The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-12 00:00:00

inasmuch

FAMINE IN IRELAND AND SOOTLAND.

Meetings were held yesterday at the London Tavern,
=.7tnet, which were addressed by member, of
rom Ireland, Scotland, end the provinces. bear
foci teellsony to the destitution and suffenngs of the pea
pia. TM Rev. James Csrlile, one of the hon. secretaries,
82rto the meeting for the non-attendance of B. B.
Esq., M.P., who was to have taken the chair, but
who, he believed, was prevented from so doing by parlia-
mentary business. Mr. Carlile announced that Luke Jamas
Hansard, Esq., had kindly consented to preside.
The CHAIRMAN briefly explained the object of the
miseglieThe v. W. JOHNSTON moved the first resolution; sad
Is so doing gave many illustrations of the destitute
state of Ireland, awl more especially of the more remote parts
of Connaught. The rev. gentleman mentioned several most
distressing cases which had come under his own observation,
and in many of those came, he was grieved to say, though he
said it to their honour, that the poor were the readiest,
and the first, to relieve the poor: that, in many came
person. only a little better of than their poor neighbours,
had shared the little they possessed with those neighbours.
The official returns had stated :50,000 as the number who had
died from famine, hut there mast have been many in the
remoter districts not included in those returns. He denied
the assertion that the Irish would not help themselves they
would help themselves, and would work when they could
get paid for their work ; but he would ask whether eight-
pence, which was the average amount of pay for a day's work,
was sufficient remuneration for twelve hours' labour?
The Rev. R. MONHOS seconded, and S. C. HAW.,
Esi*segsported it.
. T. CaurnaLt, Esq., wed the second resolution,
whisk wee :
'M tide weds( wield emplatisally express Hs mown sing
the=resmg war see amity both on
ils=effilmein
MIMI senate, sod an OM of the Mier
hme been themml, ft ward elf MS ewe alemileesi was.
Mr. emarniu. awe to lay the Oft of ter Iligbbed• of
teethed beers the puking. Ho was oddeed that as yes
web ea amount of distrom did sot auk M Illettbed as is
Irsimad. But one iciest* of cbeik ben wont had se
pet occurred ; but it was only burrs the balorde beg
driven to thairutalost,that bale! hed!csae titueboor averted.

The landlords had sew exhorted ell their powers, and unless
something were dame he them by governuent sad the people
of England, there well soon be .ewes I. Scotland no less
terrible than those theeribed as et dag is Ireland.
Mr. Ltrotregg, though he had astbesa as eye-witatas of
the distress, could vouch for the MA et what bed ben
looted ; and he would oak windier dee itPleeig ab
the lame situation, would, as Alibi& mss, lie downis
their huts and die, like so many baba He, for one, mould
arise food forcibly wherever he mold find it. A million Nei
• bet was the lowest estimate heard a these who were ea
the verge of ramie.: he hawed the awerber to be emit
greater. It had bees tweerred that as heel ezertiees had
been made. He hold in hh hand a lit of araboripeleme,
amounting to Sioool. ' • and the entire mow et heel eel-
lections we. no less than 200,0001. It was the abseateet who
had neglected their duty; the resident putty, as a ekes, he
averred, bad leas their duty, and were still doing all in
their to alleviate the sufferings of the people. He
lint lie charity of the Irish towards one another
wee meet mingoginry. He urged the neceseity of avoiding
delay is wherever we dose, or he feared that next year
thew wad be leid beam
The Rev. G. R. Ihrosemse owed the third fowled= :
That it is tee tweerarke=f etwormie vibe have
limmittsdla maseastaree
ea
Mule of Quirks st • la Impagatuumtheve drawn be grey
yeenbimmmetsale Item solhattoll hull la Ireland; sad at the
111111111 peprielees elide.' to wino the serrelative dais etteelked
to the width sad property they hue bthsd Item that country.

