And on the same day Father Matthew wrote to Mr. Trevelyan as follows:--

“For the first time since the Lord visited this unhappy land

with famine, I address you with delight. The markets are

rapidly falling; Indian corn from 16ℓ. to 15ℓ. per ton. The

vast importations, and the still more vast exportations from

America, have produced this blessed effect.”

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