The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-08-05

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H@man noW frapciiinS in Enrohc, 10 The
Editors ofthc Ne7e York Commerciat nd
pcrtiSer, 60trd,
DUBLIN, June 12th, 1924.
The CITY presents the most extraordinary
contrast Of poverty and magnihccncc to be
met with in Europe. As You approach it
Won find tho suburbs composed of novels, the
sides of which arc partly stonc and partly
earth, the roots of turf, the entrances about
i feet high, and the whole dimensions of
each not C1.crcding - to u feet square.
These miserable caves, may or may not have
Il hole i0r 4 window, and an aperture on the
top to let out the smoke, ii the luxury of fire
can be afforded Around the door the dirty
children arc huddlcd--not one haf are de-
Gently clad; some Of them still c,ilicc no
tons Of civilization by Sinking into the house,
or turning their bare parts against wall, as
a stranger passes by.
see hundreds whose whole dress, con-
sisting nf mass Of rags, Of all colors, and of
all sorts Of fabrics, will not furnish one piece
Of clcth eight inches sguarc-ind these tat
ters seemed to be scwcd together only to
prevent them from deserving each other.
am here giving YOU no high calorcd pic
turc, nor Am | selecting few rare instances.
restrain myself within the bounds of vcrita-
bic accnracy---I am talking of what COM
poses tho whole cnvirons OF Dublin, and en-
braces a very large portion Of its 200,0 in
habitants. There is nothing in France, Ger
many or Holland, and ] think nothing in tia
ly, that approaches the spcctacles OF ragged
ness, poverty and dwretchedness which swarm
in Dublin.
Having passed the suburbs, the dwellings
improve; and on reaching Sackville-street,
You imagine yourself inlone OF the elegant ci-
ties of Europe. In walking over the city,
the late parliament house, (now the Bank J
the exchange, the quay along the Lilfey, and
several Of the public squares, excite the
strangers admiration.--'rhcrc is no part of
London which can compare with the centre
ot Dublin in beauty and magniiicence.
But iii turning tho eye from the architec-
t,lral splcndor which surrounds him, upon the
crowds which flow along the streets, the
stranger will be struck with the molly ma
turc Of the throng. is lass almost
Duoyant with satin and feathers; there is a
trembling giil Of Is, purple from cold
shrinking from shame, and drawing around
her the poor rag, which, vita all her care,
scarce cover her body here is an Exquisite,
perfuming the airns he passes, with rings on
gcmmcd qN22ing glass at his side; there is
al honest fellow who cannot afford hat,
whose feet, Summer and winter know not the
Ia,,ury ef Shoe or stocking, and whose whole
wardrobe, consisting of but two articles, Niz
tattcred Jacket. and about half pair q
small clothes and not to multiply pictures.
while the lord Lieutenant dashcs by i'll I;
coach and four, the Granger gs2es at the gal
ilnt and costly pageant while he enptes his
pockets to satisfy the throng of beggers who
prag MIN in the Of Goa to give them a
penny.
| Aou will net wcnler thatmy interest was
soon excited for Ireland, after witnessing
riltsc scenes. If such misery prevails i'll
I Dt giln, where more charitable societies exist
| for the purpose Of ameliorAtng the condition
! ut mankind, than in any other city i'll the
world, what must be the state of the reno
ter parts uf Ireland! From my own obscr-
walton, and the uniform testimony of intclli-
gent people here, think may safely affirm
] that there is not SO wrctchcd 4 community on
the globe as that OF a great part of Ireland
How, indeed, can it be otherwise! Al
the lands in this island belong to rich pro-
prictors, who ike out OF the kingdom, and
| spend abroad all that they can scraDt
from tho aoil. What else than poverty cal
be the iot Of 4 country thus situated. And
when you cNaininc the subject more in detail
You i'nd things still worse than, from !;
general statement, could have been imagin.
cd.
Many Of the proprictors employ agent!
who reside IN England. and let the lands, tC
subAgents, called land-piratcs, or middle.
men, who monopolize the soil, and exact
what is called lackrcnt from the peasants
Ncr is rack-rcnt the most serious burder
which this devoted people have to bear
Every tenth part Of the produce of the sol
is wrcsted from them by the ministers of tho
Church Of ENGLAND, in whose religion they dt
not bclive; while they arc still obliged to sup
port their own ministers, in whom they dt
, believe.
1 hat things arc strongly tending to grca
change IN Ireland ! cannot doubt. The sub
Ject OF tythcs in England, notwithstanding the
clergy insist they are of divine ordination, ant
that the Quarterly Review maintains tha
they are only part of the rent of land, the
clergy being co-proprietors with the land
lord,) is one which eXcites extensive disap
probation. With respect to Ireland, the sys
tenn of tythes is felt to be still more liable t,
apprehension. That so poor people shoul,
!bc obliged to pay 1000 dollars year (whicl