The Express.
London, England, 1848-10-31 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MONDAY Bvasmo.
The commission, I have been assured this afternoon,
will adjourn, at its close, to the 12th December.
Within that time the ordinary business of the term,
including the discussion and decision on the writ of
error, so far as it may be done in Ireland, will have,
in all likelihood, concluded.
Mr. O'Doherty's trial proceeds to-day, and the case
for the crown will probably close this evening. As
the public have had his case twice before them
already, I shall only remind them, at present,that Mr.
O'Dohet ty was a writer and proprietor of the Tribune,
in which journal the articles containing the felony
with which he is charged appeared from time to
time. Two juries have disagreed respecting his guilt
or innocence, principally because they did not conceive
the fact of authorship sufficiently brought home to
the prisoner, the journal in question belonging to a
co-proprietor with Mr. O'Doherty.

FALLING-IN OF A SVGAR-HOUSE IN ALSTON-
STRELT, OLAGOOW.—SEItIOCB LOSS OF Lire —We have
this (Holiday) morning the melancholy task to record the
falling-in of the sugar-house in Alston-street, occupied by
Messrs. Wilson and Son, whereby a number of individuals
have lust their lives. About half-past seven, the Stet indica-
tion of the catastrophe was given by the screams of
some females in the neighbourhood, for all was
apparent security until both sides of the building gave way
with a tremendous crash. It is said that there are gene-
rally from thirty to forty hands employed about the este-
blAnitut, but it was reckoned that there were not that
number at work this morning. It is rumoured that there are
upwards of twenty individuals buried in the ruins ; but, in
the absence of positive information on the subject, we can-
not with any certainty state the number. The authorities
have been unremitting in their labour of humanity to ren-
der all moistence in their power ; and hundreds of persons.
were at once actively engaged in clearing out the ruins in
search of those buried beneath. Seven persons were taken
out ; but we regret to say that three of them were dead ; the
other four were removed to the infirmary, two of them so se-
verely hurt that no hopes are entertained ot them. Throughout
the remainder of the day numbers of workmen were busily
engaged in removing the rubbish, but up to a late hour only
one additional individual was recovered. He was very little
hurt, but was removed to the infirmary. Although every
measure is taken for the speedy recovery of the remaining
bodice, we fear some time must elapse before the rubbish
can be completely removed. The horse was built about forty
years ago, but it has, for some time, ben is a very insecure
state.
STATE OF THE POTATO CROP IN THE WEST OF
FoottAND.—This is a question of vital importance at this
time, and after molt careful inquiries of well informed
farmers, all that we can learn is. that the di still pro-
s-rents, though much more slowly than it did a few
weeks since. A large portion of the crop has been
lost in this quarter, or what iv next to lett, having
peen disposed of at the starch works, at such low
prices as will scarcely pay the lifting and driving of it.
There Is no doubt considerable portions of sound potatoes
still remain about this part of the country, and their
shipment to Ireland to some extept still continues, but the
price they are selling at in the market (eightpence per
stone for the beet quality) is proof sufficient of the limited
nature of the supply for general consumption, and of the lore
that must sustained by the poor, for want of that cheap
and wholesome food they have been accustomed to. The
practical agricultural interest will also sustain carious injury
by the want of the potato crop for the third year succes-
sively. The ready market and the ready-money that were to'
easily obtained for potatoes in the neighbourhood of lane
towns was an important source of the return which enabled
farm-re to pay the heavy rents they have been doing in this
part , f the country during the last half century. With the
annihilation of that description of crop, of least for
cultivation on a large eerie, a complete revolu,ion will be
effected in the affairs of the farmers, and we believe that the
most enterprising of them new find it is almost hopeless to
go on as they have done, whether we mar:, the loss of the
money usually drawn from potatoes, or the effect of culti-
vating that crop on the cleansing and preparing of the ground
for wheat. Beans have been attempted as a set stitute for I
potatoes, but the bean crop will not allow the clearing out of
the generality of soils so thorougly as the potatoes, quite
made, indent of the pecunian advantages from the latter
crap we have referred to—Renfrewehire Reformer.
THE ZOLLVEREIN DCTIES.—With referee .% to
paragraph which appeared in this paper yesterday, se have
now to add that the rates of the Zollverein are understood
to have cemented to the admission of British goods free from
the additional duties, provided they are ansompuried i y eer.
tificatee of Origin ; and, that the Prussian government has
intimated an intention of reimbursing the addi ional clries
already paid on British merchandise imported with pr ,per
certificates, end of inviting the other states of the Zolic. -cn
to adopt tha same course.

