The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-24

MED on his tour inspection through the districts where
distress prevails by Sir Henry Br0wnrigg, Inspector
General Of the Consabuary who both from personal OBJ
s,rvaton during many years and from his Official position
Knows tho people OF ireland better than any other man
the country. He receives reports constantly from the
county inspectors and sub inspectors, and these, again
derive their Information from The cosables who are in
tmatey acquainted with all the people In thcr respective
localities and have no motives to deceive. with such an
interpreter Of the feelings OF tns different classes there
Is little doubt that the CHIEF Secretary will be able TO
ascertain the trae state of things beyond the Shannon
and until he makes known the result Of his examination
1t will be we'll for the benevolent public in England TO
watt in order that the contributions which real suffering
will be sure TO call forth may be rightly directed ana
honestly applied.
THE PRESS OF IRELAND AND ENGLAND SOUNDS THE
ALARM.
From the Dublin Freeman Nov. 81
Tho cry OF distress which has Issued from all parts OF tn0
western and northwestern coast Of Iceland too nearly re-
sembes that which heard In l846 and l84I the very
memory which even q. TINS distant pcro" ~ .o
tain the actual condition of the broad belt OF country from
which tho worst accounts have reached and we 70
say that there is cxaggeration whatever in oven the
strongest statements that have been placed before the
public Along the seacoa the prospects Of the people al
ready begin tho aspect dstrcss and though
there yet romans small portion of tho potato crop,
which may be available for weeks there Is no posi-
bility Of avcrng local famine and all its accompany
ing aud consequential horrors, II prompt and decisive
measures be not taken in time to provide against the
impending calamity. From district the information
before MS amounts to an assurance that Of
the potato crop are gone aud that the remaining fourth
is so deteroratcd in quality to be hardly 1T or human
food In another the poor rates have already risen to A.
In the pound with prospect Of their rising still higher
The corgy OF the Eeancry Of Castelar, which embraces
district far removed from the coast have placed record
their testimony TO the terrible extent and the sad reality
Of the impending danger They speak not from idle ru,
mors but from the result OF personal examination and
express their conviction as much matter OF duty to
the general public sympathy with tho poor who
have potential friends to plead for them in the hour OF
distress but tho clergy and the press alone That convc
ton that partial famine Is inevitable If the government
do take the question into thor Immediate and earnest
consideration Many Of the clergymcn who pre-
sent at the meeting in Castlebar took active part in
assisting to assuagc tho suerings caused by that awful
visitation They know from experience how many valua-
tenn, and they feel bound in conscience to raise their
voices that local famine is threatened Ia order
that the authorities may act and act in tmc Even
the younger clergy who present cannot fail to
member ho,o the young gre, old under rudtos and
cihn short month toured dom almost to erery earth
puhich the fcver the famine plague huyrieihe aged Of
his kindred. With tho memory OF these things before
their minds they could not remain culpably silent
while the as yet small cloud gathered as the
certain forewarner OF the approaching calamity But II
the clergy remember the events OF the former and
raj famine, do not also the officials and leading
Der the large OF money that squandercd In
their vain endeavor to make up by rapid and lavish OK
Eonditure for the delay before which so many persisted
There is hope. but local evil TO grappe with now
and SMALL but prompt and effective organization, II
devised time, would assrcdy ward of tho threatened
dangers. They cannot be met without funds, however,
and funds only be available through the government
by the nsrumcntaly of the poor Law. On the last
occasion continued long lean upon
the Poor law a Of meeting calamity it was
never framed TO combat with. The result soas, life
sacrificed more freely than IN the most bloody campaigns
recorded IN h0,yroperty cGslfcoted, and in the
end the public funds had to bear heavier proportion
than they would have suffered had judcous and timely
expenditure been adopted. We do not say aside the
poor law, put we say assist and aid it.
u1Ser mind and master hand at such crisis might
lay hs basis Of the greatest social revolution Effected
This Kingdom.
IFrom the Liverpool Mercury, Nov 81
1t impossible in audng to this painful subject (he
distress Of the English cotton pnners to forget that in
several districts Of Ireland there great dearth of both
food and fuel which serious apprehensons Of
famine DO entertained by tho inhabitants. We hear
that along the coasts from Kerry to Conncmara and
thence on to Donegal the severe season has to con-
siderable extent destroyed the potato crop and prevented
the saving OF turf, and the residents in the localities
named already severely pinched that they have
held meetings for the purpose Of appealing government
to render them some assistance
[From the London News, Nov. IL
considerable portion of Ireland Is again threatened
estuary of the Shannn the failure Of ke potato crop is
said TO 6eore general aud complete than any year since
1886. For several seasons after that caamtous the
smaller landhoders showed their dstrus OF tho unclia
bic and the temperance Of the disease though
modified form, calculated to check any premature
to the old dependence upon 1t main article Of
food. Great pains taken meanwhile TO encourage
the cultivation OF urnps mangod flax aud other green
crops, The vast decrease in the laboring, popaa-
tion rendered tho temptation to plant the pro-
lac potato less and less every year; aud tho
formation Of many large pasture farms, where
whole villages and their patoto gardens had
listed led to the supposon that whether the nscrutable
blight which had caused so much suffering from 1S45
70 is4y OF no., We snoau near no more OF
sc.io anu mas sinau psasan. ues..uo ing iauIc
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t,, s lev S,r,",sinns ,y,h;r mich .h rn. 80
;n, 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and Inc abmndan, a.arinca
d.hs FROM ,he arrors NJ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fprrori
Committed there viii hs no erc,sa IL tho rght thin ny
mo-, done in the right way and done oIctnaiiv All VIZ
o,,d now saw is that wa ts, thr b,ncr NAV not ho
again committed Of irving 10 relieve casna, and eycen
tonai destution on an unwopted scae bv srainne tc
ordinary mechanism az Tho moor law No,h,n, Int oer
NO and sban,a resitad from that folk, on MT az th
orshnnars of routine when ,nst il WAS tried and noh
nw we are conynced would be more mnniSa on The
| nresent occasion AA"'9o - '''o
f From the 7 onaon Chron;e,e Nov o.
han Tho La irish famine WAS oscancd FROM, ,,,h N
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