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THE MORNING CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, IH4. 4 IRELAND. DUBLIN, Aram 15. FROM OUT. CORRI-rsPONDBNT.

DISTRESS OF TUB PEOPLE FOOD RIOTS. DISTRESS AND CRIME IN IRELAND. LIMERICkT April 16. from our special correspondent. In pursuancei of the commission which you have done me the honour to entrust to niy care, I proceeded directly from London to Dublin, and there stayed some few days in order that I might obtain the advice of competent parties as to the most effectual method of obtaining for you satisfactory and practical answers on the points to which you' wished mo more immediately to direct relief, but lowered the market for provisions of all kinds.

Their potatoes, which were at 8d. the stone, gradually fell irom that price to 6d. and and oats, I believe, in proportion. The small hoards of potatoes which had been kept back, under the expectation ot'an increase of price, were also drawn out by the operation of this supply, and thrown upon the market. Remember, however, that now literally all is pmie.

The inhabitants of the town were not slow to follow the good example which had been set them by the covernmont they subscribed a sum and elected a relief committee, who, as I nm informed, asrreed to spend .30 per diem in FRANCE. rmMHF.lt Or DKIHJTIKS-Sitting of Ariui. 14. Tl President look the chair at two IV order of tin- day was the adjourned discussion on the Vi'J "Mi'iiciKKfleclaretl it to be his intention to support ,1 1 i.ill as propo-ed 1V the government. hell the object view was to prepare Fmnce for being able to occupy her place i few "Wut nut t0 the reporter, observed tlmt the in-n'r'iKOt the 'committee seemed to be completely misiin-f! bv tin- chamber.

Nothing was further tVnm the wish tity of stores at Toulon at the time that statement should appear' in the Momtcur next day, and from it it would be seen sufficient stores of all kinds were then in hand to supply the Mediterranean squadron for several years hear, hear. A voice. Why were they then not sent to the squadron!" The Minister of Marine: That was precisely what was done. A transport sailed at once with a supply of stores and to replace those which the squadron had so gloiiouslv used. As to the steam-navy, it was objected to the government that it dM nothing lo augment it.

That, however, could not be truly asserted, when it was notorious that of late the number of steamers had been considerably increased; and if the Chamber decided that the seventeen Transatlantic steamers were to form part of the fleet, the country would then possess not less than seventy-two steamers. Much had been written and spoken ng'ainst the small steamers in use, and particularly against those plying to and from the coast of Africa. If these vessels were at present in a bad condition, it was because they had been for many years emplo'ed in a laborious service, which they had always performed admirably. What proved that these vessels were well built was that they had now for 15 years resisted the falirue and strain constantly imposed ui them hear, hear. Besides, it was incontestable that arreat improvements had taken place of the wit1' his and Mr.

R. U. BaylKv, J.V-, P-'Sent, em rgy. mil lent his vaIi.hUr assis-all'-c lo tV 0 JefM ol the meeting. The Ri-r, Mr.

Diiia.i, was nlsu present, and many of the farmers of 'If n-ighbour-h-iol atti'iidi-i. It was imi'ii'ited bv ivL-v -lint the Bmrd of Works I. ad ioi i the outlay ol 700 in that district under the 1st Victoria. The utuios: prevailed. A large sum was and thf c.n.mKtei-then adjourn- to Sunday.

In several otl.f districts meetings are about to be bel.l for (he relic! of the poor and to provide employment, ami have every hope that, with the lid of gnv.M-iim-nt and tin- co-operation of much u'ood I he achieved for Ihe labouring population. perm; VimUctUir rival of Indian Her Majesty's ii their hist week. stei earners Scorpion anil P.in-ui.ine discii-ue of radian corn at ouuv during is Ihe arrival bv the Her Maie.stv's steamer Dee is daily with a furihei supply! TV arrival of ihe above article has caused a cmsidi-riib! reduc tion ill tile ma-kets poinlofs have fallen Id. to ltd. iu the stone, and meal from Is.

(id. to 2s. in tlu-cwt. Const ntioit. MuniiOK AND AniNOTON.

Active and i-hvctnu! mea sures are being taken iu this union to avi-it the pinid au- nroacb of famine and nestil'-nce. A relief -inmittee has already hern formed, cmi posed of the clergy ol each deno min-iMon, the magistracy, poor-law guardians, and principal local gentry. Amongst I lie generous coiitriliutions al-irady received are the following! From highly nml universally respected parish priest, Ven Rev. Dr. Costello, V.G., the nni'iilicent sum of 20 his pious mnj exemplary curate, the Key.

John Matter, 0 the Messrs. IP. Hand, of Bullvvoreen, 15 Rev. Mr. Delinege, 7.

-Limerick Reporter. The warnuess ol (Jonvngl.am has instructed his agent. Marcus Kearie, to irive immediate employment to his tenantry on his ostu'e, near tins c.tv. l-or that purpo-e Mr. Keatie, accompanied by Mr.

Owen, C.E., have been on the property laying out drains, water-courses. ifcc.Tlii" noble marnuess has declared that none of his tenants on this estate shall receive any aid from any public relief fund. The marquess has subscribed 20 to the Cratloe Re lief Fund. Limerick Reporter. KiiiKKNNY.

On Wednesday, the 8th instant, Major Wemys, J. and Michael'Cahill, J.P., sat in the County Court-house, and awarded compensation to several tennnts-at-wiii, part ot miios were unoiit. to ue occupied by the Walcrford and Kilkenny Railway Company. On Monday, the 13th instant, the case between the company and Sir Wheeler Cuffe, came on for hearing bef.ire Edmorid Byrne, sub-sheriff, and Matthew O'Donnell, Esq. as assessor.

A jury were empanelled, but when they were about to be sworn, Mr. Maker, for the company, stated that it would not be necessary to do so, as by an arrangement between the parties, the subject matter bud been adjusted. Pending the proceedings, a body of labourers, numbering at least 200, and preceded by a man bearing a loaf of bread on a pole, paraded the streets, and raised a cry for Work or Bread." On hearing' of the settlement they dispersed quietly, and we heard that a large number of additional hands were taken into the company's works tho same day. Kilkenny Journal. The "Duui.in Evrnino Mail" and tub Price op Potatoes in Brlfast.

Our Dublin contemporary, the Mail, has been labouring industriously to prove thut it is quite a mistake to sunpose that potatoes are scarce, and dear; and, with this view, he informs us in his last number that the average price of potatoes in the Belfast market, on the 6th instant, was 4 Jd. per stone. Now on that day the price was from 7d, to 8d. per stone; that is, the average price was being very nenrly double that represented by the Affli7. The public may, from tin's, judge to what extent our contemporary is to be regarded as an authority upon this subject.

