The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-03-04
THE FAMINE IN IRELAND

The English and Irish journals received nv The
steamer contain further frightfu details of the
deplorable famine in Ireland. 1t is stated that
there are more than $4,000 families. over and
above the ordinary laborers and farmers, now des
tilnte in that unhappy country, and requiring at
calculation ct a2O per family, 97 100000 for
| their yearly maintenance. One of the most fear
| iul diseases which prevailed, was a malqnan,
| dysenery. The Liverpool Courier saws that il
Is now beyond all question, that no matter how
quickly relief is administered, thousands must he
swept away by hamilton and disease, and under
circumstances calculated To humble the pride of
human nature. The Cork Southern Reporter
says:
" man OF the name of Healy died in the par.
'St OF Drimoleagne about fortnight ago his
wife and two children remained in The house
nh'ii Inc Puiresrent exhaatiuns from the body
Grove them from their companionsLip with The
oead IN Gay or two after some persons in pass
ing the mans cabin had their attention drawn by
lnnd snarling, and on entering found the gnawed
and mang'ed skeleton of Healy commended for by
set OF hungry dogs and pigs, that were completing
their horrld banquet on his putrid remains
woman in the lownland of LeIther, belong
| ing to Alexander O'DriscolI, Esq, and on which
mere is more poverty than any arm of lis ex.
tent IN the west riding, crawled to my door: she
was at the time lahoring under malignant fever.
was emaciated to The utmost degree, and appeared
as If the grave at that moment vom,ed her forth
handed her some relief and directed her TO leave
the door. as | dreaded infection for INV family
don't want this" said she, pon,ioo to The
shilling which | had given her, but want 10
get my boy buried he is dead these eleven DAYS:
he died IN two days after his father got The
sickness myself; my two children are diving no
person VIII 90 10 give them or me drink of cold
wafer, and got up in the fever to day. and mt
the corpse In ditch, and came TO YOU TO get il
put III The grave that the dogs may not eat il
PROGRESS OF DISTREss.-A return of ex
tremeiy severe weather iUThids the expectation of
any improvement tor some further time in the
the accounts from the distressed districts. Yes
| terday was Intensely cold. and towards evening
there was fall of snow followed by sharp frost.
which continued up To this afternoon. The re-
ports 10 day from the counties of Galway, Mayo.
and part OF Wexford are very unfavorable The
aum paper states That I'm the ncghborhoOd of
hlc"nIy, eighteen persons have, within a few
days, perished from Starvation and thai fr,m
every quarter OF the county the intelligence is of
the most gloomy character. The Rev. f.. Moore,
rector OF Cony,in the most destitute pat of Mayo,
announces The number of deaths by famine To be
iearinliy on the Increase. In part of his parish
out Of population Of 5000 souls, there are as vel
only /oO al work some Of those persons receive
wages at The low rate of % per diem, with meal
at OIL quart. This. however it is to be hnped is
an isolated case. In the meantime. it is ssiisfac
TORY To hnd mat The prices of all kinds of grain
continues to decline in the provincial market the
fall IN wheat ranging from 5s 10 2s Cd DER barrel
with pr"poTllonaie reduction in oats, barley and
meal.-Dmblln, Feb. ISL
LATEST FROM SKIBBEREEN.-Th f,lowiog
is passage Of letter addressed 10 Mr.. Blake
OF Cork, by DIR. Crowley. of Skib5ereen, daed
| Jan. %:
| - Deaths here are daily increasing Dr.. Demo
va" anu are just this moment after returning
from the village Of South Reen. where we had to
bnTy body ourselves that was DAYS dead. and
where 90 you think 2 ln kitchen garden. We
mad 10 org the grave, rather the hole ourselves;
no one would come us. the smell was so IN
tolerable. We are half dead from the work late
Iy imposed on US. II is now as write. / O'clock
AZ night, and have not as yet dineJ"
CLOSING OF THE Cork WoRKuousy-A
great meeting Of tie citizens Of Cork was held ON
Saturday last, when, according TO The Examiner
u was clearly proved by every speaker who al
iOded to The cOnitiun Of the huusp. that il was
impossible, consistently with due regard TO the
health oi The present inmates. and indeed tie
safety OF The city, to admit Of further accession
to The numbers now within the walls Of the work
house and the old house Of induslry-namely.
some $500
The Washington Fountain is remarkably spcv
Of late IT IS Among the choicest papers UPON our
exchange distributing telegram
The Aloe Shows of" Just before il dies - NJ