The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-20 00:00:00

M. SOYER IN DUBLIN.

Accounts from Dublin inform us that " the Regenerator"
is getting along swimmingly. His kitchen arrangements
are now nearly completed, and by the beginning of next
week will be brought into full operation. On St. Patrick's-
day he produced 100 gallons of a very delicious soup, in
which the chief ingredient, as far as flavour is concerned,
consisted of a weed, found on the sea-coast, called " dillisk,"
and which, as we are assured, forms an exceedingly palatable
and nourishing food. This soup, from the fact of it having
been first made en the saint's day, the Regenerator has very
appropriately named " St. Patrick's Soup." It has been
partaken of by the Lord-Lieutenant, at the Castle, and
tureens of it were served at the various public dinners held
in honour of the saint, and at the clubs. At Morrison's
Hotel, too, it was introduced, and much approved. It is un-
derstood that M. Soyer's large kitchen, in the erection of
which he has been most actively engaged during the last
fortnight, will be opened by the Lord-Lieutenant in state on
Monday next.

AMERICAN RELIEF OF IRISH FAMINE.—The Irish
Relief Fund is swelling up. New York has contributed
nearly 40,000 dollars in all, and the same energetic move-
ment is going forward in Boston, Albany, Utica, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Washington, Cincinnati, New Orleans, &c.
It is impossible for us to give every instance of individual
charity in the various cities. We- shall endeavour to keep
the run of contributions in this city, and eventually we hope
to receive from the relief committee full lists of all the dona-
tions made in the city and neighbourhood for Ireland and
Scotland. At the city of Newark, New Jersey, a meeting
has been held, 1,500 dollars subscribed, and measures
adopted to send out a ship laden with grain for the Irish
poor. Mr. M. H. Grinnell, the shipping merchant, has
made arrangements to deliver in Ireland, at his own ex-
pense, 1,000 bushels of corn presented by Mr. James
Wadsworth, at Genessee, Livingston county, New York.
A lady in this city has sent 1,000 dollars to the relief
committee, but she modestly withholds her name.
The New York relief ship Victor, now loading at
this city, was chartered some time ago, when freights
were cheap, by Messrs. Duttlh and Cousineri, who
cheerfully transferred their favourable bargain to the reliet
committee. At Cincinnati, Ohio, 3,000 dollars were sub-
scribed in one evening, and committees appointed to increase,
the sum. At New Bedford, Massachusetts, Mr. Rotch, jun.
gave 400 dollars, and Mr. G. Howland 300 dollars; and Mr.
E. Harris, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 500 dollars.
Rochester has contributed 1,000 dollars. The Catholic
Church at Boston has contributed 5,387 dollars.—New York
Sun, Feb. 24.
APPALLING INCREASE Of FEVER
DUNDEE. During the first two monthsANDoDf EtAhTisliSyelaNr,
this death t
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were 137 and 135, while in the corresponding months of
this year, the numbers are 250 and 232, and in the first
week of March, 63. The two extremesofold age and
young children have been the principal victims cut off;
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and it is presumed, as reported by the physicians of
Infirmary, at the quarterly meeting of the governors
held on Monday last, that numbers of these have
perished from a want of proper nourishment. The following
extract from their report may convey some idea of the
misery and wretchedness of this town :—" Many of
those
who have been recommended as out-patients, as well as
thcea who have been admitted into the infirmary, have
t
evidently long suffered from insutliciennourishment, and
not a few deaths are, in our opinion, mainly attributable
to this cause. Many of the patients who are sent
to the infirmary are, when convalescent, prevented
leaving their beds, and, when cured, are prevented being
discharged for want of clothes." This is a most
deplorable account of destitution, and calls for the
sympathy of those who plead so much in behalf of the desti-
tute Highlanders. Strange, indeed, there is to be a sale of
ladies' work during three days of next week, in aid of the
Highlanders, while there is nor a voice lifted up for these
heart-rending scenes at their own doors. The number of
out-patients suffering from fever in January, amounted only
to saven, in February they have increased to 113, while
every ward in the infirmary is crowded with patients, in-
cluding the directors' hall, and the physicians' consulting
room. Ahi use in an adjacent street has also been kindly
placed at the disposal of the directors, which is also full, and
many have been refused for want of room.—Correspondent of
the Edinburgh Wee/ay Register;
THE GOVERNMENT SCHEME OF EDUCATION.—We
are informed that alter long deliberation, the United Wes-
leyan Committee of Education and Privileges have resolved
upon a decided opposition to the Government scheme. Re-
solutions to that effect will be published as soon as they
have received the requisite solution.