The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-19 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Seer. 17.
Tits I.snorn RATE Ac-r.—The following last T from
Mr. O'Contiell respecting the Labour Hate Act appears in
the Dublin ErtPlioty I'ust of this day :
" Darrynane Abbey, Caloirelveen,Monday, 14th Sep!. Isle.
" My I/ear t lawny --I have only Ws morning gut the Labour Italy
bet, and thus am rob:e to stole its provisions accurately. I .11 tine
more anxious to do so, an my former 'statement of its contents war
necessarily JAM Irons the niaort ot speeelosw in parliament. Act
provide- that the laird Leutennot, ottani Infurnusl Of the est,-
tence of 41P-trews in :Inv diAriet, shall, by proclamation, direct anal
require 'an Extnionlinury l'resesitment Se...Cons' for sorb district.
This is rotonelatr.ry lusts the l'restootnitoot Sessions; they are bound
to meet on the slay mentioned in the proclamation, and they will
be guilty of a violation 01 the law if they du not mss-t upon that
slay. nessmilly, -1 he Pn sontment Sessions having met, they
are bound to make Presentinents for Public Works within their star.
feast This clause, ohm, is sciesthifory. It would be a violation so:' the
law if they were to refii-e or neelert making Presentnonts.
Thirdly--Tioe Lords so the Tri-asury ate bound to unit eons all sums of
Mollee, without spreilied limit, to the amount newseary for the works
illehldiVi in such l'reventionnts. FOlllll4 --The Board of Works art'
1101111t1 w put 11110 fire:lt:NM the WOOLS PO presented for wittiest any
delay. Stith is an :distrait 44 the operative part 4o! the Statute, us
far us relates to Public Works. There are, sins, provisions fur the re-
payment, by instalinents, of the money to be mhaneed tor those
works. The repayment is not to eoTilliiellee until the next year,
1847, cos that the landlords are, by the Act, left all their re-moretv krr
the present year, untouched by the poyment of any rote. Soo specific
remedy is aisen by the Statute It the Pre,entment Sesisionsollsob-y the
LIM, and refuse or neglect to make press sit Meas. lAA it be remiLks:cd
that it they 1,0 refuse sir toss:het, the exi-tang diners in the district
will remain not tatty univtimost alai unmitigated, but naturally
in nitOssity and severity. This N.II be .4 ptlifhg a promote
, upon the en-sautes-sit session., that it is not likely that they will
' anywhere rause to make presentment% sad by midi relived team the
starving labourers without relief. But, sup rasing any l'oestoitiossoot
Sessains so to Ware, they are seinen to legal comisiligion as well us to
poinishugnt. Fur exsolople, the .tet beim( mandatory ca the Pretieut-
nient session., It they reties. to do tbot duty they are liable to be pris.
eeeiled tinniest, erinlinally, by indictment, or by erbainal infortici-
tiuic., at the proeavotion of the Attsriwystieneral. on appli-
cation to the toss's iterleh, morodamois .111114 iti the
So-rshnin to mule pnvvt mein tweording to law. 1 take
it that the sorts of the tores,ding. would be Vi.ittli
Presentment sesollonn. It is, therehre, to the last degree inopovitrible
that any coos ,es vs 1 rthise hi make prereatinenoi. Lti it he moils
semi taut ii.r toile nanted at pr.-..elit i• food; that ioresssiore
for fund in i/litriellint,: flint the supplying of Mild cannot he factponeil
without the utniunt itilournauity, nay, eumut be postponed si illowitet) to
any class. Food the people want, :and roust it is the duty of every-
body to provide for them : suo well the Government us the tmilkiolo- -
in short, evi-ry, holy. having any means whatsoever. 'floe Guys rn-
tuent plan suggests the mode of obtaining Mon" is by earning wages -
such N:iiten tube paid fur the sit ration of public work.. it is quite
true that many faults may liC hniltli unit, the this eriiiiient plan ; lost
then it is eophi ore:rotation, and rapidity of action Ls, under existing
einaimstances, of the nostst vital int:satinet.. No plan can he of any
value to meet the tonsent horrible omen:envy Mot a rapid pl in. 'there
is no time for delay or pristptonvosient. The penalty of delay would be
death-in fart, death" Milano-table. From ten to twelve millions of
psoansh sterling will, I fear, be nectsaviri to bevy the people
alive; but, while many are writing or talking, the people are
starving. I nth sort al all to the dla,aiv..ntage M Is; m, nut
mot. yon works the are not, in thonosolves, proshoutive of direct
profit -but, the craufilicatkm fif interests -the yrnyertica of miters-
the propertito vested in trustrees for married woos n - the properties
in the hands of itemisers of the Court of I haneury, and of other
creditors and unknoitiusts -all then' anal many soda r complicated rela-
tion., would venni, much time and kibour to arrango• iuorder to
tanner any Rosemont lit lik.ns marl, for prolitable work., and it would
etirl.4lllit` lamb time ta luvestnr.ite titles, and ascertain the validity of
securities.
