The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-27 00:00:00

PUBLIC MISERY.--FAMINE.

The Southern Reporter sap, there are 400 fami-
lies in Bandon in deep distress, and that the funds
will not maintain them another week. .

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The Limerick Evening Yost says, that in Kit.
mallock the subscriptions for the poor amount to
641., besides half a ton of oatmeal sent by Mr.
levers. The absentee proprietors have been written
to, and, as usual, no answer received.
FRIGHTFUL DIiTRESS IN THE COUNTY OF CORE.
—The following extract of a letter from Kanturk
appears in the Cork Chronicle:—
" The situation of the town is deplorable—for out of a
population of two thousand eight hundred souls, of which
the town alone consists, not less than twelve hundred are
entered as paupers on the books of the relief committee,
and nearly one•third of the inhabitants of the country.
district are in the same situation,—not far from this, per-
sons were known to bleed the cattle for the purpose of
subsisting on the blood, and entire families lived fur weeks
on the coarser leaves of cabbage, without any other ali-
ment, and the poor creatures may be seen in the street
with sunken eyes, haggard and emaciated countenances,
the hue of which almost resembles the unwholesome diet
en which they drag out a miserable existence. It is my
confident opinion that the great majority of those selected
as objects of charity, did not eat three full meals of whole-
some food a week, for some weeks previous to the first
distribution of meal made by the committee."

Such is the state of things In Kanturk. It is
not better in Bantry. There, we are toll, out of
a population of 6,000 souls are to be found 1,300
wretches thrown on the bounty of a 601. relief fund.
That fund is now nearly exhausted, though no por-
tion had been given to any one who could procure,
independently of it, one meal in the 24 hours. And
what was the allowance to the absolute pauper ?
One pint of coarse flour every 18 hours! Public
prayers were offered up on Sunday for a good
harvest. What avails it that the harvest be good,
if legislators do not see that the people partake of it.
Our harvests are almost invariably good—our legis-
lators never so.

The 'Viscountess Lorton, whose private anti ex-
tensive charities know no bounds, has humanely
purchased a large quantity of rice, or the purpose of
having it distributed amongst the poor of the vici-
nity of Rockingham; and has given orders that such
number of sheep shall be slaughtered there as may
be considered necessary for the nicking of soup, in
order to alleviate the present distress. The distress
under which the pottier classes of this town have lit-
housed for some time is becoming more general.—
iinyle Gazette.
Distress is greatly on the increase in Cashel,
where the funds are quite inadequate to the wants
of the destitute and labouring classes. The Com-
mittee of Relief have come to the resolution of lay-
ing a statement of the distress before those Noble-
men and gentlemen who pitiless property in the
town and neighbourhood. It is greatly to be re-
gretted that fitrmers select seasons of distress for
enhancing the prices ofprovisions.---Cionmel Herald.
In Tetnpletown the utmost distress prevails, and
the Rev. Mr. Peacoeke, the Protestant Curate, has
been instructed to write to the absentee proprietors
for assistance. Mrs. Power has directed her steward
to employ all the poor people on her estate, that
they may support their (mollies without applying to
the public charities.
In Cruspeen the distress is very great, and but
for the High Sheriff (Augustine Butler, Esq.) and
James P. Butler, Rig., would be much greater.
The It'iacuity Aurae/ states that the Rev..lohn
Tydd Moore, Rector of kirks, has totally suspended
the collection of tithes and church dues during this
season of distress, and has, besides, given 101. in
tnuney, and three tons of oatmeal to the necessitous
po"r. This is a true disciple of the Messiah.
A Irthiot of James the Second's reign WAS found
144
week
by t" 1-4144iStA iii that parish, who bad

not tasted a morsel for twenty-four hours. They
sold it for twenty-one shillins.
H. Massy Dawson, M.P. has sent 201. to Tippe-
rary, in aid of the poor fund of that place.

COMMITTEE ON THE STATE OF THE