Northern Whig. OI'ENINO OP EASTER TERM. This being the first day of Easter term, the Lord Chancellor and judges of the several law courts opened term with the usual formalities. Shortly after one o'clock the Lord Chancellor entered the Court of Chancery, when the following gentlemen, having been previously sworn in by Judge Crampton in the Court of Queen's Bench, were called to the bar Daniel Lea Lynch, eldest son of John Lynch, of Tralee, in the county of Kerry, Esq. Tlieophilus Thompson, second son of Francis Thompson, of Killibandrick, in the county of Cavun, Esq.

William Irvine, eldest son of William Irvine, of Prospect-hill, in the county of Fermanagh, Esq. William Basil Orpin, eldest son of John Orpin, of Higbthorn, in the county of Dublin, solicitor, Esq. George Tighe Hopkins, second son of Francis Hopkins, late of Michelstown, in the county of Meath, deceased. Robert Griffin, youngest son of Richard Griffin, late of Enniseorthy, in the county of Wexford, de-ciaed. John Hamilton Wilder Cosby, only son of John Phillips Cosby, late of Bnllyhamwood.

iu the county of Down, Captain of her Majesty's I5th Regiment of Foot, deceased. William Hastings Beekef, only son of William Becket, late of Downptitriek, in the county of Down, Esq. Hugh Halliday, fourth son of Robert Hitlliday, late of Belfast, in the county of Antrim, deceased. COURT OP QUEEN'S BENCH. At half-past one o'clock Judge Burton entered the court, and took his seat en the bench, when the following gentlemen were sworn on the City Grand Jury.

D. C. La Touche, foreman Geo. Pirn, Charles Halliday, John Win, Browne, Thomas Wil-luns, John Croker, John Wisdom, W. P.

Hoey, E. Roper, J. Audouin, J. Watson, C. Thorpe, W.

Deane, J.M'Car-tby, R. Chamh-v, D. Tavlor, A. W. Studdart, C.

Perciv.il. Turner, ft. Wilson, T. T. R.

Miller, J. Parker, and W. R. Box, Esqrs. County Grand Jury-.

The Hon. Edward Preston, foreman J. H. Hamilton, T. E.Taylor, Hon.

A. 1'. Southwell, Hon. St. John Butler, Sir J.

Ribton, Burt. Sir R. Shaw, Bart. Sir J. Kennedy, Bart G.

Woods, C. Cobbe, ti. A. Hamilton, A. s.

missey, J. v. vernon, u. 1'itzsimori, C. bullivan, 1 Thompson, colonel A.

u. Lewis, Kirknatrick, A. B. Crefton, J. J.

Verschoyle, E. Casey, R. Alexander, O'lV. Segrave, Esqrs. Judge Burton severally addressed the grand luries, say ing there was not anything on the calendar which required particular remark irom mm.

Departure op Mr. At half-past six- o'clock this evening Mr. O'Connell, accompanied by Mr. John O'Connell, and other repeal members ofthe House of Commons, is to leave Kingstown, en route for London. Phivy Council Victories in India.

A Privy Council was held on Tuesday, at the Council Chamber, Dublin Castle, the Lord Lieutenant, the Lord Chan cellor, the Earl of Lincoln, the Bishop of Ivildare, the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, the Master of the Rolls, the Judge of the Prerogative Court, the Right Hon. Lucas, and the Attorney-General, were present. was ordered that the Lords Archbishops now in town do prepare a form of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the repeated and signal victories obtained by the. troops of her Majesty and by those of the Hon. East India Company in the vicinity of the Sutlej, whereby the unjust and unprovoked aggression of the Sikhs was gloriously repelled, and totally discomfited; and that such form of prayer and thanksgiving be used all churches and chapels' in Ireland upon Sunday, the 19th instant, or so soon as the ministers of such churches or chapels shall respectively receive the same.

Viceregal Court. The Lord Lieutenant entertained the following party at dinner on Tuesday, in Dublin Castle: the Primate and Miss Beresford, the Marquess of Ormonde, the Earl of Lincoln, Lord Duiisundle, the Master the Rolls and Mrs. Smith, the Dean of the Chapel and Mrs. Tighe, Mr. and Mrs.

Willis, Mr. and Mrs. R. Daly, Sir P. Crampton, Sir Robert Inglis, the Right Hon.

D. Pigot, Mr. Pi'iinef'tther, Mr. White, Mr. G.

Vernon, Mr. Talbot, Mr. A'Court, Lord F. Gordon and Captain Lindsay, Aides-de-Camp in waiting. 'The Sixty-Second Foot.

Itis not generally known that it was a detachment of this fine regiment, which has been so roughly bundled in India, that occupied Carriek-fergus Castle, 'in February, 1700, when it was assaulted by the force under Commodore Thurot, and surrendered, on honourable terms, after a brave resistance upon the part ot' the small garrison, who, as M'Skimin, in his history, informs us, consisted of no more than "10 officers, 11 sergeants, 10 corporals, 5 drummers, and 102 rank and file. The enemy's force was between 700 and 800 strong, and the castle was then in a most ruinous state. The officer in command was Limtenant-Colonel Jennings and the corps, in the records of those times, is styled "General Strode Regiment." It was originally the second battalion of the Itb Foot. Tlnnu'r of Ulster. Sill David Roche.

We nre authorised to contradict tiie paragraph in the Limerick Chronicle of Saturday last, respecting a threatened notice being served on Sir David Roche. No such notice was served the very reverse is the feeling of the peasantry of his neighbourhood, as no gentleman in that district gives such extensive employment, extending it even to those on absentee property around him. and taking the most active measures for alleviating the deplorable distress that threatens the district alluded to. Saunilrrs's News-Letter. 1'our Men Drowned.

We regret to learn that four men were drowned in the Lake at Castleblayiiey, on Monday lust. They went out in a boat, which by some accident was upset, and, melancholy to relate, four ofthe rata were drowned. The fifth escaped by c.iiigmg to the boat Kcrry Kvaminer. Thus marked is a Roman Catholic. Steam Communication.

(From a Correspon dent.) It ia not oiten mat we nave an opportunity ot pay ing a compliment to the Admiralty but they deserve much prn.se for the admirable and. most efficient packet service between Dover and ustencl. 1 hey have just put on a new bout. The Violet, sister to the Onyx, which is, we believe, the fastest boat that runs- between the two countries. On Friday there was a remarkable trial of the speed of that bout.

1 he Queen ot the Belgians was sent round on Thurs day, by the company to which she belongs, to try her speed with the Onyx. The Queen is a well known first-rate sailor. The Onyx having got out of harbour a few minutes before her rival, lay-to until the Queen was in full way a few lengths astern. A fair trial then commenced, there being very little wind and no sea to speak of. Upon entering Osteinl harbour, the Onyx was some miles ahead of her opponent, having completely defeated her in this trial.

The passage was made by the Onyx in four hours and fourteen, minutes, being one of the most rapid upon record. -Captain Mudge, who takes a sailor's pride in his boat, was cougrni-uiuieu u.y uis passengers. A Saintc Etienno journal of Sunday represents the strike amongst the colliers as evidently subsiding, and that there was every hope it would be entirely at a end in two or three days. 0 Jl'CtS In the town of Tipperary, as well as in Clonniel both places of considerable trade in the county of Tipperury- there have hewn outbreaks amongst the starving' people, driven by dire necessity to this mode of Ibichifr aitenliuii to their famishing condition. Looking- at the state of the country generally, the wonder is that patient endurance has so long existed.

