The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-29 00:00:00

IRELAND.

RELIEF MEASURES.-MEETING OF PARMA-

MENT.
DUBLIN, SEPT. 24.—Rumours are circulated in the
best informed quarters here that Parliament will cer-
tainly assemble in November, and it is confidently stated
that the Lord-Lieutenant has in the strongest terms
urged the necessity of such a step upon the attention of
the Cabinet. It is also affirmed that his Excellency has
applied for powers to adopt the plans of relief by repro-
ductive works so earnestly pressed upon the Executive
in the memorials, resolutions, &c., adopted at the nume-
rous relief meetings held within the last month. The
Mail of this evening has it, that Lord Besborough has
pressed for authority to carry this plan into operations
at once, and to trust to a Parliamentary indemnity if it
should be thought to be contrary to the letter of the
Relief Act.
This day a deputation, consisting of Sir David Roche
and Mr. Monsell, of Tervoe, had an audience of his
Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, to present a memorial
agreed to at a baronial meeting, held in the county of
Limerick on the 22d instant—the Earl of Dunroven in
the chair. The main point in the memorial was the re-
commendation of the proposition that all relief moneys
should be expended in permanent improvements of the
soil, by drainage or otherwise, but not in ordinary cul-
tivation. His Excellency entered most warmly into the
spirit of the resolutions laid before him, fully acceded to
the propriety and necessity of adopting the plan, and
concluded by giving the deputation reason. to believe
that, previous even to the assembling of Parliament, the
Executive in this country would adopt the suggestions
recommended.
A deputation from the Royal Agricultural Improve•
went Society also waited upon the Lord-Lieutenant to-
day, for the purpose of presenting an address, the
prayer of which was nearly similar to the memorial
from Limerick. His Excellency, in his reply, stated-
4, That he fully concurred in the general principle laid
down in it—namely, the propriety of employing the la-
bouring classes upon works connected with husbandry,
if possible, and of a profitable and reproductive nature ;
but he feared that the Presentments Act, c. 107, of Vict.,
did not enable them to do so, as the law officers of the
Crown had given it as their opinion that its operations
were confined to public works alone, such as are con-
templated in the Grand Jury and Presentment Acts, by
which it was construed. He had, however communicated
his views on the subject, as well as those of others, re-
ceived from all quarters in a similar strain, to her Ma-
jesty's Government, and without being able to promise
anything specific, he hoped to have it in his power
shortly to give them information on the result of the
communication, which he trusted would be satisfactory.
Re felt he could not say more at present than to thank
them for the very handsome manner in which they
bad alluded to himself personally in the memorial,
which he should make it his duty to transmit to the
proper quarter."
Meanwhile, from the multitudinous reports of baronial
sessions meetings, it would seem that the gentry and
cess-payers are resolved to act up to, if net go beyond,
the spirit of the widely condemned Labour-rate Act.
The moneys continue to be voted with as liberal a band
as though there were no such gloomy prospect in the
distance as the day of reckoning. Thus, 198,1191. have
been already voted at the six first sessions for the county
of Cork, while sessions, in other baronies in the same
county, are in course of being held. In Clare, present-
ments have been made on a still more magnificent scale,
the total amounting to upwards of 300,000/. At one
baronial sessions in the county of Donegal, the amount
of presentments fiated, without a single remonstrance or
complaint, was 40,0001.; at Castlebar the enormous sum
of 80,000/. was assessed; and so on from one end of the
kingdom to the other. The Evening Mail complains—
and indeed the complaint is universal—that these sums
have been devoted to the purposes, not merely useless,
but mischievous (as entailing permanent expense) of
making roads not required by any necessities of the dis-
tricts ; and that at a time when every one admits that
there is not an acre in Ireland in which a return of at
least ten per cent. might not be secured upon a judicious
outlay of capital. It is worthy of remark, that in their
zeal to carry out the provisions of the Act, the gentry
have, in various instances, assessed baronies one-third
beyond the value of the rental, a proceeding that may
hereafter lead to results other, perhaps, than those con-
templated.
Tne Marquis of WestmPath, as Lieutenant of the
county, has jest issued the following notification :
« County of Westmeath to Wit.--As the evils of the
present crisis, regarding the food or the people, increase
from day to day, and as no system of dividing the
county for managieg the resources which may be ob-
tained or Blade aeillable, as the law now stands, hes
been devised, to prevent further loss of time in corre-
spondence, and that the exertions of all parties up in
whom responsibility rests may tend to usefulness, I can-
not but think a county meeting indispensable; therefore
I invite a meeting of the lieutenancy, the magistrates,
and the clergy of all persuasions, to meet at the County-
ball, in Mullingar, on Friday, the 2d of October, at
twelve o'clock exactly, when business will be proceeded
with. It is requested that the deputy-lieutenants and
magistrates, will provide themselves with the names of
absentee proprietors having a population on their estates,
in their several baronies, in order that efficient applica-
tion may be made to them to assist in their support, if
they shall have not already done so, upon the present
awful visitation impending on the country.
" WESTMEATH, Lieutenant.

