IRELAND.
Amidst the general hopeless aspect of affairs in Ireland, there are soma gratifying proofs of well-directed energy on the part of landlords. Upon estates in Chancery, advances have been ordered by the Master of the Rolls for the purchase of seed-corn. The iVezford Independent states that Lord Rathdowne has ordered his agent to supply all the poor tenantry on his estate in that county with seed for the coming crops. The Earl of Erne has acted with similar liberality in the North. In the South, the proprietors of the better class are pursuing the same judicious course.
During the last week of February, Lord De Vesci, solely at his own expense, sent one hundred persons from his estate in the Queen's County to New York: he paid their passage out, directed that they should be provided with beds, provisions, and everything necessary for their transit toahe New World, and gave an order on New York that they should receive 11. each on their arrival there.
A gentleman travelling from the Queen's County to Kilkenny on Satur- day last, counted the number of farm-labourers and instruments of agri- culture to be seen at either side of the road as he passed along, engaged in the cultivation of the soil; and between the village of Borris-in-Ossory and Kilkenny he could observe but nine men and four ploughs so employed! The number of labourers engaged on the road under the Board of Works was at the same time quite beyond his power of calculation.—Dablin Correspondent of the Morning Post.
The General Central Relief Committee,—Archbishop Murray pre- sidirig,—passed a resolution, on Tuesday, entreating the clergy of all de- nominations to use every exhortation to the promptest exertions in the cul- ture of the land.
The existence of the much-disputed arming of the peasantry can no longer be questioned. In opening the commission at Cloninel, on Satur- day, Mr. Justice Jackson took occasion to refer to the extraordinary number of prisoners charged with offeuces connected with the possession and use of fire-arms; remarking, that although there was no lack of arms before, there had been latterly an extraordinary influx of them into the country, the possession of which led to crimes of the most heinous character. He impressed upon the Grand Jury the necessity of their calling the attention of the Executive to the subject, with a view of adopting some remedy for the repression of the abuse.
The official return gives 708,228 as the number of persons employed on public works during the week ending the 27th of February.
M. Soyer arrived in Dublin on Monday sennight; and had an interview with the Lord-Lieutenant and other authorities on Tuesday. He was commissioned immediately to erect a soup-kitchen, on the plan of a model which he had made in London.
At the weekly meeting of the Repeal Association, on Monday, a letter was read from Mr. John O'Connell, announcing his father's immediate de- parture for Hastings. According to this letter, Mr. O'Connell was only prevented from writing himself by the hurry of leaving London. Had he written, he would have had the pleasure to announce that Mr. J. A. O'Neill would offer himself for Galway at the general election. Mr. John, how- ever' promises a letter from his father for the next week. The new Poor- law Bill is assailed: its efficiency is said to be destroyed by the projected increase in the number of ex-officio Guardians.
The subsequent proceedings were very uproarious. A Mr. Fitzpatrick moved the suspension of the standing orders, that the secretary might send forms of petitions to the country praying for the dismissal of the present Ministry, and the recall of Sir Robert Peel, who would " feed the people." After much confusion, Mr. Fitzpatrick was induced to with- draw his motion.
Rent 191.
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