The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-07 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Denali, rms. 5.
The breach between the Tenant League and the
friends of tenant right in the north is becoming
wider, and now seems to be absolutely irreparab.e.
While the Notion on the one side, and the Banner
of U 'ler on the other, are indulging in mutual ri.-
crimination, greatly to the amusement of disin-
terested lookers on, Mr. Sharman Crawford recom-
mends a more practical and decisive coulee of action
on the part of his northern friends; namely, the
formatign of a committee or b..rdy distinct from the
kague, to watch over the iteererts of the tenants and
the progress of Mr. Serjeant Shee's measure in par-
liament. Mr. Crawford, in a letter to this effect.
addressed to Dr. M'Knight, of the Banner of Ulster,
l says:

I take the liberty of suggesting to you that at this criti-
cal moment of the tenant question, when it is certain th.it
the diacussioa of it in the detailed form of a bill must take
place in a very short time after the meeting of parliament,
it would be expo lent fur the tenant-right associations of
Ulster to form some channel of communication with each
other, so that the genet of the country could be speedily col-
leeted and expressed on any propositions which should be
made in the Howie of Commons with relation to that ques-
tion. I think this would be best effected by arranging •
committee constituted of members of tenant-right associa-
tions from diffirent districts of the province ; hut in doing
this:care must be taken that the selection of such a commit-
tee does not assume any feria of delegation which would be
in violation of the Irish law against delegated bodies. I
thiuk if such a committee be appointed, they should be rc-
gusted to select • sue of their members, if it should appear
nece.sary,to act as a deputation, to proceed to London, and to
place themselves in communication with Mr. Serj. Shee and
the members who are supporters of the tenant right cause,
in case questions should arise which required information
or advice—ur perhaps to have communication with the go.
vernmeat, if such communication should be advisable. It
appears to me that if a substantial security can be obtained
there ought nut to be an unreasonable adherence to verbal
construction, or details not essential to principle ; at the
same time WO should be taken that no chariots should he
accepted which would give a delusive, but not a real, sent-
city fur that great amount of property which the tenants
of Ulster have created. For the consideration of points
which might be raised in this way the presence of • con-
fidential and intelligent deputation in London might be of
important value, not only for communicating and advising
with members there, but oleo for communicating with the
tenant-right associations. on such matters as might require
the speedy expression of their opinions. It 3 the more ne-
cessary that a provision of this nature should be made by
the tenanis of Ulster, because it is an indisput►ble fact that
the tenant right cause cannot be considered as !seine repre-
sented by the members of pediment generally returned
for the province at the late election, but the reverse is the
case in the other provinces.

Mr. Alexander, the new member for Carlow, has
for some days been suffering from an illness of so i
serious a character that it was expected the electors
of that immaculate borough would shortly have
another opportunity of exercising their franchise.
His medical advisers arc beginning, however, to
entertain a hope of Mr. Alexander's recovery.
The renowned Father Doyle, o' New Ross, who
made himself so notorious as a violent partisan of
Mr. C. G. Duffy at the late election for that borough,
has been removed by his bishop into a remote and
quiet natal district, where his propensities for poli-
tical agitation must for the time lie dormant.
Five estates were put up for sale yesterday in the
Encumbered Estates Court. One, in the county of
Tyrone, yielding a net profit rent of 14.51. Bs., was
sold for 3,2151., or about 22 years' purchase. A
small fragment of the estate of J. A. O'Neill, in Con-
nemara, was disposed of for 4901. An estate in the
county of Wexford and City of Dublin, charged with
a jointure, was sold for a rate of about 101 years'
purchase ; and one in the county of Roscommon,
divided into six lots, brought rates equal to about 12
years' purchase on the average.
On Monday, at twelve o'clock, his Excellency the
Lord Lieutenant will receive an address from the
Lord Mayor and Corporation of Dublin ; and at half-
put twelve the Provost, Fellows, and Scholars of
Trinity College will have the honour of presenting a
similar address of congratulation to his Excellency,
on his assuming the government of Ireland.
The first public act of their Excellencies the Lord
Lieutenant and the Countess of St. Germans in Ire-
-I..nd, will be in support of a most interesting public
charity—the Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society
of this city. Their Excellencies will honour and con-
fer a benefit on that society by being present at the
annual fancy and full-dress ball on Monday
evening next.
The bill of indictment against Dr. Betakes, for the
manslaughter of a young man named Christopher
WDermott, was ignored by the city grand jury this
day. It may be recollected that the charge against
Dr. Banker was that of having struck the deceased
on the head with a cane, when erysipalis having
subsequently set is, attended by bronchitis, death
ensued.

