The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-27 00:00:00

EVENING, SEPTEMBER •27. 1845.

LOSS OF THE HYDERABAD AND
CARINGA PACKET.
(From the Calcutta Star of Aug. 7.)
We have been favoured with the following extracts from
a letter by the captain of the Hyderabad, giving an account
of her loss :
" We left Sydney on the 3d of May, and had a tedious
passage- to the edge of the reefs. When within a hundred
miles the weather became squally. On the 18th, at day-
light, saw the reefs from the decks; kept working under easy
sail till noon, and found that we had drifted fifty miles to the
northward. Oa the 19th, kept beating about till the 23d, in
hopes of regaining our position, but we found ourselves even
still set to the northward. I then made up my mind to run
through the above passage (the Murray Island one); unfor-
tunately the ship drew too much water, although in Flinder's
Chart there is twenty-five fathoms marked where the ship
struck, and in Horsburg's Directory it says—' A fine clear
passage.' We found no more water on the shoal than fifteen
feet ; everything available was thrown overboard ; and a
stream anchor carried out to the deepest water. Night
coming on, the ladies with some of their luggage were put
into the long boat. About seven P.M., during a gust of
wind, the ship slipped off the reef into deep water. After
anchoring, we found the ship began to settle fast down, gain-
ing on the pumps about two feet per hour. By midnight
both pumps were choked. All hands were summoned to the
boats where they had been previously placed. At two A.M.
all hands being in the boats and fast astern, the ship began to
settle fast by the head. About three A.M. the main deck
blew up and the mainmast went. The ship then sunk, having
her trucks above water. We then steered for the York
Islands, being in the track of ships proceeding through the
Straits, where we arrived on the 29th, and finally at looby
Island on the 31st, where I made the best arrangements I
possibly could, with our scanty stock of provisions, for the
long boat to proceed on to Port Essington. On the Ist of
June, having embarked 28 persons, and having five pieces of
pork, 25 of bread, and 100 gallons of water, I set sail for Es-
sington, having brought Master Melville Sandys, Miss Mary
Sandys, and their nurse, Mrs. Murphy, in the long boat.
We arrived safe on the 6th, and I had the gratification of
seeing the remainder of the crew and passengers brought in
by the schooner Shamrock on the 7th. As the schooner was
not large enough to accommodate the passengers, the com-
mander thought it better to remain till the Fly surveying
ship came in, wbo will, in all probability, take them back to
Sydney."
The Shamrock. as we announced, managed to convey some
of the passengers to Ceylon, whence they have come on here.
The children mentioned above, have arrived safely at Singa-
pore. Among the horses, it appears that 12 were Govern-
ment property; the others were on private speculation. As
some anxiety prevails in town upon the subject, we give
from the Sydney Morning Herald the following item :
" The passengers on board the Hyderabad, Robertson,
were—Mrs. Betts, three daughters, and son, Mr. J. C. Lys%
Mr. A. Ford, Miss and Master Sandys, Dr. Child, Mrs. Mur-
phy, Messrs. J. Knowles, John Stewart, James Broderick
G. P. Lynch, James Mason, Christopher Laurel, Colin Munro,
David Peacock, Edward Brown, John Stacey, W. Philip,
and E. Hall. She exported, among other items-11 horses,
J. U. Bettington ; 9 horses, C. Throsby; 12 horses, A. W.
Dallas; 41 horses, John Mackay; 26 horses, Dr. Child ; 4
horses, T. S. Morton; 3 horses, G. A. Lloyd; 3 horses, A. C.
Brown; 2 horses, E. Hunt. The Caringa Packet, Chillcott,
which was bound for Ceylon, carried Lieut. Blackall, Ensign
Bloomfield, Mr. E. Lord, and Mr. Henry Van Deerlin."
(From the Madras Atheneum of July 26.)
The interest you always take in matters regarding navi-
gation and the welfare of shipping has induced me to lay be-
fore you the following particulars of the unfortunate loss of
the barque Caringa packet under my command. We sailed
from Sydney on the 26th of April, bound for Ceylon and
Madras. Nothing of any note occurred until the sth of
May, when we passed about twelve miles to the eastward of
Wreck Reef ; the wind then veered to the E.N.E., and not
being able to clear Alert Reef and other dangers, bore away
to pass to the westward. On the 7th of May, at sunset,
shortened sail so as to pass through some dangers known by
the name of Tregosis's Island, on the Bth at noon passed
them in sight, and shaped a course N.W. by W. for Lizard
Island off the N.E. coast of New Holland, when at 9.45 P.M.
the chief officer, who bad the watch on deck, discovered
something of an unusual appearance ahead. He called me,
but before I had time to order the helm to be put hard
a-port, the ship struck with a tremendous crash on a reef
and stewed broadside on. Immediately found seven
feet water in the hold. I ordered the masts to be
cut away and the anchors to be let go, for fear the
vessel should be driven over the reef and sink in deep
water—not being able to descry anything around
us, but a foaming sea. I then held a consultation with the
passengers and officers, when we decided to remain by the
wreck until daylight if possible, the sea now breaking over
the ship with tremendous violence. Fortunately the masts
had gone clear of the ship without injury to the boats, which
we now secured well. Daylight, as you may suppose, was
!coked for by all on board with the greatest anxiety, when,
to our great joy, a small island was discovered not more than
half a mile from the ship. The wreck now lying more
steady, being well hove up on the reef, ragged a pair of
