The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-03 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Denims, Aro. 1.
The expenditure under the Labour-rate Act has
occupied the attention of the grand juries throughout
the past week, and in only a few instances has the
repudiating spirit prevailed. With good faith and
prudence they have resolved to sustain the national
credit, and use every exertion to repay the instal-
ments. The expense of all the relief works in Kerry
amounted to 210,000/., of %bleb government will sus-
tain one-half. In Cork the expenditure was about
800,0001. The presentments for the latter amount to
41,2081., which Is equally leviable on the county at
large and the baronies.
The office of relieving officer is stirring all those
who prefer to earn a livelihood with the least possible
amount of exertion. For the Newcastle Union, there
are not fewer than 200 applicants, and in Ennis four
' of the guardians have resigned to secure the lucrative
dignity. In Limerick, the salary for the city has
been fixed at a pound per week.
Mr. Molony, chairman of the relief committees of
Tulle and Feakle, Clare, has addressed a letter to the
inspecting officer, in which he says that the potato
crop, if it should reach maturity, would not supply
food to the poor of the unions for a fortnight ; that
the turnip crop cannot be available until November;
that corn cannot be cut until the beginning of Septem-
ber, at least, and not namable from the mill for three
weeks more ; that there is no employment for nearly
3,000 heads of families ; and the question is,—what is
to be done when the rations are withdrawn on the
15th ?

EXTRACT FROM THE FOURTH REPORT OF THE 'RIRIE
RELIEF COADIMAIONERS.—These gentlemen wrote, on the
19th of July, at follows :—" We have now 1,823 electoral
divisions for relief, under the operation of the act, which are
distributing 2,342,900 gratuitous rations per day, at an ave-
rage cost of two-pence per ration, including expenses, and
79,636 rations are sold. The falling price of provisions, and
the small profit required by the lower class of traders, base
tended to keep down the necessity for much selling by com-
mittees. Your lordships will perceive a considerable ineresse in
the distribution, occasioned partly by the additional districts,
which, although the most suffering, have been now, for the
first time, brought under the operation of the act; partly
from the withdrawal of supplies, which have been so largely
contributed by charitable associations for the relief of a state
of vhsolute starvation, against which • general provision now
exists; and from the reduction in the public works; but

chiefly from the preisure of distress which always weighs
heavily on the agricultural population of Ireland at this
season of the year. From the commencement of August,
bowers r, we shall look to great reduction. The karveat
promises to be abundant, &c."
STATE or TEE COUNTILY. --By a return Inserted In the
report of the county-surveyor of Tipperary (North Riding),
it appeals that under the Labour Relief Aets there were
made in that portion of the county 94 miles I furlong
and 2 perches new roads. Repairs and cuttings extended to
332 miles ; the quantity of land covered by the new roads
was 440 scres, end the amount of certified compensation for
it is 9.0361. A gratifying statement wu made by the physi-
cian to the county institutions of Nenagh to the grand Jury a
few days since : in the gaol, where over 400 prisoners are con-
fined, there are only three cues of fever, and these are con-
volt scent ; in the fever hospital, open to all the afflicted, the
fever and mortality are rapidly decreasing ; and In the
workhouse, where 1,200 paupers are maintained, the fever
hospital has only eight tenanta. The local taxation for poor
law end other purposes in the North Riding of Tipperary
this year will vary from is. to 10s. and upwards per acre.
A most horrible outrage is noticed in the Tipperary Free '
Pfeil. The steward of works on a portion of railway
bad been changed at a place adjacent to 'Tipperary town ; on
Monday last, five men, with faces blackened, appeared, seized
the new steward and assistant, and placing them on their
knee* fired at and wounded both. This was done on the
works it is said in presence of 150 men, who did not hair
fere. The markets are falling rapidly, and the accounts of
the harvest are all flattering. Some nee oats and oatmeal
offered on Change. No wheat has yet appeared.