The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-23 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

FAMINE IN MAYO.

CASTLIMAII, Jolt 18.—The return made hat
night to Government of the state of this county, from
the Central Committee, certainly presents a very me-
lancholy ■nd awful view of its condition. The popu-
lation of Mayo, in the recent Census, is stared to be
rimier 300,000, and the number of individuals now re-
ceiving charitable aid, as made out from the Reportil

'resented to the Central Committee by the several Lel
cal Committees, exceeds 260,000. Notwithstanding
this prodigious mass of misery, it is creditable to the
zeal and ebergy of those whom it has pleased Provi-
dence to exempt from the common calamity, that the
jives of the people are preser►ed, by the care and cau-
tion with which they dispense the relief committed to
them, both by charitable associations and by Govern-
ment. The grants of the Central Committee on Tues-
day last, for the relief of the entire county, amounted,
as appears by their advertssement,to the sum of 6,5111.
16s. In making grants, the Central Comositte act
upon the calculation that 281. is a sufficient stun to
support 1000 persons for a week.
A Letter from Doctor Birch, who has been teat into
rris by Government, to I'. S. Lindsey, Esq. Chair
man of the Central Committee, dated Newtowa Biog.
ham. July 14, two days after his arrival there, says,
The disease in the Town Is very trifling. I saw
but four eases of Fever, one of Dysentery, and ones(
swelling from eating the herb bar►age. I expected
to be able to give you as account of the state of the
Mullett, and some other places, by the next Committee
day:"

We are quite at a loss to understand the motives of
the persons who supply so mach false information to
the Dublin Newspapers respecting the state of this
county. The tree would' of our condition are suf-
ficiently afflicting, without having recourse to lb.
most scandalous misrepresentation. The week be-
fore last it was stated is the Dublin Prints, that a
family of eleven persons had bees found dead in
their hoots at Erris, sod last week one hundred and
forty persons had perished la one parish of that district.
Both these statements are false. In Erns there has
been much distress, and there is some disease; but there
is no such mortality there as the public are led to
believe. Instead of one hundred and forty deaths in
a week in that parish, we are satisfied there bare not
been a quarter of that number in the whole district
since the commencement of the famine, which eer-

Wally would have depopulated this country but for
the timely and unparalleled aid which has been re-
ceived.—(Mayo Coavtitrtion)
A man, named Sweeney, died suddenly, returning
from this town to Dreary. on Saturday last. His
death ha% been attributed to starvation, bat. we be-
I ieve, erroneously.—(/bid.)

A correspondent from Derry informs us, that there
is no scarcity prevailing in that neighbourhood; on
the contrary. the corn crop. are extremely abundant,
and there is every prospect of the harvest being soon
got in.

IMPERIAL PARLIAIJIE.VT.

HOUSE OF LORDS- MONDAT,JuLy 22.

The Lord CHANCELLOR, the Earl of SHAFTESBURY,
and Lord REDRSDALE, sat as Commissionersond notified
the Royal Assent to the Loan Bill, the charge of Pen
'aions 14111. the 5 per Cents. Repayment Bill, the Scots
a Spirits Drawback Bill, the Growing Produce Bill, the
lltarriege Act Amendment Bill, the Small Notes Bill,
the Bankrupt Joint Cotnmisi,ions Bill. the Pees of Court
Bill, the New Churches Bill, the Irish Prisons Bill,
the 111-treatment of Cattle Bill, the Rakers' Regulations
Bill, the Middlesex County Rate Bill, and several pri•
sate Bills.

Mr. Bat:mous brbueld up from the Commons the Ex-
chequer Bills Issue Bill, the Court of Exchequer Sit-
tings Bill, the Salt Duty Reduction Bill, Scots Nagle-
, trates' Residence Bill, Alien Bill, Scots Royal Burghs
Bill, Irish Constables Bill, Receivers-General Bill, Irish
Poor Relief Bill, and the Thames BaPastage Bill, which
were read a first time.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL, after the Alien Bill had
been read a first time, proposed that the bill should pass
through the next stages without discussion. and that
the debate should take place on the third reading.
Lord HOLLAND had no objection to the course of
proceeding which the Noble Earl suggested.
On the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, the Bill was
ordered to be printed, and to be read a second time on
Wednesday, it being understood that the second reading
shoiddl-leprefernis, and that the third reading should
be moved vs Monday next.
The second reading of the Irish Constables Bill was
also fixed for Wednesday.
The Duchy of Cornwall Bill, the Irish Endowed
Schools Bill, and the Irish Insurrection Act Bill, passed'
through Committees, and were reported.
In the committee on the last mentioned bill, the Mar-
guess of Lastenowa a repeated his objections to the clause
Which renders nugatory any actions which may be
brought against magistrates by persons sustaining injury
in consequence of the execution of the bill. After the
words enacting that the insurrection act shall be conti-
nued. he moved to add " Except so much of the said act
es deprives the plaintiff of the right of obtaining more
damages than sixpence in actions brought against &jus-
tice of the peace or magistrate.
The amendment was negatived. IZ,B
SLATE TRADE.

The Marquess of LAICSUOIVNE observed, that the
House of Commons had not long since passed a Resolu-
tion for addressing the King, praying his Majesty to
take every possible step with a view to obtaining the
complete and general abolition of the Slave Trade. He
was anxious that it should not by any possibility be sup-
posed that their Lordships had deserted their duty upon
such a question, and as be should be 'sable to attend
after this day during the remainder tolgthe Sessioc, be
took this opportunity of noticing the subject to the
house. That be had not before brought it forward
arose from no new fact having occurred respecting the
Slave Trade, except it might be called a new fact that
they were still as far off as in the last Session, from any
prospect of a general abolition. This inhuman traffic
was still unhappily carried on to a great extent under
the Sags of Prance and Portugal, on both coasts of the
continent of Africa. It was, however, consoling to ob-
serve, that in some of the New States of South Ame-
rica, where the temptations to carry on the trade were
great, aid the prejudices in its f trong, a spirit
had arisen highly favourable to the rause of humanity,
which bad led them voluntarily to join in abolishing
the traffic in Slaves. He trusted the time would at
length arrive when both the New States of America,
and the old ones of Europe would heartily join, and
zealously to-operate in preeepting the further contiuu-
sigh of Ma most dlsgraaebdtand tnisenitie traffic. He
bed thought it right to notice the gentillo thus far, that
it might net go forth that it had altogether escaped the
attention of their Lordships.