The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

IRELAN D.

Six additional stipendiary magistrates are appointed for
Ireland. Among them is Mr. French, son of Lord
French, the repealer.

A requisition is now in course of signature in Ireland,
calling for a public meeting of the landowners, in Dublin,
to petition for the immediate assembling of parliament.
Mr. W. T. Power, who stands charged with defrauding
the National Bank at Clonmel, arrived at that town on
Wednesday, in custody of the police.
The Earl of Lucan, in a letter dated the Ist October,
says,—'• I am of opinion that parliament should be as-
sembled at the earliest possible day, which I have already
expressed to her Majesty's Government, or, I am con-
vinced, the country is lost."

OUTRAGE.—A horse, the property of John Bridgeman,
Esq., of Rathtuba, was shot on Saturday night at Kil-
tnurry. Mr. Bridgeman had sent in the morning a load
of corn to Limerick. The horse was on its return home
when the outrage was committed.—Clare Journal.

On Monday, mob entered Sligo, and took possession
of the bread contracted for the poorhouse, and after a
division, instantly consumed it. They afterwards com-
pelled the bakers of the town to supply them with bread.
The government have resolved to supply biscuits at lOs.
a cwt.

The Cork Examiner states that but for the presence of
the dragoons at the adjourned sessions at (;lashmore, in
the county of Waterford, last week, Lord Stuart de Decies
would have been murdered by the people. They threw
stones at his lordship, who was protected by the soldiers,
several of the latter were hurt; they fired on the people,
several of whom were wounded.

Rumours were circulated in Dublin on Thursday, that
the Lord• Lieutenant and the Chief Secretary had resigned,
in consequence of a refusal by the Prime Minister to
sanction the views of the Irish Executive. There was,
however, no truth in the report, though the Ministry did
dissent from some of the propositions of the Irish Go-
vernment.

A requisition has been presented to the Bishop of
Derry, signed by the Dean and Archdeacon of Derry, the
Archdeacon of Raphoe, and the great :majority of the
clergy of both dioceses. beseeching his Lordship " to
communicate with the Lord Primate, and to lay before
his Grace their earnest request that he would use the
influence of his high character and station with her
Majesty, imploring her to order a day of national humi-
liation and prayer to God, to acknowledge the divine
hand in this afflictive dispensation, and to implore the
God of all mercies to turn away his wrathful indignation
from us." His Lordship promises to transmit his Grace's
reply as soon as received.
REVOLTING MURDER.—It pains its to be obliged to
state that the calendar of crime for this county is already
stained with murder. It appears that a had feeling had
already grown up between Lamb, the murdered man, and
his step-mother and two stepbrothers, relative to that
fertile s nice of crime in this country—namely, a piece
or patch of land situated in Coldfed, near Christians-
town, about four miles from Dundalk, to which in law
the deceased would appear to have had a prior claim. The
quarrels of the respective parties bad assumed such a de-
gree of bitterness, that they summoned each other to
petty sessions. On Monday night, when the deceased
came on the ground in question, and entered a barn, a
shot was heard, and the neighbours, accordingly suspected
something wrong, gave immediate intimation to the po-
lice, who were soon on the alert, and arrested the sus-
pected parties in their own house. The body was dragged
about 60 perches to an adjacent grove where a hole was
discovered, as it' prepared for the interment of the victim
of cold-blooded avarice.—Newry Examiner.
POPULAR OUTBREAK.—On Monday, a dense multi-
tude of people flocked into the town of Dungarvon, and
went through the streets brandishing bludgeons and
yelling in the most ferocious manner. In a short time an
attack was made on the bakers' shops, and several of
them were plundered, but others were protected by the
police. There were two companies of infantry, a party
or dragoons, and a large police force in the town. Mr.
Howley, the stipendiary ma;istrate, went into the midst
of them, asking what they wanted? They said work and
wages. They were told they should have both, but all to
no purpose, as they continued to exhibit the same violent
and outrageous conduct with which they commenced.
The riot act was then read, but demonstrations of de-
fiance and outrage were only the result. A volley of
stones was poured on the military, and when nothing but
extreme measures could stay the frightful and infatuated
mob, the order was given "to fire," and several were
wounded. In a short space of time not one of the mob
was to be seen in the town. It has now come to this,
arid we sincerely deplore the necessity, that those lawless
demonstrations, and those deeds of rapine and outrage,
must be put down with a 'strong and
firm hand. Intel-
ligence has since reached us, that one of the wounded
men has died. On Tuet,day, in consequence of some in-
formation conveyed by Sir It• Musgrave, the merchants
at Yougal stopped their shipments, but they have again
resumed them ; the town is quiet, but the demand for
Indian meal is extraordinary great at all the depots. The
Ceres has arrived with thirty tons, and a ?cargo of Indian
cora is also in port.

