plam boomer al te maus of an abundant artes. Lering vi Sue Brd instant Lugs. I veeren vni $****W T wide wase of purceing sePPELIN many places the rescues people were seated on the fences of the dereying gardens, wringing the land and valing bitterly the destruction that has left them foodless,” The first symptom of the disease was a little brown spot on the leaf, and these spots gra dually increase in nomber and size, until

the foliage withere: and the sem became brittle, and snaoner of mnetutely weet

ched In less than a wee whole The helds as5↑rnenäg was accomnbereik. sumed a blackened annearance, as ther had been burnt up, and the growth of the potatoes was arrested wher, they were 7.0 Ingger than a marble or a pigeont's egg. N potatons were pitted this year. In man Misirint: where they had beer. most abadent, full-grown wholesome potatoes we

Ph. Adllowing extract from Captain Mann's Na beth, deneiptis o of what took place at tins period in th conglo sl chum, will he rend with interest: "The earr 1940 was in no way improved; a great pre peab sich, fan.! was genin tilled with potatoes, unde“ #lunmayakapin thai, an in former years, the late scarcit Adkomst þorna Bountiful supply. The first aiarn svi of July, when the potatoes showe th, myrians wear's disease; but I shal #1, R, - * et, phase, in one week in August. On the It shashm official visit of inspection, I ha

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the foliage withered and the stem became brittle, and snapped off immediately when touched. In less than a week the whole process was accomplished*. The fields assumed a blackened appearance, as if they had been burnt up, and the growth of the potatoes was arrested when they were not larger than a marble or a pigeon's egg. No potatoes were pitted this year. In many districts where they had been most abundant, full-grown wholesome potatoes were

* The following extract from Captain Mann's Narrative, descriptive of what took place at this period in the county of Clare, will be read with interest: "The early culture of 1846 was in no way improved; a great proportion of the land was again tilled with potatoes, under the expectation that, as in former years, the late scarcity would be followed by a bountiful supply. The first aiarm was in the latter part of July, when the potatoes showed symptoms of the previous year's disease; but I shall never forget the change in one week in August. On the first occasion, on an official visit of inspection, I had passed over thirty-two miles thickly studded with potato fields in full bloom. The next time the face of the whole country was changed; the stalk remained bright green, but the leaves were all scorched black. It was the work of a night. Distress and fear was pictured in every countenance, and there was a general rush to dig and sell, or consume the crop by feeding pigs and cattle, fearing in a short time they would prove unfit for any use. Consequently there was a very wasteful expenditure, and distress showed itself much earlier than in the preceding season."

not to be procured; and even in London and other large towns, they were sold at fancy prices, and were consumed as a luxury by the wealthy, rice and other substitutes being had recourse to by the body of the people. The crop of wheat this year was barely an average one, while barley and oats, and particularly the former, were decidedly deficient. On the Continent, the rye and potato crops again failed, and prices rose early in the season above those ruling in England, which caused the shipments from the Black Sea, Turkey and Egypt, to be sent to France, Italy, and Belgium; and it was not till late in the season, that our prices rose to a point which turned the current of supplies towards England and Ireland. The Indian corn crop in the United States this year was very abundant, and it became a resource of the utmost value to this country.

In the third year (1847) the disease had nearly exhausted itself. It appeared in different parts of the country, but the plants generally exerted fresh vigour and outgrew it. The result, perhaps, could not have been better. The wholesome distrust in the potato was maintained, while time was allowed for