The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-09 00:00:00

THE WAR CRY IN AMERICA.

When our eorn-laws are repealed—as repealed they
assuredly will be—the party of peace will be greatly
strengthened. The war cry will subside, and greater
intercourse of trade between the two greatest
nations in the world will lead to greater cordiality
of feeling. In support of this view, we have much
gratification in laying before our readers the
follewing letter, addressed by a gentleman in the
United States to a gentleman in a high position in this
country. We earnestly recommend it to the attention
of our readers, and rejoice in being able to communicate
a fact of so much importance as the present dispositions
of Mr. Calhoun, as well as to cite so high an authority
as the writer of this letter in support of the opinion,
that to all the other advantages of a repeal of the corn-
laws would have to be added that of cementing peace
between two countries upon whom depends the progress
of civilisation and the happiness of the world
" New York, 6th November, 1845.

" My dear Sir,—Do the last arrivals indicate a change
of Ministry, or a repeal of the corn-laws, or both? Will
there be a coalition?

" What are we to understand by the activity in your
navy yards? Are you preparing for war with us, or are
you getting ready for the death of Louis Philippe?
"In his last letter to me, Mr. Calhoun says that he
has consented to come to the Senate if there is a vacancy,
and the Legislature of his State desire it. His object in
coming will be to preserve peace with England by pre-
venting the passage of a resolution directing the Presi-
dent to notify England of the termination of the joint
occupancy of Oregon.
"He will also exert himself to modify the tariff, and
his success in both measures will be promoted by the
prospect of a repeal of your corn-laws.
" You must not be surprised or alarmed if the Presi-
dent's Message is warlike—the people of this country
are for peace. Our politicians, like yours, ,have each a
game of his own to play, and whatever the President
may say in his Message, he, too, will be gratified if
the resolution requiring the notice of a termination
of the joint occupancy (which will no doubt pass
the House) should be defeated in the Senate ; and
defeated it will be. The consequence will be the
re-organisation of parties, in which the best elements
of both will coalesce, upon the basis of peace with all the
world, and especially with England. You will see that,
under such circumstances, there may be many things
said of the mother country which will not be understood
with you.- You will see, however, that as the peace
party of this country will be the free•trade party, the
prospect of the repeal of your corn-laws will do much
to strengthen our position."—Glusgow Argus.

DISEASED POTATOES.—IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT.
—We are authorised to state that the simple method of ren-
dering diseased potatoes available for human food by boiling
them in two waters, the first being thrown away when it has
reached the boiling point, has been tried by 11lajor Beamisr
with complete success. He purchased, we are informed, last
week, 100 weights of so called diseased potatoes, at the current
depreciated rate of 2d. per weight, for the purpose of giving
them to cattle, conceiving, with the seller, that they were fitted
for no other purpose, and had already applied many of them to
that use, but after seeing a statement in the public prints, he
had a portion taken indiscriminately from the heap, and
boiled according to the prescribed directions. The result was
in every respect corroborative of the first experiment. The
whole of the black acrid matter which in few cases extended
beyond the skin, was completely extracted by the first
water, enclitic potatoes, when served up to table, after the
second boiling, presented as sound an appearance, and were
as dry and palatable as any potatoes of the kind under the
most favourable circumstances. They were the common
ti~ Bite lumper, or horse potatoe, and were cooked " in their
jackets.”—Cork Southern Reporter.
Whilst the turncock was turning the water into
Clowance-street, Devonport, on Tuesday, a large eel, about
thirty inches in length, jumped from the water-plug against
him. Ile was not prepared to encounter so strange an ac-
quaintance, and had considerable difficulty in killing it.—
Devonport Telegraph.
SPOILED Hors.—A lot of spoiled hops was lately
found in a shave on Mr. Field's farm, Ticehurst. It is sup-
posed the whole oasting was spoiled in drying, and carried
away by the dryer to prevent detection; but to which of the
neighbouring farmers they belonged is yet unknown.—Can-
terbury Journal.
ROBBERY AT AN llOTEL.—Yesterday information
was received by the police that between two o'clock on Sun-
day morning and twelve o'clock at noon on that day, there
was stolen from the second floor front room of the St.
George's Hotel, No. 213, Strand, the property of Mr. Mer-
rick, of Hyde, near Hastings, Sussex, five 51. hank of Eng-
land notes, numbers unknown, an Indian gold chain and
locket, a topaz brooch, a pearl brooch, a hair ring, a pearl
ring with hair in the centre, a turquois and pearl ring, a pearl
hoop ring(five large pearls), three gold seals, a gold Vene-
tian chain, and a union pin with chain, the whole valued at
781. The robbery was committed by forcing open Mr. Me-
rick's dressing-case, and the thief is supposed to have been
a man who lodged in the hotel that night, and left in the
morning without paying for his bed.