Hr. J. F. Maguire, M.P., Mayor of Cork, presided
at a meeting of the inhabitants of that city on
Thursday, to petition for the abolition of Minister's
Money. Mr. W. Fagan, M.P., and Mr. Cecil Law-
less, M.P., both addressed the meeting at some
length, and strong resolutions against the obnoxious
impost were adopted.
Mr. Dorgan, the Irish railway-king, has declined
an invitation to a public entertainment from the
town-council and citizens of Waterford, expressing
his warm appreciation of the compliment, but say-
ing that his habits and course of life led him to
pursue his avocations of quiet industry, without
seeking or accepting honours.
The Mars, Liverpool steamer, sailed from Water-
ford yesterday, carrying off a hundred and fifty
emigrants for America from two parishes alone.
" Many of them," the local paper says, " were the
eons and daughters of comfortable and respectable
parents."
The Northern Whig, describing the state of agri-
cultural affairs at this period of the season, says:

The part week, although by no means so fine as the pre-
ceding one, has yet been such, on the whole, as to have
permitted, we are glad to learn, of much progress being
made in ploughing. We must also refer to spring wheat
sowing, which we regard as moat hazardous. Indeed, al-
though sown in autumn, we are opposed to extensive wheat-
growing, with a climate such as our,. It was not the least
evil of the corn laws that they discouraged the cultivation
of those cereal and root crops for which our soil is so emi-
nently suited, and widely stimulated the growth of wheat.
We would here point to the superiority of the flax crop ;
buttehould the farmer, from any peculiar cause, determine on
sowing wheat, let him procure the Tal , or some such
species, and not dream of having even a tolerable crop from
common country samples.
The following are some accounts of the weather
and state of farming prospects, from papers received
this day:
By corresp.ndence received from North Tipperary, Kil-
kenny, Kildare, and the King's County, we are informed
that wheat-sowing, so long detained by continuous rains, is
now setively proceeding. General farm operations, for
sow time deferred—repairs of the damage committed by
the winter floods—neeemary and hurried works preceding
the busy tillage season—are affording general employment,
so much so as to cause a very observable increase in the
number of pauper* applying for their discharge from the
workhouses, and also a diminution in that clam applying
for admission. This impetus was indeed much wantiag ;
for during the last three months agricultural pursuits ad-
mitted Meonsiderably less labour than has been afforded at
any previous corresponding Kasen that we remember.—
Lesnefer Express.
We have to note a decided improvement in the weather
since our last ; but from recent experience it would he diffi-
cult to say, even though there is at present considerable
probability in favour of the supposition, that it will long
continue so.—Cork Examiner.
Three successive days of fine frosty weather had raised
the hopes of the farmer after a two months' deluge of rain,
when, unfortunately, all his favourable anticipations were
rudely dispelled by the storm and rain which succeeded. In
parts of this county, where the soil is livtly, the farmers
prepared to pow wheat, but the idea of such a crop in the
heavy stiff lands was berg since given up. Notwithstand-
ing all the wet, the wheat sowed at the usual time, and
winter oats, look very well; hut strong apprehension of
blight, from the continuous rain, is, of cowrie, general.—
Baayshannon Herald.
The new flax market established at Cork was
opened yesterday for the first time. The Cork Bea-
lminer, describing the business done, sass:
There were ten buyers from the north, and others from
other parts of the country, and the attendance of country
gentlemen, including Lord Bernard, Hon. H. B. Bernard,
Mr. &infield, Mr. M. Cummins, &c., was Tether numerous.
The quantity of flax in the market was 30 tons, and for the
quantity sold up to 1 o'clock the prices realised were 111.
per stone, for a large quantity to Lord Bernard ; 100. 6d. to
Mr. John O'Brien ; 108. to Mr. Allman. A poor man from
near Ballineen realised 91. 6d. per stone for his flax; and
the other prices varied from 9s. to 4s. 6d. per stone.
The Limerick Reporter draws a satisfactory picture
of the progress of improvement in the trade and com-
merce of Limerick.

William Robinson, Gerald Farrell, and John
Rooney were on Friday brought up oa remand from Wed-
nesday last, before the magistrates of Copal-street Po:ice
Court, on a charge of being members of an illegal society,
called " ltibbonism," and with having in their possession
written signs, passwords, and other documents connected
with the said society. They were committed for trial.