New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-12

the population of County Mayo in order popu-
ation OF less than $4,000 persons-52O OF these
soldiers are marntained-or 81 for every 10000
men. women and childrenl Everywhere in Ireland
the traveller is reminded that it IS RarrisOned
country. The number of persons. relieved in
County Mayo in 1e74-the date Of the latest avala-
BILE returus-was II ,397; only 1883 ct whom re-
ceived outdoor relief from the Poor Law Commits
sioners-
Last week 0S,917 we're reported to be in present
and pressing distress--needing food to keep them
from actual starvaton-in the County Mayo This
vast multtude-nearly onc-fourth of the entire
Dopulation-is neither an exaggerated OF an esti-
mated number; it is the result of careful and con-
slant inquiry made from house to house by compo-
tent and conscientious men who know every family
in the different parishes. II does not include the still
larger host who are barely able to keep themselves
from beggary; and who may yet be obliged to seek
relief from the charities OF the civilized world pc
cause the British Government. mIscalleda Cnristian
GOvernment-looks on these starving ana shlVermg
people with the stony eyes and the throbeSs heart
of Moloch.
In an interesting letter. giving in detail the state
of the people in his diocese. which is on the west
coast of Ireland, tho Most Rev. Hugh Conway
Bishop of Kiilala. writing on March IL from Bal
lima, County Mayo. says
They pay for that bad land four times much rent as
the same quality Of land would bring tbirty mes f.,
land nee, from tho poverty Of the iaho' tne nis
the neone always lived on the verge poverty, while
tie position OF Inc land always exposed to tue bgatng
SSsv OF ne eye 10 the best times No
wonder thai they suffered severely during the genera
failure of the last Two years, .,.-
Over 600 persons are at present IN great uetess
and IN OF relief and Will continue go until harvest
unless they be relieved from source what th9t
Will be- whether homo or foreign Is not for me 70
say but looking what mas been already done by tho
English Governin ent to relieve the present dStresS,
have no confidence In homo sources The GOvernnlcnJ
considered that by lending money, on easy terms 10
landlords to employ their in the Improvement
OF their properties and In making roads. they suclenty
provided for the wants Of the people There IS no per
son who knows anything of tho little sympathy irish
landlords as 81 S. have for the Irish people, even zoe
their tenants who cud not easily see that those lana
lords would not the least buthen their properties TO
serve the people Such Of the landlords awaited them
selves of the Government offer, did so to AFFORD the
relieve the people. Besides ibis mode OF relief would
not extend 60 ployed radssmen, ab0ers c0tlers
unOccupicrs of land who of all the most III need vi
relief Tue scale Of relief laid down by the relief com
mittees with which connected is one stone OF In
meal week for person fourteen years OF
age and half stone Tor each OF those under
fourteen years. We also found in average OF fanl
lies that half OF the members were fourteen years nno
over and half under fourteen years OF age by Apply
ing those facts the $4,000 destitute peoIe in TINS
diocese find 235 OF meal will he required
each week relieve hem and this, ut 81 los per ton
tne prize we now psy would cesf WEEKLY Ky OF OF
for eighteen weeks-fr0m tue lst or April 10 the ISL VI
August-woud cost 23169O. $3.50
These are briefly my views on the matters on when
you did me the honor OF asking my opiniOn ana should
they tend give OF the noble aud generous people
Of America a correct knowledge or the present
miseTies Of our people, and dispose them to come TO
their relief, 1 will have reason 10 thank you very
sincerely for your Kind inquiries, ana 10 cOnsuer my
self very fortunate.
JAMES REDPATH