The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-10
Herald European Correspondence.

the Irish Councii-hs Principies-Harpest Prospects
-Pofatoes-.aTrfpais Of Prorisions-Railtcays and
Fsheries-Fever-The atrfcols.
anticipate my usual weekly letter give the latest
news the mail leaving at Ave this day for America.
The Repeal Association met usual on Monday Mr..
John Reynolds in the chair In the preliminary re-
marks he addressed to the meeting he stated that In
Journey Of seventy miles through King and Queens |
counties some days before, he was shocked to see |
corpses covered with blankets &c. and thus carried on
carts, without collins to their graves; and numbers of
the poor were engaged in gathering the prasugh
in the field which sprinked with salt was to be pre-
pared for food Mr.. John OConnen then proceeded to
the main business of the day He read letter of Rev
Dr. Higgins, of Ardagh accompanied by subscriptons
to the amount Of $40, recommending that for acme
Sunday the several priests should exhort their oonQre
cations to contribute to the repeal funds they
should assemble the collectors after chapel receive
audit and enter In the books Of
all sums thus received This proposition seemed to be
received con aJnors by MIR. John O'Connen who ex-
pressed his opinion to the certainty Of its adoption
and the entire dependence of the association hence
Tuesday being tie soth day sster the death of MIR.
Oconnell, ar honorary mass was performed in the
Titular Archbishop, oficating similar services took
place in other parts OF Ireland. Politics. what
blended together in ali relating to the oConnel family
that it Is difficult to distinguish where and
the other begins. Exeron for repeal the advance
ment or vindcation OF nations veal Is again about
being lost sight Of In the strife for the predomnance of
individual the prostration of political opponent or
In the unavailing struggle for sectarian ascendancy
The rent Of the week amounted to f36 lis 3D.
The Irish Council met according to adjournment on
Tuesday the 18th inst, Chetwood Esq in the chair
Several nobemen and gentlemen Of high rank attended
Mr. Butt the eloquent barrister In able speech de-
veoped the policy principles Of the council the care
and encouragement of the interests Ireland and her
manufactures agriculture, fisheries &c. the tenants
right to for improvements recognized
AT the close OF the meeting address read direct
ed to the several constituencies of Ireland partial
extract will give better understanding Of its nature
fhatnu paA nrtptn,
cies should send as their the advocates
Of whatever political opinions they pleased but let those
versant with the wants Of the country and ready to
fling aside party interests where those interests conflict
with the interests Of Ireland" This portion Of the
address contain something like what the law
yers call negative pregnant' in fact now that
o'Connsl is no more all parties protesting against
the inecency of former Irish members that
by their errors both Of omission and commission, dis
credit has been brought and suffered upon the
character Of rshmen and Ireland; and yet 1t
be expected that all at unobectonable representa-
tyes will anew be generally returned. Men upfted by
o'Connell's hand, and accustomed to hide their
short comings under the shadow Of his name,
win still desire a of support from its
reflection. Meantime, al hough the elections are at
hand very little apparent activity yet prevails.
In Cork, where the writ Is said to have arrived
didate has yet been scarcely named In Dublin where
the electors, according to return moved for in the
House of Commons by Smith O'Brien, exceed 80 600,
from the consequent expenses is supposed the sitting
member will be returned without opposition In Gal
way, Mr. O'Faherty the late candidate Is expected by
his supporters to be able supplant the solicitor
| named for other consttuencies "''
Concerning the prospects Of the coming harvest the
most cheering accounts still continue to be received
and the accounts still mention appearance Of a
blight In the potatoes 1t is now generally understood
and the weather continued 10 be Of the mos
favorable character up to the present
/ Advces from Cork have been received that large
fleet OF have reached the harbor from the
| Mediterranean, America. and other ports loaded
with breadstuffs to the amount Of s,7a7 tons
| among Others tho William Dugan from New York with
cargo consigned for distribution the Society OF
Friends The effect of these large arrivals prices
scarcely as vet be calculated In Dublin prices are still
| maintained The Northern Whg, Belfast contains an
account Of auction, the l4th Of Indian corn In
dian meal, (whte) GAS Cd to 26s per barrel; Indian
corn (whiteD fl2 10 per ton; American -four 39s Cd
to 4Os Cd per BARREL Of the -four 800 barrels sold
Cork paper anticipates that If the potatoes escape
and the grain crops rpen they promise, that Indian
corn after harvest, may be had for f6 per tom but
apprehend that this expectation Is sanguine even
under the most favorable circumstances. The great
difficulty anticipated is the want to the poor, of
ney medium of exchange In Dublin IL has been said
that money merchants would only to negotiate
the most upquestonable bills ut 10 per cent discount
From published Of the Bank of Ireland ap-
pears that for the weeks ending 22d May l847 its
circulation less by million and half than the
answering four weeks Of the preceding year Different
parties will account differently for the fact The rail-
mentioned In last entertained Of their rejection
hs ress Sohern ana western railway as iar as Ma
authorities and will open for trafc early next month
stu later advces have reached us, that upwards Of
ars in the harbor upvards Of 2sO OF ali
bearing from their mast heads the flags Of all coun
tries; private letter from Hobart town, Van Die
trhuted there r sbs relief AZ rhs dstresssd rsh and
that vessel is chartered with wheat for the same
destination
otbers its vo,anos Il h,,nS g., '.orh a. has ds d
In Galway increased fever sheds being erected at the
back OF the fever hospital In Belfast 10 still seems most
sao oy as 100 ~ W., ao Inc IN
ber in the district In Dublin several meetings of
the citizens Of precautionary character have taken
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