The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-18 00:00:00

IRELAND._

Dolma, Nov. 16.
Roscommon has shared in the unenviable notoriety
of Tipperary. Major Mahon's death comes up to
the true point of Dalcaaaiaa atrocity. There is,
however, a strong spirit of order and obedience
among the farming classes, which only requires
encouragement and concentration to bring to bear
on the general condition, and efface the stain of
murder from a county not dieposed to excessive vio-
lence. This result has partially been secured by the
prudence and firmness o the member for Roeoommon
county, Mr. Fiizstephen French. lie has organised
a body of his brother's (Lord De Freyne's) tenantry,
and distributed them into watches, which patrol the
estate by night and will do duty during the winter.
The confidence thus placed in them has had the best
effect, and already scared the habitual marauders
from their work of midnight violence. A party of
armed ruffians, after swearing a superintendent of
works under the drainage commission to abandon his
employment attacked the house of one of Lord Be
Freyne's tenants. They were met by the armed
patrol, and, alter hot pursuit, contrived to escape.
The tenants declare that any disorderly intruders will
be received with the butts or muzzles of their muskets,
according to the degree of resistance. If the gentry
would place themselves at the head of the farmers,
insubordination would soon cease, aot only in Roe-
common, but throughout Ireland. Instead of courage
and co-operation, the landlords are flying. Sir Gilbert
King has broken up his establishment at Charleston,
and others prepare for a long absence.
The Clare gentry grow impatient because their un-
finished roads are not taken up immediately. At a
meeting of the labour-rate committee, on Saturday, it
was resolved to address the Lord Lieutenant, and
solicit a definite answer to the memorial on this sub-
ject. In the course of the discussion, Mr. O'Brien,
member for Limerick, stated some facts which throw
a light on the proceedings of the National Council,
whose deeds still lie in darkness. The grand jury re-
vision came early under notice of the council, and
among the improvements it was suggested that the
county surveyors should have funds at their disposal
to repair the roads of defaulting contractors. This,
certainly, was a practical evil, and the proposal is a
practical remedy. The fiscal business of grand
juries principally consists in investigating the acts
of defaulting contractors. By the present law, the
county surveyors have no power or funds to complete
the unfinished contracts, so that the imperfect roads
are an injury to the public communications, and are
deteriorated in the long period which moat pass over
before they are again under the contractors' hands.
Another suggestion of the council is the amendment of
the Drainage Act, whose preliminary necessities are a
constant source of delay and embarrassment. Mr.
O'Brien stated that from 13,0001. to 20,0001. on the
estate of the Marquis of Thomond was lost in re-
munerative employment to the county in consequence
of these formalities. The resolution which he pro-
posed as a corrective is probably the resolution of the
council—namely, that the asNent of each proprietor
should be presumed if the diss,ne, after due notice by
thedrainage commissioners, were not recorded. Ques-
tionable projects whether of proprietors or commis-
' sioners would then be easily prohibited and useful
projects not delayed.

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POLVTICS AND PLACE-ILUNTINO.—Your readers were no
doubt amused during the general election by the vehemence
with which certain of the Corkagiana defended the propriety
of asking places from the government, and the greater vehe-
mence with which it was attacked by others as unpatriotic
and immoral. Among the latter was Mr. Fagan, one of ate
representatives ; among the former was Mr. Dan Callaghan.
The latter was recently illustrating his doctrine, and called
on Mr. Itedington, our under-secretary, intimating that
though he had been twenty years in parliament he had
never before asked a piece. " You colleague wasn't so,"
observed Mr. Redington ; upon which Mr. Callaghan duly
reported that Mr. Fagan was a place-hunter. Mr. Fagan
wrote to the Castle; the secretary denied that he meant
Mr. Fagan • the latter published the denial in the journals,
and the talk;-loving people of " the beautiful city" have been
supplied with nine days gcesip.
THE ARMT.—The army in Ireland, for November, 1847,
consists of ten regiments of Cavalry—via., 2nd Dragoon
Guards, 6th Dragoon Guards, let Royal Dragoons, 2nd Royal
North British Dragoons, 4th (Queen's Own) Light Dragoons,
6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars,
Bth (Royal Irish) Hussars, 13th Light Dragoons, and 17th
Lancers; two troops of Royal Horse Artillery, 10 companies
of Royal Artillery (battalion with field batteries and officers
of Royal Engineers); 23 regiments of I nfantry-2nd(Queen's
Royals), 3rd Buffs, 6th Royals (reserve battalion),l3th Light
Infantry, 26th (Carneroniaos), 40th, 41st (Welsh), 44th,
47th, 48th, 49th, 55th, 59th, 64th, 67th (Ist battalion), 67th
(reserve battalion), 68th. Light Infantry, 70th, 74th High-
landers, 75th, 83rd, 85th Light Infantry, and 92nd High-
lander; 14 depots of infantry, viz.: 7th (Royal Fusiliers),
15th, 16th, 19th, 34th, 38th, 54th, 66th, 72nd (High-
landers), 73rd, 77th, 79th ( Highlanders), 88th (Connaught
Rangers), and 95th, forming an effective form of 28,500
rank and file of all arms, with 21,682 enrolled pensioners and
staffs of militia corps.
STATE OP THY. CoUNTRT.—MII SAYLET.—Mr. Cusack,
surgeon, has returned from attendance on Mr. Bayley, who
was wounded near Nenagh, on Saturday, and reports that
his recovery may be expected.—Mr. HASEARD.—Thin gen-
tleman, it is said, died yesterday morning ; and it is reported
by the local journal that vengeance is denounced by the pea-
santry against many others of his class.