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(Volume 10 is Jan to June)

January 9th

An eight page issue price sixpence. It features articles with prints from engravings including

January 16th

FAMINE AND STARVATION IN THE COUNTY OF CORK

Very lamentable accounts are given from various parts of the county of Cork. From gantry, Skibbereen, Crookhaven, Castletown, and Tracton, the reports present the same gloomy features. The intelligence from these scenes of misery is summed up by the Cork Examiner as follows:--

"SKIBBEREEN.--In the parish of Kilmoe, fourteen died on Sunday; three of these were buried in coffins, eleven were buried without other covering than the rags they wore when alive. And one gentleman, a good and charitable man, speaking of this case, says--'The distress is so appalling, that we must throw away all feelings of delicacy;' and another says--'I would rather give 1s. to a starving man than 4s. 6d. for a coffin.' One hundred and forty have died in the Skibbereen Workhouse in one month; eight have died in one day! And Mr. M'Carthy Downing states that 'they came into the house merely and solely for the purpose of getting a coffin.' The Rev. Mr. Clancy visits a farm, and there, in one house, 'he administered the last rites of religion to six person.' On a subsequent occasion, he 'prepared for death a father and a daughter lying in the same bed.' Dr. Donovan solemnly assures a public meeting that the people are 'dropping in dozens about them.' Mr. Marmion says that work on the public road is even more destructive than fever; for the unfed wretches have not energy enough to keep their blood in circulation, and they drop down from the united effects of cold and hunger--never to rise again.

"In Tracton, deaths, it appears, are occurring too. Mr. Corkoran, P.P., in a letter to Mr. Redington says: 'Over sixteen deaths occurred in my parishes for the last ten days. I am morally certain that each and every one of them was occasioned and accelerated by want of food and fire. Buckley, of Ballyvorane, and Sullivan, of Oysterhaven, died suddenly. Buckley dropped dead on the works, after a journey of three miles before day. His wife will make affidavit, that he had not sufficient food the night before he died, and that she and the rest of her family lived thirty-six hours on wild weeds to spare a bit of the cake for him. (In this case, a Coroner's verdict was given without sight of the body.) This horrifying economy is practiced by scores of families in this district. Similar effects must be expected from similar causes. I fear we must bury the dead coffinless in future. My God! what a revolting idea! Without food when alive, without a coffin when dead.'"

The Rev. Robert Traill, chairman of the Schule Relief Committee, county Cork, states that 15,000 persons in that wide district are destitute; of this 5000 are entirely dependent on casual charity; fifty deaths have resulted from famine and "hundreds" are so reduced that not food or medicine can restore them! The deaths, he adds, now average 25 daily!!

Ten additional deaths by starvation have occurred in the barony of gantry. The Jury at the inquests at Bantry handed in the following remonstrance, by their foreman, Mr. E. O'Sullivan:-- "That we feel it our duty to state, under the correction of the Court, that it is our opinion that, if the Government of the country shall persevere in its determination of refusing to use the means available to it for the purpose of lowering the price of food, so as to place it within the reach of the labouring poor, the result will be a sacrifice of human life from starvation to a frightful extent, and endangerment of property and of the public peace . . .

The Illustration shows a benevolent attempt to mitigate the suffering in the city of Cork, viz., the Society of Friends' Soup House. There are many similar establishments in operation through the county; but, we prefer the annexed because the idea originated with the Society of Friends. The funds for its support are chiefly raised among this charitable class; and we are happy to state that the establishment is now in a position to supply 1500 gallons of Soup daily, at a loss, or rather cost, of from £120 to £150 per month to the supporters of the design. The present calls are for from 150 to 180 gallons daily, requiring 120 pounds of good beef, 27 pounds of rice, 27 pounds of oatmeal, 27 pounds of split peas, and 14 ounces of spices, with a quantity of vegetables. Tickets, at one penny each, are unsparingly distributed, on presenting one of which, each poor person receives one quart of soup, with half a small loaf of bread; and both are of good quality.

