The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-05 00:00:00

AUCTION OF IHE CONNEMARA ESTATES.

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Oa Saturday, at t , r. Wainwright coat-
mood Ow sale 011ie third portion of this property, This
esetioa ie divided into 50 lots, consprisiog 97.271 acres of
lead. in the barony of Ballynahinch and the half barony of
Haw ; the amber of lota in the paticulars of Saturday was
33, bat only in the fullowing instances wet. bidding. ob-
tain/a.
Lot 72 High Islaada, Fri., Mead', sad Cruagh Island,
220 acme, let to a lady, aged 81, for her own life—sold for
VOL
Lot 76. Townlaad of Leagann, 122 a. 2r. 30p., parts let for
171.16. 4d.-5601. offend; reserved price, 7005.
Lot 78. Towaland of Cuikatrough, 601 a. Ir. 7p., hosed
in at Ihe rearrved pries of 7001., highest bidding 6201.
Lit. 79 Townlasd of IliKtlard and &Ward Island, 3854
lr. 17P., bought in for 5001., highest birldhig 310/.
Lot 81. Fownlands of Knockhraek and Conthoor, 727 a.
it. 28p.. bought in for 9001., highest bidding 4001.
Lit 83. Tnwelead of Cleegan, with • frontage on Clog.=
Hay, 8991. Ir. 1p , for this lot the biddiese somesenest at
1,6001.. and ado& cod to 2,6001., but the reserve being 3,0001.,
It was bought In at that ems.
Lot N. Toondend of and islands in the her.
bear of Ballynskill. 89.. 3r. 15p , occupied Cy 9 yearly to.
90olis Paring 201.15..—eri1d for 4101.
Lot 86 Foreskins' of Sharibiolard. with • frontage in
Sidlynakill Harbour, sad the Dais Fishery, 203 a Ir. 14;p.,
lot to a tenant foe hia own life at 321 6s. 24.—501 d for 7601.
Lot 93. Towsland of Ra.hcennainanags, with ircatage ow
Ilweesish Bay, 926,., Ir. 20p., occupied by 60 tenants, pay-
*, 1441. 7a. lA—bought in for 1,8001., highest bidding,
1,4001.
Lit 97. Tawaland. of Corns and Ruahosayrullywas,l
1,154 a , lr. 26p.—bought I. for 1,8001 highest bidding,
1,5301.
Fuss eau r lola were deferred till Iffseday, ea sesonst of
their sea* laity to the principal lot in ther sale which soft
prises the magnetos, Mi. The whirh of the reeialadtr
appointed for this day were pasted for wont of bidders.

