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DREADFUL CONDITION Or IRELAND.

Sir J. NEWPORT arid, he considered ii due to
the honour of the House and the country to cell
upon them not to separate without some explana-
tion from the Government on the melancholy Irmo-
action* which were passing at this moment, end :is
to the accounts which had been promulgated re-
snecting the wretched condition of Ireland.—
(Hear, hear.]—lt had been 'publicly announced
that in one perish in Ireland fifteen persons Mid
uctually perished from f•miue, eight persons in
the same 'wish had been derlered by the parochial
clergy pest all recovery from the same anise, end
130 individuals in the came pariah were lying ill
of a fever.—(Hear, hear.)—Under these appalling
circumstances the House should demand from Go-
vernment some statements which would outmost-
luxe the public mind ; and he could assure the
House that in calling their attention to this auhi.er,
he was not actuated by any motives but a feeling
of what woe due to the character of the House,
and to beseech and implore the Government to give
some explanation of the means which would he
employed to arrest the progress of the, dreadful
evil. lie heard to-day from an Honourable
Friend of his who represented one of the counties
in Ireland where distress was most prevalent, that
in one parish, sharing off all the money that could
be collected in 6ve days, it only furnished food fur
two dap, and that many unfortunate individuals
were prepared for death by the parochial clergyman
according to the rites of their church.—(Heer.)—
The humanity of England had never been op-
pealed to in vein, and he hoped that the House
would influence the Government to apply some
means to alleviate the miseries which existed to
such an alarming extent in that unhappy country.
—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. GOL/I.BIIRN could assure the Right Hon.
Bart. that he totally acquitted him of any un-
worthy motive; end he could further assure him.
that he felt re deeply a. he or any nom in the
House could feel for these awful calamities; and
perfume he felt them the more sensibly from the
conviction that perhaps after every exertion which
the Government mod private individuals could ,sake,
there would still necessarily exist a state of misery
which it wits not iu the newer of man to prevent.
That appeared the more evident in these districts
to which the Hon. Bart. had alluded, because from
the difficulty of communication is want of roads,
in was extremely herd to afford prompt relief.
He had received this day accounts from Ireland, in
some degree confirmatory of the statements of the
Right Hon. Baronet, and particularly from the
county of Galway. Some tiu:e since he had re-
.ceived intelligence that dieter's' was fast approach-
' ing there, and although he knew the Lord Lieute-
nant was in correspondence with persons on the spot,
who from their local knowledge could best give
moistener, yet he (Mr. Goolbura) sent over to two
harbours in Galway those provisions which were
most nutritious, and at the same time most easily
conveyed, and to-day further Ailments were sent
of the came provisions, namely, naval hi .nits : and
although lie could tint promise the /louse that all
these exertions of the Government could he success-
ful, yet it was some consolation that they had done
every thing in their power. By the vote of Parlia-
, nient the Lord Lieutenant had 100,0001. at his dia.
posal; and in Galway, where the distress most preyed-
: ed, there was en engineer on the spot, not only for the
purpose of giving employment to the peasantry in
public works, but who was invested with discre-
titulary power to extend relief wherever it was found
necessary. He hoped it would not be nece►sary fur
hint to dilate further on a subject which gave him
peculiar pain from his inability to do all that he
desired.—(Hear.)
Mr. Vases FITZGRRALD said, he was sore Iris
Right lion. Friend (Mr. Goulbu►n) fell grateful
to the Hots. Baronet for the opportunity he had
afforded him of stating what hid been done by Into,
and was contemplated by the Government. Of the
dreadful distress which existed in Ireland it would
he impossible to drew the faiutest picture ; and yet
at a nine when English charity had been on ge-
nerously exercised, he lamented to say, that within
the walls of Parliament some doubt ►till existed as
to the extent of the misery of the people of Ireland.
A gentleman had given him an account of one be-
rimy in Ireland. where the unfortunate sufferers were
prepared for death by the ministers of their religion,
nod who bore their wretched fate with • degree a foe-
tit title suck as was never before manifested by any po.
poletuoi. lie had received a letter hom a most vene-
rable and excellent pariah 'priest in Ireland, who had
hero particularly active in relieving the distres►es
of his flock, as indeed all that claws of excellent
men haul hero, like truly pious pesiore, administer-
ing comfort and relief to their flocks.—(Hear,
hear.)—He would tike the liberty of reading the
lever to the House:—
" Dx►a SIR—I received the ilontlinn *•:rich you sent
me, and lost no thee in proridiii; a supply Of naline3lfur
the pour people or Kibosh. Sunday was nut knitil to be is
working day mill us, hut we must now work in the vitae of
charity. I find a greet difficulty au alealiri‘ num rill.(, as
theme are no iron gates i• this part of the country, mid the
crowd is ac great anti pressing, that 1 um subjected to • de-
gree of fatigue which my age esti debilitated frame could out
sustain: 1 bethought ate that it would be a good way to
place myself in a link bark ■t a short distance from t►e
shore, sod from this issue tickets to the poor people to go toe
provisions; but In sent • miserable state were the poor
creatures, that Insley of diem jumped is and riling to the
oohs of the boat until they grit ticket*, *stoat they swam
with in their mouths to the shore to get food for their
%retched families."