. In the nieiintime, the cry is loud and universal for food.'
food Ever:Moog must lie dune to get the host tor the yeti-
Isle without delay. Itapitlity constitutes, 1 repeat, the Issenee
of humanity and µshnrrl ,gatity. It seems alnualantly Cletir that
there nom be an early • very early inceting of the Parliament. The
prat heal defeess of the Labour Rate I{lll must be amended, and other
modes oi rola.' will require It) he suggested and worked out. But in
the meantime let us Me alai all struggle to procure wages and food
for the people. Let us do the best we ton with the existing law,
ilaSead of defects arid proclaiming them to a stio-viiis tsco
Let us, if possible, inspire in that pimp, a esonlislenee in fair
exertions, and let us convene them, that we will leave no praetnal
means untried to prt-scrve the country Irmo famine and pectilenee.
Believe me to be, very faithfully yuuni, "
Pun Lie WlPltKa.—linder the Treasure of bud year, which
authorised advances from the public funds is Mil of local
contributions 14 cinphling the people, several work,. had
commenced but were nut completed. Itecently a treasury
order has been issued to stop all those works, and much dis-
pleasure was felt at the order, as in sonic places very little
had been done towards their completion while conaiderable
lassie, had been made on account of them from the propery
of the cuutitry. The Lord Lieutenant, taking these me-
Cumstances into his consideration, has issued the firllowing
instruction :

Dublin Castle, sth September, Is It.
••tientlement---The Lord Lit titeu.int 11.1Viug had under his connidera
tint, the statemnts u loch hare been mane to him, in reference to Ow
sioppotte of certain works which had been improved by the Lords
Commissioners of the Treasury, or by his Exceltney to anticipation
of that sanction : I ant directed to inform yvu, that it is his Excel-
lency's pleasure dot all much works shall be proevidcti with. es far as
the sum. Arlin h may have beea w sanctioned tor them respectively
will admit. Should 'he balance nut be sufficient to complete the
works, a presentment should be sought for that purpose at the en-
suing Pre-entownt Sesnions (IS Cie., c. 107 j, if the nett in a desira-
ble one to imdertake.—l
itigiaccl) IL. L bllkt II .
'• The Commissioners of Public Works."
ENPLOYXENT YOU THE PEOPLE.—Meetings to afford em-
ployment to the people have been held during the week in
Clare and Kerry. In one barony of Clare, 17,0001. were ap-
propriated to employment.
Mn. R. L. Sitim.—The right hon. the Master of the Mint
arrived in Ireland this morning, and is about immediately to
visit his constituents, amongst whom the must frightful dis-
tress prevails. The right hon. gentleman is accompanied by
Mrs. Shell.
RISE IN THE MAYO MAREETS.—A correspondent of a
Mayo paper notices the fact that oatmeal within the space of
a week or two has risen in the market of Castleber from 14s.
to lbs. 6d. per cwt. The Indian meal in the government
depot has been at the same time raised 20 per cent.
THE FxstlNE DISTI:EBANCE t i DI:NOAUVAN.-011
Monday last there was a meeting held under the Lsrd Lieu-
tenant's proclamation at Dungarvan, Sir Richard Keane
presiding. This meeting had under consideration several
public works, arid agreed to certain of them, the cont of
which must amount to several thousand pounds. They then
decided upon adjourning to a future day. At this stage of
the proceedings (says the Waft diprd Freeman) the multi-
tude outside the court began to manifest symptoms of ex-
citement and impatience on being told by some imprudent
and thoughtless person that the " magistrates were doing
nothing for them, but passing away the day in squabbling
amongst themselves," rushed into the court house. The
greatest disorder and commotion ensued. The labouring
classes from the country districts asked aloud in Irish
" what were the gentlemen doing for them, or were they
doing anything i' One man from the body of the court
forced his way to the presence of the magistrates, and said
that he was requested by his fellow-labourers in distress tu
state to the "gentlemen" that they wanted only
work to keep them from starvation. The man
spoke indrish, which was explained to the heath. The
chairman said they would do all in their power for them,
that they should get work and not starve, but that this con-
duct would only mar their exertions. He therefore requested
that they would keep themselves quiet, and allow them to
go on with the business of the men ling, but the excitement
and confusion were so great that the people chi not amide,
stand or heed what the chairman -said. The Rev. Dr.
