The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-11 00:00:00

would go towards an extension to the harbour, and ti.ae ba.
lance would be devoted to the establishment •of an
efficient s earn navy. Four of these vessels were already-
ordered, and when they were completed, they hoped to per-
form the journey between London and Dublin in the twelve
hours, and to have the privilege of carrying all the Irish
mails. No other company but themselves could use the pier,
but the harbour would be op©n to all the public. The amount
to be subscribed towards the completion of the proposed
Mold line would be 30,0001. _ _

Both the Bills were approved of.
The meeting terminated with the customary vote of
thanks to the chairman.

IRELAND.
DREADFUL EFFECTS OF FAMINE.

DUBLIN, FEB. B.—The deaths from starvation are rapidly
increasing in the western and southern counties—to such
an extent, indeed, that some of the local journals find it im-
possible to publish reports of the inquests.
The Sligo Champion reports sixteen inquests, in all of which
the verdicts were " death from starvation."
The Cork Reporter says:—
" The duty of publishing reports of inquests held on per-
sons who have 'died from starvation' has now become so
frequent, and such numbers are daily reaching us from
every part of the county, that the limits of our space do
not admit of their publication. Our reporter sends par-
ticulars cf 15 such cases from Bantry yesterday, and men-
tions that 20 more had occurred during the week ; but
inquests could not be held; and we received this morning
from Mallow reports of 11 inquests held by Richard Jones,
Esq., on persons who had died from want of food. Com-
munications pour in from every district, a tithe of which we
could not find room for, stating similar appaling facts."
The reports from Kerry arc equally afflicting as to the ra-
vag.s of famine. Mr. Stephen O'Reardon, in a letter to the
Trace Chronitt'e, give the particulars of ten inquests which
lie held from the 6th to the 31st January, in which the ver-
dicts were " died from want of food." In addition to these
he mentions several cases of deaths from want of food, in
which inquests have not been held.

The lAingford Journal says—" Our poor, notwithstanding
all the efforts mada to relieve them, are wretchedly off, and
throng to the workhouse to finish a miserable existence, as
the following facts prove :—" Deaths since the Ist instant
(Monday), 44 ; ditto in the month of January, 116 ; ditto in
the month of December, 71; total, 231."
Typhus fever and dysentery are spreading in the most des-
titute districts.

DISCHARGE OF LABOURERS FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS.
—A general movement is in progress to diminish, to some
extent, the enormous amount of labourers on the public
works; but in some cases the wretched people have been
re-employed, as the only means of saving them from absolute
starvation.

OLTT-DOOR RELIEF.—THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY.--
The Cork Reporter contains an address signed by the Ca-
tholic clergy cf the united diocese of Cloyne and Ross, re-
guesting a meeting of their brethren of the other dioceses at
Fermoy, on the 11th instant, "to consider the propriety of
petitioning Parliament for out-door relief for the able-bbdied,
as well as for the infirm poor of Ireland, and for an enact-
ment affording cheap and speedy means to enforce such a
right."
GALWAY ELEcrion—The letters from Galway still speak
very favourably of the prospects of Mr. Monahan, the soli-
citor-general. On the other hand, the Galway Mercury as-
serts that the Repeal candidate, Mr. O'Flaherty, is quite sure
of success. That journal states that Archbishop M'Hale is to
attend the election, and give hls earnest support to the Re-
pealers. An address of the Repeal Association, signed by
Captain Broderick, has been circulated in the town, calling
upon the Repealers to make a vigorous struggle on behalf of
Mr. O'Flaherty.
CHAnox OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A STOCKBROKER.
—At College-s'reet police-office this Clay, Mr. Henry La-
nauze, the stock-broker, attended, and the informations of
Mr. Browne Clayton, charging him with the embezzlement
of nearly 9,0001. government stock, being taken, he was sent
for trial at the Commission. The magistrates consented to
take bail for Mr. Lanauze in 2,0001.. and foursuteties in
5001. each, to abide his trial at the next. Commission. _ _