The N. pedemsan directed attention to the maser in
which Irish!retle.and rapufactories had bees superseded
. . . .

endmonopolleed by England; and alluded to the ancient,
prohibition of the exportation of cattle from that country.
He observed that there are corporations who draw immense
wealth from estates is Ireland. The London city companies
hold 260,000 acres of land in Ireland, yielding a rental of
100,0001. Thie being the ewe, and the estates front which
large snms were derived being, with the exceptinn of the
estates of the haberdashers', the mercers', and the drapers'
companies, some of the woes-managed estates in the country,
it was not to be wondered at that none of those c lap mice
were repreeen•ed at the meeting—that none Of them had come
forward es bodies to moist Ireland, and that the deputations
had received so little encouragement from the lord mayor
and the aldermen of the city of London. He remarked upon
the El effects which had resulted from the decrees against the

education of Ram= Catholic., who were formerly not I
allowed to establish echoes for themselves or to reek educa.
tion in other countries. Mr. Stnd:lart concluded by reading
• letter from a Mr. Orahsm, of Mallow, which, among other I
MOON mentioned one of three persons having dropped down I
dead while waiting for admittance into the poorhouse.
The Rev. Mr. CARLILK concurred in the views the ere. I
gentleman had taken of the city companies ; hut with respect
to the aldermen, most say that he b; hewed Aldermen Sidney
and Farebraher would have attended the meeting had they
been able.
The Rev, DENNIS MAHONEY, in seconding the resolution,
corroborated all the statements that had been made relative
to the destitution of the Irish people, and could only say that
any description was totally incapable of conveying an ade-
quate conception of the real amount of distress He was
minister over a parish in the county Cork of 6,000 souls,
and of these 6,000, 4,000 were in a state of actual starvation,
sot having one substantial meal, of bread even, in the 24
hears In his parish 1,400 people were confined to their
dwellings by sickness. He urged the new ibity. of suclfmea.
mires as were adopted being put into force immediately ;
within his own experience a single shilling given in time
lad laved a life.
The meeting was thee adjourned until seven in the even-
ism when Mr. Renard having again taken the chair,
The Rev. J. T. CUMMING moved the first resolution of
the adjourned meeting, which was as follows :
That this weather, deeply affected by the peembff sad increasing
of the popula-
calamities *glob threaten to destroy a tarp Man
800 of lebbliA would aspires its persaatimi Owl lie ',Ars of the
mint,' ON. dn ante Med pewee le easemellsake manutecturing
Iledustrfi led le &nig tb silo vollellimi it the country by
elbiftwlleetelft Ned ifpuipurW, W a parental care
• ebeisliciekt of all dims deo sira makesorilty et the people,
alebiuma 111 01117 rAsdiber4=, Nei by all the lama moo
fullgium, to make every eget and every pible
wouriffee to mitigate the calms *bleb now so extensively presses
au so large a portion of our know-subjects in Ireland and Scotland.
Mr. COCHRANE, thought it a lasting disgrace to
the City of London that such a meeting as the imen,
+should be allowed to pass off with so scanty an at-
tendance. That meeting was convened for the purpose of
devising expedients, to prevent hundreds and thousands of
fellow-creatures from starvation. He alluded to a letter
from Commander Cation, published in the Doily Nines of
the 19th of February ' • and mentioned a cue described by a
midshipman in the Royal Navy, of a person having en-
tered a shop and finding the body of the shopkeeper
in a state of putrefaction behind the counter. He
looked upon the 200,0001. collected in London as n piece I
of mockery. Twenty millions had been expend; d for the I
abolition of slavery, for slaves none of whom had ever died
.[starvation • they were miserable, it was true, but never
badshire been in so degrading and miserable a state as
Wing the poorer dames in Ireland.
Mr. MORGAN moved the second resolution :
flat be the meastime the British public be earnestly ecilicited to
eestlaas their gammas efforts to mime funds for alleviadm the pr-
ism evils of destitution and starvation In Ireland and Scotland :
in-
amuck ea if this be not done, from two to three millions of the
peptilation will probably perish.
He observed that the &excelled " indigent roonikeepers,"
who were a respectable and much reduced class, could not
possibly derive any benefit from government grants: nothing
but private charity could ever reach them . and it was to that
dams, more especially, that English charity should be di-
rected. Ile deprecated an economiesl view being taken of
each an emergency.
Mr. MAHONE seconded the resolution. There were 100
Catholic parishes in Ireland, is each of which the morta-
lity was 10 per diem, making an entire daily mortality
of 1,000.
Thy last resolution, moved by the Rev. W. Johnston, and
seconded by G. F. Rarer, Ew., was as follows :
Iliet de Vaned lief Am Wag wholly uneecterian In its
L leffples Witselealkelles of hunk is worthy of the mostcor-
ks bemmeleat assellme• mitipte the sufferings of
the =tie Beeteb, and entrees HMS ot destitution in our 01112
country.
With the adoption of thin resolution the business of the
day ended.