This sous the simple statement of that good old
man, but it gave on eloqueilt picture of the misery
and wreithedssess with which he was surrounded.—
(Heir, heor.),...With respect to the course adopted
by his Right Honourable Foietiii, the Secretary for
Wood, he only hoped it would ['induce ell the
good which his !stored:dent heart induced kin to
hope. Bet the House must remember that two
mouths must elupse befo►e the hottest come in ;
sod what misery ought not occur us: the mean time ?
'He knew the Government would twee forward I:-
hardly, but it was well the House of Comtuosis
ohould be prepared for it. Before he sot down be
wished to mention oue act of the Irish Guserusueut,

' •
which he considered a measure of sound policy acd
excellent judgment. The Treasury had advanced
I ►uua of money to meet the presentments without
going amongst the unfortunate peasantry to collect
them, which at this period of distress would be a
severe calamity and itAlictioth—(Hear, hem.)
' Mr. Wmeitaroaca said, it was not a question
of 80/. or 100,0001., but whatever was necessary
should be granted.—(Hear, hear.)—They must
not call it generosity ; it was their commoe ditty in
this dreadful emergency to relieve the people of
Ireland as far as possible,. and whatever was necc,-
►ary should .be granted freely.
Mr. H. Susanna said, the object of the Govern.
m, lit and the country must be to relieve the people
if Ireland, and he thought the only way which
would become the Hoose would be to address the
Crown, praying that that object should be accom-
plished at whatever price.—(Hear.)
Mr. Bauuttilait merely wished to say one word
in confirmation of the principle of his Hon Friend
(Wr. Wilberforce). We must not consider this au
act of generosity or honsanity, but in nowise must
we call it charity. It was our bounden duty, and
the people of Ireland should not receive it as ells-
eity, but as their strict right.—(Hear.)
Mr. PIM, said, that in proposing 30 or 100,000/.
it could not have been the intention to stop there;
hut it was considered the most convenient course to
vote the money in different sums while Parliament
wns sitting.
The discursion then dropped.
POOR LAWS.
Mr. NOLAN postponed his motion on this subject
to the lOth July.

INDEPENDENCE OF COLOMBIA.
Mr. LINNARD gave notice that on the 17th Joty
he 6111)U111 move fur the production of any note or
paper presented to his Msjesty's Ambassador at the
Court of Paris, or the Government, from any ac.
credited agent of the Republic of Colombia, pray.
ing the recognition of the independence of that Re-
public.
Mr. WILMOT gave notice that he wonid move
an humble Address to be presented to his Majesty,
paying him to send Conmainmasts to the Malaria
tuts and Cape of Good Hope, to inquire into
the state of those Colonies; and to the Leeeard
Wand., to inquire into the state of Criminal Jo.
riaprudence.
Mr. Hume hoped the Honourable Member
would include the island of Trion:llA

The other Orders of the Dsy were then dimmed
or, owl the HOOK adjourued at a QUALM TO
TWELVE o'CLoca.

aimontrr
IN TATOIIII or R. CIIINSTITIrI NOTION TOR IUPTALIIIII
Tilt lIIJ ****** II ATION PRI/SION NI LL.—JUN t 26.