Strong proposals from the leading men of all parties
are now roakine in Ireland for the convention of a National'
Committee in Dublin, to take into consideration the pre-
sent difficulty in Ireland. It is not, however likely _to
take place; and if it it is expected that if it would
be productive of any effect, it would be the promulgation
of a national declaration for repeal.

rORCIC AT THE COAST OF IRELAND.—There are now
12 men-of-war steamers, of 1756 collective horse power,
5864 tons, and 720 officers and men, and three storeships
of 3000 tons and 100 men, stationed off the coast of Ire-
land. The above, together with two ordnance lighters,
also employed, make 17 sail of nearly 9000 tons and above
850 men. on the coast of Ireland. _ _

The Marquis of Downshire and a deputation from the
Flax Improvement Society of Ireland bad en interview
with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on Thursday, for
the purpose- of explaining the present state and prospects
of the society, and the steady advance of the produce of;
the Irish flax. Specimens of linens and cambrics were
graciously received by her Majesty. .
At the meetine of the Repeal Association, on Monday,
Mr. John O'Connell enunciated a speech, which he
wound up by saying their cry should be " Food for the
present—Repeal for the tuture." A letter was read "from
the "-Liberator" on the present fearful condition of Ire-
nd. His suggestion is that the landed proprietors
should immediately form a national committee to meet
in Dublin, and assist at this disastrous imitnent in the
management of such Irish affairs as relate to the ap.
proar•hing famine. Such a body would command the
attention of the government both in Ireland and in Eng.
land. He concludes, however, with the usual assertion
that nothing but a repeal of the union will permanently
benefit Irel.nd. Mr. John O'Connell read a letter from
Mr. J. Campbell, 'of Liverpool. enclosing as the last
week's contribution to repeal. Mr. Campbell denies that
there is any great falling ff in the number of repealers in
this town, and states that the association shall receive more
substantial proofs of their determination to support the
preeenr eacy of repeal. The weekly rent was £93.
:COON"! Y. CORK.—A NOVEL PRESENTMENT...—. The ex-
traordinary presentment sessions for the barony of lbane
and Barryroe was held in the Roman Catholic Chapel of
Timoleague on Wednesday. This- sessions, as well as
those which preceded it, was numerously and respectably
attended. An, application was put in to improve the
Roman Catholic Chapel of Titnoleague, to cost £3OO.
The, parn.h priest warmly advocated the rebuilding of the
chapel by presentment, on the ground of the poverty of
the district. The Chairman wished to know if any one
opposed the presentment ? (Cries of " No.") Priest : I
assure youi here could be no more weful work. Chairman:
Have we the p ,wer of doing it ? Secretary: You can
greet any public work. Chairthan : Well, shall I ap-
prove of it? (Yes, yes.) At what amount ? Secretary :