shears and with great difficulty succeeded in getting the boats
out without injury ; we then commenced to save what pro-
visions and water we could get at, and at night all hands
went to sleep on the island. At daylight again went to the
wreck, and found that during the night the sea had beat
violently over her, and her decks and topsides hail partly se-
parated. We managed to procure a few more casks of water,
and some spars to construct a raft, our boats being only three
in number, and not large, they were not sufficient to carry
all hands the different of 1,200 miles before it was likely of
come to any place of succour. The raft I constructed was as
follows—Four spars, lower yards and top-masts, placed at
equal distances, five cross pieces with empty water casks
lashed between each cross-piece ; the whole well bolted and
lashed ; then came four upright stanchions, .
and a platform
laid over all. Lashed on a 100 gallon cask cf water and sent
all hands on. It appeared to meet our expectations. We then
got the boats up on the beach to repair, found the cutter much
damaged, covered her bottom with tarred canvas. Everything
now being ready, the day fixed for our departure was the 21st
of May. On the morning of this day mustered all hands and
allotted them to their respective boats, having a crew of 24
men and the chief officer in charge of the raft. The Lascars
refused to proceed ; the Tindal came to me and said they
would rather we should proceed in the boats, as they had
now midi:ilea water and provisions for three months, and no
doubt by that time we could procure assistance. This opi-
nion being unanimous, we decided to man the boats, the
crews of which were as follows :—Long boat, 3 passengers,
second mate and myself in charge, the rest of the boat being
occupied by provisions and water ; cutter, 1 passenger, 2 sea-
cunnies, 3 lascars and chief officer in charge; gig, carpenter,
2 seacunnies, and Mr. E. Lord in charge—making in the
whole 15 souls. At 4 P.M. on the 21st left the island with a fine
breeze from the S.E. ; on the 22d it blew hard, with a heavy
sea, but being a moonlight night, it enabled me to keep
the boats together. We were mach pleased to find the
boats behave so well, but as you may suppose it was a
constant scene of baling. On the 23d it still continued to
blow, and the sea running very high we now had to expe
rience a very melancholy accident, which threw a gloom over
all hands; for about eight P.M. the gig was capsised by a
sea, and, I am sorry to state, Mr. E. Lord sunk to rise no
more ;P the rest of the crew were saved by the cutter and my-
self. roceeded on our voyage—daylight moderate. Lizard
Island in sight. We now found the weather we had expe-
rienced had not only damaged our scanty stock of provisions,
butjiad also made the water brackish. On the 25th entered
the Ilarrier Reef, and steered for Booby Island, in hopes of
falling in with her Majesty's ship Fly. Our next anxiety
was that of the natives, as we had to pass through the group
of islands noted for the inhospitable character of the people,
and where the ill-fated crews of the Eaten and Stirling Cas-
tle, a few years back, were barbarously murdered; and had
we been perceived in our defenceless state, no doubt we
should have shared the same fate. We saw several of their
fires on the land, but I passed through under the cloak of
night. On the tenth day arrived at Booby Island, where we
found the crew of the ship Hydrabad, of 600 tons, from
Sydney, bound to Calcutta, having lost their ship entering
Torres Straits. Fresh water was procured on the island,
and we managed to do pretty well, in the way of provisions,
with the oysters and a few fish I caught at times. On the
23d the schooner Shamrock hove in sight. I immediately
went off in the boat, and was rejoiced to find an old pas-
senger on board, and that the schooner was bound to Ceylon.
I need not say that we all met with a most hearty reception
from Mr. Hasall and the commander. He came to anchor,
and took the crews of both ships on board, in the whole 62
souls, and proceeded for Port Essington. The commander
of that place, Captain M'Arthur, has promised that every
exertion shall be used to promote the dispatch of a vessel
for the relief of the men left on the island. After remaining
three days we again sailed, bound for Ceylon, with the fol-
lowing passengers :—Captain Robertson, of the late ship
Hydrabad, and four passengers, myself, chief and second
officers, and three of my crew. To Mr. Hasall, owner of the
Shamrock, as well as to Captain Browning, the commander,
we all owe a debt of gratitude for their generosity, attention,
and kind treatment to us during the voyage.
The position of the danger on which the Caringa packet
was wrecked is as follows :—Latitude 16 52 30 south, longi-
tude by the means of 20 lunar observations 149 55 45 E.—
the chronometer showing a longitude of 149 55 E., variation
of the Compass 9 degrees E. ; rise of tide at springs 5 feet ;
the island about 10 feet above the level of the sea, surrounded
by a reef dry in some places at low water, the wreck of
the vessel bearing N.E., by half a mile, and the whole of this
danger does not exceed 4i miles in circumference. Another
small island we observed to the S.W. about four miles, and
apparently a safe passage between the two, although the
charts show a clear navigation from the Tregonis Island to the
coast of New Holland in a N.W. direction. It is my opinion
that other dangers exist, for on the 3rd night after leaving
the island in the boats I am certain we passed in the vicinity
of other dangers, although we saw nothing at daylight.
I have the honour to remain, yours obediently,
(Signed) F. B. CHILCOTT.

