EOFTH. -lasubordination, threats, and attacks on
The person Nolice
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
where the works are suspended, is still perfectly quiot. No application has been made to resume to Paddy Downey to quit himself and the the works by any of the labourers: the magistrates stol the strange stewarde, or if you don't you will and gentry are very anxious to have them re
bad unmerciful treatment, you and them. Your sumed. 10, p 332.
I noticed before, but this is the last, No good. The revision of the lists has caused greal and any one to interfere, or if they do, don't think general discontent among the most dangerous class Arms have lately sold in that will save you, for morning, noon, or night, by (the small farmers).
such large quantities that the people generally are e Lord, you will suffer. to, p. 115.
amply provided with them. Armed men in dis- guise perambulate the country in all directions, particularly in Lower Bunraty and Lower Tulla, And any Officer of the Board of Works who now does his duty properly incurs considerable personal danger. Our only chance of safety is to stop the works whenever an outrage is committed, unless it is clear that such outrage is unconnected with relief works,
I have just learned that 40 cars laden with flour and excorted by some police and 16 soldiers, were mapped on the road between Birr and Shannon Harbour, by the country people; and in order to sterent the flour cars from passing, they broke down a bridge at Rape-Mills," 10, p 157.
Testerday while proceeding to one of my stations, I was stopped by no less than 500 persone of the t violent order; many of them seized my horse's as, and threatened me in the most outrageous manner, which they would have carried into exe. cation had not promised them immediate employ ment; and I was glad to get rid of them at any rate. He mentions the county as being in a most fearful I says he had received two notices, saying ls, and tay man worked for less than 78. 6d a week, he ould share the fate of Glass. w, p 157. Thave to report that about 120 men were employed by the officers of the Board of Works at Islevernon near this town, and that on this day at 11 o'clock . they marched into town armed with spades and shovels, and in a menacing manner attempted to present a number of labourers who were breaking sones in the street from continuing their work, stating their object in doing so was to get an advance of wages. p 157.
diens on the road, who would though called upon, and shot walked away to arrest him, upon the conduct of those
The country, I believe wer
troops were quartered in the town, and that they and the police would be employed against them; but all was of no avail. I take leave to may, that in no way did I inculpale the government or endeavour, to shield myself; and that to the inst I asserted that I had been the person who repre- sented to the Board of Works that super uzy was the sunl rate of the county. I also toror
"of the last refused to sign n memorial to the govern ment to continue to the people the heretofore rate of 10d., although they insisted that I should be the Arst person to do so. To Mr Kelly's assistance
am much indebted in my long and arduous expos tulation with the sub; and no impressed with the conviction that my eventual safety was in a great measure owing to his eare in keeping me
surrounded with some of the better-disposed persons in the crowd, and on some occasions in causing the Last night I received a repert from the assistant circle round us to be opened when we were being It is my duty to state that engineer in Lower Bunratty (at Newmarket-on-closely pressed upon. Fergus), stating, that on the evening previnus, of my life was hanging on a thread, which I saw the 2d instant, towards dusk, houses were visited snapping at almost every moment during a consi- by armed "terries" seeking for a steward named derable portion of the time; one blow, ane stone Curry, whom they found and beat severely. It thrown, or even a more malicious shout against me than usual, would inevitably have proved fatal appears to have been done by men employed on No. 180, and that work has been suspended in to me. The idea of a memorial to the govern- ment on the subject having been suggested to them consequence. Curry bears a high character for
and adopted, I used every endeavour to prevail zeal and integrity and is a stranger. w, p 323.