Ahercromby. Hn.J. Dancasoon„ Tim. Newport. Sir J.
Althorp, L.led Feeinson, Sir R. C. Palmer, C. F.
Barham, J. F. Grattan, J. Powlett, Um. W.
Barnard, %'i,c. Grenfell, P. Plumber, Jobs
Baryon, B. Gaylen, B. Ricardo, D.
Sm►oal, R. Hamilton, Lord A. Robarts, A.
RfrO•0111114 FL Hubhouse, J. C. Sefton, Lid
Beesinek, Lord W. Honywood„ W. P. Smith, W.
Cofer'''. J. Pinches, W. L. Smith, R.
Calirraß, J. N. Horne, J. Tavissuck, Marq.
Cosuphell, Hue. G. Lesoarii, T. B. Tierney, lit H. G.
Carter, J. loymier. R.lpb Whitbread, S C
Cavendish, H. Moberly, John Whitbread, R. H.
Colborne, N. R. Moberly, W. 1.. Williams, W.
Creeery, T. Macdonald, James Wiiiiim, Sir R.
Clausihsam, T. Marcia, J. TILLIIIIII.
Domes, T. R. 14 'Malik, M. Taylor. NI. A.
Deustas, T. Mosick,.l. B. iVilliaaa.,Juhn

MINORITT
WAYOOR Of WI TA%Loa's MOTION IMAMS TO Tyr
COURT Of CUANCEILY.—JUNS

Bennett, He. H. G Honywood, W. P. Rice, T. S.
Brine), R. Hughes, W. L. Ruardo, P.
Brougham, H. Hume, J. Rowley, Sir W.
Calvert, C. Huuldswoelb, T. Roberto, A.
Carter, Juba James, W. Roberto, G.
Davies, T. H. Jervoise, G. P. Smith, J.
Denmitt, T. Leaned, T. B. Smith, W.
Gonda., Hue. Ti Lsabington, S. Taylor, M. A.
Denison, W. J. Moberly, Juhn Western, C. C.
Fergudon, Sir R. C. Moberly, W. L. Whitbread, S. C.
Folkestone, Vise. Milbask, Si. Wilson, Sir R.
Grattan, J. Mooch, .1. B. Wend, Alderman
Gui•e, ter W. Newport, Sir Jobe TELLERS.
a iilimaud, W. Palmer. C. F. Creevey, T.
Hubbuuve, J. C. Rubinson, Sir G. Dummies, Tic

The wastes of Mr. Heber and Mr. Daly were by mi.take
inserted in the list of the Majority us Mr. Abercromb)
MOllOlO.

ROYAL GARDENS, VADXFIALL.
THE Nobility, Gentry. and Public, are moot
',spectrally informed, is addition to ths 'avow
Amusements which have gives such complete saliefaciun.,
that THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, June 2S, Madan.
Georgina, a Lady of Colour, a Native of Calcutta, will
SING is the Rotunda, and aceosapasy herself on tar
Piaiiii-forte, and will alma play a favanwilie.Coacetto, being
her td appearance is Public. The WONDER of WON.
PERS, the Junior Laagaentar, sloe TIGHT ROPE PRO
DIGY, with ASCENT a•laSacqui. The Reginald Heti.
taplaeisasporos. Eatraordisary Fire Works, by du cele
braird Madames Renter, &c. &c.
Doors to be opened at Hetr.paist Seven.—Cowsei beltiss
at Eight.—Adwittauce 3.. Bd.—Supper Buses may low wi-
gged.

I lIE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,

FRIDAY, Jou 28, 1822.

