The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-12 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Nov. 10.
CONSTITUTION or RELIEF COMMITTEES.—The Lord
Lieutenant has, in consideration of the complaints made
respecting the exclusion of curates of the Roman Catholic
Church from relief committees, given instructions permitting
parish priests to nominate one curate on each relief com-
mittee sitting within his cure, for every parish of which that
cure consists.

RANK oP IRELAND NOTES PORGED.—The public, says
Saunders's News Letter, of to-day, should be aware that
there are, at present, several one pound forgeries of the
Bank of Ireland note in circulation, rather well executed.
We have seen some of them, numbered B-E 39316, 11th
May, 1845, and another, 6659, 11th May, 1814. There may
he others in circulation bearing different numbers and dates.
Persona should, therefore, pay attention to the general ap-
pearance of the notes. A glance at either the line of heads
at the top, or the ruled ground-work, on which the signature
is placed, would be sufficient to detect the forgeries. It may
be well to observe that those which have come under our
notice are printed on paper, not having the water mark
Bank of Ireland," as in the genuine note.
MEETINGS TO RELIEVE. THE PEOPLU.—Yesterday a
meeting of the gentry and eess-payers of Bray was held in
the Court-house of the town, for the purpose of taking into
consideration the distressed state of the neighbourhood, and
devising measures of relief. There was a crowded atten-
dance. The chair was taken by Sir George Hodson, Bart.,
and the following resolutions were passed:
"That it appears .0 this meeting that great destitution edits among
the labouring classes of the population in this locality, in consequence
of the almost total failure of the potato crop, and the high once of
provisions of all descriptions and that it is expedient to apply in the
barony of Rathilown and county of Wicklow, the provisions of an
act passed in the late session of parliament, entitled, an Act to Foci-
litate the Employment of the Labouring Poor for • limited
period in the distre•sed districts in Ireland, 9 and 10 Vic., c. 107.
.. 2. That in pursuance of the foregoing resolution, the chaimmn of
this meeting do communicate with the secretary, requesting that his
Excellsoncy the Lord-Lieutenant, in council, will be pleased to issue
his proclamation for the holding of extraordinary presentment ses-
sions at the court house, Bray, for the barony of Itathdownc, and
county of Wicklow."—.. 3. That it be a recommendation from this
meeting, that at the baronial presentment sesiion. such works, as
far a. practicable, should be brought forward which are of a re-
productive character, such as drainage and general improvement of
land, and of that character alluded to in the instructions of the Lord
Lieutenant, in what is commonly called ' Mr. Liboueherc's Letter.' "
, " That in order to meet the great amount of destitution existing in a
large elms of the population, who, by sex. age, and infirmity arc unable
' to avail th(mseiver of the provisions of the Labour Act, relief com-
mittees be now formed in this barony (including the parish of Old
Connaught, in the county of Dublin), to be in communication with
the Government Commissariat Department, and whose objects will
be to solicit subscriptions from those willing to contribute, in order
to be enabled to apply fora donation from the funds placed for said
purpose at the disposal of the Lord Lieutenant ; the united funds to
be laid out in the providing of provisions at prices within the reach
(tithe destitute among the class above alluded to."
RELIEF MEETING AT BALLYLINAN.—A similar meeting
for the barony of Ballyadams, was held on Saturday last, the
7th inst., at the Court-house of Ba'lylinan. The chair was
taken by the Rev. F. Stewart Trench, J.P., of Kilmaroney;
and it was resolved that the Lord Lieutenant be at once
memorialised to proclaim another presentment sessions for the
barony on the earliest possible day, otherwise the objection-
able works would be proceeded with, as the people must
necessarily be employed. It was then arranged that in the
event of a second baronial session being proclaimed, the
landlords and their agents should be summoned for a previous
day, that they might arrange in private the works that
should be proposed at the sessions.
MEETING OF THE IRISH ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS.—
The Freeman's Journal of this day announces the arrival in
town of the following Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church
to attend the annual assembly of that body for Church pur •
poses His Grace Dr. WHale, Archbishop of Tuam ; Dr.
