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THE EXAMINER.

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this county im demolishing the huts and dwellings of poor frish peasants. On that day ten héuses were le- velled at Grange, situated between Tynagh and Lough- rea+-it is the property of a Mr. ‘€onnellan, brother to Corry of the Castle,and on this day two other houses were jevelled in the same place. The landlord gave them at the rate of from 2/. to 5l. for making them inmates of] the poorhouse !— Galway Mercury.

Mayo.—The Rev. Mr. Mullarky, P. P., of Kitledan, county Mayo, ina letter to the Freeman’s Jowrnal, says: —*On the 14th instant the sheriff, with a strong ‘force

of its justice, but because it was thundered forth from serried ranks, and echoed back from parks of artillery, where the cannons were labelled ‘ free trade, or else » (Cheers.) Manufactores ard commerce then progressed to an extraordinary degree, until the dark era of 1800, since when they had been reduced to their present miserable condition. The general depression in trade, and the extinction of commerce, were all to be traced to. the Union; and he hoped, therefore, that no man would, in future, have the audacity to declare that [reland had increased since her union with Eng- land. (Cheers.) It was because. Ireland.had not in- ereased in prosperity since the Union, that the Protest- gut Repeal. Association had been formed, The first meeting of this body took place on the 9th of May, when the Protestant came forward to offer the right hand of fellowship to his Catholic countryman, . (Cheers.). The Catholic met him with outstreched arms, and both re- solved that all which had passed should be forgotten and forgiven, and that henceforth their only. rivalry would be who should serve their common country the hest, (Loud cheers.), Since the first. meeting of the ussociation its principles had been adopted by a large number of the Protestants.of Ireland, A Protestant Re- peal Association. was about, being. formed im Belfast. (Cheers.). They-had also entered the gates of the Mai- den City.;, and he; trusted that ere long he would be enabled to, state, that the Protestant Repeal flag had been, unfurled in Derry, and that many of the appren- ice boys had. pranaunced for nationality. (Cheers.) The indignant answer the Ulstermen would return would be,‘ Down with ascendapcy—hurra for Repeal.’ (Cheers. ) That association, by one of its fundamental rules, in- tended to employ nothing but. moral ferce in the esta- blishment of its object... dt was but right, however, that they should exactly understand what moral force meant. A begging, whming attitude, was no attitude at all—it was. oply the force of moving pity and compassion, and not the force which manhood.and resolution. should rest an forthe attainment of its just rights, (Cheers,) His idea of moral force was this, namely--such a display of unanimity and resolution amongst the vast and over- whelming majority of the people, as would prove.to.the Knglish government that they were resolved to obtain their rigths, (Loud cheers.}. That moral forcein 1829 carried. emangipation, and in 1849 would carry Irish nationality. (A Voice—’48.), Afterall the famine, and pestilence, and plague, which had swept over this land, there were two and a-haif millions of able-bodied, power- ful men; and when two. millions and.a-quarter of those mea were advocates yof the system of moral force which he referred to,then in his.opinion the mission of. that Protestant Repeal Association would be at an end— then, he thought they might fall back and join the Irish League. (loud cheering.) Since the first meeting of that association ke had been taunted with the assertion that none of the aristocracy. had joined, their ranks. True; but they didnot want them, But why should they look to the aristocracy for, anything? They, were almost powerless. (Hear, hear.) ‘They clamoured loud and long against, Catholic emancipation, and they were defeated ; they, st'uggled in like.manner against the reform bi, but with, no .greater effect; and so with re- gard to the corn laws, they exerted themselves with the energies of expiring faction to defeat that, measure; but they suffered an ignominious defeat then also. (Cheers.) He leoked to another class for the Repeal of the Union —a class ‘without which no nation could be free, and posecesing which no nation could continue in bondage— w meant the lower and middle classes, (Loud cheers.) ‘These they have and will have to the end.” '

STATE OF THE COUNTRY. “ Ready, Mark, Leara, and Inwardly Digest.” EXTERMINATIONS.

Abeut two miles distance fromthe fashionable bathing piace of Kilkee, in the district of, Moyarta, and situate nezr Use shores of the Atlantic, is the townland of Mo- veen. {tis the property of Mr. Weestrap, of the county Limerick, who had distinguished himse}f'as a good land- lord; but whe the occupiers, unavoidably. fell into are rear, und. when the poer law began to act, their doom was sealed, The evictions took place en the 2d and 3d of June, when Mr. Danjel Molony, agent, accompanied oy Nr, Westrop anda large police force, repaired to the place to commence. the work of destruction. A numer of levellers, were op the.spot armed withthe usual implements of ruin, and they rapidly destroyed the homes of these now.friendless and pennyless cotia- gers. Soul-sickening were the scenes that were visible in Moveenon the day after these evictions were com- pleted, and heart-rending were the sighs and lamenta- tions of those houseless. beings. ‘They. moved about like walking, ghost in. various directions ; some slept in the ditches: other constructed temporary huts, where, « few days since, their bamble homes stood; and others roved about the world careless of consequences,and anx- tous to die, After giving the. names of the evicted families, he adds:—‘ ‘Thus two hundred and sixty-two iuman beings have been, driven out on the world with- out house or shelter, food or covering,from one property

alone,.in the union of Kilrush, In the same district of"