FALLING IN OF A PORTION OF DUBLIN-STREET

About 12 or 15 feet of the road way in Dublin-street, which
is in course of being tunnelled for the Edinburgh and Gran-
ton Railway, fell in betwixt two and three o'clock on Friday
morning. The common sewer, which overlies the tunnel,
was, it appears, unusually flooded by the heavy rain which
fell on Thursday evening; in consequence of which the bot-
tom of the sewer began gradually to be undermined by the
water soaking through, and forcing in, the roof of the tunnel,
which, at this particular spot, was supported by beams of
wood, prior to being arched over in the usual way with brick.
Having once got a downward outlet, the current could not
be restrained, and the workmen were obliged to desist from
their operation in this portion of the shaft. The vacuum
formed beneath the sewer by the destruction of the roof of
the tunnel, ultimately brought down the superincumbent
mass, forcing two of the beam and a quantity of rubbish
into the tunnel. Several feet ofe sewer have in conse-
quence been destroyed, together with the pipes of the Water
Company, which rested upon it. The damage done to the
tunnel is, we believe, comparatively trifling; but it will take
some time to repair the rent made in the street, which is
rather formidable, being about 15 feet long, 8 feet broad, and
fully 10 feet deep.—Edinburgh Advertiser.
WORKHOUSE COOKERY.—The disclosures in the
Andover Union have thrown quite a new light on the science
of cookery, which not even the inspiration of a Soyer could
have hit upon. That ingenious chef de cuisne has blended
together poetry, pastry, and politics with considerable skill;
he has invented a creme d'Angleterre, consisting of charms
borrowed from the female aristocracy; but those ingredients,
imaginary and unsubstantial as they are, must be considered
as solids when compared with the materials used for consti-
tuting the dishes served up to the paupers in the Andover
Union. Butter, according to New Poor-law Cookery, is
made from the skimmings of grease-pots, and parochial tea
is made from boiling old leaves which have already had
their strength drawn out of them. A new Cookery Book,
edited by M'Dougal, the master of the Andover Union, is
evidently a desideratum in culinary literature which even
M. Soyer's universal genius has hitherto left unsupplied.—
Punch.