I have just received, while writing, an account upon them to return to their work at 84. per day, of one of the stewards being shot this evening, until the result of their proposed application should about five o'clock, between this town and Clare be known; but they most positively refused to do 80, and reiterated threats and violence, accompa- Castle, about 1 mile from this, and half a mile from the barracks at Claro Castle. He was walk- nied with assertions, and were very greatly incensed ing with two friends, one of them a pay-clerk of on my stating that they seemed unwilling to make any exertion, and that they could do better than ours; three soldiers were about 20 yards in ad- So far this difficulty is surmounted, but I regret vance, and tire about the same distance in the rear. they said they could, if they would only make the to say, the people are much inclined to insu-
A man stood on the ditch, within two yards of attempt; perhaps at no other time did I stand is Every effort on Mr bordination. This morning they treated and Hennessy (the steward), and fired at him, lodging greater personal danger. struck the overseer of one of the relief works
the contents of the blunderbuss in his hip; he then Kelly's and my part having been quite exhausted, because he attempted to enforce task work, and, stopped to explain that he did not inted to shoot and feeling that it remained with us either to permit in consequence, the works have been stopped, anybody hat Hennessy, and walked off quietly. the town of Roscommon and its neighborhood ta be and this moment there are knots of labourers in
without the slightest effort being made to stop him, attacked and plundered on the instapt, or that we must make some temporary concession, being totally several streets in the town (as I understood}
Hennessy, I must add, is one of our best ste waiting the return of Mr Clements, surveyor
wards, or rather overseers, and had been executing unsupported, after a short conversation with Mr to the county of Galway, who is employed in
own responsibility, consented to their being paid at lock spitting the new Dalbin entrance into Galway, one orders he received from Mr Gamble and ue Kelly, inquired of the crowd, whether if we, on our
last Saturday, and for this he has been shot, which I poled yesterday along with him. Mr Cle ments has already been assaulted by some of the don't think the wound is mortal; the blunderbusse rate of 10d. per diem up to Saturday the 2001, was arrested could not have been well loaded; about 40 sings they would continue on the work next week at ringleaders of the mob one of whom
and large shot have been extracted. The works juntil an answer to their memorial was receive! this morning, and strange to say, this pauper had 25L
must be stopped of course; for what length of time from the Government: this they refused to do in a manner quite as determined as aug other part of ver and notes in his pocket 10, p 176...
it is hard to say, as there is an chance of the of I beg to inform you that an outrage was commit.
their procee-linge Mr Kelly then issued a written order admitting the rate of 103, to be continue 3 ted yesterday on one of the roads under my charge, fender being given to justice in this instance. namely, that from the Duke's new line at Derry-veral trifling riots have taken place on the works;
in all cases I have stopped the works till the offau- far this week only, and specially mentioning that next week the rate of Sd, only would be allowed. humma, to John Diegiden's, at Ballycurrana, Five
ders were given up to justice, which has been
1, p 31. men armed with guns came in about nine o'clock
done. w, p 300. in the morning and beat Curtin, the steward, and threatened him with death if he was caught there quinhove suspended the works, and sent to here the tools brought in Let me know what I am
to do Curtin is confined to his bed from the ben
ing
When starting this morning for Liscullane and Bodyke
as surrounded by 200 men here. who per force, to Crague and Ayle, to tay brought not works for them. They alinest dragged me out of my grand kicked my horse several times in the bully, at the same time uttering all sorts of threats and viclence. I was met afterwards returning frou Rodyke at the Cross of Mayfort by some 200 or 300 men from Fukle, who were waiting for me,
And hat for Mr. Moloney and Mr. O'Callaghan, would have taken me off to Bough Granny, at that Jiour of the night Such lawless nors as these, and
Un at the mercy of such a rabbie, is much more than a man's life is worth. If they are not all pleased at the same time they are outrageous.
Leless the Board sends BOME additional hand, I
must rest
Enclosure.
Take notice, Mr Bride, that if you are not out of Miltown before Thursday next, you will have the sace fate as Mr Carrig did in Ennis, if not, pra
pare your coffin in tiin, for, by the mortal G., you shall not pass that time. This is written at the committee rooms of the Molly Maguires.
Mr M Bride to Mr Gamble. Millera Malbay, December 29, 1846. I feel considerably concerned relative to another notice I have got to-night through the post office, although bearing no post mark, as under. I would not at all wish Mr M Bride to be removed from this district.
Mr M'Bride, take notice that this is the second and last warning that you will get, for, by Heavens, if all the Peelers in Ireland were with you, we will life when you least expect it, for Molly Macguire is near at hand; and, if you wish for your life, leave Mill-town before Sunday."
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I beg herewith too submit a report of an attack made upon Private Windsor; of the detachment. under my command, when visiting the relief work, called Pullogh new line of and," in the immer liate vicinity of the town of Croom, on Saturday last (the 20th Dec.)
NiNru. -Insecurity of property and intimidation
against the payment of rests. Dublin-A farmer called on an agent and paid He his rent under strict injunctions of secrecy. had been obliged to give other plausible reasona for his visit to Dublin.
10. 174.
10,
89.
