The New York herald., 1863-02-01
Famine I'm Ireland.
| pEsTuUrIoS ON EVERY sIDE-ASoTHEN EXODUS


Iralee ian IA pondence OF the Dbin freeman
The committee appointed at the public meeting held
THIS day week 70 adopt measures 70. .us rslisl o ,,s
their second meeting on the evening OF the i'th After
long discussion the committee came TO the deeis ON oi
aocatng the fund which had beeu subscribed to thc'en.
ploymeut Of the distressed laborers and artisans IL
understood the money should be expended either n
some useful sanitary in the town IN some pri
yate work which would give The committee dsed
the remuneration Tor the dstress, cmpoycd by them -
en- pence per day Ihisatte resolution hos given rise
much among he distressed lsboTing classes
who vehement in their statements that large lamiy
of eight cannot support sc! on hve shlinss
week. The dissatisfaction among them Is indeed, 80
great that this mornng, lstge number OF lnboie-s
carried aro-nd tho town large black nag bearing he
woris Flag Of distress requiring eitb.r employment
Charity Ihey called the houses Of several gentle
men, and stated 10 them that pence day Nas.quis
insufficient. They conducted themselves however most
peaceaby and orderly, and after visiting the Board u
Guardians quietly separated In Killarney aud listoNc
the distressed are beng At present re.eyed.
ployed laborng classes, aud women psFaded the
streets as on yesterday carry ing large bsoG Tag Some
half dozen Of those who appeared - the police 10 be the
ringlcaders were arrested No ro,ns hs a. yet, taken
from tie Dublin rreemen Jan, I5
At meeting 0i the guardian q the Carlow ooT
Law tfnion the annexed resolution adopted
That numbers of able bodied men. aud many d them
with large families having this Jay applied for relief at
the workhouse, sta,ng they could not Obtain employ
the guardians deeply sympshzns VITA these roor
people. but having power relieve this class 81 per
unless the sosshouse and being fGly satlsred,
both their know ledge aud aso from Inquiries
IRON others that verN great distress cyst auonEst fhe
lsboriug poor present ncst Of whom wou.d suner the
amount of Gestitucn rstncr than rtof the work
house, Il heir duty strongly to meud tnat The
abcy. facts be lsid before the inHueni gentlemen re
sdiug IN this negbborhood aud also the cergymen and
Inhabitants generally, with the view of having public
meeting convened consider the best mode ~ aefdrg
thcse roor reaple and that for TIA, pnr
pose W r. Lecy and Thomas sto,tc fsy, he requested
70 take the necessary step 70 carry ou. tbs resc'naa
held under the presidency OF the Most Rev, Dr,
wsshc and csmni,lee appointed TO pros de employ meal
fer the distressed.
lrrom the Limerick Reporter Jan "a
From all quarters accounts reaching o. the great
datress 10 which comfortable lsndhoidcrs now
reduced consequent The dsn,ences Of three bad
vests 10 pay the November reni and
the March rent IN the minority of instances the great
bulk of the mddi ng and small farming classes have IL
nuded thon,selvcso ol everything they have nothing on
which 10 fall back aud how they ore 20 meet the eas
the landlord or me accrung ren, N the ace q hcss
facts " really what cannot possibly imagine g.
the state oi tie city rr equally depiotsDe stop.eerer:
are At stand still Iho,e who were sarent ihe,
while acted them TO sustain The mass o misery
grouped together in tie tnon wVfkhouse. where the1s
thousand inmates while streets arc
tlled with wfetchedIeSs unparalleled.
From Newcastle, West, We learn that since the ever
panfuy remembered wears of ls4, 4s aud AZ - much
and such dire distress Rss uo been fet IN this.,tfs
during tho pis year Inc work classes are FAST crowd
ing into the eorshonsc whose wen founded dis
for having tuis Lat miserable resource
for The relcf q themselves aud their families Tag,
wasting frcB the ~ hunger ard cold thf-
town and ncehocihood shopkeeIers are closing tie
occupicrs snls lots o aud dsposinl o. thcI ne.
before the shorns Oahs DO 50, and taxing them
soiyes and Their families tNA~erca rlrlng the blessed
season " Christmas have known tralesntn and thcf
families 20 70 70 bed fasting others Who has di..
pos. their working npcmeuts ioF furpose ~ keep.
M themselves ou ol the r01f la e f that .easna
oi bios .e,lness and charity
From ,he (nibln, Farmers Ga,t,,s. Jsn. iIl
lhat .he farming classes ~ WIS country arc vcse ol
issessou thts thy were in ghaI lrc acd the namne
years ls well known g. all who have raa tho ssitevt
attention 70 the subject, Their a1fs hnvc pro, ed
%mssraoD mr. uS..,.s' ,n. ihen snilg " wasccs wA last