FIRE AT LEWES.—lntelligence reached us late last
night from Lewes, of a destructive fire on the farm premisso
of John Ellman, Esq , the eminent breeder of Southdown
sheep, at Glynde. The flames were visible at Falmer, a dis-
tance of eight miles. We regret to say that a large barn
was entirely consumed ; but none of the inhabitants of Lewes,
wh (lOW to the spOt to render assistance as soon as the
alarm was given, had returned when our infbrmant left
Lewes (at half-past nine o'clock).—Brighton Gazette.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

[ BEDFORD RACES--TnunsDAY.
The Bedfordshire Stakes of 50 sous., added to a Handicap cf
10 sous, each, 5 ft. Two miles.
Hon. G. Ongley's Queen of the Gipsies, 5 yrs ... (Sly) 0 1
Hon. G. Ongley's Fama, aged
Mr. Coleman's bl g The Devil-among-the-Tailors, 6 yrs 3 0
Mr. Coleman's ch c Young Eclipse, 3 yrs
The Town Stakes of 5 sods. each, with 25 added. Heats,
One mile and a quarter.
Mr. Coape's ch cby Bentley —Emma, 3 yrs (Marlon) 1 1
Mr. Stephenson's bf by Jerry, out of Pastile, 3 yrs
Mr. Coleman's br g The Devil-among the-Tailor, 6 yrs 0 3
Mr. Death's b h Isleworth, 6 yrs •••
lion. G. Ongley's bk f Symmetry, 3 yrs ... 0 0
Mr. Turner's ch h Hampton, 6 yrs
Mr. Messer's b c Chatham, 3 yrs
The Corporation Stakes of 3 soya. each, with 15 added. Three-
quarters of a mile.

Hon. G. Ongley's Queen of the Gipsies, 5 yrs (Sly) 1
Mr. Messer's b c Chatham, 3 yrs ...
Mr. Coape's ch c by Bentley, out of Emma, 3 yrs
Hon. G. Onglev's b m Mouse, 4 yrs dis
The Farmers' Plate of 60 sous. The second to receive 10
soya. out of the stakes. Heats, from the distance-post once
round.
Mr. G. Higgins br g Corregio, 6 yrs ...(Owner) 1
Mr. Westley's b f Solitude, 3 yrs
Mr. Price's br f by Saracen, 3 yrs
Mr. H. D. Bolton's gr g by Voltaire, 6 yrs
OSWESTRI RACES—WEDNESDAY
The North Shropshire County Members' Stake of 5 sous.
each, with 50 added. Heats, a mile and a half.
Mr Worthington's b c Dr. Husband, 4 yrs...( Marlow) 1 1
Kr. Standish's ch c Little Hampton, 4 yrs 2 2
The Oswestry Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 30 added. One
mile and a half.

2 2
4 3
3 4

Mr. Standish's ch f Susan, 4 yr 5..... ............ (Marlow) 1
Mr. Collins's br g Brunel, 4 yrs
The Gold Cup Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 40 added. Two
miles and a quarter.
Mr. W. H. Standish's ch c Little Hampton, 4 yrs
Hon. E. M. L. Mostyn's b f Stream, 3 yrs 2
The Town Plate of 50 soya Heats, a mile and a half
Mr. Standish's ch f Susan, 4 yrs... .. (Marlow) 1 1
Mr. C. Phillips's bf by Physician, 3 yrs 3 2
Mr. Collins's br g Brunel, 4 yrs .. ..... 2 3
WALSALL RACES—Tnunsn_kv.
The Walsall Handicap Stakes of 10 sovs. 5 ft, with 20 added.
A mile and a half.
Mr. Hawkins's Nii-my-Dolly, 6 yrs ....(G. Whitehouse) 1
Mr. Flintoff's The Rhine, 5 yrs
Mr. Raworth's Kilgram, 4 yrs 3
Mr. Tempest's b g T'Auld Squire, 4 yrs
A Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, with 25 added. Heats, once
round and a distance.
Mr. Raworth's b c Idolater, 3 yrs .....(Bradley, jun.) 1 1
Mr. Flintoff's ch f The Elbe, 4 yrs
A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Heats,
once round and a distance.
Mr. Sheppard's March-the-First filly, 3 yrs ..(Styehe)
Mr. C. A. Parker's ch f Whitelock, 4 yrs
Mr. Raworth's Kilgram, 4 yrs
LEINTERDINE RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Warden Stakes of 2 soya each, with 10 added, were
won, in two heats, by Mr. Wollaston's ch g Firmin, 4 yrs,
beating Mr. Warman's ch m Victress, aged, and Mr. Gill's
b m Drops of Brandy, 5 yrs.
The Hurdle Race, of one soy. each, with 5 sovs. and a
whip added, was won in three heats by Mr. William's Tinker
beating Mr. Warman's Victress, and Mr. Cresawell's Kate
Nickleby.
A Sweepstakes of one soy. each, with a saddle, bridle, and
purse added, was won in two heats by Mr. Wollaston's
Firmin beating Mr. Oseland's Linnae, Mr. Williams's Tinker,
Mr. Gill's Drops of Brandy, and Mr. Hall's Harkaway.

