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

IRELAND.

Dunn rx, SEPT. 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 9, 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 loss, the potato
crop, taken altogether, is likely to be abundant and excellent
in quality." _

liALLismuorom, SEPT. 19.—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.

MARYBOROUGII, 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. _ _

SEPT--18p-,--lil'utAre, and, although in the wornout
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 ebtained an additional number of men. On the following
day, the suuperinteudent 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, be prudently withdrew his men, in excellent
order, to a distance, until the mob dispersed. The strike still
continues.— Tyne Mercury.
WORTHY OF IMITATION.—The Earl of Falmouth,
wishining to encourage upon his Cornish estates a more
general cultivaton 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—l. 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 growing
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 mouth of October follow-
ing.—West Briton.
The Duke and Duchess of Leinster, the Marquis
of Downshire, the Earl of Erne, the Earl of Devon, the Earl
of Leitrim, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Thomas and Lady
Louisa Fortescue, &c., are among the guests of the Earl and
Countess of Claacarty, at Garbally Park, county Galway.