I am also
Tuesday, 8th-On my way to Newport this day On the day above named, Private Windsor pro- ceeded to the Pallogh bae at the hour of about 9 with Sir R O'Donnell, a man named Ward, living A. M., for the usual purposes of superintendence between Newport and Castlebar, and one (I be When passing down the line little lieve) of Sir & O'D.'s tenants, stued that since parish and other parts, and told him it was as mach in advance of the check-clerk, whose name is he pail his rent men had come from Islandeady William Lindsay, a steward, and a number of the as his life was worth that be bal Jane so, and that labourers of the work, he was suddenly met by two he would rus it, or words to that effect persons in women's clothes, with bonnets and veils, one armed with a gun, the other with a pistol. They informed that tenants come to pay their sent before immediately presented their pieces at him, and proper time, and telase to take a receipt, as ordered him to kneel; this he stoutly refused to do, that would expose all, and be their death-warrant and they at once closed upon him; he called fre- queatly for assistance to those looking on, but one came forward; he at nuce seized the person armed with the pistol by the throat, and grasped the pistol with the other in such a manner, that when the trigger was pulled, the hammer feel upou his thumb. After a severe struggle of some minutes, during which, Windsor continually with his elbow turned off the muzzle of the gun, which was pointed directly at his body, the two full together in the road Being unable to shoot the one without injuring the other, the p.rson with the gun com- menced beating Windsor with the butt-end of his place. After a lapse of several minutes, and when Windsor had secure hold of the man who was down, and apparently mastered him, Lindsay brother to the check clerk, and son of a "strong farmer in the neighbourhood, came forward from the rest, and taking hold of his (Windsor's) arn, caused him to loss his grasp of the man's throat, and getting free, they both escaped, and Windsor returned into Croom, and immediately reported
the circumstance.
Had he met with
assistance, by the parties standing by, instead of opposition, he would have succeeded in capturing both the offenders. w, p 485,
I have the honour to state to you the following circumstances which occurred this day, for the information of the Board. About noon I was walking towards Mr Kelly's, the county surveyor's house at Roscorainen, to confer with him on mat- ters of duty, when I met him in the street, and be
In Tipperary County-nager of a joint stock branch bank told me that a farmer who had soll a large quantity of earn on the market day in the previous week, cene in and got a cheque cashed for the sale value, which was to a very H: had to meet his lan lord at the large amount.
The former pleaded ama bank on the same day. great poverty, rain, and such like; at last be ten- dered one third of the twive maths rent day, and because the landlord would not give bun an acquittance in full, the farmer ll him he should then do nothing, and walked out of the house.
A farmer who had paid his rent was visited by certain of his neighbours, to whom he justified what he had done, they forced him into his stable, locked the door; at a certain sigas, carts cund remaining stacks were carted off, and when he came out he was a ruined man.
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Mr mentioned to me that an agent having gone down to collect a small rental, something like 1,2001, returned without a penny. The landlord, who is a kind inlulgent man, received an anony mous letter telling him to be travelling, and while changing horses at a certain village, to call at a particular house; he did so, and certain precautions having been taken, the whole amount of his rent was handed to him under injunction of secrecy, the parties declining to take receipts, p 173. TENTH.—lasuficiens police, and disorganization of
the country.
I really do feel considerably, and hope you will report the matter to the Board, and request that I should
get a remove more northerly, as I cannot feal at liberty in such intimidation among en un- worthy and indifferent rase the letter, it appears, was dropped in the post office, but not paid for, and bears no mark, and yet there was no charge for it;
Such is the state of this country, that no exertion the whole affair is mysterions. I sincerely ask your advice, and hope to be able to get a transfer to
is made to run down a murderer; nobody has made a more Christianable country, p 463. told me that all the men at Clover Hill haul struck an attempt to discover the one. I hope poor Hen During the past month we have to regret the work in consequence of the reduction of their wages, nessy will recover the blacdecbuss was badly resignation of several officers and engineers. Some and were then coming into the town. Mr Kellyoaded with some of our blasting powder. The
man is well known, but not a chance of his bein after severs and patient labour have been compelled and myself walked towards them; there waF E to leave us from positive inability to bear the ex procession of a great number of carts crowded with brought to justice.