Foot) RioTs IN Coax.—On Saturday; deputation of the
master bakers waited on the magistrates at the Cork police-
office, stating that from the repeated outra_ es on their
shops, and depredations on bread carts passing through the
streets, they would be obliged to suspend baking for WM@
time, unless adequate protection were given. The bench at
once communicated with the military authorities on the sub-
ject, when it was determined that three patrols should be
established in the city, consisting of four policemen and
eight soldiers each.
EMIGMATION.—A meeting of the operatives of Sligo, con-
vened by the mayor, was held in that town on Wednesday,
when a petition was adopted praying that Parliament would
afford facilities for emigration to distressed tradesmen.
The Tipperary Constitution says that one of the party who
attacked Mr. Wayland, and murdered the policeman, has
been arrested, and lodged in the bridewell of Cashel.

LOUGIIREA.—The imarket held in the above town on
Thursday last was, we are glad to state, considerably on the
decline as to price. Oats, which at previous markets ave-
raged 1/. ss. per barrel, sold as low as 17s. to 18s. Wheat,
of which there was a good supply, also fell a few shillings in
the barrel towards evening.—Galway Mercury.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.

The weekly meeting of the Association was held this day,
Mr. Steele in the chair. The following letter from Mr.
O'Connell was read :

"British Hotel, Jermyn-street, London, Feb. 6.
"My dear Ray,—You have inclosed the following sub-
scriptions for the month of February :—Daniel O'Connell,
M.P., 11. ; Maurice O'Connell, M.P., 11. ; John O'Connell,
M.P., 1/. ; Daniel O'Connell, jun., M.P., ; Thirty Grand-
children, 11. 10s. ; total, 51. 10s.
"I am sincerely sorry to inform you that any prospect of
relief—l mean of substantial and comprehensive relief—from
Parliament is, in my judgment, daily diminishing. There is,
to be sure, a great deal of sympathy and goad feeling, both
in and out of the House, and generally a very sincere desire
that something efficient should be done to relieve the horrible
destitution of the Irish people, but there are also many ob-
stacles, and an unwillingness to place upon the British
people the burthens absolutely necessary to give efficient re-
lief to Irish misery.
"In short, there is a great individual and personal sym-
pathy for our national distress. There is abundant indivi-
dual humanity and charity, the noblest generosity is evinced
by multitudes of the English. They aro making large, very
large pecuniary sacrifices, and, as far as personal goodnessand charity go, nothing can exceed the benevolence exhibited
by many classes towards Ireland.
"I am afraid of not finding words sufficient to express my
strong and lively sense of English humanity and generosity.
If the exhibition of these qualities by individuals could save
Ireland in her present misery, we should be saved, but I
cannot conceal from myself, and I ought not to conceal from
the Irish nation, that there is, alas, but little prospect of
substantial relief on that—l will call it by its right name—
enormously large scale which is absolutely necessary to pre-
vent hundreds of thousands of the Irish people from perish-
ing of famine and pestilence.
" The Government measures, as far as they go, are good,
and their intention to relieve by those measures is apparent;
but the measures themselves are not of half sufficient magni-
tude; it is essentially necessary to have food in the utmost
abundance, poured in so as to extinguish the famine prices
which devour the people.
" I trust in God that my health will enable me to take
that active part which I desire on behalf of the famishing
people. I intend, please God, on Monday, in sadness and in
sorrow, to develop my views of what is necessary to save
Ireland—the obstacles in the House of Commons are mani-
fold, and there seems to be an ignorance of the real state of
horror in which Ireland is placed. How I wish that it were
pcssible to make Parliament comprehend the enormous and
hideous extent of the calamity which cries for a remedy.
" One word as to the Galway election. I need not recom-
mend to the Association the taking every step in their
power to secure the return of Mr. O'Flaherty for Galway. He
is a most valuable candidate, and if he has been slow and late
in joining the repeal cause, he will not be, I can answer for it,
the less firm and persevering in sustaining and forwarding
the cause of Irish nationality. The repeal cause is identified
with him. and could not be identified with a more desirable
candidate.