3 2
2 dr.

Oxberry--*Mr. F. Powell's b c Holloway—Duke of Rich-
mond's b c Tug-net—*Duke of Richmond's b c by Slane, out
of Voluptuary—Mr. W. Sadler's The Pretender.
The Town Plate of 50/., for three year old colts, Bst 71b; fil-
lies, Bst 31b. D.I.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each ; for three yrs old colts, Bst 91b ;
fillies, Bst 61b. Cambridgeshire Course. The winner of the
Derby or Doncaster St. Leger, 10Ib extra; of the 2,000
Guineas, Grand Duke Michael, or Great Yorkshire Stakes,
61b extra.
Lord Albemarle's Alexandrina—*Duke of Bedford's Pro-
logue—Lord Glasgow's br f by Bay Middleton, out of Im-
pertinence—*Mr. S. Stanley's c Paultons—Mr. Jaques's b c
Moulton—Lord Verulam's c Maynooth.
Match--Duke of Bedford's Captain Phoebus, Bst 131 b, agst
Mr. Payne's C,ollingwood, sst 131 b. T.Y.C. 200, h ft.
We have placed an asterisk against the horses nm. at New-
market and in training. Dilly's, Kent's, J. Day's, and Mr.
Osbaldeston's are expected daily.

THE WEATHER-THE HARVEST.
ULVERSTON, SEPT. 18.—Since last Saturday evening we
have had very broken weather, rain every eight or twelve
hours, but mostly during the night except yesterday. Har •
vest operaticns have gone on with little interruption. To-
day (I hursday) the sample loads put down in our market
exceeded those of the past three weeks; there were about 61
of wheat, and of oats about 37. Millers and dealers came for-
ward freely on opening the sample loads of wheat, yet the
selling was rather tedious, particularly where the sample
proved less desirable. Selling prices 6d. to ls. less than last
week, arising more from the number than the demand, which
was good, and all were sold. For oats a disposition to make
early purchases appeared general, and the attendance of mil-
lers and dealers appeared more numerous than on previous
weeks.—Kendal Mercury.
The corn crops are nearly won on the banks of the Tees.
From the banks of the Coquet we have received the following
brief report :—" The weather has now become beautiful, and
the fields of grain are fast coming to the sickle. Little wheat,
however, is yet cut, except in Bamburghshire and along the
coast. -*here the crops have been long lodged, the deficiency
of yield and inferior quality of sample will be found great.
Reapers are plentiful, and obtain Is. 6d. per day, with vic-
tuals." Since this was written we have had heavy rains.--
Gateshead Observer.
CHARMOUTIL—In this and the neighbouring parishes the
different sorts of grain have generally been securely housed.
The yield of wheat is, in almost every instance, much less
than it was last year, and the sample very inferior. Barley
is most abundant. The potato crop is a sad affair, as there is
scarcely a field that has not been attacked by the distemper
so prevalent throughout the land.—Somerset County Gazette.
A change has occurred in the weather in the neighbour-
hood, and we presume that it pervades the whole country,
calculated to excite serious apprehensions respecting that
portion of the wheat and barley and potato crops which re-
main in the fields. During the last three or four days rain
has fallen to the depth of nearly an inch and a half. Yes-
terday the rain hardly ceased throughout the day; and we
regret to say that there is no immediate prospect of a return
of dry weather. The temperature has, however fallen barely
a degree. In the south and west of England, little grain re-
mains abroad, but in the more backward parts of the country
the sickle has hardly been called into activity. Thus the
weather is still an object of solicitude, not only as regards
wheat, but especially with reference to the potato crop. A
continuance of rain would rapidly extend the disease which
has destroyed or rendered unsaleable so many of these escu-
lents.—Bath Gazette.
For the last eight days the weather has been unsettled.
We stated in our last that a weather prophet of reputation, at
present resident in Jersey, had predicted a winter of severe
storm and tempest. His prediction, uttered as it was before