Last night Sir JOHN NaWPORT called the atten
tion of the House of Commons to the 11,creard
•tid increasing famine in Ireland. The heart that
.
would not be deeply affected with the detail, ul
misery which are passing in shut unhappy coulitii.
must be incapable of any genercus sentiment. lir
plated the appalling fact, that in one pulpit in
land fifteen persons had actually perisbed fttA
want of food ! ! ! Eight individoals in the ssa.
parish bad been declared post recovery!!! ..101
130 persons are at this moment lying in.ot mar
pant fever, generated from the gime bandy
cause ! !! Can language express more pa wettA
than the simple narration of these facts tLe.i,or:
tious demand which is made upon tits Goma Po'

• `i .* A.
pl? the country ? ft the espouse whit it may, the
object: should be accomplished. It is not a sub-
ject for a cold calculation...it is not an act of bene.
Totemic, it is an act aicommoo and obvious justice.
mercy; sod utensil. It surely must be the trot
end Ikheit dal of soy government to preserve
those whom they govern front the horrors of starve-
Lim. The Irish Secretary stated that every exer.
tic* was making by Goverament to arrest the pro-
grew of desolation ; but from the want of roads,
sod the difficulty ef communication in those dis-
tricts which are most distressed, great impediments
were thrown in-the way of affording relief ; however,
there was at present an engineer on the spot, invest-
ed with full powers, not only to give employment,
but to supply food wherever it was wanted, without
the delay of tending for instructions to the Govern-
ment, sod through his exertions the Government
entertained the hope that the dreadful calamities
so anxiously anticipated would be averted.
. .
The Paris Papers of Tuesday have arrived.
Their foreign news consists, as usual. of eong-
gerated accounts or the disturbances in Spain.
French Fads.—Fin pay Coot. Confola opened at 91 r.
eoe.; Highest 91 I. The.; assail at 91f. 60 c.
Esdisage oe Loodoolk—Oato Mouth 10f. 96 e. ; Theo
Vtlo, 25f. 35 c.—{Coat. Aurthstdique, Jose 24.)

Flanders Sad Hamburgh Mails arrived last night.
The following see extracts :-
-Taassiroire, JOIE 19.
. ,Their Majesties the Kiag sod Queen of Wortem-
berg set out yesterday front Sinter& and slept
last night at I*qm:a to-day they embark on the
Rhine for Coblen% Hence the Queen will go to
Ens, and the King to take the benefit of sea bolting
at Ostend. (His Majesty passed through Brussels
owthe e3d alt.)

Several German Government• are peeper* to
follow the example of the Grand Duchy of Bader'.
Already the Grand Doke of Here hos prohibited,
under very rigorous penalties, the importation of
French wmes into his dominions. Letters from
Vienna announce that the Au•insn Government has
adopted new and very rigorous measures, which
change the whole system of importation.
The orders given to the officer, of the Customs
are cootained, it is said, in sealed knees, which are
not to be opened till a certain Axed day in all the
frontiers of Austria ; and the execution of the new
laws will take place from that day.
xonanuno, 11 AY 17.
Letters direct from Warsaw eoutradictilie 'report
of the near arrival of the Emperor Alexander in
tbst city. His Majesty is sot expected sill the

materna, when the Polish Diet will be pitting. The
Emperor. it is said, had a►rived at Witepak with a
omens's, staff sod two Ministers.
gadUt. JUNE 2!.
The prokct of law for the duty ou -tiger has been
pissed by the Second Chamber of the States Gene-
ral by a majority of 77 to 7, and thin on the duty
upon wine by 55 to 29.—(Brossela Pispers.Juse2s.)
PT. PrriIIIBURGII, JUNE 6.
His Majesty the Emperor has just issued mil
Ukase, by which criminals wbo are put in fetters are'
to be treated with less rigour.
The Grand Duke Michael entered Wiloa on the
nth May at the head of his regiment of guards.
Our foreign trade does not answer the expects-
Jim' that were formed on the publication of the
new. Tariff. The importation has hitherto been in-
cowriderable. Up to Juoe sth. 288 ships had ar-
rived at Cronstadt, and 80 sailed.
ROMAN 7110NTIcali, JUNE 5.
General Diebitsch has met out in great haste for
Wilna, and has been followed by Count Sacken,
Commander of the First Army. Willie is now
fuller of troops then it was even in 1812. There
are now above 40,000 men there. and provisions are
very dear.

