The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-04 00:00:00

reproached him for his deceit. he told her that his wife was
in very bed health, sad that three days after she died he
would marry the deceased (clacclonsld). For several days
afterwards she ivraplained to come young girls of her
acquaintance of the way she had been treated, and said she
would do something which would keep her in the hospital
for two or three weeks, but no serious attention was paid to
what she said. On Thursday last, without the least attempt
at concealment, she drank a quantity of outdid acid, and im-
mediately fell insensible, She was taken to Guy's Hospital,
where eke died neat day. The coroner said, the probability
was, that the deceased had not intended to .estroy herself,
but took the poison merely to create sympathy and avenge
herself Upon Dodge by exposing his oonducx—The jury re-
turned a verdict, " That the deceased died from having
taken oxalic acid, but whether to de-troy hcr life or not, was
nnknown."—At the request o ft=e u
the coronersevi rely
reprimanded the man Dodge his heartless conduct.

IRELAND.
Dustix, Arm 3.
The rumour of disaffection among the military 111
the south, started by the Limerick and Clare Exam-
iner I,
of Friday, is authoritatively contradicted by the ,
Limerick Chronicle of yesterday. "We feel confi-
dent," says that semi-military organ, " that the public
will participate in the pleasure we feel in stating that
there is no foundation whatever fur this mischievous 1,
announcement"
The Limerick Rifle Club is in a state of organist-
tion. The number of original sharpshooters is 100.
The club is open to all citizens. In the spirit of true
ternity, the Sarsfield Club has given the use of
"one of its committee rooms for the use of this body ,
of Irishmen."
The very miserable union of Dingle, with half its
area depopulated, and the remainder crowded with
the most miserable destitution, has received a season-
able relief in the advance of 1.0001. by the British
Asiation, and food to the same amount presented
by S socir R. Routh, which had been sent him from
America.
The ex-professor of Columba College, in conjunce -
tion with the confederates, has been planning th
formation of a Polytechnic Institute to teach " the
young idea how to shoot." In pursuance of this lau-
dable olfect several preliminary meetings have been
held in the confederation rooms, D'Olier-street, and
the points of deliberation appear in the annexed pro-
gramme. The institute is to consist of members of
the several professions, and etudents in all the
sciences, with branches in the several cities
and towns of Ireland. The general body is to
be distributed into sections, which will furnish
reports and essays on subjects connected with their
special sciences, on social development, enlightened
views on government, natural law, political economy,
and, though last not least, the study of theoretical
military science. The treasurer of the institute is
Dr. Antisell, an intelligent chemist, who wrote a
useful treatise en the drainage and ventilation of our
city. The institute is to be altogether unconnected
with any existing political body, a profession rather
difficult to reconcile with the place of assemblage and
the originators of the society. It is just, however, to
state, that several of the chief movers in the poly-
technic novelty, displeased w;th the too pacific cha-
racter of the institute, have hived off, and formed a
small confederation of their own. They contemplate
something more direct and strong than the " social
sciences" and enlightened theories of government—
in Let, a general organisation of the people on a
military model. At the head of this scheme are a
number of medical students.

FEUD AND MURDER.—The following is an extract from a
letter dated Tinahely, county of Wicklow. March 23:
" We are in a great way endeavouring to bunt up seven
persons connected in a most atrocious murder near Augh-
rim,
u Rattidruca, last week, and succeeded last evening in cap-
turing two of the party near Ble•sington. A quarrel arcse
between two families, whose farm-yards were only separated
by a wall—each family respectable and perfectly independent
—having a splendid stock of every sort, and hundreds of
pounds each in bank. A slight skirmish took place in the
morning between one son of each party, respecting the
poundage of sheep. One party sent in the course ot the day
and collected some relatives, and while the others were at
dinner came to the door demanding satisfaction, and using
such language as was beet calculated to rouse the Irish blood
of their hitherto happy and pesceable neighbours. The old
man got up from his dinner, and shut the d.,or after him,
keeping in his three or four sons, fine athletic young men,
and remained at the door crying shame to those outside, and
threatening own party it they dared to disobey his orders
by coming Com their own house. At length his eons iiroko
out one b one, and as they made their appearance were cut
down with racks, shovels, &c. Having in a few minutes left
them all lying prostrate in their own blood, they attacked
the poor unoffending old man, without even • hat to cover
his poor head, stript twenty years ago of i's natural Hovering
from old age. His skull they broke in one hundred pieces
at once, and left him stretched beside a wall weltering in his
blood. A sister of the victorious Party, wishing to become
notorious in the affray, got on a wall, reined an immense atone
therefrom, and, with all her might, sunk it down into the
old men's chest and heart. His old wife, long after, hobbled
oat to see what was done; they saw her, and came at her
with • spade. She raised up one arm, which they slit
from the wrist to the elbow. She then raised the other to
defend her poor head. This they broke to pieces, and then
gave her two dangerous cuts in the head. The old man, I
need not say, is dead. One son's skull is broken; little or
no hopes of his recovery, being quite delirious. The others, all
mangled, such as Woken arm-, lips cut off, and teeth knock-
ed out with lacks. Two of the murderers were arrested feat

