[32] Taken from the last census. Average rent of land per acre[33] in each county of Ireland.
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[33] The plantation acre, containing more than 1:3:0 statute.
[34] In a letter, signed "an Irishman," published by the Times, the writer adduces as a proof of the extortion of Irish landlords, that he has known a tenant in the north, whose lease was about to expire, receive £270 for his interest in fourteen acres of land.
[35] We read in the Times a few days since, that the men employed in opening the navigation of the Shannon at Rooskey had struck for an advance in wages—they had 1s. a-day, and demanded 2s. Those who were willing to continue were forced by armed men to abandon their work, and threatening notices were served on the contractors; yet in this very neighbourhood it is stated in the poor-law report that able-bodied men were willing to work for 6d. a-day, but could not procure employment. It is always thus:—when there is no employment, it is an excuse for their idleness, when there is, they won't work but at the most extravagant wages. To show that 1s. a-day was fair wages, we shall give an account of the quantity of provisions which can be purchased at Rooskey for one shilling.
| 14 lbs. of potatoes, | 0 | 1½ |
| 2 do. oatmeal, | 0 | 2 |
| 2 do. bacon, | 0 | 7½ |
| 3 quarts of milk, | 0 | 1 |
| Total, | 1 | 0 |
[36] Irish Landlords, Rents, and Tenures, &c. Published by Murray, Albemarle Street.
[37] Doctor M'Hale declared publicly, that, if it so pleased him, he would place two cow-boys in the representation of Mayo.
[38] At the trial of the men for the murder of Mr Brian the other day, at the Wexford assizes, the people cheered so loudly when the witnesses hesitated or doubted, that a woman, the principal evidence, declared "she would tell nothing more." The judge was obliged to order the court-house to be cleared, and the accused were acquitted.
[39] A landlord requires no such warrant—he can distrain without any authority.