But as the season advances food bveomes dt-arer and scarcer famine reaches the poor man's door, and, in utter recklessness and despair, mobs are undeterred by Ihe bayonets of the soldiery from seizing upon food, to save their families from perishing. Private accounts I have seen this morniutr, represent various towns and villages In the counties of Limerick and Tipperary as almost in a state of siege. The shops of tin bakers and provision dealers Had to be guarded by military or police. The following private letter from (Jlonmel is dated yesterday afternoon Ai'niL 14, 1846. Vou can have no idea of the state this town is in since six o'clock this morniug.

We have canaon at either end of the town, and the streets full of army and pilice. This morninff the mob broke into every baker's shop injown, and took all the bread they could lay tbeir hands on, also into some of the stores, and took flour a large extent, and fifty tons of oatmeal. The police were pelted, and some of them severely cut. Nearly every respectable young is sworn as a special constable, and amongst the rest, have been doing duty with the police and military all day. The bunks and shops are allsbutij and the town in a state of siege none but respectable people allowed to pass or re-pass." There may be some exaggeration in this statement but allowing for something in that way, it is a very alarming description ofthe condition of a large trading and garrison town, and one of the richest and most populous in the south of Ireland.

The Lhnmch Reporter of Tuesday says" If the following from two respectable correspondents, descriptive of scenes that took place inCionmel and Tipperary, on yesterday, bring not the government to a sense of their duty, we don't know what will: 1 Tipperary, Monday Evening. This torrn presented a picture of anarchy and confusion this day, which, it is to be apprehended, will lead to frightful consequences. A dray, laden with rlour, was seized in the centre of the town by the starving 'people and, despite of the police, the greater portion curried oil. The police acted with great forbearance, as in their efforts to protect the flour they were pelted with stones and other missiles, and the chief constable, Mr-Eg-an, much injured. The army were immediately called out, and peace for the present restored.

The destitution here is much increased by the price of fuel, ten shillings being the price of a small load of turf, which is retailed to the poor at one halfpenny the sod. The pa'ience and forbearance of the starving people is wonderful under such privations, and no efforts made to procure employment for Ci.ON.MEL, April 13. At one o'clock this morning mob consisting of four or five thousand of the unemployed and destitute poor collected on the road about two miles (ram the town of Clonmel, and did not proceed to any vio lence until twelve o'clock, when a police officer rod.e into town for the military, in consequence of Mrs. Slinniiban's mill (situate at Marlfield) having been several sacks of flour carried off from if. Such was the excitement and apprehension, that all the military under the command Mijor Gallowiiy was called out, to the extent that the recruits were alone left to guard the barracks.

Just at the period ofthe commotion when the soldiers were proceeding under arms through the town, together with mounted artillery with their cannon, they were passed by at lens two hundred and fifty carts laden with flour for exportation (the property, principally, of Messrs. Grubb and Sargent) coming from Cither under a heavy escort of cavalry and infantry, which had been called out for the purpose early the morning, so that the town presented all the appearance as if under siege, Before the cavalcade arrived a1 Marlfield the crowd had dispersed, intelligence having been conveyed to them ofthe armed force that was MliETINO OF THE CITIZENS'5 OF CORK. CORK Tuesday. A public meeting was held this day in the Court-house for the purpose of devising measures to obtain from the government immediate employment, and the distribution of the Indian meal in store also, for the purpose entering into subscriptions to meet the apprehended distress. In consequence of the funeral of the late Very Rev.

Mr. M'Namnra, the attendance was not so large as it would otherwise have been, several intlu-ntial citizens being attendance there. The Mayor, having taken the chair, was proposed to adjourn to another day, but to avoid any loss of time, it was deemed advisable to get through portion of the business. It was resolved thut the balance the relief fund of 1842 should bo handed to the present relief committee, formed under the direction of government. A series of resolutions were then proposed by Mr.

Hayes, requiring of the Great Southern and Western Railway Company to fulfil the implied pledges given at the time of obtaining their bill to afford employment at once to the labouring classes on these works in the neighbourhood Cork. 'This, after considerable discussion, was carried, and the meeting adjourned to Monday. The Rev. Martin' Doyle, parish priest, of Graig, county Kilkenny, gives, in a letter to the Dublin Evening Posf, following account of the destitution in that district, and very liberal subscription of the landowners for relieving the people. The young Lord Clifden, son of the benevolent Lady Dover, has contributed, in clothes and food, to nearly amount of 1,000.

But the gentry in this parish have always acted with kindness, and consequently its tranquil lity has been uninterrupted for a considerable time. In consequence of the regulations of the government having been complied with promptly, the Lord Lieutenant has allocated 150 to the local funds. The Rev. Mr. Doyle says I have devoted the 10th, 1 1th, and 12th of March to ascertain correctly the state of my district, I found the numbers of distressed families were, at that time, 5S3 comprising 0,730 individuals, of whom there were 703 men and 230 women able to work of these 568 had casual employment, 59 constant, 270 no employment, and 82 unable to work; at least 300 more have since presented themselves, who were similarly circumstanced.

The three-fourths of the above number had not three days' provisions at that time however, employment is now somewhat increased, in consequence of the farmers being busy getting in their seeds. The farmers employ as few us they can, whereas their potatoes are getting from bud to worse, and at best were not fit for human food. They have got, as yet, no public works here, nor can we hope for any till after the 0th of May. We subscribed ourselves, and applied to the landed proprietors to add to our fund, to enable us to purchase meal at cost price for the employed, and otherwise relieve the truly destitute. T.nrd Clif'len was the first to respond to our call in- rloofl.

his first act was. after attaining his majority, to feed the liungrv and cover the naked, by the distribution of large quantities of oatmenl and clothes, to the amount of about 1 000. He means to give extensive employment to the lulimivers on his estate, bir rrancis Lottos, who gives con sti.iif pmnlovment to rreat numbers, will also supply with provisions the destitute on his estates in the counties of Kit Irnniiv and Wexford, Next Sir Con-hill has sent through his worthy agent, Mr. W. 1-itzmaurice, 10 to add to our fund he has also sent one of his tenants to ascertain Hih number of his tenants who wanted seed outs anil pota toes, with orders to supply them, and intends to carry on public works for the improvement of his estate and employment of the people.