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE RIVALRY. —The Durham
Advertiser, at the instance of the weiter of the lever, pub.
Bohm the following change : "To Robert Stephenson,
leq., M.P.—Sir,—lt is now about twenty years siam
the competition for the premium of lemonotive superiority
wee played off at Heinlein, me the Liverpool and Kassibester
Railway- Tear father and mice were the principal comps.
titers. Siam that period you have penally been looked to
by the FOAM as standing ant In the mmetructioq of loco-
motive elegises Usderstsudisig that you have now running
es the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway a locomotive
eagles which Iv said to tee the beet production the. ever
Owed from Forth-skeet Works, I come forward, and tell
you publicly, that I am prepared to contest with you, and
prove to whom the superiority In the sonstructioa and ma-
nufacture of loemaitive eaglets now belongs. At the pre-
sent crisis, when any reduction in the expense of working
the locomotive engine may justly be hailed as a boon to rail-
way compaai- s, this experiment will no doubt he regarde
by them wth dee interest, es tending to their mutual ad-
sitantaste. I folly pbelieve that the York, Newcastle, and Bet-
Wok Rtilwey Company will willingly afford every facility
towards the carrying out LI this experiment. Relying upon
your honour as a gentleman, I bold this era for a fortnight
after the date of putiliewioe.—l am' Ste., JOHN W. RACK-
WORTH, S Wake. fOildon, near llarlineton, Oct. 25."
GAMY, LAWS.—BEFORR Till COUNTY BENCH AT
Anisonox.—A young man, named William Fletcher. of
this town, was sharp. d, on the information of Charles
Lowrance, with king on land in the perish of Marcham, in
the day time, is search f pante. The prison. r was s, en by
the cern kis, pen of H. /11w. a, E‘q., beating with a stick the
bedma sad reegh plat. s, and was secempeni, d by a g;ey-
houlid, and after going over three 'rounds. he was appre-
It.nded in a Reid in the occupation of Mr. William Powell
Fined in the penalty of 21. and costs, end in default of pay-
ment, comm tted for one month. The prisoner had not,
however, twin long incarcerated, before the amount was
paid for him is toppers and small change. and was moat
proh.bly made up of the off-rings of sympathy,
WIIINGTON AND BURRINGTON AGRICULTURAL
AMOCIATION.—The seventh annual meeting of this society
took place on Friday. The plouehine match was held on an
old ley et Silver Bottom, where the premiums offered by
the cenmaittes were c .nspeted for with much spirit. The
exhibition of live stock and agricultural implements took
plass at Redhill. At live o'cl,ck a dinner took place at the
Darlington Arias, and was unusually well attended. The
Rev. Johr. Vase, the founder of the association, presided,
and was supported by the Lord of the Manor, Loid Wm.
Pawlett, Col. Blatchley, Capt. Vielpy, R.N., the ilea. H.
Thompsen, Rev. J. Woodhouse, J. H. Addington, Esq., of
Langford Court, du. The TIMMS prises awarded by the
emir yto the euccessful enmpetiton were announced by the
chairman M the COLITIS of the evenieg.
STIMIt FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. —The
farmers In this imam (Radhaa) are not slow In teethe's
themselves of the sesietecce of steam agency, a b. autiful
little elegise*, four home power having been at work for
gems time is *hi. parish. The maehiwry is of the simplest
kind, but at the same time very efficient. It has a screw
shaker attached, which seas a very necessary adjunct, ren-
dering It almost ion o.sibls to leave any of tke grain amongst
the straw, whisk bee, we believe. hitherto beeu a dtaiders-
tem, owing to the nun levy haste ia cleariog it away. It is
a novel sight, la this aeighbourhood, to em an engine puff-
ing away in a rick yard, an • a hurl earn stick rapidly
dtmi-
g by Its side• and it is also awing to hear and see
the 'surprise espremisd both in language cad look., by the
villagers, at the wonderful monster who sever tires ; and it
brings to mind the astonishment of the Americans, when
Fulton launched the first steamboat at New York. It seems
more than probable, that, in a few years, steam power will
be consider.d as indispensable to the agriculturist as it now
is to th menu adorer —Norfolk New.
WORCESTER FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY. —Oa
Tuesday evening last, a meeting was hell at the Talbot lon
Dr the purpose of est .blishiag a land society in that city.
The chair was taken by Mr. P. Turner, supported by several
icduential inhabitants, about 200 persons, chiefly helm:ging
to the working classes, being also preser.t. Mr. J. Taylor,
jun., of Birmingham, detailed the objet s contemplated by
these emietie., sad se numerous shares were taken, there is a
fair peeped that the Worcester society will be firmly este-
Wished.
AUTUMNAL HATMAKINO.—On one of the conclud-
ing days of attober a number of men were observed bard at
work at Wiliam's% I. the endeavour, amidst the felling
rain, to 004111111 i tato hay about three statute acres of after-
math, which hal bon set and carted in a green slate for the
purpose. It appears that a gentleman had purchased the
aftermath to make hay of, but living about a mile and a
half from the Sold, he thought it beet to have it cut im-
mediately end carted to his own field, where they then
mold work it at plasm.
MYSTERIOUS DISCOVIZY OF HUMAN REMAINS AT
somewhat curious discovery has been
accidentally made of a human skeleton, under eirsemstauces
that certainly give rise to suspicion of foul play. ad which
has caused an excitement in the neiehhourhoed whim it was
found, only equalled by the deep mystery thatoamilepes the
whole of the affair. TIN manner in which the mem* were
discovered was this. A member of boys were satiety In a
stable Attuned at the back of the reeklirases of Mr. Halkhury,
110, Bloomsbury, and some of them proceeded to kindle a
Ire is a grate which was fixed Ia the builliog. The project
won a 'oval ems' and they all est about It with great =l-
eaky ; but they found that the =eke, from some valve sr
ether, would mot owed, hat,. Mt the smeltery, filled tie
plow Waking that the clumsily sire: stopped, ens
of the lads premed a stick, Wei& le up, when, to
thel, Wrens alarm, a dense dead of meet std a keys
block seetstaase suddenly desessded Ida peat Wakens
TM boys exesedingty friOteued, role sus at kept
sew of them holder than the others lads
*alit, sad Weir eenigasiese Weeds& they Zrmillem W
senior
is wandse late the sense of their alarm, sad Muse k te be
a large beg. With a very natural curiosity they detineined
swertain tbs contents, sad hark,/ with MIMS MAWS,
opened the bag, they wove more terrified than ewe be Ms-
ewer a hams skull sad a vast quantity. law buss.
TS* alarm, however, was of short d They
it geed sport to kick .beat them relies of wieneetr
limy." Ike Dews wen thee speedily Ripened. bet Usk
appearance in curious parts of the -seighbasmimeed Isessed
mad the wanner et their dinewey end the web la
whisk Wry had been &prod se beams known.
Mr. Rothbury, Irk* had bees alwatt =Vete at the
time, was es his return ialmented of the slremelms, sad
=r some imputes*, ID it, with mesh momankiseeilies,
We Msmslae et the askew. Mr===
chick had bees widhly aV and
the heft t the penes tly the Uwe were
submitted to the Isepseliss . C. Porter and Mr.
Wawa, surgesse, sof Wok spells was that they were
thole of a Sisals hems teentest to twenty yeah of age.
Meanwhile, by the direedes of the coroner, admits la-
labia were Militated, but se laffirmation that could
threw the sligbest light upon the subject could be obtained
hew any source. No penes mid be recollected as having
seen wined, or as having disappear* The stable itself
ham not been built sore Asa kw or gee years, so that the
deposition of the bases mist 'late leilmWade
lively resent period. Mr. Its,bibesy only IMSIIS the
premiw far the kat nine nasthS Wool sews a Ira
uWghied in the stable. A Mr.lisfisos,' who em del is the
leg hew kw three ems periesdyorse sasesedens
that the grate had eves bow wee. flee the mew lOW
It has not been these* sesersary le as Ingwee, awl is
W potability the pees of whew thew remains ewe
kneed a pelt, fits memses of death, or the woken which
placed then there, sum serer be discovered.