X3OO is applied for. Pr est : Make it £5OO. Chairrn-it :
You will be very well eff in getting £3OO. A Voice : I'd
better put in a presentment for a dwelling-house. Priest :
Give us £5OO. for less will never do it. Mr. Beamish :
Take the £3OO. £3OO was then presented to build a
chapel in the village of Timoleague.
Six MEN DROWNED.—A most distressing accident
occurred yesterday about midday in Royses Bay. near the
Quarry (whence stones are conveyed in flat-bottomed
boats for the embankment of the Foyle,) by which six
meta-met with a watery grave. The particulars are the
following :—One flat had been laden with her complement
of ten tons, and she requited to be removed from the
jetty into deep water to mate room for others. Four men
ti ere ordered to to this, but being anxious to commence
their half day's work, eleven men went on her deck to re-
move her by poles quickly. When in the act of doing so
the outward end sunk a little, and as they pushed er
farther out, the water rose and ente-ed a hole in her bot-
tom, and she began to sink at a distance scarcely the
length of herself from the jetty. Ten of the men jumped
overboard into a small punt, which immediately swamped,
and one remained on deck. Three swam to the shore ;
the one who remained on deck got safely to land by means
of a pole, and a fifth was saved by the fireman of the
small tug steamer who swam to his assistance, and laid
hold of him when he was sinking. The remaining sit,
after unavailing efforts, sunk to rise no more. What
makes the case more tragical is, that when precipitated
into the water the men were within an oar's length of the
jetty and of safety.- Derry Sentinel.
THE POTATO Disc ASE.—The fact of potatoes which
were left undug being the safest, arid the many instances
of tubers which were slightly a tacked remaining so, with-
out the disease making to ther progress during the winter,
and lastly, the abundant supplies which continue to be
sent to all our provincial markets, up to the month of
May, afford strong grounds for the conclusions that the
disease was not p:ogressive, after a certain period last
year. There can be no doubt that where the crop was
partially diseased, and stored in the usual manner, many
of the potatoes rotted, because the circumstances under-
which they were placed were precisely such as were calcu-
lated to increase decay, where disease existed, and espe-
cially where the tissue of the tuber was not sufficiently
matured ; but where the potatoes were not put together
in too large heaps, the disease d d not increase. As a fur-
ther proof of this, we may refer to the fact that several
lots of slightly diseased potatoes, of various kinds, were
put among sand, turf mould, and charcoal, in the Royal
Dublin Society's Botar.ic Garden, and placed in a cellar,
where the air was cool and uniform, with a view of ascer•
taining how long they would keep. They were thus placed
on the 17th of October last year, where they remained
till Thursday, the 17th September, when they were taken
out, and found to be as sound as when stored, having
produced strong sho ,ts about two inches long. free from
disease. It will be important to ascertain what their future
fate may be, in the conservatory where they have been
placed.
LATEST FROM DUNGAILVON.—It appears that the
report that one of the soldiers of the 67th. Recimept was
shot by a policeman, in the riots of Monday, is not cor-
rect. Several of the dragoons were, however, seriously
Hutted. The country all round is, still in the greatest
state of excitement. The officer of the board of works
cannot by the treasury minute pay the labourers more
than 10d. a-day, and at this sum they cannot buy provi-
sions. Indian meal in the market is now worth double
that sum per fourteen pounds; nor is this feeling of dis-
satisfaction confined to the labourers and small farmers.
The gentry and magistrates are most loud in the outcry
against government for the length they have permitted
matters to arrive at without throwing in food, paralyzing
enterprise amongst the merchants, by the declaration
from the Lord Lieutenant that food shall not exceed a
given price, and at another time declaring that trade
will not be interfered with. A meeting of the county
magistrates it is thought will be brought together imme-
diately, as many are determined to throw tna the com-
mission of the peace sooner than be the instruments of
keeping down by bloodshed excitement caused by want of
energy and foresight at head-quarters. This is not con-
fined to the county of Waterford. The adjacent parts of
the county of Cork are similarly circumstanced. A de-
tachment of the 67th arrived on Friday, and s'xteen more