Mr. William Tighe has no property in my parish be has handsomely sub-cribed 5 and that frnlu n-nnrl man. Mr. A. Yates, the ex-meniher lor carlow tiiat'iimiable, humane, single-hearted Kne-lislnnmi (would tl.iii thn mninritv of our Irish and Ivnii'hsli gentle mm were like him'i, suoscribed 10, aid earnestly invited fnnimlv to him imain.

if necessity reaaird. I formed Relief Committee here. We have made a nr thp shite nf this district to the Central Committee in the Castle ofDublin-we have given a return of our sitbicriptions, which already amount to 202 10s. His Excellency, the Lord-Lieutenant, has been pleased lo order, by this morning's to our fund, thereby approving of our committee and our roceedinas. This sum, of more than 350, well economised, will do much to encourage employment for the labouring classes, and to relieve the truly destitute noor of this parish." I shall now give extracts from some provincial journals, commencing with the following account, by the Tipperary Vindicator, of the efforts made in the northern riding of that county, to prevent such outbreaks as those that have taken place in the southern division TirrER aha ne aiitonc ciergy are everywnere ex-nviimv themselves to Provide against the apprehended calamity, and to aftbrd'tbe people the means of profitable employment.

In every district they are zealous, active, persevering, anu consutiii in me worn i.i inen-v. have heard, however, of one net of noble disinterestedness and chanty on the part ot oim ot tne veneriiieu uuu.y, which dese-'ves to be recorded in the imperishable memory ot the poor. The Key. James nyun, i.i. Burgessbefr and Kilcok-man, appropriated on Kaster Monday the entire proceeds of his Easter offerings for tne purpose of providing food and employment for tne uia-! ii.

j- iiinH-ict. His taster tressra C0, but the 0 better employed reve.em. Tnmevara and the itenei nieeuugswcie mriu un Silvermines, which were attended by the clergy, Rc rtry a. miHinii ot relief were formed. At 'o Tl.on.vale.

occupied the The Rev. Mr. Knox, Pro- ClllUf, umi auuoi jiucw hei Zk the Messrs. "Burke and Moloney were lier, r.r., arm tne ivc present. The Key.

nn vT i 1, some sum of 20. Upwards of ,0 were collected 0B the snot. At Silvermines, the Rev. Dean Holmes presided, the Bev. Edwaith Magratb, P.P., was present, and aided the A.

It in of my attention. The object of these inquiries I conceive to be twofold Firstly, as to the actual extent to which the disease in the potato at. this moment prevails throughout certain districts of Ireland, and as connected with this subject, to ascertain in different localities the exact-amount of aid which has been afforded either by the government orby private charity to the distressed, population what is the nature of it, if any and for how long a period it is likely to be available. In a word, I must endeavour to discover to what extent famine and disease prevail at this moment throughout Ireland, and what remedial measures have been devised in any quarter either to check their progress or eradicate them altogether. Secondly, as to the agrarian outrages which are now so unhappily prevalent throughout the five counties, I must make it my business to inquire into the causes on which they depend, also to forward to you from time to time any opinions I may hear on the best method of putting a stop to these' tttsturbances from those persons who appear most qualified to form a judgment on the subject and, although this will be of less moment, any idea that may occur to my own mind from a personal inspection of the districts throughout which the disturbance prevails.

The provisions of Sir James Graham's Coercion Bill are also to be borne steadily in mind. Will they or will they not be effectual against the outrages which it is their object, to suppress After consultation at Dublin, it seemed on the whole most advisable that I should proceed directly to Limerick (from wiience I now write), inasmuch as from this point I am within a few hours' ride Irom certain largo tracts of country, both in Limerick and Clare, where it is said that the potatoes in the pits are actually in a state of decomposition and next, I can, within a couple of hours, fall back on Nenagh, which is the very centre of the agrarian outrages in the northern riding of Tipperary, and from thence traverse the country in every direction. My first object on arriving at Limerick was to ascertain the exact localities in which the potato disease has made the most progress. I find that in the immediate vicinity of the town I may choose between two routes, either of which, it is said, will give the saddest confirmation to the worst forebodings on the subject of the potato disease. I may either go into the interior of the country, and in a seven or eight hours' ride make a sumU circle within which the people are said to be suffering the extreme of destitution.

The first route will be bv Louehinore, Patrick's Well, Croom, Adnre, and 'throuo'h the Currah Chase back tn Limerick by Pallaskenrv. Another route would be from Limerick to Ennis, and from Ennis to Kilrush, alona' the high road. All that large tract of coun try which lies between that highroad antl the river Shannon is, I am informed, infected by the disease to that degree that there, is scarcely a potato left, and the inhabitants are left without food or employment. Immediately on closing this letter I propose to set out on the first of these routes, and on my return I will forward you a description of what falls under my own personal observation. I do not find any unwillingness amongst, the o-entry or people to allow that there are spots in the county which are comparatively untouched but an assertion to that effect is pretty generally accompanied with an expectation that, it is merely a question ol lime, and that all the potatoes must go in the enu.

For example, I have had Newcastle in this county, and Hathkeale and the district about Hospital, mentioned to me as spots where the disease is loss prevalent than at others. It is doubtless from a few instances like these, scattered at rare intervals over the country, that the Protectionists draw their facts and theirfigures, and supposing themselves to act in perfect good faith, are un consciously guilt ot a misrepresentation ui u.e iruu. for either 'I must suppose numerous men of good character and station in society, as well as those of the peasantry with whom I have conversed hitherto, to be 111 a league to deceive me, wuerc (leieiruuii must follow in a few hours on the falsehood, or these are mere exceptions to the general rule. A very few days shall, however, put to rest all doubts on this score. While planning yesterday my excursions for today, I visited the fever hospital for the county and cit'v of Limerick, supposing that.

this, as well as other details relating to the condition ot tins town, will not be without interest ior yon. was surprised to find there an absolute decrease in the number of fever patients as compared with last year. 1 In5, However, on after inquiry, oniy proven iu me uuw vcij inn-fill we should be in admitting the evidence oflacts, either on one side or the other, before having examined them in all their bearings. For example, I found that the registers of the hospital showed, for the. yeai-18-lo, that on the 1st of January of that year there remained in the hospital 303 patients during the year there were 5,228 admissions of this number 4,827 were discharged cured, died.

Now, the course ot tlio quarter irom the 5th of January, lb4u, to the 5th nf Ani'il. there were onlv o4 admissions. which bfinrr admitted as a quarterly average, would five only 2,770 patients for the annual admission of 1840. This was a fact which I confess for a few moments flattered me with the expectation that we had, in London, been led in some degree to exti'ro-erate the amount of disease consequent upon lun'ieiiltitral distress in Ireland. I.

found, however, on inquiry, that in the first place, for two or three years past the typhus fever had pressed very hardly on the district- 'for which this is the roccrvmp; hospital. Xow it is certain that what holds good of cholera is true also of typhus those who have once suffered from the disease are very rarely touched a second time, and, first or last, most, of the peasantry of this district have already experienced the disease. The actual amount of typhus fever prevailing is then no longer to be admitted as a test for the county of Limerick. But, further, a conversation with which I was favoured by iii llomfiii Catholic priest of one of the parishes of Limerick, a most intelligent and benevolent man, I found that there were 'other circumstances which 1 must also take into account. The number of patients in the hospital, he told me, afforded no fair idea of the actual amount of typhus in limerick.

