The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-24 00:00:00

I II:E LAND.

DUBLIN, JUNE 21.
THE liIISH FISHERIES.
Colonel Jones, Chief Commi,tioner of the Board
of Works, is now making a tour of the coast of
Ireland, with a view to the adoption of measures for
improving the harbours and fishing stations. The
Gallant Officer is to be in Cork on Thursday next.
Parliament has made a grant of 40,0001. for this
object.

FEVER AND DESTITUTION.
There is still a great extent of suffering, notwith-
standing the general e,,tablishment of relief com-
mittees, and the immense amount expended on the
out-door relief system.
The Sligo Champion gives the following account of
the dreadful state of that district :
"The town and its environs are in a truly awful
state. Out of all the houses upon ten tow niands in
the district of Ransborough, not a single house is free
from infectious distemper. In Sligo we are in a con-
dition which people would not credit. We are sur-
rounded upon all sides with fever —it is everywhere,
and it is growing hourly worse; it is not only increas-
ing, but it is assuming a more malignant character.
The fever hospitals are crowded, so are the fever sheds,
and outside of the doors, on the cold earth, may be
seen a number of fever patients, varying from ten
to fifteen, every day and every night. The weather,
too, is becoming intensely hot, aria we have, there-
fore, no rational grounds for hoping that the dis-
ease will be mitigated. One very curious and he
portant fact has been noticed respecting the
prevalent fever, which is deserving of considera-
tion. We think it establishes beyond dispute the
necessity of thorough ventilation where fever pa-
tients are confined. ‘Vhen the fever hospitals were
Icrowded, tents were speedily erected in the open air.
They could scarcely be called covering ; the wind had
almost free access through them. All the patients
confined in those tents are recovering, while the rich,
who have comforts and attendance, are, when attacked,
dying like rotten sheep."
There are also very bad accounts from GalwaYt
Athlone, and from some parts of the county of Cork-
A letter from South Reen, in the latter county, ear '
I have now to mention the lamentable fact, that
out of 62 houses and 320 inhabitants on the farm ef
South Reen, two years since, there now remain,after
the ravages of disease and poverty, but 8 hoveland
s a
about 50 people—the houses were pulled down for
firing, and the people carried off by fever. At this
moment I have no doubt but dead bodies are futrifr
ing beneath the remains of the deserted huts.
s d
The poor-law guardians of Galway have Pi_as-,eit •
resolutions to the effect that they owe 5,000/. ;
is hopeless to collect a rate, and that unless the Ge'
vernment make an advance they must close the wor
house.
THE PROVISION FLEET AT COVB. „ The
The Cork Reporter of Saturday says :—noble
supply of food still continues to pour into our noble,.
the
harbour. On yesterday (Friday) number 01
on
vessels that entered the port was fifteen, having
board 1,528 tons of maize, 1,296 tons of wheat, 45
total
_
tons of flour, and 218 tons of barley, making a
of 3,500 tons of bread-stuffs. Since our last a larg!
number of vessels, that had previously arrived, le!!
mucr!r
Cove for various parts of the kingdom, bearing
their
wished for quantities of food to places where
arrival will be most seasonable. We are much re-
arrival
to learn that the reports circulated with respe..c:
to the damaged condition of many of the cargoes a,
greatly exaggerated. Some have slightly suffer
eut
but not to any serious extent."
IRISH LANDLORDS.—RMLWAYS of to. ,e
In the Rolls Court on Saturday, in the case
Great Southern and IVestern Railway Compaq th
Patrick Carey, Mr. D. Lynch, on behalf of Carefl
applied to have paid out of Court a sum of 20%1
lodged by the Company in bank, being the amen._,„
of purchase money awarded him, his title cleared
been found defective, and he having since cleare"
it up.
Mr. Scully, on behalf of Thomas Bennett, the land'
lord of Carey, moved that the money should be °Poi
plied, in the first instance, in payment of an arrearo
rent, amounting to 1741., due out of the whole I.alie:
demised by lease from Bennett to Carey, of Whin
portion was taken by the company.
The Master of the Rolls refused to appropria bte 11.011.
portion of the purchase-money as applied for ' means
Scully. The landlords in Ireland had ample
afforded them for recovery of their rent, and
; in
that
most every instance which came before him .11 hie
court he found they had got, not only the full vale e,
but in some instances more than double the va,litipave
their lands from railway companies. He woula •.„st
Mr. Bennett to recover his rent by ejectment egal-in,
the remainder of the lands not taken by the be
pany, or by action against his tenant, as he lII.°
advised, and ordered the money to be paid to Carey"
EVICTION OF TENANTRY.
The Sligo Champion states that a nobleman pre;
sessing an estate in that county is carrying nyne-.',1
extermination system—that "he lately le.
_llO7l
several houses—the houses of widows too—anu
he has served several hundred processes of ejectors"
ARRIVAL OF TILE BIRKENHEAD Wi"
STEAMER.
KINGSTOWN, SUNDAT.—One of the largest iffhrie
men-of-war in her Majesty's navy—perhaps in I'l
world— arrived in Kingstown Harbour yesterday°,
moored
two o'clock, and in half an hour afterwards ro_Te._`'
alongside the wooden jetty, where she now l.ies.
aliry
chance visit is for the purpose of conveying a
troops.

