The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-27 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dust.nr, F. 26.
There his been an Orange riot in the north, in the
parish of Oarvaby, in the county of Down. One life
ham been lost in consequence. It is only justice to say
that of late years the system of rioting has much
declined.

The results of the Poor-law Committee are looked
to with much interest. A rate cf 10s. in the pound
may be considered as confiscation in the south and
west of Ireland, as it is quite sufficient to put the
land out of cultivation. The state of the Bantry
Union, in the county of Cork, is miserable. The
rates there have caused many farms to be thrown up,
and there are no capitalists to work the land. There
are over two amend paupers in the workhouses. The
union is in debt, and the peasantry are rapidly sink-
ing into the lowest depth of misery. They court
imprisonment in the gaols. Thus, at the Quarter
Sessions just terminated, not less than ninety prisoners
were sentenced to imprisonment, many of them to
transportation.
There is a remarkable statement in the Cork
Reporter of last night about the expatriated rebels
of Lot year. It contains a lengthy communication
from an American correspondent, which adds forcibly
to the statement of Lord Lansdowne in the House of
Peers, in moving the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act.
The statement subjoined is of more importance when
it is recollected that one of the proprietors of the
Southern Reporter was himself in confinement last
year under the warrant of the Lord Lieutenant. It
is to be regretted that past events are thrown away on
the bulk who dream of being able to effect a revolu-
tion here.

'ARLAND AND TNIII Inns.—There is an Irish-Anniesa
meaty here (New York) with its branches called "asetiseek"
to correspond witk the confedsrato clubs. Means.
and Ryan, who, you will recollect, were imprisoned In I»•
land on suspicion of treasonable designs, have returned, and
ere to be entertained at a bewtet next week. Meows. Do.
heny, DWon, Reilly, MThe, WClenahan, Fussell, Re., are
to be invited as guests. Bv•the-bye,Hartnett, the hero of
Abbeyfeele, arrived here fast week. Mr. Dokeny is of

opinion, I andentand, that all is not yet lost in Ireland, and
that he hopes Its will b. able, me long, to redeem the cha-
racter of the country; of his imam for such an undertaking
it is not for me to speak. Time will all all. A contro-
versy rages between Mr. M'Oes and the catholic bishop of
New York. The latter has denounced the New York Na-
tion, and warned the catholic againat it. The bishcp is a
Monaghan man.

PROVINCIAL.

WART

Rum OF THIS DUTY ON MALT AND HOPS.-
On Saturday the War rickahire Protection Society held a
large smiting, with a view of determining the propriety of
adopting measures to procure a total repeal of there taxes.
The Lord• Lieutenant (the Earl of Warwick), Mr. Newde-
gam, M.P., Mr. R. Spolner, M.P., dtc., w. re present. No
report of the general proceedings of the meeting can be
given, as reporters were requested to withdraw during cer-
tain preminary buainers, hut it was subsequently intimated
to them that very cmaiderebbr discuwion had ensued upon
the policy of entering, at this precise moment, on a local
agitation of the question; and that an adjournment had bean
carried until some day atter Mr. Di:rash's motion in the
Commons on the Bth of March next.

lIAMPSIURZ.
TIMBER STEALItO IS NEW FOREST.—Three of the
principal keepers in the New Forest have been diuniased
iron their situations in consequence of the timber reeling
which has recently beer brought to light, and which has ex-
cited so much interest throughout the country. These are
this only persons, therefire, that have yet been punished for
this most extraordinary and extensive peculation. All the
persona prosecuted hero been acquitted. The elder Wad, it
u repotted, is likely to retain his situation. Col. Thornhill's
situation is not yet filled up. The government haw received
nearly 300 applications for it.

OLVoNSUIRP.
Tux PLYMOUTII SIaTERB OF MPRCY.—A very
laree meeting of the Devonport Board of C.smasiseionera was
held on Friday, when it was moved by Mr. W.. 1 Little,
th►t the report of the visiting committee recommr !Fling the
withdrawal of the children that were in the Denham' Home
from that institution should be confirmed. Mr. C. Tripe
seconded the motion ; and after a discussion which lasted
1 four hours, the question was carried by a majority of 49
to 20.

DISASTROUS FIRM IN GLOUCIISTER.—No less than
four destructive tires have happened in this city within little
mare than a month, hut two of the most alarming of these
occurred yesterday morning and on Saturday night, at the
cathedral and in Southgate-street. The fire at the cathedral
broke out in the college school, over the ehapter.room, and
shutting upon the north transept. This school I. met in-
conveniently placed in en upper room, built arrest entirely
of timber, and only approachable by an exceedinaly narrow
spiral atone staircase, passable only by one person
at a time. The school library, containing a large collection
of old and valuable books, adjoins it on the inner floor.
The fire was first discovered by a servant of Dr. Evans, the
head muter of the school, and at that time it wee confined
to the ft wring of the room However, it speedily I ittUded
to the library, which, in the course of halt an hour was in
flames throughout, and great fears were entertained that the
fire would extend into the body of the cathedral. Hurever,
three engines were promptly on the spat, and by the active
exertions ci the firemen, aided by the inhabitant's of the city,
the fire was confined to the school and library, though we
regret to •:d that very few of the books were saved. On
the arrival of the engines, a good supply of water wee at
hand, and the school was speedily inundated with water, the
weight of which caused the floor to give way in two
or three places, carrying with it burning fragments of tim-
ber and books into the chapter-room below. Happily, how-
ever, the supply of water extinguished the flames below in a
few minute., and by one o'clock on Sunday morning all
alarm was removed. IVe understand that the cathedral was
inured, with all the buildings and offices pertaining to it, in
a sum of 10,0001., but it is stated that no part of the damage
is recoverable, on acc'unt of the terms of the policy being
vitiated by the use of stoves, if which there were four in the
schoolroom. The origin of the tire is supposed to have been
in one of these stoves heating the floor. All the stoves
were safe at five o'clock en Saturday evening, when the
school-room was cleaned out. The dean and chapter met
yeatenlay, and molted that in future this part of the cathe-
dral shall not be used as a schoolroom, and for the present
the school is to be closed. It is thought that the dean and
chapter will hold an official inquiry into the canto of and
circumstances attending the fire.—The other tire, which oc-
curred yesterday morning, broke out about two o'clock, in
the lower part of the house of a tailor, named Hillman,
living in Southgate-street. Very shortly after the alarm was
raised, an immense body of flame completely enveloped the
house, and lighted up the country for many miles round.
Mr. Hillman has a large family, and it was with difficulty
that they could be rescued from the burning building. The
house, with its contents, was completely destroyed.