The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-29 00:00:00

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GALWAY AND AMERICA.—After • variety of conflicting
messages the public are at length informed that the sail-
ing of the Indian Empire is • great fact. The steamer left
the bay of Galway on Saturday night, carrying as wuto be
expected, only a small complement of passengers, a light
mail, and some trifling freight. It is believed, that the
Indian Empire will leave on her return voyage about the
11th of July, and already several Dublin merchants have
given orders to have goods forwarded by her. She has
also, it is said, orders for sotton for Manchester.
AGRICULTURAL PRORPLOTII. The oonntrY papers
speak in the moat favourable terms of Chet prospects of
the growing crops. The weather has so far been most
propitious, and although there have been more thunder
storms than usual in the month of June, no damage has
been sustained worth speaking of. In Dublin the wind
has been for weeks past in • south-easterly point, and
although the heat is excessive the atmosphere has been
generally dull and threatening.
Tux Coccinos Itiors.—The public—the Commission
petty juries more especially—are flettoring themselves
with the notion that the trial of Colonel Browne, for
complicity in the great events of the 12th March last,
would be brought to • conclusion. The case for the
Crown closed on Tuesday, and Mr. O'Hagan opened for
the defense. The learned gentleman spoke for only two
hours and a half. There are but six witnesses to be ex-
amined for the traverser • after which come another
speech for the Crown and. the judge's charge ; so it is
just within the range of possibility that the verdict might
be had before Thursday morning.
DEATH OF Tits EARL OF GLIINGALL.—We regret EC
announce the death of the Earl of Glengall, who died
on Tuesday morning rather suddenly at Cowes, Isle of
Wight. The noble earl had gone out of town for • few
days for • change of sir, apparently in his usual health.
The deceased, Richard Butler, Earl of Glengall, Vis-
count and Baron Calmer, county of Tipperary, in the
peerage of Ireland, was only son of Richard, first earl,
by his marriage with Emily, youngest daughter of Mr.
John Jefferys. He was born in 1794, and married in
1834 Margaret Laurette, youngest daughter and so-heir
of the late Mr. William Mellish, the great army con-
tractor. By his countess, who survives him, he leaves
issue two daughters—Lady Margaret, born in 1834, and
Lady Matilda, born in 1836. In default of male issue we
believe the earldom becomes extinct. The late earl
succeeded to the family honours on the death of his
father in 1819, and has been an Irish representative peer
since 1830. The late peer had been for many years
colonel of the Tipperary Militia. The families of the
Marquis and Marchioneas of Donegall, Mr. and Lady
Charlotte Talbot, Mr. and Lady Emily Pennefather,
Lord and Lady Harriot Ashley, Re., are placed in mourn-
ing by the mournful event. The deceased earl was the
author of the popular farce of The Irish Tutor and
other dramatic works of some merit, and of late years
has contributed several political essays to the columns
of the Conservative press. The earl's ancestors were a
branch of the noble 'house of Ormonde, springing from
the third earl. By his demise a vacancy occurs among
the Irish representative peers.
IMPROVED STATE OF IRELAND.—At an adjourned
meeting of the Royal Dublin Society, Mr. homes
Miller, a distinguished !mai statician, read • paper on
'The experience and opinion of Englishmen and Scotch
men who have settled agrieulturally in Ireland, in rela-
tion to its people, climate, soil, and productions, and
the great progress of agricultural improyment in Ire-
lend." It is since the famine years that the great in-
flux of Scotch farmers into this country has taken place.
In the course of a single year as many as 900 Scotch-
men and Englishmen have passed through Mr. Miller's
office in quest of land. Not less then 4,000 persons,
chiefly Scotchmen, have settled in Ireland, as proprie-
tors, agents, farmers, or head-stewards. Even those
who did not settle down here returned impressed with
the fertility of the soil, the mildness of the climate,
and the low rate at which they could lease land. The
Scotish opinion of Ireland sad its people is very
favourable, but English settlers are only to Butch as
one in seven. In order to ascertain the opinion of set-
tlers in Ireland, Mr. M. addressed a letter to all the
immigrants inquiring how they liked the country, and
the behaviour of the people to them ' • to which he re-
ceived 170 replies, all of which with the exception of
eight or nine, were most favourable to the country, the
peasantry, and general demeanour of the people. About
the town of Athy, in Kildare, shout forty Sootehmen
are fixed as farmers, the region around resembling
choice Scotch district. Not only throughout the coun-
try at large are rents paid up to the day, but the whole
agricultural class are possessed of money. Small farms
are decreasing in numbers ; from 1841. to 1858 to the
amount of 97,825. The number of paupers in England
in 1858, was 877,887; in Scotland, 137,383; and in
Ireland, only 73,063.