The National Register.
London, England, 1822-05-19 00:00:00

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.DI.STRESS IN IRELAND.

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Public meetings of the inhabitants of Sheffield and
Britton' have taken place.
Tile Bath Knot of Friendly Brothers of Saint Patrick
hate subscribed 1141. tia. he subscription list at Bath
exhibits 111111 l crams liberal donations. .

Aloft of die banking firms at Liverpool hare subscrib-
ed 100.. each. Of the individual (lunation* registered
on the day of opening the lists, not one it under 201
The total autumn on Tuesday was 1,6001.
A meeting was held at .Portsmouth, at which the
mayor, James Carter, El. presided, 3001. were • -
tlia,ely put down, exclusive of she donations of ace
cl,,y's p.y from the officers and seamen of the Queen
( kartlle, .416u4, &naafi, Apollo, Grasshopper. 116ady,
Jiane,er, :lurlieeb, and Arab, and front die officers and
soldiers at the Battalion of the Royal Artil-
lery, Engineers, Sappers and Mine.s, and the
Alaritics.
The :allowing details are from .the Irish papers re-
ceifeil slits mor ll ill g:— . .

The Mayor of Limerick has received letters from
mercantile houses in London, stating their readiness to
supply this ntarket with any quantity of potatoes which
luny be required.
Government has purchased 1,000 tons of potatoes at
Leith, for three halfpence per stone, to be sent to Gl:lS-
t:mil, and from thence to Dublin, where they are to he
pot on board c. boats and to be ha wattled to this
city, anti other pans oi the smith; and should an «ptal
quantity be octlmrell it addition thereto, it will be Jur-
Dished. To such as has not the means of paying for
them, th• y will he deli‘ered gratis. This ready supply,
it is to be hosted, will has e the effect of coutueracting
summit ol sts who may have taken advantage of the me-
sent dismisses to enhance the price of pros isions, and
thereby acqui:e profit at the expense of public misery
the c.nuity u: Clare great exertions have been made
to supply the roor with food. Major Warburton is in-
defatigable in his endeavours to promote a subscription.
—lie reeeised 501. from an unknown friend in London,
and 31. from a "Sea ()dicer," with 301. front smile res-
pectable persons in Diibliti, The Right Hon. J. Fitz-
gerald has sent seed, oats, and barley, with flax seed,
and 501. to his truantry. We record these things be-
emse they are hot 1111 l rattle to humanity. The distress
at Skittbereeen and Si _inky is most afflicting. A sub-
scription to the amount of 1701. has been made, and
1001. has been received front die Committee in London,
who have transmitted 10001. to the county of Clare, and
54:01. to Limerick, 5001. to Galway and Mayo, and 5001.
to Kerry. Gus eminent have purchased 100 into of pota-
toes to be forwarded to Dublin, and thence transmitted
by the canals to the southern parts. A vast quantity has
been shipped at Liverpool lOr Cork, Limerick, and
Galway. The Committee at Limerick have offered a
bomity of 101. per ton for any quantity of potatoes not
exceed tog 400 ions, svinch being shipped alb". the Pith
shall arrive before the 21st of June. Notwithstandirig
tile distress which prevails in the south the deluded
pie uutry a.e s disturbing the county of Limerick.

PERMANENT RELIEF FOR TIIE DISTRESSED
PEAS.L.V TRY.

A numerous and highly respectable meeting of gentle-
men was held at the City of London Tavern, on Wed-
nesday IJA, pUrstialit to advertisement, for the purpose of
takiiig into consideration proposals fur the carrying into
ellect, without prematurely disturbing existing institu-
toms, the p 1111.111e111 relief of the peasantry of Ireland,
and also the British agricultural and manufacturing
I..LotiretS, by eNtJtilishing a system of social niteicotirse
nd arrangenm nts.—The plait proposed in by Mr. Rohert
()well 01 New Lanark, who, ni the year 1817, created
Coll,l,lerable Illitort•St by the display of several plans for
the amelioration of the poor classes of society.
All o It the gentlemen present on the plathirm, were
Sir %Vol. De Crespigny, Bart., M P.; Mr. Maxwell,
.M.P.; r. Spring Rice, M.P.; Mr. Rowcrult, Mr.
Owen, Mr. Lockhart, Nlr. Parkins, Mr. Younge,
AI title o'clock the chair was taken by Mr. Lockhart,
U.P. woo briefly stated the object of the meeting, and
concluded by calling on Mr. Owen to expl.ott hits
viennes,

Mr. Omen then stepped forward, and proceeded to
detail to the meeting, at gre-It length, his proposed plaits,
from wino) we make the following extracts:—lle pro-
posed to form a society of various numbers of persons of
e‘ery crass, and the association so conned are to reside
according to his plan at New Lanark, with the particu-
lars of which the public are already acquainted. Ile
proposed that a society should be established it) the Bri-
tish Island., its London, Dublin, and Edinburgh, and
to be entitled Toe Britisti and Fineign Philanthropic
Society." The plan lie maintains, would increase Com-
merce, and its fluctuation would never affect the Society
Alter reading the report, Mr. Owen proceeded at
peat length in discuss the principles of it.
Toe iesolutions were then put seriatim, and carrittl
unanimously.
The thanks of the meeting were then given to the
(ha:rutan, ),I r. Owen, and one or two other gentlemen ;
and after they had expressed their acknowledgments, the
antetiog separated at nearly five o'clock.

The Right Hon. Major General Sir Benjamin
Bloomfield, G C.B. and G.C.H. on Monday last,
took his seat, in his Magisterial capacity, on the
Bench, during the Special Sessions held at Neuagh.
In the course of last week Sir Benjamin visited his
extensive property in the vicinity of Newport.
On Thursday last a meeting was held at Carlisle,
for the relict of the distresses in Ireland. The
subscriptions in the room amounted to 1061. Bs.
The committee commenced its sitting insianier ; and
Messrs. J. Dixon, Head, and Hodgson (Clerk of
the Peace), agreed to proceed immediately to pur-
chase potatoes, and freight two vessels front Annan.

COURSE OF EX(
Amsterdam, 12 8 C. F.
Ditto, at sight, 12 5
Rolle' dam, 12 9
Antwerp, 12 3
liamburgli, 37 6 1
Altona, 37 7
Paris, 3 days' sight, 25 30
Ditto, 25 60.
Bonnie:nix, 25 60
Frankfoi ton the Nlaine, 135
Petersburgli, 9 3 U.
Vienna, Et. Ho. 10 12
Trieste, El. Ho. 10 12
Madrid, 37—Cadiz, 36‘
Billioa,36l Barcelona, 36

PRICE 04
Rank Stork 23S
3 per Cent. Red. 7t,*
.1 per Cent. Cunsola .91
34 per Cent. ssi
I per Cent. 011
.11 per Cent. Nary 1021
Lung Au u. 19}

:MANGE, MAY 17.
3lii—Gibraltar,3o3
Leghorn, 48—Genua, 411
Nlalta,4s—Venice, 27 Go
Naples, 401--Liabon, 51
Oporto, 51i
Palermo, 118
t 1 per cent.
Cork, per cent.
Foreign goldinbare,3l. lir.

100. per oz.
New Doubloons, 31. I Is. 6d.
New Dollars, Is. 90.
Silver its bars,standarti, 4s.
110.

STOCKS.
(Minium 0.
imp. 3 per Cent.
lidi• Bonds 50
India stuck
Eiicileivier Bills 2s. prem.
Coils. for Ar. 79j
Lottery Tickets Xl3 IBs.