The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-08 00:00:00

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503.] LONDON, SATURDAY, ♦PRIL 8, 1848. [THREEPENCE.

their rustic weapons, mewled the expedition, killed 22 of
them, took a great many of them prisoners, and dispersed
the rest.

IRELAND.

The following le extracted from tho Lord Lien-
tenszes reply to the deputiition from the meeting held at
the Dublin Society Howe., who waited upon hil 11.11thalip to
ascertain hie Mews as to the steps most proper to be pur•
sued In the supply of arms and the organization and drilling

of aeparate
" Gentlemen,—Allow me to express the great pleasure I
have in receiving you on this occasion; for, feeling as I do,
that upon the government must chiefly devolve the respon
sibility of maintaining order in the mt tropolis, and of pro-
tecting the lives and properties of its inhabitanta from the
designs of reckless agitators. I learn, with infinite satisfac-
tion, through a deputation from a body which represents so
large an ainquut of the property, the intelligence, and the
loyalty of Dublin, that the well-disp tsed inhabitants of this
city are determined to associate together fur their mutual
protection.
I, therefore, beg to express my entire approval of the
_plan you propose to ~dopt. I trust that these associations
will be open to curry l.yal subject of her majority, without
distinction, and teat they will neither assemble in arm., nor
assume any particular badge, except under tho conditions
provided by the low ; and, should your services be required
in the cause of public order, it will be my care to give you
timely notice.
" I trust, however, that no such unfortunate necessity
will arise, but that you will enjoy the satisfaction of contri-
' buting to maintain tranquility, by having shown yourselves
prepared to reproa outrage, and you will thereby, 1 assure
you, have rendered a most important service to the govern-
Inuit, for which I beg to tender you my sincere thanks."