Cantwell, Bishop of Meath; Dr. Higgins, Bishop of Ardagh;
Dr. M.Nally, Bishop of Clogher ; Dr. Keating, Bishop of
Ferns; Dr. Browne, Bishop of Elphin ; Dr. Martinn, Bishop
of Derry ; Dr. Feenv, Bishop of Kilalla ; Dr. ld'Nicholas is
expected this day. The following prelates have also arrived
in town:—His Grace the Archbishop of Armaeh, Primate of
Ireland ; Dr. Hilly, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin ; Dr.
Walsh, Bishop of Ossiry ; Dr. Foran, Bishop of Waterford
and Lismore ; Dr. Ryan, Bishop of Limerick ; Dr. Egan,
Bishop of Kerry ; Dr Denvir, Bishop of Down and Connor;
Dr. Browne, Bishop of Kilmore. We understand, says the same
journal, that several important subjects are to be discussed by
theirlordships. Doubtless, among them will be the godless Co-
llege? Bill, the new charter of the National Board of Educa-
tion, and the Bequests Act. And in another place it affords
this additional reason for discussing the Bequests Act. An
eminent Catholic Bishop has already filed a hill in the court
of Chancery for the recovery of a bequest—the respondents
to the bill being no others than his Grace the Catholic Pri-
mate, his Grace the Protestant Primate, and the other reve-
rend and right reverend, rand lay members of the Board of
Charitable Bequests. This proceeding is perhaps the strong-
est and most practical evidence that could be given of the
want of confidence felt by the prelates alluded to—we will
not say in the commissioners themselves, for their positions
and characters entitle them to all confidence personally—but
lin the law under which they act.
I MEETING OE LAROURERS AT CASTLISTOWNROCHE.—
An important meeting of the labourers of the barony of Fer-
moy was held on Sunday in Castletownroche—the Rev. Mr.
Fitzpatrick in the chair. The object of the meeting, the
Cork Examiner informs us, was to address the government
on the present condition of the country, and adopt such reso-
lutions as they considered best calculated to mitigate their
destitution, and implore the condition of the labouring
population generally. The landed proprietary, anticipating
that some disturbance or outrage might result from so large
an assemblage of the labouring population, remonstrated
with the Rev. Mr. Fitzpatrick on the impropriety, as they
considered it, of such a gathering, and recommended him
earnestly to use his influence in preventing it.—
The Reverend Mr. Fitzpatrick did not consider it
advisable to act upon this suggestion; and promised to
preserve the peace without the aid of even a single police-
man, and the result, fortunately, justified his anticipa-
tion. Though the meeting was, at the lowest calculation,
attended by upwards of twelve thousand labourers, the pro •
cecilings were conducted in the most orderly and decorous
manner, and, at its conclusion the people retired to their
homes in peaceable order. The constabulary stationed at
Glountane, Mallow, and other convenient localities, came into
town at an early hour, as also General Annesley, J.P., Mr.
Creagh, J.P., Sub-Inspector M'Leod, who remained in the
barracks while the meeting was proceeding. Several resolu-
tions were proposed; amongst which was one forwarding a
memorial to the Lords of the Treasury, requesting an increase
of hire commensurate with the present high price of provi-
sions ; secondly—that in future the hire to be given by
employers per day to an able-bodied man be what would
purchase a stone of whole meal or oneway flour ;
thirdly—a request to their fellow-countrymen not to enter
or
_purchase in a shop where Scotch or English goods are
sold, until the ports are open and the exportation of every
species of food fromlreland is forbidden ; fourthly, a re-
commendation to their fellow-labourers of Ireland to abstain
from the use of intoxicating liquors, and a remonstrance to
government to prevent the distillation of whisky or porter
from grainiolfgiatnei description ; and, lastly, a request to the
rs laboure e in seaport towns to abstain from rendering
assistance addressed e exportation of provisions. The Rev. r.
Pitzpatric the meeting in a forcible and eloquent
speeh.
I BONI:qt.:0 PRIVILEGES.—The Lords of the Treasury
having been pleated by their order to approve of Sabina,
within the port of Sligo, for the warehousing of tobacco
removed coastwise, under bond, I'm:tithe ports of importation,
for the purpose of being taken out for home consumption, or
for ships' stores, upon suitable premises being provided, the
Board of Customs have by their order, just issued, approved
of premises at Ballina for that purpose, and have given direc-
tions for the same to be communicated to the proper officers
of the several departments in the port of London, and the
collectors and comptrollers of the customs at the various out-
ports of the United Kingdom, in order that the privilege
granted to Balling by their lordships may forthwith take
effect.