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My Lords have before them the Act 10 Vict., cap. 107, "To facilitate the employment of the labouring poor for a limited period in distressed districts in Ireland," and proceed to consider the revised instructions which the provisions of this Act and the experience which has been acquired from the operations for the relief of the people suffering from the failure of the potato crop in Ireland, since the month of November last, render it desirable should be issued to the Board of Works, and to Commissary-General Sir R. Routh, who is in charge of the duties lately executed by the Relief Commission.
"It's my belafe we should have bate them off, if it hadn't been for that thafe of the world, Routh, and the other villains. By the powers! if I ever get the chance, I'll make him repint his treachery; but as you have escaped, captin dear, the rest matthers but little to my mind in comparison."
Moore's letters Level roads a good thing Food better A cry of excessive population raised Ireland not overpeopled Employ the people on tilling the soil Sir R. Routh takes the same view Belief Committee of Kells and Fore Reproductive employment Plan suggested Address to the Lord Lieutenant True remedy O'Connell on the Famine Writes from Darrynane on the subject Money in the hands of Board of Works Compulsory reclamation of waste lands Drainage Bill Mr.
At Outledge this party was the large and merry schoolgirl company with Madam Routh. "I don't see why," said Martha Josselyn, still looking out, as the "little red" left the door of the Green Cottage, "I don't see why those new girls who came last night should have got into everything in a minute, and we've been here a week and don't seem to catch to anything at all.
Thoresby and her elder daughter had taken a sort of dislike to Dakie Thayne. They seemed to think he wanted putting down. Nobody knew anything about him; he was well enough in his place, perhaps; but why should he join himself to their party? The Routh girls had Frank Scherman, and two or three other older attendants; among them he was simply not thought of, often, at all.
The Comtesse de Routh, however, will be less surprised. This lady was the wife of an Irishman commanding a regiment in the French service, one of those stationed on the frontier of Flanders.
The party was increased by a young Englishman named Routh whom Jimmy had seen with Segouin at Cambridge. The young men supped in a snug room lit by electric candle lamps. They talked volubly and with little reserve. Jimmy, whose imagination was kindling, conceived the lively youth of the Frenchmen twined elegantly upon the firm framework of the Englishman's manner.
He has, therefore, placed his affairs in the hands of Messrs. Lonsdale & Routh, solicitors, and, we understand, intends emigrating. His many friends and former employees wish him success." "Yes," Geoffrey answered dryly, "I sent them the information, also a copy to London financial papers. Considering the interest displayed just now in British mines, they should insert a paragraph.
Its head-quarters were in Dublin Castle, and its chief was a Scotch gentleman, Sir Randolph Routh a name which, like some others, must occur pretty frequently in these pages. The Commissariat people, as is usual in such cases, began by instituting extensive inquiries. They ordered their subordinates to furnish reports of the state of the potato crop throughout the country.
He had a routh o' auld nick-nackets, Rusty airn caps, and jinglin-jackets, Would held the Loudons three in tackets, A towmond gude; And parritch-pats, and auld sayt-backets, Afore the flude. Burns. After he had settled himself in his new apartments at Fairport, Mr. Lovel bethought him of paying the requested visit to his fellow-traveller.
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