The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-16 00:00:00

those dependent on him from the fatal malady. I have been I
told of some other generous individuals who have desired
their tenants to dig all the potatoes fit for use and to take
tht m off the land without any charge. Now this is cer-
tainly very praiseworthy and laudable ; but if the
malady proceeds. at the rapid pace it has during
the last two weeks, something more than indivi-
dual benevolence must be interposed between the
poor and that destitution which must inevitably result
from it. The aggregate benevolence of the country will.;-have
an ample t:eld unfortunately to work on. In the county of
Meath it was said the crop was quite safe a short time ago ; I
have the fact from unquestionable authority, that the crop is
bad there as elsewhere. The progress of the malady is cal-
culated to create the most serious alarm, and as an addition
to the mischief, I am sorry to have to state that a great deal
of corn, of different kinds, is still out in the fields in stook,
and, owing to the heavy rain, is in a very precarious state.
In some late districts there is still a good deal of oats uncut.
If the weather does not take up shortly, I much fear that the
potato crop is not the only loss we shall have to deplore, as
I fear a great deal:of grain in the fields is much injured."
GALWAY, Om 11.—We have made particular inquiries
throughout this county as to the existence of the disease
known by the name of potato cholera, and we are happy to
inform the public that there is no reason to apprehend
danger in this quarter. The crops present a healthy appear-
ance, and the produce is most abundant. Owing, however,
to an apprehension of a failure elsewhere the prices are
rather high for this season, with a tendency to advance. But
there is not the slightest reason to dread a short supply in
this neighbourhood. •

BELFAST, OCT. IL—The weather continues wet, and un6
favourable for securing the remnant of the harvest, andpat,
titularly unfavourable for the raising t.f the potato crop. From
all we can learn, this crop is as defective as the reports have
represented, and it cannot be denied that the rot is general
in this part of the country.
[Another Belfast account, of the same date, states that the
grain crop is generally secured, and will prove abundant.
But it is admitted that the reports of the grain crop are very
unfavourable—that there are large quantities of tainted
potatos at Beira& market; but still it Is copposed the ac,
counts of the disease are greatly ekaggerateit]
DOWN AND ANTRI3L—ThaeIB now no doubt but that both
in the county Down and county Antrim the disease has
spread to a serious, though not an alarming extent. At
Comber, immediately opposite the police barraek; there Is d
large field scarcely worth digoing; anti ill the vicinity of
Ballynahinch, tineKillyleagh, the crop is much
injured. At Antrim. a few days ago, Lord Musereene sold
some potatoes, in the ground, at the high price of 36t. per
acre. They looked vtry well, but so extensive have been
the ravages of the rot, that the ptirthasere are greatly d's=
appointed, and Would gladly withdraw from.their agreement
Ltstantm, OCT. 11.—We are much concerned to state Ll at
the prevalent distemper in the potatO crop haS been this
week found to extend its tearful ravages to the county
Limerick, and the fields on several farms show unequivocal
symptoms of the rot or canker in the potato. At Caliirelly
the disease was first observed, and subsequently at Ada-
more, where twelve acres were opened, and the spade la-
bourers left off work on finding the plant was not worth
raising • the evil was also apparent at Coolyhe' an and other
parts of the country, where no suspicion of the kind was
entertained. At Kilworth, Michelstown, arid a wide rtirtge
of land in the counties of Cork, Ltnierick, and Tipperary,
serious apprehensions are felt for the same result. The po-
tatos most exposed to this deadly plague.spot aft the
" white eye," for they are most prone to detay, arid Wirth
the disease has fixed on these it may be deemed incurable;
not so the cup and crow potatoes, and if on high grourid the
farmer has a better chance for his crops. There is little doubt
but the distemper now attacking the potatos in both coun-
tries is the effect of prolonged low atmosphere and excessive
moisture acting upon the plant since the early part of August
last, when the rain set in very heavily. The recent moist
atmosphere and frequent rains aggravate the tendency to
infection. This terrible epidemic not only threatens loss of
food in the pre_ ent season, hut loss of food for the next year.