The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-18 00:00:00

IRELAND.

The ucgroes of Antigua have subscribed out of their
scanty resources the sum of £144 towards the relief of the
distressed poor in Ireland.
AN IRISH LUXURY.—During the last-week several dead
bodies were carried through the town for interment with-
out the " luxury" of coffins.—Castlebar Teleyraph.
The Galway Industrial Society have 300 poor women in
daily work at knitting. spinning, and sewing, and had they
funds could increase them to 3000.

MURDER IN THE COUNTY DOWN.—A most respect-
able farmer, named James Paxton, residing at Dechomet,
county Down, between four and five miles from Rathfri-
land, on Tuesday night, was murdered at his own door,
and his person was frightfully abused.
POVERTY.—On Monday, two country girls went to the
shop of Mr. Delahunt, hair dresser, in Clonmel, and sold
their hair for two shillings and threepence per head.
This certainly is both an original and extraordinary mode
of obtaining relief.
AWFUL AND TRUE.—In the parish of Kiglos this week
the skeleton bodies of seven wretches were found inside a
hedge. The dogs of the surrounding villages had the
flesh almost eaten oft The police were called out, and
shot seven dogs, in the mouth of one of which was a heart
and a portion of the liver.—Roscommon Journal.

LORD STANLEY'S IRISH PROPERTY.—It will be inte-
resting to many of our readers to learn the extent of Lord
Stanley's Irish property. According. then, to his lord-
ship's own statement in the House of Lords, on last night
week, it comprises from 8,000 to 9,000 acres, and for the
purposes of the Poor-law is rated at £B,OOO per year. Of
course this is not the rack rent, but only on a certain
scale valuation ; but on what proportion of the rent the
noble lord did not make known, probably not more than
one-half, or at the most two-thirds of his income.
ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—About five o'clock on Wed-
nesday evening, when approaching the gatehouse of his
demesne, near Lismore, in the county of Waterford,
Arthur Ussher, Esq. was fired at by one of those " most
moral and religious " marksmen so skillful in sending a
bullet to a landlord's heart. Fortunately, however, the
villain missed his aim, and Mr. Ussher escaped unhurt.
This gentleman's conduct as a landlord has latterly been
the subject of a lengthy newspaper narrative, not much
calculated to propitiate " the faithful," or to secure his
life.

'STATE OF CLONMEL.—On Monday this town was
'thrown into a state of great excitement, in consequence
of the appearance of vast crowds of country people, who
flocked' in from all directions. In a short time the shut-
ters of all the shops which contained eatables were put up,
and every precaution was taken against an outbreak. Sir
C. O'Donnell and Wm. Ryan, Esq., J.P. addressed the
people several times in terms of kindness, and, at the
same time, of determination, and advised them to go
home peaceably, and not violate the law,, and that any-
thing that could be done, would be resorted to, to assist
them. However, they seemed determined on riot and
plunder. They said two days wages were due to them,
and some were hold enough to say " they would sooner
fight for it, and be stretched at once." The crowds at
this time were immense, and the wages, we firmly believe,
were not due to near a fourth of them. Sir Charles
O'Donnell seeing that they would not take his advice,
and repair quietly home, said he was determined not to
be trifled with, and quickly a large force of cavalry and
infantry were ordered out, and drawn up in Bagwell-
street. This demonstration seemed to have the desired
effect, and the people separated quietly, but we fear the
tranquillity is only of a temporary nature.
RIOTING IN IRELAND.—There are bad symptoms
abroad. From Limerick the accounts are alarming, and
Castlemartyr, Cork, there were some proceedings on
Thursday that might have led to blood. Blood, indeed,
there was, but it was the blood of a magistrate and of a
policeman. There was no sufficient force: to resist the
rioters, and, but for the arrival of the military, it is hard
to say what might ha': been the result. The mob, who
were no "starving creatures," as it is the fashion to fancy
all perpetrators of outrage, but. able and atheltic men, not
only burst the gates of the market-house, but swore they
would "smash all the soup-boilers in the country"—that
they'd have no "greasy kitchen stuff, but should have
either money or bread," and right ready they seemed to
put their threat in execution. Lord Shannon, who acted
with firmness and decision, they invited to an interview.
His Lordship said that if they appointed two or three
deputies he would have no objection to hear them, but he
would hold no communication with a mob. They had
previously attempted to force the gates of his demesne,
and threatened, we understand, to destroy the house.
This is the beginning, and what may folloW if such begin-
nings are not promptly and peremptorily checked, it is
more easy to conjecture than agreeable to describe. On
the following day there were some kindred doings at Kil-
leagh.
DEATH FROM FEVER, OF THE FEMALE SAILOR, JANE
GALLAGHEB.—On Monday, the 3rd inst., the remains of
this remarkable female were attended to the h urrial -ground
at the Abbey, near the town of Donegal. She caught the
fatal malady whilst attending on her husband, who had
been for a length of time confined with the disease which
took her life. It may probably be within the recollection
of most of our readers, that some years ago, and during
the time of his Majesty William the 4th, she had been
discovered on board a ship in London, disguised in the
dress of a sailor boy, having at the time her apprentice-
ship nearly served. It was thought she went in pursuit
of her lover, as she first emigrated to America, missed her
design, then went on hoard a ship as a boy, expecting to
make good her design. The novel circumstance excited
so much wonder and amusement, that it at once reached
the Royal ear. She was introduced to his Majesty, had
the honour to have wine and cake in his royal company,
with an assurance of his future support. A pension was
granted during life of £lO a year, which she enjoyed up to
her death • she has left to mourn her premature demise a
large family of very young tars, all of whom bear the

Queen. It is anxiously hoped that the pension will be
continued till they are able to appear in our navy, in the
dress in which their poor mother was discovered. During
her perigrinations she has been frequently in company
with ladies and gentlemen, has used snuff, smoked her

pipe, drank punch, never was seen the least intoxicated,
and was not discovered till in London.