The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-17 00:00:00

FROM CORK, JOLT 31.

" Two vessels have arrived at Kilrush, containing" rice, bit.
quit, and oatmeal. All your consignmrtits there, under the
direction of Major Warburton and the Central Committee,
have a most diffusive distribution over the whole county,
each Barony receiving its due quantity in proportion to its
population and degree of want. The Barony of Moyart• is
lite only one I have visited; it contain■ • large and ex-
tremely poor population, but your bountiful supplies have
enabled their Committee to employ sad feed all who have no
other means of living, and autwithstanding the great degree
of want whirl; has per railed there, I cannot aseertsia that
any individual has died of starvation.
I have had an opportunity of seeing the Rev. Mr. Duggan,
whose activity and usefulness are deserving the high opinion
the Committee already entertain ; from your bounty he em-
ploys an immense number of individuals; last week he re-
lined 2,519 beads of families, which is at least 12,000 per-
son. Giatuitous mid is afi•rrded on the most limited scale
possible, nut so mach with a view to their fonds, as to pre-
the poor from being reconciled to • state of meadicity—
yet the aged and the infirm are out neglected.
" The people themselves say, that had it not bees for the
benevolence of the London Committee, numbers must have
perished : this is not merely said, but !believe it to be really
felt. It may perhaps not be impertinent in me to relate a
circumstance which occurred last Sunday, and although tri-
fli•g in itself, it may o new that your bounty is not
received with thankless hearty

"The Rev. Mr. Corbett, the parish priest of Kikuchi moo-
tioned from the altar bow great • d•bt of gratitude his bear-
ers (who are nornerutoi) owed to the English for their great
goodness in this time of need ; they were folly sensible of it,
and so deeply did t►ey feel its troth, that acute present could
refrain from shedding tears. It would, lam sure, be highly
gratifying to every humane heart to Wiesen the strong feel.
logs of gratitude which are every where evinced. I confider,
Sir, that I should be deßeie•t in my duly, dad I not state that
I am receiviug, as an agent of your Committee, the honours
and the blessiugs of the rich and the poor; and my only rea.
1011 of regret is, that all who have been so ready to bestow
their money and their time in this great cause, should be un-
able to see the benefit they are conftrriog, and the gratitude
with which it is received.

" The want of clothing will be severely felt as the season
ad : in ordinary times the people sue miserably ehul,
bet et this time the poor are di stitate of every article which
could be converted into money."
FROM CORK, 2D AUGUST.

" The Central Committee have laid it down as a principle,
that a representsaire shall be at their meetings, from every
parish seeking relief of them, who most furnish a return of
the gross population, as well as the number of families is
actual distress, in spa parish. Their ratio of distribution
is two shillings per week fur each dial d family, suppos-
ing live to be the average number, and for this the Coto.
matte. are entitled to the labour of one person.
" Yesterday one Imadred and seven parishes received assist-
ed various mammals according to the scale here men.
tioned, and amounting in the whole to upwards of 4,0001.;
and it is intended that aid to an equal extent should be af-
forded for another fortnight, is order to preserve the potato
crops from premature destruction. In many places the new
potatoes are commenced epos, but this is not general, and in
their present unripe state, they are considered highly rein.
dicial to the health, as as exclusive artleleof food.
a I beg to enclose a retorn, which will skew upon what sys-
tem the County Committee make their grants; they consider
that 7,0001. will be required to carry them through the
season."