The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-18 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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DUBLIN, MAY 16.—The county 'of Monaoan, three-
fourths of which belongs to absentee proprietors, is beginning
to experience the evils of the prevailing scarcity. The
Monaghan Standard, hitherto an ally of the Evening Mail in
its effbrts to underratethe extent of the potatoe failure, in its
publication of this day, says that on Wednesday last about
two hundred day labourers assembled in a body in the town
of Clones, paraded deliberately through the town, and boldly
called at the Police Barrack for the sub-Inspector. This
not being at home, they proceeded, notwithstand-
ing the remonstrances of head-constable Robinson and the
police, to the residence of J. Brady,
Esq. J.P., to whom
they stated their sad grievances. Some of them protested
they had not eaten a morsel for two days previously, and
their pale emaciated countenances bore fearful evidence of
the distressing fact. They stated in plaintive accents that
all they wanted was work, of which they failed to
get any during the last week, while their helpless
families were almost famishing with hunger. Mr.
Brady '(after remonstrating with them on the illegality of
their going forth, as they had done, in a body), addressed
them in a very kind and encouraging manner, requesting of
them to disperse, and return quietly to their houses ; and
that immediate measures would be adopted to alleviate their
distress. He said that if no means could be procured but by
private subscription, he would willingly give, at least, five
pounds himself; and exert his best efforts with the gentry
besides._ This gave them great encouragement, and, after
evincing their warmest gratitude, by prayers, words, and
gestures, they separated peaceably, and retired. On the fol-
lowing day, a meeting of the gentry throughout the neigh-
bourhood
was convened in the court-house, and as they all
seemed equally concerned at the unhappy state of things
referred to, it is to be hoped something good will accrue
from it.

in The south, notwithstanding the exertions of the local
relief committee, the condition of the people is rapidly get-
ting worse. You are aware that great distress exists among
the working classes of Cork, and you are also aware that
subscriptions to a large amount have been collected to alle-
viate it. It would appear, however, from the following para-
graph from the Southern Reporter of Thursday, that notwith-
standing all that has been done, -a large proportion of the
people are still subjected to great privations :—" About two
hundred labourers assembled in Blarney-lane to-day, in •
habitants of the various localities about that district,
and having formed themselves in the order of a pro-
cession, were proceeding to march through the city, one of
the body carrying a long pole with a loaf of bread on the top.
Their object was to wait on some influential persons whom
they believed might get them employment, for which they
expressed their determination not to wait longer. They
were met in the North Main-street by constable O'Neill, who
exhorted them not to march through the town in that man-
ner; and having been apprised by that intelligent officer of
the exertions being made to obtain immediate employment,
they were quietly dispersed in Great George's-street. On
visiting the old barrack this day our reporter saw ninety
men, few of whom were incapable, from their age, of a hard
day's work, in breaking stones intended to be spread over the
new Lough road, where also a large number of persons have
been at work. -

It is gratifying to know that the prospect of a speedy set-
tlement of the corn law question is beginning to operate fa-
vourably on the Irish provision market. The Indian meal is
now in very general demind, and the parties who overheld
the corn and potatoes, in expectation of famine prices, finding
their speculations likely to fail, are positively surfeiting the
markets with their commodities, and the result is a very
considerable diminution in pfices.
THE CALCUTTA SUBSCRIPTION.
The trustees have already distributed about 3,0001., the
amount of the first remittance, leaving the second, 2,000/, for
furthei relief. The following was the allocation:—Galway,
4001.; Clare, 700/. ; Tipperary, 500/. ; Limerick, 250/. ;
King's County, 300/. ; Cork, 300/. ; Meath, 2004 Waterford,
100/. ; Mayo. Kilkenny, Armagh, and Longford, from 50/. to
100/. each. We have great pleasure in recording a fact very
much to the'credit of the Bank of Ireland, that that estab-
lishment made no charge whatever, either of commission or
discount, in respect to the bill of exchange for 3,000/. re-
mitted from Calcutta to the credit of the trustees, though
the bill was drawn at six months' date.

STATE OF THE COUNTRY—TIPPERARY.
ATTACK ON THE POLICE—A CONSTABLE DANGEROUSLY
WOITNDED.—On the night of the 11th inst. the police force
stationed at Rathcannon, near Holycross, were called upon
to go to the house of a publican named Henessy, to quell a
riot, which had occurred there about eleven o'clock at night,
by a number of persons who were drinking. Accordingly
constable O'Connor, a very active and efficient officer, with
sub-constables Grogan, Sullivan, and Kearney, instantly
proceeded to the spot. On entering the house, they per-
ceived one man on the floor bleeding profusely, and others
actively engaged fighting; the police had scarcely entered,
when the lights were all put out, and an attack made upon
them. The constable was knocked down, by a blow on the
head, and now lies dargerously ill, from a fracture of the
skull. The three sub-constables immediately loaded and
fixed bayonets, and baffled the fellows from escaping, when
in a few moments, the Forney, Bridge, and Holycross police
arrived, when eleven fellows were captured and marched into
Thurles Bridewell : eight of them have been identified and
fully committed for trial.
Ho:►IICIDE.—Or. last Monday week a man named Dwyer,
of Knockinavulla, received, in a riot or scuffle, some severe
fractures of the skull, from the effects of which he lingered
until Thursday last, when he died. The cause of this quarrel,
in which a life has been lost, is as follows :—Some time since
a man named Jerry Ryan sold or let a plot of ground for five
years to a person named Lee. A short time ago Ryan's
sister was married to Dwyer, who was to get the ground
after the term of live years had expired, as a marriage por
tion. Dwyer, however, thought to get the possession before
the time h., was entitled to it, and drove some cows on the
land to graze. Lee's party drove them to the pound for tres-
pass, when a scuffle ensued, in which Dwyer received the in-
juries of which he died.