Za ta and persous, and a mass of men, woman, and boys! casive strain. Some from mere intimidation some have resigned the posts to which they were besides, in all about 800. Many of them were appointed she moment they joined, and found the not employed on our works. We walked past
them to the entrance of the town, and,
and on our Prospect which lay before them. to, p 200.
birde rund stopping, they immediately formed a
I have had a very flattering letter from the Board. They are certainly treating me well, and I am determined to stick to them while there re- matas a single fragment of our machinery tager ther
I am greatly afraid many of our local engineers are about to resign -- are greatly eyere by their poock of duty, and when pu
ald res
us with much regularity, which was kept with spades, &c. Nothing having beed said, I first ad- dressed them, stating, I understood, dissatisfied with the reduction entering to the best of my not cumstances of the case concludung
the absolute im to
Ennis November 18, 1846, Ste, you do not cheange your mind, or alter for the ter, you will mark the consequence, By the Hvens that is over me I will give you Percie Creg's and, if you do not go on with the
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This roty be es10 - For the most part the stewards and chec clerks are afraid in do their duty- secretly to report against the labourers charge, lest if any notice shoul they should be exposed to the
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The peo This attack upon Hennessy will completely terrify the stewards and check clerks, and contien their dread of the people up 313 314 ELEVENTHHoney usually abundant the de- © posils un Tating!', banke and her banky umuSZÍ
ally large.
I forgot to mention, in speaking of the ability of the people to purchase corn, that the deposits in the savings bank here are about 3000 larger than u
and that the deposers to the live brinca banks are sto considerably larger
have this moment been informed by a gentle man of the highest respectability in whom sh trust, that the savings bank deposits, which are. rage 3001 weekly, were last week 6001 and the query made by almost every farmer depositer is this, will the landlords know ep.331.
I hear that the farmers, in
in many parLE, 63 ROA contemplase raising a larger quantity of corn the heretofore All this very alarming for the next years and Mr Bishop states that 50091, was depo- sited on the 28th November in the saring bank ia Cork,
which has also a bad appearance, being evidence that the people are not employing their funds in the usual farming operations, p 3279
The manager of the band office of one of the
joint stock banks told me that the beak never had such an abundance of hard cash, as the farmers bad been deposuing during the few pest meaths, to an unprecedented amount. This was corroborated to me in conversation with managers of district branches, including Tipperary, Clare, &c.
Generally differcat commercial inns, the commercial travellers were returning to England and Sexland with better books, that is, more ac counts settled. nød more orders given. than be the previous six or seven years., p 173.
My brother's late leiters for two months from Clonmel run, deposits increasing Deposits increasing every where." "All the banks buar, principally receiving deposits The scansi and provincial banks must be full of money, ws have 40,000 more available bills than this time last year; and no discours with Bank of Ireland this month (December,) and seading Diblia bila all Gir collection to them?" "..
The above is the fact as to the patiensi and pro. vincial bank; and as to the Belfast banks, I hare not got a bit oper ten days, or more than three per cent, of them for four moths and the Belfast baking company this week wells me they are ful of money. I still think it is only the pow who has nothing but pratees who are in bead fide distress. * 437.
above the age of one year and not over fire, from five to tea, from ffisen to sixty, and above six. ty: allowing per diem for the tat class, lb of In- dian cure, or 3 lbs of potabies; for the second, 1 15 of Indian corn, or 6 lbs of potatoes; for the third, 12 lbs of Indian corn per week, or 10 lbs of po tatoes per diam; for the furth, 1 lb of Indian corn, or 2 lbs of potatoes to each person per diem. Also, the total quantity and value of Indian corn and potatoes requisite for the support of such classes: the Indian corn relued at Id per by the potatoes at 241 per 14 B. The period for the estimate is from the 18th October, 1818, to 15th August, 1847, being tea months or 301 days. The allowance of potatoes to each person is founded on the workhouse dietaries. The population taken from the census of 1841
Kamber of persons for whom no siłowance has been asde, as their ages do not exceed one year, $1,421. Persons abone the age of one year and not excreding
Persons
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per ib
Potatoes 3 lbs each Per diem
Vel, at 2ąd per 14 th
Quantity Jens 881,969 | 69,059 595 568 49 § 853 240,341 390 400-359-167 Persons above the age of fire wears and no exered. ing fifinen pests.
Persons
Lad & Corn,
1 lb sich per olem
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Potatons, 6 lbs each per diem
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5.157.165 Persoss above the age of heen years and me.
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