Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-08-22

WEST OF IRELAND
The X v. y. C. DAbarnr, Com nmjssionet f,r tho on
don Tunes. gyes tho fllowlog touching nccuuu Il he
state o hngs IN the west o Ireland in that paper Of the
l6h nlfiml:
must upon the consideration of the condition
h the reasantry wha are not yet in door puupefs f
gfe 10 say Il am speaking OF the wrsetu pari uf
lfeiahd) see no improvement whatever in their snala
eondihn over " hat saw II To he Ihis tmr last year il
Is fhe. do not new that hnuasacd look Of pfe.sag
lear which th prevalence Of cholera aud lovc had then
put upon them, hui s.co every outward aud visible mk
OF the inward working 4 citc, mental drprts on the rc-
snli o the want OF shelter, the want OF suli,iency o
"inleslme tod. my tho want of toud aulcenry II
any Mud. 10 an Enelshman, every ulle hr travels in
the West Il Iceland. with tho exception Of sonn f.w
favored ~ hs, tells him he same sd a'r The all pre-
'nilng feature all sldcs is ev ton. wi hin the las,
lew we'ls, God alone knows how many Thousands II
gable onds monuments ui house havoGhiw many siie.
o dwellings,. but nloly whilly lovcll'd have plsed
can h,fdy ny where this mad mdsc intimate vnf on
hahlatons has prevailed mos It almost nnivesa
III this pau of Ireland. suppose rishmcn Of property
Lave here learnt I rcgatd women aud children without
honses rs heY regard them without shoes arguing thai
iha head needs 10 more covering thhn the feet | am
The nfro Inclined t. huh lhis from the cool. uomo,ed
way IN winch masees # tuncd dwellings ATE regarded
and the pfAc lee II lha mn defended.
The traveller must be warned against being led 10 sup
pose TINT when be has the multitude of tuuh IN
hes which abound ho has all the rvdrnco of The
desrncti n o hoiscs which has taken place; III very
ny Wallles especially by mo tilt W public roads, lho
owners oi property remove Rs Hl M they eau all ttace
o the dwellings, tipy destroy | not prepared To SAY
but TINT on sono popeflr' tho process II eviction hns
h'en forced On tho land owner, Of II pres
eryailon. d. not deny but That, la some inslarrcs
grenl humanity shown in endravofing provide
refuge n sumo Of lhosr who We're oviccd, by giving
lhem ras age 10 Amrfca. &c.. but am PREPARED 10
assert lhal very largo amount Of by gone, nay II now
acting eYfton, Ia carried out IN wautpn, uffeoio0
sput, towards the oYct d. md grounds If mere self
Ita.., Il h 4s
letot have been Informed that within tho last fortnight
l37 houses wefe leyelled IN dlstt IN lhe IIstowe
Union.
Beclnse there lcvi1than work houscs because TO
t1esn nrs attached lmmcn'c auxiliary accom- dhpn, al
lhoog these houses ctamnel Ioa degree nothing
j0silfy although all tho accommodation Cor in relief which
can be procured "a known to bo sufficient fr te p..e
pressure, i'll the cry I-. "1hc,e rs he mt,hhouse let
them 90 there ,ehy should hcy cumbcr he ground cf or
estatss2"
eopernn If 'housc rumbno" is in iis.lf very
simple affair. The l,g1 noccs la Ing hecn given lhe
renewing dfcer thai certain number If hous"a are on
given day 10 be "mbod +" he meets he sheriff deputy
on the spa This official is somlimcs accompanied by
hudy # armed police. The agent of the of the
properly attends also with hl. gang Of operative dr-ime
tlyes The parties 10 be- urned ont offered by
tho relieving officer tickets for the wrbhouI" Ihs
they very generally refuse. The slorins officer gos
through coran form, putting the SCENT IN full posse,
sion. The wod is given, and with speed only
be acquired by long practice the people put outside
their dwellings, Their furniture, e.-hc phatop I,
stool two, large square box aod something meant ff
bed. with something meant tH olothing. ate on re
moved some little di.tance from the u4e. 1t s Iof
ten that the men at home, but the women and ch1
dfen rlus freed out take up chorus # prayers,
passionate ehtoalirs for mercy, seldom eudg ia pas
slnnne mpteca ons Of von9oaucc such 'ho Of
of this country alone can give effect TO- They will throw
thcms Ives the grunl; they viii embrace the very
e The agents hofse thcy will beat their breasts aud
senep over the fall of their roof tee they used
skene over their dad before the death Of lndird became
very common. It is all in valn such prayers
just mere rantinc, the thing is dJre every day, like
The dust uf the falling thntch, curses payers
necessary inc nyrnicncc atirudpnt the operation IN
hand. "Go 10 mork boys; sni all dGy ,oe can ,oaii
"toy' Is soon ON The fofa hol' IS made rope las
ened round the timber whi'h goes from the apex Of one
gable 10 that ot the 0het there arc others o. III the
rope crowbar OF two is paccd under the wall plate
more Of good pull and lift two,
and down comes the whole roof.
was tod by one accustomed to such sgh,', thai 10
destroy thirty day n, overwok f1r ocrive gang
of Jewellers. Where d. the poor wretrh's now gol-
At first mud for many dave nay for many weeks, they
will not heor Of seeking shelter away ir,m the wreck Of
the dwellings Inch however humble. had known their
and thu births of those they love, the deaths Of many
they have loved aud lost. They To be acty al.
lowed for time, to hang upon the outskirts of he pro
perry which 81 lat ly a. their own; they are also
allowed very genr'y TO take the timber and thach of
the taln ruo's, with these materials they build against
he roadside bark against The ruins Of The ueghborng
dive gs spices of shed, which does just shelter them
from the wind though but barely from the wet into such
sheds they crowd and in snch many hundreds have died.
in such believe, many hundreds now spi ming uut
the thread Of existence which scarce deserves, ap
piled 10 human being, the name If life.
will now give s,me illustrations of the condi ion Of
the evi ted. In passing through part of the county #
been heavily laid. camo to If congegated roof
less gabrs, and marks Of ground lately trodden by