The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-26 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Domini, Pas. 24.
I never recollect any opposition to a government
measure springing up with Bach sudden fierceness as
that in Ulster, to prevent the ration of a rate in aid
being passed inta law. All, or nearly all, the boar I
of guardians have protested in strong resolutions
against it. The Belfast board have resolved as
follows :

The &Mut Surd of Guardians have beard with sunw,se,
alarm, ae.d indignat'oe, tits proposition that a rate in aid
shall ha levied on Ireland. They are surprised that the
gnat ezertient of the Ulster 'swam.' honestly to cirry oat
the provisions of the poor law have been so entirely over-
looked. Thu are alarmed at this. in they opinion but the
couseaortuat of a system of operliatiny, the tersinatbn of
which cann.4 be fumes'. The Belfast guardians consider
Inland u an integral part of the British empire, and are,
therefor., indignant ate proposal which seems to sever, or
separate, Ireland fruit Britain. The cheer:log, on the peace-
able and industrious counties of Ireland, alone, a rate is aid
of the poomparte of this island, will be & bonus to impro-
vidence, and, it Is hared, lead to di.inelination, and perkeps
resistance, of the payment of poor rate..
The newspapers of the " Black North" also abound
with strong articles against the measure.
The new paper, The Press, has appeared this week.
Its tone is moderate and calm, and it supports liberal
principles. One of its articles in last night's nava-
her may be taken as expressing the feelings of the
moderate liberals about "jury packing." Great
disgust is felt amongst all the respectable catholic.
at the conduct of the juror who cheered in the jury
box on the rcoent occasion. It wan said that after ha
left the court, he got upon a car to return home, and
then began to cheer loudly as he passed along. This
conduct serves only the crown in its wish to have a
selected jury.
The Ilveman's Journal has the following respect-
ing the treatment of some of the Kilmainham pri-
soners

We understand that en investigation has been at I, ngth
ordered by the government into the treatment t, which it is
alleged the six state prisoners still confined in Hilmainhaut
Gaol have been subj. etal. These matters occupied a I.rge
share of public attention at the time of tie it occurrence, and
we, in justice to the gentlemen represented as ettfiering un-
necessary hardships, as well as to give the prison officials an
opportunity of defence, called for a full and public inquiry
into all tile circumatancet—this inquiry has Ulm ordered.
On Friday, • *commissioner, applin•ed under warrant of his
excellency, attended at the prison, and eat red into arrange-
ments fa commencing the investigation this day, at twelve
o'clock.

The same journal publishes the following letter
from Mr. Brenan, one of the prisoners, to Sir 0. Grey,
respecting some statements recently made by the
latter in the House of Commons:

Yelon-yard, Kilmainhans,Tuesday,Feb.
the last few days we, the state prhootn at present con fin, din
this gee', have been allowed to real the public newspapers
In consequence or this t. indulgence" I have Ken a report of
a debate which suns in the booth, sorme evenings since, nth.
Mee vs our position, end the restrictions under which we
suffer. In reply to 81018 obeervations made by the boa.
member for Dublin, you are reported to have said that—
Speaking from memory, you believed the tae's to be these: Some
of the pris .ners had writes articles for newspapers while In maw
meet, and which were enneidered by the Lord Liestment to be calm.
lard to endanger the public peace. They were desired to don't from
writing such articles, but having cdatinately refused to do tns they
were at once removed to another side ti the prima, where the some
opportunities for alheding is like maw would act he 'leaded
then. • • • All the Kimsey, had threa'eaed to Gibed as lgr.
Messy bed allsded, sad that =thin but forte would prevent them
from doing an.
Allow me to mom you, sir, that either your memory has
played you false, or Ton have been grossly misinformed.
Here are the facts :—Mr. finny and Mr. Rel were the only
gentlemen of the sin still confined here who published any
letters or articles in the newspapers. The publication at
these letters wee not even approved of by the remaining
four. When the sheriff (Mr. /Maw) come ti remove us, I
asked him if he thnurt it jsst to include thane who were
innocent. of the off :nce in the punishment which be believed
it merited ? I told him that I, and three of my fellow psi-
-owns, had not published any letters, with or witant our
signatures,in the papers—that we did not approve of such pub-
lication—that we did not Intend to have r.course to it—tuad
that we were ready to comply with ell the rules and bye laws
of the prison, be they what they may. The sheriff cspreseed his
sorrow for our punishment, which he admitted to be un-
dowsed, but sent as, nevertheless, with a bady•guard of po-
licemen, to the damp cells of the " felon yard." All the
prisoners did not not "threatens to offend as Mr. Mousy
had offended." Rig constitute " all," and of them, I made
no such threat—Patrick O'Higgins made no such threat—
Walter Thomas Meyler made to such threat--ar.d Thomas
Matthew Halpin made no seek threat. On the cents ary,
we were willing to give a pledge to refrain from publishing,
directly or by prosy, any letters or ankh a which might be
" inhibited" during the term of oar imprisonment. To the
truth—the complete truth—of this statement the sheriff, the
governor, the turnkeys, and policemen present can make
oath.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, JOSP,PIi Baratta N.

RC/40SVIIID VISIT OF TER WISES TO
Mammas aro abroad that It is the intention of her Majesty
to visit Inland daring the Issuing misser, and we observe
that a northern cotomporary has saactiosad • report that a
royal mariso fluidises is shout to be parchamd at Boatrevor.
I —Eretung
Rumors ow Tmtronat, Pun or lasuatn.—Writs
have bees hissed from the Hammier Odlorr ter the election of
a temporal peer in the ram of the late Edward Wadding
Baron Dolman in the Howe of Loren
EL limn budiametplaw, brother of the
lameated Preform haw of Trinity College,
DabHse lesppoistai a sdparlitey magistrate in Ireland.