Tn the discharge of the duties of his office he had occasion tp go much amongst tne more distressed classes in the town, and lie found that the amount of relapses, from patients having been discharged too soon, wasvery considerable indeed. These unfortunate persons are now lying suffering in the alleys and bye-lanes of this city, no one to assist, no one to relieve their distress, "for the relief committee ofthe town are already at their wit's end to support six hundred persons whom they have taken irno employment until the public works of the go-vni'innerit shall have commenced operation. I find further, on enquiry, that, the actual state of Limerick by no means gives a lair idea ot the nature and eonscquoneos ot ihe potato famine. Hi-tlii-irto the hand of charity has staved oft' the results but in a few (lavs, unless the public worhs urc cormnonced, both ihe urban and rural unmihifion of this town and its neighbourhood will ,1.,,:,. 1 .1 be literally dying of starvation in their hovels, and in the alleys of the city.

'Ihe worst consequences ilsoto'be apprehended from breaches ofthe peace. Many of the gentlemen of the town, with whom I have conversed express themselves pretty confident that the military and police force will 'be sufficient to protect them but one cannot but foresee that this must be done at a very considerable loss of human life. Some weeks back, so great was the distress in the neighbourhood, that it was apprehended that large bodies of the peasantry, amounting to several thousands, would conic info the city to see what they could obtain by plunder or otherwise. Under these circumstances a deputation was sent tn ihr. Lnvil-Lieutcnant, who obtained from his Ex cellency a "'rant of a certain quantum oi Indian corn or meai was msu city by the government.

The good effect of this was twofold it not only afforded iu itself a present is I it a wages (fiOO men, Is. per day per man) but when fliosiinnly shall he exhausted, the belief is that no- thins; like a second effort of the sort is to he looked for from the city. These 600 men nre but ft very small number indeed of those persons who need relief. When you ask liow the others manage, the answer you obtain is, "They bear starvation as well as they can." Numerous instances were cited to me (I can forward you the names if you wish) of peasants in the neighbourhood of the town who are driven to fast for forty-eight hours consecutively. Those who are fortunate enough to obtain work, even at its present scanty remuneration, will, when the dinner bell rinars, go and lie down under a tree until it shall be time to recommence labour, in order that they may lie enabled to convey the whole of their earnings home to their families.

I am informed here, and to the honour of the Irish peasantry he it spoken, that if you jjivo work or relief to any one member of a family, that the others are sure to share it with him. It must also bo remembered by Englishmen, that in estimating Irish pauperism they must completely put out of their minds our English workhouse system. I find the workhouses here to be to be foundling hospitals, to be what you will, except imrliliouies. You.are told they wei not meant to -relievo pauperism, they do not even touch utter destitution. To relieve destitution Ireland bv the means of workhouses you must piratically confiscate a lartre portion ot the rental of the miintw Thn landlords are, however, saf'elv pro tected from this by the spirit ol the destitute peasantry.

They would rather die than Pnter the workhouse. Those who actually go thore ul.e the aged and infirm, who have no friends and no relations, for you may be sure that otherwise they would never have entered the walls of the unioii. Besides, the regulations enforced I will not now stnn tn irinmro whether with or not operate in the same direction. A peasant applies for relief; "has he any property is this question nstml nf him. Oh.

ves he has a mud hovel, a potato patch (on which, it is true, the potatoes have rotted away), a wooden chair or two, and a pot and lmii.i WiYlno these articles a few rasrs. All these must be sold, or he does not fall within the category of destitution. The potato patch must be given up and it is needless for me. to insist upon the desperate tenacity with which the Irish peasant diners to this, as I shall shortly show you that this instinct is the cause of the present as'-assination, Then, again, has any member of the family got work As long as this is the case no member of a family can be considered in a state of destitution. I believe it will be found that about 170 workhouses are now in operation in Ireland (130 was the number in the last census 1 have seen, audi believe somewhere about 40 have been added since then) but.

by the last census the condition of the poor seems to be no better, perhaps worse, than when Mr. Nicholls made his first report In thinking of Irish distress at the present moment, let Englishmen dismiss workhouses as elements of relief from their thomrhts altogether. I find "in Limerick another element of near-appronoliing distress existing. This it is: At the present moment the merchants in the city have about 2,000 men in their employment, heads of families, at Is. 3d.

per day per man. Two or three weeks hence all the operations of these gentlemen will be terminated, mid the stores Thus 2,000 more able-bodied men will bo thrown on the labour market, and each of them with an average of two or three persons depending on him for support, Were I asked now, after traversing the town in all directions, and after having been thrown into contact with persons of nil classes, what is the mam feature that would strike a stranger in Limerick, it the anxiety displayed on all sides for the commencement of the public works. Unless this be insiantly done, the inhabitants seem to consider that starvation, c'vil disorder, and bloodshed must be the infallible 'result. Were I to toll you vlmt luwe heard from gentlemen in the town would be this, that as yet those works have not been commenced in any shape. The 000 men now employed, arc employed under the local committee, and the means of this committee cannot long hold out.

They tell me there are so many forms to be gone through with the Board of Works, that an incalculable amount of mischief may take place before Mr. Commissioner So and So is satisfied. I have not, on the other hand, been able yet to hear from government officers on the spot their answer to these statements, lean conceive no greater service that any member could perform to the public than putting a direct question to Ministers on the subject, and showing tliem that their conduct is jealously watched. The works which lmvcbeen pointed out to mo in Limerick as desirable, are the construction ot floating dock, which would prove a vast benefit to the city, increase the commerce, aim pay irseii. This would give employment to an.

i nere is also public walk, which the government have, I am informed, after some degree ot litigation, agreed to construct on "tne isnuiu us i piauu ui puui.u recreation. Let tneni commence mis ii woum answer the purpose. I liosc arc the statements i 1 receive ti om parties acre, mv uiuu mu ui Tiiit me to examine witn any uegree oi iicuiirucy into the advantages and drawback of works ol tins description at any rate, they would employ the population, unless something better should be sug gested. My time for writing is so hurried tlint I cannot enter into all the considerations which induce me to put credit in what I hear. There is a fearful coherence about it all it certainly appears to me that if there be any faith to be put in human testimony, the consequences of any delay in the public works to Limerick will bo ot the most denlornble nature.

I am told that the distress in the county Clare is still greater than in Limerick that in Gtilwny and Mayo the same prevails to a fearful extent. But I will take care that, you slum receive as lair and unprejudiced an account as it is possible ofthe real statu of the case. There can be no doubt of the extent to which assassination and intimidation prevail in certain districts hereabouts. The people are absolutely so accustomed to it, that they talk of it without any particular horror. A stringent police regulation, ancillary to a conciliatory measure, is absolutely Without this last you may decimate the population, and you will not he one step farther forward.

I have heard but one voice raised against Sir James Giuliani's bill, in Dublin as well as here. The landlords as well as others exclaim against it. They know that it does not. give them the shadow of a' shade of security. A ukase is needful, but it must be the right ukase.

