; an increase above the average,
even in the absence of any disturbing cause.
This famine was met by Government grants; by the contributions from the
London Tavern Committee; the Dublin Mansion House Committee, and, to a
limited extent, by private charity.[37] In June, 1822, Parliament voted
L100,000 "for the employment of the poor in Ireland, and other purposes
relating thereto, as the exigency of affairs may require." And in July,
L200,000, "to enable His Majesty to take such measures as the exigency
of affairs may require." The London Tavern Committee, with the aid of a
King's letter, received subscriptions amounting to L304,180 17s. 6d., of
which L44,177 9s. was raised in Ireland. The Dublin Mansion House
Committee collected L30,406 11s. 4-1/2d. Thus, the whole sum from
charitable collections was L334,587 8s. 10-1/2d., of which L74,584, Os.
4-1/2d. was raised in Ireland. This, with the grant of L300,000 from
Government, makes a grand total of L634,587 8s. 10-1/2d. The sum appears
to have been quite sufficient, as the London Tavern Committee closed
its labours whilst it had yet in hands L60,000, which sum was partly
distributed and partly invested in ways considered beneficial to this
country.
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