Moyarta, ata place called Querin, one hundred and

thirty six houses have been. levelled ow the property of

Ee Burroughs,’ : On last: ‘Tuesday a troop of the gallant. Scots Greys

of police,..arrived in..the,.townland of .."Treenaglaragh,,

parish of Killedan, county Mayo, with strict orders from the landlord, Lotd Lucan, to, execute the law by evict- ing the poor inhabitants, This townland ig now made the theatre of many a melancholy and_ heart-rending scene. The whole townland, I may say, presents the appearance ofa battlefield the day after the fight— nothing to be seen but the shattered ruins of what were so lately the abodes of men. No less than thirty-three families, numbering in all one hundred and forty-five human beings, have been thrown on the world. It would be impossible for me, sir, to give you a full and fair description of the wretched and deplorable condi- tion of these unfortunate creatures, stretched along ditches and hedges—many of them children and decre- pid old parents—falling victims to cold, and hunger, and destitution. I send you a list of those evicted.’ The Leinster Express had, during the past week, the following announcement :—

‘More Evictions av CiooNaneeN.—On Saturday last the sub-sheriff of the Queen’s County, John A. Fitz- gerald, fsq., accompanied by 100 constabulary, under subinspector G. 8. Hill, and a company of the 7Ist regiment, accompanied by Captain Colville, proceeded

numbering more than 80 indiwiduals, incleding an old woman over 90 years of age!’ V

Weroresate Evicrtors 1x Kitrusa Usron.—The special corresporident of the Lamerick and Clare Exam- iner gives frightful details of the clearanee system in unhappy Clare, and communicates’ the terrible fact that since last November one thousand houses have been

Broadford tpwards of one hundred tenant-farmers ‘have received notice to quit inthe neighbourhood of Broad. ford.

On Saturday, the 24th, says the Limerick and Clare Examiner, James Carrol}, Fsq., coroner, held an inquest at Ballyhogar, on the bodies ef a woman named Collins and her imfant. It appears in evidence ‘that the poor woman’s husband held over a statute acre of ground, on account of which the family were denied relief; but be- ing seized with fever, as generally happens in such cases, they were received mto the Fever Hospital. It was the will of Providence that they should recover; but when convalescent, famine completed the vwerst

tothe townland of Clonaheen, and -ejected 21° families, | |

levelled with the ground in the Kilrush union, and-in}

legally required to be paid by the inhahitants to the city clergy mconMexion with the Established Church, The ordinary course with recusants. hitherto has been to ar. rest bank deposits, ‘The defaulting upholsterers hay; apparently taken means to avoid this course, their fur niture was advertised for sale a few weeks ago, but the crowd collected together was so numerou that no auction could take place. The were de novo ‘announced to take place on the 3rd a a large crowd assembled at Mr. Darlington’s prem;

in Predrick-street, whose effects were first to be sold Besides the cramming of the shop, a noisy multitude assembled outside, and the tumult wad sae c sale could be carried on. The anctionéer | jostled on his way out, and had “his face Cut, ‘but'Bot off in » cab. The a ae next to Mr. Sword’s sale. Shortly before the advertised he e shenff sheriff-substitute, sheriff-clerk, recur super. intendents of the city and county police, attended by 8 large police force, made their appearance. The sheri¢ had the riot aet ready to read, but did’ not appear + read itthroughout. After much confusion Mr. Sword’s rooms were cleared of the inmates, and.an area ned in the street, A company of soldiers then arrived, the area being kept free, the sale went on. he auc. tioneer and purchasers were-all from Glascow, and, after the sale was over, a second company of dragoons arriy. ed for the purpose of escorting the goods in cart, to the station of the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway, Great uproar was caused by the appearance ofthe’ cavalry, and one of the carter’s horses being more than ordina. rily restive, a cloth was put over his eyes, and the caval- cade was then enabled to proceed, under the guardian. ship of the military, and amidst the yells hootines of the multitude. : om .

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UNITED STATES.

THE PRESIDENT’S PROCLAMATION OF PRAUE.

The Washington Union publishes the proclamatios of Mr. Polk announcing the establishment of peace ané the results of the war with Mexico, The indemnities’ of the war are thus summed up by the President: New Mexico and Upper California have been ceded by Mexico to the United States, and now constitute a part of our country. Embracing nearly ten degress of latitude, lying adjacent to the Oregon Territory, and extending from the Pacific to the Rio Grande—a mean distance of nearly 1000 miles, it would be difficult to Gil the value of these possessions to the United States,

They constitute a country large enough for a great empire, * * * Rich in mineral and agricultu- ral resources, with a climate of great salubrity, they embrace the most inaportant ports on the Pacific coast.