ST. TETSRIBUIGII, JUNI 8.

In come/menet of the new convention respecting
the post made with Preemie, we have received al-
ready to-day letters from tiambnrgli of the ts'h
May, and from London of the 41► t. It is said that
the foreign post will henceforward come three times
a week.

Eschange bt St. Petersburgh, June 7 :—Loo..
don, 9 13-16th ; Amsterdam, 9 2742 ; Hum-
bergh, 9. i 6th.—( Hambargh Peepers, June 21.)
&Change at Hamburgh, Jana 41:—Loo.
doo, 97 3-37 6.

We have received Spanish Pews. from which
the lollop/mg are extracts :

WATIMO, JUNI 3.

On the 4th, in the night, the ielielsof the party
of blown Anion, to the number of 70, surprised
the town or Malgrat, where they committed various
excesses.

♦ICH. JIM 5.

The bond of Mown Anton have thrown down the
stone of the Constitution in several placer, end thin
retired to Plana del Bar.

rensoo, JOWIR 6.

burly of rebels surprised this place, but retired
preripitatrly on the approach of some troops.—
(Madrid Pape►s, ✓tine 13.)
The Corte. have adopted the opinion of the Cain.
mien of War and Finance, recommending that
:10,000 of the militia shall he put on active service.
VIIINSIA. Jews 13.—Motalliques, 80; Bask Shun, no.
14.—Metalliques, 80S; Batik Shares, 784.

Extract from a fetter from the Agent to Lloyd's
at Lymingtoo, dated Jane '2(i :—" The Purser of

:1 r ‘t., ti is t' .;•
the efinipiitiwi kip rex). jug
landed with dispatches, and brings the gratifying
intelligenet that the differences which have 'aimed
between the Chinese-Gov-eminent and the British
interests have been smicibly settled. The den•
sailed 215th February last, arrived at St. Helena
*d, and sailAi 4th May. The Honourable Corn-
pany's whips Grimes/ Harris and Marquis
Cowden were about to proceed to the Straits
of Malacca, and to return back to China early in
next season, as there was not • sufficient quantity
of tea for all the fleet of the present season."

..The accounts front Ireland, we regret to say,
are daily more appalling, ■nd we fear the wretched
perisaritry are doomed to suffer even greater misery
and di►trew than they have yet encountered. In
this extremity it is grateful ■nd consolatory to
observe that the tide of British benevolence conti-
nu-Cs flowing, and meat receive additional strength
and inipulse from the collections now making by
authority at all the churches in the kingdom.

ThalMarquis of Lousomusitair had an audience
Ihes'IVAJZSTY yesterday.
Yeiterdsy the Duke of YORK visited the Kix..
'OO Wednesday. the Duchess of GLoucuTua,
the Duchess of Kurt, Princeas Munn% and
tWe Prince And Priuceis of De11111•RK. went to
'Richmond sod eibited the Dowager Countess of
CARDIGAN.

Yeaterday the -Duchess of Gcotmerrea and the
PlllVetil• AUQUSTA left town for Begshot.
There is a repore that Mr. DAVI*. one of our re-
presentatives, hos been solicited to offer liimaelf for
Liverpool, iu the room of Mr. CANN two.—(Brinol
Mirror.)
. The East India Company's ship. Rest arrived off
St. Alban'. Head yesterday. She left Memo the
26th February, arrived at St. Helena the "id, and
tailed for England the 4111 May. On the 23d
instant the Kent sew the Marchioness of Ely and
another ship, supposed to be the General Hewitt,
about 30 leagues S.W. of Scilly. The Warms
Hastings was all well in lat. 47. 13. N., tong.
11. iY. W. The Durseishire in eight un the 17th