New BRUNSWICK AND NOVA SCOTIA LAND COY-
PANT.—The annual meeting of this company took place
yesterday, at the office, in Copthall-buildings ; John Miami,
in the chair. The repot, Was of rather: a satisfrtorz

...lire, as soon trig a emu. increase in use numoer of
settlers on the company's lands, as well as of the stock and
produce. The position of the company for 1846 was as fol-
lows :—Larcla sold or granted to this time, 27,247 acres,
there remaining 633,170 acres. The surplus of expenditure
over receipts, for 11446, was 7941. 6s. 3d. In 1846, the num-
ber of settlers was 167. The produce of wheat was 1,020,
bushels, of buck wheat 1,705, oats 9,663, barley 3.54, rye 10,
corn and peas 1111, potatoes 14,833, turnips 4,632 bushels,
hay 840 tons. The cattle was 497, horses 72, sheep 538,
pigs 310. The new land was 476 acres, and lands ploughed
and stumped 23.5 acres. The report was adopted unani-
mously.
VICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.—The first
septennial meeting was held yesterday at the offices of the
company, No. 18, King William-street. The chair was
taken by Benjamin Hawes, Esq. Mr. Ratray, the actuary,
read the report of the directors, which stated that during the
past year 188 policies had been issued, covering insurances to
the amount of 117,8441. The receipts of the company during '
that period were 21,607!. 9s. 9d. ; and the expenditure, in-
cluding claims by death, &c., 9,064!. 17s. 44., which left a
balance of 12,4421. 12e. 6d. to be carried to the general fund,
which, including the subscribed capital, amounted to
80,3051. 6d. Thy total number of policies issued since the
commencement of the company was 1,578. The income of
the company was nearly 22,0001. per annum. The directors
recommended a dividend of 16 per cent. on the amount of
paid-up capital, equal to 12.. 6d. per share to the proprietors
and the insured, on the participating scale,—a bonus ave-
raging 23 per cent, on the amount of premium paid.
THE NAVIGATION LAWS.—MEETING OP SHlP-
owxnas.—A public meeting of " owners and com-
manders, and tradesmen connected with the building and
equipment of British ships, and others interested in the
prosperity of British navigation, se an indispensable element
of national security," vu baa last evening et the Eastern
Institution, Commercial•road, "fitr the adoption of the most
energetic measures for averting the evils threatened by the
proceedings now pending in parliament on the subject of the
navigation laws." Mr. Dunbar, the chairman of the General
Shipowners' Society of London, presided, and, in intro-
ducing the business of the evening, said that nothing would
have induced him to present himself to the meeting were
he not deeply interested in the question they were met to
discuss, nor would he have been present were it not that
they were demanding a right to which they were justly en•
titled. He maintained that the constitution d the
committee of the House of Commons was an un-
fair one, inasmuch as most of the gentlemen who
composed it had already made up their minds on the
subject, and bad expressed them in their writings and
public addresses.—Mr. G. F. Young moved a resolu-
tion affirming the necessity of maintaining inviolate an
extensive national marine. He explained, at some length,
the existing navigation laws, more particularly dwelling
upon the protection afforded to the shipiwners and the re-
strictions upon them.—The resolution was adopted ; and it
' was agreed, after other speeches, that parliament should be
memorialised on the subject.