The possession of the ports of San Diego and the Bay

which the prevailing epidemic failed to accomplish —the mother and child sunk down from absolute waat:' The jury returned a verdict according}y.

Deavs From Starvarion.—On Friday last a man of the name of Moran, from near Tully M*‘Gawley, come mnto the cabin of aunan mamed Cormick, at the village Baylin, and Jay down declaring that ‘he was starving ; food was offered him bat which he with diffi- culty swollowed, and he expired on Sunday morning.— Westmeath Guardian.

There are at present 1541 paupers in Tuam work- house.

CrovensoRDAN.—MeELANCHOLY State or THE Poor. —Yhe labouring classes are suffering severe privations from want of employment. The farmers are not able

to give employment. Asa proof of the destitute con-

dition of’the labouring poor, and their. willingness to earn the smallest pittance, 1 mention the case of a man named Lynch who has frequently been seen with his wife, yoked together drawing turf in a cart into this town to sell. ‘They have a distance of abont two miles to draw the tarf, and get but 4d. per lead!—.Venagh Guardian.

‘I'he special correspondent of the Limerick and Clare Examiner writes as follows on the state of certain local- ities in the county Clare :—

‘There are no evictions in the immediate neighbour- hood of Kildysart; but groups of wan and emaciated ‘skeletons may be seen in all directions waiting for the scanty rations deled out to them by order-of our wise and paternal government. * * * * As I-crossed the black bills of Coolmeen, many.a sad tale was furnished we by its inhabitants. ‘There I beheld mortals literally naked moving abeut.in various. directions like spectres. As | passed by the church-yard -of Kilfidane, a labourer accasted me, and ex!aimed—‘ Oh, sir, they buried them there without coffins.’’ He then told me that but a few days befere a poor woman and her son, named Martin, or Gilmartin, were buried in the church-yasd without coffins. They were brought there on a cart by the or- phans, and thrown into the-earth without: Christian burial. ‘And another poor man,’ continued the narra- tor, ‘died in the chapel of Coolmeen a short time ago, and was found dead by the priest. when he came there on Sunday,to celebrate mass.’’

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SCOTLAND. Riotixe rm, Eprnsuren.—A-very serious riot took

weetioned.in this town, were employed by the sheriff ofjresistance. being made “to the Annuity-tax-—an impost

of Sen Francisco will enable the United States to con- mand the entire commerce of the Pacific. The number of or whale ships employed 'in that sea exceeds 700— requiing now tore than 20,000 seamen to navigate them~while ‘the capital invested in ‘this particulsr branct of commerce is estimated at no Jess than $40)- 000.00),

The xcellent harborsof Upper California will, under

our flag, afford security and repose to our commercial marine~nd American mechanics wiil soon furnish ready mens of ship-building and repair, whieh are now ‘so much wanted in that distant sea. __By the aquisition of these possessions we are brought into immed\te proximity [with the west coast of Ame- rica from Cae Horn to the Russian’ possessions north of Oregon ; \ith the Islands of the Pacifie Ocean: #nd bya direct Vyage in steamers we will be. im legs than thirty days of%anton and other ports of China,

In this vast »gion, whose rich resources are soon t0 be developed byAmerican energy and enterprise, great must be the aumentation of our commerce ; and with itnew and profiible demands for mechanic labowr in all its branches, nd new and valuable markets for out manufactures andricultural products,

IMPORTANT FRO1 sT. MARTINS AND ST. EUSTA-

TIA—INSURRETION AND EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES.

The bark Polka, pt. Lawrence, arrived in Boston from St. Martins, othe 28h ult Capt. Lawrence makes the following nort of slave revolts and emanti- pations in that vicinity The emancipation of the slaveF took place on the Fret, portion of the Island of Saint Martins, on the 3rd of «ne, and the whole black pope- lation, en masse, parad] the streets with tokens of rejoicing. After severallays, a part of them returned te work on the plantation while others remained unoc- cupied but quiet. In cotequence of the emancipation of slavery on the Frencinortions of the Island of St |Martin, the estate ownersnd other proprietors on the Dutch part had met and greed to commence theif treatment of slaves on the ve principle, and to grant such amelioration as was cojstent, and at once to #8 the mother government to eaplete the. work of em40- cipation. This step quietedhe minds of the peop! and the. work of gathering sagommenced on the 15t! June, with a prospect of a cropf three or four hundre¢ thousand bushels.

The want of water in Cotquence is intense, and

place in Edinburgh on the 3rd instant, in consequence of) small vessels are kept running, St. Kitts for a upp'y:.

but were not able to obtain an equate quantity, Tht