IRELAND.
The Freeman's Journal contradicts the statement that Mr. W. H. Fagan, one of the Members for Westmeath County, is about to accept the Chiltern Hundreds.
A Tralee paper gives the following satisfactory statements— "Last month there were 11,000 persons in the receipt of oat-door relief in this union, besides having the workhouses full. Now the numbers on the relief-lists are reduced to little over 4,000, and there are over 1,000 vacancies in the work- houses. Daring the past week there were 2,693 persons struck off the relief-lists, and 651.5s. 7d. saved thereby to the union; and it was further decided yesterday, that 2,000 out of the 4,000 now on the list should be struck off, thus making an additional saving of 501. per week. From the large extent of in-door accommoda- tion at their disposal, the Guardians are warranted in acting in this manner. In- deed, so diminished does the pressure of destitution appear to be, that it was se- riously proposed yesterday to close, pro tem, one or two of the branch houses, and draught their inmates into the vacancies in the main house, and thus save the expenses of the extra staff. This matter was postponed only to see what would be the effect of the intended striking of 2,000 persons off the relief-list this week. It was also proposed and carried at yesterday's meeting, that steps should be taken either to lessen the number of relieving-officers, or to reduce their sala- ries, in consequence of the greatly diminished duties they have now to perform. This matter was referred to the Commissioners."
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