I will, -however, make this the subject of another communication. St. David's Coi.i.bgk, Lajipkteb. Six scholarships of i per annum, tenable lor seven been founded in this institution by Thomas Phillips, of Brunswick-square, London. The scholarships are to be open to natives of South Wales, preference being c-iven, cietrris raritois, to natives of the counties ol Brecknock and Radnor.

Dbkadfui. Peiihy-boat Accident, and Joss ot Lii'R. Much painful sensation was produced in Btmp'or, Norib Wales, on Easter Monday, by an accident of an nppnllinpliind, vbich completely marred the festivity of the (ley A ll iv unmum jjum iv.iie iiumj 1 m-iniied by one man and a boy, with, it is calculated, some fifteen passenp-ers of both sexes, started from opposite the Hx-e way on the craft, she was struck by' a snuull, he sum tot ii rto-nv-. iim lpinre imu um-' led Boats from the Perry-bouse OVeV, lUlciij iiuu went uuwu r.rr the assistance otthu neople as soon us mid ihirtpun nersons. includinpf the crew were, picked up in less than a quarter of an hour, and conveyed to the Ferry-house.

In the course of an Tlpnumiiris. and exerted in n.ici.s as needed iwralshmpn with success, save ill the case of two, namely Wm. Rowlands, of Tieoastle Reunion, Dour Beaumaris, a respectable and intelligent farmer, At mlin lms lpft mirlnw nml cltvllt chill rlrcn to bewail his untimely bite, and Ann Owen, single woman, aped 24, a native of Beaumaris, on the eve, alas, of beinp united to lim- nflVintfnnc, In innnMt Oil tll6 OOdlCS WBS tile UUP' held the following day, when the jury returned a verdict ot "Accidental drowning," to it of in of in it a of of the the the of tli" n-v than to dimmish the naval force ot the Tln-v desired to see ranee powerful, snouiu oir- seiiicesiiiihiii'pdy produce a war. hat the committi to ettW't was to make her naval lorecs of a clmriicler. They wereeovvimvd thut sleum- niOO r-niculilti'd ict 11 hlmv iln-nillRt Vt-SS'' w.nemv than sailing vessels, nrd, tlieri'tore, tiiev had 1 ,1,,.

Ti.n pins: rrt.n!iiien ien uit-us. cr 1 t0 a real lmviil torce in existence, and not ml'ln the dockyard, or on paper. They consider tliat i plan was more likely to produce a valid defence ii- the kingdom, mid they laid in co-isequence tided its adoption hear, If the chamber tl'orHi' siiilinsr-vts-els to be necessary, let it vote them tut let them be afloat and capable of being' of and not laid up and unfinished. The committee, he ciuid'deflare in conclusion, was most anxious to increase th-'ve-il naval strength ot the kingdom hear. jI.JriuaiN.

the Kind's eennmssioner, read speech, in iliifh he a'lituceJ bids an 1 arc'utnen'5 to disprove the (usir'iiias made the day before by M. de Lasteyrie against tii, Marine department, particularly as to its mode of fcei-Knir ttif accounts. The honourable member denied the tru'i ol these accusations, and passed a warm I'lilogium on i'he d-partmeiit in question, for its general (orrectntss i.t.At' i-T snid that, whenever a deputy addressed the chamber on the important question of the crgnnisiition f.nre of the kingdom, be was assailed bv three oMcc'hms. First, he was reproacht with being imperfectly nted with what he was speaking' of nex', with throw- u.ii; doubt on the courage and devotednes of their sailors mid, thirdly, with beinsr an enemy of the English alliance mid'a irinia to war. Yesterday, the first of these, objections had been made use of, and lie had no doubt that, before the di-cuss'on was closed, the oilier two would be brought forivmd.

The reasons which imperatively ci-m-mamled Fiance to be a great naval power were these: she had leauues ol crast on two seas she vessels of all kinds, and 50,000 seamen, in various pans of tin' world, to serve as their deience not less than 1,000 millions wereengage(l in her maritime commerce, mid to defend all 'hisu powerful navy was indispensable. Hut this was notull. France possessed aifimmciise colony, forwhieh during the last fifteen years she had made enormous sacrifices, and ii surnnir force in the. Mediterranean to defend that colony. In addition to these egoti-ticul interests of France, if he might so call them, there were outers ot a hirrlier character.

The traditional policy of country had placed ln-r at the head of the secondary naval powers to defend tb'' grand principle of the liberty of the seas; she also had her influence to maintain and, in order to effect nli tint, the chamber had long' since si en that a powerful navv was a matter of necessity. Last session the chamber had'orduvd a report to be preremed on the state of the navv. It was tlulv prepared, but what iulormntion had it riven to the chamber? nctlintr, beyond thesinffl" point that a certain number ol millions wen-reoui-ed to supplv the existing deficiencies, For his pa-t he considered the navy of i'rance to la-deficient in three principal tliiuirs-nien, vessels, aim stores. What did the minister say on these points Ilia' th-number of en was sufficient, that the vessels were in excellent condition, and that the s'ores were ample. By the side of this optimism what was to be seen? The report ofthe committee, which declared quite the contrary'! it was in presence of this that they were Id to vote wi-li cot.lii.'i nee the extra' r.

iuary credits. VI ell, supposing that thevdid, would the navy he s'ronger'! Cer-iaiuly nnt, iiiileVs the chamber looked most narrowly to the maimer in which the sums so voted were expended. As to the first point to which he alluded above, the maritime inscription gave men liable to he called on for the navy, uid the statistical tab'es declared that outnt that number eameu ought to be furnished. But hi case of w.r how nmnv of them could be dejiended on Some wer abent on distant voyaffes, whilst others were required for the-oiistins' trade ti'nd the lisheries, so that evidently not the number allcsred could be availahh: at the first cair.nn shot. Bat more than this, the maritime was off every year, and the govern -lii'-Tithad done nothiiifr whatever lo aucmeut it.

Yet this las the verv foundation of the bill now under for if there were no seamen, of what use wo'dJit be to vote money for ship- lie shi.ul 1 now prccoil to the se ond point, the number and state ol the vssels. The minister called for 40 ships, and the comirJtee recomue'ii'ied only 30, on the around that tin-latter, houa-h smaller in number, would he preferable, because btter fitted up. Whatever number the country was to he certainiv asreed with thecommitiee that tln o-dit ti be perfectly iittid up. But why dw. 11 with such prr'itiaiity on unv particular number What I-ranee re-: quired va's to have a powerful navy.

Thous'li the. uumber now Bjusen of inia'ht suffice for peace, bow could any one speak of what mia-bt be required for war hatever iium-bi-r was lecided, let them be amply provide 1 every respect. In considtrinpr wlmtoupbt to he the naval oree in the present day of such a country us France, the question of s'eam aavifration must be taken into consideration, as of importance. The steam force now helontriufi' to France n-as of iiorse power. Hut of what description Were the vessels composing1 it! About eiuhteen months tack, a remarkable work on the naval force of the country hie! nnpeared from an illustrious pell, and in it the steamers of France were treated most slightingly.