Fogarty, P P., of Li•sni‘re, then addressed the people
in Irish. Ile requested them to be peaceable and patient

for a few minutes longer, and they would hear that
gentlemen were most determined to give them employment:
the magistrates and clergy and all the other gentlemen pre-
sent, he assured them, were doing all in their power for
them. On this day, he conjured them, in the name of their
holy religion, not to attempt any breach of the peace, or
yea.
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down
their excitement, and order being restored, the magistrates
resumed the business of the meeting. The sums which
Mr. Carbery wanted to finish the works in Dungarvan,
Abbeyside, &c., were instantly and without opposition
granted, and, on the representation of the different relief
committees, two or three presentments for each district were
passed, in order to set the labourers of each locality imme-
diately to work. The wages question having been mooted,
the Chairman said 10d. per day, but there were loud
cries from all parts of the court-house of " no, no-2s.
would be little enough." The question of wages was then
put off lest it would further excite the people, and the chair-
man said that presentments for works to the amount of
9,000/. were now sought to be granted for the district of Dun-
prean, and observed, accordingly, that 50,000/. would be re-
quires! on the barony. The meeting was then adjourned till
Thursday, us they could not possibly go through the vast num-
ber of pees fitments they bad to dispose of in one day. But
tv,mte,aits
%vizsbuthtechTixac.i,,tAlmeynct.whpaierthlvieovattiwlstinnethoeuctrdrte:
the town semis' as if it was besieged ; soldiers and police-
men were drawn out with fixed bayonets in every part of the
streets. All the shop. were ordered to be closed, sad it
was apprehended that the country people would be mad and
tbolisti enough to attack the military or the shops. Some
misguided mouetaineer threw some stones at the police. but
through the exertions of the Catholic clergy, particularly
DoctorFogarty and the Rev. Mr. O'Gorman, the multi-
tude was dispersed and sent home, and preserved the peace
of the town—the p-esence and exhibition of the military
had nu other effect sin the country people than that of ex-
asperating their teelinge, fir they seemed as if they no
longer sit any value on their existence, such was their
reckless impruileuce and fuolhardiuess. The riot act was
read twice. We are very glad to state th it not one of
the poor labourers et Dungarvan or its vicinity took any part
in the turbulence which was so needy terminating in a tand
disruption of the public peace on this dreadful occasion.
Thanks again to the Catholic clergy, everything turned out
very happily—u s person remised any injury either in his
person ur property, and the military and police acted very
becomingly on this °erasion, though some of them, wo
believe, were assaulted by wome of the " wild youths from
the mountains."—On Sunday- night, about ten o'clock, all
the neighbourfng hills were studded with slisial tires,. This
is the cause that all the police of the county were called into
Dungarvan on Monday, us it was rumoured that thousands
of the peasantry would come into town. There were two
companies of soldiers in Dungarvan on Mends y. An out-
break on the part of the people was apprehended. These
arc alarming times indeed.
OuaHUEetc is Ltstrstiett.—ln consequence of the partial
outbreak in Limerick, the following proceedings were taken
by the local gentry : —A special private meeting of themagis-
trate& was held at twelve o'clock, the mayor presidine. Col.
Mansell also attended. We undenitund a memorial to the
Lord-Lieutenant was adopted, urging the absolute necessity
of immediate employment firs the destitute labouring
representing the impssssibility of the low scale of wages (did.
to Ital. a day) laid dowu by the Board of Works, being ade-
quate to procure sufficient loud for their families—and advi-
sing opening the Cloven:anent stores for the sale of Indian
corn, in order to reduce the high and advancing prices
charged for provisions. A resolution was also 'sussed was ning
the stewards of the inteialed race meeting at Newcastle
of the danger to be apprehended by bringing a multitude
of persons together at a crisis when famine tWeat no the
land, and recommending that they would ;than:lon or defer
the race meeting. The mayor and magistrates, aided by the
military authorities, have take.* the uecessary precaution of
holding the troops in garrison ready fur duty when called
upon—and last evening the Alban, war Warner, ly,ng at
Ilaney's-quay, near the Ferryodip, mounts d additional
piecos of bras. ordnance. This morning the labours rs again
pros-mks' in a Imely to the alungret-road, where seas cal were
put to work by Mr. Kearney, county surveyor. Those who
led not get employment again paraded the streets, but in a
quietly orderly manlier. The magistrate% were on the alert,
and the city e, under Mr. Williams, mustered in their
barrack, William street, ready to turn out, should their ser-
vices be required.