New-York daily tribune., 1843-10-28

SAINT Patrick, was pulled down about thirty
years ago, by some violent zealots, six in num-
Der. Within twelve monthsevery man concerned
lost son; three being hung, two drowned, and
one breaking his neck.
Not far from that locality was the castle OF
Harry Aggry, who had a pig faced daughter
He fed her in golden trough, and offered her
weight in gold to any one who would marry her.
Many went up to The castle, bat the sight Of the
snout outweighed the gold.
Such are some of the stories current among
the Irish people. Trfiing as they are, they are
better index to their character than dozen
highflown speeches in Parliament.
Car-riding is curious operation. You may
have seen the vehicle, which has been exported to
America 1t IS like two sofas placed back to
back on two wheels You ride sidewise, seeing
every thing on one side and nothing on the other.
If you are the only passenger, you slide down TO
the horse in descending a hill, and then slip down
to the other end again on an ascent. If you have
any one beside you, he and you must take turns
in being cushion for the other to lean on. One
great advantage is that you can jump off OF on
at your pleasure; but to counterbaance that,
your limbs are in constant jeopardy from passing
vehicles. Indeed once saw two cars come in
contact with such violence that one of the pas
sengers had his leg broken short off below the
knee. Luckily it was only wooden one.-The
Inside cars are Of a higher order OF gentili.y.
In them the two sofas arc placed front to front,
so that the vehicle much resembles small om-
nibus with the top cut off.
The country from Colerain to Derry, has much
rural beauty of the English character, but its
very small fields and farms divided and sub
divided till they cecome mere potato patches,
remind you of one of the greatest causes
OF the misery of lreland-its orer popula-
ton. The inhabitants rush heedlcssy into
matrimony and trust to luck for bread
They feel as indeed one of them said to me, that
they will never be better able to marry than at
the present moment, even most unfit as that Is.
The result then follows, that there are more
mouths than they have potatoes to put into them.
But this is not the fault Of the soil, for that is
most fertile, nor of their lazness for have seen
the cotter digging by the light of the moon in his
little spot of ground, but it is the sad result Of
the insufficient reward Of labor. With us, pair
of strong and willing arms are eagerly sought
after, and well paid. Here, their owner is a bur
den to the community
This is the great evil, and its remedy is plain.
The price of every thing is proportioned to the
supply and the demand. Of labor, (Which is
commodity as much as wheat or beef the supply
is here large and the demand small. We cannot
diminish the former, and we must therefore try
to increase the latter. We have the hands there,
and we must find, or make work for them.--
A few American Railways, strewn through the
country, would do immense good to the work
less inhabitants. have found this acknowledged
by some of the most enlightened noblemen Of
| Ireland, who have the conscientousness to reside
upon their estates. But to effect this, capital is
necessary; the Imperial Parliament will do no.
thing, and moneyed-mcn doubt the security. A
Parliament of their own, would foster the interests
of the Island, and this would be one good result
of Repeal of the Union, though J. question
whether capitalists would then be more willing
than now to advance the necessary funds.
Another source Of useful employment would be
in reclaming the vast bodies Of land now mere
turfbogs, or covered at high tide by the sea-
Some such operations on small scale have been
conducted with great success; but as to extern
sion, they are in the same predicament as railways.
Few farmers venture to improve even their own
farms, for if they did, at the end of their lease,
the landlord would have the right (or rather the
power and too often the ncllnation to take their
improvements without any compensation. Un-
happily few and.workcrs here are landowners,
and our independent farmers cannot realize the
vast difference thus caused in their condition.
To remedy this in some degree, the occupiers Of
land in Ireland are earnestly pctitioning for what
they call ga .frify Of tenure" which would in-
sure to the tenant, at the expiration of his lease,
the Just benefit of his own labor and expenditure
in permanent Improvements. Leases would then
be given for fixed number of years, and not, as
now, for "three lives;' custom which makes
the period as uncertain the chances of life, for
the lease may then last for fifty years, or may
end tomorrow, by the sudden death of those on
whose lives it depends. This is one of the great
benefits hoped for from Repeal.
The 1.-THE system does not seem to me to work
the injustice which is usually attributed to it
Tithes really the rent of the land, which for
merly belonged to the clergy, and which has been
given up by them to the people for the considera-
ton Of one-tcnth of its annual products. The
1.-THE is not paid for the services Of the clergy for
then it would be too glaringly unjust ts require it
of the Catholics but is paid for the use of their
property. Whether they acquired that property
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