The wiiter looked on them as mere inert carcases. The Gomer, a larev steam was so imperfectly constructed that it could not carry at the same time its due complement of warlike stores tinJ 'its provisions and co ils, and consequently was turned into a -ream-packet movement. The Asmodee. was ftiiotlierlu-u-e war steamer, but its moving power did not function in bad weather, so that it was a mere body without ti nl. The Inferr.nl was under a course of experiments, and could be said of her but the Comte built for iheKina-himself on the samemodei, was a most wrettM sailer movement.

This surely held out no Tea' temptation to "Rint the 31 millions now dem nu.ed for the increase of the steam navy. As to the third point, the sv.r. he could not hell) thinkiny that hey were jiisi as c. licieiit as those lo which be had already alluded. In l.

"ii Mnmun. the which was to form putt of the force sent out, wanted uoar, aiu ronH found ilisnosaDie in me wnoie nm Il.laC. to Tot.l iiell'. Other tilt CO'I ll vc. .1 fnmiili.tPtlieeniiiomentof the Jemmapes, recour.se 1 to he had to the Hercule.

In the same ammunition was short, messetia'ers were sent to order more, and stranae to say none could be was absolutely necessary to have recourse to the Is in the harbour to obtain a supply, "ben, the report declared that the stores were sufficient lav-i ti.ne, it erred, and only nded to deceive rv "a ll.i -ion on the Left I. One fact more. Late.y 'admiral wished to proceed by sea from brest to Havre in a steam frigate. lie naturally thous'nt umi ni port in- rmer there would be no difficulty obtain-iiiL- a full -uoplv of coals. Yet in fill the ffoverumeiit port there was not sufficient fuel to supply a steamer for twentv-four hours sensation.

The lion, deputy thin an render! to criticise the state of the coasts, and compare! their with those of Kntrland, where, he iai.J, rive "reat harl'our-of retuite were now bemsr placed a-e of perfect 'lettuce, and from which five expedition- coulti ism; at same time. The nearest ol these co i throw its forces on the French COttt in an hour and a half, and the in seven hours. He then com-plaii that the administrative inquiry had not in the fchu ib-r-rree contributed to enliahteii the country as to the of the navv. The real plan to be adopted, he said, wa einplov practical men who bad a'rmvn grey -erviee, and not aiimuji'St official papers, to draw up a reo rt. the eoverument ado; ted that plan, tbouprh be vote the millions demanded, I ecau.se lie was ot that sometliinsr miffht be done fur the navy, still lie sho do so without conlidence in the presui! and with ffr.tr.

in the future as'itation. 'I'll i- nr MAItlNi: t.si -uat mtthrirl were in a completely satisfaciorv state, the chamber need not then examine the bill under i.iscus-ston. Xo doubt there was cause for oniplaint but was i to men at wesent at the head of the marine that blame ought to be attributed m'a marine tlklie who Xor was it the were responsible tl." chamber also was implicated in miinupr in which it voted the matter, the annual Il'ifore he further in his remarks, he must express 1) tii'iirtse at tne imhuu atti inptina', in hi report to me in, iv. What means had a of Marine aMns dis-1 at the truth, ami r-nder, first to the kinsr ami ms, eccnnnt of the situation ot navv That onlv which he had employed, ne e-tniinirals charged with the a'eneral inspection also eap- 3 tinted to examine the ot the maritime ni 'i't: tron in the various ports of the kmsrdom ami inej an i.tiii.i were iinnexwi to me s'te-tnent laid before the Kinir. There could not be the se-etest tllU persons thus employed had cor-cae flisehnrtred their duty.

He had the most reive their reports, and the honourable ifent.enien at -eked the trove, anient must, in their turn, have cvnrideu, iu ii. Minister of Marine, when he repeated wor lf.rwor in 1 1... ti ibune what he bad hem thus iiir- i. -i -ii in m- ii u.iuiie lisbeil with i hear, hear He should quit this simject si-nn declaration that all that appeared in the stnte- iiii tium the navv, laid helore. me veracity.

The honourable -1 the maritime inscription was tallina ft. as from 1837 lo 16-1G it very con-v Another element of the naval tor i en much improved of lato years; he moan he f.t-.p in'H-s aiwavs added to Hie crews ol lit ThevVere, in fact, at present picked 1 be f'ihe greatest service time w.i the themselves, it wtre t. at ol 1....1 i 1 1,,, vesse the dcek- tin in. laid in. That i rn: yar Is i iiei'll uuui; i'ji I ave been effected.

This deficiency had been for by H. bill, which proposed to a tout n-iciuc the vessels in construction to that tie il i- tin. nnhiniiaiice of lf'' Hi'-aus 11. Id lat.it had spoken of vessels when on the point out to sea bein.i- obliged to apply for articles to i Wits more common than sucn a Prat-th c. nriieles in common -m i.uan-.iiiu ii iiihk use made siste.

Another reproach brought fonint-i: was, that after the bombardinentol'Megu'lo'' Ueport oi loulim t0 completely unprovideu with to replace what had been used by the buttering squadron, ibat it was oblisred to borrow a supply from the vessel the harbour. He had got a statement sent in of the quan- since they were built, and it was not fair te compare them with the steamers of recent construction. He would ask also, oug'ht 22steaniera beset on fire because there were others that were bettersailers? When improvements were so constantly alluded lo, it ought to be remembered tha' these improvements applied to vessels that were to he built, and not to those already in existence hear. In the discussion ofthe day before an lion, dfjputy had criticised the system of keep-inn' vessels on the stocks for 15 or 20 years. But he (the minister) could assure the lion, rentlemau that there was iiolhine unusual in such a practice.

In Enprland, which was so often spaken of, tlmt system was always followed. At the present moment there were in that country not less than twenty-three ships of the line remaining for a number of years on the stocks. And let it not be supposed that the plan was an objectionable one. On the contrary, it was found to be highly advantageous and one of the benefits which ensued from it was, that when by chance inferior timber had been used, it would be replaced by materials of superior qualily. In England, as in no.

in fnct in nil countries where t.h interests of the navv were a matter of importance, as many vessels were kept afloat as were required for actual service, whilst the rest were preserved safe in the dock yards. One of the best vessels which France now possessed was one that had been 40 years on thestocks. The lion M. Billault had said tlmt the employment of the funds demanded for the uuw could be u-eful to the country onlv if superintended, or rather narrowly watched, by the chamber. He (the minister) most ardently desired such an assistance.

He wished it clearly to be understood by the chamber that be would not for any consideration trouble the peace that now existed; but when, by the decision ofthe chamber, and of the King's government, it fell to his duty to replace the navy in the position which it oudit to occupy for the glory and interest ol the country, he should be most anxious that they all came to a perfect understanding to enter boldly in the plan thus opened to them. These were the motives which bad induced him to present to the chamber the demands already brought forward in and 1S30. with the addition, however, of such provisions as were necessary to increase the steam navy from 70 to 100 vessels. The 'honourable minister here entered into an explanation of the difference betwien the bill and the systrm recommended by the committee. As to the light vessels, he said, they were necessary for stations in time of peace, and it would be inconvenient for the good ofthe service to reduce them too much.