" I beg leave most earnestly to recommend him to every
repeal voter.

" Believe me to be very respectfully yours,
" T. M. Ray. DANIEL O'CONNELL."
The approaching Galway election formed the principal
subject of discussion, and it seemed to be the prevailing
opinion that the Solicitor-General could not hope to succeed
in effecting his return, except through the instrumentality
of bribery and corruption, and it was urged that the Govern-
ment ought, in deference to purity of election, to withdraw
their candidate, rather than succeed by a resort to the means
which proved so fatal to the Whigs in 1841.
At the termination of the proceedings, the rent for the
week was announced to be 28/. 9s. 6d.
The meeting then adjourned.
THE POSTAGE CONVENTION :

ENGLAND AND PRUSia.
There were on Tuesday issued, by order of Parliament
copies of the Postage Convention between the General
Post- office of the United Kingdom and the General Post-
office of the kingdom of Prussia (signed at London, let
of October, 1846) ; and also copies of the articles agreed
upon between the two Post-offices, for carrying into
execution that Convention (signed at London the 14th,
and at Berlin the 21st of October, 1846). They were
presented to both Houses of Parliament by command
of her Majesty. The following are the chiefly ma-
terial articles as respects the charges to be made for
letters :

The British Post-office shall pay to the Prussian Post-
office, fur postage upon unpaid letters originating in
Prussia, addressed to the United Kingdom, and upon
paid lett, rs originating in the United Kingdom, addressed
to Prussia, the following uniform rat- :
For every single letter, not exceeding half an ounce
in weight, fourpenee, internal Prussian rate ; and, in
ad,lition to this rate, twopence for the transit through
the territory of the Netherlands or Harnbugb:
For every letter exceeding this weight, and n?t ex-
ceeding one ounce, two rates of postage-
For every letter exceeding one ounce, and not
an so in proportion,
o ounces,d and not ex-
ceedingex-
two ounces, four rates.
two rates being added for every ounce.
es,
The Prussian Post-office shall pay to' the British
ceeFdoinrgevtehrrye-e leotutnecrx cseiexchrnagt
etsw,
Post-office, for the postage upon unpaid letters originat-
ing in the United Kingdom, and addressed to Prussia,
and upon paid letters originating in Prussia, addressed
to the United Kingdom:—

For every 'eaur not exceeding half an ounce, one
rate of sixpence.

For every letter exceeding this weight, and not exceed-
ing one ounce, two rates of postage.
For every letter exceeding one ounce, and not ex-
ceeding two ounces, four rates.
For every letter exceeding two ounces, and not ex-
ceeding three ouuces, six rates, and so on in proportion,
two rates being added for every ounce.

SUNDAY TRAINS.--At a meeting of the town coun-
cil of Paisley on Thursday last it was resolved—" That it is
the opinion of this council that, in the present circumstances
of society, it is indispensably necessary to the comfort and
health of the people, more particularly of the labouring
classes in all populous districts, especially in the vicinity of
large manufacturing towns, that railway passenger trains
should travel on the morning and evening of Sunday, and
that. such are called for ou the principle of. humanity, and
may, in an especial manner, be classed amongst the works of
necessity and mercy ; and that a memorial, founded on this
resolution, be addressed to the directors of the Edinburgh and.
Glasgow Railway, Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr Railway, and
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway."
Tile SMALL DEBTS ACT.—The appointments of
Judps have been made. ..n,l are expected t• be gazetted
forthwith. • Aniong the appointinerits will be found
sergeants-^t-lair. After the 15th of —March, ' actions
uugh; in the subemior Courts, for debts not exceeding.
201., will entail on the plaintiffs the law expenses. Both
plaintiff and defendant may be examined under the Small
Debts Act.