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for we take to ourselves the credit of baying made the ht,
appeal to the charitable feelings of a humane public; tha:
appeal has not been in vain; and here are its fruits
Messrs. Latouche acknowledge to have received the k 1;,..„
ing sums, in aid of the fund for the relief of the stiKr.t,
Newtownharry. From T. Walker, Esq. of Belmont,
Mr. Cholmondely, 201; from Mr. Cholmondely, 101; IN:.
Mrs. Godsehall Johnson, 51. 5s ; J. 1). Latuuelle
Co. 101.

FAMINE IN MAYOCENTAAL courant'.
The Telegraph, whilst it expresses its perfect approba.
Lion of the zealous manner in which the several committee,
have exerted themselves, also declares its surprise at the
mode in which the sums subscribed for the relief of the iit,
fortunate people are disposed of. We take the following
extract from a long article on that subject:
" These funds, which were subscribed for the gentle.
relief of the poor, wherever they might be found, her,
been allocated, uwe hear, to individuals, for the rdie.
of favoured places. Can these gentlemen hope to per,
suede vs that the army, who have subscribed theit
pay—that the humane, who have contributed their mi:(
at charity sermons—that the liberal of all persuasion,,
who have subscribed, intended that their bounty should b
partially distributed, and exclusively confided to Prous:z.i.•
clergymen ? Such never could be the intention of the sub.
scribers. If we are correct in our view of the case, thcs,
committees have not impartially executed the invonant
trust reposed in them. We shall revert to this subject whet
we have more leisure."

At a numerous meeting of the Mayo central Committer,
held on Monday last, great disapprobation was expressed
by Sir R. O'Doncl, the Rev. Mr. Hughes, and others, it
the manner in which Captain Hill, the government agent,
conducts the distribution of the relief fund confided to him.
MARRIED—Thomas M'Evoy Medan, of Blonaity
House, Esq. to Blaria, eldest daughter of Ignatius CaHag.
han, Esq. of Clonsilia.—Henry Francis Fosbery, of Jockey
House, Esq. to Jane, fourth daughter of the late T. West.
ropp, Esq. of Limerick.
DIED.—In Dominick-street, the wife of L. Parke, Lq.
—ln Cork, the Rev. Stephen Daniel.—At Clonmore, 78,
Mrs. Hannah Woodcock, relict of Samuel Woodcocit,Esq,