" Clonyn, Sept. 24."
The subjoined copy of instructions from the Court of
Chancery in Ireland has been addressed to the guardians
of the estates of minors, lunatics, &c. It bears date
September 25,
" The Lord Chancellor desires to call the particular
and immediate attention of the guardians, committees,
and receivers of the estates of minors and lunatics, under
the care of tLe Court, to the provisions of an Act of the
last session of Parliament (chapter 101), entitled An
Act to authorise the advance of Public Money, to a
limited amount, to promote the Improvement of land in
Great Britain and Ireland, by works of Drainage,' with
a view to their having inquiries made as to the condition
of the respective estates in reference to the objects of the
said Act, and whether it can be beneficially applied to
their improvement.
" Such inquiry appears to the Lord Chancellor to be
more urgently necessary in cases where, by the failure of
the potato crops, it is important to provide useful and
remunerative employment for the poorer tenants. The
Act empowers guardians and committees to make appli-
cation to the Commissioners of Public Works for advances
by way of loan, accordi&g to the terms therein pre-
scribed, and it will be proper to obtain from the Corn
missioners such instructions as they may have framed
for the purpose of carrying out its provisions. When it
is ascertained that the Act can be beneficially made use
of on any estate, it will be the duty of the receiver,
committee, or guardian of it, to lay a statement of the
facts before the master in the matter, or the vacation
master, for his direction, who will decide whether appli-
cation for an advance should be made, and give instruc-
tions accordingly.
"In addition to the works for which advances may
be made under the before•mentioned Act, the Lord
Chancellor directs the attention of receivers, committees,
and guardians of the estate of minors and lunatics to the
condition of those estates in other respects ; and if they
shall find that any other works of improvement may be
beneficially undertaken upon them, calculated to afford
employment and relief to the poorer tenants, they should
lay statements of them before the master in the matter,
or the vacation master, in order that he may judge
whether, having regard to the funds in the matter which
would be properly available thereto, he will direct any
proceedings to be had for obtaining an order of the
Court upon the subject.
" MAZIERE BRADY, Chancellor."
ATTACK ON LORD STUART DE DECIES.

The Cork Examiner says "
On Wednesday last the adjourned Road Sessions
was held at Clashmore, fur the barony of Decies within
Drum, in the county of Waterford ; and the magis-
trates, having finished the business about five o'clock,
left the court-house to proceed to their respective resi-
dences, when a large mob of at least 3,000 persons com-
menced throwing stones at Lord Stuart de Decies, the
lieutenant of the county. The dragoons charged them,
under volleys of stones, and must have wounded
several of the rioters. One man had his ear and the
side of his face cut off. Lord Huntingdon, Sir Richard
Musgrave, Mr. Thomas J. Fitzgerald, Mr. Simon Bagge,
and Mr. Richard Power Ronayne, magistrates, rushed
among the mob, and did all they could to atop the
throwing of stones, and but for their interference the
dragoons would have fired, as they could not stand the
stone throwing, particularly from the churchyard. No-
thing could equal the fury of the mob against his Lord-
ship and Sir Henry W. Barron, who fortunately was not
at the sessions. Several of the dragoons were severely
hurt. We are happy to say, his Lordship escaped un-
hurt; but for the dragoons he would most certainly have
been murdered. It is most extraordinary why his Lord-
ship should have been selected for such a murderous
attack, for he is a kind and very indulgent landlord, and
lets his ground for the value to the occupiers, and has
60 men employed at Ballyheeny (close to the scene of
attack) draining, at which they earn ls. 6d. a day,
besides employing about 300 men on ether parts of his
estate. He was also most anxious, with the other magis-
trates, to pass all works to give employment, and in-
tended to drain every acre of wet land on his estate.
There is but ono feelieg prevalent among all well-dis-
posed persons, that this was a most disgraceful attack on
a good resident landlord and magistrate, who is daily
doing acts of kindness for the poor."
The Examiner also contains the following:—
" DISTURBANCE IN YOUGHAL.—Her Majesty's war-
steamer Myrmidon, with two gun-boats in tow, and a
large number of marines and gunners on board, arrived
in our harbour yesterday, and proceeded immediately to
Youghal, to protect the shippinginterest of that port.
"FURTHER Fuca) OUTRAGES.—On Wednesday last a
numerous body of labouring men, from the district of
Shanagarry, came into the town of Cloyne, and,, after
i
exhibiting their force for the purpose of intimidating
the shopkeepers, proceeded to rifle the flour and provi-
sion shops. The bakers, seeing that resistance was com-
pletely useless, thought they might as well permit it
with. a good grace, and, fur the purpose of protecting
their remaining properly, generously distributed their
loaves
to. the hungry claimants, who retired vi ithout com-
mitting further irjury.
" We have heard that a similar dt monstration took
place yesterday in Cistlemartyr, and that the labourers
were not satisfied until they were similarly feasted.
" It was rumoured this morning that Moore Park, the
residence of Lord Mountcashell, had been attacked yes-
terday, and a quantity of Indian corn, stored in an out-
house for the use of the tenantry, abstracted. On in-
quiry, however, it has been ascertained that no such
outrage was committed, nor was there any attempt to
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warrant even the rumour.
" CLONMEL, SEPT. 23. —Me jot.- G .
General his Roya,
Highness Prince George of Cambridge arrive at
Limerick
ong
on the 30th instant, to take charge of this dis-
trict. It is strly rumoured here that the 34th Depot