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will leave the Colonial office for the Home
Department, and that Lord John Russell I
retires from the Home Office, and will cue
coed the Marquis Of Normandy os Colonial
Secretary. The Morning Post. Of Sept. 2,
contains u column ofvery severe remarks
upon this interchange Of Offices.
FAMINE IN IRELAND.
Perhaps there is not country in the
world. certainly not in Chrlstendom. where
physical wretchedness has prevailed to the
extent which il has done in Ireland tor
some years past. II vii! be seen by the
following letter published in the Liverpool
Mercury, and dated Connemara, July is,
that q irightful famine prevails in the West
of ireland, and the condition OF the peas
an,ry is ptiubIe in the extreme; regret to
inform you that famine still prevails, and is
increasing TO frightful extent in this dis
trict, even amongst those who were consld.
cred above want. The poor people are
coming in hundreds here TO zee It any thing
will be done for them"
81 wus present this day when application
was made to -. stating that they were
existing by bleeding the cattle, and boiling
the blood ill it became thick, when they
eat it, and also eating sea weed and small
she!I.ish. knew cases myself where the
children resorted to weeds in the field to
allsy their hunger, being so for twenty four
hours, and another large family of children
having M food for two days, one of them o
boy not thirteen yeats, dreadlng q return
| of hunger, took away the two sheep that
were spared to pay the public money or
cess, which, to add to the misfortune, is
new collecting. and sold them for half price.
| also know many 10 come here, partlcu.
| larly last week, who said they were without
food :wenty-four hours. and indeed their
faces corroborated their statement. And
while | now write, (six o'clock, p. N.Y.
there are many here who have not tnsted
food since yesterday morning. Others ore
known to have, by night. taken away the
carton of q COW. drowned by chance, un-
skinned for two days, and picked the bones
that the dogs had feasted on.
"The description given by the priest OF
the sufferlngs of The people, whom he has
to be in constant attendance on, is frightful.
Many families are lingering through fever,
and will feel want long time, as their
manure remains at their cabins, not being
able to SOW; and what is worse, the misery
is not likely to end with many, when the
harvest returns, which will be late in this
country, as they are now compelled to root
out the potatoes before they arrive at one
eighth Of their growth. So that in q week
there will be as much destroyed as would
serve for two months, if full grown.
need not name one village, for every one
round about shares this awful visitation.
There are many actively endeavoring to
relieve this distress; but alas, it is only
like drop of water to the ocean.
Texas AND GREAT BRrrArN.-In the
British Houuse Of commons Mr.. O'Conne
lately gave notice that early next session
he would move resolution that it ls the
opinion OF this House that Her Majesty's
Ministers ought not to advise Her Ma
jesty to recognize The independence flhe
stale calling itself Texas, unless with
the consent of Mexico, of which country
it formed part; nor unless the abolition Of
slavery, and the making the slave trade
piracy were necessary provisions in lts
constitution. Also an address TO her Ma
jesty, praying that she would be graciousl y
pleased TO give directions TO her Minister,
to make an agreement with The government
ofMexico, to place at her disposal portion
/, Of the unoccupied territory on their nor
thern boundary, to be set apart as on in
dependent asylum, or free State, fol-
persons of coor.--.N Y. Express.
The WESLEYAN CENTENARY COME.
RENCE.-Tbc Conference of the Wesleyan
Society, recently held at Liverpool, wal
one Of uncommon interest to tina, body.
The Rev. Robert Newton. one Of the mos
distinguished divines of the present day
was requested by the Conference to be it
representative at the General Conferenc,
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to b,
held at Philadelphia, in May next. Thu
cent enary fund amounts 10 more than on
million ofdollarS-of this sum four hundret
and ninetyJour thousand fire hundred an
ninety t,co dollars, or nearly one half of TIT
=, entire subscription, have been paid to TIT
, general treasurer.