The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1847.

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

Dowte.—PresentmenteassicTnS for the barony of Newry,
including the town, were held on Friday (yesterday) at
Newry. The proceedings were taken under Mr. La-
bouchere's letter. Captain Neeham presided, and to a ques-
tion of hie put to the officer of the Board of Works as to the
amount of poor to be relieved upon the work, Captain
Brereton said he thought the amount of poor was about
1,300 ; the rum to meet this number for a month would be
about 1,200/. ; and f.r two months, 2,3001. or 2,4001.—Mr.
Maguire: What is the exact number?—Chairman: I have
myself endeavowed to ascertain the number of poor, and I
calculated that out of 115 families, only 41 labourers could he
got—there was such an enormous quantity of little children
and old persons. I was myself quite surprised at this, and
it shows the necessity tu more extensive relief.
CAVAN.—The Protestant clergyman of the pariah of Kil-
sherdiney, near Cootebill, writes that—" Within the last
three days three individuals have died of starvation in this
parish, making in all seven persons in the last fortnight."
Coax.—CONTINVANCE OF THE DERTITUTION.—The
special correspondent of the (fork Southern Reporter
writing from Skibbereen, on Wednesday last, says
" Another death was added yesterday to the many which
occur on the roads. A poor man named Connolly, who was
working on the Marsh road, having, through weakness,
stumbled over a ditch on his way home, was found dead at
the other side by a person passing that way. A similar case
oecurnd in Olandore yesterday. But if the people are badly
off in the town, they are infinitely in a worse condition in the
country districts, of which some idea may be formed by the
harrowing picture of the distress of a family, which the
Reverend Mr. O'Leary was called on to visit about four
miles outside the town The door was opened by an
emaciated old man; when he entered the cabin he
found the whole family, thirteen in number, stretched
round the fire-place, without covering of any description,
except a miserable rag over two females. The roof of the
house was broken away, and the rain was pouring in. One
of the inmate' was a child of four yeah old, quite destitute
deny covering. When they were asked what they had to
support them, they replied that they bad nothing but
water. The little food they got was supplied by a poor man
named Gainey, who left it within a certain distance of the
house, and acquainted them of it, when one of the family
crawled ~ut and brought it in.
DONEGAL.—Of the condition of this county, the Bay-
shannon Herald says The state of the peasantry end
working-climes is daily becoming more deplorable. We
really believe the majority of them throughout this county,
and particularly in this neighbourhood, do not, on an avenge,
get three meals in the week." And yet in this county a
presentment sessions was assembled the other day by procla-
mation, which dissolved without making • eines precut
meat.
Mayo.—l have learned that the general dui antral midi
committee, at a meeting held yesterday, allocated 100 E emit
to the parishes of Louisbnrgk and Islendeady 4111 s ISM*
The Irish relief committee have given greats to the Pere
testant rectors of those parishes to be expended in their saps.
intendence.
TIPIERARY.—The poor relief committee of Nenagh, says
the Guardian, continue to sell Indian meal at first price to
the poor. About 401. worth is sold each day of sale. Plenty
of food to satisfy nature is given every day to all who an is
need. Over 130 individuals are daily fed tree with stirabeat
KERET.—Toak-work, says the Kerry Examiner, has beat
found, in the di trict of Killarney to give the greatest satie•
faction, and it adds, that such us the activity of the relief
committee, more especially of the secretary, Mr. Lloyd
Saunders, that tbei e are not " four men" unemployed whe
are capable of and teed work. In nu instance, adds this
le moat, has • labour tr less than one shilling a day, while
his hire, in many inst. vices, is one-half as much more. And
yet, under the same system, we find that in Kewanee,
and in some works hear Trake, the p.rople complain
that their day's hire does not amount to more than
lid. to 31d., and even tea:: same not paid before the end of a
fortnight. This, the writer' aerie, and with apparent jestice.
can only be attributabl2 to t be difference is qualifievion of
the gentlemen who have chat Ns of the,, severed works. A
soup kitchen has been estabi laid in Killarney, to which
Lord Reamer* has contributed largely, as also his Countess,
and his brother, Mr. Browne, has subscribed 1001. In
several districts of the barony .of Corkagninf flays the
Kerry Examiner) landlords are dieletning for rents.
WATERFORD.—At a recent meeting of the Poor-law
Guardians of Waterford, Sir H. W. ~Barron denounced, in
very strong language, the absentees for their disgraceful and
inhuman apathy as to the miser which extisted in their 'several
Properties, and called upon them either to attend to their
Cities as landlords or sell their properties.
AITOINTMENT.—CharIes Daniel O'Connell, Esq., of
Babes), Kerry, has received the appointment of stipendiary
mamstrate. This gentleman formerly reprewnted Kerry
in the legislature, and is married to the daughter of Mr.
Daniel O'Connell, M.P.

SCOTLAND.
EDINBURGH, JAN. 16.

The anti-resthetic spirit seems to be on the =ream
in Scotland. For some time pickings from the Glas-
gow Wellington statue were matters of weekly
record, and when they began to be forgotten, the de-
facing of the Edinburgh Scott Monument commenced;
and after that, rude hands were laid on the statue