Ireland

An agent of the Sociely of Friends. travelling with a view to explore sorne of the Western and Southern parts of lreland, thus describes the prevailing manifestmions of woe : " Thou wouldst hardly recognize the country in passing through it ; every living thing, but man, has disappeared ; no dogs, no pigs, no pnultry. I do nol think 1 havo heard n ooor person laugh since l left home. How changed! It is not exaggeration to say thatthere is no playing of children in the streeta. The people have a sickly, livid hue. 1 hfard the remark that they were beginning not to know their neighbors, frora their altered looks."