In the making of the Soup, the greatest possible cleanliness is observed; attention is paid to the poor, who throng the place daily, for their cheap supply of food; as well as to the visitors, who go to see the soup made, and who are requested to test its quality, and suggest any improvement. The vats, which are shown in the Sketch, are worked by a steamengine, in an adjoining house; and, to ensure cleanliness, as well as sweetness, they are used alternately. Too much credit cannot be given to this establishment, and to the exertions of the Society of Friends in general; for, not content with originating these Soup Establishments, they have also raised a sum of money for distribution in the west, so as the more effectually to relieve the poor in distant districts. http://tinyurl.com/qderf

 

 

March 6th

'Newton Abbot Agricultural Societys Ploughing Team' at Buckland Barton in the parish of Coombeinteignhead

'Commencement of The Ipswich and Bury St Edmund Railway' at Norwich

'The Cambridge Chancellorship Election: Exterior of The Senate House During The Election'

'Cambridge Chancellorship Election: Interior of The Senate house, The Election'

'The Cambridge Chancellorship Election: The Railway Station at Cambridge, Arrival of Voters'

'The Cambridge Chancellorship Election: Gateway of st Johns College'

'The Cambridge Chancellorship Election: St Johns Colelge, Earl Powis's, From The Garden'

'March - Heads of The Month drawn by Kenny Meadows'

'Herry Fishery, Isle of Man'

'Scene From Wallace's New Opera of Matilda of Hungary at Drury Lane Theatre'

'New Branch Bank of England, At Manchester'

'Saint George The Martyr, Southwark'

'Ancient Crosses at Sandbach, Cheshire'

Chess Problem'

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Also articles (no engravings unless listed above) including:
'Government Expenditure'

'Foreign Intelligencre'

'The Russo Dutch Loan'

'Accidents and offences'

'Law Intelligence, Persecution of Miss Burdett Coutts by Mr Dunn'

'Assize Intelligence, Trials for Murder'

'Police, Asault Upon Mr Urquhart by a Polish Refugee'

'The Court and Haut Ton, Buckingham Palace etc'

'Obituary of Eminent Persons Recently deceased includes Denis Arthur Bingham, Lord Clanmorris died at Rugby aged 39 - - - 'Palafox, Duke of Saragossa, Don Joseph palafox - - - TME Rev Edward South Thurlow

 

24th April

price sixpence.

May 29th

September 18th

A special edition following the announcement of the sale of Shakespeare's house.

The extraordinary interest manifested throughout the country by the announcement of the sale of Shakespeare's house, at Stratford-upon-Avon, assured us that we should gratify our Readers in presenting to them a series of New and Original Pictures of the Localities in and around Stratford, which are associated with our immortal Poet. The present Number of our Journal will show how far we have succeeded in this object. The Pictures have been drawn upon the spot, by Mr. E Duncan; and the accompanying descriptive memoir is authenticated by a careful investigation of various sources of valuable information, placed at the disposal of the Author and Artist, during their recent visit to Stratford."

Other interesting articles in this newspaper include; a page of fascinating advertisements, a chess problem (with diagram), news of an attempted murder in Mark-Lane, the loss of the ship, Shanunga, and news of the situation between the USA and Mexico.

December 18th

price 6d

The civic guard house at Rome -

The commercial traveller's school at Wanstead

Mr John Reynolds MP for Dublin

Indian Lock

American vessel on fire off Weymouth

Royal academy prizes : Sculpture by mr George G Adams - Murder of the innocents -

Painting by mr John E Millais - The young men of the destroyed tribe of Benjamin siezing their destined brides in the vineyards -

The Hussite sermon painted by C F Lessing -

The lady Kennaway in tow of the Danish vessels Industrie and Nayaden drawn by Condy -

The late Mr Robert Liston

The late Purtaub Singh, Rajah of Sattara

Cod fishing off the doggerbank or Dogger bank - drawn by Duncan -

The late sir charles Dalbiac

Soyers miniature kitchen & Moveable balance grating

Pierret and Morel's rotary steam engine - 2 views named : Interior and simply Rotary steam engine

The St Georges brewery, Whitechapel

The new museum at Ipswich

The revolution house at Whittington


INVASION

House of Lords, House of commons

Central criminal court - curious gambling case Charles Brewer Rolphs and Andrew William Barr having conspired to cheat and defraud a gentleman named Kerie

Lord William Vane Powlett of curzon street Mayfair charged with having stolen 2 embroidered slippers value 12 shillings from the shop of Mr Emmanuel Stahl burlington arcade.

Highway robberies and attempted murders in the neighbourhood of Neath Swansea and Abravon

Switzerland

Italy ( letters from Naples)

Parliamentary portraits - Mr John Reynolds MP for Dublin

Dr Hampden - protest of Bishops

News from Ireland

Obituary of eminent persons recently deceased - Sir John Leman Rogers Bart of Wisdome co Devon

Judge Burton senior judge of the court of Queen's Bench in Ireland

Thomas Duncombe esq of Copgrove Co York

Lady Gardiner of Kinmel park St Asaph

Lady Montfort of Lower Eaton street

The Rajah of Sattara at Benares

The Professor's lady by Berthold Auerbach author of Village tales of the black forest - translated by Mary Howitt

The society of British Musicians

 

 

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