The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-26 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, TRIM/DAT MISNING.
The weather this day has presented a remarkable
instance of a struggle between winter and spring.
We have had altemate snow showers and sun since
morning, with a bitter north-east wind ; but on the
whole it would appear that the inn triumphs in the
contest, and, in places sheltered from the harsh and
biting blast, its warmth, during the time that it is
not shaded by tho snow-clouds, promises tho near
approach of a more genial season.
I find the following statement in the Post of this
evening:
The enormous extent of the voluntary Exodus of the
people appears not to have produced any counteracting
effect upon clearances by lanai, reds, in some districts, es-
pecially in Galway and Clare. In the former county, for
some months past, notices lave been frequently served upon
relieving officers ander the poor law, apprising them, in the
terms required by the recent act, that tenants were to he
evicted Irma their holdings. In Kilrush and other unions
in Clan, when each vast numbers of the peasantry had
been put out during the famine years, then are symptoms
of • revival of the clearance system. The Monster New of
Saturday contains a copy of a Ion& ejectment notice issued
from the Court of Queen's Bench, at the suit of Colonel
Crofton Moore Vendeleer' of Kilnish House respecting
which that journal remarks, that this "truly fearful doe
meat extends to three heresies is Clare, sad tares be-
tween 30 and 00 persons, beads of families." No particulars
are given regarding any of the eases ; nor is it stated whe-
ther any IllteriOr proceedings have yet bees taken upon
the notice, which is dated the 13th January last.
The following paragraph, from the same paper,
may be interesting to antiquarians. The Mr. Curry
mentioned in it is, perhaps, more deeply learned in
ancient Irish lore than any other man living :
Isisie M.S. FUND.—A subscription is sew in progress,
with the object of raising a fund fur the purchase of Mr.
Eugene Curry's copy of the Book of the O'Conor Don,
comprising a large and very valuable collection of Histori-
cal and Genealogical Poems, which are not to found in
any other work, with a view of presenting it to the Anti-
quarian Library of the Royal Irish Academy,or that of
Trinity College. Upon the great interest and importance
of this work, which extends to about one thousand quarto
pages, it is unnecessary to make any observation. Already
about 60/. has been subscribed, by a few gentlemen deeply
anxious for the acquisition of a work of such literar and
hiitorical value. We undentsed that 100 i. will be sufficient
for its purchase; and we are quite sure, when the contem-
plated arrangement becomes generally known through our
columns, that the amount still required, only 401., will be
eery speedily made up.
I continue to report on the progress of the works
for the Great Industrial Exhibition :—At the close
of yesterday's work the painting of the roof or
elongated dome which surmounts the southern hall
was completed. Most of the pillars were also
painted; and several of Mr. Boylan's artists were
employed in the execution of the graceful medal-
lions which ornament the ceilings. Those which
are to ornament the lower portions of the roof close
to the capitals of the pillars exhibit, in proper
heraldic bearings, fully emblazoned, the arms of the
several cities of Ireland. There are the twin towers
of the " beautiful city " of the Corkagians—the three
golden lions of the good folk of the. taros intact('
Waterford —the golden lionsand castles of Limerick—
Galway, with the ship masked behind her gaudy shield,
&e. As regards the great central hall, the construction
of its roof is in rapid progress, the process of covering
madam to advance, and two only of the great
arches remain to be raised. The external galleries
of this portion of the building. fronting tierrion-
square, begun but a few days since, are in an ex-
tremely forward state. The great northern hall,
with the exception of the decorations, which are not
yet begun there, is in almost as forward a state as
the southern one. The glazing of the enormous
range of skyl4bU in that part of the building was,
at the close of yesterday, almost completed. We
may report is a like favourable manner upon the
other and Weer portions of the building—the hall
of fine site, the hall of machinery, the refreshment
ream, &a.

OF INDIA.