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF
ENGLAND.
A monthly council was livid at the Society's house,
in Hanoverequare, on Wednesday last, the 6th of April.
The following members of council and governors were pre-
sent; Air. Pusey, M.l'., in the chair; Sir Francis Lawler'
Bart.; Sir Rosen Price, Bart., M.P.; Sir John V. fi.
Johnstone, Bart., M.P. ; Mr. Raymond Barker; Mr. Bar-
nett; Mr. Bennett; Mr. Busanquet ; Mr. Bramston, M.P.;
Mr. Brandreth ; Mr. Burke ; Cul. Challoner ; Mr. Chi rry •
Mr. Garrett; Mr. Brandreth Gibbs; Mr. Grantham; Mr.
Hamond; Mr. Fisher Hobbs; Mr. Law Hodges, M.P.;
Mr. Hudson (Castleacre); Mr. Jonas ; Rev. C. E. Keene;
Mr. Kinder; Col. MaclJauall ; Mr. Miles, M.P. • Prof.
Sewell; Mr. Shaw (London); Mr. Shelley; Mr. M.P.;
Turner; Mr. T. Turner ; Prof. Way, and Mr. Wilbranun.
The following new members were elected :
Rowland, Winn, jun., Austell Priory, Wakefield; John
Owen, headway, Churchotoke, Salop ; Thomas Townley
Parker, Sutton-Grange, St. Helen's, Lancashire; William
Ilensma. , Woburn, Bedfordshire; Dr. Connel (2nd Life
Guards), Montwiier.squaro, Brompton ; Thomas Michel.
more, jun., Berry . House, Totaes, Devon ; James Green,
%Vroxham, Nene Leh ; William Hermitian, jun., Woburn,
Bedfordshire; Thomas Kidstone, Prospect Hall, liockmans-
w rth, liens; John Dickinson, Red flow, Cuckermoutn,
Cumberland.—The names of six candidates for election at
the next meeting were then read.
FINANCES.—Mr. Raymond Barker, chairman of the
Finance Committee, presented to the council the report on
the state of the accounts of the society on the last day
of March just ended, from which it appeared that the
inverted cap.tal of the society, standing in the names of
the trustees, had been increased, by the purchase of
stock, from 8,9591. to 9,8591. stuck in the public funds,
agreeably with the official bank receipt, which the
chairman submitted to the council. Ile also reported
that the current cash-balance in the hands of the society's
bankers was 1,7501. (made up of 9651. as the special balance
on the York subscription account ; of 4011. the amount of
life compositions' and 311. that of arrears of subscriptions
received; and of 3531. as the remaining available balance for
current purposes). This report was unanimously adopted.
Paine ESSAYS.—The Chairman reported, on the part of
the Journal Committee, the awards made in three chums of
the society's prizes for essays, which, on reference to the
respective motto-papers, were found to be in tryout of the
following parties:
I. The prim of SIN., for the best report on the farming of the
Fad. hiding of Yorkshire, awarded to (Rowe Leon!, or
lank.% mar l'ucLlington.
11. The Prize of :W., for the hest Ewly on the Cultivation of
Hemp, awarded to Thomas ttowhoulsOn, of Douglas-etreet,
' lkoue-lane, Liverpool.
111. The Prize of AIL, for the best Essay on the Management of
Limo Land, awarded to Lipka Smith, of Burley-on-the-11A
Ilutlamhhire.
YORK Mzerign.—Sir John Johnstone, Bart., M.P., re-
ported, on the part of' the General York Committee, their
recommendation that there should be a council dinner this
year at the York meeting of the society, to take place on
Wednesday, the 12th of July, and to consist of of not more
than 300 persons ; the committee deferring to a future meet-
ing their recommendations of arrangements, by which
such dinner may be made the means of ad-
vancing the objects of the society, by the corn-
sinanication of practical views or facts of interest
end importance to the members on that occasion ; as well as
their recommendation in reference to the question of a lec-
ture or lectures on topics connected with agricultural
improvement, to be delivered during the week of meeting.
The council decided, accordingly, that there should be a
council dinner at the country meeting of the society tilt'
year, at York.
Messrs. Swann, Clough, and Co. of York, were unani-
mously appointed the local bankers of the society during the
period of the ensuing country meeting at that city, in J uly next.
CONSULTING E a OINEE it.—Mr. Parkes addressed a
letter to the council, expressing the sincere regret with
which he felt himself under the necessity—on account
of the great pressure of his other engagements, and his
inability, from the circumstances under which he was
placed, of drawing up such a report of the exhibition
and trial of implements, at the country meetings of the
Society, as would be satisfactory to the council, the ex-
hibitors, or himself—of resigning the appointment, held by
him so many years, of consulting engineer to the society.
Mr. Parkes added, that as his professional eag gements
were almost exclusively devoted to the permanent improve-
ment of land by drainage, his efforts for the promotion of
the useful objects of the society would continue to be un-
abated,—Mr. Shelly and Mr. Miles, M.P., as stewards of
the implement-yard at the country meetings of the society,
bore their cordial testimony of many years to the efficient
and zealous manner in which Mr. l'arkes, in hie capacity'
so the consulting engineer of the society, bad devoted
himself to the promotion of its objects; and concluded by
moving and seconding respectively, that the best thanks
of the council be conveyed to Mr. Parkes for the services
he hail rendered to the society ; and as a mark of the high
estimation in which the council held his scientific talents,
that his name should be enrolled in the list of the hono-
rary members of the society. This motion was carried
unanimously.
JUDGES.—Mr. Miles, M.P., in the absence of Mr. Milward
(on account of severe indisposition), moved, and Mr. Shaw
seconded, the amendment of which that gentleman had given
notice, in the resolution for the nomination of judges. The
resolution, so amended, was accordingly decided by the
council to stand as follows :—" That any member of the so-
ciety who nominates a judge be requested to certi y that, of
his own personal knowledge, he knows him to be qualified
and willing to act as a judge for the class for which he
recommends him ; and who is unconnected with any exit!.
biter of stock or maker of implement., and has nu direct per-
sonal interest in the stock exhibited, as the breeder of any
particular animals upon which he might be called upon to
adjudicate. That the list of names so proposed (stating by
whom proposed) be as heretofore referred to the committee
of the council, whereof the stewards of the yard of the
year precedieg be ex-ojliio members. That In case a suffi-
cient number of competent members is not proposed, the
committee are ordered to add the names of such other per-
eons as they may know to be competent and willing to act."
On the suggestion of Mr. F. Hobbs, it was decided that
a classification should be made of the implements to be
exhibited at the country meeting of the society, in order
that members in nominating judges in that department,
as in the ease of judges of stock, may be enabled distinctly
to recommend them for that particular division only for
which their practical experience his rendered them pecu-
liarly qualified.
On the motion of Mr. Shelley, the Implement Committee
were requested to take into their consideration the arrange-
ments
rendered necessary on the retirement of Mr. Parkes,
and to report their recommendations on the subject to the
cotumil at their next monthly meeting.
CATTLE-YARD. Lord Portman gave notice that he
should move at the heat monthly council—" That on
the Wednesday after all the awards are made in the
cattle-yard, governors, in virtue of their subscription
of 51. per annum, be admitted at the usual rate of eiarance
on the Thursday (namely at 2a 61.), and all other persons
at 11. by tickets, to be obtained at the office of the stewards of
the cattle-yard.
COUNTEY MEETING OF 1849.—Memorials were received
from places situate within the eastern district, connected with
the country meeting of the society to be held in that part of
England next year. The following committee of inspection
were appointed, with a request that they would visit the
proposed localities, and make their report to the council at
their monthly meeting on the 3rd of May next, namely : Mr.
Raymond Barker, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Mr. Jonas, Mr.
Kinder, Mr. Shaw.
Cot-Nine MEETING or 1652.—0 n the motion of Mr.
Raymond Barker, seconded by Mr. Miles, M. P., the council
determined the district for the country meeting of 18.52 to be
c imprised of South Wales and the counties of Monmouth,
Hereford, Worcester, and Gloucester, and to be designated
as the "South Wales District."
Bvi.Laws.—Mx. Miles, M. P., intimated his intention,
when moving an alteration of the time of the council
meetings at the next monthly council, of proposing
" Monday, at 1 o'clock," for the consideration of the
council as the day and hour to which the altera-
tion should be made from the present time of meeting.—
Mr. Raymond Barker intended also to move an alte-
ration in that part of the byelaw. which determines the
amount of life compositions for governors whom subecriptiocs
have been paid up to the end of the previous year; and pro-
prosed to substitute the sum of 301. for 501. as the amount of
such composition.
WILEAT LED MANTIIES.—Mr. Kinder intimated that Mr.
Luna would attend the next weekly council (on the 12th
inst.), at 12 o'clock, for the purpose of communicating to the
members a detailed statement of his experiments on seed
wheat and the trial of manures.
The council then adjourned to Wednesday next.