As to ships of the line, in order to come before the chamber in accord with the committee, he had consented to the reduction proposed, provided thut there should existin store sufficient stores to provide for the deficit arising from Ihe reduction. He had likewise consented tothereduction ofthe numberoffrigates. On fin-other hand the committee, iu his opinion, had acted wisely in an increase in the steam navy to the extent of 2,000 horse power, and two floating batteries. When these details wtre brought under discussion he should examine in detail the savings proposed, and he should endeavour to show that the force that ought to be properly maintained was 40 ships ofthe line, and (iO frigates loud approbation. The chamber rose at six o'clock.

ME Ah MY. It is understood that the Indian regiments will leave for their destination on April the 20th. The 10th Lancers may be expected, on the arrival ofthe 10th Hussars in receive the welcome order for leturn home, after an absence of twenty-fhur years, the irps having embarked for foreign serv'ce in 1822. The gallant reuiment, it may once i ore be stated, did its duty nohly in the recent engagements on the banks of the Sntlej. It'is stated that during the present year 700 additional horses had been purchased at the Cape of Good Hope for the use ol the Honourable East India Company's service.

It may be uddeu, that the Cape is the grand repository for the purchase ol hones intended for the oriental cavalry and artillery. Several non-commissioned officers in tne nousenoiu i.ronis lively received adjutancies and other appointments in me militia Mr. Edward Lawes Pvm (who was recently tried at Winchester, and acquitted'of all participation in the death of the late Mr. Seton, who fell in a duel) has been restored to his former rank in the Boyal Marine corps, by her Ma jesty order in council. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

Greek Loan Sessional Paper 55. Correspondence respecting the failure of the Greek government to provide for the payment of the interest and sinking fund of the Greek Loan. This document contains the despatches which passed bitween Lord Aberdeen and Sir Edmund Lyons in reference to the non-provision of, funds by the Greek n-overnment to meet the interest on their debt, and an explanatory letter to fiX. Colletti, dated Oct. 20, 1845.

M-ui Sessional Paper 701. -Reports to her Majesty govtrnment, relative to the feeding of cattle with malt: The reports comprise 1. Questions addressed to, and letters in reply from Dr. Thompson, Dr. Lyon Playfair, and Mr.

Graham on the subject. 2. A summary of experiments on the relative value of barley and malt on the milk of cows, used as food. 3. The relative value of grass, barley, malt, molasses, linseed and bean meal, when used as food for cows.

-1. The relative value of barley and malt, when employed in fattening bullocks. The result of a multitude of experiments, whose details are given, appears to be that mi.H is considerably inferior to barley, both in the production of milk and in fattening the unimii'. This conclusion coincides with tlmt drawn from the chemical analysis of the two substances, since barley when malted loses nearly one-iiftlil of its weight, and enninins a less pro-, ortion of azote, an element which is inili-pensihle either for the support of the animal, or the production of milk, Death by Accidents Compensation Sessional Paner 877. A draft of an act for securing compensation to the families of persons killed by accidents.

The bill is presented bv Lord Campbell, and enacts that henceforth an action may be brought against any person causing the death of another through neglect, in the same mode as is at present the case, when the accident has not resulted fatally. The action is to be for the sole benefit of such person or persons as are entitled to the personal effects of the deceased, and in every such action the jury may award whatever damages they may think proportioned to the injury resulting from such death to the parties for whom'uud whose benefit the dCtion bus been brought. IIlOHI.AS-1) ROADS AND Bridoes Sessional Paper 1-I1 -Tlrriv-second report ofthe commissioners for the repair of roads and bridges in Scotland. The report contains tie accounts of proceedings and expenditure for the v'eiii-isn and shows that during the twelvemonth the total tn 17s. of which the sum of 0s.

Id. was paid by the several counties of Scotlitrul, as tneir proporuuu Sessional IVper ammal report of the commissioners for improvetnen r.f he i a'ion of the river Shannon, containing the details of 1 1 ro-'ress made from 1 to Dec. 31, 184:.. From appended to the report it appears that nrnur .1 ie eMlhl Uliuie w.i.-. iui ment, 2,340 18s.

4d. works, n-i ran! it-, M. Advances as loans 10s. lid. to counties.

eu fw fK, 45d'. Repayments bv ditto, .30,382. 5s. 2d. tolls.

Od The tonniitre of articles the several niers and (mays was IS-U, inon. 101.1 or: mp ti 20V lH4t, imh. Xum'bi-r ofpi-sensrers in 1B.724.J uveruire number rcrsons i-mploved on woi KS, LV-oo u. -I -rv- mn Tl. nf ii-nr nerformed was.

work- (lone, yarns; yards. Thirty-three Kiennymrines wne total power tnuivn'' AMSTKnDAW.Al'Hll. JJ l-TCII Ac Debt. Two and Half per Cent. 7:2.

73; ditto 1-nur per AmortSynd. Kour and a Hah 90. 300 I'hree and S' fai. fei -nmn ell ji ii.m 'i. i 1 y-i ni mn on Jinn- T-ni-i tn i.nnn.

i-o per i-r don, 1'2 two months, 12 iu. Kxehanpt ApriUl. Funds. St. 071, 00.

Vo- two inontns, iu, u-. Bf.KUN. Al'llll. 1 1 rnti.ssiA.N Sohnld Seh. Three and a Hull permits.

T.m,ilnn. two two months, fi 24A om in 300 lnarlis, 1'nris, wuu irum, Prussian Gnztttc, April 11. March 14 Phicks of Iokkion Austrian Five per f.Vnt., bills Bk 100 bills Russian Knp-. Loan, 107! bills, 10fi money ve pr Hamhur? 101 bills, 101 money 1st Series 102 do. Hope and Cor.ip.,oil and 4th Series, 90 do.

Cer.if., HO New our per Cent. Hope and 81 ditto Snes'luz, 8rtJ Spanish Ie Five per fW, 17 hills, ICS ditto Three per Cents hills; Butch Act. Debt, Two-uml-a-Hull per lulls; Polish Xew Four per Cents. Loan 1H44, 1 bills Hnnish-Eim-lisb Loan Three tier bills, rr, nnvwuhnlh: Anrll 11. 6 Arttli.

11'. The Heuse aeain overflows its banks to-day, for the third ti.ne. All eflbrts tlmt have been made to prevent have proved fruitless. Ai'itii. continuance of heavy rains to caused the Men to such a height, that the steam bo from this place to Lietre and Venloo were to heir voyaucs.

Since yesterday, however, he water has Mien, and the ships have been able to proceed to ni tnmi hsi mil itui. AVt- are informed, on unrpiestionable authority, 7 T.11.!., TIT hnvnif 'W IV" has no' Observer..