The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-04-20 00:00:00

IRELAND,

Eleven vessels sailed last week from Dublin, with
nearly five thousand emigrants for America.
Letters frond Constantinople announce that the Sultan
has contributed £lOOO for the relief of the distressed Irish.
Charles O'Connell, Esq., of Bahoss, son-in-law of Mr.
O'Connell, has been appointed resident magistrate for
the county of Roscommon.
All the persons who composed the mob which slaugh-
tered 151 sheep at Gort, had been offered half-an-hour
before, a competent supply of food, but the reduction of
twenty per cent of the labourers employed on the public
works provoked them to the outrage.
The stipendiary citrates of Dublin met on Thursday last
in Dublin to consider how far the new Irish Poor-law will
affect them. They intend to represent their case to Go-
vernment, as it is said that some, if not many of the rec-
tors throughout Ireland, will be compelled to do without
curates, though the pressure of the poor-law.
BRUTAL MURDER.—A barbarous murder was commit-
ted on the night of Monday week, at Dowdall's-hill, near
Dundalk, on the body of a man named Peter M`Dermot.
It appears that the deceased was stabbed in nine different
places by Stephen M`Namee. Six of the stabs did not
penetrate the heart, but one in the thigh separated the
artery, which wound, Dr. Walker stated at the inquest
on Tuesday, caused death.
• MORE BLOODSHED IN CLARE.—On Wednesday, Mr.
Henry Carmody, agent to Mrs. Dwyer, of Knockatanty,
county Clare, when on his way to Killaloe to enter pro-
cesses at the sessions there against defaulting tenants, was
fired at and dreadfully wounded. The sufferer since lies
in a hopeless state. Not the slightest trace of the perpe-
trators could be obtained. There were two persons walk-
ing with Mr. Cormody at the time, both of whom were
also wounded.

" A Member of the Legislature," in writing to the
Dublin Mail, asserts that the " Irish Pauper Removal
Bill" will " confiscate the lands of Ireland, and the pro-
perty of every man having an interest in the soil." He
adds, " the lower orders, when their demoralisation is
completed by out-door relief, will become a mere armed
banditti, whilst the landowners will be the persons expa-
triated. Yes, gentlemen, prepare for the new world—
your doom is sealed."

SEVEN MEN DROWNED.—On Thursday, as a boat be-
longing to the Isle of Doagh, in the parish of Clonmany,
was proceeding to sea on a fishing trip, manned by eight
persons, when crossing tho deceatful bar of Strabreagy
she was capsized by one of those sudden swells that occur
in a moment, even in calm weather, and, melancholy to
relate, seven of her crew perished. It was want of food
which caused these poor but honest and industrious men
to seek for that subsistence at sea which failed them on
shore.—. Derry Paper.
FOOD FOR IRELAND.—The United States shi f war,
Jamestown, under the command of Captain ForM, laden
with bread stuffs and provisions for the relief of the dis-
tressed Irish, left Boston, on the 28th ult., and, after a
splendid voyage of 15 days, arrived at Cork, on Monday
evening, on her mission of mercy, She brought 8000
barrels of flour. This is a free contribution from the
States. Among other recent free arrivals we notice
another at Cork, and one at Dublin. The bells of the
Cathedral, &c., at Cork were set a-ringing on the arrival
of the vessel, and Cove was splendidly illuminated on
Wednesday. On Thursday, the people of Cove gave a
sumptuous dinner to Captain Forbes, and on Friday, :Et
public meeting of the inhabitants took place, to express
their thanks to the Americans for their kindness and sym-
pathy. The chair was taken by Major N. L. Beamish,
and among the company was the Dean of Cork.
WRECK OF THE ROCHESTER.—We have received a
letter from Wexford, dated the 14th instant, which states
that the Rochester, Capt. Trueman, bound to New York,
struck on Blackwater Bank, on Tuesday. " The crew
and passengers," it states, " remained on board until
to-day, when they were taken out of her and brought in
here by several of the fishing-boats belonging to Arklow :
about 300 crew and passengers in all. The poor passen-
gers scarcely saved anything, and looked most miserabl*
on landing." She was a fine vessel, 850 tons register,
and chartered by Messrs. Grimshaw and Co., of Liver-
pool, from which town she sailed on Sunday week, and in
thirty-six hours she struck, as stated, on the coast of
Wexford. The crew and forty-seven of the passengers
were brought to Cove on Thursday, by Lieut. Symesr
R.N., Commander of H.M.S. Urgent. The remainder
of the .pitssengers, upwards of 200 in number, were
landed by the fishing boats and conveyed to the town of
Wexford. Providentially no lives were lost, but we are
not aware whether the vessel is likely to be got off. It
was calm when she struck, but blowing when the crew
and passengers were leaving her, and there were twelve
feet of water in her hold.

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—A miserable muster of asso-
ciated patriots assembled on Monday to listen to the edi-
fying billingsgate of Mr. John Reynolds, on the subject of
the Dublin "Improvement" swindle. Mr. John O'Con-
nell was present, and delivered a whining jeremiad on the•
rejection of his obsequious overtures to the " young blood
of Ireland." He actually wept at the remembrance of his
father's paternal consideration for the safety of his " young
friends,' which he had manifested by repeated warnings
that their proceedings were illegal, and at the ungenerous
construction which his proffered counsel had received
from Mr. Smith O'Brien and his confederates. But while
he admitted that the association was " reduced to their
)Mot shilling," he accompanied the confession with the
heroic announcement, that it was not yet reduced to the
last man, and that were he even left alone he would con-
tinue to struggle on for " poor old" Ireland. A liberal
share of vituperation was then bestowed on the Board of
Works, in his vindication of the immaculate " clergy" of
Cashel, who, as members of a relief committee, bad been
charged, in a report of Captain Norris, with certain pee(
dillnpa which "

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The rent for the week