The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-16 00:00:00

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, OCT. 13.—The Clare Journal contains the
ollowing:—

"DEATH FROM STARVATION.--On Friday, a poor
woman called the widow Conlan, residing at Clontoohee,
near Dysart, in this county, proceeding to Ennis to
purchase 6d. worth of Indian corn for herself and

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family, fell down at the distance of about— 150 yards
from her own house, and almost immediately expired,
through exhaustion, arising from want of food. We
fear that this is not a rare instance of effects arising from
the existing distress. In different places, within the last
few days, the people assembled in masses, and dug out
for their own use the potatoes belonging to some of the
large farmers." .

gir Burton Macnamara has addressed the following
letter to Mr. Labouchere, the Chief Secretary:—
" Tromroe, Oct. 2.
" Sir,—lt is with extreme regret that I have to report
to you, for his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant's infor-
mation, that a number of men came to my residence yes-
terday and stated they were in a state of starvation, and
that they required food and employment, or that the
consequences would be serious. I told them that the
necessary forms were gone through to obtain them re-
lief, and that I anticipated in a few days their condition
would be relieved ; I exhorted them as a friend not to
resort to acts of outrage, and to bear in mind that if
they got a week's provision by plunder it would tend to
many weeks' starvation, and that no power on earth
could justify their proceedings. I advised them to re-
turn home, which they did.
" On inquiring, I find all these people belong to the
village of Miltown, near which there are three magi-
strates residing, and that they tried to get the poor
people of this parish to accompany them, which they
very properly refused to do, notwithstanding their desti-

tution cannot be exceeded by any people in this county;
and I trust that their patience and good conduct will be
duly appreciated by his Excellency, and that the pro-
mised relief may not be delayed.
" I have the honour to be, Sir, yours truly,
" B. MACNAMARA, Captain R.N., J.P.,
" County of Clare."
MEASURES FOR EMPLOYMENT.
The Cork Examiner, which arrived this afternoon,
contains nothing remarkable on the subject of the dis-
tress. In regard to the measures for employment, that
journal says :
" We are glad to understand that the contracts for the
college works will be immediately advertised. Instruc-
tions have been given, we understand on the best autho-
rity, for the commencement of the Glamire road and park
works. The Wide-street board this day issued precepts
for the taking down of the houses in Globe-lane and
White-street. All preliminaries will be settled in
less than a fortnight, when an abundance of employment
will be afforded."
THE PRESENTMENT SESSIONS.

The first extraordinary presentment sessions for the
county of Dublin took place at Tallaght yesterday. The
sum of 10,0001. was voted for various useful works, to be
apportioned in electoral divisions, in accordance with the
Lord•Lieutenaut's circular.

The Recorder (Mr. F. Shaw) stated that Mr. Ed-
ward Byrne, a farmer, of Whitestown, had handed
in a proposal to him for the attentive considera-
tion of the meeting, viz., for the draining of land
and the improvement of a water-course in his (Mr.
Byrne's) own land. According to the regulations
set forth in the letter of Mr. Labouchere, a work
of this description could be presented for, upon the pro-
prietors giving an undertaking that the money so pre-
sented should be charged exclusively on the lands. This
Mr. Byrne was ready to do.
This proposal was agreed to.
RELIEF ASSOCIATION.—APPEAL TO THE
ENGLISH PUBLIC.

I find the following in Saunders's News Letter of this
day. I have heard some objections as to the peculiar
construction of the committee, and generally as to the
manner in which the association has been got up.
" At an adjourned meeting of noblemen and gentle-
men, held at No. 16, Upper Sackville-street, Dublin, on
the 12th day of October, 1846, the Earl of Roden in the
chair.
" Proposed by Lord Farnham ; seconded by George
A. Hamilton, Esq., M.P.:—
" Resolved—That at the present emergency it is de-
sirable to re-organise the Relief Association' of 1831,
for the benefit of Ireland generally. That a committee
be appointed with the view of carrying on the operations
of the Association, to be designated the Managing Com-
mittee of the Relief Association for the Destitute Pea.
santry of Ireland; and that the following noblemen and
gentlemen be appointed the trustees and committee, with
power to add to their numbers :
" Trustees—The Earl of Roden, Lord Farnham, Lord
George Hill, W. D. La Touche, Esq., and George A.
Hamilton, Esq.
" Committee—Lord Farnham, Major Adams, Richard
Armit, Esq., Alexander Boyle, Esq., Henry. Bewley,
Esq., William Edington, Esq., James Ferrier, Esq.,
Rev. William Fausset, Rev. John Gregg, Robert R.
Guiness, Esq., R. S. Guiness, Esq., George A. Hamil-
ton, Esq., Sir J. K. James, Bart., W. D. La Touche,
Esq , David La Touche, Esq., P. J. Marjoribanks,
Esq., Rev. E. Nangle, Thomas Parnell, Esq., Rev. H.
Verschoyle, Lieutenant-Colonel S. White, M.P., J.
Wilson, Esq.
" Secretaries—Lord George Hill, Rev. C. H. Minchin,
and H. G. Porter, Esq.
" Resolved—That the committee be requested to make
an appeal to the English public and to the community
at large, and especially to absentee Irish proprietors, for
the purpose of obtaining funds to enable the committee
to carry forward the objects of the Association.
" RODEN, Chairman."
OUTRAGES IN TIPPERARY.
The following appears in Saunders's News Letter:—
" NENAMI, OCT. 11.—I regret to have to acquaint
you that there were two men shot on Friday evening, a
few miles from this town. One was supposed to be in
reference to a bygone dispute. The assassin discharged
a blunderbuss, loaded with slugs, when within two yards
of his victim, having walked quietly into the kitchen for
the purpose. The man, fortunately, heard the click of
the lock and turned aside, which saved him from final
death ; as it is, he received two of the slugs in his
lungs near the heart, many passing through the muscles,
and
fired
ten entered
aboutered h
a yearissliou since, and
other ill-fated man
was
and escaped with the
loss of a finger ; but on this occasion he was less fortu-
nate, for he lost his life.
" There are the most serious apprehensions of riot and
disturbance ; mobs are coming into town from all quar-
ters, to demand work and bread. The unfortunate people
are goaded on by some lawless miscreants, who have
nothing to lose.
" The Roman Catholic clergymen were all occupied
to day in exhorting their flocks, from the altars, not to
assemble and peril their lives by riotous behaviour. I
hope most anxiously that their advice will be followed."
The Evening Packet contains a letter from Borriso-
kane, which states that the two men fired at are named
Gaynor and Cleary. Neither of them is dead, and
Cleary is not seriously wounded.
OUTRAGES IN CLARE.—On Saturday morning, about
five o'clock, six men stopped a horse and car bringing
cots to market, near Shally-hall, and snapped a gun at
the horse. The animal started at the flash, and fell under
the car, where he remained for a long time, the people
being afraid to give the owner assistance.
At the hour of ten o'clock a party, similar in number,
stopped a horse with a load of corn, on the road at Pow-
der-hole, near Ruan, and fired two shots at the horse,
wounding him dreadfully. The owner entreated them
not to injure the horse, and he would return home with
the oats, but the legislators refused compliance with the
request. The police stationed at Ruan immediately went
in pursuit, but were not able to come up with the party.
The country is at this time in a lamentable condition.
In every direction outrages are committed with impunity.
The police are altogether incapable of preserving the
peace. We really dread that a general system of plunder
will be resorted to.—Clare Journal.
THE ARMY.—The 83d Regiment have been replaced
in Clare Castle and Ennis by the 59th. We understand
that an entire depot has been applied for, and that it is
daily expected.—Clare Journal.