The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-30 00:00:00

COMMISSARIAT RELIEF.

IRELAND.
The following circular has been issued by order of
the Commissary General--
"Augmented ratio of donations on subscriptions for
affording gratuitons relief, t.nd providing food for
sale, at first cost, &c.
" TO THE SECRETARY OF EACH RELIEF COMMITTEE ig

IRELAND.
"Commissariat Relief Office, Dublin Cagle,

20th January, 1847.
"Sir,—Commissary General Sir R. Routh desires to
state, that in consequence of the distress prevailing
.in
.
districts where the union workhouses are full or unereus
able, his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has authoriseu
the recommendation of grants in an augmented redeem
subscriptions, having reference to the extent of destita•
tion in each district. nal
" Where much distress exists, the grants will be ec1...4
to the subscriptions. In some cases a greater tone'""
will be recommended.
"Under the circumstances adverted to in the first pa;
ragraph, the Government regulations allow of grateitl,
issues to the infant poor, to widows, orphans, and chi
dren where the supporting member of the family is ince.
pablo from sickness or other cause to maintain theeuthe
eTo persons requiring relief on such groundesetee
food is a free gift of charity ; but when the comet it
sell, it is not desirable to do so under cost price! .fssnras
is an object to maintain the funds of the co livable to
unimpaired as possible, so as to make them applicable
the whole season. &Po
" Donations granted before the -present regn•e .0
was made cannot now be enlarged ; but the lesser reild,
of such grants will be considered wenever lists of
ditional subscriptions shall be received from the °ls
relief districts.
" Subscriptions and donations in aid of them, meev
lob'
appropriated, le
appropriated, where a distinction is necessary, l-as
lities for which the sums subscribed shall have been ed
tended by the contributors ; but must still be manag
by the committee, or a sub committee of its megnbers..
"It is particularly requested that the certificate ~
quired by the 27th article of the general instructionSlnw
be affixed to each subscription list. ao the
" Grants are only given on subscriptions place ts
disposal of relief committees appointed by the lieutentio
of counties, in the manner pointed out by the instrUen
of Government, issued through this office. ells
" Where such committees do not exist, application ells
be made to the lieutenant of the county, to feral die
when necessary. itotO
" The food considered to be best suited for gra.s ° 46
relief is soap. This should also be provided for 0,
where practicable, with a view of economising the e°
sumption of corn.
"Inquiries being frequently made as to the paile,miel
of salaries to the secretaries of relief committees, C00:11111
opportunity is made availab:e for recommending, tROO
in future a member of the committee be requested lop
as secretary, and that a clerk be employed oecasi°°
as required, and paid out of the relief fund. edia
" Where secretaries have been already employd
expectation of receiving salaries, these can only be P no
where relief funds have been formed, there beieerese
other source from which the expenses incurred bY
mittees can he drfrayed.—l have the honour to be,
your obedient servant,
" W. STANLEY, Secretary*
nifo
DARING ATTEMPT AT 14--,Ts
ROBBERY
_IN TUE COUNTY OF DUBLIN
HEROIC RESISTANCE.
On Sunday night, or rather between the hours °I °ieneg
and two o'clock on Monday morning, a most delft or
attempt was made by a gang of desperadoes (eigarelr
ten in number), to rob the house of Mr. Themes "oils
hold, of Greenogue, which is distant about half ¢ f the
from the Rathcoole police-station. The inmates °wed,
house at the time of the attack. were Mr. Arobsem-ei•
who is in delicate health from a recent severe
eel,
dent—his housekeeper, a woman advanced in The
and an irerepid heroine—a female servant. fooe
robbers were first heard, whilst endeavouring te noel
the kitchen window, by the latter. -She ine7o,3e•
alarmed her master, and urged him to ress'drel
Seizing his gun, which happened to be loaded, lie t 00;
epee his assailants. This caused them to reel, 1311100
retreat, for they returned the fire with a volley e,s A
from which the inmates escaped as by a learseif;chee
second attempt was immediately made on tbekilit the
window, and nothing prevented its success o.ooer
dauntless bravery of the female servant, who, in ed te
to give herself light, flung sense straw that hO,,APe• ntbee'
be at hand on the raked hearth, where it ignite--; arelr
arming herself with an old '9B pike, which gr'.4.o out
bolt keeps as a relic, she placed herself in a positiewsel
of the range of fire, beside the window, and id e°,4 the
that she would bury the weapon in the bowels her
first. mall that would dare to enter! Confounded biro.
cool firmness, the robbers stood at bay until r. ;jet
hold, whose movements they could observe, had ref
toe
his gun, when they deemed it prudent 50 Liihteheir
courage being somewhat cooled by the warmth
°
reception. e op ere
" The fidelity and bravery of this modern 3.amendSte
the theme of praise in the neighbourhoodttbee negli-
deemed as worthy of Government reward--as then' can't
gence of the police—who, notwithstanding day--istiguity, heard nothing of the outrage 61103"
Govern ment censure.'—Dublin Pilot.