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
The weekly meeting of the .Association WAS held
this day, Richard Kelly, Esq., in the
the reading
chair. The
business of the day was commenced by
of various addresses of condolence from different
parts of the country to the family of the late ir.
O'Connell.
_ Mr. John O'Connell submitted to the meeting tbe
following letter from the right reverend Dr. Cantwell,
Bishop of Meath:—

"Mullingar, June 19, 1847. _
dear Friend,—l request you will do met i'
honour to hand in to the association my subscription
for 51. for the year 1847. At no former period could
the association hope to enlist such warm co-operation
ing, are
\ iliimoaa, eismrycevtehnee rttnsoyotuwu
ffitdrhartlicu,lcriehei
during
friends she
unfortunate
e has
of fs Ireland.crocue received
itvreyd
is
fTr oh reduced,me s aadn conditionEanildgthe .
sense
i ofs
arouse
rs
one
uaa
sst
eoi
on
everyn oa
lf unexampled
Irishman,honour
o rn
.whoas ut i flo. en lif i
ft:ll.sn.ornaoaoegf‘trweam‘ty, into the egmtneettst determined exertion to repel'
the miscalled actsof union. While the proceedings °,l
the Conciliation Hall_ are conducted on the loYal'
Christian, and peaceful principles on which it 'I
founded by the illustrious and ever to be larnel'te:t
Liberator, you may calculate on the steady suPP°`"
of the faithful clergy and people of this diocese. h
, ' The scene of unparalled wretchedness by whic"
we are everywhere surrounded--the inhuman course}
pursued by the present Ministry—the inadequacY°l,
their measures, to save the lives of the famishing 0)2
lions—the prosent Legislation tending, or relied
producing the. certainty of beggaring the rich nvisb
starving the aes.:titate—the utter disregard of Irish
feeling, the total ignorance of Irish wants, and the'
rough indifference of Irish interests evinced by Pc
land, whether W hig or Tory—these extinguish inu
every hope for our oppressed and rnisgovered coon'
try, save what i s to be derived from a domestie Var
liament. nd
" I cannot b 3tter convey to you my feelings s .
wishes than by assuring you that I echo every
.senti:
ment expressai, and most cordially
admirable concur iletter
n w_
practical suggestions contained in
of my venerated friend the Bishop of Ardagh. ._
" May the I Li-mighty bless you and your patriotwi
colleagues with -the spirit of wisdom, prudence, al'u.,
peace ; may he' guide your councils, and strength.,,e;
you speedily to. accomplish an event involving lt,'`.
the safety of Ert,gland and the prosperity of Irelsina
" I have the b onour to remain, my
dear friend,
" Your ever faithful and devoted servant,
" JOHN CANTWELL'
" To John O'Connell, M.P., &c. &c."
Mr. O'CONNEXL moved the insertion of the fer,e;
going document.• in the minutes, and then read ~
annexed letter :Cr om the Hon. Cecil Lawless, 31-.'
enclosing his sub icription :
"My dear O'( lonnell,—ln writing to you ilt pure
moment, moment, I must ijegin by expressing what I am -I;ti
you will know isi sincere, my earnest sympathy "_loj
you and your family in the irreparable private 0
public loss you bt ,ve sustained.
nes"slodfohaoswsurteo,tiyaolyu tubnaetqunaolthlingambuttotltiheecotnasSohpuiosi:
hitherto prevent ..et I my calling on Parliament for n 1:05
bate of respect to the illustrious departed, but it,odo
been with the hop?, that some one better qualified ',.,t,
justice to the then to should do so. It will be a '",,,
ing disgace to thei r highly gifted ones if thef ulopf
tinue to maintain their present silence, but Pero.
they all, like mys elf, feel themselves unworthy °.'
proaching such is subject.ol;o
"I think that t his is a time when every
onto
approved of his -peaceful policy, and who Ineli 00
continue, by the :same means, to strive for inlsot
dente, should d‘ !elare it by more than words, and
0
acting upon this opinion, I send you ten poll° fO5
my extra subset iption towards the maintenance °
Conciliation Hal J.
"I am, my dear John O'Connell,
Very faithfully youLrs,AWLVS ,
"'
3, King-street, St. James's, June 16." li, 10
The meeting was subsequently addresseu ooh the
MAATILICE O'CONNELL, Mr. REYNOLDS, and r tl3B
at the termination of the proceedings the rent le
week was announced to be 281. 16s.
The meeting then adjourned.

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asylum where he has some time been confined, :POI' •
heacefoilh reside in Paris, under the care of bl
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