower over tflh°euclo'isulluiti3rig'•
'.I he straw is long ana free from branching, and,g'
greatest in:11)°!'
tv
ae
nrycel
expectedat
org
every
vhieinrs increase ebeaarsrae: oc
year--a
matterfio fibre roeu rfr
stapleoothf
the north. Wheat has been reported light in some
tile
manufacture 111
improved everywhero.e
.overweighty rain, or shaken by high wili'-
ddwuihsit.eirnni districts,
ripening, but
as f rapidly
ul
full
From all quarters
fortnight
average v ;e
raangde, if
y escapeieiltdm a y 1)6114
the past
be 0-
f,
was expected early oats are well spoken
and the return of straw will
sate
et
petted.
cloy:- any deficiency of hay, which in some plt.liall
, be much larger
in the season, and will comeen:„ place,
is reputed as light."

reportAN °then::
former port, oitc GREAT FlRE.—Letters from Trebizova
on the
cleBthefulat. groeantefihruendartedoanrdriounrebaorntsb;
and shops, seven bakeries, one school, one khan, the 00'
vernor's house, and the custom-house, were destroyed hi
the flames.
The advices from St. Petersburg show that the
Government currency remains at about 10 or 12 discount,
and that no gold is to be obtained either for home circel,.3-
tion or export. Otherwise considerable amounts would be
sent to England. The hope was that the shipping seascll'
which has now commenced, will create a supply of bills on
England to remedy in some degree the disastrous rat°
of exchange, which is causing disturbance in all cannier;
cial transactions and bringing loss to many individtl3.!
interests. Among the chief sufferers are the French Cretii
Mobilier and all others who are interested in the contract.°
for the Russian railway system, since these contracts bind.
them to pay interest and other charges in cash, while the
equivalent they should receive from the Russian Govern"
meat can be realized only at a depreciation of 12 per colt'
The accounts of the recent mercantile crisis at St. Peters-
burg are, however, believed to have been much elLqg
rated,