Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-01

of crime now arises not from Distress but from resistance
TO the payment of rent crimes committed princ
pay by bodies OF armed men, Where crime was the
rife the distress the greatest During the last week
in last July less than $685. $50 persons receiving
gatutous relief The harvest had been very abundant this
year. but the potato crop only eour heannual
ue Emigration, which popular last year. was quite
the reverse owing TO the unayoabe received from
Canada and the United States. Three-fourhs Of Ireland
would able maintain ITSELF with the aid of the poor
for the remaining fourth additional assistance would be
necessary and would be rendered
Lod STANLEY Gin the House Of Lords) said she believed
thai the neutrality-suspicious. had exerted themselves the ut
in Ireland. There districts in Ireland in which the
entire fee simple OF the property would not suffice to main
tain the poor there districts in which the landlords
pennies, in consequence Of armed combinations
sist the payment of rent. My property in Ireland is
situated district which, comparatively speaking, is but
little distressed. have good tenan,ry any in the
south of Ireland; my rents generally puncuay pads yet
Il have been subjected TO such expenses that have
ceved shilling for the last half year. say advised
'y that the state of Ireland present than state
of civil The best landlords, those who have sacrificed
all the comforts Of civilized life (and they must sacrificed
sin parts of eland) in order discharge their duties
their tenants and dependents are this moment abso
lutey beseged in their houses, held prisoners within
their gardens with the knowledge that throughout the
country their the black list, and that they
'aared out for assassination One by they cut off
by the assassin However much the Roman Catholic clergy
of Ireland may, body be DESTROYS of REFRESHING offences,
they do not, body, lend themselves 10 the support Of
'Me a,c There have been instances of denuncia
tons of individual landlords which could hardly fail Of smu
ang of violence; and believe am justified in say
ing that in instance the denuncaon followed within
'two days by the assassination Of the nan, respecting whom
III q u y a
sHre2'" Lord STANLEY strongly pressed upon Ministers
the duty of asking from Parliament whatever powers they
might judge necessary for the putting down the reign of terror
in eland assuring them that they would receive from him
and his friends finchng hesatne ambiguous sup
port Lord BRouGHAM said ireland stood at that hour in
position of shameful and hateful eninence. 1t the
neghbor Of the most civilized nations the earth, and yet
there was country including the most barbarous and saw
age, in which life not secure He alluded to the
accommodations OF persons from the altar by the pastors OF the
people," He DESTROYS that the law should be made
stringent enough reach these offenders The Earl Of Ro
said, Sin Limerick, Tpperary, and Roscommon ii was
notorious that gentlemen placed the list Of victims
be murdered at such periods to the mudeers might be
convenient In Ireland joy openly expressed when
murder committed the country illuminated; bon
fires, blazing from h to hill, showed he rejoicing Of the
people and yet he who had fallen probably yrant,
but humane and liberalmnded landlord The Govern
ment them must be in Lord CLARENDON
Of the best possible Lord Leuenan Ireland, and pecu
ay fitted for that position Earl FIrzwILrIAM said cit
appeared him that there would be tbs winter at least two
millions of people in Ireland requiring relief 1t was said
that the potato crop would only feed 400,OOO; what
to supply the remaining 100000 of the people The dis
Stress of the people needed looking much their crime
The of things would be quite ad not worse, this
year than it the last have extracted thus largely
from this debate because IDEAS may probably be
formed from the opinions of men of all parties respecting Ire
land, than by any other The real state Of that coun
try object Of the highest interest your side of the
ter only relates TO the general OF humanity but
Immediately SO, from large portion OF your natural
lied population having peculiar interest therein their
tive land
Sir GEonGE GRAY brought forward his proposed measure
relative Ireland and the aud provisions Of dsarmed
even JONI OCoSSELL and many others from whom oppose
ton expected. 1t supported by Sir RonERr PEEL
and Mr.. DisRAEL the representatives. Of their particular
sections and met with very feeble and evidently actious
opposition from FERGus O'CoSSoR and few others Sir
e. GRAY made the following alarming statement Of the pro-
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