New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-11
Ireland.

public works have been suspended IN the parish oi
Euan County Clare in consequence OF attack naVhs
been made upon Mr. Harrington the principal oyerseer
in that parish because ne stranger IN Tue
Mr. HARRINGTON severely beaten but We are esd 70
hear that the medical attendant mas prohounceo MS e
out of danger"
The statements made with respect the purchase OF
frearm are quite uniOunded. The only trader VINO IS
engaged in the sale of these articles In the SkiOOereen
Union comprising population Of nearly lOOoVO per
soRs has of late sold but fifteen guns and Two pistols
which were disposed of TO men in the higher ranks
The condition OF the country around Sofk, IS mos,
appnlinQ starvation being universal deaths from want
of food frequent aud eartuly on the increase, wne
despair has seized upon the public mind from the sppa
rent ndisposton OF the Government 10 exert seh iof
the preservation OF the people ., :,
The prices of food have risen to hight whch
places il far beyond the reach even OF those among
Inc laboring classes who are employed ana thls
,nast unfortunate condition 10 mainly Attributable
q, Tho obstinate refusal of the Government 10 estsb-
lsh food dep6ts throughout the country, ana 70 he
disbursement given by 1t at an early period 10 the
procuration of food from funds raised by private
subscriptions by s refusal TO aid any funds applicable
10 the object of lowering the prices OF food even to the
poor and the destitute . ., -, .
A Roman Catholic clergyman Qtey Mr.. Besley) az
a recent meeting in Bantry said When call to my
recollection the scenes that have witnessed with
| in the last six weeks-when have seen those VINO
were hale and strong struck down by famine ana disease
the young and the old hurryng on Ia eternity and That
duced and brought will say by the unfortunate mis-
Government of this country but the want OF paterna
sympathy for the people by not timely interfering ana
rescuing a generous. a noble and devoted people
when / see ali those sacrihced-when see mat we
are placed in this position, that even the men employ
ed upon the roads scsnty as That LABOR Is canho'
sustain themselves by their daily hire even Tor one
! day--when ! remember all this, cannot put De
| deeply affected clear, hear, hear hesr2 know
have record OF the facts and could give you the
\ names of the individuals know men to be working
two entire days upon the public roads without ever
tasting morsel of food(grest sensstion)- know ma
nv of their families obliged to go 10 bed ior TWO success
sye NIGHTS without tasting morsel OF food and know
that moi many DAYS since Tim Mccarthy on the Strand
and his family for AZ hours ad not eaten norsel OF
food but they said themselves they dIanK the cou
black water and when some charitable hand reached
some assistance two of the children tainted on tasting
the food"
miserable looking man, standing some distance from
the speaker here exclamed-"l am Mccarthy, and ]
can prove the truth of that" (Sensation)
Rev Mr. BEGLEY-A state OF things has now come
upon US and officials have been travelling the length and
breadth OF and they longer plead those ex
cuses for the neglect of the people clear hesr) there
fore charge them before God and with the neglected
fine people whose heart boodwould be shed IN defence
OF that Government who would risk everything IN dis
playing their allegiance and affection Tor the noVern
ment il thew had extended to them seasonsbie and
timely relief (Hear hear) % deaths-at least 20 iu
neras went to hinaconage within the last week and
20 more went to the Abbey and out OF that Is will
and II is my firm conviction that 80 persons nave deo
by the sliding scale OF starvation
Mr. LALoR-By the rule Of finance.
Rev Mr. BEGLry--Proccedng on their favorite prn-
cipes OF political economy, they have given the PEG
Mo some traing employment, but gracious mercy
what does that avail when tell you that the people
EMPLOYED on the roads in absolute starvation
when they cannot from their scanty earnings, de
rive one substantial meal in the twenty four hours And
when this is the regarding them what must be the
condition of the thousands that receive no employment
who rise in the morning with the dreary prospect OF
not being able to provide themselves OF their families
with a morsel OF food-who go to bed with heavy
hearts anticipating but recurrence oil the same
priyatons for the next day-who are ready ana
willing 10 labor, but 10 employment for them 3
Hear hear) There is neither compassion nor
sympathy for their conditonthey are huryng on last
from this land of misery and woe-hey are hurryng on
fast TO their last homes and certainly may be said OF
them in their present condition that death has no sng
nor the grave any victory over them say II things
progress as they are- Government continues ITS pres
ent policy am prophet because you all foresee
we will have the whole land depopulated we VIII
have our country desert people bsnished 10 pre-
mature aud untnely graves and the land an ABODE OF
misery horror and desoaton. clear, hear
A terrible disease almost amounting 10 p~gue mes
broken out in some OF the poor houses In ireland
deaths in the workhousc Of Scarih County Ciare oi
this cause average from four TO twelve daily
The English press IL is said studiousy concealins
the condition OF the people.
The landlords of Csvan recently held meeting 70 dc.
wise measures for relieving the Vanishing poor OF 'hH'
county.