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would go towards an extension to the harbour, and the ba•
lance would be devoted to the establishment of an
efficient seam navy. Four of these vessels were already
ordered, and when they were completed, they hoped to per-
form the jnirney 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 open 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:—
"'I he 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 of 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-
municltions pour in from every district, a tithe of which we
could not find room for, stating similar appaling facts."
The reports from Kerry are equally afflicting as to the ra-
vag-s of famine. Mr. Stephen O'Reardon, in a letter to the
Trulee Chronicle, give the particulars of ten inquests which
he held from the 6th to the 31st January, in which the ver-
dicts were " died from want of food." In addition to these
be mentions several cases of deaths from want of food, in
which inquests have not been held.

The Liin.qford Journal says—" Our poor, notwithstanding
all the efforts made 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 LABOUFAILS 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.

OUT-DOOR REUEL—THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY.--
The Cork Reporter contains an address signed by the Ca-
tholic clergy of the united diocese of Cloyne and Ross, re-
questing 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-bodied,
as well as for the infirm poor of Ireland, and for an enact-
ment affording cheap and speedy means to enforce such a
righ t."
GALWAY ELECTION.—The letters from Galway still speak
very favourably of the prospects of Mr. Monahan, the soli-
citor-general. On tl:e other hand, the Galway Mercury as-
serts that the llepal candidate, Mr. O'Flaherty, is quite sure
of success. That journal states that Archbishop M'Hale is to
attend the election, and give his earnest support to the Re-
pealers. Au 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.
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A STOCKBROKER.
—At College-s'reet police-office this day, 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 fouraweties in
5("01. each, to abide his trial at the next Commission.

Fool> litoTs IN COAK.--011 Sat urday:a 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 some
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.

EMIGRATION.—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.
LOUGHKEA.—The market 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., 1/. ; Maurice O'Connell, M.P., 1/. ; John O'Connell,
M.P., 1/. ; Daniel O'Connell, jun., M.P., 1/. ; Thirty Grand-
children, 1/. 10s. ; total, 51. 108.
"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 goed 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 are making large, very
large pecuniary sacrifices, and, as far as personal goodness
and 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.

A 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
possible 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.