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STOKE
OPENING of the BISHOP vsro
SALISBURY BRANCH of the SOUTR-
ERN RAILWAY.
WEDNIs:SDAY, JAN. 27.—This was a day of genera rePtbisie'
ing and festivity, it being fixed upon for the opening °tediti
branch. Many previously unforeseen accidents preVell 0
being ready for traffic earlier. Even on last Friday 8°
fell in situated at Pope's Bottom, about four miles 11.°1,
;00,J
lisbury, which accident it was then feared would haveCO .
0
a further delay, but the company surmounted the bf tbel
by setting mem instantly to work to repair the Inischsicill
being ordered to work night and day; hence by 11 pond,
three days) the arch was rebuilt, well cemented, n
much more secure than on its first erection. Yesterd„Taill,,,,
during last night, the rain descended in torrents, ace% of w
with thunder and lightning (very unusual at this tiln..t
year). Many began to fear some other obstacle niigt acb
to prevent the much-desired opening, but fortunate'in
was not the case. At eleven o'clock the approaciWthel;
railway was densely crowded by anxious spect‘lobtiOla
being at that hour more than 2,000 respectable in
_1 of w„
of the city present, all desirous to witness the arriVis,"soo;
first train into this city. At 25 minutes past 414143
from the engine was observable, which was greet Non
deafening cheers. In a few minutes the train allr."14:
carefully and steadily; the engine being driven by iuitves
!or, and bringing in all 23 heavily-laden carriages' welri
the carriages laden were three filled with coals, of t' $0
of 50 tons, to be given away to the distressed citlo 010
inhabitants of Salisbury; the next train to bring The did'
more, for the same kind and benevolent purpose.,
tance between Salisbury and Bishopstoke is 21 rubes'

