The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-07 00:00:00

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IRELAND.
DISTRESS OF THE PEOPLE.

DUBLIN, MAY 4.—ln those districts where measures
for relief, in co-operation with the Government, had been
promptly adopted, the pressure of distress has been mi-
tigated, and a manifest change for the better has oc-
cuired. But in other places, where no such steps have
been taken by the gentry and wealthy inhabitants, the
people are still suffering most severely. In some parts
of the western provinces, for instance, owing to the very
culpable indifference, the peasantry are actually threat-
ened with famine.

In consequence of the extension of employment by
the relief committees in the various districts, the wages
of labour have decidedly increased from the usual ex-
tremely low rates. Thus the measures of relief have
been so far successful in the legitimate mode of advan•
cing wages, although not at all to the standard required
by; the high price of food. Potatoes are double
the ordinary rate ; but if you take into account that a
large proportion of them are deceased, they are really
three times dearer than usual.

ADVANCES TO IRISH RAILWAY COMPANIES.
he following communication was read at a meeting
of he Waterford Relief Committee, on Friday, a reply
to !the memorial for a loan to the Waterford and Lime-
rick Railway Company' The Treasury, it thus appears,
have declined to make any advances to railway compa-
nies ; but it is suggested that an application should be
made to the Exchequer Loan Commissioners :
" Treasury Chambers, April 29, 1846.
" Sir—The Lord Commissioners of her Majesty's
Treasury having had before them the memorial, signed
by you as chairman of a public meeting of the citizens of
Waterford, held on the 13th inst., praying that a loan
of public money may be made to the Waterford and
Limerick Railway Company, to enable them to carry on
"vi!thout delay that underta a thus afford relief to
nattny of the labouring popula to 'cluiing the present dis-
tress and scarcity, I have their Lordships' command to
ackuaint_you' for the information of the memorialists,
that my. Lords do not consider it advisable to make spe-
cial advances to railway companies who have undertaken
to make railways on private accounts exclusively for in-
dividual advantage.
" It is open to those companies to raise money by
calls on their subscribers, or by loans ; and on applica-
tion to the Commissioners for Exchequer Loans, their
claims to receive a loan from the public funds, on the
same conditions and securities as the undertakers of
other works of the same description, will be duly con-
sidered.

" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" C. L. TREVELYAN.
" The Mayor of Waterford."

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A RESIDENT MAGISTRATE.—
On Saturday last Captain Duff; resident magistrate in
Roscommon, was accidentally killed by the kick of a
horse. The gallant officer had been several years in the
army, and had seen much service. A year or two since
he had been removed from Tipperary to the west of Ire-
land. Originally he had been appointed a stipendiary
magistrate by the Whigs, and he bore the highest repu-
tation as a zealous and judicious officer.
The following letter has been addressed to the editor
of the Evening Mail by Mr. Osborne, M.P.:—
" Newtown-Anner, Clonmel, April 27, 1846.
" Sir,—My attention has been drawn to a paragraph
in the Dublin Evening Mail of the 27th ult., purporting
to be an Extract of a letter from Clonmel.' The ac-
counts contained therein of the proceedings which lately
occurred in this vicinity are altogether misrepresented ;
and the passage stating that they (the mob) much to
their honour, smashed the Captain's windows, and tore
up and destroyed the paling about the house,' does not
contain a particle of truth. The said mob conducted
themselves with perfect propriety, and never came within
e. mile of the house. Assuring you that you have been
imposed upon by your Clonmel Correspondent,' and
trusting you will give this denial to the statenent, I have
the honour to be your obedient servant,

" BALPA OSBORNE."

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.

The weekly meeting of the Repeal Association, held
this day, was most numerously attended. Nearly all the.
members of the Parliamentary Committee at present in
town were present. Amongst the more prominent were
Mr. Maher, M.P., Mr. Daniel O'Connell, jun., Captain
Broderick, &c.; there was likewise a strong mustering of
the " Young Ireland" party. The chair was taken by
William German, Esq., Barrister-at-law.
A long letter from Mr, O'Connell was read by the
secretary; also a letter from Mr. Collett, M.P., enclosing
twenty guineas as his first subscription to the association,
of which he was accordingly enrolled a member amidst
great applause.
The great topic of the meeting was the imprisonment
of Mr. Smith O'Brien, on which subject there was a dif-
ference of opinion, as the association would not com-
mit itself by expressing its full approbation of that Hon.
Gentleman's conduct. The following resolution was,
however, unanimously adopted :
" Resolved, That having learned with deep regret that
by a resolution of the House of Commons the country
has been deprived of the eminent services of William
Smith O'Brien, and that illustrious member of this as-
sociation himself committed to prison, we cannot allow
this opportunity to pass without conveying to him the
assurance of our undiminished confidence in his integ-
rity, patriotism, and personal courage, and our admira-
tion for the high sense of duty and purity of purpose
which prompted him to risk his personal liberty in as-
sertion of a principle which he believed to be inherent
in the constitution of his country."

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