TUB FUNDS.--Consols for Account. 81i1jf ;
Reduced, 80M ; 4 per Cents. 98i ; New 4 per
Cent.. 9811. Fo►eign Secwritiee—Spanish, 6i 61f ;
Danish, 87} i Muslim). 83 ; Chile, ao.
Five soldiers belonging to the cavalry depot at
Maidstone, voluntarily subscribed 601. far the relief
of the Irish, being their share of a seizure of contra-
baud spirits.
The Corporation of Stratford-upon-Avon have
subscribed 1001. to the fund for the erection of •
national monument to SHAILSPIARII.
About mid-day on Friday a singular spectacle
was exhibited in Airedale, near this town. A
whirlwind seised upon a stack of new hay, and
carried op flake after flake, in succession, till a
fleecy tone was formed in the air to an elevation as
fat as they eye could reach. After greatly revolv-
ing for some minutes, it began to descend, and
presented the appearance of a shower of hay, ex-
' tending from Park-mills, near which place the stack
stood, to Armley-inills. At a random guess we
should say, that this aerial depredation divested the
stack of several hundred weight of its contents.—
(Leeds Me►ersy.J

Up to Saturday last, there was not a single pri.
toner for trial at the approaching Northumberland
Assizes, and for Newcastle, up to the same period.
there were only two, one for manslaughter. and the
other for receiving mouey under false pretences.
During the last week several of the colliers from
the disturbed districts in Monmouthshire have
been committed to Bridewell, for attempting to
prevent others from working. and also for leaving
their employ without giving the month's notice. as
agreed upon between the masters and themselves.
1 his. it appears. has operated upon the minds
of the others, and they have now returned to their
work at Tredegar, as well as at other places. at
the former rate of wages, on the condition of be-
ing paid weekly. On the other hand. we hear that
the iiroprietor of the Nant-y-glo works (who was
the first to listen to the men, and to rectify the
abuses they complained of) has given -notice to his
men, that be cannot continue to give the pre+eot
rate of wages ; such is the depressed state of trade,
that where the disposition exists to remunerate the
labourer for his tad it cannot be done without a loss
of capital. On Friday sennight about thirty of ilie
Tredegar Company's workmen returned to their
employ, and seventy others on Monday morning
last. Upwards of 20 are in geol.

C 11.11202 or MonDte.—Committed to Shrews-
bury County Gaol Thomas Williams, charged
with the wilful murder of THOMAs Roe, of the
pariah of Medealey. There are now in the gaol of
that county four persons for trial at the next As-
sizes, charged with the crime of. murder.
Oo Wednesday, the lith instant, two female
servants of wovngo. llama. Esq. of Glyn-Desch,
Rreconshire, were drowned io the river Lleach, near
the celebrated Gil of Sewd-sr-Iletirhydd. They
were employed with two men-servants to warhing
sheep, hut the rock, forming the bed of the river
on which they were standing, shelving very sud-
denly, they unfortunately advanced too far, and
were plunged into a pool of greet depth. One of
the men, in attempting to est►icate them, was him-
self nearly drowned.
la the month of April litst Mrs. Motley, broker, Bedford-
street, North Shields, purchased an old mattress fur 2s. trues
a shipowner, who ass going to reside with has daughter ; in
arranging some pap►rs Nat week, he found a document is
the band-writing if his deceased wife, mot intended fur hill
perusal, but that of her son by a former husband, in which
it was stated that property to • considerable amount was die,
posited in the said mattress. Mir daughter in consequene*
waited ea Mrs. Motley, and offered her a few sbtllings to
retorts it. Mrs. M. naturally supposed that this remise
generosity wits not without a cause, but berth( said Is se 0
Mrs. Hill fur 3s. for • small eoesideratioe she regained passim
sten of the prize, bat en eisteriss her house sweating undeepie
precious load, Hie original proprietor and a twistable werit
ready to twelve her, s•d without ceremony cat open lbw
outlines, when • purse, said to contain loOga. two gloves
filled with metro silver cola. newel valuable sine,
trinkets, silver spacer, Me. wens dismovered. Mrs. Hill
had considerably reduced site mattress to et • small bed-
stead without fiadiug the Wilde' immure.