Fos ox Diem= Snur AND Lamm—By an
miss of_loy council, dated the 4th el September MN,
ttrl ira is the Giusti@ at trier, it is wasted (tee
isiskaulty the pewees mated by en act paned in
the hue eras of parliament, to prohibit the importation
of sheep, cattle, ar other animals, for the "wpm of pre-
venting the introduction of contagions or infections dis-
orders), that where" it hath been certified that certain
sheep and lambs infested with the sheep pox, or
44/ kola Ottiloo, have bees imported from Design parts, the
Cenamistioners of her Majesty's Caeca's, if It be certified
to them by a veterinary surgeon, appointed by them to in-
them spect any
"yet j_euirepar to infected, me,
caree
Lords of the Committee of ute racy Conseil for Trade and
Plantations ; and the lords of the said committee may give
such directions as they shall think fit, either for destroying
or for furthest detainiag all or any others of the sheep or
lambs which may have been Imported in the suns ship, or
vessel with the dem or Lobs so certified, or for restoring
the same to the owner or mews, subject to such conditions
u they the rig Leda re Mak Se es prairibe.

STATE OF THE WIND AND WEATHER.
(By Eleatic Telegraph.)
Yam Savis To Nur' o'Cz.ocz rats Mosums, the
visited weather et the undaramationed plasm ware es follows:
{,odor ...91.E by N.Foggy Leith N.E.....c.0udy
Blrsobittam 8. by W.Voggy Literate N Foggy
Bruited. N.W....Cloudy
Ilremins N.W.. Foggy Naduesegt; . N
Camdeldse N.W...Very foggy Newesotte ...N.W....Vely dandy
Chdosolked N.W....Very foggy Nomadic& ...W Demo lag
Cheitargard.....B.E.. :Very Soggy Nonspodon.„..N.W., Cloudy
ChealmidtL ..:4 . Cloudy Nocw S.W... Foggy
Calohester S. Fray Notthmbemi N.E....Very cloudy
Dishy . N Cold
Foot DerMam.N.W Pomy Petertereagh...S. Very foggy
Portsmouth W.S.W ..Bain
Eoinhansh......N.L Cloud .N.E.layE.Clouly
Ely N.L..Very is Lulibiem. N Fogg
Gateshead li.W Vorye y Ohiptca. N.W Cloudy
Glasgow '4 E. Cloudy Southampton.LW Fine
Gloucester L. Wight fog Trtng N Fine
Comport MAW...Showery Wakelleid ...N.W... Cloudy
Hertford .LW. Deese lug Warlord. S.. .FUte
HolL 8.W......F0ggy Weinrich. E. Foggy
loseloh 8 IC= Yarmouth....LW.... Dull
N W .
Leeds York ICE. -Ram
Limiter '4 Foggy
Dover, Oct 31, 6 Id um.;
Wheal. Oct. 90, 6 pa.,

wind, N. • Ice.
tad g.; Snit sad bright.

SHIPPING!.

MAMA JUtrutvan.—Dublin, 2; Waterford, 1; Donagha.
die, 1 ; Guernsey. 1; French, 2 ; Flanders, 1; Hamburg, 1.
LONDON, Out. 31. —Wind this day at noon, N. W., light
breeze, with tog.
Orr Livaaroor.. Oct. 30.—Arrived: Kathleen, New
Calabar ; Flora, —.
SOUTHAMPTOM, Oct.o 30.—Arrived : Sultan (s), Constanti-
"rsur;rucorDartina,e Mst.ra
t. 29.—The Bliss (brig), from Cork to
this port, was struck by a seam the 27th instant, and thrown
all her beam-cads, split sails, and carried away bulwarks and
staachions.
FALMOUTH, Oct. 30.—The Samuel and Sarah, of Brie-
him, from Oporto to Liverpool, was spoken 20th inst. in
tat 32, lon. 9.erith mainmast and foretop-mast carried away,
by the Prosperous, arrived at this port.
PrAmovrit, Oct. 30.—1 t blew very heavily during the
night, from 6.5. E. to S.W., with hairy rain.
RAMIIGATB, Oct. 30.—The Orpheus, from Newcastle to
Naples, which put in here 13th iast., leaky, has discharged
her cargo to go on the slip.
IJONDONDURRT, Oct ''T.—Arrived: Superior, Quebec.
28th: M. Howes, New York.
Dam., Oct. 30.—S.W. b 8. and S.S.W.—Arrived :
Chanel Sydney. N.S.W. ; Devonshire, Mauritius; Eliza-
beth Wood, St. Vincent's. Arrived from the river: A.the-
nice, Adelaide. B.A. ; Wm. dales, Madras; Eleanor, Mao-
riuns ; Wm. Barba, Rio Janeiro; Jaw, New Orleans;
Lydia, Yarmouth, N.B. • Infanta, St. John's, N.B. ; Jessie,
and Cynthia, Newfoundland. Arrived from the river and
sailed : Marion, Adelaide, B.A.

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