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kc to ourselves the credit of having made the tiro
i the charitable feelings of a humane public; tha'
las not been in vain; and here are its fruits: '
41Airilaicdheofactreofwunledd •
aharry. From T. Walker, Esq. of Belmont' , `
!mondely, 201; from Mr. Cholusondely, 101; 4I
~,,
rdscball Johnson, 51. Ss ; J. 1). Latuuche ,;
•MINE IN HATOCENTNAL commisrte.
^elegraph, whilst it expresses its perfect approta.
he zealous manner in which the several committee
cried themselves, also declares its surprise at ti:e
which the sums subscribed for the relief of the tie.
: people are disposed of. We take the folio •
slng
rom a long article on that subject:
:se funds, which were subscribed for the genera,
the poor, wherever they might be found, hat,
Mated, as we hear, to individuals, for the relic.
red places. Can these gentlemen hope to pet,
is that the army, who have subscribed theit
it the humane, who have contributed their met
y sermons—that the liberal of all persuasion.,
e subscribed, intended that their bounty should i.,
distributed, and exclusively confided to Prot:e:u.•
en ? Such never could be the intention of the sub.
If we are correct in our view of the case, dux
eta have not impartially executed the imponant
coed in them. We shall revert to this subject whet •
more leisure."
mmerous meeting of the Mayo central Committee,
Monday last, great disapprobation was expressed f
R. O'Donel, the Rev. Mr. Hughes, and others, at
ner in which Captain Hill, the government agent, ' .
'the distribution of the relief fund confided to him. '
FRlED—Thomas M'Evoy Gordan, of Blonalty
Esq. to Maria, eldest daughter of Ignatius Call+
4. of CionsilLs.—Henry Francis Fosbery, of Jockey
Esq. to Jane, fourth daughter of the late T. West. •
,q. of Limerick.
D.—ln Dominiek.street, the wife of L. Parke, Esqe
irk, the Rev. Stephen Daniel—At Clonmore, 78,
annah Woodcock, relict of Samuel Woodcock, Esq,
POLICE REPORTS.
—.01,--
.D114u..--Thomas Dentin, a clerk at the West ti
1 Insurance Office, New Bridge-street, was u.
on a charge of having embezzled moneys which hal
id to him on account of the Company. Mr. Ander.
ent to the Company who had employed him, sa•d
Prisoner, he was confident, had embezzled altoge:l47
ort of 1,0001.
-searwr.—A hackney coachman named Hart ap.
Sir B. BIRNIE for a summons against Signor Pi-
fer refusing to pay him his legal fare for diiring hint
is residence to the Mansion-house, on Wednesday
lien a public dinner was given to Lord John Russell.
ichman was kept waiting a considerable time, and his
was Us. but the Signor considered his charge to be
ant, and refused to pay the same. A summons w:s
as a matter of course.
SCINTILLIE.
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LISHPRONUNCIATION.—Some of the news-
are good-naturedly teaching their readers Polish
I. Nothing can be more beautifully simple than f
rections. For instance, Sect is to be pronounced
tch in English. But some cavillers may ask, how
to be spoken ?—Why, like S:cs in English, to he
'AL Titisti ST EA at Ens.—ln a place called the .
Island, which is more particularly mentioned in the '
I's I lorn. Book, there is an " Established" Rail-road
celestial regions, upon which several Royal Steamers
eon plying, _without any passengers worth talking of
IC ears; and as the uselessness of them is now ap.
they will be set up for public cant in a few months,
11 be found well worthy the attention of Lecturers en
ny desirous of being supplied with diseased sublet%
are several smaller engines to be disposed of called
s. They will be found particularly useful in the
if Canada, where the settlers suffer great inconvenience
he distance at which they find themselves from the
ils. Nothing ever invented could exceed the capebi.
f these engines in the grinding system, at which they
azingly dexterous. The South Sea Islanders would
l to attend the sale, for the purpose of taking off the
:e engines for missionaries. They are called Curate,
*seas many good qualities,which render them dame
ility than the larger more expensive versels--they are
table for the art of breeding by steam, which would
them a great acquisition to an uninhabited island.—
The inhabitants of the Green Island being determined
rid of these useless engines, will, if no bidders offer,
irge premiums to any ship captains who will take
off their island, and land them in foreign parts.—
n Cosset.
JE NEW MATRON OF EPIIESUI.-411 It Pais
there is the following anealote, said to have its origin
t: for my part,—
" I know not how the truth may be.
I tell the tale as it was told to me."
the Cimetiere of Pere la Chaise (the burying.ground)
is a simple monument remarkable only for the pea.
are and neatness with which it is kept ; so much so,
you incline to the opinion, that some afflicted sou,
tier, wife, widow, or friend, is in the habit of taking
is station before it day by day, or fain would do so, at
ipropriate seasons.—This is not, however. exactly the
for the story is said to run thus.—ln 1822, Madame
one had the misfortune suddenly to lose her husband. ,
;rief attendant upon this melancholy event ass of the
heart-moving description, and fears were already ere
tied for the poor lady's life, who from her own accouet
not survive a loss so cruel. But 24 years, and 25.000
of tent, plead with a lively eloquence in favor of life •
those who are so fortunate as to possess them both to.
r. The fair disconsolate, as the story goes, enjoyed
louble advantage, and having lent her better part, she
:ed at length the wisest course, by consenting to lire
Alas ! and aleck-a.day !
Grande parte, ma's grande consolation.
man of business, not far off, one of the monumenul
ater crag, tendered his services, and was received gm.
ly one night, as most say—at least in a tone of welcome
ness, not very usual upon such occasions. The young
w proposes (for violent grief is ever in extreme') to sa.
r the larger moiety of her estate in erecting a suitable
iment to the meituny of the dear departed object of her
ts. What an engaging, pathetically-amiable trait is
Whereupon, and without loss of time, views, mo•
plans and devices out of number are submitted to the •
and inspection of the new Arthresia. Nothing op-
to her sufficiently noble, nor handsoMe, nor costly
gh. Recourse is had to fresh designs, in which all the
nee and cunning workmanship of statuary art and de.
ion are formally exhibited before her eyes. The widow
es time to reflect ; considers long and frequently ; turns
'abject over In her mind again and again ;—still hesi•
—and at last cow HANDS a Mausoleum of fifty-erotrni! I
irons tostkeontinues the writer ; pending the negacis• ,
the lady in weeds has full leisure and time to make one
important discovery, namely, that the man of busintst
rtitte in funerals, was, like herself, without disparage
:, both young and handsome. He, on his part, loo1"4
iwly to the depth and length, extent and shadowing',
demise, of no every-day occurrence, such as this, took
tures accordingly, and performed his part with so mach
'hp and good fortune, that he became at length tar
ad husband elect of the inconsolable relict !
511ux Saul goujat debout que lemptreur enterre"--
er a foot soldier with lift., than a dead empetot,—i',l_
provisional precept of old Petronius, and Madame"'
e followed the injunction of this noted fabulist to the
r. Meanwhile this man of czar: undertakes to por
i all the solid burthens of conjugal piety ;
saving thus
orld of fruitless pains, sorrows, and trouble, to the
edam widow; builds up a funnel monument to the
lamented partner, and carefully watches over its pm,
stion, as the order and arrangement of it to this day 10
, attest—The tale is told.-0 Wages fondles
a femme eat toujours "femme! so says anotba idill-
er :—but Ls Fontaine • was ill assorted in his niarriert
this satire on the sex should be looked upon died.'
swing from him, with all due precaution, if not of mis.
L—Conclusion :—Having himself become a competes'
witness to the instability of human afflictions ; and Pe'
ing, it may be, a little on the mutability of all worlds{
m,—Number 2, (:au HUSBAND) pitrpOSCII, it it IV"
mast Isis funeral pile during his life.ttrne, lest, peTi;
tire, Isis own simple memorial, ' HIC JACIT . (1,10."11
tit by aditie fatal mischance be omitted—in Soto.
al 10, 1831. F. E•
' Vide, " La Matrons d'Ephesse," written by hits.
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