the storm of the last few days had as yet shown any indica-
tion of its coming, seems destined to be realised, and so far
as physical appearances would seem to foreshadow, the storm
which has now begun will continue some time before we wit-
ness its departure. It has been frequently observed that
should gales supervene about the period of the equinoxes,
considerable reliance may be placed upon the probability of a
protracted course of boisterous weather, and farmers and
others acquainted with this fact always conduct their opera-
tions with a prudent foresight. We understand that the
western districts of England during the last eight days have
been visited with weather equally boisterous with that which
we have ourselves experienced ; but that in the more northern
quarters of the empire scarcely a drop of rain has fallen within
the last three weeks. In this we recognise a benevolent dis-
pensation of Providence, for the harvest being always later
in that district of the country, opportunity is th,ps afforded to
the tillers of the soil to gather in their produce.—Jersey Times.
Harvest operations have been in a great measure sus-
pended this week, owing to the inclement state of the wea-
ther. Monday and Tuesday were dull, raw, and unfavour-
able days, and on Wednesday rain fell in torrents, render-
ing out-door labour out of the question. A considerable
quantity of rain also fell on Thursday morning, and the at-
mosphere was very chilly during the day. Yesterday, how-
ever, we are happy to say a change for the better took
place—the sun shining from its rising till its setting, in a
beautiful blue sky. Reports from all parts of the country
as to the state of the crops are of the most cheering descrip-
tion. A short continuance of warmth and sunshine, which
we hope for, will insure more than an average harvest._
Scotch Reformer's Gazette.
We are sorry we cannot say the present week has been
a favourable one for harvest operations. Monday and
Tuesday were tolerably favourable days fur out-door work,
but on both Wednesday and Thursday, and particularly
during the nights of both these days, the rain fell in tor-
rents. Friday was a splendid day in every respect, and
such was the strength of the sun and wind during the fore-
noon, that in several cases the farmers commenced " lead-
ing in "by the after part of the day. Everywhere the
fields present a splendid appearance. They are thickly
studded with stooks, and many parks are to-day crowded
with busy reapers. On the whole, we should say, there is
as near as may be one-third of the crop yet to cut.—
Glasgow Post.
Up to Wednesday evening the weather has been every-
thing that the farmer could wish—warm, bright, and breezy,
and harvest operations were going rapidly on. The fields
were covered with numerous bands of reapers, before whom
the golden grain was quickly falling, and as rapidly rising
again in the large and thickly planted stooks. On Wednes-
day, however, the atmosphere became overcast, and in the
course of the evening rain began to fall, and continued with
little intermission throughout the night and during yester-
day. This will retard the ingathering of the crop for some
days; but, with a few weeks more of fair weather, the whole
will be secured in good condition. We regret to learn that
a disease of a peculiar description is very prevalent in the
potato crop throughout the country, and that it has lade
its appearance in several fields in this district. The disease
is quite inexplicable. A fine field of bear was cut last week
at Achriachan, in the neighbourhood of Tomantoul, one of
the highest districts of Banffshire. We are sorry to learn
that in many of the higher glens and straths a pretty severe
frost was experienced on the nights of Wednesday and Thurs-
day last week. In many places, particularly in low marshy
situations, the potatoes have been very much injured, the
stems being completely withered down. In these places
some partial injury has been done to the grain crop, but the
injury has been limited to small localities.—Elgin Courant.

