The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-12-16
IRISH NAIL NEWS.
dublin Nation. Nov. 24.)

dublin Nation. Nov. 2s.)
CON THE EVE OF ANOTHER FAMINE"
The following letter, which deserves gen
eral attention, has appeared In the DUB
Freeman -
LoUBBURG, WestpoFt Nov. 10.
M dear Mr.. Gray-I enclose you { for the
Casey Defence Fund. No matter who is or
what he did, consider his cause deserving the
| support and sympathy of priests and people.
I wish we had such . man in this district this
time two years, when the rents of the tenants
were go muoh increased. 1t is uuj1 1st. unfair,
ard impolitic for the people t. al ov man
who espouses their cause TO suffer thereby. 1
| am sorry to tell you that fear ne are on the
eve of another famine. The potato crop has
not been SO bad since 1876. The people are so
fear they will not be able to get credit this
yea. great deal b beeu said about the
Indian famine, and 80 much OF the sympathy
of the people has been attracted to that nn.
fortunate country that they take no notice of
the famine impending nearer nome. Or course,
now speak of my own part OF the coun try.
1t is admitted by all that the potato crop 10
complste failure, and there IS ID snIer Sign
| than the absence of potato pits in the field, rs
is usual at this season. Ono han the crop,
and in some places two-.birds is gone, and
even what rem aims 10 not ft fo- human use |;
they are so soft and waterish that l fear the
use Of them will brig on disease. Win rents
nearly do9bled since 40. and loss OF pigs by
distemper, / don't know how they viii be able
spair some of my people are already begin
ming to emigrate Now that the Lord Lieuten:
ant is in our midst. it is TO be wondered and
at the same time regretted that the Westpo-t
Board of Guardians or the Town Commission
era did not make some allusion in their sd-
dresses to the state OF the country but sup
pose on such occ asons disagreeable topics are
not to be mentioned least they might offeud,-
' ~ wM. JoTcE, PIP.
The subject dealt with in the foregoing
was referred to at the last meeting OF the
westpert Board of Guardians. We qnote
from the report of the Connaughs Iete-
graph:
MT ]. ] Louden gave the following notice of
motion with regard to the LouisbarG tenentry:
Nov. 18th. 1877.
twill move on this day fortnight that, tax
ing into consideration the letter recently ad-
dressed by the Rev. Patrick Joyce, P.P., to the
FreemGr's Journal to the effect that owing to
the almost total fsilnre OF the potato crop
great distress already exists in this parish,
which threatens to assume serious proportions
during the coming winter, the Local Govern.
ment Board be requested to SEND speciai
commissioner to inquire into the food supply
in the dispensary district Of Loaishnrgr aud to
report thereon"
lie said that he had no doubt that the letter
referred to. sent by the Rev. Mr. Joyce to the
Frseman's Journal, is the precursor OF several
Letters with respect to the breaking out of
famine in the l. Louisburg district; and when
| ths Rev. Father Joyce writes 10 3 newspaper
| like the Freemdn's Journal, he (Ar. Loodeu)
| thought an ino airy should be made into it. He
| Thought the Local Government Board ought TO
! be asked to send o con- missioner TO inquire n
to the food supply in the Louisourg district.
| Chairman-The fret l heard of the letter,
and the fret heard OF the distress.
| Mr Louden said that the potato crop was
bad, and that something ought to be done for
them. 1t would be much better than to have
them on out door relief.
} Mr.. O'Donnell aaked il the letter referred to
! by Mr. Louden Was that in which Father
|, Joyos sent o subscription of n pound TO the
Casey Indemnity Fnnd.
, Mr. J. Louden piled in the affirmative. and
aid be thought the Local Government Board
ought to esrd q commisslouer
The chairman "a the potato crop was GER
! tainly very bad, but in other respects he con-
sidered most Of them very we'll off. There were
D some small tenants there.
8 4 decision was rendered on Wednesday
\ in the Lsnded Estates Court, in the case 0
b the Harenc property in Kerry. The ten
ants, actiRg under the Bright clauses Of the
= Land Act, Gesired to purchase the property
= with 3 view to afterwards dividing Il
: amongst themselves, aud they offered
. E75 0O0 as purchase morey. couple o
! weeks since, however, tGey were Surprised
n to find that considerably sms'ler oner oJ
d former agent had been accepted, aud tha
't the Court was now about To be asked X
. confirm this arrangement The Court hs
}, refused any such confirmation, has ordered
= the sale to proceed In the ordinary way
Z and has even given the tenants the cost
), to which they have been pat iu coming t
Il Dublin aud taking steps to defend thei
# rights. Tho tenants may, therefore, be
.. come the purchasers of their holdings, ant
it is understood to be certain that they viii
ID avail themselves Of the opportunity. Th
'e whole incident is calculated to give gres
es satisfaction throughout the country.
u F:oE The Car.ow P,Et
s. -. C,,.
re w axe uSppS ~ SuUeuuSe 'nAs SSt'O
n. is about 10 take part IN the novemeC