The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

IRE.LAND,

R. A. Fitzgerald, M. P. for Tipperary county, has died
of typhus fever.
The Irish judges have at last decided to hold the assizes
at the usual time.
The - f Kil'

non. member -or Kilkenny has issued his first
address to the " people of Ireland," in the character of
successor to. the " Liberator"—his father. The form is
modelled after that so often given by the founder of the
dynasty; but it is a dry composition, and much wanting
in that liberal flow which, in his great predecessor, had so

much charm for the many

THE POTATO.—The dark Examiner of Monday says

—" All the accounts which have come before us, since Our
last, continue to be of the same cheering character. The

weather has, indeed, been most propitious. Refreshing
showers fell yesterday, and theair to-day is warm and

genial. Eve;y gentleman to whom we have spoken on
the subject confirms the promise of a really magnificent
harvest, and that all the potato fields, in every district
with which he was conversant, never showed better nor
looked more abundantly promising."

MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND.—An unfor-
tunate wretch, named Martin Parsons, has been com-
mitted for trial for the murder of his wife, under very
strabge circumstances. It appears that Parsons directed
his wife to proceed to an adjacent bog for some turf, for
the purpose of burning a small quantity of land. On her
return with the turf he charged her with delaying too long,
when a dispute arose, and he struck her with a stone on
the forehead, killing her on the spot.—Mayo Paper.
AMERICAN BENEVOLENCE. FURTHER SUPPLIES.—

A fine schooner, called the William Dugan, of New York,
arrived, at Cork quay, on Sunday, bringing a large quan-

tity of bread-stuffs and other necessaries to the relief of
the destitute of that country. She has on board a cargo
of about 216 tons, consisting, for the greater part, of an
excellent description of Indian corn, some sixteen or
twenty barrels of potatoes, and several boxes of clothing.
The cargo has been consigned for distribution to the
Society of Friends.

FOOD FOR IRELAND.—We announce with pleasure the
arrival on Tuesday, into our harbour of 32 vessels of
large tonnage, laden with flour, maize, and wheat. Our
advices from the Cove this morning, half-past nine o'clock,
announce a further arrival of 32 vessels similarly laden,
with a large number outside the harbour. The quantity
of bread-stuffs brought by yesterday's shipping amounts
to 10,077 tons, which, added to that brought by this
morning's arrival, about 10,100, makes a total of 20,177
tons. This is cheering news for the country.—Cork
Examiner.

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—The usual weekly meeting of
this body was held on Monday, Mr. John Reynolds, T.C.,
in the chair. The Chairman addressed the meeting at
some length, and in the course of his observations stated
that he had lately been through the country, where he
ascertained that such was the distress in many districts,
notwithstanding the measures adopted by government to
give relief, that the poor people were obliged to gather
weeds and boil them with a little salt to save themselves
from the most horrible of deaths.—Mr. O'Hea (barrister)
spoke upon the same subject, and then proceeded to refer
to Mr. O'Connell's death, in doing which he took occa-
sion to express his surprise at the bigotry which existed in
the British House of Commons, when a writ was moved
for the county of Cork, that neither Sir R. Peel, Roebuck,
or Lord John Russell, had the manliness to get up and
pay a deserved tribute to the talents of their late beloved
leader.

CORN AND POTATOES IN IRELAND.—We copy the an-
nouncement following from the Standard of Thursday ;
It is from the Dublin correspondent of that journal, and
bears date the 15th instant :—" The Corn Markets : More
good news.—There was a complete panic at our Corn
e Exchange.
The ge - daatytedanc—neverye o
thing
dealers, sellers, but the
and spirts of the
bbuyers,
small arcels
wrfa unusuallyeslrndwi
rnlwould
induce large,
nrc get: .
the but u t no
meal
latter t t eormbusyt.hast
otmhee former
p could
changed hands at a reduction of
about 69. a quarter on Friday's prices. The chief reason
assigned for this most cheering change is the promise of
an early and most abundant harvest. Some early wheat,
grown within a few miles of the city, was exhibited. The
field of which it was a sample is expected to be fit for cut-
ting in three or, at the outside, four weeks. Bere is also
remarkabby forward, while green crops are at this moment
in greater abundance than, we ever recollect at this season.
Mowing is progressing in all directions, and in a short
time the hay will be converted into ready money. On the
subject of the potato crop the farmers assembled at the
Corn-market, one and all—even the downcast sellers—
expressed their entire disbelief in the rumours of the re-
appearance of the potato disease of last year. Their
opinions are fortified by the provincial journals, received
to-day from Armagh and Newry, in the north—Clare and
Cork, in Munster—and from Ballinasloe, in Connaught—
all of which report most favourably of the crops in their
respective localities."
EXTRAORDINARYPROCEEDING.-01IFriday the church-
yard of Kanturk was the scene of rather a curious pro-
ceeding. It having been understood by the country peo-
ple, that that respected gentleman had died a convert to
the Catholic faith, they were determined he should be in-
terred according to the rites of their Church. This im-
pression was fully confirmed by the Rev. Mr. Verling,
who was a particular friend of the deceased, and who al-
leged that he had convinced him of the errors of the faith
which he had previously professed. Mr. Gilkrist's family
maintained that he had died a Protestant; and they ac-
cordingly invited the Protestant clergyman of the parish to
officiate at the interment, at the same time inviting the
Rev. Mr. Verling to attend. The Rev. Mr. Verling hav-
ing intimated that it was his intention to officiate on the
occasion, Mr. Blood, brother-in-law to the 'deceased, be-
came greatly excited, and insisted that he should not do so.
Perceiving that the family were opposed to the Rev. Mr.
Verling officiating on the occasion, and that if he persisted
a riot would ensue, the Rev. Mr. Collins and the Rev.
Mr. Regan represented to him that excitement might
arise, and he consented to forego his original intention.
Accordingly the funeral moved on to the grave-yard,
where the Protestant clergyman prepared to read the fu-
neral service ; but he was interrupted by the country
People, who were determined that the service of the dead

snmuct ue react accorning
Church. This excited Mr. Blood, but the more he resisted
the people the more determined they became to carry out
their intention, At this juncture the Rev. Mr. Verling

Ferso‘ver.the coffin: tuiwhile inrtl
Blood shewed everylntention of sto►

wever, was prevented by Mr. R. Smith,
The prayers being concluded, the coffin
I into the church, where the service for
he Protestant clergyman, and the

then r

,ed that this circumstance would be mad
—Cork Reporter.

ground. it 1
the subject of judicial inquiry.