evening.„
Miami° 07 TRADES TUN IE/ex.—There was a meeting
of the trades to-day to reply to the fraterni,ing address from
Manchester, passed there at the meeting of the Irish en the
17th Marsh. The terms of the address were very ordinary,
and the only sentiment worth special record was a promise
that if there was any attempt to put down the chartists
in their projected agitation by force the trades and
people here would support them by an insurrection.
The principal speaker on the war side was Mr.
Darcy Magee, who said that he came to the meeting after
attending a solemn ceremony, and with an intent as solemn,
he declared he telt it his duty to die before th
nothing pro-
vocative, however. They failed in '9B because they per-
mitted themselves to be hurried prematurely into insurrec-
tion. Be believed in his soul government was anxious
for an immediate oatbreak, because they would then
hope to crush it. But they must he prudent, and bide
their time. They must be fully prepared, for they must nut
fail this time. (Immense applause.) Mr. Magee made au
appeal to the protestants " not to join the detectives against
their countrymen," and undertook to swore England that
should one Irish life be lot in this struggle, repeal would
become as unpopular as federalism was now, and nothing
would satisfy Ireland but an Irish republic. (Tremendous
cheering.) For his port an Irish parliament, an Irish army
and navy, would content him for the present. (Laughter.)
—A tradesman, whose name I could not hear, addressed the 1
meetieg, and called upon them to oraenise labour, otherwise 1
repeal would bring them ( the teed, -) no good, for their own
countrymen would alter rel earl oppress leleiur as mui It as
the stranger did now.—The meeting sat until of or plat hour
Ssicio.—The nomination for this borough will take place
on Wednesday, and, though most decided measures have been
taken by government, it is feared there will be difficulty in
preserving order during the election. At no previous period
has so much excitemmt existed ; the mob are in favour of
the late member, by whom they are daily harangued in most
inflammatory terms; they are supplied with drink, and
parade the town at all hours, in the most tumultuous man-
ner. Mr. Townley'a friends are sanguine ; his principles are
most liberal, and his measures have been so well taken, that,
if the electors are not intimidated, he will in all probability
be successful. lie is a genii. man of large property,
and formerly represented Lancashire ; he is i.ro-
ther. to tae member for Beverley. The frieuds nf Mr.
Ou-el.'y Higgins and of Mr. Ball are also active; the Roma*
catholic clergy are divided between these two gentlemen.
It is now supposed that Mr. Ouseley Higgins will not per-
severe, but that ho will retire in favour of the late member.
Mr. Higgins would be by far the most likely to unite the
repeal party; but, as the late member is determined on going
to the poll, it is thought that Mr. Higgins will retire, so as
not to hazard the loss of a seat to the party he supports. Mr.
Walker completed his canvass yesterday, but it was so un-
suoceseful that he immediately after announced his intention
of withdrawing from the contest.—Messrs. Whe,an and
Cruise, stipendiary magistrates, have been sent here by go.
vernment.

PROVINCIAL.
LANCASHIRE.
LAB LONDON PRESS AND THE EVROPEAN REVOLC-
riours.—Under the title, "Our Contemporaries," the Man-
chester Examiner, of Saturday, g ices a critical notice of the
metropolitan daily papers. The writer concludes with the
following remarks on the Daily News
would be unfair to close these introductory observations without
mentioning the /Aarly News, although we cannot do Justin to It on
the present occasion. It was the only London paper that was really
awake" when the surprise of the Irsteb revolution vitae upon tts
Alter the Times was satisfied that a revolution was in mgrs., it set
Its vast machinery into action, and supplied the public with able arti.
cies os continental politic, But the Daily News was really aware of
the groat importance of these events from the earliest moent; and
having been in tire habit of comparison, we can assure omur readers
that the claim of the Doily NM, to have been the float in the field
with intelligens. is almolutely justified by facts Limy after dav,
distaacea all its competitors with Dews trans Paris, Berlin, and
Vienna.
LORD ASHLEY AND THE OPERATIVES OF TUE MA-
11111FACTOIONO DISTEICTS.,-LOrd Ashley has addressed the
following letter to the operatives of Lancashire, Yorkshire,
and Cheshire, in consequence of what has fallen from otficial
lips respecting the peaceful state ofehese sou sties
Loodoa, Much 29.—My good triendv,—lt is quite impossible for me
to refrain from addreosing yua and expressing—first, my deep and
heartfelt sympathy with your difficult'ea and ptivations at the present
time; sad nett, my admiration of the manly and exemplary patience
with which you endure them 1 should not, however, have broken
silence out *Woo:cation, had I not heard the announcement made in
the Houssof Commons by the Secretary of Mate, who, you wig recol-
lect, was a true friend to yon in your late Ampule, that so many of
your hod, bad enrofiedtheroselves as spacial constables far
the public
the pur-
pose of defending inchridus" property and maintaining
pain. Mak 1110111110.4 004 WM with ale Walla and cgd•rii ccs•