The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-20 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, )(saes 18.
Deaths from destitution are recorded in everypaper
received to-day from all the provinces. Fever is also
committing ravages in Trak* ; and in Armagh, at
Lurgan Workhouse, the mortality from the same
cause is alarming ; and a private letter from Bailin-
robe, Mayo, which I have seen to day, announces the
death by fever of the master of the workhouse there,
and the clerk of the union; and the dangerous illness
from the same cause of the Roman Catholic chaplain,
the matron, the medical superintendent, and his
assistant. Mr. Burke, Assistant Poor-law Commis-
sioner, is lying ill of fever in Cork. Dr. Phelan is
specially devatched by government to report upon
the progress of disease.
'abstained from noticing a rumour of an alarming
nature, prevalent here for the last few days—that the
young wheat plants had manifested symptoms of
disease. In truth, I thought the apparent unhealthi-
ness might have bees caused by the severity of the I
weather. That conclusion is confirmed by a state-
ment in the Limerick paper of yesterday, which states
that since rain had fallen the young plants had
assumed a perfectly healthy appearance.
Field cultivation is in operation wherever the land-
lords encourage it; in other circumstances very little is
being done. Among the landlords who are thus
doing their duty I may mention Lord Aahtown, Mr.
Johnson, Colonel lloyd, Mr. Guy Atkinson, Mr.
Trench, and other proprietors in the midland coun-
ties. To these I should add, Sir John Power and Mr.
J. H. Talbot, of Wexford. _ .

Nine vessels, capable of aooommodating 2,444 adult
passengers, are advertised to sail from Limerick this
spring. Four of them, with 494 passengers, are for
New York, and five, with 1,950, for Quebec. Such is
the avidity for emigration, that erery berth is already
engaged in each ; besides which, 400 persons have
proceeded from Limerick, ria Liverpool, daring the
last fortnight.
A large meeting of the citizens of Cork was held
on Tuesday, over which the Mayor presided, to die-
cuss the proposed amended poor-law for Ireland.
The resolutions express the regret of the meeting at
the "concession" to the " Irish party " made by Lord
John Russell in his proposed augmentation of the
ex-officio guardians, and the proposed electoral rating.
They state that the landlords have " uniformly and
remorselessly " used their present powers to throw
the burthen of the paupers on the towns, and that
they would use their increased powers to the same
end. They therefore loudly protested against these
amendments.

The relief committees everywhere through the
country are looking to the circular of the 12th. The
Killarney committee, one of the beet organised in
Ireland, in directing the attention of the landed pro-
prietors of the distnct to the order of dismissal, state
that no time should be lost in cultivating the soil;
that the small occupiers being unable to purchase
seed, must look to the landlords alone, in which they
will receive the co-operation of the committee.
The Kerry grand jury have also adopted a set of
resolutions, but of a more mild and practical character
than the general run of such documents. They regard
the still greater contraction of the unit of taxation as
the only prospect of absorbing labour by private en-
terprise—recommend tenants compensation for per-
manent improvements—adopt Lord J. Russell's prin-
ciple of imposing the surplus rate above 2a. 6d. in the
pound on the union at large, sad that such inter-
ests as jointures, annuities, &e., should be rated. Out-
door relief, however, is regarded with grave suspicion,
and for the usual reasons, while some legislation is de-
manded to " induce " the residence of Irish pro-
prietors in Ireland. A very strong resolution con-
veys the grateful feelings of the county to the people
of England.

LORD CLANCABTY AND SIDED COltr.—Sir,—The inclosed
paragraph, extracted from your paper of the 13th instant,
under the head of Ireland, has just been brought under my
notice
The Part of Clancarty is mid to be supplying his tenantry with
05b, but the principle on which the loan Ia made seems to be eornewtird
wanting in burners. The Gehrviy Vindicator states that the Earl of
Clancarty "u to be repaid according to the goodoesa of Vie crop
therefrom" By this means the noble earl to likely to be safe ; and. if
Tim Sullivan has a bad crop, Paddy Blake, wbow crop hi good, will
pay for it. This ginermity seem. characterised b 7 great Bulk
I am painfully aware that, at the present time, the position
of a landlord in Ireland is one of peculiar respon ability, and
that, with many difficulties to contend with, I may be want-
ing in due judgment ; and I do not complain of any coin-
meets upou my acts ; but I do complain that you should,
upon so palpably erroneous a statement as that of the paper
from which you have quoted, found an argument calm.
lated to exhibit me as trading, and with great thrift too,
upon the distress of nay country. I have no objection to the
closest scrutiny into the management of my property, so far
as it bas any bearing uponu the well-being of my tenantry or
the good of the country in which my lot is coat, and, sum-
moned to the bar of public opinion, I neither desire nor ex-
pert favour ; but, as the public act in tee threefold capacity
of accuser, judge, and jury, they should be careful to found
their judgment upon truth. As you have considered my
dealing with my tenants of sufficient importance to comment
upon, I beg of you, by the publication of this letter, to
correct, as far as circumstlnces admit, the unfair impres-
sion your paper may have left upon the minds of your readers.
The following circumstance probably gave rise to the report
erroneously set forth, upon which your comment was made.
Sir Randolph Routh having, on the 16th of October, lathed
a letter to the several relief committees, apprising them that
it was the intention of her Majesty's government to supply
rye, barley, and bean seed at cost price, and requiring return.
of the extent of land to be sown with such crepe. I felt it my
duty to aid in making the necessary inquiries. Expectations
were hereby necessarilli raised among the farmers, but as the
weds were never supplied, I, in consequence, for the p
of in some degree meeting the disappointment, disposedlf
what rye and oat seed I could to some of the small holders
of land upon my property, to be repaid after the next harvest
—not upon the absurd principle of payment being in pro-
portion to the crop, which would an fact be offering a
premium for had cropping, but at the tharket price of the
day when the seed was issued. Having thus noticed this
transaction, I would add that it appears to me that any
I general supply of seeds by the landlord would be objection-
able, as its tendency would be rather to beget improvidence
in the farmer, than to produce those habits of self-reliance
which are essential to his themes. A new system of hus-
bandry has been long needed in this country, and having
now become indispensable, to that I wish rather to direct
the attention of the small farmers upon my property, as you
will see by the accompanying paper recently issued, which I
send for your information.—l have the honour to be, Sir,
your obedient servant, CLANCAnTit.—Gorbally, Mauch 17,
1847.