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THE CHARTIST CONVENTIOY,

The delegates met this morning at the usual hour,
9 o'clock. Mr. P. bl'Grath again occupied the chair. The
hall was speedily crowded in every part soon after the doors
were opened.
Mr. F. O'CoNNOR, at great length, denounced themeasure
introduced last night by Sir Geo. Grey, called the Treason
and Sedition Bill, and advised the delegates present to be
cautious in their proceedings, se that they should not be
compromised by anything said either within or without
the walls of the convention. He announced that Lord John
Russell had consented to give him Friday next for bringing
forward his motion for the adoption by the House of
Commons of •he Peoples's Charter. Had not the noble lord
made this concession, he should not have been able to sub-
mit that motion in less then a month's time. After some
further general observations, the hon. member declared his
intention to be at his post on Monday, and withdrew from
the hall amidst loud plaudits.
Mr. CLARKE moved that the delegates should at once form
themselves into deputations, to wait noon the liberal members
of parliament for their respective localities, urging them to
obtain a (Hay of the Treason and Sedition 13111 until the
sense of the nation could be expressed upon it, and that
• circular be addressed to the simultaneous meetings to
be held on Monday next, requesting them to lose no
time in forwarding petitions to the House of Commons
against the measure.
Mr. WILD seconded the motion, and a discussion ensued,
and eventually the motion was carried by a majority
of 28 to 12, and the convention adjourned at a quarterpast
11 o'clock, in order to allow time for each delegate to wait
on the members for his own town or borough.

PRtPARATIONS FOR PRESERVING THE

PEACE OF THE METROPOLIS.
WOOLWICH, SATURDAY, ONR P.M.

To-day, at one o'clock, a powerful force of the
e
Royal Artillery left the field train department, under the
command of Colonel R. F. Cleaveland, of the Royal Hens
Artillery, and marched over Woolwich Common to London,
where they will he billeted for to-night and to-morrow,
so as to be ready for immediate service, should
the peace of the metropolis he jeopardised by the
proceedings of Monday next. The force consisted of the B
field battery, under the command of Major R. Tomkyns ,•
the C battery, under the command of Capt. G. banes ; and
the D battery, under the command of Capt. H. Poole, to-
gether with a mounted detachment of the Royal Horse Ar-
tillery, consisting of one lieutenant, one sergeant, and
nineteen mounted riders, to act as an escort
to the batteries. The whole was umier the command
of Colonel Cleave.and. The field batteries consist of nine G
pounder guns, end three 24 pounder howitzers, and they
carry with them 160 rounds for each gun. They Lao carried
spare wheels, B:c., in case of accident.
E trly on Monday morning, twn troops of the Royal Horse
Artillery will leave Woolwich for the metropolis, and the
enrolled pensioi:ers will embark on board two of the
Waterman'. steamers, at five o'clock on Monday morning.
A detachment of Royal Sappers and Miners, and al o o
the R•iyal Marines, are under orders to leave to- morrow 1
(Sunday), for the metropolis, and the 63rd Regiment of
k'oot, is to he stationed as a reserve in temporary barracks a
Deptford Victualling-yard.
Capt. A. Shuttle...ono and Major J. H. Griffin's com-
panies et Royal Artillery disembarked yesterday at the Royal
Arsenal, from the Catherine Stuart Forbes troop-ship, which
conveyed them from Barbadoes.