of the rioters were apprehended. The Duke of Cam-
bridge steamer arrived on Friday, at Youghal, with the
right wing of the 47th Regiment, and they were all
immediately marched to Dungarvon.
AWFUL DESTITUTION, IF TRUE.—At the meeting of
the poor law union at Cork, last week, the master's re-
port was read, stating that on the previous Tuesday 217
persons had been relieved • Wednesday, 301 ; Thursday.
579 ; Friday. 724 ; Saturday, 1000; Sunday, 1400; and
that day 1428! All bad been fed in the yard of the work-
house, in addition to the 2868 inmates. The guardians
heard the report read with amazement, but they appeared
perfectly unable to suggest measures to check the crowds
that were pressing for food. On looking into the wed in
front of the house, it had every appearance of a fair green.
Hundreds of men, women, and children were to be seen
in all directions, svith a dense crowd around the door,
through which egress, or ingress was with difficulty
attained. Some few of the women were at work, sewing
with their needles, but the overwhelming majority were
listlessly gazing about them, sitting down, lying in the
sun, or walking about. It was evident that all those
persons could not be in distress, and the guardians seemed
to think so too; but the difficulty was, to check a
system of out door relief to the really destitute, which was
evidently abused. On this fearful number of names hav-
ing been read out by the clerk, one of the guardians
stated that he had been met that day coming to the work-
house, and parties had asked him—" How could he, a
Cork guardian, tolerate such a fraud as that, for numbers
of women and children were being fsd at the workhouse
whose husbands were known to be in good employment ?"
Another guardian said the vast number of these were
from the country : some from Skibbereen, Bandon,
Macroom, Sic. In this state the guardians seemed to
consider that the less they said about it the better, but
adopt some mode that, while they fed the really destitute,
the ratepayers should be protected, and that no imposition
should be practised. The most advisable course which
suggested itself was to give the persons applying a break-
fast daily, provided they arrived before ten o'clock in the
morning, and that the door should be closed for that
purpose at that hour.
A LARMINGPILOCBEDINGS.—On Friday last about 2000
persons assembled near the chapel of Grange, in this
county, beaded by a man on a white horse, who said his
name was Power, from the county Tipperary, and made
the following regulations :—That the farmers were not to
thresh or send out any corn to market. That no milk
should be given by the farmers to their pigs, but kept,
and given to the labourers, without any charge for the
same. That no bailiffs were to be allowed to distrain
for rent. That the farmers should at once refund all
money paid for con-acre land, and also the value of the
seed and labour; and all able-bodied labourers should get
two shillings a day, end the old men and boys tenpence,
provided meal was one shilling a stone, and, if higher,
the wages to increase accordingly ; and every person to
be employed, or paid if allowed to remain idle. That no
process should be served for any debt, on pain of the
plaintiff's ears being cut off. They then proceeded in
large parties to the principal farmers to enforce their rules,
and give notice that any persons disobeying should prepare
their coffins. Darby Bryan and Robert Keating, two re-
spectable farmers, were so terrified that they at once paid
back the money for the con-acre on their lands ; the
other farmers promised to do so in less then a week.
They said that their leader was to go from parish to
parish. They have also stopped farmers going to Dro-
mana with rent ; and by all accounts, it does not require
much force to prevent their paying. Similar mobs went
through the parish of Ardmore on Saturday last ; most
of them had fire-arms, and stated there was no law now
to prevent their having pistols in each hand instead of
sticks; and they stopped all corn going to market, cut
the bags, and spilled the corn on the roads, and would
not allow the owners to take it up. They cautioned the
tenants of Sir Henry Winston Barrow not to pay or re-
new bills passed by them for rent. The obj -et in stopping
the corn and not allowing farmers to thrash is, that each
labourer is to have one stack. James Maher, of Kik
cannon, a respectable farmer, and tenant to Pierce
Hely, Esq.. Esq., Lad his horse stabbed for paying rent;
and John Whelan, tenant to the same gentleman, and for
the same reason, bad another horse stabbed. The ma-
gistrates are completely powerless.— Wattrford Mail,

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.