PRIMROSE-HILL PARK.—Yesterday, the prepara-
tion. commenced for the formation of the ornamental-walks,
plantations, and shrubberies, Into which Primrose-hill and
the recently enclosed ground at its foot is to be divided, ex-
tending from the Regent's-canal to the Swiss-cottage,
Harrow-road ; the farther erection of houses on this ground
is interdictsd, government hemp determined to preserve
this healthy spot for the use of the public.

- -
HEALTH OF MR. O'CONNELL. —Mr. O'Connell, ac-
cumeanied by his sons, John and Daniel. arrived at the
Marine Hotel, Hastings, on Saturday. Mr. O'Connell is
evidently mattering under great debility, and he bears about
him undeniable proofs of having been seriously iIL He is
reduced to a mere shadow of his former portly figure. At
the same time, welters reason to believe that no immediate
danger is apprehended. On the contrary, his medical atten-
dant (Dr. Duke) is sanguine that the quietude and salubrity
of Hastings will speedily restore the patient to health and
vigour.—Brighlon Owantiaa.

CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND FOR SOUP.—A corre-
spondent of an evening paper suggests, that committees
of management of soup kitchens should acquaint the jobs.
Want& of their towns that the contribution of the bones of
the joints of meat from their tables would be acceptable sa the
means of improving the soup for the poor. " I would then
recommend," he continues, " that they provide a horse and
neat light cart, to be lined daily with clean white cloths, and
that it travene the town at a slow pace, end that a person
immediately precede it with a bell, us announce its ap-
proach, that servants may be prepared to make delivery
without delay, I feel confident that scarcely a butcher's
shop will be pained without some contribution, such as
trimmings of meat, being made, which will be found of great
use. The produce of these bones, de., on being stewed, will
be a valuable groundwork for the soup, to which should be
added meal and vegetables, as recommended by M. Soyer.
By the sale of the bones for manure, after having been used,
a NUM of money would be raised fully equal to the oast of all
the ingredients added to the soup."
THE New COUNTY COURTS.—The offices of the
various clarinet courts are to be opened on Monday next. The
circuits have been formed, and days will be appointed for the
hearing of causes, but no business is expected to be trans-
acted therein for three weeks or a month. The Palace
Court is understood to be exempted from the operation of the
set, and actions in that court are likely to increase, and to
militate against the success of the new measure in the
metropolitan districts, especially as the six exclusive &Qu-
otes of that court have offered to transact business for the
profession on " agency." There is a provision in the Act
(the 122nd) which is likely to be of considerable service in
'obtaining possession of houses and lend where the rent does
not exceed 501. a year. The Act will effect considerable
'lterations in the law with respect to debts and demands not
exceeding 201.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A
COMIC eItCIAL CLERlL—Before Mr. Carter, at the Horse and
Groom Tavern, St. Saviour's Southwark, respecting the
death of Mr. Barnes Smith, aged twenty-four years lately
in the sarvioe of Meows. Illiddlewooi, of Broad-street, City,
—H. Smith, of Marsham-street, Westminster, stated that
the deceased was his son. He was a clerk or underwriter,
residing with witness. The deceased was in good health and
Writs when he saw him last, which was on the evening of
Wednesday the 20th of January. He left home about seven
o'cloek, u was his usual custom, but he did not say where
he was going to. He had not been seen [dive since, and
witless made every inquiry at his office, likewise his friends
and acquaintances, as well as forwarding hand bills to all
the metropolitan and suburban police stations. Witness had
ascertained that the deceased on the night in question met
a friend, who left the deceased at the door of the White
Hart, Millbank-street; ho was then perfectly sober, idler
which he proceeded to the Prince's Head, Buckingham-
street, Strand, where he took a little refreshment, and de-