IRELAND.
DUBLLI, Sxrr. 20.—For •fifteen years past there has not
been such a variety of qualities in wheat as that of the pre-
sent harvest. Judging by the samples we have seen, and the
accounts that have reached u., a considerable portion of that
crop must be very good; but it is equally certain that a large
proportion is middling or inferior. We shall soon behold the
singular spectacle of a high price for wheat in our own mar-
ket, and a high duty upon the admission of foreign wheat.
The general averages regulating the duty will be kept down
by the quantity of damaged and inferior wheat thrown upon
the market—the duty will, consequently, advance to the
maximum rate, while British and Irish wheat of good qua-
lity must command a high price. At our Corn Exchange yes-
terday, there was an advance in the price of wheat, and
prime qualities are likely to advance still further. The wheat
crop, according to the most careful calculations, will be under
an average, and but for the providential change in the wea-
ther towards the close of last month, it is now manifest that the
failure would be disastrous. The Dublin Mercantile Advertiser
says :—" Respecting oats, all our reports are favourable. The
crop is described as very good in quality, and likely to yield
considerably more than an average. There can be no
doubt that the disease in potatoes is producing very destruc-
tive effects in Europe as well as in America. But we rejoice
to find that its ravages are comparatively limited and partial
in Ireland. We have sought informarion from the best
sources, and have arrived at the conclusion, that although
in some instances there will be considerable
oss, the potato
crop, taken altogether, is likely to be abundant and excellent
in quality."
BALM-SHANNON, SErr.l9.—We have made inquiry into the
state of the potato crop throughout this county, and we are
happy to be enabled to state that very little injury has been
sustained from the disease so prevalent in other counties.
OMAGH, SEPT. 19.—Round by Dungannon, and indeed in
every part of the county, the wheat, oats, and barley crops are
unusually productive, but the potatoes certainly will not be
as abundant as we anticipated, though in very many parts
the crop is far over an average one.
MARYBOROUGH, SEPT. 20.—The operations of cutting and
saving have been renewed with increased vigour; but large
tracts of wheat are still uncut, and much of the oat crop is
still unripe,
ENNISKILLEN, SEPT. 18.— There has been no season for
many years past that promises so highly for the farmer as the
present. Every crop is crowned with abundance, save only
the potato, which, we are sorry to say, has been injured by
rot; but, from everything we can read, by no means so in-
jurious as appearances in other parts, both at home and
abroad, indicate.—Enniskillen Chronicle.
Ertms, SEPT 18.—We have made minute inquiries into
the state of then rops in Clare, and, although in the womout
soil, under potatoes, there may be some failures, as far as can
be at present collected, there is fully an average crop ex-
pected. Until the full time for digging the general crop, in
the latter end of the next month, a close estimate cannot be
formed; but where the new or good ground has been tried,
the potato is both productive and good. The wheat crop has
some partial blight, and it may be estimated by a reduction
of somewhat less than one-fifth. Referring next to oats, the
crop is as abundant as any of the last six years. We have
conversed with a gentleman who has gone over nearly one
hundred miles of the county, and he states that the crop is as
fine as ever witnessed.—Clare Journal.

STRIKE OF THE IRON-STONE MINERS AT CONSIDE.
—ln consequence of the continued strike of the iron-stone
miners, at the Derwent Iron Works, Conside, near Shotley
Bridge, Superintendent Hall, and a party of the Durham
rural police, proceeded on Tuesday to eject several of the
workmen from their houses; but, in consequence of the miners
assembling in great numbers, he was obliged to desist until
he obtained an additional number of men. On the following
day, the suuperintendent having received a reinforcement of
men, he ejected about fifty families from their dwellings,
amidst the shouts and menaces of the miners, who occa-
sionally assailed the police with a shower of stones. Inspector
Hall, however, exercised the utmost forbearance, and fre-
quently warned the people to desist; and, on returning
from the village, although followed and hooted, and pelted
with stones, he prudently withdrew his men, in excellent
order, to a distance, until the mob dispersed. The strike still
continues.— Tyne Mercury.
WORTHY or IMITATION.—The Earl of Falmouth,
wishining to encourage upon his Cornish estates a more
general cultivat on of green crops in connexion with an im-
proved system of cropping, has offered for the farms which
have been best cultivated and cropped handsome premiums,
in proportion to the number of acres which the farms may
consist, beginning with farms exceeding 200 acres, and
ending with cottage tenements containing not more than 25
acres. The crops which must have been grown in succession
are—I. Wheat, or other grain suited to the soil. 2. Turnips,
mangel-wurtzel, and other roots. 3. Barley or oats. 4.
Grasses. 5. Grasses. Tenants have the option of growii%
a crop of rape (for consumption by sheep upon the land) in
the sixth year before wheat. It is proposed to inspect the
farms of the competitors in the months of July and August,
and to award the premiums in the month of October follow-
West Briton.
The Duke and Duchess of Leinster, the Margßis
of Downshire, the Earl of Erne, the Earl of pevciu, the Earl
of Leitrim, Sir Thomas Fremantle; /44 Thomas and Lady
Louisa Fortescue, &c., arg ampng the guests of the Earl and
Countess of Clancnrty, at Garbally Park, county Galway.