GOLDSMITH'S AND JEWELLER'S ANN u,,, `'„l
1;
STlTUTlON.—Yesterday evening a general meeting °id st
nors and subscribers to the above institution was I t esS 114
Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, for general bm'llooo,
the election of additional annuitants on the funds,
80`"
for the purpose of relieving decayed members in °logo'
business, their workmen, shopmen, and clerks, as t,„
their widows; Mr. Sills in the chair. The report s“.,:eircAPl
the institution was going on favourably, 12001.;400/.0'
vested in the Bank of England. A further sum 0" if
been set apart for buildine, almshouses, and the Yeqi'l aW
scribers number about 1,000. Last evening's electo
make 14 males and 6 females receiving annuities, the '-
15/. and ihe widows 10'. per annum.
AN ODORIFEROUS CRITICISM.--We find h°,lYl'
lowing amusing specimen of criticism quoted in,'Piiooo'l',,
tisements of a mélange of prose and verse, from a iattessoa3,A
contemporary:—" A fragrant nosegay of literary
in which which showy poetry and sober prose, pleasant„ esild
sprigs of sweet-smelling rhyme, are bound together. ,tentiv
0
I‘IIIIRDER.—SINGULAR CONFESSION..—The 11%06
of the magistrates was arrested on Saturday, by thet-elteiv",,,
ance of an aged :nen, bending under infirmities, who ;int; t`',l
into the Court, and volunteered a confession, instan,',,itssi,
powerful effects of an accusing conscience. The 0n1P"ogoOl
he was induced to tender the present disclosure fronLotic,
of mind. Their worships at first treated him a 5 a Lll°
but were soon convinced of the truth of hisnarrative !mine'!
consistency consistency and clearness. It appeared that the crt 05
name was Thomas Purton, his age sixty-four, and his 10
sentenced to seven years' transportation in the year 'roe
Van Diemen's Land, where be became free and reside
d
years, though latterly he had been living in the busb Ifjeso
country. In his confession he stated that about thirifili by
ago he desertEd from the Berkshire Militia, comma',.
Colonel Ravenshaw, and met with a woman named Ego (01
Howell, at Dorchester, Oxon, who was cognisant of t
of his desertion ; suspecting that she intended to betrs9 witlt
he, in order to frustrate her purpose, at once felled heeler
a stick, and afterwards stabbed her; she died, and of the
mediately started for London : there was no witnessowed
deel. He also confessed that he had afterwards Intl Rol!'"
man, named John Haster, at Norwood.—Port Philip
of July, 1816.
f:
CORONER'S INQUEST: FATAL WAGGON AC-idlee!
—Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at St. Georg.% 'iecl,l
pita!, on the body of Samuel Todd, aged 58. Dace:gel:l
agricultural labourer, was coming into town per wa,0„100,'";
Christmas eve, to spend his Christmas, when at C011:4
eh
in trying to jump down, he fell under the fore off-4°,11;14
was brought to the hospital, where he was found ""whin"
sustained a comminnted fracture of the left leg, uncler.deaay
he sunk, and died on Wednesday. Verdict "
death." pig
AN EPICURE.—On Saturday week, a rites, 11/
walked into 'a confectioner's shop at Preston, an°, —ortb,,
moments helped himself to some, twenty shillings Ti.fs
Chorley cakes, mince pies, Queen's cakes, and otth who'
cacies—twice as much, in fact, as he himself was 'X°
he had finished.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The lot
ment of Professor of Surgery to this institution, 1.,11,,eera,„'";
the resignation of Mr. John Flint South, caused IV'''. Farb,:
disposition, has just been conferred on Mr. Janiteehow
the warden of the collegiate establishment in St*
mew's Hospital.
'COO
ROBBERY IN THE CATHOLIC CHAPEL,
„.,,,-)d)3410
INN-FlELDS.—Shortly after Divine service on Iv gm 001
some expert thief made his way to the vestry of t
chapel, and stole a valuable gold chronometer War,; J.
chain and seals attached, belonging to the 111,:d eagle'
O'Connor. One of the seals bears a crest of a sPrrely
with the words "Dread God." The other was tae.,,,eed to
graved with the latter words. The robbery is auPre of
have been effected by a man having the apPearal ter the
Italian, who was observed lurking about the chaps
congregation had left. ba 13°
FALMOUTH, JAN. 26.—The Dutch brig Ctuhat pOrtt
arrived here to-day from Monte Video, having left 0 eieeP
on the 18th November, when affairs were in state
that the report was confirmed that Urquiza, con' Sat
Entre Rios, had refused to join Roses. Reveira WA'
Vecas, and Oribe was still before Monte Video. fos Oa
SOUND POTATOES !—A correspondent in rm
Bodo'
nLondonderry Standard) that, in the parish of Losle vos.r,
ay, a great number of the farmers, whose name, which Is.
lions, have large pits of potatoes, the quality we hale
in every respect, equal to that of former years. '
otat°es be:
seen (says the Leinster Express) a sample a
longing to a gentleman not twenty miles from
they were ingthe highest state of preservation. "
gentle°ll
been informed that this is the case with many aong popes
and farmer in the county of Kildare, and that s„tr , of e
may be enteltained that we have not seen the .14'
potatoes."