parted, saying to the landlord that he was going to Holborn
to hear a song, and should look in on his way home. lie
returned *boot one o'clock and partook of a glass of grog
and a cigar with the landlord (Mr. Crooks), after which he
bade Mr. Crooke good night, and acid he was going
home. The deceased was perfectly sober.—Was.
a waterman, deposed that on Tuesday morning last, whilst
proceeding down the river off Jones's coal wharf, Bs:Aside,
he s w the body of the deceased rise up out of the water, at
the stern of his boat. He secured it and rowed ashore at
the Welsh Trooper public house, where the body was place&
in a shell and taken to the dead house. There was a large
bruise on the head, his clothes were unfastened, seed hie
pockets contained Is in silver and a pencil case. The body
seemed to have been in the water nearly two months.—Mr.
Jonn Rendolph, surgeon, said he had eiantined the body
and found a large scalp wound on the left side of
the head, six inches in length, emending front the temple
over the ear. The nose and lower jaw were slightly coo-
-1 tired, as if the head had besn crushed between two opposing
substances. Witness felt setisfied that the injariee had bees
received after death, which bad clearly resulted from drown-
ing.—Other evidence having been adduced from friends of
the deceased gentlemaa, the coroner obeerved that the ease
was one of a mysterious character, which he would adjourn
if there leered any chance of obtaining adlitional testimony,
but the jury, in this absence of farther evidence, returned as
open verdict of " Found drowned be the Thames."

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, fdsacn 10.
This is perhaps one of the finest Neatens ever
known for the early sowing of the oat crop. A day
lost in expediting the hopes of an abundant future be-
comes a national calamity. It is consolatory t, find
that the peasantry are beginning to look sarionsiy at
the consequences of non-cultivation. They are quite
sagacious enough to see that their own ruin
would be inevitably precipitated by such a con-
scious abandonment of their duty, and though
the landlords would fall, their descent would
have the priority. independent of such consi-
derations, and looking at the matter 'es a
food or famine question, they grow wiser with re-
flection. From whatever causes, it is certain that in
at least three provinces the farmers are applying
themselves actively to cultivation. Connaught ap-
pears to be an exception. All through the south the
accounts are satisfactory. The landlords is many
instances have stepped forward cheerfully with their
assistance, and before the sowing period, which may
be well protracted to four or five weeks more, shall
have been completely exhausted, we expect that the
cry of cultivation will be fairly, it not fully simmered.
The Roman Catholic clergy will of course have much
influence in directing the popular inclination, and to
shape that influence to good. The following import-
ant resolution, signed by the Roman Catholic Arch-
bishop of Dublin, as chairman of the meeting, has
been issued by the central relief committee. The re-
solution includes all pastors, but it applies chiefly to
the one predominant class
Resolved,—That this committee has taken into serious
consideration the state of the country, as set forth in nu-
merous letters addressed to this body, and also from per-
sonal representations made to them on the subject of the
cultivation and seeding of the 'and ; and as they cannot too
strongly impress upon all persons the necessity of providing
without delay against a recurrence in the next year of a dis-
tress similar to the present, they think it their duty to make.
their most earnest and solemn appeal to the clergy of al
persuasions to recommend from their churches, chapel, ^ opt
meeting-houses, the imperious duty on all person,
every effort to assist and make provision for the en • t'';
vest, end to impels nn them the indispensable mit,g. ur;
cultivating and sowing the land without de'
season is so propitious, and before the fe. "
w4O,
agricultural purposes assn allowed VI 4.„,,,,r _4l
••••

id
Li eu ILAt UILT. t
-Col. Douglas, whose address to tl'e Tip.
perary farmers made such a noise and ccr•ted such.
an impression, is very popular in the 5 otth Riding..
In a letter to the Rtv. Mr. Scanlan, wh, craved
his interference with the British Re _,
lief Association,.
and very successhlly, the colonel says, N nth a very
characteristic close
I advise you to write to all the proprietors y.l.cfC
them that the very servants and shopkeepers in FA ,land arse
subscribing most liberally, and denying themselves, rn order
to alleviate some part of the intense misery which rs now%
the lot of their fellow-countrymen and frilow-Chrisi 'ns
Ireland. Wishing you every success in the devoted s. "ices:
you are, I fully believe, rendering to your suffering n
hours, 1 remain, with much respect for every one who, uko
yourself, is doing his duty now, your faithful servant; 11.
DOUGLAS. Lieut.-Col.
Drainage works are beginning to be extended; as th..X;
public works draw near to a close. On the main
drainage works in the county of Cork there were
employed for the week ending Feb. 27, 1623 men
and 261 horses. The Cork Slob, which afforded con-
siderable employment, is suspended for the present..

