... - - APPALLING STATE OF BANTRY. . | Th' Cdrfi Souihern Reporter of Thareday publishes the following picture, no les terrible than authentic, of the condition of Bantry. The coimaunfoation is from a cor- respondent of that journal :- BANTrY, JAN. 5.--It is my painful duty to inform you of six inquests held here this day, before Samuel Hutchins and Richard White, Esqre., magistrates for the ...

... Sea-It bag often been said that the Roman Catholic gr relief bill of 1829 has been practically repealed. Now, re Sir, although I cannot go quite so far an to admit this (for at many and eubstantial benefits have undoubtedly been con- Ct ferred by it on Roman Catholics, especially on the higher cc classes of them), yet, I must admit that it has been mate St rially obstructed in fully producing ...

... We understand that the scale for distributing the treasury grant to the officers and men employed last winter in the harassing service of relieving the famishing Irish is now completed, and will shortly be acted upon-. United Service Gazette. An additional strength will be made to the Royal Artillery of two companies to each battalion, but we understand that the arrangements for that purpose ...

... | The ne'ial weekly meeting of the guardians o0 tnis union r took place yeoterday at the board-room. PE A!&dr'ian sc PNRy BoWLEs, in the chair. The fu'bvirg guardians wero ai50 present :-Captaen hr Nowladd, JSoth Ou31ey l3rinsall, Simeon Boileaui, Thomas a Dodd Smith, Colancl Shaw, William Creozier, John H. sb Asking, Thomas Wilans, Edward D. Williams, Cornelius | P. Sbannon, Francis Purcell, ...

... UBLtN ?? CIaBr,147l DUBLIN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1847. THE COERCION BILL-IRISH(?) MEMBERS. The Hue and Cry bill has had another easy stage in the House of Commons-coercion stepsthrough that constitutional assembly with marvellous smoothness. One night is sufficient for the introduction and first reading. The English members disdain even to raise a debate on a question so seriously ...

... PETITIONS AGAI(NST SITTING MEMBERS. The petition against the return of Mr. Richard Samuel GGuineess, for the borough of Kinsale, has been presented to the House of Commons. The petitioner is Mr. William .H. Watson, the lets member, a gentleman who is already inown to the public by the persevering efforts which he has made year after year to introduce into parliament legis. lative measures for ...

... l a,. - ?? -.L ?? ,&5fl.-. The greatest attentiou is bestowed by the Joiurinls on the nocurreaces in Switzerland. Advices from Berne from the 25th state that the Diet's gittineg continued secret, at least 0' pro formia. M. Dufour. of Geneva.- had finally nccepted co~ the chief command of the Radical army. after much beal. fo. tattoo. There was, indeed, quite enough in the Diet's ili terms to ...

... TO THLE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN. -.JIl-+In o f westerday, and under an ar. Iyour punuto - -- -. - -- I I headed, Serious Accident, I am given credit for f010tsering to pay for any damage that had been done ,benrst briefly beg to disclaim any euch avowal as either Nsp ed or understood. I myself have been a consider. 6eP infferer en the seriousinjuries sustained by my servanto, tlh vehicl5, ...

... 2- of The Diaris of Rome publishes the following as the reply )rof the Pope to the address of Prince Corsini, in the name of the municipality :- 1 The words whlch you have just addressed to me, my Lord Senator, are a source of consolation to me ; for they give me the assurance of the good sentiments which eni- mate the municipal magistracy, whose duty is to watch as over the interests of a ...

... ?, lial 1 REMEMBER THE 30Th OF MAY, 18441 IRISH MEASURES. RAILROADS-POOR LAWS. Two matters connected with the Irish question are now engaging chief attention in London-the question of railroads, as raised by Lord George Ben. ?? motion, and the question of relief for the able. bodied poor, as raised by the ministerial measure for the extension of the permanent poor law. We feel little ...

... I I it ROUSE OF COMMONS-TaunsDAY, Fx:a. 4. th (Concluded ftomt Saturday's Breeman). hi RAIL WAYS IN IRELAND. H Lord G. BENTINCK (in continuation) ?? might, however, be said, that his propoeition would only affect di those counties through whichl railway passed; but be begged leavo to tell the house that by theli 1,340 miles of railway for~ whiob bills were passed tt in 1845, and 1847, and ...

... I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT i HOUSE OF LORDSjTHUuS9DAY, MAIICH 25. a The LonD CHANCELLOR took bis seat OD the Woolsaak P at five o'clock. DISTRESS IN SPITALFIELDS. t Lord BROUGHRAM presented apetition from the rector, v the churchwardevs, and vestrymen of Christchurch, Spi- t talfiOlds, praying their lordships to take into consideration ( the distress of that parish, which was being every day aug- ...