FLAX Soon.—The following circular has been issued .
by the Royal Society for the Promotion and Improvement of
the Growth of liar in Ireland:
BELI-11,, In Y., lei7.--far,-The committee have had under
their consideration, for same time, the test means of running a dint-.
eulty which the exigenciet of the time have given rine to, by
enabling landlords to supply their tenant, with ft. seed he sowing.
on easy terms. They are happy to mate, that they have succeeded
making arrangements with the leading importers of Max seed, to thqr
extent of woe thomnml Imre* on the following ten.. -The wee-,
chants will he open to offers, up to the 10th duv of March, for Hem,
tax seed, at the rate of 36is. per barrel, payable on lot Dec. next, .
with interest from 14 April, at 6 per cent. This armnore•ocat, I.' nil, it .
is trusted, enable landed proprietors to provide their tenants with this
deecription of wed, to many instances, where the heavy demands, at
prevent made on them. would limit or prevent the supply. This
price Is fully 10s. under that of last year, and will noble the farmer
to seed an sere of tool cheaper than for any main crop, while the
promeet of remuneratme is much better for flax than for grain, the
went, dock of the former being certain to mow the mice to rule •
high ; and with the immense Impute of the latter expected fens ail
• countries, there la every probability of the prices falling under what
they were previous to the late extraordinary else. After a due consi-
deration of the above posts, I regnant you will state. previous to the
10th March, whether you purpose availing youreellof this ogler.-
IMMO MAC4l2.lllff, Jun., fieseretery. Hors—Oats:The wet of wed
for an acre, Irishniesnire, 3 met. at 17a., is 2/. Mt ; potatoes, ditto,
15 cwt. et 14a , in 10:. Vs., and manure, 4/. 10a ; faze ditto, I bit at
36a, Is 1/. 16e.

SCOTLAND.
EDINBURGH, MARcit 10.

The industrial school system is making progress,
and is even beginning to work aggressively, as will be
seen from the toLowing occurrence at Dundee :—Two
members of the school committee there accidentally
learned that a boy. about ten years of age, had been
taken up by the police for stealing a roll ; and it oc-
curred to them that this was a fit case for being looked
after: They accordingly went to the police-office,
and saw the boy—a picture of want and wretched-
ness, but otherwise rather prepossessing. When
the case was called, and the boy asked what
had led him to take the roll ' he pleaded
hunger. The gentlemen having undertaken to see
that the boy would be immediately provided for at
the industrial school, he was allowed to depart ; and
he is now comfortably accommodated within .ts walls.
The herring and other 6shings on the west coast of
Scotland are this season unusually productive. At
Ballantrae, 120 herrings, that number being techni.
cally "a fisher's hundred," have been selling for
:s. 6d. and IP. 7d. Even at Liverpool, whither they
are exported tram Ballantrae, a barrel, containing
700, has been sold for a pound.
The unpopularity of trial by jury, in civil cases, in
Scotland, is remarkably evidenced by the fact, that_
from Jan., 1816, to Jan., 1847, out of 1,400 eases be-
fore the Court of Session, only 32 were disposed of
by juries. Although the amount of cases before the
Supreme Civil Court is decreasing, arrears in judg-
ment are accumulating, • result traceable to the un-1
equal number of cases sent to the two divisions of the
inner court.

DEATH OP THE [fox. ROGER ROLLO.—He woo the
second son of James seventh Baron Rollo of Duncrob, born
1786, and entered the artillery service early in life, and
gained the ronk of captain in that corps. He soon afterwards
retired front the army—married Mime B. Rant, of Ashgrove
—was appointed Collector of Customs in Ayr, and held that
office for nearly forty years.